The one coming from underground was also one of Ronin's shadow clones, using the Headhunter Jutsu.
As for the energy hand reaching for his arm, he looked completely unconcerned.
Instead, after grabbing the Fourth Prince and emerging from the ground, he twisted slightly, lifted the Fourth Prince, and flung him behind him. Then, with his other hand, he punched straight at the tattoo-energy arm coming toward him.
The tattooed man didn't dodge either.
The massive tattoo-formed energy hand silently wrapped around the shadow clone's arm the instant they collided.
The shadow clone raised an eyebrow, but his other arm had already suddenly exerted force, throwing the Fourth Prince high into the air.
"You dare!" Leid roared, immediately trying to abandon the shadow clone and chase after the Fourth Prince.
But the shadow clone's arm, which had already been engulfed by the tattoo energy, suddenly clenched. He actually grabbed the tattoo lines directly in his hand.
Not only did that prevent the tattooed man from pulling away, it also caused the tattoo to rapidly spread across the shadow clone's body.
Seeing that he could no longer catch up to the Fourth Prince, Leid snorted coldly and spat out two more words.
"Seeking death."
But just then, another floating figure appeared in the sky.
It was the shadow clone released from Ronin's fourth sealed scroll.
The Fourth Prince, who had been thrown into the air, approached the shadow clone. A mass of water immediately covered him from head to toe, not giving him any time to react.
Water Release: Water Prison Jutsu.
At the same time, another technique was applied to the Water Prison.
The Ultra-Lightweight Rock Technique.
Below, the Nen users were being knocked down one by one under the assault of the Lightning Release shadow clone. The shadow clone did not choose to kill them, because he was worried that killing them might trigger some strange ability effect.
At the same time, while attacking, the shadow clone was also observing whether there were still hidden Nen users among the bodyguards.
One Nen user after another either injured themselves or fixed their sights on the Fourth Prince, preparing to activate their abilities. But no matter what choice they made, their own strength was not enough in front of the Lightning Release shadow clone.
Specialized training could indeed produce decent Nen users, but it also came with enormous limitations.
Of the two shadow clones in the air, one was still continuously and recklessly throwing ninjutsu down below, while the other had already taken the Fourth Prince, trapped inside the Water Prison, and was flying toward the high sky.
As long as they got out of the enemy's ability range, they wouldn't have to worry about the Fourth Prince being transferred away again.
But the real test should only be beginning now.
The shadow clone below was already covered in large numbers of tattoos, and his movements were beginning to be restricted.
"A Manipulation-type ability," the shadow clone fighting tattooed Leid said calmly.
"Correct," Leid admitted decisively, because he had already seen his tattoos fully spread across the other man's body.
Control of the opponent was already his.
But before a smile could appear on his face, the shadow clone covered in tattoos suddenly burst apart into a cloud of white smoke.
What was going on?
Leid's expression turned ugly. Had the other side also kept a trick in reserve? Then what was this ability that turned into white smoke?
As he thought that, his gaze lifted toward the Fourth Prince, who was becoming smaller in the sky.
How was he supposed to save him?
"Should we make a move?" On the rooftop of a mobile high-rise not far from the attack site, Nobunaga saw the Fourth Prince being taken away from a distance.
They had come to find Saiyu.
They just hadn't expected to discover, halfway there, that the Fourth Prince was being attacked.
"It's Ronin." Shalnark carefully observed through binoculars. "Also, I think I've been noticed."
"Ronin noticed you?" Machi's fingers twitched slightly as she began thinking about how to lay a trap.
"No." Shalnark shook his head. "It was the Fourth Prince's bodyguard. The moment I looked at him, he looked in our direction."
"Ignore it," Chrollo decided.
Saiyu's ability was necessary.
And given the current situation, even if they chased after them, whether they could intercept the Fourth Prince was another question entirely.
So this kind of matter should be left to Kakin to handle on its own.
As for how long it would take Ronin to obtain the Scarlet Eyes after capturing the Fourth Prince, Chrollo had a calculation of his own.
If their operation tonight went smoothly, then tomorrow would be the best time to launch an attack on Ronin.
And if tonight's operation failed, then there would be no need to think about dealing with Ronin anymore.
"Let's go." Chrollo withdrew his gaze and turned decisively.
Meanwhile, on the twentieth floor of a hotel not far away, Saiyu stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, also looking toward the direction of the battle.
He didn't know exactly who had made a move, but tonight, Kakin's capital was destined to be sleepless again.
He just didn't know what kind of answer Beyond would bring him tomorrow.
Pulling the curtains shut, Saiyu chose to return to bed. He planned to get some sleep. If everything went smoothly, he would just treat this trip to Kakin as a vacation.
There was no interception.
The Fourth Prince inside the Water Prison was easily carried several hundred meters into the air by the shadow clone. After that, the shadow clone began flying with the Fourth Prince toward the main body's location.
Throughout the entire process, the shadow clone kept staring at the Fourth Prince inside the Water Prison, afraid that he might be inexplicably transferred away at some unknown moment.
The battle below was almost over.
Aside from the tattoo artist Leid, all the bodyguards had already fallen unconscious. That included not only the Nen users, but also the ordinary bodyguards.
And now, one shadow clone in the air and one shadow clone on the ground in Lightning Release Chakra Mode were both sizing up tattoo artist Leid.
Leid felt enormous pressure.
Lightning flashed. The tattoos on his body suddenly swelled and rapidly spread outward.
But the electric light did not touch the tattoo energy. Instead, it dodged away at a speed even faster than the tattoo energy could spread.
At the same time, Leid's gaze shifted, and in another direction, the other shadow clone had already taken a deep breath and completed his hand seals.
Wind Release: Vacuum Serial Waves.
Countless invisible wind blades swept toward Leid through the night.
The first thing hit was naturally the tattoo energy that had spread outward but had not yet dissipated. The shredded tattoo energy served as a warning to Leid.
Leid shifted his feet, intending to avoid the range of the Wind Release technique, but he failed to notice that the lightning around the Lightning Release shadow clone was rapidly gathering toward his hand.
The next second, just as Leid moved, a blue line of Lightning Release energy pierced straight through the tattoo energy. At extreme speed, before Leid could react at all, it pierced through his abdomen.
Lightning Release: Chidori Sharp Spear.
There were plenty of long-range Lightning Release techniques as well.
The moment Leid believed the tattoo energy he had released could restrict the Lightning Release shadow clone, he had already fallen into a mental trap.
The spreading tattoo energy shattered apart, and Leid's abdomen was torn open directly by the Chidori Sharp Spear.
Blood sprayed as Leid collapsed.
At the same time, the ground conveniently produced the head of an earth dragon formed from Earth Dragon Bullet. The enormous dragon head bit Leid in one gulp.
In the next second, under the effect of the Ultra-Lightweight Rock Technique, the earth dragon holding Leid in its jaws soared into the air. The two shadow clones also leaped high at the same time and landed on the dragon's head.