May Prophecy × Hunting the Evil Dragon

The first to make a prophecy was undoubtedly Light.

As a key participant in this event, his predictions are of paramount importance.

Everyone needs to use his prophecy as a guide to make the necessary preparations.

Nion was already quite adept at this, and in no time she had written the Prophecy Poem and handed it to Light, then got up and left without hesitation.

She knew that it would be time for the others to interpret the prophecy, and she couldn't participate.

The group stared at the Prophecy Poem on the table.

[Amidst the false congratulatory messages lie hidden venom; those hands raising glasses in praise are half-knife, while whispers behind your back mock the Shadow Creature in the cave you cannot escape.]

[Run, hide! The Beast Child, wielding Chain, has come for revenge. Offering gold and breaking one's spine will not earn forgiveness.]

Worm burrowed through the roots of the garden, and an owl stole the brightest star from beside the pillow. Three red-eyed birds fled their nest, determined to retrieve the brightest star.

[The stars shine brighter again; the beast that committed evil is devoured by birds. The giant bat in the cave has lost its offspring; eyes still lurk in the darkness. Beware, the danger will not end here.]

Having learned from their previous experience, they found interpreting the Prophecy Poem easy.

They quickly identified the key points.

"This 'Child of the Beast' must refer to a descendant of the Teldoruka Family, right?" Rosana said.

Pairo nodded slightly. "If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the person who has a conflict with Uncle."

"Indeed, it's the worst-case scenario. If it were him, in his eyes, Uncle Light's actions would be tantamount to betrayal, so he certainly wouldn't take any gentle measures."

"Furthermore, judging from the interpretation of the prophecy here, my uncle must have taught the other party a lesson in some way, which is why it's revenge."

Pairo made his judgment immediately.

The others nodded in agreement with his view.

"The crucial part is the third paragraph! My daughter, Nion, will be kidnapped."

This was what Light cared about most. The moment he saw this passage, he was convinced that "the brightest star on the pillow" must refer to Nion.

While others' Prophecy Poem might be impossible to decipher, for Light, the reference to Nion was always very clear and of great importance to him.

Therefore, it is extremely easy to spot if it appears in Prophecy Poem, because the reference is very obvious.

Just as predicted, these guys resorted to the most despicable means—kidnapping his daughters.

"Since we learned about the potential danger last month, we have been making some preparations. We spend most of our time at the Manor, and the monitoring system at the Manor has also been upgraded."

"Even so, they still kidnapped Nion?"

Pairo muttered to himself.

At this moment, Kurapika's face turned extremely ugly, his expression as cold and frosty as ice.

This means he failed to protect Nion; Nion was "stolen."

There is no doubt that this was his dereliction of duty, even if it was an interpretation of the future in the Prophecy Poem.

But it still illustrates the point.

"However, the prophecy ultimately showed that we did solve the problem."

Rosana said softly.

However, Kurapika simply shook his head slightly. "But I failed."

For Kurapika, having his target kidnapped, even if he eventually gets him back, is still a failure.

He should have prevented this from happening in the first place.

Pairo didn't say anything more, but looked at the Prophecy Poem and said, "Judging from the situation in the poem, the other side sent two members of the Shadow Beasts, and their abilities should be very special."

"This creature called 'Worm' should be able to move underground, and maybe it has dug a tunnel that leads directly into the Manor."

"And the one called 'Owl' carried out the kidnapping, abducting Nion silently."

These two pieces of information are key to the entire Prophecy Poem, directly revealing to them the number of enemies and their methods of operation.

"With this Prophecy Poem, the rest of the operation will definitely be fine," Rosana said, patting her son on the shoulder.

Light relaxed his furrowed brows slightly and let out a long sigh of relief.

In any case, even though they knew nothing about the future, they ultimately did not suffer serious consequences.

Now that they know the future in advance, they will likely find it much easier to solve problems, given their capabilities.

Pairo also chimed in, "If you're really worried, how about we let you receive a prophecy once everything is ready?"

"This way we'll know for sure if there are any other unexpected events involving Nion."

Kurapika nodded.

Inside the Forest Park.

The entrance to the Forest Park from the research base.

Kevin and the others are ready.

Begel's expression was serious; this time, he intended to completely eliminate the trouble caused by that monster.

With the main fighting force gone, the surrounding soldiers deployed a large amount of heavy firepower nearby to prevent too many Charging Armor from attacking during this period.

Logically speaking, clearing away these Charging Armor should have been the responsibility of these soldiers.

However, out of concern for the ecological environment, Begel participated in the effort, mitigating the harm caused by indiscriminate bombing.

The soldiers present were the most reluctant to see Kevin leave.

Before Kevin arrived, they were always on edge whenever they faced the Charging Armor, fearing that the slightest mistake could cost them their lives.

These Beetle that charge like trucks pose a great threat to them, after all, they are just ordinary people.

After Kevin arrived, he could take down a mech with a single Charging Armor, instantly reducing the Danger Level posed by the Charging Armor to a minimum.

This stark contrast made it incredibly difficult for them to accept Kevin's departure.

Unfortunately, this is something that can't be helped.

At this moment, Locke followed the others silently into the forest.

After walking for a while, Locke finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you sure you're all set? I've seen those giant Beetle before, they're so big, are you sure you can handle them?"

Locke was not a wilderness survival expert; in fact, he rarely ventured into the wild.

Judging from his Nen ability, he is a technology enthusiast who mainly works in cargo transportation and smuggling.

He also has his own private Airship.

Under these circumstances, he was naturally not used to being in the wild and was not very familiar with the wilderness environment.

When he saw the massive Charging Armor, as large as small buildings, charging towards him with the force of a truck, he had to admit that he was frightened.

He's not Enhancement Type.

He didn't think he could gain any advantage against this Charging Armor; its thick shell told him he was no match for it.

He began to doubt whether it was wise of him to take on this task.

Is the so-called "certain degree of danger" really just a little bit?

Or perhaps what seemed like a slight danger to these two was exponentially more dangerous to someone like him.

Kevin walked beside him, smiling and waving.

"Don't worry, didn't you see? I took care of them with one punch. They're just big and intimidating, but they're not as dangerous as you think."

Locke looked at Kevin, his face full of suspicion.

Begel, who was walking ahead, turned around, hesitated, and finally kept quiet.

Is it possible that, for a brute force monster like you, it's just a paper tiger?

To us, this thing is a "tiger."

Even for him, it wouldn't be easy to deal with the Charging Armor as quickly and easily as Kevin did.

This isn't a matter of strength or weakness, but rather a matter of different areas of expertise.

Although he had never witnessed Locke in combat, barring any unforeseen circumstances, Locke was likely the weakest among them in a direct confrontation.

At this moment, the outgoing Baishu walked up to Locke, pointed to the earphones on his ears, and said with a smile:

"You're in charge of reconnaissance. Just stay in a safe place and provide us with intelligence. It's not as dangerous as you think."

Baishu had previously worked as a part-time investigator, so he had a lot of experience with this.

As for why it's only half, it's because Baishu also spends the other half of his time on front-line combat duties.

It may seem strange, but that's the truth, because Baishu is Enhancement Type- type Devil Fruit user.

He enhanced his ability to acquire information, which is why he was able to determine the specific circumstances of the person whose traces were left.

Hearing everyone say this, Locke could only nod.

After all, we've already agreed, we can't just give up halfway.

This is not his usual style.

If you were truly afraid, you shouldn't have agreed in the first place; and if you did agree, you have to carry it out properly.

We spent most of the day walking through the forest.

Because they had cleared the obstacles on their way to their destination beforehand, the journey didn't take them too long.

As dusk approached, they reached the edge of their own territory.

Along the way, Baishu even discovered new traces.

This further confirms that the target is still in this area and has not left.

But these traces, in turn, reveal new information.

"It's gotten bigger again."

Baishu said with a solemn expression. Even though he was usually carefree, he couldn't help but become serious at this moment.

The larger the size, the more dangerous the other party is.

"How big do you estimate it to be now?" Begel asked from the side.

"The tracks have become fewer. If it weren't for its ever-increasing size hindering its movement, given its cunning, this guy would hardly leave any trace for us to track."

This also suggests that the appearance of new traces indicates that the other party's size has increased, and they left clues because they were unable to control themselves.

"This monster is now almost twenty meters long."

"How many?!"

Upon hearing this information, Locke couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He knew that the monster they were about to face was like a dragon from a fairy tale.

The body length mentioned here does not include limbs such as hands and wings.

If you include everything, it's practically a flying hill!

Is this the target they're hunting?

Am I really capable of participating in this mission?

He truly regretted it now.

Kevin noticed Locke's worry and chuckled, patting him on the shoulder. "Look at it from another angle," he said, "The thing is so big, you could easily spot it from your vantage point. So you're actually unlikely to be in any danger, right?"

Hearing this, Locke calmed down a little and nodded.

That certainly sounds right.

His job was simply to investigate and remotely provide information to track targets; once the targets were found, his job was done.

The higher his unmanned reconnaissance boat flies, the less information it can detect.

However, the other party was enormous and easily spotted.

With aerial reconnaissance, given the size of the opponent, he could probably detect them even from more than ten kilometers away.

This distance was enough for him to avoid the enemy's route, and his main task was simply to provide reconnaissance intelligence.

"Okay, to be honest, I'm starting to regret it now."

Despite saying that, Locke still materialized two Airship.

The Airship ascended into the sky, bringing a large surrounding area into its reconnaissance range.

"No target was found, and no related activity was detected."

Upon hearing this, Begel simply nodded.

"This means they may have gone out hunting; we should wait here."

"Given its size, it could easily spend several days hunting outside, so we need to be patient."

Soon, night fell.

Locke's reconnaissance range has been significantly reduced.

At night, everyone remained vigilant and waited silently.

It continued until noon the next day.

Locke, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them wide.

"Found it! There's a big commotion behind a small hill nine kilometers away from us!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the group immediately went into battle mode, listening intently to his report on the reconnaissance situation.

"It's here—hmm? It's Charging Armor, one of those Beetle, even bigger than the ones we saw at the base."

"It's very fast, rampaging through the forest."

"All I see are Charging Armor?" Begel suddenly asked.

"That's right, we've only seen this one large Beetle so far."

"It must be fleeing. This is the monster's lair, and it must have been chasing it, deliberately driving it into its territory."

Although Charging Armor are considered mindless insects, they are not without instincts.

It was clearly forced to plunge headlong into the territory of its natural enemy.

Shante, standing to the side, sighed with a grave expression, "This guy is getting more and more cunning. Has it started to learn to slack off?"

Based on previous traces, they speculated that this monster would hunt outside and then bring its prey back to its lair to eat.

However, the Charging Armor vehicle is quite large and heavy.

It now appears that this monster has learned to be lazy, using a herding method to let prey enter its territory on its own, thus reducing the time and effort spent on transportation.

"The danger has increased; we absolutely cannot let it escape this time, or the consequences will be dire."

Begel's expression was more serious than ever before; he had made up his mind.

"It's here! It's that dragon, flying in the sky!" Locke shouted hurriedly.

Finally, I couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, it's huge! It's so cool!"

"Let's go. This is a good opportunity. When it's enjoying its prey, that's when its vigilance will be at its lowest."

Begel made a quick decision and led the group in the direction Locke had indicated.

Kevin then instructed Locke, "With your abilities, you shouldn't be ambushed. If you encounter any unforeseen circumstances that you can't handle, remember to send a message or fire a signal flare, and I'll arrive as soon as possible."

Locke smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, I might not be good at head-on combat, but catching me and putting me in danger won't be easy."

He was quite confident about this.

Although he is not as good as Kevin in direct combat, it would not be easy for an opponent like Kevin to hurt him or find him.

In a certain direction within this area.

Inside a cave on a mountain peak.

From the outside, it looks like a very short cave, or even just a depression between the rocks.

The stone wall is visible at a glance.

However, a head suddenly popped out from the stone wall.

The head looked around for a moment before slowly emerging and leaning against a nearby Rock.

"Damn shrew, she really went all out."

He clutched his abdomen, where blood was seeping out, and bandages were tightly wrapped around it.

Judging from his grimacing and grimacing, you could tell he was in extremely poor condition.

Aside from the wound on his abdomen, his body was covered in pitted scars.

Even the left hand, starting from the wrist, completely disappeared from the palm.

"Luckily, the boss left an Escape Passage, otherwise we would have been done for."

"Where is this? Let me think... Forest Park, yes, I didn't expect it to be here."

I remember there was also a Calamity Dragon here. Hopefully, it hasn't been hunted down by Hunter x Hunter yet, otherwise I'll have to leave on my bug.

He dragged his exhausted body, endured the pain, stood up, and closed his eyes.

Soon, he seemed to sense something, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Thankfully, it's still here, and it seems to be growing quite well. What a pleasant surprise!"

"But it's a bit far, and where are the bugs—why are there so few of them? Those damned, nosy Hunter x Hunter."

He cursed and swore as he sent some kind of signal into the distance. Before long, a Charging Armor crawled toward his location.

He quickly donned his Charging Armor and steered it toward his intended target.

In the direction he was heading, the enormous monster had already captured its prey.

From a distance, Kevin and his companions cautiously lay in ambush, observing the movements in the distance.

"Now I understand why you said you felt it had been artificially modified at first glance."

Kevin couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.

The dragon's entire body was covered in silver-gray scales, with smooth lines. The scales covering its body looked like an elegant suit of soft armor, as if it had truly flown out of a fantasy story.

Its robust physique, exaggerated wings, and majestic dragon head all demonstrate the monster's immense power. Its enormous size, in particular, brings a powerful sense of oppression; one can almost imagine a small mountain taking flight.

But what's most incongruous with its appearance is that a number is clearly drawn on the side of this dragon's belly.

It looks like it was drawn when the dragon was a child. As the dragon grew up, the number became somewhat distorted, but it is still clearly legible.

X-9.

This means that there are at least nine such dragon-like monsters.

Of course, this is simply a guess based on the numbers they see, and it's also possible that the meaning of these numbers is not what they think.

"It's time to start eating," Begel reminded it.

The group concealed themselves again and slowly approached.