Chapter Summaries

Su Xiao fought Uvogin while the Shadow Beasts tried to hold off Shalnark and his companions. Shalnark activated Automatic Operation, greatly empowering Uvogin, who struck Su Xiao through his Counter Shield and sent him crashing into a mountainside.

• Su Xiao threatened Earthworm, Porcupine, and Sick Dog into confronting Shalnark and his companions while he fought Uvogin.
• Uvogin charged Su Xiao, but Su Xiao pierced his chest with Dragon Slayer Flash after Counter Shield blocked Uvogin’s attack.
• Shalnark gave Uvogin an antenna and activated Automatic Operation, transferring his Nen to Uvogin and greatly increasing his strength and speed.
• Uvogin pulverized Earthworm with a single punch, then attacked Su Xiao at overwhelming speed.
• Uvogin’s punch broke through Counter Shield’s protection with its impact, sending the injured Su Xiao crashing into the mountainside.

Su Xiao survived Uvogin’s first punch and faced his upgraded Super Destruction Punch in a brutal clash that cost both fighters limbs and left Su Xiao gravely injured. The battle remained unresolved as Su Xiao retrieved Dragon Slayer Flash and prepared to continue fighting with his left hand.

• Shalnark said Uvogin needed to rest before he could attack again, while Machi and Shizuku fought Sick Dog and Porcupine.
• Su Xiao emerged from the mountain after drinking a No.1 Potion, and Uvogin charged at him with an upgraded Super Destruction Punch.
• Su Xiao concentrated his Blue Steel Shadow energy into Dragon Slayer Flash and cut off Uvogin’s punching arm, losing his own hand in the exchange.
• Su Xiao attacked Uvogin’s eyes and tried to twist his neck, but Uvogin struck him away before he could finish the attack.
• Su Xiao drank another No.1 Potion, checked the valley for approaching contractors, and retrieved Dragon Slayer Flash with his left hand despite his severe injuries.

Su Xiao killed Uvogin after disabling his automatic operation mode, then escaped the valley with Bubu Wang and had Black Mary heal his injuries. After recovering, he returned to the valley to continue the fight while Machi and Shizuku chose whether to retreat.

• Su Xiao injected adrenaline, cut off Uvogin's head, and received a pale-gold Treasure Chest and increased World Source.
• Shalnark died when Uvogin's death caused his Nen energy to dissipate, while Su Xiao warned the Contractors not to attack him.
• Bubu Wang carried Su Xiao out of the valley, and Porcupine charged Shizuku after Su Xiao ordered him to hold Machi and Shizuku back.
• Shizuku urged Machi to escape and report the battle to the leader while she held off Porcupine.
• Black Mary used Dark Rose to restore Su Xiao's severed arm and heal his injuries, exhausting herself and losing twelve petals.
• Su Xiao found Nobunaga's Dark Purple Treasure Chest with Bubu Wang, then returned to the valley despite his exhaustion.

Su Xiao left the valley after driving back the Brigade, while Porcupine died from his wounds and Kurapika pursued Machi and Shizuku. On the way to Yorknew City, Su Xiao learned that three more Shadow Beasts had died, leaving only Owl to protect the auction items, and warned Bick to gather every available force against the Brigade.

• Su Xiao refused to save the fatally wounded Porcupine, who cursed the Ten Elders before dying.
• Su Xiao decided not to pursue Machi and Shizuku and drove away with the exhausted Black Mary.
• Su Xiao saw that Kurapika had disappeared, apparently to chase Machi and Shizuku.
• Bick told Su Xiao that three Shadow Beasts had died and confirmed Owl was still alive with the auction items.
• Su Xiao told Bick that five Shadow Beasts had died in the valley and urged him to gather forces for the conflict with the Brigade.

Su Xiao returned to Yorknew City and rested while Red Clown prepared a summoning ritual with Count Purgatory, who warned him about a powerful human group. The next morning, the Brigade’s surviving members gathered at an abandoned church and learned that all missing members besides their leader were dead.

• Su Xiao passed a Ten Elders checkpoint, rented a secluded hotel room, set the Apostle Eye to alert mode, and went to sleep to recover.
• Red Clown addressed a crowd of believers while Count Purgatory appeared as a fiery phantom and objected to being called Brother Earl.
• Red Clown asked Count Purgatory about a powerful group of humans, and Count Purgatory described their strength and their hatred of Mages and other races.
• Red Clown revealed that his teleportation array was nearly ready and planned to summon many individually weaker creatures.
• The next morning, Phinks, Franklin, Pakunoda, Machi, Bonolenov, Kortopi, and Hisoka gathered at an abandoned church near Yorknew City.
• Phinks asked whether all Brigade members who had not arrived, other than the Brigade Leader, were dead.

After Chrollo learned that Su Xiao had killed several Phantom Troupe members, he planned to make the hunter their next target. Hisoka’s fabricated prophecy exposed him as a traitor, while Su Xiao prepared for a decisive battle in Yorknew City that night.

• Machi reported the Phantom Troupe’s losses to Chrollo, who declared that the group would focus on killing Su Xiao.
• Chrollo shared a prophecy that pointed to Su Xiao as the hunter and seemed to predict Hisoka would save the Troupe at the cost of his life.
• Hisoka used Light Veil to hide the true prophecy and make it appear that he would sacrifice himself for the Troupe.
• A Blue-Haired Girl warned the Troupe that their savior might be an impostor, and Chrollo ordered the members to kill Hisoka when the real prophecy was revealed.
• Su Xiao learned that the Auction would reopen that night and anticipated a decisive battle against Chrollo and the Phantom Troupe.

Su Xiao accepted the Ten Elders’ invitation to meet the assassins hired to deal with the Phantom Troupe, while the new Auction House struggled to attract anyone after its previous destruction. The assassins gathered to prepare for the reopening, and the chapter left them choosing code names as Su Xiao arrived.

• Black Mary told Su Xiao that Brant of the Ten Elders wanted him to meet the hired assassins, and Su Xiao accepted.
• Su Xiao and Black Mary arrived at the new Auction House, where gang members and opening wreaths stood in place of customers.
• Black Mary explained that the previous Auction House’s destruction had scared away customers, forcing the Ten Elders to threaten their own gang members into attending.
• Jian Ji gathered the assassins and told them to eliminate the Phantom Troupe if they appeared at the Auction that night.
• Light Nostra and Kurapika arrived, and the assassins began proposing color code names before an old man dismissed the idea as childish.

Su Xiao dismissed the assassins’ coordinated plan and told them to act independently as the auction’s security tensions mounted. Two hours before the auction, he spotted Phinks outside the building and ordered his people to prepare for the Brigade’s arrival.

• Zeno and Silva revealed that they were members of the Zoldyck Family, and Su Xiao told the assassins to ignore Jian Ji’s plan and attack any suspicious person in the building.
• Zeno and Silva questioned Su Xiao about the Brigade, and he warned that the Ten Elders might soon face a Zoldyck assassin beyond his ability to resist.
• At seven in the evening, Su Xiao watched the Auction House’s surveillance feeds and recognized Phinks among the mafia members outside.
• Su Xiao ordered his people to prepare to receive the Brigade’s guests while Phinks continued circling the Auction House without entering.

Su Xiao learned that the Ten Elders’ assassination mission had ended and that information about the Zoldyck Family’s commission had leaked. Weini, a blue-haired Contractor formerly aligned with the Phantom Troupe, arrived injured and proposed that she and Su Xiao join forces against an unknown threat.

• Jian Ji sent mafia members and Kurapika to capture Phinks, but Phinks killed several pursuers and escaped.
• Su Xiao learned from Bick that the other Ten Elders had likely died and that Bick had joined the V5 Organization, leaving Su Xiao in control of the Auction House.
• Zeno told Su Xiao that Franklin had attacked and that the Zoldyck Family’s commission was over because the Ten Elders were dead or no longer their employers.
• Su Xiao pointed out that the Brigade Leader had learned of the Zoldyck commission and hired Zoldyck family members, suggesting the family’s information had leaked.
• Weini told Su Xiao that Paradise had changed her Main Quest and that two enemies had attacked her, then asked him to join forces against a vast unknown group.

Su Xiao learned that Red Clown and Chrollo planned to attack the Auction House and reached a limited agreement with Weini to defend it independently. The attack was set for nine that evening, and Weini left to prepare her defenses.

• Weini warned Su Xiao that Red Clown and Chrollo had joined forces and planned to attack the Auction House at nine.
• Su Xiao drew Dragon Slayer Flash after realizing Weini had previously sniped him, but she threatened him with her Big Pineapple PST3 and showed him proof of the planned attack.
• Weini explained that the grenade contained a spatially compressed hydrogen bomb that could destroy them and much of Yokshin if activated.
• Su Xiao refused to form an alliance but allowed Weini to help defend the Auction House, and she went to set up a Battery.
• Bubu Wang disdained Weini as she left, while Su Xiao noted that the attackers could not use heavy weapons without provoking the V5 Organization.

Su Xiao learned that Red Clown planned to attack the Auction House with Chrollo Lucilfer and a huge force of unknown creatures, so he tried to rally contractors to defend it. Red Clown challenged Su Xiao’s account on the contact platform, and the chapter ended with Red Clown deciding to continue their game.

• Su Xiao assessed the enemy’s forces and realized his side had too few reliable fighters to defend the Auction House alone.
• Su Xiao used the Derivative World Contact Platform to announce Red Clown’s plan to attack the Auction House and urged contractors to join the defense.
• Red Clown disputed Su Xiao’s claims, while other contractors questioned which side to believe.
• The National Football Team Leader offered to bring his brothers to scout the Auction House, and Su Xiao gave them its location in Yorknew City’s Tenth District.
• Red Clown learned that Su Xiao had exposed his plan and decided to continue their earlier game.

Su Xiao and the contractors were forced to defend the Auction House when Red Clown’s attack brought a swarm of Dark Continent creatures ahead of schedule. With the building surrounded and casualties mounting, Fangirl opened a scroll to help hold the line.

• National Football Team Leader, National Football Team Second, and National Football Team Third arrived at the Auction House, where Su Xiao warned them that an attack was imminent.
• Su Xiao and the others spotted Dark Continent creatures approaching, and a Reincarnation Paradise prompt warned that losing the Auction House would fail the Main Quest.
• Contractors rushed toward the Auction House, but swarms of creatures killed many of them before the survivors retreated inside.
• Weini fired from the roof and killed more than a hundred creatures, but the overwhelming numbers soon overran the gang members guarding the entrance.
• The contractors divided up to defend the Auction House’s entrances and windows, and Fangirl opened a Purple Quality scroll as she proposed they cut off some flesh.

Su Xiao and the other Contractors took shelter in the Auction House as Nilapan attacked, while Barrier Master Girl maintained a defensive barrier. Su Xiao identified the creatures and prepared to defend the front entrance as the threat continued.

• Fangirl's barrier enclosed the Auction House, trapping the Contractors inside with the attacking Nilapan kept outside.
• The National Football Team Leader and his brothers healed Barrier Master Girl, and her boyfriend reassured her after she woke.
• Su Xiao realized Clown had arranged the attack to sabotage his Main Quest and weaken him.
• Barrier Master Girl raised a stronger barrier with openings at both ends, and Contractors contributed Mana recovery potions to extend its duration.
• Su Xiao assigned himself to the front entrance and examined the Nilapan's data, learning they were social creatures that could reproduce by splitting after death.

Su Xiao and the contractors defended the Auction House against a swarm of Nilapan, whose ability to split after death made their numbers a concern. While the rear entrance held, Su Xiao fought alone beyond the main entrance and cut down hundreds of Nilapan, but the corpses at the barrier’s gap began to change.

• Su Xiao examined Nilapan's information and suspected that their reproduction depended on access to water.
• The outer barrier collapsed, and Nilapan swarmed the Auction House as Su Xiao took the main entrance and the contractors defended the rear.
• The National Football Team Three Brothers held the rear entrance while the contractors discovered that Nilapan dropped treasure chests and that contractors killed by them dropped Crimson Cards.
• Fangirl saw Su Xiao fighting outside the main entrance and recognized that his strength far surpassed the others'.
• Su Xiao killed more than a hundred Nilapan with Ring Break, but the corpses piled at the main entrance began to change.

Su Xiao fought off the Nilapan horde at the barrier, destroying the juveniles that emerged from the corpses and slaughtering attackers as they charged. An hour into the battle, he remained able to keep fighting despite mounting injuries.

• Su Xiao discovered that dead Nilapan split into three weak juveniles each, and he crushed one to test their strength.
• Su Xiao threw a Superior Alchemy Bomb at the barrier entrance, killing more than a hundred juveniles and enraging the adult Nilapan.
• Su Xiao defended the barrier from the frenzied Nilapan, cutting them down with his blade and Counter Shield.
• After an hour of fighting, Su Xiao had killed an unknown number of Nilapan and suffered more than a dozen claw wounds, but his stamina and vitality let him continue.

Su Xiao endured three hours of Nilapan attacks outside the Auction House, while Weini and the contractors held their positions inside. The Nilapan Leader withdrew his people after heavy losses, and the Red Clown and Chrollo prepared for another assault aimed at exhausting Byakuya.

• Su Xiao killed Nilapan for three hours, using bombs to destroy their corpses and prevent them from splitting, while Weini eventually stopped shooting to conserve ammunition.
• Contractors at the barrier's back entrance rotated in organized squads and discussed surviving the siege to claim the Treasure Chests scattered nearby.
• The Nilapan charged Su Xiao's corpse mound repeatedly, then retreated into the darkness after receiving an order.
• The Nilapan Leader confronted the Red Clown over the casualties and demanded that he transport all the Nilapan to the Auction House.
• The Red Clown warned that the Nilapan could only launch one more large attack before he had to keep his promise, then told Chrollo that another assault might exhaust Byakuya enough to kill him.

Clown contacted Three-Star Hunter Luke Freeman for help but was rejected, then declared that Byakuya was the opponent he wanted to face. At the auction house, the surviving contractors debated how to divide their treasure chests as Su Xiao rested, and Weini began proposing a plan after spotting Clown nearby.

• Clown called Luke Freeman using a passcode, but Luke refused to help and hung up on him.
• Clown argued with Count Purgatory, then said he hoped Byakuya would survive long enough to become his true opponent.
• The contractors counted 107 treasure chests and debated how to distribute them after the Nilapan Tribe temporarily retreated.
• Su Xiao entered the hall with 102 Green and 23 Blue treasure chests, rested, and learned from Bubu Wang that the rear entrance was holding for now.
• Weini told Su Xiao she had seen Clown on a nearby rooftop and began explaining a bold plan.

Su Xiao recruited the National Football Team and Weini to join forces against Clown, despite their distrust and bitter history. After hearing how the three brothers had ambushed Weini twice, the group agreed to postpone their feud and rush toward Clown’s suspected location.

• Su Xiao explained Clown’s objective and urged the National Football Team to help kill him, while National Football Team Leader admitted he did not trust Su Xiao.
• The three brothers discussed their decision, then Weini confronted them over their past ambushes and refused their offer to return the stolen spoils.
• Weini and the National Football Team agreed to settle their grudge later and focus on eliminating Clown first.
• Su Xiao learned that the National Football Team had twice ambushed, robbed, and beaten Weini, leading her to hunt them through several Derivative Worlds.
• Weini declined to explain her plan herself, so National Football Team Leader said they would use her knowledge of Clown’s location and attack him together.

Su Xiao formed a six-person squad to break through the Nilapan Tribe and kill Clown, whose death would prevent the contractors from suffering negative Luck. The squad charged into the Nilapan horde, with Bubu Wang searching for Clown and the Brigade Leader as they advanced.

• Su Xiao rejected Weini's plan to charge blindly and laid out a breakout strategy focused on killing Clown while avoiding the Brigade Leader.
• Weini, the National Football Team Three Brothers, Fangirl, and Su Xiao agreed to join the assault, then set out from the Auction House.
• Fangirl killed the gang leaders who tried to keep the squad inside the Auction House.
• The Nilapan Tribe surged into the street, and Su Xiao led the squad into the horde while Bubu Wang searched for Clown and the Brigade Leader.
• The squad carved a path through the Nilapan and advanced toward Clown and the others.

Su Xiao led the National Football Team Trio and Fangirl through the Nilapan horde while Weini took position in a clock tower to support them. Weini fired her costly Sigh Goddess sniper rifle at a hidden enemy waiting to intercept the group.

• Su Xiao used Ring Break twice to kill nearby Nilapan and open a path, while the National Football Team Second discovered the attack had shaved his hair flat.
• Su Xiao sent out Alchemy Bombs, then charged through the explosions with the National Football Team Trio and Fangirl following him.
• Weini reached the clock tower, set doll bombs throughout it, and prepared to cover the battlefield with her Sigh Goddess sniper rifle.
• Weini spotted a figure hiding behind a building along Su Xiao’s route and fired a shot at its exposed head.