Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 66: Peace after the Return
"Capacity: 29 → 31 (Spider Family) → 36 (Spider Leader)"

"Pressure: 100 (torture) → 90 (critical hit) → 95"

"Items: Spider Silk Lasso, Teleportation Lantern (New)"

The giant spider lay on its side at the bottom of the valley, its body badly mutilated, like a dead whale stranded on the shore, which would sooner or later attract flies.

Biscuit kicked its huge body and said with certainty, "It must be dead. Good job, Germain. The last blow was decisive. We won."

In a flash, Biscuit's body, which was as tall as an iron tower, shrank back to its previous petite appearance, still looking like a weak girl.

"I'm still more comfortable in this form." Biscuit smiled and looked down at her dress that stretched freely.

Xiaodi walked behind Germanman, holding the bloody "bulgy fish". With an expressionless face, she looked as if she was about to give Germanman a fatal blow from behind.

However, she actually came to care about Germain.

"German, what happened to you? I just saw you in a trance for about three seconds at the last moment. Are you poisoned? Where is the wound? My "bulgy fish" can help you suck it out."

"Yes." Biscuit was about to say this, she held up the hem of her princess dress with both hands, walked over quickly, and asked, "Fortunately, this beast has all his attention on me. What happened to you just now?"

"I'm fine." Germann replied calmly, and then asked, "Do you feel the depression accumulated in your heart? Does it affect your mentality and restrict your actions?"

Biscuit nodded, then shook his head.

"I feel tired and depressed, but I think this is a normal emotion after a journey to the Dark Continent. Is there anything strange about this?"

Now, Biscuit, having fought side by side with Germain and Xiaodi, is 90% sure that this is the Dark Continent.

"I am the same as Biscuit." Xiaodi no longer called Biscuit "Little Biscuit", which made the latter a little sad, but Xiaodi was such a stubborn person.

German put his hands in the pockets of his hunter's black robe, lowered his head, and thought for a moment.

"It seems that 'Darkness' and 'Spider Scream' have not had much impact on you. The cost of teleporting the lantern will mainly be borne by me."

German, who possesses the teleportation lantern, is like holding a device that lowers the spirit value and increases the stress value. Once he encounters any specific scene or ability, it will trigger a stress event.

There was no way around it. Generally speaking, the more an ability surpassed one's imagination, the more trouble it would bring. Even if he didn't use the lantern once, he would still have to bear the cost on a daily basis.

"What's the matter?" Bisiji saw that he looked unwell and couldn't help but ask.

Germann then briefly spoke about "Torture: Paranoia".

"I see."

Biscuit held his chin with his fingers and thought quickly.

"When the stress value exceeds 100 points, you will have a chance to enter the state of "torture" or "virtue", even if you restore it to below 100 points in time, it will be of no use."

"At the same time, if you are already in the state of "torture" or "virtue", even if you reach the 100-point stress threshold again, no new "torture" or "virtue" will be added."

"Torture, as the name suggests, will not only torture yourself, but also the people around you. Depending on the different kinds of torture, your mind and actions will be affected to varying degrees."

"Virtue is the exact opposite. Different virtues will give different states, enhancing yourself and the people around you."

"However, the probability of triggering "virtue" is relatively low, and the probability of triggering "torture" is relatively high, and no matter what, the state of "virtue" or "torture" will last for half an hour." "Based on this, the ultimate upper limit of the stress value is 200 points. So, I have a question, what will happen when the stress value reaches 200 points?"

"I will die of exhaustion," Germann replied calmly. There was no trace of fear on his face, but rather a matter-of-fact look. "My mind and soul will perish, and only my body will remain."

In this world, souls really exist and reincarnation is possible. In the future Chimera Ant invasion, countless creatures have proven this with their own lives.

Biscuit's expression turned serious now: "How about this, you sit down and I'll use "Magic Beautician Miss Cookie" to help you relieve stress."

"I'm fine." Germann answered involuntarily.

Then he realized that he was affected by "paranoia" and compromised: "It's not safe here, let's go back first."

"Okay." Biscuit put his hands on his hips and sighed, "You said before that returning to the human world from the Dark Continent will also increase stress by 10 points, so the total stress is 105 points."

"A half-hour treatment by Magic Beautician Miss Cookie can help you lower your blood pressure by 24 points, and then after another hour and a half, it can help you lower it by another 1 point."

Germain took the initiative to smile at Bisiji.

"There's no need to be so nervous. Once a day is enough. Your energy isn't infinite. How can it allow you to use your Nen ability continuously?"

Biscuit looked at him suspiciously: "Are you really okay?"

"It's really okay."

"Well... okay. Once a day, the stress level will be cleared within five days. And the "torture" will completely disappear after half an hour. Let's rest together during this time."

Biscuit made a decision, then turned to Xiaodi and said, "Use your "Puffy Eye Fish" to clean up this scene."

Xiaodi made an "OK" gesture and carried out the task swiftly.

In less than ten minutes, the little drop returned with a full load, and the valley floor was completely cleared, leaving only the burning leaves, but the fire was gradually weakening and was about to go out.

Here, Germain set up a new teleportation lantern which he named "Spider Valley Bottom", and four shriveled imps arrived as promised.

"Let's go back." He reached out and held the hand of a little ghost.

Biscuit and Xiaodi did the same. They looked like young people taking their children out for an outing, except that these children looked a little too ugly.

"What a pity." Biscuit looked around and sighed with regret, "No gem mines were found... No way, I can only think about it next time."

The three of them were leading the little ghost, and in an instant, everything changed as if the stars had moved. They disappeared together with the teleportation lantern.

Five minutes later, there was a rustling sound suddenly heard from the sky. The dense branches and leaves were pushed aside by an invisible force, and the scorching sun shone on the bottom of the valley.

After a brief silence, there was a sudden loud bang, and smoke, dust and fallen leaves flew up and then slowly dispersed.

A huge palm print suddenly appeared at the bottom of the valley, large enough to cover the entire open space. The five fingers were clearly outlined and deeply sunk into the soil.

The world finally returned to peace.

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(End of this chapter)