Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

He shook his head inwardly, then a possibility suddenly came to mind:

'Could it be [that]? If so, then we really don't need ears.'

Diya suddenly leaped backward, creating distance, and casually placed her hand on the wall.

A subtle ripple was struck into the wall.

'The World!'

The world suddenly faded in color, and everything froze at the moment time stopped. Dia decisively jumped back to create distance once again.

Time begins to flow again!

Clang!

A gigantic maw appeared where Dia had just been, and the sound of metal clashing as its teeth snapped shut was truly awe-inspiring!

The strange fish missed its bite again, and was about to raise its head to pounce once more when...

Suddenly, something strange happened. The strange fish suddenly turned around and swung its tail powerfully at the wall next to it.

The fish tail collided with the wall with a dull thud, but the wall remained undamaged.

Having failed to strike once, the strange fish did not give up. Instead, it made another bizarre turn and charged towards the ceiling, crashing into it hard!

Not far away, Dia coldly observed the strange fish's madness, her right hand resting on the wall without her noticing, already understanding the situation:

'As expected... this thing has no sight or hearing, it detects enemies by...'

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"It's vibration! And the higher the frequency of the vibration, the higher the processing priority!"

Lakshya casually tossed out a delayed psychic bullet, which slid a distance after leaving his body before finally hitting the wall and exploding.

But the volley didn't produce the loud noise expected; instead, it seemed to be absorbed by some sound-absorbing material and exploded silently.

However, the instant the bullet exploded, several strange fish, each 3 meters long, swarmed up and began to frantically gnaw at the wall like stray dogs seeing roadside dung.

'The telekinetic projectile didn't make a sound under the influence of my ability [Snowy Silence], but I deliberately spoke, which produced a sound.'

'The wall, while not destroyed by the Nen attacks, was instead subjected to high-frequency vibrations that could not be neutralized.'

'So these Nen beasts didn't come towards me; instead, they attacked the wall where the Nen bullets exploded!'

Based on the above observations, Lakshya had already determined in his mind the fixed mechanism of these fish-shaped spirit beasts.

Thinking of this, he turned around and beckoned the motionless Marol to enter his ability's encirclement.

His [Snowy Silence] can create a spherical silencing field centered on him, five meters away from his body. It was originally an ability used for assassination.

I never expected that it would have such a restraining effect on these strange fish.

As we all know, sound is transmitted by the vibration of air, and the activation principle of [Snowy Silence] is probably to use mental energy to counteract the vibration of air.

Lakshya threw out psychic projectiles from time to time while walking quietly close to the wall, not daring to make his footsteps too heavy.

Surrounding the two of them, strange fish lined up in a long row, like people queuing to defecate in a public toilet at midnight, silently swimming deeper into the third floor...

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Bullets in the Fog × Lakshya's Grief and Indignation

The passageway on the right side of the second floor.

A long line of strange fish swam silently in the air, without making a sound.

Lakshya watched coldly as he walked fearlessly close to the school of fish, while Marol followed in silence.

'Wherever these fish are headed, there's no doubt that guy named Qi Peixin is definitely there too.'

'I guess it's fortunate that this thick fog provides some cover, otherwise I really wouldn't dare to walk so openly...'

That being said, Lakshya did not let his guard down; on the contrary, the closer he got to the third level, the greater the pressure became.

As he reached the third floor, a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead, and a terrifying malice emanated from the depths of the corridor.

The strange fish, lined up in formation, had all silently swum past them and moved into the thick fog.

He had investigated the building's structure before coming here, and if he remembered correctly, it should be... the main venue for the auction?

Lakshya took a deep breath and gave Maror a look.

Marol immediately understood, raised his intact left hand, and gathered his spiritual energy into it, causing it to boil.

In an instant, a loose thread appeared in his hand. He quickly stuck it to the hem of Lakshya's clothes and gestured in sign language:

"It's the same as always. Just tug on the thread and you'll fly over. But it can only work once in a short time. Once it's used up, I'll have to pull you over myself."

The thread disappeared as soon as it was touched. Lakshya waved to indicate that he understood, then turned and walked towards the main auction hall.

Marol, meanwhile, crouched quietly at the entrance of the passage, wary of everything around him.

This is their usual tactic: having Lakshya, who is more skilled in assassination and combat, lead the charge and take risks.

Marol, who is not good at adapting to changing situations and fighting, serves as a fixed safe house and is responsible for bringing Lakshya back in times of crisis.

Maror stared at the long, black thread that only he and Lakshya could see—this was Lakshya's lifeline!

He poured two-thirds of his energy into this line to ensure it would never be cut and to pull his teammates back at the fastest speed.

Time passed by, bit by bit.

Occasionally, a few powerful roars and sporadic gunshots echoed from the end of the corridor. Marol noticed that the thread in his hand was being stretched longer and longer.

What's going on inside? Is Lak struggling? Why aren't they pulling the thread?

Marol's mind was filled with all sorts of questions, but he had no other choice but to suppress the urge to go to Lakshya and wait quietly.

Suddenly, the silk thread in his hand twitched.

'They're here!'

Marol's nerves tensed instantly, his body's energy surged and then was bound to his skin.

Learning from his earlier mistake of losing an arm, he decisively activated [Firmness] to prepare to support Lakshya.

"You fucking let me go! Marol, run!!"

A hurried, furious voice approached rapidly from the thick fog; Marol recognized it as Lakshya's voice.

'Again? Has Lak been bitten by a fish again this time?'

The thought had barely formed when Lakshya's figure broke through the thick fog and appeared in Marol's sight.

At the same time, a strange man appeared, who had just flown in from behind with his arm around Lakshya's neck, staring at Marol with cold eyes.

It's that guy named Dia!!

Marol's pupils contracted, instantly recognizing the face he had seen when he accepted the bounty.

At this moment, Dia, who was aboard the Lakshya spacecraft, did not intend to give him time to react.

He decisively let go, and as his body plummeted through the air, he drew his pistol and aimed it at Marol's head!

Bang! Bang! Bang! —

Without hesitation, he emptied the magazine with such speed and precision that no one could react!

The bullets attached to the 【Metallic Ripple Nen】traverse a short distance in an instant, too fast to react to.

In that instant, Marol felt as if time had stopped.

His body was completely immobilized, and he could only watch helplessly as the bullet, flashing with silver electricity, pierced through the white mist and struck his face.

The bullet had undoubtedly struck his face—that was right. Marol suddenly felt he could still be saved.

'This bullet isn't as powerful as I imagined...'

'As long as I maintain [the [firm] stance, these bullets won't be able to break through my Nen defense...'

Then Marol witnessed a scene that made his eyes widen in horror—

The silver current on that bullet, as it spun, actually dissipated a large amount of his Nen energy?!

While the first bullet was still spinning, the second one had already arrived and slammed into the already thinned [firm]!

Then came the third, the fourth...

Marol clearly felt his "firmness" crumbling and shattering.

'With only one-third of the energy, is the resulting [Strength] truly insufficient?'

Finally, the last bullet, with unstoppable force, struck that weak spot!

Whoosh!

The sound of a watermelon cracking rang out, and Dia's bullet cleanly shattered Marol's skull!

"Mar-Ro-Er!!!"

Lakshya's roar rang out almost simultaneously.

Diya flipped in mid-air and landed, then, before she could even regain her footing, she lowered her body and rushed back into the thick fog on either side, without even glancing at the situation where she had fired her gun.

As soon as Lakshya landed, he went straight for Maror's body.

After seeing Marol's miserable state, he could no longer control his rage. His eyes turned to devour people, and he turned around without hesitation, firing a telekinetic bullet and rushing towards Dia!

however.

roar--!!!

The raging giant [Ghost Fish] burst through the thick fog, grazed Dia's back, swallowed the Nen bullet in one gulp, and stood directly in front of the pursuing Lakshya!

'What!'

Without hesitation, Lakshya pushed off with both feet and staggered backward!

puff!

The next moment, a fish tail slammed violently onto the spot where he had just stood, and the thick fog instantly split open into a round hole, with the ground emitting a muffled sound that sent chills down one's spine.

Although he narrowly escaped, the strange fish persisted, opening its foul-smelling maw and lunging to bite Lakshya in the waist.

Seeing this, Lakshya knew things were going badly and had no choice but to throw the psychic bullet he had just condensed at the giant fish that was right next to him.