A Luo's question went unanswered.
After disembarking from the airship, the Spiders checked into a hotel near Heavens Arena for the time being.
Lola mulled things over curiously.
The Spiders couldn't possibly have come all this way just to find her weakness, as Chrollo had claimed when he was testing her earlier.
Granted, the secrets she carried weren't exactly easy to figure out!
But this was Chrollo!
If he had truly been determined to uncover her secrets, no matter the cost...
There was no way she could have kept stringing them along for so long.
She had only been able to keep stalling because he was also in the mood for a game of cat and mouse.
So why had he traveled all this way specifically to come here?
To recruit new members, or had their esteemed leader taken a fancy to some bizarre Nen Ability again?
With all those questions on her mind, A Luo slept terribly that night, tossing and turning until she finally drifted off in the early hours.
The next day, the leader headed out with a few of the Spiders.
They happened to spot A Luo stuffing herself in the restaurant between yawns.
Feitan raised an eyebrow. Unable to stand the sight of someone enjoying herself alone at the hotel, he walked over with malicious intent, picked her up, and made A Luo come along.
A few minutes later, they arrived in a nameless dark alley near Heavens Arena.
As soon as they arrived, Feitan casually tossed the little girl he was carrying into a corner.
A Luo landed hard on her backside. With a yelp, she clambered up, grimacing, and complained in a soft voice:
"Feitan, you're so rough. You'll never get a girlfriend like that."
Feitan ignored A Luo, but Chrollo gave her a brief, indifferent glance.
Then, just as the sound of someone barging into the alley came from its entrance, Chrollo, Pakunoda, and Machi activated Zetsu, completely concealing their presence in the alley's shadows.
Anyone who hadn't known they were standing there beforehand would never have detected them.
For a moment, only Feitan and A Luo, down on the ground, remained visible in the alley.
With no idea what Chrollo and the others were up to, A Luo looked at the three men who had barged in.
One was a scruffy man with long, greasy hair.
Of the other two, one had narrow, slanted eyes and a bulbous nose; the other was a sleazy-looking man in his thirties.
The sleazy man barked an irritated warning at Feitan:
"Brat, you've got some nerve coming onto our turf. Watch it, or we'll beat your face to a pulp!"
Feitan: "..."
A Luo: "..."
When neither reacted to their warning, the long-haired man sneered, stepped forward, and said disdainfully:
"Where did a runt like you come from? I'm warning you. Get lost, or I'll skin you both alive."
Feitan gave a cold laugh, his already sour expression turning utterly dark.
A Luo: "..."
She regarded the three men with pity, especially the long-haired one who had dared to call Feitan a runt.
As far as she knew, Feitan's height was a forbidden topic!
Maybe it was because he really was a little short! As the most ruthless torture enthusiast in Hunter, Feitan practically took being called vicious, cruel, and twisted as a backhanded compliment.
His height alone was his Achilles' heel!
Feitan stopped and gave the three men a low, savage laugh, his golden eyes brimming with malice.
Watching from the sidelines, A Luo knew how powerful this Spider was. She didn't even need to think about which side to take.
Before the imminent fight broke out, A Luo shouted a warning at the three men:
"You dare offend our mighty Lord Feitan? You won't even know what killed you! Tremble, mortals!"
The three men noticed the little girl, Lola, in the corner of the alley-and, more importantly, heard what she had said.
They immediately burst out laughing and mocked the pair.
"Look, hahahaha... a runt and a little girl... and the tiny little squirt's even sticking up for the runt!"
A Luo: "..."
Feitan: (╬Ò‸Ó)
Feitan's rage skyrocketed before her eyes, his face practically turning green.
A Luo hurriedly shrank farther into the corner, terrified of getting caught in the backlash when Feitan went berserk.
The next second, without even drawing the umbrella hidden beneath his cloak, Feitan tore the long-haired man's head off with his bare hands.
Blood instantly sprayed across the alley!
At the sight, the remaining two men lost their contemptuous expressions and grew grim.
As his companions, they knew the long-haired man's strength better than anyone. Even fighters strong enough to reach the two-hundredth floor would have had to fight him for a long time. He shouldn't have gone down so easily!
It seemed this runt was pretty strong!
If they didn't get serious today, they might really die here.
Feitan shook the blood off his hand and said to the remaining two:
"Tch. You two pieces of trash might as well come at me together!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Feitan became a blur and charged at them again.
The sleazy man's eyes darted about, and he shoved his companion toward Feitan.
Feitan gave a contemptuous smile.
"Trash!"
As he spoke, he effortlessly claimed another life.
But then something unexpected happened, just as Feitan twisted off the bulbous-nosed man's head.
Instead of fleeing immediately after shoving his companion forward, the sleazy man suddenly accelerated.
At the same time, he conjured a short dagger in his hand and thrust it at Feitan.
Caught off guard, and unable to shift into a defensive position while twisting the bulbous-nosed man's neck, Feitan could only activate Ten first, thinking it would hold the attack off!
Given the strength of his Nen Ability, an attack of this level should have bought him a little time to react.
He didn't need much. One second would do.
As long as his Ten held the man off for one second, he could free his hand, draw his blade, and slice off the last man's head.
Who could have guessed that the sleazy man's dagger would seem to ignore Nen defenses entirely? A moment later, it plunged straight into Feitan's lower abdomen.
Then Feitan instantly collapsed, unable to move.
A Luo could only watch as Feitan lost the ability to fight... especially since he was still clutching the freshly severed head when he fell.
Just then, a soft voice came from the shadows of the alley:
"Huh?"
The sleazy man heard it and burst out laughing:
"Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you? I coated this dagger with enough poison to paralyze a blue whale. Hah! Let's see you survive this!"
Having said that, the sleazy man was about to step forward and finish Feitan off when he finally realized something was wrong. Instantly alert, he turned to A Luo:
"Wait! That guy on the ground's already been paralyzed by the poison. He shouldn't be able to make a sound. Is someone else here besides you? Who said 'huh' just now?!"
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