The fire dragon's power wasn't actually that overwhelming, but the place Chrollo and the others were standing in was already a dilapidated building.
Under the impact of the fire dragon, the entire structure collapsed with a thunderous rumble.
"That was a bit overkill,"
Kurapika said helplessly as he jumped down from the building.
They had still been on the rooftop just now. Thankfully, all of them were Nen users—if they'd been ordinary people, they'd have died on the spot.
Cause of death:
Killed by teammates spamming skills.
Were they supposed to laugh the enemies to death?
Hisoka, meanwhile, wore nothing but a sickly smile and offered no comment.
The three of them landed on the ground and looked at the collapsed building, dust swirling everywhere.
Hyuga Arin flicked his long blade lightly.
"As long as it works, that's all that matters."
Three figures slowly emerged from the dust.
Phantom Troupe leader Chrollo Lucilfer, and members Feitan and Phinks.
Seeing that all three were completely unharmed, Hyuga Arin muttered under his breath,
"Guess it didn't work that well after all."
He had originally thought that collapsing the building would at least injure them. Clearly, he'd been too optimistic.
He quickly assigned roles.
"Hisoka, Chrollo is yours."
"Gladly," Hisoka replied, his face splitting into a twisted grin. He'd been waiting for this day far too long.
"Kurapika, Blondie Phinks is yours."
Kurapika said nothing. His eyes turned a brilliant scarlet, and the chains wrapped around his fingers extended and clinked softly.
Chrollo looked at the three of them.
"Chain user. Traitor. And an enemy of the Troupe."
Seeing Kurapika's eyes, he immediately understood—this was revenge.
Hisoka's betrayal was also within expectations.
Only Hyuga Arin's motive was unclear to him.
He had originally planned to design a trap for Hyuga Arin, to make him suffer the wrath of the spider—but he hadn't expected them to come this fast.
"Traitor?" Hisoka chuckled strangely. "I've never once said I was a Troupe member."
He reached behind his back, tore off the cloth bearing the spider emblem, and tossed it to the ground.
"From the very beginning, my target has always been you, Chrollo."
With a light step, he shot straight toward Chrollo, who leapt backward with his hands still in his pockets.
The two vanished into the ruins, one chasing, one retreating.
Feitan and Phinks were about to move—
"Fire Release: Great Fire Dragon Technique!"
A blazing fire dragon burst from Hyuga Arin's mouth and smashed down between them, forcibly separating the two.
Kurapika rushed straight toward Phinks, snapping his chains forward.
"Your opponent is me."
"So you're just splitting us up like this?"
Phinks jumped aside to evade the chains, sneering.
Back then, it had always been the Troupe dividing up their enemies.
Now, the tables had turned.
Feitan landed on the ground and stared coldly at the only person left—Hyuga Arin.
"You're the root of all of this."
Hyuga Arin took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
Feitan's ability could drastically alter the environment, and even before activating it, he was already a speed-type fighter.
Arin still had over thirty thousand experience points—enough for two more level-ups. He had to use them carefully.
After a night of constant leveling, his strength had undergone a massive transformation.
While his raw power and speed were still slightly inferior to a jōnin, and his chakra reserves couldn't compare—
With Demon Back, Shadow Clones, Transformation Technique, and Nen all stacked together, his taijutsu alone was no longer weak even by jōnin standards.
"No answer?"
Feitan slowly approached him.
The instant Feitan stepped into range, Hyuga Arin's eyes snapped open—veins bulging around them as four abilities activated simultaneously.
Their figures vanished from where they stood, turning into two black blurs that collided at blinding speed.
A flurry of flying shuriken accompanied Arin's movements, pushing his speed far beyond Feitan's.
The two figures separated.
"Bastard!!"
Feitan landed heavily, clutching his wrist.
His arm—severed.
"You'll die for this!!!"
A massive surge of malicious Nen erupted from Feitan's body.
Now!!!
Hyuga Arin didn't panic at all—not even in the face of Nen more overwhelming than almost anyone he'd encountered in the Hunter world.
The moment Feitan activated his ability, there was a brief delay born from absolute confidence in his own power.
He wouldn't dodge.
That hesitation—that certainty—
Was Hyuga Arin's opening.
Level up! Full recovery!
"Brain Amp—ON!!!"
The Ignition Flame technique he'd avoided using to prevent collateral damage now wrapped around his entire body.
In that instant, he became fire itself.
A single, blazing slash—
Cut straight through Feitan.
Hyuga Arin dropped to one knee behind him, gasping violently for breath.
Feitan stood frozen.
The Nen that had erupted began to shrink, and a thin red line slowly appeared across his neck.
His neck could no longer support his head.
It fell.
"How… is this… possible…"
Disbelief froze on his face at the moment of death.
"Impossible!!!"
That disbelief twisted into madness.
Nen erupted again—far more terrifying than before.
Feitan's body began to glow, radiating searing heat.
"Post-mortem Nen."
Hyuga Arin instantly leveled up again to restore himself, hurling shuriken and chaining Substitution Technique repeatedly as he fled.
Behind him, it was like a sun had fallen to the ground.
Scorching heat spread outward, melting everything it touched.
[Experience: 18,587]
[Skill: Unforgivable Sins]
[Skill: Rising Sun]
[Transmuter +1]
The shockwave of heat slammed into Hyuga Arin, blasting him forward and sending him tumbling across the ground.
His back was completely charred.
Thankfully, Feitan had given him enough experience.
"Level up."
[Name: Hyuga Arin]
[Class: Hunter]
[Level: Lv34 (0/21,500)]
[Chakra / Nen: 3180 / 2110 +50 +20 +1000]
[Experience Pool: 474]
The Phantom Troupe had completely drained his accumulated experience, pushing him straight to Level 34.
"Now there's only Chrollo and Phinks left."
He wondered if he could still swoop in and take advantage of the situation.
[Quest Complete]
Hyuga Arin: "???"
That fast? He hadn't even made it over to watch their battles.
[Quest Rewards: Experience ×100,000 | Item: Phantom Troupe Summoning Scroll, Spider Ring]
"Wow… this quest is insanely generous."
Hyuga Arin stared in delight. His experience pool, which had been nearly empty, instantly filled back up.
"One hundred thousand experience… that's basically Kage-level EXP."
[Name: Hyuga Arin]
[Class: Hunter]
[Level: Lv34 (0/21,500)]
[Chakra / Nen: 3180 / 2110 +50 +20 +1000]
[Experience Pool: 100,474]
Then came the items.
[Phantom Troupe Summoning Scroll: Randomly summons one Phantom Troupe member]
[Spider Ring: Nen Recovery +100, HP Recovery +100, Nen Capacity +500
Skill: Plunder (Steals the opponent's most valuable item)]
"Top-tier gear… but this summoning scroll…"
Hyuga Arin scratched his head.
If he used this after fighting an enemy—
Wouldn't the summon just team up with the enemy and kill him instead?
"…Forget it. I'm going to sleep."
To hunt down the Phantom Troupe, he hadn't had a proper night's rest in days.
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