Ruins x Jungle

"You certainly won it, and because of me all this happened to you. So I will reward you once we have the hunter's license. " - Machi replied. "By the way, who were those people?"

"No idea, apart from saying that you belong to the ghost troop, they didn't say anything else." Shakal said.

"I suppose they would be assassins hired by someone" - Machi finished saying.

Shakal was silent, saying nothing more. He was focused on regaining his energy and aura lost in the previous battle.

The hours passed, and the participants were arriving with their respective boxes. The other two women who stayed inside the room also returned with one box each.

At the end of the time, the remaining participants did not exceed eighty people. Apparently several of them killed each other.

The hunter who was part of the examination committee entered the room through a secret entrance.

"Congratulations to all of you for getting here. You have demonstrated your strength, insight, and intelligence. Now we will head towards the third test. Everyone should board the waiting boat on the beach. Once inside you will be informed about the conditions of the third test. " - said the examiner.

Everyone started to leave the room, not before wondering what the devil had happened in it, since some parts were destroyed, there were also two dead bodies in the middle of the room, but nobody dared to say anything.

Shakal and Machi also followed the examiner on the way to the ship. Upon boarding, the two stayed in one room. In the evening, after dinner, a hunter showed up.

"My name is Esther Leghtiel, I am a hunter dedicated to the discovery of ancient civilizations. In the following test, we will go to a somewhat remote island, which very few people have ever set foot on it. According to ancient traditions that we have found over the years, a fairly advanced civilization lived on that island. These sites are usually full of dangers. Your mission will be to survive for a week." - finished explaining Esther.

Many of the participants were confident upon hearing the young hunter's words. But what they did not know was the enormous risk of their mission. An archeologist hunter were usually extremely strong people, with great adaptability and a lot of knowledge. Since the dangers found within the ruins were extremely strong.

During the journey, Shakal fully recovered from his previous battle. When he reactivated his aura to train, he saw his nen strengthen after having absorbed the blood of his former opponent.

The relationship between Machi and Shakal also became closer. The two told a little more about their life, among other things.

A few days later, the ship disembarked. The island was covered in a huge jungle, blocking the view.

Once everyone was on the beach, Esther spoke.

"I recommend that you form groups of four, since if you take this as an easy mission, you will die. One last thing, at night, the tide rises to completely flood the beach, so be carefull. We will see each other in a week. Good luck." - Shee said as the ship sailed.

"Let's explore a little bit." Shakal said.

Machi nodded, and the two began to walk toward the entrance to the jungle. The other participants followed the examiner's words and teams of four were formed. Only the two women from before were totally alone on their own.

Once inside, Shakal was amazed at the vastness of the trees. Since each of them mediates at least about forty meters. As they advanced, Shakal realized that someone was following them. He quickly signaled to Machi, and she confirmed his theory.

Without doing anything, the two kept their guard at all times. If the spy had a bad intention, they could strike back in an instant.

They walked for about three hours until they found a small stone construction. From its shape it must have been a small house. Before entering, Shakal activated his Gyo to see if there were remains of nen around the place, but he did not see anything, so they decided to enter and prepare to spend the night inside that structure.

The house contained several engravings on the walls, which interested Shakal a lot and he decided to take a look at them and write them down in his little personal agenda.

Machi didn't show much interest in them and went looking for branches to make a fire and some food.

Due to his bad luck, he did not run into any animal and his knowledge of the fauna did not allow him to have the confidence to eat those plants.

At nightfall and with it, darkness. Machi built a fire and the two of them sat in silence, staring at the fire. The silence of the two was compensated by the noise caused by the jungle itself. If you were alone, only with noise would fear take over your bodies.

The night passed calmly, they took turns sleeping. When the day came, they decided to leave the house and go exploring. Although they have not eaten yet, they could still resist as the nen provided more resistance than ordinary people.