Just like when Kute first obtained it by chance in the Forest Pavilion, and the joy he felt after discovering its function.
The stone captured that emotional surge precisely and then slowly infiltrated Kute.
Turning Kute from the one in control... into its slave.
Under normal circumstances, controlling someone through emotions should have been a guaranteed method.
Unfortunately, even with every safeguard, there is always the possibility of the unexpected.
And the stone had the misfortune of meeting Luke, a man whose invention could calm and neutralize all emotions.
Since controlling someone through emotions, the stone's most effective method, no longer worked, the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires could only resort to its purest, most direct approach.
Boom!!
Kute suddenly released a massive wave of aura.
Even though he had sacrificed his Nen ability, his aura reserve and experience still existed.
After years of training, the aura he released was not to be underestimated when unleashed.
Not to mention that Kute was someone born with a naturally awakened aura.
His talent was the kind that appeared maybe once in hundreds of thousands, or even a million people.
After so many years of training, Kute's aura was enormous and overwhelming.
"Impressive power... But..."
Chrollo narrowed his eyes. "It's just form without spirit. The real Kute who controlled this aura is already gone."
The Kute standing before them was operating under the control of the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
Not the S-class criminal, the world-renowned leader of the Kute Gang of Thieves.
With that difference, even with such a massive aura…
"To me, it's nothing but an empty show."
Chrollo relaxed his brow slightly and looked at Luke beside him.
"Leave this one to me."
"It's rare to have a chance like this. I would like to test myself against someone with such a massive aura reserve."
To Chrollo, this empty shell of Kute, who had lost his essence, was the perfect live training target.
"Alright. I'll support you from the side. Just be careful."
Luke had no issue with that. If he didn't need to fight personally, even better.
Of course, to prevent Chrollo from being affected by the stone's influence, Luke handed him a Calm Ball.
As for what followed, that depended on Chrollo.
"With Chrollo taking over here, there shouldn't be any problem."
Luke then looked toward the site where the bar once stood.
Explosions continued to rumble from that direction.
"With Phinks and the others, the other members of the Kute Gang of Thieves shouldn't be a problem."
"And besides..."
Luke took out his vibrating phone.
Seeing the message from Shalnark, he couldn't help smiling.
"We have more than enough manpower."
According to Shalnark, Uvogin had already taken care of the mafia and was sprinting toward their location.
Even from far away, Luke could almost hear Uvogin roaring: "Those are my prey!!!"
If Nobunaga were here, he'd probably just shrug and reply: "Whoever gets there first, owns them."
And thus, the battlefield split into two.
One side: Luke and Chrollo versus Kute, possessed by the Stone of Seven Emotions and Six Desires.
The other side: Phinks, Feitan, Bonolenov Ndongo, Nobunaga, and Pakunoda versus Violinelet, Davalev Ndongo, Iron Jaw, and Kakradi.
Two separate battles, each intense and dramatic.
But to Luke, the outcome was already clear.
Night covered the city of Ambrossa.
Cold darkness loomed over the entire city.
Even in the bustling center where the people continued their partying, a faint chill crept over them.
…
At the highest building in the city, the United Trade Tower.
"You stole my prey!! You're robbing me!! This is a crime!!"
On the rooftop, Uvogin roared in fury.
"Who said they were yours?"
Phinks wiped the blood off his arm, still savoring the thrill of battle.
"I was the one who spotted them and started fighting first!"
Hearing this only fueled Uvogin's rage.
He was the one who first clashed with the Kute Gang of Thieves.
But after finishing off the mafias and turning around, he found the others were missing.
Upon inquiring, he learned that Phinks and the others had already infiltrated the enemy's lair.
And they were almost finished, about to eliminate the remaining members!
Which led to Uvogin sprinting full speed, using every ounce of strength, only to arrive one step too late.
"That felt good, so good... Ouch!!"
Phinks, with his right arm swollen, laughed gleefully while wincing in pain from the strain.
Feitan wasn't any better; his cloak was shredded from flying shards of mirror.
Even Nobunaga's blade had deep scratches from thread attacks.
As for Bonolenov Ndongo, he stood while breathing heavily over a corpse covered in a bandage like his.
"Those who betray the Gyudondond tribe must die."
When Uvogin arrived, Bonolenov Ndongo was coldly speaking to the corpse.
Despite Bonolenov Ndongo and Davalev Ndongo being from the same tribe and even sharing the same surname.
However, Bonolenov Ndongo deeply despised this tribeman, whose name he didn't even know, for leaving the Gyudondond tribe so early.
Such behavior was considered treason in their tribe.
For a traitor, Bonolenov Ndongo naturally had no complaints and went straight for the kill.
Davalev Ndongo seemed to know what his fate would be.
Therefore, in his fight against Bonolenov Ndongo, he also held nothing back, going all out.
Unfortunately, his research and development of his own Nen ability didn't focus on combat.
Therefore, he was at a significant disadvantage against Bonolenov Ndongo.
So in the end, Bonolenov Ndongo had the last laugh.
Everyone successfully resolved their own battle, and everyone got a good ending.
Except for Uvogin.
He rushed to the scene with great difficulty, only to find he hadn't even had time to collect a single head.
He could only watch helplessly as his companions pondered the lessons learned from their previous battle.
This scene infuriated Uvogin, making him jump up and down in anger.
"What are you still angry about?"
Pakunoda, who hadn't been seriously injured in the fight, glanced at him: "You've practically taken care of all the elite mafias in Ambrossa, haven't you?"
"That's different!!"
Uvogin gritted his teeth, still seething with anger.
"Those were just small fry, how can they be compared to these guys!!"
These were all highly skilled Nen users, the kind of opponents Uvogin had always wanted to fight.
And then, in the middle of all this… that missed opportunity is gone...
"Right, what about their leader, Kute?!"
Finally, Uvogin wasn't foolish enough to forget the most crucial point, and he suddenly asked.
"You guys took care of all these guys."
"But their leader, Kute, shouldn't have been taken care of so easily..."