Hunter x Hunter: Infinite Growth

After confirming the current situation, he said to Kevin and the others, "Alright, now that you've seen this, I think you've cleared up the misunderstanding. Now, let us verify your hunter identities."

The group nodded, stepped forward, and produced their hunter's licenses.

"Huh? All three of you are professional hunters?" The Nen user was somewhat surprised.

He had originally thought that only one person was a professional hunter.

After all, many Nen users are lone wolves, and even if they have a team, it is usually a professional hunter leading a few non-professional Nen users.

It even involves activities with ordinary people.

Kevin and the others had no interest in explaining that.

After confirming their true identities, the Nen user, who was also the captain of the special forces, asked, "If you don't mind, could you tell us what your purpose is in coming to this forest?"

"Looking for some [materials]".

After Kevin and the others gave brief answers, they didn't say anything more.

The other person simply nodded and did not ask any further questions.

That's how hunters are; they have all sorts of targets, and it's not impossible to encounter one in the middle of nowhere.

If it were anyone else, they would definitely arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly before releasing them, only after confirming that there were no problems.

But these three are all professional hunters, so they naturally cannot do that.

Even if they weren't V5s, normal departments wouldn't deliberately make things difficult for professional hunters; it would be a losing proposition.

This will allow your superiors to assess whether your work ability matches your current position.

From both a legal and other perspectives, it is reasonable for the three of them to be active in the forest.

After seeing the signs of their camping, the special forces were basically certain that the three men had no connection with the poaching gang.

Thinking that the other party was a professional hunter and had come here specifically to know something, the captain said to himself, "We came here mainly because a magical beast that shouldn't have appeared has appeared in this area."

It's too close to the city; if this monster goes berserk and breaks out of the forest, it could cause serious casualties.

“A monster? We did find its former lair,” Menchi recalled.

"What! Really?" the captain exclaimed in surprise.

He never expected that his casual question would yield such an unexpected result.

"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Lake."

The three nodded and introduced themselves.

"If you don't mind, could you please take us to that nest? We've come here to track it down."

What you may not know is that the same problem has occurred not only here, but also in another forest area hundreds of kilometers away.

However, we cannot determine whether it was the work of the same monster. If it wasn't the same monster, but rather multiple monsters distributed across different areas, then the problem becomes even more complicated.

Kevin and the others thought about it for a moment and decided that it wasn't a big deal.

So Buhara agreed.

Led by Buhara, Lek's special forces team once again entered the forest, heading towards the lair he had discovered the previous night.

The accompanying special forces members immediately began collecting various samples inside the lair.

Raik was talking to Buhara.

Kevin and Menchi stood outside the cave, glanced at it a few times, and then lost interest.

Kevin was more interested in these Nen users who belonged to national powers. He had previously speculated that since Nen users existed, these powerful countries must be cultivating such strong individuals.

This is almost beyond doubt, but I've never had the chance to see it before. Today I witnessed it with my own eyes.

"Are there many Nen users like this who belong to a national political system?" Kevin asked Menchi.

Hearing Kevin's question, Mencius shook her head: "Don't ask me, I don't know either, but there should be quite a few. Before I was..."

She recounted the experiences she had encountered in other countries over the past two years with Nen users who belonged to those countries.

Within national powers, those with Nen abilities are more often deployed as special operations forces or serve as bodyguards.

Before long, they seemed to have ended their conversation.

"Thank you all for your help."

It seemed the special forces would stay and continue searching for clues. After a brief exchange, Kevin and his team left the forest, not wanting to get involved with these people any further.

Watching them walk away, Lake answered the phone: "Hello, have you found their information?"

"We found out; there's a high probability they broke in by accident."

"Really? That's good."

How could Lake possibly completely trust these three professional hunters? Naturally, he would investigate their whereabouts.

This isn't exactly offensive; it's just a simple check of their activities within Kakin.

The results showed that Kevin had only recently become a hunter and had come here with the president of the Hunter Association, so there was nothing to doubt.

The president of the Hunter Association is highly trusted by all countries.

Menchi and Buhara's movements in Kajin were also easy to track; they came and went almost openly.

On the other side.

The three returned to the city.

"What bad luck! Why do I keep running into all these strange things?" Mencius complained, somewhat annoyed.

Although no accidents occurred, it did affect my otherwise good mood.

“I think they’re lying. Compared to that so-called magical beast, the poaching gang is probably their real target,” Kevin analyzed.

Of course, querying and tracking information from both sources does not conflict or have any impact.

Buhara nodded in agreement: "I saw them gathering information in the cave, and they were more interested in the human skeletons than the traces of the monsters."

I suspect they actually know some of the habits of those magical beasts, but they're mostly gathering information related to the hunting party.

"That poaching gang is also suspicious, isn't it? Just like we speculated last night."

Menqi also became interested and started discussing it with the two of them.

The three shared their speculations, exchanging ideas and reflecting on their thoughts.

"Well, since you're so interested, why don't we just look it up? It won't take much time."

Menqi was a fiery and impulsive person, and as she spoke, she pulled the two of them into a high-end internet cafe.

She took out her hunter's license, swiped it on the card slot next to the machine, and the computer connected to the Hunter Association's internal network. It seemed that Menchi was very familiar with this process.

Kevin watched from the sidelines, taking the opportunity to learn from the experience.

One issue he had to admit was that a hunter's license could indeed be used at any card-swiping place and had some effect.

The machines in internet cafes like this, which are clearly designed for temporary internet access, can be used in this situation by using Hunter cards.

Furthermore, hotels, various transportation departments, and even the military's card readers can all recognize hunter licenses.

That's really outrageous and inexplicable.

On the computer.

The Hunters Guild's internal network allows access to less confidential information for free on other hunter websites, even without spending money to purchase information at the tavern.

However, Buhara was more adept at gathering intelligence than Menchi.

He took over Menchi's position, his large fingers nimbly tapping on the keyboard.

Soon, they were able to retrieve the information they wanted.

"Hmm, this doesn't seem like a small problem."

Looking at the information on the screen, Menchi couldn't help but say.

The collected information shows that monster-infested areas have been found all over the world that do not conform to the local environment.

Starting three years ago, these monsters have appeared in different continents and countries, and without exception, they have appeared in places not too far from human settlements.

However, some hunters have also discovered traces of these magical beasts in more remote, dense forests.

Based on the intelligence gathered, it is known that several hunters are currently investigating this matter.

Some small countries have already suffered greatly from it.

Buhara retrieved several more intelligence reports and compared and analyzed them.

Finally, I simply went into the Hunter's Tavern's information system to see how much it would cost to obtain this intelligence.

The result showed that it only cost 500 million, which is not a high price for information consumption at the Hunter's Tavern.

Buhara bought it without hesitation.

For a hunter, five million is more than enough to satisfy their curiosity. Hunters are inherently curious creatures, always seeking out the unknown.

Not to mention they might also come across this information, since they live outdoors year-round and need to hunt in the wild.

Detailed information then began to appear on the screen.

Analysis of the obtained monster bodies suggests that these monsters are not products of natural evolution, but rather resemble artificial beings.

[It is speculated that an individual or organization may be conducting research on biofusion.]

These monsters were deployed to various areas, seemingly for some kind of verification.

[Some non-aggressive and low-violence monsters have been observed.]

Currently, several hunters, commissioned by different countries, are conducting investigations into this matter.

The organization researching these monsters lacks any specific identifying information, but it is speculated to be a biological research company.

【…】

Although a lot of information was provided, there wasn't much hidden or crucial content. Most of it could be found if you were willing to spend the time to look it up.

"Artificial organisms, genetic engineering? What are these things? I don't understand them at all."

Menqi scratched her head, but she probably understood that it must be that the N technology had created a monster that did not belong to the category of natural evolution.

"What's the point of doing this?" Buhara asked, seemingly unsure of the implications.

"It has a lot of significance. If we can freely construct and allocate them, we might be able to create organisms that better meet human needs through artificial means."

That depends on the company or organization's true intentions. If they have ulterior motives, they could certainly create biological weapons.

Kevin thought for a moment and then shared his thoughts.

This is not an exaggeration. If you think about it carefully, most of the research in the field of bioengineering is done in this way.

After satisfying their curiosity, the group left the internet cafe.

Kevin was still thinking about the problem of bioengineering because something came to mind.

That's Bergett. If nothing unexpected happens, Bergett might be one of the people investigating this matter.

The information provided above perfectly matches the situation he encountered in the swamp last year.

In this light, the strange poacher camp left behind in the forest also fits these characteristics.

Never mind, I'll leave it for now.

Kevin is not interested in these things for the time being; he has a lot of other things to do right now.

For example, making money.

He's about to run out of money.

Although Redstone Pharmaceuticals is on the right track, it has invested a lot in the early stages, and it will take some time before the drugs can be launched and become profitable.

It will take at least a few months.

For now, the only way to recover the lost money is by selling medicine. Once I get back, I need to think carefully about the plans and refine the relevant ideas.

Suddenly, Kevin seemed to remember something and looked at Menchi and asked, "Do you know any doctors? Preferably Nen users, and those with good professional skills."

He realized that Parrow's problem still needed to be solved.

Since you've already become a hunter, it might be better to hire professional hunters for help. There are all sorts of hunters, and there must be quite a few doctor hunters too.

After all, being a doctor is not an unpopular profession.