Of course, if Cordis had known that Pakunoda had pinned Chrollo's kidnapping on him, he would have jumped right out to protest his innocence.
Unfortunately, Cordis couldn't read minds and had no idea what Pakunoda was thinking.
At that moment, Cordis was hiding behind a pillar on the second floor.
The pillar was thick enough to conceal his entire body.
Cordis happened to be in the Spiders' blind spot, and Gon and Killua were still in their hands.
There was no way he could leave.
Although he really did want to see Chrollo get beaten up, that was nothing compared to Gon and Killua's safety.
There would be plenty of chances to see Chrollo get beaten up in the future.
Missing this one wouldn't hurt.
Meanwhile, without Chrollo there to give orders, the Spiders were struggling to decide their next move.
Suddenly, Phinks's phone rang.
"It's the boss."
Hearing that, the Spiders assumed their boss had already killed the Chain User, but an unfamiliar voice came from the other end.
[From now on, you must follow every order I give you, or I'll kill your boss right now.]
At those words, Phinks furiously punched the stone pillar in front of him.
A deep crater appeared in the pillar.
"Damn it!"
But faced with such blatant provocation from the Chain User, none of them could do anything.
[First, no following me.]
[Second, don't lay a finger on those two hostages.]
[Third, give the phone to the woman named Pakunoda.]
Phinks curled his lips into a smile and spoke with malicious amusement.
"I'm terribly sorry, but those two were making such a fuss that I lost my temper and beat them up. Broke a few ribs."
With that, Phinks gave the others a couple of smug chuckles.
After all, their boss had