Hunter x Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 91: The Man Who Guards the Wall

Under the tangled roots of the World Tree, Germain and others took a temporary rest.

They took off their gas masks, fanned themselves, and took out food and water.

After the battles along the way and the killing of several Phoenixes just now, German's "Temperament" reached 46 points, only 4 points away from the limit of "Master".

Of course, having the “magnanimity” to reach the “master” level does not mean that Germann is now a “master”.

It’s just that he already has a solid foundation to become a “master”, which can be simply understood as he has the qualifications and upper limit to become a “master”.

During the rest period, Germain took a special look at the projection of the "Hunter Badge" and confirmed that there were less than two hours left before the cooling of the teleportation lantern.

Biscuit looked up, and indeed he could not see the crown of the World Tree, but only the dense lines of bark.

"Little drop." She suddenly had an idea, "If we can cut down this world tree, can your "bulgy fish" swallow it?"

"No." Xiao Di bit a piece of sandwich cookie and the crumbs fell on the collar of her sweater. "The other "restrictions and oaths" of "Puffy Eye Fish" are about this."

"I don't know how big the space inside it is, but it can only absorb objects with the volume of a swimming pool at a time, and then it will be forced to stop."

"If there were no such "constraints and oaths", not only would the World Tree fall, but it would also be able to suck up all those volcanoes."

"I see." Biscuit nodded. "Not only do we have to tear down the World Tree, but we also have to cut it into pieces the size of a swimming pool. The workload is really huge."

She sighed and gave up. Just pushing down the World Tree would take a lot of time and energy, not to mention cutting it.

However, Biscuit still asked Yun Gu for help and cut off a small piece of tree roots exposed above the soil, so that Xiaodi could swallow it with the "bulgy fish".

"Let the plant hunters study it when they have a chance," Biscuit said, "and see what the differences are between the world trees here and the world trees on the six continents, other than their size."

After resting for another ten minutes, everyone set off again after German returned from patrolling the surrounding area.

It took them nearly a quarter of an hour just to get around the side of the giant World Tree, and that was when they were accelerating, which shows how huge it was.

At this moment, at the end of the twisted tree roots and cracked soil, an unexpected obstacle appeared.

There was a wall between the world trees. The wall was tens of meters high and stretched across the place.

If they got a little closer, they could see strange patterns on the wall, surging like waves, causing everyone to have indescribable reverie.

"There is actually a wall here..." Biscuit murmured, "Although it is not surprising that there are intelligent creatures in the Dark Continent, I still couldn't help but be surprised when I actually saw the evidence."

The four of them did not touch the wall that separated the inside and the outside, but observed silently, and Biscuit kept taking pictures with his mobile phone.

German thought for a while and told everyone his conclusion.

"In the Dark Continent, there are magical beasts called 'gatekeepers', and the magical beast sub-species they summon called 'guides'."

"The area where the gatekeepers are located is either the outer sea of ​​the Dark Continent or the coast of the Dark Continent, while the guides are responsible for ensuring that humans land on the Dark Continent smoothly."

"Since there is such a precedent, it doesn't seem so difficult to understand why they set up a wall on the border of the World Tree. However, if this is the case..."

"There will be 'people guarding the wall' nearby." Biscuit continued, following what Germain had left unfinished. "Indeed, this possibility is quite high."

"Ah." Xiaodi suddenly screamed, scaring everyone.

She adjusted her glasses and said, "Could the palm prints left at the bottom of Spider Valley be left by the 'Guardian of the Wall'?"

Although she looked confused, she could occasionally point out something interesting. German nodded and said, "It is indeed possible. This place is not far from the bottom of the Spider Valley. We'd better be careful."

"What should we do now?" Biscuit asked, "Should we go directly over this wall, or climb up the World Tree and then go over it, or should we walk a distance to the side to see if there is a passage?"

German shook his head. "If the 'guardian of the wall' really exists, then it is unlikely that there will be a passage or a gap. It is better to climb over it and save time."

"Yeah." Biscuit nodded and looked at Xiaodi, "What do you think?"

"I also think it would be better to turn it over." Xiaodi agreed with German's plan.

Biscuit looked at the last person in the group.

Yun Gu, who temporarily switched shifts with German and expanded the "circle" nearby to take charge of security, did not participate in the conversation.

"Yungu?" Bisiji called out.

Yun Gu did not respond immediately, but suddenly turned around and flew towards the crowd.

"Danger!" Yun Gu looked serious and shouted at them, "Something is approaching, it's very powerful!"

German and the others were startled at first, then subconsciously gathered their energy and concentrated their minds, but they looked left and right but did not see the enemy until the energy that Yun Gu mentioned came crashing down.

The buzzing-like fluctuations made the four of them feel dazed. They even felt as helpless as ordinary people when facing the "evil thoughts" released by "Psychic users".

However, when they looked in the direction where the air was coming from, that is, above their heads, as if facing a great enemy, they still could not see anything.

Germann choked for a moment, and then saw his "pressure" soaring as if the accelerator was fully stepped on.

"Pressure +20" "Pressure +20" "Pressure +20"

Before embarking on this journey to the Dark Continent, Germain specifically asked Biscuit to use "Magic Beautician Miss Cookie" to clear his "stress".

He thought this was enough, but unexpectedly, he had to helplessly watch the "pressure" soar to 64 points in just a few seconds!
As the "pressure" soared, German's vision gradually changed. He saw the huge black shadow and its broad hand reaching down!

That's it! Definitely it!
German instantly realized the connection between the palm print at the bottom of the Spider Valley, the person guarding the wall and the tall black shadow!
While Biscuit and Xiaodi were still confusedly guarding against the invisible enemy, German was the first to react. He was the only one who could see this palm!

"Run!" German shouted loudly, "It is invisible, stay away from the range of its energy!"

After being reminded by Germann, everyone came to their senses and retreated in different directions under the pressing pressure.

Pressure +20

German also quickly retreated in one direction, but unexpectedly, the palm also changed direction and pointed at him.

"It's coming for me." The next moment German realized this, his "pressure" exceeded 100 points.

A dark aura and a scarlet halo burst out from Germann's body. It was a product of a half ring and several small arrows interwoven together. The "torture" called "masochism" suddenly appeared!
He paused involuntarily, and the huge palm suddenly burst out with endless suction force, sucking him up into the air and holding him firmly in the palm of its hand.

"German!" Someone was calling his name, but he could only hear vague mumblings. He didn't even feel that he was in danger.

The pain in his body made him feel inexplicably happy.

With a "puff", the huge hand clenched tightly, and under the horrified gaze of Biscuit, Xiaodi and Yun Gu, German exploded in mid-air into a mixture of black and red gas and dissipated with the wind!

(End of this chapter)