Creating gods in the Hunter x Hunter world

Everyone was happy, but Jin raised an eyebrow, clearly somewhat surprised.

Seeing Jin's expression, Fu Long took it to heart; it seemed things weren't as simple as they appeared.

Chapter 494 It seems we've fallen into a trap.

But anyway, now that we've found a way, we just need to keep moving forward.

The group identified a direction and began to take action.

With the drunkard and the vixen leading the way, a charred tree-lined path emerged.

The flames produced by the two of them could always burn four or five trees nearby, but no more than that.

After the fire was extinguished, the group continued their journey.

After these dead trees turned into charcoal, there was no reaction at all.

However, in a slightly farther place, the withered trees kept swaying and making rustling sounds, as if they were summoning something.

They burned a few more trees in front of them, and then looked at the sun on the horizon, which was about to set.

They had advanced less than 20 kilometers that day. This forest of dead trees was said to be over 500 kilometers long. If they didn't speed up, it would be too difficult.

Everyone then realized that a major problem had arisen: the spacing between the trees in the deadwood forest.

Because of the distance, the possibility of burning down the entire forest at once is not high.

After burning down some of the surrounding trees, the group set up camp in a charred forest, where the smell of burnt wood still lingered, which wasn't very pleasant.

But no one cared anymore.

“This is very troublesome,” Qiduo said, looking into the distance. “At this pace, we won’t be able to get out of such a large forest in a month, which is not what we want.”

Fu Long nodded in agreement, confirming that it was indeed the case.

"If there were wind, the fire could be spread by the wind and become a huge flame that could ignite all the trees within a radius of several kilometers. But without wind, and with the dead trees so far apart, it's really too difficult."

The little beast was also pouting. It had found a good way, but it couldn't move quickly, which was really frustrating.

"Actually, there are still ways to deal with the wind."

It was Gu Gu who spoke. She smiled slightly and said, "I can use the wind. Although the distance won't be too far, I believe it should be able to change our current situation."

“That’s right.” Qi Duo clapped her hands as well. Gu Gu’s telekinesis could transform her into various special birds, and she could also control birds. Among the birds, there was a special one.

The weather vane; its appearance means the wind is about to blow.

With Gu Gu manipulating the wind and the drunkard and fox spirit using fire, they believed that advancing a hundred kilometers in a day would be no problem at all.

The fire, fueled by the wind, set the forest ablaze.

Of course, this is the Hunter world, and Fu Long knows that if he were to return to his own world, he would be locked up in jail for life.

Having found a solution, everyone then went to rest.

As night fell, Fu Long, who was fast asleep, suddenly felt a tremor in his heart, so he quickly got up and crawled out of the tent.

The others clearly sensed it too and came out of their tents to watch.

In the distance, more than a dozen figures flew away quickly and disappeared into the moonlight.

“They are the Drywood Clan; you can tell from their movements.” Qiduo pushed up her glasses.

"They're probably here to observe; there aren't many of them, and they didn't launch a strong attack."

Fu Long had a feeling that the appearance of these guys was not so simple, but he couldn't imagine anything special about it.

"Don't worry about them for now. If they really attack, the few of us will hold them off. Drunkard and Vixen, hurry up and take them down with a fire attack."

Now that we have the methods of the drunkard and the vixen, it feels like our chances of winning have increased considerably.

“It’s difficult. Flames might be somewhat effective against dead trees, but it’s hard to say against the dead tree race. We still need to use proper combat methods against them,” Jin said immediately.

Fu Long nodded in agreement, agreeing that the thing wasn't a living being but a monster produced on this dark continent, so it might have some unusual abilities.

Therefore, we must be careful.

Qiduo nodded and said, "That's right. We can't leave everything to others; we have to work hard ourselves too."

Kansai scoffed, "Why bother with all this talk? It's pointless."

"Alright, I'll be on night duty again tonight. You guys go and get some rest." Potobá also had the air of an older brother.

The group rested again, but Fu Long felt that the unease he felt was not something that could be caused by being spied on by the Drywood Clan.

Something is bound to happen, but there's absolutely no way of knowing right now.

The night passed, and the group continued their journey early the next morning.

This time, the three formed an offensive triangle in front.

The drunkard's wine, the vixen's fire, and a partridge's messenger bird.

When the weather vane appeared, a gentle breeze indeed arose around us, but it was enough.

Once the fire started, it spread far and wide with the help of the wind.

It was all dead wood, so it was easy to ignite.

If it were a living tree, it wouldn't be so simple in damp conditions, but a dead tree, with just a little spark, can ignite into a raging fire.

The group's pace quickened considerably.

The forest ahead was completely ablaze, and a path of fire stretched forward through the middle of the forest.

Traveling 100 kilometers a day is no problem. As long as the Deadwood Clan doesn't make any moves, it will take four or five days to traverse the Deadwood Forest.

Then we can have Tokarinnu and Fulong go back to get the mountain temple.

Over two days, the group traveled more than 200 kilometers and had already ventured deep into the Deadwood Forest.

However, that night, the Drywood Clan finally took action.

Just as Fu Long and his group were preparing to set up camp, more than a dozen monsters from the Drywood Clan appeared in the vicinity.

The bodies of the Drywood Clan are not tall, most of them are around 1.5 to 1.6 meters tall.

Its entire body looked like a piece of dead wood, with the same thickness as its head.

There are many feet below, even the smallest ones have more than ten.

Those feet, which looked more like tree roots, swayed back and forth, causing the body above to move.

The hands of the Deadwood Clan are like withered branches, thin and long, with different forks at the ends, and the number of arms also varies.

At the very front is the leader of the Drywood Clan, and judging from his appearance, he does indeed look quite old.

Their murderous aura was completely undisguised.

Everyone was ready; the battle was about to begin.

“So it’s a human.” The leader of the withered trees said.

"We just want to get through the Deadwood Forest, and there's nothing we need in it, so we don't want to fight you. If possible, could you make way for us?"

Jin made a gesture to alert everyone, but spoke in a conciliatory tone.

However, the leader of the withered trees shook his head: "Humans, this is impossible. You will die here and become nourishment for the withered tree race."

"Then there's nothing to talk about?" The drunkard and the vixen took two steps forward, ready to unleash a burst of fire at any moment.

However, upon seeing the two of them, the members of the Drywood Clan opposite them laughed.

"This is bad, it seems we've fallen into a trap." Fu Long suddenly had this feeling.

Chapter 495 No Way Out

The members of the Drywood Clan did not move, but their feet went directly underground.

"What's going on?" Everyone was already prepared, their mental energy spreading out, covering their entire bodies.

After all, the Drywood Clan can directly pierce a person's body with branches and instantly drain them dry, so we have to be careful.

However, the enemy did not launch an attack.

"Something's wrong, look at those trees!" Ge'er said as they were pondering what was going on.

Everyone immediately looked around and saw that the blackened dead trees around them had now shed their black bark and turned into even stronger dead trees.

Suddenly, everyone was surrounded by the dead wood.

The surrounding dead trees began to frantically swing their bare branches, reaching out to grab the group.

Ding ding. Fortunately, everyone's toughness was well-trained, otherwise they would have been pierced long ago.

Even so, so many attacks still consume a lot of psychic energy.

“We’ve been monitoring you all the way. The reason we haven’t made a move is because we’re waiting for you to go deeper into the forest. After all, you’re very strong, and if you get too close to the edge, you’ll escape.”

Fu Long grinned. His immortality and toughness allowed him to easily deflect the surrounding branches, but the dense attacks made it difficult for him to retaliate.

Those members of the withered tree clan stood not far away, but that small distance became an insurmountable chasm.

More importantly, the force of these withered branches is constantly increasing, and if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before they are broken through.

Everyone wanted to fight back, but the broken branches could grow back quickly, seemingly endlessly.

"Thank you for providing the entire forest with death energy. This death energy is enough to keep the Deadwood Forest constantly reviving. It probably won't be fully reviving for at least ten days. You're all doomed."

The leader of the Drywood Clan spoke, his voice filled with joy.

"Let's go, Zi Fu, leave." Fu Long sensed that Ku Mu's attacks were getting faster and faster, as if he wanted to quickly tear through their defenses and create an opening.

This can't go on. If we can't move and are just taking a beating, something bad will happen sooner or later. It's better to back down and start over.

"Let's go." Wenji and Leorio left first, followed by the others who gradually disappeared.

"How could this be? Don't run, don't!" The leader of the Drywood Clan was anxious, and several members of the Drywood Clan rushed up after him.

Using the surrounding dead trees and forests to attack, we thought that would be enough, but who would have thought that the opponent had such a trick up their sleeve to escape.

If these people leave, where will the new nutrients come from? This won't do.

However, when they rushed over, only Fu Long, Jin, and Billy remained.