Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 419: The dark curtain gradually revealed is the exchange of interests
German half squatted down and examined the corpse of the headless bloodthirsty monster, and "knowledge" appeared in his mind.

"A person who absorbs resentment to the point of being unable to extricate himself, thus transforming into a ferocious beast."

He turned around to look at the "blood bags" that the bloodthirsty monster was dragging with long fleshy blood vessels.

A monster that looked like a bloodthirsty monster, several humans who died tragically, and a sub-human monster.

The reason why he can distinguish the difference between monsters is because he has gained "knowledge" on sub-human monsters.

"Chimera ants that eat and mate like to eat other species to extinction, but in order to survive for a long time, they will also engage in behaviors such as breeding meat and storing meat."

Chimera ants...I haven't heard of this species for a while. There are actually chimera ants here?

Germain thought about it.

Except for the first few generations, chimera ants still have the characteristics of ants. Later, because of the mixture of genes from other species, they will show the characteristics of "a hundred flowers blooming".

In other words, the chimera ants after several generations are not only very different from the first generation, but there is also a huge gap between the same generation.

It is difficult to identify individual chimera ants just by their appearance.

Only when a group of strange-looking chimera ants appear, the observer may realize that it is a group of chimera ants.

It was also through "knowledge" that Germain was able to identify the individual chimera ants.

But why are there chimera ants here?
Not far away, Kurapika regained his composure.

His "fiery red eyes" dimmed, and he ate the rice ball that Germann handed to him while looking at Germann's back.

As a result, after just a few bites, Kurapika noticed something strange about his body.

Unlike the people who tried "Nitromi" before, Kurapika's vitality was in a depleted state, so he could feel the magic brought by "Nitromi" more.

Especially after his "Fire Eyes" are activated, they are linked to vitality and are even more sensitive to the increase or decrease of vitality.

What on earth is mixed in this rice ball that can actually restore my lost vitality... Kurapika thought in confusion.

"It won't hurt you." A group of people walked out from the shadows of the woods nearby. One of them seemed to see through Kurapika's doubts and said, "This is a good thing."

Kurapika turned around and saw a group of familiar faces - Gin, Biscuit, Tokarinnu and Shutaina.

It's not surprising that Tokalinu and Shutaina appear here.

Looking at their dishevelled clothes and bandages, one can guess that they, like Kurapika and the others, escaped from the chaos on BW1 but were separated from the main force.

The appearance of Jin and Biscuit here was somewhat unexpected and reasonable...

After all, since Teacher German is here, it’s not surprising that they are here too.

But the most fundamental question is, why are they here?

Kurapika is a very rational person. Even when he is in a desperate situation, he never thinks that Mr. Germain will suddenly appear to save him.

Because he knew that Teacher Germain was either in the Ancient Maze Station or in the Six Continents at this time, and definitely not in the Imaginary Continent.

Kurapika doesn't indulge in unnecessary fantasies.

However, such an absolutely impossible thing actually happened before his eyes.

The one who just spoke to Kurapika was Biscuit, and she blinked her right eye at Kurapika.

"Kurapika, you and Izenabi must be wondering why we are here, right?"

Biscuit added Tokarinu's statement to her previous statement and told it to Kurapika and Izenabi in front of her.

Kurapika only then understood what Biscuit meant by that look, so he nodded in agreement: "So that's how it is."

Of course, Izenabi recognized German and his group. Although he was surprised by their sudden appearance, he was more relieved.

Judging from the situation just now, if the fight continues, it is very likely that Kurapika will sacrifice himself and replace the bloodthirsty monster.

Not only did Izenabi have to quickly deal with his grief over his partner's death, but he also had to drag his tired body to continue protecting Princess Oit and leave.

The situation was urgent at the time and Izenabi had no time to think too much. Now that he was safe, he was terrified at the thought that he might encounter other such monsters on the road and would have to face them alone.

However, such a monster could not survive more than one round in the hands of that "Rat" German.

Izenabi knew that Germain was very strong, which could be seen from the level of Germain’s previous enemies.

But he had to admit that after witnessing the scene just now, his understanding of German was refreshed.

Germain was stronger than he thought.

Not only that, now in their temporary team, besides German, there are also Jin and Biscuit, so it can be said...it's stable, right?

After relaxing, Izenabi suddenly remembered.

By the way, there is Princess Oit, she is still here, how could I forget her?
Just as they were thinking this, they heard a rustling sound coming from the bushes.

Then, they saw Xiaodi holding Princess Oit's collar with his left hand and lifting her over easily, as if catching a cat.

Princess Oit struggled a few times with her feet hanging in the air, but when she saw everyone's gaze, she lowered her head in embarrassment and gave up struggling.

Her face as a princess was completely lost overnight.

"I caught a sneaky person." Xiaodi blinked and said, "What should we do with her?"

She made a gesture of wiping her neck: "I don't know if she is a bad person, should we get rid of her?"

Biscuit was a little helpless: "Generally speaking, everyone would think this is a survivor, right? Xiaodi, put her down first."

"Oh." As soon as Xiaodi let go, Princess Oit fell to the ground. She said to Princess Oit, "I'm sorry."

Princess Oit was not injured in the fall. In response to Xiaodi's expressionless apology, she shook her head and gave a polite yet awkward smile.

Izenabi quickly introduced: "This is the eighth princess of the Kajin royal family, Princess Oit. She will stay with us temporarily."

Afterwards, he introduced everyone present to Princess Oit. When it came to Xiaodi, he was stuck just like Tokalinu.

Who is this woman? Why is she here?

Tokalinu laughed and said, "Her name is Xiaodi. She is an amateur hunter helper for Germain and his friends. Anyway, she is trustworthy. That's what Biscuit told me."

Biscuit nodded vigorously, and then high-fived Tokarinnu like a pair of young girls.

Xiaodi also nodded, with an expression that said, "She's right, just believe her."

Princess Oit nodded to everyone one by one.

If it were any other princess, she might still care about etiquette and hierarchy.

But she came from a poor family and didn't have so many requirements.

What's more, her future life safety all depends on these professional or amateur hunters, and she would not be stupid enough to offend them.

Only then did German stand up from the corpse of the bloodthirsty beast and walk over.

This time, Kurapika, who had recovered a little, introduced Izenabi and Princess Oit again.

"No need for introductions. Germain and I know each other." Izenabi walked forward solemnly. Wearing a black-belt martial arts uniform, he bowed slightly to Germain and said, "Thank you for saving our lives just now."

Of course, Germann also recognized one of the examiners of his professional hunter exam. "You're welcome. Now that I've met you, I'll definitely help you."

Izenabi still expressed his gratitude and said frankly that he would remember this kindness and would definitely repay it in the future.

Kurapika and Princess Oit also thanked German.

He felt the life he had saved, and watched his dry skin gradually regain its rosy glow due to the rice balls that Germain handed over...

And he had previously taught him Nen and helped him take revenge on the Phantom Troupe. How could he repay all these favors?
Kurapika didn't think too much about it, and just smiled with relief.

It's just a little bit of reward, he thought.

German asked Kurapika, Izenabi, and Princess Oit how many details they knew about the chaos, and how much they knew about the whereabouts of the others.

Kurapika and Izenabi said that since BW1 adopted a relatively closed five-story structure, not all members of the Hunter Association's exploration team stayed together.

The two of them stayed on the first floor temporarily due to official business.

After the chaos, they were unable to get in touch with the other members of the second-layer Hunter Association exploration team, so they spontaneously fought off the monsters in the passage between the first and second layers.

After that, the monsters completely opened up several passages from the first floor to the second floor, and then broke into the third floor.

Unlike the passengers who fled in panic, Kurapika and Izenabi went upstream, wanting to go to the place deep inside the first floor where the chaos broke out to see what was going on and save people.

But there were too many monsters and they were too ferocious. Seeing that the situation was not good, Kurapika and Izenabi rescued Princess Oit and began their thrilling escape.

After the wreckage of BW1 ran aground, they followed the crowd into the night of the imaginary continent and dispersed.

After that, the three of them were attacked by two monsters, and ended up in the current situation.

Princess Oit was unable to provide much information.

At that time, everyone on the first floor was celebrating the birth of the heir to the king of the Kajin Empire, but she felt sick about it.

She couldn't understand this unscrupulous, parricide-themed war for the throne, and she couldn't understand why everyone was so happy.

So many princes died, and some of them didn't want to participate in the war for succession at all, they just wanted to protect themselves, but they also died.

Princess Oit had been watching from the sidelines for two months, feeling secretly frightened.

Fortunately, she has not yet become pregnant or given birth. If her child, like the Thirteenth Prince, were also involved in the war of succession and died, she would definitely be very sad.

In short, when everyone was celebrating, she left the party early on the pretext of being ill, hid in her room, and sighed alone.

Then, she suddenly heard a loud explosion, which scared her so much that she got up from the bed with a pale face, walked to the gate and asked the guards what had happened.

But the guards were also confused.

Later, chaos broke out, monsters attacked, and the guards rescued her.

Afterwards, all the guards died and she was saved by Kurapika and Izenabi.

As for the whereabouts of other members of the Hunter Association's exploration team, Kurapika and the others had no idea.

The only thing worth noting is that Kurapika, Izenabi, Tokarinnu, Princess Oit, and Shutaina all heard a loud explosion-like noise coming from the first floor before the chaos broke out.

Princess Oit was on the first floor. She heard it most clearly and confirmed that the explosion must have occurred on the yacht in the "Ship in the Lake".

Germain was at a distance enough to hear Princess Oit's inner voice, and he confirmed that the woman was not lying.

Then, the center of the explosion and chaos should be the center of the thirteen coffins, which is also the location where German and others were teleported.

It seems that there is still not enough information.

Just as German was about to ask more questions, he suddenly turned his head as if sensing something.

"What's wrong?" Jin saw Germann become alert, so he turned to look.

"Something is flying over here." After Germain said this, everyone became alert and prepared for battle. "But there is no sign of life... It should be some kind of mechanical creation..."

Everyone waited in confusion for a while, and finally saw the "mechanical creation" that Germain mentioned.

To Germann, it was a large-sized golden snitch, except that its shell was black to blend into the night, and its eyes were mechanical red eyes.

It flapped its tiny wings quickly like a hummingbird and flew in front of everyone, its mechanical red eyes flashing.

Soon, the mechanical flying ball had new moves.

It danced up and down, left and right, and the path it took was exactly a horizontal "8".

Germain and King looked at each other and quickly realized three things.

The first thing is that the mechanical flying ball imitates the "figure 8 dance" of bees, telling them the direction and distance of a certain location.

The second thing is that the track of the "Figure 8 Dance" can also be interpreted as a "Mobius Strip".

The "Mobius Strip" is the current route marker of the ancient maze station.

This is a hint that the other person is very close to them.

The third thing is that after careful observation, Germain and Jin basically recognized that this mechanical creation came from Greed Island.

It is already clear who the other party is.
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Because they had to take care of two ordinary people, Princess Oit and Shutaina, and they encountered attacking monsters from time to time on the road, the group followed the mechanical flying ball and walked for half an hour before reaching their destination.

However, along the way, German once again confirmed one thing.

Some of the monsters that fell were transformed from the passengers of BW1, and the others were Chimera Ants.

Soon, more and more people in the team realized that there were Chimera Ants among these monsters.

Especially Xiaodi and Kurapika, who had fought against the Chimera Ants before, and Shutaina from the International Navigation Permit Agency, who had done some research on the Chimera Ants.

But why are there chimera ants on the imaginary continent?
The subsequent result of the Chimera Ant disaster on the six continents is that the already formed Chimera Ants can be saved as long as they surrender unconditionally to humans and accept lifelong surveillance.

The thousands of unhatched chimera ant eggs in the East Goto Republic were recovered by President Netero as soon as possible.

However, he was troubled for a while about how to deal with these chimera ant eggs.

He couldn't release all the chimera ants hatched from thousands of eggs into the wild, as that would be the beginning of a new disaster.

However, no organization in the six continents would be able to withstand the pressure of constantly monitoring thousands of Chimera Ants that only Nen users can contend with.

President Netero finally decided to use drugs to make them "stillborn" and prevent hatching, giving them the last mercy.

Chimera ants are indeed very powerful, but when they number in the tens of thousands, their nature and management issues must be taken into consideration.

This is cruel, but no one can tell whether this batch of chimera ants will be more like humans or chimera ants after hatching, and what their stance will be.

What is even more uncertain is whether some humans, for their own benefit or out of sheer stupidity, will push the Chimera Ants to become legal citizens, with their own land and country.

If this is not handled properly, in one or two hundred years, President Netero will become a sinner of mankind.

By then, the multiplying and growing Chimera Ants will gradually encroach on human land and ask soul-searching questions:

"This is the land given to us by the Chimera Ant God. What are you humans doing occupying our land?"

Only when you control a certain number of Chimera Ants can you be considered a good Chimera Ant.

Unless the standards are lowered, from the very beginning, the man in charge of thousands of chimera ants does not care at all whether they will bring devastating disasters to human society.

Germann thought of the original story line, in which the person who recovered the thousands of eggs after President Netero blew himself up was Pariston, one of the twelve "Rat" branches of the original Hunter Association.

If I were Pariston, what would I do with these thousands of chimera ant eggs?
After I withdraw from the Twelve Zodiac Signs, I will try to transport them to the imaginary continent in batches and secretly.

Then, I told Bi Yangde, who had already been freed from the "Blood Oath Shackles", that it was okay for him to go to the Hunter Association alone to negotiate, or even to let them detain him.

As long as everything goes well, as long as it can promote the colonial voyage back to the Dark Continent.

When BW1 arrives at the imaginary continent and begins to land, the passengers will be horrified to find that they have to face thousands or even more Chimera Ants.

Thousands of chimera ants would not cause the BW1 colonial expedition to completely collapse.

With the Twelve Branches and other Nen users present, unless Meruem and the Three Guardians are reborn, the best that can be done is a huge chaos.

At this time, Pariston could travel west with the "Monkey" who was still lurking in the twelve zodiac signs, and take advantage of the chaos to rescue Bi Yangde.

By the time the BW1 colonial expedition team had put an end to the Chimera Ant disaster, the fully staffed Biyangde Exploration Team had already set out.

King Nasbi of Kajin was probably aware of this, and he and Biyangde each got what they wanted.

Bi Yangde helped him accomplish the feat of sending more than 1 sacrifices to BW and then to the imaginary continent.

And King Nasby will give him all the resources he needs to travel to the Dark Continent, whatever he needs.

At the same time, after Bi Yangde returns with "hope" or something else, he will provide all support.

By that time, Bi Yangde would not need to return to the Six Continents.

The new Kajin Empire established on the imaginary continent was enough to support his multiple trips to and from the Dark Continent, and it was even more convenient than when he was in the Six Continents.

As for why there are chimera ants here now, it is because the queen ant that wandered to the six continents was born on the imaginary continent.

This place had originally become a nest of chimera ants.

As if to confirm Germann's thoughts, the mechanical flying ball took them away from the mountains and instead came to the cliffs where the waves were rolling.

Here they saw a fortress that was almost integrated into the steep mountain wall.

A huge metal gate stands on a wide channel leading to the outer harbor, with water surging.

The muzzles of the guns extending from the numerous lookout holes and firing holes were shooting at a group of attacking monsters under the stone wall, turning them into a pool of blood mist and debris.

(End of this chapter)