Creating gods in the Hunter x Hunter world

Chapter 76 Discovering the Golden Rat

This attack was incredibly fast, almost beyond the limits of human reaction time.

Fu Long's nine-headed skull appeared and blocked the attack. Then the attacking object drifted down and turned out to be a file folder.

Fu Long caught it casually.

"Ahhh!" Two screams came from behind Fu Long. The two people who followed him in tried to block with their telekinetic powers, but they were still injured.

"Hey, don't they recognize you as their boss? Aren't you going to protect them?" The red-haired thug used his dagger to slash at the file folder, piercing it through and catching the attack.

He saw someone was injured, so he looked up and asked.

“I’m just the boss, not a babysitter. If you chose to come along, you have to be prepared.” Fu Long said as he opened the file bag, which contained an introduction to this mission and a map of the area where the Golden Rat appeared.

And the rewards for not completing the mission or for completing only a portion of it—basically, you get a reward for coming here. Like the two people behind Fu Long, they could have quit and still received some money.

This amount of money isn't even enough to treat the injuries.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the client of this company. My name is Zdis. You will handle all the handover procedures through me, and the money will also be paid to you through me."

"A single tooth of a golden rat is worth 500 million jini, which is quite a lot. However, it must be intact, preferably with the root attached."

"The first tooth will take seven days. I hope you can cooperate and avoid internal strife, because if we can't find the first tooth after seven days, we will replace you."

"Change of personnel," Fu Long squinted at Zidis above. The so-called change of personnel might not be as simple as letting them leave; there were probably other methods behind it.

Zidis looked down a few times and said, "Everyone, you can decide for yourselves. I've said my piece, the rest is up to you. Food and lodging will be provided, so don't worry."

After Zidis left, several maids appeared in the room, waiting to take them to their meal and arrange their lodgings after they had finished their discussion.

"Cooperation, you all know what the Golden Rat is, so cooperation is inevitable. I just don't know what you all think." It was the butler who spoke.

"Introduce yourself before you speak, isn't that just politeness?" The blonde woman looked at the butler.

“I’m just a housekeeper, you can call me Heshan.”

That's really a good name, meaning kind and gentle. You're not kind and gentle at all, but at least you have a name.

“Marielfi, you can just call me Mary,” the blonde beauty said.

"My name is Iron Mask," the masked man said simply.

“Qiao Yuanyi, you can call me Yuanyi,” the red-haired thug said.

"Long." Fu Long used only one word this time, which was easy to remember, and besides, he wasn't lying. It's simple when calling someone by their name.

"My name is Li'er." The person next to her, Mi Li'er, also used a shortened form.

"Passerby A, Passerby B." The two brothers, no further explanation needed.

After asking her question, Mary glanced around, her gaze finally settling on Fu Long: "Cooperation is fine, but who will lead?"

Don't look at me like that; it feels like your judgment has already been made.

The butler looked at Fu Long with a kind gaze: "Long, what do you think?"

"How about an iron face?"

Iron Face immediately waved his hand: "No, no, I can take the lead, but I won't be the captain."

"How about I do it?" Yuan Yi said.

"Get out of here, you little punk! Do you want us all to die here as captain?" Mary looked at Genichi without any politeness.

Yuan Yi immediately flew into a rage, gripping his dagger tightly, and said, "What, wanna have a go?"

“I agree with Mary. You got angry after just a few words. You’re not suited to be a captain. You’re prone to acting impulsively,” He Shan added.

Yuan Yi was now frustrated. After hearing what the other two said, he realized that he did indeed have this shortcoming. Damn it, it was really infuriating.

“I agree, Long, you do it.” Miriam clapped her hands, and that’s how the matter was settled.

Is this how captains are chosen in the Hunter x Hunter world? I remember when Kurapika was the temporary captain, he was also pushed into the position by a group of people.

Well, there are advantages to being the team leader myself.

When he accepted the mission, Fu Long had an idea, and now that he is the captain, that idea can be realized.

……

The Sorel mining area has been almost completely mined and therefore abandoned.

For a long time, no one has come here, so the wasteland feels even more desolate.

The mining area has now become a den of gold-devouring rats.

The mines have become their refuge, making it very difficult to catch these gold-devouring rats.

Arriving at a barren mountain on the edge of the wilderness, looking down at the boundless wilderness below, some weeds grew sparsely.

I checked the map and found that there was a nest of golden rats about two kilometers ahead.

"Set up camp here, and you guys take care of dinner. I'll be back soon."

Fu Long gave instructions to the people behind him.

"Hey, don't tell me you're planning to go get the Golden Rat's tooth by yourself. It's very dangerous," Miriam said anxiously.

When operating in a small team, there is mutual protection. However, if one person goes forward alone, there will definitely be problems, since the Golden Rat is considered a ferocious beast.

Its teeth are so powerful that even those with telekinetic abilities would find them difficult to withstand.

"Don't worry, I value my life more than you do." Fu Long clapped his hands, and the white dragon horse appeared.

This thing can be used as a means of transportation normally, and it's quite fast. In critical moments, it can be used to save your life.

Fu Long mounted his horse, glanced back one last time, and then rode away.

"Wow, he's like a prince charming!" Miriam's eyes sparkled with hearts.

"Alright, stop being so infatuated and come help me." Only Mary could call her over; everyone else was a man, and it wouldn't be gentlemanly to ask a woman for help.

Only then did Miriam turn around and help set up the tent.

As for Fu Long, riding his white dragon horse, he sped towards the first den of the golden rats.

The sound of hooves shattered the tranquility of the wasteland. Some small animals quickly fled, sensing the spiritual power emanating from the white dragon horse, a power they could not resist.

However, some animals were not afraid. When Fu Long's white dragon horse stepped into the location of Ke Jin's rat's nest, the ground suddenly exploded as soon as it landed, and a huge, blood-red mouth bit down from below.

Two large teeth, each forty centimeters long and more than ten centimeters wide, actually shone brightly in the sunlight.

The white dragon horse automatically pulled its hooves back, missing its bite. As soon as it retreated, another golden rat emerged from behind, and around it, more than a dozen golden rats appeared, their blood-red eyes fixed on Fu Long.

Tears welled up in the eyes of the golden rat, which hadn't eaten meat in so long.

Chapter 77 Fu Long's Arrangements

Among the group of golden rats, there was one that was much larger than the others; that was the leader of the golden rats.

"Squeak... (Translation: My men, charge! We're having meat tonight!)"

Instantly, the swarm of Golden Rat raged into action. Several enormous Golden Rat raged towards the White Dragon Horse, while others burrowed into the ground.

"As expected, there are fluctuations of thought. These ferocious beasts are not simply capable of brute force."

Fu Long used his Fiery Eyes of Truth to see that the two teeth of the Golden Rat were covered in aura.

This is somewhat similar to the application technology people use called "week".

It's just that people attach their thoughts to tools, while the one who tames the golden rat places them on his own teeth.

Otherwise, their teeth wouldn't be able to bite through the ore, and without the attachment of spirit, these teeth are easily damaged. So that's how it is.

Fu Long clearly memorized these words about the Golden Rat, and then patted the White Dragon Horse.

At this moment, the Golden Rat from all around pounced over, and the ground exploded. Several Golden Rat attacked from the ground, biting at the White Dragon Horse's hooves.

With a snap, all the golden rats were left empty-handed.

"Where's the meat?"

"Squeak... (I don't know, the meat disappeared when it rushed over)"

Ke Jinshu was dumbfounded. The person had disappeared. What was going on? He searched around but couldn't find the person or the horse from before.

The leader of the Golden Rat roared to the sky, "Squeak squeak squeak! (My flesh!)"

At the campsite, a white horse appeared behind the group. Fu Long jumped off the horse, then with a thought, the white horse disappeared.

The tents were already set up, and everyone was cooking in the middle when they saw Fu Long appear, and they were all stunned for a moment.

"No way, Captain, where did you come from? Why didn't any of us notice?"

Iron Face was dumbfounded. Just now, he was on guard of the surroundings. Although he didn't use the circle, with his strength, he should have been able to sense anyone getting close.

But when he sensed Fu Long, Fu Long had already appeared in the camp.

This shows that Fu Long returned without a word.

"You don't need to worry about that. We'll start tomorrow. Is dinner ready? Let's eat and talk."

"Yes, everything is ready. This way, Captain." Kindness, befitting a butler, stood aside and bowed, making the camping trip feel like being in a luxury villa.

Next to them was a large table, with all the seats arranged. Fu Long was a little dumbfounded. What exactly was He Shan's ability? Did he arrange all these tables and chairs? This was quite impressive.

After sitting down to eat, Fu Long immediately assigned tasks.

"There is indeed a rat nest two kilometers away, with a total of nineteen golden rats and one rat king."

"They're not easy to deal with. Once the number of Golden Rats increases, they'll launch a three-dimensional attack. If we get bitten, we probably won't be able to escape." Mary looked at Fu Long and gave him a flirty wink.

"So tomorrow we will split into groups and each of us will complete our own tasks. First up is the decoy group."

The name itself sounded dangerous, so everyone at the table fell silent.

"Stop looking, it's just the three of you: Miriam, Passerby A, and Passerby B."

Leaving aside the passersby, Millie pouted and said, "Why us?"

"You promised, as I said when you came in, that you would become cannon fodder. But don't worry, as long as you run fast enough, it won't be a big problem."

Mili gritted her teeth and glared at Fu Long hatefully. Did this man have no sense of chivalry?

Mary, on the other hand, chuckled. Beautiful women are often rivals, and Mary was happy to see Millie get the short end of the stick.