Chapter 102
"This time, Kyler's reliance is on someone called Gluttony."
"Kyler seems to believe Gluttony's power surpasses mine."
Ron looked at Chii.
The name "Gluttony" alone yielded too little information.
However, during Kyler and Gluttony's conversation, Chii used her ability to lock onto Gluttony's phone, injecting a tracking program into it.
Not long after, Gluttony's location appeared on Ron's laptop.
"This place... it's a dojo?"
"Divine Heart Dojo?"
Ron frowned.
The name sounded familiar.
"Seems like I've heard of it somewhere before."
"When I was at Heaven's Arena, one of my opponents was a member of Divine Heart Dojo."
"Could Gluttony be affiliated with this dojo?"
Ron immediately instructed Chii.
"Chii, search for information on Divine Heart Dojo."
This information was easy to find.
A dojo of that size would certainly leave traces on the internet, with many members—some of whom had made notable achievements in Heaven's Arena.
The dojo even had its own website.
A website was a minimal cost but effective for recruiting disciples.
As a dojo, disciples were its financial lifeline.
Soon, Chii sent over the collected data.
Gathering information on Divine Heart Dojo hadn't taken long.
Most of the time, Chii had spent sorting it. Organizing data was more complex than mere collection, involving high-level processing.
Ron spotted a familiar name.
"Wyld."
"That's the member of Divine Heart Dojo I fought at Heaven's Arena."
"Divine Heart Dojo, a top dojo in this city."
"The dojo's founder is a competitor from the 200th floor and above in Heaven's Arena."
"With hundreds of disciples."
"Many have achieved decent records in Heaven's Arena."
"They primarily practice karate."
Ron paused.
"But honestly, they're too weak."
"No matter how strong Gluttony is within that dojo, he's no match for me."
Just then, Chii sent another update.
"What?"
Ron's frown deepened.
"Divine Heart Dojo… is gone?"
A photo appeared, which Ron opened. The image showed a corner of Divine Heart Dojo, with dark, fresh blood stains on the floor.
Alongside were text records Chii had hacked from official sources.
"This happened just recently."
"Everyone from Divine Heart Dojo has disappeared."
"There's blood on the floor."
"But no bodies."
"Hundreds of people vanished as if they'd never existed."
"Not just disciples—the dojo's founder is missing as well."
Chii sent additional video and audio files.
These were recordings made by local officials who went to inspect Divine Heart Dojo after learning of the incident. The files had been uploaded to their internal servers, which Chii hacked directly.
Ron opened the video.
"Gyo!"
Aura could indeed be detected and recorded on video.
It's just that most people can't see it.
However, a Nen user watching a video can see the aura left in the footage.
"There's residual aura here."
"An aggressive aura."
"And traces of 'Death Aura.'"
Death Aura refers to the lingering mental energy a person releases at the moment of death, driven by emotions like resentment or hatred.
The intense shock of imminent death, especially with the realization that it's inevitable, heightens mental stress.
Consequently, Death Aura often surpasses the strength of the person's Nen when they are alive.
They became two to three times stronger and were within expectations.
In extreme cases, it can reach ten or even several dozen times stronger.
Chii updated Gluttony's phone location.
It was no longer at Divine Heart Dojo.
But with the phone still moving, Ron deduced from Kyler and Gluttony's previous conversation that Gluttony might not actually be a member of Divine Heart Dojo.
It was precisely Gluttony who had annihilated Divine Heart Dojo.
"He slaughtered everyone in Divine Heart Dojo."
"This person is no weakling."
"To kill hundreds of people, including the dojo's founder, a Nen user from Heaven's Arena's 200th floor, in such a short time without alerting anyone outside…"
"Either he possesses immense power…"
"Or he has a special ability."
"As for those missing bodies…"
Ron suddenly considered a possibility.
Those bodies hadn't merely been hidden—they might have truly vanished, consumed by the killer himself.
"Is this why he's called Gluttony?"
"This person is worth some caution."
However, Ron wasn't overly concerned.
He was in Heaven's Arena, a place leagues beyond Divine Heart Dojo. As long as he remained here, no matter how strong Gluttony might be, infiltrating Heaven's Arena to kill would not be easy.
Now that he knew about Kyler and Gluttony's movements, he certainly wouldn't walk into their trap.
Ron looked at Chii.
"This is the advantage of having a top-notch intelligence operative."
"Without Chii, obtaining information on Gluttony would have required a hefty price to purchase it—and with so little information to offer, it would be both expensive and inefficient."
"Otherwise, I'd have to personally get close to him."
"But with Chii, gathering intel like this is practically effortless."
"Chii's value is immense."
Ron felt that, in some ways, Chii's value even surpassed that of Hanma Baki.
"Chii, search for information on Gluttony, using filters for 'powerful,' 'cannibalistic,' and 'large appetite.'"
"Also, investigate any recent conflicts involving Divine Heart Dojo with other factions."
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The next day, Ron obtained crucial information.
Recently, Divine Heart Dojo had been in conflict with a mafia group, the Ding William Family.
They were affiliated with the global underworld.
But Chii found no relevant information about Gluttony online.
Only a few similar cases surfaced—incidents where dozens or even hundreds of people had suddenly vanished.
Bloodstains on the ground but no bodies to be found.
"If this is related to the underworld mafia, then there's not much to worry about."
Ron was somewhat familiar with the underworld mafia.
Their leader was known as the Ten Dons.
However, despite calling themselves an underworld mafia, they had nowhere near global reach.
Neither the V5's underworld nor the underground circles of the Kakin Empire were within the Ten Dons' control.
Even their relationship with Meteor City was limited to minor collaborations with its Elders.
They might have some influence in Meteor City but certainly didn't control it.
The strongest Nen users under the Ten Dons were the Shadow Beasts.
A total of ten members.
These ten were indeed killing experts, but within the world of Nen users, they weren't exceptionally strong.
In the original storyline, four Shadow Beasts attacked Uvogin but were still killed despite gaining the upper hand initially, showing they weren't particularly powerful.
The remaining six members also met defeat when facing members of the Phantom Troupe.
"During the Yorknew City arc, Chrollo was already the strongest in the Phantom Troupe."
"Feitan was just below Chrollo."
"Uvogin, Phinks, and Nobunaga were a bit behind them."
"Then there was Shalnark, Machi…"
"Zeno's assessment of Chrollo back then was that in a one-on-one fight, he had an eighty to ninety per cent chance of winning."
"This was similar to his evaluation of the KUTE gang members during the last encounter in Meteor City."
"This shows that Chrollo's strength was at the A-rank level among Nen users at that time."
"As for the Phantom Troupe's support members, they were at most B-rank Nen users—possibly even less."
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