Stabilizing Their Strength X New Exploration

For Sky-Covering Bird.

While everyone felt fear, curiosity also inevitably arose in their hearts.

This is a colossal beast, so large that it is beyond human imagination.

Its power is also something that humanity finds difficult to confront.

In this case.

What arises in one's heart is not just fear.

"The distance of the sky makes things seem small, but one wing of that Giant Bird still blocks out the sky above us."

"Judging from this, the wingspan of this Giant Bird must have reached tens of kilometers."

Based on some of Kevin's descriptions, Pairo made some calculations.

Men Qi, listening nearby, couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a huge creature—what does it eat?"

Even if the Dark Continent is a world of colossal beings.

This Giant Bird has reached an unimaginable size.

Such a huge size.

The amount of food they need to survive is absolutely unimaginable.

Even if the Dark Continent wanted to maintain the existence of these Giant Bird, it might face a food shortage.

To this question, Biscuit shook her head and said, "Our thinking is limited. Given their enormous size, do these creatures really need to use tangible matter?"

"Perhaps it's simply the absorption of some kind of energy?"

Everyone can only speculate about this Giant Bird.

After all, even the race that Tuck and his companions belonged to only had simple observations of this Giant Bird and no detailed information whatsoever.

Similarly, no hunting area for this Giant Bird was found.

It's important to know that these creatures are different from ordinary creatures of the Dark Continent.

The territory of the Machine Lifeform that Tuck and his group inhabited could be described as civilized.

Its territory may be as large as that of a human.

They possess civilization and wisdom, they explore the outside world, and they record information.

The areas they documented and traversed far exceeded those of normal living beings.

Even in these records, no hunting grounds of the Giant Bird have been found.

According to records, this Giant Bird would fly over their heads about once every three months.

Does this suggest that the Giant Bird may have spent its three months patrolling its territory?

Given the enormous size and speed of this Giant Bird, it would take it three months to fly. It's hard to imagine just how vast Giant Bird territory is.

The image of Overlord life form is becoming increasingly vivid.

At this point, Kevin even wondered if it was a bit crude of him to casually call such a top-tier life form Overlord.

After all, the Resentful Eater Snake, as Lord, is far inferior to this bird.

"Not necessarily. Little Wang said that Giant Bird sometimes prey on them, especially when they leave their territory."

Melusina then reminded him.

Yes.

They will still hunt.

"Forget it, don't think too much about it. Just record this experience. That was a life form that we can't explore right now."

Kevin, who had truly endured that kind of mental pressure, said with some helplessness.

His head is still a little dizzy.

"Will, spirit, soul—what exactly are they?"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

The only thing he understood was Resentment, Resentment that these collective entities created after death under extreme circumstances.

But he had absolutely no way of understanding anything else by extending his understanding of vengeful spirits.

He had always believed that the human soul was very resilient.

The evidence for this is that the Insect Egg laid by Chimeric Ant after they have eaten humans contain fragments of those humans' souls.

Some people with strong willpower, such as Nen user, can even have their souls preserved intact and be reborn in this way.

In retrospect, it is highly likely that this behavior itself is a simple vulnerability exploited by Chimeric Ant.

After all, these Chimera Ant are practically nothing more than roadside stalls on the Dark Continent.

It is because they ate humans that they gave birth to new life, and it was humans who endowed the Chimeric Ant with great power.

Just like in the Dark Continent, this place is teeming with vibrant life and wild beasts.

Just like those giant beasts.

Which Life Energy isn't tens or hundreds of times greater than that of humans?

But how many colossal beasts can actually harness this Life Energy?

Just like the Four-Armed Beast that fought Kevin before, even such a powerful creature could only bombard him with Nen Bullet like hitting a baseball.

Wisdom, civilization, and willpower are indispensable components of Nen ability.

Otherwise, these vigorous races could only fix their unique abilities through the habits of their organs.

Thinking about it this way, Kevin suddenly understood Tuck's use of mechanical races even better.

They undoubtedly possess will and soul, but lack a physical body and vigorous Life Energy.

Lost in these thoughts, they returned to the camp.

Despite the unexpected incident, Kevin successfully proved his abilities.

At this stage, Kevin can roam freely in the Giant Beast Kingdom.

While he couldn't claim to defeat every giant beast, at least none of them posed a threat to Kevin's life.

It can be said that they have completely established a foothold in the Dark Continent.

If Kevin is willing to claim an area as his territory, he can at least become Occupier.

However, this is clearly not enough for humans, and for Kevin.

"It's been five months since we arrived on the Dark Continent. I believe you've all fully adapted to the environment and become accustomed to the dangers here."

In the Meeting Room, Kevin looked at everyone and spoke.

"This marks the beginning of a new phase."

As he spoke, Kevin tapped the blackboard behind him, on which hung a simple map.

This is a map that everyone has surveyed and drawn up over the past few months.

Centered on the landing point and the Snake Nest, it spread outwards in a circle.

Within this circle, many areas are meticulously detailed, especially the Giant Beast Kingdom.

As their main area of activity over the past few months, the Giant Beast Kingdom has been almost completely figured out by them.

They have even established information files for many dangerous Beasts in the Giant Beast Kingdom.

This is extremely valuable information about the Dark Continent.

Secondly, the area surrounding the Black Tower extends outwards.

Then comes the area where Timely Rain Cloud was active, which they were trying to avoid at all costs.

Beyond that, only vague directional concepts remain, roughly defined by Travelogue records.

Having spent so long in the Dark Continent, they knew very well that far too much had been omitted from the Travelogue about the Dark Continent.

It truly can only be used as a landmark.

At times like this, Qiduo couldn't help but complain while looking at the map, "Are all guys with the surname Fuglits this kind of awful personality?"

Then I saw Gon next to me.

Well, sometimes you'll encounter completely different oddballs.

Compared to Jin or Dong, who writes Travelogue, Gon seems too naive and too innocent.

Wrong.

Thinking about it this way, Kim and Dong might also be pure people.

Lost in thought, I heard Kevin say something.

"Next, we will begin exploring outwards. Danger is absolutely unavoidable, and the direction of exploration is this way."

Kevin drew a direction on the map with his hand.

That's the area leading to Gale Grassland, but mainly the northern part of Gale Grassland.

Everyone immediately understood which direction this was.

That leads to the Core Homeland area of Tuck, a mechanical race.

His home is 4,000 kilometers away.

How many dangers are involved? It's unimaginable, but we can't let the dangers stop us from exploring that area.

Kevin understood perfectly.

Storage Crystal might be important to them.

After the meeting, everyone began preparations.

Pairo has already begun installing the "Cyclops Camera".

"Given my number of eyes, let's only install ten for now. This way, I can at least ensure that I have enough eyes to use in any situation."

That's what Pairo said.

His credit limit, after the Funeral for the Red Eyes, had reached over thirty.

It's perfectly adequate under normal circumstances.

There are indeed quite a few places in the Dark Continent that require the Cyclops Flower to monitor.

The group quickly outlined a priority list.

The most important things, of course, are the landing point on the beach and the hiding place for the ships.

Even now, Morel makes the round trip almost every few days.

They had to ensure the road to the coast was safe and that the boats remained hidden from view.

That was their escape route.

This is very important.

Even Kevin cleared the path leading to the shore time and time again.

They essentially turned this road into their territory.

Then, the Cyclops Flower was deployed in the Black Tower District, the Giant Beast Kingdom District, the Gale Grassland District, and the direction leading to the Unmanned Stone Range.

An Exploration Team also headed towards the Gale Grassland.

We arrived at the edge of the grassland.

This team consists of five players: Biscuit, Men Qi, Xiahara, Gon, and Qi.

Originally, Men Qi and his companion weren't there, but they came to the grasslands to obtain some nutritious meat.

Cattle, sheep, and horses on the grasslands are currently the most nutritious source of meat besides Milk.

The taste and texture are both top-notch.

For Gourmet Hunter, it's natural to replenish their supplies frequently.

"Our mission is to conduct a detailed exploration, so we need to build a simple camp here."

We won't be going back anytime soon, understand?

Biscuit, as the team leader, looked at Gon and Killua and emphasized.

After they came out, the two children became very serious and nodded.

This is not the time for jokes.

"The composition of the grassland has been clearly defined through the previous three explorations. We need to conduct more detailed explorations: how many organisms live in the grassland, and what is the surrounding environment like?"

Biscuit kept rambling on and on.

The group began setting up camp around the area.

The simple campsite was mainly used for concealment, and a hole partially dug out at the bottom of a boulder was the best area.

This was left behind by Kevin and his friends.

Also, place the Cyclops Flower in a good location so that you can observe the grassland area as much as possible.

Dusk.

Kiy stood at the edge of the grassland, occasionally looking up at the sky.

His expression held a slight hint of confusion.

Gon, watching him from the side, asked, "What's wrong? Kiy, did you sense something?"

Killua nodded and raised his right hand.

An electric arc danced at his fingertips, and a crackling sound filled his ears.

A wisp of electric arc extended upwards.

"What's the meaning?"

Gon was puzzled.

"The charge level around here is too high. It wasn't usually this high when we were here last time."

That's what's Kiy and puzzling.

"Could it be due to the Thunderstorm Day during our last exploration?"

After all, everyone was very clear about that operation; it was the first time they had ever had hope.

The entire process was documented in detail and is available for review by everyone.

Since they came here to explore, they naturally took a detailed look at and memorized the entire record.

"That's possible, but it's been almost four months, hasn't it? Would that take that long?"

Four months have passed since Kevin and his friends stole the Milk.

This timeframe certainly cannot be described as long.

But could a Thunderstorm Day, even one Thunderstorm Day the Dark Continent, have such a long-lasting impact on the surrounding environment?

The electrical charge of the surrounding environment increased significantly, by many times.

Compared to before the Thunderstorm Day.

The two told Biscuit their discovery.

But Biscuit and the others couldn't give a good reason either.

Their understanding of the grasslands was not very comprehensive.

However, this is also one possibility.

"In that case, let's explore the other areas on the Boundary the grassland first, and put aside the detailed exploration of the grassland interior for now."

Biscuit rearranged the order of the explorations.

The group nodded, indicating they understood.

The exploration began quickly.

This wasn't a hunt, so their main objective was to conceal themselves and avoid danger.

Having spent several months on the Dark Continent, I've long since grown accustomed to the dangers here.

It's fair to say that everyone's progress in understanding "concealment" is quite exaggerated.

Correspondingly, the same applies to the sharpness of the senses.

The sending and receiving of "circles" has also made rapid progress.

Sometimes, when exploring the Dark Continent and encountering danger, the ability to send and receive items from the circle is indispensable.

However, Emission is also a very dangerous act.

This is because it means you've dispersed the protective energy from your body's surface. If the attacker passes through the circle and hits your body faster than your reaction time, it will be a fatal attack.

Therefore, sending and receiving are very important.

This has also seen rapid progress.

The environmental impact is undeniable.

Even their basic bodily senses have been heightened.

To be honest, if they were to return to human society now, their heightened senses would make it difficult for them to survive in a normal human society.

It may even take time to readjust to the atmosphere of human society.

Just like Kevin when he returned to human society, even though a year had passed, the wildness in Kevin was hard to extinguish.

This exploration has only been going on for three days.

They discovered something very wrong.

How can there be so many dangerous creatures?

Biscuit gathered information from everyone's explorations.

Why?

In all three explorations, they briefly explored the surrounding environment.

There are very few dangerous creatures around the grasslands.

But this exploration...

The surrounding area became increasingly dense with dangerous creatures.

Hunting and conflict between wild animals were exceptionally frequent around the grasslands.