The Phantom Troupe's current objective was to find Moyu, then bring the entire troupe's strength to bear and kill him.
That approach did not really fit the Phantom Troupe's usual style.
They had little attachment to the idea of staying alive—or rather, they had long since prepared themselves to embrace death.
As a result, when dealing with situations like this, they generally opted for one-on-one fights.
That much was apparent from Chrollo's duel with Silva in the original story, as well as the Phantom Troupe's extermination of the Chimera Ants in Meteor City.
At the time, Feitan had been at a disadvantage and seemed to be in grave danger, yet the other members watching had shown no intention of helping. Instead, they had discussed who would go next if Feitan died.
For this operation against Moyu, however, the Phantom Troupe had completely abandoned its preference for one-on-one combat and adopted the unprecedented approach of deploying the entire troupe.
They were taking this so seriously not only because Moyu's Nen Ability required multiple people to contain it, but also because they were deeply wary of him.
The painful lesson of the Antiquities Exchange incident remained fresh in their minds.
The Phantom Troupe was devoted to tracking Moyu down, but Moyu had not actually made any particular effort to conceal his whereabouts.
Half a month had already passed since he arrived at Heavens Arena.
During that time, Moyu had asked Biscuit to teach Kurapika the finer points of some advanced applications, and had arranged for Kastro to serve as his sparring partner.
With those arrangements in place, Kurapika had become a floor master of Heavens Arena in just half a month.
His greater gains, however, had been his improvement in advanced applications and his experience fighting with Nen Abilities.
Moyu had not