Chapter 89

Chapter 91: Needle Man Mo You (Fourth Update, Thanks to 321323315 for the Alliance Support.)

The highly recognizable bead-tipped needle and the blank expression of the gang member...

Mo You immediately thought of the operation-type ability of Illumi, a member of the Zoldyck family from the original story, and instinctively stood up to protect Lize.

At the same time.

The gang member with a bead-tipped needle in his forehead suddenly raised his gun and aimed it at Toran.

The four bodyguards responsible for Toran's safety reacted very quickly.

Two of the bodyguards tackled Toran to the ground before the needle man could pull the trigger.

The other two bodyguards quickly drew their guns.

"Bang, bang..."

Gunshots rang out, and bullets, carrying high heat, flew over Toran's head.

The timely actions of the two bodyguards helped Toran avoid the shots.

"Bang, bang..."

The other two bodyguards fired at the needle man.

However, the needle man twisted his body like an invertebrate, dodging the bullets in a bizarre manner while continuing to fire.

The bullets from his gun hit the two bodyguards who had fired.

Pfft, pfft—

Bloody flowers bloomed on their bodies.

Although the aim was poor, it was enough to make them lose their fighting ability and fall to the ground, their status unknown.

After dealing with the two bodyguards, the needle man swayed, replaced the magazine, and quickly rushed toward Toran.

Just as he finished replacing the magazine, a bodyguard suddenly stood up and fired several shots, hitting the needle man in the head.

Blood splattered as the needle man fell backward, his body twitching in the pool of blood.

Mo You quickly glanced at the fallen needle man, then looked at the commotion outside, his brows furrowed.

He couldn't speak, so he could only turn and try to convey his thoughts through his facial expressions, indicating to Lize that they should leave this dangerous place through the kitchen passage.

Lize noticed Mo You's strange expression, but instead of understanding, she observed the situation and pulled Mo You behind her.

Although she was grateful for Mo You's protective action, as an elder, it was her responsibility to protect him.

"What's going on?"

Seeing the threat eliminated, Toran calmly stood up, frowning as he looked at the needle man who had been shot in the head.

He recognized the needle man as a loyal underboss in the gang, but why had he suddenly attacked him?

"The situation outside is not right."

"Boss, let's leave here."

Just as Toran was puzzled, the two bodyguards who had protected him spoke up in succession.

Toran's eyes narrowed as he looked at the chaotic scene outside, then nodded to the two bodyguards and turned to Mo You and Lize, apologizing, "I'm really sorry, but could you two..."

Before he could finish, he heard two faint sounds.

Realizing something was wrong, he suddenly looked at the bodyguards on either side of him.

He saw their features slightly distorted, looking somewhat dazed.

"Hmm?"

Toran was momentarily stunned, then saw the two bodyguards raise their guns and point them at him, exclaiming in shock, "You two?"

Even now, he didn't understand what was happening.

Why would a loyal underboss betray him?

Even his trusted subordinates, whom he had personally cultivated, suddenly pointed their guns at him?

What was going on?

In this life-or-death moment, Toran was still puzzled by these questions.

The two bodyguards, now controlled by the needle, had lost their ability to think. The only thought in their minds was to follow Illumi's orders and shoot Toran.

They pulled the triggers.

At the critical moment, Lize suddenly acted, knocking the two controlled bodyguards away.

The bullets, now off target, grazed Toran's cheek and shattered a bottle of liquor on a nearby cabinet.

In that instant—

Illumi appeared beside Lize like a ghost.

He had just used the bead-tipped needles to take control of the two bodyguards, creating two possibilities.

The first was that the bodyguards would successfully shoot Toran, and everyone would be happy, allowing him to go home and sleep.

The second was that a nen user near Toran would intervene, and he would take advantage of the situation to eliminate the interfering nen user with the least effort.

The current development was the second possibility.

So, after Lize attacked the two bodyguards, Illumi, using the family's inherited steps, moved like a ghost to the most advantageous position.

His right hand, formed into a palm strike, aimed at Lize's neck, while his left hand, hidden behind his waist, held a bead-tipped needle.

This sudden ambush showcased his exquisite and fierce nen technique.

However, Lize was a one-star professional hunter. Even though her field of expertise was not combat, her basic nen technique was above average.

The moment she sensed Illumi's ambush, she skillfully used "Flow" to gather nen in her hand and precisely blocked Illumi's palm strike.

"Good reflexes."

In the split second, Illumi's left hand, already prepared, drove the bead-tipped needle toward Lize's head.

The moment they clashed, he confirmed one thing.

The "Flow" of the woman in front of him was slower than his, and his decision became clear.

He needed to increase the pace and not give her any chance to breathe.

This was the essence of an ambush, to quickly end the fight.

"Needle...!!!"

Lize's combat rhythm was clearly a step behind Illumi's, and she hastily tried to avoid the needle.

Even if she dodged, the next outcome was obvious.

She would expose an inevitable weakness in the third round and be hit by the opponent.

However.

There was another nen user in the room.

Mo You instantly attacked Illumi, intending to help Lize.

"Hmm, as expected."

Illumi glanced at the approaching Mo You.

An average nen user...

Of course, he had to deal with him first.

A malicious thought arose in Illumi's mind.

His wrist flicked, and he suddenly changed his target, swiftly driving the bead-tipped needle into Mo You's head, who seemed to be rushing to support Lize.

He then retreated without hesitation, throwing another needle at Toran as he moved.

Lize's reaction was not slow. When she saw Mo You being hit by the needle, she was shocked but still took the opportunity to counterattack Illumi.

Unfortunately—

Illumi's combat rhythm was perfect, completely controlling every moment.

His decisive retreat made Lize's all-out counterattack miss.

And the thrown needle hit Toran's head precisely.

"Finished."

Illumi calmly retreated to a safe distance, his expression indifferent.

From the ambush to shifting the target and driving the needle into Mo You's head, and then taking advantage of Lize's all-out counterattack to hit Toran, everything went as he had planned, ensuring the final elimination of Toran.

"Mo You..."

Lize stopped, her eyes trembling as she looked at Mo You, whose expression had become blank after being hit by the needle.