If the others were in a very bad situation, then he could understand.

But they were not. This B-rank Nen user could clearly see that the others were in good condition.

Especially Kroll. The people around Kroll were all fleeing in panic.

There was not a single person who could pose a threat to Kroll.

“Lord Kroll?”

“Why?”

“With your strength, you only need a little time to help me reverse the situation. You are not even willing to spare that little time?”

“You would rather go kill those who have no power to resist?”

The B-rank Nen user was very confused.

In his view, his life being in danger was the most urgent matter. Killing those people, was that so important? Even if it really was important, as long as he was rescued, the delay could be made up for completely.

His living self could make up for that little bit of time lost to kill more people.

Unless…

This B-rank Nen user thought of one possibility. That was, in Kroll’s plan, he was meant to die here from the beginning. There was only this one explanation.

That was why Kroll did not care about his life.

“To offer my life up as part of the sacrifice?”

When he thought of this possibility, the B-rank Nen user showed a look of disbelief. He had followed Kroll for a very long time. He could be said to be completely loyal to Kroll. Loyal to this team, to this goal.

And now he was being treated like this?

This B-rank Nen user felt a surge of anger and unwillingness in his heart. These emotions caused a momentary lapse of focus.

Misty seized the opportunity. Her figure flashed and appeared behind him.

“Punishing Flash.”

Both palms struck the B-rank Nen user’s back. A powerful energy gathered in Misty’s hands.

Boom.

A loud explosion rang out the B-rank Nen user’s body flew out and he was thrown into midair. He spat out a mouthful of blood. Then his body slammed heavily into the sand and was buried within it. But Misty’s attack did not stop, and she followed up again.

There was no chance to catch a breath.

“Dark Spark.”

Balls of light appeared in Misty’s hands and bombarded the B-rank Nen user. The giant mole saw this and immediately moved away from Sally, heading toward the B-rank Nen user’s location to assist. She arrived beneath the B-rank Nen user and pulled him deeper underground.

But at that moment, Ron flicked his wrist.

Pshht.

Several Nen needles shot out, piercing into the sand. They did not stop but continued forward until they pierced into the giant mole’s body, then stopped.

The poison of the Crystal Featherbone took effect instantly. The giant mole’s eyes widened. She wanted to escape from underground , but she no longer had enough physical strength.

Sally’s counterattack has caused heavy injury and Misty’s attack had worsened the injuries the giant mole had. Her condition was already extremely poor. After being affected by the poison of Crystal Featherbone, she could not hold on.

Her life force drained rapidly. Soon, the giant mole completely stopped breathing.

This made the B-rank Nen user extremely frustrated.

Being suppressed by Misty already made him very uncomfortable. After realizing he had been abandoned by Kroll, he was struck again by Misty.

The appearance of the giant mole was meant to help, pulling him into the deeper underground to avoid Misty’s attack.

But now a problem appeared. Being underground, this B-rank Nen user did not have the mole’s ability to move freely through it. Though his strength was greater, his ability had limitations.

If he was not seriously injured, it would still be manageable. In his current state, however, as time passed he would definitely suffocate to death underground.

This made the B-rank Nen user feel extremely unwilling and stifled.

To die like this, like a joke?

He had clearly stood near the top of human society. Even among Nen users, he was in the upper echelon.

“En.”

Ron activated his En. Within the En, Ron clearly sensed the deaths of the giant mole and the B-rank Nen user. So far, four members of Kroll’s squad had died.

Out of eleven, seven remained. But these four had all been killed by Ron’s team.

Among those hired by Kroll, more than half were already dead or wounded.

Kroll’s squad members were actually not weak, and their abilities were highly lethal.

Seeing the disappearance of the B-rank Nen user, Kroll moved and headed west.

Ron sensed Kroll’s movement.

“Ponzu, relay the message, have them go to the south side.”

“Yes, Captain.”

Ponzu’s bee immediately sent the message to the others. Receiving the order, Misty, Sally, Nina, Ruco, and Shizuku, who was protecting Nina, quickly relocated.

Before Kroll arrived, they had already left. Kroll squinted slightly but did not pursue. Instead, he turned his body into a “wall” to block all those trying to escape westward.

Sand waves surged continuously.

Ron glanced toward Kroll and slightly raised his eyebrows.

“Do you not care about your subordinate’s lives?”

There were only two enemies remaining on the south side. One B-rank Nen user and one C-rank Nen user. Facing the combined attacks of Misty, Sally, and Nina, the C-rank Nen user was quickly killed.

Only the B-rank Nen user remained, barely holding on under Misty’s relentless assault.

Aside from using Nen needles to kill the giant mole, Ron had done little attacking. Because the two A-rank Nen users had not made their move yet.

If Ron acted too soon and exposed his information, it would be disadvantageous in the next stage of battle.

In the current situation, Misty and the others had handled things well enough. Kroll still had not come to support. It seemed, like before, he intended to let his subordinates be killed by Ron’s team.

Ron looked again in Kroll’s direction. Large amounts of sand piled up, forming what looked like a real city wall.

Countless corpses lay in front of Kroll.

At that moment, Ron suddenly felt something. Changes on the desert’s surface were quietly beginning to happen.

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