The Source of the Lifeless Desert
"It seems these two aren't natural enemies; they actually hid themselves after going inside and didn't even fight."
Ian gazed with little interest at the miniature world inside the refrigerator.
Clearly, the two creatures did not behave as he had expected.
Like venomous insects, they fight each other to determine who is superior.
They lack ambition!
Ian shook his head, abandoning his original idea of capturing ten thousand creatures and putting them into the [Miniature World Refrigerator] to fight each other and let the fittest survive.
These creatures possess their own survival instincts.
Unlike poisonous insects, they are not devoid of intelligence.
And at this very moment.
Kim, standing to the side, looked at Ian with a complicated expression.
Kim was unaware of Ian's thoughts.
But for the first time, he also sensed that perhaps fate also exists in the unseen realm.
Otherwise, how can one explain the heavens' favor upon this young man?
The other party casually pulled out a prop.
It is perhaps an ability that countless Nen users could not cultivate even if they devoted their entire lives to training.
After putting away the [Miniature World Refrigerator].
Ian and Kim leaped back onto the vast shell of the White Stone Crab.
"Big White, let's keep going!"
After encountering a series of interesting creatures, Ian's curiosity was piqued.
At this moment, he wanted to see...
What exactly was that so-called "giant" being that scared Netero's team away?
In reality, even the largest creatures are meaningless in front of Ian.
Other Nen users faced creatures hundreds of times larger than themselves.
It must withstand the crushing force brought about by its size and mass.
But against Ian, this advantage could be erased at any time.
Whether it's Big Light or Small Light, you can always crush your opponent in terms of size and mass.
Not to mention.
Magical items like the [Miniature World Refrigerator] can place even the largest objects into another world.
It's like a Buddha's Kingdom in the palm of your hand, no matter how powerful you are.
Even a refrigerator, when suppressed, can only obediently appear in another world, and be observed as an ant.
The Forest ahead stretched as far as the eye could see.
It should have formed a complex and diverse ecosystem that was in no way inferior to the Amazon rainforest.
However, based on Jin's observations along the way, the vegetation here was very lush.
However... there are very few visible creatures.
In other words, the most basic herbivorous animals, which conform to the principle of ascending food chain hierarchy, have "disappeared."
No one knows what caused this outcome.
Along the way.
The enormous White Stone Crab became the true overlord of this Forest.
Wherever it went, it was unmatched.
Ian and Kim encountered many panicked monsters fleeing along the way—or rather, relatively large ordinary creatures compared to the human world.
There are Spiders with six legs and six eyes, each over a meter long; black and white monkeys with three heads, about the same size as ordinary monkeys; and creatures similar to giraffes, except that they have armor-like hides like rhinoceroses.
Although the various creatures looked strange, none of them posed a threat to Kim and Ian.
Of course... now that they've been discovered, Ian won't let them get away with it.
They painstakingly added each one to the [Miniature World Refrigerator].
Anyway, they originally lived in the same Forest.
Even in the refrigerator ecosystem, it still exists within the same ecosystem.
"Strange... the biodiversity here is far too limited."
Located on the back of the White Stone Crab.
Jincou stood in front of the refrigerator that Ian had materialized, examining the various creatures that had been captured inside.
"These animals alone are hardly enough to uphold the prestige of the Dark Continent..."
Jin Wei sighed, Ian nodded beside her.
I completely agree.
Although Ian was rather averse to dangerous situations, this first trip to the Dark Continent was rather uneventful.
It was a complete stomp...
Such Dark Continent evokes neither curiosity nor fear in anyone.
This is especially true for Nen users like Ging who enjoy adventure.
I was even more disappointed.
That's it!?
In the lush Forest, White Stone Crab, as large as a small mountain, moved slowly but over an extremely long distance.
Just as Ian and Kim were sitting there getting a little bored.
"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"...
Suddenly!
Upon reaching a slightly sunken area deep within the Forest.
A series of bizarre vine attacks, like ants trying to shake a tree, assaulted the White Stone Crab's eight sharp legs!
Although the vines were very slender, there were so many of them.
In just a moment, it wrapped its arms around the White Stone Crab's legs again and again.
It looked as if they were trying to tie it up like a giant crab.
"Buzz!"
The White Stone Crab let out a low, muffled roar.
Despite the attack.
But for the White Stone Crab at this time, he was no longer the same as before.
This is... a provocation against oneself!
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"...
It moved forward on its own, tearing and snapping all the vines that were entangled around it!
An incredibly sturdy and massive body, adorned with scars that seemed to have survived countless battles and were permanently "frozen" on its surface.
Under the sunlight, it looked incredibly majestic, like a true overlord of the land!
But.
Perched on its back, at the moment of the attack, Jin's expression turned slightly serious as he carefully observed what lay below. After a moment's thought, he asked in bewilderment.
"Strange... that a creature would attack your mount, Ian. Normally, these creatures should have the ability to recognize whether their prey is capable of hunting them..."
Ian was taken aback by his words.
The two then exchanged a glance, a sudden inspiration struck them, and they spoke in unison.
"Unless the other party believes it can hunt it!" x2!
Instantly.
Both Kim and Ian became interested. They perked up and looked down to carefully observe what kind of creature dared to attack them.
It's not a big deal if you don't look at it.
But when the two of them used "Condensation" to observe carefully, their expressions changed slightly and instantly became serious.
"When did this damn thing start following us?!"
Ian looked somewhat surprised and suspicious.
Looking down at the life force emanating from the other person, like countless fireflies, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
Jin frowned, seemingly shocked for a moment before reacting and slowly saying.
"I understand... why there are so few creatures left here..."
"It's not that the rules of the food chain have broken down here..."
"On the contrary, it's because this aberrant being appeared here, devouring everything else that exists!"
He glanced at Ian intently and said seriously.
"Those creatures we caught before are probably just fish that slipped through the net to this guy..."
"The creatures that truly lived here have probably all been devoured by it. Without our arrival, this place would likely have become a desolate wasteland before long..."