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Chapter 60: Four Violet Flames Formation
"Will the Troupe really come?" Neon asked uncertainly, her mechanical pencil itching to move.
She had already divined for Ronin this month.
But if she switched the target to a Troupe member, she could generate a prophecy for the day.
"They will come. It's in the prophecy you gave me," Ronin said firmly, adjusting his aura to its peak. "Based on the time, they should be here soon."
"We'll hide first. Contact us when you're done," Kurapika knew they would be burdens if they stayed.
According to Ronin, he and Neon might have a chance against the Shadow Beasts, but against the Troupe, they were dead meat.
The gap was still huge.
To bridge it, Kurapika's Recovery Chain was key.
The chain that relieved fatigue and restored stamina allowed them to recover quickly after training.
Though not as effective as Biscuit's Cookie-chan, it was close.
It was enough for Ronin's group.
The rest was accumulating combat experience and grinding.
Heading to the Gordeau Desert alongside the Phantom Troupe were the Shadow Beasts, the Ten Dons' strongest force!
The attack on the Cemetery Building had alerted the Ten Dons, the rulers of the Mafia world.
The Troupe's recklessness prompted an immediate deployment of the Shadow Beasts.
As for how they knew the Troupe would be in the Gordeau Desert, it was thanks to a local mob boss.
Zenji.
A bald man who loved round sunglasses, short and fat, but with a ruthless streak.
He was in charge of security at the Cemetery Building but stayed inside, narrowly escaping the slaughter outside.
He stayed because someone sent him a message: Don't go out, or you'll die!
Zenji hadn't wanted to listen.
But in the lobby, he met the man packing the auction items. The man killed the guards around him but spared him, whispering as he passed, "Don't go out!"
So Zenji listened.
Outside, rivers of blood. Inside, Zenji sweating bullets.
After the fight, the mysterious number sent him another time and location, revealing where the Phantom Troupe would appear. If he wanted to atone for his failure, he should claim credit for finding them.
Zenji was smart.
He reported the intel.
The source? His "local connections."
The Ten Dons didn't doubt him. The Shadow Beasts rushed to the Gordeau Desert.
But Zenji felt uneasy, like something bad was about to happen.
In the desert, Ronin, dressed in light casual wear, waited patiently.
Before the appointed time, Uvogin arrived.
Behind him were Nobunaga and Machi.
Ronin sensed eyes in the dark. Others were hiding.
"Coward," Ronin's first word ignited Uvogin's anger.
"Are you going to rely on others again this time?" Uvogin stepped forward.
He didn't trash talk first this time.
"And you?" Ronin glanced casually at Uvogin's new arm.
Uvogin grunted unhappily.
"Planning a 3v1?" Ronin ignored Uvogin, looking mockingly at Nobunaga and Machi. "Are they your parents? Big and ugly, but still not weaned?"
"You're looking to die!" Machi and Nobunaga's faces darkened.
Uvogin exploded with aura, flashing forward to attack Ronin.
Ronin stepped forward too. But in that instant, four figures appeared from the sand.
They looked different, but they were all Ronin's Shadow Clones.
Their appearances matched the Sound Four from Naruto who trapped the Third Hokage!
A-Rank Ninjutsu: Multiple Shadow Clone Technique.
The four clones appeared and formed seals simultaneously.
Purple flames rose from their bodies, forming a square barrier enclosing Ronin and Uvogin.
B-Rank Ninjutsu: Four Violet Flames Formation!
Ronin arrived early to set this up. He used Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu, had the clones transform and hide underground, and activated the barrier once Uvogin entered range.
No matter how many Troupe members came, they would be blocked outside.
They could only watch the duel.
Pre-casting the clones allowed Ronin to use Zetsu to recover the split Chakra.
He wasn't at peak condition, but he was over 80%.
Enough to handle Uvogin!
It was a pity he got the fifth pair of eyes so recently; otherwise, he could have prepared more.
The fusion of the fifth pair unlocked S-Rank Ninjutsu, as expected.
Inside the barrier, a smaller barrier rose around the four clones, protecting them from internal attacks.
The sudden change stopped Uvogin and the two outside.
"You can only leave if you beat me," Ronin stretched, forming seals. Electricity crackled around him.
Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
His statement was only half true.
Without external interference, the clones' Chakra could maintain the barrier for about an hour.
Blue arcs of lightning flashed, changing Ronin's hairstyle, making him look sharper and more aggressive.
Uvogin smiled.
"Just what I wanted."
Powerful Nen erupted from him. But in the next second, his pupils shrank. Ronin flashed in front of him.
Uvogin instinctively threw a Big Bang Impact to his side.
But he hit nothing. Instead, he saw his own arm flying into the air!
Hell Stab: Four-Finger Nukite!
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