Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

Compared to Uvogin, the spiral staircase was too narrow in both height and width, so much so that he had to stoop and bend over to descend it.

Imagine having to stoop and bend over, silently scrambling up tens of thousands of steps in a dark, cramped environment, and you'll understand Uvogin's frustration.

Phinks and Uvogin continued bickering all the way, their tense atmosphere lingering at the back of the group, while Melena and Chrollo led the way, with Dogman and Sodom following beside Melena.

Regarding the argument between Uvogin and Phinks, Melena and her group had no objections other than marveling at how unique the Phantom Troupe's personalities were.

Uvogin's impatience stemmed from his doubt about how long this path would continue.

Nobody knows which level those "divine artifacts" are on.

What if it's at the very, very deep bottom?

We are currently on the 1000th floor.

What if Kakin hid it on the 5,000th floor? Or even the 10,000th floor?

Are they going to keep going downhill?

Trapped in this vicious cycle of spiral staircases.

No one was sure whether the building had a true lowest floor.

Just as no one can say for sure what lies at the bottom of the dark, boundless universe, or whether there is a bottom at all.

If we keep going like this, it's only a matter of time before we get lost in this endless floor with no end in sight.

Anyone would hesitate in this situation.

Fortunately, Dogman's abilities provide them with enough certainty!

The egg in the pot has been touched by all the princes, and it must bear the faint scent of those princes.

And Dogman happened to remember those unique scents.

Now that he has reached level 100, he can judge how far away the [Egg in the Pot] is by focusing his attention entirely on those smells.

Of course, due to limitations in capabilities, this distance cannot exceed a certain threshold.

Therefore, both Morina and the Dog Warrior were confident in their abilities.

The magical artifacts they've been searching for are definitely not far off!

The queue moves downwards with extremely high efficiency.

Generally speaking, special forces members like Uvogin are used to leading the charge.

But the situation is different now. Everyone knows that the pursuers will catch up from behind, so the one covering the rear is the most dangerous. So Phinks and Uvogin naturally followed behind.

But vaguely, Dog Warrior seemed to sense something unusual.

He sniffed and whispered:

"There's a dangerous substance present, be careful..."

In fact, Dogman could also smell the residual scents of other people in the air, but that didn't mean anything.

Because it could be the scent left behind by the soldiers who brought down the national treasury treasures; it's present in every layer, making it impossible to distinguish.

Everyone else knew of his abilities and quietly braced themselves, ready to deal with any possible crisis.

"..."

The lights flickered and blurred.

In the darkness, two pairs of silent eyes exchanged a glance, watching without making a sound as the group walked past the 989th floor.

Sach and Sherlock hid in the shadows, using their top-notch skills to prevent anyone from discovering them.

After they left downhill.

Sherlock lowered his voice and whispered:

"Now we have two choices. First, turn around and leave."

"I choose the second one."

Without the slightest hesitation, Satchul looked calmly at Sherlock and gripped the hilt of the knife at his waist with his right hand.

Sherlock smiled and said:

"Alright, let's follow them and double-cross them!"

A few minutes later, the sounds of a fierce fight came from downstairs, accompanied by strange gurgling noises and the booming of exploding energy!

"go!"

Sherlock gave a low shout and rushed into the spiral staircase at the same time as Saqiu, heading all the way down!

Rumble!!!

The instant they jumped down the stairs, a thunderous roar suddenly came from above, growing louder and louder until it almost instantly transformed into a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth!

The entire building trembled violently with the roar, and then began to shake wildly!

Splash splash splash splash—

It's water!

The sound of raging water arrived in an instant!

The next moment, an endless, surging wave of water, carrying white spray, burst out of the stairwell with immense force, crashing and raging between the floors!

Amidst the raging waves.

Wearing a gray-green diving suit, Dia's eyes were burning with intensity. Unconcerned, she followed the swirling eddy and swam downstairs at an incredible speed!

Behind him, Naspi, dressed in a yellow robe, walked with a livid face and moved with lightning speed. His body was enveloped by an invisible force field, as if he were chasing after Dia!

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Not long ago.

'This is... a secret passage?'

Dia opened her eyes and withdrew the ripples that had extended outwards.

He is now basically certain.

The place I am currently in is the "back" of this building.

The “back” here refers to the non-normal side, that is, the building area that would not normally be accessible.

These areas can only be reached through certain hidden passages or by deliberately following counterintuitive paths.

The area "behind" the residential building is scattered and pieced together from seemingly unintentional "redundant" blocks between two or even three floors.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to distinguish whether the architect did it intentionally or by chance.

Residents who normally live in this type of building would most likely never be able to reach this place due to some one-way doors or mechanisms that cannot be opened.

But it was only by peering through the window that Dia discovered these strange, redundant areas.

Upon entering, what comes into view is something resembling a "secret passage".

This reminded Dia.

If the entire building is designed in this ghostly style, it would be too easy to miss the details just by looking at it from the outside.

So Dia obediently returned to the stairwell and went down floor by floor.

'But the existence of a secret passage makes it hard not to be suspicious...'

After thinking for a moment, Dia cautiously peeked into the small opening embedded in the shop window, barely big enough for one person to pass through.

The space inside the secret passage was surprisingly spacious. Although there was no light, you could feel the angle of deflection from the stone walls you touched—it was probably downwards.

The secret passage was pitch black.

A damp, dark sensation kept seeping from the walls, like tangible, damp tentacles, constantly trying to cling to Dia and steal away his heat.

This uncomfortable environment reminded Dia of the "Snake Path" she had once walked through in the ancient Ganyu Kingdom.

That great empire, which also originated from the ancient past, was far more peaceful than Kakin.

However, the price was that the royal family was cursed by the "snake," and until modern times, their bloodline was almost exhausted and withered, in stark contrast to the prosperous and flourishing Kakin royal family.

Ancient Gan jade and Kajin are like two sides of the same coin.

Kajin's problem may be solved soon, but what about the ancient Ganyu Kingdom?

Dia shook her head, not wanting to dwell on these unrelated questions.

That ultimately had nothing to do with him.

It is also unrelated to the current task.

After walking down the secret passage for a while, Dia finally saw something different.

It was an unnatural glimmer of light shining through a square grille on the wall of the secret passage, which seemed to be the entrance to a ventilation duct on some floor.

Dia narrowed her eyes and slowed her movements.

Since the outside light conditions were already poor, and the building had no artificial light sources, the only source of that faint light was an outsider!

Who is it?

Diya concealed her aura to the extreme and leaned forward.

Through the grille, he saw a familiar figure—

It's Naspi!

Nasby was intently looking down at the scene on the floor below as he ascended the spiral staircase.

Thus, a situation where the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, quietly unfolded.

Dia frowned. From his angle, he couldn't see what Naspi was observing, but he could tell that the other was very focused.

After thinking it over, he decided to take a risk.

Outside the grille, at the stairwell.

Nasby was shrouded in darkness, his aura refracted and dispersed by an invisible force field, as he listened intently to the commotion downstairs.

Behind him, an unseen golden figure silently appeared and hovered in mid-air.

It's Dia's stand-in, [The World]!