Hunting the Vicious Beasts: Capture

Meeting Room.

Biscuit and the others were talking about something, their voices tinged with excitement and anxiety.

Just then, the door was pushed open, and Kevin walked in with a frown.

He walked to the head seat and sat down, looking at the group of people.

Something happened?

Kurapika nodded and said directly, "In the past week, powerful Knight creatures have appeared around the camp, and many squads have suffered heavy losses."

Biscuit sighed, rubbing her forehead, and said, "At least three squads were attacked on their return, and it was clearly aimed at them."

"The team from the Minba Republic suffered the greatest losses. They were the best-preserved team to begin with, and this time five of them were Sacrifice."

Five people?

Kevin was somewhat surprised to hear this.

These teams from various countries are typically composed of ten people, but usually only eight people will form a team to explore the outside world.

If there were any previous Sacrifice, then additional reductions will be made.

In other words, only three of them returned after the crisis.

"That's right. They encountered several powerful Knight, and through their cooperation and at great Sacrifice, they managed to kill them."

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Qiduo, standing beside him, spoke up with a helpless expression, adding, "Of the three who returned, one is seriously injured and definitely won't recover anytime soon. The other two are also badly injured. The Minba Republic's team probably can't continue exploring outwards; they can only serve as logistics personnel in the camp."

Only then did Pairo say, "These unexpected encounters by our exploration teams have resulted in the loss of eleven men and the serious injury of six others."

Without a doubt, in just one week, they suffered their greatest loss since exploring the Dark Continent.

"Based on information and visual reports of the enemy, all the enemies have completely different appearances and do not even share any common features."

"Two of them even tried to sneak into the territory, but were discovered and hunted down."

Listening to what the others were saying, Kevin looked at the documents in his hand.

The explorers in the camp can be divided into three factions: [Dark Probe], [Hunter Association], and [V6 Members].

Needless to say, the [Dark Probe] team members are equipped with complete potions and their strength is absolutely up to standard.

Moreover, each of them possesses the talent and strength of a top-tier human powerhouse.

Their strength is beyond question.

It can be said that every member of the combat team, even on the Dark Continent, is a strong figure among Knight Rank.

Even if they are no match for the enemy, they shouldn't be unable to escape.

With the help of various medicines, as long as one does not encounter an extremely powerful mechanism at once, one can survive.

The remaining personnel who do not meet the requirements can only explore outside under the escort of other combat teams, and spend most of their time within the safe zone of the Small Town and camp.

For example, Ce, Pons, and Nion.

Those who come from the Hunter Association are all capable of fighting.

Even so, people like Qiduo and Illumi spent most of their time in the camp.

The members of the armed forces had already gone to the Arena with the Chairman, and Piyon followed them.

The V6 members are different. Not all of them have a strong yearning for the Dark Continent, nor are they all top-tier Nen ability users. Many of them were chosen more because their Nen ability are suitable.

They are mostly members of the national government, similar to military units, and are here under orders.

Therefore, there are gaps and shortcomings in terms of subjective initiative, ability matching, and individual strength and talent.

They also have a cooperative relationship with them. What Kevin and his team need to do is provide a sufficiently safe base, give them basic training to help them adapt, and then provide them with medication.

The consumption of these potions will essentially be attributed to the V6 nations, but they can afford it.

After all, Kevin and his group still need some resources from human society. The trade only happens once every few years, and the first one hasn't even started yet.

Even for their own sake, this process needs to continue.

Therefore, these small teams, carrying out missions, are essentially the most proactive in exploring the outer perimeter.

"Once the various wounded soldiers' compensations are settled, I'll go capture one alive to see what's going on. By the way, is that Wearer Ghost in the territory?"

After reading this information and listening to their words, Kevin roughly came to a conclusion.

Upon hearing Kevin's question, the group exchanged glances.

Kurapika said, "He should be there. I saw him a couple of days ago. It seems he never intended to go back in the first place."

Kevin nodded and left the Meeting Room. He then flew into the sky and vanished instantly.

In the blink of an eye, Kevin flew out of the Small Town's boundaries, flames enveloping his body and accelerating his speed. Large amounts of Phosphor Powder began to spray down, rapidly scanning the area.

They caught one less than fifty kilometers from the Small Town.

"Good, good, we're actually this close."

Completely unaffected by the Lord's intimidation? Kevin simply didn't believe it.

The flames fell swiftly, striking the stealthy creature in the blink of an eye. Kevin's hand pressed directly onto its body, his Nen Aura forming a giant hand that gripped it tightly.

This is a small animal that is about two meters long and only one meter tall.

But its fur is like mercury, with a grayish-black tinge, and its slender, streamlined body makes it look like an agile creature.

Its head is oval, and it has six eyes arranged in a hexagonal pattern.

"Gagagagaga!"

Making strange noises, the monster struggled frantically after being captured by Kevin, showing no sign of submission or surrender, and even revealing undisguised malice towards Kevin.

"Interesting."

Kevin looked at the creature in front of him. He hadn't suppressed his aura at all. A normal Lord creature would have already prostrated itself on the ground begging for mercy if it saw Kevin like this.

"Was it the work of that parasitic creature? Its own kind, or something else?"

Faced with this situation, Kevin easily found a very likely source: the powerful Lord he had imprisoned in the furnace and was currently being forged.

This race is completely different, but each one is insane, and Ninety-Nine percent of them are under control.

Being influenced and manipulated naturally diminishes one's fear of a powerful enemy, let alone a Lord Level, powerful parasitic creature.

"If that's the case, then we're in trouble."

Kevin pondered the possibilities, feeling a bit of a headache.

After all, the other party was a Lord, and who knows how many life forms he had parasitized, or how many of them he had exerted such control over.

The only consolation is that it's unlikely there will be Lord Level; this is information Kevin gathered during their confrontation at the Four-Dimensional Apartment.

After all, among the intelligence gathered was information that the Lord who was killed by the enemy last time was killed by a sneak attack, not by an attempt to control him.

However, if there are enough parasitic level 10 creatures that invade their territory, it will cause them a lot of trouble.

With that in mind, Kevin grabbed the creature and began circling the territory to scout it out.

At the end of the day.

Kevin caught three in total.

"So many? This is troublesome."

With these thoughts in mind, Kevin returned to his territory. The Small Town had already begun making various preparations and was on high alert. Fortunately, all the people who were outside had returned.

Of course, this does not include Netero's team, who have already run off to who knows how far away, as well as Gold's team in the Gravity Zone, and Melusina, who is also trying to break through in the Gravity Zone, along with Gon, Qishou, and the Three-Tails, who are training with them.

After capturing the three monsters, Kevin landed on the ground.

"They're all small creatures, and small in size but powerful in strength. Is this the enemy's preference?"

Ce looked at the three creatures and muttered to himself. After all, the ones that had been killed before weren't very big.

"Possibly."

At that moment Wearer Ghost slowly walked over and looked around the three creatures.

"Their souls must have been altered, and their bodies must have been parasitized, leaving traces. As for who parasitized them, that remains unknown."

The Wearer Ghost, also a parasitic creature, immediately recognized the traces of its own kind.

"Then these three creatures are yours. Please help me check their memories."

Small in size but strong in strength is a relatively rare type. The Wearer Ghost nodded and gladly accepted the Gift consisting of three creatures.

"Take good care of my body."

As he spoke, his spirit body emerged and entered the body of the first creature Kevin had caught.

After burrowing in and shaking a couple of times, it crawled out and returned to its own body.

"Its memories are very vague, and it has no memories of the period when it was being controlled, so it's impossible to determine what kind of being was controlling it."

"Thanks, that's enough."

It's pretty much confirmed that it's the Lord we captured before.

Once it was decided, Kevin immediately discussed it with the others.

If nothing unexpected happens, the territory will definitely be attacked by these controlled creatures, and there will be no shortage of attacks in the near future.

By the way, use the Book of Teleportation to pass the information on to others, so that those who are away from home can also be careful.

Netero, who was heading towards his goal, glanced at the message, frowned slightly, and then put it away.

If the enemy is more likely to be a powerful Knight, then they can handle it, it's acceptable, but they might have to slow down and be more vigilant.

In the Gravity Zone.

Melusina looked at the information in the notebook.

"Should we go back to provide support?"

Gon stood to the side and asked.

"Of course not, Kevin's here, what's the point of us going back?" Qiyou said nonchalantly from the side.

Hearing this, Gon nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing. If they were attacked on the road, it might cause trouble.

"It's dangerous inside, Mom. Can I go back?"

The Three-Tails asked, somewhat excitedly.

Melusina glanced at her and then shook her head.

"How could this be—there's danger at home! The Three-Tails' power can definitely help."

"No means no."

"Aaaaaah! Mommy's bullying me! I'm not playing with you anymore!"

Crying and screaming, the Three-Tails ran away.

However, no one around paid any attention, and Gon and his companion even breathed a sigh of relief.

The Three-Tails Fox was already lively and energetic, and after being brought here for training in the Gravity Zone, it felt like it was in prison, and it had been wanting to run away for a long time.

I finally found this excuse and opportunity, but they won't let me go back.

"You two go and check on her."

"Melusina said."

Qishou's face immediately fell, but he and Gon still obediently followed.

I couldn't help but think to myself: Why does your daughter need us to go see her?

They hadn't run far when they saw the furious Three-Tails.

Seeing the two people following behind, the Three-Tails creature wagged its tail, suddenly stopped, and walked alongside them.

"Let's sneak back, shall we?"

"Okay, you go first," said the Qima.

"No, I still need to train with Dad," Gon said.

The training in the Gravity Zone has been very effective, and Gon, who feels he still has a lot of room for growth, is reluctant to leave. He's even thinking about going to the Arena later.

"Gon, you big idiot, your dad doesn't like you at all."

The Three-Tails began spewing vile words, but Gon remained unmoved.

Kim was not a good father.

Fortunately, Gon isn't exactly a normal kid, not to mention he's almost 20 now.

She has had a relatively harmonious relationship with her father over the years.

Moreover, Kim truly treats her son like a friend, interacting with him as an equal.

Therefore, the Three-Tails' malicious words are meaningless.

The Qishi chuckled maliciously from the side, "I'll tell Melusina what you said, and you're finished."

The Three-Tails jumped up unhappily, wanting to hit the Qini Qishou couple of times, but couldn't touch it at all.

They were playfully walking outside when suddenly the Three-Tails stopped, its expression changing from playful to serious, and it began sniffing the air.

Gon and Qima immediately prepared for battle.

There's no way around it; they can just take whichever family they want to leave the territory, and the three of them are basically a fixed combination.

Their teamwork had already been perfected long ago.

"There."

With Three-Tails and one finger, Qishou transformed into lightning and charged straight out.

When Qishou saw the enemy, he was stunned for a moment, because it was a humanoid creature.

It has huge fangs in its mouth, a strong body, and two arms and two legs, and its posture is like that of a human.

However, it has a long, thin face, fine, pointed horns on its head, and a long, thin tail behind its rear end.

Most importantly, this enemy was wielding a polished bone sword.

They can carry weapons.

Then this is no ordinary enemy, and my vigilance instantly rises.

Having been in the Dark Continent for so long, the strangeness of the enemies is sometimes reflected in the very first encounter.

Upon landing in the tree, Qishou unleashed a bolt of lightning, but the enemy was faster.

Just as lightning was about to strike the opponent, the enemy vanished into a cloud of mist.

The moment the enemy vanished, Qi felt the hairs on his body stand on end, his whole body crackling with electricity, and he suddenly disappeared from the spot, landing on the ground beside him.

At this moment, Qishou looked at his arm and saw a thin scratch on his upper arm.

On the branch where he had been standing, the enemy lay down, still holding his sword, though the tip was stained with a little blood.

A slender tongue emerged from the other person's mouth and licked the blood.

"Gurgle, gurgle!"

It made sounds that resembled a language, but Qishou couldn't understand them at all.

Qishou ignored it completely, waving his hands wildly, sending bolts of lightning shooting towards the enemy from all directions, but the enemy vanished into a cloud of mist.

This time, the instant the opponent disappeared, Qishou transformed into lightning and created distance. The spot where he had been standing was slashed by the sword, and the enemy indeed appeared to his side and rear.

Having understood the enemy's abilities, Qishou a flurry of lightning, some of which flew into the sky.

Gon and the Three-Tails, who were about to rush over, stopped in their tracks and turned to run when they saw the lightning.

This message was telling them that the Qishou could handle the enemy, but their presence would be a hindrance.

The enemies on the Dark Continent possess incredibly diverse abilities, so this possibility is not low.

This means the enemy possesses some kind of extreme speed ability. The two of them are not fast enough and would be a hindrance, while Qishou is fast enough to keep up with the enemy.

Metallic Chimera Ant appeared in Gon's hand, and the information was immediately transmitted.