Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-5780397-20150116191314/@comment-14902757-20150404114304

1) I believe I've already answered this question somewhere else but I couldn't remember what I answered. The answer for me at this moment is NO. The hunter association, specially Chairman Netero, didn't wanna take chances. The place is also a political hotspot, not to mention there were millions of people lined up for "selection" outside of the palace. So such commotion would trigger chaos. And if bombarding the place didn't work -more chaos.

2) I believe Netero's explanation to Killua is enough to answer this. Involving the relatively weaker ones would have only strengthen the enemy.

3&4) I agree to what Kevo & Dino Taur said, that the mission was originally not as hard. But when the King-problem came up, things changed.  An immediate last resort kind of plan, a foolproof one, had to be made and that's why there's the Rose.. Colt said the chairman would die in the hands of the royal guards before he even get a chance to come near the king.. So if he accepts the fact that he's weaker than Pitou, what's the point of bringing strong hunters who he beat up in his sparring matches (i.e. the zodiacs)? He even said to Meruem that his underlings could be already dead for facing the Royal Guards. Meaning, his plan did not really rely on their strength but he relied on his plan (the rose) to take care of the job. Again, not taking chances, he made sure he's face to face with the King, isolated in a far-away place so the crowd won't get involved. He's also sure that the RG's would come looking for the King and would inveitably be exposed to the rose.