If Illumi saw it, he would definitely recognize the black-haired beauty among them as a successful Hunter Exam candidate from his cohort.
She was also one of the future Twelve Zodiacs, "Snake" Gitteur.
The Clean-Breeze Squad had a total of twelve members, led by the current Hunter Association Chairman Netero.
As a Hunter group within the Hunter Association, their power was known to many Hunters worldwide.
Strictly speaking, the Clean-Breeze Squad belonged to the previous era's forces.
This group was founded by the former chairman, acting as the equivalent of the Twelve Zodiacs established after Netero.
Moreover, the current Hunter Association Chairman, Netero, once also operated as a member of the Clean-Breeze Squad.
"Beep..."
Suddenly, a vibrating sound came from the black-haired man's body. He pulled out his phone and saw the name displayed: Chairman Netero.
Southpeace Hotel.
"Click."
The door opened. Rupei led the other amateur hunters rushing into the room, scanning everywhere.
"We've searched so many rooms, who knows how much longer we'll have to search," an amateur hunter complained. They had already searched over thirty rooms and were almost dead tired.
"Mr. Rupei, I need to rest."
The hotel manager, Cassie, apologized to Rupei and walked to a chair in the room, sitting down to rest.
She was just an ordinary person. Following these people for so long, standing for so long, she was already exhausted.
"Mr. Rupei?"
But Manager Cassie, who had just sat down, found Rupei staring intently at her.
It wasn't a lustful gaze, but one that suggested he had discovered something on her, making her blood run cold.
"This chair…"
Rupei frowned, gazing at the chair Manager Cassie was sitting on. He held up the photo and compared the scene in the room with the scene in the photo.
The carpet, curtains, bed, television, etc., were all the same, no different from other rooms, but…
Rupei slowly lowered the hand holding the photo, his eyes filled with joy as he looked at Manager Cassie.
"Finally..."
"Finally found it. You've all worked hard."
As soon as Rupei spoke, someone entered the room from outside the door, interjecting.
"Who's there?!"
The six amateur hunters all drew their weapons—some had knives, some guns, and one even used a bow and arrow—pointing tensely at the five people at the doorway.
"Eh~!?"
Manager Cassie screamed in fright, immediately stood up from her chair, instinctively squatted on the ground, and raised her hands, not daring to make another sound.
"You must be the guests of this presidential suite."
Rupei gazed at the five people standing at the doorway, his voice low and steady.
At this moment, he was extremely calm, his eyes scanning the five individuals at the door.
All five were dressed in black suits. The four in front were clearly bodyguards, and the one truly making decisions was the young man.
"Five Nen users, this is a bit troublesome. Busidora didn't mention any helpers with the target earlier…"
Rupei frowned, thinking. He could see the dense aura emanating from the four bodyguards.
As for Illumi, though he made no movement, he exuded the greatest sense of danger.
No wonder Busidora had lost contact without a sound. He must have underestimated the opponent's strength, leading to his tracking being exposed and his subsequent death.
However, in terms of the number of Nen users, I have two more people on my side.
However, what Rupei was thinking was not how to confront Illumi and his group, but rather whether the six hunters he brought could hold them off for a while, creating an opportunity for him to retreat.
After all, he had initially thought there was only one target, at most four ordinary bodyguards.
One Nen user and four ordinary bodyguards, plus himself and six amateur hunters, a total of seven Nen users, should be able to handle it.
But he hadn't expected these four bodyguards to also be Nen users.
Moreover, the feeling these four bodyguards gave him was not something the amateur hunters behind him could compare to.
Illumi at the doorway turned and walked towards Manager Cassie. In Cassie's terrified gaze, Illumi extended his right hand towards her.
"Creak~"
The sound of a chair being pulled back echoed. Cassie's face froze, and she tremblingly looked up.
She saw Illumi had pulled out the chair behind her, slowly sat down, crossed his right leg over his left, and intertwined his fingers on his lap.
"No need to be so nervous; I won't do anything to you..."
His tone was relaxed, his demeanor natural.
"I'm just going to kill you all."
"It'll be quick, just a moment, no pain."
But the words he spoke were chilling to the bone.
As his words fell, faint wisps of black aura emerged from his body, slowly lingering in the room, accompanied by an almost imperceptible killing intent.
For a moment, the atmosphere became suffocatingly heavy.
"Gulp..."
An amateur hunter couldn't help but secretly swallow his saliva. He squeezed his palm, only to find it already drenched in sweat.
Moreover, he was incredibly thirsty and yearned for water.
When a person is nervous, their throat becomes particularly dry, and they crave water.
"I… we, let's do it."
The hunter whispered to his companions. He feared that if he stood there any longer, he would lose the courage to act.
But no one responded to him. He glanced at his companions out of the corner of his eye, only to find them all drenched in cold sweat, their hands and feet trembling.
Even Rupei was sweating profusely, unable to move.
At this moment, he deeply regretted it.
"Before even starting, we've already lost."
However, Cassie, crouching beside Illumi, was unaffected by the killing intent. She looked at the seven trembling hunters, a sense of sorrow rising in her heart for them.
Cassie subtly raised her head, glancing at Illumi.
She could see that this young man completely disregarded the hunters before him.
He looked at them as she would look at ants on the ground when she was bored and daydreaming.
"It seems you already understand your fate."
Illumi observed them for a moment, and finding that none of them had any intention of resisting, he no longer waited.
"Puff, puff, puff..."
Seven continuous sounds of sharp objects piercing flesh and blood startled Cassie, who was squatting on the ground, making her entire body tremble and her lower body feel warm.
Murder!
This man killed all seven hunters!
No hesitation, no doubt, clean and decisive.
"Tap… tap…"
Illumi's footsteps echoed in the room. He walked to Rupei's corpse, knelt down, and placed his aura-wrapped right hand on the corpse's head, closing his eyes.
Soon, Illumi opened his eyes again, his expression clear.
"So that's it, Latin, Clean-Breeze Squad..."
Cassie faintly heard Illumi's voice, so she subtly raised her head and glanced out of the corner of her eye.
Instantly, Cassie's pupils dilated to the extreme.
She witnessed an incredibly astonishing sight.
Large numbers of black threads twisted wildly within the room, intertwining and gradually condensing into a giant black-scaled python over ten meters long.
The black-scaled python reared its head and hissed, then violently coiled around all seven corpses on the ground, forming a circle, and one by one, devoured the seven corpses into its belly.
Gazing at this hellish scene, Cassie could no longer think. At this moment, her heart was filled with despair and terror.
Even the carpet beneath her was completely soaked.
"Boss, what should we do with this woman?"
"Deal with her."
"Yes."
Illumi waved his hand. He didn't devour just anyone; at least, he wouldn't devour ordinary people.
"Rustle..."
A bodyguard grabbed Cassie's head and dragged her across the carpet, making a faint rustling sound. Cassie was powerless to resist, allowing the bodyguard to drag her across the floor.
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