Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 407: Curse of Flesh and Chain of Knowledge

Dong sat back in the long, narrow shadow, like a gargoyle keeping watch.

The ferocious face under his mask is no less terrifying than the gargoyle's green face and fangs.

"The Curse of Flesh and Blood causes me to suffer constant physical and mental torture, with my skin bursting and feeling a burning pain."

"Just a scratch the size of a fingernail would cause me to bleed profusely."

Dong narrated his terrible experience in a dull voice.

"In addition to that, for about a third of the day, the world I saw was extremely strange and bizarre, almost entirely covered in scarlet."

"Luckily, I didn't meet you when the curse was in effect."

"Otherwise, in my eyes, you will become horrible monsters with flesh, fascia, and internal organs turned outward."

Everyone frowned as they listened. They understood the feeling of being trapped in such an illusion.

But they also don't spend a third of every day in terrifying hallucinations.

"At that time, it will be difficult for me to distinguish between reality and illusion, and I will not be able to communicate normally."

"I once woke up to find myself killing a harmless beast and eating its flesh."

"In its eyes, maybe I am the terrifying beast that suddenly attacked it."

Everyone could hear the heaviness in Dong's voice.

It seems that the "Curse of Flesh and Blood" is like a strong shackle that has trapped him for a long time.

No one wants to become something that is neither human nor ghost.

"Is there no way to remove the Curse of Flesh and Blood?" Germain asked.

Dong shook his head gently.

"I tried so many methods, so many that you can't imagine."

"Herbs that cure all diseases, 'removing thoughts', blood transfusions, flesh and blood regeneration... but none of them work."

His tone became sinister, and he spoke every word with gritted teeth.

"Finally, I discovered that the only 'cure' for the 'Curse of Flesh and Blood' is to eat raw flesh and drink blood."

"The fresher and more unprocessed it is, the better it is for my symptoms."

There was a dead silence at the campfire, except for the crackling of burning matches.

"Look." Dong said self-deprecatingly, "After being away from human society for more than three hundred years, I'm almost becoming a savage who eats raw meat and drinks blood... Hehe..."

When Germain heard this, he basically equated "the one chosen by God" with the "legendary Nen user" he established.

If he and Dong are both "people chosen by God", then Dong should have the same "legendary physique" as him, or even stronger.

In theory, it should be enough to resist most Nen abilities, curses, and diseases.

However, Dong still suffered.

This means that the "Legendary Constitution" cannot completely resist the "Curse of the Flesh and Blood Demigod" and can only play a mitigating role.

In fact, if it weren't for the "Legendary Physique" as a foundation, Dong would probably have died somewhere long ago.

"That's why you keep your distance from us, right?" Germain asked.

Dong nodded and replied: "The "Curse of Flesh and Blood" is contagious to people with flesh and blood."

"This distance now is the safe distance after I confirmed it many times."

"Although, even if we meet face to face, you may not be infected."

"But as the contact time increases, the probability of infection will become higher and higher. I don't want to take that risk."

"In addition," he continued, "dead objects that have been in contact with me for too long, such as my clothes, books, paper and pens, may also be infected with the "Flesh and Blood Curse" if touched by outsiders."

He looked up at the crowd and said:
"For your safety, I will only stay here for a while and then leave."

"If you are infected with the inescapable "Curse of Flesh and Blood" because of me, it is my fault."

Jin frowned.

He originally wanted to try to get the "Complete New World Chronicle" from Dong.

Now that the "Curse of Flesh and Blood" is here, it's actually harder for him to take it.

Dong seemed to see through his thoughts, smiled hoarsely and said:
"You should be very interested in the "New World Chronicle" in my hand, right?"

"I'm sorry, even if there is no "Curse of Flesh and Blood", I won't give it to you."

Jin was so surprised that he couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"More than three hundred years ago, didn't you give several copies to the members of the exploration team you rescued? Why can't you give them to us?"

"Because the two situations are completely different." Dong laughed, "The people at that time needed information from me, otherwise I don't know how many years it would take for them to come and explore the Dark Continent."

"It would be a pity and regret if they gave up this place because of fear." "You are different."

"You have conquered the four great 'disasters' and gained the four great 'hopes'."

"You are now fully capable of gaining a foothold on the east coast of Lake Mobius."

"I will not give you this book I wrote, "New World Chronicles", at least not now."

"Besides, after more than three hundred years, many of my observations and records about the East Coast are actually outdated."

"You should return to the Six Continents and compile together your own, updated, and complete work on the exploration of the Dark Continent."

"This time, let's try to spread them more widely so that some people won't seal them away like banned books."

Jin raised his eyebrows in surprise and asked, "Do you know that "New World Chronicle: Eastern Chapter Fragments" has been banned?"

"Of course I know." Dong tapped the cover of the ancient book with his fingers and smiled, "My "Nen ability" is called "Chain of Knowledge." "

"The chain of knowledge?" When everyone heard this, they already had some guesses in their minds.

Sure enough, Dong continued:
“The more I put my heart and soul into writing, the stronger the meaning becomes.”

“And the ‘thought’ of the ‘original’ will build a ‘chain of thoughts’ with the ‘copy’.”

He stretched out his hands and connected his index fingers with his "mind energy".

“Between ‘rubbings’ and ‘rubbings’, a ‘chain of thoughts’ will also be constructed.”

"In this way, a 'huge chain network' will be formed with the 'original' in my hand as the center."

"If I want to break this 'chain of knowledge', I must completely shatter the 'original' content that belongs to me during dissemination."

"There is another way, which is to eliminate the source - kill me or destroy the 'original' in my hand."

Dong pointed at the "East Coast Fragments" in Xiaodi's hand and said:
"It is incomplete, but not shattered. That is why my 'original' can resonate with it."

After hearing this, everyone was a little confused.

Dong continued:

"Everyone who reads the rubbings will pass on a trace of their own "life energy", including "mind energy", to me through the "chain of knowledge" for my use."

"This is why I asked those members of the exploration team to spread the "East Coast Chapter" for me."

"Therefore, a large number of "rubbings" were destroyed and the "chain of knowledge" was broken. I have known about this for a long time."

"I can roughly guess what's going on. After all, there aren't many new things in human history."

As Dong spoke, he looked at Jin suspiciously.

Some kind of spiritual intuition made him realize that Jin, who had just talked to him, was different.

It doesn't mean strength.

It is true that Jin is very strong, but he is no match for German who is next to him.

So in terms of strength, Jin is nothing special compared to German.

What Dong felt was different was about other aspects.

He couldn't help but stare at Jin and asked, "What's your name?"

"Jin." Jin no longer had any intention of hiding anything and was quite frank. He paused and then added, "Jin Fulishi."

Dong suddenly opened his eyes wide, looked at Jin carefully again, and said, "Are you a descendant of our Fu Li Shi family?"

"Yes. I'm sorry that I concealed something just now because I haven't confirmed your identity yet." Jin said, "Now I am sure that you are my ancestor - Dong Fulishi."

Dong was stunned for a moment, then he couldn't help laughing twice and said:

"So there's a member of the Fu Li Shi family here. No wonder I always have this strange feeling in my heart..."

"Okay, there are still members of the Fu Li Shi family alive, okay."

Over three hundred years have passed, and things and people have changed.

The people he knew back then, including members of the Fu Li Shi family, have long passed away.

Being isolated from the world for many years, it is even more impossible for him to know the latest situation of the Fu Li Shi family.

Perhaps, apart from him, there is no other member left in this ancient family.

Now that he could see Jin, he couldn't help but feel many emotions.

Jin said with a little excitement:

"I think that the exploration team did pass one of the rubbings to a member of the Fu Li Shi family at that time, and it was passed down from generation to generation."

"Although it is only a fragment, it is the enlightenment work on my hunter's path."

"I came all the way here just to meet you, the one who wrote this great book."

(End of this chapter)