As Kurapika listened to the silence on the other end, his expression gradually grew grim.
"What happened? Is A Luo in trouble?"
The boy's fingertips turned white around his phone, revealing just how much effort he was putting into restraining himself.
If A Luo had been captured, what would happen to her in the Spider's hands?
Would those people kill her?
Would those murderous, violent, inhuman monsters kill her?
Kurapika's repeated questions reached Gon and Killua through the receiver.
Gon clenched his fists, his golden-brown eyes seeming to burn.
Killua quickly held Gon back, stopping him from impulsively throwing himself into their enemies' clutches, then took the phone and held it to his ear.
"Kurapika, don't panic yet. Things aren't as bad as you think."
"A Luo knows what she's doing. She was the one who told Gon and me to leave first, so we wouldn't end up dragging her down... It looks like those Spiders had something to do and went out on a mission. The one who stayed behind apparently fought A Luo before, and it doesn't sound like he got the better of her."
"How about this? Let's wait a little longer. If A Luo still hasn't contacted us, that'll mean she really has fallen into those Spiders' hands. Then we can get together, work out a proper plan, and rescue her from them. What do you think?"
Before Kurapika could answer, the sound of gunfire suddenly erupted outside the building hosting the Underground Auction.
Enemies seemed to be attacking the building head-on from all four directions.
The relentless gunfire stretched Kurapika's already taut nerves to their limit. He could only hastily agree on a time and place to meet Killua over the phone before striding toward the Mafia personnel in charge.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
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