[You have devoured [Phantom Troupe: Nobunaga], +500 DEX, +500 STR, +2000 Energy].
Cloud slowly looked towards his shadow, and watched as it spat out the head of his victim.
"I really expected more from them, but I guess that's normal knowing that he's human" - Cloud said as he shook his head.
He prepared to take a step, only to groan in pain as he felt a sharp pain in his side.
Without a second thought, he looked in that direction and noticed how under his ribs, a huge wound had appeared.
"Ok, that's interesting" - Cloud muttered as he watched the wound slowly close, though to his surprise, he saw how the wound was starting to turn black - "Poison? Impossible, my body is immune to toxins."
Cloud started to think, only to open his eyes in surprise when he saw the following notification.
[Body has been affected by [Weakening], STR and Damage has been reduced by 99% for 30 minutes.]
". . ." - Cloud slowly walked towards where Nobunaga's Katana was, only to open his eyes in surprise.
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[Despair Katana]
The weapon that accompanied Nobunaga his entire criminal career, it has been bathed in the blood of countless victims and imbued in the Nen of its user.
Effect 1 [Weakness]: Chance of reducing the STR and Attack of whoever cuts, by 99%. The probability increases depending on the size of the wound.
Effect 2 [Affinity: Nen]: Increases the effects of Nen techniques.
Effect 3 [Bloodlust]: +50% of ATK and Attack Speed when covered by the blood of your victims.
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"This weapon might come in handy for Saeko" - Cloud said as he started to think - "Yeah, knowing what she's like, I'm sure she'll enjoy this thing."
Cloud quickly shook his head as he walked back home, now that he knew that the most valuable items had been exchanged by the [Ghost Brigade], there was no need to continue wasting time.
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"Strange" - Feitan said as he frowned - "We should have received the report from Shizuku and Nobunaga by now."
"I know, I'm starting to get a bad feeling" - Franklin replied with a frown, only to notice how people were starting to make a commotion - "I think we'd better continue to act as if nothing happened"
"You're right, I'm sure everything's fine" - nodded Feitan as he started to think, although the bad feeling he felt just like his companion, didn't go away - "I just hope that's the way it is"
"Come on, those two are strong, and they're not idiots like Uvogin" - said Franklin with a smile - "I'm sure everything will be alright"
"I hope so" - repeated Feitan, unaware that things were about to take a 180° turn when they returned to the central base.
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"I didn't expect this" - said Kyōka as she folded her arms - "Not only we didn't face anyone during this time, but you had fun fighting one of the members of the [Phantom Troupe], that's not fair"
"This is serious, Kyōka-san" - Menchi said while frowning - "I know you said we would fight against those criminals, but I never thought it would be so abrupt."
"It's better this way, at least now we confirmed that that woman was a member of the raña" - said Kyoko while shaking her head - "Anyway, tell me what you wish to do, Cloud"
"Menchi, I would like you to call Kurapika, there are some things we need to talk about, not to mention that I want to do something interesting" - said Cloud with a small smile on his face.
"You want to use Nobunaga's head as bait for the [Phantom Troupe] to come to us?" - Kyōka asked while raising an eyebrow.
"Exactly," Cloud nodded calmly.
"Sounds good to me, though we'd have to move to a less inhabited place" - said Kyōka while shaking his head - "I may enjoy fighting, but that doesn't mean I wish to ruin so many people's lives."
"I think the same thing" - nodded Cloud while caressing Kyōka's cheek.
"Wait, Sora discovered the location of the spider's central base, why don't we just head towards them?" - Kyoko asked with a frown.
"Because they have spies all over the place, and if they inform them that we're heading in their direction, it's obvious that they'll escape" - said Kyōka while frowning - "That's why the best plan is to make them come towards us, and when they escape because they found out they can't defeat us, chase them towards their base of operation and annihilate them completely."
"It's a bit cruel, but it's the best option" - nodded Menchi while shaking his head - "The [Phantom Troupe] has been a thorn in the association's side, but because of their low activity ratio, we haven't targeted them for annihilation, and that has cost them the lives of hundreds of people, among them, the Kurta clan of Kurapika"
"Not to denigrate their efforts, but they are idiots, the moment a threat is active, you guys should have terminated them" - said Kyōka with a frown - "Why did they let them live for so long?"
"I don't know, they never explained it to us" - replied Menchi while shaking her head - "But I want to guess that it's because their general activity, has made the damage controllable."
"Let's better not think about the reasons, but the consequences" - said Cloud while shaking his head.
He was sure that the [Hunter's Association] hadn't finished off the [Ghost Brigade] simply for plot convenience, because with everything they had done over the years, the [Zodiac], or at least the high-ranking hunters, should have already hunted them down years ago.
The near extinction of a race was more than enough reason to be able to send an annihilation order against the [Ghost Brigade].
"Right, we gain nothing by telling each other all this when we can solve the problem at the root" - Kyōka said while folding his arms - "Menchi-san, go find Kurapika."
"Ok, though it's annoying that you're ordering me" - said Menchi as she snorted before leaving the room.
5 minutes later, she came back with Kurapika, who had an unreadable expression on his face.
"Do you need anything from me, Cloud-san?" - Kurapika asked calmly.
"Yes, I want you to see this," Cloud said as he pulled out a bag and opened it, revealing Nobunaga's head.
"!" - Kurapika opened his eyes in surprise when he saw this, only to frown - "He was a member of the them, I can recognize him despite the years because he hasn't changed a bit."
"I know, he confessed it himself while we were fighting" - Cloud said while shaking his head - "That's not why I called you, but to inform you that we will no longer stand aside, but fight directly with the spider, and before you refuse, this is not a negotiation, but something that is written in stone, is that clear?"
Kurapika bit his lip before nodding.
He really wanted to kill the spider members with his own hands, but after some thought, he decided to accept Cloud's words.
With the active participation of the blond's group, the odds of total annihilation of the [Ghost Brigade], increased considerably, and that was something he wanted despite knowing the huge difference between his strength and that of his target.
"How will we do this?" - Kurapika asked earnestly.
"It's simple, we'll make them come to us" - said Cloud with a grim smile that froze Kurapika's back - "They'll want to avenge their fallen comrades, and we'll use that to our advantage"
"I understand" - Kurapika nodded as he told Cloud where he had hidden Uvogin's body before retreating and agreeing that they would inform him where and when the next confrontation would be.
Cloud watched as Kurapika retreated silently as he gave his companions a look.
"Are you going to use your shadow trick?" - Kyōka asked as she looked at her lover.
"That's right" - nodded Cloud, after all, this was a good opportunity to increase his power.
"I guess it's a good thing to have such a bizarre ability, and not be human in situations like this" - said Menchi while giving him a blank look, after all, she wasn't still very pleased with the idea of seeing the blond devouring human flesh, although this was easier to accept knowing that he didn't consume them directly.
"Well, I'm going out, I'll be back in a moment to continue planning our next steps" - Cloud said before leaving the room in the direction where Uvogin's corpse was, a welcome power boost now that he couldn't raise his Stats with [Stats Points].
"Maybe I can get some ability" - Cloud muttered before shaking his head because he knew that this probability was extremely low - "Come to think of it, I think I'm being too greedy."
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