Chaos and Undying Parasites

The official's expression changed in an instant.

Everyone present instantly got into position, surrounding Kre and his group.

"Brush!"

A sound of something cutting through the air.

The official, who was being held by Kevin, suddenly swung his left arm at him.

Kevin gently raised his hand and grabbed the other person's hand, then pushed him away with a palm strike.

He hooked his right index finger upwards.

Several ropes made of Nen Aura instantly bound the opponent's limbs, suspending him in mid-air.

Kre and his companions retreated as if they had seen a ghost, but dared not go beyond the encirclement formed by Men Qi and the others.

"That's a real threat."

The official, who was being hung up, didn't struggle and just looked at Kevin as he spoke.

Before Kevin could speak, he suddenly breathed his last, as if committing suicide, his head lolling to the side, and he died.

"Um?

Kevin looked puzzled, frowning.

He didn't even know why the other person suddenly committed suicide.

However, in that instant after death...

The other person's head stood up again, and he became extremely dazed, staring blankly at Kevin.

The body began to struggle again.

Kevin narrowed his eyes, as if he had noticed something.

"Nobu!"

Although Nobu didn't know what Kevin had discovered, the fact that he called out to him meant there could only be one explanation.

He simply slapped the door open, revealing the entrance to the Four-Dimensional Apartment.

The rope yanked the suspended corpse violently.

They were thrown directly into the Four-Dimensional Apartment.

Nobu immediately closed the door for the other party.

"Call----"

Kre, panting heavily, sat half-upright on the ground, almost completely exhausted from the events that had unfolded since he entered.

Not only him, but the officials around him also seemed to have experienced a life-or-death crisis.

The official who had been following them looked up at Kevin and asked in a trembling voice.

"You, you can, you can find them?"

His voice was filled with complex emotions.

Kevin looked at him and nodded slightly.

"As long as we're close by."

He was able to discover the problem because the other person entered the living room, and that's when he realized something seemed off about this person.

This feeling of unease stemmed from intuition.

He couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, which is why he detained the other person.

"Really? That's good, that's good."

He looked relieved as he spoke.

Men Qi stood to the side watching them and said, "It seems your work is coming to an end. You should probably do a thorough self-examination now."

If nothing unexpected happens, what just happened should be Undying disease.

And for some unknown reason, the phenomenon of one's entire personality being taken over before the onset of the Undying disease.

In the city where Nosra Manor is located.

Personnel from the International Voyage Bureau have been dispatched.

This time, the official wearing Golden Thread glasses personally led the group.

"Saheluta acted first," the secretary beside him said, clearly having already received the news.

The official with Golden Thread glasses adjusted his glasses.

"As expected, everyone's up to something. Sigh... How's the situation? How many people did they take with them?"

The secretary handed him the documents.

He raised an eyebrow after looking at it for a moment.

--

"That's a pretty aggressive choice. It'll be good for them to test the waters first."

He glanced at the time the other person had gone up, and after a quick calculation, he...

"It's too late now, it wouldn't be polite to go up there. Let's go early tomorrow morning. Keep an eye on what's going on inside and report back to me immediately."

Meanwhile, inside the building housing the International Security Department of the Saheltar Republic.

The superior officer, who was in charge, was in a meeting at that moment.

Suddenly his eyes blinked.

At that moment, his secretary walked in and whispered a few words in his ear.

After a moment's thought, he looked at everyone present and spoke directly.

"Everyone, it's an emergency! The Exploration Team that just returned, consisting of Kevin and King, along with the other half of the Twelve Zodiacs, seems to have brought back something bad."

"What?"

"Those damn Hunter x Hunter."

"The previous problem hasn't been solved yet, and they've brought a new one. Do they want to destroy humanity?"

"These destabilizing factors should be destroyed!"

Those present at the meeting immediately gasped in surprise.

The main problem is that the Undying disease has become completely out of their control recently.

It will definitely become known to the public.

All they need to do now is figure out is how to make the public aware of the situation and then minimize the impact.

This had driven them to their wits' end.

Seeing this situation, the officer spoke directly.

"What should we do now?"

At the back of the Meeting Room, another official spoke directly.

"They're Yurubian Continent. If anything happens to them, we'll be the first to be affected. So this is an emergency, and we must strike hard to surround them, and ideally, wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"Isn't this too radical? We haven't even figured out what they brought back yet?"

"Why don't we capture them first, or Blockade the area?"

"Did we have that much time? Look at Beyond brought back. Did we find anything then? We found nothing!"

The radical who had just spoken said it again, and because the facts were undeniable, everyone was speechless.

At that moment, an official suddenly spoke up.

"But according to information and intelligence, their team won't bring back any disaster upon their return; that's a privilege granted by the Gatekeeper."

"The Gatekeeper mean they shouldn't intentionally bring disaster upon themselves. If they bring it back unnoticed, would the Night's Watch help stop them?" the radical countered.

Now no one objected.

Who dares to refute this?

The problems caused by the Undying disease have become so severe that they have no idea how to deal with them.

This is the first time they have truly encountered disaster; they have been utterly humiliated.

I don't know who was replaced, or what they're doing after being replaced.

The only solution is the immortal body left behind after death following the replacement.

So what's the point?

Where did these Undying disease spread to? How did they invade the body? And how do they manifest? We know nothing.

Unfortunately, this thing has been lurking in human society for a very long time.

At this point, another official spoke up.

"Moreover, this matter can also be used to test those who were replaced. Although we don't know exactly what they want to do, it is certain that they want to create chaos and annihilate humanity."

"If someone aids and abets evil, fueling new disasters and spreading them, it's hard not to suspect that they might have already been replaced."

As soon as he said that, everyone looked at him.

That's so vicious.

It's reached a point where no one can refute it.

They're still discussing it here.

The operatives below had already begun their operation.

"Boss, where are we going?"

"Yeah, what's the mission? Why are we all gathered here all of a sudden?"

Saheluta's own Nen user suddenly sprang into action.

The leader in charge glanced at his team members.

"Another team has returned from the Dark Continent. According to the latest intelligence, they may have brought back a disaster. We need to Blockade them before the disaster spreads."

"Damn it, can't these Hunter x Hunter just stay put for a moment?" a teammate muttered.

"Alright, stop complaining and get moving. The military will provide us with resources. If things don't work out, you know what will happen: complete destruction."

"Yes!"

This special forces unit of Nen user, along with a portion of the army, headed towards the Nosra Manor.

Only after they left did the actual orders for action begin to be issued.

Meanwhile, inside the Manor...

Kre and the others had already sat obediently in the corner of the living room.

"Was that the Undying disease? You seem to know something about it. Didn't you realize that one of you has been parasitized?"

Qiduo, wearing glasses, looked at the people in front of her and asked.

After all, it was known as the Undying disease.

She was naturally interested and wanted to deal with it.

Although they had already toned down their imposing manner, the group of people in front of them still looked trembling with fear.

Only Kre was slightly better, but even that improvement was limited.

He's completely lost his earlier vigor; he looks sickly now.

"Officially, it's called the Undying disease, but the physical body after immortality is a minor issue, because Beyond's return brought a solution to the problem."

"But now we know that the real problem with the Undying disease is before death. Before death, the infected person has already been replaced. The replaced person will completely become the person who was infected before, only the personality is no longer their own."

As he spoke, he seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, then asked uncertainly.

"I'm not infected, right?"

As he spoke, he looked towards Kevin, who was sitting on a sofa in the distance.

Qiduo simply said, "If you get infected, I won't let you sit here obediently."

Kre thought about it again and realized that it was indeed the case. After all, this was someone else's home, and if he really was a source of infection, he should be brought under control.

This reassured him a lot, and he regained some of his energy.

He answered Qiduo's questions without reservation.

"You're worried about getting sick, can't you even tell?"

"I don't know. There's no information at the moment. From what I know, all those who were captured and replaced committed suicide after realizing there was no way out, just like that person from earlier, leaving behind an immortal shell."

He then added, "They say they couldn't find the reason for the suicide; he just died."

"The people who are being replaced, what are their main tasks? There must be a purpose behind them, right?"

Kre didn't know much about this.

The leading official who had been accompanying them raised his hand slightly and spoke.

"It is said to be for the destruction of humanity, because all the actions currently being taken are aimed at causing maximum damage and destruction to humanity."

He then listed some information he knew.

For example, in areas with severe military conflicts, they may deliberately ignite wars and create friction.

For example, deliberately manipulating domestic forces in positions of power to create conflict, inciting public resentment, and subsequently causing large-scale military conflict.

They knew this from the news, so it wasn't surprising.

Do major powers do this too?

Illumi suddenly asked a question.

After all, they belong to Saheluta, Saheluta is one of the V5, though it's now called V6.

He nodded without hesitation.

"That's right. The middle and senior management have jointly issued some orders before, but orders that could cause military conflict will be reviewed at every level."

"As long as a problem is found in one or two links, it will be reported for investigation. Although it has caused some chaos, it has not yet caused a serious crisis."

He had barely finished speaking Pairo, who was already researching some information, made a sarcastic remark.

"It has already caused problems, but those small countries are just too angry to speak out."

Upon hearing this, the official gave an awkward laugh.

That's the problem.

The only country that can have conflict with one of the V6 nations is naturally one of the V6 nations.

Although these six countries have conflicts with each other, they also cooperate very closely.

At least at the national level, their ties are close and peaceful.

There are very few geopolitical issues, because each of them occupies an absolute dominant position on its own continent, and there is no land connection between them.

Military crises and conflicts rarely arise from minor incidents; rather, they are often triggered by unusual actions that raise diplomatic concerns.

Once you start questioning, the problem becomes much bigger, and you'll naturally find out that someone has been making reckless moves behind the scenes.

All the living Parasite People who were captured were taken alive by organizations within the major power under these circumstances.

Kre then added.

"Although it cannot be definitively stated, some scientists speculate that the conditions for parasitism are likely to require a certain amount of contact, and the parasitism is then completed through contact."

"Because of this situation, all important officials in important positions are forced to require multiple people to be present when they communicate or touch other officials."

"These officials were also not allowed to go home; they were being protected in a disguised form, or rather, placed under house arrest."

After he finished speaking, Kre looked in Kevin's direction.

"If you could really find it, you would be a guest of honor in every country by now. Identifying the problem internally has always been the most difficult issue."

He was telling Kevin that what Kevin had brought back from the Dark Continent was insignificant compared to the current problems.

Compared to the unknown and uncertain gains brought back from the Dark Continent.

The most important thing now is to deal with the disaster.

However, at that moment, Kurapika suddenly spoke.

"Hey, have you ever considered that there's someone in your team who's been parasitized? And your department—hmm? Have you reflected on whether the orders you received were wrong?"

Kurapika immediately touched on the most painful memories for those present.

They're not stupid.

After they learned that one of their own had been parasitized, the first thing that came to their minds was the orders they had received: were their superiors also being parasitized?

But what's the use of thinking about it now?