After leaving Soulbreak Falls, the seven of them walked through the mist of the Dark Continent for two full days.
Saitama spent the entire journey eating.
Breakfast was dried Waterfall Abyss Flood Dragon meat with golden pool water. Lunch was grilled lizard skewers. In the afternoon, he snacked on dried Golden-Scaled Crystal Fish, and dinner was dragon-bone soup with grilled dragon meat.
Leib's backpack seemed bottomless. He could always pull out more ingredients and seasonings. Genos's backpack was even more ridiculous: besides food, it held a portable grill, pots, pans, bowls, and even a small refrigerator.
As the seven crossed the wilderness of the Dark Continent, they looked less like explorers than people out on a picnic.
"How much farther?"
Saitama asked lazily around a mouthful of dried meat.
"Not far." Leib opened the map and pointed ahead. "According to this, once we cross that mountain, we'll reach the outskirts of the Yellow Springs Gate."
"Oh." Saitama nodded and stuffed another piece of meat into his mouth.
Gon bounced along up front, climbing a tree one moment to look into the distance and crouching the next to study strange footprints. He was as excited as a bird let out of its cage.
Killua strolled beside him with his hands in his pockets, his silver-white hair flickering in and out of sight through the mist.
"Don't run off. The Dark Continent is dangerous everywhere."
"I know!"
Leorio trudged along with the Medical Kit on his back, panting.
"Hey... can we slow down? This bag weighs almost thirty pounds..."
No one paid him any attention.
Kurapika walked in the middle of the group, his Scarlet Eyes glimmering as he sensed the Nen around them. The combined effects of the Meteorite Garlic and Golden-Scaled Crystal Fish had increased his sensory range fivefold. Not