Chapter 266

She had waited so long, hoping to cut off an enemy's head and claim credit, but she was too ashamed to report such trash.

Jim raised his thick eyebrows and said calmly:

"Hard to say."

"According to prior analysis, if only the Qianer Society was involved, these forces are likely their entire reserve."

"After all, the Qianer Society is striking more than just this one location, and with my lord guarding the headquarters, their main forces probably went there."

"Under our strategy of hiding our strength, no one knows how many strong fighters Gro Company has cultivated."

"They probably never imagined that even a top-tier Nen user accompanied by these second-tier Nen users couldn't take down a branch office."

"Of course, if Kakin officially joins the fight later, there'll be another round."

…

Inside the sack space.

Corpses and seized loot were tossed into it one by one.

Here, a group of second-tier Nen users clad in white robes handled the processing, coming in and out, moving things back and forth.

In this spacious space, Lucario sat motionless, his expression stern, meditating with closed eyes.

He was assigned to guard this place.

First, to prevent any squad from encountering an accident, the sack falling into enemy hands, and them using it to enter the sack space.

At that time, he would intervene and eliminate the threat.

Second, to guard against any top-tier Nen user who hadn't fully died and might pose a danger to the staff.

There were two possible scenarios for someone not fully dead here.

One was simply that a person was thrown in before truly dying — a mistake by the squad.

The other was a special case.

Nen users, especially powerful ones, when dying with intense attachment, easily fall under the control of deathly Nen.

Like walking corpses, they violently attack everything around them.

Such incidents are relatively rare, but the probability is not zero.

Suddenly.

Lucario opened his eyes, a flash of sharp light passing through.

One corpse suddenly trembled, then erupted with thick, ink-black deathly Nen.

Like writhing tendrils of black smoke, countless limbs rushed to drag someone in and devour them.

A chilling breath seeped into the heart, as if submerged in icy water, or as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over the head.

The once ordinary corpse.

Now resembled a swamp of pitch-black, viscous deathly resentment, radiating a cold and eerie aura.

Driven by the deathly Nen, Bug rose abruptly, his aura stronger than when he was alive.

Like a demon returned from hell, resurrected to seek revenge.

He gripped his ice-fire scimitar and moved to attack the staff inside the space — when suddenly Lucario appeared before him.

His small hand was wrapped in plain, unadorned Nen energy; Lucario's aura was unnervingly still.

Through long cultivation and the aid of Wave Force, Lucario had reached the same realm as Nidoro.

His realm of understanding matched Nidoro's.

With Luo Ge's enhancement, Lucario's current strength surpassed Nidoro's.

Dealing with a Bug controlled by deathly Nen was effortless.

Boom!

Lucario lightly tapped — the ice-fire scimitar shattered again, then Bug's body exploded, the deathly Nen vanishing with it.

This was absolute power suppression.

The gap between their strengths was so vast that Lucario didn't need any technique — just a slight exertion was enough to crush him.

Protected by Wave Force, not a single drop of blood stained Lucario's body; he instantly returned to his original spot and sat cross-legged again.

Seeing this, the staff moved in to clean up the battlefield; Bug's corpse was useless now — only to be discarded.

Lucario's strength belonged to Luo Ge's first-tier cadre.

With him stationed here,

Even if all five of the 【World's Top Five Nen Users】 except Luo Ge came together, he could hold them off!

…

Begrose United Nations…

Outside Dorok City.

Here too stood a Gro branch office, identical to the one in Yorkshin — one of the major branches.

On the plain.

A blond man was covered in strange mechanical devices, his hair disheveled, as if he rarely cared for his appearance — somewhat resembling Gon's style.

Countless Nen threads, manifested from mechanical devices on his body, connected to various joints of an enemy.

With a casual flick of his finger, the enemy became a nimble puppet, grabbing his own weapon and turning it on his comrades.

There were about a dozen enemies — their composition similar to the group Jim had encountered.

The blond man now controlled the only top-tier Nen user among the enemies.

The man's face was ashen; he strained desperately to break free, but the Nen threads were like an immense mountain.

Pinning him down firmly.

He became a marionette, forced to attack his own teammates under the other's control.

Facing attacks from top-tier Nen users, those second-rate Nen users stood no chance.

They were wiped out in just a few strikes.

Only he, covered in Nen threads, stood frozen.

His heart was already filled with regret and shock, overwhelming panic sweeping through him.

【Glo Company is not some weak force at all!!】

【Our assumptions from the start were all wrong!】

【Just this one team consists of five top-tier Nen users—what about the others they faced?】

He was utterly defeated in spirit.

He never imagined.

Glo Company had quietly cultivated so many strong fighters in just a few short years.

What an terrifying piece of intelligence!

Without understanding, their defeat was inevitable.

The blond man yawned and sighed:

"How boring. Fighting enemies like this is pointless."

"【Mind】, it's your turn."

【Mind】 was the title of a young man dressed in blue casual wear, pale-faced, appearing at first glance like an anemic.

【Mind】 shrugged and said:

"【Puppeteer】, don't you realize how strong you are? Of course you'd find such enemies boring."

【Puppeteer】 was the title of the blond man.

He was the captain of Glo's Third Squad.

Not counting Machi and others.

Among all squads alone, 【Puppeteer】's strength ranked among the top three.

He could even control three puppets equal to himself in power simultaneously!

【Puppeteer】: Can connect objects with Nen threads and control them; the fewer objects controlled at once, the higher the precision.

Nen threads and fingers serve as mediums to transmit brain consciousness for control.

Due to his extraordinary intelligence and exceptionally agile brain, he can control numerous objects simultaneously with greater precision.

Weaknesses:

One: Nen threads and fingers as mediums are essential; injury to the hands impairs control.

Two: Puppets controlled by others retain only eighty percent of their original strength and cannot fully unleash their potential.

Restrictions and Oaths:

If wearing a broken mechanical suit made by himself, control precision increases by 1.8 times.

……

【Mind】 stepped forward slowly, approaching the man, his azure eyes locking with the man's.

Instantly, the man's expression froze, the light in his pupils dimming as if sinking into a dream.

【Mind】 saw this, took off the man's clothes, and put them on himself, sighing helplessly.

"This limitation is such a nuisance. I should've developed my Nen ability differently from the start."

Though he said so aloud.

【Mind】 still stared steadily into the man's eyes, and a streak of blue Nen energy drifted out from his pupils.

From this moment on.

【Mind】 could sense the man's feelings and thoughts, and began excavating the man's recent memories.

This was 【Mind】's Trait-type Nen ability!

【Mind Link】:

By maintaining eye contact with the opponent, one can influence their mind, alter their emotions, and more.

Further, one can perceive the opponent's mental state and even excavate their memories.

Weaknesses:

One: Against mentally strong opponents, the ability's effect weakens, requiring longer eye contact.

Two: To perceive the opponent's mind or excavate memories, one must wear at least some of the opponent's clothing and imagine oneself in their place.

Three: The older the memory, the harder it is to excavate; recent memories are relatively easier.

【Mind】 maintained eye contact with the man while exploring his memories.

Not long after, 【Mind】 stepped back deliberately, and his Nen energy vanished.

"Found it."

"The Qianer Society's specific deployment!"

"The assault teams targeting large branches were similar, but over ten top-tier Nen users were assigned to the headquarters."

"The strongest among them was a man with a scar across his face, resembling Nitro."

"Also, they carried 【The Poor Man's Rose】 as a backup."