Teammates X Death Row Prison

Shoufulabi.

On the coast.

The moon rises into the night sky, its bright light spilling onto the undulating sea, creating tiny silvery waves.

Kurapika and the others stood on the shore, discussing the matter.

Even the number of us isn't enough, is it?

Ganshu revealed a calm expression and adjusted his glasses as he spoke.

Zetzela looked at the group.

Kurapika has three people on his side, and he also has three people on his side, making a total of seven people including Ganshu.

The rules of this game are that fifteen people must participate.

"Fifteen people are involved, and they will compete against that group in various sports. They must win eight games to secure victory."

In other words, we need to ensure that at least nine or even ten people are up to the task before we can have any guarantee of success.

Ganshu said.

Alternatively, they could use the overwhelming strength of eight people to suppress the opponent, but that leaves absolutely no room for error.

Zetzela glanced at him and shook his head.

"No, that's not the case. When we get three or even four wins, the Pirates named Razor will switch the game to [Dodgeball]."

In an 8v8 match, winning a single game automatically grants you eight wins.

Kurapika and his team are like catfish in a school of sardines.

This forces the teams at the front of the line to get moving and start cooperating to clear the level.

Simply put, it's rolled up and feels the pressure.

Among them are many powerful individuals, and given that their main objective is to Blockade Kurapika, they will unite with each other.

So, with a targeted strategy, they won a few matches, but were then utterly defeated in the Dodgeball game.

This news naturally spread as well.

Game walkthroughs naturally emerged as a result.

So-called sports competitions are completely meaningless.

It can be directly divided into two stages.

A winning streak is a stage to prove strength.

Once you've proven your skill, you'll directly advance to the [Dodgeball game] stage.

Pairo frowned and thought for a moment before asking, "Could we play a Dodgeball match directly with Razor?"

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After all, the entire mission walkthrough is already quite clear.

Zetzela shook his head.

"The other side won't let go of such an opportunity to gain the upper hand; they have many capable people on their side."

This is their advantage.

"So even if we win the previous matches, they will still try to wear down our strong and capable forces."

That would be troublesome.

"Why don't we gather enough people first? None of us have participated before; we've only heard about it from others."

"As long as no one completes the walkthrough, the quest will remain, so we can experience it for ourselves. If we fail, we can revise our strategy."

Ganshu presented her proposal.

Kurapika and Pairo exchanged a glance and nodded, agreeing with this view.

If we ultimately fail due to a lack of players or insufficient numbers, we can simply add more people to the game.

They have two machines, which can pull in a total of sixteen people.

Uncle Kevin is currently hiring; if all else fails, he'll bring in two more people to fill in temporarily.

Then you can use the Spell Card to leave, and just exit the game.

Of course, this is the last resort.

"How about we join you too?"

On the coast.

Kevin and Melusina walked over, smiling.

"Uncle Kevin?" Kurapika, somewhat surprised.

Nion ran straight to Melusina's side.

Pairo smiled and clenched his fist, giving it a sharp thud. "It's in the bag."

Zetzela and Ganshu watched as Kevin and his companion arrived.

They didn't seem to have seen the two people in the game, let alone heard of their names.

Kurapika explained to the two, "These two are our elders, and they also play the game. If they join us, our win rate will increase significantly."

Upon hearing this explanation, Ganshu seemed indifferent, even somewhat pleased.

Zetzela frowned, thought for a moment, and then nodded.

After all, Kurapika and the others said so, and they really didn't have enough people. Even without the two of them joining, they would have to find a way to bring in other people later.

Even so, we only have nine people, which means we need to find six more.

"The rest of us can just find five people who want to leave the game. As long as we offer them some compensation, I believe they'll be happy to come."

There are quite a few people working in the Magic City; they may not be very strong, but they're certainly good at filling positions.

Perhaps one or two of them are quite capable and can win one or two sports competitions.

"Leave these to me." After saying that, Ganshu looked at Kurapika and Zetzela's team.

"You each send one person, and the three of us will go recruit together; that way it'll be safer."

That's what they say, but the real purpose is to put all three parties at ease.

Kurapika nodded, Pairo stepped forward.

Zetzela's tall, thin teammates also came out.

Ganshu used the Accompany Spell Card, and the three of them left together.

Magic City: Marsdora.

As their Accompany skill activated, the three of them appeared here.

Ganshu said, "You guys should follow me. I'm quite familiar with these people, since I often act alone and need to exchange cards with them."

"Before your team arrived, we even formed a self-rescue team of more than a dozen people."

He looked at Pairo and said.

Upon hearing this, Pairo suddenly remembered that there was indeed such a team, and they had even encountered them before.

However, for some reason, the team disbanded later; it consisted of people who wanted to save themselves.

Only the leaders are truly capable; the rest are hardly anything special.

Having learned of each other's background, the two had no objections and nodded.

As they walked, Ganshu chatted idly with the two, appearing harmless.

Sudden.

A booming sound came from not far away.

"That sound again... Could it be [Bomb Demon]?"

Ganshu placed her hand on the tall, thin man in the Zetzela group and pulled him back slightly, saying...

The tall, thin man nodded. "Very likely. The [Bomb Demon] has been committing increasingly brazen crimes lately."

As the game progresses rapidly, [Bomb Demon] becomes increasingly insane.

Several assault incidents have occurred recently.

This commotion has certainly attracted many players.

After exchanging a few words, the group followed.

Sure enough, a large crowd gathered in the distance, including both NPCs and players.

Pairo glanced at it.

Another player died a gruesome death due to an explosion.

"Be careful, [the Bomb Demon] might still be nearby."

Ganshu patted Pairo, signaling them to move a little further away.

"To this day, we haven't obtained any information about this serial killer."

The tall, thin man next to him nodded. "A guy like this is very likely the kind of despicable person who'll go back to admire his masterpiece."

"Let's focus on finding more manpower."

Pairo withdrew his gaze and said.

Finding suitable manpower was not difficult, and Ganshu quickly found enough people.

Through conversations with others, Ganshu's identity was confirmed; he seemed to be a kind-hearted person.

Having found a good person and used Accompany skills, they returned to Kurapika and his group.

That brings the total to fifteen people.

When she returned, Ganshu was still shaken and chatted with the others, gesturing wildly.

They talked about the [Bomb Demon] they had just encountered, and then warned them to be careful.

They arrived at a tavern occupied by Pirates.

Here we go again. It's never going to end.

The fat man wearing Jester Hat sat on the bar counter of the tavern and said irritably.

"There's nothing wrong with that, is there? At least it's somewhat entertaining," said a skinny Pirates nearby. Without that entertainment, they would really go crazy staying here.

Kevin narrowed his eyes slightly.

He discovered that these Pirates and NPCs were distinctly different.

"If you want to see Razor, come with me, you overconfident fools."

The Pirates opened the back door and filed in.

The crowd followed closely behind.

Then what came into view was an Indoor Stadium, with all sorts of sports equipment set up around the spacious stadium.

Many Pirates, wearing Crazy Slots- like Pirates hats, were training or competing with each other around.

"Oh? Another group trying to drive us away has arrived?"

A burly man who was exercising with dumbbells looked at them and said.

This person is noticeably different from the people around him.

The other Pirates around them wore Pirates hats that looked like circus Crazy Slots and dressed in white.

He was the only one who didn't wear that hat.

The people around him all seemed to regard him as their leader.

"That's right, so could you please leave?"

Kurapika asked.

These are the lines that must be spoken before the mission begins.

"Heh, enough chit-chat. If you want us to leave, then let's have a match."

One side has 15 players, each player wins once, and the team that wins all eight wins is victorious.

Recently, there have been more teams trying to clear the dungeon, so Razor is too lazy to say much more.

As the news spread, these people were able to stretch their muscles a little.

Unfortunately, the previous teams were all too weak.

"Let's start with boxing."

He said nonchalantly.

They arrived at the boxing ring, where Zetzela's teammates were taking the stage.

They won very easily.

Then there are the other smaller projects.

Another teammate of Zetzela, one of the recruits, also won the match.

They went on to win three straight games.

Upon seeing this, Razor's face immediately broke into a smile.

Without hesitation, he said, "Alright, you must have gathered enough intelligence, so let's end this petty skirmish here."

"You know 8v8 Dodgeball, right? Pick your players and let's begin."

As he spoke, Demon Nen Beast numbered one through seven appeared around Razor.

They come in all shapes and sizes, and look no different from humans, except that they wear Jester Hat that cover their eyes and have huge mouths full of sharp teeth.

"Is this really okay?" one of the recruited players asked somewhat timidly.

This looks like something you shouldn't mess with.

"Don't worry, you know Dodgeball, right? Just deliberately catch the next ball and fail."

"But"

At that moment, Kevin stepped forward.

"Alright, let's just forget about these mediocre people."

He looked at Razor. Just a moment ago, when he released his Nen Aura to create the Nen Beast, Kevin had glimpsed the other party's strength.

In terms of Nen ability, she is definitely not inferior to me.

In other words, this guy on the other end is definitely a formidable opponent.

In a head-on fight, Kevin can be certain of victory.

The problem is that this is a sports competition set up by the other side, and they are very familiar with the rules and events.

In times like these, it's okay to let those who hold us back.

There's a possibility that their lives could be in danger.

The aura emanating from that guy was brimming with malice.

No, it's not just the aura emanating from this guy.

The Clown Hat Pirates, emanated an aura of malice.

Without a doubt.

These people are all utterly wicked.

Only someone like that would harbor instinctive malice towards everyone indiscriminately.

Kurapika frowned and said to Nion, "Nion, why don't you stand over there and rest too?"

"What? I don't want to."

At a time like this, she was told not to get involved and to let Nion watch others play the game.

He suddenly got angry.

But this time, Kurapika is extremely serious.

I'm not joking.

As he spoke, he looked at Razor across from him with a serious expression and asked, "I've been wondering about this since the beginning. I feel like I've seen you and these people behind you somewhere before."

"You all seem to be wanted criminals who have already been arrested, right?"

The entire stadium fell silent instantly.

Upon hearing Kurapika's words, Zetzela frowned and carefully observed the two before recognizing them.

Kurapika specifically pointed at Razor.

"Especially you, I've looked up some information about you before, and if I remember correctly, you should be the once-famous [Demon Leiza], right?"

Murder, robbery, arson—you're undoubtedly a top-tier criminal, but I seem to recall you were arrested quite some time ago.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that after all this time, there would still be people outside who remember me." Razor smiled, not denying it at all.

"Alright, now that you've found out, there's no point in hiding it anymore. This is my prison."

"These guys are wanted criminals imprisoned here. Their labor camp activity is playing games with players, and I am both their warden and one of the criminals imprisoned here."

He looked at the group as he spoke.

"So, do you understand now?"

Kurapika frowned. He couldn't be sure, after all, he wasn't Professional Hunter and didn't know what privileges Professional Hunter had.

On the contrary, it was the Professional Hunter, Zetzela, who nodded.

"I see. It seems there are quite a few Star Rank Hunter x Hunter on the development team for this game."

"Among Star Rank Hunter x Hunter, Professional Hunter associated with crime and criminals have the privilege of taking dangerous criminals out of prison and to designated locations for other forms of [punishment]."

Razor nodded. "That's right."

"So, you're all real people?"

"Nion said, frowning."

If it were real NPCs, it would lose its appeal.

"Hehe."

Razor simply smiled and did not give a direct answer.

"So even though it's a game, even though it's a sport, it's undoubtedly very dangerous."

Kurapika said in a deep voice.

You can't expect these convicts to be good people.

Moreover, this game never offers any protection for human lives.

Even the rules designed to prevent players from killing each other are just for show.

Nion nodded helplessly.

"All right."

"So, have you decided on the players to participate?"

Now, none of the players they brought in to fill the ranks dare to log in.

"You can use Nen Beast to represent numbers, right? Like the ones behind you."

Melusina pointed to the Demon Nen Beast and said.

Razor nodded. "Of course."

If that's the case, then things are much easier.

Four Nen Beast dressed in maid outfits appeared beside Melusina; to distinguish them, subtle color variations appeared on the maid outfits.

Red, blue, yellow, green.

"I control these Nen Beasts to participate in the competition, but I don't necessarily have to participate in person, do I?"

"As long as there are enough people, whether they are players, Nen Beast, or anything else created by Nen ability."

Kevin looked at Melusina and nodded.

Although the Maid Nen Beast is a highly autonomous type.

However, this is, after all, a competitive sport that requires complete concentration. Therefore, Melusina, while controlling four highly autonomous Nen Beast, will inevitably be affected to some extent.

With enough people available, she could focus on controlling the Nen Beast from the sidelines.

This is an advantage for them.

"Tell me the rules."

Razor nodded.

"Eight players on each side, seven inside the field and one outside."

Eliminated players will be moved from inside the arena to outside. When the number of players inside the arena is zero, the side that loses the match loses.

Players off the field can pass the ball and attack.

Each side has one chance to [BACK], which can be called by a player outside the arena.

The ball uses a bouncing mechanism. If the ball bounces to two players before landing, both players will be eliminated.

If the ball bounces to enemy player A, but enemy player B gets the ball, then enemy player A is not eliminated.

However, if the ball hits enemy player A and then bounces back to our player C, then our player C is eliminated.

If our player C gets the ball, then the opposing player A is eliminated.

The rules are clear.

Then comes the selection phase.

After looking around, there weren't many good options.

Kurapika, Pairo, Zetzela, Ganshu, Kevin, Red, Blue, Yellow.

Although there are Four Maids Nen Beast, since there are enough people, only three need to be sent out.

In this way, Melusina also has more Nen Aura to make the three Nen Beast red, blue, and yellow) more resilient.

Melusina has very few [Love Staff Group] Specialization. Although she is Nen Beast, her only use, besides her great strength and physical resilience, is that they are enhanced during [Dating] scenarios.

Furthermore, Melusina's [Gift] can be bestowed upon them without loss.

Melusina touched each of the three Nen Beasts in turn, and finally placed her hand on Kevin's chest.

"Keep it up!"

[Gift] and [Dates] are launched simultaneously.

[A date—watching her boyfriend's athletic prowess on the field.]