Riding on Someone's Coattails

An unfettered Nen Ability, coupled with a Nen Clone technique that defied all reason.

The muscular man could almost see what was coming...

As time passed, the Nen Clones conjured by that boy's Thought-Object would surely spread into the other Nen Spaces.

In the end, they would very likely become a threat the Qinglin Squad had to face head-on.

The muscular man thought he could explain just how bad that would be in a few words.

But Heavenly Stem Gui, who was in charge of this operation, looked utterly unconcerned. He even seemed to think it was a good thing.

"Lord Defo, what do you mean by that...?"

The muscular man looked bewildered.

Defo ignored him and tilted his head back to look at the Eye of Vision floating in midair.

A Thought-Object belonging to a boy who did not even look grown, yet it could push Nen Abilities born of his "understanding" to unimaginable heights.

A clone that retains the original's Nen strength...

How interesting.

The corners of Defo's mouth lifted in a faint smile.

"Death takes many forms."

Defo spoke suddenly, his gaze still fixed on the Eye of Vision.

The muscular man froze and stared at Defo's back, unable to make sense of his words.

Even now, he had no idea what Defo meant.

Nor did he notice the thin line of blood that had suddenly appeared across his neck.

"Devotion and sacrifice are forms of death too. Do I really have to teach you something so simple... you fool?"

Defo kept his back to the muscular man. His voice remained even, but a chill had entered it.

As the last syllable fell, blood gushed from the cut across the muscular man's neck.

"Huh?"

The muscular man slowly lowered his head. Seeing the blood streaming over his