Years X Descendants

"Call out!"

The Chain suddenly sprang out from the air.

It struck the enemy instantly, immobilizing them in place, and then another Chain flew over.

Wrap it around the enemy's neck several times.

The Chain that had pierced his body loosened, while the Chain around his neck tightened, pulling him violently towards them.

The monster was still struggling as it flew over.

A figure suddenly leaped into the air.

He wrapped his arms tightly around the other person's neck, then adjusted his posture, spun in the air, and plummeted downwards.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang.

The monster slammed heavily to the ground, and amidst the scattering dust, Quan Delai leaped out.

Kurapika fanned himself to clear the smoke and dust, retrieved the Chain, and walked over.

Looking at the already dead monster.

"Fortunately, not every one of them is powerful."

This one is much weaker than the previous one.

Quan Delai gestured with his muscles and said.

"Your previous injuries have healed?" Kurapika asked after observing Quan Delai for a moment.

Quan Delai turned around and struck a bodybuilding pose, clearly showing the muscle outline outlined by the fitted vest.

"No problem! I'm perfectly healthy!"

Kurapika nodded; he was already used to the other person's behavior.

It's normal for Nen user to be abnormal.

"But your strength has improved so quickly," Kurapika remarked.

Quan Delai merely revealed a slightly foolish, but radiant smile.

After all, he was one of the top individuals selected from Meteor City, with a suitable personality.

However, Quan Delai seemed to have thought of something, and said with some helplessness, "I'm still too weak. I have no way to deal with those huge monsters."

Kurapika simply waved his hand, offering a slight consolation. "There's nothing we can do about it. After all, those monsters are enormous; it's normal that we can't defeat them."

This is the unfortunate situation between small and large organisms.

A person less than two meters tall is facing a monster that is ten or even dozens of meters tall.

A full-force strike might only result in a superficial wound for the opponent.

It felt like being hit by Rock.

Even a powerful penetration would feel like being pricked by a syringe at most.

So what if it's pierced through?

Because of her exaggerated physique, the amount of toxins needed for them to be effective is unimaginable.

Large creatures naturally exert a suppressive force on smaller creatures, giving them a significant advantage.

This feeling was very obvious when we were in the Giant Beast Kingdom.

Therefore, for the members present who were exploring the Dark Continent for the first time, facing the giant beasts was already a piece of cake.

If you can't beat them, just run away; don't try to do anything to them.

Once you've identified the giant beast you want to hunt, you must prepare carefully and use precise attacks to exploit its weaknesses and deliver the kill.

And it requires a suitable Nen ability.

For these explorers who arrived on their second expedition, the behemoth was not an individual they could encounter at will.

The Dark Continent is vast in every way.

However, most giant beasts are generally under 10 meters tall; anything over 10 meters is considered quite large.

A key reason is that within their current territories, almost all the giant beasts have been collected in the Giant Beast Kingdom; it's difficult to find enormous giant beasts elsewhere.

Only by exploring inland, about 1,000 kilometers away, will you gradually see enormous monsters. After traveling 2,000 kilometers, you will be largely unaffected by the Giant Beast Kingdom.

This shows that the Resentful Eater Snake put a lot of thought and effort into the construction of the Giant Beast Kingdom.

Quan Delai's Nen ability was simply Enhancement Type that provided him with all-around strength.

To be honest, this type of class is actually quite popular in the Dark Continent.

After all, many Nen ability are difficult to trigger their mechanisms in the Dark Continent without the corresponding conditions.

The unpretentious Enhancement Type thrives in the Dark Continent.

The force that can shatter a giant tree with a single punch is merely pain to a behemoth.

Killing him becomes difficult.

Although they mostly encountered small creatures, they would occasionally run into one or two large ones.

I encountered Quan Delai last time.

They suffered serious injuries, but fortunately they were all just superficial wounds.

For the current territory, it's neither a devastating blow to the soul nor an instant death.

Therefore, almost all serious injuries can be healed.

"You can learn Chairman Netero's internal explosion technique."

Kurapika dismembered the monster's corpse in front of him while chatting with it.

Quan Delai stood to the side and shook his head helplessly.

"I've already learned it, but it's meaningless against those enormous monsters. With the same strength, a gigantic individual has the advantage of absolute dominance."

It's like a boxing match in human society.

If everyone is of equal ability, then weight and size will have an absolute suppressive effect.

The technique for internal explosions is the same.

Everyone knows the technique of internal explosion, but a powerful monster can blast a human into dust with a single punch.

Even if a human manages to hit their opponent, at most they can only shatter a piece of flesh; for a gigantic monster, it's just losing a chunk of flesh.

"Just as Biscuit said, for humans, Nen ability is our only advantage."

Kurapika murmured.

The ability to combine and coordinate various Nen ability is the most important characteristic of humanity.

Then a strong wind blew in.

In the past, they might have thought there was some danger, but now they understood that such strong winds meant the arrival of the Great Wild Hunt.

Sure enough, the sound of horses' hooves followed.

Hufeng ran over, carrying his battle axe.

On his horse, Pakunoda was carrying a portion of flesh and blood material.

Seeing his situation, he jumped down.

"Oh, you guys ran into this too?"

Pakunoda somewhat surprised, after all, these monsters, known as Spawn, would attack the territory.

But as previously speculated, they were very likely originally in different places.

After commanding their master to die, the mindless creatures charged forward, intending to kill the humans, but since they arrived at different times, they must have arrived one after another.

It is rare for multiple individuals to attack simultaneously.

"The one we encountered was very weak. I feel like I could have sparred with it even without pushing my limits," Quan Delai said from the side.

"Sigh, when will this ever end?"

"Pakunoda said with a hint of helplessness."

It's been a month or two since then.

But the Spawn kept coming to attack, and if you count carefully, there were almost 20 of them.

Their abilities vary widely.

However, those who arrived at the beginning were all quite powerful, and later, the weaker ones also arrived.

Therefore, some weaker players were also mixed in.

They were all small creatures, by chance.

Their small size suggests that these creatures possess some hidden, unknown methods.

They all carry some degree of toxicity, either moving very quickly or being extremely stealthy.

Therefore, even if they are weak, they can still cause considerable casualties if not taken seriously.

Fortunately, these creatures do not possess fully conscious intelligence; with the slightest trap or lure, they will be eager to kill humans.

This is practically the only good news.

But it is precisely for this reason that their outward exploration was severely limited.

"It may take you a long time. There are many of these Spawn. In the past few decades alone, we have hunted down no fewer than 500."

Upon hearing this number, even Quan Delai couldn't help but roll his eyes.

That's too many.

Who knows how many lives that spirit master controlled during his lifetime?

These individuals are evenly distributed throughout the territory, arriving one after another; it's unclear how long we can keep bothering them.

After tidying up the materials and cleaning up, the group jumped onto their horses.

For the Great Wild Hunt, carrying loads on horseback is perfectly normal, and they don't see anything wrong with it.

After all, their size is exaggerated; just their horse-like bodies are like buses.

Carrying a few people and some supplies shouldn't be too easy.

A strong wind blew all the way, and they soon returned to the Small Town.

The disassembled materials were archived, and some were taken to the laboratory.

This is one of the most important areas in the entire Small Town.

The entire area consists of multiple laboratories.

After all, although the number of explorers is currently less than one hundred, the number of researchers among them is considerable, exceeding one-tenth.

There are also a few people who can make cameo appearances.

Therefore, the research atmosphere is quite strong.

Kurapika had just entered with his belongings when he saw several people chatting.

Based on current data, this situation is expected to last at least another year, and possibly as long as five years.

Ce pushed up his glasses and speculated.

Next to it was a map, a very rough estimate of the entire territory.

It was drawn based on data collected in the Arena.

"Based on the Spawn we've encountered during this period, plus the hunting information we've obtained from those Great Wild Hunt."

The vast majority of these Spawn are fast and stealthy; because they are fast, they don't gather here slowly.

Therefore, based on the distance, even the slowest individual, staying in the farthest place, would have enough time to reach us in five years.

Therefore, this is the most extreme prediction, and the situation will basically improve significantly in about a year.

This year will be the peak period of the attacks they will face.

After listening for a while, Kurapika went to another medical laboratory next door.

I saw Pairo and Shalnark.

By this time, Shalnark was already showing signs of pregnancy.

That's right, Pairo is going to be a father soon.

It seemed that Qiduo had just finished examining the other person and was giving some instructions.

"Nutritional intake must be reduced during this period—I never imagined that the ease of obtaining nutrition in the Dark Continent would lead to the fetus becoming excessively large."

Qiduo murmured to herself, somewhat helplessly writing the information down in her notebook.

I'm not kidding.

At least in all of the recorded human history to date.

Shalnark will definitely be the first person conceived on the Dark Continent.

She has become a pioneer in many things, and the various problems she encounters provide experience for those who follow. Therefore Qiduo and the others have always been focused on each other, dealing with all kinds of problems and potential issues.

Take, for example, the current nutritional issues.

Because you are carrying a child, you should consume more nutrients during pregnancy.

However, obtaining nutrients in the Dark Continent is simply too easy.

It won't be insufficient; it will only exceed the limit.

Even if Shalnark eats normally, the fetus she is developing is already too large.

"Nothing else is wrong, but all the indicators are far beyond the normal safe values, probably because both the father and mother are too strong."

After all, both of them had already surpassed the limits of human strength when they became pregnant.

To be honest, it's hard to predict what kind of child will be born.

The changes brought about by pushing the limits are difficult to fully analyze, and it is impossible to determine whether some traits might be inherited.

However, at least in human society, the probability of a child born to a powerful Nen user being born with innate talent is still quite high.

The Zoldyck Family excels at this eugenics methodology, making it hard not to suspect that Nen ability might be at play.

In addition, due to the increase in wounded caused by the monster attacks during this period, Qiduo has begun to operate at a rapid pace.

Kurapika carefully sorted the pieces of flesh and blood that needed to be tested and placed them neatly beside him; he was already quite adept at this task.

Only after doing all that did I come over.

"How long until my due date? I need to message Sister Melusina; if she doesn't see this, I'm in big trouble."

Kurapika asked with a smile.

"It's expected to be another four months," Pairo said from the side, "But you know, this is the first time, and there are always some possibilities that could change."

After chatting for a while, the two left, leaving Kurapika alone.

What are you thinking?

"What?" Kurapika was taken aback by the strange question.

"Don't play dumb here, Kurapika, you're not an idiot." Qiduo rolled her eyes.

"Uh... um, maybe I'm not ready yet."

Kurapika sighed and said.

Although he appears more mature, he may not be as mature mentally as Pairo.

Nion is the same.

Although Nion was already in her twenties and approaching thirty, she probably wasn't ready to be a mother yet.

"Besides, we can't judge our situation by the lifespan of a normal human being from the past, right? So there's no need to rush."

"Perhaps, but fortunately, neither of you has particularly outstanding talent."

These words made Kurapika a little embarrassed. Had this actually turned out to be a good thing?

Kurapika's talent can't be considered exceptional, though he could certainly be considered a genius.

As for Nion, her talent was exceptional, but that was just her individual talent. Nion awakened her Nen ability too early, which almost exhausted her talent.

Furthermore, Nion had absolutely no desire to become a strong person.

Even now, Nion has not reached the limits of human potential, let alone surpassed them.

After Kurapika broke through human limits, his growth rate began to slow down rapidly.

After all, now.

Those who can break through human limits are essentially geniuses.

In a competition between geniuses, Kurapika is not at a disadvantage.

"What are those medicines?" Kurapika changed the subject.

Qiduo glanced at it.

"Kevin's New Potion; he's been really free lately, you know."

Uncle Kevin needs a rest too.

Kurapika chuckled.

However, compared to before, Kevin has indeed had a lot more free time lately.

They would occasionally spot the enemy on the front lines.

Of course, most of the time he just strolled around the Small Town.

This also led to the proliferation of various low-level potions.

"There are many interesting things inside. You can take a look and give your feedback on which parts should be kept."

There are so many different kinds of medicines, but not all of them are useful or meaningful.