Assassin Efficiency X A Light at the End of the Tunnel

Kuwata City.

As one of the important port cities in the Kukan Tribal Kingdom V5).

It holds a pivotal position in the country, making it one of the most important cities.

The Teldoruka Family headquarters is located here.

On this dark and stormy night, Pairo on the rooftop of a multi-story hotel, surrounded by several gang members armed with guns.

His eyes were tightly closed, and it was unclear what he was focusing on.

Elsewhere in the city, at the Dingfeng Hotel Kuwata City, stands the city's largest landmark building.

The patriarch of the Teldurka Family lives on the hotel rooftop.

At that moment, three figures—one large, one medium, and one small—walked into the reception hall on the ground floor of the hotel.

The youngest looked to be just a few years old. These three were the Zoldyck Family's assassins.

Before the receptionist could finish speaking, a Nen needle pierced his head.

Seeing this, Silva frowned slightly.

He had never really approved of his eldest son's methods of killing.

Within the Zoldyck Family, the assassins adhere to the principle of not adding extra killings; every additional person killed outside of their mission target is considered a losing proposition.

They are assassins; it's wrong for them to do business at a loss.

He himself, his father, and the surviving ancestors in the family have always adhered to this principle.

However, his eldest son Illumi, was the only one who never followed this rule.

Normally, Silva would turn a blind eye, since he wouldn't interfere too much with his children's behavior.

But today is different; he is taking his young son, Qi, to work for the first time.

"Don't waste your energy killing people who have nothing to do with our target," Silva said softly.

Upon hearing his father's words, Illumi opened his lifeless eyes, glanced at his father, and then at the intrigued Qi, unusually refraining from rebuttal.

And so, the receptionist, with Nen needle, led the three of them upstairs like a puppet.

The stench of blood began to quietly permeate the hotel.

In the distance, Pairo.

Until a fire appeared in his field of vision.

"Child?"

In his stealthy gaze, a white shadow flashed by, and in the final moment of the attack, he saw the assassin's face clearly.

It was a little boy with white hair, his face full of excitement, his right hand clasped together, piercing the enemy's heart like a sharp blade.

"So small?"

Pairo was utterly astonished. This child, who looked several years younger than him, was actually one of the Zoldyck Family's assassins?

Before he could observe further, the field of vision connected to this eyeball was severed.

He still had three eyeballs that could provide different fields of vision, so he quickly shifted his gaze, only to find that only two eyeballs still had a visual connection.

In the field of vision of one of the eyeballs, a needle appeared, followed by a tall, slender figure with black hair.

"Is this another assassin?" Pairo thought to himself.

Unfortunately, the target died too quickly this time; he didn't even get a clear look at the assassin.

Until the last eyeball came into view, a burly, powerful white-haired man slowly walked towards them. The man's aura was so strong that it rendered the target that Pairo had stolen his vision unable to move.

Those eyes were like a combination of a venomous snake and a vicious wolf, seemingly piercing through Pairo's gaze.

"He's looking at me?!"

Pairo was shocked and immediately severed the visual connection.

He was breathing heavily, the thought echoing in his mind, "Is he looking at me? How did he do that? Did he really find out like that?"

"Is this the strength of top-tier experts? The gap is just too vast--"

In that brief moment, he seemed to have begun to understand the pinnacle of power in this world.

"Young Master Pairo?"

The gang members guarding him knelt down and inquired about his condition with concern.

Pairo shook his head. "It's alright, let's go over. They should be finishing their mission soon."

He knew full well that with such a powerful figure in charge, the Teldoruka Family was no match for them.

Those eyes staring at him left him with lingering fear.

A top-tier Nen user, huh?

At this moment, the top three floors of the hotel were filled with a strong smell of blood, and everyone who was standing had fallen to the ground.

The head of the Tdorka family, one of the Ten Elders, was an old man dressed in expensive pajamas, slumped on the sofa with lifeless eyes.

Silva was staring at the corpse of a gang member lying on the ground near the door.

After dealing with the enemies elsewhere, Qi and Illumi approached.

"Dad?"

Qi asked with a puzzled look. He looked at the body his father was staring at and didn't see anything special about it; it was just an ordinary gang member.

"Mission accomplished."

Illumi said mechanically, then picked up his phone, took a few photos of the surroundings, and prepared to send them to the client.

"Are you going to wait here for the guests to come and inspect the goods?" Illumi asked, turning his head.

Silva simply replied calmly, "The guests have already seen us."

Illumi narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the body on the ground.

He seemed to glean some information from those words.

But Silva clearly had no intention of offering further explanation.

Not long after, the direct elevator arrived.

The surveillance cameras in the entire hotel and surrounding streets have already been removed.

Pairo brought only a few gangsters with him, and he instructed his men, "Don't say a word when you see them later."

After that, we passed by the bodies lying on the ground.

These attacks were all fatal, executed cleanly and efficiently, with blood splatter minimized.

These traces all represent two words.

Efficiency.

"Is this the Zoldyck Family's reputation? They're certainly formidable."

Pairo had to admit that paying them for their services was indeed worthwhile.

When Pairo and his group arrived at the top floor, they met the three people who were already waiting there.

"Your work was done very professionally."

Pairo glanced at the three of them, bowed slightly in a very polite manner, and praised them.

"As compensation for the trouble you've caused, I will give each of you an additional 300 million. Consider it a token of my gratitude for having the honor of meeting you three."

Upon hearing that more money would be added, the three men's expressions softened considerably.

The subtle hostility that had been lingering in my heart vanished without a trace.

The price was reasonable, Silva stopped pursuing the matter. Illumi also instantly forgot his previous dissatisfaction.

After all, this price is somewhat higher than the market price.

Pairo couldn't help but glance at Qi again; the child looked only seven or eight years old, far too young.

In this situation, it would be rather strange not to take a closer look at Qi.

Feeling Pairo's scrutinizing gaze, Qi wrinkled his nose.

"You're amazing, so young and already so talented."

Pairo praised sincerely.

A smug look immediately appeared on Qi's face.

Seeing the white-haired little guy in front of him move so quickly and at such a young age, Pairo was suddenly stunned, and memories flooded his mind like a tide.

He recalled the information his father had shared with him in the final moments of his life, and the Arena battles that Uncle Kevin had spoken of.

For Pairo's emotions were somewhat flustered. "You, you wouldn't happen to be Qi, would you?"

This question surprised both Silva and Illumi slightly.

You know me?

Qi was both surprised and delighted, never expecting that a stranger would have heard of him.

Does he still have a reputation outside?

"Yes, I've heard my father and uncle mention you."

"Your father? Your uncle?"

You might not know my father well, but my uncle, Kevin, has mentioned you.

Upon hearing this, Qi smiled.

Illumi's face darkened. So that's how it is. It's all because of Kevin's connections.

He now knew how he got this customer.

Silva observed his two sons' expressions and roughly understood the situation.

Pairo, it dawned on him that this was a good opportunity.

He picked up three boxes he had prepared beforehand, one silver, one gold, and one black, and handed them to Killua, Illumi, and Silva in turn.

"This is my uncle's pharmacy Member Card. He instructed me to give it to suitable people."

Thinking that his uncle had acted as a matchmaker and the other party might know him, Pairo added, "No side effects."

Illumi then accepted it.

He had previously had someone try the drug Kevin had given him, but it caused side effects.

The three of them took the box.

At this point, Illumi had lost his patience, because the expression on Killua's face was clearly not in his favor.

Clearly, Qi still had questions to ask.

Illumi stated directly, "The work is complete; the transaction is now finished."

After saying that, he left directly. Silva nodded to Pairo and then left as well.

Qi wanted to say something more, but he could only leave with the two of them.

Watching the three figures disappear into the distance, Pairo was somewhat puzzled.

He sensed a subtle tension between the three of them, especially after he mentioned his uncle.

"What happened between them? Never mind, time is of the essence."

Without giving it any further thought, Pairo quickly led his gangsters to search the room.

The entire floor was remarkably well-preserved; although there were bodies lying everywhere, aside from some bullet holes in the walls,

Almost none of the items in the room were damaged.

The reason he came here personally even after hiring an assassin was naturally because of the prophecy.

He wouldn't have come in person if his "family" needed something here.

He now needs to find out what they want.

[Spiral] organization's No-Man's-Land Base.

I learned of this name from the person in charge of the research.

The symbol it represents is actually a double Spiral.

Very simple and unadorned.

Kevin and his group stood at the base entrance, watching the airship fly overhead.

A flock of birds carried several people down to earth. After the birds dispersed, the figures of three people became visible.

Leading the way was a beautiful woman with fair skin, dressed in revealing clothing, her entire outfit featuring bird motifs.

Kevin glanced at her and immediately recognized her as the Rooster Koto.

Because her attire is strikingly similar to that of Qiduo, who is known as the Dog.

Qiduo's attire features distinctly canine elements, matching her animal name.

The same applies to the Rooster in front of us.

Kevin couldn't help but wonder: Is this a mandatory requirement of the Twelve Zodiacs?

My thoughts drifted off.

Behind Koto were a burly man with bandages around his eyes and an ordinary-looking, Glasses Man appeared to be an engineer.

Koto stepped forward, hands on her hips, staring at Begel looked completely indifferent.

Clearly, the two knew each other.

"How could you have driven him to his death? Now all the leads have gone cold!" Although Koto was a beautiful woman, she seemed to have a rather volatile temper.

Begel shrugged indifferently and spread his hands. "Your message came too late. By the time your bird delivered the message, the guy was already dead."

"And with your abilities, how could you let him get away? You were far too careless."

This time, the short-tempered Koto simply crossed her arms and snorted.

It must be said that she does bear some responsibility for this.

But I'm still unhappy.

"So annoying!"

"Take me in," Koto shouted impatiently. "Let's see if we can find any useful information."

It's not time to give up yet.

Begel led them into the research facility, all the way to the chairs where the corpses were placed.

The body is that of Lac, who died last night.

The manner of his death still looked somewhat gruesome.

The bespectacled Glasses Man walked over and squatted down next to the body to examine it carefully.

He must be the one who can probe memories.

"He died in the same way as the others, except he controlled the Insect Egg in his brain, causing them to devour him and die."

As he spoke, a Notebook materialized in his hand, and inexplicably pulled a cable from a blank space and plugged it into the other person's head, which had no interface at all.

Kevin and Locke exchanged a glance. They were relatively unfamiliar with this kind of thing, and seeing this, they couldn't help but communicate with their eyes.

In some ways, the things the Glasses Man conjures are similar to Locke's abilities; both are technological products, only the Glasses Man's technology appears to be more advanced.

"Fortunately, it wasn't completely devoured; perhaps we can gather some clues."

The Glasses Man's words ignited a glimmer of hope in everyone's hearts.

After all, this time the other party was controlling the insect in their own mind, so they couldn't issue absolute control commands like they did with other insects.

Unlike the previous people, their minds weren't completely emptied.

This gave him some opportunities.

After a while, the Glasses Man adjusted his glasses and smiled.

"Done, we found the information about the organization's headquarters in his mind."

"What good luck!"

The same thought flashed through everyone's minds simultaneously.

They even left behind information about headquarters, which is of utmost importance.

The Glasses Man directly showed the information in his Notebook to his aunt.

Koto hurriedly ran over, looked at it carefully for a while, and her expression changed from joy to irritation.

"What?! Who wants this information?!"

She scratched her hair in frustration, looking like an enraged rooster.

"What's wrong? Didn't we already find the headquarters' information?" Begel asked, puzzled.

Gu pointed to the screen and said, "We obtained this information from other places yesterday. The dragon has already captured the enemy's headquarters."

"The problem is those data! Those genetically engineered products left behind! If we don't find them before those politicians, who knows what trouble they'll cause, and we'll have to clean up their mess."

That is indeed the crux of the problem.

The reason this matter has dragged on for so many years and the various parties have been deadlocked is because various forces and some ambitious politicians have a demand for these genetically engineered products.

Although they received the mission and were granted special access by V5, even in these major countries, different organizations and departments within them had their own differing ideas.

It is difficult to determine whether this is a political struggle between certain countries.

The key now is to see who can get there first.

If they could first find the key to the problem, destroy those dangerous items, and capture the mastermind, the problem might be solved. The trouble is that although the mastermind has been captured, he has used some means to evade memory probing.

According to intelligence, the dragon killed its opponent in the battle, resulting in the complete loss of relevant important information, and some data and products had already been transferred.

"Throat."

Koto sighed helplessly.

V5 has completed the task assigned to him, but the task assigned to him by the Chairman is only half completed.

The Chairman of the Hunter Association has never been one to quietly clean up messes.

"All data and biological samples, as well as other important items, have been moved."

These words kept echoing in Kevin's mind.

"What can we do? Is the Golden Chicken among them? There's no other way but to see if we can have a fortune told by Nion."

Kevin pondered to himself.

Just then, Kevin's phone rang.

In this quiet moment, the phone ringing was particularly jarring, drawing everyone's attention to him.

"Excuse me, I need to take this call."

Kevin saw that it was Pairo calling, so he turned around and walked to the side, putting some distance between himself and the others before answering the call.

The voice of Pairo came from the other end of the phone, and he recounted the events in detail.

Since the communication was cut off, Kevin had nothing else to do, so he listened quietly, occasionally offering his own opinions.

"The Member Card were delivered without any problem."

"I never imagined Qi would have to start working at such a young age. Sigh, life is truly unpredictable."

"Hmm, well done. Since you've hired an assassin, just make sure you're safe."

"There's no need to kill them all. If the leader dies, the others will naturally scramble to climb the ranks, and there are others eyeing the position covetously."

After all, they're all gangsters.

Kevin chatted with Pairo while catching up on their recent situations.

Why did you insist on going to see it for yourself one last time?

"Because of an important prophetic hint?"

"What prophecy?" Kevin frowned, his expression turning serious.

Kevin was stunned after hearing Pairo's story.

"Wait a minute, did you find any documents, records, or anything unusual at the scene?"

"Golden Chicken Specimen with residual Nen Aura and a Golden Egg?"

"Could this be the breakthrough?"

Kevin thought to himself, "I never expected to be here."

The Golden Chicken Specimen is understandable, considering that Begel didn't manage to acquire it at auction.

But why is there an extra Golden Egg?

The Teldoruka Family is one of the most important families in the underworld, so it makes sense if they have some cooperation with this mysterious organization.

Now that I think about it, wasn't the Teldoruka Family responsible for handling the underground affairs of this area?

And why did one of the key officers happen to be teleported here when he escaped?

Why would you set up a Passage Portal in a place like this?

"Quickly, send me a record of the information or data you found!"

"No, where are you? Kuwata City? Okay, not far, we'll be right there."