Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 208 "The Difficulty of the Combination of Night Raiders and Parasites"

German took over from Kim at one o'clock in the morning of the next day and crawled into a warm sleeping bag.

He has an excellent physical condition and his current mental state is still able to withstand a day's fatigue and sleepiness.

Such a clear awareness may also be related to Jin's heartfelt words.

German did not agree immediately, but promised to think about it again and again. He did not like to make promises casually. Promises meant responsibility, especially when it came to the future direction of the entire Greed Island.

However, he couldn't keep being bothered by this matter and not sleep. Tomorrow would definitely be another hard and tiring day, and he needed plenty of rest.

So, with his eyes closed and lying flat on his sleeping bag, German practiced the circulation of his mind energy expertly, letting it flow through his body, slowly relaxing his mind and body.

Finally, at a certain point, he fell into a hazy dream.

Blurred, he saw the dark night sky, the disorderly wooden houses and tents, and the ragged people sitting around the campfire.

For some reason, even if no one told him, he knew this was Meteor Street.

Slowly, he felt something and looked down, and saw a black quagmire that had appeared under his feet at some point, with a lot of bubbles coming out.

A skinny hand reached out, grabbed his feet, and pulled him deeper into the mire.

But he was surprisingly calm, so calm that he had no reaction at all, and just let that hand do this...

Germain...

He heard someone calling from afar.

"German!" He was pushed on the shoulder and immediately woke up, subconsciously materializing a meat saw.

In the dim room, a figure blocked Germanman's vision. The man held down Germanman's meat saw with one hand and put the other hand on his lips, making a gesture of silence.

He made room for a little while, and the light from the lamp post and the moon shone through, revealing Jin's face, which was pale, perhaps because of the light.

"There's some movement outside." Jin warned in a low voice.

German first turned his head to look at Biscuit and Xiaodi, and saw that they were sleeping soundly with their heads pressed together, and had not woken up yet.

Then he turned over and sat up, nimbly crawled out of the sleeping bag, and walked to the side of the stone door with Jin, looking outside through the gap.

At this time, the gray-white crescent finally moved to a point where they could see it from this angle.

"Look up." Jin pointed to a cubic stone pillar in the distance. "Don't use the 'circle'. That will probably give you away."

Germann followed the direction of Jin's finger and his eyes flew along the stone pillar to its top.

I saw a huge, strange creature floating there.

It was really floating, with no contact with the top of the stone pillar at all. Instead, it was circling around the stone pillar back and forth like a wild beast sniffing something.

Judging from its appearance alone, it looks like a great white shark, but it is covered with black smoke, which spreads out in wisps around it, like blood spreading in the sea.

As for its big mouth with sharp teeth, it is enough to bite off and swallow the top of the cubic stone pillar.

"This is a 'night-raiding species'," Jin whispered. "It is recorded in the 'New World Chronicle: Eastern Chapter Fragment' that it is a very difficult 'beast' that often appears in the dark and attacks its prey."

In his "New World Journey: The Fragmentary Version of the East Chapter", Dong Fulisi made a simple classification of all the life forms he encountered.

First up are "humans," most of whom live on the six continents.

The second is "beasts", which is actually a general and broad concept. It includes wild beasts, plants, microorganisms, monsters, monster sub-races, etc., that is, living things other than "humans".

Next is "filth", which is a strange product of the "humans" and "beasts" who died and were "resurrected" for some reason.

Finally, there are the "aliens", which are incomprehensible beings that should not exist in this world.

The "night raiders" that Jin mentioned are a branch of wild beasts recorded in the "New World Chronicle: Eastern Chapter Fragment".

"Many wild animals hunt at night, but this species is singled out as a 'nocturnal species'. There must be a reason for this," Jin said cautiously.

"Dong Fulishi's description is 'difficult', so we'd better be careful."

German nodded. At the same time, he looked at the "Night Shark" and his mind quickly associated it with the "Nightmare Leopard" he encountered last time. He found that the two had similarities.

Perhaps, they are all "night raiders".

The two held their breath and observed quietly beside the stone gate, waiting for the next move of the "Night Shark". If they could avoid fighting, that would be best.

However, the "Night Shark" lingered around the stone pillar for a long time and did not leave.

It circled in the air, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, sometimes rising, sometimes diving.

It looked like it had no clue, but Germain and Jin were quite cautious, maintaining a "determined" attitude, and blending in well with the darkness and tranquility of the night.

After a while, the "Night Shark" finally swung its tail and flew in the opposite direction of the stone pillar where Germain and his group were.

German and Jin looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.

This way, they can continue to rest that night.

They all need to recover.

But suddenly, the pricking sensation made them both turn their heads at the same time and look out through the gap in the stone door again.

Then, they stared into the tiny, empty black eyes of the Nightshade. It had come back?!
Could it be that even if Germain and Jin maintained "absoluteness", it could still sense them with its "circle" that far surpassed that of "humans" living in a comfortable environment?
Just as German and Jin were stunned, the "Night Shark" slowly opened its bloody mouth, revealing its jagged, spear-like sharp teeth and dark red, stiff flesh in its mouth.

It roared towards the night sky, towards the entire "Ancient Labyrinth City".

"Roar--"

The roar tore through all the silence, echoed far away, and reverberated back and forth among the cubic stone pillars.

Then, the entire area fell silent again.

"Fuck it—" Jin stood up with gritted teeth, "I understand what Dong Fulishi meant by 'difficult'."

German immediately turned around and ran towards Biscuit and Xiaodi who were lying in the corner.

Biscuit had been awakened. She sat up from her sleeping bag as if she was equipped with a spring, and her long golden hair was tangled into a mess.

She squinted her eyes and saw Germain jumping in front of her. She was startled and asked, "What's going on?"

"Enemy attack." German said simply, "There should be a large wave of enemy attacks."

He shook Xiaodi awake without any hesitation.

Biscuit didn't ask too many questions. He immediately got out of the sleeping bag and simply packed his clothes.

Xiaodi got up in a daze. German grabbed the black-framed glasses next to her and stuffed them into her hands, reminding her, "Wake up, we are going to break out."

"What...what 'breakthrough'?" Xiaodi rubbed his eyes and put on his black-framed glasses again.

At this time, the second roar of "Night Shark" was heard.

"Roar--"

This time, it wasn't just its roar, the air was also mixed with the roars of other "beasts".

This time Xiaodi was fully awake. She quickly climbed out of the sleeping bag and simply packed her clothes like Biscuit.

"We have to leave here immediately." Jin stood by the stone gate, staring at the "Night Shark"'s every move, "It didn't attack us immediately, but planned to call for more help."

"Before the encirclement is formed, there may still be a chance."

Biscuit had tidied himself up and came to King's side with German, looking outside.

Xiaodi uses the "bulgy fish" to swallow lamp posts, sleeping bags and other objects.

Once they are released from the "card state", they can no longer be restored to "cards" unless they return to Greedy Island and are re-sealed.

She stuffed everyone's belongings into the "Bulging Eye Fish" at once, and then swallowed the silver suitcase containing the "cards" last, so that she could take them out more quickly later.

The room lost its light from the lamp and became pitch black, with only some gray light coming in from the gaps in the wall.

"I'm ready." Xiaodi reminded everyone after finishing everything.

"Then let's break out," said German.

The third roar of the "Night Shark" was heard at this time, and this time not only was there the roars of other "beasts" mixed in, but there were also some heavy friction sounds.

The first wave of "beasts" attracted by the "roar of the night shark" appeared between the stone pillars.

Some of them are taller than the stone pillars, some are shorter, and they fill the gaps between the stone pillars.

The appearance of these "parasitized beasts" in such a cluster is enough to make people feel creepy.

"It's just like a monster from hell..." Biscuit looked at it for a while and murmured in a low voice.

"I'll draw the fire later." Jin said, "You guys take this opportunity to leave, don't worry about me, I'll catch up later."

Germann did not hesitate, nor did he waste time saying something like "We must not abandon our companions", but immediately said: "Okay."

Jin nodded, and without even giving Biscuit and Xiaodi time to react, he pushed the stone door open, letting it crash to the ground with a bang.

The twisted black shadows of the giant beasts that were parasitized by the "gold and silver ingots" instantly occupied the front of the gate, completely annihilating the moonlight.

The mountain-like bodies squeezed together, the low, rough breathing and groans, and the almost undisguised murderous intent, all gave everyone an indescribable sense of shock.

German's "pressure" has accumulated to 34 points without him noticing, and he is not paying any attention to this aspect at all.

Jin rushed out first, and he strode towards the group of monsters who were staring at him hungrily.

"Ha... That's good... That's more interesting! What Dong Fu Li Shi can do, I can do too!"

He raised his hands as if praising the moon. At the same time, his mental energy gathered at an extremely terrifying speed, gathering like a whirlwind into a vigorous mental bomb!

This mental bullet emitted an extremely dazzling golden light. It was quite blinding in the darkness and enough to attract the attention of most monsters.

The monsters roared at him, and the sound was like thunder in his ears. They gathered more and more and got closer and closer.

"Come on, come on—"

Jin threw out a huge golden bullet.

(End of this chapter)