The Dena Region is located in the southern part of the V5, Mimbo Republic.
This country is adjacent to the Republic of Padokea, the very nation where the Zodyck family is located
Due to the exposure of the Fox River Prison's incident, the nearly 7,000 black human-shaped scorch marks scattered throughout the prison suddenly entered the public eyes.
The so-called fanatical behavior of Swamp Man's fans is no longer sufficient to explain this phenomenon.
The Republic of Padokea, which is adjacent to the Mimbo Republic, realized the danger and raised the defense level along the border overnight.
This wasn't just due to the strange phenomenon but also to guard against the heinous criminals who had begun to show their traces.
Some experts in the Mimbo Republic, who are operating in the civilian population, have been vaguely aware of the existence of the Swamp Man through the incident in Fox River Prison and the seemingly blocked information they had found online.
As for Illumi…
He is among the first in the civilian population to know about the Swamp Man's existence.
After all, he had been fooled by the Swamp Man's ability once and almost tarnished his family's reputation.
Once bitten, twice shy...
Since that time, every time Illumi assassinates a target, he deliberately waited at the scene for a while to ensure the target wouldn't be 'resurrected' before leaving.
And then-
Illumi actually encountered the Swamp People again, witnessing the transformation process firsthand.
So, he used the Nen needle to control the newly created Swamp People, and during the process of executing the next assassination commission, he invited Hisoka to come and enjoy this magical phenomenon together.
"Fox River Prison in Dena is now being talked about all over online after it was revealed."
Illumi put away his phone and said calmly: "And the other interesting thing I want to share with you is that this strange thing significantly increases its combat power under one-on-one conditions. I think you might find it interesting."
"Significantly increase combat power?"
Hisoka's narrow eyes flashed, and he said with interest: "Sounds intriguing."
"Most of the escaped prisoners from Fox River Prison have probably turned into these things. There are probably more than 6,000 of them. Well... they should be still around the Dena Region at the moment. For you, that area is a perfect 'vacation spot'."
Illumi said as he walked towards the open door of the study.
Hisoka followed him and said with narrowed eyes: "If what you said is true, it would indeed be a perfect vacation spot."
"Go have fun, I wish you a good time."
Walking into the corridor outside the study, Illumi said calmly.
Hisoka followed closely from behind, casting a sidelong glance at a trembling girl of about 14 years old huddled in the corner of the corridor, then looked at Illumi's back.
"Such an interesting thing, don't you want to have some fun with it?"
"I've already 'played' enough."
Without looking at the trembling girl, Illumi said with an indifferent expression: "That's why I thought of sharing it with you."
"It turns out that you only thought of sharing it after you got tired of playing it~"
"Speaking of which, that place is quite close to my home, but I have no interest in it anymore. If there are any commissions from that area later, I might drop by and take a look out of curiosity."
Having experimented multiple times with the Swamp People, Illumi found it to be a played-out toy, so naturally he has no interest in the Fox River Prison's incident in the Dena Region.
Upon hearing Illumi's words, Hisoka didn't say anything but swiftly pressed buttons on his phone.
About ten seconds later.
Illumi's cell phone, which was specially designated for receiving commissions, suddenly rang.
Illumi took out his phone and looked at it, and suddenly let out a sigh.
It was a newly arrived assassination commission, and the target's location was unexpectedly in the Dena Region.
Illumi was a little surprised, but soon thought of something. He suddenly stopped, looked back at Hisoka, and at the same time, raised his phone and shook it towards Hisoka.
"Don't tell me, this is the commission you just sent?"
"Mm-hmm."
Hisoka squinted his eyes slightly, showing a pleased expression.
Illumi said coldly: "A 'playmate' worth a billion, huh? You are really willing to spend money."
"The more toys there are, the more fun it is."
Hisoka didn't care at all about the one billion Jenny he spent in that instant.
"Toy?" Illumi silently observed Hisoka and said in a calm tone: "I'll kill you."
"Do you need me to place a commission to 'assassinate myself'?"
Hisoka's eyes were filled with excitement and impatience.
Seeing this, Illumi sighed and said: "Hisoka, you are really a freak."
"Is that a compliment?"
Hisoka's lips curled slightly, and he suddenly pointed at the girl behind him and asked, "Aren't you going to kill her?"
"Why would I kill her?"
Illumi tilted his head slightly, wearing a puzzled expression, as if to say: She's not my assassination target.
Hisoka shrugged and said nothing more.
The two then left one after the other.
In the dimly lit corridor, the faint smell of blood permeated the air.
On the carpeted corridor, bodies lay scattered in disarray.
The blood that came from the corpses flowed along the low ground like a trickling stream.
In the entire corridor.
Only the trembling girl remained.
The suppressed sobbing from excessive fear echoed in the corridor, like the mourning cry of a lost soul.
In the Dena Region, Nightless City.
In a dark and secluded alley somewhere.
Dumpsters lay overturned, emitting the foul smell of garbage, and sewage flowed along the wall.
No matter how glamorous the city is, there will always be sewer-like places hidden behind the lights.
Tap, tap——
The sound of hurried footsteps echoed deep in the alleyway, and there were three burly men running through the alley.
Stepping over the sewage, the splash of sour water stained their trousers.
"Those damned bounty hunters, sticking to us like chewing gum, we can't shake them off...!!"
"If you hadn't insisted on coming to the Nightless City, would so many bounty hunters be after us?"
"Get lost! When we were skinning the first fat lamb, you were the one laughing the most excitedly. Wasn't you the first one who fucked that girl we caught just now?"
"Shut up, you two had your fun, but what about me? I had my pants down, and those bastards had to show up at a time like this."
The burly man with short hair running at the front cursed.
After he finished cursing, there was no response coming from the other two.
The burly man's heart tightened at this. He immediately turned around, only to see his two companions hanging in mid-air, struggling silently, soon falling silent.
"Huh?"
The expression of the burly man changed abruptly. He stopped and turned around, with the dagger in his hand held horizontally in front of him.
"My luck is not bad."
Beneath the corpses, a horse-faced man whistled as he walked towards the burly man. He then said with a smile: "In just a short time, I've 'picked up' three bounties."
"You bastard!!"
The burly man roared angrily.
Suddenly…
A wisp of black energy emerged from the depths of his pupils.
Boom!
The burly man took a step forward, and the ground suddenly cracked. Immediately after, his figure shot like an arrow from the bowstring towards the horse-faced man who was chasing after him.
This sudden burst of power shocked the horse-faced man.