89 Chapter 89 The So-Called Victory is Within Grasp

The Manipulation-Type Nen Ability used in fighting enemies can generally be divided into three types.

Soliciting, pseudo-coercive, coercive.

Among them, the coercive type is the most domineering, requiring only the conditions for the ability to be activated to completely control the target, thus achieving the effect of 'one-hit kill'.

The round-head needle infused with Illumi's Nen belongs to a coercive-type ability.

When he successfully inserts the needle into the target's head, his ability will be activated.

The target's consciousness and thoughts would be instantly wiped clean, turning them into a puppet completely under his control.

In other words—

When Illumi inserted the round-head needle into Moses's head, it could be basically declared in advance that Moses was as good as dead.

Lisha realized this.

Guilt, self-blame, anger.

Various emotions bombarded Lisha's mind.

She slowly looked at Illumi, and in her panda-like eyes, fine bloodshot lines appeared.

The Aura stirred by emotions within her body manifested with considerable vigor.

Facing the strong aura that burst out from Lisha, Illumi remained unfazed. He pointed at Moses with a hook gesture, who had a needle inserted into his head and stood motionless with a sluggish look on his face.

"Is this kid also a guest of Torlan Patrick like you?"

He pointed at Moses. His eyes were pitch-black and showed no emotions, and he stared at Lisha and spoke in a tone as emotionless as a robot.

"The commission I accepted was to kill Torlan Patrick, so I had no reason to take action against anyone else. The motive for forcing you to reveal a flaw just now was actually to ensure a hundred percent success in inserting a needle into Torlan Patrick's head. Unexpectedly …"

At this point, Illumi shrugged expressionlessly and said calmly:

"The person who blocked the needle for you seemed to have average skills, but had the courage to come up and die. I regret that."

Inducing the enemy to make mistakes and take risks is a manifestation of tactics.

Whether it's cunning or not doesn't matter, as the result of a battle is everything.

"But my commission is already completed, so there is no reason to kill another person. If you understand, please put away your killing intent."

"…"

Lisha remained silent. Instead, she tore the side of her short skirt.

This would make it easier to move.

Illumi saw Lisha's actions and understood that the other party didn't listen to what he said earlier.

"Then, I'll let them accompany you."

Having completed his mission, Illumi felt that any further action on his part would be a waste of effort.

In fact, the professionalism of the Zoldyck Family is quite strong.

Take Illumi's grandfather, Zeno, for example. He has been working as an assassin for nearly 60 years, and to this day, he has never harmed anyone other than the assassination target.

However, this professionalism, when passed down to Illumi, became somewhat distorted.

"Stop her."

After giving orders to the Needle People, Torlan and Moses, Illumi turned and left.

Needle Torlan and Needle Moses, who heard Illumi's order, stood in front of Lisha.

Lisha saw Moses, whose facial features were slightly distorted, and couldn't help but bit her lip, causing a few drops of blood to flow.

'Calm down, calm down quickly…'

'Damn it…!!'

'Why can't I control my emotions…!!'

Lisha's eyes were filled with red bloodshot eyes, and the Nen emanating from her body displayed a strong fluctuation in Aura.

This is a very strong Aura.

However-

If she is too emotional, although she can temporarily enhance her manifested Aura, she would also lose the conditions for activating her Nen Ability.

…

"Lisha, your emotional fluctuations are too intense. A qualified lawyer cannot be influenced by emotions. You must always maintain composure to objectively and calmly judge the case."

"Master, how can I stay calm when such beasts can escape legal judgment? This kind of thing... I absolutely cannot accept it."

"You are a lawyer, so your judgment must not be influenced by subjective emotions."

"I understand, I understand."

"Lisha, the limitation of your Nen Ability requires complete composure to activate... Why did you develop such a troublesome ability?"

"Master, don't you always think that I often lose control of my emotions? So I regard this limitation as a way of training. If I lose my composure while handling a case, it can only mean I've lost. But I don't want to lose, so I must always stay calm."

…

Her past conversations with Cheadle flashed through Lisha's mind.

'I'm sorry, Moses…'

Lisha gritted her teeth, and with a stomp, a blast of air surged, sending nearby tables, chairs, and dishes flying.

Lisha rushed out, easily bypassing Needle Torlan and Needle Moses's obstruction, and directly attacked Illumi.

"Fighting outside of work is a waste of energy for me."

Manifested Aura that is even more powerful than Lisha's appeared from Illumi's body.

In his eyes, the Aura that Lisha exuded at the moment was indeed very strong, but the combat skills she had displayed earlier was nothing noteworthy.

The only thing that he still needs to be vigilant to is Lisha's yet-to-be-revealed Nen Ability.

With a slight movement of his thoughts, Illumi easily parried Lisha's attack with one hand, and then his other arm, like a snake, attacked Lisha's head.

The tip of the needle clamped between his fingers emitted an ominous and sharp aura.

Lisha could only hastily retreat to dodge the sharp tip.

To guard against Illumi's needle, she will inevitably be partially restrained between attack and defense.

This is also the card that the Manipulator displayed on the table after clear control conditions, which makes people have to guard against it.

But the real reason Lisha fell into a disadvantage was Illumi's combat skills were far superior to hers, as well as his richer combat experience.

In fact, in terms of Nen skills, although Illumi is superior, Lisha wasn't too far behind.

From this point of view, this is simply a stark difference between the combat-oriented and the non-combat-oriented individuals.

Bang!

Illumi seized the opportunity and knocked back Lisha with one punch.

In his pitch-black eyes, the figures of two Needle People pouncing on Lisha's back were reflected.

Needle Torlan and Needle Moses the Needleman caught up and attacked Lisha from both sides.

Lisha mercilessly hit Torlan's shoulder with her elbow.

Crack!

With the loud sound of bones breaking, Torlan flew backwards.

Subsequently, when facing Needle Moses's attack, Lisha couldn't inflict as much damage as when she sent Torlan flying just now.

Also, due to the hesitation caused by intense emotional fluctuations, Lisha was briefly entangled by Moses.

This led to her exposing a flaw.

'The so-called victory is within grasp.'

Illumi's mouth curled up, then he two steps forward and seized the opportunity, ready to deliver the final blow.

However, at this moment, the most unlikely thing happened.

Moses, who was completely controlled by the needle, aimed at the opening when Illumi attacked, and attacked him!

"Huh?!"

Illumi's eyes flashed with shock, seemingly unable to accept this fact.

Before he could react, Moses's right fist, covered with solid Nen, struck him on the side.

Bang!

Crack!

The powerful force slightly deformed Illumi's body, and his whole body flew backwards like a streak of light.

Only a few drops of fresh blood could be seen falling from the sky.

Lisha didn't react, and stared blankly at the scene where Moses, who had a needle stuck in his forehead, sent Illumi flying.

A look of disbelief quickly appeared on her face.

She didn't understand how Moses did it. The fist that was aimed at Moses almost couldn't be pulled back in time.

'What the hell is going on?!'

Needle Moses stood with his back to Lisha, his gaze fixed on the direction where Illumi was blown.

But his thoughts have been attracted by the voice that sounded in his consciousness.

The rewards given by Perception have come...

And this time, there are actually two rewards!