A Curse-Type Ability that requires tremendous effort and even the sacrifice of life to form, must cross oceans and mountains before reaching its target...
It's quite interesting when you think about it.
But if you delve deeper, you can get a glimpse of logic in it.
The curse energy formed by [Bridge of Pain] differs from [Guide to the Underworld] in its creation method, so the process of activating the ability is also different.
The ideal activation method for the Guide to the Underworld is to commit suicide directly in front of the target, thus allowing the Post-Mortem Nen Curse to transfer directly to the target after death.
But the Bridge of Pain is quietly nurtured in darkness unknown to others, and since it needs a 'shadow' as a carrier, there's no possibility of 'teleporting' to the target.
It needs to go through a process of movement.
The existence of Nen-
is so strange and full of infinite possibilities, giving people a sense that they follow no logic.
However, within this system, there are degrees of logic to be found.
It's irrational, yet rational...
The 'Filthy Shadow Entity' that contained extreme malice traveled under the scorching sun, rushing toward Swardani City at its current fastest speed.
It won't be long before this Filthy Shadow Entity, that even the blazing sunlight cannot shake, will arrive at the Hunter Association's exclusive hospital and then attach itself to Netero's body like a maggot.
At the same time,
Moses had boarded the airship leaving Swardani City.
He had already arranged a time and place to meet with Hisoka, and had also thought of a method that might help Hisoka resolve the calamity.
If the calamity can be successfully resolved, he would then fulfill the agreement he had with Hisoka all along.
That is-
A duel.
'Are you looking forward to it eagerly, my strongest leek?
Moses looked sideways at the blue sky and white clouds outside the window, and thought to himself: 'But you probably don't know exactly what you're looking forward to...'
With his current strength, even if he can't use Soul Echo Ability System, he is definitely not someone Hisoka can contend with.
The only difference is-
Whether Hisoka would lose miserably or not.
The airship flew slowly in the sky, gradually moving away from the outline of Swardani City behind it.
Hunter Association, the hospital's intensive care unit.
Suddenly-
The red light representing the patient's condition at the nurses' station began flashing at high frequency without warning.
Seeing the ward number that the flashing red light pointed to, even the 'battle-hardened' nurses couldn't help but become flustered.
This was because the Chairman of the Hunter Association was lying in that ward.
But even though they felt panicked at first, the nurses, who possessed strong professional ethics, still notified the on-duty doctor in an orderly and rapid manner.
Soon,
The on-duty doctor rushed to the ward, and first glanced at the various monitoring equipment beside the bed.
Just as the nurse had reported in advance, there was no problem with the instrument data.
But…
The doctor's gaze quickly shifted to Netero lying on the hospital bed, and he walked over quickly.
At this moment,
Netero's face was dark and blue. Although he was in a deep coma, his face showed pain, and his withered body was violently twisting.
The doctor quickly conducted a detailed examination of Netero, but found nothing.
Even injecting sedatives deemed appropriate for Netero did not calm him down, let alone alleviate his pain.
Just at this time, Cheadle rushed into the ward.
"Hmm!?"
As soon as she turned the corner of the entrance, Cheadle's expression changed and she stared intensely at the black entity that was wrapping around Netero's entire head and upper body like an octopus.
From the surface of that black entity, one could vaguely see some filthy substances, as if it constantly emitted a foul odor.
'Nen Beast?!'
Cheadle's heart shook. Seeing that Netero was in extreme pain, she still didn't lose her calm and immediately attacked the Nen Beast that looked like sewer mud.
After all, without understanding the abilities of the Nen Beast, rashly attacking might cause the situation to deteriorate further.
The worst outcome would be that the Nen Beast disappears, but Netero still suffers great harm.
"Who is it… No, there's no time to think about this now. This Aura… is it Post-Mortem Nen!?'
Cheadle suppressed her concern for Neteroand stared at the filthy black Nen Beast, trying to find some useful value from the subtle clues.
And the moment she realized it was Post-Mortem Nen, she felt the situation was dire.
No matter where this Post-Mortem Nen came from, with Netero's current state, it was equivalent to a Nen User in a Zetsu state bearing the extreme malice from an enemy's Aura.
"Zaikan!"
Cheadle suddenly turned around and looked at Kanzai who had just come over.
In fact, with Cheadle's upbringing, she wouldn't casually call him 'Zaikan' casually.
But in such an urgent situation, it revealed her nervousness to some degree.
"???"
Kanzai, who had just rushed over, suddenly stopped and looked at Cheadle in a daze.
Cheadle didn't care about the naming issue at this moment and quickly said: "Bring Ella here, quickly!"
"Huh?"
Kanzai was stunned for a moment. But when his peripheral vision caught sight of the black entity wrapped around Netero, he immediately understood.
"Damn it, where did this come from?!"
Kanzai's face changed, and he immediately turned around and ran out of the ward.
Ella is the Hunter Association's Nen Exorcist, so in this situation, they indeed needed to get her here as quickly as possible.
'But…'
'Why not get Moses to come?'
'In terms of Nen Exorcism ability, Moses was definitely stronger, right?
As Kanzai ran, he couldn't help but wonder about this.
But he quickly realized...
'That guy Moses was already on an airship heading who knows where!'
'No wonder the first person Cheadle looked for was Ella instead of Moses.'
'After all, distant water can't defeat a nearby fire.'
'If it were me, I would probably waste some time because of this...'
Kanzai suddenly realizes what a slow-witted idiot he really is.
With that, he stopped thinking about it and rushed toward the Hunter Association's Headquarters.
Ten minutes later.
Kanzai rushed into Netero's ward carrying Ella.
"I'm here, I'm here! I've brought Ella!!!"
His voice arrived before he did.
At this moment,
There were already quite a few people standing in the ward.
The members of the Zodiacs had rushed over as soon as they heard the news.
Except for Moses, who had already left on an airship, and Ging, who had disappeared several hours earlier, all other Zodiacs' members had arrived at the ward.
Fortunately, Netero's ward was very large, otherwise, with the doctors and nurses present, there might not have been enough room for everyone.
Hearing Kanzai's voice coming from the entrance, everyone present looked toward the corner, only to see Kanzai rushing in with the Hunter Association's female Nen Exorcist, Ella, carried on his shoulder.
Being brought over in this manner, Ella's face was already quite unpleasant.
And after arriving at the ward and seeing all the Zodiacs' members and Beans, her face turned as dark as if it had been smeared with ash, and her gritted teeth reaction indicated she was just short of stabbing Kanzai in the back of his head.
"Put me down!"
Ella said through gritted teeth.
Kanzai seemed unaware that he had angered the only female Nen Exorcist in the Hunter Association.
He took a big step forward, and like transplanting rice seedlings, he abruptly placed Ella from his shoulder to the bedside.
Ella's body stood stiffly at the edge of the bed. She then took a deep breath, and strongly resisted the urge to turn around and slap Kanzai.