Chapter 287 The 'Temple'

Other locations in the ruins.

The examinees, who came in from other directions, were attacked by the armors and head-holding human statues without exception.

Not knowing the details, they caused many armors and head-holding human statues to experience multiple resurrections between frequent attacks and defenses.

So much so that the speed of several armors reached a speed comparable to that of a cat, effortlessly harvesting the lives of the examinees.

Faced with these monsters guarding the ruins, these examinees could do nothing but fall down and lose their lives amidst the screams of despair.

On top of a building about five floors high.

Shalnark sat on the edge of the eaves, calmly watching the dozens of examinees, who is in dire straits below.

"After being defeated, they will become stronger and stronger due to the apparent 'death'. The Post-Mortem Manipulation-Type Nen Ability is really interesting."

Looking at the several armors below, whose speed should not be underestimated, Shalnark raised his hand to his chin, his eyes shining with luster.

He didn't care about the lives or deaths of these fellow examinees from beginning to end, so he had no intention of helping, allowing the armors and head-holding human statues in the ruins to carry out a unilateral massacre of these examinees.

Under this premise, he could use the lives of these examinees to gather relevant information.

"I wonder what treasures are inside there. It's a pity that I'm the only one who came to participate in the Hunter Exam. I feel like I can't handle this place alone."

Shalnark ignored the desperate screams coming from below and stood up to look at the huge column inside the ruins city.

Under the hideous and terrifying column is a majestic building that stands out like a flock of chickens in the ruins city. Judging from the architectural style, it seems to be a temple or a shrine.

Finding a way to leave was necessary.

But before that, Shalnark didn't want to miss the opportunity to obtain treasures that might exist within the ruins.

Thinking of this, Shalnark leaped up and headed towards the temple along the rooftops of the buildings.

After being attacked, the ignorant examinees only wanted to leave this place of danger.

But for Nen Users like Shalnark, even if they encountered attacks, they still didn't give up on the possibility of obtaining treasures from within the ruins.

For this reason—

Not only did Shalnark ignore the situation of his fellow examinees, but also Nen Users also did the same, focusing their minds on the treasures that might exist within the ruins.

What does it matter to me whether others live or die?

This is their mindset.

Very realistic, but also very cruel.

Therefore, the hundreds of examinees who entered the ruins from other directions were gradually being devoured by the armors and head-holding human statues within the ruins.

If Bolton and the others knew about this...

They would probably feel relieved that the location they were transported to was very close to Moses and Menchi. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

…

Somewhere just one street away from the 'column' and the 'temple'.

The three members of the A-Class Criminal Group, Erimo Bandit Group, were heading toward the towering and magnificent 'temple' at an extremely fast speed.

While Shalnark chose to stay on the outskirts and indifferently gather intelligence through observation, the three members led by Lion wouldn't waste time doing what they considered pointless.

Therefore, they, who also ignored the examinees, were the first ones to come near the 'column' and 'temple'.

"The number of Post-Mortem Nen is too much."

Mantis, wielding two curved blades, looked at the armors and head-holding human statues swaying around in amazement.

Coming all the way here, he had seen at least two or three thousand armors, and although there were fewer head-holding human statues, there were still hundreds of them.

Fortunately, the armors and head-holding human statues in the initial state had very weak combat capabilities, otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to come here so smoothly.

"Viper, I'll leave the detection task to you."

Successfully arriving outside the temple, Lion said to Viper.

"No problem."

Viper nodded slightly, then his Nen fluctuated, expanding outward like bubbles.

[En]

The glowing white circles pierced through the dusty columns and walls of the temple, and invaded the interior.

In order to push the maximum range of his En into the temple, Viper slowly walked forward, ascending the stairs in front of the temple's pedestal, and soon came to the heavy stone door of the temple, which was slightly opened.

"How is it?"

Lion followed closely behind Viper and asked in a low voice.

Viper looked through the gap in the stone door and said calmly, "Confirmed, there is no presence inside."

"Good."

Lion nodded.

As an Enhancer, he naturally took the lead.

And Viper is an Emitter. He needs to use his En to always be alert to any movement around him, but he could also provide assistance to the front line at any time, so his position had to be behind.

As for Mantis, he is a Transmuter, so he needed to be positioned in the. In this way, he can assist Lion when advancing and also protect Viper when he retreats.

This was the tactical formation they had always adhered to.

Lion's whole body was enveloped in a solid and stable Aura. He walked at the forefront and raised his hand to press on the stone door, which was so heavy that he didn't know how many kilograms it was.

Rumble—

With a slight exertion, he pushed the stone door inward.

As the stone door moved, a large amount of dust fell.

After a while.

The stone door was pushed open.

Then, Lion and the other two looked inside.

What greeted their eyes was a spacious hall.

Rays of green light pierced through the glass on the ceiling of the hall, turning into hundreds of light pillars as thick as arms, crisscrossing and falling on the ground covered with various cold weapons.

In the depths of the hall, there was a humanoid-shaped statue placed on a stone pillar about five or six meters high.

The statue's body was curled up into a ball, and on its head was a pure gold crown inlaid with seven-color gems. It looked extremely luxurious and gorgeous.

Behind the statue, there is a pair of bat-like wings that extend all the way to the front, tightly wrapping around most of the body, but the hands and feet can still be vaguely seen.

And around the stone pillar where the statue was placed, there was a mountain of gold coins piled up.

At first glance—

It looked like a pile of sand piled around the stone pillar.

Because…

There are too many gold coins piled up, giving people an unreal feeling.

"Yes, this is it!"

Lion glanced at the cold weapons filled with chilling atmosphere all over the ground, and finally looked at the mountains of gold coins, and couldn't help but reveal an excited smile.

The king who controlled the Monka Expeditionary Army loved to cast the looted gold into coins and collect various blood-stained cold weapons, then scatter these weapons everywhere.

Even—

He would sleep on a bed covered with cold weapons.

"Boss, there's something wrong with that statue."

Mantis stared at the humanoid statue on the pillar of gold coins, his eyes fixed on the black Nen wrapped around it like a snake!