Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 302 The Auction Begins

In the abandoned city houses, Kuroro began to announce the purpose of his trip.

Those are the items up for auction at this underground auction.

The gang is very bold, daring to make enemies of gangs all over the world, but they only dare to target items auctioned at underground auctions.

These are usually commissioned by gangs, and the auctioneers are also connected to gangs.

If they don't let any of the products from the daytime auctions that will be held for several consecutive days slip by.

That would be equivalent to offending the whole world, and even all kinds of rich and powerful people.

Some of them are auctioneers, while others are consignors.

The Phantom Troupe members are strong, but if they offend too many people, their fate won't be much different—they'll die.

This news was certainly enough to excite several violent members of the brigade.

A prime example is the Enhancement-type Uvogin.

The troupe didn't take the robbery too seriously; to them, it was just a rather reckless act.

Even the deployment of personnel was not a group-wide operation.

Hisoka wasn't among the members of the operation, but unfortunately there were other Phantom Troupe members around, otherwise he really wanted to find an opportunity to inform the gang.

He joined the Phantom Troupe with only one goal: to fight Chrollo, but he just couldn't find the opportunity.

Either Kuroro is elusive and rarely seen, or he is always accompanied by two members of the Phantom Troupe, preventing him from finding any opportunity.

The underground auction proceeded as scheduled on the evening of August 31st.

And that's where the change comes from.

Kurapika is now the vice-captain of the Nothra family's bodyguard team, so he has the authority to arrange personnel.

Dazoni needs to protect Nion.

Knowing that the Phantom Troupe might attack the auction, Kurapika arranged for himself to be one of the members entering the auction venue.

Fei Jie was replaced because it was believed that her abilities were not suitable for dealing with unexpected combat situations.

Fei Jie was certainly somewhat dissatisfied, but Kurapika was, after all, the vice-captain, so Fei Jie couldn't say much even if he had any complaints.

Of course, there is another reason, which is that there will be Red-Eyed in this underground auction.

With sufficient authority, how could Kurapika possibly let himself miss this auction? Even if the Phantom Troupe didn't attack, he would still make this decision.

Kurapika is someone Light Nosra values, so Dazoa will naturally respect Kurapika as well.

The auction was entirely entrusted to Kurapika.

Even the auction items are the same.

And while it was still in the afternoon.

Before the auction officially started.

The members of the brigade that came to carry out the operation were also just strolling around the area.

Meanwhile, Gon and his friends were also earning money on the streets under Leorio's arrangement, although Killua didn't think it would be of much use.

It's far more profitable for him to sell the few divine artifacts he has.

Just like in the anime, Gon and his friends encountered members of the Phantom Troupe.

All three noticed the unusual person in the crowd.

Even though Xiao Jie won against Xiao Di.

"Oh, those three kids are quite outstanding; they're all Nen users." Franklin noticed Gon and the others' gaze.

"But why doesn't Shizuku use your left hand, which you usually use?"

The three of them didn't do anything special; they were simply exchanging ideas.

Xiao Di only realized what was happening at that moment.

As for Xiao Jie and his group, they were naturally unaware that the other party was a member of the Phantom Troupe.

It was just a sigh.

"As expected of the world's number one auction, it is indeed a place where hidden talents abound, with many impressive figures in attendance."

"Leorio, this way of making money you're talking about is completely unreliable!" Killua immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

Who knows if a powerful Nen user might suddenly appear?

Leorio was also covered in sweat. In fact, he just wanted to use this method to make a name for himself and attract the attention of the gangsters.

The fastest way to make money is by completing tasks for the gang.

Of course, this might involve some unpleasant things.

But I thought all I needed to do was filter the tasks.

I just oversimplified things.

"Those two were very strong." That was Killua's assessment.

"Really? I think it's alright, but it should be at the level of a level 200 player, right?" Killua wasn't quite sure.

He now judges a person's strength by the floors of the Sky Arena.

"The difference in strength between Nen users is quite significant, and it's not just a matter of Nen ability." This was Killua's assessment.

"Gon, shall we continue?" Killua asked.

Xiao Jie nodded as well.

At least for now, there is no way to make quick money.

They found many treasures through condensation, but it would take time to entrust the immortal sects with selling them.

It's not easy to find a suitable buyer.

As the Phantom Troupe prepared to act.

Kurapika and members of the Nothra family are inspecting the building.

Of course, there are also other gang family members.

The building is now under martial law, more so than ever before.

Anyone with even a little bit of information would know about some of Neon's divination results, which indicated that this auction would not be peaceful.

Of course, there are also some arrogant gangster family members who think that no one would dare to provoke gangsters around the world, which is simply courting death.

When the auction officially began, Kurapika and his two companions entered the venue and took their seats.

Unbeknownst to them, the gangsters at the auction had already been dealt with by the Phantom Troupe.

Unfortunately, the melody wasn't in this building.

Otherwise, with her unique hearing ability, she could have quickly detected the anomaly in the building.

Kurapika didn't choose her because of the possibility of a battle.

Kurapika couldn't accurately assess the Phantom Troupe's strength, but he was in contact with Hisoka.

Although we still need to tell him the information.

However, Kurapika already knew that Hisoka was now a member of the Phantom Troupe, which was enough for him to judge the Troupe's abilities.

Furthermore, he also had some understanding of Hisoka.

If someone wants to join the troupe, you can make some guesses about their reasons.

When the auctioneers appeared, one was tall and the other was short.

It was Franklin and Feitan.

In fact, they could have left directly after their mission failed; there was absolutely no need to kill anyone. But since they were a Phantom Troupe, they had no choice.

And when Franklin spread his fingers...

Kurapika was the first to react.

"Everyone be careful!" Kurapika shouted, already standing up.

At the same time, he pulled his companion and quickly retreated.

This development makes it virtually impossible to conceal the identity of the "Chain Killer" like in anime.