Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 489 (Patreon)

Chapter 489: Are You Going?

The effect of the harp version of the Dark Sonata was canceled, and then with ease, he jumped down, passed through the spacious corridor, and headed towards the straight passage.

In the silent, dark tomb, the sound of Luo and Biscuit's footsteps echoed.

The flashlight's beam illuminated floating dust particles.

"I haven't asked you, why did you suddenly return to the tomb?" Biscuit asked softly, her voice resonating outward.

"A friend I know developed a special Nen ability that can grant a soul to dead objects, or perhaps even recall a lost soul. So I want to take Stajy's remains," Luo explained.

Biscuit remained silent for a long while before responding, "Hard to imagine."

"Yes, that's the charm of Nen abilities, like my favorite Miss Cookie," Luo laughed.

Biscuit rolled her eyes at him and said, "If you want Miss Cookie to give you a massage, you need to praise me, not her."

"Master, you are as beautiful as a fairy, loved by everyone, even cars stop for you, there's no need to praise, everything is evident without words," Luo praised Biscuit earnestly, and then received a punch on the forehead.

"How am I old?" Biscuit raised her little pink fist.

"You're right."

Bang, another punch.

"It's 'you,' not 'you'."

"Yes, yes!"

They proceeded without hindrance, arriving at the platform above the dark water.

On the ceiling, there were still large patches of glowing vampire vines.

Last time, Luo was heavily exhausted and had to be rescued by Biscuit, almost being left behind by the vines.

This time, if these vines were uncooperative, he might pull them all out.

Luo looked down at the platform illuminated by the vines' glow, his gaze falling on the ruined palace, and suddenly said, "Biscuit, I'm going to the Dark Continent, are you coming?"

Biscuit tilted her head and looked at Luo, a head full of questions.

At this moment, the numerous vines on the ceiling suddenly moved, like thousands of small snakes, swarming towards the two.

Luo looked up at the attacking vines and coldly said, "Annoying."

As soon as he finished speaking, his domain suddenly expanded, encompassing the approaching vines.

Silently, the dense vines shattered like scattered flowers, falling into the pitch-black dark water below.

Perhaps these strange vines still had a faint instinct; after being heavily disrupted by Luo, they lost most of their vines and the remaining ones trembled, retracting to the ceiling with no further action.

Biscuit silently watched from the side, thinking that after years of not seeing him, Luo had grown to such an extent.

If she were different from Chairman Netero, she might challenge Luo to an exhilarating fight.

"Will you go?" Luo tilted his head to look at Biscuit, continuing the previous topic.

"Are you serious?" Biscuit asked.

"Of course."

"It's hard to get permission, practically impossible."

"No need for permission, we'll use poachers' methods. Netero and Linne did the same back then," Luo said seriously.

Poachers, wanting to hunt rare animals in forbidden areas, had to use methods similar to smuggling, meaning non-official navigation channels.

Going to the Dark Continent was the same; there was no need to get a V5 navigation permit, just avoid the maritime warning lines they set up. After that, the only consideration was how to safely cross the dark sea beyond the imaginary continent.

Once there, it's already within the realm of giants, and crossing the dark sea where giants reside with a small boat is no easy task.

Gigantic squids, crown penguins, whales, sea serpents, swarms of stinging insects, and tsunamis comparable to the first stage of the "Tide" and unreasonable sea whirlpools—these are the difficulties of reaching the Dark Continent.

Seeing that Luo was serious, Biscuit covered her forehead, speechless.

After a few seconds, she asked, "Besides me, who else did you invite?"

"No one else, just you. Not everyone can go to such a place. Among the people I know, suitable candidates are very few," Luo shook his head.

Strong willpower, excellent skills, and the necessary abilities to handle unknown harsh environments were the standard conditions for going to the Dark Continent.

Buhara and Sanbica did not meet these conditions.

Back then, Netero and his team of three went to the Dark Continent. Luo originally planned for a team of three, because taking too many people to such a place would be cumbersome.

The team shouldn't be too bulky, not exceeding fifty people at most, with the best team size around twenty-five.

Luo's chosen candidates were Biscuit and Ging. Unfortunately, Ging couldn't go to the Dark Continent through "smuggling" due to an agreement, so he naturally couldn't join.

"You're crazy," seeing that Luo planned to go to the Dark Continent with just the two of them, Biscuit said helplessly.

Luo shrugged and said, "Think about it, I can guarantee there will be plenty of rare raw gems there."

If Biscuit agreed to come along, it would be ideal. Not only was her strength up to par, but her Miss Cookie would be incredibly useful in such an environment.

Before Biscuit could respond, Luo kicked off, leaping over the descending steps, landing on the platform.

Around him were ruins, and even the intact palace had several large holes.

Stajy's body was in the palace, but Luo didn't enter directly. Instead, he scavenged around the ruins.

Taking Stajy along, he also planned to supplement the supplies for the Luo Ling Museum.

Biscuit walked down the steps, quietly watching Luo as he rummaged through the ruins.

"The Dark Continent..."

She thought to herself; this wasn't a decision that could be made lightly.

Not rejecting it immediately meant she was considering going.

The vast land surely had countless raw gems, something Luo didn't need to guarantee.

Biscuit rubbed her forehead; no one had ever invited her like this, and she had never thought of going to the Dark Continent.

Now, Luo had invited her. Initially resistant, her inner scales soon began tipping towards the dangerous side.

After considerable effort, Luo gathered what he deemed valuable artifacts and called out Black Cat, stuffing the collected items into its internal space.

After finishing the scavenging, Luo and Biscuit bypassed the statues of beasts and humans, entered the palace, and arrived at Stajy's coffin.

They stuffed the stone harp and coffin, along with Stajy's body, into Black Cat's space.

Having achieved the purpose of returning to the tomb, Luo and Biscuit didn't linger and headed straight back to the mountaintop entrance.

Then, they both noticed the woman hiding behind a rock.

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