Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 525: Germain embarks on his final journey alone

"Sharna." German leaned over and kissed his daughter's forehead as she slept in the crib. "Have a sweet dream."

Sharna clenched her pink fists and smacked her lips in her sleep.

He stood up and saw Xiaodi walking towards him and hugging him.

"Do we have to go now?" Xiaodi narrowed her eyes and hugged German tightly.

After having a daughter, her concern for German increased instead of decreasing.

"I should leave now," Germain said calmly, hugging his wife back. "The Deep Sea has been waiting for me for a long time. Everything should come to an end."

"Well..." Xiaodi loosened her arms and kissed German's lips lovingly, "Have a safe journey, we'll be waiting for you."

"I know."

German did not leave without saying goodbye. He had already informed President Netero, Jin, Biscuit, Mo Laowu and other important figures in advance.

Now, after saying goodbye to Xiaodi and Sharna, he is about to embark on his final journey.

call out--

With the help of the lantern, he easily teleported to the "Deep Sea Gate".

At this time, the sky was still bright, and the "gatekeeper" sat quietly on the throne. It turned its head to look at German, with no expression of surprise at all.

"Finally." The "gatekeeper" slowly stood up from the stone chair, the tentacles on his chin like fluffy beards squirming, "I thought you had lost your courage."

German looked into the eyes of the "Gatekeeper" and quickly realized that the one talking to him was not the "Gatekeeper" but the "Deep Sea".

"Now, you should tell me clearly what your purpose is, why you want to help me, and how you are going to help me?"

"Don't worry." The Gatekeeper walked towards the Deep Sea Gate, and the gate rumbled open in front of them. "We can talk as we walk."

The sea surged violently, and soon two tangible waves condensed into two groups, which appeared in front of German and the "Gatekeeper" like a ladder.

They stepped onto the wave together, and the wave carried them rapidly in one direction.

"I think, by now, you should have a good understanding of Red Moon." The Gatekeeper said, "I hope I can start from the beginning so that you won't feel annoyed."

"I won't." German answered steadily, standing on the crest of the wave.

"That's good." The Gatekeeper said, "Everything starts with the Outer God Devouring the Stars. You should already know this, right?"

"I know."

"Well, that's convenient... In short, Red Moon is blocking this world, waiting for it to mature."

""Mature"?"

"Yes, you have also discovered the key point? The so-called "maturity" is actually the process of "demigods rising and demigods dying" repeating over and over again."

When Germain heard this, he narrowed his eyes.

The Gatekeeper continued:

"The whole world is a place of ritual... all the demigods are sacrifices... yes, there are more than a few demigods, but now there are only a few of us left."

"A demigod will use the resources of a region and turn them into his own body. After his demise, he will bring a more mature evolution to the region."

"All the magical things on the Dark Continent once originated from a "demigod" or a "legendary creature."

"Take the 'cure-all herb' for example, which is part of an ancient 'legendary creature'."

"The Gu Yuan intended to use it as a ritual material to turn his subordinates into "legendary creatures", but unfortunately, he failed."

"Originally, 'herbs' could only cure one or more diseases. It was the 'legendary creatures' that combined multiple 'herbs' to create the 'herb that cures all diseases'."

"This is a more mature evolution. Once a demigod or legendary creature completes this task, their mission is actually over." "Every 'Apostle of God' chosen by the Red Moon who wants to become a 'demigod' must kill at least one 'demigod' to complete this metabolism."

"Successful people are, of course, people like us... Failures, you should have seen them..."

Germain thought of the poor little ghosts hovering beneath the lanterns, unable to live or die, deprived of the ability to speak, and forever bound to the lanterns.

Only then did he understand that when he got the lantern, he was forced to embark on the cruel fate of "either dying as a "demigod" or living forever as a "little devil"."

Of course, there is still a third way with a glimmer of hope.

The Gatekeeper continued:

"The demigods are not fools. Some of them can see the true nature of things and are unwilling to be sacrificed. They will resist, but so far they have not succeeded."

"But Darkness is not like that. He is the first Apostle of God of Red Moon and the only special being who directly became a Demigod."

"He represents the will of the Red Moon on earth. He will never betray the Red Moon, and he will be the biggest obstacle we face against the Red Moon."

"In this case, the only threats to Red Moon are the other Demigods."

"And Red Moon is also very clear that the combined strength of the two demigods is enough to threaten his position as a god."

"Therefore, in addition to "killing demigods to become demigods", He is still worried and will try to cause fights between "demigods"."

"Thousands of years ago, the war between the gods of Flesh and Blood and Gu Yuan began... They were originally allies, but they killed each other, and in the end one died and one was injured."

"And a thousand years later, He planned to use the same trick again, deliberately guiding the "Gu Yuan" to revive and be reborn in the place closest to me, intending to cause a divine war between me and the "Gu Yuan" to break out."

“So, I chose to take action, intending to kill the rebirth of “Gu Yuan” in advance, but was stopped by “Red Moon”…”

"I could only wait for the right opportunity. When you faced the Gu Yuan directly, I made my second move. This time, I succeeded."

"It can be said that I am one of the few who can see through all the truth. I am also one of the only two "demigods" who have survived to this day. I rely on carefully seizing every opportunity and doing what I should do."

"Now, you are the third demigod to live to this day, and you are not as greedy as Flesh and Blood, nor as stupid as Gu."

"You are cooperative, so I chose you, and it turns out that my choice was correct."

German and the "Gatekeeper" were riding the waves across the vast ocean at an astonishing speed. It seemed that they would reach their destination in no time.

Sure enough, they arrived at the sea area near the "Deep Sea City".

The gatekeeper said to Germain:
"He deliberately guided and helped you to slaughter the demigods in order to complete the ritual of the maturation of the world."

"You should be the last demigod. After you and we die, darkness will end itself, and the world will be mature."

"This is what He wants you to do... Go to the Mist Creature, there is the last 'star' that needs you to light up."

"When the stars gather together, the "Dark Gate" will appear. You will get the key to open the gate from the "Misty Creature" and go straight to the "Darkness."

"The Red Moon will come, and my Deep Sea City will rise to oppose it."

"Most of His power is used to block this world, so He cannot directly interfere with you and me. Therefore, I can hold Him back for a while."

"You need to defeat the Darkness, then return to my side and work with me to bring Red Moon down from the altar."

German understood: "That is to say, even if we don't succeed, we will be able to severely damage Red Moon and break the blockade?"

"I don't want to have such a bad expectation." The Gatekeeper said, "But... yes, the blockade of the Red Moon will be partially broken, and it will take a lot of power for Him to repair it... You really can't let go of those humans."

The "Gatekeeper" slowly sank into the sea.

"Go, 'Hunting', I await the light of your morning star. Let's embark on our final journey together."

(End of this chapter)