Chapter 269: Commission × 3 vs. 3
Piyon's tone was extremely serious. Clearly, Morel's disappearance was a matter of great importance even to the Hunter Association.
Joey's gaze also grew grave after he heard what Piyon said.
Morel had Knuckle and Shoot with him. Given the abilities of those three, Joey did not believe that even an attack targeting them by a squad of Nen users could leave them unable to send out any information.
So the most likely possibility was that signals had been blocked outside the entire ship.
As for whether Morel and the others were still alive, that was difficult to judge.
"Didn't Knov leave a door outside?" Joey promptly asked.
Given Morel's relationship with Knov, along with the nature of Morel's work aboard the ship, Joey did not believe the Hunter Association would fail to make thorough arrangements around him.
After all, many problems during the voyage required Morel's team to resolve them. These included not only accidental damage to the hull, sudden equipment failures, weather forecasting, and abnormalities in marine life; Morel's team was the most professional when it came to all these matters.
Piyon quickly answered, "He did, but that door won't open!"
Joey froze for a moment before he processed what Piyon had said. Then his gaze fell on the black aura at the hole ahead.
There were two possibilities. One was that a Nen user had interfered with Knov's ability. But there was a problem with that: they would first need to know Knov's ability and know precisely where he had placed his door.
The other possibility was that this black aura indiscriminately restricted all spatial abilities that allowed people to leave the ship.
But that did not quite fit either, because according to the information Joey had, the black aura did