Hunter x Hunter: Card Master, the Strongest in the World

The eastern coastal city of the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.

Inside a luxury villa.

A one-sided massacre had just taken place here; many gangsters lay dead in pools of blood, and the air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

Capone's men completely occupied the manor.

In the villa's living room, Capone and the others gathered, with the villa's butler in front of them.

According to information Brin obtained from reading the porcupine's memories, Duke and Jerome should be in this villa.

But when they arrived, they discovered that the two had already moved to another location.

They probably ran away because they were afraid that the men they had previously sent out would reveal their location.

"No wonder they're a gangster, they really are ruthless." The baby-faced swordsman raised an eyebrow as he looked at the bombs that had been cleared out and piled on the ground.

The knight-errant had considered things thoroughly, taking into account that the other party had guessed they would arrive here. Putting himself in their shoes, he would have done the same if he were the one forced into a desperate situation.

Naturally, they would use all available resources to set traps.

As expected, his probing revealed that the villa was filled with bombs that would detonate once they stormed it.

Bombs are a good thing; they are very convenient to use in many situations.

Capone also purchased a lot of bombs and stored them in his castle for emergencies.

This even includes the "Poor Man's Rose" that appeared in the original work.

Although it is a prohibited item, Capone's current status and wealth are more than enough to buy such a bomb that can kill the Ant King.

For the upper echelons of humanity, the real challenge with prohibited items like the poor man's rose is not how to acquire them, but how to use them.

The use of such weapons would have extremely serious consequences. The astonishing explosive power was secondary; the residual poison gas would turn an entire area into wasteland.

In the original story, Netero took this into consideration, which is why he had Geno use the "Dragon Head Play" to send him and the Chimera Ant King away, setting the battlefield at a desolate nuclear test site.

Capone's stockpile of the Poor Man's Roses was only for emergencies and would only be used on Lynn's orders.

Capone was a mob boss and knew the true nature of the mob very well, so he could understand Duke and Jerome's plan to set up a bomb trap. It was just a pity that the latter was a step behind.

They cleared the bomb first and then occupied the villa.

They planned to find out the whereabouts of the two men from the men who remained behind.

However, Duke and Jerome were extremely careful and did not even reveal their whereabouts to their butlers, so Brin was of no use.

Left with no other option, they had to rely on other intelligence networks to track down their whereabouts.

They eventually located the two people in another city in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom and set off for them.

Meanwhile, Duke and his companion learned that they could no longer contact the original villa and that the bomb they had planted had not been detonated, indicating that the first phase of their plan had failed.

They had no choice but to place their hopes on the second, and final, plan—reinforcements from the Zoldyck family.

At this moment, Silva and Geno of the Zoldyck family had arrived at their villa.

According to intelligence, Capone was on his way here, so Silva and his companion came to the villa to wait for him.

With Silva and his companion at home, the two of them felt incredibly confident!

What Capone family?

He's just a clown who got lucky for a moment and stole the limelight. He actually wants to take a place among the Ten Elders?!

What a laughingstock!

Ultimately, the world's organized crime syndicates are still in the hands of those ten old men!

No matter how strong he appears, in the face of the Zoldyck family, the world's number one assassin family, there is only one outcome: death.

Before long, Capone found the real hiding place of Duke and his companion.

After dealing with the guards outside, Capone, with a burning cigar in his mouth, pushed open the door and stepped into the spacious hall.

He had the air of a big shot.

The hall was magnificent and exquisitely decorated, exuding a luxurious atmosphere.

Meanwhile, Duke and Jerome were sitting on a leather sofa watching him, holding glasses of red wine.

"Hey, isn't this the infamous Capone Bege, the head of the Capone family?" Duke grinned smugly, swirling his glass in mockery. "You've been jumping around like a grasshopper, coming all this way just to die. You've really had a hard time."

"I'm actually happy now."

"I'm glad you weren't killed by the bomb. That way I could have witnessed your bloody head being separated from your body."

Duke licked his lips and spoke in a perverted tone, his voice filled with obvious hatred and hysterical madness.

Capone must die today!

This was a consensus he shared with Jerome.

You should know that these two, as the Ten Elders, are very famous and influential figures in the world.

Now, they are struggling to deal with Capone, a "minor character," and even have to call in outside help from Zoldyck, which is already embarrassing in front of the other ten old men.

Now that things have come to this, all they can do is enjoy Capone's lamentations and then annex the Capone family to make up for it both spiritually and materially!

"Still unaware even when death is imminent?" Capone exhaled a puff of smoke, expressionless. "How pathetic."

The next moment, Capone's Observation Haki suddenly reacted.

He instinctively backed away to the left.

boom!

In an instant, the ceiling exploded, and a figure with wildly dancing silver hair fell down—it was Silva!

Capone had just dodged Silva's sneak attack, but there was a second one.

Geno deliberately delayed by half a beat, his eyes fixed on Capone's movement trajectory. He fell from the ceiling, his right hand forming a dragon-head-shaped Nen form, and slammed it down on Capone!

Peng!

Caught off guard, Capone flew to the side and landed firmly on his feet. Geno's attack had torn a large hole in the waist of his suit, revealing the bare skin underneath.

Just the two of you...

Capone frowned, staring at Silva and Geno as they slowly walked together.

Jeno, with his hands behind his back, walked to Duke and Jerome and calmly said:

"If you can cooperate a little more, act gloomy or ugly, so that he doesn't have time to react, maybe it will be over."

"Excuse me, I'm a gangster, not an assassin. I'm not as professional as you Zoldycks."

Although Duke said that, there was no sign of apology on his face.

"After all, we'd rather see him struggle and then, helpless, with a look of despair on his face, than die before he even realizes what's happening."

"I'm going to make Capone feel the ultimate pain!"

Jeno glanced at Duke, then shook his head: "Never mind, you're the customer, whatever makes you happy."

"After all, we didn't expect you to perform any particularly well."

"But there is one thing I need to clarify: the information you provided has major flaws. That guy is no ordinary person."

Geno looked at Capone, his eyes narrowing slightly.

Their Zoldyck team prioritizes stealth and insidious tactics, so even when facing Capone, whose public information suggests he's just an ordinary person, they'll resort to sneak attacks.

As it turns out, this approach was absolutely correct.

At this moment, Capone's belly opened up, resembling a city gate, and two figures walked out from it, quickly enlarging to normal proportions. They were Leorio and Kurapika!

To facilitate operations, Capone often kept his men and companions in the castle, releasing them only at crucial moments to fight.

This can also give the enemy an information advantage.

In Silva and Geno's view, Capone's performance in dodging just now was enough to place him among the strong.

He was a strangely powerful individual, as Capone showed no signs of Nen aura.

Considering the two people who came out of his body, there are two possibilities.

1. Capone made some kind of restriction or oath, or Nen ability condition, which prevented him from using Nen, but he has strong physical strength and a space-type Nen ability that can put people in.

Second, that Capone is a fake, or he's already dead. He's currently a corpse being manipulated by someone inside, using the Nen ability of one of the two.

Since Capone was still fine after Leorio and Kurapika came out, and didn't seem to be mentally unstable, Silva and Kurapika were more inclined to believe the first possibility.

In other words, they have to face three people at the same time.

It remains to be seen whether even more people will be released from Capone's body.

"Another losing deal." Geno shook his head slightly. For the two who were very particular about rules and felt that killing even one more person was too much, this was undoubtedly a very unprofitable transaction.

Geno looked at Leorio and the other man, stroked his mustache, and slowly said, "Gentlemen, our only target is Capone Bege."

"Could you please move aside?"

"What a joke! How could we let you kill Capone?" Leorio clenched his fists, took a step forward, his face full of anger, and couldn't wait to speak.

"Wait a minute, Leorio." Kurapika reached out to stop the agitated Leorio, then looked directly at Silva and Zeno, and said seriously, "Are you from the Zoldyck family?"

"So, you're Killua's family, right?"

"His father and grandfather?"

He had just heard Duke mention the identities of the two men attending the event.

Upon hearing this, Silva remained expressionless, while Geno quietly lowered his hand from stroking his beard and raised an eyebrow: "Is he someone Killua knows?"

"I see, you're candidates taking the Hunter Exam together."

Geno finally remembered Leorio and Kurapika, and upon seeing them for the first time, he felt as if he had seen them somewhere before.

As the highly anticipated next head of the family, Killua cannot be ignored even if he is allowed to run away from home. If he dies, it would be a huge loss.

According to the information received, Leorio and Kurapika are the two people Killua gets to know best when he's out.

They could be considered "friends".

Of course, this is not something that Jeno and Silva should pay attention to.

This wasn't the only thing that made them remember Leorio and Kurapika; it was also because the two of them were apprentices of the exorcist Lynn.

Unexpectedly, an operation to deal with "ordinary people" led to an encounter with Leorio and his companion.

"Then there's nothing we can do." Geno's voice drifted away slowly.

Leorio and Kurapika had just breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Killua's family was going to give up on the mission.

After all, it's not a good idea to fight against Killua's family, especially considering the strength shown by Silva and Zeno, they would have a hard time defeating them.

"If you are unwilling to leave, we will have to deal with you all at once."

Rules are rules. The Zoldyck family has been able to maintain its position as the number one assassin family not only because of its strength, but also because it adheres to many rules.

It's impossible to cancel the commission just because of these things, otherwise they wouldn't need to be assassins anymore and could just change careers.

Leorio and Kurapika's expressions changed slightly, and they immediately released [Refine], showing their determination by not giving an inch.

Seeing this, Geno felt quite helpless.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it; the only problem was that he hadn't received enough money.

We lost a lot of money this time.

The next moment, Silva suddenly rushed out, his silver hair cascading down his back like a waterfall, releasing astonishing Nen and aura.

Just sensing this oppressive aura made Leorio and his companion's hearts sink.

The power gap is too great.

Silva's target was Leorio, who was closest to him. In an instant, he was in front of Leorio, his thick, powerful arms wrapped in a surge of Nen. There were no fancy moves, just straight punches.

As the current head of the Zoldyck family, Silva is a seasoned veteran who has assassinated countless people, developing a keen eye that is far more discerning than Hisoka's perception of his Devil Fruit.

In just that short time, even though Leorio and Kurapika hadn't made a move, he was able to assess the range of their pure strength.

Three tricks.

Without considering Nen abilities, neither Leorio nor Kurapika could withstand three attacks from him or his father, Zeno.

To die!