Chapter 204: Kabichi × Death Curse × Exorcism Master
Slaka had not spent his time in Room 12 doing nothing. He had gathered quite a bit of intelligence.
Even though Joey and the others had remained cautious, Slaka frequently activated En to observe them, and his ability had also played a part.
Once it was clear that the curse ability only had to fear the presence of an Exorcism Master, every Direct Guard the Second Prince had the Second Queen bring over for her use made detecting Exorcism Masters their first priority.
All Exorcism Masters were Specialists, and they were particularly skilled at using Gyo to observe their surroundings.
They could often see Nen that ordinary Nen users could not detect. At the same time, most Exorcism Masters were poor fighters. After all, their abilities were not combat-oriented, and Specialization was far removed from Enhancement and the other two upper categories.
If a Specialist's ability itself developed toward combat, they could still make some headway in direct fighting.
Otherwise, even someone like Neferpitou relied more on Manipulation in combat than on her own Specialization.
Chrollo, the leader of the Phantom Troupe, could face experts among the Upper Three Nen Types head-on only because he could steal other people's abilities, combine them, and rely on his powerful fundamentals.
More often than not, it was more reliable for the Lower Three Nen Types to outsmart the Upper Three Nen Types.
After all, abilities from the Lower Three Nen Types often had decisive effects, and there were plenty that could kill on first contact.
The Upper Three Nen Types were somewhat inferior when it came to these twists and turns.
With a few basic characteristics to go on, followed by focused observation, it was not difficult for Slaka to determine that Joey and