Chapter 82
Some of the elders regretted opposing the KUTE, yet now that things were beyond repair, they all hoped for the complete eradication of the group.
"No, not yet," Silva replied, glancing around.
"As per the assignment, the Zoldyck family only needed to eliminate one member of the KUTE," he continued. "We have already taken down Elder O. We can leave the rest of the task to Gin."
The elder paused for a moment before responding. "Alright. I'll arrange payment right away."
"What's the current status on the ground?" he asked next.
Silva looked toward Ging's direction. "Elder T and Elder U are being suppressed by the Hunters from the Association. It's only a matter of time before they fall. Meanwhile, your last Mad Beast fighter is struggling against Elder K."
The elder fell silent once more. He understood now just how devastating the losses for the Mad Beasts would be. But he hadn't expected them to suffer to this degree. These Mad Beast fighters were a prized asset of Meteor City, some of their finest Nen users, and the ones the elders most relied upon.
"Can I hire you to eliminate Elder K as well?" the elder asked.
Instead of answering, Silva looked at Zeno. Zeno observed Elder K, then glanced between himself and Silva. "Yes," he nodded.
When accepting the commission, Zeno had initially limited it to a single target because he and Silva could only ensure absolute success against one member of the KUTE at a time. Now that Elder O was dead and Ging had cornered Elder T and Elder U, Elder K was the last one standing. Since Zeno and Silva were still in decent shape, they felt confident in handling Elder K.
"Payment first," Zeno said.
The elder agreed and quickly arranged the down payment, transferring it to the Zoldyck account.
Meanwhile, Elder K's gaze flickered with indecision. He had already abandoned the giant rodent, focusing his full attention on the man in the suit. The moment he saw Elder O fall, the idea of escape had already taken root in his mind.
Victory was no longer possible for the KUTE. Only by surviving would he have a chance for revenge.
They just needed to retrieve the Nen tool materials; if they were lost, they would be gone forever. But with it, there was a chance of redemption!
But when the man in the suit noticed Old K's movement, he immediately took action, blocking Old K's attempt.
The man in the suit's eyes was bloodshot with the desire for revenge.
Even though he knew it was dangerous, the influence of the restraints and oaths made his strength greater than usual.
Even facing Old K, he didn't lack confidence.
More importantly, the man in the suit wanted revenge.
The other members of Mad Beast were like family to him.
Even if it meant paying a great price, he would kill every last member of KUTE—there could be no escape for them, or else there would never be another chance for revenge.
A member of Meteor City watched from a distance, thinking the scene was quite strange.
The ground was littered with corpses.
Ging Freecss had subdued two members of KUTE.
The man in the suit was struggling with Old K.
Meanwhile, Zeno and Silva were simply standing aside, talking on the phone, seemingly uninvolved in the fight.
"Why aren't these two Zoldycks taking action against Old K?"
"Don't they fear retaliation from KUTE?"
It wasn't just this individual who didn't understand; even the Elders of Meteor City were puzzled by Zeno and Silva's behaviour.
Only those from the Zoldyck family understood.
The Zoldycks were an assassin family.
Hiring someone from the Zoldyck family to kill was a paid job.
Killing was their profession.
Who would work without payment?
As for any potential retaliation from KUTE? It posed no threat to the Zoldyck family.
But when the Elders of Meteor City issued their next commission to Zeno and Silva, the two would naturally move to strike at Old K. They looked toward him, their auras shifting.
Old K's eyes locked onto Zeno and Silva, wary of their next move.
But before anything could happen…
A figure appeared behind Old K.
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Hanma Baki raised his baseball bat high and swung it fiercely at Old K's head.
"Bang!"
Just as the bat was about to strike…
A figure stepped in front of Baki.
It was one of Old K's Nen beasts.
A self-activating Nen beast.
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Old K had set a rule for his Nen Beast: when he encountered extreme danger—specifically, when his life was at risk—the Nen Beast would automatically appear to defend him from attacks.
The baseball bat slammed into the Nen Beast's head.
The next moment…
The Nen Beast's head exploded instantly.
Old K was shocked.
He turned to look at Baki, his face darkening to an extreme.
"A Nen Beast!"
"That kid came as well?"
"Did you cause Old O's severed arm?"
"To think you could sneak up behind me without my noticing."
"If it weren't for my special Nen Beast, I might have really died by your hand."
Old K's gaze darted around, trying to find Ron's hidden location.
But it was impossible.
Ron wasn't even in Meteor City.
Zeno and Silva slowly approached Old K.
Old K glanced at Old T and Old U's situation in the distance, his face darkening further.
"Damn it!"
The next moment, Old K suddenly turned and ran.
He made a beeline for the giant rat.
Old K hoped the giant rat would provide some distraction.
Zeno, Silva, the man in the suit, and Baki all followed closely behind.
The giant rat let out a furious roar.
At that moment, the ground trembled.
"Boom!"
A garbage mountain collapsed.
A tremendous aura erupted from within the debris of the garbage mountain.
A massive figure emerged.
This was the fourth Disaster.
KUTE had created four such triggers, sacrificing millions of lives to gather negative spiritual energy such as fear, resentment, disgust, and hatred.
There were four Disasters in total.
A colossal cockroach.
A gigantic rat.
And now, the enormous fly that had just appeared.
The giant rat became excited.
As soon as the giant fly emerged, it flapped its wings and soared into the sky, looking down below.
White objects began falling from the fly's tail.
These were its eggs.
The moment they hit the ground, they hatched.
They turned into large, white, pupa-covered maggots.
Zeno and Silva's expressions remained unchanged.
As assassins, both had endured and adapted to harsh environments.
And Baki was a Nen Beast.
The man in the suit, at this moment, was filled only with hatred.
As for Ging Freecss, the situation was a bit easier for him. Old T and Old U couldn't pose any threat to him, so after hearing the commotion, he couldn't help but glance over a few times, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"This... this is getting a bit disgusting."
The plump, white maggots began to swarm toward Zeno, Silva, the man in the suit, Old K, and even Baki—all of them were within the attack range of these creatures.
The giant rat also turned its head.
It joined forces with the giant fly's larvae to attack.
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