Inside the underground air-raid shelter, the air was murky and the lights were dim.
Leo retracted his right hand, and a corpse slipped from his grip, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
Over a dozen corpses lay scattered around in various poses, but they all shared one commonality—the fatal wounds were all to vital points, clean and efficient, with no extra injuries.
A wave of warmth emanated from the tattoo on the back of his hand; the Rank numbers flickered for a moment before returning to stillness.
[Rank: 78 (90%)]
He glanced down, retracted his gaze, and pulled out his phone to take photos of the nearest corpses.
Front view, side view, facial close-ups—he didn't miss a single one.
Then he opened the Hunter Association website, filled in the information, uploaded the photos, and confirmed the submission.
He had performed this routine so many times that he was already very proficient.
Kalluto stood to the side, quietly watching his operations.
Only when Leo put away his phone did he speak.
"Finished?"
"Finished. Let's go."
Leo said.
Leo pulled out a teleportation medium, and after a moment, a portal slowly emerged.
The pale blue light door fluctuated slightly at the end of the shelter, like a ripple of water suspended in the air.
The two stepped through the light door, and the lighting before their eyes changed abruptly as they returned to Heavens Arena.
Ashir stood beside the light door, maintaining his ability. Seeing the two emerge, he released his hands, and the light door slowly dissipated.
Leo rolled his shoulders and said to Kalluto.
"Your ability can't be used again for three days. Rest for a few days."
Kalluto nodded.
He didn't ask what was next, nor did he ask why they were resting; he just stood there quietly.
Leo turned his head to look at Ashir.
"Goreinu and the others haven't returned yet?"
Ashir shook his head.
"Not yet. But they haven't asked me to open a portal, which means it's not life-threatening yet."
He paused.
"Sophia and Shizuku have also left."
Leo nodded and didn't ask further.
After joining the team, Ashir had created several teleportation mediums as requested and distributed them to Sophia, Shizuku, Kastro, Goreinu, and Nico.
Each person carried one; if they encountered danger, they would notify Ashir to open a portal and leave immediately.
This was the final insurance policy he had set for the team.
"That's good then."
Leo said.
"Go about your business."
Ashir acknowledged and turned to leave.
During this period, he had been operating with Sophia and Shizuku and had performed very well.
Leo had already restored his freedom, no longer restricting his movements, only requiring him to be on standby to open portals.
Ashir had not disappointed him; he was very cooperative and had already integrated into the team.
Leo turned to Kalluto.
"Three days of free time. You can go anywhere you want. Reconvene here in three days."
Kalluto gave an affirmative response.
His gaze fell outside the window, where the city's night view was brightly lit with a constant flow of traffic.
There were many places he hadn't looked at closely; in the past, every outing was for a mission, coming and going in a hurry, never truly stopping to appreciate anything.
Now that he had three days, it was a good chance to walk around.
Leo went up to the 235th floor alone.
This was his exclusive Floor Master room, much more spacious than the ordinary rooms on the 200th floor, and the view outside the window was even better.
The lights of the entire city spread out beneath his feet like a massive net of light.
For the next two days, he did not leave his room.
In the morning, he practiced his Nen; in the afternoon, he tempered his body; and at night, he meditated to recover.
Although he could rely on his ability to level up infinitely, he would not abandon his own training.
His life was very disciplined, repetitive, and dull; he needed nothing else.
At noon two days later.
Leo had just finished a set of strength training, sweat dripping down his back.
He picked up a towel to wipe himself down and was about to go take a shower when his phone rang.
It was a call from Ashir.
He picked it up.
"Mr. Leo, Goreinu and the others have run into trouble."
Ashir's voice was a bit tense.
"They need backup. I'm on my way to your room, I'll be there immediately."
Leo put down the towel without saying a word.
A few minutes later, there was a knock at the door.
He walked over and pulled open the door. Ashir was standing at the entrance, still holding his phone, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Come in and talk."
Ashir walked quickly into the room, stood in front of Leo, took a deep breath, and began to speak.
He spoke very fast, but his points were clear.
The commission Goreinu and the others had taken was issued by the Colton Gang, and everything had been going smoothly until now.
Leo's brow furrowed.
A commission issued by Vivian? He had just been with the Colton Family a while ago, and Colton hadn't proactively sought his help, which meant there were some issues involved here.
The matter wasn't small, but it wasn't so big that it required him to step in personally.
However, given Colton's current situation, if they couldn't solve it, they had no choice but to seek outside help.
And outside help had to be someone reliable; by coincidence, Goreinu was the best candidate.
It was only natural for Vivian to approach him, as he had helped the Colton Gang once before.
Once the trio of Goreinu, Kastro, and Nico couldn't handle it and ran into trouble...
Leo would definitely show up. Vivian had calculated this perfectly. She truly deserved her position, never letting any resource go to waste.
Leo understood the key to the situation in an instant.
Goreinu, that guy, had been burned once before and still hadn't learned his lesson.
Ashir continued.
With the intervention of Goreinu and the others, the Douglas Family suffered many losses, so they invited people from Meteor City to help.
Meteor City sent three guys who could use Nen, but their strength was mediocre.
Goreinu had fought those three and driven them back, leaving the opponents with significant injuries.
Seeing that even with Meteor City's assistance they couldn't do anything to the Colton Family, Belloc was very angry but had no other options.
Goreinu and the others played it safe, coordinating with Colton's offensive, and had already cleared out all the subordinate gang forces of the Douglas Family.
Douglas was left with only their headquarters, struggling to survive.
The Colton Gang pressed their advantage and fought their way into the Douglas stronghold of Goldo City, and had originally fought their way into the Douglas Manor.
But the Ten Dons intervened.
They sent two Shadow Beasts over.
Ashir's voice lowered.
"Nico was ambushed by the Shadow Beasts and was heavily injured. They had to make an emergency retreat, but the Shadow Beasts didn't continue the pursuit."
Leo's expression didn't change, but Ashir noticed his hands clench.
"Nico is currently at Colton Manor. Vivian has arranged for the best medical team to treat him."
"Luckily, Nico's life isn't in danger, but he needs to recuperate for three months."
The room fell silent for a few seconds.
Leo's voice was very calm, extremely calm.
"Open the portal."
Ashir was already prepared.
He pressed both hands against the void, Nen surging, and a few seconds later, a pale blue light screen expanded in the center of the room.
Leo stepped into the light door, his figure vanishing into the light.
Ashir stood in place, watching the light door slowly shrink.
He didn't follow immediately.
He gave a light sigh, pulled out his phone, scrolled through his contacts, found Sophia's name, and dialed.
The receiver emitted the beeping sound of waiting for a connection—once, twice, three times—and then the call connected.
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