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This was likely the Phantom Troupe's first full gathering before the main storyline began.

Moro wasn't certain about the exact timing of the Spiders' gathering—he only knew it was around July or August.

It was also possible they had been assembled long ago but only started taking action now.

Raiding the Navis National Treasure Museum...

Moro vaguely remembered the name "Navis"—an ancient and renowned civilization that once thrived. However, after a 38-year-long war, the nation was weakened and eventually fell into decline.

Though the nation of Navis survived in modern times, the far-reaching effects of that war caused it to lose much of its former glory.

Ironically—

The once-prosperous cities that fell to invaders left behind countless treasures in their ruin.

Despite its weakened state, the modern Navis had made tremendous efforts over the years to recover the nation's lost relics.

These recovered artifacts were kept in the National Treasure Museum in Navis' capital.

The Phantom Troupe's raid was a devastating blow to the people of Navis.

"They're probably upgrading 'Skill Hunter,' huh..."

Upon hearing the phrase "national treasure," Moro's first thought was that Chrollo was enhancing his ability.

Skill Hunter was a conjuration-based Nen ability that could be upgraded.

In a way, it shared similarities with the "Love Training Song" ability.

In a sense, Moro's time-rewinding "Year Wheel Tattoo" ability was also like a specialization-type Nen ability.

The upgrade conditions for Skill Hunter were likely related to stealing national-level treasures. Of course, calling it "stealing" was generous—it was usually just outright plundering...

When the Troupe attacked the Yorknew City auction in the main storyline, they seemed to target valuable national treasures as well.

Come to think of it, the Year Wheel Tattoo's ability to absorb Nen from crafted artifacts bore some resemblance to Skill Hunter.

After all, national treasures, by their nature, likely carried an intense amount of Nen.

Moro glanced at Hwashidouro and Kallista, who were still struggling to close their aura nodes, and then sent a short message to Argos:

"I'm here."

About a minute later, Argos replied:

"The Phantom Troupe attacked the Navis National Treasure Museum and stole all the treasures. The Navis government sent the military to hunt them down, but they failed."

"The Troupe has already crossed Navis' borders and entered the neighboring ancient state of Guganyu. Also, the Zoldyck assassin has arrived in Guganyu as well. He isn't even bothering to conceal his movements."

As Moro read the message, a strange sense of unease struck him. Frowning, he recalled the image of Kopy, the Troupe's No. 12 member.

Considering Chrollo's meticulous planning habits, he would likely have factored in Kopy's ability to copy objects before deciding to target the Navis museum...

Yet, the Troupe had chosen the most direct and brutal approach.

Forget it...

Moro shook his head. It doesn't matter.

What mattered more was whether he should head to Guganyu himself.

He had to kill Feitan.

But at this point in time, Feitan—and the entire Phantom Troupe—had no interactions with him whatsoever.

Normally, as long as he didn't approach the Troupe, there wouldn't be any significant risk.

Moro sent another message to Argos:

"Can you track the Phantom Troupe in real time?"

"I should be able to. The Phantom Troupe members are incredibly bold. Although they entered Guganyu as smugglers, they haven't bothered to keep a low profile. As long as they don't disappear into remote mountains or forests, I can continue tracking their movements."

"Understood. One more question—can you contact the Zoldyck assassin?"

"I can try reaching out through the client who hired them to see if I can get their contact info, but I can't guarantee I'll reach them."

"That's good enough. I'll wait for your update."

"Alright, but as your intel provider, I have to warn you: don't act rashly."

Moro stared at Argos' final message for a few seconds before silently putting away his phone.

His request to contact the Zoldyck assassin must've already hinted at some of his intentions to Argos.

"I won't rush things. I don't have much time left, but that doesn't mean I can waste it... What's important is how I use the time I have."

Moro muttered to himself and shifted his focus to Hwashidouro and Kallista.

Perhaps it was the pressure of impending death—

In just a few minutes, Hwashidouro had already managed to slow the flow of aura escaping from his nodes. Moro estimated that, in another minute or two, he would be able to stabilize it completely using "Ten."

In terms of talent, Hwashidouro might not be on the level of Killua or Gon, but he wasn't far behind.

On the other hand, Kallista was slower—her aptitude was slightly weaker. However, she had already grasped the basic concept and was just one step away from success.

"Kallista, use your imagination..."

Moro walked over to Kallista and spoke calmly:

"Imagine that your aura is like blood circulating through your body—from your head, down your shoulders, arms, waist, legs, and back to your heart. Imagine your head is bleeding profusely, and you need to press down hard to stop it—if you don't, you'll bleed out and die."

"…!"

Kallista's tightly shut eyes twitched.

Slowly, she followed the mental framework Moro gave her, gradually suppressing the aura escaping from her body.

A few minutes later—

Hwashidouro and Kallista both managed to stabilize their aura flow, officially mastering the basic technique of "Ten."

Moro observed them for a moment and asked:

"How do you feel?"

Hwashidouro stared down at his hands and murmured,

"It's like… I'm covered in a layer of thick paper."

"I don't feel much different."

Kallista lifted her legs a few times and saw the faint glow of her aura. Her eyes sparkled with excitement.

"If anything, I feel like my body has gotten a lot lighter."

"That's the power of 'Ten,' the most fundamental of the Four Major Principles of Nen. From today onward, you must maintain this state as often as possible."

Moro studied the unstable aura swirling around them and gave a simple reminder. Then, without warning, he added:

"I'll be leaving for a while—before the day's over."

"What?"

"Huh?!"

Both Hwashidouro and Kallista were stunned.

Moro ignored their reactions and continued:

"Listen carefully. I'm going to explain the basic training methods for Nen only once. You must memorize them and achieve the set goals before I return. If you can't... then don't bother showing up in front of me again."

Hwashidouro and Kallista's expressions became serious as they nodded firmly.

An hour later—

Moro left the Sky Arena and headed for the nearest airport.

He was heading to Guganyu...

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