A single person could rival a battalion.
Even in the outside world, they would be considered a top-tier existence.
There were not many who were stronger than their Nen users.
A team of several hundred people, in this case, would be enough to destroy even a mid-sized gang from outside the city.
But to think that a single person would destroy an entire battalion?
One person, killing hundreds?
"Has the KUTE Gang of Thieves grown this strong?"
A young man stepped forward.
"Elder, the only way to handle the KUTE gang now is to unleash the Mad Beast," he said.
The Ninth Elder's eyes flickered.
But in the end, the Ninth Elder contacted the other Elders.
In a meeting room, all twelve Elders were present, though none of them were physically there. They were projected onto screens.
The Ninth Elder explained the situation with the KUTE gang.
"So, your suggestion is to let the Mad Beast handle it?"
"Yes," replied the Ninth Elder.
"The Gang of Thieves are incredibly powerful. A single one of them wiped out my elite team of hundreds. The remaining three are definitely no pushovers either."
"Not to mention, their actions are directly undermining Meteor City's foundation."
"Our conflict is beyond repair."
"We must eliminate them."
"Otherwise, how will Meteor City stand in the world going forward?"
"How can we continue to command the loyalty of those beneath us?"
The other Elders, being shrewd, could quickly deduce the situation.
The Ninth Elder hadn't mentioned it before because he intended to swallow the loot himself. But now that he had suffered a loss, he came seeking help from the others.
However, it was clear that the Gang of Thieves were now fully opposed to Meteor City.
Their actions—artificially creating disasters—had turned Meteor City into a sacrificial altar, costing the lives of countless people just to bring about those disasters.
The population of Meteor City was its foundation.
The biggest trade in Meteor City was the selling of people.
An individual's life was worthless.
But losing so many people at once was like draining the city's potential for the next several decades. These were tangible losses.
It could be said that the Gang of Thieves' actions were extreme.
It was even worse than what the Phantom Troupe did to the world's criminal organizations during the "Yorkshin" incident.
Of course, the assassination of the Twelve Elders by the Zoldycks couldn't be considered part of this.
That was a separate matter.
As of now, the Gang of Thieves had not actively attacked the Elders of Meteor City.
However, if the Elders took more drastic actions against the KUTE gang, they would certainly retaliate.
If the Elders were not strong enough, the KUTE gang would kill them.
"Then let's unleash the Mad Beast," the Elders agreed after some discussion.
Top-tier Nen users from Meteor City began to emerge.
The Mad Beast was a force consisting of twelve members.
Each member was the strongest Nen user under a particular Elder's command.
The twelve gathered together.
Meanwhile, the four members of the KUTE Gang of Thieves were also regrouping.
Old T shook his head.
"It's a pity, we're just a little too early. If we could've waited one or two more days, these two disasters would have fully formed, and we would have gotten the Nen tool materials into our hands."
Old K looked ahead.
"Forget it. Since we've been discovered, there's no point in forcing it."
"Let's treat this upcoming battle as a little prelude to our plans."
"We'll use this battle to celebrate the success of our plan!"
A massive army entered their view.
In addition to the Mad Beasts, there were many others.
They were all elite members of Meteor City's Elders.
Old K grinned.
"So many people. These Elders from Meteor City really do think highly of us. Well, we'll enjoy this. It's been so long since we've had such a large-scale battle!"
"This is so exciting!"
Old U's face also revealed a strong sense of excitement.
"It's a pity the Zoldycks didn't show up. I was hoping to have a proper fight with them."
Old U glanced at Old O.
"Old O, are the Zoldycks really that strong? Was your lost arm a result of their strength, or were you just being careless? You tend to do these kinds of things often."
Old O shot a glare at Old U.
"Shut up!"
The twelve members of the Mad Beast stood at the front of the group.
A young man in a suit, wearing glasses, looked ahead, his expression serious.
"Be careful, everyone."
"The strength of the KUTE gang cannot be underestimated."
"They're not your average Nen users."
"Only we, the specialists, can deal with this kind of threat."
"Everyone else, stay back."
"Otherwise, we won't step in to save you."
With that, he drew a weapon from his waist that resembled a large kitchen knife and gave the order.
"Go!"
In the next moment, the twelve members of the Mad Beast charged forward at once.
On the other side, the KUTE Gang of Thieves simply stood still, seemingly waiting for the Mad Beast to come to them.
Old K stood from above, looking down at the Mad Beast.
"Not bad."
"Just their presence alone is enough to excite me."
"Twelve members of the Mad Beast."
"Two with C-level aura, eight with B-level aura, and two who have even reached A-level aura."
"Not bad, very impressive."
"This is the kind of battle that's worth having."
"The ones before were just too weak!"
A figure suddenly surged forward.
"I'll go first."
It was Old O, the one who had slaughtered the hundreds of subordinates of the Ninth Elder. Old O had yet to vent his anger, every time he looked at his severed arm, he couldn't hold back his rage.
"Zoldyck!"
"One day, I'll walk over your decaying mountain!"
"I'll destroy all of you!"
"That old man, and that brat—just wait!"
Old O threw a powerful punch, and a massive spray of lava shot out.
The Mad Beast members who were directly in front quickly dodged.
They didn't dare to take the attack head-on.
A strong-looking woman rushed towards Old O.
Clearly, she was an **Enhancement-type** Nen user.
A massive aura concentrated around the woman's fists.
Looking closely, one could see a blinding glow around her hands.
This aura had formed a kind of gauntlet, like a pair of boxing gloves.
At that moment, Old O couldn't help but remember his previous encounter with Zeno and Ron, recalling the clash of fists with that Nen beast.
It was that collision that caused Old O to lose his arm.
Old O hadn't expected that Nen beast to possess such abilities.
However....
"Hmph!"
"Just a B-level Enhancement-type Nen user."
"Do you really think you can threaten me?"
Old O concentrated his aura into his feet.
He then twisted his body with incredible speed.
In the next moment, he was behind the woman. His speed was so fast that the woman had no time to react. By the time she realized Old O had disappeared, she quickly turned around.
But it was already too late.
"Lava blast!"
A burst of lava shot directly at the woman's head.
"Boom!"
The entire woman's head was engulfed by the lava, with the high temperature burning her, causing excruciating pain, especially to sensitive areas like her eyes and nose.
Old O crouched down.