Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 527: Playing the Demon King's Ballad

Germann did not ask for the "Three Original Waters" and was teleported to the "Gate of the Dark Wall".

Then he saw the wall sandwiched between two towering world trees and the gate on the wall.

The pattern on the wall was still familiar, rolling like the waves, but it was different from the Deep Sea Gate...

Now it seems that what it actually symbolizes is black fog, but it looks like sea waves.

This time, there was no "Wall-Facing Man" to stop him and throw him into the distance. There was only a big door and an empty environment.

Germain looked back and could see the flaming volcano beneath the roots of the World Tree.

At this moment, they were all like extinct volcanoes, without any activity, and not even a trace of fire or smoke could be seen.

All he could see was a scarlet waning moon hanging high in the night sky above the group of dead volcanoes, and it seemed to be more complete than before.

There are about two-thirds left to the full moon.

Germain turned around and walked towards the gate, holding the lantern given to him by the "greedy and crazy old giant", which also served as the "key".

He lifted the lantern by its ring.

Unlike most lanterns in the past, his lantern emitted a silvery light.

When Germain raised the lantern, the door rumbled inward, revealing a dark world.

Germann walked in, and after taking a few steps, the door rumbled shut behind him and disappeared without a trace.

Thus, Germain found himself in a completely dark and empty world, with only the lantern in his hand providing light.

He moved forward alertly, lantern in hand, his footsteps echoing.

Suddenly, a soft and gentle music, as if coming from the depths of the cave, reached Germann's ears.

German listened carefully and recognized that it was the sound of a piano.

The piece played was Debussy's "Moonlight".

The sound of the piano did not stop Germann, but instead served as a guide for him, and he walked slowly towards the source of the sound.

Then, the sound of the violin rang out. The sound of the piano was still there, but it was shy and timid, like a woman retreating behind the violin.

Another period of time passed, the sound of the violin disappeared, and the flute appeared, and the piano assumed the same role as before.

Finally, the flute and piano fade into darkness together, and this time it is the harp solo that emerges.

Four instruments, either in cooperation or solo, performed the entire song "Moonlight", and German happened to walk in front of the performers.

German couldn't see the true faces of the four performers, but from the limited light from the lanterns, he could see that their toes were larger than their entire bodies.

He felt a familiar voice from these four performers... they were all "Wall-Facing People".

The four "Wallfacers" had no intention of stopping or attacking German. After the performance was finished, they all slowly retreated a distance to the rear.

A wide road appeared in front of Germain. The light from the lantern could not illuminate the entire road, but Germain could sense it.

He was getting closer and closer to the other person.

"Darkness" sits on His throne, wearing a crown, and His entire body is hidden in darkness, or rather, His body is darkness.

He lazily supported his chin with one hand until German approached, then he put down his hand and slowly sat up straight.

"I believe that Deep Sea has said everything, right?" His tone was very old, like a man in his 40s or 50s. "Whether it was Gu Yuan or Flesh and Blood, you did a great job."

"Now, you have one last mission left... Are you going to calmly accept your "destined death"? "

"I won't die." Germain put the lantern at his feet.

Darkness chuckled a few times and said, "I think so, but what you are going to do and what Deep Sea is doing now are all in vain."

"God has set the cause and effect of your fate, so no matter how you struggle, you will eventually face the destiny of death."

“This is true for Gu and Flesh, this is true for the Deep Sea and you, and this is true for me. Even if we can be resurrected countless times, we can never escape our fate.” He slowly stood up from the throne, tall and majestic.

"All bodies and souls born into this world cannot escape the shackles of dreams and the weaving of fate... You don't understand anything at all."

"Don't you understand? Whether you come to me or I go to you, the end result will be the same, it's just a matter of time."

"You are just one of those pathetic people who are lucky enough to have walked the path of the stars and come here, with a cruel fate."

He suddenly raised his head and sang a ballad, a terrible and tragic ballad, and the four performers all accompanied Him.

"Who is running in the darkness and wind at this time?"

"It was the father with his child."

"He held the child in his arms."

"He held him close and kept him warm."

After listening to just a little bit, German judged that it was Schubert's famous ballad - "The Erlking".

"My son, why do you hide your face?"

"Dad, didn't you see the devil?"

"The devil wore a crown and a long skirt."

"My son, it is a cloud of smoke."

When German heard the sound of breaking air, he immediately drew out the "Holy Moonlight Greatsword" and with a clang, he blocked the huge weapon that fell from the sky.

It was a scepter that was as big as the World Tree, and the sharp end was right in the middle of the "Holy Moonlight Greatsword".

Click, click——

The "Holy Moonlight Greatsword" shattered, and the green light that had just lit up disappeared without a trace.

German immediately understood that without the blessing of the "Holy Moonlight", this greatsword was just an ordinary greatsword.

"Come, follow me, my lovely child!"

"I want to play fun games with you."

"There are many colorful flowers blooming on the seashore."

"My mother has many garments of gold thread."

With a wave of the huge scepter, the last remaining light source at Germain's feet - the lantern - exploded into pieces, and the whole world was completely swallowed up by darkness.

In the pitch-black darkness, German used his extraordinary perception to sense a huge creature surging from the front.

This shape looked like a giant snake or a giant dragon. German knew only that it had just crawled down from the scepter that was as big as the world tree.

It hissed and bit Germann fiercely.

The devil is still singing.

"Dad, Dad, you didn't hear me."

"The devil whispered a promise to me?"

"Calm down, calm down, my child!"

"That's the sound of the wind blowing through the dead leaves."

Zhizhizhizhi——

With a flash of lightning, German not only avoided the bite of the giant snake, but also fought back with the "Thunder Hammer".

The terrifying thunder caused the giant snake to roll continuously, and it turned into ashes in the blink of an eye.

(End of this chapter)