Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 278 The World is Like a Box

The Hunter Association's airship arrived above the palace at around 4 a.m. and slowly landed in an open area.

The personnel arranged by Qiduo got off the airship and quickly came to President Netero to ask for the latest instructions.

Netero first asked them to settle Bizefu and the woman who regained her freedom, and then asked them to collect the Chimera Ant eggs and Chimera Ant corpses.

Among them, the Chimera Ant corpses of course include those of the Ant King and three guards, but they are not very complete, so it would be quite troublesome to collect them.

After rescue, Xiu Tuo is no longer in danger of death, but is still in a coma. He has now been transferred to the ward on the airship.

Everyone then boarded the airship and rested in their assigned rooms.

Up to this point, the Chimera Ants had not made a final decision on the three futures proposed by Netero and Germain.

This may very well be a choice that determines the rest of their lives, so it must be made with caution.

They were so troubled that they tossed and turned in bed, but finally exhaustion made them fall asleep.

A few hours later at noon, the airship that Germain, Netero and others were on took off and left.

The relief personnel still remain in the Republic of East Gothia, moving between the royal palace, the capital, and major cities, performing their duties.

The airship flew towards the Hunter Association headquarters and was now slowly advancing in the air.

The celebration party for the Chimera Ant campaign will be held at the Hunter Association headquarters.

German originally didn't want to attend and just wanted to return to Greed Island as soon as possible, but Mo Laowu and Nakulu forced him to go.

He is a very goal-oriented person. Now that the main purpose of this trip has been achieved, he is not interested in anything else.

However, Mo Laowu, Na Kulu and others tried their best to persuade him to participate.

The greatest contributor is not here, and only these people are here. Wouldn't the celebration banquet become a joke?

Besides, Netero had something to say to him, so he kept him.

That night, Xiu Tuo woke up from his coma, which made everyone happy and delighted.

The first thing he did after waking up was to inquire about the outcome of the decisive battle against the Chimera Ants.

However, he could guess from the dancing of Nakulu, Merewon, and Ikarugo that the expedition team had won.

But what will the cost be?

Xiutuo didn't dare to think about it, it must have been very tragic. He only hated that he was not strong enough and fell down halfway, so he couldn't help much.

However, what everyone told him about the follow-up situation surprised him.

Neferpitou was killed by Germain?
Yupi was killed by Germain?
Was Owl Yapf killed by German?
Meruem was also killed by Germain?

Although Pom was transformed into a Chimera Ant, was his human consciousness restored?
In this decisive battle, no members of the Chimera Ant Subjugation Team were killed?

This... this is not just a simple victory, this is a complete victory.

They fought against monsters like the Chimera Ants and actually won a great victory?

For a moment, Xiu Tuo thought that he might have heard it wrongly or was still in a coma. It was not until Netero, Mo Laowu and Nob confirmed it one after another that he confirmed the fact.

They couldn't possibly team up to play this joke, could they?
Then he looked at German, who had made this miraculous night possible.

Xiutuo stammered for a while, but didn't know what to say.

When he thought of his despair in the face of Yupi and his reluctance to accept Yupi's contempt, he could not help but shed tears.

Those were tears of joy.

"Germain... I... I don't know what to say... I..."

The doctor spoke up both out of duty and to smooth things over for Xiu Tuo.

"Okay, everyone, get out. Visiting hours are over. Let Xiu Tuo have a good rest from now on."

The doctor asked everyone to leave the ward to give Xiutuo a quiet environment to recuperate.

Even though Xiutuo is a Nen user, his physical fitness is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

But after all, his injuries were caused by a monster like Youpi, so it would be better for him to rest for a while.

Everyone understood what he meant, and said goodbye to Xiutuo one after another and walked out of the ward one by one.

Late at night, Netero took the initiative to call Germain and came to the deck of the airship.

There was no one around, it was quiet here, and completely swallowed up by the darkness.

Netero had already changed into his usual robes by now, his wide sleeves fluttering in the night breeze.

German also changed into simple clothes, finally he didn't have to be shirtless anymore.

Netero walked to the edge of the deck in his wooden clogs, with the rolling clouds above his head as if he could touch them with his hand.

"German, do you know why I kept you here?"

Germann's guess was almost right.

"It should be about the Dark Continent, right? You have mentioned everything except this one."

Netero smiled and nodded, stroking his beard.

"On the day when the professional hunter exam ended this year, we were also on the airship. At that time, I had a hunch that something was wrong with you."

"After that, I started investigating you, Bisiji and Yun Gu, and slowly got a lot of clues. Putting them together, I came to a surprising conclusion."

“Because of this conclusion, I am in a dilemma.”

"Exploring the Dark Continent is not allowed. This is the rule I set in the Hunter Association. As the president, I should deal with you." "But you can actually travel back and forth to the Dark Continent at will. This unbelievable thing makes me hesitate again."

“Could this be a chance for humanity to gain hope?”

"Then, my son Bi Yangde also noticed your presence. I knew he couldn't subdue you and would force you, so I gave Jin some clues."

"However, I have facilitated the gathering of a group of daring people like you, and Jin is the final piece of your puzzle."

"I can't really tell whether I did it unintentionally or was expecting something."

"What I didn't expect was that Biscuit came to me at the end of September with the 'Healing Herb' to claim credit for it."

Netero turned his back to Germain and looked up at the starry sky.

"You actually accomplished this, something that only Dong Fu Li Shi could do."

"Of course, your team is strong and experienced, that's one reason, and secondly, your ability is also a big factor."

"Biscuit described your teleportation ability to me. It's incredible... The "Teleportation Lantern" greatly reduces the difficulty of obtaining "Hope."

"But, very quickly, I realized that although you have to pay a certain price to use the ability of the "Teleportation Lantern", it is obviously not enough."

"Then either you have already paid a huge price, or something has paid it for you."

Germain could tell that Netero seemed to have had his own guesses about this aspect. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why he did not challenge the Dark Continent again.

Netero didn't keep anyone in suspense.

"The Dark Continent is a vast and boundless continent. No one knows what lies deep within it. The only thing we know is that it does not belong to us."

"Humans were once part of the Dark Continent, but were eventually forced to migrate to the six continents in the center of Lake Mobius, which is how they were able to thrive."

"But compared to the Dark Continent, the Six Continents are really too small. So small."

"That is to say, the vast majority of the world's continents are not areas that humans can set foot on."

"But that's not all the limitations humans face."

"You should have noticed that Lake Mobius, or the ocean in our eyes, does not belong to humans for the most part."

"Beyond the six continents, after sailing for several months, you will encounter a clear dividing line. Beyond the dividing line is the dark sea."

"The ocean beyond that belongs to the Dark Continent, and it is also an area that cannot be navigated by humans."

“This is still not the end.”

Netero turned around, stared at Germain, raised his hand and pointed at the starry sky.

"Most of the space in the sky is not within our reach to fly."

Germain pursed his lips, thinking about something.

Netero lowered his hand and pointed at the airship they were standing on.

"The vast majority of human aerial transportation is by airships. Even dropping bombs is done by airships."

"But we already have the technology to develop airship-like vehicles that can fly faster, higher and farther."

"We even had a design called 'Satellite'."

"However, we didn't put all of them into practice because others had already done so and it turned out that there was no point in developing them."

"It will be shot down and crushed without mercy."

Germain frowned.

"What struck it down and shattered it?"

Netero shook his head.

"I don't know... It's precisely because we don't know what it is that we find it terrifying. In the end, humans gave up on all forms of air transportation other than airships, and also gave up on satellites."

"Like the dragon-bird monsters of the Zoldyck family, they dare not fly too high, too far, or too fast. They always fall from the clouds very quickly."

"Did you notice that, Germain?"

"The whole world is like a box, trapping the six continents and humans inside. There are walls on all four sides, walls that cannot be crossed or desecrated."

"If you cross the deep sea, you may be eaten by fish. If you go to the dark continent, you may be infected with disasters."

"You will go to the sky, or even higher, and you will be shattered like a martyr, and completely disappear."

"So, Germain, what gives you the power to travel back and forth to the Dark Continent, and what does it want you to do?"

"Knowing all this, do you still want to continue?"

Germain was silent for a long time.

"I want to continue."

"why?"

"A gut feeling."

Netero laughed in silence.

"Intuition? Can you guarantee that this intuition belongs to you?"

Germain gazed at the stars, and the stars gazed back at him.

"I don't know... But my intuition tells me that I must continue, otherwise it will be too late."

　The previous article modified the description of "Meruem's Circle", "Warcraft and Warcraft Demi-humans", and "Holy Moonlight Sword", which may have omitted some comments. Sorry.
　　
　
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