Tracking Down X Storage Base

Night fell, enveloping the city.

A private Airship descended slowly from the night sky like a ghost, landing steadily on a private landing pad at a hotel in the city.

The Airship door opened, and only four people disembarked.

They are Kevin, Begel, Koto, and White.

White is the Science Guy whose Nen ability allows him to materialize Notebook.

Apart from the four people, the rest of the personnel remained at the previous base.

After all, there are still some unresolved issues to be settled within the base.

Kevin never expected things to turn out so coincidentally.

Or perhaps it was luck.

Just when they were at their wits' end, crucial news arrived from an unexpected place.

As the prophecy foretold, Pairo went there himself.

After Chief Tedorka's death, the men he led discovered the key clue that provided the information Kevin and his group had been desperately seeking in those two rooms: the mountain of specimens and collections piled up in the rooms.

These are essentially just Tedulka's personal hobbies.

After disembarking from the Airship, the group was guided into a small Meeting Room in the hotel.

This hotel has been temporarily booked out.

Pairo saw Kevin, he smiled.

There was no one else in the Meeting Room except for Pairo; clearly, the other party had been waiting for a long time.

The Meeting Room table was piled high with various documents, as well as Golden Chicken Specimen that Pairo had specially brought, and a Golden Egg specimen next to it.

Using the ability of "condensation," one can clearly see a faint aura emanating from the Golden Chicken Specimen, and wisps of vapor also drifting from the Golden Egg.

Begel took the two specimens, examined them carefully, and said, "This specimen shouldn't be the one that was auctioned before, and the egg is certainly not either."

Kevin is difficult to distinguish due to his similar appearance, but Begel had been present at the auction and even participated in the bidding, so he could naturally tell them apart.

Therefore, he was able to identify the differences between these two specimens and those at the auction.

Auntie reached out and opened the outer shell of the specimen without touching it, then lifted the base to carefully examine the object inside.

"These two specimens were prepared no more than a year ago."

As she spoke, she looked at Kevin and the other person.

Upon hearing this, Begel analyzed, "Then, if nothing unexpected happens, it must have been after the Golden Chicken's habitat was attacked."

"What we need to determine now is whether the organization that captured these Golden Chicken is the one we are investigating, and ideally, the place where these Golden Chicken were moved is the storage base we are looking for."

Based on the files found at that previous secret base, it can be inferred that the Golden Chicken's habitat was attacked by members of this organization.

If nothing unexpected happens, they should have already identified their target.

At this moment, White, the Science Guy, began to peruse the files on the table, and everyone else sat down, picked up their files, and looked at them, trying to find useful information.

Kevin looked at the file for a while and then put it down; he simply couldn't understand it.

The reason he couldn't understand it was because he knew too little about the whole event.

Begel eventually put the file down as well, because his own intelligence was also limited.

They had only accidentally destroyed a small, insignificant base.

From the very beginning, Begel's only concern was that his research base was threatened by species released by the other side.

Kevin is just helping him deal with species threats.

The person in charge of this operation was Gu, who was one of the Twelve Zodiacs.

No, to be precise, it's the direction they're in now, and the person in charge is Koto.

At that moment, she and White were intently flipping through the files, trying to find any clues.

Kevin looked at Pairo beside him and praised with a smile, "You did a great job this time."

Pairo smiled, but couldn't help but voice his concerns. "I'm still a little worried about the other members of Tdorka."

He felt that the gang would retaliate, which was very much in line with the nature of gangs.

"Don't worry about it. These guys are gangsters. If one of the Ten Elders falls, someone else will naturally take his place."

There are many people eyeing this covetously.

Kevin comforted him, "The remaining Tdorka members are probably too busy to even look after themselves; dealing with their current positions is enough of a headache for them."

Begel, who had been listening nearby, roughly understood the situation and nodded slightly. "The gangsters, huh? Ignore them."

As he spoke, he pointed to the two people who were flipping through the files.

"These two guys are currently extremely busy; they'll definitely be checking some internal information about the Teldoruka Family later."

"These gangs can't stop them at all, and they don't dare to. After today, you won't have to worry about them anymore."

After hearing this, Pairo looked at Kevin.

He knew nothing about the Hunter Association, let alone its specific strength and the privileges possessed by these individuals. Kevin smiled, and after hearing what Begel said, it seemed to be true.

For the Hunter Association, and for Koto who now represents the Hunter Association in handling affairs, the family of one of the Ten Elders is completely insignificant.

At that moment, White had already answered the phone and was speaking in a commanding tone.

Not long after, a group of people dressed in black suits arrived at the hotel.

Pairo glanced at him and his eyes widened slightly, because the person who came was the eldest son of the Teldoruka Family, and if the family were to function normally, he would be the heir.

However, at this moment, he was covered in sweat and had a fawning expression.

Judging from his expression, he's currently in a state of extreme distress.

White went outside.

Clearly, he had summoned this person through his own channels, with the aim of learning about some of his family's "business" activities from him.

"See?"

Begel said with a laugh from the side.

This unexpected event occurred at a time when the family patriarch's untimely death was a major event.

With various problems plaguing them, it's impossible for them to regain their positions as the Ten Elders.

After that, they would have to exert every ounce of their strength just to survive, let alone seek revenge on Light and his group.

They weren't even sure if Light and his group were the cause.

White quickly obtained the location he wanted.

"Come on, I'll show you around and broaden your horizons."

Kevin looked at Pairo, smiled, and then led him onto the airship, flying towards the coast.

On the Airship, the group chatted idly while Kevin pondered something.

The group was organizing the intelligence they had gathered and talking to each other.

He roughly guessed how this secret organization smuggled things into the hidden base—through the underground channels of the Teldoruka Family, who controlled the port city, using smuggling methods.

This is, after all, a port city, and an important port city for V5 members, with an extremely large daily cargo throughput and numerous smuggling routes.

The goods are hidden among countless smuggling routes, making them very difficult to detect.

As the airship flew past the harbor, heading towards its target.

We're in trouble.

The Science Guy suddenly turned on his computer and said...

The people on the boat all turned to look at him.

"A message came through the Hunter Association's internal network that our operation may have been detected, and the Black Bird Mercenary Corps may already be following us."

Koto frowned and began to think.

In their pursuit of speed, they didn't give much thought to the follow-up issues, but as expected, some unsavory politicians indeed caused trouble behind the scenes.

Those who support the [Spiral] organization may not know where the storage warehouses are located.

However, they can also determine the approximate area and direction by looking at subtle clues.

So, we can simply wait and see.

After all, the Hunter Association, which is handling this matter, urgently needs to find the warehouse and seal it as evidence.

"What kind of Mercenary Corps is so arrogant?" Begel asked, somewhat puzzled.

What is the configuration of their spacecraft now?

Which mercenary group would dare take on such a mission? Wouldn't they be asking for trouble?

The Science Guy glanced at the computer screen and said in a somewhat strange tone, "This Mercenary Corps has over thirty members, but only three Nen user. Perhaps they don't know there are multiple Hunter x Hunter heading to their target location. Otherwise—"

At this point, he shrugged helplessly.

Clearly, the employer either withheld some information or was completely unaware of the situation.

However, the crowd clearly preferred to keep some information hidden.

This is a common practice.

Those who work as mercenaries are already used to it.

Isn't it precisely because there are secrets that they can't handle things themselves that they send others? Otherwise, why would they hire them in the first place?

"We'll land first, then the airships will mislead them by following the original route!"

Gu decisively gave the order, saying that now was not the time to cause any trouble, and then led a few people to the landing site.

I opened the window, and a howling wind rushed in.

Koto whistled loudly, and soon, several enormous Giant Eagle swooped down from the clouds in the sky.

Without hesitation, Koto jumped onto a Giant Eagle, and the others followed closely behind.

Kevin's face lit up with an excited smile. He grabbed Pairo and jumped up as well, landing steadily on the Giant Eagle's back.

These Giant Eagle were clearly specially trained, and their flight was remarkably smooth.

The group rode on Giant Eagle, watching it soar across the sea against the ocean breeze.

"Whoosh!" Kevin shouted excitedly, thrilled by this novel experience.

At this moment, the airship in the sky continued to fly forward along its original route.

Looking into the distance, it appeared that a ship was quietly following behind the airship on the sea.

Midway through its flight, the Giant Eagle suddenly turned and disappeared into the clouds.

As dawn approached, the Giant Eagle landed on a seemingly ordinary little island.

After everyone jumped off the Giant Eagle, the eagles flew away.

Watching the Giant Eagle fly away, Kevin couldn't help but ponder: what exactly was the Nen ability of this member of the Twelve Zodiacs?

The only thing that's certain so far is that the other party can control birds, like pigeons and eagles. Could it be a manipulation-type Nen ability?

Unable to determine.

"Is this the island?" Begel asked.

From circling in the air to landing, he didn't seem to find anything special about the island.

White didn't say anything, but simply sat cross-legged on the ground, and the materialized Notebook reappeared in his hand.

He remotely unplugged the connecting cable and actually plugged it directly into the ground.

"That's amazing!"

Kevin was secretly amazed.

It seems that this Nen ability can not only probe memories, but also other information in this way.

From this method of use alone, Kevin could roughly guess how powerful the opponent's Nen ability was in intelligence gathering.

"Right here, about 1 kilometer to the northwest, underground," White said, adjusting his glasses. "If nothing unexpected happens, we should have already been discovered."

Everyone was prepared for this, after all, this is enemy territory, and it's reasonable that it's full of various surveillance and reconnaissance systems.

They didn't sneak in; instead, they made a grand entrance by landing conspicuously from the sky in a large eagle.

They are ready to fight against Nen user.

However, according to Koto's information, intelligence from other directions indicated that there should be no powerful enemies in this place.

The group walked through the sparse woods and arrived at the location the Science Guy had described.

I could sense someone watching me the whole way.

White also found some surveillance cameras.

But they encountered no obstacles and arrived here without any hindrance.

The problem is, how will they find the base's location without the enemy revealing the entrance? None of them know how to burrow underground.

Begel looked at Koto.

The aunt pulled out a handful of seeds from somewhere, imbued them with her Nen Aura, and scattered them on the ground.

The seeds instantly burrowed into the soil, and then the earth cracked open, with plant vines bursting forth and growing wildly in both directions.

The group quickly took a few steps back.

These vines kept weaving and soon pried open the entrance buried deep underground, allowing one to go straight down by following the vines.

Kevin used his "Circle" technique, scanning downwards in a straight line before saying, "There are people waiting for us down there."

As soon as he finished speaking, screams of agony came from below.

The vines continued to grow into the base, spreading along the entrance.

"Not anymore," Koto said, and then jumped down.

Begel watched Kevin shrug, then jumped down as well, followed by the others who entered one by one.

Upon entering the base, one sees soldiers who were originally holding guns now tightly entangled in vines, struggling desperately in the entrance corridor.

Further in, you can see several soldiers who have simply thrown away their guns and raised their hands.

They surrendered immediately and made no attempt to resist in any way.

The arrival of several Nen user quickly gave them control of the storage base.

There was almost no fighting in any aspect.

The whole process was much simpler and easier than they had imagined.

The person in charge of the base was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with a somewhat potbelly.

He held up his hands, a simple, honest smile on his face.

The man was also a Nen user, but he didn't seem hostile at all.

It seems that it doesn't even have strong combat abilities.

Facing several people.

"I'm just a warehouse manager. Whatever you're doing is none of my business," he quickly said.

"Take us to where we store our important items," Koto ordered directly.

To everyone's surprise, the other party replied, "Excuse my bluntness, but everything that can be placed here is important. So, what exactly do you want?"

The aunt didn't answer, but instead looked at the Science Guy next to her.

At this moment, White was still holding his computer. After typing a few words on the screen, he said, "The Association's people won't arrive for another day. The Mercenary Corps has already been lured away by the Airship."

"Hmm---If nothing unexpected happens, our mission should be considered complete, so there's no need to rush."

After saying that, he casually unplugged a non-existent cable from the computer and plugged it into the machine next to him.

In no time, he seemed to have taken over all the equipment in the base.

This ability is so useful.

"Now, we can take our time."

Upon hearing this, the Base Manager visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems you're Hunter x Hunter, but I must clarify, I'm a warehouse manager employed by a legitimate company. I have no involvement in, and know nothing about, any illegal activities, so you cannot treat me like a criminal."

After saying that, he pointed to the base under his feet, "This is also a formal warehousing base."

White, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement. He had just looked up this information while searching for more details.

"According to the information above, this is indeed the case; there are formal contracts, sales agreements, and tax lists."

Clearly, this secret organization was well-prepared.

Koto said nonchalantly, "It's alright, let Qiduo handle these problems." That's her specialty.

She doesn't need to think about this too much.

The Base Manager waved his hand helplessly and led the group to a screen.

A large list of supplies appeared on the screen.

"Take a look, which area would you like to examine? This area mostly contains biological samples."

Kevin spotted Golden Chicken on the list, numbered twenty-three, including both males and females.

Although he really wanted to see the Golden Chicken first, he eventually went with everyone else to check out something more important.

They have plenty of time; there's no need to rush.

Apart from the essential living areas, the entire base is almost entirely comprised of storage facilities.

They made their way to the innermost area, where there was a huge warehouse with shelves filled with transparent jars of all sizes.

Each transparent jar, like amber, perfectly preserves the creature inside, resembling a piece of clear crystal.

"Your Nen ability?" Begel asked the Base Manager curiously.

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, a hint of pride on his face. "How is it? Not bad, right?"

It was precisely because of this Nen ability that he obtained this high-paying job.

His Nen ability allows him to inject a special preservative into a specially designed sealed container, thereby completely preserving the organism inside.

"But we can't open it rashly. Once it's opened, the sealing effect will disappear, and it can't be sealed again." He directly explained the limitations of his Nen ability.

At this moment, Kevin, Begel, Koto were completely engrossed in watching, their eyes glued to the sealed jars.

How could a Phantom Beast Hunter, a Conservation hunter, and a Plant Hunter not be tempted by these jars?

The jars contain not only biological samples, but also various rare and exotic plant samples.

"These things must be extinct, right? There are still living specimens." Begel said excitedly, standing in front of a jar as tall as a person.

"Really? I don't know." The warehouse manager clearly didn't know anything about these things and scratched his head.

He Wen is not a researcher.

Kevin also saw several species that were marked as extinct in the outside world, but were perfectly preserved here.

However, not all of them were alive; he also saw several creatures that, though sealed away, were clearly corpses.

However, what's even more important among these are the three large jars at the very front, which contain three Calamity Dragons.

This is a man-made war creature.

These Calamity Dragon all appeared to be juveniles, each bearing a different two-digit number, totaling six. In addition, there were various insects marked with numbers.

Clearly, these numbered organisms are all genetically engineered.

Both its appearance and numbering style are identical to those of the [Spiral] organization's other brain-like organisms.

After seeing all this, the group dispersed and explored the warehouse.

This massive underground warehouse on the island stores various items belonging to that secret organization.