Lin Yan clearly sensed a thick, frenzied malice, brimming with possessiveness, radiating from her.
Like a venomous snake, it had locked firmly onto him.
Yes, not Gon, not Leorio, and not Kurapika.
It was him, Lin Yan.
Why?
The thought had barely crossed his mind before the answer surfaced.
Illumi.
Illumi must have reported what had happened during the Hunter Exam after returning home.
And in Illumi's account, an "unpredictable factor" like Lin Yan, who could interfere with his Nen Needles and had even nearly caused him to "take a loss," would naturally become a priority for the Zoldyck Family.
As for Kikyo, a mother whose desire to control and protect had become utterly twisted, any "pest" that might "lead astray" her precious son Killua-or even interfere with the family's plans-had to undergo the strictest scrutiny.
Or be eliminated.
"You're Lin Yan?"
Kikyo's voice was sharp and grating. Her single electronic eye flashed with an eerie red light as it scanned Lin Yan from head to toe.
"What an... interesting child."
She let out a hysterical laugh. "Illumi said you nearly broke him. Mommy is just dying of curiosity."
Before her words had faded, murderous intent erupted.
She snapped her wrist.
Whoosh!
A heavy metal ball attached to a chain, like a meteor hammer, shot from her elaborate sleeve with a shriek that tore through the air.
The Nen aura coating it was as sharp as a blade. Before it even reached him, the fierce wind pressure made the skin between Lin Yan's brows sting.
The blow came with a suffocating shriek, as fast as a thunderbolt, aimed squarely at shattering his skull!
"Lin Yan!!" Gon shouted in horror.
Too fast!
Before Gon and the others could even react, the metal ball was already upon him.
Yet faced with this