Clearing Up the Misunderstanding X Dog

"Put away your weapons."

The voice of the special forces captain could be heard from outside.

He ordered his men to put their weapons away to show they meant no harm.

Then his voice could be heard again, explaining to Kevin and the others who were hiding in the tree stump shelter.

"We tracked a poaching gang here and found traces of their previous activity outside, plus some new traces that appeared last night."

Therefore, please identify yourselves. As long as we confirm that you have no connection with those poaching groups, we will absolutely not cause you any trouble.

The captain tried to make his tone sound less serious, hoping to resolve the situation using official language.

After all, the other side had three Nen user, and they didn't seem to be some low-level amateurs.

He couldn't accurately assess the opponent's strength, and on his side, he was the only Nen user.

He was unsure whether he would come out on top in the event of a conflict.

The group of people hiding behind cover exchanged glances.

Buhaci was the first to emerge from behind the large tree stump where he was hiding. He was a large man, and even though the tree stump provided some cover, a small portion of his clothes was still visible.

The other party has already expressed their goodwill.

If they don't want this unnecessary conflict to occur, they need to show their goodwill.

He looked at the other party and saw that these people were indeed wearing field uniforms and carrying Firearm.

The captain seemed to be in sync with this as well, subtly displaying his uniform and the weapon in his hand.

Although the Kakin Empire is not a member of V5, it is considered the strongest nation below V5, possessing formidable national power.

It is also very influential and powerful in international diplomacy, and is not just an ordinary small country.

Both their uniforms and weapons have a certain degree of independent research and development. Anyone who knows a little about them can dispel some of their doubts at a glance.

Buhara observed, he began to believe the other party's words.

They had spent some time in Kakin Nation and had a good understanding of the country's situation.

He flashed a Hunter License in his hand.

"We are Professional Hunter, not the poaching gang you're talking about. That camp you mentioned, those fresh tracks, were just where we rested temporarily last night."

The other person nodded; in fact, he had already guessed in this direction.

He was just being cautious and observing carefully, but unexpectedly, the other party discovered his deception.

This is also why he felt that the other party was not simple.

"That's right, the traces you left are indeed different from those of the poaching gangs."

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Kevin and Men Qi also emerged from behind their hiding place.

However, both sides maintained a safe distance.

"Then we'll escort you out of here."

Although some basic trust has been established between the two sides, they remain wary of each other at this moment.

Kevin and his team couldn't be sure if the other party was really a special forces member, but given the current situation, it seemed highly likely.

The other party could not immediately confirm whether they were genuine Professional Hunter, and it must be admitted that there might be Professional Hunter among those poaching groups.

Therefore, the other party needs to be more vigilant.

And so, maintaining a relatively safe distance, the two silently walked out of the forest.

We continued until we reached a place near the edge of the forest.

They spotted several off-road vehicles and special operations vehicles, clearly marked with the military insignia of the Kakin Empire.

Kevin noticed that among the people who remained, there was also a Nen user.

The man first glanced warily at Kevin and his group, then walked over to the Nen user captain who was confronting Kevin and spoke a few words to him.

After confirming the situation, he said to Kevin, "Alright, now that you've seen this, I think you've cleared up any misunderstandings. Now, please let us verify your Hunter x Hunter identities."

The group nodded, stepped forward, and produced their Hunter License.

"Hmm? All three of you are Professional Hunter?" The Nen user, somewhat surprised.

He had initially thought that only one person was Professional Hunter.

After all, many Nen user are lone wolves, and even if they have a team, it is usually a Professional Hunter leading a few non-professional Nen user.

They even involve some ordinary people in their activities.

Kevin and his friends had no interest in explaining this.

After confirming their true identities, the Nen user was also the captain of the special forces, asked, "If you don't mind, could you tell us what your purpose is in coming to this forest?"

"Looking for some [materials]."

After Kevin and the others gave brief answers, they didn't say anything more.

The other person simply nodded and didn't press further.

That's how Hunter x Hunter are; they have all sorts of targets, and it's not impossible to encounter Hunter x Hunter in the middle of nowhere.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly before releasing them, only after confirming that there were no problems.

But these three are all Professional Hunter, so they naturally can't do that.

Even if they weren't V5s, as a normal department, they wouldn't harass Professional Hunter for no reason; it would be a losing proposition.

This will allow your superiors to assess whether your work ability matches your current position.

From both a legal and other perspectives, it was reasonable for the three of them to be active in the forest.

After seeing signs of the three men camping, the special forces were basically certain that they had no connection with the poaching gang.

Thinking that the other party was Professional Hunter who had come here specifically to learn something, the captain said to himself, "We came here mainly because a Demonic Beast that shouldn't have appeared has appeared in this area."

It's too close to the city. If this Demonic Beast goes berserk and breaks out of the forest, it could cause serious casualties.

"Demonic Beast? We did discover its former lair," Men Qi said after a moment's recollection.

"What! Really?" the captain exclaimed in surprise.

He never expected that his casual question would yield such an unexpected result.

"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lake."

The three nodded and introduced themselves.

"If you don't mind, could you please take us to that nest? We've come here specifically to track it down."

What you may not know is that the same problem has occurred not only here, but also in another forest area hundreds of kilometers away.

However, we cannot determine whether it was the work of the same Demonic Beast. If it wasn't the same monster, but rather multiple monsters distributed across different areas, then the problem becomes even more complicated.

Kevin and the others thought about it for a moment and decided it wasn't a big deal.

So Buhaci agreed.

Led by Buhaci, Lake's special forces team re-entered the forest, heading towards the lair he had discovered the previous night.

The accompanying special forces members immediately began collecting various samples inside the lair.

Lake was talking to Buhaci.

Kevin and Men Qi stood outside the cave, glanced at it a few times, and then lost interest.

Kevin was more interested in these Nen user belonged to national powers. He had previously speculated that since Nen user existed, these powerful nations would definitely cultivate such experts.

This is almost beyond doubt, but I've never had the chance to see it before. Today I witnessed it with my own eyes.

"Are there many Nen user like this who belong to a national political system?" Kevin asked Men Qi.

Hearing Kevin's question, Men Qi shook her head. "Don't ask me, I don't know either, but there should be quite a few. Before I was—"

She recounted her experiences with Nen user belonging to various countries over the past two years.

Within national powers, those with Nen ability are more often used as special operations forces or to protect personnel.

Before long, their conversation seemed to have ended.

"Thank you all for your assistance."

It seemed the special forces were going to stay and continue searching for clues. After a brief exchange, Kevin and his team left the forest, not wanting to get involved with these people any further.

Watching them walk away, Lake answered the phone, "Hey, did you find their information?"

"We've found out; there's a high probability they broke in accidentally."

"Really? That's good."

How could Lake completely trust these three Professional Hunter? Naturally, he would investigate their whereabouts.

This wasn't exactly an offensive act; it was just a simple check of their activities within Kakin Nation.

The results showed that Kevin had only recently become Hunter x Hunter and had come here with the Hunter Association Chairman, so there was nothing to doubt.

The Chairman the Hunter Association in various countries have a great deal of trust in them.

Men Qi and Buhaci's movements in Kakin Nation were also easy to trace; they came and went almost openly.

On the other side.

The three returned to the city.

"What bad luck! Why do I keep running into all these strange things?" Men Qi complained, somewhat annoyed.

Although nothing unexpected happened, it did dampen my otherwise good mood.

"I think they're lying. Compared to that so-called Demonic Beast, that poaching gang is probably their real target," Kevin analyzed.

Of course, querying and tracking information from both sources does not conflict or affect each other.

Buhaci nodded in agreement. "I saw them gathering information in the cave. They were more interested in the human skeletons than the traces of the Demonic Beast."

I suspect they actually know some of the habits of those Demonic Beasts, but are more likely gathering information related to poaching groups.

"That poaching gang is suspicious, isn't it? Just like we suspected last night."

Men Qi also became interested and started discussing it with the two of them.

The three shared their own speculations, exchanging ideas and reflecting on their thoughts.

"Well, since you're so interested, why don't we just look it up? It won't take much time."

Men Qi was a fiery and impulsive person, and as she spoke, she pulled the two of them directly into a high-end internet cafe.

She took out her Hunter License, swiped it on the card slot next to the machine, and the computer connected to the Hunter Association's internal network. It seemed that Men Qi was very familiar with this process.

Kevin watched from the sidelines, taking the opportunity to learn from the experience.

One issue he had to admit was that the Hunter License could indeed be used at any place that accepts credit cards, and it did serve a certain purpose.

In internet cafes like this, where the machines are clearly designed for temporary internet access, Hunter x Hunter cards can be useful in such situations.

Furthermore, hotels, various transportation departments, and even the military's card readers can all recognize Hunter License.

That's really inexplicably absurd.

On the computer.

The Hunter Association's internal network allows access to less confidential intelligence for free on other Hunter x Hunter websites, even without spending money to purchase information at taverns.

However, Buhaci was more adept at intelligence gathering than Men Qi.

He took over Men Qi's position, his large fingers nimbly tapping the keyboard.

Soon, they were able to retrieve the information they wanted.

"Hmm, this doesn't seem like a small problem."

Looking at the information on the screen, Men Qi couldn't help but say.

The information gathered indicates that areas around the world have been found where Demonic Beast appear, but which do not fit the local environment.

Starting three years ago, these Demonic Beast began to appear on different continents and in different countries, and without exception, they all appeared in places not too far from human settlements.

However, some Hunter x Hunter have also discovered traces of these Demonic Beasts in more remote, Dense Forest.

Based on the intelligence gathered, it is known that several Hunter x Hunter are currently investigating this matter.

Some small countries have already suffered greatly from it.

Buhara retrieved several more intelligence reports and compared and analyzed them.

Finally, they simply accessed the Hunter's Tavern's information system to check how much it would cost to obtain this intelligence.

The results showed that it only cost 5 million, which is not a high price for information consumption at the Hunter's Tavern.

Buhaci bought it without hesitation.

For Hunter x Hunter, five million is no problem at all in satisfying curiosity. Hunter x Hunter are, by nature, curious creatures, seeking out the unknown.

Not to mention they might encounter this information themselves, since they live outdoors year-round and need to hunt in the wild. Then, detailed information began to appear on the screen.

Analysis of the obtained Demonic Beast bodies suggests that these Demonic Beasts are not products of natural evolution, but rather more likely artificial creatures.

[It's speculated that an individual or organization may be conducting research on biofusion.]

These Demonic Beast were deployed to various areas, seemingly for some kind of testing.

[Individual Demonic Beast with low levels of aggression and violence have been observed.]

Currently, several Hunter x Hunter from different countries are investigating this matter.

[The organization researching these Demonic Beast lacks any specific identifying information, but it is speculated to be a biological research company.]

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Although a lot of information is provided, there isn't much hidden or crucial content. Most of it can be found if you're willing to spend the time researching.

"Artificial organisms, genetic engineering? What are all these things? I don't understand them at all."

Men Qi scratched her head, but she roughly understood that some kind of technological means must have been used to create Demonic Beast that did not belong to the category of natural evolution.

"What's the point of doing this?" Buhaci asked, seemingly unsure of the implications.

"It has many implications. If we can freely construct and allocate resources, we might be able to create organisms that better meet human needs through artificial means."

It depends on the company or organization's true intentions. If they have malicious intentions, they could certainly create biological weapons.

Kevin thought for a moment and then shared his thoughts.

This is not an exaggeration; if you think about it carefully, most of the fields of bioengineering are engaged in this type of research.

After satisfying their curiosity, the group left the internet cafe.

Kevin was still thinking about bioengineering when something came to mind.

That's Beget. If nothing unexpected happens, Beget is probably one of the people investigating this matter.

The information and characteristics given above are so consistent with what he encountered in the Swamp last year.

In this light, the strange poaching camp left behind in the forest also fits these characteristics.

Never mind, let's leave it for now.

Kevin wasn't interested in these things for the time being; he had a lot more to do.

For example, making money.

He's about to run out of money.

Although Red Stone Pharmaceuticals is on the right track, it has made a lot of initial investments, and it will take some time before the drugs can be launched and become profitable.

It will take at least several months.

For now, we can only rely on selling medicine to recoup some funds. Once we get back, we need to think carefully about this plan and refine our ideas.

Suddenly, Kevin seemed to remember something and looked at Men Qi and asked, "Do you know any doctors? Preferably Nen user, and with good professional skills."

He realized that Pairo's problem still needed to be solved.

Since you've become Hunter x Hunter, it might be better to hire Professional Hunter for help. There are all sorts of Hunter x Hunter, and there must be quite a few Doctor Hunter.

After all, being a doctor is not an unpopular profession.

Both of them turned their gazes to Kevin.

"Aren't you one?" Men Qi asked curiously.

"I'd say half, but I think I'm more of a pharmacist," Kevin said with a hint of helplessness.

Pharmacists and doctors are completely different professions.

Buhara pondered for a moment and said, "If it's urgent, we can hire Hunter x Hunter. The Hunter Association definitely has Doctor Hunter, like the Dog) of the Twelve Zodiacs."

"What the heck?" Kevin wondered if he had misheard.

All twelve zodiac animals have appeared?

"It is an organization established by the Chairman the Hunter Association, responsible for managing some of the affairs of the Hunter Association."

There are twelve people in total, named after twelve animals with special significance from a certain ancient country.

Upon hearing this explanation, Kevin nodded.

Oh well, this is another world, nothing strange is surprising here.

After all, he had seen Chinese characters before.

Is she very capable?

"Of course, he's Three-star Hunter," Men Qi said.

"Samsung?" This time Kevin was genuinely surprised.

It is said that there are only a handful of Hunter x Hunter of this caliber, and each one is a renowned figure.

Judging by Star Rank rating alone, she seems to be even stronger Biscuit and King.

However, he also understood that such a simple analogy was not appropriate, since Star Rank focused more on expertise in a particular field rather than simply combat ability.

This world is not just about force.

To some extent, for the world and society, professional competence is far more important than so-called military force.

"Then it's probably hopeless. They're Three-star Hunter; I can't afford to hire them."

Kevin had also looked into the hiring prices for some Hunter x Hunter.

The starting price for Professional Hunter is in the hundreds of millions, and complicated missions can cost billions.

If the task is dangerous or takes a long time, the cost will increase.

The fees charged by renowned and skilled Hunter x Hunter vary depending on their profession and the specific commission they accept.

But for a Three-star Hunter, getting a job from her isn't just a matter of money.

Such Hunter x Hunter are not short of money; they are more driven by interest.

"Idiot, think about your potion!" Men Qi reminded him.

Buhara chimed in, "Don't you have any confidence in your own potion?"

"Okay, since you all say so, I'll give it a try. But here's the problem: do you have her contact information?"

Neither of them said anything now.