Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 284: The Strange Condition of the Ancient Labyrinth

At 12 a.m. on December 10, the lantern transmission to the ancient labyrinth city started smoothly without any surprises.

The team members this time are German, Xiaodi, Buhala and Sambika. Their abilities cover combat, transportation and storage, food, medical care and other aspects.

Most of the A-level members of Greed Island gathered in the lantern transmission hall on the second underground floor of Limeilu Castle and once again watched the team members leave.

Pom, Mereon, Ikarugo and others do not have enough authority, so naturally they don't know what's going on here.

They were all sent to various places on Greedy Island to familiarize themselves with the environment, and they didn't know that most of the core figures on Greedy Island were underground in Limeilu Castle.

German and his four companions then disappeared for a while, and the only explanation given about them was that they were out on a mission.

Professional hunters are used to working in teams to complete tasks, so it is not uncommon for them to disappear for a few months, or even a year or two.

Moreover, the description of "they went out on a mission" is not actually a deception to Pom, Mereon, Ikarugo and others, but at most a concealment.

"Go out", the "outside" here refers to the "Dark Continent" outside the six continents, which is reasonable.

After everyone confirmed once again that all the supplies were ready, they each held the messenger boy's hand.

Sambika was calmer about the cold, dry touch of the messenger imp than Buhala, who had experienced it once before.

She wasn't so scared that she couldn't move, but she was really calm.

This was because the messenger imp's hand felt very similar to the dead bodies she often touched that needed to be dissected, and holding it was like returning to the dissecting table.

Sambika always follows professional habits and wears rubber gloves, so now it looks more like he is doing a dissection.

If we look at it from this perspective, Sambika is actually more experienced than Buhala.

hum-

In the purple light, the transmission began.

The sky was spinning, everything was distorted, and then returned to normal in a flash.

When everyone looked around, they found that they had arrived at the top of a tall tower. There were high platforms extending on all sides and a round dome on top.

The lantern transmission was successful again without any surprises.

Buhara and Sambika both breathed a sigh of relief and began to look around to observe the situation.

There was no one else at the top of the tower, and no one knew where Jin, Biscuit and Menqi had gone.

There is basically no time difference between the ancient labyrinth city and the six continents. Logically speaking, it should be 8 am here as well.

However, the four found that the sky outside was so dark that it seemed as if night was about to fall.

Germain first looked back at the teleportation lantern and confirmed that the cooling time was 40 days.

In other words, he would not be able to return to the Six Continents or go to other locations of ordinary lanterns until at least January 1 next year.

As for special lanterns, they are not subject to this time cooldown, but the frequency with which Germann is infected with "negative traits" and "diseases" will increase.

When German stood up, he saw Xiaodi turning around on the platform extending from the tower and waving to the three of them.

"Come and see, the sea of ​​blood below..."

Everyone gathered together, especially Buhara and Sambika, who were visiting the ancient labyrinth city for the first time. They were very curious about the place.

When they stood beside the small drop and looked at the sea of ​​blood outside the high tower, they saw dark red waves surging in the sea of ​​blood surrounded by layers of reed forests.

Gradually, a huge, scarlet vortex formed, sucking in all the blood, bones and flesh around it and swallowing them into the center of the vortex.

Germain looked up again.

The sky was gray due to rolling dark clouds, which twisted into a tornado, with the end of the tornado pointing to the whirlpool of the sea of ​​blood.

German found that the tornado in the sky and the whirlpool in the sea of ​​blood were exactly the same, one convex and one concave, and they could almost be put together.

This may mean that these changes in heaven and earth are interconnected.

German already had an idea in his mind.

Buhara and Sambika had never seen such a strange and magnificent scene before. They looked at it in amazement for a while, and then looked at German.

Xiaodi was unreliable and they didn't count on her.

Germann can now be considered an expert on the Dark Continent. What is the cause of this scene and what to do next are all up to Germann to judge.

Germann, wearing a new set of black hunter robes, quickly made his decision and put it into action.

He released the circle.

At this moment, before Xiaodi, Buhara and Sambika could even react, the "circle" had already swallowed them up.

Xiaodi was fine, she just relaxed naturally.

Buhara and Sambika both instinctively took defensive stances.

"Circle" not only allows Germann to obtain a lot of information, but also can show a kind of momentum.

Momentum is a rather mysterious concept. It does not completely represent combat power, but there is a certain connection between them.

For example, which one is more powerful: a captive tiger cub or a white goose?
Obviously, the young tiger is more powerful on paper. Even if it is captive and young, it is still a tiger, and its fangs are strong enough to crush the delicate throat of a white goose.

However, when they actually meet, the opposite may happen.

The white goose spread its wings, stretched its neck, showing that it was very powerful, and actively pecked the tiger cub with its beak.

In this way, it overwhelmed the tiger cub in momentum. The tiger cub was at a loss, driven by fear, and fled in panic as the white goose chased it.

Momentum is such a mysterious thing.

However, the "circle" that Germann now emits is much purer than the "circle" of the Ant King and the three guards, and is not evil enough to shock the mind and destroy reason.

He could achieve that by simply releasing his murderous aura, but that was obviously not necessary now.

In the blink of an eye, the "circle" swallowed up the tall tower, the sea of ​​blood and the reed forest, and the cubic stone pillars, until it stopped at a radius of 350 meters.

He did this for two reasons.

The first thing, of course, is to search for the whereabouts of Jin, Biscuit, and Menqi, and confirm the current situation of the ancient maze city.

The second is to show his existence to all the lives in the ancient labyrinth city that can feel the "circle".

When a great white shark appears in an ocean, all the fish on its menu have to consider which direction to swim.

However, as Germann's "circle" expanded and contracted, he noticed something strange and couldn't help but frown.

First, he confirmed the location of Bisiji and Menqi. They were at the bottom of the tower and were not in danger of life.

However, he found no trace of Jin.

Perhaps Jin was outside the range of his "circle", or perhaps Jin used "Absolute" to block detection as much as possible. In short, the reason is unknown.

In addition, Germann noticed that there were no more "Plant Weapon Parasites" within the range of his "circle".

Perhaps, there are no "Plant Weapon Parasites" wandering around in the entire ancient labyrinth city.

Instead, from the depths of the whirlpool of blood, a powerful pulsation came, making the thumping sound of life.

Something is awakening.

Buhala and Sambika let down their guard at this time and looked at German.

Germain thought for a moment, then turned to the others.

"Bisiji and Menqi are at the bottom of the tower. Let's go down and find them and reunite with them."

Knowing the whereabouts of their companions, Xiaodi, Buhala and Sambika were very happy and nodded together.

Everyone walked down the spiral stone staircase.

Because the stone stairs were hollow, they soon saw the bottom of the tower and noticed a figure flash by there.

Buhala's round body stood behind the crowd, but because he was tall, he was the first to see the figure and he shouted in surprise.

"Bisqui! Menqi!"

His voice echoed inside the tower, and I'm sure the people at the bottom of the tower must have heard it.

After a while, two little heads popped out from the bottom of the tower that was hidden by the stone stairs. They were Bisiji and Menqi.

Then, Bisquina's slightly hoarse voice came.

"Buhala... German! Xiaodi! Sambika! You are here!"

Then, the two little heads disappeared, followed by the sound of thudding footsteps, and Bisiji and Menqi ran up.

Everyone met in the middle of the tower, all smiling with joy.

The smiles of Bisiji and Menqi were obviously more surprised.

Although Germain said that they would return to the ancient labyrinth city before the end of the year, he did not specify the date.

Jin, Biscuit and Menqi have spent almost two months in the tower since they parted with German and Xiaodi on October 10.

These two months were not boring, but as time went by, the side staying in the ancient maze city always had greater psychological pressure.

They have sufficient supplies and should have no problem lasting until February or March next year.

However, they always can't help but worry in their hearts.

What if Germain and Xiaodi never come back for some reason?
It's not impossible.

What the world lacks most is accidents, and once an accident happens, the people on the Dark Continent will be in a very troublesome situation.

They will wait without knowing it until they are completely desperate.

They might even never know what accident prevented German and others from coming to reinforce.

At times like this, Biscuit's "magic beautician Miss Cookie", Menqi's gourmet cooking and their firm will as old hunters all play an indelible role.

If it weren't for these, for ordinary Nen users, or even ordinary people, these two months would be enough for them to torture themselves and choose to make a desperate attempt to break out of the ancient maze city.

However, after breaking out, an even more terrifying situation will be waiting for them.

Fortunately, they finally got the support from German and others, and German did not let them down.

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