Territory Secured × The Last Night

Moon Bay Camp.

Jin and the others remained inside the camp.

Kevin himself was not in the camp.

From a map perspective, Moon Bay Camp is not exactly the center of the core territory.

The central point is the section of road between Moon Bay Camp and Moon Bay Port.

At this moment, Kevin was alone at this central point.

He raised his right arm, and a metallic Chimera Ant landed on it. He tapped it with his left fingers.

Are you ready?

"What preparations could we possibly have made? Come on, I want to see just how formidable your aura really is."

Biscuit's voice came from among the Chimera Ant, her tone clearly showing eagerness.

"Okay, I'll begin."

After saying that, Kevin stood still and looked up slightly at the sky.

"Boom!"

An invisible wave, like a rolling tide, suddenly surged and spread outwards from Kevin as the origin.

These invisible fluctuations do not seem to have any physical impact on the real world, but this momentum is not non-existent.

The Lord Mark in his palm shimmered with light.

Strength and imposing presence are woven into the mark, leaving their imprint on the inner circle of the core territory.

Inside the Moon Bay Camp.

Everyone gathered in the square, some standing, some sitting, and some staying in different places.

If you look closely, you'll see that most of them are clenching their fists or leaning tightly against the surrounding buildings.

"Boom!"

An invisible roar.

It charged suddenly from the direction Kevin was in.

"Cough!"

The weakest of them all is naturally Lorraine, who has just repaired the damage to her soul and is now able to move freely.

At the moment the impact arrived.

Lorraine rolled her eyes and fell into the bubble that Bianluoke had prepared for her.

The others instantly turned red in the face; Kevin's aura carried immense pressure, as if it were squeezing their bodies.

Their bodies didn't actually change much; it was more of a psychological oppression.

In her daze, Biscuit seemed to see a huge Medicine Tripod covering her inside.

This feeling came quickly and went quickly.

However, only twenty or thirty seconds later, the oppressive atmosphere dissipated into the air.

Cough cough cough!

Koto coughed violently and began to breathe heavily.

He clutched his chest and plopped down on the ground.

"Am I hallucinating? I think I've been thrown into Kevin's Medicine Tripod, and he's going to turn me into a potion."

She was panting heavily as she recounted her hallucination.

To be honest, it feels pretty scary.

It was made into medicine or something.

Not only her, but everyone else experienced similar hallucinations, though the details varied, but the essence remained the same.

Jin was much better off; although he was sweating a little, he remained standing there, just catching his breath.

"Is this what Lord is like? Or is every Lord capable of possessing such an aura?"

This kind of momentum is already akin to a spiritual shock.

"No, the Lord's aura isn't that exaggerated. It's because he's using his Lord's authority to imprint his domain."

Melusina, being more knowledgeable, explained it to everyone.

The Lord's authority, while granting Kevin the ability to plan and modify his territory to a certain extent, also included the power to do so.

But essentially, Kevin needs to own a territory and then plan it out for the territory rights to be fully effective.

That's why they amplify their own aura, essentially marking their territory.

Otherwise, if two life forms are both Lord and both have Lord -level authority, would their authority conflict with each other?

Just like Kevin, although he has the authority of Lord, he cannot modify the territories of other Lord, because those are other people's territories, already marked with the imprint of individual lives.

Only in this way can one truly possess territory recognized by the Overlord.

As expected, the current Overlord should have realized this.

At the same time, Kevin also needs to take charge of maintaining the territory and its surroundings, which is a necessary responsibility for those who have obtained Lord authority.

Under normal circumstances, even if Kevin concentrated all his malice and murderous intent, he wouldn't be able to create such an exaggerated impact.

At most, it might cause a similar psychological impact if someone were to be the target of his malice and murderous intent within his sight.

A short while later, Kevin ran back from outside the camp.

Seeing that everyone was alright, Lorraine also woke up again in the bubble and emerged from it.

"Now that the territory has been divided and all preparations have been completed."

Kevin then looked at the crowd.

Everyone nodded slightly.

They knew it was time to go back.

"Come on, tonight is our last night on the Dark Continent, let's have a feast!"

Men Qi jumped out, clenched her fist, and shouted loudly.

"I'm about to leave, and suddenly I feel a little reluctant to go."

"If you can't bear to part with me, then you can stay here."

"No way, I want to go back and see."

Everyone began preparing for their final night.

Night.

A huge bonfire was lit in the camp, and a large amount of food was laid out on the table next to it.

Koto, having somehow acquired a musical instrument, began to play it for everyone.

The rest of the people gathered in twos and threes around the campfire.

Melusina and Lorraine stood close together.

As Lorraine was healed, her overall energy and spirit improved significantly, and her originally lively and cheerful personality was fully revealed.

"Are you really not going back?" Melusina asked, looking at her.

Lorraine shook her head and looked at the fire.

"Since leaving the Village and experiencing freedom, it doesn't seem as fun as I've imagined."

When they were confined to the Village, their only understanding of the outside world came from books and magazines.

I can only ever look at it through the pages of a book.

They clearly have a deep longing for the outside world.

But once they actually left, after only a few years of wandering in human society, their interest began to decline sharply.

Communication between people is not as simple and quick as it is in Village.

The number of bad people outside is far greater than we imagined.

Aside from the bustling traffic and the novelty brought by technology to cities, nothing else seems particularly interesting.

Furthermore, as Bianluoke sought a cure for his sister, they became Hunter x Hunter and came into contact with the darker side of society.

Although they came to the Dark Continent only because they were forced to.

But after spending several years in the Dark Continent, I've gotten used to it.

It offers the same freedom, with even more beautiful scenery, but there's not much interaction, and no need to filter out conspiracies and intrigues.

This place is perfect for Lorraine and Bianluoke.

It looks like Village from the past.

But it's not like the Village of the past; it's a cage.

They seemed just like their ancestors.

A fondness for small societies and vast wilderness.

Instead of the city's bustling traffic.

"Besides, I need to improve my strength too. I still want to go hunting with you guys."

Lorraine blinked and smiled.

Melusina hugged her and sighed.

The fire continued to burn well into the night.

Those who didn't intend to leave the Dark Continent took over the night watch, while the rest who were planning to leave returned to their respective homes to rest.

Conserve energy and build up strength.

Looking forward to tomorrow's departure.

Of course, not everyone can fall asleep, after all, it's time to go home.

Inside Kevin's room.

On the bed, Kevin held Melusina and drifted off to sleep.

Suddenly, Kevin opened his eyes.

He looked around at his surroundings.

He found himself in a pure white space without realizing it.

The space here feels like stepping into Luo Bu's Four-Dimensional Apartment.

It was like that there too, everything—the floor, the ceiling, and the surrounding walls—was pure white.

But this place is clearly different.

Because here you can't see the Boundary at a glance, there are no walls in sight, only white above and below.

Kevin raised his hands, looking and feeling.

Was it a dream?

He could vaguely sense that hazy, dreamlike feeling, as if he were in a dream.

But he was also clearly aware that he was conscious.

He became fully awake within his dream.

This strange sensation made Kevin frown slightly.

His first thought was of danger.

He thought of the Dream-Entering Butterfly he encountered when he first came to the Dark Continent.

But this time is clearly different.

He possesses Lord Level strength, but the problem now is that he wants to wake up, yet he is completely unable to do so.

He was fully conscious, trapped in this pure white Dreamscape.

They have no Nen ability, not even Nen Aura.

This is a world of dreams, where everything is blank.

Logically speaking, one's dreams should have a certain degree of control, and if desired, one should possess Nen ability.

So this isn't my dream?

This hazy feeling is both dreamlike and awake.

This area, however, feels unfamiliar.

"Chirp chirp!"

The melodious chirping of birds came from beside me.

Kevin immediately looked over and, without realizing it, a bird had perched on his shoulder.

This bird looks very ordinary, about the size of a palm.

The Little Bird tilted its head and looked at Kevin.

Very beautiful eyes.

Then, at some point, the bird on my shoulder turned pure white. Was it pure white before?

Not entirely sure.

But at least now the birds have pure white feathers, without any other colors.

It spread its wings and flew forward, not very fast, as if gesturing for Kevin to follow.

Kevin followed.

At least he didn't sense any malice, even in his dream.

Ahead lay endless pure white. He walked on, not knowing how long he had walked. The hazy yet clear feeling made it impossible for Kevin to judge the distance.

He could only follow along like this.

Something suddenly appeared in the pure white expanse ahead.

A large tree appeared.

The tree grew in this pure white world, its roots firmly planted on the pure white floor, where there was no soil at all.

This big tree is clearly completely different.

This tree isn't very big; at least not in the Dark Continent. It's definitely not considered large, more like an ordinary tree in human society.

The tree trunk is thick and sturdy, with branches that become increasingly slender towards the top. Various buds sprout from all around and grow haphazardly upwards.

If I had to pinpoint anything different about this tree, it would be that it's as if winter has arrived; the entire tree is bare, with not a single leaf in sight.

More birdsong filled the air, dense and numerous.

Kevin was in a daze, unaware that the branches, which had seemed so clean before, were now covered with white birds.

As far as the eye could see, there seemed to be no fewer than a hundred.

They stood or jumped on the branches, preening their feathers or flapping their wings.

The one on Kevin's shoulder had disappeared at some point, seemingly disappearing into the flock of birds.

"What do you mean? What's the point of bringing me here?"

Kevin remained vigilant, but he began to mutter to himself.

He wondered if there was such a thing as communication within Dreamscape.

No one answered.

Suddenly, these pure white birds were stained with color; their feathers turned a normal grayish-white.

However, Kevin could see it clearly when one of the birds fluttered its wings.

An eye pattern.

Those are Eye Feather, those are Eye Feather that grow on the Overlord's body.

Now, these Eye Feather combine to form the feathers of these birds.

If all these birds were to flap their wings and take to the sky, they would be enough to form a flying eye colony.

After seeing the pattern, Kevin felt a little more at ease.

He believes this is very likely related to the Overlord.

Think carefully, what did he do before tonight?

Without a doubt, this is the action taken today to completely define the territory.

Previously, they had only drawn a circle around the outermost edge, which was essentially a warning sign.

Today, he has finally established his core territory.

So you were summoned?

Kevin could only think this way, since the other party wasn't really human, and it was unclear whether they even had any information about humans.

One of them flapped its wings and flew onto Kevin's shoulder.

Kevin neither attacked nor dodged; he simply watched his opponent silently.

Sometime during the day, a very fine hair appeared to be caught in the beak of this bird.

It was described as a strand of hair, but it was actually a golden line, which it held in its mouth.

"For me?"

Kevin asked in confusion, raising his hand, and the bird placed the golden thread from its beak into his palm.

Just then, I heard a bird chirping on my left shoulder.

He looked over, and there it was again.

More birds appeared around him; he didn't even see how they flew over, or if they Teleportation there.

But this is Dreamscape.

It's certainly unlikely to be a false Dreamscape.

Each bird that came would place the Golden Thread it was carrying in its beak into Kevin's palm.

One after another.

It seemed to stretch on and on.

At this moment, in Kevin's palm was a golden thread material.

When the material of these lines was enough to be twisted together, the birdsong stopped instantly.

The towering tree still stood before us.

But the That Bird was still on Kevin's right shoulder.

The last remaining bird stared at Kevin.

A moment later, it flapped its arms and disappeared, taking its sister-in-law with it.

Kevin held the strand of Golden Thread in his hand.

He sensed it.

If he wanted to wake up now, he could do so instantly, without any external intervention.

And this truly is his dream, at least for now.

Kevin woke up without hesitation.

Although he suspected it might be related to the Overlord, he couldn't gamble on this situation. If he could wake up, he would naturally do so immediately.

The instant my eyes opened.

Sunlight streams in through the window.

Melusina was beside my pillow, was nowhere to be found.

It's morning now.

The circle expanded outwards in an instant, covering the entire territory.

Everyone is here.

Not one was missing.

Some were making music, some were carrying luggage, and others were making breakfast.

The child was pushed away.

"What's wrong, Kevin?"

Melusina, who was having breakfast, trotted in.

Because Kevin suddenly opened a circle, everyone felt it.

"I----"

Before Kevin could finish speaking, he felt weight in his raised hand and realized that he was holding a golden thread in his right hand.