Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"In the end, no. The problem lies in the fact that the expert he mentioned was a man in a suit with a crow's head..."

Dia looked at Poxon and said:

"It was a room covered with red wallpaper and a red carpet."

Pokson instantly understood what Dia was talking about.

Before setting off again for the Hunter Exams, she obtained a strange card at Schwadani Airport under the instructions of her superiors in her undercover organization.

The card read: "[January 11, 1998, find the red room and talk to the crow]".

And now, it happens to be January 11, 1998...

Is this a coincidence?

Just as the day was drawing to a close, the clues about the [Red Room] and the [Raven] popped up automatically.

It was a very clear message that she was to go to that palace...

'It's probably not a coincidence, but if we look at it this way, the person behind this was incredibly precise in their planning...'

Dia pondered carefully how many things needed to be precisely planned if this was a deliberate scheme.

First, excluding the unexpected factors involving him and Hisoka, Pokkons should theoretically be in a state of great anxiety about advancing to the next round at this point.

If she could obtain the gem directly from the palace at this moment, she could advance smoothly.

In conclusion, the "plan hypothesis" was valid because it was beneficial to Poxon and her organization.

But there's a problem here—the Hunter Test questions are devised by each examiner themselves, so how did the person behind it all determine in advance that the second test would definitely require that gem?

The only explanation Dia could think of was that the appearance of Bisky was part of a pre-planned scheme!

'Oh...no wonder that useless examiner who threw knives in the original story suddenly disappeared.'

That person has probably been secretly eliminated, forcing the Hunter Association to temporarily choose Bisky as the examiner.

The examiners for the Hunter Exam must be registered in advance to be selected.

If the currently selected examiner is unexpectedly unable to perform their duties, an examiner will be selected from the pool of "backup examiners" who have submitted applications in advance.

In other words, Bisky had applied long ago, which is why she was able to be scheduled as a backup examiner for this exam.

The person behind this must have inside information about the association, which allowed him to assassinate the examiners in advance to accurately predict Bisky's appearance.

Furthermore, that person must know Bisge extremely well to have predicted that the other party would use the [Gram Star] as the test question...

In conclusion, a meticulous, highly intelligent person with a unique intelligence network within the Hunter Association, and who knew Bisky very well, gradually took shape in Dia's mind.

"Furthermore, according to Hisoka, the palace's defenses were extremely weak at the moment, which conveniently allowed Pokson, who should have been an 'ordinary person,' to sneak in quietly."

Dia stared at Poxon for a long time until she tilted her head in confusion.

If all of the above is true, then the person behind this is terrifying; each step is interconnected, and the current plan was prepared well in advance.

What kind of person could have such great abilities...?

Chapter 279 A Huge Amount of Information × Time-Stopping Divine Power

The night wind howled, like the wailing of wandering souls.

Swish!

Under the moonlight, a dark figure moved nimbly, scaling walls and leaping with incredible speed.

It was Dia who was rushing to the palace, taking advantage of the time difference, and he was carrying a Poxen in his hand.

Her face was flushed, and her eyes were filled with despair. Clearly, she wasn't used to being carried around like a small animal.

But it's okay, she'll get used to this position eventually.

Because being a bad cook is the original sin; it's her fault for not being fast enough to keep up with Dia's pace.

Not to mention her, even Qiduo has been lifted up by the clueless Dia.

They were about to keep their appointment, just as the card had instructed!

In fact, if they only wanted to obtain the gem, they wouldn't have needed to risk meeting the unidentified Mr. Raven.

Because Abachi and his team had already secured first place, it wouldn't matter even if they didn't; as long as the gems were distributed, Dia could easily pick them up.

The problem is that this would mean missing out on a great opportunity to make initial contact with that mysterious organization.

That multinational organization, whose very name is full of scheming, must have some extremely powerful figures within it who can hide themselves so well.

The opportunity is now ripe!

"arrive."

Diya's speed was incredible. With her body growing stronger under the influence of the ripples, she arrived at her destination in just a few minutes.

Judging by the time, the Royal Gram Hotel should already be announcing the rankings, and then they will come to this palace for a banquet. Dia doesn't want to be caught red-handed as a thief.

After bypassing the scattered guards, you'll see the square "Red Room".

"You go in alone, I'll stay far away and watch over you..."

Diya put Poxen down and then carefully instructed her on a few things she needed to understand.

Pokson simply nodded perfunctorily. She knew all that Dia was saying, and in fact, she knew more about intelligence gathering than Dia did.

Click!

Poxon cocked his pistol and tucked it into his waistband. He took a deep breath, calmed himself, and walked firmly into the building in front of him.

"..."

Dia then entered the [Absolute] state, and using the suction force of [Ripple], she silently crawled onto the ceiling like a gecko in the shadows, and followed Pokson inside.

pat.

pat.

The moonlight behind them receded rapidly.

Gradually, all that remained in Poxon's view was the faint glow of candles cast on the inner wall.

And like the viscous, unspreadable red wax of a large red candle.

She glanced around at her surroundings; there were some calligraphy and paintings by famous people hanging on the walls, but nothing particularly special about them.

"You've arrived."

An elegant and magnetic voice suddenly rang out.

Pokson was startled and turned to look.

A man dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a huge raven headdress slowly walked down from a sculpture platform.

His scarlet eyes seemed to possess a magical power, fixed intently on Poxon's every move.

He suddenly smiled and said:

"It seems you've had some extraordinary encounters; no wonder you're the only one who made it this far."

When Mr. Crow speaks, the beak on his hood remains completely still, making it look like ventriloquism.

At first, Pokson didn't understand what he was talking about, but then he looked down and saw the thin layer of "binding" on his body and realized what was going on.

Mr. Crow was referring to the fact that he had learned Nen.

How should we understand the second half of what he said?

"Did the organization send more than just me to participate in the Hunter Exam?"

Poxon asked the question calmly, keeping his distance from Mr. Raven.

Obviously, if only Pokson were chosen to participate in such a high-risk mission, it would be wishful thinking to treat the organization's members as fools.

Pokson even believed that this wasn't the first time they'd done something like this, and whether she succeeded or failed, it probably wouldn't affect their original plans.

"An organization? What do you call an organization?"

Mr. Crow did not answer Poxon's question. Instead, he took out a pocket watch, glanced at the time, and casually asked a question.

"...Animal, zoo."

After thinking for a moment, Pokson said that this was the name of the organization that her superior, whom she had never met, had told her to use in public.

"Oh, a Kakin person, they must have a military background, right?"

Mr. Crow casually revealed Poxon's origins, as if it were as easy as eating or drinking.

In an instant, Poxon felt a chill run down his spine!

Has her undercover identity been exposed?

'How did he know... oh no, I mean the one Dia mentioned...'

After a brief moment of panic, Pokson quickly calmed down, realizing that it wasn't difficult for the other party to see through her identity so easily.

This isn't some strange Nen ability, nor is it necessary to know her in detail.

If we follow Dia's previous reasoning on the airship, this organization probably categorizes its members by giving them different organizational names.

So, for the conversation just now, we only need to match the organization name she mentioned with the relevant terms.

For example, those who know the name "Zoo" are soldiers from Kakin.

This also allows for easy one-way information transparency from superiors to subordinates, which is indeed necessary for such hierarchical organizations.

Poxon swallowed hard, suppressing his earlier tension, and quickly asked:

"Are you here to help me? Who are you?"

"You're too late, and time is running out. To make a long story short, go straight down this corridor. Behind the third door is what you need. If you've made it this far, the later exams won't be difficult for you. After you get your Hunter License, go to Yorknew City's underground bank and find the middleman there to collect your identification and a list of your subordinates."

Mr. Crow glanced at his pocket watch, seemingly in a hurry, and immediately rattled off a whole bunch of things, finally saying:

“From now on, you will be a Level 3 agent of [Huai Mingtian]. You can do whatever you want with the undercover agent that Kakin put you in. You can also leak the organization's intelligence. You can kill me now if you want, but I can make it clear to you that no matter what our fate is, you will eventually be discarded by Kakin after you have served your purpose.”

"what?"

Pokson was stunned. There was too much information in that long passage, and she needed a little time to process it.