Upsetting the Table

Muer's post-death Nen flew towards the room.

Moro didn't know, nor did he intend to find out, what consequences would follow.

He had come here, and by chance, helped Kan Kai solve a difficult problem. His purpose was to borrow Kan Kai's strength to ensure the airship could land safely later.

Both sides had a common goal.

The prerequisite was that Kan Kai could free himself.

Moro looked at the room with its open door.

From his angle, he couldn't see the situation inside the room.

But he could feel the fluctuating aura clashing.

"Should I follow..."

Moro's heart stirred.

The Nen user he had just killed had caused his level to soar.

If he could pick up another one, Moro wouldn't care whether he went to the Gugan Jade Great Country or not.

As Moro was considering this, the room was already in turmoil.

Muer had gambled his life to trap Kan Kai in Nen space, and his companion Aida had broken through the ceiling to attack the room.

However, the Third Princess also had an Enhancer bodyguard by her side...

Aida couldn't defeat an Enhancer in under a minute, but if she were given another minute, it wouldn't be difficult.

And so it was.

Just as Kan Kai rushed back into the room, Talia, who was responsible for protecting Saff, was already heavily injured and in a precarious situation.

And this was exactly two minutes ago.

"Muer..."

Aida's peripheral vision caught sight of Kan Kai rushing into the room, and she understood that Muer had sacrificed his life.

If she could just buy herself another five seconds...

But there were no "ifs."

However, the mission had to be completed!

She and Muer had prepared a contingency plan from the beginning to ensure the mission's success.

It was just that for her and Muer, the best outcome would be to complete the mission and still be alive, so they could continue working for the Prince.

But in the current situation...

Aida felt no sadness or regret in her heart, only an unwavering resolve.

In a flash, she abandoned the thought of preserving her life and poured all her obsession into "completing the mission."

Then, ignoring the attacking Kan Kai, she lunged towards Saff, who was being protected by Talia.

Although Talia was heavily injured and about to collapse, she possessed the same resolve and will as Muer and Aida.

With the strong obsession to protect Saff even at the cost of her life, Talia unhesitatingly met Aida, intending to use the last of her strength to buy the crucial time for Kan Kai's support.

"Just three more seconds, no, two seconds is enough..."

Talia feared no death. Her only thought was to hold on until Kan Kai arrived to take over her guarding duty.

She absolutely had to hold on, only then could she protect Saff's life!!!

Talia erupted with even more powerful Nen despite her severe injuries. She saw the situation improving.

But the scene that followed filled her with shock and despair.

It was the blinding flash of light produced by the explosion.

On the opponent's body...

There were explosive charges!

That's right, Aida had calmly detonated the explosives strapped to her body at the last moment.

This was the final trump card that she and Muer had brought onto the airship using their substituted employee identities.

Since they couldn't preserve their lives, they would fearlessly flip the table.

The blinding light flashed and disappeared, immediately followed by a shockwave carrying scorching flames, instantly engulfing Aida, Talia, and Saff.

Kan Kai, who was rushing forward, had a drastic change in expression. He barely managed to raise his left arm to block his face before being sent flying by the incoming explosion shockwave.

At the same time.

Moro, in the lounge area, heard the deafening roar of the explosion. He then saw the shockwave surge out of the room like a long dragon, rushing towards the lounge area along the corridor.

This not-so-long distance gave Moro enough time to react.

Almost at the same moment the explosion occurred, Moro's eyes changed. He flipped over the sofa and crouched down, protecting his entire body with Nen while using the sofa as a shield in front of him.

Boom—

The shockwave from the explosion turned the entire lounge upside down.

When the commotion subsided, the surrounding flammable materials like the carpet had caught fire.

Moro got up from behind the sofa, looking at the mess on the ground, his pupils trembling uncontrollably. A sense of relief washed over him.

The feeling of imbalance from beneath his feet signaled the gravity of the situation.

The airship might crash due to this explosion…

Moro first felt a sense of foreboding, then looked towards the corridor ahead.

He saw Kan Kai lying on the ground, his body charred in multiple places, his injuries unknown.

In the room.

After the violent explosion, the entire room was shattered, filled with flames and thick smoke.

In a corner.

Talia's body was mangled, and she had lost all signs of life.

But beneath her, Saff's faint moans could be heard.

In the final moments before the explosion swept through, Talia had defended her duty until death, successfully protecting Saff's life.

However, before Talia fell, she only noticed Kan Kai's timely arrival and did not see a post-death Nen flying through the air.

Among the enemy ranks, there were also individuals with exceptionally strong willpower.

The post-death Nen originating from Muer, in the form of phosphorescence, pierced through the smoky flames, flying with clear intent towards the area beneath Talia's corpse.

The next second.

Saff's faint voice abruptly stopped.

In the corridor outside the room.

Kan Kai shook his head and got up. Disregarding his injuries, he rushed into the room against the surging smoke.

He quickly found Talia in the corner of the room, and Saff, pinned beneath her.

Both were dead…

Kan Kai's expression turned grim.

"I'm sorry."

Muttering to the corpses, Kan Kai glanced at the tilting floor, clenched his fist, and turned to quickly leave the room that was about to be engulfed by smoke.

Back in the corridor, Kan Kai immediately saw Moro standing in the lounge area.

He ran over and asked, "What's your name?"

"Moro."

Seeing Kan Kai rush out of the room again, Moro roughly guessed the reason.

He didn't know who the person Kan Kai was protecting was, but they had managed to attract a very powerful Nen user, who ultimately flipped the table.

It was a fight to the death.

Kan Kai approached Moro, glanced at the headless corpse that had been flung even further away, then looked at Moro.

"Moro, right? You should recognize me."

"…"

Moro inwardly marveled at Kan Kai's sharpness, nodded, and obligingly flattered, "The Twelve Zodiacs of the Hunter Association, it's hard not to recognize you, isn't it?"

"Then I don't need to introduce myself. Come with me now to find the captain."

Ignoring the flattery in Moro's words, Kan Kai, seeing the consequences of the explosion, had the immediate thought of finding the captain to have the airship make an emergency landing as soon as possible.

Moro remained in place, sighing, "This is exactly why I came to find you."

"What do you mean?"

Kan Kai was confused.

Moro briefly explained the situation in the cockpit.

After hearing this, Kan Kai's expression grew even more grim.

Creak—!

A piercing sound came from ahead, and the airship tilted and swayed back and forth.

Moro steadied himself and said, "This explosion… might force that Manipulation user to land the airship."

As soon as he finished speaking, the ground tilted sharply again, and it was clear that the airship had tilted to a dangerously steep angle.

It seemed to be on the verge of crashing…

Moro and Kan Kai exchanged glances, seeing the solemnity in each other's eyes.