"Hmm... It's just a war in the literal sense. Those people are quite powerful... Not only has the Royal Army failed to eliminate them, it seems that they have also suffered heavy casualties... The area of the battlefield has also expanded several times compared to the beginning. It's very chaotic... In addition to the Gyudondond Tribe, some towns on the front line have also fallen... There are no survivors." Hisoka said.
"Not a single one alive...?"
Oboro confirmed.
"That's what that person told me... We'll only know the specific situation when we get there..." Hisoka said with a smile.
The other people had different expressions, some were nervous and fearful.
If it involved war... The monarch of East Gorteau must have sent a lot of troops. How could they not be able to wipe out a small tribe?
Moreover, the scope of the impact was also too wide... How big was the covered battlefield area?
"You..." Oboro stared at Hisoka.
"Don't worry, I hid the corpses very well. They won't be discovered..."
Hisoka understood what he was going to say, and answered teasingly.
The three ordinary people, Dangre, heard this, and their faces turned a little pale... They hadn't expected Hisoka to be so reckless, and act on his own.
If he was discovered by other soldiers, they would be finished.
During their time on the spaceship, the three had had little contact with Hisoka, and always felt inexplicably afraid of him... Even when Hisoka would take the initiative to show them kindness and smile... They still couldn't help but feel a creepy feeling in their hearts.
It wasn't just the three of them. Even the burly Kaki and the other guy were intentionally avoiding Hisoka... They also thought that this man was very dangerous.
In the team, the only one who communicated with Hisoka head-on was Captain Oboro.
However, it seemed that the captain had no intention of restraining Hisoka.
"Jagged Mountains... I've heard of it, but I don't know the specific location. It's best to find a local to lead the way." Dangre suggested.
"Go to the nearest residential area first."
Oboro instructed.
"Yes."
Immediately, Dangre started to lead the way in front. After walking for a while, they entered a small fork in the road.
At the same time, they also saw a few black dots wandering in front of them.
They were soldiers with guns. There should be a outpost nearby.
Oboro gave Hisoka a look, and the latter understood. Instantly, he rushed out like a nimble cheetah, and his speed became faster and faster...
He had completely become a flickering ghost, using the playing cards in his hand as sharp knives, and easily killed several targets hundreds of meters away.
He didn't even make much noise... Each one was killed with a single blow, cleanly and neatly.
This scene also made the others, except for Oboro, swallow their saliva.
This kind of strength was unimaginably powerful... As a companion, it made them feel reliable... If he was an enemy...
"His body strength..."
Oboro's pupils shrank slightly.
In terms of talent for cultivating Nen, Hisoka was a little stronger than him, but when it came to flesh and blood... Oboro had always thought that Hisoka wasn't as good.
But looking at it now... This guy seemed to be quite abnormal too.
Was it because of him... That a chain reaction had occurred?
Hisoka was just deliberately showing off a little, doing it for him to see.
The six of them approached, and Hisoka made the killing cards disappear with a swish from his fingertips.
After the few of them dealt with the corpses, they continued to move forward.
When it got dark, after breaking through some routes guarded by soldiers, they finally found a small village.
The houses and living conditions in the village were extremely simple, and every household still retained the most primitive farming implements.
Oboro randomly grabbed an adult man, and threatened him with his life. The other party then agreed to take him to the Jagged Mountains.
Due to the national conditions and laws, the people of East Gorteau would avoid people like them who could be seen to be outsiders at a glance.
The government didn't allow civilians to have any contact with them. Once they were caught, they would be imprisoned.
Therefore, it was impossible to bribe them with money or benefits.
The next day, in a forest under the cover of night, the four, led by Oboro, hid in the shadows of the trees, blocking their figures.
They were looking down at the army outside a ruined town not far away.
"It's really been blocked off, and it's become a restricted area..." Kaki said in a deep voice.
"In addition to the normally equipped firearms and combat uniforms, they're also wearing white protective suits... These kinds of clothes are mostly used to resist bacteria or viruses..."
"It's a bit strange..."
Lance, who was also from the Mafia, took a light breath.
"Grab someone."
Oboro instructed the former.
"Yes."
Lance responded, and jumped down from the tree branch.
Oboro's gaze shifted again to the soldiers who were wandering around the collapsed buildings.
Not only were they wearing white protective suits, but they were also wearing sealed helmets.
It gave people the feeling that there was an epidemic breaking out here.
"There..."
Suddenly, Kaki pointed in one direction.
Oboro and Hisoka looked in the direction of the sound, and saw that at a corner outside the town, a large amount of charred material was piled up, and was still smoking...
"They're corpses... Most likely the residents of this town." Oboro said.
"Huh?"
Kaki was stunned.
Cremation!
The enemy of the East Gorteau army was the Gyudondond Tribe. Why would they even kill their own people? It didn't make sense... It was even more impossible to say that they were killed by the Gyudondond Tribe.
Moreover... They hadn't gone deep into the Jagged Mountains yet. They were very far away. How could the fighting have affected this place?
This place was at least dozens of kilometers away from the mountains...
Hisoka sat leisurely on a tree trunk, pressing one leg down with one hand, and constantly playing with playing cards in his hand, and chuckled: "It's a source of infection, right... For some reason, if you come into contact with an unknown substance, something dangerous will happen, and the consequences will be serious... Therefore, the best way is to kill all the infected people."
"Virus?"
Kaki's expression changed slightly.
Even the Royal Army couldn't control it, which meant that this 'virus' had a terrifying spread and proliferation... Once it completely spread, there would be a crisis that would sweep across the entire country.
If it couldn't be further controlled... It might threaten all of humanity.
Was this the reason why the Association had assigned the mission?
"It's not necessarily a virus..." Oboro said.
"That's right, I'm just listing a hypothesis... But it must be some kind of spreading substance with a 'virus' nature..." Hisoka continued.
An absurd thought flashed into Oboro's mind.
Zombies...
Judging from the video that Dama had found, the Gyudondond Tribe members could still fight after death, which did seem a bit like it.
At this time, the three noticed that Lance had returned, and their figures disappeared from the trees one after another.
After a while... They appeared in another location.
The ordinary people, Pinson, Dama, and Dangre, including the villagers who had brought them here, were all here.
Lance threw a soldier who had fainted to the ground, took off his hood, and woke him up.
"You guys..."
The soldier opened his eyes, and saw a group of unfamiliar faces, and a gun pointed at him. He immediately became uneasy.
He had been patrolling according to the route, and heard a slight noise in his ears. Before he could react... He had been hit hard on the back of the head, and lost consciousness.
Just by looking at the people who had kidnapped him, he could tell that they were foreigners.
"If you don't want to eat bullets... Just be honest, and answer what I ask." Lance squatted down, his face fierce, and pressed the muzzle of the gun against the soldier's temple, and said coldly.
The latter nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Tell me the current situation of this war, and your army's battle plan, in detail."
"Okay..."
The soldier didn't hesitate, and revealed the truth.
It turned out that... The reason why they were dressed so tightly was to guard against a kind of bug, a black bug, about the size of a fingernail.
At first, the East Gorteau army had ordered the Gyudondond Tribe to migrate elsewhere. The purpose wasn't to mine minerals, but to log trees... And also to seize supplies.
But this had been rejected by the Gyudondond Tribe. They had inhabited the Jagged Mountains for endless years. These mountains were their home. After hearing that the army was going to exploit and destroy them on a large scale, they were very angry... And stated that they wouldn't leave.
Then the conflict between the two sides broke out...
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