"I thought that the relationship between you and him was special." Illumi said.
"Special?"
Oboro was stunned.
He understood Illumi's gaze.
"If I wanted to kill him, he would have died long ago." Oboro said.
Illumi thought that he and Hisoka had known each other for the longest time... The reason why their relationship was twisted was because of some kind of competition.
He and Hisoka could only, and should only, die at each other's hands.
They would fulfill each other.
Clearly, Illumi had misunderstood.
Oboro wasn't Hisoka... He didn't have such unique hobbies. Just like the Troupe, Hisoka could no longer pose a threat or pressure to him.
Naturally, there was also a part of the reason that was his state of mind. When his strength reached this level, his state of mind also changed.
In the human world alone, there were only a few people that he cared about...
In his eyes, Hisoka was more like a 'performer in life', someone to watch for fun.
If it had been a few years ago, and Oboro had the ability to execute Hisoka, then Hisoka at that time, this character in the story, would have had to leave the stage of life early.
On the other side, in the arena.
Hisoka covered his deformed face with one hand, and let out a hoarse and sinister laugh.
This laugh was more like a moan.
The severe pain on his body brought him... A kind of stimulation.
A kind of pleasurable feeling.
It would only make him more excited.
"Too wonderful..."
Hisoka licked the blood on his face, and looked up at the night sky.
Immediately after, his gaze landed on Chrollo.
The latter also closed the book with a smile, and the sharp knife alternated quickly between his hands, giving Hisoka a provocative look.
He was signaling the other party... To continue.
"So you can continue to use your abilities even after closing the book... How convenient." Illumi said with admiration.
Suddenly, a large amount of Nen gushed out from Hisoka's body. His entire body was shaped like a burning furnace. His aura hadn't been frustrated. On the contrary, it had become stronger.
"His Nen... Is changing..."
Illumi said in surprise.
Was he breaking through on the spot?
"It's useless."
Oboro came to a conclusion.
Whoosh!
Hisoka shot out like a bolt of lightning, and grazing direction Chrollo.
Chrollo retreated, moved his feet, and threw one sharp blade after another at Hisoka like shurikens, but none of them hit.
At the moment of getting close, Chrollo opened the book, and used his ability to switch positions, and disappeared again.
But this time, the situation was a little different.
What Chrollo had switched positions with wasn't just the knife, but also the substance attached to the knife.
In a short period of time, Hisoka had analyzed and understood this Nen ability.
He had observed very carefully.
This ability to switch coordinates with each other didn't transfer the individuals in the space separately, but everything that was related to the individuals.
He had already covered the blade with Nen without anyone knowing. This made it so that it stuck to the ground after it fell.
The knife instantly shifted to another place, and the distance increased... The 'Bungee Gum' that was stuck to it was also stretched, and suddenly contracted, flying back the way it had come, and stabbing towards Chrollo.
This made Chrollo's white shirt get cut, and he was almost grazed, and suffered the consequences himself.
The knife had been poisoned!
For a powerhouse of Hisoka's level, the effect of the same Nen ability would undoubtedly be greatly reduced after it had been used once... If he wanted to have a miraculous effect again, he needed to constantly plan during the battle, which was quite difficult.
Moreover, Hisoka seemed to have anticipated that Chrollo was going to activate his coordinate ability, and had already turned around and pounced over one step ahead.
When Chrollo dodged the flying knife, he happened to step in front of him.
The two sides engaged in close combat.
Under the gaze of Oboro and Illumi, Chrollo's advantage wasn't as great as it had been at the beginning... Hisoka's offensive became frantic.
More importantly, it was difficult for Chrollo's several Nen abilities to pose a threat to Hisoka anymore.
In addition, Hisoka's Nen was climbing. Affected by his will, it had transformed compared to the beginning... Even if the magnitude wasn't large, it was still enough to have a good effect.
One thing was very obvious... In close combat, Chrollo couldn't suppress his opponent. On the contrary, he had been injured.
Chrollo had also been retreating and roundabout, not giving Hisoka a chance to get close.
Was Hisoka crazy?
Of course not. He was crazy, but mixed with calmness.
This made Machi and Quoll, who were not far away, clench their fists, and worry about the Leader.
But their concerns were unnecessary... Chrollo was too confident.
First, it was an unavoidable fact that Hisoka had been seriously injured. Second, he still had a trump card that he hadn't used.
After only two or three minutes, Chrollo finally displayed the power of the 'bookmark'.
He used two Nen abilities at the same time.
He was constantly switching his own coordinates, and then shooting the blades hidden inside his body at Hisoka... Even if Hisoka could attach Nen to the knives, the consumption of the two of them wouldn't be proportional. Chrollo was on the easier side.
There were also too many knives... Hisoka couldn't do anything to every knife.
A ridiculous scene formed on the field.
Chrollo's figure frequently appeared in all directions, while Hisoka chased with all his strength, running around in a frenzy... Often, just as he had run close, Chrollo had already disappeared one step ahead.
This caused Hisoka to be like a target, and he could only passively suffer aerial attacks from the flying knives.
Oboro thought of a phrase, kiting.
It was just like playing a game in his previous life. The archer ran around the monster, and shot arrows while running.
Hisoka was being played with.
However, there were also limitations to the two abilities that Chrollo was using.
For the first one, coordinate switching, there was an interval time for each switch. Although it was very short, there was indeed a 'skill cooldown'.
In addition, there was the distance. The further the distance between the targets that were being switched, the longer the cooldown time would be.
The second type, which was similar to an internal container, a Nen ability that could store things, was easier to understand... It was the size and number of the objects.
Even if he had hidden more knives, there would definitely be a time when he ran out. It definitely wasn't unlimited.
What made Chrollo so powerful was that these two abilities, when taken out separately, were actually very easy to see through, and find flaws... But after he used them, the two abilities cooperated seamlessly, and were connected just right.
Sure enough, after a while, Chrollo couldn't take out any more 'flying knives'.
His purpose had already been achieved.
Hisoka had consumed a lot of energy. This consumption wasn't just of Nen, but also of physical strength and energy... Including the degree of blood loss.
Hisoka's Nen was becoming more and more solid. As long as Chrollo was entangled, he would likely face danger.
Chrollo no longer used his coordinate ability. Seeing Hisoka rush over, he grabbed the book, and leaped into the ghostly green mist, and disappeared.
"One-time use?"
Illumi muttered.
He was referring to Chrollo's coordinate ability.
The same knife could only be switched once, and couldn't be used a second time.
Moreover, these coordinates had to be marked in advance... It could be seen how fully prepared Chrollo was in order to kill Oboro, and deal with unexpected situations.
In fact, it wasn't just targeting Oboro. When these several abilities were used in cooperation, they could exert a significant power on whoever they were used on.
Oboro looked at the position where Chrollo had jumped away... Inside the ghost mist, he could sense everything that was covered and touched by the mist.
This was his domain!
"Too clever!"
Oboro realized Chrollo's motive.
Before, he could still hear gunshots at the entrance of the palace, but now it had become quiet.
It was because Kurapika had killed Duane.
This made the mafia members, who hadn't been able to break in all along, finally pour in in droves... They didn't understand what had happened inside the palace. They only saw corpses all over the ground, and swirling mist.
Soon, a large number of footsteps and noises approached the battlefield.
And these people... Were precisely the targets that Chrollo was going to attack.
Hisoka's figure, which was bursting with killing intent, stirred up the mist. The ghost mist had an isolating effect on Nen, which made the effect of 'En' greatly reduced. His own five senses had also been weakened.
Hisoka hadn't captured the target's location. When the mist exploded, he raised his head, and saw a group of mafia members with dazed expressions and marks on their foreheads standing in front of him.
It was another new Nen ability. In the original story... It was what Chrollo had used on Hisoka, the Mark of the Human.
After being stamped, he could issue some simple instructions to the puppets.
It couldn't be used on dead people, but the replicas of God's Left Hand and Right Hand were an exception.
Oboro closed his eyes, and a picture appeared in his mind.
It was precisely the scene that Hisoka was facing.
Oboro's vision was shared with a floating ghost.
This was also one of the effects that he had developed for his 'Thresh ability'!
Hisoka hadn't seen it, but Oboro had seen it. The current Chrollo had turned into the appearance of a mafia member, and was hiding in the crowd.
Student...
The Mark of the Human plus student. Up until now, Chrollo had used five different Nen abilities... And perhaps there were more.
The Mark of the Human was to restrain, and student was to confuse... If the Troupe was going to kill Oboro, under the premise that the situation was wrong, these several abilities could all achieve different responses and effects. At the very least, Chrollo could change his appearance, and leave quietly.
Oboro guessed that on top of this, Chrollo had at least one or two more abilities that he hadn't revealed.
For Hisoka, this battle was too difficult!
Originally, he could have killed Chrollo... But he had arrived at the wrong time, and had run into the barrel of Chrollo's gun that was aimed at Oboro.
You couldn't say that the timing was bad either, because Chrollo might have been preparing long ago... Even if there hadn't been this incident today, it would have been difficult for Hisoka to gain an advantage even if he and Chrollo had fought in another location in advance.
Oboro opened his eyes, and didn't look at the battle that was taking place in the mist.
The ending had already been determined.
"Let's collect Hisoka's corpse... We can bury him together with these dead mafia bosses. It can be considered a grand burial."
Oboro stood up from the corpse, and smiled.
"Are we going to hold the funeral directly? I happen to be free right now."
Illumi asked.
"Sure..."
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