Chapter Summaries

Chrollo regrouped the surviving Phantom Troupe members after Hisoka escaped and Pakunoda was captured. Qiao Lun handed Pakunoda over to Kurapika and arrived with him and Neon at the Nostrade Family’s hotel.

• Bonolenov found Chrollo in the restaurant and saw Hisoka escape down the building with only one arm remaining.
• Chrollo realized the Troupe had suffered further losses, then urged its members to keep going despite losing companions.
• Feitan forced Owl to reveal the auction items’ location, and the Troupe recovered the items and the bodies of Uvogin and two other members before fleeing the Semetary Building.
• Qiao Lun agreed to let Kurapika take Pakunoda’s body for the bounty, while Kurapika reflected on why the Troupe inflicted on others the grief it felt itself.
• Qiao Lun, Kurapika, and Neon arrived at the hotel where the Nostrade Family was hiding, and Dalzollene and Light Nostrade came to meet them.

Qiao Lun learned that the Phantom Troupe had escaped Yorknew City after staging their deaths and taking the auction collection. Kurapika kept Pakunoda captive, while Qiao Lun warned that the Troupe had abandoned her and asked whether Hisoka had escaped.

• Light Nostrade panicked when he saw Neon motionless, then collapsed from relief after Qiao Lun and Dalzollene confirmed she was alive.
• Qiao Lun warned Dalzollene that the Phantom Troupe remained dangerous despite Shalnark's death, while Kurapika questioned the captive Pakunoda.
• Kurapika told Qiao Lun that the mafia had declared Chrollo dead, held the auction, and found seven Phantom Troupe bodies after the Troupe took the collection.
• Qiao Lun deduced that Kortopi had copied the auction items and the bodies so the Troupe could escape, and he told Pakunoda that she had been abandoned.
• Kurapika explained that Melody's group had stopped tracking the Troupe to avoid an ambush, and Qiao Lun asked whether Hisoka had gotten away.

Qiao Lun learned that the Phantom Troupe had escaped and warned Gon and Killua to stay alert while they focused on training. Kurapika then brought Pakunoda’s body to the group, explaining that Squala had killed her for the bounty, leaving Qiao Lun to consider the value of the body.

• Qiao Lun told Kurapika that Hisoka had escaped badly injured, and he considered how Hisoka and Chrollo might act next.
• Gon and the others arrived, and Qiao Lun explained that Kortopi had created the Phantom Troupe’s fake bodies and warned Gon and Killua to be careful.
• Killua said he and Gon planned to focus on training, while Gon said he already had ideas for developing his Hatsu.
• Killua told Qiao Lun that someone had bought the Scarlet Eyes at auction for one billion Jenny, and Qiao Lun agreed the eyes were likely fake.
• Kurapika brought Pakunoda’s body to Qiao Lun and said Squala had killed her for the two-billion-Jenny bounty.

Qiao Lun declined to join the Nostrade Family and offered to invest in Kurapika’s bid to gain power in Yorknew City. After funding Kurapika with five billion Jenny, Qiao Lun signed a contract with him and went sightseeing with Feitan.

• Qiao Lun refused Light Nostrade’s invitation and told Kurapika that Neon should remain in the Nostrade Family for her safety.
• Qiao Lun urged Kurapika to take advantage of the Ten Dons’ deaths and offered him financial and combat support if he built his own power base.
• Kurapika agreed to the investment, promising Qiao Lun a share of profits and access to intelligence and resources in exchange for support in combat.
• Qiao Lun gave Kurapika five billion Jenny from the ten billion Jenny he had obtained from the mafia and signed a contract with him.
• Qiao Lun began touring Yorknew City with Feitan, who hurried him toward the auction.

Qiao Lun approached Battera in Nanpis to discuss Greed Island and offered to treat Battera’s lover, Nakamura Aya. Battera refused to risk letting him try, and Tsezguerra invited Qiao Lun to take the Greed Island entrance test on the tenth.

• Qiao Lun considered using Round Deer's Reverse Cursed Technique to cure Nakamura Aya and hoped Battera might reward him with funds.
• After the auction, Qiao Lun approached Battera with Feitan while Tsezguerra scrutinized him and let him through.
• Qiao Lun told Battera he was interested in Greed Island and might be able to help his lover.
• Battera refused to let Qiao Lun treat Nakamura Aya, saying he could not afford the risk.
• Tsezguerra told Qiao Lun to come to Nanpis on the morning of the tenth and pass a test to earn a place in Greed Island.

Qiao Lun prepared to go to Greed Island and offered to assess Gon and Killua for Battera’s test. Kurapika then reported that Light Nostrade planned to leave Yorknew with Neon, while he, Melody, and Feitan had quit the Nostrade bodyguard team and the mafia auction buyers were demanding answers after the Ten Dons’ deaths.

• Qiao Lun accepted Battera’s decision not to trust him to treat his girlfriend and returned to the hotel with Feitan.
• Qiao Lun told Feitan he planned to train on Greed Island and advised him to work for Kurapika instead of the Nostrade Family.
• Qiao Lun told Gon and Killua they could go to Nanpis on the morning of the tenth and offered to assess whether they were strong enough to pass Battera’s test.
• Kurapika told Qiao Lun that Light Nostrade had rejected his proposal and planned to take Neon away from Yorknew City.
• Kurapika said he had left the Nostrade bodyguard team with Melody and Feitan, and that suspicious people were surveilling him and Qiao Lun.
• Kurapika reported that the mafia auction collectibles had disappeared and the buyers had discovered that the Ten Dons were dead.

Chrollo kidnapped Light Nostrade and Neon to investigate her fortune-telling ability and Qiao Lun’s ambush at the Semetary Building. After learning of the kidnapping, Qiao Lun continued studying how Black Flash increased his aura and focused on using fusion to tame Mahoraga.

• Chrollo and Franklin intercepted the Nostrade Family’s cars, took Light Nostrade and Neon, and forced Dalzollene to back down.
• Dalzollene called Qiao Lun to report the kidnapping, and Qiao Lun replied that he understood.
• Chrollo brought Light Nostrade and Neon to an abandoned factory and questioned Light about whether Neon’s fortune poems had warned of danger.
• Qiao Lun sensed that landing three Black Flashes had increased his aura reserves by about a tenth of his total potential aura.
• Qiao Lun considered how to defeat and tame Mahoraga, concluding that fusion was central to making his plan work.

Qiao Lun considered the Nostrade Family’s danger and the secrets behind God Script before taking Gon and Killua to Nampis for the Greed Island player selection. The screening began with Tsezguerra, and Qiao Lun was first in line to demonstrate his Nen.

• Qiao Lun concluded that Neon was at risk from Chrollo, but he did not care what happened to her or Light Nostrade and kept Dalzollene’s number because he remained interested in his God Script-engraved longsword.
• Qiao Lun suspected that God Script was closely connected to Greed Island and wondered whether Ging’s team had used the game to research it.
• On September 10, Qiao Lun traveled to Nampis with Gon and Killua while Leorio stayed behind at the hotel to study.
• A black-clad host announced that Battera’s Greed Island selection would admit applicants who demonstrated their Nen to the professional Hunter Tsezguerra, with only thirty-two places available.
• Qiao Lun quickly took the first place in line, while Gon and Killua discussed his strength and their recent training against his Divine Dogs.

Qiao Lun demonstrated the strength of his Divine Dogs to Tsezguerra and passed the applicant test. He considered potential opponents in Greed Island and wondered whether the game would become the final battlefield against the Phantom Troupe.

• Gon resolved to grow strong enough to surpass powerful fighters as he practiced concentrating Nen into his fist.
• Qiao Lun summoned his Divine Dogs for Tsezguerra, who sensed their powerful aura and suspected it was connected to post-mortem Nen.
• Tsezguerra fought the Black Divine Dog but could not significantly injure it, so he called off the test and passed Qiao Lun.
• Tsezguerra reflected that Qiao Lun could become a trump card in Greed Island, while Qiao Lun considered Biscuit, Razor, and the Phantom Troupe as possible targets or opponents.

Qiao Lun prepared to use Greed Island as a battlefield against the Phantom Troupe while training his Nen, then passed Battera’s screening with Gon and Killua. Before departing, he met Kurapika and the others, and suggested that Greed Island might hold a clue to finding Ging.

• Qiao Lun reasoned that Chrollo might pursue him and Hisoka into Greed Island, where game items could aid his next attack on the Phantom Troupe.
• Qiao Lun practiced Nen and mastered Ko, realizing his Black Flash experience may have strengthened his understanding of Nen.
• Killua and Gon joined Qiao Lun among the applicants who passed Battera’s Greed Island screening, and Tsezguerra gave the twenty-two successful candidates contracts and departure instructions.
• Qiao Lun met Kurapika, Feitan, Melody, Gon, Killua, and Leorio before leaving, while Kurapika agreed to keep watch on Battera and the Phantom Troupe.
• Qiao Lun suggested that an item in Greed Island might help Gon find Ging, though Ging’s options would lead Gon either to himself or to Kite depending on whether Gon went alone.

Qiao Lun, Kite, Netero, and the others assessed the Chimera Ants’ movement out of NGL and decided to intercept them near East Gorteau. Netero and his team went ahead, while Qiao Lun’s group planned to meet Morel and Knov’s disciples before traveling onward.

• Qiao Lun met Netero and judged that he would have little chance of defeating the chairman without summoning a Shikigami.
• Kite explained that the Chimera Ants had moved east through the Rocario mountains and would likely continue to East Gorteau.
• Netero, Knov, and the others agreed to leave most of the remaining NGL investigation to the Hunter Association and other organizations.
• Qiao Lun said the illegal organizations and Bira trees in NGL had been dealt with, and admitted that he had contained the fires after the trees burned.
• Qiao Lun confirmed that Gon, Killua, Pokkle, and Ponzu would join the mission as a trial, and Netero told them to rendezvous with Morel and Knov’s disciples in the nearest city.

Qiao Lun waited with the others while Chimera Ants began appearing across the Mitene Union, then went alone to subjugate Tiger Funeral near NGL. He used Max Elephant, Piercing Ox, and Water Manipulation Technique against the Shikigami, leaving Max Elephant poised to crush it.

• Qiao Lun and the others met Palm at a villa, where Knuckle and Shoot later joined them and everyone spent their days sparring.
• News reports described the lion Chimera Ant eating a reporter on camera and the leopard Chimera Ant killing people, while Hunters and the military fought the escaped ants.
• Qiao Lun concluded that the Ant King had likely been born and decided to subjugate Tiger Funeral.
• Qiao Lun began the ritual by merging Max Elephant into his body and summoning Piercing Ox to charge Tiger Funeral.
• Tiger Funeral avoided Piercing Ox at first, but Qiao Lun blasted it with Water Manipulation Technique and knocked it into Piercing Ox's horns.
• Tiger Funeral halted Piercing Ox by tearing at its hide, but Qiao Lun appeared above it as Max Elephant emerged from his body and crashed down.

Qiao Lun tamed Tiger Funeral and experimented with Cursed Technique Reversal, discovering that it changed how his Divine Dogs emerged and functioned. He then set off with his companions for East Gorteau, still considering how to grow strong enough to tame Mahoraga.

• Max Elephant knocked Tiger Funeral unconscious, allowing Qiao Lun to complete its taming.
• Qiao Lun concluded that his shikigami alone were unlikely to tame Mahoraga and considered fusing them, but doubted he could afford the cursed energy required.
• Qiao Lun experimented with Cursed Technique Reversal and summoned Divine Dogs from a radiant light, sensing that they had become sturdier and better suited to defense and healing.
• Palm told Qiao Lun that the chairman and the others were waiting in East Gorteau, and the group packed up and departed.
• On the train, Qiao Lun told Kite he was thinking about his abilities rather than worrying about the Chimera Ants.
• Kite said he wanted to fight Neferpitou but doubted he could defeat them alone.

On the train to West Gorteau, Qiao Lun and Kite discussed their intended opponents in the coming Chimera Ant battle and the possibility of visiting the Dark Continent. The chapter ended with the Royal Guards securing the palace while Meruem waited impatiently for a human opponent to make a move.

• Kite judged Neferpitou to be immensely powerful but believed he, Qiao Lun, Morel, and Knov could win with a sound plan.
• Qiao Lun chose Youpi as his opponent and considered how to use Knuckle against Shaiapouf while keeping Mahoraga in reserve.
• Qiao Lun and Kite discussed the Dark Continent, and Kite said he would like to study its enormous creatures if an opportunity arose.
• Qiao Lun and Kite traveled toward West Gorteau, where they planned to meet Knov and his companion before infiltrating East Gorteau.
• Neferpitou guarded the palace with En, Youpi watched the stairs to Meruem's floor, and Meruem waited as a human man struggled to make his move in a game.

Qiao Lun and the Hunters planned their infiltration of East Gorteau after learning the capital had fallen under Chimera Ant control. When Knov agreed to let Qiao Lun take Palm toward the palace instead of sending her in alone, Palm glared resentfully at Qiao Lun.

• Knov told Qiao Lun, Morel, and the others that East Gorteau's capital had fallen and its supreme leader was being controlled, while civilians were being sent there.
• Knov divided the Hunters into pairs for the infiltration, assigning Qiao Lun and Kite to take Ponzu and Pokkle, respectively, and pairing Gon with Killua and Knuckle with Shoot.
• Knov said Palm had a separate assignment, and Qiao Lun deduced that Knov intended to send her alone into the palace.
• Qiao Lun warned that sending Palm into the palace would expose her to danger and offered to take her there himself and bring her back safely.
• Knov agreed to try Qiao Lun's plan, and Palm glared resentfully at Qiao Lun.

Qiao Lun reorganized the teams for the palace infiltration, warned Knov and Morel about the Royal Guards, and took Palm and Pokkle toward East Gorteau. On the journey, Pokkle explained his Seven-Colored Bow and Arrows ability and why he had not developed Manipulation.

• Knov accepted Qiao Lun’s suggestion to keep Palm from infiltrating the palace alone, and Qiao Lun chose Pokkle to accompany him instead of Ponzu.
• Qiao Lun warned Knov and Morel to conserve their strength for the Three Royal Guards and summoned Rabbit Escape to help protect them during infiltration.
• Qiao Lun left with Pokkle and Palm for East Gorteau, while Knov, Morel, Kite, and Ponzu continued toward West Gorteau.
• Qiao Lun summoned the Divine Dogs, and Pokkle and Palm rode the Black Divine Dogs while Qiao Lun rode the White one.
• Pokkle asked why Qiao Lun had chosen him, and Qiao Lun explained that Pokkle’s ability could prove useful and that Palm made Ponzu’s reconnaissance unnecessary.
• Pokkle described the Red, Orange, Yellow, and Green bows, then told Qiao Lun that he had focused on Transmutation rather than developing Manipulation.

Qiao Lun, Pokkle, and Palm crossed into East Gorteau, where Qiao Lun deliberately drew pursuing Chimera Ants into battle while assessing their abilities. After discovering a deserted village used for the Chimera Ants’ army selection, Qiao Lun decided to rest and sent the Great Serpent and Divine Dogs to attack their pursuers.

• Qiao Lun shared basic Nen applications with Pokkle, then led him and Palm across the border on the Divine Dogs.
• Pokkle attacked the pursuing Chimera Ants with arrows while the Divine Dogs tore through those in their path, and Qiao Lun held back to watch for unusual abilities.
• Qiao Lun explained that Chimera Ants had divided into different groups after the Queen’s death, with many followers of strength now serving Meruem in East Gorteau.
• Qiao Lun, Pokkle, and Palm found nearby villages deserted, and Qiao Lun identified the bloodied area as part of the Chimera Ants’ selection of an army.
• Qiao Lun confirmed that none of the pursuing Chimera Ants were special targets, then sent the Great Serpent and Divine Dogs after them as he prepared to rest and took out his phone.

Qiao Lun’s group advanced toward East Gorteau’s capital while Gon and Killua tried to protect villagers, drawing the attention of Knuckle and Shoot. In the capital, Neferpitou controlled dead puppets to fight intruders as the palace’s uneasy power dynamics continued and Leol prepared to return there with Xilin.

• Qiao Lun collected shadows from unconscious Chimera Ants while Pokkle killed them and accepted a shadow orb that temporarily increased his aura.
• Kite replied to Qiao Lun that he would not intervene in the villages because stopping Meruem was the key, while Gon and Killua separately tried to protect villagers and Knuckle and Shoot joined the response.
• Neferpitou used his new Puppet Master ability to control dead people and soldiers, and watched his puppets being destroyed by attackers.
• A blind woman entered the palace’s third floor to face Meruem, while Youpi guarded the King and Gido left the palace after failing to settle on a Nen Ability.
• Leol urged Xilin to follow him back to the palace, insisting that he was going there to help the King despite her warning that it was dangerous.

Netero prepared for a battle with the Chimera Ants while Qiao Lun avoided him and continued gathering Chimera Ant shadows with Pokkle and Palm. Morel and Knov reached the outskirts of the capital and prepared for the planned operation, with Knov waiting for Qiao Lun before infiltrating the Palace.

• Netero awakened his dormant Nen and readied himself for a satisfying battle against the Chimera Ants.
• Qiao Lun sensed extreme danger ahead, guessed Netero was nearby, and led Pokkle and Palm along another route.
• Qiao Lun continued collecting Chimera Ant shadows, whose number had passed a hundred, and considered whether he could gather enough to challenge Meruem.
• Morel and Knov arrived near the capital with help from an East Gorteau general who had secured Knov a route to safety after the regime fell.
• Knov received Netero's message setting the operation for midnight on the day before the rally, five days away.
• Morel and Knov discussed targeting the Royal Guards in the Palace, and Knov said he would wait for Qiao Lun before attempting to infiltrate without using [Zetsu].

Qiao Lun’s group encountered the fast Chimera Ant Gido, who attacked them while searching for prey. Qiao Lun trapped and killed him, taking his shadow, and the group continued with one fewer threat.

• While considering the Palace invasion and Meruem, Qiao Lun was alerted by the Divine Dogs to someone approaching at high speed.
• Gido charged at Qiao Lun, Pokkle, and Palm, intending to tear off their noses, but Toad restrained him with its tongue.
• Qiao Lun removed Gido’s shadow and stored it in his own shadow.
• Qiao Lun drew his saber from his shadow and stabbed Gido through the heart.
• After Gido died, Pokkle approached, and Qiao Lun explained that Gido’s speed came from his natural abilities and that he likely had not developed a Nen Ability.