Right in the cloud of dust, relying on his combat experience and the astonishing instincts of an Enhancement-Type, Uvogin threw a vicious punch toward a certain direction.
Bang!
That punch struck Kurapika's left arm head-on and blasted his whole body into the wall.
The sound of crumbling stone rang out.
"Good. He took my right straight on. His left arm should be—"
Uvogin's pupils suddenly shrank.
He discovered that Kurapika was walking out of the dust completely unharmed.
Not only had his left arm not been destroyed, there was not even the slightest sign of broken bones or torn muscles.
"I was prepared to die. If I lost this battle, I was going to make an extremely harsh Restriction and Vow, but..."
Kurapika tightly grabbed his own left arm.
Just now, when he had been preparing to swear an oath with his life on the line, an immensely powerful force had suddenly spread from his shoulder through every part of his body.
Under the effect of that power, even after taking that overwhelmingly powerful right straight, his left arm had not suffered the slightest damage.
"Don't tell me that punch just now was your full power!"
Kurapika charged straight at Uvogin, his heart surging with emotion.
"Since I accepted your power, I can't betray your expectations."
Bang!
A heavy punch slammed into Uvogin's face.
"After this fight, I will never act recklessly again!"
Kurapika flashed behind Uvogin, brought his legs together, and kicked him squarely in the back, smashing him into the wall.
"I won't joke around with my own life ever again. I'll train my Nen seriously until the day I personally bring the Spiders to justice!"
With Uvogin bound by chains infused with Roy's aura, Kurapika had already calmed down.
"I'll never be as reckless as I was today again, Roy~"
Kurapika lifted his head and met Roy's gaze. Neither of them said anything, but from the look in their eyes alone, they understood each other's resolve.
"The old Kurapika is back~"
Roy felt deeply relieved. He waved a hand, turned around, and walked away with effortless ease.
The outcome had already been decided.
"If Kurapika takes Uvogin down, the obsession in his heart will ease. Then, once I carry out the next step of the plan, he should be able to let go completely. By then, I'll take over the Phantom Troupe without any hesitation.
After all, if I'm going to become the dark emperor of the underworld, I'll need some enforcers with enough presence. Since the Shadow Beasts are all dead, the Phantom Troupe is more than strong enough to take their place... though it's a pity to lose a fine vanguard like Uvogin~"
...
At the abandoned building, Feitan and the others had already crushed Owl's last line of resistance.
Using his Nen ability, Bandit's Secret, Chrollo stole Owl's Nen ability, Fun Fun Cloth.
To be fair, as the strongest member of the Shadow Beasts, Owl's Nen ability really was quite useful.
Fun Fun Cloth was a Nen ability that added Specialization-Type properties to a conjured cloth, allowing it to shrink objects. It could wrap up an enemy, shrink them, capture them, and win the fight with ease. Afterward, it could also restore them to normal. Once someone was caught inside, even a blade expert like Nobunaga could only remain trapped, unable to escape.
And all of the auction items from the Underground Auction were stored inside Owl's Fun Fun Cloth. Now that Owl had been captured, those auction items had all fallen into the Phantom Troupe's hands.
Ilo slowly rose to his feet and turned his face toward a certain direction.
That unusual behavior immediately drew everyone's attention.
"Uvogin's aura has disappeared."
Ilo spoke calmly.
"That means Uvogin may have been killed~"
The expressions of everyone present immediately tightened.
"If you spout one more word of nonsense, I'll cut out your tongue."
Feitan's gaze turned instantly dark. He raised a hand, Nen gathering around it. His intent could not have been more obvious.
"Wait, Feitan."
Chrollo spoke up. Then he looked at Ilo, and faint ripples had already appeared in his eyes.
"Why do you say Uvogin may have been killed?"
"I know a unique method of sensing a person's aura. Even if you normally keep your aura restrained, I can still sense it. But if that aura disappears, then that means..."
Ilo did not continue, but everyone present understood what he meant.
"Heh! Jokes like that should have limits. Uvogin is the strongest and most physically powerful member of the Phantom Troupe! How could someone kill him that easily?"
Sukes was the first to refute him.
"Believe it or don't~"
Ilo shrugged.
"Being the strongest doesn't mean you can't be killed. There are all kinds of strange Nen abilities in this world."
"Then what direction and distance do you sense this happening from?"
Chrollo had already clasped both hands together.
Much as he did not want Ilo's words to be true, his instincts were telling him that something really might have happened to Uvogin.
"It's over there..."
After Ilo indicated the direction, Chrollo immediately gave the order:
"Feitan, Sukes, Pakunoda, Machi. You four go check the situation. If the enemy is still there and is too strong, withdraw for the time being."
Chrollo's voice gradually sank lower.
"If Uvogin really has met with disaster, bring his body back."
"Understood~"
Feitan and the others answered at once. As he passed by Ilo on the way out, Feitan said coldly,
"If you're lying to us, I really will cut out your tongue. There has never been deceit between members of the Troupe, especially not over something like a comrade's life."
Ilo paid Feitan's words no attention at all.
"Let's go, Feitan."
Machi was in an extremely bad mood now.
The moment Ilo said that something had happened to Uvogin, her instincts had already given her a very bad feeling.
And her instincts were always accurate.
Watching the figures of the group gradually leave, a fierce gleam flashed through Ilo's eyes.
(End of Chapter)
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