Knov had escaped from the palace, but the experience of narrowly escaping death had still dealt a devastating blow to his mind.
He could no longer even face the others.
As a result, he had been forced to abandon the rest of his mission.
Cordis had known about this for a long time, but recalling it again, he could only sigh helplessly in regret.
Fortunately, Knov had already set up the exits, so his absence from the rest of the mission would not cause any problems.
Cordis hung up his phone and looked at the dark clouds that had drifted in from somewhere. His hand unconsciously clenched, and a trace of panic flickered in his eyes.
"Three more days..."
Meanwhile, Killua unwound the bandages wrapped around his body and stretched his arms a few times. Just then, an octopus-like Chimera Ant wearing a padded coat and a hat pushed the door open and came in.
Seeing that Killua's body, which had been covered in wounds just a few days earlier, had now almost completely healed, he could not help marveling.
"You're already almost fully healed."
Killua glanced at the newcomer out of the corner of his eye and replied, "Oh, Ikalgo. The injuries weren't really that serious."
After checking himself over from head to toe, he was just getting dressed when the door was suddenly flung open again.
A narrow-eyed nurse shouted at Killua, "The money's come through! Hurry up and leave!"
Then she slammed the door shut again, so hard that the overhead light shook three times. Killua wasted no more time, pulled on his clothes, and ran toward the door.
Ikalgo stood far from the doorway, watching Killua's retreating back. As Killua grew more distant, Ikalgo's lips moved as though he wanted to say something, but in the