It was early morning when they arrived. A thin layer of white fog was still floating on the sea in the morning.
The mountains and forests on the island were also shrouded in clouds and mist...
The area of the tenth island was not small. It would take several hours at the fastest for them to spread out and thoroughly investigate.
Standing on the beach, Oboro nodded to Gebewicz.
Then, he saw the latter walk up to Saiyu, put a hand on the other's shoulder, and activate his ability, "Saiyu."
"Here."
The Monkey Zodiac replied.
The Nen ability was officially activated.
Immediately after, Gebewicz used it on Gel in the same way.
The eight people established a mental connection in turn.
"Spread out and be careful... Once you find something, don't act rashly. Report the location and gather first." Oboro, as the captain, instructed.
"Yes."
Menchi and the others responded, quickly dispersed, and disappeared into the shadows.
Oboro ignored the two Zodiacs, and slowly stepped into the jungle, gradually walking away.
It wasn't until he left that Gel glanced at Saiyu beside her, and said lightly, "You don't have any other purposes, do you?"
The reason why she asked this was because Saiyu had said that he was dispatched by Pariston, and they knew all too well what kind of person the Vice Chairman was...
Associating it with the fact that Saiyu seemed to have been caught by Oboro on the ship, Gel had to remind him, "Our essence is just that we don't want this variable to enter the management, and not to form a feud with him... No matter what the Vice Chairman told you, I hope you carefully consider the consequences of your actions."
"I'm not with Pariston... He's the Vice Chairman. I have to cooperate with some instructions issued in the name of the Association... It's just that I'm free." Saiyu pretended not to understand the meaning of Gel's words, flicked his long staff, put it on his shoulder, and followed Oboro's footsteps.
Gel was silent and didn't speak. Her mind couldn't compare to Yorkshire's... Since Saiyu had said so, she could only give up.
...
"I'm almost at the coastline on the other side of the island... I haven't found anything along the way."
"The same here. They're all very ordinary creatures. There's nothing special. Not to mention new species... I haven't even seen a few fierce beasts."
"It seems that the news was wrong..."
"Hahahaha... Great, I guessed it! We've completed a three-star mission without doing anything."
Anthony's laughter rang in everyone's minds.
After entering the forest, Oboro didn't go deep into the hinterland. Instead, he casually found a broken tree trunk, and sat down as a stool.
Because he knew from the beginning that... The probability of the existence of Dark Continent creatures on this island was extremely small, less than one percent.
The reason why they were sent over was artificial.
Now, it seemed that he had guessed correctly.
Time passed gradually. As the sun on the horizon slowly rose, the chill in the air was dispelled a bit, but the fog was getting bigger and bigger... Which made the surrounding scenery like an illusion.
"Where's Gel..." Menchi asked.
The Snake Zodiac Gel was not only a Poison Hunter, but also an excellent coroner and pharmacist. She was experienced in exploring and investigating the wild environment... Because there were many plant-based raw materials in pharmacy.
The conclusions that a few of them had drawn might not be reliable. It depended on the judgment of the two Zodiacs.
"I haven't found any traces of new creatures hiding." Gel.
"Captain, what do we do next?"
Menchi sought Oboro's opinion, "Do you want to investigate again?"
"Captain?"
What made Menchi strange was... Oboro didn't say anything.
It was as if he hadn't heard.
The next second, suddenly, including Oboro, the entire team realized that they had lost contact with each other.
The telepathy had disappeared.
The only thing that could explain this situation was that... Something had happened to Gebewicz.
Oboro had a blade of grass in his mouth, and had a leisurely expression.
After a moment, a figure was revealed in the mist on the left, and slowly approached.
"Pariston is good... Even the people of V5 were deceived..." Oboro turned his head to look at the person who had come, not surprised at all, and said in a teasing tone.
"How did you know... My relationship with him?"
Saiyu stared at Oboro with a gloomy expression.
"Who?"
Oboro spat out the blade of grass, and smiled, "Are you referring to Pariston, or Beyond?"
Hearing this, Saiyu's face turned cold, "It seems that you know everything..."
"Yes."
Oboro stood up from the log, and looked directly at the other party, "The others are coming soon... You don't have much time. Let me hear the real purpose of your trip this time."
Combining it with the current situation... Saiyu's appearance this time was for him.
"Join us."
Saiyu said expressionlessly, and spat out a few words.
"Who?" Oboro asked with a smile that wasn't a smile.
"Beyond."
Saiyu looked at his somewhat smug face, and said impatiently, "Beyond invites you to join his team to explore the Dark Continent in the future! You should want to go to the Dark Continent, right? It's just because the Chairman is around..."
Oboro's feeling of calculating everything in his heart, and being able to predict things, made Saiyu, who originally wanted to take some initiative, have no room to 'perform'.
Which made the conversation unusually passive.
"Is this also Pariston's intention?" Oboro asked curiously.
"We're just cooperating. I've already said it... It's Beyond."
Saiyu responded.
"I'm not interested."
Oboro replied.
Two tigers couldn't live on one mountain. He and people like Beyond couldn't cooperate... Because both of them had extremely strong personalities, and neither would submit to the other.
Being together would only make the team more chaotic.
And the reason why Beyond had Saiyu pass on the message... Must have been because he was confident that he could make him bow down to him.
"Are you sure?"
Saiyu rotated the staff in his hand, and burst out with Nen ability.
"You're going to attack me?"
Oboro was very surprised when he saw this.
"Since you refuse, there's no need to keep you."
With a wave of Nen ability, three monkeys with different movements and postures appeared out of thin air.
Some stood on Saiyu's shoulders, some hung on his arms, and one hugged his thigh.
It was precisely the other party's Nen ability, See-No-Evil Monkey, Hear-No-Evil Monkey, and Speak-No-Evil Monkey.
Being attacked by these three monkeys would deprive the target of the corresponding senses, which was very tricky.
But what surprised Oboro was that Gel was still on the island. Based on the Hunter's Ten Precepts, even if Saiyu had the strength to kill him, he might not dare to do it. Once he was discovered, and the Association was notified, even if he was a Zodiac, he wouldn't be able to escape punishment...
Right now, judging from the killing intent he was releasing, he was indeed serious!
Obviously, there was a backup plan for this plan.
"I see..."
Instantly, Oboro went over the known information of the mission in his mind, and found the suspicious point.
The investigation team sent by the Kakin Empire was also on its way to this island.
Right now... They were probably already on the island. The people from V5 hadn't been able to stop them.
Or rather, the people from the Kakin Empire were ostensibly an investigation team, but in reality, they were assassins sent by Beyond... To assist Saiyu, just to carry out the extermination after he refused.
A game had been set up a long time ago.
Probably... Gel and the others wouldn't be able to make it in time...
At that time, he would blame his death on the people from the Kakin Empire...
It was very perfect.
"It's really... Too stupid."
After figuring it out, Oboro sighed.
Saiyu struck a fighting pose.
"In the end, you're just a dog... You and Beyond have been played by that guy Pariston, and are being used as knives..."
Oboro chuckled, "Even if I explain it to you, with your brain, you probably won't be able to understand it."
Immediately after, he took his hands out of his pockets, opened his arms to Saiyu, and revealed a row of white teeth, "It doesn't matter to me... Since I don't have to bear any consequences for killing you, I'm so happy!"
"How many chances of winning do you think you have...?"
Looking at Oboro's relaxed tone and expression, Saiyu's aura was steady.
"Between you and me, half and half!"
Fifty-fifty.
Saiyu wouldn't underestimate Oboro's strength... Judging from the difficulty and achievements of Oboro's past missions, his level was at least on par with the Zodiacs, and he was still a martial artist!
But Saiyu was also very confident in his own combat power... Even if he couldn't solve Oboro temporarily, when the people sent by Beyond arrived, Oboro would definitely die under the siege of many people.
Because those who were participating in this operation were all top-notch experts.
He had also made a lot of preparations...
This was a hunting ball around Oboro!
"Hahahahaha..."
Suddenly, Oboro laughed, and laughed very happily.
His voice was very loud.
"Half and half, huh... Interesting. Looking at your confident eyes, I'm really looking forward to the next fight... Come on, make a move... I can't wait." A cold wind blew through the white fog, brushed over Oboro's body, and he hooked his two hands towards Saiyu, and said excitedly.
His excitement was justified...
Since breaking through to the sub-world class Nen ability user, and his strength had transformed, he hadn't fought against a strong person of equal strength.
He hadn't felt threatened for a long time.
As a member of the practical faction among the Zodiacs, Saiyu was obviously a rare trial object.
Nearly a year ago, Oboro dared to say that with his level, he could sit firmly in the Zodiacs... It was just that his qualifications weren't good enough.
Even now... He didn't know what his performance would be in actual combat.
Beyond's deployment, and Pariston's borrowing a knife to kill... It just so happened to satisfy him.
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