At the summit of Kukuroo Mountain, thick black smoke drifted from the volcano's crater, filling the air with a strong sulfurous odor.
Su Xiao and the others stood before the crater. It was about thirty meters in diameter. The inside was a mass of gray-black darkness, making it impossible to see what lay below. The volcanic ash drifting upward carried terrifyingly high temperatures.
"Go down from here?"
Su Xiao's brows knitted tightly. If he had guessed correctly, there should be a vast stretch of magma below. Even if there wasn't, the volcanic ash was far too hot. That stuff could seep into every opening.
"Yes, go down from here. Don't be surprised by anything you see after you descend. Kukuroo Mountain... isn't something that belongs to this continent at all."
Maha had changed into a gray robe and was carrying a huge backpack.
"Looks like your relationship with the V5 Organization is pretty good."
An hour earlier, Su Xiao had learned from Maha that one of the main reasons the Zoldyck Family lived on Kukuroo Mountain was to observe and guard this special volcano. This was the agreement Maha had reached with the V5 Organization. It was precisely because of this that the Zoldyck Family could openly become a family of assassins.
"Zeno, begin."
After receiving Maha's signal, Nen surged from within Zeno. He lowered his body and held his hands at his waist.
"Dragon Head—Heaven's Arena."
A golden Nen orb appeared between Zeno's palms. The veins on his forehead bulged as he pushed both hands toward the sky.
"Hah!"
A golden dragon formed entirely from Nen energy shot into the sky. It was at least a hundred meters long and four or five meters thick. Zeno had nearly exhausted all the Nen energy in his body in an effort