Chapter 167 : Trap!!

The two men behind Genthru laughed and waved their hands. Among them, the red-haired Sub spoke up.

"I know, I know. When that guy named Chrollo found us and said he was the 'Leader of the Phantom Troupe,' we thought he was just some crazy guy."

"I never expected he was really the 'Phantom Troupe Leader'... But no matter who he is, he's generous. Even if he's just using us, I think this trip is worth it."

Bara, who was next to Sub, joined in the conversation. 

"Yeah... we can have as much fun as we want and get paid for it. What could be better than that?"

"We've been stuck in Greed Island for too long—almost five years. Who knows how we survived? Greed Island isn't profitable anymore. This Chrollo showed up just in time."

While they were having this strange and unsettling chat, they pulled out the weapons that caused panic among the passengers—a pistol.

People screamed a few times, and then they shot some people in the head, completely silencing the fear around them.

Sub put his index finger to his lips and looked at everyone.

"Shh... be quiet. You can either die under our guns now, or you can listen to us. If you obey, we will let you go. Understand?"

The people had no choice but to nod in submission.

Under the threat of Sub and Bara's pistols, the passengers, starting from the back of the carriage, were forced to walk towards Genthru and squat in front of him.

Genthru placed his hands on the heads, necks, and shoulders of the passengers who were squatting with their heads in their hands, speaking softly.

"'Bomber'..."

Genthru repeated this over and over, saying it once for each person he touched. His cold tone was chilling, but his actions were confusing.

What were they planning to do? Only Kurapika, hiding behind the door, could see everything clearly.

Wherever Genthru placed his palm, as he said the words "Bomber," a bomb would appear and attach to the person's body.

This bomb vanished in the blink of an eye. Even a "Nen user" wouldn't be able to detect it if they weren't careful.

Although Kurapika couldn't see the bombs after they turned invisible, he was certain they were still attached to the people.

"These bastards… So this is what they mean by 'human bomb'!" 

Kurapika felt a surge of anger.

In an instant, Genthru had placed bombs on ten passengers. He treated everyone the same, showing no mercy based on gender, age, or status.

This was Genthru's "Sound of Life (Countdown)."

By simply touching someone and saying a word that includes "bomb," he could attach a bomb to that person.

If he explained the specific effects of the "Sound of Life" in detail, the bomb would activate, starting a countdown. Once the countdown finished, it would explode.

To detonate the bombs immediately and increase the explosion's power, Genthru needed help from Sub and Bara.

Genthru was a "Conjuration type," while Sub was a "Emision type" and Bara was an "Manipulation type."

As long as the three of them joined their thumbs and shouted "Liberation" together, they could control all the bombs to explode at once and amplify the blast.

This "all bombs" truly meant all. Even if a target was far away, like on "Greed Island," the bombs attached to them would still detonate.

The "liberation" that the Bomb Trio needed to chant was the real meaning behind what Sub had just said. As long as the passengers complied, they would be "completely set free" afterward.

This meant letting the bodies of everyone in the carriage perish and their souls ascend to heaven. This was the "liberation" they spoke of mockingly.

The trio of bombers used this method to gather everyone in the last carriage and turn them into human bombs. After entering another carriage, they detonated the bombs on everyone in the last carriage.

The concentrated force burst through the last carriage, turning it into a fireball that burned fiercely.

Afterward, the three bombers repeated the process, setting off a human bomb in the rear carriage.

They did this because Chrollo had ordered them to find Germain and his accomplices and kill them.

After discussing their options, the three decided on a straightforward approach: blow up one carriage after another, ensuring they wouldn't miss anyone.

Both Germain and his accomplices would be killed in the explosions.

Those who wanted to survive would naturally jump out, and they would handle that situation when it came.

However, just as they were about to detonate the third carriage, they noticed Uvogin's "Big Bang Impact" fired from the middle of the train.

This indicated that the "Phantom Troupe" had found their target.

So, after casually detonating the third carriage, the bombers left the middle cars and moved through the corridor, ready to attack Germain and his accomplices from both ends.

But at that moment, the train stopped.

Genthru realized the situation had changed again and observed the battle between Germain, Uvogin, and Nobunaga on the roof.

Being cautious, he thought it through and chose a safer method.

They would place a human bomb in this carriage, and as soon as Germain approached it, they would detonate it elsewhere to kill or seriously injure him.

If time had not been an issue, they could have equipped all the passengers in every carriage with bombs for a "grand fireworks party."

This was the best plan they had at the moment.

After considering everything, they finally chose this carriage.

Genthru started setting up bombs one by one, while Sub and Bara held the passengers hostage.

When Kurapika saw this, he thought for a moment and figured it all out.

"Even though the teacher told me to keep a low profile, wait for the right moment, and make Nobunaga and Uvogin mess up... I can't let them set traps here. I can't just sit back and give up."

"If it's one-on-one, I should be able to handle the two with red and black hair. But Genthru is much stronger than me, and all three of them are here."

"I'm not sure I can fight all three of them at once. I can only try to deal with them one at a time... What should I do? What would the teacher do?"

As Kurapika was deep in thought, he heard Uvogin's hoarse voice cursing and loud explosions coming from a nearby carriage.

His breath caught in his throat.

"The fight between the teacher, Uvogin, and Nobunaga is about to reach here. I have to jump out and warn the teacher about the trap..."

Kurapika tightened his grip on the "chain" in his hand, glanced at the three bombers, and planned to sneak out of the car when they weren't looking.

But as he surveyed the area, he unexpectedly spotted a familiar face... no, two familiar faces, but they were in different places.

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