Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

What is that woman saying?

Kuroro subconsciously looked down.

'I clearly took a step forward, what do you mean by taking a step back...'

The next moment, Kuroro's pupils shrank to a point, his whole body stiffened, as if he had fallen into an ice cave!

He clearly remembered that he had taken a step forward.

But his current position shows that he has just retreated a considerable distance!

'This...how is this possible!?'

Kuroro's breathing suddenly became rapid.

what happened?

He simply couldn't understand it.

But vaguely, some kind of inspiration seemed to be rising little by little from the depths of memory.

Kuroro desperately tried to grasp that spark of inspiration, but his train of thought was suddenly interrupted by the woman behind the wall speaking:

"What's wrong? Are you wavering, Chrollo Lucilfer?"

"Are you trying to rush up and fight me to the death, or are you confident you won't die by my hand?"

"But your body seems to have made an honest choice. Driven by fear or some other concern, your body unconsciously retreated..."

Kuroro's body froze completely in place.

The woman's voice, like a venomous snake baring its fangs, slowly coiled around his neck, sending shivers down his spine with its slippery, cold touch.

Fear? Attachment? Unconscious retreat?

'Impossible, I clearly walked forward...'

'But why did I back down?'

Why does the body move on its own?

'Nen ability? No, there's no sign of it being activated...'

Humanity's greatest fear is the unknown.

Faced with a completely out-of-control world, Kuroro, whose mind is in a state of chaos, seems to have returned to the age of 11, becoming that boy who could only helplessly grieve as he watched Sarassa's body shatter into pieces.

Time passed little by little.

Kuroro's heart sank little by little.

He didn't know if it was really as the woman said, that his body started moving on its own.

Or perhaps he was influenced by some unknown Nen ability.

But one thing is undeniable!

At this moment, without realizing what was happening before him, he had undoubtedly been defeated!

'Is this the first time a warning...?'

'If we go any further forward, we'll just die unconsciously, just like we're unconsciously retreating now…'

Kuroro clearly understood this.

He wasn't afraid of death.

Instead, he worried that he would die too early, causing the troupe to deviate from his plans.

The Phantom Troupe has come a long way, but in just a few months, it has suffered an unprecedented blow.

Just moments ago, Franklin and Nobunaga died right in front of him.

This intensified Kuroro's sense of urgency.

He realized that spiders are just a tiny existence in this world, and too many people can manipulate them at will.

Can such a Phantom Troupe really shoulder the responsibility for Meteor City's ever-expanding future?

Or will the Phantom Troupe ultimately disappear before Meteor City, becoming a fleeting trace of an era?

The millions of compatriots in Meteor City will have to return to their old lives.

Kuroro has always been good at thinking.

The sense of powerlessness that haunted him as his companions died one by one further exacerbated his depression.

If he were to die now, what would Feitan, Phinks, and Uvogin do?

He'll probably cause a huge scene in New Delhi, and then be executed on the spot by the King's army.

Then the [Kakin Empire] will see this as a provocation from [Meteor City] and start a war that spans the ocean, since Naspi started his career through conquest.

Pokkons will probably leave the group quietly. She has no real feelings or loyalty to the group; she's essentially a multifaceted spy.

What about Paknoda?

Kuroro was momentarily dazed, but he already knew the answer in his heart.

If he were to die, Pike would almost certainly commit suicide immediately.

Even if none of this had happened.

At this moment, [The Ultimate Thief] had not yet completed its evolution. With his death, his vision of ensuring the Phantom Troupe's eternal existence would ultimately vanish like a bubble...

'I can't die yet, at least not until the [Thief's Ultimate] has fully evolved, and until Meteor City becomes a nation capable of standing on its own...'

Kuroro stood up straight in silence, gripped the book in his hands tightly, and slowly began to speak:

"What do you want me to do?"

At this moment, there is still a chance to escape.

Kuroro had plenty of time to use Instant Teleportation to move inside the Invisible Wall and then leave.

But he knew this was just a temporary fix.

'That woman, although we don't know her identity, she already knows my purpose. We can no longer ignore her and continue our operation.'

'Right now, cooperating with her at least guarantees that this guy will temporarily stand on our side; at worst, we won't completely lose track of him...'

The woman paused briefly before speaking:

"What you need to do is enter the palace as planned and find the Egg in the Pot, one of the Three Sacred Treasures, from the treasury buried deep underground."

"Then destroy it..."

The original plan...

Kuroro gave a self-deprecating sneer to himself:

'Ha, you even know that? Aside from the fact that the egg in the pot is in the underground treasury, I didn't even know this information...'

Kuroro couldn't tell whether the other party had a unique source of information or possessed the ability to read minds.

"Ok?"

Kuroro suddenly looked up at the wall in confusion.

The faint sense of oppression that once emanated from there no longer seemed to have dissipated.

After a while, he cautiously took a few steps forward, but nothing happened.

And so he walked all the way behind the wall and saw everything.

It was completely empty except for weeds.

Chapter 409 Qi Duo's Enraged Outburst × Background and Consequences

Streets littered with corpses.

In a flash of light and shadow, Diya appeared out of thin air, carrying the second prince who was rolling his eyes and spitting out foam.

"..."

He looked back, but there was nothing behind him.

This kind of bluff shouldn't scare Kuroro away, right?

Dia thought it was unlikely.

Ultimately, he did give Kuroro a clue: the whereabouts of the "Egg in the Pot".

It was just something I made up on the spot.

He didn't know if there were any "eggs in a pot" in the national treasury.

But that's not important. What's important is that Kuroro feels that there's enough in the national treasury right now, and that's enough.

Dia shook her head, not wanting to think about it any further.

What will happen next?

It all depends on Kuroro's initiative.

Suddenly, several incoherent wails came from the ground not far away:

"Ugh... Uh..."

Diya looked over and saw a soldier lying there, only half of him remaining, groaning weakly.

It's obvious they're not going to make it.

Diya's gaze swept across the street before her, where corpses and dismembered limbs were everywhere.

There wasn't a single living person standing in the room.

Surprisingly, most of those who fell were elite soldiers of the King's army, not the mud-covered rioters.

What happened here?

Dia then realized what was strange.

These royal troops are the elite of the elite. Faced with a riot, even if they are outnumbered, how could they possibly suffer such heavy casualties?