Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Without a doubt, I'm going crazy.

Ruby looked terrified. The dark alleyway in front of him was filled with a cold and sinister killing intent, as if he were in the deepest hell.

At this moment, the viscous time seemed to be stretched into a thin line, and space seemed to stand still.

A nameless panic pinned him to the spot, yet his mind soared higher and higher. Perhaps it was a subconscious fear of the darkness, or perhaps he simply did not want to accept his fate of death.

Ruby could only watch helplessly as murderous intent, burgeoning fear, and some kind of huge banging sound emanated from the alleyway ahead.

All of this dragged his already fragile mind ever deeper into the abyss, as if time itself had stood still.

If it weren't for the paper-thin layer of "qi" on his body still putting up a final resistance for him...

Perhaps his mind had already completely collapsed, just like an ordinary person facing a Nen user.

There is a limit to what a person can foresee.

Ruby never imagined that at this crucial moment, someone would find Dia ahead of time and start a battle with her.

The greatest weakness of [Apocalypse: The Victim] is its extremely fragile Nen defense after activation—any ability user can easily defeat it.

Even the aftermath of other people's battles was a huge burden for him.

'Five meters...'

He kept muttering to himself, feeling utterly broken.

This is the distance from the alleyway entrance to the rupee, where the buildings and passageways are arranged like a grid of connected straws.

Emerging from the narrow alley and crossing its entrance, you arrive at a small open space. In front of this open space is another alleyway connecting to another narrow alley.

At this moment, he was in the last alleyway from the street, and the open space outside the alleyway faced the main street.

The hunter was fighting among them.

These five meters are like the dividing line between heaven and hell, keeping him firmly outside.

'My destiny is right there, so why... why can't I move my legs?'

He tried desperately to move forward, but his legs felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.

Perhaps, if we wait a little longer, the hunter will be killed by the two assassins...

A few strange noises suddenly came from the dark alleyway, and then the chilling killing intent and aura gradually subsided.

Is this... the end?

Ruby seemed to hear the hunter's voice in the wind.

That person's voice was like light frost and thin snow, and his tone was like the clanging of metal, which was very pleasant to the ear.

The hunter is still alive...

So he killed the two assassins.

'How much time has passed? Ten minutes? One minute? Thirty seconds?'

Ruby's teeth chattered, and his despair grew stronger.

He should be fulfilling the elder's mission and pulling Meteor City out of the abyss, so why is he starting to cower and shrink back now?

However, as things stand now, even if he uses the abilities of the [Sufferer] to get to that person...

Is it really possible to detonate a bomb right under his nose?

Ruby realized in a daze that her previous idea was too naive.

That was an impossible task.

But fate's guidance is never wrong; there must be something waiting for you ahead.

Or is it that fate has nothing to do with Meteor City, and it's simply a matter of him having to die today?

Rubi's thoughts went blank for a moment, like falling into a bottomless black ocean, slowly sinking.

Gradually, he moved, his pupils becoming unfocused and lifeless.

It was as if some unknown force was pushing him stiffly forward.

one meter……

Two meters...

……

five meters.

Finally, he crossed that damned five-meter distance.

Ruby was trembling uncontrollably.

Go around the corner.

The scene in that open space finally came into view.

At first glance, Ruby saw the dazzling light of the sky.

A sacred and indifferent white light seemed to fall from heaven, sprinkling upon that tall, strong, and perfect figure.

He was wearing the prophet's clean white robe.

Ruby watched as that handsome face, as if sculpted by a master sculptor, slowly turned toward him, its eyes as calm as the unchanging starry sky and universe.

At that moment, he seemed to truly feel time stand still, as if countless years flowed through his deep eyes.

There is not a trace of humanity in it; rather, it is a transcendence of worldly equality and tranquility.

A kind of golden, sacred light appeared behind him, and a hymn seemed to resound through the void.

He didn't know what he was seeing; it seemed to be a colossal figure that surpassed all information, as if it contained billions of stars and eternal time.

But the next moment, those magical things vanished like bubbles.

Hallucination...?

How much time has passed in that instant?

Ruby unconsciously lowered her knees and knelt on the ground, her tongue moving as if it had a mind of its own:

“Lord, you are great; as we have heard, there is none like you, and there is no God besides you…”

He didn't understand why fate had led him here, to have such people as his enemies.

Would even God be jealous of such beauty?

He thought of his companions from Meteor City.

They don't know who they are fighting against, and that ignorance will drag them into the embrace of Satan.

'Man's first original sin is ignorance...'

Ruby saw the man gradually approaching him, but he couldn't see the man's expression.

Gradually, the person drew closer...

he asked:

"Hey, aren't you one of the people behind Melina? What's up, you need something? You don't have to kneel down, do you?"

Dia looked at the man with a puzzled expression.

He had just seen this guy walk out of the alley like a zombie, then kneel down without saying a word, muttering some nonsense.

Is he mentally ill?

Ruby's brain was still a mess. He heard Dia's words, but all he felt was a sharp pain in his eardrums.

Suddenly, Dia seemed to realize something:

"Oh, you're sick, aren't you? Your breathing is so weak. The lingering evil thoughts of that assassin can easily affect you."

As he spoke, Ruby saw the man raise his hand, extend a finger, and press it against Ruby's forehead...

'He's going to kill me... What a hopeless fate... Elders, you're wrong...'

Ruby watched the finger getting closer and closer, and closed her eyes in despair:

'Well, if this is fate, at least I won't have to suffer from those endless illnesses anymore…'

With this in mind, even death is no longer something to fear.

Suddenly, a warm touch came from between my eyebrows, followed by a warm torrent that spread throughout my body in an instant!

Ruby opened his eyes in astonishment!

when--

The church bells rang again, and this time they didn't stop.

when--

when--

when--

……

It rang seven times in a row.

To Ruby's surprise, the excruciating pain that had plagued him like a nightmare had miraculously vanished!

His lips trembled with excitement as he considered every possibility, ultimately leaving only one thought—

'So this is fate!'

Seeing that he seemed a little better, Dia said:

"Alright, I'll be going now."

"grown ups……"

Ruby quickly spoke up and called out to him.

Dia turned her head and looked at him in confusion.

Then Ruby unfolded the parchment in his hand, revealing three dots: one green, one blue, and... one red!

Ruby pointed shakily to the headless female corpse and said: