This Is Professionalism × The Assassin Team

As the Manor descended into chaos...

Two figures, simply disguised, boarded the car driven by the two Shadow Beasts.

The car started and sped away along the road it had come from.

The gang members who were conducting reconnaissance from a distance quickly reported the information.

"Did it work? Haha, then let's wait here for good news." Saro lit a cigar and slumped heavily onto the sofa.

My body involuntarily relaxed.

Right now, in the car on the way back.

The vehicle being driven was Kurapika, which was simply disguised; to be honest, the disguise was rather rudimentary.

Fortunately, it was nighttime.

The enemy reconnaissance team wouldn't get too close; if they saw two people driving back, they would most likely assume it was one of their own who had succeeded.

At this moment, Kurapika was looking at the map next to him, which marked the route of their operation and their distance from the target.

This route was deduced based on feedback from personnel stationed throughout the city and footage from surveillance cameras in certain areas.

During the very time they were engaged in battle.

After all, the two Shadow Beasts had never expected to fail. They swaggered into the Manor and parked their car right at the gate.

In their eyes, the Nosra Family was nothing more than a small family with both good and bad luck, not worth taking seriously at all.

"Why are you wearing that little bundle of cloth?" Pairo, sitting in the back seat, looked at Kurapika's strange attire.

I couldn't help but ask.

He had never seen Owl use Nen ability, so he didn't notice anything wrong.

"This is my deduction about the opponent's Nen ability. When the other guy rushed in, he immediately used his Nen ability to prepare a huge bundle, trying to capture Nion."

"Faced with my sudden attack, he threw the wrapping cloth at me again, so I guessed that his ability was to wrap people and objects."

More importantly, they were in another dimension at the time and witnessed this guy throw out his foreskin, attempting to engulf the flames and furniture debris from the explosion, and he actually succeeded.

Unfortunately, they planted more than one bomb in the room.

Moreover, unlike Pairo, he didn't have the desire to fight the other party.

So, that guy died under mysterious circumstances.

Nion's Nen ability is truly terrifying.

Kurapika never believed that the success of this operation was mainly due to their own efforts, but rather to Nion's prophecy, which allowed them to make thorough preparations in advance.

As the saying goes, "the one who is prepared can outmaneuver the one who is unprepared," and they firmly controlled the situation when the other party was completely off guard.

The operation would have gone much more smoothly if Pairo hadn't decided to stall one enemy and attempt a one-on-one fight to ensure success.

More importantly, Pairo wanted to understand the battles between Nen ability; he was preparing for what was to come.

"Once we reach the target location, we will proceed according to our pre-arranged plan," Pairo said.

Kurapika nodded.

Before this operation began, Pairo made more thorough preparations based on the results of his own Prophecy Poem.

The three individuals deeply involved in the operation, through their predictions of different future trajectories, meticulously calculated the enemy's actions.

Soon, they returned to the enemy's stronghold by the same route.

The villa was surrounded by wary gang members, but no one dared to approach or stop the two men, who, with their simple disguise, drove unimpeded into the hideout.

Upon arriving at the building, Pairo didn't speak, but simply nodded, and the Butterfly on his shoulder flew inside.

The Butterfly landed directly on the window above, taking in the entire scene inside.

This is Pairo's "Funeral Butterfly," which has the function of observing instead of eyes, naturally Pairo see more places.

However, this is not the Butterfly's primary ability, so the distance it can fly is extremely limited.

It can only serve as a very temporary supplementary measure, but it's better than nothing, isn't it?

After the Butterfly had thoroughly investigated the situation in the room...

After assessing the situation inside, the two opened the car door and rushed inside.

Before the two gang members standing at the door could react, one of them had his neck snapped by Pairo, while the one in front of Kurapika was simply knocked unconscious.

Pairo merely glanced at it and said nothing more.

The two rushed into the room.

"Hey! Who are you people?!"

"There's an intruder, there's—"

"Ah!"

There weren't many people in the room, since there were guards stationed outside.

In addition, the two were quick to act and were Nen user.

For ordinary people who haven't yet realized what's happening, they have immense power to suppress them.

Moreover, the Butterfly had already thoroughly investigated the distribution of people in the room.

The two men subdued all the gang members and disarmed them effortlessly.

"Who, who are you?" Saro's cigar trembled as he leaned back on the sofa, his face covered in cold sweat and his eyes flashing with terror.

He had absolutely no idea who those two people were.

Could it be an old enemy?

That shouldn't be the case.

Shouldn't those two Shadow Beasts be back by now?

Yes, those two guys are coming back.

Let's stall for time.

His brain is completely muddled right now.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?" Saro asked, holding a cigar in his hand and forcing a fawning smile.

"Click!"

Kurapika cocked his pistol and pressed it against Saro's head.

"Wait, let's talk this out. I am a descendant of the Teldoruka Family. Let's discuss this properly!"

Pairo stared intently at his opponent, pressing the pistol in his hand forcefully against Saro's head.

"If you twitch your little finger again, you'll be dead."

Saro quickly stopped his attempt to call for help.

"You killed the Shadow Beasts?"

Saro seemed to have realized something, and his face broke out in a cold sweat. He finally calmed down and thought about it for a moment.

"Looks like you're not too stupid after all," Pairo said with a smile.

Just then, a noise came from outside.

It appeared that a large number of vehicles were surrounding them.

The gang members who remained on the perimeter immediately drew their guns, but they were clearly already surrounded.

The two sides were locked in an inexplicable standoff.

A gang member rushed in, saw his companions lying sprawled on the ground, and Kurapika's Black Hole gun pointed at him. He swallowed hard and slowly raised his hands.

Saro glanced at the newcomer and understood the situation outside.

"You're Light's men? How much did he pay you? I can give you double! No, ten times!" Saro said frantically.

"Tell your men to give up resistance, or else—" Kurapika pressed the gun hard against Saro's forehead again.

"No problem, no problem!"

After saying that, Saro looked at the gangsters with their hands raised at the door. "What are you all standing there for? Get up and go!"

Soon, a commotion arose outside.

With the sound of footsteps, several gang leaders led a group of their men into the room.

They quickly took control of the situation and then nodded to Pairo and Kurapika.

"Bang!"

Pairo pulled the trigger.

"Now, I need to deal with the aftermath," Pairo said, handing the gun to Kurapika.

Kurapika frowned, as if he wanted to say something, Pairo seemed to have expected it and explained, "According to Nion's prophecy, I'll definitely be fine going alone, as long as I don't do anything out of line."

This proves that the hitman we hired is definitely reliable, and the money was well spent.

Even though they are in good financial shape now, this amount of money still makes them feel a little pained, but it's all worth it to completely eliminate any future problems.

"Bringing you along might cause unforeseen problems, you understand?"

Hearing what Pairo said, Kurapika sighed helplessly and nodded.

The final prophecy was aimed at Pairo.

The assassins they hired were able to complete the mission perfectly. At the end of the prophecy, it was mentioned that, to ensure everything went smoothly, Pairo would personally verify the results at the scene after the assassins succeeded.

Then there will be unexpected gains, which will require someone to check them out.

The protagonist of the Prophecy Poem is Pairo, which is already a very good outcome and no further changes are needed.

Therefore, it's enough for Pairo to go alone.

At this point, Pairo smiled.

"If all else fails, there's always Auntie."

Upon hearing this, Kurapika nodded.

Although it requires the use of Fiery Red Eye, "Forced Homecoming" is undoubtedly an absolute life-saving technique.

Losing a few hours or even a day or two is acceptable, provided that the safety of one's companions can be guaranteed.

In the future, all three of them will definitely use [Emperor Time] in their Fiery Red Eye state.

They were already mentally prepared for this.

Just as Uncle Kevin said, don't become dependent.

In the darkness of night.

A private airship is slowly heading in a certain direction.

Beside the airship's floor-to-ceiling window, a tall figure stood quietly, his large, lifeless eyes gazing at the night view outside.

"Biu! beep beep beep beep! whoosh! ahhh!"

A strange sound came from behind me.

Upon hearing the sound, Illumi silently turned his head to look.

A little boy with white hair is holding up a toy airplane and making various sounds.

This is his younger brother, Qi.

At the table next to him, a muscular, white-haired man sat with his eyes closed, resting.

It looks like a sculpture.

Qi seemed to have grown tired of playing with his toy airplane, so he casually put it on the table and sat down opposite his father.

"Dad, how much longer until we get there?"

Upon hearing his son's question, Silva opened his eyes, looking at Qi with a serious expression, but a slight smile appeared on his face.

Of course, to outsiders, this kind of smile wouldn't look like a real smile.

"Qi, as an assassin, patience and composure are essential qualities."

Hearing his father's answer, Qi sighed helplessly and nodded.

He then simply sat down and closed his eyes.

Illumi watched this scene silently.

He rarely had the opportunity to go on missions with his father.

This operation had some special reasons.

Not long ago, his adorable younger brother Qi successfully completed the Heavens Arena trial arranged by their father.

Just as he was free, his work phone rang, meaning there was a new order.

So he answered the phone without hesitation.

The call came from an unknown number, and an unfamiliar voice came from the other end.

But this didn't matter to Illumi; he didn't care about any of that, as long as it was an order and a job.

However, this task is a bit tricky.

The other party's demand was to kill the current head of the Tedorka family, one of the Ten Elders.

Furthermore, they demanded that the other party be killed in their residence, along with everyone else in the residence.

This is a custom order, so the price will naturally be higher.

The other party agreed to the price he offered without hesitation, and even made an additional request.

After finishing his work, he needed to go to the site to take a look.

To be honest, he had encountered similar requests before.

Sometimes he'll agree, but most of the time he'll refuse.

After all, he's very busy; once he's done, he should take a picture and leave.

Going to work is going to work, and leaving get off work is leaving get off work.

Waiting for customer confirmation is a waste of time, isn't it?

But since they've already asked for more money, there's nothing we can do about it.

If you pay more, anything is negotiable.

He has always been very tolerant of such large clients.

This is work, and he is very satisfied with his attitude towards it.

The problem is that the other party is, after all, one of the Ten Elders, and his surrounding bodyguards and defenses are certainly not weak.

Battles involving Nen ability are inevitable.

Furthermore, there will definitely be Nen user serving as bodyguards. As one of the Ten Elders, the bodyguards he chooses will certainly be people with suitable Nen ability.

To be honest, although he was very confident in his abilities, he wasn't entirely confident that he could handle such a large order on his own.

If an assassin is wounded during an assassination attempt, it is considered a dereliction of duty.

As a meticulous assassin, such a mistake is unacceptable.

He wants to ensure that nothing goes wrong; this is the family's philosophy.

So he decided to seek help.

It is common for family members to cooperate to complete missions; even assassins understand the drawbacks of going it alone.

Having a trustworthy family member by your side allows you to cope effectively when facing multiple enemies.

Of course, the main reason is that the amount offered by the other party is quite large, and sharing it with the helpers is also a considerable income.

His initial choice of helper was his own grandfather.

But Grandpa's price was too high, so after giving him the money, my own order wouldn't be worth it.

So he turned to his father.

The father's asking price was relatively low, but he required Qi to come along, since Qi had completed the trial and it was time for him to start getting involved in the family business and try taking orders.

Illumi naturally agreed wholeheartedly, and he even specially set aside a portion of the reward for Qi.

He felt that Qi's job was to deal with those troublesome gang henchmen, and with Qi's abilities, that was definitely not a problem.

So they temporarily formed this small working group.

The thought of traveling with his younger brother didn't change Illumi's expressionless face, but he felt a surge of joy inside.

He decided to complete this task perfectly, eliminating all traces of the client, as a way of thanking him.

Qi, who was meditating, opened his eyes, unconsciously touched his neck, and muttered that his brother's gaze was really annoying.

However, the thought of finally being able to start working like an adult fills me with anticipation.

At a research base in a certain forest.

Koto looked annoyed because her important target had escaped, which was a serious dereliction of duty for her. She might be laughed at by the tiger and the Monkey.

The thought of the Rat possibly mocking her made her fury rise.

She already had such a simulated scenario in her mind.

"Where did that guy go?" asked a Nen user nearby.

Upon hearing the other party's words, Koto frowned and said irritably, "The other party possesses Nen ability that allow teleportation and has set up Escape Passage within the base."

As for his location—to our north, judging from the remaining teleportation traces here, he most likely fled to the Kukan Tribal Kingdom.

Hearing this, the Nen user next to him finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's alright, it's not too far. I'll arrange for an airship right away, and we'll be able to depart soon. With your abilities, you should be able to track him down by now."

Koto nodded.

After thinking for a moment, she took out some stationery and wrote letters, then tied them to the legs of the pigeons she had summoned.

She reviewed all the information about the operation.

It is understood that similar problems may occur in the Biskane National Park area within the Kukan Tribal Kingdom.

She remembered that there was a Hunter x Hunter there in charge of handling related issues; in any case, she had to pass the information on to the Hunter x Hunter who might encounter the target.

After the letters were tied up, the pigeons flew into the sky.

At this moment.

In the forest.

The five people were moving quickly through the jungle.

Kevin led the way.

Locke was in the middle of the group, with Shante and Baishu on either side, and Begel bringing up the rear.

Begel saw a small, Shadow Creature flying rapidly at the edge of the sky within his field of vision.

"We should be thankful that this guy isn't flying very fast," Locke couldn't help but complain.

Running at full speed through such a forest is extremely exhausting, but fortunately, he is also a Nen user, so his stamina is barely enough to keep up.

If the other party had flown any faster, he probably wouldn't have been able to keep up.

"These guys have really hidden their base well; very few people would venture into such a remote part of the forest," Baishu remarked.

They've been running at full speed for most of the day, and at this rate, it will soon be dark.

By then, they will have to close the gap between them, or they will likely fall behind.

"The further away from civilization one is, the more dangerous it becomes."

Locke murmured.