Become Supreme Will from Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 254 Garden of Eden or Magic Box
If we say that maze city, the buildings are wrapped in various types of vegetation, revealing the mysterious outline of the city.

Then...this city in a house is particularly clean.

Nothing to hide…

The neat streets are arranged in an orderly manner, like pieces of tofu of different sizes, with houses next to each other.

Even some items placed outside the building are just covered with a layer of dust.

There are faint traces of 'human beings' surviving here.

Of course, it may not be the human race, it may also be other higher intelligent creatures.

It's just... too similar to humans.

"Judging from the size of the house and the size of these items, the user's body shape should be similar to ours, so... it is more likely to be human." Hao led the three of them on a long, dark street.

Men Qi looked around and said softly.

Some areas of the house, the urban areas, are as bright as day.

There is no light in other areas, as if night has fallen.

That's because the area where 'day' appears happens to have sunlight shining down from the window of the 'house', but because the window is relatively small, the light is not completely radiated.

“So many murals…”

Anthony echoed.

As they walked along, they discovered that every building in the city, no matter how big or small, had some kind of image mural carved on the outer wall.

This reminded Yun of the book he got at the Kuluta tribe's settlement, and the custom of the Bozwa tribe advocating stone products in East Goto.

They also explored some residences and found that most of the daily items left behind in the city were made of ores, such as beds, chairs, cabinets, etc., and even pure metal products were very few.This is completely different from the labyrinth city... There are some signs of 'development and prosperity' in the labyrinth city.

Hao looked down at the thick layer of dust under his feet and raised his eyebrows: "This place is very clean, only dust. It seems that the ethnic group that originally lived here left not long ago. If it lasts too long, it will be like a maze city, covered with weeds. … Of course, there is also the possibility that something is 'cleaning up' here all the time."

"..."

His words made the hearts of Men Qi and the others sink.

In the city, there are also some areas that look like leisure areas, planted with vegetation...but without exception, they are all stone sculptures.

From trees to grass, they are all made of stone.

"Needless to say, the rich materials of the Dark Continent...the species that once lived here, whether they were humans or not, did not need to use stones to meet their daily needs. Metals, fabrics, compounds, etc., can all be found. If you want to develop Industry or technology is easy.”

Hao continued walking and said at the same time: "This phenomenon... can only be inferred to be a kind of culture."

"Migration?"

Anthony touched his chin, "If it was a large-scale migration, they definitely did not go to the center of the lake where we are... In other words, they went to a more central location on the mainland."

Men Qi shook his head: "It's not like moving. The 'face' left behind in this city, including some of the items in the residence, are too complete... If you are moving, you will definitely take some things with you. Moreover, even if you live well No matter how much time passes, some 'traces' will still remain. For example, 'messy'... And this city, just like what we saw, is clean, orderly, and not destroyed..."

After finishing speaking, the woman glanced vaguely and said coldly: "It's more like overnight. For some reason, everyone here... disappeared."

Although the environment and geographical location are different, everything is similar to the labyrinth city.

Where did the people... go?

"Captain, you once said that the reason why we humans were able to bring back the five major disasters was because the 'gatekeeper' wanted to punish humans and warn them. In other words, he deliberately allowed humans to take away the survivors. If We can't keep those 'samples' if he doesn't want to."

"Well... on a certain level, the gatekeeper is aware of the existence of the human world in the center of the lake. Moreover, he does not want humans to come to this continent... If you want to truly enter the Dark Continent, you must pass through that 'door'. To enter the 'Gate', you need to go through some kind of test and gain qualifications or recognition. As for what is behind the door, whether it is the Garden of Eden or Pandora's Box, it is unknown." Hazy nodded slightly.

As they got closer to the central area of ​​the city, the four of them could clearly see several huge stone statues standing in the daytime, where the sunlight from the windows was shining.

Extremely eye-catching.

Like a landmark building in this city.

"Why?" Anthony was puzzled: "If this is the case, wouldn't the so-called gatekeeper become a 'manager'?"

"Why are you so repulsive to humans? Or...protection?"

Hazy understood what he meant. It was possible that the gatekeeper was protecting the human world, or refusing to allow humans to 'come ashore'.

"Our explorations in the past few years have given us a certain understanding of the world here. What do you think...is it different from the human world?" Hao asked.

"Resources, treasures, magical life forms, weird and powerful power..."

"Life forms...Although the species here are very dangerous, it is undeniable that from the perspective of life, they exist in a variety of ways. Moreover, most of the life forms here are fundamentally different from humans...that is, There is no mature soul. To put it simply, no matter whether they are large species or small species, including microorganisms, they do not have the mature thinking and mind of humans. Similarly, they do not have the seven emotions and six desires, especially greed... Human greed is Unsatisfactory. This talent alone exceeds [-]% of the creatures we have encountered so far... Human beings are like monsters that can never have enough to eat. Once humans gain a foothold in the Dark Continent, what will happen to this side? The impact and damage caused to the world is immeasurable, and countless food chains and ecological environments have been destroyed..."

Human nature can give rise to too many causes and effects.

It is also an add-on to civilization...war, power, control, conspiracy, etc. These things are completely incompatible with the natural predatory nature of the Dark Continent.

"Human beings are a species with extremely weak life energy, but extremely dangerous potential."

"Naturally, there must be advanced life forms on the Dark Continent that are as intelligent as humans...or even more transcendent species, but even so, they still feel afraid of humans."

"We are both neighbors. If you want to visit but they don't let you in, there are only two reasons... one is that they are afraid of you and hate you. The other is that there is a vicious dog in the yard and there is an uncontrollable danger. I want to protect you. ."

"My experiences along the way make me more inclined to the first option. If humans set foot on this land and begin to conquer...then it will be devastating to the Dark Continent, or to some of the lives that dominate the Dark Continent. .”

"Of course, humans today do not have this power."

He held out a finger and started talking.

This is just his understanding and guess.

"If that's the case... Even if we escape to the center of the lake, we won't be able to survive until now. Why not eliminate us?"

Men Qi issued a soul question.

"Why don't your neighbors kill you?"

Now that the matter has come to this, Hao no longer hides his thoughts from the three of them.

"Because of the law, killing will result in death... The Dark Continent naturally has no laws, but it must have some kind of order, and this order is beneficial to humans. For example, a certain creature that dominates the Dark Continent likes humans very much... even, It’s just human beings. Or it’s being restrained by some factor.”

"From a realistic point of view, the energy of the island in the lake is too poor. Many things in the Dark Continent do not receive the 'energy requirements' they deserve after entering the human world... This reason alone is enough to make most people Living things are unwilling to go, just like you have lived a life of fine clothing and fine food, but are you willing to be a beggar?"

"The way organisms inhabit is mainly based on the environment, which is decisive."

Hao said: "This is the homeland of humans and monsters. We once belonged here... Higashikata has been able to wander on this continent for hundreds of years. His existence and mine can prove that in a certain era in the past, humans were completely Those who have the ability to survive on this continent can control this seemingly huge amount of life energy and have a unique power system. Our ability to control thoughts is one of the manifestations."

"As for why they fled and why they migrated... maybe it was a war, maybe it was a disaster."

"This is just a guess on my part, it may not be accurate... You just need to understand now that humans... are actually very scary."

Hao gave the three of them a rare smile. He rarely smiled since the deaths of Fante and Rita.

"Perhaps...this entire Dark Continent and the diversity of all life forms were created by the human ancestors back then."

"The people who migrated to the island in the lake may only be a minority, not all of them on the Dark Continent... There may also be human life in the center of the continent now, forming some kind of new civilization."

"Of course, it is also possible that it is a 'purgatory' created by other species...Whether it is a Garden of Eden or a magic box, we need to open it ourselves...I think it is more like the second one."

"..."

The three of them were speechless.

During the exchange, they came to the center of the city.

I saw a tall stone statue very close to me.

The topic came to an abrupt end.

(End of this chapter)