Chapter 495 What On Earth is Wrong With This World?

"Killua, you..."

Gon was looking at Killua from the side, with curiosity gleaming in his eyes, and it was obvious that he had noticed something.

Killua turned around and looked at Gon, and like a child showing off, he said smugly, "Pretty cool, huh?"

"Yeah."

Gon nodded, and then expressed his doubts: "Killua, I feel like you've gotten a lot stronger all of a sudden."

"Hehe, that's because I learned..."

Killua suddenly stopped talking in the middle of his words and looked abruptly toward a particular direction.

As he watched, three Needle People emitting ominous Aura emerged out of the woods.

'Big Brother's presence…'

Seeing the three Needle People walking in bizarre posture, Killua's face changed.

Because Illumi inserted a needle into Killua's head to alter parts of his perception, Killua at this point had no knowledge of Illumi's Nen Abilities.

Even Nanika's unique abilities and the abilities of other family members that he had witnessed with his own eyes were blocked.

All he could sense was a familiar, chilling feeling emanating from the Needle People, causing him to freeze in shock.

Before he could think about it, the three Needle People, who were carrying out the order of 'kill anyone on sight', suddenly rushed towards Leorio, who was closest to them.

"Hey, there's enough on the ground for you to take...!"

Leorio still thought that the three Needle People were simply trying to steal the prey. Adhering to the idea that less trouble is better than more trouble, he loudly reminded them that there were enough wild boars on the ground.

However, how could he know that there was a monster in the world like Illumi, who could not be explained by common sense.

Therefore, it was impossible for him to imagine that these three examinees were rushing over to kill him.

Nearby, although Kurapika could not see the existence of Nen, he noticed that the three examinees had vacant expressions and their walking postures were quite strange, so he immediately became alert.

"Leorio, stand back. They're likely under some sort of control."

He immediately reminded Leorio, raising his wooden swords defensively in front of him.

Despite his lack of knowledge about Nen, Kurapika knew the world was full of peculiar creatures.

Not to mention the rare and exotic animals in the Swindler's Swamp, in some other magical zones, there are many animals and plants that can control other creatures.

For example, zombie fungi, puppet parasites, and the Scarlet-hooded Spider Mushroom...

Therefore, the judgment made by Kurapika in this short period of time does not rule out the possibility that similar species exist in the Visca Forest Preserve.

"Controlled?"

Leorio didn't understand what was going on, but he still followed Kurapika's advice and quickly stepped back.

As a result, their group's formation became more dense.

Just as Kurapika was about to further express his judgment, the three Needle People had already rushed in front of him.

Faced with the killing intent, Kurapika first dodged the Needle People's attack by leaning sideways, then swung his wooden swords and slashed at the back of the Needle People's neck.

He did not hold back in his strike, and the force of the wooden sword sent the Needle People flying several meters away.

Such a precise attack is enough to make any normal target lose consciousness instantly.

Leorio, on the other hand, gave up on using his knife and used his briefcase to knock another Needle People away.

With no clear understanding of the situation and a desire to become a doctor, he was hesitant to deal a killing blow, especially since the attackers were unarmed.

At this moment, Killua leaped past Leorio to confront the third Needle People.

In a swift move, he twisted the needle person's head with a crack, breaking their neck effortlessly.

Thud.

As soon as Killua landed on the ground, the Needle People also collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

Seeing Killua kill one of them with ease, Leorio's eyes widened in shock.

Killua didn't even look at the corpse on the ground, but looked at the Needle People who was repelled by Leorio. There was no emotion in his eyes, and he said coldly: "Are you playing house?"

His strikes were fatal because these Needle People had an unmistakable killing intent, and it was obvious that they wouldn't stop until someone died.

Holding back in this situation seemed like a joke to Killua.

Gon had no reaction to Killua's actions and remarks.

Having grown up in the forest, he was sensitive to killing intent and accustomed to scenes of mutual hunts and survival.

So, while Gon didn't approve of killing without cause, he didn't see anything wrong with Killua's response. Kurapika, too, felt Killua's actions were justified, though the cold execution left a slight unease in him.

If it were him, he'd take action too, but his approach would focus on controlling the attackers rather than immediate execution

Leorio, having grown up in a different environment, felt as though Killua was a devil in sheep's clothing- a boyish face hiding a far darker side.

Killua noticed their reactions but paid them no mind. Using his newly acquired Nen, he effortlessly twisted the neck of the Needle People that Leorio had repelled. In mere seconds, he had eliminated two of the threats.

At the same time.

The Needle People who was struck by Kurapika's wooden swords stood up in a twisted posture.

Seeing this, Kurapika's eyes widened in shock, "How is it possible..."

'I had clearly used my wooden swords to chop this man's neck without holding back at all just now. That should have been enough to make this man lose consciousness, but...'

Observing the inexplicable scene, Kurapika couldn't hide his astonishment as the Needle People, unfazed by pain or fear, charged at them once more.

Just like that, under the blessing of Nen, the Needle People mindlessly carried out Illumi's orders.

Because of the amplification of Nen, the Needle People not only becomes more resistant to attacks, but also has far greater offensive power than ordinary people.

The reason why Killua can easily break the Needle People's neck is also related to the Ten on his body.

"Do you understand now?"

Killua glanced at Kurapika before dashing forward to eliminate the final Needle People.

Kurapika looked at the last Needle People who fell to the ground, and frowned in silence.

Leorio and Gon were also silent.

They somehow thought of their experience at the Swindler's Swamp, feeling as though some unknown layer of the world was being peeled back, revealing things they barely understood.

In the dark…

Moses's shadow clone saw this scene.

He originally wanted to step forward and deal with these three Needle People who posed a threat to ordinary people, but after seeing Killua take action, he decided otherwise.

The different reactions of the four protagonists when facing the threat of the Needle People made Moses feel emotional.

'Whether right or wrong, humanity's diversity was a vital part of the world.'

Elsewhere in the forest.

The real Moses, wearing a Netero mask, casually removed the bead-headed needle from a Needle People's neck.

Hiss~

The Nen dissipated into thin air, and the swollen-faced Needle People collapsed.

A few meters away…

A girl with long green hair and green eyes was sitting on the ground, her pretty face was filled with confusion and shock.

There was a yellow hat lying on the ground next to her, and dozens of venomous bees were circling around it, lightly landing on the man with the silicone mask.

The girl was at a loss- first, a fellow examinee had attacked her, prompting her hidden bees to retaliate.

Normally, the bees' venom would incapacitate or kill someone, but this examinee seemed unfazed despite enduring countless stings.

Then, another person appeared, removing a needle-like object from the attacker's neck, instantly deflating the examinee as if he were an empty balloon.

And to her surprise, her beloved bees seemed oddly drawn to the masked man.

'What on earth is wrong with this world!?'

"Who exactly are you?"

The girl looked at the unidentified man surrounded by her bees, emotions churning within her heart.