With a single thought from Kaizen, his Nen beasts vanished one after another.
Kaizen rushed out of the swirling mist.
By the time Wendy had recovered, she was already running toward him.
"Kaizen!"
Her eyes lit up the moment she saw him.
"Let's go!"
Kaizen didn't waste words. Wendy nodded without question and followed him, moving swiftly away from Keek City.
"Wendy, have you contacted Fiora's royal family?"
"I already sent a message to Dominica-sama."
"Good."
Kaizen nodded. "The situation in Keek City is more dangerous than we anticipated. Senior Gunter miscalculated."
"We need to leave immediately and wait for Fiora's royal reinforcements."
Ali was dead.
But it was clear that Allie wasn't the only one on the enemy's side.
If someone else discovered Allie's death, they might come after them.
Taking down Allie had already pushed Kaizen to his limit. If another Nen user of Allie's caliber—or worse, someone even stronger—came after them, the odds would be against him.
Staying far away was the best option.
Fortunately, they were still within Fiora Kingdom's borders, not far from the capital.
As he sprinted, Kaizen replayed the battle in his mind.
The intensity of that fight, the sheer pressure it had put on him, was no less than when he had faced Ito Xius in Kolossim.
Ito Xius was an A-rank Nen user.
But when Kaizen fought him, Ito Xius had already been severely injured.
Allie, on the other hand, was only B-rank—but she had entered the fight with almost her full strength.
Overall, Allie's combat ability was about equal to a heavily injured Ito Xius.
But Allie's ability was what made her so dangerous.
She could transform into flames, rendering physical attacks useless.
Neither Kaizen nor Wendy had any water-based abilities to counter her, forcing them into a battle of attrition.
By taking advantage of Wendy's aerial mobility, they forced Allie to burn through her energy.
Especially when she unleashed that massive pillar of fire.
Kaizen had done the calculations—by the time Allie chased them down, she had already used up a significant portion of her aura and wasn't at full strength.
From Kaizen's estimation, Allie had burned through nearly a third of her aura before their battle even began.
After all, suppressing an A-rank Nen user like Gunter—even for a short period—was no easy feat.
Allie's abilities were extremely energy-intensive.
By the time she fully activated her flame transformation, she was running low.
Before launching her final fire pillar, her energy levels had already dropped to nearly half.
Flame transformation consumed too much aura.
And when Allie finally used her trump card—the soaring fire pillar—Kaizen estimated that she had less than a quarter of her aura left.
At that moment, Wendy was already too drained to continue fighting.
She needed time to recover.
Kaizen himself had only used about a quarter of his own aura, leaving him with half remaining.
Even then, against Allie, he didn't have a clear advantage.
However, once his Lantern Ghost ability activated, the tide of battle shifted.
Allie's energy plummeted again—down to barely an eighth of her total aura.
Even her flame transformation faltered, creating an opening.
That was when Akutagawa Ryunosuke's karma attack pierced through Allie, dealing a devastating blow.
At that point, Kaizen had a massive upper hand.
If Allie had any hidden abilities left, she never got the chance to use them.
Kaizen was already in an unbeatable position.
Even without using the Killer Queen's ability, he could have finished Allie off.
Using it just made things faster.
Kaizen's gaze sharpened.
"For a B-rank Nen user, her strength was no joke."
"That flame transformation was an incredible ability. If not for it, I wouldn't have been pushed this far."
"It completely countered Raiken and Akutagawa Ryunosuke."
"Even the Killer Queen's ability was useless against her flames."
"The Lantern Ghost might not fear fire, but it doesn't have any offensive capabilities."
Kaizen's eyes flickered.
"If you're up against a counter, things get difficult fast."
"Luckily, Wendy and I found a way to counter her instead."
"We won through attrition."
"I can't afford to underestimate other Nen users."
"Even with my abilities, even with how fast I grow compared to most Nen users—there will always be others out there just as unique."
"Like Chrollo's Bandit's Secret…"
"You never know what kind of ability someone will have."
"I still have to keep improving. Keep growing stronger."
Kaizen turned back for a brief glance at Keek City before shifting his focus to the crystal ball in his hands.
"The Observer's Will Progress is at 85%."
Based on the information he had gathered, there were still a few places in Fiora's capital he hadn't visited.
Those locations should provide him with enough energy to push his Observer's Will Progress to 100%.
And once that happened—
The sixth Nen Beast would be born.
"If my understanding of the Observer's Will is correct, the Nen Beast created from Fiora Kingdom's traits should be even stronger than Raiken or Akutagawa Ryunosuke."
"At equal aura levels, it should be far more powerful."
Kaizen's anticipation burned in his eyes.
"With the arrival of the sixth Nen Beast, my strength will take a massive leap forward."
"If I had this beast during my fight with Allie, I wouldn't have been pushed so hard. I would have handled her with ease."
Suddenly—
A dark figure appeared in the distance.
It was moving toward them at an incredible speed.
Kaizen and Wendy immediately went on high alert.
But the moment they saw the figure clearly, they both exhaled in relief.
"Achilles-sama!"
It was Achilles, one of the top Nen users in Fiora Kingdom.
The former heir of the Beast Dojo.
An A-rank Nen user, but five times stronger than Gunter or Ina.
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