When two high-level Nen Users battle, it's hard to avoid affecting surrounding things.
The moment the car exploded, many drivers' first reaction wasn't to reverse, but to simply abandon their vehicles.
And those cars left stationary were soon destroyed by the aftershocks of the two men's battle, causing repeated explosions.
Near Botda Hospital, many people looked on in shock at the flames and thick smoke rising from the hospital.
The city's police force was mobilized at the fastest speed.
"Which group of terrorists is this? They must have eaten leopard guts to dare target Botda Hospital!"
Police high command, even local officials, were full of disbelief upon hearing the initial news.
That was Hunter Association's property! And what was the Hunter Association? An organization gathering numerous expert groups!
Putting aside everything else, the Hunter Association had a Triple-Star Terrorist Hunter. If any terrorist group provoked him, they must be tired of living.
Even if they fled to the ends of the earth, their stronghold would be dug out.
Of course, it's not strange for outsiders to think this way. But they all didn't know who stood behind this attack.
It was a nation!
The commotion at Botda Hospital attracted the attention of many onlookers. They weren't at the scene and didn't know what was happening inside, but wisely gathered outside to watch.
Some residents living in nearby high-rises even took out their phones to film, instantly uploading somewhat blurry videos online.
Kurapika walked through the streets like a lonely soul, expressionless.
After arriving in this city, he didn't immediately contact or inform Law, but acted freely.
From daytime until now, he had been to several places.
Until this moment, he arrived near Botda Hospital, coincidentally hearing explosions and seeing flames rising from the hospital.
Currently, Kurapika was a Blacklist Hunter. While Law was busy with the Chimera Ants, Kurapika was continuously capturing wanted criminals.
Many bounty hunters, to reduce risk, would rather lose some reward money than capture wanted criminals alive.
Typically, bounty hunters' method was simply to kill the wanted criminal directly.
But Kurapika was different. Since entering the profession, he resolved matters by 'capturing alive'.
Due to outstanding performance and accumulated significant achievements, he recently met the conditions for promotion to Single-Star.
Hunters with star ratings could access some resources owned by the Association, which was very useful for Kurapika.
He came to the city, first, to get certified at the Association and exchange for his star-rated license. Second, for a master-disciple certification, to formalize his relationship with Law as master and disciple. This way, Law would be equivalent to training a Single-Star Pro Hunter, obtaining qualification for promotion to Double-Stars.
As a Blacklist Hunter, seeing the flames rising from the hospital, he instinctively walked towards it.
…
A corridor inside the hospital.
Cheadle coldly watched Candy about ten meters away.
How much time had passed since the 'signal information' from the central courtyard, and already an assassin had breached the first line of defense.
This indicated the opponent's strength was high.
"Bold and reckless."
Cheadle said somberly.
Honestly, she hadn't anticipated the opponent's actions would be so brazen.
From this, she caught a whiff of something unusual.
First, the absolute intent to kill Netero… What did they want to gain through Netero's death? Inferring based on this, the hawk faction's suspicion would be more obvious. But the opponent's brazen actions also made Cheadle reluctantly overturn that speculation.
If Netero died, the hawk faction would certainly benefit, but they wouldn't be this brazen and obvious.
Second, what benefit did Blackstone Family obtain to dare target Netero without fearing any consequences?
Was it merely because the Hunter Association's reach had difficulty extending to the Azian Continent? That reason was too weak.
There must be some very important reason, but this part of the information happened to be the most lacking…
Moreover, after confirming the 'Netero is at the hospital' information, the opponent directly adopted a frontal assault, which instead reduced the 'hardness' of their side's pre-set 'jar' to the minimum.
That was equivalent to forcing both sides' cards directly onto the table, giving no chance for 'bluffing'. They were pitting each side's offensive and defensive foundations, also greatly increasing the difficulty for their side to capture targets alive.
From this point, Blackstone's determination to succeed could also be seen.
Either succeed or perish…
Substituting this approach into the 'assassin' identity could already be called madness.
'What could the hawk faction give Blackstone Family to make them act like this?'
'If not the hawk faction, then who exactly was behind Blackstone?'
Cheadle's brows were tightly furrowed.
What was missing was an extremely crucial piece of information.
The important information Cheadle possessed was indeed a huge blank space.
She didn't know Netero had a son named Beyond. She didn't know the restriction between Netero and Beyond. She didn't know what benefits Netero's death could bring to Beyond.
Even if she knew, the result she could deduce would inevitably be wrong.
Because, what she didn't know even more was that the person behind Blackstone was the Kakin Empire's King Nasubi Hui Guo Rou, and even more, much more unknown information.
Why could Blackstone Family act so outrageously? Only because they had no choice.
"Still have time to space out? You ugly hag, are you looking down on me?"
A cold voice suddenly accompanied a gust of wind.
Seeing Cheadle actually had the mood to think, Candy was slightly angry, driving five willow catkin-like black shadows to attack Cheadle's limbs and head.
The speed was quite fast, making it hard to see clearly what the black shadows were. They seemed like something finger-shaped.
Cheadle's habit was to think whenever something happened, even when in an impending battle.
Facing the five incoming black shadows, Cheadle snapped out of her thinking state. Her figure swayed several times, precisely avoiding the five unknown objects.
The black shadows missed, retracting into Candy's body at extreme speed, giving no chance to see their true form clearly.
"Quick reflexes."
Candy suddenly slapped her own cheek.
This was self-punishment for being unable to suppress her emotions and speaking during the attack.
However, judging from Cheadle's ease while dodging, piercing Cheadle's body with her little darlings wouldn't be easy.
After all, the opponent was strong.
Stronger than any enemy encountered before.
Candy slowly raised her hands, making a 'surrender' gesture.
From the Aura Fluctuations emanating from her, no one would think she was actually surrendering. It should be a starting stance for attack, or a habit.
A layer of rainbow-like light seemed to float in Cheadle's eyes. Suddenly she calmly said, "Insects."
"Hmm?"
Surprise appeared in Candy's eyes.
Her little darlings were indeed insects, but they shouldn't be visible.
"No need to be surprised. I indeed saw, and also heard... a certain insect sound," Cheadle said coolly.
Sight and Hearing.
She was a Triple-Star Disease Hunter.
So-called [Disease Hunter] didn't simply refer to hard-to-treat illnesses… it also represented difficult-to-understand and solve problems.
But whether it's hard-to-treat illnesses or difficult-to-solve problems, as long as you find the crux, you can pinpoint the solution!
"Eyes?"
Cheadle tried again to state a characteristic the insects possessed, her tone carrying a strange sense of inducement, like a doctor trying to patiently inquire about a patient's symptoms.
Hearing Cheadle's words, Candy's slightly raised hands trembled lightly.
Clearly, it was guessed correctly.