Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 6: One Minute of the Dark Continent
why?
Half a minute had passed since Germain teleported here from the lantern, and the creatures nearby should have noticed his presence.

However, they neither attacked nor retreated. Instead, they remained silent, as if they were... observing?
Yes, humans rarely set foot on the Dark Continent, so they are not familiar with this strange aura at all.

They are using German's smell, appearance, actions, etc. to figure out who he is and where he belongs in the food chain in this ecosystem.
This is a necessary skill to survive in this dark continent.

However, this time will not last too long, because the most accurate way to distinguish them is always to take a bite and try it.

"Puff puff--"

A gust of dirt flew up, and several creatures that had originally blended in with the surrounding terrain suddenly regained their bright red shells and ran towards German with their six slender legs.

They look like stink bugs, but each one is as big as a small car, so they can't be ordinary stink bugs.

The shaking straw-like mouthparts made German see the end of staying here.

He looked down and saw that the cooling countdown on the lantern was "0:03", and it was almost time to teleport again.

Well, let's stop here for this time.

What he was worried about was not the "bug" in front of him, but other creatures that were ready to move.

They are all watching, and it is very likely that the mantis stalks the cicada, while the oriole waits behind.

Those huge scarlet "bugs" had surrounded him, but he had already stretched out his little finger and held hands with one of the messenger ghosts.

With a buzzing sound, like bubbles bursting in the sun, Germain and the lantern disappeared together, leaving only his footprints on the spot.

Decades later, humans once again set foot on the Dark Continent and left their mark.

"boom--"

The "bug" failed to stop its legs, and its tiny head collided with its sturdy body.

After failing to catch their prey, they vaguely stretched out the long tentacles on their heads, trying to find the whereabouts of that thing in the wilderness.

After another flash, German returned to the dense forest in the dark night.

He bent down and picked up the lantern, and four messenger ghosts lay at his feet. The cooling countdown changed again, this time it was "Cooling countdown 1:59".

When Germain looked at the attribute panel projected by the hunter badge, he could see that his clairvoyance pressure had changed from 2 to 12, and he also gained a strange "trait" - "kleptomania".

In this way, it becomes clear what the cost of using lanterns to teleport is.

Each time you use the lantern, the cooldown countdown before it can be used again increases.

Initially it was available immediately, then after 1 minute, and now after 2 minutes.

Not only that, every time he returns from the Dark Continent, his spiritual vision pressure will be forced to increase by 10 points, and he may also gain an additional negative trait.

His current kleptomaniac trait is negative, which will prompt him to steal any property he encounters regardless of the occasion.

This means that every time he uses the lantern, he needs to be very cautious and well prepared, otherwise it will be totally counterproductive, and the side effects of the lantern will become more and more obvious in the later stages.

But no matter what, traveling to and from the Dark Continent with a lantern is far safer and more convenient than going through the gatekeeper and bringing back disasters.

German moved his fingers and named the fixed lantern located in the Dark Continent "Dark Continent·Dry Valley".

He seized the hunting badge hanging around his neck and recovered the meat saw, musket, and lantern.

The purple light of the dense forest disappeared in an instant, replaced by moonlight shining through the branches and leaves.

Finally, he rubbed the hunter badge, and the materialized fragment disappeared.

Through this experiment, Germain has proven that he can develop and utilize the Hunter Badge and use it to continuously enhance his combat power.

This means that sooner or later, he will have the strength to no longer need to fear the threats from the Phantom Troupe members, it is just a matter of time.

By then, neither his origins in Meteor City nor his status as a member of the Phantom Troupe will be able to restrain him. Germann will be truly free and can do what he really wants to do.

Explore the Dark Continent and surpass Dong Fulishi, who wrote "New World Journey" based on his adventures in the Dark Continent, and accomplish a feat that has never been done before and will never be done again.

After confirming the lantern's teleportation ability, Germain had this vague idea.

However, after just staying in the Dark Continent for 1 minute, he realized that he needed stronger combat power, means of survival, a team, etc. Otherwise, there was a chance that he would be killed as soon as he was teleported there.

Before I get ready again, I will quietly accumulate strength.

German returned to the bell tower, tore off a large piece of curtain, shook off the dust, wrapped himself in it, huddled in a corner and slept all night.

Although this place is simple, at least it can shelter us from the wind and rain.

When the faint light of dawn shone through the glass and stung the corners of his eyes, he woke up and subconsciously wanted to rub his eyes, only then he remembered that he was not in a clean bedroom, but in the bell tower.

He is now covered in dust.

Germain shook off the curtains that were wrapped around him, stretched himself, then brushed off the dust on his body with his hands, picked up his hat that had fallen on the ground, put it on his head, and walked quickly out of the bell tower.

He found a clear lake in the mountains, took off his clothes, and walked naked into the lake to take a bath.

After washing the body, he rubbed the remaining blood stains on the clothes, used his mind to remove stubborn stains, and then used his mind to dry the wet clothes.

A quarter of an hour later, German, neatly dressed, was walking down the mountain path, occasionally having to push aside the weeds that blocked his way.

"Gululu——"

Germain's stomach protested, and he couldn't help but curl his lips and quicken his pace.

An hour later, he arrived at a small town called Cross at the foot of the mountain, found a small restaurant that served noodles, ordered food, sat down and waited.

The steaming hot noodles were delivered personally by the restaurant owner.

"Eat slowly."

She placed the dishes and chopsticks in front of Germain, and casually brushed the back of his hand with her fingers.

German looked up at the proprietress in surprise, and saw that she winked at him, which looked like she was flirting with him.

The proprietress smiled, said nothing, twisted her waist, and went back to the kitchen.

German was stunned for a while before he remembered that he actually had a very good-looking appearance, so he was just taken advantage of and received some kind of hint.

If you are willing, follow me...

German didn't think any further. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up the noodles, and started eating slowly.

Suddenly, he felt a gaze directed towards him.

When I turned around, I saw that it was not the proprietress as expected, but a girl with blonde twin ponytails sitting at another table.

The girl ate her noodles in small bites and looked at German shyly. When she realized that her peeking was discovered, she lowered her head shyly with her cheeks flushed.

German turned around and continued to eat noodles.

But as soon as he picked up a stack of noodles, his eyes widened slightly in surprise.

A girl with blonde twin tails?
Burgundy Lolita skirt?

This guy, could it be that...

(End of this chapter)