At this time, the Fels family residence had become a scene of carnage.
At the entrance of the palace, mafia members holding firearms were constantly pouring in, wanting to kill the enemies who were causing trouble.
But as soon as they showed their faces, they were attacked by a group of Nen ability users who had been hypnotized and controlled. Even if they followed one after another, they were only piling up corpses.
On the ground, blood flowed like a river... One by one, mafia bosses with different expressions before their deaths lay on the ground.
The strong smell of blood had even reached the point of being pungent. What had been a high-class venue that had been filled with beautiful music and frequent socializing just half an hour ago... Was now as silent as death.
And those waiters and servants arranged by the Fels family were all spared.
The number of dead was difficult to count for a while.
"Your ability is really convenient." Quoll, who had a birthmark on his face, looked at Duane, who was standing in the pool of blood, and praised.
Quoll was only taking action against some isolated Nen ability users, and hadn't put in much effort.
Most of these Ten Elders' private armed forces were killing each other, having been hypnotized... Duane's Nen ability, the Lonely Hypnotist, had two progressive ways of being used. One was the method taken after knowing the other party's name.
The other was based on judging their actions. He would first cause subconscious bewilderment to the target. If the other party broke through it, then the Nen ability would fail... If they didn't break through it, they would turn into puppets, and Duane could issue instructions at will.
In the distance, at the gate of the palace, a fierce battle was still breaking out. There were still less than ten hypnotized Nen ability users killing those mafia gunmen who were pouring in... But the two of them didn't need to come forward anymore.
To outsiders, the mafia, who were extremely vicious and controlled world-class forces... Was simply vulnerable in front of them.
Of course, this was only because the Ten Elders had no defense against the Troupe's arrival.
If there had been a warning beforehand, it would have been different... Even if the private armed forces weren't strong, just relying on hiring assassins, and inviting some powerful guys... Would have created considerable trouble for the Troupe.
This was also the reason why Chrollo had dropped his guard against Hisoka.
If Hisoka had tipped them off, the Fels family today wouldn't have been like this... Breaking apart with just a touch.
"They should have ended things over there long ago, right?"
In response to his partner's praise, Duane looked in one direction expressionlessly.
With the level of the Shadow Beasts, with the Leader and the others' abilities, killing them wouldn't take too long...
"Feitan sent a message. The Ten Elders have been killed... But he didn't find out the whereabouts of David and Fels Lily." Quoll looked at his phone, and reminded him.
"Hisoka hasn't made a move all along... Kortopi and Bonolenov also don't seem to have found them. The area of this group of palaces is too large. Even if we move very quickly, it will still take some time. David, that old man, was still speaking on the big screen just now... Which means that the people are still here. They can't run away, they've just hidden themselves."
"I'm going to help them. Be careful."
After analyzing it, Quoll said, and stepped away.
Due to the limitations of his Nen ability, Duane had to stay here to control the scene, and couldn't leave.
Otherwise... Those Nen ability users would wake up from the hypnotized state.
...
In the garden behind the palace.
A great battle that outsiders didn't know about had quietly come to an end.
The six Shadow Beasts, who had originally been full of fighting spirit, and had been incredibly confident in themselves, after fighting with the members of the Troupe... Realized one fact.
They were a joke!
Among them, the fight between Machi and Leech was the most representative. Leech's words seemed to look down on women who were weak on the outside... However, this petite woman in front of him, whether it was the strength of her body or her explosive power, was far above him, who was obese and fat.
Leech's attacks hadn't been able to hit Machi, and had been easily dodged by the woman.
The subsequent collisions of fists and feet made Leech realize that the woman's use of Nen techniques, including the strength of her Nen, had exceeded his expectations.
Even though he had relied on his rich combat experience to be wary of the woman's Nen threads, he had still been hit in the end.
It had only taken less than three minutes.
Machi had used 'In' to hide a part of the threads, and had used her footwork to wrap them around one of Leech's arms. Leech hadn't noticed it at all, and still wanted to pretend to counterattack, and launch a sneak attack on the woman, who had her back to him.
But just as he twisted his body, his arm was cut off, and flew out.
However, the sudden injury didn't affect Leech's movements. His big hand was already about to grab Machi.
But he saw the woman suddenly turn around the moment he pounced over, and raise her slender arm. Her fingertips accurately hooked Leech's wrist, resolving the crisis.
"Hmm?"
Leech was shocked.
He pulled his arm, and found that it was useless.
His body shape was larger than Machi's, so logically, his strength should also be stronger... Moreover, they Shadow Beasts were all products of genetic mutation. From a certain level, they had already deviated a little from the category of human life forms.
But Machi's hand was like a pair of pliers. No matter how much Leech struggled, it was difficult to break free.
He naturally didn't know that in the Troupe's arm-wrestling competition, Machi was ranked sixth, after Feitan, and above Chrollo, who was the leader.
When it came to the strength of her flesh, Machi was among the top in the Troupe.
With one hand grabbing the Shadow Beast, Machi raised a forefinger with her other hand... With the woman's forefinger gently hooking, he felt severe pain all over his body, and large drops of blood splattered.
It was only at this time that Leech saw that not only was his arm that had been cut off, but his whole body was also wrapped and tightened by strips of thread. As they contracted, they cut through the skin, and tore apart the deeper muscles.
"Are you really a woman?"
Leech's face was also covered with Nen threads, and he was bleeding non-stop.
He looked directly at Machi, and asked from the bottom of his heart.
There was no panic or fear.
Machi's expression was cold, and she didn't respond.
The next second, Leech suddenly opened his mouth, seemingly wanting to spit something at Machi.
But... His desire to attack, or rather, the speed of his counterattack, was too slow, and had already been seen through by Machi.
The woman pulled on the hand that was pulling on the threads, and with a snap, the Shadow Beast in front of her was cut into pieces of meat, and instantly died.
"Hmph."
With the battle over, Machi snorted coldly, and the Nen threads automatically retracted from her fingertips.
When she turned her head again, the battles of the other partners had also entered the final stage.
And among the Shadow Beasts, Rabid Dog, who had been the most arrogant, had been completely crushed by Chrollo in a two-on-one situation.
At this time, the dying Rabid Dog was lying on the ground, with the Leader's foot stepping on his head... Chrollo's clothes were a little torn, and he seemed to have suffered some fierce attacks, but he wasn't injured.
Over on Shalnark's side, he had already used the antenna attached to him to control a battered and exhausted Shadow Beast.
Shizuku was wielding Blinky, and had slammed it heavily on the head of a Shadow Beast. The seemingly dazed girl with glasses wasn't ordinary ruthless when she took action, and had directly smashed open the enemy's head.
It was over!
There were no accidents...
The Ten Elders' Shadow Beasts did have some ability... In a situation where they had the advantage in numbers, they might be a threat to individual Troupe members, but in a one-on-one fight... Their chances of winning were zero.
Immediately after, Chrollo bent down, and asked Rabid Dog in a calm voice... The whereabouts of David and Fels Lily.
Blood foam overflowed from Rabid Dog's mouth, and he was saying something unclearly...
Chrollo listened with a detached gaze.
"Feitan has killed the Ten Elders."
At this time, Shalnark, who was looking at the message on his phone, smiled happily.
Hearing this, Chrollo stepped down hard, and Rabid Dog's head was immediately exploded.
The only remaining Shadow Beast had become Shalnark's puppet toy. He might be able to be used later, so... He hadn't been abandoned.
"Even the Shadow Beasts don't know the whereabouts of those two..."
Shalnark looked at the dead Rabid Dog, stroked his chin, and thought.
"The Ten Elders and the Fels family are separate... At least the Ten Elders don't know anything about the Fels family's arrangements." Chrollo added.
"The others haven't been attacked either. There are still four Shadow Beasts left, right? That man with glasses, he's also one of the Shadow Beasts, right? Where did he run off to?"
Machi opened her mouth.
"It seems that... David and that woman had a warning in advance. However... From the Zoldyck family being exposed, to Oboro transmitting the message, that's indeed the best decision the two of them could have made in a short period of time."
Shalnark said with a smile, "Their next plan should be to find a way to escape... The remaining four Shadow Beasts will do everything they can to protect them."
"But what's strange is that logically speaking, aren't the Shadow Beasts supposed to listen to the Ten Elders? Why does it feel like these four people are specifically working for the Fels family?"
Beep beep beep.
Suddenly, Shalnark's phone rang again.
Everyone looked over.
"It's Hisoka!"
Shalnark looked at the contents of the text message, "He's found the targets! However, the situation is a little troublesome... Apart from the Shadow Beasts, there also seem to be experts... Bonolenov and Kortopi, who are the closest, have already rushed over there."
"Where did he find them?"
Chrollo suddenly asked.
"It seems to be a secret room."
"Let's go."
After Chrollo finished speaking, the five of them took the Shadow Beast puppet, and suddenly ran, and turned back the way they had come.
On the field, all that was left was a ruined and messy flower bed, and the Shadow Beasts' tragic and unbearable bones...
...
On the other side, Bonolenov and Kortopi, following the location sent by Hisoka, stepped into a palace.
What was strange was that the palace's door was wide open, and it was pitch black inside. It was different from the other brightly lit buildings... Lying on the ground in a mess were many dead people who had been stabbed in their vital points by playing cards.
As soon as they walked in, Bonolenov and Kortopi stopped at the same time, and turned their heads to look at a person standing in the shadows a few meters away. Their originally tense bodies and hearts relaxed... It was Hisoka.
Hisoka was leaning against a wall, with a relaxed expression, and was playing with playing cards in his hand.
"Why are you here? Where are the enemies?"
Bonolenov, who had bandages wrapped around his body, felt strange.
They had thought that Hisoka had already fought the other party.
"There... They're inside. The protection around the targets is too strong. I couldn't handle it alone, so I retreated first."
Hisoka stretched out his finger, his face evil, and pointed to a deep corridor in the palace hall, "They're still hiding in the secret room, probably discussing some plan... I can only guard here first, to prevent them from escaping. You guys have come very timely."
As he said this, Hisoka walked over.
Bonolenov and Kortopi heard this, and didn't suspect anything else.
The three of them walked towards the corridor together.
"Shalnark said that there are still four Shadow Beasts alive. They should be with the targets... With the three of us, we should be able to take care of them." Bonolenov said.
He and Kortopi hadn't noticed that Hisoka, who was supposed to be walking side by side with them, had deliberately slowed down, and his position had unknowingly moved to the back.
"Oh right, Hisoka, who did you say... The expert was?"
Kortopi, who had long hair, remembered something.
Suddenly, Hisoka opened his arms, and placed them on the shoulders of the two companions from behind, one on each side. He stretched his evil and weird face out from between the two of them, and said with a pleasant smile, "Aren't they right in front of you?"
As soon as the words fell, a pair of fiery red eyes lit up in the darkness ahead.
The sound of chains trembling entered their ears.
"!!!"
"Hisoka!!"
Bonolenov and Kortopi instantly reacted.
Under the dim light, an iron chain carrying the force of ten thousand junes, whipped over like a whip, and pointed directly at Bonolenov.
This made this descendant of the Gyudondudo tribe unable to care about Hisoka, and he could only dodge away first.
He had thrown Kortopi to the ground, and he was now alone!
Kortopi wanted to counterattack with a backhand, and force Hisoka back first.
But... As a supportive member in the Troupe, his strength could almost be said to be at the bottom. He wasn't on the same level as Hisoka at all!
In addition, he hadn't been wary at all beforehand.
Kortopi's arm had just been raised when it was grabbed by Hisoka, and was suddenly broken... Then, with another kick, he kicked Kortopi in the lower abdomen, sending him flying in a straight line, and with a bang, he crashed into the wall in the distance. A large mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out of Kortopi's mouth.
Before Kortopi's body could slide down from the wall, Hisoka had already sped to his side, and used Nen to stick Kortopi's limbs and body to the wall.
His whole body was like it had been wrapped in a large piece of chewing gum, and only his head was left exposed.
After doing all this, Hisoka slowly turned around, and looked at Kurapika, who was striding out from the corridor, and said with a smile, "I've helped you a lot, so you have to remember this favor."
Kurapika stared at Bonolenov, ignoring Hisoka's movements.
He took off the tribal robe he was wearing, revealing the khaki-colored combat suit inside. He raised his right hand, which was wearing the chains, and his striking scarlet eyes stared at the Spider in front of him. He didn't say any harsh words, but instead, began to chant the poems of their Kurta clan. He... Was mourning the dead souls.
"Hisoka... You've betrayed the Troupe."
"You're going to die a miserable death!"
"Chrollo won't let you go."
On the wall, Kortopi, who couldn't move, said coldly.
Hisoka tilted his head, and glanced backwards, "Is that so? Wouldn't that be even better?"
"..."
Kortopi choked.
This psychopath, what he had said before about looking forward to the Troupe killing each other wasn't just lip service... He was serious?!
Madman!
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