Illumi's expression visibly darkened.
He had never expected the girl before him to grow this much in just over a year. Even he now found her difficult to deal with!
Still, it wasn't as though he had no options left.
Since that strange Golden Bell of hers could absorb Nen, he would simply change how he attacked.
In the blink of an eye, Illumi produced several afterimages, his fingertips turning into blades as he aimed for A Luo's heart.
Even without Nen, his Inherited Assassination Technique could take this girl's life just as easily.
Before he touched A Luo, Illumi had been utterly confident of that.
Only when he actually reached her, and his knife-sharp fingertips snapped against the clothing over her chest, was Illumi truly stunned!
What was going on?
Even with a Nen Ability reinforcing them, even when they used Ten, couldn't we still pierce a target's chest and rip out their warm, beating heart?
Why had I failed this time?
Illumi's gaze settled on A Luo's clothes, filled with shock and uncertainty!
What the hell were those clothes? Since when did ordinary cotton fabric have such terrifying defensive power?
A Luo gave a soft laugh.
"Wondering why your attack didn't work?"
She reached up and toyed with the matching Little Golden Bell around her neck.
"This one comes as a set with that big fellow that just absorbed your Nen!"
As though deliberately trying to infuriate Illumi, A Luo explained at leisure to the expressionless man with long, straight black hair before her.
"Wearing this Little Golden Bell creates a protective barrier over my body. It can withstand at least ten attacks from a powerful Enhancer!"
The girl glanced at the larger Golden Bell still floating in midair.
"Don't expect to break through my defenses by piling