Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 144 "Restrictions and Oaths of Chains"

The faint smile on Chrollo's lips had disappeared for several months. It was a symbol of his strategic planning, but it had been a long time since the members of the Phantom Troupe died tragically.

Now, Nobunaga still can't see his smile, and can't feel the tangible feeling that the stone in his heart has fallen to the ground.

"Nobunaga, in your opinion, which organization do you think is most likely to be the force behind Germain?"

Nobunaga touched the stubble on his chin, and after thinking for a moment, he had the answer.

"The elders of Meteor Street still need us. We can't just throw away the trouble and kill the donkey now. The ten old men... It's not that I look down on them, but they really don't have this ability."

"Those who can do this kind of thing, and who have enough reasons to do this kind of thing to us, are either the Hunter Association, or the higher-up V5 or the national power of the Cajun Empire."

Nobunaga's reasoning made Wojin, Xia Ke, Madge and Paknotah all look at each other with more or less similar thoughts, so they all saw trust in each other's eyes.

Chrollo, however, did not express his position for a long time. His cold eyes looked at the end of the wilderness, and his profile looked like the perfect shape of a plaster sculpture from Greek mythology.

Nobunaga did not interrupt Chrollo's thinking.

Wo Jin couldn't hold it any longer. He forced his way past Nobunaga with his strong body and stood in front of Chrollo.

"Wo Jin, what are you doing?"

"Nobunaga, stand back and let me tell you, why are you making things so troublesome?!"

Shrouded by the tall figure, Chrollo turned around without any change in expression and looked up at Wojin.

Wojin took out a golden coin from his arms with bright eyes and placed it on his broad palm, making it look quite small.

"Captain, the rule of the Phantom Troupe is that once we have a disagreement, we use the heads and tails of the coin to make the decision... Or are you planning to issue us an 'absolute obedience to the commander's order'?"

Wo Jin's strong tone, tall body and pressing eyes were all oppressive, but Chrollo could not be swayed in the slightest from beginning to end.

However, Chrollo still made a choice that was more suitable for the future direction of the Phantom Troupe. He sighed and made a concession.

"I choose 'front'."

Wojin threw the coin into the sky, where it shone brightly in the hot sun.

"Then I'll choose 'tails'."

The coin fell, but Wojin didn't reach out to catch it, and let it fall to the ground, bouncing and rolling for about half a meter before falling down.

Everyone gathered around involuntarily, and when they looked down, they saw that the "spider web mark" side of the coin was exposed on the reverse side, which meant that Wo Jin had guessed correctly.

Chrollo slowly closed his eyes, then opened them, his eyes determined and without hesitation.

"Then start the investigation, start from scratch, dig out the background of Germain and Hisoka, dig out the forces behind Germain, and dig out their purpose."

"In addition, I just happen to be able to take you to meet the two new members."

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July 2nd.

On a train that was rumbling on icy tracks, the glass window of one of the carriages was pulled down, and the incoming wind suddenly stopped.

After doing all this, Germain lay back in the warm bed, pillowed on a white and soft pillow, and read a heavy book.

He borrowed it from Sambica. There is very little text on each page, and most of the space is occupied by illustrations, and these illustrations are often anatomical diagrams of the human body.

Germain calmly confirmed the position of bones and joints, internal organs, trachea, bladder, blood vessels, brain and other parts, and from time to time stretched out his fingers to explore his body.

It's not as if he suddenly became interested in medicine. He was more like a butcher with a meat saw than a hand surgeon.

Just matching the pictures in the book with the pictures in memory will give you a different kind of fun, which can be used to pass the time.

However, when Germain was concentrating on constructing his own human anatomy diagram in his mind, he heard a heavy "thunk" sound coming from the side.

He turned to look at the other bed in the carriage room. Since his mind was still on the anatomy diagram, the first thing he saw was a moving white skeleton, and then he saw Kurapika filled with flesh and blood.

Fortunately, what he was looking at was not Men Qi's recipe, otherwise Kurapika might have briefly become an ingredient in his eyes.

Kurapika was still practicing in a trance just now. When he had questions, he opened his eyes.

He wanted to ask Germain for advice, but he didn't notice the position of the bedside table. When he got out of bed, he almost tripped over the bedside table.

Kurapika steadied himself, resisting the pain of hitting his toes on the bedside table, and subconsciously grabbed the cold chain wrapped around his neck.

This is his treasure now.

The teacher said that until I can fully manifest my own "chain" and be able to continue it forever, I have to stay in contact with this purchased chain.

Whether eating or sleeping, no matter at any time, he cannot let go of it, just like his closest lover.

To be honest, Kurapika felt that even a lover could not be so inseparable. His affinity for chains had long surpassed his love for his partner.

Kurapika abided by this agreement and has continued to implement it until now. Sure enough, he has never been separated from the chain, and the chain has almost become a part of him.

When he saw the teacher looking over, he couldn't help but show a scared look. After putting on his shoes, he walked to the teacher's bedside.

"Teacher, I'm sorry to disturb you."

Germain put the book in his hand beside him, sat up straight, and the bed made a creaking sound.

"It's okay. What's the problem?"

Kurapika grasped the chain on his body tightly, hesitated for a moment, then opened his right hand to Germain, showing off his five long and slender fingers.

"Teacher, I already understand what you said before about 'the chains on each finger give different abilities', 'restraints and oaths', and 'flaming red eyes amplify telekinesis ability'. "

"Actually, I already have preliminary ideas about the "mind abilities" of different chains. Please listen and see if there is any problem with my allocation? "

Germain, wearing a beak mask, nodded, lying in the shadow of the bed like the Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Kurapika was not surprised by this. This was his teacher's weird temperament. Instead, he felt that a teacher with such a temperament was very reliable.

"Teacher, I plan to use my thumb for "healing", my index finger for "plunder", my middle finger for "binding", my ring finger for "screening", and my little finger for "judgment". "

"As for "restrictions and oaths", it's like this..."

Germain listened quietly to Kurapika's detailed explanation.

The disciple paused from time to time and looked for the teacher's support with his eyes. However, the teacher's eyes never changed, so he had no choice but to continue speaking.

After Kurapika handed over his "answer sheet", the time waiting for the teacher's "review" became long, and the whole room was filled with a suffocating atmosphere.

He himself felt a little regretful, why did he bring this up now? Was the "mind ability, restriction and oath" he set up without consideration?

Sure enough, after a while, German began to refute it point by point.

"The "chain" you have set up now is solely for the purpose of fighting alone, and does not consider the possibility of other people joining the battle. "

"The "ring finger soul chasing chain" is normal, but the "chains" on your other four fingers have problems. "

"Kurapika, your "Healing Thumb Chain", in order to heal quickly, set a "Constraint and Oath" that is only effective on itself, and your defense is halved during the treatment. "

"You don't consider the existence of 'companions' at all. Maybe you think that you can solve the Phantom Troupe without any worries, but this is a wrong concept."

"Don't forget, I am also closely tied to the Phantom Troupe. I will not stop until the Phantom Troupe completely dies as an organization."

"Even the Phantom Troupe, each of them has strong telekinesis abilities, but they still gather together. I can defeat them all by trying to separate them."

"If you want to separate them and be one-on-one with the enemy, you need 'companions'. This is the concept I want you to correct."

"Your "Binding Middle Finger Chain" uses the "Constraint and Oath" that is only effective for members of the Phantom Troupe. This means that after the Phantom Troupe disappeared, you abolished this chain. "

"Hisoka and I both quit the Phantom Troupe, my tattoos were removed, and Hisoka's tattoos are disguises."

"If the two of us are your enemies, you will have to endure the backlash of "Restraints and Oaths" after entering the "Binding Middle Finger Chain". "

"To this end, you have added a new "restriction and oath", which is a combination of your judgment and the bound person's sense of identification with the Phantom Troupe. "

"In this way, you can indeed ensure that the "Binding Middle Finger Chain" takes effect and avoid the backlash of "Restrictions and Oaths". This is feasible, but it also limits your future development. "

"In the same way, the prerequisite for activating your "Plunder Index Finger Chain" and "Judgment Little Finger Chain" is to risk your own life. "

"This means that you must kill the opponent the first time you show your ability, otherwise there will be endless trouble."

"With such a powerful telekinesis ability, the enemy will definitely want to obtain your "restraint and oath" at a very serious cost, and will use it in turn. "

"You also need to consider the amplification factor after the "Fiery Eyes" is activated. The stronger the amplified telekinesis ability, the stronger the backlash you will face. "

"The five finger chains, except for the "ring finger soul chasing chain", are all for fighting alone and risking one's life, without considering the future at all. "

"If you really want to die at the hands of a member of the Phantom Troupe, and you just want to sacrifice everything for revenge and satisfy your desire for revenge, regardless of the consequences... then I have nothing to say."

"I only know that the Phantom Troupe is not worth the price you pay with your life. The flaming eyes of your tribe must be recovered, and whether the Kuluta tribe can be revived in the future is in your mind."

"Your promise to me has not yet been fulfilled. If you want to insist on the current "restrictions and oaths", then get out of here. I will treat these few months as a waste of time. "

Kurapika was told that he was sweating profusely, his lips were trembling, and he lowered his head for a long time not knowing what to say.

Germain is far more powerful than Izanabi, the teacher in Kurapika's original timeline, and his record of killing three members of the Phantom Troupe is also more convincing.

Kurapika was powerless to refute. He was eager for quick success and quick gain, and he really wanted to have the strength to fight the members of the Phantom Troupe now, but that would indeed let down Mr. Germain, and also let down the dead tribesmen.

As for "whether the Kuluta clan can be revived in the future," Kurapika has already silently given up on this idea. He probably will never get married in this life, and he will not have any offspring.

After pondering for a long time, he said with a hoarse voice: "Teacher, I was wrong."

Germain also has no habit of chasing people and scolding them.

Seeing that Kurapika still knew how to pull back from the brink, he just said, "Change "Nen Ability, Constraints, and Oaths" again, and continued reading his book.

Kurapika took back the "answer sheet" he handed over, sat on the bed with a sad face, and started thinking distressedly.