Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 414: The Tragedy of BW1

Early in the morning of June 10.

Amid the buzzing sound, a column of purple light shot up into the gray-black night sky where heavy rain was falling.

It gradually shrank until only a glimmer of light remained, and finally disappeared.

A total of four figures emerged from the light. They quickly stood up from the teleportation lanterns and looked around vigilantly in the heavy rain.

At midnight on October 10, German witnessed the scarlet light emanating from the projection of the teleportation lantern and obtained some fragmentary information about the colonial expedition.

He rang the bronze bell, summoned everyone to the top of the tower, and explained the reason.

Everyone quickly unanimously decided to go to the location of the teleportation lantern that suddenly appeared to find out what was going on.

No matter what the reason, they cannot ignore the current situation of the Hunter Association's exploration team.

The team members are still the original four-member group - German, Jin, Biscuit and Xiaodi, and the others quickly made preparations for them in all aspects.

Medicines, food, flashlights, telescopes, etc. are the standard amounts they carry every time they go to open up wasteland in a land of disaster or hope.

At 0:33 in the morning, Team German was teleported through space and came directly to this strange world.

Germain looked down at the teleportation lantern stuck here. It was stuck in a deep pit that looked like it had been hit by a bomb.

With this deep pit as the center, there is a pattern similar to that on the top floor of the ancient labyrinth tower, except that the marble slab engraved on it has completely cracked into a dozen pieces.

When each line expands to the end, it will stop at a hibernation capsule with a rather mechanical feel.

These hibernation capsules are all of the same standard. Some have their transparent lids pushed open, some are completely shattered, and some are turned upside down.

However, they all have one thing in common: they are empty inside.

The ceiling was completely blown off and disappeared. This place was like an opened can, exposed to the heavy rain.

"An ancient ritual releases an ancient god. A weak newborn baby, surrounded by monsters, tastes the crazy and violent souls..."

Germain gained this "knowledge".

"There are thirteen in total." Biscuit, who had a bun on her head, raised her palm to block the falling raindrops and counted them quickly, "There are thirteen of these hibernation pods in total."

"Fourteen." Jin suddenly pointed to the place not far from the bomb pit where the teleportation lantern was located, where there were several pieces of mechanical shell wreckage.

"It was destroyed by an explosion or something. However, it is the center where the entire pattern converges. Now it has been replaced by the teleportation lantern. Its importance is unquestionable."

German put away the teleportation lantern, looked around in the rainy night, looked at the hibernation pods at the end of the lines, and recalled his past life.

He happened to see the end of the plot at that time, which was when the first sacrifice appeared among the fourteen princes of the Kakin Empire.

The body of the victim was stored in a hibernation capsule on top of such patterns.

By this time, German was able to determine that they were on a yacht in the "lake in the ship" on the top floor of BW1.

That is, the yacht that only the Cajun royal family, nobles, celebrities and others can board.

It can be said that these hibernation capsules are actually "coffins".

Moreover, in the original storyline, the "coffins" placed here should be fourteen on the periphery and one in the center, for a total of fifteen.

Their existence almost implies that among the fourteen princes of the Kajin Empire, the vast majority of them will end up lying in a "coffin" and becoming a cold corpse.

But why are there fourteen "coffins" outside? Is it because they also considered the worst possibility of "no one survived"?
But why arrange a vertical cabin in the middle?

What is the point of such an arrangement if it is just to select the successor to King Kakin?
German stretched out his hand to push aside the rain, took a few steps forward, and released his mental energy in all directions.

"round"!
The spherical energy expanded, sweeping across the marble slabs covered with lines and hibernation chambers, across the corridors and halls, across the rooms...

After a long while, Germain withdrew his mind and gave everyone a rather heavy answer: "Within the range of my detection, there is no reaction from any life."

Not only was there no scent of living people, but there was also no scent of pets, livestock, snakes, insects, rats or ants brought here. This place turned out to be a complete "dead zone".

Biscuit frowned as he transformed into a strong body, "How could that be? More than 200,000 people... Even if it's more than 200,000 pigs, it's impossible..."

“Not a single one is left.” Jin added, “This really looks like a human creation… Look into the distance.”

Everyone looked in the direction of his finger.

In the gray rain curtain, at the end of the field of vision is the outline of mountains. They are steep and majestic, like silent giants.

"That's probably the mountain range of the imaginary dark continent," Jin said.

"If this is really the BW1, then as long as there are survivors, they are likely heading in that direction."

German took the lead and walked forward: "Let's take a look at what happened here first, and then confirm the rest."

Jin, Biscuit and Xiaodi all followed.

They came to the corridor outside the huge room and saw corpses scattered all over the place.

The corpses of these soldiers were all wearing uniform bulletproof vests and holding guns, but they obviously failed to protect the lives of these soldiers.

Skulls were shattered, eyeballs fell out, chests were sunken, bones protruded from the flesh...each one died in a horrible way.

"Like claw marks of wild animals." Jin squatted down and checked several of the bodies. "It easily tore through their defenses."

Biscuit became a little anxious:
"These people are probably soldiers with the ability to defend the Kakin royal family, but they were killed so easily..."

"The one who attacked them must also be a Nen user."

"Hmm..." Jin touched his chin, which was still a bit stubble after he shaved off his beard, "But, it's a little strange."

"What's so strange?" Biscuit looked at him.

Jin paused and said:

"If they are all Nen users, their Nen energy will quickly dissipate after they die, but some will still remain in the end."

"Some people have deep resentment. Even if they turn into bones, they still have evil thoughts in their bodies, driving their bones to act like evil spirits..."

Germann already had the answer: "It's the same telepathic ability as mine."

Everyone looked at him, thought about it, and soon realized what he meant -

All the "resentment" from these dead people was sucked away. This is the only way to explain why there is no spirit left.

They continued to move forward, and along the way, they saw mutilated bodies everywhere, some in suits and leather shoes, some in beautiful clothes, and some in uniform armed uniforms...

Without exception, they all fell in a pool of blood, their flesh and blood mixed together, their faces showing either fear, hideousness, or confusion.

Everyone pushed aside the smelly pile of corpses at the entrance of the hall and walked onto the deck of the yacht.

The strong smell of blood could not be dissipated even after being washed away by rain for more than half an hour.

Someone had deliberately arranged the bow of the yacht to look like a memorial arch made up of piles of bloody skulls.

The heads had empty eyes, pale faces, and slightly open mouths, as if they were shouting silently in pain.

After they walked around the mounds, they saw the "Lake in the Boat" where the yacht was located. It was filled with wooden boards, iron barrels, and several overturned rubber boats.

All the human corpses sank to the bottom of the lake. It would take a long time for them to float up to the surface and see the light of day again in such an ugly state that they were swollen and almost unrecognizable.

The ship that carries this "lake in the ship" is the huge BW1, which looks like a sluggish whale. At this time, it is already on fire and emitting thick smoke.

(End of this chapter)