Just how dangerous were the calamities of the Dark Continent?
The Gatekeepers, who had spent years conducting investigations in various dangerous regions, knew this better than anyone.
Take the Clock Spider calamity they had just encountered as an example. Its danger level was high enough to make any Gatekeeper turn and flee without a moment's hesitation.
This calamity could absorb all forms of external damage.
Even living creatures, once entangled in its Spider silk, would be forcibly dragged into the Clock Space.
On the surface, this appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary act of feeding.
But in reality, it was a spatial transfer of its prey.
However, in the process of this transfer, the prey's physical body would be utterly crushed by an invisible force.
So, from the outcome, it was no different from being eaten.
Currently, the Gatekeepers had yet to find a way to deal with the Clock Spider.
If they encountered it, the only course of action was to run.
The faster, the better.
And they couldn't consider any so-called roundabout routes; they could only choose a straight line in the opposite direction.
This was because the Clock Spider's silk possessed a mechanism that guaranteed a hit within its attack range.
If one didn't run in a straight line to create distance immediately, once they entered the Clock Spider's hunting grounds, it was no different from being caught in a spiderweb.
The little girl from the Magical Beast race had also been on the verge of despair.
She knew it was highly unlikely she could outrun the Clock Spider.
And that was indeed the case.
The strand of silk that had shot toward Morrow earlier had originally been aimed at her.
It was just that the Clock Spider had instantly judged Morrow to be the greater threat on the field and had changed its target at the last second.
Thus, the little Magical Beast girl witnessed a scene that she found utterly unbelievable.
Morrow ignored the little girl's shock and immediately sank his consciousness into the Wolf Spirit Space to investigate.
After devouring the Clock Spider's Clock Space, the Nen space, which was originally only the size of the East Gorteau Republic, had now directly doubled in size.
From this, it was clear that these space-type calamities on the Dark Continent likely all possessed extremely vast spatial stomachs.
This was what allowed them to hunt and devour so wantonly everywhere.
After checking the changes in the Wolf Spirit Space, Morrow couldn't help but think of the black earth curtain he had encountered before.
To be able to instantly swallow a mobile metal metropolis of that enormous scale, the internal space of that black earth curtain was probably of an unimaginable magnitude.
If the Wolf Spirit Space could also devour it...
Wouldn't that allow him to expand his Nen space to an exaggerated degree?
The current Nen space is already equivalent to two East Gorteaus, Morrow pondered inwardly. If it were to expand by another two times, it could practically form an independent federal autonomous region. I just don't know if this spatial conversion ability of the Wolf Spirit... has an upper limit.
Ever since he had obtained the Wolf Spirit's spatial ability, he had wanted to come to the Dark Continent for a good plunder.
But the most pressing matter at hand was still to resolve the predicament facing the Six Continents.
Suddenly, a thought stirred in his mind. His consciousness withdrew from the Wolf Spirit Space, and his gaze turned pensively toward the endless high wall in the distance.
This great wall, which the Gatekeepers called the Land of Walls, was inscribed with an incantation known as the Mobius Snake.
The two combined formed an absolute boundary that blocked the invasion of calamities from the Dark Continent.
Now, numerous gaps had appeared on this boundary line. Like a wooden boat with holes, its original protective function was nearly nullified, and it had lost its reason for being.
And the thought that surfaced in Morrow's mind at this moment was...
Although there were many broken gaps in the wall, there were also quite a few intact sections.
If he could directly transport these still-complete wall sections back to the Six Continents, perhaps he could directly enclose a new safe zone there, albeit on a shrunken scale.
This idea sounded somewhat fantastical.
After all, in an environment where calamities and bizarre creatures could strike at any moment, transporting such a towering and massive Wall piece by piece back to the Six Continents was a virtually impossible task.
But Morrow possessed the Wolf Spirit Space, Chimera's flight ability, and the blessing of the Entropy Bird's Luck.
With these conditions combined, as long as he was willing to spend Tree Rings energy, it wouldn't be difficult to achieve.
The only thing that needed to be confirmed was whether the Mobius Snake Incantation on these dismantled and reassembled wall sections could still maintain its original barrier effect.
It's worth a try.
A faint light glinted in Morrow's eyes.
Thinking of this, he turned his gaze to the little Magical Beast girl, who was still standing frozen in shock, and took out the Bru Tribe's remains again.
"Since your Gatekeeper clan has already decided to abandon the Land of Walls, then whatever we humans do to the Wall next has nothing to do with you, right?"
"..."
After a brief silence, the little girl gradually came back to her senses.
She didn't quite understand what Morrow meant, but she nodded with a hint of bewilderment.
Seeing this, Morrow said calmly, "You can go."
Hearing this, the little Magical Beast girl looked at Morrow, wanting to say something but ultimately swallowing her words.
She was certain that this human before her was special.
If she asked him for help, it might truly bring a turning point to the Gatekeeper clan's plight.
But she understood even better that humanity's current situation was not much better than that of the Gatekeeper clan.
When they could barely protect themselves, why would they be willing to extend a helping hand?
Besides, humans had always been... too complicated.
The little girl suppressed the impulse in her heart, turned around, and began to run into the distance with all her might.
But after running for some distance, she couldn't help but look back, gazing at Morrow's figure from afar.
The image of Morrow casually resolving a troublesome calamity was still replaying in her mind.
That completely different kind of power was something she had never seen in her own kind.
After the little Magical Beast girl's figure disappeared from sight, Morrow walked straight toward the leader of the International Permit Agencies.
The leader was a slightly chubby man, but the aura output from his body was not weak.
Every person selected to participate in this operation was the elite of the elite.
Morrow said bluntly, "I will have Chimera send you back to the Six Continents immediately."
"Huh?"
The chubby leader was taken aback and subconsciously wanted to ask for the reason.
But the heartfelt awe and respect he had for Morrow made him swallow his words at the last moment.
"Understood."
He reacted quickly. Although he didn't understand why Morrow suddenly made this arrangement, he agreed without hesitation.
This incredibly submissive attitude made Cluck and Pyon, members of the Zodiac Twelve not far away, roll their eyes.
Morrow had no intention of explaining his reasons and continued:
"After you return to the Six Continents, you have only one mission: to convey my message to the V5. I need every country to pour all their resources into finding every object they can that has 'Post-Mortem Nen' attached to it. If you can find an Unexplored Land, that would be even better. This matter is extremely important, but whether you do it or not is up to you."
Hearing this request, the chubby leader was puzzled but still didn't ask any questions, merely nodding solemnly in agreement once more.
The other Nen users in the International Permit Agencies team had no objections either.
There was no other reason.
It was simply because the person saying these words and making these demands was Morrow.
Seeing that the elites of the International Permit Agencies had no objections to this arrangement, Morrow then looked at the numerous members of the Hunter Association and asked, "At this moment, when the survival of the human world is at stake, what are your plans?"
Hearing this, Cheadle and the others naturally understood what Morrow meant.
He was simply asking about their intentions: whether they would go to fulfill Netero's last wish or work tirelessly for the survival of humanity.
And for such a matter, there had really only ever been one choice.
Thus, with the exception of Ging and Gel, the remaining Association members boarded Chimera's back along with the International Permit Agencies team and began their journey back to the Six Continents.
Morrow had requested the V5 to use all their power to collect objects with Post-Mortem Nen, and a professional organization like the Hunter Association was better suited to search for those Mystic Realm Spaces formed by Post-Mortem Will.
The next phase of the plan would require a great deal of Tree Rings energy.
Therefore, the future of humanity would largely depend on the results achieved by the V5 and the Hunter Association.
"Morrow, could it be that you..."
Ging came to Morrow's side. His gaze first swept over the Guardian Spirit Beast, the Wolf Spirit, quietly coiled around Morrow's shoulder, then shifted to a complete section of the Wall in the distance, a flash of understanding in his eyes.
"You want to transport those undamaged sections of the Wall back to the Six Continents?"
"Yes."
Morrow hadn't actively explained anything just now, but Ging had still keenly sensed his intention.
"This isn't difficult to do."
He raised a hand to gently stroke the triangular bone mask on the Wolf Spirit's face and said slowly, "But whether it can succeed will depend on the results of the upcoming experiment."
"What are you planning to do?"
Ging asked, resting his hand on his chin.
Being unable to repair the Wall was a foregone conclusion.
But they couldn't just easily accept this reality.
After all, the survival of all humanity was at stake.
Morrow looked at Ging and said calmly, "I plan to find a place, assemble the intact wall sections into a regular circle, and then throw a few 'calamities' inside to see what happens."
Hearing this, Ging's heart suddenly jolted in shock.
The expressions of their other companions also changed slightly.
Most of the calamities from the Dark Continent possessed the potential to destroy the human world.
And Morrow actually intended to use these existences as lab rats for an experiment?
The idea was simply insane.
Facing everyone's astonished gazes, Morrow's expression remained unchanged. "This might be the only way, and it's not even guaranteed to work. In short, no matter what we do next, we must prepare for the worst."
If the reassembled, smaller Land of Walls couldn't block the calamities, then...
Humanity might have no choice but to find a space to depend on for survival, just like the Listening Race.
If such places were few and far between, they could only use the Mystic Realms formed by Post-Mortem Will, or rely on his Wolf Spirit Space ability to indirectly expand the area available for human survival.
If it really came to that, then the request Morrow was now making to the V5 to collect objects with Post-Mortem Nen was equivalent to giving the V5 a chance to fight for their own survival.
A source of materials that could potentially be used to construct, stabilize, or expand their sanctuary.
Understanding Morrow's entire plan, even though they knew that dealing with calamities meant risking their lives at any moment, not a single person in the team, not even Ponzu, felt the slightest bit of fear in their hearts.
Soon, they began to take action.
The first thing, naturally, was to split up and travel along the Land of Walls, searching for structurally complete and undamaged wall sections.
Preferably, complete wall sections of considerable length.
Due to the subsequent plan, every bit of Tree Rings energy Morrow currently possessed was crucial.
Therefore, he couldn't bless every teammate with the Entropy Bird's Power of Luck.
This meant that just by scouting along the Wall, everyone had to constantly face the fatal threat of a potential calamity attack at any moment.
But every single person in the team, fully aware of this fact, began the operation without hesitation.
If what they did today would greatly affect the future of humanity...
Then, they would be the indisputable world-saving squad.
—--
By the time Chimera carried the International Permit Agencies team and the members of the Hunter Association back to the Six Continents, more than half a month had passed.
After all, without the blessing of the Entropy Bird's Power of Luck, the journey back was not a smooth one.
To ensure safety, Chimera had to sacrifice travel speed.
But in the end, it delivered everyone safely back to the Six Continents.
After dropping everyone off at a relatively safe location, Chimera didn't linger for a moment, beating its wings and soaring into the sky.
It wanted to hurry back to Morrow's side.
After bidding farewell to Chimera, the members of the International Permit Agencies and the Hunter Association didn't dare to delay either and quickly began their actions.
However, they soon discovered that the situation on the Six Continents had become even more precarious.
More than a month had passed since they had set out for the Dark Continent and now returned.
And in just this one month, new calamities had invaded the Six Continents.
One creature, similar in size to the giant toad-headed creature Morrow had dealt with last time, had wreaked havoc across almost half of the Yorbian continent.
There was also a giant cicada-like creature that could release a highly acidic liquid that reacted violently with skin.
This liquid rained down wherever it passed, and any humans or other creatures unfortunate enough to be drenched would melt into a pile of rotten Flesh within seconds.
With calamities and giant creatures rampaging simultaneously, the Six Continents had ushered in a true apocalypse.
At this critical juncture of survival, the return of the International Permit Agencies team brought a glimmer of light to this desperate situation.
It couldn't be called a lifeline...
But in the face of the reality that the Wall could not be repaired, and faced with Morrow's request, the V5 and the other nations in the international organization had no grounds to refuse.
Even if there was only a sliver of hope, they had to grasp it tightly.
What's more, among the general populace, the name Morrow had long since become an irreplaceable symbol.
Among the five superpowers, only the Federation Of Ochima did not respond to Morrow's request.
This was because the national terrain of the Federation Of Ochima was very suitable for excavating large-scale underground shelters.
As soon as the calamities first began to appear, the Federation Of Ochima had already spent vast resources to build numerous shelter facilities throughout its territory.
In the eyes of the Federation Of Ochima's leaders, rather than taking the risk of searching for objects with Post-Mortem Nen, it was better to follow their original plan and gradually move the main functions of the state into the underground shelters.
Different choices would ultimately lead to different fates.
—--
On the Dark Continent, upon a vast, empty, grayish-white land, an abruptly towering circular high wall enclosed an area.
Inside the wall, several calamities of different forms were wandering around restlessly like headless flies, as if desperately searching for an exit.
And there were several other similar enclosed testing grounds on this vast and dangerous land.
Morrow's insane idea, with the help of the Entropy Bird's Luck, was ultimately realized.
Relying on these few testing grounds, they confirmed the feasibility of the "Enclosure Plan."
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