At that point...
Hex's security personnel had been all but wiped out.
The guests attending the exchange, and even the Nen Exorcist Arieser, were fleeing toward the courtyard gates.
Biscuit, Shizuku, and Menchi were among them.
As they ran toward the courtyard gates, they spotted Kanzai and the others on their right, heading back toward the Snow Palace.
Kanzai noticed Biscuit and the others too, but protecting Airedin at close quarters was his responsibility, so he couldn't run over to ask what was happening.
The chairman's here. What are we running for?
That was what Kanzai had thought.
Of the Phantom Troupe members who had emerged from the Snow Palace, Bonolenov, Machi, and Feitan pursued Biscuit and the others.
Meanwhile, Omokage, Uvogin, Phinks, and Franklin faced Moyu on the flat ground outside the Snow Palace's entrance.
The remaining Phantom Troupe members, including Chrollo, were gathering up the antique treasures from the display cases in the main hall.
At that moment...
After passing Biscuit and the others, Kanzai, Airedin, and Harvey reached the edge of the battlefield. From afar, they saw the 100-Type Guanyin displaying its overwhelming might and felt a heartfelt appreciation for the weight of that legend.
But they had no idea—
This Netero was actually a puppet created by an enemy's ability.
One coincidence and misunderstanding after another had led them to stride straight into a bottomless pit without knowing it.
Moyu noticed their arrival, and his eyebrows rose.
They were making a perfectly good escape. Why did they suddenly turn back?
Oh, right...
It must be because of the 100-Type Guanyin.
Quick-witted as he was, Moyu understood what had happened in an instant.
Clearly, that fool Zai Kang had seen the 100-Type Guanyin and mistakenly assumed Netero had arrived, giving him the illusion that everything was already