Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 81: Leaving the Phantom Troupe

After a while.

Illumi helped Hisoka, whose arm was broken and whose body was covered in bruises and blood, out of the deep pit created by the "Jupiter" that peeled off Lev's manifestation.

"Yo." Hisoka spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, revealing a creepy smile with bloodshot teeth, "I'm not dead, are you disappointed?"

He said this to everyone present. I'm afraid that everyone present, even German and Ilmi, had a thought in their minds - it would be a good idea for him to die here.

Kuroro's coat was torn to pieces by Hisoka during the battle. He was wearing a thin white shirt in the cold wind of the grassland, with his hands in his trouser pockets, frowning and looking at Hisoka.

Hisoka had a very hard time fighting under the siege of Kuroro, Peeler and Kubi. In order to reduce the number of people on their side first, he was willing to sacrifice an arm and kill Kubi instantly.

This did allow Hisoka to breathe a sigh of relief and feel a lot more relaxed, but that was all; he was still in danger.

Afterwards, Kuroro and Peel Lev lured Hisoka into running and chasing him, causing him to bleed profusely due to the intense exercise.

Kuroro set another trap, briefly restraining Hisoka for a moment, and finally ended it with "Jupiter Falls" that stripped Lev.

It should be impossible for Hisoka to survive such a series of attacks, but why is he still alive?

Chrollo didn't understand.

"Kuroro, it's a grudge against you." Hisoka knew what everyone was wondering about, so he explained.

"I just wanted to fight you one-on-one to see who was the winner. But you prepared so many 'guards'. I really had no choice but to fall into your trap."

"So, when I was dying, I stuck my fingers into my chest and set a grudge for myself."

"After I die, if someone uses 'thoughts' to probe my corpse, it will trigger 'resentment' and force my heart and lungs to beat again..."

"It seems that my thoughts brought him back to life." Illumi said calmly after helping Hisoka to the ground and letting go of his hand.

"I was wondering why you wanted me to inject my thoughts into your body after you died. This is the reason."

Hisoka found his broken arm and used "Stretchable Love" to glue it to the broken end. He then tore off the cloth on his back that was disguised as a twelve-legged spider tattoo, wrapped it around his arm and covered the wound.

Next, he used a "thin illusion" to disguise the cloth as skin on his arm, covering up the original wound marks.

"I just heard that the "grudges" after death are very strong, and the "mind power" generated can do many incredible things, so I thought of giving it a try. I didn't expect that it can actually be resurrected."

He looked up, his eyes narrowed and he smiled.

“Chrollo, maybe it’s my obsession with not wanting to give up your toy that has brought me back from hell. That’s probably what I’m thinking. I really want to keep fighting with you…”

"Hey." Illumi patted Hisoka's shoulder and pointed his thumb in the direction of him and Germain. "Let me make it clear in advance that we don't want to continue fighting. Our mission has ended."

Hisoka turned and looked at Germain.

I saw that Germann had taken Maggie hostage. Maggie had woken up at this time, and her hands were tied behind her back by Germann, but she did not struggle.

First of all, they were negotiating with Kuroro, Xiake, and Peelerev.

Secondly, Paknoda was stabbed with a "mind needle" by Ilmi, and now she was protecting German like a shield.

Machi didn't know the result of her struggle, whether another companion would die, so she could only remain quiet.

"I see..." Hisoka's peach blossom eyes only took a glance and roughly understood what happened, "Without you to contain the 'Guardians', the battle with Kuroro can't continue."

Hisoka is not the kind of person who can't see the situation clearly.

"Okay, that's enough for today." He stared at Kuroro and chuckled, "There will always be a time when you are alone, or I will create a time when you are alone."

Kuroro remained calm, ignoring Hisoka's threats and looking at Germain and Illumi: "Is this all right?"

"That's enough." Germann was the first to let go of Machi. Machi pushed him with her hand, turned back and glared at him. Just as she was about to walk over to Kuroro, the Knight, and Peeler, Germann called her.

"Wait." Germann squatted down and rolled up his trouser legs, revealing the twelve-legged spider tattoo. "Use your "psychic power" to help me remove it."

Machi looked gloomy and was unwilling to respond.

"Help him get rid of it." Kuroro spoke at this time, "Hisoka and Germain, from this moment on, are no longer members of the Phantom Troupe."

Machi was silent for a while, and finally turned around and completely removed the tattoo that she had given to German, and then returned to stand next to the Knight and Peeler.

Chrollo looked at Illumi again.

Ilmi spread his hands, walked behind Paknoda, and took back the "Mind Needle".

Paknota's eyes gradually regained consciousness. After waking up, she looked around at the people with different expressions, not understanding what had happened.

During the time she was controlled, she had no memory at all, but she didn't feel anything unnatural. This was a typical memory correction after being attacked by the "control-type telepathic ability."

The knight reached out his hand and pulled the confused Paknoda back to their camp.

"Hisoka, Germain." Kuroro's face was no longer smiling, his eyes were cold and indifferent, "You will pay the price for the death of Finks and Kubi."

Germann did not respond. From the moment he refused to participate in the Phantom Troupe's activities, he had no delusions.

The Phantom Troupe encourages outsiders to kill members and then replace them, believing that this is a "selection", but the final right of interpretation actually lies in Kuroro's hands.

At the same time, he could not tolerate internal rebellion, and there was no room for maneuver.

Hisoka, on the other hand, became interested and laughed. "How cunning, Chrollo. When Silva Zoldyck killed the original No. 8, you didn't spare him such cruel words."

"But that's just what I want. Starting tomorrow, if I run into any member of the Phantom Troupe, a life-and-death battle will begin."

"Let's make a bet. By the end of this year, who will die first, Kuroro, or Germain, or me? How about it?"

Kuroro looked at Hisoka expressionlessly and said coldly: "I bet we win."

"I bet I win." Hisoka put his hands on his hips, as confident as ever, then he looked at Germain.

German and Illumi ignored the love-hate conversation between Hisoka and Kuroro, and turned around and walked a long distance away.

Hisoka shrugged his shoulders, said no more, and walked slowly towards the two of them.

The members of the Phantom Troupe stayed where they were, watching their backs gradually disappear at the end of the grassland, and then began to deal with the bodies of Finks and Kubi.

Machi's "mind stitching" was inspired by the female teacher who taught her "mind ability" - a mortician.

I didn't expect that today she would actually use this "Nen ability" on her fellow members of the Phantom Troupe.

She helped Finks sew his head to his neck, and sewed together Kubi's broken body parts, giving them a little dignity after death.

Just this scene reminded her of the scene before the death of her childhood friend Sarasa.

At one point, they, the Phantom Troupe, expanded the tragedy of Sarasa to every person they met who they disliked, resented, or ignored.

Is this what people outside Meteor Street call "retribution"? If this is retribution, then why didn't the people who harmed Meteor Street suffer retribution?

Machi shook her head, clearing away the haze in her mind.

This "Battle of Stonehenge" dealt a heavy blow to the once notorious Phantom Troupe, with two members killed and two leaving.

There were originally thirteen members in the Phantom Troupe, but now there are nine left.

(End of this chapter)