Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

The "Undying Disease" is a terrifying virus that will instantly reignite as long as one person is alive.

Countless soldiers, equipped with noise-canceling earmuffs and vision limiters, were sent to the front lines to carry out missions with a high chance of certain death, but all of this was just a drop in the ocean.

"More than half of humanity will become carriers of the immortality disease, and it is estimated that one-quarter of humanity will become patients with the immortality disease."

This data was obtained using the most advanced computers available today, and it's even more exaggerated than what Yang De predicted.

At a time when global tensions have reached their peak.

The Black Whale I of the Kakin Empire slowly sailed away from the port.

Above them are the world's most elite soldiers and the most powerful Nen users, carrying saturated supplies of food, drinking water, weapons, and ammunition.

as well as……

20,000 boys and girls, 200,000 frozen fertilized eggs, 100 million seeds of various crops, a large number of livestock capable of reproduction, and DNA maps of all known plants.

There are also several high-capacity hard drives that record all of human civilization's history, technology, and culture up to the present day—weighing a total of about 15 kilograms.

Chapter 495 Tens of Thousands of Years of Dark History × The Special Nature of Poxon?

On the vast and boundless ocean.

The world was enveloped in a thick, inky darkness.

Upon closer inspection, one can spot a small, bright yellow light, faint yet resiliently shining on the sea.

"Crash..."

A whale-shaped ship, as large as a small mountain, sailed silently on the ocean, its massive hull appearing tiny on the surface.

On the massive steps of the third level of the Black Whale.

Dia and Qiduo walked down the road one after the other.

Qi Duo flipped through the documents in her hands, reading quickly and reporting meticulously:

"The Black Whale One has five decks. The first deck was originally designed as a VVIP area for royalty and nobility. It is a separate luxury cruise ship. Even if the Black Whale One were to sink unexpectedly, the cruise ship on the first deck would survive. A series of the most important seeds for the voyage are located on this deck."

"The second floor was originally a VIP area reserved for celebrities and dignitaries. Now it has been taken over by the association. There are 301 professional hunters, 143 special individuals with special abilities in various fields, and 3 Class A criminals, including Byonde Netero, who are imprisoned in the serious crime area on the second floor and are guarded by two-star hunter King Freecss alone."

"In addition, the Twelve Earthly Branches, as the main leadership of this operation, are divided into four teams: Science, Biology, Defense, and Intelligence. Each team consists of three people who are in charge of the main matters during the voyage. The Science team consists of myself, Galuga, and the virus hunter Sambika; the Biology team consists of Yinda, Gugu, and the phantom beast hunter Kate; the Defense team consists of Jin, Potter, and Kangzai; and the Intelligence team..."

"The third to fifth floors were originally intended as ordinary residential areas for commoners."

"The third layer is inhabited by 20000 18-year-olds from more than 200 countries across six continents, with a male-to-female ratio of 6:4. When they pass through the relay continent in the middle of the Boundary Sea, they will be left on the relay continent to be responsible for rebuilding human civilization in extreme circumstances. The seeds in the first layer will also be left to them."

"The fourth level consists of 4000 dignitaries from various sectors who paid a huge sum of money and were allowed to enter the Black Whale I..."

"So you're just cannon fodder, right?"

Dia didn't turn around, and said calmly.

"……Correct."

After a moment of silence, Kido nodded seriously:

"These people are positioned as those who can be abandoned at certain times."

"Then comes the fifth level, which contains various livestock and reserve supplies. In addition, there are 50000 soldiers from various countries, who are proportionally assigned to each level to be responsible for the most basic order maintenance work."

"The entire voyage is divided into two phases: before the boundary sea and after the boundary sea, corresponding to the known seas and the dark seas. The gatekeeper will be waiting for us at the boundary sea line."

"The original plan was for the first half of the voyage to take two months to reach the relay continent, but the United Nations rejected the plan. After calculations and planning by navigation experts and experienced ocean hunters, and with special modifications to the Black Whale, the voyage time for the first half was shortened to 11 days. The United Nations stipulated that the voyage time for the second half should not exceed 20 days, otherwise it would be almost impossible to return to the six continents."

"Due to the Black Whale's enormous size, its speed is simply insufficient to traverse the Dark Sea within 20 days. Therefore, we will transfer to Morel's ship at the relay continent..."

"That should cover everything."

Qi Duo slammed the file shut and said expressionlessly:

"Is there anything else you need, sir?"

Dia's lips curled up, and she turned around to gently pat Qiduo's round hat, saying:

"Don't look so reluctant. Didn't you vote for me back then?"

Since the entire voyage was entrusted to the Hunter Association by the United Nations, the association naturally needed to select a suitable leader to oversee the overall situation.

The best candidate would undoubtedly be Chairman Netero.

Unfortunately, the guild leader resolutely decided to stay on the Six Continents as a spiritual totem to stabilize the morale of the other professional hunters on the Six Continents.

Furthermore, given his current physical condition, it would be difficult for him to undertake such a high-risk mission as exploring the Dark Continent.

So Chairman Netero chose his favorite method to select the leader of the voyage—voting.

The results of the individual votes of the twelve Earthly Branches were a complete mess.

These arrogant hunters have very few who are genuinely convinced of the authority of others.

So Porter, Mitchell, Gugu, and Pjorn all voted for themselves, while Yinda, Gail, and Kangzai all voted for Qiduo.

Strangely, Dia, who did not participate in the voting at all, received three votes from Sach, Qiduo, and Jin.

With both Qiduo and Dia having three votes, Qiduo voluntarily withdrew from the competition, so Dia was forcibly promoted to the position of commander-in-chief of the voyage without doing anything.

but……

'Damn it, Cricket Dia! He actually made me call him "sir," he has absolutely no manners!'

Qi Duo thought to herself, "I'll teach this disrespectful brat a lesson tonight."

Just then, a familiar figure approached from a distance, attracting their attention.

Poxon walked over casually and said with a smile:

"Looks like I've come at the wrong time?"

Dia blurted out unconsciously:

"You've come... I mean, what happened?"

Qi Duo gave a cold snort, but didn't seem particularly angry. Instead, she waved her hand, turned around, and said:

"I'm going to the second floor, to prevent some good-for-nothing from starving to death."

"Oh...remember to tell him about us, just to bring him good luck."

Dia knew immediately who she was talking about.

It was none other than his good father-in-law, the elusive Sherlock Holmes!

However, at this time, Sherlock was already a Class A criminal sentenced to a thousand-year sentence, and he was imprisoned on the second floor of the Black Whale along with Byrd, under King's personal guard.

His crime was simple: assisting Bill Yander in attacking the International Bureau of Navigation.

According to professional military experts, Byand used a very advanced explosive weapon, named the FH10211 explosive bomb, when attacking the International Navigation Authority.

The day after Bynd was arrested, Sherlock walked right into the trap, claiming that he was the one who provided the batch of FH10211 bombs.

Because he refused to reveal how he obtained the new bombs, his sentence was increased to 1000 years.

Just then, Qiduo suddenly remembered something and turned to give her instructions:

"Oh, by the way, Pjorn is having some problems, so please keep an eye on him."

"I understand. Maybe she's unhappy with me killing Xiyou, or maybe there's some other problem. If she shows any signs of betrayal, I'll kill her beforehand."

Dia nodded calmly. He was very clear about the matter and had never let his guard down.

Kido nodded solemnly, then turned and left.

Watching Qiduo's departing figure, Poxon guiltily leaned close to Dia's ear and whispered:

"Do you think Miss Qiduo has guessed that it was I who got the bomb for Sherlock?"

"If you had acted a little more furtively, she might have been able to guess it more easily."

Diya pinched her fair face and said in an annoyed tone:

"Aren't you supposed to be a professional spy? You can't even control your facial expressions. When she talked about that, you practically had your guilty conscience written all over your face."

Poxon, embarrassed and indignant, slapped his hand away, and the two continued to playfully fight their way to the third deck.

The sea breeze blew in my face, salty and damp.

Before me stretched the vast Black Sea.

The endless darkness stretched to the horizon, and Dia looked down at the sea, suddenly falling silent.

Waves nearly four or five meters high surged in, relentlessly crashing against the hull of the Black Whale, producing a thunderous, drum-like thud.

"Before leaving, His Highness the Crown Prince asked me to tell you to return safely."

"Poxon suddenly said."

Dia nodded:

"I will bring you all back safely, and I will also bring hope back."

His eyes shone with intense conviction and determination.

Pregnant Mumu Ze naturally couldn't go to sea with him, so she remained on the Six Continents as a hostage in a sense.

As long as Mumu Ze is still on the Six Continents, Diya could not possibly abandon the billions of human compatriots there and sail away on the Black Whale, never to return.

Similarly, Diya could not allow her child to be born in a broken human civilization.

Moreover, Mumu Ze has Dia and Qi Duo's dolls protecting him, so there's no need to worry about his safety.

Before leaving, Dia personally tested the Dia doll and found that due to the evolution of his abilities, his current strength was at the level of a genuine [Zodiac] combatant.

Qi Duo is slightly below the top tier, but he can basically reach the level of Pjorn and Gail.

Everything was perfectly timed, allowing him to travel to that dark continent without any worries and with a compelling reason...

Diya rested her hands on the deck railing, her gaze seemingly piercing through the boundless darkness to see a mysterious world on the farthest horizon:

'Is the territory... far too vast?'

Before boarding the ship, Jin mentioned the conjecture that "the Dark Continent is advancing towards humanity." He believed that some unseen force was driving humanity towards the Dark Continent and bringing back its artifacts, which was, in effect, "bringing the Dark Continent to humanity."

Could this be related to the [Insect Arrow Fragment]?