Kurapika's words put everyone on edge at once.
Lightning flickered at Killua's fingertips as he stared into the vast forest ahead.
The wind rustled through the leaves. The Cloud Sea churned, and birds darted across the sky.
They watched for a long while but saw nothing unusual.
"Could you have seen it wrong?" Leorio scratched his head. "There are so many birds here. Maybe it was just a big one."
Kurapika frowned and looked again.
The dark figure had moved so fast that even he hadn't caught its shape.
The Chain at his waist had gone still, as if its earlier tremor had been his imagination.
He gave a slight nod and let it go.
"Maybe."
"Just stay alert. Something's off about this place."
Everyone agreed.
They had only just made it through the dangers of the underground cavern. No one dared lower their guard in this unfamiliar High-Altitude Sanctuary.
After a short rest, they followed the broad leaf-vein platform deeper into the Floating Land.
The farther they went, the denser the vegetation grew.
Giant plants blocked out the sky. Thick vines hung down, wide enough to stand on, while tiny drops of cloud dew clung to the leaves and glinted in the sunlight.
The scent of greenery grew stronger, mingled with a faint sweetness of fruit and vegetables.
They hadn't walked for fifteen minutes when—
Gon, who was leading the way, stopped short. His eyes lit up.
"Look! What's that?!"
Everyone followed his gaze.
Ahead lay an open stretch of soil planted with a neat row of giant radishes.
Each radish stood as tall as an adult, half exposed above the soil. Its milky-white skin was coated in a thin layer of frost, and it looked wonderfully crisp.
Their leaves rose higher than a person, lush and green, swaying