Exploration Return X Shadow of Supervision

Snake Nest Camp.

A blue bolt of lightning flashed past from outside.

Kiy appeared at the camp Gon on his back and immediately dragged him into the Infirmary.

Qiduo was updating some data in the Infirmary when she saw the two people enter, her gaze falling on Gon's arm.

Gon's right arm has developed a very obvious and strange bend, as well as redness and swelling in the bend area.

"A fracture?"

Qiduo was puzzled and had Gon lie down on the medical bed.

"Sorry, I accidentally hurt my hand like this."

Despite his broken arm, Gon didn't seem to mind. Instead, his own actions made him look somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.

Qiduo used her Nen ability to begin probing, carefully examining the angle of the fracture and whether other areas were also damaged.

After all, this is the Dark Continent; what looks like a broken bone could have other problems.

His gaze turned to Qi.

Kiy nodded and quickly said, "We went hunting, but the monster we're hunting this time has a structure in its skin that can absorb power and bounce it back."

"Gon used his Nen ability to attack, but was injured by the shockwave from his own Nen ability."

"A giant beast that hasn't been hunted before? Kevin wouldn't do something so reckless."

Qiduo frowned; she didn't want the two children to lose their vigilance just because the environment seemed somewhat safe now.

This area is one that Kevin and his team have already explored and established a safe base in, which is why it appears relatively safe.

Otherwise, the Resentful Eater Snake and the giant beasts alone would have been enough to wipe them out.

"No, no, it was Kansai. We went hunting together. And that giant beast was less than ten meters long. Kansai used a ranged attack to break through its flesh, which is why we thought it wasn't such a powerful creature."

Gon said shyly from the side.

After all, ranged attacks have already breached the defenses, so a swift and decisive victory is the best course of action.

"Did you catch anything?"

"No." Kiy somewhat awkwardly, "It got away in the end."

This puzzled Qiduo. Kansai had come along; this kind of giant beast could be described as special, but surely they wouldn't leave empty-handed.

"The outer layer of skin we broke through earlier was just an illusion; the inner layer of skin absorbed the power of our attack when it broke through the outer layer."

"The recoil caused us to be thrown back. The other party was propelled into the air by the force, so to avoid any accidents, we didn't give chase."

Kiy explained.

He felt a chill run down his spine when he recalled that scene.

Because he initially tried to paralyze his opponent with Thunderbolt, when the shockwave recoiled, even the lightning was reflected back at him.

During the recoil, it seems unable to aim at a target and can only radiate outwards randomly, resulting in a significant reduction in the power of lightning.

"Alright."

"Ah?"

As Gon was wondering, Qiduo suddenly snapped the broken part back into place.

The sudden pain made Gon grimace.

Taking advantage of this moment, a bottle of medicine was poured into his mouth.

"Take a rest. With your physical condition, you should be able to recover to the point where the injury is no longer noticeable within a day."

The two thanked the doctor and left the Infirmary.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Kansai standing next to Ce, holding a freshly printed photo of the monster.

He was describing some of the monster's abilities.

I just happened to see Gon coming out.

"Sorry, Gon, I didn't expect that monster to have so many tricks up its sleeve."

"They are cunning and treacherous."

Qi couldn't help but complain from the side.

However, although Kansai is usually unreliable, he is still very reliable in battle.

Although the backlash was unexpected, Kansai reacted the instant it occurred.

He dragged Gon back a step; otherwise, his arm wouldn't have just been bent; it could have suffered a comminuted fracture.

Even with medication available back then, recovery from a comminuted fracture like this wasn't a simple matter.

At this moment, Biscuit walked in, looked at the group, crossed her arms, and began to lecture them.

"Remember this lesson; this time it was just a minor fracture, we were extremely lucky."

"Be more vigilant on your next hunt. Don't underestimate your enemies because of their appearance; even a Butterfly could be your killer."

That's how the Dark Continent is; you must always be vigilant, but there will always be monsters outside your vigilance range that can harm you.

We cannot afford to be complacent because of this.

The three of them obediently accepted the training.

After being told off for a few minutes, Biscuit left.

Qi raised his arm.

Gon glanced at it but didn't say anything.

There was a long, thin scar on Qi's arm, running from his wrist to his elbow.

It's a long strip, as if it had been cleaved by a knife.

But actually, this is a scar left from an injury I sustained a couple of days ago, which I deliberately didn't remove.

It was a tiny, white, squirrel-like monster, only the size of a palm.

At that time, I encountered several of them. One of them suddenly stretched out its tail fur, which clumped together and then flicked out a blade of light.

A long, thin wound was slashed into Qi's arm.

If Kevin hadn't used his Nen Aura shield to block even more blades, he might be covered in scars now.

And at that time, he did relax his vigilance slightly because of the enemy's appearance.

Logically speaking, he should have been able to dodge that blade of light.

He tried to use this scar to remind himself, but he didn't expect to make a mistake again today.

There are always unexpected dangers.

Qi was somewhat helpless.

Just then, a commotion arose outside.

As if remembering something, Gon quickly said, "The Scout Team must have returned."

With that, the group dashed out.

Sure enough, they spotted Melusina and the others returning not far from the camp.

The group looked travel-worn, but showed no signs of injury.

Kevin had already gone to meet him.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Now that we're back, we naturally need to eat something and rest first.

They didn't gather in the Meeting Room until dusk.

At this moment, Ce had already placed the new map on the blackboard for everyone to see.

It's a newly updated map based on the areas that Melusina and his companions explored.

There are many vague punctuation marks on the outer perimeter, which are all based on the vague locations given by the New Continent Chronicle.

One of the Exploration Team members Pairo, stood at the front, pointing to some locations on the map and telling everyone about the results of their exploration.

"To the northeast of the Giant Beast Kingdom lies the grassland, and the rulers of the grassland, if nothing unexpected happens, should be the giant bulls described in the book."

"These giant cows can produce Golden Milk."

Golden Milk, one of the hopes in the book.

However, compared to other hopes, its value may not be that high, so no major power has set its sights on it first.

"Based on the current findings, we can simply name this grassland the Gale Grassland."

"The reason it is named this is because there is an invisible wind on the grassland. These winds gather together to form sharp Wind Blade that cut everything that blows through them."

"Based on our experiments, the wind from the outer perimeter alone is enough to cut us in two, and these Wind Blades are extremely fast, increasing in speed the deeper we go into the grassland."

As he spoke, Pairo gave everyone a general description of the scene at the time.

"Can't we jump into the sky or hide in the air?"

Gon couldn't help but ask.

Pairo nodded, then shook his head.

"It's possible to do this on the outer perimeter. All the Wind Blade on the outer perimeter are blowing about one meter above the ground, and they're not very fast. If you stay alert, you can feel them almost all of them."

"But once you go deeper in, there will be winds blowing haphazardly in different directions and at different heights. The only good thing is that these winds don't come in dense clusters."

"As long as you can sense it, you can find a gap to hide in, but the further in you go, the faster the wind speeds, and the harder it is to avoid it."

Having said that, everyone probably knows how to explore the grasslands.

Given the known dangers, these invisible Wind Blade require highly perceptive and swift individuals to carry them out.

"This is only the Danger Level in the area about 20 kilometers outside the grassland. If we continue to go deeper, there are unpredictable dangers."

"However, the resources produced on the grasslands are unparalleled by other places. Almost all the creatures on the grasslands, at least the three we have hunted so far, have incredibly high nutritional value in their meat."

Besides the Giant Horse that was first cut down by the Wind Blade, they also discovered cattle and sheep as they explored further inside, although these were also very different from normal cattle and sheep.

"Could any creature survive in such a dangerous environment? Could they avoid those Wind Blades?"

Bianluoke asked, somewhat puzzled.

If we can avoid the Wind Blade, we can observe these creatures and find out how they avoid Wind Blade.

However, Pairo shook his head.

"No, those giant bulls, which I simply call Ironclad Ox, have skin with a metallic sheen, extremely strong defense, and are very resistant to being chopped."

"And those sheep, which can be simply called Fluffy Sheep, have very thick, curly wool that can absorb the force of the wind's cutting."

Simply put, these two creatures simply tough it out, relying on their superior physiological mechanisms to live on the edge of the grasslands.

"However, we only managed to collect a few corpses of both types of creatures; after observing them for a short while, they headed deeper into the area."

But they were unable to explore the deeper parts.

Because the methods of exploration cannot extend that far.

In their exploration, they had actually ventured into the grasslands, but remained at a safe altitude.

Their purpose in returning was simple: given the current situation, if they wanted to move forward, they needed Hunting team to explore.

After all, traces of Beasts have been discovered, and it can be confirmed that creatures living in this area possess the ability to evade Wind Blade.

With Pairo's explanation, the group gained a general understanding of the situation at the edge of the Gale Grassland.

"If we want to explore safely, we definitely need to find ways to avoid the damage from those Wind Blades."

"Do you think we could hunt those sheep or cattle and make clothing from their hides to protect ourselves?"

Everyone nodded in agreement with Bellolight's suggestion.

This is indeed the simplest solution that comes to mind.

Moreover, it doesn't necessarily have to be cattle and sheep; they live in the Giant Beast Kingdom beasts, where there are quite a few creatures with strong defensive capabilities.

We can obtain their biological materials to make temporary defensive equipment and explore the grasslands.

The group brainstormed and began discussing various possibilities.

These are all ideas for exploring the grasslands based on what we know now.

They are very clear about Kevin's goal.

Golden Milk.

That is their key objective at this stage.

The reason for choosing this as the goal is very simple.

Its main advantage lies in its strong nutritional value.

This is how Golden Milk is described in the book.

"When I drank this Milk, I felt my body's cells screaming; my body had never felt so satisfied."

"After that, I found that my body seemed to have become stronger, and my bones had become harder."

First of all, as Nen user, they are very clear that the author is East Fuglits.

He was an absolute powerhouse who came to the Dark Continent alone hundreds of years ago and explored almost the entire coastline of the East Sea.

Exploring so many areas in the Dark Continent is definitely not something that can be accomplished simply by having a lot of experience.

It certainly requires considerable strength and a wide range of methods to deal with it.

This is beyond doubt.

In Kevin's view, Don Fuglits is an existence that has absolutely broken through the limits.

Human existence has limitations; this is clear.

Nen ability may be incredibly diverse and even beyond imagination, but ultimately they are based on the body.

And according to the order in which they are written.

The direction where the Gale Grassland are located is actually close to the end of this book.

It's important to know that the book is written from south to north, meaning it goes in a large circle from the south, exploring along the coast all the way to the north.

They are currently located on the northeast coast.

The location described in the book is roughly the last three-quarters of the entire book.

Although the order may not necessarily be the same as the other party's exploration order.

But at this point, Don Fuglits's strength was beyond doubt; even after drinking the Milk, he could still feel his body being enhanced.

The nutritional value of Milk is self-evident.

Kevin believed this was a material that could push the limits of the body.

Kevin may have physically reached his limits, but the problem is they are a team.

Furthermore, as Kevin's body breaks through its limits, it also needs strong nutrition to replenish itself.

The nutrients provided by the bodies of giant beasts are actually no longer sufficient; a large body does not necessarily mean that the flesh is nutritious.

Based on the information we have so far, we can see that the creatures of the Gale Grassland are all highly nutritious.

Therefore, it can be almost certain that it will be the main target of future strategies.

To be honest, Biscuit and the others no longer have a definite answer as to how strong Kevin is after breaking through his limits.

Because they cannot determine the opponent's strength during a fight.

Kevin couldn't possibly fight them with his true strength.

Kevin himself was very clear about one of the most important reasons why his team came to the Dark Continent.

They were convinced that Kevin could use the materials from the Dark Continent to help everyone increase their strength.

With increased strength, they will be able to fulfill their respective dreams and goals on the Dark Continent.

While everyone was discussing this in the camp.

A region in the Giant Beast Kingdom.

In the darkness of the night, in the lightless shadows.

Two red lights flashed out; they seemed to be the eyes of some kind of creature.

This creature walked through the Giant Beast Kingdom in the darkness, seemingly unnoticed by the creatures around it.

Soon, the path he was walking began to overlap with the trail Kevin and the others had taken while hunting in the Giant Beast Kingdom.

He walked back and forth along the path incessantly, operating like a mechanical program, rigidly following its instructions.

This continued for a while, until suddenly he got stuck.

The red light in his eyes was directed towards the location of the camp.

However, he did not rush there.

They returned to the darkness and disappeared.