Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 211: Beyond the Fear of Death

German turned over in his sleeping bag and saw Xiaodi lying next to him.

Xiaodi lay on her side in her sleeping bag, took off one of her broken glasses, and slept soundly, as if the "Night Raid" had not affected her mood at all.

It is actually a good thing that we can still have such high-quality sleep now, and German is also sincerely happy for Xiaodi.

German slowly got up and saw Jin leaning against the wall not far away, also resting with his eyes closed.

Without Germanman's knowledge, the people on guard had already rotated from Xiaodi to Jin, and then from Jin to Biscuit, so Xiaodi and Jin took a rest separately.

Biscuit was originally sitting cross-legged beside the stone gate of the "Second Safe Point", circulating his mental energy throughout his body. After noticing the movement here, he looked over and smiled at German.

She made no sound so as not to wake Jin and Xiaodi.

German didn't want to disturb the peaceful atmosphere, so he just sat cross-legged like Biscuit and started practicing "Chan Jue Lian Fa Zhou Yin Ning Yuan Jian Liu Hard".

The more you persist in this daily practice, the more you will feel its benefits, especially in a fierce battle. When you fight to the end and there are not many tricks left, it is a manifestation of willpower and basic skills.

After a while, Jin and Xiaodi woke up one after another. It was already past noon.

Everyone was feeling extremely hungry, so they took out the "cards" from the silver briefcase and unsealed the food.

After a meal that I don’t know whether it should be considered breakfast, lunch or afternoon tea, Biscuit finished the last piece of dessert - puff, and praised it with great satisfaction.

"It is at times like this that I feel the resources prepared in advance by Menqi, Buhala and Sambika are very important to us. At least they can give us a good rest."

Everyone felt the same way.

Afterwards, they had to break away from their temporary comfort and tranquility and start discussing their next plan.

"I originally estimated that we would be able to reach the 'core area of ​​the ancient labyrinth city' by this afternoon." Jin said with regret, "It is definitely not possible now."

He spread out the crumpled paper map on the floor and pointed to the location of the safe house and the "core area of ​​the ancient maze city".

"Fortunately, we did not leave the area that East Fulisi had explored while getting rid of the "night raid".

"Although there are some detours, there is still a path to reach the 'core area'. If we take this next road, we should enter the 'core area' tonight."

"Tonight?" Biscuit couldn't help but frowned, "Isn't this too risky? In this way, we have to face the threats of the "core area" and the "night raiders" at the same time."

"If we can get into the 'core area', we will be safer," Jin said.

"Don Fulisi once described that once the conditions are triggered, an obvious boundary will appear there, blocking other life forms that want to enter the 'core area'."

"This must include the 'gold and silver ingot parasite species' and the 'night raid species'."

Biscuit thought for a while and nodded: "Then I have no doubts. In this case, it would be better to enter the "core area" as soon as possible."

Jin looked at Germain and Xiaodi: "What do you think?"

"I am just like you," replied Germain.

"Me too." Xiaodi nodded.

So, they reached an agreement on the next itinerary, rested for a while, packed up simply, and left the "East Fulisi Safe House" and set off.

On the way, they once again continued the group rotation tactics of yesterday, that is, two people in a group killed the "gold and silver ingot parasites", while the other group rested, and then switched. When it was the turn of German and Xiaodi's group to rest, Jin and Biscuit went to kill the "gold and silver ingot parasites" that discovered them, and German noticed that Xiaodi had been touching his abdomen.

"What's wrong?" Germain asked curiously, "Didn't you eat enough just now? Do you want to have some snacks now?"

The "Freedom Card" includes snacks other than the main meals, and Menqi and Buhala took into consideration that they might not have the time to sit down and enjoy the food.

In this situation, snacks can also help, at least making people feel full.

"I'm not hungry." Xiaodi shook her head and glanced at German strangely.

"Then why do you keep touching your belly?"

"Oh, this..." Xiaodi touched the area of ​​her abdomen again, "Didn't I lose a piece of this part during the 'night raid' yesterday?"

German still remembers that scene vividly. If it weren't for the "Breath of the Archangel", Xiaodi would have probably died there.

He didn't expect that Xiaodi was actually stroking the place where the wound had healed while recalling the details of that time.

"At that time, I really thought I was dead, so I survived. Until now, I still have a feeling of unreality."

Xiaodi stopped stroking and touching and rubbed her belly instead.

"Germain?"

"Ok?"

"I feel scared...fear of death...I clearly didn't have this feeling before. Have I become weaker?" Xiaodi lowered her head and asked softly.

Germain thought for a moment and replied, "No."

Xiaodi slowly raised her head and looked at him inquiringly.

"Whether it's 'human beings' or anything else, as long as they have emotions, they will fear death," German said.

"Many characters who would rather die than surrender or remain calm in the face of danger are considered to have no fear of death or no such emotion as fear, but I think this is a wrong concept."

"It's not that they are not afraid or fearful, but that they have transcended death in their spiritual will and have achieved sublimation. Once they cross this boundary, their minds will become more resolute."

"Xiao Di, before you were just numb to death, but now you have faced and experienced death. You tremble at it, but you will overcome it. You will become stronger."

Xiaodi pursed her lips and then nodded.

In the following period of time, German and his team continued to advance and did not encounter too many strong obstacles along the way.

They defeated the lone "elite gold and silver ingot parasites" with great ease.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the sky changed again, from dawn, bright, dim, to the current gray and black, and night slowly fell.

The closer they got to the "core area", the more active the "gold and silver ingot parasites" became, and the denser they became. In the end, they were like a huge moving wall, blocking everyone's way.

German and others must force their way through this wave of "barriers" to reach the "core area".

(End of this chapter)