"Ms. Ella."
Cheadle came to Ella's side with a very serious expression, and was about to explain Netero's situation.
However, before she could speak, Ella raised her hand to stop her.
"This is a Nen Curse."
Ella recognized the origin of the Filthy Shadow Entity with just one glance, so there was no need for Cheadle to explain.
"And it's a Nen Curse activated at the cost of 'life'… What kind of hatred could drive someone to this extent..."
Staring at the Filthy Shadow Entity that was torturing Netero, Ella's pupils shrank slightly, and she was startled by the caster's determination.
As a Nen Exorcist, this female Nen Exorcist from the Hunter Association is indeed a real talent and can recognize the Nen Curse at a glance.
However, she would never know that the source of this Nen Curse was not hatred...
Seeing that Ella knew what was attached to Netero's body, Cheadle quickly asked, "Can you resolve it?"
Everyone else present was also staring at Ella, waiting for a definitive response.
Facing the hopeful gazes directed at her, Ella suddenly felt tremendous pressure.
Moreover…
The person under the Nen Curse was Netero, so she cannot afford to be negligent.
"I…"
Ella frowned deeply.
If it was a normal Nen Curse, no matter how difficult it is, she would have the courage to transfer and exorcise it.
But this was a Post-Mortem Nen...
Furthermore, it contains extreme hatred.
Transferring such a thing to herself carried far too much risk.
If she couldn't remove it or weaken its intensity, she would be doomed.
The worst outcome would be that she died, but hadn't completely transferred the Nen Curse from Netero, equivalent to losing both the bait and the fish.
"Can you do it or not?"
Kanzai, who is Enhancer by nature, couldn't help but press for an answer due to his irascible temperament.
Ella was already in a bad mood at the moment, so when she heard Kanzai's impolite tone, her face immediately darkened.
She first glanced at Kanzai coldly, showing no intention of answering him, then returned her gaze to Cheadle beside her.
"This type of Nen Curse requires a long preparation time to activate, so the power of the curse is very strong."
Ella's eyes were solemn, and she said in a deep voice: "But compared to the type of Nen Curse, the most troublesome aspect is that the caster was willing to sacrifice their life to turn this Nen Curse into a Post-Mortem Nen. Originally... I am not good at dealing with Post-Mortem Nen."
"Even if you can't completely resolve it, you should be able to 'alleviate' it, right?"
Next to her, the Double-Star Crime Hunter, Mizaistom Nana, the Cow of the Zodiacs, asked.
The question he raised was exactly what everyone present urgently wanted to know.
Hearing this, Ella looked at Mizoston and nodded, " it's just reducing the intensity, I can do that... but it treats the symptoms, not the root cause. If we want to completely eradicate the Nen Curse attached to Chairman Netero, it would be best to ask Moses-sama to come."
As a rare Nen Exorcist in the world, Ella is naturally proud of being able to exorcise Nen.
However, when faced with unsolvable Nen, Ella was also very self-aware.
This approach also gave her a genuine sense of reverence for Moses.
"Did we really need you to tell us that?"
Kanzai frowned and said bluntly: "If Moses could have gotten here immediately, why would we need to..."
Slap!
Cheadle slapped Kanzai on the forehead with her backhand, interrupting Kanzai's utterly tactless remark.
Judging by the sound that instantly echoed throughout the ward, one could tell how powerful the slap was.
Kanzai covered his head and looked at Cheadle with wide eyes.
Cheadle met Kanzai's surprised look with an expression as if to say, 'What can you do about it?'
Seeing this, Kanzai immediately deflated.
He is the type of person who wouldn't raise a hand against women.
Plus, considering Cheadle's relationship with Moses...
So even though he took a slap from Cheadle in public, in the end, he could only swallow it.
"Ms. Ella, before Moses arrives, please use your ability to weaken the Nen Curse on the Chairman."
Cheadle didn't look at Kanzai again, but instead sincerely requested Ella to take action quickly.
The other Zodiacs present looked at Kanzai as if he were an idiot.
They could understand Kanzai's anxiety in this situation, but there was no way they would approve of Kanzai's behavior after being controlled by his emotions.
When Ella saw Kanzai being slapped on the head, she felt much better. She nodded to Cheadle and immediately untied the totem headband from her forehead.
Since she had to race against time, after she took off her totem headband, she immediately used her Nen Exorcism Ability.
As her Aura surged, the totem headband in her hand suddenly turned into four physical totems, which floated down around Netero's sickbed.
Once the totems were fixed in place, the surging Aura drifted like dust, moving toward Netero.
Then-
The Filthy Shadow Entity that had been inflicting pain on Netero trembled violently, and about one-tenth of its volume was pulled away by the dust-like Aura.
Ella hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to stop there.
Immediately, the totem that had pulled away part of the shadowy entity reverted back to a headband and automatically returned to its place on Ella's forehead.
At that precise moment, pain like a tidal wave attacked every inch of Ella's nerves.
"Arrggghhhh!!!"
The sudden, excruciating pain made Ella scream uncontrollably and she fell to the ground, her body convulsing wildly as if she had been electrocuted.
This shocking scene caused everyone present to change expression.
They had a certain degree of understanding of the costs and risks of Nen Exorcism, but they did not expect it to be so serious.
It had to be known that the totem dust had only pulled away one-tenth of the black entity's volume...
But the result was that Ella was in such agony that her body was nearly twisted.
In this situation, it would be unrealistic to expect Ella to further weaken the Nen Curse on Netero.
And besides-
What kind of pain must Netero be enduring right now?
For a moment, a heavy atmosphere enveloped the ward.
"How long will it take for Moses to get back?"
"The question is... will he make it in time?"
"Don't say such discouraging things."
All members of the Zodiac Twelve except for a certain person had tense expressions.
The most emotionally sensitive, Ginta, was already crying uncontrollably.
Cheadle clenched her fists and whispered: "All we can do...is wait."
They are not Nen Exorcists, so they are helpless in removing Post-Mortem Nen.
At this time, they can only place their hopes on Moses.
If it's Moses...
He would surely be able to remove the curse from Netero!
But-
Would he make it in time?