69novels Chapter 160 Thoughts After Death
Chapter 160 Thoughts After Death
Chapter 160 Thoughts After Death
"...Why?" Xiao Jie stared seriously at the white-haired boy. "Why did you do this?"
It's like they won't give up until they get an answer; they're so persistent it borders on obsessive.
My obsessive, naturally dark complexion...
That's just how troublesome the protagonists of shonen manga are.
"Killing doesn't need a reason, but if you want one, I'll look for one." The white-haired boy was nonchalant, not feeling that he had done anything wrong.
"If they were alive, you would definitely try to save them with [Breath of the Archangel], right? I have one original card, and the other two copies are with Gorenu. You would surely find a way to ask us for them, wouldn't you?" Su Wu looked at Xiao Jie, her azure eyes seemingly seeing through everything.
Under such gazes, Xiao Jie couldn't bring himself to say that he wouldn't do it.
He didn't want to force others, but... all three cards were in their hands, and there was no other way but to ask them for help.
"Even if I refuse once or twice, it won't do any good. If you keep pestering me... it will annoy me." The white-haired boy's eyebrows drooped, looking rather uninterested. "I'm doing this for your own good."
If he's annoyed, he'll want to kill the person who annoyed him, even if it's a character he once liked through a screen.
Therefore, by eliminating the source directly, the subsequent situation will not occur.
It's quite common in games to kill off cannon fodder characters in order to protect the main characters or characters you have a good relationship with.
"Anyway, if we don't agree to give you the card, they'll die anyway, it's just a matter of time. Rather than lying there waiting to die, I'd rather help them get rid of their suffering sooner." The more Su Wu spoke, the more she felt that every word she said made sense, and every word shone with the brilliance of kindness, justice, goodwill, and helpfulness.
He really is a kind-hearted person who loves planting flowers.
"Is that so..." Xiao Jie was stunned by these words, but quickly shook his head. "I still can't accept it."
Su Wu's reasons failed to convince him.
"...Well, there's nothing I can do about it." He let out a long, exaggerated sigh.
He couldn't accept that Su Wu killed the Bomb Demon and his gang, but he also couldn't bring himself to attack Su Wu to avenge the Bomb Demon.
"Alright, that's settled then. We won't be working with you anymore." He patted his face, trying to cheer himself up, and said to the white-haired boy.
"...Hahahahahaha..." Su Wu looked at Xiao Jie and realized that he was serious, had let go of the matter, and was no longer dwelling on it, so she couldn't help but burst into laughter.
For the first time, the other party transformed from a stereotypical two-dimensional figure into a three-dimensional and realistic one.
The character's naturally ruthless and beastly nature is definitely different from that of typical shonen manga protagonists.
"...Was what I said really that funny?" Gon asked Killua and Bisky with a sullen face, looking at the guys who were laughing so hard.
“…” Bisky shook her head, her gaze towards the white-haired boy becoming even more profound.
Xiao Jie's personality has an extremely strong attraction for certain abnormal people; that kid... is clearly one of the abnormal ones.
I guess I laughed because I found Xiao Jie funny after his decision.
The corpses of the three bomb demons turned into white light and disappeared into the sky, but the red thought suddenly and fiercely attacked the white-haired boy.
What is that?! Who launched the attack?!
"careful……"
"Behind me—"
Bisky and Xiao Jie instinctively shouted a reminder.
The white-haired boy, who was targeted for attack, pulled out the strange weapon from the space on his shoulder and blocked the incoming Nen.
The space around them trembled as the iron-gray weapon collided with the incoming Nen.
A piercing buzzing sound rang out, and a series of invisible ripples spread through the air, as if something was colliding and canceling each other out.
In the end, everything vanished, and peace returned.
"What...is this?" Xiao Jie asked Bisky curiously.
As an older, more experienced hunter, the other party certainly knows more than they do.
"This is... the thought after death," the blonde girl explained with a deep expression, seemingly lost in thought.
"So that's how it is, it's the thought after death..." Su Wu let Tian Ni Mou's hand fall naturally, her words full of interest.
This is the first person he killed who showed signs of having an afterlife.
Nen abilities naturally disappear after the user dies. Just like the abilities Chrollo stole, once the original user died, the stolen abilities also disappeared.
But... there are exceptions.
When a person with considerable strength and talent dies, their abilities may be preserved, and due to certain obsessions, these preserved abilities may even be strengthened.
The situation we just encountered is clearly a case in point.
But what is the source of the bomb demon's obsession?
"Dissatisfaction? Resentment? Whatever. If you're so capable, come crawling up from hell to seek revenge on me." Su Wu chuckled, her tone full of amusement.
In a world with superpowers, being resurrected from the dead isn't impossible, is it?
"Those players who haven't yet broken free from the bomb demon's power are doomed," Bisky sighed.
The bomber has planted bombs on many players. Some players have been killed by the bomber, but a group of cautious players who did not choose to trade with the bomber are still alive.
Under normal circumstances, once the bomber is killed and his powers disappear, those who were planted with bombs can escape unharmed.
And now... because of the emergence of the thoughts after death, those players are no longer able to dispel the bomb demon's ability.
The ability can be removed by touching the Bomber and saying "We've caught the Bomber," but once the player dies, their corpse leaves Greed Island, so... this method is useless now.
Gon and Killua also figured this out.
"...What about the other players?" Xiao Jie asked blankly.
"If we can't defuse the bomb, we'll definitely die," Killua answered his question.
"Not necessarily. If we can find an exorcist, perhaps they can still be saved." Bisky shook her head. "However, exorcists are extremely rare and very difficult to find."
"..." Xiao Jie looked at Su Wu and asked, blinking his eyes. "What should we do? Do you have a solution?"
Like a small animal begging for food from passersby.
"You...are asking me?" Su Wu slowly pointed to herself, raising her eyebrows as she looked at Xiao Jie.
Does he seem to have a solution? Or does he just look powerful and omnipotent?
"My intuition tells me you have a way." Xiao Jie's expression was strange, as if he himself didn't understand why he had such an intuition.
"There's something strange about his weapon," Bisky remarked from the side.
Oh, right, weapons!
Xiao Jie's eyes lit up.
Previously, the opponent used that strange weapon to block the bomb demon's thoughts, and when the thoughts came into contact with the weapon, they lost their operating rules? In short, it was as if they were suddenly scattered and forcibly eliminated.
Despite its seemingly menacing nature, the Nian attack caused no harm whatsoever.
"You really do know more when you're older," Su Wu said casually, glancing at Biskey, her tone a mix of sarcasm and praise.
"So why should I do this? Even if they all die, it has nothing to do with me." The white-haired boy's expression was indifferent and unmoved.
They're just random passersby I barely remember, so it won't make any difference whether they live or die, and there's no point in trying to save them.
(End of this chapter)