I'll Show It What Cruelty Means...

Hearing Ian's words.

Elina struggled to hold back the tears welling up in her eyes and nodded her little head earnestly.

This moment.

She felt incredibly lucky in her life.

Meeting Ian and Sister Machi is actually enough.

In her life, she felt content as long as someone was willing to give her such a promise and attention.

"Hey, Jin, can you stop making it sound so scary and just tell me the result?"

Ian glanced at Kim and said irritably.

Let this guy talk, and he talks like he's in a horror movie. Anyone would be scared!

Jin helplessly shrugged and said calmly.

"The result was that both sides died..."

Everyone was taken aback by his words.

"They... they're all dead?" Machi frowned; she didn't like this ending.

"Which two sides?" Ian asked curiously.

Jin looked at him, shook his head, and said...

"You don't actually think this is an illusion, do you? Of course, it's the caster of the Soul Seizure spell and the poor soul being Soul Seizure... both are dead."

"Why?"

The case Kim described piqued Ian's interest, and he inquired about it in detail.

Jin looked serious, rested his chin on his hand, thought carefully, and finally answered.

"Have no idea."

Ian looked speechless.

"How could I not know? What relevance does this have to what happened to Elina?!"

Jin stared intently at him and said.

"Just because we don't know doesn't mean this matter is worthless..."

"This recorded case tells us the most important thing: any ability involving the soul carries extremely high risks."

"For a Nen user, to use their ability only to end up dead— Ian, you can imagine how harsh that constraint is!"

"Therefore... even if the other party wants to use Soul Seizure Stealing on Elina, they must consider the risks involved!"

Jin stroked his unkempt beard and said in a deep voice.

"So, that's probably why you can still continue to have a normal conversation with this little girl..."

"Clearly, it won't be so easy for the entity behind the scenes to perform the Soul Seizure."

At this point, he gave Elina a careful look with his amber-gold eyes and continued.

"And you've all noticed that..."

"Change has actually begun, or rather, this isn't an ordinary change. In my view, it's more like this body is making preparations in advance for that guy's arrival—what we often refer to as the prerequisites for Nen Abilities!"

Upon hearing Kim's words, Ian's eyes turned cold, and he said in a slightly chilly voice.

"You mean, there really is something coveting Elina's body?"

Jin nodded, then shook his head.

"She previously mentioned hearing someone calling her Eluna, and that her father was awakening..."

"I suspect the father in that voice refers to..."

The two exchanged a glance and spoke in unison.

"Sashado!!"

Ian's eyes were icy.

I thought I no longer needed to pay attention to that guy, after all, even if he was as powerful as the Meruem.

However, it's likely that V5 has also hidden many secret countermeasures.

Now that the other party had escaped, he planned to stay out of it and observe how V5 would deal with them.

But unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, I really had to handle this matter myself.

Otherwise.

If the person in the Ruins who is suspected to be Sashado's daughter were to influence Elina, she would truly regret it.

Elina's time with the team was short.

However, her gentle and timid nature makes the members of Dawn feel particularly protective of her.

At least, as far as Ian knows.

Feitan is a rebellious and eccentric guy who's always secretly researching weird methods while carrying his Big Black Umbrella, but he cares a lot about Elina.

Even though he appeared cold on the surface, he would always offer help and solutions whenever Elina encountered difficulties.

In other words, the other party is unaware of the problem Elina is currently facing.

Otherwise, even without Machi asking, Ian knew that Feitan would definitely speak to him.

Within the Dawn Organization, Elina is becoming a beloved figure.

Even so, Ian would never let the other party lose their life!

"Call..."

Ian let out a long breath, then looked at Kim with a serious expression.

"It seems we need to find that old codger again and pry some information out of him..."

"Don't worry, although he is indeed very strong, my Godly Might No. 1 is not to be underestimated. If necessary, I will give him a shot!"

After saying that, he glanced at Elina beside him, grinned, revealing his white teeth, and laughed.

"Elina, don't worry, we've found a solution!"

"Everything is under control!"

He gave the other person an OK sign, then winked at Machi, signaling her to keep an eye on Elina's condition, before pulling Jin away.

Once they arrived at their location, Jin calmly began to speak.

"Ian, this matter is probably not so simple; it involves Nen Abilities related to the soul... Without a countermeasure, it may all be in vain."

Ian frowned.

"I know."

"So, do you think it's possible that eliminating Sashado would work?"

"What exactly is going on with those Ruins? Sashado has already left, is the Malice within those Ruins still spreading?"

Jin glanced at him.

"The Malice within the Ruins is a thorny issue, while Sashado's appearance was an accident..."

"You must understand, the leakage of Malice energy from these Ruins was not caused by Sashado..."

Ian was slightly taken aback upon hearing Kim's words.

Was it not caused by the other party?

Ian frowned.

"Could the real problem originate in those Ruins?!"

Jin also said with a solemn expression.

"You're right. I only just figured this out because of what happened to Elina. There's something strange going on deep inside those Ruins!"

"Then let's go back!"

Ian said calmly.

Even if it means completely excavating that Ruins, I want to see what's lurking behind this!

"If I catch it, I'll teach it a lesson in cruelty..."

After Ian finished speaking, he immediately pulled out the [Anywhere Door].

Without hesitation, King returned with him once again to the Ruins of the Gandor Dynasty, thousands of miles away.

We had just arrived at the Ruins.

The two of them were then discovered.

"King, and Ian, where... where did you go just now?" a Hunter exclaimed in surprise, rubbing his eyes.

The two men glanced at him and asked curiously.

Where did everyone else go?

"I don't know, they were just here a moment ago. But it seems they received orders from Netero to continue exploring deeper into the Ruins?"

Hearing his words.

Ian and Kim exchanged a strange glance.

Netero is not a reckless fellow.

They had already told each other that since "Sashado" had temporarily left, the entire team should be evacuated to regroup.

Even... Netero held the same view.

After all.

Netero himself was not seriously injured.

However, they fought a fierce battle against the monsters brought by "Sashado".

Both the Hunters and the Exorcism Team were exhausted.

In this state, continuing to explore forward seems rather strange, unlike the foolish orders that Netero would give.

"Give us directions on where Netero should go; there are some things we need to discuss with Netero."

The Hunter pointed forward and quickly said.

"After crossing this gate, walk forward; you should enter the path to the left at the fork in the road. Be careful."

"I've tried to persuade those guys, but they're like they've been injected with adrenaline, they won't listen to me, and they insist on following the chairman forward."

Ian and Kim nodded.

He then stepped through the gate.

If one had to put it simply, only now, after crossing that ancient Stone Gate, could they truly say they had stepped into the interior of the Ruins belonging to the Gandor Dynasty.