Final Farewell

Long's earnest gaze and attitude ultimately convinced Menchi and the other two.

Because they also know that they are not suited to this place.

If it weren't for Long, they would have died long ago.

And most importantly, without the three of them, the captain's abilities would probably have already led him to the 'door' into the heart of the Dark Continent.

The captain is protecting them.

Their departure was also a way of helping Oboro.

"Actually... with our skill level, let alone getting here, we probably wouldn't survive a day even on the edge of the desert." Anthony chuckled, referring to the night they first set foot on the shore, when they were sheltered by the Ghost Mist.

The desert temperature drops sharply at night, and the number of creatures of all sizes that appear is far greater than during the hot daytime.

The three exchanged a glance, then left the City in the House with Long, riding the same birds they had come from and heading back towards the sea.

In recent years, although Oboro has been developing Thresh's abilities, his journey to the Dark Continent made him realize the level of the source of energy. Therefore, abilities such as teleportation and blink will also be optimized based on the workings of the essence of energy. For example, teleportation used to be a single-target teleportation, only used for Oboro himself, and could not carry others. However, now Oboro can carry some 'items' within his ability range when teleporting.

Objects can be inanimate or alive.

This is equivalent to him being able to perform a 'group teleportation' effect.

The problem is that the markers left beforehand, which are the wards in the game, have a time limit.

Once the time limit expires, the ward will automatically disappear. The last place where Oboro had the ward placed was at the 'safe outpost' within the oasis, which was also the training ground where they had spent a long time. Oboro could teleport them away directly, but the three of them alone would not be able to leave the Dark Continent. Even if they reached the coastline, the nearshore waters were still inhabited by many giant creatures like pink octopuses, and they would still be in danger.

Just to be on the safe side, Oboro planned to personally take them to a small island closest to the Dark Continent, away from the near-shore area.

Doing this would be a waste of time, but for Oboro at this point, time has no meaning anymore...

Based solely on the strength of his flesh and blood, his lifespan could last for at least several hundred years.

The group sped through the air, the wind whistling past them.

Gabe Vich uses his abilities to Transmission mental signals and communicate.

"Captain...those hopes," Menchi began.

"Don't take any of them back... Concealing the truth, although humanity has realized its weakness, it hasn't yet understood the essence of the matter. The desires of the human heart are endless... Since escaping to the Lake Island, the best outcome has been that humanity has used its own wisdom to develop a technological civilization, which is only possible because it has broken free from the rules of the Dark Continent. But compared to the Dark Continent, humanity's current civilization is still too fragile... Perhaps one day civilization will evolve to a transcendent level, even to the point of controlling the rules, but not now."

Long said calmly, "Evolution and integration are factors influenced by the food chain and ecology. The food chain and ecology of the human world are too low-end... The speed of evolution can never be as fast as that of the Dark Continent. It will only fall further and further behind and never be able to surpass it. But technology is unpredictable... The only way to break through the Dark Continent is to integrate into the Dark Continent's game through mutated individuals among humans, thereby seeking a breakthrough through a single point... Don Freecss did the same, and so will I."

"Gabe Vich's notes can be kept for V5's reference, but much of the material should be cut or erased, revealing only the 'limited area' that they can understand and explore."

"Yes."

"And... what about you..."

"Just tell them you've been wandering on the fringes, lost contact with me, and I don't know if I'm alive or dead."

"Oboro replied."

We can't say he's dead. If we believed he was dead, V5 and some forces in the human world would definitely be eager to make a move, and the Hunter Association would no longer be able to enjoy such benefits and treatment.

As long as he lives, he exists in this world in any sense.

The enemy will then be wary.

However, there is no need to worry too much, because although Menchi and the other two seem weak in the Dark Continent, after several growths and changes, their current strength upon returning to Lake Island is definitely enough to make them top-tier powerhouses Nen user.

To be able to return alive from the Dark Continent would be enough to cause a sensation and be recorded in history if the news got out.

They are fully qualified to be compared with people like Netero, Linne, and Beyond.

Crossing the desert and oasis from the coastline, not counting the time they spent honing their skills and training, took them about three years. This time, however, the return journey was much shorter, taking only about a year. Long delivered the three of them to a small island, which, although still some distance from the human world, was at least safe from danger.

"That's fine..."

At midday, on the soft, golden sand outside the island's jungle, Oboro smiled slightly at the three of them, bidding them farewell.

There were no further words, nor did I want to say anything.

He prepared to activate his ability and teleport directly back to the Dark Continent.

Several flying creatures from the Dark Continent will also die here and turn into skeletons as the host souls dissipate.

Anthony's eyes were bloodshot.

Menchi hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

They all knew... this was very likely the last time they would ever see Oboro.

Time and the passage of time seem incredibly cheap on that land.

All these years of exploration have only covered a tiny fraction of the distance on the map. Returning to the human world, their lifespans will likely be no more than a hundred years, like Netero's. Perhaps, by then, the Captain won't have even finished exploring the entire Dark Continent ... like Don Freecss, he'll have vanished for centuries, let alone returned to the Lake Island.

Moreover, there are external 'evolutionary' factors, etc.

All three firmly believed that Oboro would succeed, but they did not believe that they would live to see the day when they could meet the captain again.

"Team leader."

But Gabe Vich, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.

He shouted.

Two things were handed to Long.

A pack of cigarettes and a diary.

"These two things, I think... will be very helpful to you, you will find them useful." The current Gabe Vich is no longer the naive and immature boy he once was. He has grown a beard like Fante, and he no longer stutters when he speaks.

"Thanks."

Long slightly turned her body and reached out to take it.

Immediately, his body shot into the sky accompanied by a streak of rainbow light.

It disappeared into the horizon.

"..."

There was a moment of silence.

Immediately afterwards, Anthony lay down on the beach, looking at the beautiful blue sea, and chuckled, "It's over... It's over so suddenly, our journey has come to an end."

After going to the Dark Continent and looking at the environment near the human world, it was indeed beautiful and pleasing to the eye, but he felt more at peace, a sense of relief, and a little bit of resentment.

"The scars on the captain's face and the injuries on his body have never healed on their own... He was clearly capable."

"Gabe Vich said in a deep voice."

"He's already realized it..."

Menchi looked up at the direction where Long had disappeared and said calmly.

Upon hearing this, both Gabe Vich and Anthony were speechless.

Yes... evolution.

Although the captain wields that power of the soul, not through external 'combination,' but through his own evolution... is he still not a so-called 'human'?

At least, not 'human' in the conventional sense.

In this way, even if Oboro retains his human appearance, reason, and thought, he will become a 'disaster' in the human world.

Let's not even talk about being rejected by the human world.

A single thought or emotional fluctuation on his part could potentially destroy the entire human world.

Perhaps it started from a certain point... For Captain Yu, his home... had already become the Dark Continent.

"Let's go back."

Anthony clapped his hands and shouted, trying to sound excited.

"Although this place isn't as colorful as the Dark Continent, at least we can get a good night's sleep now, and we don't have to worry about dying at any time anymore... What a peaceful world! The scenery is also quite decent." He looked around and smiled.

"After I go back, I will take over the Hunter Association," Menchi suddenly said.

She wasn't imitating Netero, but rather trying to fulfill Oboro's will to suppress the Hunter x Hunter community's curiosity about the Dark Continent.

"Then I'll go to the Fills Family and become a gangster."

Anthony twisted his neck.

While this might sound disrespectful to the human world, it's the truth. With their Menchi abilities, very few in the human world can withstand their individual power. In fact, within the realm of Nen user, they've already reached the very top.

"I'm not going to do anything. I'm going to Rita's hometown and settling down there."

Gabe Vich said calmly.

"Then... let's go."

After saying that, the three of them dived directly into the icy seawater.

Before leaving the island, Anthony glanced back one last time at the direction of the Dark Continent and muttered, "The human world... is so boring."