Nobunaga had knocked A Luo unconscious. By the time she came to, it was already late at night.
The temporary base, which had originally held only Nobunaga and Feitan, now rang with the voices of several more Spiders.
Shalnark burst out laughing, then began mocking Feitan without a shred of mercy.
"Feitan, how many times has A Luo left you like this now?"
Feitan closed his eyes, refusing to look at him.
A Luo sneered inwardly. How had I still failed to poison him to death?
After giving Feitan a quick examination, Machi determined that a neurotoxin had temporarily paralyzed him. All they needed to do was remove the poison.
So Shizuku stepped in.
She suctioned away at Feitan's wound.
Meanwhile, Chrollo was talking to Pakunoda and Phinks.
"Can you still not use your Nen?"
Pakunoda and Phinks exchanged a glance, each seeing the other's unspoken dilemma.
It wasn't that they couldn't use it. Under the Chain User's restriction, they would die the instant they used their Nen Abilities.
Chrollo's wits were as sharp as ever, and he immediately guessed the reason.
"It isn't that you're unable to use Nen. You're forbidden from using it... did the Chain User impose some kind of restriction on you? Something that kills you the moment you use Nen?"
Pakunoda and Phinks briefly closed their eyes.
Chrollo lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
"From the looks of it, that Chain User really is a thorn in our side! Especially since A Luo has very likely told him everything about us. We're practically an open book to him. Combined with his ability, that means we could suffer even greater losses if we keep pursuing this."
Chrollo glanced at Pakunoda and Phinks, hesitation appearing on his face.
But if they retreated now, what would