Gelman frowned slightly. After straightening his triangular hat, he turned around and said to the others:
"Be careful in a moment. There are two 'Champion-level Abnormal Demons' inside."
Everyone was startled.
After spending so much time with Gelman, it was easy enough to understand what he meant by "Champion-level Abnormal Demons."
At first, the Exploration Team had assumed that the underground cave concealed a Greater Species Champion Abnormal Demon like the Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle and the Disease Spreader.
It was the culprit behind everything strange happening in the Treacherous Mountains.
But, unexpectedly, there wasn't just one Champion Abnormal Demon here. There were two.
Everyone was astonished by this surprise.
They didn't doubt Gelman's words. After all, his En was the most precise among the Nen users here.
The fact that the Grudge Memory Shrieking Giant Bat had died instantly, despite being on its last legs, also proved that the enemy was no pushover.
Now, everyone except Shizuku frowned just like Gelman.
"Then should we run away?" Shizuku asked seriously.
Everyone looked at her strangely, wondering who would still be thinking of turning back at a time like this...
Oh, it was Shizuku. That explained it.
"We're not running away." Gelman gave a firm answer. "We're going to deal with them here and take the Manless Stone."
Shizuku gave him an "all good" gesture. She really had only been asking.
The other members of the Exploration Team didn't object either.
After preparing themselves mentally and physically, they continued onward, holding their torches aloft.
Before long, as they drew closer to their destination, a strangely eerie blue light shone out. Unlike the rest of the Treacherous Mountains' caves, which were pitch-black, this place was illuminated.
The light dyed the stone walls blue, making them look as if they were encrusted with countless