As Germain got closer, but before he could make any major moves, the "Disease Spreader" reacted first.
It seemed it could no longer bear the collapse and chaos of the zombie-like city walls, nor accept the reality of the four-person team getting closer.
As the ruler of the "Wasteland," it had to do something.
The "Disease Spreader" stopped devouring the evil spirits in the sky, then slowly moved its huge body, shaped like a spear.
It lowered its head, aiming the tip in the direction of the four-person team.
It was coming.
Nearly a quarter of the black tumors on its body shrank back into the "Disease Spreader's" form.
An overwhelming, powerful Nen was concentrating.
At this distance, Germain couldn't stop it in time.
So, he pressed the microphone on his collar, trying to contact the four-person team.
"Be careful! The 'Disease Spreader' is about to attack you! It's going to attack you! I'll say it again…"
Germain wasn't sure how many of the four-person team would hear his warning amidst the chaos.
Fortunately, after a rustling sound, Shizuku responded.
"Got it, I hear you. I warned the others, you stay safe too."
"Be careful too, it's coming."
As soon as Germain finished speaking, the tip of the "Disease Spreader" unleashed a terrifying Nen blast!
The "Disease Spreader's Nen Blast"!
"Boom——"
The fierce wind howled like thunder, clearing the path ahead of the massive beast, leaving bloodstained traces of the blast, heading straight for the location of the four-person team!
"Boom—"
A massive explosion erupted in that direction, with dirt and flesh flying into the air, mixing and falling back to the ground.
Germain called out to the four-person team while taking advantage of the "Disease Spreader" continuously firing "Nen Bullets," rapidly approaching it.
After another rustling sound, this time it was Menchi who responded to him.
"We're fine, don't worry. We've already avoided the attack in advance!"
Germain responded with a quick "Okay," as he approached to within three hundred meters of the "Disease Spreader."
At this point, the "Disease Spreader" had stopped its grandiose "Nen Bullet barrage" and instead raised its sharp, spear-like body, pointing it towards the sky.
Then, a gray-white aurora appeared, and the swirling, corrupt spirits that hovered around it surged forward, filling the Nen void.
"As expected... Can't attack while charging, and can't charge while attacking... And every time it launches a large-scale attack, the Nen consumption is massive, so it needs to recharge..."
"To cover up this obvious flaw, it needs zombie-like walls for protection while charging. These walls are falling under the attacks of Ging, Bisky, Shizuku, and Menchi."
Germain continued to close the distance, maintaining "In", perfectly concealing his Aura. He felt like a fly blending into the enemy ranks, unnoticed.
However, if they truly ignored him, there would be consequences.
Due to the "Trait: Target Deviation," Germain temporarily sealed off his mid-range and long-range attacks.
To be absolutely certain, he needed to get closer.
Now, this was the right distance and timing.
Unfortunately, because the sky was covered in gray-white, with insufficient light, it looked like the end of the world, his "Trait: Light Warrior" was ineffective.
Instead, his "Trait: Night Owl" activated.
This granted Germain agility in movement and sharpness in his reactions.
Germain finally got close enough to the "Disease Spreader." He drew his sword, "Tachi·Thousand Shadows," the cold gleam of the blade shining as it left the sheath.
This wasn't the "Labyrinth of Blood Sea," so there was no blood soaking everything.
He swung his blade and swiftly stabbed into a nearby giant beast, draining its blood and flesh.
The beast reacted instinctively, trying to attack him, but Germain quickly withdrew "Thousand Shadows" and slipped through the gap in the surrounding beasts.
With a leap between the beasts, Germain landed at the feet of the "Disease Spreader."
At this moment, the "Disease Spreader" noticed the enemy before it and ordered the giant beasts to block his way.
But it was too late.
Too slow.
Germain leaped again, sheathing his sword. In mid-air, he seemed to hang there for a few seconds, as if time itself had stopped.
Behind him, the giant beasts rushed toward him, letting out roars, some high-pitched, some deep.
In that instant, he drew his sword.
"Vroom—"
A flash of crimson light cut through the air like thunder, powerful and shocking, as if it had appeared for a moment, then vanished.
It was breathtaking!
In that split second, like the deafening roar that follows a lightning strike, the power of the sword's slash exploded!
"Shing—"
The giant beasts behind him were neatly cut in half, as if they had purposely collided with a sharp, invisible blade.
At the same time, with a "swish" sound, the left foot of the "Disease Spreader" was cut off in the middle!
The "Disease Spreader," with its balance thrown off, suddenly stopped, forced to halt its absorption of the corrupted, vengeful spirits, and collapsed toward the left front like a towering skyscraper!
It grew larger and larger in sight.
"Boom—"
It was as if a mountain had crashed down or a tall building had collapsed. Dust billowed, and the ground caved in!
Germain looked at the grayish-white dust cloud in the distance, so thick it covered his vision, making it impossible to see the current state of the "Disease Spreader."
He was about to move in for a finishing blow when the "En" sensed a sharp, needle-like sense of danger!
Once again, enormous Nen was gathering!
As the dust cleared slightly, the sharp tip of the "Disease Spreader" emerged, pointing directly at Germain's direction.
Another quarter of the black, fleshy tumors vanished.
The next moment, a terrifying water vortex shot out from its tip!
"Boom—"
The "Disease Spreader's Water Nen Blast!"
It rushed toward Germain, and because of the short distance, it almost reached him in an instant.
The water vortex was about to engulf Germain!
Germain sheathed his blade and executed another crimson slash, while also wearing the massive, strange "Greedy Antler Helmet."
The crimson slash cut through the first part of the torrent, splitting it in half.
However, the water vortex kept coming, endlessly chasing, twisting like a giant serpent trying to crush Germain!
An overwhelming pressure hit.
Germain was swept into the air by the water vortex.
In the midst of this terrifying flood, Germain completely drained the "Crow Shield" and activated the defense granted by the "Greedy Antler Helmet!"
Any Nen that didn't exceed the defense threshold was converted into Nen for Germain's aura, quickly reaching the peak of the "Four Attribute Nen Tank."
Come on!
A water tornado was torn open in the gap, and from it emerged a monstrous creature with smoke-like black fur on its head.
It grabbed the wet Germain, pulled him out of the water, and placed him on the ground.
Then, its vertical pupils stared down at the giant beasts, which were smaller than it.
Boom—
The "Ominous Undead" didn't roar or growl. Without warning, it launched its attack!
The skeletal claws gripped a Cleaver and Thousand Shadows. It swung the giant blades through the giant beast walls, attacking left and right, cutting through them like slicing through vegetables.
The giant beasts were tossed around like toys—knocked away, shattered, and destroyed!
However, what it was really after was the "Disease Spreader" not far away!
The "Disease Spreader's left foot" was regenerating, but the "Ominous Undead" had already reached it.
It was no longer a matter of regeneration or standing up—it had to stop the "Ominous Undead" from getting any closer.
Another quarter of the black flesh tumors disappeared.
From the tip, a flood of burning red flames erupted!
Boom—
The "Disease Spreader's Fire Elemental Nen Bullet"!
A column of fire spread out like a fiery arrow, shooting toward the "Ominous Undead."
The "Ominous Undead" reacted, crossing the Cleaver and Thousand Shadows to block the fire column, then deflected it to the side.
At that moment, a figure appeared.
It wasn't Germain, but Shizuku.
While Germain was tangled with the "Disease Spreader," the zombies were all distracted by him.
This allowed Germain and the four-person squad to switch their roles cleverly.
Germain was drawing the fire, while the four-person squad used the opportunity to get closer.
And indeed, they had reached the area by now.
At this moment, the massive fire column, deflected by the "Ominous Undead" with the Cleaver and Thousand Shadows, was heading straight for Shizuku, and it seemed like she would be consumed by it!
But Shizuku calmly stood there without panic.
It wasn't that she wasn't afraid of death. As she had told Germain earlier, she had started to fear death.
But she had already passed through the numbness and fear of death and found a power beyond herself.
Since that day in Yorknew City, when Germain invited her to join the team challenging the Dark Continent, Shizuku had been constantly undergoing trials. Her talents recently began to bloom.
Shizuku's combat power advanced, breaking through from "Elite level" to "Master level"!
Her Nen ability, "Blinky," also underwent a special transformation.
Its massive mouth suddenly opened wide, swallowing the incoming fire pillar completely.
Shizuku moved the direction of the "Blinky" towards her target!
The "Fire Elemental Nen Bullet" from the "Disease Spreader" disappeared, while Shizuku's "Blinky Reflection" was unleashed!
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