Footsteps sounded in the darkness, slicing through the dead silence like a sharp blade.
The sudden arrival of an unknown visitor caused the air hanging around them to solidify for an instant.
Davidson, who had remained in Zetsu all this time, was also startled for a moment, much like the shifting atmosphere at the scene.
But he quickly calmed down.
Because of his ability's Restriction, he had sealed all his Aura Nodes and could no longer use even a trace of aura.
In such circumstances, if he encountered a threat, he naturally had no means to resist.
Just like now—
The visitor who had suddenly appeared might only need the slightest move to end his life.
Yet Davidson felt no fear.
That was because he had long since prepared himself to embrace death.
The unidentified visitor saw this and immediately felt pleased.
If Davidson had reacted with panic and confusion, the visitor would only have been thoroughly disappointed and deemed Davidson unworthy of speaking with him.
"Don't you have anything to say?"
The visitor stopped in the darkness and listened to Davidson's steady breathing.
Davidson raised his head slightly. All he could see was pitch-black darkness, so deep he could not see his hand before his face.
Though he was maintaining Zetsu and could not see any aura, anyone who could find this place could not possibly be an ordinary person.
They could basically be confirmed as a Nen Ability user.
"Who are you?"
Davidson asked the question he most wanted answered.
Hearing this, the visitor introduced himself without hesitation. "Qinglin Squad. Heavenly Stem Gui. Defo."
"Qinglin Squad? Didn't they already...?"
Davidson's expression shifted slightly.
He had investigated the Hunter Association, so he knew of the Qinglin Squad, the legendary Hunter group once renowned throughout the world and closely connected