Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 157 "V5's Secret Exploration of the Five Great Hopes"

It was a bit hot and stuffy in the oak forest in the afternoon. A group of elk nearby came to the lake to drink water. From time to time, they raised their heads and looked around, and their little ears twitched a few times.

The conversation between Germain and Xiyou continues.

"German, how much do you know about President Netero?" Xiyou put his hands on his hips and carefully observed German's expression. "Do you know that he has a son named Bi Yangde?"

German's expression remained almost unchanged, and the musket in his hand dropped.

Xiyou’s words were a good start. At least he pointed out “Bi Yangde” and did not mean to take a detour.

"It seems you know." Xiyou nodded, "That's normal. Although President Netero's information is top secret, he was more famous than Yang De more than 50 years ago."

"Bi Yangde left many legends behind, and newspapers have reported on him several times. From then until now, he has been regarded as one of the top hunters in the Six Continents."

"Since you know Bi Yangde, then you probably also know about the 'Dark Continent' related to him, right?"

German neither denied nor confirmed.

Seeing that he could not get any information from you, Xiyou shook his head and tried to be sincere: "I will assume that you know about the Dark Continent, so that I can save a lot of time explaining."

"In short, more than three hundred years ago, there was a madman named Dong Fulisi who wrote a book called "New World Journey", also known as "New Continent Journey", which described in detail what he saw and heard in the "Dark Continent". "

Such an opening has a sense of the crazy Arab poet Abdullah Alhassad writing his famous book "The Book of the Dead" on parchment.

Journey to the West continues.

"By the way, Dong Fulishi is the ancestor of the "pig" Jin Fulishi."

"Whether it's the 'new world' or the 'new continent', it all refers to the 'dark continent'."

"It mentioned many strange and indistinguishable terrains and creatures, which for a while were considered the imagination of a madman, so it was placed on the science fiction, magic, and fantasy bookshelf and was not taken seriously."

"However, V5, who had truly studied ancient history, soon realized that the authenticity of the book's contents far exceeded his imagination, and he quickly recalled most of the 'New World Chronicles' on the market."

"Their ancient history researchers soon found the five most coveted hopes in the book, each of which was enough to bring about a huge change in the world."

"Before that, V5 had sent out countless expeditions to explore the Dark Continent aimlessly. All of them were destroyed there, and no member returned."

"So, V5 signed a treaty that prohibited them from going to the Dark Continent publicly. However, the appearance of the New World Chronicle rekindled their hope."

"The five great powers sent different teams to conduct secret attempts on the 'Five Great Hopes'."

"Thanks to the existence of the New World Chronicle, the journey was smooth at the beginning, and the casualties were not heavy, until they arrived at the location of the Five Great Hopes."

“Where there is hope, there is disaster.”

"A UN investigation team of more than 1000 people from Bergrose entered the mountains to search for the "No Man Stone" and then encountered the "Human-Educating Beast Papu". In the end, only 7 people survived."

"A small group of special forces from the Saheltah United States entered the ancient labyrinth city in search of the "herb that cures all diseases", and then encountered the "plant weapon gold and silver ingots". In the end, only two people survived."

"The expedition team of the Ochima Federation tried to find the "longevity food Nitolomi" in the swamp, but unfortunately encountered the "Double-tailed Snake Hell Bell". As a result, 11 people survived."

"The Mingbo Republic cooperated with the Hunter Association to explore the Three Sources Water, and then came into contact with the mist-like creatures. Only three people returned."

"President Netero also explored the Dark Continent with his companions, but because they acted privately, they did not leave any written records. However, this was enough for him to understand the horror of the Dark Continent."

"He believes that the disastrous failures of the first four operations against the 'Five Great Hopes' have proven that humans are not strong enough to challenge the 'Dark Continent', and that each failure will bring back a 'disaster' that is enough to destroy the world."

"President Netero used his own experience to warn future generations not to set foot in the Dark Continent lightly."

"But this had the opposite effect. Instead, his son Bi Yangde became interested in the Dark Continent, and many people in the Hunter Association were also eager to make a move."

"So, more than 50 years ago, Bi Yangde gathered these ambitious hunters and, with the help of the Kukanyou Kingdom, went to look for the "Alchemical Plant Merion." "

"This is also the last recorded "Dark Continent Expedition" in history."

"The Biyangde expedition team actually obtained the "Alchemical Plant Merion", but they were infected with the "Immortal Disease Zorbaai" on their way back."

"In the end, only six people returned from the Biyangde expedition, one of whom was a hollow shell infected with the "Zorbaai Disease of Immortality", and the "Alchemical Plant Melion" also withered halfway through..."

“All human endeavors can be called complete failures.”

"As of now, the only survivors who are still alive according to public records are President Netero, Bi Yangde and others. If private records are included, there will be no more than 10 people at most."

"With so many casualties, President Netero urged V5 to give up sending teams to the Dark Continent and made exploring the Dark Continent a taboo for the Hunter Association."

"But this is undoubtedly a cowardly act. If humans do not truly set foot on the "Dark Continent", they will never find a way to solve the "Five Great Disasters" and regain the "Five Great Hopes." "About a dozen years ago, Bi Yangde adhered to this idea and began to gather resources and talents to prepare for the second trip to the "Dark Continent". I joined them during this period."

Xiyou stopped here, raised his hands, and adjusted the slightly crooked golden hoop on his forehead, which made him quite uncomfortable.

Although what he said was confidential, there were many people in the entire "Six Continents" who knew about it, and it basically did not affect the formation of Bi Yangde's team.

The most important thing is that he picked out "Rat" Pariston quite naturally, which was his real back-up plan.

Even if German really turned around and told President Netero or V5 about it, Pariston would be able to detect it and react immediately.

However, Xiyou never dreamed that German not only knew all this, but also knew his undercover identity in the "Twelve Branches of the Hunter Association" and also knew Pariston's inclinations.

"So?" Germann made the musket disappear, his hands in his suit pockets, "You want to invite me to join your secret team?"

Xiyou nodded and said, "You don't need to hide it anymore. We already know your secret. You have been to the Dark Continent at least once, right?"

The breeze blew gently, ruffling Germain's messy black hair, but his eyes remained deep and fixed, unmoving.

Can you keep calm like this?

Xiyou gritted his teeth, calmly spoke, and continued to tell everything.

"Strictly speaking, the Six Continents and the Dark Continent are not two separate pieces. They are connected by the ocean."

"Therefore, from time to time, creatures from the Dark Continent drift to the Six Continents. This is not uncommon. V5 and the Dark World have to secretly deal with these "invading alien species" every month."

Germain blinked and suddenly asked, "For example... "Chimera Ant"? "

Xiyou paused, looked up and stared at German for a while.

Then he said: "For example, the Chimera Ant, also known as the Chimera Ant, has appeared in the Six Continents more than once."

"There are many records about them in history, so humans are quite clear about their habits of "feeding and mating", the composition of the queen ant and the ant army, and the birth of the ant king and guards."

"In short, it's not uncommon for the corpses of the "monsters" from the "Dark Continent" to circulate in the dark world."

"However, in the past six months, the number of strange "monster" corpses in circulation has increased, and a small half of them match the "monsters" recorded in the "New World Chronicles."

"This is not the number that can be obtained by dealing with invasive alien species. It is likely that someone has been to the Dark Continent once. Although this idea is incredible, we did not let it go. "

"After we discovered this, we started investigating. As long as there is a transaction, no matter how hidden it is, there will be records. In short, in mid-March, two names gradually surfaced."

"Biscuit and Didi."

"We concluded that they were not the leaders, so we continued our investigation and tried to follow them, but they eventually got rid of us."

"But it is definitely true that they have a large number of "monster" corpses from the "Dark Continent" in their hands."

"The funny thing is, most of the buyers just think of them as rare "monsters" in the "Six Continents". Only we know their true value, so we started to recycle these corpses."

"After another period of investigation, you became a "One Star Hunter" in mid-April and came into our sight. We then discovered your many connections with Biscuit and Xiaodi."

"After you committed the "Promised Ruby Case" and declared yourself a member of the "Phantom Troupe", someone saw you and Biscuit hanging out in a nearby town."

"One of the assassins sent by the dark world to kill you searched for information about Bisiji on the dark web before being killed by you, which further proves this point."

"After that, you took part in the "Professional Hunter Examination" under the name of Bisiji, and were personally received by her disciple Yun Gu... When did Bisiji show such favor to someone?"

"Xiao Di and you are both from Meteor Street, and both appeared near Youkexin City during the "Youkexin Hunting of Yin Beasts Incident."

"All the clues are intertwined. Although there is no definite, crucial evidence, you have become our main suspect."

"However, after the hijacking incident, you, Biscuit, and Xiaodi disappeared for two months. We can only turn to your companion at the time, Kurapika."

"Through analysis of his clothing, we determined that he had a close relationship with the Kuruta tribe, so we released the information about the five pairs of "Fire Red Eyes" and waited to see what would happen."

"It wasn't until last night that you finally showed up."

"German." Xiyou smiled at him, "Cooperate with us, and then tell us how you bypassed V5 and successfully traveled back and forth to the Dark Continent."

"If I'm not mistaken, your goals should be the same as ours, and we can definitely benefit from each other."

(End of this chapter)