Chapter Summaries

Gelman conjured an airship to take his group toward the volcano, while Pariston reported that Beyond's expedition had suffered thirteen deaths, eight injuries, and four missing members. Beyond rejected the idea that the expedition was close to failure, despite the team's inability to overcome the Flame Demon Dragon.

• Gelman conjured an airship, and Biscuit agreed to guide the group along the route toward the volcano.
• Pariston counted the expedition's losses and recounted the deaths and disappearances since the team left Deep Sea Gate.
• Pariston reported that the Flame Demon Dragon had absorbed a Pauper's Rose blast and grown more terrifying.
• Xiyou worried that the team had nearly exhausted its trump cards without defeating the Flame Demon Dragon.
• Beyond told Pariston that the expedition was still far from failure.

Beyond explained that he intended to build a safe settlement on the Dark Continent and temper his renewed strength until he could surpass Isaac Netero and the Flame Demon Dragon. The survivors were then attacked by a Night Raid Species and a dragon army led by the Flame Demon Dragon.

• Beyond said fighting the Gatekeeper’s demi-humans had made him feel young again and convinced him he would surpass Isaac Netero and the Flame Demon Dragon.
• Beyond proposed finding a relatively safe place to settle, explaining that Gelman and ancient humans had survived on the Dark Continent before.
• Pariston agreed to stay rather than return, while he and Xiyou discussed how long it might take Isaac and the others to reach them and what King Nasubi was doing.
• Beyond sensed an approaching threat and ordered everyone to gather and prepare for an attack by a Night Raid Species.
• A mosasaur-like Night Raid Species appeared above the camp and summoned dragons, including the Flame Demon Dragon, which Beyond said had come for revenge.

Pariston and Xiyou fought three dragons after their companions died, while Beyond faced the Flame Demon Dragon alone. Pariston used his Nen ability to kill one dragon, but the chapter ended with Beyond defeated and badly burned.

• The five members of Pariston's exploration team died fighting the dragons, leaving Beyond, Pariston, and Xiyou alive.
• Xiyou used his Nen Beast monkeys to confuse three dragons while Pariston summoned two boxes with his Nen ability.
• Xiyou chose the red box, which sealed Do Not Speak, while the black box let Pariston become a wraith and destroy a dragon's organs.
• Pariston's wraith ability expired, leaving him and Xiyou to face two dragons as they waited for his ability to become available again.
• Beyond crashed into a crater, badly burned and missing most of his right leg.

Beyond was badly wounded and believed Isaac Netero had appeared to save him, but Biscuit told him to look again as Gelman arrived. Gelman knocked the Flame Demon Dragon into the mountains, summoned rain to fight the spreading fire, and charged the dragon with the Scythe of Funeral.

• Beyond lay helpless as the Flame Demon Dragon prepared to blast him with fire.
• Gelman struck the Flame Demon Dragon and sent it crashing into the mountainside.
• Biscuit, Shizuku, Morel, Pariston, and Xiyou gathered near Beyond, while Biscuit corrected his belief that Isaac Netero had arrived.
• Gelman summoned torrential rain with the Deep Sea Badge to douse the burning mountainside.
• Gelman summoned the Scythe of Funeral and rushed toward the Flame Demon Dragon.

Gelman killed the Flame Demon Dragon after it unleashed a devastating explosion, while Beyond died from the toll of his battle. The survivors buried Beyond and the exploration team, then faced the uncertain aftermath of their temporary alliance.

• The Flame Demon Dragon misjudged Gelman, who severed its claw and wounded its neck before it detonated itself in a vast burst of flame.
• Gelman emerged unharmed and defeated the Flame Demon Dragon, while Pariston discovered that Beyond had died.
• Biscuit, Morel, Shizuku, and Xiyou killed the last two dragons, and Xiyou realized he had survived.
• Gelman obtained the Flame Demon Dragon's Remains and another Teleport Lantern, bringing his total to eight.
• Shizuku's Evil Tenderfoot extinguished the remaining fire, and Morel and Xiyou buried Beyond and the other explorers.
• The group finished dealing with the dead and confronted the awkward situation left by the end of their temporary alliance.

After capturing Pariston and Xiyou, Gelman’s group entered the volcanic belt and defeated the dragons guarding its crystals. Biscuit collected the crystals and secretly gave Gelman the most dazzling red one.

• Gelman removed the Pauper’s Rose from Pariston and warned him not to threaten the group.
• Biscuit questioned Xiyou about the dragons and crystals, and Gelman confirmed Xiyou was telling the truth.
• Gelman, Biscuit, Morel, and Shizuku fought their way through the volcanic belt, killing dragons as Xiyou and Pariston watched.
• Shizuku used her Evil Tenderfoot to suck up the crystals from the lava, and the group admired their rainbow colors.
• Biscuit secretly slipped Gelman the red crystal she considered the most dazzling.

Gelman and his companions returned from the volcano with rare crystals and prisoners from Beyond's expedition, completing their expedition goals. After passing the Gatekeeper and the Sphinx, they reunited with the mercenaries and began a two-month voyage back to the New Continent.

• Gelman led his group on foot back to Siren Strait, where Morel blew the Guide's conch until the Ferry Ghost Ship arrived.
• Biscuit gave Gelman the finest crystal to have cut as a present for Shizuku, though she complained about parting with it.
• The Guide captain ferried the group back to the Deep Sea Gate, where the Gatekeeper warned Gelman not to repeat the foolish mistakes of past travelers.
• The Sphinx read the memories of everyone except Gelman and realized that the group had returned as victors with rare crystals guarded by dragons.
• Gelman and his companions emerged from the Gate of Limit and reunited with Mewheru and the mercenaries, who recognized Pariston and Xiyou as prisoners.
• Gelman chose not to use the Teleportation Points and began a two-month voyage back to the New Continent aboard the expedition ship.

Gelman checked the Dark Continent’s calamities as his group sailed through the new millennium, while Kurapika captured a band of highwaymen and investigated their origins. After deciding to send them to the Coastal Fortress tribunal, Kurapika was joined by Illumi and Melody.

• Gelman used the Hunter Badge · Teleport Lantern to check Greed Island and the Coastal Fortress, confirming that both remained orderly.
• Gelman found that the calamities had revived and watched the Painful Bloodthirsty Apostle near the Ancient Labyrinth, ready to intervene if it threatened the castle.
• Kurapika captured a group of armed bandits and learned from their leader that they came from the Kakin military, royal households, mafia families, and commoners.
• Kurapika confirmed the leader was telling the truth, condemned the bandits for preying on travelers, and ordered that they be sent to the Coastal Fortress tribunal.
• Illumi and Melody arrived after helping Kurapika deal with the bandits.

Illumi, Kurapika, and Melody completed a bounty job and returned with captured bandits to the BW1 wreckage stronghold, where Kurapika reported to Potbelly. The chapter also recounted how news of the Kakin Royal Family’s reported deaths destabilized the Six Continents and how the V6 planned to send reinforcements to the New Continent.

• Illumi praised Kurapika awkwardly after he interrogated the bandits, then Kurapika led the team toward the Coastal Fortress with their prisoners.
• Kurapika, Illumi, and Melody arrived at the BW1 wreckage stronghold, the New Continent’s second-largest refuge, and handed the prisoners to its soldiers.
• Kite and Izunabi reported the New Continent’s situation to the V6, and news of the Kakin Royal Family’s reported deaths spread across the Six Continents.
• The Kakin parliament denied that the royal bloodline was extinct while taking control of military and political affairs amid rebellion and underworld upheaval.
• The V6 decided to send a reinforcement fleet expected to arrive at the BW1 stronghold in April, where Potbelly and the Hunter Association branch prepared to receive it.
• Kurapika reported the team’s mission to Potbelly, who oversaw the stronghold on Chairman Netero’s orders.

Gelman and his team returned from the Dark Continent with prisoners and Greed Dragon Crystals, and Kurapika’s group joined them on the journey to the Coastal Fortress. Their arrival drew a personal welcome from Netero and other leaders, prompting factions in the fortress to investigate them.

• Potbelly told Kurapika that Gelman and the others had returned with prisoners and would travel with Kurapika’s group to the Coastal Fortress.
• Gelman, Biscuit, Morel, and Shizuku arrived at the BW1 outpost, where they recounted their expedition and showed the Greed Dragon Crystals while the prisoners ate under guard.
• Kurapika listened eagerly to Gelman’s account of the Dark Continent, while the gathered Hunters reacted to the expedition and its discoveries.
• Gelman’s team and Kurapika’s team left the outpost to escort their prisoners to the Coastal Fortress.
• Netero, Ging, Gido, and Micenei Strome personally welcomed Gelman and his companions, leading the fortress’s factions to investigate their backgrounds.

Pariston was brought to trial, where Gelman expected him to prolong the proceedings and involve as many people as possible. Outside the courtroom, Ging told Gelman that their investigation had confirmed the Ancient Labyrinth was created by the God of Gu Yuan and that Don Freecss’s account was reliable, leaving the danger to the world’s future as something they had to address.

• Micenei Strome opened Pariston’s trial as Gelman watched from the gallery alongside Shutaner and Princess Oito.
• Pariston was escorted into the defendant’s stand, and Gelman left the courtroom less than fifteen minutes into the proceedings.
• Ging met Gelman in the corridor and explained that Pariston would use lies and procedure to drag others into the trial.
• Ging told Gelman that his investigation with Piyou and the others had linked the Ancient Labyrinth’s stone pillars to the ruins of the God of Gu Yuan.
• Ging said the ruins and labyrinth confirmed Don Freecss’s account and showed that the danger to the world’s future was real.

Gelman met with Netero, who explained how he and two other leaders had kept order on the New Continent and planned to use the coming reinforcement fleet to strengthen the Hunter Association’s influence. Netero asked Gelman to recruit trusted newcomers for future expeditions, leaving Gelman ready to return to Greed Island and assess the young trainees.

• Netero told Gelman that Beyond’s fate on the Dark Continent might have fulfilled one of Beyond’s wishes.
• Netero explained that he, Shutaner, and Princess Oito had staged a three-way political standoff to prevent a second Great Chaos and preserve stability.
• Netero showed Gelman a map documenting dangerous creatures they had eliminated and groups willing to cooperate, then warned that the V6 reinforcement fleet would disrupt the existing balance.
• Netero planned to reveal the All-Curing Herb and Greed Dragon Crystal to demonstrate the Hunter Association’s value and maintain its influence with the arriving fleet.
• Netero asked Gelman to bring trusted newcomers from Greed Island into future expeditions, and Gelman thought of returning to assess Killua, Gon, Mihai, Hanzo, Pokkle, and Alluka.

Gelman completed his Dark Continent training trips with the Twelve Zodiacs, collecting hopes and powerful Remnants before returning to Greed Island with Shizuku. There, Killua, Gon, and their companions discussed Chikyū’s Sky Arena challenge, and Killua wondered if they were strong enough to defeat the Floor Masters.

• Gelman carried members of the Twelve Zodiacs to the Dark Continent for training while Netero stayed behind to avoid causing public unrest.
• Gelman collected several hopes and six new Champion Grade Remnants, bringing his total to seven kinds.
• Gelman finished his New Continent mission and planned to return to Greed Island with Shizuku before April 2000.
• On April 1, Killua, Alluka, Mihai, Gon, Leorio, Hanzo, and Pokkle waited on Greed Island for an expected event.
• Gon explained that Chikyū had lost his Sky Arena Floor Master challenge, and Killua asked whether their group could defeat the Floor Masters themselves.

Killua and his companions discussed whether they were strong enough to become Sky Arena Floor Masters before Mihai explained the conditions for the hidden Chimera Ant King raid in Greed Island Z. After the group waited past midnight for the Ant King to appear, Killua sensed his arrival atop a stone pillar.

• Killua said he wanted to challenge Kurapika in an official match, while Hanzo and Pokkle discussed how difficult Floor Masters varied.
• Mihai explained how the group discovered the hidden raid, entered it, defeated the Three Royal Guards, and learned they had to wait in the wilderness for the Ant King.
• The group waited past midnight without seeing the Ant King, and Mihai worried the forum guide might have been a joke.
• Killua sensed someone approaching and signaled for everyone to be quiet as the Ant King appeared on an arched stone pillar.

Leorio and the others struggled to survive against the Ant King, losing several teammates as their attacks barely dented its HP. Killua used the SS-Rank card Hero's Arrival, which summoned Gelman instead of Leol, and the Ant King activated its second phase.

• The Ant King killed Gon, Mihai, and Leorio in rapid succession while the team tried to wear down its HP.
• Gon returned to the battlefield and urged Killua to use the Hero's Arrival card.
• Killua used Hero's Arrival, spending half his HP to summon the strongest NPC he had encountered.
• Gelman appeared, surprising Killua and the others, who had believed he was not on Greed Island.
• The Ant King halted and activated its second phase, boosting its strength, speed, and defense as it watched Gelman warily.

Gelman appeared during Killua’s team’s fight with the Chimera Ant King and killed it in less than thirty seconds. The team cleared the dungeon, but Gelman remained after the victory, leaving the others stunned.

• Gelman arrived as the Ant King attacked, and he blocked its blows without moving from his spot.
• The Ant King cut off its own tail and circled Gelman, trying to predict his attacks and build charge stacks.
• Gelman kicked the Ant King into a boulder, then finished it with a Meat Saw as its health dwindled.
• Greed Island Z announced Killua’s team had cleared the dungeon, while the team stared in disbelief at Gelman’s victory.
• Gelman stayed after the dungeon clear, and the revived Leorio returned to find him there and the Ant King gone.

Doon and Gelman discussed the cleared Chimera Ant King dungeon and plans for Greed Island's next large-scale dungeon and expansion. Gelman offered Killua's team a chance to travel to the New Continent, where Gon would meet Ging and Killua would encounter Illumi.

• Gelman praised the Chimera Ant King dungeon, while he and Ikshampé defended its difficult design against Gelman's criticism of its predictive dodging.
• Doon and Ikshampé announced plans for the Ancient Labyrinth dungeon and said they had invited Zetsu, Goreinu, and other Hunters to help run Greed Island.
• Doon explained plans to connect Greed Island with Bu You Island and the New Continent, and Gelman approved the team's arrangements.
• Killua asked whether Gelman had returned because of the New Continent and their team's success, and Gelman offered to take them there as fresh blood ready for a wider stage.
• Gelman told Gon that he would meet Ging and told Killua that Illumi was on the New Continent, leaving Killua and his brothers dismayed at the news.

Mihai left Rimuru Castle rather than join Gon and Killua on their journey to the New Continent. After Ikshampé reassured Alluka that she could travel freely through the network and see Killua again, Mihai departed for Elena’s palace, promising Alluka he would no longer use her for pointless things.

• Mihai refused Gon’s invitation to travel to the New Continent and said he had family duties to attend to.
• Killua considered Alluka’s distress about his departure, while Mihai asked whether she could go with them.
• Ikshampé told Alluka that Greed Island and the New Continent would eventually connect, allowing her to visit Killua freely, and offered to teach her about life as a network resident.
• Killua agreed to let Alluka stay on Greed Island as an NPC, and he reassured her that they would meet again.
• Mihai said he might enter the network world after his assassin work and promised Alluka he would not use her for pointless things before teleporting to Elena’s palace.

Gelman took Killua, Gon, Leorio, Hanzo, Pokkle, and Shizuku from Rimuru Castle to the New Continent using the Teleport Lantern. Back at the castle, Doon and Ikshampé discussed hiding the teleportation route inside Greed Island maps and imagined the Dark Continent as the game’s final map.

• Shizuku, Granny Lin Nie, Doon, Ikshampé, and the others finished preparing for the journey while Killua and the others waited to see the Teleport Lantern.
• Gelman reviewed news about the Hunter Association and the V6 before Doon handed him a box containing an item made with Greed Dragon Crystal.
• Killua, Gon, Leorio, Hanzo, and Pokkle confirmed they had said their goodbyes and were ready to leave for the New Continent.
• Gelman used the Teleport Lantern to take Shizuku, Killua, and Gon to the Coastal Fortress, then returned and brought Leorio, Hanzo, and Pokkle.
• Ikshampé suggested hiding the intermediate teleport points in Greed Island maps, and Doon agreed that the Dark Continent would be the game’s final map.

Gelman brought Gon, Killua, and their companions to the Coastal Fortress, where List told them the current situation and led them to Ging. Gon finally met his father and agreed to join him on a ruin expedition.

• Gelman introduced List to Gon, Killua, and the others after List arrived at the secret research lab.
• List confirmed that Ging was at the Coastal Fortress and offered to take Gon to him.
• List explained that the V6 reinforcement fleet had divided its forces between the BW1 wreckage outpost and the Coastal Fortress, where Princess Oito and Shutaner were being questioned.
• List led the group to Ging, who greeted them and awkwardly invited Gon to help explore ruins the next day.
• Gon accepted Ging's invitation and felt that his father was just as he had imagined.