Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 229 "The Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle is Still Reborn"

For a quarter of an hour, in the cool night breeze, German briefly recounted what had happened on Greed Island since his return on September 9.

According to the various points in time that are strung on the timeline like Buddhist beads, the conflict in the conference hall, the secret negotiations with President Netero, and the arrival of Grandma Lin Nie unfold like a scroll.

"That's good." Jin's tattered hat was lost when he entered the "Ancient Labyrinth" before, and his black hair was greasy because he hadn't taken care of it for many days. "It's a good thing that Granny Lin Nie is on our side."

"Although she is old, even if she is only stationed on Greed Island, she can still stabilize the morale of the troops. At least we don't need to worry about the rear for the time being."

He actually has plenty of water to wash his hair, for example, using the "Designated Card: Spring Water Pot", which can spew out 1440 liters of water.

The reason he didn't wash his hair was because he was simply too lazy to take a shower.

The smell on Jin's body caused Bisiji and Menqi to complain. They pulled Xiaodi to sit in the corner at the top of the maze tower, feeling quite disgusted.

In that corner, they were able to hear clearly what the two men were saying and join in the conversation when necessary.

"German." Jin stroked his chin. Of course, he didn't shave his stubble, which was gradually growing into a short beard. "Grandma Lin Nie deliberately revealed President Netero's recent situation to us, right?"

"Does she want us to do something?"

First negotiate with Bi Yangde, then negotiate with Bisiji. Most of the members of the "Twelve Zodiacs" were not in the Hunter Association to begin with, and now the last few have been sent away.

It was obvious that something was about to happen, and it was something that President Netero himself tacitly approved.

German sat with his back against the wall, one leg bent and the other straight. The dim light only illuminated half of his face, making his expression look uncertain.

"No matter what Grandma Linnie's purpose is, I will respect the wishes of President Netero himself. If he wants someone to disturb his 'fun', he will speak up."

"As long as he opens his mouth, let alone the 'Twelve Zodiacs', more than half of the members of the Hunter Association will willingly put aside their current tasks and help him. This is the prestige of Isaac Netero."

"In other words, as long as he doesn't want to, we can just interfere and ruin his good deeds and his mood. He won't thank us."

Jin pursed his lips and nodded, placing his hands on the back of his head, "You're right. If that's the 'burnout method' that President Netero chooses, I will respect him."

"That old man..." Short-haired Biscuit sat on the blanket, hugged his knees with his hands, pouted his lips, and looked a little melancholy.

"He always tells us not to go to the Dark Continent without permission, but he is actually the first to do so."

"He also told us to always stay focused and rational as hunters and not to overdo it, but in fact he always likes to deliberately put himself in danger and challenge his own limits."

"There's really nothing we can do about him..." Biscuit finally sighed.

Perhaps all those who seek to defeat the enemy alone have this problem.

During the Chimera Ant Invasion in the original timeline, the master and apprentice didn't even see each other for the last time, even though Biscuit was nearby at that time, helping Gon and Killua improve their strength.

In the subsequent decapitation operation against the Ant King Meruem, Biscuit did not participate.

On the one hand, this was Bisiji's personal wish, and she had no reason to intervene in the decapitation operation. On the other hand, she also understood President Netero's thoughts.

At that time, President Netero did not call her, but chose Mo Laowu and Nob, just because he did not want her to be involved.

From the moment the decapitation plan was established, all President Netero needed was a chance to have a one-on-one fight with the Ant King Meruem and lead him to a specific location.

No matter what the method, the Ant King Meruem is doomed to die.

Adding a few more members to the plan would only increase casualties.

In fact, looking back at that decapitation operation, only President Netero was killed, and everyone else survived. This is an incredible miracle.

In such a terrible and dangerous situation, the other team members almost died at the hands of the three guards, and one of them even experienced "rebirth".

After these words, the top of the ruined tower fell into silence.

Sensing that the atmosphere was not good, Biscuit decided to change the subject: "Jin, you are not just sleeping in the tower these days, are you?"

"How is that possible..." Jin curled his lips, "I have visited areas that Dong Fulishi has not been to, and I have even drawn them."

He pulled his waist hard and sat up straight: "I have decided before... I will complete the missing parts of "New World Chronicle: Eastern Chapter Fragment"."

"Of course, I will not be satisfied with just supplementing and continuing Dong Fulishi's works. One day, I will write a better "Guide to the Dark Continent" than his."

"Or "Encyclopedia of the Dark Continent." " Biscuit smiled, as if the melancholy girl in her fifties before was not her.

"Great writer..." Men Qi was originally observing this unfamiliar tower, but now he couldn't help but complain, "A great writer shouldn't have such an oily head. The oil squeezed from your hair can be used to cook."

"Menqi!" Biscuit pushed the shoulder of the young woman with five hair buns next to him, "Don't say such disgusting things!"

"Isn't this Jin's fault? Okay, okay, it's my fault, my fault." Menqi was defeated by Bisiji's wide eyes. Jin touched his hair and twisted it with his fingers. It was indeed a bit greasy, so he said in self-abandonment: "I know, I know, I will take a shower when I get up tomorrow morning."

"Shouldn't we take a shower now?" Biscuit asked in surprise.

Jin scratched his ears and said, "How can I wash now? If I wash now, it will still be greasy when I wake up tomorrow morning. Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"

"Men... especially men with children..." Biscuit narrowed his eyes, "Tsk tsk tsk tsk..."

"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Men Qi and Xiao Di also made the same contemptuous sound.

As they chatted, they began to feel sleepy, so no one forced Jin to take a shower tonight. The five of them said good night to each other, crawled into their sleeping bags, and fell asleep.

Germain's dreams from early morning to dawn were still not peaceful.

This time he did not dream of anything horrible or twisted, but the eleven lanterns connected together appeared over and over again.

He was never able to completely get rid of the pursuit of the lanterns in his dreams. They circled around him annoyingly, like flies that could not be shaken off.

However, this time was better than the last time, as Germain could at least wake up by himself in the morning.

Everyone got up one after another. Men Qi unlocked many ingredients from the cards that Xiaodi brought with "Bulging-Eyed Fish" and made a delicious breakfast for everyone.

Finally, I don’t have to eat pre-prepared meals anymore. Although pre-prepared meals are convenient, some aspects such as fresh ingredients, special flavors, and wok flavors are difficult to replicate.

Men Qi is also a "food hunter", and the meals she cooks are definitely satisfying.

"It's a pity that it's still not as good as Granny Lin Nie's." Bisji sighed, "Granny Lin Nie's food is something I love and hate at the same time. I can't help but want to have another bite."

"You're worse than Granny Lin Nie. I'm so sorry." Men Qi rolled her eyes. "Go back and ask Granny Lin Nie to cook more food for you. I'll see if you don't eat like a fat woman."

"No -" Biscuit said with a smile, she was like a scumbag, "Menqi, you are already very good."

"Tsk." Men Qi laughed.

Afterwards, Biscuit, Xiaodi and Menqi wanted to take a bath at the top of the tower, so they drove Germain and Jin away and asked them to go to the bottom of the tower.

Germain and Kim also took a bath at the bottom of the tower.

The two men, neatly dressed and clean, leaned against the gate of the tower, looking at the sea of ​​blood not far away.

"You said last night that 'the Ancient Labyrinth has lost its previous aggressiveness during this period.' What did you mean by that?" German asked.

The "last night" he mentioned was actually early this morning.

Jin raised his arm and pointed forward: "Look for yourself."

Germann's "circle" sensed several huge and sturdy creatures walking towards the sea of ​​blood. They were the ones with the golden fingers.

Some of those creatures looked like giant praying mantises, some looked like twisted braids, and some looked like skinned beasts. The only connection between them was that they all had parasitic spheres on their bodies.

They ignored German and Jin in the high tower. In the previous fight, this distance would have been enough for them to detect the two.

The tower is still the undisputed safe house.

The "Parasitic Plant Weapon" silently waded into the sea of ​​blood, slowly immersing its entire body in it, and then dissolved like ice and snow mixing into water.

"As long as they are outside the Tower, they are still aggressive towards me, and even more aggressive. However, as you can see, they are busy going to die, and their numbers are getting smaller and smaller."

"Perhaps this is why there are only C of them... However, they are probably doing this to allow the "Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle" to be reborn."

"Once the giant beast is reborn, the number of 'parasitic plant weapons' will begin to increase again. Once it reaches a certain limit, the reproduction capacity of B-2 and even A will stop."

"Isn't there a rumor in the Six Continents? When the Black Death was rampant, the bird-beak doctor rose to prominence and claimed that 'bloodletting can cure all diseases', so he used bloodletting to cure the Black Death."

"I think the source of this bizarre bloodletting therapy is the 'ancient labyrinth'."

"This kind of ecology gave birth to the 'Bloodthirsty Apostle of Pain', the 'Parasitic Plant Weapon' and the 'Herb that Cure All Diseases'."

"Faced with the Black Death, Doctor Bird-beak looked through ancient books and found records about the "ancient maze" in some ancient history."

"So, they introduced bloodletting treatment without knowing much about it."

"Human history is so twisted. Isn't it, Germain?"

(End of this chapter)