Chapter 424 Strange Sense of Contradiction

On top of the vine-covered stone, the figure that had appeared out of thin air was wearing a hooded raincoat. His unkempt beard gave him a scruffy appearance, but his eyes were sharp and alert.

This man was none other than the Hunter Association's Zodiacs, the Boar, Ging Freecss, and he is also one of the world's top five Nen Users.

In the land of the Luluci, there once existed a myriad of flourishing civilizations.

As time passed, no matter how glorious they are, civilizations inevitably sank into the river of history, leaving behind traces in various forms.

As a Ruins Hunter, Ging would never miss the chance to explore a country known for its ancient ruins.

Although he hadn't participated directly in the excavation of the local sites, he had taken great interest in visiting the open ruins to get up close to the relics of history.

Also, because there were still many ruins being excavated at that time, in order to make it easier to visit the excavated ruins next time, Ging placed Divine Script with teleportation capabilities in various places he passed.

Although Ging hadn't taken any special measures to conceal these Divine Script, the locations where they were set up weren't exactly noticeable.

Now, however, as Ging attempted to activate the teleportation ability of the Divine Script, it failed.

This could only mean that the next teleportation point had either been damaged or moved by someone.

Of course, it didn't have to be a person. As it could have been disturbed by an animal, or even displaced due to an earthquake, thus making the Divine Script lose its effect.

When Ging had originally set up the Divine Script, he had only considered that he might use them in the future. If they became unusable, he figured he would just let them fade over time.

Because of that, in the process of constructing these teleportation Divine Script, Ging did not work hard on the 'solidity' aspect, but instead poured most of the 'capacity' into the teleportation ability.

As a result, these Divine Script are very fragile and can easily lose their effect under the influence of external forces.

"Well, it's been a long time. It's not surprising if they've broken."

Losing the shortcut didn't bother Ging much, though he was aware that there was still quite a distance to cover to get to the Taro Region.

"No other choice."

Resigned to walking, Ging adjusted the brim of his hat, jumped off the vine-covered stone, and gazed in the direction of Taro Region. Bright Nen began to manifest beneath his feet as he prepared for the journey.

Swoosh-

The mass of Nen condensed at the soles of his feet suddenly lit up, and Ging's figure instantly shot forward like a streak of light, vanishing into the distant darkness.

It was only after Ging had disappeared into the night that the dense raindrops, falling from the sky, transformed into a misty spray.

…

At the tomb excavation site.

A reputation can be as significant as a shadow cast by a name.

Moses's exploits in hunting the Phantom Troupe earned him the nickname 'Spider Slayer'.

It was because of the weight that nickname carried that Ida and General Danny had accepted Moses' arrival and even allowed Menchi and Shizuku to accompany him.

This was the value of reputation.

However…

What is more crucial is the intelligence brought by Moses and the motives that Moses stated to Ida for coming to the Taro Region.

That's why General Danny came to personally greet him.

To the General, Moses's ability to kill three members of the Phantom Troupe made him a sharp blade, one that could be wielded without any cost.

In the face of such a useful tool, what was status or rank worth?

Moses, for his part, understood the enthusiasm displayed by General Danny all too well.

All that can be said is that they both needed something from the other.

Moses needed a legitimate identity that wouldn't restrict his movements, as well as the support of the army stationed there to investigate the full scale of the Erimo Bandit Group's activities.

General Danny's army bears the important responsibility of ensuring the smooth progress of the excavation work. After learning that the Erimo Bandit Group was likely operating in the Taro Region, Danny naturally wouldn't pass up the opportunity to use Moses's strength.

"Before you arrived, I had already issued the highest level of alert, but so far, there have been no signs of any disturbances."

General Danny led the way himself, and on the way to the tent, he revealed a piece of information to Moses.

Moses was secretly surprised when he heard this.

Even though the intelligence he brought was backed by reputation, from the perspective of the Luluci's military, this intelligence was essentially unverified news.

'Do they really trust it so blindly?'

Moses glanced at General Danny and was surprised at his boldness and decisiveness.

'It seems that the existence of this army can indeed help me keep a close eye on the movements of the Erimo Bandit Group.'

'That's good.'

Moses pondered to himself, then glanced at the direction of the tomb.

In fact, from his current position, he couldn't see the entrance to the tomb.

However, he was able to roughly grasp the location of the entrance to the tomb.

This was because-

Even though he hadn't intentionally tried to perceive it, the Post-Mortem Nen emanating from the tomb stood out in his 'vision' like a bright light in the darkness.

The existence of Post-Mortem Nen within tombs or ruins is not a strange phenomenon.

Most of the known Nen Artifacts in the world had been discovered in tombs or ruins. And compared with the existence of Nen Artifacts, the most common thing in tombs and ruins is the Post-Mortem Nen, which is like a rootless duckweed.

Some of these Post-Mortem Nen are weak, barely posing any threat even to regular grave robbers, let alone to Nen Users.

While some Post-Mortem Nen are so strong that even if they are in the form of pure Aura, they could kill an ordinary person with just a touch.

However, this level of Post-Mortem Nen usually exists in the form of ability within tombs or ruins, with the most frequent phenomenon being the Post-Mortem Nen controlling corpses or skeletons to attack intruders.

The Post-Mortem Nen that Moses felt coming from the tomb excavation site at this moment was not even comparable in terms of intensity.

However-

Moses felt a strange sense of contradiction from this.

The intensity of that Post-Mortem Nen was obviously very low, yet its presence was so strong that Moses could easily detect it.

'Is there a Nen Exorcist overseeing things?'

Moses thought to himself.

After all, Luluci is a country known for its 'wealth' of tombs and ruins. Most of the time, they were either excavating a ruin or on their way to excavate one.

In such an environment, it is not surprising that there would be the emergence of Nen Exorcists who can reduce the difficulty of excavation.

'I'll just send the shadow keep watch nearby, and investigate the situation in the tomb.'

Without taking his eyes off General Danny ahead, Moses controlled his shadow to go to the tomb's entrance.

Before arriving at the military camp, Moses had released a unit of his shadow to stand guard in the surrounding area, as he always did.

On one hand, this greatly expanded his surveillance range, and on the other hand, it can become an unexpected hidden chess piece against the enemy when dealing with unexpected events.

After sensing the weak yet very strong Post-Mortem Nen, Moses decided to send the shadow to investigate the situation inside the tomb and immediately set it into action.