Deepening into the Core - Ancestral Ritual Stone Carvings

The six-member team walked step by step deeper into the core area along the Sacrificial Ancient Road.

Saitama walked at the very front, taking huge strides and looking completely unstressed.

Gon and Killua followed behind him, one on the left and one on the right, keeping a vigilant watch on their surroundings.

Kurapika walked in the middle, stopping from time to time to look at the stone carvings along the road.

Leorio carried the medical kit, walking with extreme caution.

Genos brought up the rear, his blue eyes flashing as he scanned the area the entire time.

The further inward they went, the closer the roars of the Diamond became.

Yet strangely enough, after walking for so long, they had not encountered a single patrol.

"Something's off," Killua said in a low voice. "It's too quiet."

Kurapika frowned as well.

"Be careful," he said. "The quieter it is, the more likely there is a problem."

Everyone slowed their pace, becoming even more vigilant.

They walked a bit further.

The view ahead suddenly opened up.

It was a huge rock wall.

The rock wall was as smooth as if it had been polished by someone, and it was densely covered with patterns and texts.

Kurapika's eyes lit up instantly.

He walked over quickly, staring at the rock wall, his breathing a little hurried.

"This is..." he murmured.

Gon leaned in to look.

Many patterns were carved on the rock wall.

There were people, trees, wild beasts, and a fruit emitting seven-colored light.

Surrounding the fruit were many people, as if holding a ritual ceremony.

"This is a scene of the Sacred Ritual Fruit," Kurapika said, his voice a bit excited. "It's much more complete than those fragments we saw before."

He reached out and gently touched the text on the rock