Chapter 395: The passage × splitting up × Ging's discovery
Inside the research institute, which had quickly sealed shut, only Joey and the others remained, fighting the gathered monsters.
These monsters completely blocked the way ahead. Even if they were not particularly strong fighters, breaking through them would still cost the group considerable stamina and time.
Joey had already released Heartbreaker Attack. Explosions went off constantly, but the number of monsters hardly seemed to decrease.
Fortunately, the team was still advancing. After all, Joey was not the only one fighting.
During the battle, however, Joey gradually noticed that besides their weapons, the monsters attacking them carried some special equipment.
That equipment had never been used, and when smashed, it spilled large amounts of liquid.
The unidentified liquid gave off a pungent smell, but what truly surprised Joey was that he saw life energy in it.
Joey did not know where these monsters were taking the liquid, much less its specific purpose. But out of caution, as soon as he discovered its pungent odor, he chose to block the smell from reaching him.
That was hardly difficult for the Weather Nen Beast.
The one-sided battle lasted more than half an hour. Only after Joey and the others had advanced several hundred meters down the passage did the nearby monsters truly begin to thin out.
Or, more precisely, there were no monsters left ahead of them. Only those they had failed to finish off along the way were still chasing them.
But the remaining monsters were no longer a concern.
Ging suggested finishing off the remaining monsters right there. That would make things easier for them, and they could even rest and recover.
The people from the Hunter Association and the V5, on the other hand, were more inclined to keep moving,