How About It, Want to Cooperate?

Each time the airship dumped its garbage, it stopped at a fixed spot. The people of Meteor City would crowd around that spot, all to be the first to snatch up food.

The enormous airship slowly flew over and opened a hatch. Countless piles of garbage poured down before their wolfish, green-glinting eyes.

Luo Ye's eyes lit up. "Move!" The three of them spotted what they wanted and began fishing through the river of trash. Garbage thrown down from such a height was still dangerous. Once someone entered that circle, they could easily be buried alive beneath it and suffocate to death.

But waiting until the dumping was over to pick through it was unrealistic. There was so much garbage, yet so little intact food within it. If they did not grab it immediately, then once the trash piled into a mountain, finding it again would not be easy.

Luo Ye and the others left as soon as they got what they wanted, never lingering. In a little while, it would turn into a full-blown brawl. Though their strength had improved, it was better to be cautious.

"Today's haul was pretty good. As expected, getting it firsthand is the best." Anything passed down to the second round was garbage. Back when they had been weak, though, they had no right to be picky no matter how many hands it had passed through.

When they returned to the house they had claimed, a black-haired child was waiting outside. Luo Ye looked at the boy in surprise. "Illumi, we hadn't even gone looking for you, yet you came right to our door?" Was he here to snatch the house they had just taken today?

"Ah, so you really do know me." Illumi tapped his left hand with his right, his eyes cold and lifeless. "Anyone who knows me cannot be allowed to live. But if you help me with something, I can spare you."

"You talk big. Let's see whether you have what it takes!" Feitan snorted, unleashing his Nen pressure at Illumi without hesitation.

Although he wanted to learn from Illumi how to cultivate Nen abilities, he could not tolerate Illumi directing killing intent at Luo Ye. Anyone who tried to touch someone he protected would have to pay the price!

Illumi raised a brow, somewhat surprised. This person had not yet awakened Nen before. He had not expected him to do so in such a short time, and he even had quite a large amount of Nen. It seemed he had not found the wrong people after all.

"All right, all right, everyone calm down!" Luo Ye hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, looking helpless. "Young Master Illumi, stop teasing him. Feitan has a terrible temper—he'll explode. Just tell us what you came to see us about."

Outside, information on a Zoldyck was worth one hundred million, but this was Meteor City. Even if they knew Illumi was a Zoldyck, that information was not particularly useful here. So his claim that they could not be allowed to live was entirely a joke. Still, Luo Ye had never expected Illumi to make such a cold joke.

"Fine, then I'll get straight to the point." Illumi did not beat around the bush. "You let District 11's chief's prey escape. He is probably preparing to make trouble for you. He is a Nen user who has trained for many years, so he will not be easy to deal with. As it happens, my family's mission is to take his head. How about it? Want to cooperate?"

"District 11's chief's prey?" What kind of nonsense was that? Luo Ye's first reaction to Illumi's invitation was suspicion. "We never did anything like that. Don't tell me you can't beat him, so you're just dragging us into this?" Given Illumi's personality, it was not impossible.