The Kind You've Never Seen

A small country on the mainland called Grusia.

At this moment, in a prison in the country, Netero sat cross-legged on the ground, his limbs still bound by the Cursed Grudge... Behind him was a descendant of the recently deceased 'Shadow'.

Like the girl who previously imposed constraints and oaths, this person was also trained to have abilities specifically designed to target him, making it difficult for Netero to resist.

The old man kept his eyes closed and didn't struggle.

The screams and cries of people being beaten and tortured could be heard constantly from inside the prison.

Those imprisoned here are all members of the Hunter Association.

In the corridor outside the cage, the resurrected Jed sat in a chair, quietly watching a live online broadcast on a screen in front of him. The broadcast showed the prisoners inside the cell being executed in the 'name of the Hunter x Hunter '.

Jed had white hair and looked quite young, with eyes and pupils of an unusual color.

Soon, amidst the cacophony of screams in the prison, one person's cries ceased, life extinguished.

"Jed ...this is between you and me, it has nothing to do with these younger folks."

Netero opened his eyes, stared at the familiar face outside the fence, and said in a deep voice.

Jed ignored the warnings and simply snapped his fingers, at which point his men immediately slaughtered another imprisoned Hunter x Hunter.

Netero frowned.

The power of resentment differs from that of thought. The energy of Cursed Grudge is extremely 'polluting' to the mind, transmitting negative clarity and will with a magnitude greater than that of thought, making it difficult for ordinary people to resist. Once invaded by Cursed Grudge, the mind will change, showing signs of assimilation... For most people, their willpower has not been tempered to an extremely stable level, making it easy for Cursed Grudge to amplify the dark side of their inner selves, thus turning them into puppets.

Netero then realized why Jed had been resurrected...

Jed awakened the power of the Cursed Grudge early on... and along with all the descendants of the Shadows, they all possessed the talent to use the power of resentment. It is likely that some surviving descendants used this energy to resurrect Jed; in other words, the old friend before him is not a living person... but an aggregate of energy.

Like Nen, it creates some kind of humanoid entity...

Bearing the dark, hateful will and emotions of everyone, just like Nen, resentment can amplify one's inner thoughts and carry a certain purpose... Jed's 'revival' is similar to a kind of resentment power, and then through the revival, it absorbs the energy of each person in the increasingly powerful team, thus becoming what it is now.

Characteristics of ability.

This is also different from reading.

If more and more people are corrupted by 'resentment,' then Jed will become stronger and stronger...

As for Grusia... it was once the land of the 'Shadow' race, the country where their descendants lived. In order to ensure control over the 'Shadow' group and prevent them from becoming unruly, V5 confined all their relatives to a deep forest in Grusia.

Using these descendants as hostages... v5 had long ago determined that Jed, as the leader, might not be so docile.

Although imprisoned, 'Shadow's' family members lived well... until v5 decided to eliminate 'Shadow'.

Netero killed Jed out of desperation.

It wasn't that V5 put too much pressure on him, but rather that during the subsequent missions of 'Shadow', his constant immersion in killing had twisted Jed's mind, causing him to frequently drag innocent people into his actions, simply to satisfy his bloodlust.

The influence of the Cursed Grudge is also present here...

Therefore, in the end, Netero had no choice but to take drastic measures.

It's worth mentioning that V5 didn't actually take action to destroy 'Shadow' by discarding it after it had served its purpose... a simple sentence was enough for the high command of the country of Grusia to mobilize troops and wipe it out.

"Don't rush, it'll be your turn soon..."

Jed's cold voice echoed in the prison.

"It seems... neither V5 nor the Association wants to save you, the Grand President."

Jed continued, "I will upload the entire footage of your death to the internet so that the whole world can see it... Since the Association doesn't intend to disclose what happened back then, then... I will uncover the truth of the past."

Jed's rebirth was to clear the names of the 'Shadows' and acknowledge their contributions and existence.

That was his original intention in being resurrected.

It wasn't revenge in the simple sense.

Jed knew very well that there were many people in the Association who knew about 'Shadow'.

But despite repeated threats, no one from the Hunter Association stepped forward to express their opinion, which was different from what he had expected.

During this time, the forces controlled by the Cursed Grudge have been growing in number and have begun operating in various places, capturing members of the Hunter Association... Jed doesn't believe that the Hunter Association has remained indifferent. If the Association can still remain calm after killing Netero, it can only mean one thing... that Netero has accomplished nothing in the years since his death, and he has been a complete failure as chairman.

"It's been a long time... Jed, the Hunter Association today is not what it was when you and I were."

Netero made a meaningful remark.

"Don't you feel miserable? Don't you regret it?" Upon hearing this, Jed slowly turned his head to look at the old man sitting in the dark cell. "You have served them for so many years, and what has it all been like? They didn't care about you at all. Even if you die... it doesn't matter. They can just find someone else to replace you."

Jed was referring to V5.

In his view, the reason the Association remained silent was because the people above, V5, had spoken... to ignore the threat of 'Shadow'. As for Netero himself, he was dead, so be it.

"Hello!"

At that moment, a commotion came from a cell opposite Netero.

Someone shouted at Jed.

It's Killua.

He was also captured and imprisoned here.

Unfortunately, Killua originally intended to leave after obtaining his Hunter License... but things changed, and he was no match for Jed, so he had no choice but to surrender.

Although he had become a prisoner, Killua didn't seem nervous at all. Instead, he had a smile on his face, his hands behind his head, as he walked closer to the iron bars. "Was the old man reminding you? Didn't you realize?"

Jed glanced at Killua.

Killua lowered his hands, rubbed his nose, and chuckled, "There are some terrifying guys in the Association... There's more than one monster. With you making such a big show of things, you probably won't live much longer. Maybe the monster is already on its way..."

"Monster?"

Jed let out a cold laugh.

"Yes, it was a terrifying monster..."

Killua nodded mysteriously.

"Don't you believe me?"

"If you don't believe me, fine... You'd better pray it's not that monster, but someone else... If it's someone else, your fate might be a little better, but if it's him... tsk tsk tsk, then you're in big trouble." Netero naturally knew who Killua was talking about.

As Killua spoke, he even covered his mouth and chuckled to himself, looking somewhat smug.

It felt like he was on vacation, even though he was arrested.

He's been subjected to a lot of torture these past few days, but no matter how cruel or torturous the treatment, it doesn't bother Killua at all; he's used to it.

These people will send videotapes of the torture or killing of the Association members to the Association headquarters; it's not Killua's turn yet.

Killua was very nervous at first, and even thought about taking a chance to escape, but he failed...

Because the Cursed Grudge energy, which is inconsistent with the mind, is beyond his comprehension.

He discovered that if Cursed Grudge were used to unleash 'Zetsu', even 'En' would be unable to detect its existence. This indicates that... Cursed Grudge possesses some special properties, including the Nen user very susceptible to its effects.

But then his little brain figured it out... The Association was acting calmly, probably because they were brewing something big.

If it were a typical rescue operation, at least some signs would have emerged.

After all, Netero, as the chairman, cannot be imprisoned here for an extended period of time.

Therefore, it's certain that a big shot personally got involved.

The reason for Killua's schadenfreude was that he really wanted to see if the person who came was indeed Oboro, and whether Jed could make Oboro suffer.

"I've killed all kinds of monsters... Which kind are you referring to?"

Jed said calmly.

"The kind you've never seen before..."

Killua said something lightly, then walked back to the shadows of the cell and lay down comfortably.