HxH : Pokemon Master-Chapter 105: Feitan is Already Dead!

Chrollo stared intently at the message on his phone. Though it was only a few words, it shook him to his core.

He naturally knew who Akira was.

But he never expected that Akira would come to Yorknew City?!

Was it a coincidence?

Or...

Was he after them?

A layer of sorrow suddenly clouded Chrollo clear eyes.

Just from these few words, Chrollo could sense how dire their situation had been.

Otherwise, why would they only send a few words...

Thinking back to the terrifying sound earlier, Chrollo felt that perhaps...

They had lost three more companions.

Holding onto a sliver of hope, Chrollo quickly typed on his phone, wanting to confirm if Shalnark and the others were alright.

Then, as if remembering something, Chrollo called out to Zeno and Silva, who were about to leave.

"Wait a moment, you two."

Zeno and Silva paused, slowly turning around. After exchanging a glance, Silva spoke up.

"Is there something else? The employer is dead, so we won't be targeting you anymore. You can rest assured."

The Ten Dons had hired the Zoldyck Family to deal with him, and Chrollo had also hired the Zoldyck Family to assassinate the Ten Dons.

In the end, Chrollo had emerged victorious.

"I have a target to kill, and I'm wondering if you can take on this commission?"

Chrollo spoke word by word, his usually calm demeanor now tinged with anger.

How long had it been since they arrived in Yorknew City?

Already, four of his companions had died!

Chrollo didn't yet know that Feitan had also died before they could regroup. If he counted him, it would be five.

With the experience of commissioning the assassination of the Ten Dons, Chrollo idea was to hire the Zoldyck family to kill Akira.

"Go ahead, who's the target? As long as you can afford it, we'll take it."

Seeing that Chrollo wasn't joking, Silva inquired.

"The person is currently in Yorknew City, and you've probably heard of him."

"His name is Akira."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Silva pupils contracted, and his confident expression darkened.

"You mean Akira?"

"The Legendary Akira from the Heaven's Arena?"

Silva glanced at the silent Zeno, and Zeno, with his white beard and hunched posture, slowly spoke up.

"That's right. How much would it cost to kill him? The sooner, the better."

Chrollo was now prepared to hand over all the treasures they had stolen this time to the Zoldyck family.

After all, their fees weren't low.

But as long as he could get revenge, No amount of money mattered.

"We won't take this commission."

Silva gaze swept coldly over Chrollo, his expression darkening and his voice unconsciously lowering.

What kind of joke was this?

How could they dare to assassinate someone like Akira?

That was the man who had even brought their ancestor, Maha, to a crushing defeat.

"Huh? I thought the Zoldyck family would take any commission as long as the money was right?"

Chrollo was puzzled. This didn't match the rumors he'd heard.

"Normally, that's true."

"But there's one exception."

"Any commission related to Akira, whether it's a major assassination or even minor personal information."

"We won't take it."

Seeing that Chrollo still harbored the idea of having them assassinate Akira, Silva firmly rejected him.

Now it was Chrollo turn to be shocked.

Chrollo expression flickered between uncertainty and disbelief, still unable to accept Silva words.

What kind of person was Akira?

To make the world number one assassin family—the Zoldycks—so cautious and fearful?

Noticing that Chrollo had fallen silent, Silva and Zeno turned and left once more.

"Let me give you some advice, never provoke Akira."

"No matter who you provoke, you must never provoke him."

Halfway through their departure, Silva suddenly added these two sentences.

Staring blankly at the retreating figures, Chrollo stood in place and murmured softly:

"No matter who it is, it can't be him, huh..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Chrollo saw that Shalnark still hadn't replied, and the last glimmer of hope in his heart extinguished.

Usually, Shalnark would reply almost instantly to any message.

In a way, Shalnark and Pyon were quite similar—both were fond of electronic gadgets like phones.

Their Nen were also related to phones.

However, Pyon used hers to gather information, while Shalnark used his to control others.

Not long after, all the remaining members of the Troupe received a message from their leader.

"Emergency retreat. Gather at the abandoned building."

What Chrollo needed to do now was to gather his members and leave the city as quickly as possible.

From the reactions of the Zoldyck family and others, Akira strength might far exceed what he had shown..

Could it be that Akira was stronger than someone at the level of the Hunter Association Chairman?

As he hurried towards the abandoned building, Chrollo pondered every word that Silva had just said in his mind.

Even the changes in his facial expressions were analyzed.

In the end, Chrollo came to a terrifying conclusion.

Akira strength definitely exceeded the limits of the Zoldyck family, and it was highly likely that he had demonstrated it in front of them.

Perhaps they had once accepted a commission from him and ended up suffering a great loss?

According to Silva, Akira was the only target the Zoldyck family refused to take commissions on.

Perhaps...

Akira could already be considered the strongest.

The more he analyzed, the more uneasy Chrollo felt inside.

Their "Phantom Troupe" was about to face its greatest crisis.

The slightest misstep could lead to complete annihilation.

****

After receiving Chrollo message, although the other members were somewhat puzzled, they all followed the leader orders.

While on the move, they also vaguely sensed that something was wrong. Perhaps something really was happening.

Otherwise, why would the leader order them to retreat so quickly?

After all, they were absolutely in the dominant position.

Those gang members were completely no match for them.

Among them, Machi felt the most uneasy. Her sixth sense told her that something bad was about to happen again!

***

"Feitan" who was lurking within the spiders, naturally received Chrollo notification and directly relayed it to Akira.

"Oh? An emergency retreat?"

"Such a sudden change, did they find out about Nobunaga and the others?"

Akira, staying in his room, was also aware of the Troupe' retreat.

Most likely, Shalnark and the others had secretly passed some information to Chrollo?

"So, will you seek revenge, or will you flee in panic?"

Akira wore an intrigued smile, curious about what decision they would make next.

****

Inside the abandoned building,

"Leader, what's going on? Why the sudden call for an emergency assembly?"

The impatient Phinks shouted at Chrollo as soon as he arrived, he was in the middle of a fight.

Chrollo scanned the area, relieved to see everyone present and no additional casualties.

"Everyone here, so let me explain why we need to retreat urgently."

"Wait, what about Nobunaga and the others? They haven't returned yet?"

Machi, with a growing sense of foreboding, couldn't hold back and asked.

A sudden thought flashed through her mind.

Could it be...

Chrollo looked up at the moon in the sky, his gaze distant as he said:

"Nobunaga and the others... are dead!"

...

The room fell into a dead silence, everyone shocked by Chrollo words.

"Leader, what kind of joke is that? This isn't funny at all."

Phinks, his tracksuit stained with blood, roared in anger.

They had already lost Uvogin.

If what the leader said was true, then Nobunaga, Shalnark, and Franklin had also been killed!

"What kind of enemy could possibly defeat the three of them!"

Phinks didn't believe Chrollo words, in his eyes, the mafia were just a bunch of drunkards.

He was covered in blood, making it seem like he was severely injured, but in fact, it was all the blood of others.

At best, there was a chain user with decent strength, but there was no way they could defeat the trio of Nobunaga, Shalnark and Flanklin.

"Could it be that the Nostrade family anticipated this and hired the Zoldyck family to deal with Nobunaga and the others?"

The relatively calm Pakunoda analyzed carefully, knowing that the leader wouldn't joke about such matters.

She thought it was likely that they had paid other strong individuals to deal with Nobunaga and the others.

"Nobunaga and the others are indeed dead, killed by that Akira."

Seeing the varied reactions of the members, Chrollo emphasized again, and even revealed the identity of the killer.

"Akira, I remember Shalnark mentioned him, seems like a very powerful person?"

The airheaded Shizuku pondered, recalling the information Shalnark had relayed about someone named Akira just yesterday.

'It's Akira!!!'

When she heard that familiar name, Machi body trembled and a look of horror appeared on her usually calm face.

At this moment, Machi finally understood what her series of sixth senses had been warning her about!

It was warning her about Akira!

Back at the Heaven's Arena, she had a bad premonition about Akira formidable strength. freeωebnovēl.c૦m

After coming to Yorknew City, her sixth sense had been almost constant.

It wasn't until Chrollo said that Akira had killed Nobunaga and the others that she suddenly realized.

So Akira had come to Yorknew City!

What was he doing here?

Machi connected this with the day she saw the poster introducing Akira—a one-star bounty hunter.

Everything seemed to make sense now.

Hisoka, who had half of his body hidden in the shadows, showed his ever-present eerie smile

'Hehehe, we've taken a big step closer to our goal!'

'Uvogin, Nobunaga, Shalnark, and Franklin are all dead!'

'But I never expected that Akira would be the one to kill them'

Thinking of Akira, Hisoka suddenly remembered that he still owed Akira a piece of information about the Dark Sonata.

The smile on his face froze, and he became serious.

If he didn't handle this carefully, he might end up like Nobunaga and the others.

"Just now, I tried to commission the Zoldyck Family to assassinate Akira."

Chrollo revealed what had just happened.

"But they outright refused!"

"They said that under no circumstances would they accept any commission related to Akira."

Chrollo relayed Silva words to the group, making them realize just how formidable Akira was.

Hearing this, everyone fell silent, quietly digesting the implications of those words.

The world's number one assassins family, known for accepting any mission as long as the price was right, had refused a commission related to Akira, no matter how much money was offered.

What did this mean?

It meant that Akira was someone they couldn't afford to offend.

****

"Are they really that cautious? Did I scare them that much last time?"

Listening to Chrollo, Akira finally realized that he had even considered having Silva and the others target him.

That was quite reasonable.

What Akira didn't expect was Silva outright refusal.

It seemed they were afraid that any action might provoke his displeasure.

But it was understandable—those who worked as assassins were naturally cautious by nature.

****

"So, Leader, what should we do next?"

Machi asked with a grim expression, voicing the concern on everyone mind.

"We leave this place and lay low for the next few years."

Chrollo shared his plan with the group.

Faced with a potential enemy like Akira, they had no choice but to flee!

"Tch."

Phinks spat, his face showing displeasure, but he didn't voice any further objections.

Though he was frustrated, he also understood the significant gap in strength between them and their enemy.

This was not the time to act on emotions.

****

"Running away, huh?"

"Well, it makes sense, given how many of you have already died."

Akira tone was playful.

Since they were leaving, the half-crippled Phantom Troupe was of no further use to him.

Let them experience the terror of the Shapeshifter one last time!

****

"That's the situation. From now on, we'll scatter and avoid making any big moves."

Chrollo reminded everyone once again. He planned to head to Meteor City after leaving, to see if he could recruit a few new members.

This operation in Yorknew City had been a devastating loss!

The Phantom Troupe had never suffered such a heavy blow before.

What was most frustrating was that they didn't even have the ability to seek revenge—their enemy strength far surpassed theirs.

Acting recklessly would only mean certain death!

"That damn Akira, he killed our comrades, and we can't even avenge them."

Phinks growled, though in his heart, he was considering whether to go with Feitan to confront Akira.

He thought the Leader was being too cautious.

Just a few words from the Zoldyck Family had made them too afraid to act!

As soon as this thought crossed his mind, Phinks caught a glimpse of a cold flash of light out of the corner of his eye.

The speed of the sword strike was so fast that he couldn't react.

The target was his neck.

"Swish"

Phinks neck gushed with a large amount of blood, and he immediately felt an overwhelming sense of weakness, collapsing to the ground without the strength to move.

Utterly lifeless!

His eyes reflected the figure of "Feitan," filled with shock and confusion.

He couldn't understand why Feitan would kill him.

Caught completely off guard, Phinks was instantly silenced by Feitan blade to the throat.

The sudden turn of events once again startled the surrounding group, leaving them too stunned to speak.

"Feitan, what are you doing!"

Pakunoda was the first to react, quickly shouting in reprimand.

Why would he attack Phinks, who was his comrade?

The others shared the same thought—hadn't Feitan and Phinks always had a good relationship?

They often went out together.

Machi hurried to Phinks side, wondering if she could save him using Aura threads.

But it was already too late...

"Are you being controlled? Or... are you not actually Feitan?"

The most rational Chrollo seemed to realize something, questioning in a cold tone.

"Clap, clap, clap. As expected of the leader of the Phantom Troupe, your reaction is swift."

"Feitan" applauded Chrollo Extreme Speed in response, but to them, it sounded utterly mocking.

"You're right, I am not Feitan."

Chrollo hands trembled slightly as his mind raced, trying to figure out when exactly Feitan had been replaced.

"What about the real Feitan?!"

An enraged Pakunoda spoke up again, desperate to know if yet another comrade had left them.

"Well..."

"He probably didn't make it, did he?"

"Feitan" revealed a sinister smile, his tone eerie.

Though he didn't say it outright, everyone understood.

Feitan... was already dead!

"If I'm not mistaken, you must have replaced Feitan before we gathered in Yorknew City, right?"

Though phrased as a question, Chrollo tone was definitive.

"That's right. The real Feitan died long ago. It's been me by your side all this time in Yorknew City."

"Feitan" raised an eyebrow, confirming Chrollo statement.

Chrollo clenched his fists, his expression darkening.

Even Feitan was dead.

"Who are you really? What's your purpose for infiltrating us?"

After taking a deep breath, Chrollo asked again.

"I'm here on my master orders to keep an eye on you."

"My master name is—Akira."

After uttering these final words, the shapeshifter vanished on the spot, as if he had never been there.

But the shock he left behind was anything but small.

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