Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

The reason she was familiar with the other person was because she and Dia had been beating each other up the night before last.

The reason she couldn't remember was because Hisoka's voice at the time was a mixture of his own and Chrollo's voices, which temporarily confused Kido.

Upon hearing Hisoka's words, Dia instantly seemed to understand his implication.

'It's Kubi's ability...'

'They must have copied and switched the gems using the "Left Hand of God, Right Hand of the Devil" technique during a period when I wasn't around.'

'Based on the limitations imposed by the other party, the time when they could rewind to obtain the switched gems was—yesterday morning!'

It happened to be the time when he returned to the hospital from the Kuroshio incident. At that time, Kito did leave the makeshift hospital briefly for a few minutes out of concern.

'It must have been around that time... The Phantom Troupe, they really know how to stir up trouble...'

Dia sighed inwardly at her miscalculation, and at the same time, an uncontrollable killing intent began to rise in her heart.

His initial attitude towards the Phantom Troupe was simply to send them all to the underworld. However, it was the Troupe's act of stealing his gem that truly angered Dia.

You should know that he is actually very rarely angry (really very rarely).

"call--"

Letting out a long sigh, Dia calmed herself down and said to Vincent, whose brow was also furrowed:

“Mr. Vincent, I’m sorry for this situation, but I have to go and support Mizziston right away.”

"When I get back, I will definitely help you find that stolen gem!"

As he spoke, he gave Qiduo a look, and without waiting for Vincent's reaction, he turned around, jumped over the wall, and disappeared without a trace, just like Hisoka.

Chapter 112 Vincent's Betrayal? × A Path to Hell

'Um...actually, you don't need to look for it...'

Vincent was about to say that when he saw that Dia had already disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, he could only helplessly swallow the words that were about to come out.

He didn't know why Dia was so concerned about this matter. In fact, even if the gem was really stolen, it had nothing to do with them, the hunters.

Qiduo and Dia's task was simply to save the patient; all other tasks were none of their concern.

Hunters are that meticulous when accepting quests.

For him, he would be even more eager for the gem to disappear completely, so he could easily shift the blame, for example, by saying that the Phantom Troupe stole the gem.

Anyway, he didn't apply for the gem, so he has no responsibility for losing it. On the contrary, it can remove the good-for-nothing sitting on his head from power. Why not?

At this moment, Qiduo was surprisingly quiet. She just watched Dia's back as he left without hesitation, without saying a word, as if she didn't care about anything.

Suddenly, Vincent's lizard eyes subtly shifted, glancing lightly at the box in Qiduo's hand.

'It's in there, those three nails…'

Now that the gem has been confirmed stolen, his boss, who guaranteed the gem with his future, will definitely not have a good ending. Logically speaking, he, as the subordinate, should not fare well either.

But Vincent didn't seem worried about being implicated, and the reason was those three nails.

That was something Beyond had personally expressed interest in. If he could hand it over to Beyond beforehand, he wouldn't only avoid being punished afterward, but he could also advance further...

The problem is how to get it.

A cold glint flashed in Vincent's eyes. Now that the nails were in Qiduo's hands, he certainly couldn't afford the price to exchange them for those three nails.

If Miss Qiduo is unwilling to hand it over, he will have no choice but to...

It was stolen.

Are you kidding me? Are you going to steal it?

Even if he managed to seize it, his political career would be pretty much over.

By Yangde once told him that, aside from idiots who can't figure things out, there are no more than 15 politicians in the world who truly have the power to ignore the Hunter Association.

Most of these are still in the International Flight Permit Department.

Vincent has been in the agency for almost twenty years, and has worn out one uniform after another.

But he's still at least three levels away from the political center of the Mingbo Republic!

Vincent shook his head inwardly, but if he really couldn't find an opportunity, he would have no choice but to take the risk.

As long as the wind speed is controlled, just roll the box away...

Suddenly Vincent seemed to sense something, his eyes darted around, and he saw Kido's calm gaze.

Those eyes were fixed on him.

'Oh no, I've been staring for too long!'

At that moment, he sensed something was wrong.

Perhaps because he had been dealing with ordinary people for too long, Vincent had forgotten how obvious his subtle movements were to a Nen user.

A sense of danger crept in, and a sudden breeze ruffled Vincent's clothes.

At the critical moment, an unexpected change occurred!

"A monster!"

A terrified scream suddenly came from the side alley of the hospital.

Qi Duo's eyes narrowed, and her figure flashed, disappearing from the spot as a blur.

Vincent was startled, then suddenly realized what was happening. The next moment, a gust of wind roared, carrying him to catch up with Qiduo's footsteps.

Qiduo moved extremely fast, arriving at the scene where the sound came from in just a few seconds.

What came into view was a man with a terrified expression, who was rushing towards the alley entrance with all his might.

Qiduo stepped aside to avoid the direction the man was heading, and then calmly looked at the thing that had frightened him so much—a humanoid creature covered in white fur!

The white humanoid figure limped out of the shadows, then its movements became visibly slower in the sunlight, and after only a few steps it froze in place, unable to move.

'That's... the fungus Dia was talking about?'

Its extremely conspicuous features allowed Qiduo to recognize its true nature immediately.

'But antibiotics haven't been developed yet...'

Qi Duo frowned; she had too little time left.

Since the fungus first appeared, she has only had a total of two hours to study it.

So far, she has only just completed the analysis of the structure of this fungus.

Without antibiotics, does that mean we can only rely on luck...?

Just as Kido subconsciously summoned the [Petrification Dish], a gust of wind swept past behind her, bringing with it Vincent's urgent voice:

"Miss Kita, if you're going to deal with that monster, let me keep that box safe for you for now."

The wind howled, yet it seemed to stop behind Qiduo as if by some divine intervention.

She turned her head expressionlessly and saw Vincent with a fake smile on his face.

'If we don't agree, he'll just betray us.'

A cold glint flashed in Qiduo's hand, and a scalpel suddenly appeared.

Vincent narrowed his eyes but did not make any rash moves, because he saw that Qiduo simply raised the scalpel to her mouth.

Then, under Vincent's furrowed brows, Qiduo opened her mouth and used a scalpel to cut open the section of her tongue that had been completely closed.

Blood gushed from her mouth instantly, but she seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to push the scalpel precisely and steadily until she removed a cross-section of the base of her tongue.

Then, Qiduo opened the petri dish in her hand, revealing what was inside—a small tongue.

That's right. Four hours earlier, when Kido removed the patient's heart, she had already begun cultivating her own tongue.

Qiduo deftly removed her tongue, shoved it into her mouth, puffed out her cheeks, and soon tried to speak again:

“Vincent, you want the organs in this box, or rather, those nails, right?”

Vincent didn't speak, but the clenched hands behind his back betrayed his thoughts.

He had a feeling that the conversation that was about to begin would be firmly in Qiduo's hands.

"Let's make a deal, you can have the nail!"

Without a word, Qiduo tossed the box in her hand to Vincent as if it were a bag of trash, her face displaying a calmness bordering on ruthlessness.

The box was caught by a gust of wind in mid-air, spun gently, and fell to the ground.

"Go help Dia."

After speaking, Qiduo turned around and walked towards the snowman. At the same time, her aura circulated, and a white sterile suit covered her entire body.

Vincent placed his right hand on his chest, calmly bowed slightly to Qiduo's retreating figure, and said:

“I am Vincent Cayman, and I salute your generosity.”

Without turning her head, Qiduo flashed forward, her right hand slicing off a piece of tissue from the sunlit zombie and throwing it into the [culture dish], while simultaneously kicking it back into the side door leading to the morgue.

'Given sufficient samples, culture heterologous bacteria once an hour. If you're lucky enough to cultivate a harmless bacterium that can engulf this fungus, the problem can be solved once and for all…'

boom!

Qiduo entered the room and closed and locked the door behind her.

'Their weakness is the high temperature, but they don't have flamethrowers. Fortunately, the sterile suits can block it...'

Regardless of how this fungus spreads, it is no match for the sterile clothing that can resist external spiritual energy and all external pollution.

After entering the door, there was a long staircase leading down. As Qiduo approached, a mournful low growl gradually came from below the stairs.

The sound was like crying, yet also like roaring.

The lower you go, the dimmer the lights become and the louder the sound becomes.

Kido felt like she wasn't heading to the morgue, but to hell.

'I wonder how many people will be infected...'