Plans on Both Sides

I know you're here!

"You can hear my voice, right?"

In a bedroom, Exhaust Benjamin lay on the bed, roaring angrily with a resentful expression.

However, given his current physical condition, he resembled someone who had been seriously ill for a long time, and even if he wanted to shout, the sound he made was not loud.

Because a part of his soul was cut off and imprisoned, Benjamin's body became increasingly weak over time... Now, he even needs servants to serve him small things like eating and relieving himself.

This was unacceptable to the strong-willed Benjamin.

I'm in a daze every day, sleeping for more than ten hours at a time, and I'm even less able to stay awake.

He couldn't take it anymore.

He could feel his life force draining away, so... for the past two weeks, he had been calling out to Oboro.

However, the latter never responded to him.

"I met with Salé-salé and the Queen as you requested! Your plan's failure has nothing to do with me. I have done what I promised you... Give me back my soul!" Benjamin repeated the words he had said countless times before.

Over the past two months, the royal family has sought out a large number of Nen user, including various types of Exorcism... but unfortunately, none of them have been of any use.

His condition cannot be cured.

Even if we don't Exorcism, but use some healing-type Nen, it seems that we can't restore him.

A Nen Master, who was also an expert in Exorcism, examined his injuries and said, "Prince, strictly speaking, the injury you suffered wasn't caused by someone casting a spell on you, so Exorcism is useless. A part of your soul has been taken away... The soul is the most fundamental energy of life. To heal you, you must find someone who, when developing their Nen, also had a connection to the soul, and possesses a certain level of skill... To put it bluntly, apart from abilities that affect the soul, neither Exorcism nor healing abilities will have any effect."

After leaving those words, the other person departed under Benjamin's resentful gaze.

Soul.

Abilities related to the soul...

Benjamin himself is a Nen user, and he knows that the more profound the structure of developing Nen, the greater the difficulty.

This means that ordinary people would not bother to set their Nen to things they cannot do.

Because it was destined to fail.

Therefore, finding someone with Nen related to the soul seems even more difficult than Exorcism exorcist.

Ordinary people are not capable of developing such profound Nen power.

There must be some special Nen user in the human world, but finding them takes time... What Benjamin can't afford to wait for right now is time.

If Oboro doesn't respond to him...

He might really be going to die.

After calling for a while longer, the eldest prince was exhausted and could no longer hold on, so he fell into a deep sleep.

"His Majesty."

At that moment, the private soldiers who had been guarding Benjamin closely heard someone enter the room and turned to look.

Upon discovering that the visitor was indeed the king, they bowed in greeting.

"Are those people from yesterday still helpless?" Hui Guo Rou walked slowly forward with his hands behind his back, staring at his pale-faced son on the bed.

After a period of time, Benjamin lost a lot of weight and completely lost his former vitality.

Private soldier Rihan shook his head at the king.

"Um..."

Upon hearing Hui Guo Rou remained calm, showing no anxiety or panic. Instead, he raised his hand to touch his chin, seemingly deep in thought.

Without saying much, he turned and walked away.

"It didn't work!"

On the other side, at Beyond's residence.

A Hunter x Hunter used his Nen, wearing white gloves, to rhythmically press on Beyond's abdomen.

However, the twisted, vortex-like injury on the latter's stomach showed no signs of healing under the influence of Nen power.

This person couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Beyond's abdomen no longer shows any signs of normal human skin and flesh.

It looked as if it had been torn apart by a high-speed drill bit.

My entire belly is still dark purple.

It's unimaginable how much damage the Nen user helped Beyond heal must have suffered to cause this situation.

"Hehehe... That's no ordinary beast. It won't be easy to remove the wounds it tore at!" By Beyond sat on the bed with his sword held high, one hand on his thigh, grinning.

Besides him, there were also members of his privately formed team, numbering as many as thirty or forty people, in the room.

Some of them arrived at Kakin only after he had fought with Oboro.

The reason these people were summoned was because they couldn't determine whether the Fills Family would take further action against the Kakin Royal Family... Having more people around is never a bad thing.

"The wound from that One-Punch Man may not look big... but if it were any other creature, let alone bones, their flesh would probably be blasted into dust! Someone like us would die instantly and disappear!" A white-clad man with a rope tied around his waist walked up, bent down to examine Beyond's wound, and clicked his tongue in amazement. "I must say, you're truly remarkable! Only someone like you could be hit by his One-Punch Man and only have such a small scar on your body..."

He was praising Beyond.

Is the harm caused disproportionate to the surface trauma left behind?

Another person stepped forward and echoed.

"That's right, it just doesn't look big to the naked eye. Actually, it's because the person who was attacked is him..." The white-clad man who spoke first nodded and pointed at Beyond, "His powerful physique makes it seem like this attack can be healed by Nen. However... if it really needs to be repaired, using Nen to offset this wound, it would probably take an average person several years, or even more than ten years. It's impossible to heal it all at once."

His words plunged the people in the room into silence.

"Don't worry..."

With Beyond exuded an aura of Haki, "Oboro's Nen didn't leave any residue, but it was too destructive to the physical body... That One-Punch Man of his was aimed at pure power! He wanted to defeat me head-on in terms of physical strength! Soon, this injury will be repaired by my abundant Qi and blood, but it might leave a scar..."

"You two inhuman monsters!"

Some people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Those who are deemed qualified to go to the Dark Continent... are all freaks standing at the top of our world, so there's no need to be so surprised."

"However, within the Association, Oboro rarely reveals his strength or completes any missions anymore. Because of his status as a three-star Hunter x Hunter, everyone only knows that he has an unusual position and is very strong... but the specific extent of his strength is unknown to outsiders, making him seem very mysterious."

"Indeed, the general public's impression of his Nen and skill level is still stuck in the past few years."

"I really didn't expect this..."

"After so much time, the Fills Family has still made no move. They must have given up on their ambitions to seize the Kakin throne, right?"

They were on the same side as Beyond. Beyond was able to win them over, partly by offering money and making certain promises. The main reason, however, was that these Hunter x Hunter present were restless and harbored ambitions to explore the Dark Continent.

Although they weren't strong enough to be personally watched and restrained by Chairman Netero like Beyond and Oboro... as long as Netero existed, they wouldn't dare to act rashly.

Therefore, everyone's goal is the same.

The chairman must step down.

Then, according to the plan, with the help of Kakin, they will tear open a breach in V5... Initially, they may only send a portion of their people, but once this precedent is set, the breach will only widen. Sooner or later, they will all be able to set foot on that land.

By Beyond had been to the Dark Continent, and at least in their view, he had a wealth of experience... At that time, they could make good use of this to reduce the casualty rate.

Therefore, the royal family of Kakin absolutely cannot afford any mishaps before announcing it to the world.

Even if that cunning and treacherous King Nasubi Hui Guo Rou exploits this to make them the vanguard and cause conflict with the Fills Family... it doesn't matter.

"Just a heads up."

At this moment, a woman with messy black hair that obscured her face suddenly spoke up, "According to my investigation, the Fills Family has unified the underground gangs of several continents and stabilized the situation, and has re-elected the Ten Dons... The news has not yet spread."

"In addition... there is another very interesting phenomenon."

"The gang has business operations in several countries in V5. In the past half month, their business volume has surged, and they are all large projects. Except for the gangs in Kakin and some special closed countries, which have not been affected, they have almost gotten their hands on everything else."

"V5 gave the Fills Family the green light... Are gangsters this powerful?"

One person said in surprise.

In the past, although gangs were widespread, they had no way to interfere in the national economy and their livelihoods were mostly small-scale operations, let alone those of the superpowers like V5.

And now, they can actually sit at the table and eat!

Incredible.

"Ha ha."

Beyond laughed loudly, mocking, "That's just a trick those in power at V5 always use... Giving the Fills Family a few sweet treats, with Lone's brains, she wouldn't fail to see through it..."

"Pariston sent a message saying that Oboro already knows about the Chimera Ant... and is aware of our plans. However, it seems he has no intention of telling the Association... Obviously, he is also waiting for Netero to step down so that he can take over the position of Chairman. Currently, judging from his reputation and supporters within the Association, he is indeed the strongest contender for the position of Chairman."

"What to do?"

The speaker looked at Beyond.

"Give it to him! If he wants it, let him have it!"

"Given his personality, becoming the president... I believe he would absolutely not want to be controlled by V5," said Beyond with ease.

"It's time to reform the Hunter Association's system... Based on that alone, he is indeed the most suitable candidate."