Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 460: The Guide and the Ghost Ship
The gatekeeper chanted an obscure spell, and the heavy deep-sea door, which could not be opened by force, slowly opened.

Behind the gate is a wide platform with a circular magic circle on it.

There are wave-like patterns in the magic circle, like waves converging from all directions to the center point.

Outside the platform and the magic circle is the endless surging ocean. The place where the sea and the sky meet is bulging as if it is higher than the flat ground.

The broad view and the azure blue sea and sky instantly made everyone feel much more relaxed physically and mentally.

Germain passed through the Deep Sea Gate, walked down the moss-covered stone steps, and came to the edge of the circular magic circle, when he suddenly felt something strange.

This feeling was not much different from when he walked in the ancient maze tower circle or the egg-in-pot ritual circle, and it made him feel uneasy.

Could it be...

He took out the Hunter Badge with awareness, and felt that his teleportation lantern had undergone new changes - among the eleven special teleportation lanterns, another one was lit.

"Special Lantern Transfer Point: Deep Sea Gate"

it is as expected.

This is another existing special lantern teleportation point, which means he can teleport here from other special lantern teleportation points at no cost.

The gatekeeper did not notice anything unusual about Germann. He just took a huge step and easily reached the border of the offshore platform in one step.

It slowly bent down and pressed its sharp claws on the sparkling water, gently rotating and kneading it to create ripples.

The ripples spread out into the distance, becoming larger and larger, as if they would never stop.

Germann put away his hunter badge and came to the border with the other companions, silently observing the gatekeeper's strange behavior.

"Is it..." Biscuit asked, "calling for the 'guide'?"

"Probably," German replied.

After a while, German sensed that a huge object was rising from the deep sea at an incredible speed.

"Let's stand back a little," he warned.

So everyone took a step back.

The gatekeeper also put away his hands, slowly straightened his huge body, and stared down at the sea.

Soon, the sea surface seemed to be boiling with numerous bubbles surging up, and the waves spread out like the ripples created by the gatekeeper before, but much more violently.

boom--

In an instant, a huge, pitch-black, tattered ship rushed out of the sea like a fly from under the water and crashed into the sea amid countless water droplets.

The waves happened to splash onto the place where German and his group were just now.

The ship flew out of the sea, its bow was as sharp as a bird's beak, revealing fine teeth, making it look like a giant beast.

The whole ship was wet, and seawater was fleeing from its decks, cracks, and holes, falling onto the sea surface like a spring, making a rustling sound.

"It's really spectacular..."

Mo Laowu was surprised and used his bandaged hands to lift up the sunglasses on his nose, trying to see more clearly.

As expected, the situation was exactly the same as what President Netero had described. After passing all the gatekeeper's trials and passing through the deep sea gate, a large ship would pick you up...

What you hear is not as true as what you see. Mo Laowu was only listening to what President Netero said, and of course he was not as shocked as when he saw it with his own eyes.

Soon, a step was lowered from the boat for people to get on and off.

Several strange figures gathered on the deck and came down the pedal one after another.

The first demihuman to come down had a calm aura. He wore a pirate's tricorn hat covered with barnacles and a black robe, the corners of his clothes fluttering in the sea breeze.

The sallow face was covered with wriggling tentacles like a gatekeeper, and there was no trace of eyebrows or any other hair.

His left hand is a heavy claw, his right hand is an extended tentacle, and one of his legs is a hard-shelled crab stick, so he makes a clacking sound when he walks.

Behind him were also some odd-looking sub-humans, all wearing clothes and with human-like bodies, but their heads were different from others.

Some are hammerhead sharks, some are corals, some are lantern fish, and some are clams...

One after another, following the first sub-human, they half-knelt in front of the gatekeeper and lowered their heads.

"These are your guides," the gatekeeper said to Germain and his party. "They will lead you to sail in the deep sea. In one day and night, you can complete a journey that would take more than half a year." Germain asked, "What should we do?"

"Tell them where you are going, and they will drop you off at the nearest harbor."

"I see, thank you."

"You're welcome. This is as I should. Everyone who passes my test will receive this treatment."

After the gatekeeper said this, he turned around and walked back to the Deep Sea Gate in one step.

"You go."

It no longer paid attention to the crowd, and the deep sea gate slowly closed behind it.

The guides all stood up and looked at German and his group.

Among them, the sallow-faced man said: "I am the captain of the ghost ship and your guide. Since you have passed the test, follow me aboard and tell me where you are going."
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In the dark cabin, there were only a few flickering candles, and the shadows of the people were intertwined, some long and some short.

Through the small, round window, German and his companions could see the sea water outside, which had changed from the flowing light at the beginning to the complete darkness now.

Driven by the guide, the ship has been diving into the deep sea for some time, and the cold sea water has completely wrapped the hull.

As it moved, the planks made creaking noises, which made people wonder if it would suddenly disintegrate on the seabed.

As for the cabin, it is the only area in the entire ferry ghost ship that will not be swallowed by the sea water, and it looks quite spacious.

Germann could see quite a number of beds, tables and chairs put together, and some wine bottles rolling across the floor.

These were most likely left behind by the previous group of passengers - members of the Biyangde exploration team, but they were all insignificant garbage.

Now, only German and his group were left in the cabin.

After the captain who led the way brought them here, he left and never came back, and none of the other crew members came near here.

Xiaodi was taking out dry food from the pop-eye fish and putting it on the table. Biscuit was helping to sort it out. This was their lunch.

Mo Laowu stood in front of the small round window, bent over, as if trying hard to see something from the dark sea outside.

It's a pity that he probably failed.

"It's too dark outside." Mo Laowu said to German who was walking over, "Even if the deep-sea creatures were right in front of me, I couldn't see anything."

German admitted: "No one can see this kind of scene clearly. The best we can do is to perceive it with our thoughts."

"Yeah." Mo Laowu sighed.

This is undoubtedly a pity for ocean hunters.

The six continents have the ability to develop submarines, but whether their submarines can dive into the deep sea does not only depend on technology, but also on the reactions of the deep-sea monsters.

Even in the waters of the six continents, human submarines would often dive to a certain depth and be torn apart like cans by those deep-sea monsters.

Now, Mo Laowu is able to come to the legendary deep sea in a safe hull, a place rarely visited by people from the six continents, but he can't see anything. How can he not feel regretful?

Fortunately, this will not be his last deep-sea voyage.

Before Germann opened his mouth, he sensed something strange.

He saw that Mo Laowu's head was stretching and flattening, and his blinking and opening of his mouth became slow.

Mo Laowu also stared at German in surprise.

A moment later, Mo Laowu in front of German returned to normal, still with that big, angular head.

"Did something happen just now?" Mo Laowu noticed something unusual, because from his perspective, German's head was also flattened not long ago.

However, they did not feel much physical discomfort.

Xiaodi and Bisiji also looked over here in surprise, and what they were doing stopped because of the strange thing that happened just now.

German touched his face and said, "It seems that this is what the captain who led the way mentioned as 'shuttle'."

(End of this chapter)