The reason Moses noticed the existence of this giant column…
Is not because of the presence of what seemed to be bodies on its surface, but because he sensed the presence of Post-Mortem Nen emanating from it.
Meanwhile, Menchi was still in shock, staring blankly at the vast expanse of buildings below.
"Master, have we discovered an underground ruin?"
"Maybe."
Moses stared at the giant columnand said calmly: "But what's more important is finding a way to leave this place."
He is not a Ruins Hunter. Discovering a relic hidden in the annals of history didn't evoke any profound feelings in him. Instead, he prioritized finding a way to leave.
Moreover, the giant column emitting ominous vibes was like a time bomb, reminding him that this wasn't an ordinary underground ruin.
"Let's go down and have a look."
Moses first visually measured the height of the entrance from the ground.
It was approximately fifteen meters high, but with Aura protecting them, they could jump down directly.
Then, Moses jumped down, landing steadily on the ground.
Menchi followed suit, leaping gracefully and landing safely on the ground.
"Here."
After landing, Menchi took out a snow fruit from her backpack and handed it to Moses.
Moses accepted the snow fruit, finished it in a few bites, and replenished some water.
'If we can't find an exit…'
Looking at the ruins of the building in front of him that had existed for who knows how many years, Moses's eyes showed a solemn expression.
'There are hundreds of entrances scattered on the surrounding rock walls. It is very likely that they have the same structure as the tunnel they came from, with only one route, leading directly here.'
'Even if that's not the case, it would be unrealistic to explore each one individually.'
'Let's just take one step at a time.'
Moses stopped thinking about it and walked towards the ruins ahead.
Under the green light, the silent buildings resembled a ghost city in the underworld, which is daunting to behold.
Since there is the ability to teleport in, there might also be a way to teleport out.
Moses wanted to see if he could find similar stone slabs inside the ruins.
"Hey, are you guys examinees too?"
Just when Moses and Menchi had walked a distance, a voice suddenly came from behind them.
"Huh?"
Both of them abruptly stopped and turned to look at the source of the voice.
At the entrance of a tunnel four or five meters above the ground, there was a man with a figure like a bamboo pole standing there.
As Moses and Menchi examined the bamboo pole man, the bamboo pole man was also looking at Moses and Menchi.
They both noticed the number plates on each other.
"Phew…"
After confirming that Moses and Menchi were also examinees for the Hunter Exam, the bamboo pole man couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.
Seeing other people here meant that he wasn't the only one who had been brought here.
Just this possibility alone was enough to improve the bamboo pole man's mentality to a certain extent.
Compared to the joy that the bamboo pole man found in others, Moses was surprised instead.
'Why are other examinees brought here too?'
As the initiator of the teleportation ability, Moses thought that only he and Menchi were sent to this unknown underground ruins, but he did not expect that others had suffered the same fate.
'The bamboo pole man in front of me...'
'Was he nearby when the teleportation ability was activated?'
'And then, he unluckily got swept into it?'
Moses pondered silently.
Of course, the bamboo pole man didn't know that Moses was the culprit who sent him to such an eerie place. He jumped down from the hole and walked quickly towards Moses and Menchi.
"How did you two get here? I was still on my way down the mountain half an hour ago, and suddenly everything went dark, and then I inexplicably ended up here!"
"Same as you."
Moses replied and looked at the bamboo pole man walking over.
'He is just an ordinary person who does not know Nen.'
'This meant that the targets chosen by the teleportation ability weren't limited to Nen Users.'
"What the hell is going on? How did we end up here? It's really bizarre..."
The bamboo pole man scratched his head vigorously, looking worried.
In this situation, the bamboo pole man, like Moses, wouldn't feel excited or happy even if he discovered the ruins ahead.
Perhaps there are many valuable antiques in the ruins that carry a certain period of history.
But if they can't leave here, no matter how valuable the antiques are, they will just be burial items and have no meaning at all.
Moses glanced at the bamboo pole man but said nothing.
He couldn't just tell the bamboo pole man that he was the one who brought him here.
And naturally, Menchi wouldn't touch on this topic either, and only allowed the bamboo pole man to continue complaining.
At this time-
There was another sound coming from one of the holes on the rock wall.
Moses, Menchi, and the bamboo pole man couldn't help but look at the location where the sound came from, which was a hole more than ten meters above the ground.
As they looked, they saw a short and stout figure rolling out of the hole, then leaping towards the ground.
"Ahh!!"
The figure let out a scream.
At the next second…
The figure hit the ground with a loud bang.
The violent impact caused ripples of green light to spread through the algae growing on the ground.
As soon as the figure hit the ground, the screams abruptly ceased, replaced by groans of pain.
"Here comes another one."
The bamboo pole man's eyes widened, and his originally irritated mood slightly calmed down.
It seems that the more people who are similarly unlucky, the better he felt.
Moses looked at the person who fell out of the hole, and his gaze gradually becoming strange.
'This poor guy got brought here too?'
The figure that fell directly from the hole was none other than the Rookie Crusher, Tonpa.
Seeing Tonpa, Moses was surprised and suddenly realized that there might be quite a few people who were brought here.
That is to say—
The teleportation ability he triggered is regional, and it was highly likely that it teleported everyone within a certain radius to this location.
Tonpa lay on the ground and howled in pain.
The last section of the tunnel he was in was downhill, and the ground was very wet. He accidentally slipped, and his fat body rolled down the slope like a ball.
Who would have thought that the entrance of the tunnel would be more than ten meters above the ground...
This fall nearly knocked the wind out of him.
"Th-there are... other people... That's... great..."
Despite the pain from the fall, a sense of relief surged in Tonpa's heart.
To meet other people in this unknown environment was like a ray of sunshine in the darkness.
Tonpa took a deep breath, then looked up at the people in front of him.
With the help of the green light emitted by the algae, he then saw Moses's face.
"…"
Tonpa's face immediately stiffened, and the wails from his mouth gradually subsided.
'I clearly gave up the Hunter Exam and deliberately chose a route in the opposite direction to go down the mountain.'
'But why am I here?!'
'And why is this guy here too?!'
'Why is this happening?!'
Tonpa's eyes lost their sparkle and he felt despair.
Meanwhile…
More and more noises came from the coffin-like holes in the rock wall.
One by one, participants appeared at various entrances.
Among them were the group of stubble-faced man.
"Although I don't know how the 'teleportation ability' is activated…"
Standing at the entrance of the tunnel dozens of meters above the ground, the stubble-faced man looked at the ghost town-like ruins shrouded in green light, and his eyes are shining with excitement.
"But the spoils of the 'Monka Expeditionary Force' should be here!"