"It's really been a long time... I'm so glad to see you all here."
Those words came straight from Knov's heart.
No one understood the sense of safety Germain brought better than the former members of the Chimera Ant Extermination Squad.
Germain nodded in greeting, then asked, "Was it Palm who brought you all here?"
Palm stood beside Knov.
Her whole body was wrapped in a gray cloak, hiding the Chimera Ant features she carried.
Many people here still feared the Chimera Ants, especially after the tragedies that happened last night.
Palm knew this well.
Since boarding BW1, she, like Meleoron, did her best to conceal her identity and limit her outings.
Meleoron was luckier — he had the "Perfect Plan," so he could sometimes roam freely on BW1, as long as no one noticed him breathing.
Palm, on the other hand, spent most of her time inside the Hunter Association's core area on BW1.
But although she rarely went outside, her insight into the outside world was far from limited.
Through the purple-black orb on her forehead, she could activate "Merman Clairvoyance" and observe her target and the surrounding scenes clearly.
In fact, it was because she possessed this kind of Nen ability that she and Knov could cooperate and find the coastal fortress so quickly.
When Germain asked a question, Palm pointed to the round bead on her forehead and began to explain.
"Yes, my 'Merman Clairvoyance' can record up to three targets at most. After that, I can ignore spatial distance and observe everything happening around the targets."
"However, the 'Merman Clairvoyance' can only store three targets at once. If there are more than three, the earliest target will be removed."
"Cheadle is the third recorded target."
"After the great riot broke out, Cheadle led a team to seize the docked ships and moved separately from us."
"At that time, I was worried we might get separated, so I marked Cheadle as a target. Later, what happened confirmed my concern was right."
Germain asked curiously, "If you have Cheadle recorded, why did it take so long to find the coastal fortress? Shouldn't you be able to see Cheadle's situation?"
Palm glanced at Knov before answering, "Because I was unconscious the whole time… This goes back to the battle last night over control of BW1."
"At that time, the Seventh Prince, Luzurus,' who was already confirmed dead, and the Sixth Prince, 'Tyson,' had their 'Guardian Spirit Beasts' transform into monsters and attacked our group."
Palm was quite familiar with the princes' 'Guardian Spirit Beasts.'
She had tried to use the 'Merman Clairvoyance' to record one or two of the princes and had even gotten close to them.
But she failed because as soon as she made a move, she sensed hostility from the princes' 'Guardian Spirit Beasts.'
Palm realized that if she used the 'Merman Clairvoyance,' it would be seen as an attack on the princes and would provoke a counterattack from the beasts.
By the same logic, King Nasubi of Kakin also had a 'Guardian Spirit Beast' with him, making him unobservable as well.
As long as she uses Merman Clairvoyance, she is very likely to be attacked.
Besides that, when she uses "Merman Clairvoyance" to remotely observe other members, she must be extremely careful and cautious.
Because if the observation screen shows the King and the Princes, it could very well provoke the "Guardian Spirit Beasts" to attack.
No matter which situation it is, it's something she doesn't want to see. So, she had no choice but to give up.
Palm continued to explain the abilities of the two Princes' "Guardian Spirit Beasts."
"'Luzurus' can materialize the target's desires — like a man or woman you deeply love, or your most cherished jewelry, handbag, and so on."
"When you get immersed and let your guard down, the materialized 'false people and false things' will reveal fangs and scythes, trying to kill you and feed on your resentment."
"'Tyson' releases one-eyed tadpoles that absorb the aura of anyone who has read the 'Book of Tyson,' and gives the target a sense of happiness, making them addicted to it."
"If the target breaks the taboos of the 'Book of Tyson,' they will suffer severe punishment."
The more Germain listened, the more familiar it felt.
These two Nen abilities were a bit like the "Twin-Headed Snake Hell Bell" and the "Human-Keeping Beast Pap."
It seemed they truly shared the same origin.
"What happened next?" Germain asked.
Palm continued, "After that, Chairman Netero, several members of the Zodiacs present, and we engaged in a fierce battle with the two bizarre magical beasts."
"We managed to defeat the two beasts, but all of us were injured."
"At that moment, we were suddenly hit by an unprecedentedly strong Nen attack."
The whole deck shattered into pieces. We were all like kites with broken strings, flying off the ship and falling into the freezing cold sea.
But more monsters kept coming. They showed no sign of letting us go.
I got separated from everyone else. Then, after being hit hard, I lost consciousness.
When I woke up again, I found myself inside Teacher Knov's "Four-Dimensional Apartment," surrounded by survivors.
It turned out that during the time I was unconscious, Teacher Knov had found me and taken me into the "Four-Dimensional Apartment."
After that, he gathered as many survivors as he could find and asked some elderly women among them to take care of me while I was still unconscious…
When Germain heard this, he finally understood what had happened.
During those chaotic hours late at night, Knov had climbed ashore from the sea and found Palm.
But he hadn't met any other members of the Hunter Association.
It was pouring rain, the wreckage of BW1 was engulfed in flames, and the land was pitch dark.
The monsters' shadows stirred restlessly.
Knov had to make a decision right away.
After that, he could have simply stayed inside the "Four-Dimensional Apartment" with the unconscious Palm.
That would have been the safest for both of them.
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