Gourmet Hunter - Chapter 319 (Patreon)

Chapter 319: Their Respective Decisions

At this moment, Netero was still on the ship, and according to the route, there was still a long way to go to Devil Island. In theory, it would take about three to four days to rendezvous with Luo and the others, but Netero estimated it would take two days.

Although this was a conservative estimate, it was quite cautious.

Sea routes couldn't be sped up, but land routes were different.

In Netero's calculations, once the sea route was completed, they could go full throttle!

There were many things that couldn't be explained over the phone, so after Linne confirmed the approximate time for the rendezvous with Netero, he hung up the phone.

Putting the phone back in his pocket, Linne turned his head and quietly watched Luo. In the depths of his cloudy and dull eyes, there was a trace of expectation that no one could notice.

What was he expecting? What did it have to do with Luo?

"What do you think that thing is?" Linne suddenly asked Luo, still staring at him.

The "thing" he referred to was the humanoid bandage, a non-living entity without Nen or any remnants of it.

Luo was silent for a moment before saying, "I know what it is."

Linne's drooping eyelids suddenly lifted slightly.

"The Dark Continent," Luo said word by word.

"Based on what?" Linne asked.

"Nothing," Luo replied simply. He couldn't reveal the White Smoke Font.

Linne was silent for a while, then unexpectedly changed the topic, saying, "I've been to the Dark Continent."

The conclusion without any basis was also her own opinion, and none of it mattered anymore.

When she said "I've been to the Dark Continent," the expectation in her eyes gradually became fervent, as if something was being rekindled.

Luo's expression changed upon hearing this. He opened his mouth, wanting to ask something, but didn't know where to start.

"Heh."

Linne suddenly chuckled softly, seemingly seeing through Luo's budding curiosity. Her old eyes brightened with a clear light, as if clouds were parting to reveal the sun.

"That's not a place humans can casually tread. It's quite, quite..." Linne restrained the smile at the corner of her mouth, pondering which word to use to describe that place, "Quite special!"

"For any hunter with the blood of adventure flowing through their veins, it's a place worth pursuing with madness."

Luo stared intently at Linne, waiting for her to continue.

Seeing Luo's gaze, Linne's tone turned somber as she said, "No matter how much risk is emphasized, no matter how much data is used to describe unimaginable dangers, it will only stimulate the curiosity of those crazy adventurers. The Dark Continent is such a place."

"Are you interested?"

The low tone, like an old witch tempting Snow White to eat the poisoned apple.

Interested?

Luo asked himself silently and remained silent.

Maybe because he had too little information, his blood didn't boil, but he wanted to see the World Tree that took root in the mountains, absorbed magma, and pierced through the atmosphere!

Not only did he want to see it, but he also wanted to climb to the top of the tree!

"Yes."

After a long silence, he finally gave a brief response.

"I can tell you all the information I know, but you have to promise me one condition." The dead, gloomy aura around Linne suddenly burst with vitality.

Luo's eyes narrowed slightly as he asked, "What condition?"

"You'll know, but not now. Wait until this matter is over." Linne closed her eyes contentedly.

What was she satisfied with? Perhaps Netero would know.

Luo looked at Linne, who had closed her eyes, seemingly not wanting to continue the conversation.

He stayed for a while, then got up, jumped off the giant rock, and walked towards the bonfire not far away.

Sanbica had treated everyone's injuries, but while Machi and the others' injuries could heal, Buhara's severed left arm had no chance of being reattached. However, Buhara himself was quite calm about it.

Returning to the bonfire, Luo suddenly remembered that everyone hadn't eaten yet. He informed them and then turned towards the forest, away from the firelight.

Food sources on Devil Island were scarce, but to Luo, almost anything was edible, whether animal or plant.

As he walked into the forest, the black cat on guard duty nearby saw him and immediately approached, saying, "Prepare more!"

The black cat noticed Luo was going into the forest to find food and reminded him to prepare more, or there wouldn't be enough.

Luo glanced at him, nodded slightly, and then disappeared into the forest.

In no time, Luo returned to the bonfire with a large pile of poisonous ingredients. He had already used God's Hand to completely separate the toxins, then extracted a small portion and mixed it into a small glass bottle, which he carried with him.

Luo placed the ingredients down, cut a piece of stone from the giant rock to use as a cooking tool, and swiftly processed all the ingredients. He didn't need water or a cutting board and knife, relying solely on God's Hand's ability.

Linne handed him two small clay bottles filled with her treasured spices, then quietly watched from the side.

Machi and the others didn't recognize the ingredients, but Linne could roughly identify some of them and could tell from certain characteristics that the ingredients were poisonous.

Could these poisonous ingredients be turned into edible food? This was truly a dream ability for gourmet hunters!

Linne's eyes glimmered. The decision she made during the previous conversation must be adhered to firmly, never to be abandoned!

Luo busied himself, using the spices provided by Linne, and soon made a large pile of dishes on the scorching stone slab, filling everyone up. Buhara was the happiest eater.

His sole purpose for following Luo was to taste all kinds of never-before-encountered delicacies.

Linne had aged, and her appetite had decreased in recent years. This was why the food she prepared was usually in small dishes, but tonight, she ate a lot.

It wasn't that Luo's dishes were so delicious that she couldn't control her appetite, but because these aromatic foods on the stone slab were poisonous things she had never eaten before.

As night deepened, with the black cat on guard duty, everyone could sleep without worry.

Luo called Buhara out with the excuse of stargazing. The two came to the only giant rock at the edge of the forest.

"Boss."

Buhara seemed to understand why Luo called him out and wanted to use this opportunity to persuade Luo not to blame or feel guilty for losing an arm.

"Listen to me first."

Luo directly interrupted Buhara's next words.

"Uh." Buhara was momentarily speechless.

"I have a way to restore your arm to its original state, but it will take a long time, maybe ten years or even longer. Can you wait?" Luo looked at Buhara's severed arm, his expression serious.

"Yes."

Buhara replied quickly with a silly smile. He didn't doubt the possibility at all and directly believed Luo.

How could the arm eaten by a man-made beast be restored?

Luo had a plan and a decision in mind. He thought of Killua and something yet to be born in the Zoldyck family.

He needed to visit the Zoldycks again to see if Killua had been born and to explain the death of the borrowed beast.

At the same time, in the forest of Devil Island.

Seven figures, resembling people walking on the moon in spacesuits, moved with strange and slow steps, like walking and floating, heading towards the forest's edge.

The green smoke that once filled the forest had thinned to almost nothing, leaving behind a completely dead area, terrifying at a glance.

All the green smoke had been absorbed by these seven figures.

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