Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

Chapter 158 "V5's Secret Exploration of the Five Hopes"

It was a bit hot and muggy in the oak forest in the afternoon. A group of nearby elk came to the lake to drink water. From time to time, they raised their heads and looked around, and their little ears flicked a few times.

The conversation between Germain and Xiyou continues.

"Germain, how much do you know about President Nitro?" Xiyou put his hands on his hips and cautiously observed Germain's expression, "Did you know that he has a son named Byande?"

Germain's expression remained almost unchanged, and the blunderbuss in his hand was lowered.

Westward Journey's words were a good start. At least he pointed out "Bi Yangde" and had no intention of taking any more detours.

"It seems that you know." Xiyou nodded, "It's normal. Although President Netero's information is top-level secret, he was even more famous than Yang De more than fifty years ago."

"Biyande left behind many legends, and newspapers reported on him several times. From then on, and now, he has been regarded as one of the top hunters in the "Six Continents". "

"Since you know Biyang De, then there is a high probability that you also know the "Dark Continent" related to it, right? "

Germain neither denies nor affirms.

Seeing that the test failed, Xiyou shook his head and planned to maintain the utmost sincerity: "I'll just assume that you know the "Dark Continent", which will save me a lot of explanation time. "

"In short, more than three hundred years ago, a madman named Dong Fulisi wrote a book called "Journey to the New World", also known as "Journey to the New Continent", which described in detail his journey in the "Dark Continent" ” of what he saw and heard. "

This kind of beginning is quite reminiscent of the crazy Arab poet Abdullah Alhassad writing the famous "Necronomicon" on parchment.

Journey to the West continues.

"By the way, Dong Fulisi is the ancestor of the "Hai Pig" Jin Fulisi. "

“Whether it’s the ‘New World’ or the ‘New Continent’, it all refers to the ‘Dark Continent’. "

"It mentioned many strange and difficult-to-identify terrains and creatures. For a period of time, it was only thought to be the imagination of a crazy person, so it was placed on the science fiction, magic, and fantasy bookshelf and was not taken seriously."

"However, V5, who has really studied ancient history, quickly realized that the content of this book was far more authentic than imagined, so he quickly recycled most of the "New World Chronicles" on the market."

"Their ancient history researchers quickly found the most coveted "Five Hopes" in the book, each of which is enough to usher in a huge change in the world. "

"Before that, V5 had sent out countless batches of expedition teams to explore the "Dark Continent" aimlessly. All the teams were destroyed there, and no members returned. "

"So, V5 signed a treaty that no longer allowed them to go to the "Dark Continent" publicly, and the emergence of "New World Journey" rekindled their hope. "

"The five major countries have successively sent different teams to conduct secret attempts on the "Five Hopes." "

"Due to the existence of "New World Journey", the initial journey was smooth and the casualties were not heavy until they arrived at the location of the "Five Hopes". "

“Where there is “hope”, there must be “disaster”. "

"The Bergrose United Nations investigation team of more than 1,000 people entered the mountains to search for the "No Man's Stone", and then encountered the "Educating Beast Pappu". In the end, only 7 people survived. "

"A small group of special forces from the United States of Sahelta entered the ancient labyrinth city to search for the "herb that cures all diseases", and then encountered the "plant weapon gold and silver ingot". In the end, only two people survived. "

"The expedition team of the Ochima Federation tried to find the "Longevity Food Nitolomi" in the swamp, but unfortunately encountered the "Two-tailed Snake Hell Ringer". As a result, 11 people survived. "

"The Republic of Mingbo cooperated with the "Hunter Association" to jointly explore the "Sanyuan Water", and then came into contact with the "Mist-like Biological Ai", and only three people came back. "

"Chairman Nitro also explored the "Dark Continent" with his companions, but because they did so privately, they did not leave any written records. However, this was enough for him to understand the horror of the "Dark Continent." "

"He believes that the disastrous failure of the first four operations against the "Five Hopes" has proved that mankind is not enough to challenge the "Dark Continent", and that each failure will bring back a "disaster" that can destroy the world. "

"President Nitro used his own experience to warn future generations not to set foot in the "Dark Continent" easily. "

"It's just that this had the opposite effect. Instead, it made his son Biyande interested in the "Dark Continent", and there were also many people in the "Hunter Association" who were ready to take action. "

"So, more than 50 years ago, Biande gathered these ambitious hunters and went to find the "Alchemy Plant Melion" with the help of the Kingdom of Kukanyou. "

"This is also the last recorded "Dark Continent Expedition" in history. "

"The Byande expedition had actually obtained the "Alchemy Plant Melion", but was infected by the "Zorba AIDS, the Immortal Disease" on their return trip. "

"In the end, only 6 members of the Byande expedition returned, and one of them was still an empty shell hosted by the "immortal disease Zorba AIDS", and the "Alchemy Plant Melion" also withered in the middle..."

"All human efforts can be called a complete failure."

"So far, the only surviving survivors publicly recorded are President Netero, Byande, and others. If private records are included, there are no more than 10 people at most."

"With such casualties, President Nitro urged V5 to give up sending teams to the "Dark Continent" and made "exploring the Dark Continent" a taboo in the "Hunter Association." "

"It's just that this is undoubtedly a cowardly approach. If humans don't truly set foot on the "Dark Continent", they will never find a way to solve the "Five Major Disasters" and regain the "Five Major Hopes." "

"About ten years ago, Biyande adhered to this idea and began to collect resources and talents in preparation for his second trip to the "Dark Continent." It was during this time that I joined them. "

Xiyou stopped here, raised his hands, and held the slightly skewed golden band on his forehead, which made him quite uncomfortable.

Although what he said is considered confidential, there are many insiders in the entire "Six Continents", and it basically does not affect the formation of Biyang De's team.

The most important thing is that he took out the "Little Rat" Pariston quite naturally. This was his real back-up move.

Even if Germain did turn around and tell President Nitro or V5 about the matter, Pariston would be able to detect and react immediately.

However, Journey to the West never expected that not only did Germain already know this, but he also knew his status as an undercover agent in the "Twelve Branches of the Hunter Association" and knew Paris Stone's tendencies.

"So?" Germain made the firegun disappear and put his hands in his suit pockets. "You want to invite me to join your secret team?"

Xiyou nodded and said, "You don't need to hide it anymore. We already know your secret. You have been to the "Dark Continent" at least once, right? "

The breeze blew gently by, lifting up Germain's messy black hair, but his eyes were still deep and fixed, unmoving.

Can you keep calm like this?

Xiyou gritted his teeth and continued to tell the truth calmly.

"Strictly speaking, the 'Six Continents' and the 'Dark Continent' are not separate parts. They are connected by the ocean. "

"Therefore, it is not uncommon for creatures from the "Dark Continent" to drift to the "Six Continents" from time to time. V5 and the Dark World secretly deal with these "invasive alien species" every month. "

Germain blinked and suddenly asked: "For example...'Chimera ants'?" "

Xiyou paused, raised his head and looked at Germain for a while.

Then he said: "For example, "Chimera Ants", also called "Chimera Ants", have appeared in the "Six Continents" more than once. "

"History has left many records about them, so humans are quite aware of their "feeding and mating" habits, the composition of the queen and army, and the birth of the king and guards. "

"In short, it is not unusual for the corpses of "demihumans" and "warcraft" from the "Dark Continent" to circulate in the dark world. "

"It's just that in the past six months, the number of weird "Warcraft" corpses in circulation has increased, and less than half of them match the "Warcraft" recorded in "New World Journey". "

"This is not the number that can be obtained by dealing with "invasive alien species". There is a high probability that someone has been to the "Dark Continent" once. Although this idea was incredible, we did not let it go. "

"After we discovered this, we started investigating. As long as there is a transaction, no matter how hidden it is, there will be records. In short, in mid-March, two names gradually surfaced."

"Bisji and Xiaodi."

"We judged that they were not the leaders, so we continued the investigation, and also tried to follow them, but in the end they got rid of them."

"But it is definitely a fact that they have a large number of "Warcraft" corpses from the "Dark Continent". "

"What's ridiculous is that most of those buyers only regard them as rare "Warcraft" from the "Six Continents". Only we know their true value, so we started to recycle these corpses. "

"After another period of investigation, you, who became a "One-Star Hunter" in mid-April, came into our sight. Then we discovered many connections between you and Bisji and Xiaodi. "

"After you committed the "Ruby Promise Case" to declare yourself a "Phantom Troupe member," someone saw you and Bisji in a nearby town. "

"One of the assassins sent by the dark world to assassinate you at that time searched for information about Bisji on the dark web before he was killed by you, which further proves this point."

"After that, you took the "Professional Hunter Examination" under Bisji's name, and were personally received by her disciple Yungu... When did Bisji become so fond of someone? "

"Xiao Di and you are both from Meteor Street, and both appeared near Youkesin City in the "Yin Beast Hunting Incident". "

"There are many clues intertwined together. Although there is no definite and key evidence, you have become our main suspect."

"However, after the "hijacking incident", you, Bisji, and Xiaodi all disappeared for two months, so we can only start with your companion at the time - Kurapika. "

"Through the analysis of the clothing, we determined that he was closely related to the Kuluta tribe, so we released the information on five pairs of "Fiery Eyes" and waited to see what would happen. "

"It wasn't until last night that you finally showed up."

"Germain." Xiyou smiled at him, "Cooperate with us, and then tell us how you can bypass V5 and still successfully travel to and from the "Dark Continent". "

"If I'm not mistaken, your goals and ours should be the same, and we can completely benefit from each other."