Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"You're very clever. That's right, eye contact is the activation condition for the [Marionette Black Hole]..."

"But it was too late, because one glance was enough."

Carl showed his appreciation for Dia's fighting response, then put down his coffee and stopped looking at Dia.

He then pulled out a gleaming pistol and said to himself:

"You must be a master of the [Upper Three Element], huh? It's so great to be born with a natural talent for combat... Why was I born a manipulation type?"

"Ever since my Hunter License was stolen and my leg was broken many years ago, I have never had the courage to fight anyone head-on... The reason is simple—I'm afraid of pain."

“But this time there’s really no way to avoid it. That old bastard Qi Peixin has helped me too many times… He told me to kill the child behind you, and I had no choice but to do it.”

The old man raised his pistol and pressed it against his temple!

A look of sadness crossed his face as he said:

“I’m sorry, child… You’re so young. My orders didn’t include killing everyone. Come downstairs now, and I can kill only that girl…”

Upon hearing this, Mu Muze trembled involuntarily, but quickly seemed to remember something and calmed down.

Diya remained unmoved and silent throughout, her cold gaze fixed on the old man.

He silently raised his pistol, as if to tell the old man Karl his determination.

Karl understood Dia's meaning, so he suppressed his sorrowful expression and said indifferently again:

"Then I'll kill you first."

Having said that, he placed his index finger on the trigger without hesitation, and just as he was about to pull it—

boom!

A bullet crackling with silver electricity pierced his right hand, which was holding the gun. Its terrifying power easily tore apart his [Entanglement] and half of his hand, which consisted of two fingers.

The gun in Karl's hand was also knocked away!

It was Dia's light steel bullet, a special type of bullet imbued with his [Metallic Ripple Thought], which was that silver current.

Bullets imbued with this [Ripple Nen] far surpass ordinary [Nen Bullets] in speed and power, and also possess a unique ability to neutralize [Qi]!

This is a powerful bullet that Dia specially researched to target Nen users. Moreover, its speed, which far exceeds that of ordinary bullets, makes it extremely powerful against ordinary people!

Dia fired the shot prematurely, but he did not empty the magazine immediately because of his opponent's seemingly suicidal move.

If the opponent possesses an ability similar to the "Million Reincarnation Cat," a rash attack could have serious consequences.

Although Karl claims to be a micro-manager, one cannot entirely trust the enemy's words.

"Aa ...

Karl screamed in agony, as expected, but the next instant, the scream turned into laughter mixed with sobs.

"Good! Good! This power! You've really been a great help, kid!"

Karl's eyes were no longer indifferent, but filled with madness and excitement. He laughed wildly:

"【A Black Hole in the String】!!"

'Um? '

Without hesitation, Diya focused her energy on her eyes and activated [Condensation]!

From his perspective, the psychic energy on Karl's right hand was like boiling water poured into hot oil, immediately causing a large area to boil.

As it boiled to its peak, a round bullet hole appeared on the back of his right hand!

His right hand, however, was completely healed.

Dia knew something was wrong; the enemy's ability wasn't about mutual destruction, but rather something like returning damage!

The bullet hole seemed to come alive; its outline, flat and bulging, crawled forward like a wriggling leech, moving from Karl's hand to his body!

Moreover, the bullet hole was incredibly fast, disappearing from Karl's body and landing on the ground in the blink of an eye.

【Strong】!

Seeing the bullet hole heading straight for him, Diya didn't hesitate to replace the [Refinement] armor on his body with the more defensive [Resilience] armor.

The ability can be triggered as long as one is shot, and its power will never exceed that of the bullet that hits him. That is the fairness of [Nen]!

At the same time, he bent his knees and charged towards Karl like an arrow released from a bow:

'You can be immune to bullets, but can you be immune to fists?'

However, the bullet hole on the ground deftly bypassed Dia, who was already in the air, at an incredible angle, and instead rushed towards Mumu Ze behind him!

'What! Mumu Ze didn't make eye contact with him?'

Diya's pupils contracted, she forcibly dismounted, turned around sharply, and pushed off the ground with both feet.

He had previously judged that eye contact was a condition for activating the other party's ability, and therefore mistakenly thought that the [bullet hole] could only rush towards people who had made eye contact with Karl, but now it seems that this is not the case.

He shot through the air like an arrow released from a bow towards Mumu Ze, roaring:

"Get out of the way!"

At the same time, Carl struggled to climb off the chair and crawled toward the pistol that had just been shot away.

But the bullet holes were too fast!

Mumu Ze had barely heard Diya's words when [Bullet Hole] had already crawled in front of him!

It's too late!

'World! Time, stop!'

Diya roared inwardly, and the golden [World] suddenly appeared.

Within the time stop, [The World] punched Dia in mid-air, sending him flying even faster!

Outside of the time stop, Mumu Ze heard Diya's voice and subconsciously opened her eyes. What she saw next was—

As Dia rushed towards her, he stretched out his large hand to block her, seemingly trying to embrace her!

Mumu Ze's mind went completely blank.

boom!

With a gunshot, a huge impact knocked the two men backward!

A few drops of blood...

It splashed onto Mumu Ze's pale face:

'Mr. Dia... has been shot...'

Chapter Twenty-Six: Fog × Victory!

Karl, who could only move his hands freely at this moment, endured the humiliation of crawling like a maggot and struggled to reach the pistol that had just been shot away.

He had just gotten the pistol when he turned around and saw Diya tackle Prince Mumuze.

The bullet holes he released exploded behind Dia with a loud bang!

'Alright, this time, unless you're an Enhancement type, you won't be able to stand up!'

Karl inwardly cheered; he hadn't expected the young man's bullet to be so powerful.

It even nearly crippled his right hand. If his ability hadn't been activated at that moment, he would have been killed in an instant.

But now, he has returned that power in full!

Next, all you need to do is make eye contact with that girl, and then let [Bullet Hole] chase after her on its own; the mission will be complete.

He gritted his teeth, straightened up, and pointed the gun at his heart with his left hand.

His eyes were now fixed on the two men who had just fallen, and Carl thought about the number of bullets in his pistol.

'With nine bullets, even if we miss a few shots, it will be enough...'

Karl had already sentenced the two people in front of him to death in his heart. The tall young man was actually very strong, but unfortunately he had to protect an ordinary person.

I don't know who that girl is, or why that young man would protect her like this.

This reminded him of his youth, when he was also a passionate hunter...

Just as he was lost in thought, he suddenly saw a wisp of white mist drift past him.

Um! ?

'Fog? This is the second floor of the restaurant!'

Carl realized something was amiss almost instantly, and he quickly turned around to look around.

Only then did he realize that the second floor was now filled with white mist, and the mist was getting thicker and thicker!

'Where did this fog come from...? Could it be...?'

Karl realized something and quickly turned to look at where the two men had fallen.

Sure enough, the place was now deserted.

'Damn it, when did this happen...'

Karl cursed inwardly and quickly refocused his attention on the battle in front of him.

Was this fog created by that young man? If not, then who was it?

If so, what is the purpose?

Was it to obscure the view?

After being injured by my [Puppet Black Hole], will he still have the strength to discover the flaw in my ability...?

Carl's heart plummeted from heaven to hell in an instant; the previously favorable situation had taken a sharp turn for the worse.

As the fog thickened and visibility began to decline, Karl knew he could no longer hesitate.

He immediately pulled the trigger and fired nine shots at himself!

Bang! ×9

Nine dark bullet holes appeared on Karl's chest.