Dozens of massive snakes pour into the cave from the entrance and the crevices above, and the examinees find themselves trapped in their midst. Ponzu admits the snake trap was Bourbon's handiwork — and that she is the one who killed him — refusing to say anything more. Leorio collapses, paralyzed by a snakebite, and Gon carries him as the three fight their way through the writhing swarm to freedom.