It’s another new day. Celluloid is sitting at the dining table as usual, holding an apple slice and nibbling on it. The 8 o’clock news on TV continues to follow up on the Zarut incident, wearing a smart professional suit. The female anchor announced that the joint investigation team of the Liberty Human Rights Organization and the Hunter Association had arrived in Jeka Anda late yesterday night. After interviewing one of the staff of the human rights organization, the other party said that their trip was divided into two groups, and one part went directly to They went to the capital of the Republic of Lirivia to negotiate to see if they could obtain a formally licensed search warrant from official channels. As a frontline force, they would work with the professional hunters of the Hunter Association to investigate the undersea cage mentioned in the video. .
"The underwater operation will be held in one hour. Mayor Zarut did not give any response. Our station will broadcast the Hunter Association's investigation live later. Please pay attention to the special program later - News Observation and discovery." The female anchor finished the formulaic report and started the next news.
Chrollo turned off the TV and looked at the celluloid who seemed to be in a daze. "What are you thinking about?"
"If I can change back to my original state now, then during the live broadcast, it will be the best time to overturn the bottom of the sea and expose the cage to the whole world." Cellululu looked at her weak little hands and feet with a depressed look on her face. typical.
"Isn't this the result of your impulsiveness without thinking?" Chrollo smiled calmly and said venomously. Seeing the girl's frustrated look, he continued unhurriedly.
"Don't underestimate the Hunter Association. Although it may not be as powerful as you in the sea, it is still easy to find a cage on the seabed. You will get the same result by overturning the seabed, but it is possible. To shift the focus so that the world's attention is not focused on the cage itself, but on what kind of power and who can overturn the entire ocean floor, is putting the cart before the horse, isn't it?"
Cellululu was startled, but if she thought about it carefully, this was really the case. "Yes, you are right, I was wrong."
"Actually, when things have reached this point, it is only a matter of time before Zarut's destruction, and all the troubles you encounter will naturally be solved." Pariston's serial plan is very complete, even if Celluloid has nothing There would be no problem if she did. Her intervention was just to partially speed things up.
Celluloid agrees. "I know, so now I just want to rescue Mr. Hill."
"Then, let's look at the results of today's struggle between the Human Rights Organization, the Hunter Association and Zarut. If everything goes well, it's not impossible to take action tonight." Chrollo said tepidly.
"Yes." Cellululu responded with caution.
An hour later, the news special program began, but it was an aerial photography angle starting directly from a helicopter. A dozen helicopters belonging to the Hunter Association and major media were hovering at low altitude over the rough sea. In front of them was the undulating greenery. Due to the special geographical location of the cliff, there are no beaches within a few hundred meters of the sea area directly above the submarine cage. There is only a coastal road built on the high cliff. Firstly, it is inconvenient to go down to explore from here. Secondly, it is Due to the progress of the work, half of the road needs to be closed, but the anchor learned from Hunter Association spokesperson Judy Meili that the road closure was directly rejected by the city government on the grounds that it could not affect the traffic on the main road. The anchor said in the news Li said that it was not possible to know whether this was really due to the above reasons or other undisclosed reasons. However, because of this, the Hunter Association had to adopt the plan of operating directly on the sea, and the various people who spontaneously came to watch and major news The media were also dispersed by the police group who came after hearing the news on the grounds of blocking traffic and illegally occupying motor vehicle lanes.
It can be seen from the TV that some people holding high placards saying 'Find out the truth and return my relatives', who were obviously the victims' families, were not willing to leave. Some even got emotional and had physical conflicts with the police. However, because of the news The relationship with the media nearby was not forcibly suppressed, but it fell into a stalemate. In the end, both parties compromised and were allowed to gather in an inside rest area next to the highway to wait for news.
As Chrollo said, the people from the Hunter Association did have two brushes. Although they encountered some difficulties and spent a lot of time, in the end, a hunter was able to confirm the huge cage under the sea through an underwater real-time camera. It was shown to the whole world. When the result was confirmed, everyone's anger could no longer be concealed. Crowds began to spontaneously go to Zarut Manor, not only the families of the victims, but also ordinary citizens. The news media also followed suit and moved to Zarut Manor. The special manor was once again besieged.
The Hunter Association and liberal human rights organizations also arrived shortly afterwards and directly expressed their request for Zarut to return immediately and open the manor immediately to allow searches.
After Zarut arrived in a hurry after hearing the news, he didn't say a word at all. After getting rid of the crowd, he hid in the manor, and then there was no sound again.
After getting no reply after several serious announcements, the on-site directors of the Hunter Association, Leonard and Judi Meili, contacted another wave of people who went to the capital of the Republic of Lirivia to inquire whether they had obtained a search warrant, but were told that the government was waffling. After prevaricating, saying that he wanted to study, it seemed that he was actually planning to delay. Judi directly criticized the Lirivia Republic on the live news for being a trap, intending to protect Zalut, and Zalut's non-response was even more of an attempt to delay. Time, cover up the evidence, and in order not to cause changes later, they will break into the Zarut Manor later. As for all the controversies that will arise, she is willing to bear all the controversies that will arise as the vice president and secretary of the Hunter Association.
Judy's strong speech brought tears to the eyes of the victims' families, who expressed their support one after another. However, it surprised the news media. Many current affairs commentators spoke afterward and put forward various opinions, some in agreement, but also in opposition. few.
"It is rare for the Hunters Association to be so tough, but this will cause a lot of problems. Without a formal search warrant, this is considered a trespassing into a house. Zarut has every right to fight back in self-defense. Moreover, the Hunters Association does not belong to any political group. , but directly interferes in the political affairs of other countries, this is also questionable from a procedural point of view. I think it should be submitted to the v5 Council for arbitration through legal means..."
"The Zarut incident can be basically confirmed to be true through today's live broadcast, but how to start the investigation through formal procedures needs to be considered. The Hunter Association..."
Celluloid kept switching channels. Each channel was broadcasting and tracking the Zarut incident live. The Internet was also restored, and the online comments were even more noisy. But as ordinary people, everyone agreed with the Hunter Association. Take tough action.
It can be seen from the TV that even though it is late at night, the lights outside the Zarut Manor are still bright. Many people camp directly at the door and cannot leave. After the Hunter Association has summoned enough people, they said they will Thirty minutes later, at half past midnight, they broke into the Zarut Manor.
Cellululu was watching intently, when a burning heat suddenly flowed through her heart. Her whole body was hot and hot, and the clothes on her body made a tearing sound. Then Cellululu suddenly remembered that twelve o'clock in the middle of the night is the time when her mind power fails. When she arrived, before she could even think of finding a place to avoid it, everything around her suddenly shrank to its original size.
Cellulu looked down at her naked body, and then looked up at the eyes of Feitan and Chrollo looking at her. She immediately blushed and teleported back to her room. She left in a hurry, and many She still kept her clothes, and after finding something easier to move around in, she returned to the workshop.
After getting over the initial embarrassment, Celluloid asked enthusiastically. "Let's take action tonight. There happens to be a Hunter Association covering the front."
"It is indeed a good time. We will take action twenty minutes after they start taking action." Chrollo nodded.
Feitan didn't care, but he still felt a little unhappy at the thought of rescuing the pretty face vice-president.
Celluloid took Chrollo and the others and teleported outside the Zarut Manor. After blending into the crowd, they waited for the Hunter Association to take action. The intrusion soon began. The people from the Hunter Association broke through the police blockade and solved the problem. After overcoming the guard at the gate, she broke into the manor. Soon after, Cellululu heard intensive gunshots and scattered artillery fire from inside, here and there. The movement was very loud, and she didn't know if it was... Affected by this atmosphere, some families of the victims who were filled with anger and hatred tied up the police and guards, took away their weapons, and began to rush into the manor. Some of them held homemade weapons. Fire bottles and flasks were thrown around, and torches were poured on the gasoline. Some onlookers and reporters who were purely interested in soy sauce saw that the intrusion turned into a riot, and had to retreat to avoid it. However, there were also some who planned to take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters. He followed the rioting crowd and rushed in directly.
Seeing this, Cellulu, who originally planned to teleport directly to the underground laboratory, naturally followed in with Chrollo and Feitan. It is better to teleport directly to the ground after being able to detect the situation clearly. It turns out there is a problem.
The guards and protective forces in front were all eliminated by the Hunter Association. Chrollo directly picked up Cellululu, shouted "Go" in a low voice, and flew away with Feitan like ghosts. go out.
The wind roared in his ears, and everything around him turned into a blurry afterimage. Celluloid only felt that Chrollo was moving east and west for a while. From time to time, he could hear the dull sound of bullets hitting the soil, and was heard from far away. Shake it off, and in a short time, they entered the dark forest from the open hilly area. Tonight was a starless and moonless night. The forest was so dark that it was almost impossible to see even one's fingers. However, Chrollo's footsteps did not hesitate at all, and here There were even more ambush forces staying, but Cellululu only heard a series of screams and groans. Chrollo didn't take action, so it was Feitan.
After passing through the forest and seeing the gloomy Gothic castle, Chrollo clung to a hidden wall and put down Celluloid. The two of them were too fast and their skills were too neat. They were obviously better than the Hunter Association. The people set out twenty minutes later, but arrived at the same time as them. Cellululu could hear the huge noise at the main entrance. She looked at where they were standing and asked with some worry.
"There are a lot of surveillance cameras in the manor. I wonder if there are any here?"
"This is a blind spot, there is no surveillance." Chrollo replied calmly.
"That's good." Cellululu felt relieved, put her hands on the wall, and began to feel the water flowing through all the water pipes in all directions. She wanted to do the same trick again, but for a moment, she put it down in shock and disappointment. hand.
"What's wrong?" Feitan glanced at her and asked.
Celluloid frowned and explained. "I once used the three changes of solid, liquid and gas formed by the water in the water pipes here to rescue Vivian who was captured by Zarut, but he probably learned his lesson. This time he turned off the water valve. Now this There is hardly a drop of water in the castle."
"Don't waste any extra effort, just go straight in." Feitan said in a low voice with murderous intent.
"Indeed, since this route doesn't work, it might as well be direct." The Phantom Troupe are bandits, so Chrollo has no problem at all with Feitan's crude, simple and direct method.
Cellululu thought for a while and felt that this was the only way to go, "Well, I still remember the place where Vivian was detained last time. If that is the prison area, I think Mr. Hill should be there too."
Cellululu took Chrollo and Feitan and teleported directly to the cell where Vivian had been before. The moment they landed, they heard Feitan's angry roar and Chrollo's unexpected question. .
"hateful!"
"Feng Nian?"
"What's going on?" Cellululu asked in surprise.
"Nian is blocked," Chrollo said with a smile on his lips. He was not worried about his situation at all. He also looked at the Nian characters carved everywhere on the walls and the ground with great interest. "Is this a text that has the function of sealing thoughts? With this kind of technology, I can understand why the vice-president was arrested."
Pariston is a master of telekinesis, which Chrollo knew for sure from the first time they met. Although his telepathy was unexpectedly completely different from his flashy and exaggerated appearance, it was extremely unassuming and even a little dark and depressing. Without telekinesis, no matter how strong your skills are, you have to admit defeat if you encounter people with special abilities.
"No telepathy?" Cellululu suddenly became nervous, "Then I'd better send you out."
"Don't think we are useless without telekinesis, okay!" Feitan yelled angrily, with twitching veins, and was extremely unhappy that Cellululu looked down on him so much.
"But, but..." Cellulu was still worried, but looking at Feitan's cold face, she didn't dare to argue with him anymore. She felt that he was really angry, so she could only look at Chrollo.
"Let's see again. If it doesn't work, send us out again." Chrollo didn't reject Cellululu's proposal outright, but he also didn't agree to leave immediately.
Cellululu could only compromise. At this moment, a faint sizzling sound suddenly flashed on the ground and wall. Then, Cellululu jumped up with a shudder. "It hurts!" She felt like it all over her body. It hurt like being pricked hard by thousands of needles.
"It's an electric shock." Feitan said with some disdain.
"Use the isolation barrier, you won't be able to bear it." Feeling that the electric current of the electric shock was gradually increasing, Chrollo said to Cellululu immediately. If she fainted from the electric shock, it would be really troublesome.
Cellululu didn't wait for Chrollo to finish his words, and quickly opened the space barrier and covered them both in.
Feitan looked at the closed room and opened the door with brute force. Outside was a straight corridor, silently leading to a closed alloy door. Chrollo glanced outside and suddenly He threw his watch out, and then he saw that the watch was cut into pieces by invisible things.
Chrollo laughed. "Heh, there is indeed a laser. Your isolation barrier can block it." He turned to look at Celluloid.
"Yes, the isolation barrier is actually a space fault. The space is no longer in one place. Of course, nothing in that space can affect the inside of the barrier." Cellululu nodded affirmatively.
"Sure enough, space abilities are all heaven-defying abilities. It's a pity that there is no magic power here. Otherwise, I really want to study space magic in depth." Chrollo said with a slight regret. He has the potential for space magic in the magic world, and he also I have studied many classics in depth, but unfortunately due to the influence of the laws of the world, I have no complete theory, but I cannot apply it in the world of hunters.
Cellululu thought of Bellavist's teleportation array and immediately shook her head in denial. "Although it cannot be used directly, I think reading words can achieve similar effects to magic arrays and inscription arrays. When I took the hunter exam before, the underground labyrinth city Bellavist had a space teleportation array. If If you study it carefully, maybe space isolation can also be done."
"Oh? Bellavist? It seems that you can pay a visit when you have time." Chrollo smiled with interest.
Celluloid looked at Chrollo's interested eyes, and was a little confused about whether he had brought bad disaster to Bellavist, but thinking about the last time at the Matigad ruins, Jin and Chrollo had joined forces. It was for inspection, so it should be fine, Cellululu avoided thinking about it.
The three people walked steadily and steadily in the corridor, completely ignoring electric shocks and lasers, which caused the people in the control room to shout that it was impossible. However, no matter whether they increased the current and voltage or constantly changed the laser shooting angle, it still didn't work. , in the end, the guard could only get through to Zarut and report the situation, but saw him looking downcast and waving tiredly.
"Let them do as they please."
The guard hung up the phone in confusion. Zarut pressed another line and asked,
"How is the data deletion going?"
"Fifty percent has been deleted and the progress is stable."
"As soon as possible!" Zarut said succinctly, then pressed another line and ordered.
"Open the seabed gate, all isolation doors and the glass doors of the experimental vessels."
"All?" The other side confirmed again.
"Yes, all of them!" Zarut said gloomily.
"Yes." The other side hung up.
Zarut took out his mobile phone and dialed a number again and asked. "How's the progress on your end?"
"Master, everything went well. We have safely left Zarut Manor and are expected to arrive at the mountain airship field in two hours. However, Master Henry was a little noisy and I knocked him unconscious. Please forgive me."
"That boy Henry is always causing trouble. You did a good job. If he disobeys you on the road, don't hold back. Just deal with him." Zarut said angrily.
"Yes, sir." The other party hung up.
Zarut frowned and fell into deep thought. He knew that he would be abandoned by the country in the end, and in order not to reveal any inside information, he had to die, but only his family, he could not let them die with him, as long as everything goes well He boarded the airship and left the country. The fake household registration certificates, real estate and bank deposits from other countries he had left behind as a back-up man were enough to ensure that his family would be wealthy for the rest of their lives.
As for the laboratory, he will destroy all the data. The experimental subjects and the captured people used as evidence will be thrown into the sea and drown. They will only be eaten by great white sharks and no bones will remain. If no evidence is left, If so, for the sake of his clean ending, perhaps the country will not vigorously pursue the whereabouts of his widow and children. After all, he has always emphasized to Shangfeng that his family is completely unaware of this.
All he had to do was done. Listening to the approaching gunfire outside, Zarut took out a gun, pointed it at his temple, and pulled the trigger.
When the people from the Hunter Association rushed in, they saw Zarut lying on the table with his eyes wide open and dead. However, Zarut's death was not an end, but just a beginning. At least, the death of the person who knew the inside story best , it will take a little effort to find out where the laboratory is. The people from the Hunter Association began to interrogate all relevant personnel in the castle, trying to find the way to the laboratory.
In the underground laboratory, various efforts to erase traces were also being carried out nervously. As the news of Zarut's death came from the monitoring room, the laboratory personnel also began to retreat. The personnel who deleted the data looked at Seeing that there was still 30% unfinished progress bar, I gritted my teeth and turned around to leave. My life was still more important.
The staff who were operating the heavy submarine gates saw the huge amount of seawater rushing in instantly and quickly engulfing one place after another. They quickly pressed the opening buttons of all the isolation doors one by one, and opened the isolation doors. After all the glass vessels containing the experimental subjects were opened, he was about to open all the prison doors. At this time, an experimenter behind him suddenly screamed that water was coming. He was startled. When he looked up, he saw that the water was indeed coming. He was about to reach here. He no longer cared about pressing the button, turned around and ran out quickly. Those who couldn't open the door would always die anyway.
Cellululu had just led Chrollo and Feitan through an extremely heavy door when she suddenly let out a confused sound. She looked up and saw that the expressions of Chrollo and Feitan also changed slightly at the same time. She considered whether Speak out your feelings.
"I suddenly felt a lot of moisture."
"You feel it right, I heard it, there was a rumbling squeezing sound and the sound of water." Feitan replied.
Chrollo just thought for a moment and figured out the reason. "It's seawater pouring in. If I guessed correctly, they opened the door on the seabed, and judging from the sound, the water is coming very fast."
Cellululu's expression suddenly changed. "Seawater intrusion? Are you going to flush everything into the sea? Obliterate the evidence and kill those innocent people? The method is too vicious."
Cellululu looked forward. On both sides of the wide corridor, there were many small cubicles surrounded by iron bars. She glanced at it and didn't see Pariston, but there were many people in the cell. She saw strangers appearing. After initially being slightly paralyzed by the incredible phenomenon of time travel, people suddenly gathered at the fence and shouted for help.
Looking at the closed doors, Cellululu looked extremely ugly. "Are you going to drown them alive?"
The sea water is pouring in, and there are great white sharks waiting. You may not be able to escape if you open the door, but it is still more possible than being locked up and waiting desperately for drowning.
Cellululu no longer cared about hiding, and hurriedly used the space blade to cut off the fences one by one. Seeing this, Feitan and Chrollo also helped to bend the iron fences with their bare hands. Everyone started to transform or bend the iron fences with their bare hands. After escaping from the cut fence, before the cheers and joy could be heard, the water poured in was already roaring and rolling in like thousands of galloping horses.
"It's water!" A panicked scream sounded out, but the next moment it was swallowed up by the raging sea water. Everyone was instantly swept into the water. The basement was already a deep sea in terms of vertical distance. Therefore, the water pressure here is also surprisingly high. In just a few seconds, many people not only choked on the water, but also had their eyes bloodshot due to the water pressure, and their eardrums began to tremble.
Cellululu saw that it was not good and teleported them out one by one. The destination was the main entrance of Zarut Manor. After sending away these dozens of people, her superpower was almost exhausted and she was isolated. The barrier could no longer be maintained and had to be lifted. The water was like nothing to her, but seeing the suffocating and frowning expressions of Feitan and Chrollo, she hurriedly swam over, holding one in each hand, and the fusion formed by the water The water properties worked, and Chrollo and Feitan were breathing normally.
"I originally wanted to send you away, but I don't have enough super power, and I have to keep some to find Mr. Hill, so I'm sorry, I can only let you stay with me for a while." Cellululu said apologetically.
"Don't apologize for other men!" Feitan frowned.
"When you say that, it seems that we are a bit useless." Chrollo smiled, but his smile was a little helpless.
"That's not what I meant." Seeing Cellululu anxiously trying to defend herself, Chrollo interrupted with a smile, "I know you didn't mean that, it was just a joke, so you should continue to look for someone, otherwise I'm afraid that the vice president will be found later. Shi also drowned directly."
When Cellululu heard this, she quickly searched for it, and finally her eyes fell on the wall at the end. It looked like a seamless wall, but when Cellululu felt that the ubiquitous water was not blocked, but followed the fundamental After the invisible gaps flowed in, you knew that the inside was not solid.
She took Chrollo and Feitan and started to pass through the heavy gate again.
At this time, Pariston was sitting on the edge of the bed, with his legs spread apart and his hands intertwined. He looked down at the sea water that was rising at an alarming rate and sighed. Oops, he is not a god after all. He cannot be counted as perfect. , he clearly thought that the girl would appear in front of him, but she has not seen her until now. Was it because he had made a miscalculation, or was she delayed? But no matter what, the current situation is too bad. I didn't expect that his final outcome would be to be drowned alive?
Looking at the water that had risen to his waist, Pariston crossed his legs, twirled his hair, and waited boredly for death. However, the next moment, a strange phenomenon caught his attention. Why did he feel that the outermost metal door There seems to be something slowly protruding from the top? Pariston sat upright in confusion. As the protruding part became more and more obvious, the smile on the corner of Pariston's mouth gradually widened. When the last three people stood outside the fence, he stood up with a smile and walked to the fence. , said happily.
"Little Miss Cellululu, you came just in time. I thought I was going to die here."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Hill, I'm late." Cellululu apologized. She wanted to cut off the fence, but the air blade passed through, but it only left a deep mark.
"You don't even have the strength to pull the iron pillar apart, do you?" Feitan questioned.
"I'm sorry, Feitan-kun. Not only have I been banned, but I've also been given medicine that makes my hands and feet weak. I really can't do any strenuous work for the time being." Pariston spread his hands with a smile, but he didn't take it seriously at all. look.
"Feitan, go help." Chrollo said.
Feitan clicked his tongue and stepped forward to bend the iron pillar. Pariston walked out of it and thanked him with a bright smile.
"Thank you very much, Feitan-kun. Thank you very much, Chrollo-kun."
Chrollo smiled slightly, Feitanli ignored Pariston, and Pariston didn't mind. After speaking, he asked Cellululu.
"Well, then, little Miss Celluloid, how are we going to get out? By teleportation?"
Cellululu calculated her own strength. It was probably feasible for four people to teleport to the gate of Zarut Manor again, although they might collapse and faint afterwards. She made up her mind and nodded.
"That's right."
After a short time, when she saw the familiar dense forest outside the gate of Zarut Manor, Cellululu, whose superpower was overexhausted, simply fainted. Chrollo, who noticed something was wrong with her for the first time, hugged the girl directly, Picked her up.
"Ouch, what's going on, little Miss Celluloid?" Pariston said in surprise.
"In order to save you, I overexhausted my strength." Although it was not entirely because of Pariston, the purpose of this trip was him, so Chrollo said it as a matter of course, even with a hint of displeasure.
"Oh, that's not my fault. I have to thank Miss Celluloid." Pariston's tone really sounded pretentious.
So Feitan was getting more and more angry. Why did he save such a hypocritical person?
"It's time for Mr. Hill to return to his team. Your secretary-general has been waiting for you." Chrollo smiled.
"Well, okay, I'll come back to say thank you when things are settled." Pariston didn't bother and left happily.
"That kid is really annoying." Feitan said extremely unhappy.
"It's quite annoying, a bit like Hisoka," Chrollo rarely expressed a clear opinion.
"Like Hisoka? Not very similar." Feitan was confused.
Chrollo didn't answer. Pariston was partly like Hisoka, but mostly similar to him. This was a very troublesome figure if he became an enemy.
After taking a deep look at Pariston, who appeared in the crowd as if he had a sparkling effect, Chrollo took Celluloid and left the Zarut Manor with Feitan.
