From Hunter x Hunter to Supreme Will

But the ecological score has changed from 30 to 40.

The amount of souls he absorbed in the past year and a half is incalculable...but the rate at which his score increased seems to have slowed down.

Long now understands that the so-called score not only refers to his strength, but also his degree of adaptability to various dark continent environments.

The higher the score, the more likely he is to integrate into various food chains and find his place in them.

However, he was a little surprised that his position in the food chain had always been at the bottom and had never changed.

"The impact of strength on ecological scores is not intuitive. The position in the food chain is the fundamental reflection of the strength of a species... The reason why it is still downstream can only mean that, judging from the area we are entering into the Dark Continent, although this is not the edge, it is still the 'outermost'. Moreover, this food chain does not refer to the food chain in a small area or environment, but mostly refers to... the huge food chain system of the entire Dark Continent."

I thought about it.

Yes, judging from the map, they had just broken through the desert and entered the oasis.

But in reality, they feel that time is quite long.

In fact, from a God's perspective, it didn't move much at all.

too difficult!

Chapter 253: City in the House

A few months later, the four set off again.

This time they were moving much faster than before, and the strength of Men Qi and the other two had improved.

Especially after the three of them were taught the breathing method and some national martial arts by Long, of course, this growth alone could not play a decisive role in the Dark Continent. What was more important was the transformation of their mind ability, mentality, adaptability, and personal will.

Each area in the oasis seemed to have a unique food chain and ecology, which was completely different from the desert, so every time they arrived at a corner, the four of them had to be careful again and again. During this period, Long even used his soul to control some life forms as mounts, carrying a few people on the road.

His abilities had not reached this level before, because individual souls could take over humans but could not control the creatures here, as most of the creatures had enormous life energy and huge bodies, and it was extremely difficult for the soul to control such a large puppet.

The ability to possess another's body requires that the soul and the body be in harmony and form a certain balance before it can be controlled.

To put it bluntly...you can't use a small horse to pull a big cart.

And if a large number of souls are put into one body, rejection will occur...which will be even more uncontrollable.

But now, although there is no obvious change on the system panel, the strength is advancing by leaps and bounds. It can mix together numerous ghosts and monsters to form a single consciousness occupying a living body.

Therefore, they would sometimes ride on beasts such as ceratosaurus, hairless mammoths or conch-like wildebeests and gallop across the earth, and sometimes sit cross-legged on the backs of a group of birds and fly through the sky.

Even here, it took them a whole year to completely leave the oasis.

All in all, more than three years have passed since they came to the Dark Continent... and they are still on the edge of the continent.

This trip also further proves that when Netero and others explored the Dark Continent, they were wandering around the marginal areas.

It feels like it would be difficult to reach the heart of the Dark Continent without spending more than ten years, or even dozens of years.

However, human life cannot afford such consumption.

As time passed, they became more and more aware of the horror of the Dark Continent.

What is terrifying is not only the living things, but also the environment and climate...

For example, they once suffered a rainstorm, which came very quickly, without any signs, and without any clouds or fog. The rain was extremely corrosive, and each drop was as big as a fist. When it fell on the ground, it would corrode a charred hole like a strong acid solution.

Anthony almost lost his life at that time... Fortunately, Long used the condensed ghost mist to form a big umbrella, which covered the heads of several people in time.

After the raindrops hit the ground, they did not disperse, but remained in clumps of transparent substances... Later, they discovered that this "raindrop" was actually a kind of micro-organism, also a kind of life form. They would appear in groups in a certain area, wandering in the sky, and once they found a large number of organisms, they would fall down, creating the illusion of "rain".

The hazy ghost is his telekinesis. With the current strength of his telekinesis, he can offset this energy destruction and loss.

This is a unique "climate phenomenon" in the Dark Continent.

They also encountered a kind of crystal clear flower, with branches and leaves spread out like a futon, and the leaves can reflect light like a mirror. But you must never look directly at it, because the flower's "mirror leaves" will reflect a certain desire in people's hearts.

Gabwich saw the resurrected Fant in the "mirror" and wanted to get closer... Fortunately, Menqi discovered the abnormality and pulled him back in time, otherwise he would have been paralyzed by the thorns hidden under the ground of the mirror flower and become food.

They had encountered similar situations countless times in this year.

All kinds of strangeness and dangers also give them a stronger insight into unknown dangers.

……

“Finally I saw the water source…”

The next day, several butterflies that looked like bats fell from the sky.

After landing, Long and others jumped off the backs of the host creatures.

Men Qi looked at the calm yet wide river in front of him and smiled.

The river is quiet, sparkling and blue.

There is a river on the Dark Continent, but the land on the other side is at the end of the horizon.

"Just now, I looked down from the sky. On the other side of the river is the 'thatched house' you mentioned, Captain."

Anthony echoed.

Those are the buildings that look like human houses.

Men Qi walked to the river, and without saying a word, he swung his hand. A sharp knife flashed, instantly splitting the river surface in two, and at the same time raising large drops of water.

The woman's eyes quickly glanced at the depths of the river surface split by the blade, then looked at the water droplets falling under the sunlight, and then saw a hint of crimson floating on the river surface dozens of meters away, and said lightly: "No problem."

As soon as he finished speaking, the corpse of a water creature floated out from the water, looking very strange.

But for a few people, it is already very normal.

What kind of "strange things" have they not seen in these years?

If there are living organisms living in the water, the water quality can basically be ensured to be safe. If there are no living organisms in the water, then you really have to be careful!

Hearing the sound, Long controlled several birds to come forward to drink water. After waiting for a while, he made sure that there was no abnormality before nodding.

Although there are some water sources in the oasis, due to the strange ecological environment, the few people dare not drink it. In that situation, even drinking the blood of monsters is much safer than those water sources.

Because some water quality may belong to 'microorganisms' and not real 'water'.

The water in front of us is undoubtedly the real source... This kind of reserves and area cannot be achieved by monsters or microorganisms.

Of course, the special region and environment must mean that there is a food chain and ecological chain of its own in this river.

The four of them washed up briefly.

Refreshed.

Now when they see water... they all feel a sense of strangeness.

As for the clothes they are wearing now, they are also a kind of "hope", or "treasure".

It is a monster in an oasis with a body as soft as a silkworm but a baby's head. They call it a swaddling worm, which is woven closely with the silk it spits out.

This kind of silk is extremely hard and difficult to break or damage. The most interesting thing is that the silk will become strong or soft depending on the amplitude and strength of the individual's movements.

Wearing it, it feels as light as a feather.

The weaving process is not artificial. Instead, after the silk comes into contact with the human body, it will automatically fit the body shape and even turn into any color you want... Of course, it is the swaddling worm itself that controls all of this.

They are cute, but also dangerous. They hide in various vegetation and are not easy to find... They also use this "silk thread" as a means of hunting.

The black clothes that Long is wearing now, as well as the combat uniforms that Men Qi and the other two wear to wrap themselves tightly, are all thanks to the existence of swaddling bugs.

This silk texture can effectively avoid physical damage and enhance their defensive properties.

boom!

As the four people were cleaning, the river in the distance suddenly rolled up huge white waves, and it felt like a huge "whale" jumped up from the water and then suddenly fell down, causing the calm river water to suddenly have ripples like a tsunami.

But Long and the others were particularly calm.

They just glanced at it and continued with their work.

They don't bother to pay attention to any living being that doesn't release "malice" towards them.

Long was the first to finish washing up, and he turned on the system.

In one year, his ecological score rose to 45.

The food chain position remains unchanged.

This made Long realize one thing. He had absorbed countless souls this year, but even so, the growth was still slow. This meant that... based on the soul energy dropped by these species at the edge of the Dark Continent, no matter how much magic power and armor he added, it would still have little effect.

Moreover, the growth rate of the score has obviously slowed down. This is just like in the human world. As the strength increases, the role of ordinary souls also decreases.

It will become more difficult as time goes by.

Unless he can enter a 'high-level map', beyond the food chain level he is currently exposed to.

Long is now like a level 30 player, gaining experience in a level 20 map... If Men Qi and the other two were not following him, Long thinks that apart from some regular creatures, including the weird ones he has encountered so far... Just in the desert and oasis, he is already a boss-level life form in these two maps.

With his appearance, many food chains will be ruthlessly destroyed and changed.

The river water surged onto the shore, and the force of a tsunami like a natural disaster submerged everything.

Several mounts flew into the sky.

After a while, the waves receded, and Men Qi and the other two broke out of the water again and stepped onto land.

If this had happened three years ago when they first arrived in the Dark Continent, the three of them would have probably been washed away.

"Let's go."

Then, Long gave an order.

The team jumped onto the backs of their mounts once again and flew high into the sky.

Head straight to the other side.

A few hours later, it was dusk.

The four finally arrived at their destination.

A new area, an area with human buildings on the surface.

There are actually only more than ten buildings in this area, scattered across the land, and each building is very far apart.

The size of a single room is dozens or even hundreds of times larger than a human palace. It feels like the space inside the house can accommodate a small town. From the outside, it feels like a majestic and grand maze.

The main body of the house is made of mud and stones. The roof appears to be covered with grass, but in fact, it is just a piece of land covered with trees and flowers, like a suspended island.