Eternal Night

Chapter 823 Remains
Wu Pifu praised himself for his cleverness.

He has discovered that the extraordinary individuals in this world seem to have many tricks up their sleeves, and each one is incredibly shrewd.

However, this is not a purely derogatory term. Wu Pifu actually quite admires those who are quick-witted, as long as their quick wit is not used against him. For example, he is really looking forward to his son Zhihemi coming to help him conquer the dream world as soon as possible.

In any case, his purpose for this trip was to obtain Nitromi, the food of longevity, not to break or destroy the Calamity of the Bells of Hell; the difference between the two is huge.

A journey that doesn't require thinking is so comfortable, and... it's even more comfortable to watch others do the thinking while you don't have to.

Wu Pifu even hummed a song softly, still hovering in front, comfortably continuing its journey.

Behind him, the top twenty strongest Nen users in the entire team had gathered on Peter Young's team's hovercraft, where they were discussing various matters related to dealing with the Hellbell Ringing.

As they spoke, everyone's eyes narrowed, and they saw Nen appear above the dog-eared woman's head. The Nen formed words and said, "He seems very happy... Is it because seeing our suffering and death makes him happy?"

A few people in the group had a slight tremor in their eyes, but they immediately controlled their own energy and did not let their emotions show.

Among the Nen users in this world, Peter Young, King, Paris, and Kurapika are the four who have spoken the most with Wu Pifu, and all four of them shook their heads slightly.

The words appeared on the golden head and said, "No, it would be more appropriate to say that we are pleased with our battle rather than with our suffering and death."

Someone in the group asked, "Is there a difference?"

"Stupid."

Peter Young covered his head and cursed under his breath.

Although he cursed, he still spoke in words, saying, "This is not an illusion. He does not actually appreciate death, nor is he interested in our crying or grief. Or rather, he looks like a human, speaks like a human, and thinks and feels like a good person, so you really think he is a human being?"

Everyone fell silent, but Zoro, who was standing next to Kurapika, appeared in the written form and said, "How interesting. But it feels similar to me. He is just some kind of human-like being. I have a friend who is similar to him. He looks like a human and speaks like a human, but in reality, he is just something else in human skin."

Kurapika couldn't help but ask, "Is this friend you?"

Sora smiled and said, "No, he's Killua's older brother. You should have met him before."

Killua is also one of Kurapika's friends, and he is very close to Gon, Ging's son. Although Kurapika didn't have much contact with them because of his revenge, he still had a deep impression of them.

Peter Young continued, “Just as humans cannot understand the emotions of ants, ants cannot understand human values. This is not to belittle you, but to state the truth. He belongs to something from a higher dimension, only he has descended to us in human form. So don’t think about the logic or reasons behind it. Just understand what he likes and what he wants. Okay, let’s leave this topic here. I know that you people in your association see everyone as a disaster that will destroy humanity, but to put it bluntly… if he wants to destroy humanity, can you stop him or what can you do?”

These words were actually quite harsh, but the dog-eared woman nodded in agreement. She didn't continue the conversation, but instead said, "The current situation is actually advantageous to us. When the Hell Bell rings, our time in the Nen Space won't be too long. Based on our previous experience, adding a minute before and after, that's one to three minutes, and we can emerge from the Nen Space. So I think we..."

"Do not."

Jin suddenly said, "We should use two minutes as the minimum time limit. Each time we enter Hell, the bell should ring for a minimum of two minutes and a maximum of twenty minutes. It would be best to calculate it based on this."

The dog-eared woman paused for a moment, then said, "Why? With his strength, if he still can't..."

The words "Interest... from our conversation just now, he was pleased to see us fight" reappeared on the golden head.

The dog-eared woman choked for several seconds before nodding and saying, "Okay, with a minimum of two minutes and a maximum of twenty minutes to return, then my exploration plan is no longer valid. On the contrary, most Nen users need to conserve their Nen energy as much as possible to cope with the corrosive effects of the Hell Bells..."

Paris laughed and said, "Talent is the absolute dividing line between people. Your thinking is as naive as ever, Kita."

The dog-eared woman's name is Kita. She was one of the original twelve members of the Hunter Guild. The twelve members can also be considered as the twelve strongest members recognized by the Hunter Guild. Ging and Paris were originally among them, but with the death of the previous Hunter Guild Master, the Hunter Guild underwent a dramatic change in personnel positions. Paris and Ging almost completely left the Hunter Guild, while Kita became the current Hunter Guild Master.

Kido remained noncommittal and had no interest in arguing with Paris. She said to Peter Young, "In that case, let the twenty of us carry out the reconnaissance mission, while the rest focus on self-protection. Is that alright?" Peter Young thought for a moment and said, "Sure, but I have other requirements. After we enter this swamp, we don't know how long it will take to find Nitromi, the longevity food. He can't move quickly because he has to take care of us, so we will inevitably have to set up camp sometime. We can take on the task of exploring and destroying the Hell Bell, but you will be responsible for coordinating and mobilizing the remaining Nen users, regardless of whether they are members of the Hunter's Guild or not. When we set up camp, they must be responsible for our security during our rest."

Qi Duo thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, but she was also very puzzled: "But this is the range of the Hell Bell's mental space. Let alone wild creatures or magical beasts, we haven't even seen a single insect."

Peter Young looked at the gloomy sky and murmured, "Who knows?"

And so the group continued forward. Finally, after advancing for more than five hours, when some of the tense people began to relax, the Hell Bell rang again. This time, the speed of the burst was much faster than the last time. Almost in the blink of an eye, everyone except Wu Pifu was sucked into the Hell Bell's mental space.

Wu Pifu remained unharmed in the real world, but unlike Jin's guess, he did not want to watch them fight and therefore began to stall for time. He immediately searched for the anchor point, intending to completely destroy it.

But this time, the situation seems slightly different...

As he began to sense and search for the location of the anchor point, he found that the space around him seemed fragile and unyielding as soon as he moved.

With just a slight movement of his body, he could see spatial cracks appearing around him, as if he were inside a fragile piece of amber.

"……This is?"

Wu Pifu was stunned. He didn't dare to move around recklessly for a moment. He carefully examined the spatial rifts. Behind the spatial rifts, there was a bizarre scene. He couldn't see clearly, but he could vaguely see many twisted human figures and biological tissues wriggling.

The feeling was indescribable; it was as if he and a colossal monster were looking at each other through a fragile frosted glass.

"Or are you the true form of the Bell of Hell?"

Wu Pifu frowned as he looked at the monster peeking from behind the crack. He raised his death-defying blade, ready to rush up and slash it.

But as soon as this thought arose, the fragile space immediately returned to its original state. No matter how he moved, the feeling of fragility he had just experienced completely disappeared. In its place, a large number of deformed objects began to appear within his range of perception.

These deformed things looked very much like the human tissues that had mutated after hearing the bells of hell. Strips of flesh, twisted limbs, mutated organs, or an entire unknown creature existing in a fluid form appeared densely within his perception range, as if they had appeared out of thin air.

Seeing this, Wu Pifu actually breathed a sigh of relief.

A tangible enemy is a million times easier to deal with than an intangible one.

He immediately drew his sword and sprang into action, instantly slicing dozens of these monsters into pieces that scattered everywhere...

About four minutes later, Wu Pifu pierced through a huge shadow at the bottom of the swamp with a single slash. The moment he pierced it, the people who had disappeared reappeared on their respective vehicles, and the anchor point was broken once again.

This time, there were far fewer people vomiting, but more than one-fifth of the team had mutated or disappeared. Most of them were ordinary people, but few Nen users had undergone such changes. It seems that they have indeed come up with a way to fight against the Hell Bell.

As Wu Pifu floated back to the front of the fleet, a sudden scream came from behind him.

Wu Pifu turned around inexplicably, still sighing in his heart, thinking that it must be some strange, inhuman transformation again.

But unexpectedly, he turned out to be a fully-fledged Nen user, and one of the top twenty at that. He pointed at Wu Pifu and shouted, "It's you! Yes, it's you! I just saw you in my dream. You're the nightmare. In the nightmare, you swung your knife at me and even cut me! Yes..."

then……

The person was torn to pieces, and at the same time, his physical body was annihilated.

It was as if he had been killed by Wu Pifu!
Suddenly, the whole audience fell silent!

(End of this chapter)