Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 218 Deviating from the Goal

Lucci was surprised when he received the call from Bynd.

The great change began from there; Byrd returned alive, and with him came "hope".

Upon receiving the call, he showed up at Cape Radboud without any hesitation.

Because BYOD has no "mark" on his body, Lucci is naturally unable to appear in front of BYOD.

Fortunately, we can keep in touch by phone and meet soon.

Lucci only saw one person, B. Yangde.

At this time, his injuries had been somewhat healed, and he was wrapped in specially made body bandages.

Similar to the medical bandages used in Naruto.

Upon seeing Bill Yander, Lucci's gaze was immediately drawn to the glass bottle in his hand.

This glass bottle is not actually a glass bottle; it is a special glass bottle created using Nen abilities and the syllable "God".

Having witnessed the plants wither once before, Byangde was determined not to repeat the same mistake and made thorough preparations before venturing to the Dark Continent.

This glass bottle is to prevent the plant from withering again.

"They arrived really quickly," Bi Yangde remarked.

At the same time, he thought that if Lucci were willing to explore the Dark Continent, this spatial ability would be invincible. Unlike other spatial abilities that have gaps when used, this one is too fast.

However, it's a pity that Lucci didn't join the team, as Yang De is no longer with them.

Because he succeeded.

Since you've succeeded once, it's possible to succeed a second or third time.

Moreover, this time they also uncovered more intelligence.

"Lucci, you must be very curious now," Bynd laughed heartily.

He had never felt so exhilarated. Yang De believed that given time, he would conquer all the known territories.

"Speaking of which, without your advice and help back then, even if I were to succeed, I wouldn't be where I am now. I want to thank you." Byrd stood up and bowed deeply to Lucci.

Lucci was a great help, both in terms of his advice and his initial financial support.

And the joint development of the ability of thought and the creation of divine characters.

"Alright, that's enough about that. This shouldn't be longevity rice, right?"

Lucci just wanted to get down to business.

"There were some mistakes at the beginning." Byrd sat down and began to explain to Lucci.

Lucci then spread out a circle to ensure that no one else was around, since he didn't want too much information about the Dark Continent to be leaked.

The area known to humankind is actually just a "small island" in Lake Möbius, and there are actually many other islands around it.

It is also the "New World" that the Kakin Empire took "immigrants" to in the comics.

However, these places are either in harsh environments or inhabited by various dangerous creatures.

The ocean hunters' adventure can also be described as an exploration of Lake Möbius.

Since Yang De and his group couldn't leave through legitimate channels after entering the Dark Continent, they had no choice but to smuggle themselves out.

To smuggle oneself across the border, one must confront the giant creatures or monsters and other demi-human races in Lake Möbius.

Smuggling activities like that of Byangde have actually occurred in history.

However, there are very few records, partly because it was too dangerous, and partly because no one ever returned.

This demonstrates the level of danger in areas outside of human reach.

Of course, the danger is reduced for a team of Nen users.

By Yangde and his group were much less fortunate. Their original goal was longevity rice, but they encountered terrible weather and enormous sea creatures along the way.

This caused them to deviate from their planned route.

Furthermore, because Lake Möbius was too large and there was no clear flight path, and they were crossing by smuggling, the area they finally arrived at in the Dark Continent was not the area where Longevity Rice was located.

As they explored, they discovered an ancient city and gold and silver ingots, one of the five great calamities, which helped them determine their direction.

As for the situation on the Dark Continent...

Aside from special life forms, all kinds of creatures and plants in the human world have enlarged versions in the Dark Continent.

Actually, when they first arrived on the Dark Continent, they didn't encounter too much danger.

They just needed to adapt to the environment, but fortunately their team had enough spiritual power and divine artifacts, so they didn't encounter any major dangers.

It wasn't until they tried to explore the ancient city where the gold and silver ingots were located that a great danger arose, causing the number of people to dwindle drastically.

At the same time, Byron also drew a question from his encounter in Lake Möbius.

He discovered that the creatures in the "sea" were confined to certain areas, and once they could leave those areas, they would stop pursuing him.

However, it was also discovered that those marine creatures, including flying creatures, did not possess much intelligence.

But they have territories, as if they are being kept in captivity.

These entities both hindered humanity's exploration of the Dark Continent and protected humanity.

It's unclear whether this is considered shelter or captivity.

This information is now unknown, unless one can find the remains of ancient humans who migrated here and obtain some information.

By comparing Yang De's account, Lucci was making a comparison to see if the dangers of the Dark Continent could harm him.

But he soon discovered that at least the gold and silver ingots could not harm him.

Furthermore, they learned some information about the ancient city from Bynd.

Gold and silver ingots were just one type of protective "organism" in that ancient city, along with other protective organisms, which were also similar to parasitic plants.

In fact, besides herbs that are said to cure all diseases, they also wanted to bring back some other plants, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful.

On their return journey, they also encountered immense danger.

The team, which originally had nine members, is now down to four.

"Would you mind if I took a look?" Lucci asked.

Yang De certainly wouldn't mind.

"Judging from the ancient city you mentioned, it seems to be inhabited by intelligent beings similar in size to humans in the Dark Continent, which would also be incompatible with the plants of the Dark Continent."

This herb that cures all ailments doesn't seem to be that "giant".

"Perhaps. We also discovered writing in that city, but unfortunately the linguist in our team had already died before we obtained any further information."

It's a pity compared to Yang De.

Lucci didn't use his Nen to probe the plants in the glass bottle, after all, it wouldn't be nice if he ruined them if he didn't handle it properly.

But whether it was a gut feeling or not, he always felt that the plant in the glass bottle was somewhat similar to a "divine tree".

This made Lucci wonder if it was definitely not specially bred.

Of course, this was just Lucci's guess.

"If you find any intelligence, give me a copy." Lucci didn't linger.

Anyway, Yang De will compile a detailed intelligence report by then.