Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 498: The Bad Omen Seen from a Distance
The giant trees in the original sea of ​​trees rise from the ground, many of which are much taller than the buildings on the six continents and the world trees, making people fully feel their own insignificance.

The exploration team set up camp in a lowland that was small from the perspective of the behemoths but very large for them, and prepared meals and tents.

A thick fog like clouds rose up at night, and coupled with the unknown wind or the roar of a giant beast, most of the members were exhausted.

Due to various factors, German decided to stop the team and set up camp on the spot.

It's just right, and it also gives everyone time to digest and absorb what they have seen and heard today.

Qiduo, Ge'er and Sambika also had time to check the many members of the exploration team to prevent anyone from being infected with some disease without knowing it.

Some members hiding in the "Four-Dimensional Apartment" also came out to get some fresh air if they wanted to.

No matter how most members of the exploration team took shifts, at least one of the three most powerful men, German, Jin, and Bisgi, was awake.

The long night passed without any danger in the camp, and those who felt unwell due to the mental energy also recovered at this time.

The exploration team broke camp and set off again.

They still have a long way to go. It is estimated that it will take them nearly a month and 400 kilometers to reach the ancient labyrinth.

Since they will be staying in this forest for most of the month, German, Jin, Biscuit and others will need to confirm the route and direction.

Fortunately, if everyone does their part, they can resist most dangerous situations.

During this period, German's main responsibility was to drive away the giant beasts, especially the aggressive and dangerous ones.

The mental energy he released every once in a while was like the roar of a lion patrolling its territory, spreading far away and warning the giant beasts.

Don't come near, this is my territory.

Generally speaking, giant beasts are very obedient, not to mention the small and medium-sized monsters.

Therefore, during the rest of their journey, they seldom encountered attacks from monsters, and even around the camp, they could hardly see monsters.

This means that professional hunters who want to investigate the creatures of the Dark Continent can only collect the feces, footprints, and claw marks of those creatures, making it difficult to see the specific appearance of the creatures.

In fact, this is a good thing for the exploration team, as the investigation work can wait until they arrive at the ancient labyrinth.

As a result, after a week, the exploration team actually created a record of zero deaths.

Only a few members were injured or infected, but all were within controllable range and there was no risk of life or infection.

However, German soon realized that something was wrong.

In their original plan, they deliberately set the route to pass through several tribes that had joined the Small Sub-Racial Overwatch Alliance.

German also asked the Moose Centaur Tribe to greet them in advance to ensure that the human exploration team could rest and adjust in their tribe.

However, when they arrived at the first tribe, they found something unusual.

The entire tribe seemed to have been ravaged by a giant beast or a storm. The buildings were destroyed beyond recognition, and all the sub-races living here were nowhere to be found.

"Strange." After surveying the entire tribe, Jin walked over to German and asked, "Are they being targeted by some large species?"

"It's even worse than that. At least there would be remains of corpses left behind, but this place is clean, with not even a rotten corpse or bones left."

Germann already knew the answer implicitly.

"This is a sign of an invasion. The flesh monsters are coming out in droves. They will undoubtedly devour and assimilate all creatures with flesh and blood."

Germann took out the "Hunter Badge" and used his perception ability to temporarily move away from here and check the situation around the lantern transmission point one by one.

Unexpectedly, he saw a strange scene at the first teleportation point he chose - the ancient maze.

On the top floor of the ancient maze tower, a man wrapped in a black robe was sitting cross-legged on the teleportation stone formation, with his head lowered, as if he was sleeping. Even though he didn't see his face or hear his voice, Germain realized the man's identity at that moment.

East Fulishi.

Why is he here?

Suddenly, Dong's body moved.

He tilted his head slightly, with the hood covering the upper half of his face, but it was still clear that he was looking in the direction that Germain perceived.

Dong also sensed me.

Sure enough, Dong slowly stood up, nodded to Germain's perspective, then walked to the edge of the tower and pointed outside.

Dong was explaining something to him.

Germann's perspective moved along the direction of his finger, and when he looked over, he was able to overlook the ancient maze castle.

The ancient maze castle, which was supposed to be lifeless, now had many dense black spots, as if it was crawling with ants.

When Germann looked closely, he could see that they were all small sub-human races, including many familiar faces, such as Scela and Qihorshi from the Moose Centaur Tribe.

This group of sub-human races that had always lived in one area unexpectedly all appeared here.

They looked quite busy, with one group apparently moving supplies while another group was patrolling the walls of the ancient maze castle.

German adjusted his perspective again, and what he saw was not the resurrected painful and bloodthirsty apostle, but a scene of a group of monsters fighting on the edge of the sea of ​​blood.

Some of them were obviously parasitic species of the plant weapons gold and silver ingots, while others were rather ugly creatures that had never been seen before.

Their bodies and structures vary in size, but they all have one common feature, that is, they are blood red, with blood plasma flowing, their stomachs ripped open, and their flesh and blood turned outward...

This group of flesh and blood monsters were struggling with the plant weapons and gold and silver ingots. At the same time, their extremely terrifying and dense numbers had surrounded the entire sea of ​​blood, including the ancient maze castle.

Their target seems to be the ancient maze castle, but they don't want to step into the sea of ​​blood.

German soon found out the reason why they didn't want to step into the sea of ​​blood -

As long as that group of flesh and blood monsters fall into the sea of ​​blood and soak in it for a period of time, they will melt and become part of the sea of ​​blood.

This sea of ​​blood is actually the nemesis of these flesh and blood monsters.

German immediately figured out many key points.

Why did the "God of Vengeance" build an ancient labyrinth here at the border closest to the west coast, and why did he create monsters like the Painful and Bloodthirsty Apostles here?

Because this is the relic of a war that happened thousands of years ago, this place was originally the front line of the war between the "God of Gu" and the "God of Flesh and Blood".

After those flesh and blood monsters invade the ancient maze, they will first be divided by the intricate maze terrain, and then they will be parasitized by plant weapons and gold and silver ingots.

The parasitized flesh and blood will either kill each other with the flesh and blood monsters, or throw itself into the sea of ​​blood to nourish the "disaster" here - the painful and bloodthirsty apostles.

The more nourishment the Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle receives and the smoother the ritual runs, the stronger it will become, and it may even have the potential to reach the legendary level.

Of course, judging by the ending, its impact ultimately failed.

However, the ancient maze, as a trap that lured people into a trap, was indeed the nemesis of flesh and blood monsters.

This way, we have the answer to why Dong and those sub-races gathered in the ancient maze castle.

(End of this chapter)