Faced with the chain, Pakunoda sidestepped, raised her hand, and conjured a pistol in her palm, opening fire on Kurapika.
Kurapika dodged, redirecting his chain toward Pakunoda's legs.
Pakunoda hurriedly jumped, never letting up her gunfire.
The two fought before the main gates, moving at tremendous speed.
Pakunoda's bullets couldn't hit Kurapika, but Kurapika's chain couldn't catch her just yet either.
Bonolenov rushed out from inside just then, a piercing sound emanating from his body.
The sound seemed to resonate with their surroundings, making everyone's scalp crawl.
Kurapika faltered for a moment, affected by the noise.
Pakunoda seized the opening. Bang, bang, bang! Several bullets shot toward Kurapika's chest.
Just before the bullets struck, the sound of a flute came from the side.
It was gentle, like flowing water, like a breeze, and instantly drowned out the sound Bonolenov had produced.
Kurapika abruptly recovered. His expression changed, and he whipped the chain in his hand at the approaching Bonolenov while gathering a massive amount of Nen over his chest-Ko!
Clang, clang, clang!
He withstood the bullets using Ko, but Bonolenov easily knocked the incoming chain away and forced his way closer.
Pakunoda raised her other hand, sending more bullets after Kurapika's face.
Kurapika tilted his head to dodge the bullets and pulled on his chain, trying to wrap it around Bonolenov.
Bonolenov wasn't about to let Kurapika have his way. The sound around his hands seemed compressed, and it blasted the chain aside.
Just as Bonolenov tried to close in again, the flute sounded once more, disrupting his ability.
Unable to concentrate the sound, Bonolenov suddenly lost his means of knocking the chain away and was driven back steadily by Kurapika's attacks.
Pakunoda wanted to help, but her bullets did little good. They were either dodged or tanked outright.
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