Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 362: Thunder Ring and Nobody Stone
After the riot, nearly half of the underground caves deep in the steep mountains collapsed.

Large chunks of heavy boulders were piled together, and the gaps between them were almost filled with gravel.

With the death of the "Joyful Rift", all the blue nerves throughout the underground caves lost their activity and also their light.

As a result, the cave became dark.

Only the makeshift bonfire and the torches in everyone's hands were still emitting dim light.

Jin, Mo Laowu and Xiaodi each held a torch and moved carefully through the dark shadows of the cave.

They didn't want to move too much and cause a second cave collapse, nor did they want to move too quickly and miss what they were looking for.

The three are looking for the "No Man's Stone".

In fact, the "No Man's Rock" is quite easy to find.

Most of them are spawned by the "Thieving Tongue" in small lakes.

When they find a nearby water stain, the "No Man's Rock" will generally be nearby.

Of course, this is not absolute.

After all, the recent battle and the collapse of the underground cave have made this place a mess.

Mo Laowu's "Smoke Rabbit" worked wonders in such a narrow and dim terrain.

Their bodies are flexible and can easily squeeze into small holes, and they come in large numbers.

Therefore, it was obvious that Mo Laowu was the one who found the most "unmanned stones" among the three.

After they find the "No Man's Stone", they will all give them to Xiaodi, who will then use the "Bulging Eye Fish" to swallow the "No Man's Stone" one by one.

Germann sat cross-legged next to the campfire, receiving treatment from "Miss Cookie's Peach Breath".

Because of "restrictions and oaths", the "stress relief treatment" at this time cannot directly remove the "Dark Crown" on Germain's head.

German still had to wait an hour, but the "Pink Breath" would at least make him feel much better.

Biscuit, who had regained her petite girlish figure, stood aside with her hands on her hips, muttering to herself.

All she talked about was this trip to the "steep mountains".

It can also be seen that she is now much more relaxed, otherwise she would definitely not be in the mood to talk about these things.

"Luckily you are here, otherwise how would we deal with these two 'Champion-level Demons'..."

"No, no, no, I should say that without you, this journey would not have existed from the beginning..."

"'No Man's Stone'... if we develop and utilize it properly, it will be one of the most important mineral resources in the future of the human world."

"German, we have accomplished another great thing!"

The excitement of defeating the "Joyful Rift" and the "Thieving Tongue", the anticipation of collecting the "No Man's Stone", and the joy of leaving the "Steep Mountains" all burst out at this moment.

The joy in Jin, Mo Laowu and Xiaodi's hearts was no less than that of Biscuit at this moment.

While answering Biscuit's various questions, German rubbed the sapphire ring on the index finger of his left hand.

This is one of the "gifts" obtained by defeating the "Joyful Rift" - the "Thunder Ring".

Another "gift" is naturally the "teleportation lantern".

"Thunder Ring": Can convert "mind energy" into lightning and release it.

This is obviously an instrument that can be used in conjunction with the "Thunder Hammer".

The "Thunder Ring" releases lightning, while the "Thunder Hammer" can guide and amplify lightning.

In fact, if used properly, the "Thunder Ring" can be used in conjunction with any of German's materialized weapons.

However, how to develop and utilize it in the future is a matter for the future.

About half an hour later, Jin, Mo Laowu and Xiaodi returned to the campfire with torches held high.

"What about the "No Man Stone"?" Biscuit asked curiously, "How many have you collected?"

"Here are mine." Xiaodi placed the last "No Man Stone" on Biscuit's palm. She had left it there on purpose. "There are 117 of them."

Biscuit specifically told Xiaodi about counting before going to collect the "No Man Stones".

Otherwise, with Xiaodi's personality, she probably wouldn't even bother counting and would just let the "bulgy fish" swallow them.

"We searched carefully several times." Xiaodi added, "These are all we could find. Maybe some of them were broken into pieces or buried underground."

She said this, but she didn't seem to care. She just squatted beside Germain like a child, and her voice was so calm that it was hard to imagine that she and Germain had a special relationship.

"Are you feeling better?"

"Much better." Germann did not try to be brave. Immersed in the "Pink Breath", he indeed felt relaxed physically and mentally.

Even though he has the "Negative Trait - Thinker", the "Decompression Treatment Effect" he receives is slightly reduced.

However, as long as the treatment continues, this reduction will soon be offset.

"That's good."

Xiaodi nodded and believed what Germain said.

She was not an innocent person, but she did not think that Germain would deceive her.

Biscuit held the blue mineral, which was only the size of a glass bead, and looked at it again and again in the flickering firelight, feeling a little disappointed.

“Perhaps in terms of practical value, the ‘No Man’s Stone’ is a rare treasure, but in terms of quality and beauty, it is not on my ‘gemstone rankings’.”

She handed the "No Man's Stone" to Germain.

"I have fallen, too, because I have achieved three kinds of 'hope', and my sights have become high, have I?"

Germain also observed the "No Man Stone" in his hand.

He had to admit that it was not beautiful, but the energy contained in the ore was enough to outweigh its other flaws.

Afterwards, Mo Laowu expressed his inner concerns.

"Since it is an egg laid by the mating of the "Pleasure Crack" and the "Thieving Tongue", will we accidentally hatch it?"

"If we hatch a 'Pup', we won't be able to use the electricity they emit."

"Probably not." Jin pointed to the underground cave. "The eggs are laid here. On the one hand, it is easier to protect them, and on the other hand, it should also be easier to hatch."

"The environment here is dark and damp, with cold stones everywhere, and the 'nerves' that transmit electricity..."

"There are so many things. I guess it will take all the elements to have a chance to hatch."

"Otherwise, considering the number of eggs that the 'Thieving Tongue' lays at one time, if all the eggs could hatch, the entire 'Steep Mountains' should have been filled with 'Human-Raising Beasts Pap' by now."

"As long as we are careful not to create such an incubation environment for the 'No Man' stone', it should be fine if we simply put it in the water."

Jin's inference made sense, and everyone nodded in conviction.

German returned the last "No Man's Stone" to Xiaodi, and Xiaodi let the "Bulging Eye Fish" swallow it.

Everyone rested in front of the campfire for more than half an hour.

Only after the "Crown of Darkness" on Germain's head disappeared and the "Armor of Contempt" on his body fell off did they extinguish the bonfire and prepare to return.

Before leaving the underground cave, Germain turned around and took one last look at the ruins.

If nothing unexpected happens, "Crack of Pleasure" and "Thieving Tongue" can be reborn continuously as long as the conditions are met.

After they are reborn, all the abnormalities in the "Steep Mountains" will return to their original state.

But this is not something the "Exploration Team" should worry about.

They returned along the same route and were worried about being harassed by the monsters.

Surprisingly, unlike the time we came here, this time the journey from the underground cave back to the cave entrance on the top of the mountain was almost smooth sailing, with not much obstacles at all.

They didn't encounter even a single "human-breeding beast Pap".

It is very likely that they noticed the moment the "Joyful Rift" and "Thieving Tongue" fell, and fled here and hid.

The only ones left were the underground monsters that were drowsy from the loss of the "deadly pleasure".

Most monsters, after not having "deadly pleasure", would regain some of their sanity, learn to seek benefits and avoid harm, and would no longer harass these terrifying invaders.

But there are also a very small number of manic people who, when they lose their happiness, feel like they have lost everything, and they attack all living and dead things around them without hesitation.

The "exploration team" was just passing by and would be attacked by these violent monsters.

But their rage is meaningless.

Their dried limbs had already weakened their combat power, not to mention that they were facing an "exploration team" that could eliminate both of the two bosses of the "Steep Mountains".

The monsters were cleared and the road ahead was clear.

(End of this chapter)