Chapter 266: Identity × Lockdown × Declaration
Joey was a little puzzled. Why hadn't the other man left this space? Why was he begging for mercy here instead?
Could the owner of this space be unable to leave while outsiders were inside?
Joey's suspicion was soon confirmed. Shivering in the cold, the man quickly explained his situation, even stammering that he would definitely be useful to Joey and Kurapika.
Had it not been so cold, he would surely have been streaming tears and snot.
Joey and Kurapika exchanged a glance, each reading the other's thoughts in his eyes: they could save this man.
The instant they reached an understanding, the Weather Nen Beast on Joey's shoulder raised a hand toward the man. A spacesuit quickly formed around his body, enclosing him completely within seconds.
Free of the cold's assault, the man collapsed onto his backside and began gasping loudly.
By then, however, Joey and Kurapika had also walked up to him.
While the spacesuit could protect the man from the cold, under the Weather Nen Beast's control, it could also become an effective restraint. The moment he let it envelop him without resisting, he had become Joey's prisoner.
"Tell us, which faction do you belong to?" Joey asked, though his gaze fell on the door behind the man.
Looking at it, Joey noticed something else: this door also had blood on it, but the thick blood was now frozen solid against its surface.
Joey spotted a handprint on the handle. It seemed to belong to the owner of this space.
Had his earlier guess been wrong? Had the man stayed simply because he couldn't open the exit?
With that thought, Joey looked at Kurapika.
When Kurapika nodded, Joey understood at once. Perhaps when he had used Weather Report to blanket