Chapter 374 Netero?

Among the entire Phantom Troupe, the ones he needed to be most cautious of were Chrollo, Feitan, and Uvogin.

Chrollo's [Bandit's Secret] had too many unknown abilities, which means that it can introduce many unfavorable variables to Moses in the battle.

Feitan's ghostly speed is also very difficult to deal with. In comparison, his [Pain Packer] ability, which required accumulating injuries to be used, was not worth mentioning at all.

Uvogin is an Enhancer with rich close combat experience and extremely high offensive and defensive capabilities. Once Moses is entangled with him, he will easily be forced to reveal his flaws in such a frontal attack.

Aside from these three...

The combat capabilities of main combat members such as Nobunaga, Franklin, Phinks, and Bonolenov in head-on confrontations should not be underestimated either.

Additionally, there's the Transmuter, who can turn his Aura into amber, that Moses encountered at the casino last time, and a tall, slender man with silver-gray long hair standing next to Pakunoda.

'These two...'

'They should be the former Phantom Troupe's members replaced by Hisoka and Shizuku in the original work.'

After witnessing Feitan's terrifying offensive capabilities, Menchi thought of Moses's shadow ability and suddenly realized that she would only become a burden if she stayed here.

Thus, without saying much, she decisively ran towards the door.

However, Shizuku didn't know about Moses's [Shadow Shift] ability.

So, when Menchi ran towards the hall door, Shizuku didn't follow, but instead stayed where she was. She then conjured Blinky, ready to retreat or advance with Moses.

But at the next moment…

Shizuku suddenly felt a pulling force at her collar.

"Huh?"

By the time she reacted, she had already been picked up by Biscuit with one hand and she was dragging her towards the hall door with her feet barely touching the ground.

"Trust Moses's decision."

Shizuku wanted to struggle free, but Biscuit's following words made her quiet down.

On the stairs.

Chrollo's gaze swept over the black blade in Moses's hand and the shadow clone standing beside him.

Finally, his eyes settled on the ground behind Moses.

There, where a shadow should have been cast under the light, there was nothing.

'The Nen Clone Ability with the shadow as the carrier, then it must have unique aspects in 'ability balance' and worth stealing.'

Chrollo found Moses's ability very interesting.

Due to the restriction of needing one hand to hold the book when using [Bandit's Secret], some abilities that require 'two hands' to activate can't be used even if Chrollo steals them.

And an ability like Moses', which doesn't even require 'one hand', naturally fits Chrollo's needs.

In fact, Chrollo also likes to steal some functional Nen Abilities.

The ability of shadow clones, which can exchange positions and may possess certain special characteristics, holds significant tactical value in Chrollo's view.

'He was so confident that he stayed behind to cover his friends' retreat, and even used his shadow clone ability right in front of us...'

As his thoughts churned, Chrollo looked calmly at Moses and thought to himself, 'This is enough to prove that you have arranged another shadow outside that you can transfer to at any time.'

Chrollo saw through Moses' 'fearless' bottom line in an instant.

So, in order to be able to completely confine Moses here, Chrollo finally gave the order, "Capture those three women."

After hearing Chrollo's words, the main combat members like Nobunaga could no longer hold back. They all released their Aura to cover their bodies and charged towards Menchi, Biscuit, and Shizuku, who were running towards the hall door.

Only Uvogin and Franklin rushed straight towards Moses.

Chrollo's words also reached Moses' ears, causing his face to change.

'I've been noticed...'

Moses frowned slightly and glanced at Chrollo who had a deep and calm expression.

Capture Biscuit and the others...

It was clear that Chrollo intended to use Biscuit and the others to restrain Moses's [Shadow Shift] ability, which allowed him to escape at any time.

'It seems like you really want my ability...'

Moses's eyes shifted and looked at Uvogin and Franklin, who were rushing towards him, with full readiness.

The vast hall was instantly filled with a solemn and murderous atmosphere.

Chrollo and Pakunoda, along with the other support members, stayed in place, watching their companions launch a formal attack.

"Where's Ryles?"

Kortopi noticed that Ryles was missing.

Paknoda replied emotionlessly: "He probably went after a 'woman'."

"He keeps messing around like this. Sooner or later, he'll end up dead because of a 'woman'."

Kortopi spoke bluntly.

Pakunoda didn't comment on it.

In front of the hall door.

Security personnel kept rushing over, but due to the large number of auction items on display and without Koko's orders, they could only aim their guns, ready to fire.

At this moment…

The Phantom Troupe suddenly launched an attack.

Koko gritted her teeth, steeling herself, and ordered, "Don't worry about the auction items, shoot!"

Upon hearing Koko's order, many security personnel immediately pulled the trigger without hesitation.

In an instant—

The bullets carrying heat rained down on the members of the Phantom Troupe.

"Hey, hey, that's really cruel."

Noticing the valuable items at the scene were also within the firing range, Nobunaga stopped and stood in front of the display case holding the blood-patterned sword.

He slashed with his long sword, creating a sharp sword light that blocked all incoming bullets.

Meanwhile, the other members of the Troupe also consciously protected the numerous display cases at the scene.

Under the cover of firepower, Menchi, Shizuku, and Biscuit bypassed the lined-up security personnel and ran towards the exit.

Feitan, the fastest member of the Phantom Troupe, changed his mind when he saw the situation on the scene, and charged into the group of security personnel alone.

Instantly—

Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he swiftly harvested the lives of the security personnel.

When Koko and Fiona, who were standing at the back, saw heads flying into the air, their faces darkened.

"Koko, let's go."

Fiona didn't hesitate any longer. She put her arm around Koko's shoulders and was about to retreat outside.

Koko did not resist. She only looked at the Phantom Troupe with killing intent on her face.

She hadn't lost her mind yet, and at this moment, she realized that the 'Museum Exchange Conference' had indeed fallen into the hands of the Phantom Troupe.

Yet, she still lacked the means to turn the tide...

On Moses's side, Uvogin and Franklin closed in.

If not for the concern of damaging the antiques, Franklin wouldn't have waited for Uvogin to attack and would have used his [Single Machine Gun] to turn Moses into a sieve.

Facing the close assault of the Phantom Troupe's two main combat forces, Moses, who realized that his 'plan' had been seen through by Chrollo, decisively used his [Shadow Shift] ability on the premise that Biscuit and the others had already withdrawn from the hall.

Whoosh-

Moses disappeared in an instant.

Uvogin's fist missed and hit the ground.

Boom!

The violent shock wave spread in all directions, effortlessly destroying several nearby antiques.

"Tsk, what a great ability to escape."

Uvogin got up and looked towards the hall door.

'Just as the Boss said, as long as we keep those three women, we will see if this guy could still run away.'

Meanwhile…

Moses appeared in the courtyard, just in time to join Menchi, Shizuku, and Biscuit who had just come out.

"Run."

Moses stood where he was, and tell the Biscuit and the others retreat first.

At this moment, Fiona and Koko also left the hall and saw Moses and others, and couldn't help but chase after them.

"Hoho…"

Just as they ran a short distance, they heard an elderly laugh coming from behind them.

Fiona was very familiar with this laugh.

She turned around in disbelief, only to see Netero stepping out from the hall door.

"Chairman?!"

Fiona was stunned.

Moses and Shizuku at the back also saw Netero, and their eyes instantly changed.

However, they soon noticed that this suddenly appearing Netero had hollow eyes.