Fels family residence.
The palace on the hillside was brightly lit, illuminating the surroundings like daytime.
From the hillside to the wide road at the foot of the mountain, it was already severely congested.
The vehicles of various mafia families were lined up in a long queue, and waiters were clearing the way, as if there wasn't even a place to park.
"It's really spectacular..." Shalnark and the others got out of the car, and couldn't help but exclaim as they looked at the scene in front of them.
Many mafia bosses also abandoned their cars and walked on foot, lining up and heading towards the hillside in an orderly manner.
Everyone was very polite, and there were no troublemakers. Even those with hot tempers didn't dare to act recklessly in this territory.
Because this was the Fels family's residence, and what's more... The Ten Elders were all there.
"Is it okay for us to just go in like this... If the Fels family is wary, they might have already arranged people to keep an eye on us." Quoll, No. 5, looked around. The Fels family's residence was located in a mountain range, and this entire mountainous area was the other party's private territory.
Chrollo and Feitan had been here before, as members of the family's guard team. Therefore... They had a good understanding of the defensive forces of the territory, and there were almost no blind spots.
From now on, starting up the mountain, there would be countless cameras.
However, the matter of the cameras was a small problem.
"Because there are too many people, this time's banquet... Only requires an invitation letter. The people from the Fels family definitely won't be able to recognize you and Duane... You two enter from the front, and we'll sneak in from somewhere else, and then we'll reunite."
Shalnark picked up his phone, and looked at the time, "Remember to create some chaos in three minutes."
Duane was a thin, pale, and somewhat sickly-looking man.
He was the current No. 7 of the Troupe, replacing Franklin.
"Somewhere else?"
Quoll was stunned.
"See you later!"
Shalnark waved his hand, and walked away with the other partners.
Although the Fels family's residence was incredibly well-defended, Chrollo and Feitan had stayed here for a period of time after all. Revisiting the old place, and sneaking in silently, wasn't difficult for them...
Then, Quoll and Duane followed the flow of people and began to go up the mountain.
Relying solely on walking, in this crowded situation, it would take the two of them at least half an hour to reach the hillside.
Therefore, after separating, Quoll and Duane directly turned into a black shadow, and sped through the gaps in the crowd.
The people around them only felt a gust of wind pass by, and were startled, but when they looked closely, they didn't see anything.
There were also people who were knocked to the ground, and thought that it was the other person standing next to them who had done it, and couldn't help but burst into abuse.
But there was no physical conflict. No one dared to cause trouble.
After a while, the two finally cut in line, and arrived at the Fels family's main entrance.
Quoll had been keeping track of the time. Seeing that the three minutes that Shalnark had said were almost up, he glanced at Duane.
The mafia boss who had been cut in line, looked at the two people who had suddenly appeared in front of him, and whose attire didn't look like that of his colleagues, and was about to angrily burst into abuse. He then saw the sickly-looking man suddenly turn around, snatch the invitation letter from his hand, and glance at it.
"Warren, is that your name?" Duane's sinister gaze made this mafia boss's heart tremble.
"That's right! Which family are you from?"
The boss pretended to be calm.
Then, he saw Duane not say a word, and snatch the invitation letter from another person in front of him, and saw the name on it.
Then, he used his Nen ability.
He whispered something in the ears of the two.
Soon, the expressions of these two mafia bosses became a little abnormal. In a situation where the people around them didn't know what was going on, they suddenly started fighting, and tore at each other.
No matter how the people in front of them tried to dissuade them, it was useless. They were like they had gone mad.
After a while, a middle-aged man who seemed to have a high status in the mafia came forward, wanting to quell the chaos.
But what was bizarre was that this person also joined the brawl.
What had originally been a fight between two people had completely turned into a group fight as the number of people continued to increase.
The Fels family reacted quite quickly, and management personnel immediately came forward, forcibly stabilized the scene, and dispersed the people involved in the fight... The mafia bosses all regained their senses, but they didn't remember what had happened.
This made the Nen ability user from the Fels family who had come out frown, and directly picked up the walkie-talkie, "There's a Nen ability user who has sneaked in."
Out of concern for the safety of the Ten Elders, and also for better management, the Nen ability users of some mafia families were prohibited from entering the palace. All security measures were left to the Fels family's guard team.
Only the Ten Elders' private armed forces could be unrestricted.
"Understood."
On the other side, the ten members of the Shadow Beasts, led by Owl, were standing in a dark corner outside a palace.
Owl put down the walkie-talkie in his hand.
"The troublemakers are here..."
Leech chuckled, "They're really tired of living. They don't even look at what kind of occasion this is... Which family has the guts to do this?"
"Who knows... Isn't the mafia always like this? They're always so restless."
Owl tapped his ear absentmindedly.
Earthworm seemed to want to say something.
But he swallowed the words back after being swept by Owl's cold eyes under his glasses.
"Um... I received a rumor that the Phantom Troupe, who has been missing for a long time, might appear tonight. If that's true, according to that Lord's meaning, we shouldn't act rashly... We should temporarily avoid them. What do you guys think?"
Suddenly, Owl said ambiguously.
"The Spiders?!"
"That Lord... Oboro?"
A few of the Shadow Beasts' expressions changed slightly.
The meaning of Owl's words was very clear. If it became a reality,
They weren't going to directly confront the Spiders, but were going to leave the battlefield?
"Hey hey hey... You're not serious, right? It's a rare opportunity... We can just wipe out the Spiders in one fell swoop! And you're telling us to leave? What are you thinking... What if something happens to the Ten Elders?" Rabid Dog shouted while spitting.
His expression became excited.
The other members also stared at Owl.
"This is that Lord's order."
Owl sighed.
"We belong to the Ten Elders, not just one person... Although you're our leader, you can't force your personal will on us." Leech said.
Half of the Shadow Beasts had seen Oboro.
Back then, Oboro was so weak that he was even inferior to ordinary people... Although the legends about Oboro sounded quite shocking, the feeling they had at the hospital was okay. He didn't seem so detached. In addition, the Shadow Beasts originally had a chance to wipe out the Troupe in one fell swoop, but because of Oboro's deployment, they had let the other party run away.
At least... In the eyes of Rabid Dog and a few others, that was what they thought.
They had already had it once, and they were going to have it a second time?
It couldn't be denied that the Fels family's power was terrifyingly strong now... But as the strongest armed force under the Ten Elders, what they obeyed was also the Ten Elders as a whole.
Earthworm silently walked to Owl's side.
He showed his support.
He was on Owl's side...
There was no other reason. Earthworm had seen how terrifying Oboro was after he had recovered... Just one look, and he still remembered it now.
Moreover, he also belonged to the Fels family.
"What about you guys?"
Seeing this, Owl scratched his head, and looked at the other few.
He had expected this kind of situation.
He didn't force it either.
Back then, that Lord's evaluation of them Shadow Beasts was too accurate... They were all a bunch of brainless guys.
In the end, including Owl, there were a total of four people who stated their position.
They were Earthworm, Bat, and Porcupine.
"I was just kidding... I said it was a rumor, so it might not be accurate... I was just mentioning it casually in case, that's all."
Owl narrowed his eyes, and eased the tense atmosphere.
He definitely couldn't admit it. Otherwise, if the Ten Elders had a warning in advance, it wouldn't be good.
Yes, compared to working for the Ten Elders, the current Owl felt that the more sensible choice was to submit to that one.
"To make this kind of joke... Really."
"I do hope that the Spiders can really come... I still can't swallow the breath that they ran away last time!"
"Owl... There's something wrong with your mentality. What's wrong? When did you become a person of the Fels family?"
"I acknowledge his status, but he... Isn't one of the Ten Elders now... You have to be clear about that!"
"Alright, alright, don't be so serious."
Owl waved his hand, and took the lead in stepping forward, "Let's go, let's go catch the mice that snuck in."
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