Eya walked along the corridor holding the tray.
This area differed from other wards… patients or family members could be seen everywhere, and no beds were placed outside the ward doors.
Along the way, few people were seen.
Upon reaching the corridor of Netero's ward, they saw two bodyguards standing outside the door from a distance.
Besides the one initially dealt with in the restroom, there were three bodyguards. Only two stood outside, meaning the remaining one might be inside the room.
Moreover, they could hear the sound, let alone the nearby bodyguards.
Probably, the other side had noticed, heightened vigilance, even prepared responses in advance.
In other words, the mission's risk increased. The wise move was to abandon the operation immediately and seek another opportunity.
But they couldn't give up. The family valued this mission highly. Furthermore, the greatest threat was Netero's strength, but Netero was now a cripple.
More critically, the family's upper echelons didn't care about exposure.
As Eya approached, the door opened, and a bodyguard emerged.
Eya thought the three bodyguards would communicate. However, the bodyguard coming out remained silent, not even exchanging glances. Each bodyguard's expression showed no abnormality, as if unaware of potential danger.
They knew and suspected Sarman, who hadn't reported back, had likely met misfortune.
However, they knew what to do now and wouldn't let any information leak through facial expressions or other factors, even trivial details.
Despite the other side's experience, Eya still concluded they were prepared.
Then, the three bodyguards saw Eya approaching. Even though they'd seen her many times recently, they directly used Gyo, focusing Aura on their eyes to observe Eya.
In their vision, a wisp of Aura like smoke floated upward from Eya's head, the tail end fine as grass tips, gradually dissipating into the air.
That was an ordinary person's state, letting Nen slowly dissipate from the body.
But undoubtedly, Eya was a Nen User. Disguising as an ordinary person was a basic assassin's method.
Her sophisticated disguise fooled the three bodyguards' eyes and experience.
After preliminary confirmation of the nurse's identity, the three bodyguards didn't relax vigilance, faithfully fulfilling their duties.
"Stop there. Don't move."
At a ten-meter distance, a round-nosed bodyguard suddenly spoke.
If an assassin lacked mental fortitude, they might think they were exposed immediately.
But Eya was confident in her disguise. Hearing the round-nosed bodyguard, she obediently stopped.
No nervousness, no panic, no speaking. The hand holding the tray was steady.
She stood there nonchalantly, as if labeled 'Everything Normal'.
She didn't think she was exposed for two reasons.
The other said 'Stop there. Don't move', not 'Halt'.
The other stopped her but didn't attack.
The three bodyguards indeed didn't detect the nurse's true identity. The nurse's behavior was no different from usual, always habitually cooperating with checks.
The round-nosed bodyguard walked towards Eya. The other two remained in place, eyes never leaving Eya and their companion.
'Clearly already confirmed, yet the vigilance level was ridiculously high.'
Seeing two bodyguards unmoving, Eya felt sincere regret inwardly.
But there was no helping it… the other side's security level was too high.
However, even if they couldn't eliminate all three bodyguards simultaneously, the frontal assault's outcome was basically decided.
The round-nosed bodyguard approached with heavy steps. When less than a meter away, Eya suddenly moved.
The freely dissipating Aura swiftly enveloped her body. Her Aura Nodes opened to maximum instantly, erupting with Aura.
The three bodyguards were shocked. The nearby round-nosed bodyguard, unfazed in crisis, almost instantly entered combat stance.
But he was still a step slower than Eya. She closed in, kissed his neck, fulfilling the ability's condition.
In that instant, the bodyguard shuddered. The activated Nen melted like spring snow. His body seemed paralyzed, out of control.
[Elysium]
This was Eya's Manipulator-type Ability, allowing control of a target's body through kissing.
The kissed location must be the neck. While controlling the target's body, she couldn't move either.
Based on this condition, her [Elysium] differed from standard Manipulator traits. When restraining a target, it wasn't about control but killing.
While kissing the bodyguard, Eya activated the second-stage effect, manipulating the bodyguard's bodily fluids, continuously sending them into the [Lip Space] possessing Conjuration traits.
Once activated, the effect was immediate.
Ten meters away, the two bodyguards charged towards Eya almost without hesitation.
They weren't ordinary Nen Users. Seeing their companion kissed by Eya, immobilized, and visibly withering, they immediately judged Eya's ability was Manipulator-type.
Their charge was also based on experience-derived judgment.
They believed if Eya wanted to maintain the 'damage effect', her lips couldn't leave their companion's neck.
Therefore, they had to attack Eya as fast as possible, forcing her into a dilemma.
Abandon continuing to harm their companion, or risk potential danger by finishing their companion first.
The two bodyguards' decision was absolutely correct. In a narrow corridor, their resolve might corner Eya.
However, with missing information, they never expected a killing move hidden in Eya's shadow. Moreover, their actions were exactly what Eya wanted.
When they attacked Eya from left and right, they also saw Eya seemingly choosing to continue harming their companion.
They thought this was a bad move.
But then, Deerbie emerged from Eya's shadow. With his elongated, vein-covered palm, he instantly reversed the situation, simply and easily extracting the two bodyguards' hearts.
The two bodyguards had focused on Eya. How could they anticipate Deerbie's appearance, timing chosen when they allocated Aura to offense, directly striking their weak points?
Hearts extracted, the bodyguards' continuously flowing Aura was like a kite with a severed string.
But the two bodyguards didn't die immediately. With impending doom coming, they still mustered their last breath, wanting to drag Eya to hell with them.
Yet, everything was futile.
Ten seconds later, three more corpses lay on the floor.
These three bodyguards were first-rate in strength but were instantly killed.
This was the bizarre nature of Nen Combat.
Deerbie's ability to shrink into a target's shadow was originally for harming targets. But by shrinking into a companion's shadow, he turned this damaging ability effect into a supportive one.
Unrestricted usage was one reason for instantly killing three experts. But what attracted the two bodyguards to attack directly was also related to Eya's ability traits.
While continuously damaging a target, Eya couldn't move. Then remaining enemies would invariably make the same choice. With the mindset of interrupting Eya's ability, they would attack.
Under this inevitability, Deerbie's shadow-shrinking became a 100% hit-rate trap.
After eliminating the bodyguards, Eya decisively tore her skirt, exposing her panty-clad lower body to the air, but she didn't care at all.
The disguise was over. The skirt would hinder mobility, so tearing it was natural.
Deerbie glanced at Eya's highly visually appealing legs, but he was completely unmoved.
He knew Eya's true appearance under the skin mask, there was no way to get aroused.
Side by side, they came to the ward door but didn't rush in recklessly.
Because they sensed a dangerous Aura.