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When he received the news, Lucci thought the process was progressing quite quickly.

I had always thought that the Dark Continent would be difficult to survive in, but after actually arriving there, I found that it wasn't as difficult as I had imagined.

Of course, it could also be because he is very strong.

Lucci went to meet with the three Nen users who were affected.

The framework of the Holy Grail system has been established, but to have real effects, it still needs the power of wishes; otherwise, Lucci would not have held the "Holy Grail War."

It's possible to rely solely on the power of the earth's veins, but it will be much slower.

Lucci carefully examined all three of their Nen beasts.

"It's alright, your Nen Beasts have even undergone some kind of unknown evolution," Lucci gave a reassuring answer.

Furthermore, their spirit beasts have also been enhanced to a certain extent.

It seems that the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell does indeed have a similar effect to the Dark Serenade.

Regardless of the final effect, the mere act of hearing the Dark Sonata is enough to change things, and the melody is a prime example.

They became uglier, but also gained powerful abilities.

The ability will not disappear after the healing process.

The three of them are in the same situation now, only it's not as obvious as the melody.

Firstly, their contact was indirect. If they had direct contact, it would have been extremely dangerous for them, and they could have even died.

It's a pity that it's difficult to study because there's too little data; otherwise, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell might have other uses as well.

Lucci then turned his attention to the progress of Bi Yangde and his team.

Like a documentary about wild animals, it begins to record various situations of the Two-Tailed Snake and the Hell Bell.

The first discovery is that the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell does not possess great intelligence, at least not with the same level of thought as humans.

They repeatedly used divine characters to create creatures and drive away nearby animals to test the waters, but the other party did not detect anything unusual.

If one possesses great wisdom, then one will notice changes in the surroundings and in oneself.

Creatures affected by the Twin-Tailed Serpent's Hellbell will continuously mutate, killing all nearby enemies, except for the Twin-Tailed Serpent itself.

The ultimate result of distortion is always death.

Furthermore, based on the tests, the influence range of the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell is ten kilometers.

Judging solely from this point of view, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell is not at the top of the food chain in the Dark Continent, because its influence is limited.

The Dark Continent is home to creatures that are well over ten kilometers in size.

The effect of the Hell Bell will spread to any being that is completely affected; it is a propagator, unlike the Twin-Tailed Serpent's autonomous control, it is passively released.

The hellish bells on the infected person's body will not stop until the infected person dies.

According to the exploration, there is only one Twin-Tailed Serpent, Hellbell, in this swamp, which explains why there is no information about its population size or reproduction rate.

This was the very path that the Ochima Federation discovered back then.

Creatures on the Dark Continent generally have very long lifespans.

Of course, it's also possible that this two-tailed serpent, Hellbell, ate Nitromoe.

That's right, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell, which occupies this place, is a vegetarian.

Bi Yangde and his team discovered the scene of the other party devouring Nitromi.

Perhaps this is also the reason why the other party is entrenched in this area.

There are also tests of ability.

After testing the waters by creating things with the word "god" and driving away living beings, they then used technology to create things, albeit in small quantities, but that doesn't mean they didn't do it.

I want to test whether the Twin-Tailed Snake's lower-than-the-ring tone can affect something that has no air.

It is indeed possible, but unlike beings possessing qi, it will not cause distortion; instead, it will directly destroy.

It is widely speculated that the effect is caused by sound vibration.

Continuous testing leads to continuous understanding; although the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell's ability is bugged, it is not insurmountable.

Next, the effect of the hellish bells on the plants was tested. Most of the plants were also affected by the distortion and then withered and died.

Now, Bi Yangde and his team are testing how to attack him outside of the abilities of Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell.

Is it possible to injure or kill the other party?

The effect is a radius of ten kilometers, which is no more than ten thousand meters. This is achievable for some powerful emission-type ability users.

Of course, you can't use pure psychic attacks; you need to use physical attacks.

We can just use a sniper rifle; we have someone with that skill in the team.

Moreover, this shooter was capable of firing at distances far exceeding 10,000 meters.

When the first shot was fired, everyone was on edge. Would this long-range attack, a probing attack, provoke a counterattack from the two-tailed snake?

And will it be successful?

The answer was revealed instantly. As soon as the bullets entered the range of the opponent's ability, the Twin-Tailed Serpent immediately took action.

The location has changed.

It's as if that bullet acted as some kind of medium, instantly breaking through the original range of influence and doubling its size.

That's absolutely outrageous.

Before testing the waters, Bi Yangde and his team had considered this issue and chose to step back a distance, but they did not expect the scope of their abilities to expand so much.

This also affected them.

Fortunately, not everyone gathered together; most people were still exploring the swamp.

After all, this place is quite large, and it cannot be explored in a short period of time.

As long as the exorcist is alright, these are minor issues.

Bi Yangde also took strong action this time, suppressing all the team members affected by the ability, preventing the situation from worsening and resolving it quickly.

Of course, this wasn't the end of it, because this time, Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell took the initiative, and its target was naturally the personnel who were firing at it.

It's also incredibly fast.

This was also the first time their team had suffered casualties.

The closer you get, the stronger the effect of the Twin-Tailed Serpent's Hellish Bell becomes. You have no chance to resist and are directly manipulated by the distortion before being devoured.

It was only because Bi Yangde and his group acted quickly enough to immediately retreat from the range of the ability that they were able to catch up with them.

The conclusion was that the range of the ability is similar to a "circle" for the two-tailed snake, allowing it to perceive the existence within this range.

Whether it is a living thing or an inanimate object.

In some respects, it is a very troublesome situation.

However, his actions also gave Biyande and his group an opportunity to obtain Nitromi. As long as they lured the other party away from Nitromi's location, they could obtain this longevity rice.

After several revisions to the plan, and by utilizing the abilities of the manipulation system and the creation power of the divine word, they succeeded on their fifth attempt.

Nitrompeii is obtained directly.

It wasn't as difficult as I had imagined.

With sufficient strength, ample personnel, and a variety of abilities to complement each other, if it were just a small team of a few people, many might die just trying to test the effects of the Twin-Tailed Serpent's Hellish Bell.

Bi Yangde is an experienced man, so he naturally knows how to arrange the operation.

Everything went more smoothly than expected.

"Is this longevity rice?" Rice ears were growing on the green plants.

Lu Qi gently stroked and felt it.

He wasn't too surprised by Bi Yangde's success. If such thorough preparations still resulted in losses, then all the preparations would have been in vain.

If this happens, it can only be due to some unknown accident.

They retrieved a total of twenty Nitolomi plants.

Because it has never been obtained before, experts are still studying it.

I've already tried it, and it's somewhat similar to the Vermilion Fruit, replenishing vitality, but I haven't seen any effect on lifespan yet.

I don't know if it's something I need to take long-term, or if it's enough to take it once.

But Bi Yangde prefers the former.

"The Nitromi can survive with just water and soil, but it's unclear whether environmental factors will cause it to degenerate."

Some things cannot be researched and figured out so quickly.

They have now achieved their goal, but gathering such a large group is naturally not solely for Nitromi.

There's also the drawing of maps, understanding of the surrounding environment, and the distribution of various plants and animals.

Search for other scarce resources.

They also had to worry that Nitromi might "die" for some reason on the way back.

After all, he had such an experience.

Having not yet encountered any major dangers, they naturally intend to stay on the Dark Continent to conduct some research and exploration.

If possible, a "secret camp" could even be built here, laying the foundation for future exploration.

This one can also be considered a gift for Lucci.

Of course, they also wanted to ask Lucci to help them.

After acquiring Nitromne, Biyander began testing the waters against the Twin-Tailed Serpent, Hellbell.

In his view, since they are living beings, they are susceptible to being killed.

There is also the possibility of manipulation.

Neither of them poses an absolute threat.

He also personally experienced the feeling of being affected by the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell's power.

This is an experiment that is absolutely forbidden in the human world.

In Bi Yangde's words, at close range, probably few people can resist the effects of this ability.

The reason I didn't say "absolutely" is because there's still Lucci, an existence he can't see through.

Lucci cannot be judged by common sense.

Based solely on the previous performance of that towering giant, the level of threat was at least A+, and that might not even be Lucci's full strength.

Lucci was persuaded, partly because he himself was also curious about the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell.

They wanted to find out whether the other party had anything to do with the Dark Sonata.

This time, Lucci was dispatched.

The other explorers also returned to pay attention, after all, it was another move by Lucci.

They wanted to know how Lucci would deal with the Hellbell, and this time they retreated even further.

It's a full 100 kilometers away.

After several experiments, it was found that unless one possesses the ability to suppress sound vibrations, similar to the Silence-Silence Fruit in the One Piece world, and the range is wide enough, it can only protect oneself.

Twin-Tailed Serpent - Hell's Bell can amplify its power through other minute sounds.

At least for now, the furthest distance they've probed has reached is fifty kilometers.

Of course, some people speculate that it's because the Hellbell of the Two-Tailed Serpent is special that it behaves this way.

After all, the other party also consumed Nitromethorphan, and who knows how long they've been consuming it, or how many years they've been entrenched in this area.

The idea that the longer you live, the stronger you become is probably impossible in the human world.

After all, even Netero's strength declined with age, and things only changed after Lucci appeared.

However, in the Dark Continent, this common sense may be violated. The lifespan of a creature cannot be determined simply; various tracking and recording methods are required to understand the details.

This distance of 100 kilometers is a bit difficult even for abilities like clairvoyance, but fortunately there is the Divine Character Formation to enhance the effect of the ability.

Otherwise, they might not be able to observe it at all.

Lucci stopped at a distance of twenty kilometers, intending to first test the waters with Phoenix.

If it can also affect the air, then can Phoenix, which has the power of purification, resist the power of this rule?

Phoenix appeared on Lucci's shoulder and flew straight to the location of Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell.

Many people on the team are familiar with Phoenix, and now more people know that this is Lucci's ability.

Furthermore, they can "control" birds; at least from their perspective, the birds in the Giant Bird Territory are all affected by this ability.

When it flew within ten kilometers, the head of the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell was raised, and its body trembled slightly.

It can be said that ten kilometers is a distance where it is usually stationed.

The noise from Phoenix's flight immediately amplified the sound of the hellish bell.

As Lucci's Nen beast, Lucci immediately sensed the unknown power influencing Phoenix.

And they wanted to apply it to him.

But Phoenix used the power of purification, and the effect was gradually weakened until it disappeared.

This time, the reaction of the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell was extremely strong. Its entire body was constantly moving, and you could see its body vibrating and undulating.

The scope of the ability has not expanded, but the effect of the ability is constantly being enhanced.

Unfortunately, it still couldn't break through Phoenix's purifying power.

The magical creatures from Harry Potter, and extremely rare among them, represent the power of rules in that idealistic world.

Upon impact, the Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell's power became ineffective.

Why is that? This is a question in the minds of everyone who observed it.

Is it because of the special nature of this spirit beast itself? But what exactly is its special nature?

Or perhaps this "divine bird" possesses the ability to exorcise negative thoughts.

Too many questions welled up in my mind.

Perhaps we can ask about it afterward.

The Twin-Tailed Serpent Hellbell sensed danger and hissed, displaying the distinctive hissing sound of a snake flicking its tongue.

And with the appearance of this sound, the Hell Bell seemed to be blessed, its power increased once again.

The surrounding vegetation all died, but Nitromé was not greatly affected because his body was covered in aura that protected him from the effects.

This feeling is indeed very similar to the Dark Sonata.

Unfortunately, it was inherently restrained.

Perhaps the creatures that those giant birds called "kings" also possessed this ability.