Near the end of the exhibition.
Over the past few hours, Neon had barely wasted a moment, visiting every corner of the second floor.
Now, she returned to a spacious exhibition hall in the center of the second floor. Through the transparent display case, she closely observed every detail of the mummy inside, a satisfied smile on her face.
Several Kakin guards stood watch around the perimeter.
Yuu and Valtz waited silently not far from Neon.
At this moment, Yuu sensed the auras of Pakunoda, Feitan, and the others gradually approaching from not far behind. They were still investigating other people, but he estimated it would be their turn very soon.
"It's time to act."
Yuu understood in his heart, then instructed Valtz beside him:
"Take Neon downstairs later, it's about time to leave. There are a few guys with bad vibes I need to deal with."
"No matter what commotion happens later, don't look back. If you want to live, leave the scene immediately."
"Don't wait for me..."
Hearing this, Valtz knew Yuu had sensed something wrong. His face instantly turned serious, and he couldn't help but look around.
Although he didn't see anyone who looked like an enemy, he didn't doubt Yuu's words much, so he whispered:
"Be careful, I'll briefly explain the situation to the Miss."
"Mm."
Yuu nodded, responding simply, then turned and walked towards the direction where Feitan and the others were.
After hearing Yuu's instructions, Valtz immediately went to Neon's side and briefly explained the situation to her.
Neon looked dissatisfied upon hearing this, as she hadn't seen enough yet... But checking the time, she found there were only ten minutes left before the museum closed, so she agreed to leave with a aggrieved face.
Before leaving, she paused thoughtfully for a moment, glanced in the direction Yuu left, thinking while frowning.
Perhaps it was a premonition as a fortune teller, but she felt something bad was about to happen, always feeling that after he left this time... he might not return.
But after asking Valtz and hearing that Yuu promised to solve it quickly, she suppressed her uneasiness.
...
A moment later.
Pakunoda's group walked along the path and looked up to see a white-haired boy stopping by the corridor wall.
He was wearing a suit and sunglasses, currently looking up to admire the famous painting hanging on the wall, clearly radiating a cold temperament.
Pakunoda had some impression of this person, and he happened to be someone she hadn't investigated yet.
She naturally stood beside him and struck up a conversation:
"You look unhappy... did you encounter something sad?"
Yuu shook his head and said lightly: "Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."
"I just haven't been in a good mood for a long time. Now that I'm used to it, I always look so sad."
"I used to feel similarly, so I can understand..."
Pakunoda smiled, suddenly feeling that the target in front of her was somewhat similar to herself ten years ago, then extended her hand and said:
"My name is Pakunoda, interested in a chat?"
"No problem."
Yuu said, revealing a rare smile, then proactively reached out to hold her hand.
And... he gripped it especially hard.
Just as Pakunoda sensed something wrong, the other party had already gripped her hand tightly, pulling her slightly closer.
At the same time, Yuu's other hand clenched into a fist, as if rehearsed countless times, and punched fiercely towards Pakunoda's heart in a smooth motion!
Clearly intending to kill with one blow!
Although Pakunoda concentrated all her 'Nen' to protect her heart the moment she sensed the killing intent.
But at the moment of impact, she still felt a huge force sweeping through her body, accompanied by severe pain, and spat out a mouthful of blood!
Seeing this, Phinks and Feitan revealed their killing intent, stomped heavily on the ground, and turned into two afterimages flashing past!
The next instant!
A silver-shining umbrella sword and a heavy fist stopped at the back of Yuu's head and his right side respectively.
Feitan and Phinks sensed that their bodies were frozen in mid-air by a force, unable to move, or rather their movements were obstructed... moving extremely slowly.
Then, they could only watch helplessly as Yuu gathered another heavy punch and swung it fiercely towards the heart of Pakunoda, who had blood at the corner of her mouth, with thunderous momentum!
"Kill you!"
Phinks and Feitan shouted in unison!
But before their voices fell, accompanied by a loud "bang," Pakunoda's fragile body flew backwards!
Two heavy punches hit vital spots, and Pakunoda's aura weakened significantly.
Phinks and Feitan instantly burst out with powerful auras, and the 'Nen' attached to their fists and umbrella sword also increased, trying to break through the invisible barrier in front of them by increasing the force.
However, the next moment Yuu's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot, and the barrier's obstruction also dissipated.
Their originally extremely slow movements also accelerated suddenly.
In this posture, even they couldn't react in time.
Phinks' right fist was cut off by Feitan's horizontally sweeping umbrella sword.
And Feitan's forward-rushing body was also hit directly by Phinks' attack from the right, blasted into the wall behind him by the huge force, creating a clear indentation.
Landing on the ground, Feitan vomited blood wildly.
Then, he endured the severe pain all over his body to get up from the ground, and turned to look at Yuu who appeared beside Pakunoda.
They didn't have time to complain.
Because Pakunoda's aura was extremely bad right now.
"Kill him with full force, Feitan!"
Phinks said gravely, holding his bleeding right arm, then tensed his muscles to stop the gushing blood slightly.
The two didn't say much.
In an instant, they rushed towards the white-haired figure in the distance with all their might again.
...
At this moment.
Yuu teleported to Pakunoda's side who had just landed. Now there was a clear indentation on her chest, blood soaked her clothes, and her aura was much weaker.
Pakunoda leaned against the wall, feeling strenuous even to lift her head, but still tried her best to spit out the question in her heart:
"Who... exactly are you?"
Yuu reached out and grabbed her throat, lifting her body easily. Facing a dead person's question, he couldn't be bothered to say much.
Pakunoda still had questions, but her throat was tightly gripped by the other party, the words she wanted to say were stuck in her throat, and breathing became extremely difficult.
Yuu silently clenched his fist, increasing the force...
Soon, accompanied by a crisp sound of bone cracking.
It was simpler than imagined... Yuu crushed her throat.
Pakunoda's body was casually thrown on the ground by Yuu, then he turned to look at the late Phinks and Feitan.
"It's your turn."
"..."
Phinks and Feitan rushed with all their might, unexpectedly only witnessing the scene before Pakunoda's death at close range.
At this moment, they were absolutely sure—
The white-haired man in front of them was the murderer who killed Kortopi.
Although they were angry, they were more solemn at this moment. Phinks ignored his bleeding right arm and rotated his left arm.
With the increase in rotation times, the Nen gathered on his fist became more terrifying.
This was Phinks' Nen ability—[Ripper Cyclotron].
And because Feitan's Nen ability was special and couldn't be used when teammates were present, he still waved his umbrella sword.
The close distance passed in a blink of an eye.
Seeing the two about to close in again.
Yuu also raised a palm, chanting: "Cursed Technique Lapse—Blue!"
The next instant, a huge vortex condensed in front of him and devoured towards the two. The exaggerated commotion could be vaguely perceived even outside the museum.
Now the closing time had passed.
On a high building not far away, Uvogin and Shalnark, who were responsible for support, looked relaxed, seemingly not noticing that faint and short tremor.
Just curious why they had waited for a few minutes, but still didn't see Pakunoda and the others walking out of the exit.
Uvogin couldn't help but complain: "Those guys... are really slow."
"Maybe they got lost."
Shalnark smiled and said: "I checked the information beforehand. I heard the structure inside is quite complex. Guests visiting for the first time can easily get lost without staff leading the way."
"Let's wait a few more minutes."
"If they haven't come out in another five minutes, we'll sneak in and check the situation."
...