Arc 7Chapters 151–175

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Ch. 151Underground Auction X Battle X Missed Connection

Kurapika and A Luo tried to protect Feitan and the others from the Phantom Troupe, then joined forces with Owl and the Shadow Beasts to capture Uvogin. They left Uvogin with the remaining Shadow Beasts and headed for the Troupe’s hideout, unaware that Hisoka had already left to find them and that his disguised substitute was struggling to maintain the deception.

  • Kurapika turned back to warn Feitan and the others, and A Luo supported his decision to save them before pursuing revenge.
  • A Luo and Kurapika reached the Underground Auction and led Feitan, Franklin, and Shizuku out, but screams and gunfire erupted as the Phantom Troupe attacked.
  • After the Troupe found the auction vault empty, Chrollo suspected the Mafia had received an imprecise prediction and ordered Feitan and Shalnark to investigate.
  • A Luo and Kurapika worked with Owl and the Shadow Beasts; Uvogin defeated Mad Dog, Worm, Porcupine, and Leech, but Kurapika captured him while he was immobilized by poison.
  • A Luo left Uvogin with the remaining Shadow Beasts and went with Kurapika and Owl to the Troupe’s hideout, while the real Hisoka rushed away to find them and his disguised substitute texted him for help.

Ch. 152Battle X On the Brink X All for Nothing

A Luo and Kurapika ambushed the Phantom Troupe at the Abandoned Building, but Illumi’s impersonation of Hisoka and the returning Spiders disrupted their plan. Outnumbered and with A Luo’s Protective Golden Bell shattered, they negotiated their escape by threatening the Troupe with a powerful bomb.

  • A Luo and Kurapika captured Pakunoda and Phinks, but discovered that the figure impersonating Hisoka was Illumi, who refused to help and left.
  • Chrollo alerted the other Spiders and fought A Luo, Kurapika, and Owl as they tried to subdue the Troupe before reinforcements arrived.
  • A Luo poisoned Bonolenov with the Ghost Gate Needle, while Kurapika imposed a lethal condition on Phinks and prepared to bind Chrollo.
  • A returning Spider in a skull mask knocked aside Kurapika’s chain, and A Luo threatened the group with a powerful bomb after her Protective Golden Bell shattered.
  • Chrollo agreed to let A Luo, Kurapika, and Owl leave without Pakunoda or a cure for Phinks, prioritizing the Phantom Troupe’s survival.

Ch. 153Leaving X Suspicion X Rescue

A Luo and Kurapika returned to Yorknew with Pakunoda, while Hisoka misled the Spider about his loyalties. As the Spider planned to rescue Uvogin, Chrollo grew more suspicious of Hisoka and sent him to investigate the people guarding Uvogin.

  • Hisoka claimed he and A Luo were close and showed the Spider his altered messages, convincing them he had not betrayed them.
  • A Luo told Kurapika she had deliberately exchanged looks with Hisoka to keep Chrollo uncertain about Hisoka's allegiance.
  • A Luo refused Owl's suggestion to meet the Shadow Beasts, then returned with Kurapika and Owl to Neon's hotel and gave Neon the auction treasures.
  • The Spider discussed rescuing Uvogin and realized that one of the people guarding him might be an unknown chain user who had accompanied A Luo.
  • Chrollo sent Hisoka to rescue Uvogin and bring back a guard alive, then told Shalnark that he suspected Hisoka was up to something.

Ch. 154Escape X Revenge X Questioning

A Luo and Kurapika questioned the captured Pakunoda about the Kurta Clan massacre, but she refused to reveal anything. After learning Hisoka had freed Uvogin and another Spider had been rescued, they prepared for the Phantom Troupe to attack the hotel and considered what to do with Pakunoda.

  • Chrollo ordered Shalnark to investigate A Luo and the blond chain user and find a way to draw them away before capturing the remaining Shadow Beast.
  • At the hotel, A Luo and Kurapika had Owl release Pakunoda, and Kurapika restrained her with Chain Jail.
  • Kurapika questioned Pakunoda about whether she had joined the Phantom Troupe before the Kurta Clan massacre, but she stayed silent despite his threats and blows.
  • A Luo asked whether Chrollo had led the Phantom Troupe in the crime against the Kurta Clan, but Pakunoda refused to discuss the troupe.
  • A Luo and Kurapika learned that Hisoka had rescued Uvogin and that someone dressed as a magician had freed their captured Spider.
  • A Luo warned that the Spiders might attack the hotel to seek revenge and rescue Pakunoda, and she and Kurapika considered moving Neon and deciding what to do with Pakunoda.

Ch. 155Confrontation X Negotiation X Madmen

Kurapika and A Luo confronted the Spiders after capturing Pakunoda, and A Luo revealed that Phinks was also in their hands. Chrollo halted the fight and asked what they wanted, opening the possibility of negotiation.

  • Kurapika used his Judgment Pinkie Chain to forbid Pakunoda from using Nen or revealing information, then had Owl hide her.
  • A Luo and Kurapika waited in the hotel for the Spiders, who arrived before dawn and surrounded them.
  • A Luo proposed moving the confrontation somewhere more open, and Chrollo asked where Pakunoda was.
  • Feitan attacked A Luo, but Kurapika knocked him away with his chain before the Spiders could begin their assault.
  • Chrollo received a picture of Phinks tied up and asked whether A Luo had hired someone to capture him.
  • A Luo confirmed that they held both Phinks and Pakunoda, and Chrollo stopped the fight to ask what she wanted.

Ch. 156Zoldyck Family × Airship × Making a getaway

A Luo and Kurapika fought Feitan and Uvogin while the Spiders watched, then used a distraction and the Zoldyck Family’s help to escape aboard an airship. Kalluto piloted them to safety and asked whether Killua was also in Yorknew City.

  • A Luo provoked the Spiders into deciding their next move with a Spider Coin, and heads let Feitan and Uvogin fight her and Kurapika one-on-one.
  • A Luo fought Feitan while Kurapika used Emperor Time and Chain Jail to bind Uvogin.
  • After receiving a signal that her hired help had arrived, A Luo took a sword strike and used poison and smoke to create an opening.
  • A Luo and Kurapika boarded an arriving airship with the bound Uvogin as Silva and Illumi stayed behind to stop the Spiders from pursuing.
  • Shizuku extracted A Luo’s poison from Feitan while A Luo and Kurapika thanked Kalluto aboard the airship.
  • Kalluto asked whether Killua was also in Yorknew City.

Ch. 157Zoldyck Family X Uvogin X Death

A Luo and Kurapika escaped with help from the Zoldyck Family, and Kurapika killed Uvogin while interrogating him about the Kurta Clan massacre. After A Luo and Kurapika burned Uvogin’s body, the Phantom Troupe found the ashes and prepared to pursue them.

  • A Luo told Kurapika that she had hired Illumi and the Zoldyck Family to provide an airship and hold off the pursuing Phantom Troupe.
  • After the airship landed, Kalluto reminded A Luo to pay the agreed fee, then left as Kurapika began interrogating Uvogin about the Kurta Clan massacre.
  • Kurapika beat Uvogin to death, then broke down at the sight of the blood and asked why killing could excite anyone.
  • A Luo stopped Kurapika from burying Uvogin, and they burned his body to keep the Phantom Troupe from learning more about them.
  • Nobunaga found Uvogin’s ashes and wanted to pursue Kurapika, but Machi told him to report to Chrollo first.

Ch. 158Bounty × Operation × Raising Hell

The Mafia hired assassins and announced a bounty on the Phantom Troupe, while Gon, Killua, and Leorio tracked down two Spiders but realized they could not capture them. As the Troupe weighed retreating after Uvogin’s death and Pakunoda’s capture, Chrollo chose to launch a new plan using Kurapika and the Scarlet Eyes as bait.

  • After arranging a safe place, A Luo and Kurapika ate and fell asleep, while the Ten Dons hired Silva, Zeno, and other professionals to fight the Spiders.
  • Gon and Killua learned of the two-billion-Jenny bounty per Spider, and Leorio paid an informant who showed them the Icy Girl and the Shabby Uncle.
  • Killua warned Gon and Leorio that the pair were as strong as two Hisokas, putting an end to their plans to capture them.
  • Shalnark told Chrollo that the Mafia had announced a global kill order, that Pakunoda might be held by Owl, and that Kurapika was likely a Kurta Clan survivor with ties to Neon.
  • Chrollo decided against retreating and planned to use the Scarlet Eyes to lure Kurapika into a trap before raising hell that night.

Ch. 159Captured X Rescue X About to be exposed

A Luo learned Gon and Killua had gone missing while Kurapika learned Neon had disappeared, forcing them to split up and investigate. At the abandoned factory, A Luo watched the Spiders capture the boys, and Shalnark began questioning Hisoka about his connections to them and Kurapika.

  • Leorio told A Luo that Gon and Killua had gone to follow a tip about the Spiders and could no longer be reached, while Melody told Kurapika that Neon had disappeared.
  • A Luo asked Kurapika to warn the auction guards about Chrollo, then set off for the Spiders' hideout as Kurapika headed to the auction.
  • A Luo reached an abandoned factory and saw Gon arm-wrestling Nobunaga while the Spiders held him and Killua captive.
  • Gon beat Nobunaga in their arm-wrestling match and challenged the Spiders over killing people despite their feelings for friends.
  • Feitan restrained Gon, Hisoka threatened Killua with a playing card, and Shalnark asked Hisoka about taking the Hunter Exam and knowing Gon, Killua, and Kurapika.

Ch. 160Testing the Waters X Bluffing X Feitan

A Luo emerged from hiding after Feitan threatened Killua, and she began fighting him while urging Gon and Killua to escape. The other Spiders had departed for Yorknew City, leaving A Luo facing Feitan and Nobunaga.

  • Hisoka claimed he knew A Luo, Gon, and Killua but had no ties to the boys, and suggested killing them to prove it.
  • Shalnark settled the dispute over Gon with a Spider Coin toss, and Nobunaga took responsibility for guarding him while Feitan watched Killua.
  • The Spiders split into groups and left for Yorknew City, while Hisoka and Feitan both suspected A Luo was nearby.
  • Feitan threatened Killua with his sword to draw A Luo out, and she emerged from the shadows.
  • A Luo taunted Feitan into attacking her and told Killua to take Gon and escape while she fought the Spiders.

Ch. 161Rescue X Failure X New Captain

A Luo and Feitan both collapsed after a poisoned blade stopped their fight, while Gon and Killua escaped Nobunaga. As Kurapika became the new captain of the bodyguards, he learned Gon and Killua were safe but received no answer about A Luo.

  • A Luo used pills to boost her strength and poisoned Feitan with a dagger, but both fighters collapsed after wounding each other.
  • Gon and Killua tricked Nobunaga and escaped, but Nobunaga returned and knocked A Luo unconscious as she tried to kill Feitan.
  • Shalnark and Bonolenov captured Owl, while Chrollo arranged for Illumi to assassinate the Ten Dons and abducted Neon to steal her Nen ability.
  • Kurapika learned that Neon had been found and Dalzollene had been killed, then accepted the position of captain.
  • Gon and Killua called Kurapika to tell him they had escaped, but gave him no answer when he asked whether A Luo was with them.

Ch. 162Requiem X Choice X Kurapika

Kurapika stayed to guard Neon while the Phantom Troupe attacked the auction building, and Chrollo began a Requiem for Uvogin before confronting Silva and Zeno. As the Zoldycks attacked Chrollo, Kurapika wavered over whether to leave Neon and face the Spiders.

  • Killua told Kurapika that A Luo had stayed behind to fight a Spider and suggested they wait before planning a rescue.
  • Gunfire erupted around the auction building, and Kurapika suspected the Phantom Troupe had launched an attack.
  • Nostrade called Kurapika back to guard Neon, so Kurapika returned to her room and tried to stay focused on his duties and revenge.
  • Chrollo used the Indoor Fish to kill an assassin, then opened the windows and conducted a Requiem for Uvogin as the city descended into chaos.
  • Silva and Zeno reached Chrollo, and after Zeno warned Silva that Chrollo could steal Nen abilities, they attacked him.
  • Kurapika watched Neon as the fighting thundered outside and questioned whether he should remain in her room.

Ch. 163Retreat X Disguise X Game

After Nobunaga knocked A Luo unconscious, the Phantom Troupe debated whether to keep hunting the Chain User or retreat. Chrollo’s fortunes pushed the group toward leaving, but Hisoka refused to go along with the retreat.

  • Machi identified the poison that had paralyzed Feitan, and Shizuku suctioned it from his wound.
  • Chrollo realized Pakunoda and Phinks were forbidden from using Nen under a lethal restriction and questioned whether the Troupe should retreat.
  • Feitan urged the Troupe to use A Luo to learn about the Chain User, but Hisoka stepped in to prevent anyone from hurting her.
  • Chrollo told fortunes for the Troupe, and the members reconsidered the hunt after hearing the death threats in their Prophetic Poems.
  • Shalnark and Machi agreed that the mission was otherwise complete, but Hisoka refused to retreat.

Ch. 164Retreat X Stay X Cat and Mouse

Hisoka manipulated the Phantom Troupe with a doctored prophecy, while Chrollo questioned him and pieced together clues about the Chain User. A Luo escaped during the commotion, and Chrollo asked Kortopi whether he could track copied objects.

  • Hisoka altered his Prophetic Poem to make the Spiders believe retreating would bring them devastating losses, and Nobunaga tried to attack him.
  • Chrollo used Skill Hunter to teleport Nobunaga away, then questioned Hisoka about the abilities he had learned and the person whose identity he would not reveal.
  • Chrollo deduced that the Chain User had at least two abilities and considered how the Troupe could investigate and counter him.
  • A Luo slipped out of the Spiders' encirclement while they were distracted, and Feitan noticed she was gone.
  • Chrollo asked Kortopi whether he could sense the location of something he had copied.

Ch. 165Escape X No escape X The taste of scum

A Luo escaped the Spiders and tried to reach Kurapika, but Chrollo tracked her using Kortopi’s copies and caught her near Yorknew City Hospital. She ended the chapter trapped in Chrollo’s arms, biting him in desperation.

  • A Luo called Kurapika from a phone booth, warned him not to come directly, and suggested meeting at Yorknew City Hospital in disguise.
  • Chrollo revealed that Kortopi had copied A Luo’s phone and the Scarlet Eyes so the Spiders could track her and Kurapika, while Hisoka chose not to warn them.
  • A Luo realized the copies could reveal their locations, messaged Kurapika to ditch the fake Scarlet Eyes, changed clothes, and threw away her phone.
  • Chrollo noticed the copies had stopped moving and ordered the Spiders to catch A Luo before she reached her allies.
  • The Spiders caught A Luo a street from the hospital, and Chrollo transported her into his arms; she bit him while struggling to escape.

Ch. 166Plot X Proper procedure X Chrollo captured

Chrollo captured A Luo while the Spiders rushed to City Hospital, but Kurapika’s plan let A Luo escape with him and Chain Jail-bound Chrollo. Gon and Killua were left in the Spiders’ hands, and Kurapika beat Chrollo in a fit of anger.

  • Chrollo questioned A Luo about Uvogin’s death and accused her of being heartless, while she said she had every right to hate him and the Spiders.
  • Feitan approached A Luo, but Chrollo refused to hand her over and ordered the Spiders to search for Kurapika at City Hospital.
  • An explosion and a blackout caused confusion in the hospital lobby as Gon and Killua ambushed the Spiders, allowing Kurapika to escape with A Luo and Chrollo.
  • In the getaway car, A Luo confronted Kurapika about leaving Gon and Killua in the Spiders’ hands, while Kurapika blamed himself for involving them.
  • Chrollo told Kurapika that he had planned to capture A Luo regardless of Kurapika’s presence, and Kurapika repeatedly punched the bound prisoner as A Luo mocked him.

Ch. 167Chrollo X Beaten X Hostage

Kurapika and his companions held Chrollo captive, but Chrollo calmly claimed he had no value as a hostage. A Luo challenged his view of his importance to the Phantom Troupe, and Kurapika called one of Chrollo’s contacts to negotiate for Gon and Killua.

  • Kurapika beat and threatened Chrollo, who remained calm and said his capture posed no danger to him.
  • Chrollo claimed Kurapika’s friends were in the Phantom Troupe’s hands and that he had no value as a hostage.
  • Melody confirmed that Chrollo was telling the truth and sensed that he lived comfortably alongside death.
  • A Luo struck Chrollo and argued that his members might consider him irreplaceable, making him valuable as leverage.
  • Kurapika took Chrollo’s phone and called a number to begin negotiating for Gon and Killua.

Ch. 168Hisoka X Joins the X Fun

With Gon and Killua held by the Phantom Troupe, Kurapika negotiated an exchange for Chrollo while A Luo and the others prioritized rescuing the boys over revenge. Hisoka joined the exchange hoping to fight Chrollo, but Chrollo revealed that Kurapika had sealed his Nen ability, leaving Hisoka stunned.

  • Phinks tried to provoke Kurapika during a phone negotiation, but Kurapika hung up, and Nobunaga and Pakunoda took over the talks.
  • Pakunoda met Kurapika at his designated location while A Luo and Chrollo recognized that neither Kurapika nor A Luo would sacrifice Gon and Killua for revenge.
  • Pakunoda left the Spider's base with Gon and Killua despite Phinks's objections, and Hisoka appeared at the airport, demanding to join the airship exchange.
  • A Luo persuaded Kurapika to let Hisoka aboard, and Hisoka told her he wanted to fight Chrollo and would wait for her to become stronger.
  • At the exchange site, Gon and Killua boarded the airship with Kurapika, while Hisoka removed his fake Spider Tattoo and challenged Chrollo.
  • Chrollo told Hisoka that Kurapika had sealed his Nen ability, and Hisoka froze in shock.

Ch. 169Chrollo × Nen Ability × Tampering

After recovering from the battle, A Luo discovered that her Nen Ability had vanished and suspected Chrollo had tampered with it while she was unconscious. She secretly left the group to find a way to restore her Nen, leaving Gon and Killua behind to continue their plans.

  • After returning to a safe place in Yorknew City, Kurapika collapsed from overexertion, and A Luo slept for a day to recover from her injuries.
  • A Luo woke the next night and realized she could no longer feel or use her Nen.
  • Gon and Killua examined A Luo but could not explain what had happened, and Leorio suggested the Spiders might have affected her while she was unconscious.
  • A Luo recalled that Chrollo could have used an unknown ability from Skill Hunter to tamper with her Nen, though Kurapika had since sealed Chrollo's Nen.
  • A Luo left a note and secretly departed to find a way to restore her Nen, deciding not to expose Gon and Killua to the Spiders again.

Ch. 170Confrontation X Chrollo X Take Him Away

A Luo confronted Chrollo over the disappearance of her Nen Ability and condemned him for questioning Pakunoda’s sacrifice. She ordered the Guards she had hired to capture him, while Chrollo remained calm.

  • A Luo returned to the rocky place and demanded that Chrollo explain why her Nen Ability had disappeared.
  • Chrollo questioned why Pakunoda had sacrificed herself when the Phantom Troupe could have abandoned him.
  • A Luo punched Chrollo and told him that the bonds between the members, not the rules, held the Phantom Troupe together.
  • Chrollo remembered the troupe’s founding and shed a tear before regaining his composure.
  • A Luo confronted Chrollo again and ordered her hired Guards to take him away.

Ch. 171Cooperation × Auction × Enemies on a narrow road

Chrollo admitted that he had sealed A Luo's Nen Ability and offered to restore it if she helped him contact the Spiders, but she negotiated to handle her own affairs first. At the auction, A Luo ran into Feitan and Phinks with Gon and Killua, and Feitan threatened her despite her role as Chrollo's contact.

  • A Luo confronted Chrollo, who admitted he had temporarily disabled her Nen Ability while she was unconscious and said he could remove the seal only after his own ability was restored.
  • Chrollo asked A Luo to travel east with him, but she refused and negotiated to exchange phone numbers, promising to consider helping him while demanding he restore her ability.
  • A Luo returned to the auction, intending to enter Greed Island through Battera's screening.
  • A Luo encountered Phinks and Feitan with Gon and Killua, who fled when they recognized the Spiders.
  • Feitan threatened A Luo, and she warned him that attacking her could interfere with Chrollo's plan to use her as his contact with the Spiders.

Ch. 172Game X Screening X Stupidity

A Luo learned that her sealed Nen Ability made her ineligible for Greed Island, despite accompanying Gon and Killua through their screening preparations. After leaving them to enter the game without her, she headed east to pursue Chrollo.

  • Feitan backed down from attacking A Luo, while Phinks told Gon and Killua that Pakunoda had died and wanted to thank them.
  • A Luo told Gon and Killua that she had arranged to have her Nen Ability restored, and Battera bought every Greed Island copy at auction.
  • Gon and Killua trained intensively, while Kurapika recovered, advised Gon to contact Wing, and later left Yorknew City with Neon.
  • Gon and Killua passed Tsezguerra's Greed Island screening, but A Luo realized she could not demonstrate her sealed Nen Ability and was ineligible to enter.
  • A Luo explained her situation to Gon and Killua, then left to pursue Chrollo, while Gon relayed her message that they should seek an Exorcist in the game.

Ch. 173Chrollo × Traveling Together × Eating Noodles

A Luo followed Chrollo east from Yorknew City, hoping to regain her ability by making him remove the Nen affecting her. Their journey together began with a dispute over who would pay for noodles, and Chrollo returned just as A Luo declared she was done following him.

  • A Luo caught up with Chrollo in a small town and agreed to travel with him while insisting he remove the Nen once she recovered.
  • A Luo told Chrollo she had tried contacting an Exorcist but could not locate the old woman.
  • At a noodle shop, A Luo paid for her own beef noodles but refused to pay for Chrollo's meal.
  • Chrollo left the shop, and A Luo angrily declared she would eat her noodles and go her own way.
  • Chrollo returned while A Luo was eating, and she asked what he had come back for.

Ch. 174Hisoka × Giving flowers × Like I care

A Luo, Chrollo, and Hisoka discussed finding an Exorcist who could restore Chrollo’s sealed Nen Ability, and learned that the man was inside Greed Island. A Luo arranged for the Spiders to search the game while she and Chrollo headed east, considering whether they could enter Greed Island from the real world.

  • Chrollo returned to the noodle shop after pawning something for Jenny and joined A Luo when Hisoka arrived.
  • Hisoka revealed that he had heard of a skilled Exorcist inside Greed Island, and Chrollo demanded that they find him.
  • A Luo called Shalnark and told him to have the Spiders search Greed Island and bring the Exorcist out.
  • Hisoka complained that A Luo had sent the Spiders to look for him before he had decided whether to enter the game himself.
  • A Luo left with Chrollo, eager to investigate whether they could reach Greed Island without using the game.

Ch. 175Expulsion × Bad Luck × Ants?

A Luo and Chrollo tried to enter Greed Island from the real-world island but Razor expelled them, leaving them stranded in a forest. After contacting the Phantom Troupe and learning they still had no lead on the Exorcist, they reached the NGL Autonomous Region, where A Luo realized the Ant Queen was nearby.

  • A Luo tried to persuade Razor to let her and Chrollo onto Greed Island, but he used an Eliminate card to expel them.
  • A Luo called the Phantom Troupe and learned they had not found the Exorcist Hisoka mentioned; she warned them that Razor would expel anyone attempting to enter from the real world.
  • Chrollo led A Luo east through a forest until they reached a remote village.
  • A Luo learned they were in the NGL Autonomous Region and considered eliminating the Ant Queen before she could grow stronger.
  • The people of NGL discovered A Luo and Chrollo's whereabouts.
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