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Chapter 210: Chapter 204.1 : Trail??

Perhaps sensing the heavy atmosphere, Bisky tried to break the silence. She took pictures of the towering buildings that resembled stone pillars and casually brought up a topic.

"Ging, I've actually been paying attention to the players of Greed Island these past few days. I feel like your game is quite dangerous. What happens if a player dies on Greed Island?"

"What do you think happens? Their body is transported back to where they entered the game, appearing next to the console," Ging replied from the front of the group.

"They were warned about the high risk before entering. But from another perspective, as long as they can endure it, Greed Island serves as a great training ground for Nen users."

"'High risk'… it's real death, after all." Bisky suddenly realized she had brought up an even gloomier topic, and a hint of regret settled in her heart.

At the same time, she became aware of a growing sense of unease taking root inside her. This anxiety was slowly affecting her mind, clouding her judgment. 

Bringing up 'death' so early in their exploration was not something she would normally do.

Is this the 'pressure' that Germain talks about? Am I finally starting to feel this tangible sense of pressure?

Ging said at that moment, "Speaking of which, thanks to you all, you managed to take out that guy Genthru and his partners. They were habitual killers in Greed Island."

"Since those three died, the death rate on Greed Island has visibly decreased. Before that, both Dwun and List were quite troubled by them."

"While their actions didn't break the game's rules, they went against the original spirit in which we designed Greed Island."

"Greed Island isn't like the battle-hungry Heaven's Arena. At its core, it's still a game. If everyone resorted to killing as a shortcut to collect cards, it would defeat the purpose."

"'Bomber' Genthru…" Bisky thought for a moment, raising her hand to make a spiky gesture above her head. "The spiky-haired guy who could plant bombs with Nen?"

"That's the one," Ging replied without turning around. "Dwun and List had seen photos from the train hijacking case and recognized him immediately."

Bisky nodded. "Then it's good they're gone. Maybe it's true that 'evil deeds will be punished eventually.' This time, Killua and I were the ones to deliver that punishment. With them gone, they can't hurt anyone else."

Germain observed everything ahead and noticed that the previously tense atmosphere was gradually dissolving with the conversation between Ging and Bisky.

Under normal circumstances, when Bisky was in a good mood, the rest of the team would often be influenced and become cheerful as well.

After all, Germain was reserved, Shizuku had an unusual way of thinking, and Ging was somewhat prideful. In such a setting, Bisky acted as the emotional stabilizer for the team.

After walking a while longer, Ging looked down at the unfolded paper map, traced a few circles in the air with his finger, and then pointed to the right. "We go this way," he said.

The gesture seemed casual, as if he had picked a direction at random, but Germain trusted Ging. Contrary to the rumors of him being a reckless fool, Ging was anything but. 

On the contrary, when he put his mind to something, he became methodical and reliable—just like now.

Leading the group, Ging turned right and walked past a stone pillar, only to be met by even more stone pillars that looked identical. However, these pillars bore numerous marks left by those who came before.

The group instinctively looked up at the marks.

As an experienced Ruins Hunter, Ging immediately urged Bisky to capture the scene. These ancient imprints held an abundance of valuable information.

Walking at the back of the group, Germain ran his hand over the many scratches on the stone pillar. Some bore the large "USS" insignia, the abbreviation for the United States of Saherta.

He guessed that members of a special forces team had carved these marks as a way to guide themselves back or to help separated members regroup.

Above all, there was a striking carving at the top—a Möbius strip.

Even after two or three centuries, wind erosion had failed to erase it. It stood as a beacon, much like a lighthouse, signaling the way forward.

This mark was left by Don Freecss, a message to himself and future travelers. It indicated that this was a confirmed location on his map.

Seeing the Möbius strip, Germain thought that the special forces from the United States of Saherta must have felt a sense of reassurance at that moment, just as he and his team did now.

It meant that the path was correct, that someone had already walked this way before them. All that remained was to figure out how to deal with one of the Five Great Calamities: the "Botanical Weapon Brion."

They didn't linger for long and soon set off again.

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Chapter 211: Chapter 204.2 : Avoid Unnecessary Fighting!!

At that moment, Germain felt the presence of Ging's En spreading outwards, scanning everything in the vicinity.

"Not this way," Ging said, pointing in a different direction. "There's a beast blocking this path. We'll take another route."

His En had detected a magical beast obstructing their original route.

Fortunately, Don Freecss had mapped out enough of the area that Ging only needed to double-check the paper map to make a quick decision on the new path.

The danger level of the "Botanical Weapon Brion" is rated at B+, which is quite close to the highest level of A.

Its destructive power is rated A-1 (with -1 and -2 indicating slight variations below the A standard), and it has an extremely high lethality and maiming rate. The brutality level is B, but under certain conditions, it can escalate to A-1.

One such condition is entering the ancient labyrinthine city. As long as Germain and his team remain within this Ancient Labyrinth City, they will be actively attacked by these creatures.

The ancient labyrinthine city is essentially their nest, and the "Herb for All-illnesses" represents their offspring. To nourish the "Herb for All-illnesses," they hunt intruders.

Their reproductive ability is rated B-2, which is stronger than humans rated at C, but their total population remains at C, meaning fewer than a hundred. This indicates that their reproduction process is different from that of humans.

The "Botanical Weapon Brion" reproduce by parasitism, wherein spores from one part of a living "Botanical Weapon Brion" transfer to another living organism.

They take control of the host's body, complete their cycle by bearing fruit and flowering, and thus conclude one cycle of reproduction.

A single "Botanical Weapon Brion" can split into multiple parts, parasitizing several living beings. Only after these divisions are completed does the original "Botanical Weapon Brion" perish.

However, their numbers have not explosively increased due to the existence of the "ancient labyrinthine city."

It seems they possess some instinct or purpose that keeps them confined within the city, and only in rare cases do they leave.

As such, only when living creatures are attracted by the "Herb for All-illnesses" or accidentally wander into the ancient labyrinthine city do they become hosts for the parasite.

This is how their population remains controlled under a hundred.

If the restriction of the "ancient labyrinthine city" were lifted, the reproductive ability of the "Botanical Weapon Brion" could potentially reach level A.

In such a scenario, their numbers would swell to terrifying levels, swarming from their nest like an overwhelming tide of cockroaches.

Considering this characteristic, Germain and his team had previously agreed that avoiding combat was the best strategy.

The low population level of C is the most significant weakness of the "Botanical Weapon Brion." In the vast expanse of the ancient labyrinthine city, their distribution and roaming patterns are scattered.

This implies that Germain and his team can avoid many unnecessary battles. With Ging's exceptional "En," and the four's outstanding "In," this possibility became a reality.

Germain's group remains focused on their primary goal: obtaining the "Herb for All-illnesses," one of the Five Great Hopes.

Minimizing combat as much as possible before reaching the core area is the most sensible choice for their four-person team.

If the content recorded in Journey to the New World • East Volume Fragment from two or three hundred years ago remains accurate, then when Germain and his team reach the core area, they will face a fierce battle.

Germain believed that all the textual information pointed to the existence of a champion-level monster in the core area.

After they passed another cubic stone pillar, Ging's En detected unusual biological activity.

"Be careful," he warned with a frown. "There's a monster that has noticed our presence and is heading toward us at high speed."

"If we advance quickly now, can we shake it off?" Bisky asked.

"Once it's aware of us, we can't shake it off," Ging replied. "You can consider all the parasitized creatures here as 'elite-level or higher Nen users,' just like Germain described."

"They can also use En, and their range is just as large. However, their En is often irregular, leaving certain gaps through which we can pass."

"The only reason we haven't been detected by many parasitized creatures is because we're using In."

"However, these creatures have strong wild instincts. Even if we use In, if we stay within their En for too long, they'll still sense us."

"Once we're detected, it's difficult to shake them off. And as it chases us, more parasitized creatures will be drawn to the disturbance, eventually forming an encirclement."

Shizuku adjusted her glasses and said, "But if we fight the monster here, won't that also attract other creatures?"

Germain roughly understood Ging's strategy and explained to Shizuku:

"That's why we need to finish this quickly and eliminate the pursuing enemy."

"Before the other parasitized creatures arrive, we must keep moving stealthily and break out of their encirclement."

In the air, he used Nen to draw a circle with several deliberate gaps and pointed at them for Shizuku to see.

Shizuku and Bisky used Gyo to observe Germain's diagram and understood. They both nodded.

Seeing Germain grasp his plan so quickly, Ging couldn't help but smile.

"A regular team of Nen users might not be able to pull this off, but the four of us can. Within five seconds of engagement, we need to finish the battle."

He thought to himself: Germain, in some ways, thinks very much like me… By the time he reaches my age, he might become a monster akin to Chairman Netero.

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