The So-Called Sure Victory

Manipulator abilities used against enemies could generally be divided into three types.

Suggestive Type, Semi-Coercive Type, and Coercive Type.

Of them, the Coercive Type was the most domineering. As long as the activation conditions were met, it could completely control the target and achieve the effect of a "one-hit kill."

Illumi's Ball-Headed Needles infused with Nen belonged to the Coercive Type.

Once he successfully inserted a Ball-Headed Needle into a target's head, the ability would activate.

The target's consciousness and thoughts would be erased in an instant, turning them into a living corpse puppet completely under his control.

In other words—

The moment Illumi inserted the Ball-Headed Needle into Moyu's head, Moyu could basically be declared dead in advance.

Liz realized this.

Guilt, self-reproach, anger.

All kinds of emotions tangled together and pounded against Liz's nerves.

She slowly looked toward Illumi. Fine blood vessels surfaced in her panda-like eyes.

The aura stirred by her emotions surged forth from Liz's body in an astonishingly turbulent display.

Faced with the powerful aura Liz had unleashed, Illumi remained unmoved. He curled a finger toward Moyu, who stood motionless with a needle in his head and a vacant expression on his face.

"This person is also a guest of Toran Patrick, like you, isn't he?"

He pointed at Moyu, but his pitch-black eyes, devoid of any emotion, were fixed on Liz. His tone was as flat and emotionless as a robot's.

"My commission was to kill Toran Patrick, so I had no reason to attack anyone else. The reason I forced you to reveal an opening earlier was actually so I could insert the needle into Toran Patrick's head with absolute certainty. I didn't expect..."

At this point, Illumi spread his hands expressionlessly and said blandly,

"This person who blocked the needle for you