Before taking action, Sanbica wisely asked Moses for his consent.
Because before fulfilling her duty as a doctor, she was first and foremost a member of this team.
So, no matter what she wanted to do, she should always put the team first.
"No."
Moses rejected Sanbica's request straightforwardly, and immediately used his Nen to conjure a shadow clone.
"Let my Nen Clone check the situation first."
"Alright."
Sanbica nodded slightly in realization.
Seeing this, everyone turned their attention to the shadow clone Moses had just conjured.
Indeed…
In the case of unclear circumstances, sending a shadow clone to test the waters was the best choice at the moment.
After all, even the Swindler's Swamp in the Six Continents have all kinds of 'bait-style' traps, let alone the Dark Continent, which has a richer and more expansive ecosystem.
It's always better to be careful.
Moses controlled the shadow clone to walk toward the person lying motionless on the ground.
But then he suddenly thought of something, and with a slight shift in his thoughts, the shadow clone immediately switched to 3D Hisoka.
"…"
When Hisoka saw the shadow clone suddenly switch to his own appearance, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
He doesn't know why…
But as soon as he saw the shadow clone change its appearance, he could immediately imagine Moses's thought process.
Given the current situation, the shadow clone changing its appearance had no substantive meaning, and it didn't seem to be for the sake of some twisted amusement.
It was more about adhering to the simple principle of letting him, Hisoka, to be the 'victim'.
Xi Suo was speechless for a while, and felt that Moses was becoming more and more inhumane.
Moses acted as if nothing had happened and controlled 3D Hisoka to walk over to the person.
As the distance got closer, Moses saw the attire and appearance of the person on the ground through 3D Hisoka's vision.
He was a muscular man, dressed in modern clothes and carrying many hunting tools.
'There is no doubt that this person is indeed a participant of the hunting season...'
'Having been transported to the Dark Continent via the Pipeline for so many days, he's still alive. It could only be said that this person had incredibly good luck.'
Moses sighed softly in his heart, then controlled 3D Hisoka to crouch down and check the muscular man's condition.
But the moment 3D Hisoka knelt down, the muscular man's eyes, a stream of red smoke suddenly emerged from the eyes, mouth, nose and ears of the muscular man lying on his back on the ground, which then enveloped 3D Hisoka with lightning speed.
The sudden turn of events caused everyone, including Moses, to tense up.
However, the crimson smoke lasted only a few seconds before rapidly retracting back into the muscular man's body, like a clam closing its shell.
However, 3D Hisoka, who was enveloped in the crimson smoke for a few seconds, vanished into thin air, or rather, it was destroyed by an attack that exceeded its defensive limits, leaving behind only a normal shadow on the ground.
The shadow quickly slid across the ground and returned to Moses in an instant.
Moses frowned slightly, slowly turning his gaze to the muscular man lying motionless on the ground.
'It looked as if nothing had happened just now.'
"Moses, did you recall the Nen Clone?"
There was a flash of surprise in Biscuit's eyes, and she quickly glanced at Moses beside her.
Moses shook his head and looked at the muscular man on the ground with a hint of caution.
"It was destroyed."
"Huh?"
Upon hearing this, Biscuit was even more surprised.
Although she didn't know what the crimson smoke was, the fact that it had destroyed a shadow clone with one-third of Moses's Manifested Aura in just a few seconds...
It's utterly unreasonable.
Menchi and the others also showed looks of astonishment.
Sanbica, on the other hand, felt a sense of dread.
If it had been her crouching beside the muscular man, she likely wouldn't have had time to react before being killed by the crimson smoke. It was really a close call.
The group stared at the muscular man lying on the ground with a mix of surprise and wariness, and for a moment, no one spoke, leaving the area eerily quiet.
It has been less than an hour since they were sent here by the Pipeline.
But they had already encountered what seemed like a fully mature giant Night Watcher, as well as the feather-like black object that could flatten the giant Night Watcher into a pancake in an instant.
And now, there was this unknown crimson smoke perfectly hidden within the body of the muscular man in front of them...
Any one of these could pose a fatal threat to them.
But compared to the visible giant Night Watcher and the feather-like object, the crimson smoke in front of them, which is hard to guard against, is the most dangerous.
Fortunately, Moses was cautious enough and did not let his guard down just because the person lying on the ground was a 'fellow human'.
This also perfectly demonstrates the usefulness and value of the Nen Clone in exploring the Dark Continent.
"So, is this person... dead or alive?"
Kanzai stared at the muscular man with a stern face.
There was a faint trace of Aura naturally dissipating from his body, and they could see the muscular man's chest rising and falling slightly. If they got closer, they could even barely hear his breathing.
If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the crimson smoke, who would have thought that a person in this state could harbor such a deadly threat within their body?
"Let's just assume he's dead."
Pyorn didn't hesitate to draw a conclusion.
As she spoke, she subtly glanced at Sanbica, and when she saw that the other party showed no reaction, she quickly averted her gaze.
To be honest, she was really afraid that Sanbica, as a doctor, would insist on saving the muscular man who was clearly parasitized by the crimson smoke.
If that happened, she would have to step in and stop it no matter what.
But Pyon wasn't too worried, after all, she knew that the man she had her eyes on would never allow such a thing to happen.
Sanbica lowered her head slightly and remained silent.
Hearing Pyon's words, Kanzai nodded and said, "Then let's just leave him be."
Biscuit and Shizuku didn't react much.
The vast majority of Nen Users in this world always inadvertently have an indifferent attitude towards the matter of 'ordinary people's lives and deaths'.
In this situation, if Pyon and Biscuit could so easily discard the possibility of this muscular man still having a chance to live, let alone someone like Hisoka, who had a special liking for fighting.
Therefore, Kanzai's words can be said to be a reflection of their mindset.
Only Menchi and Sanbica showed a hint of hesitation.
"Let's go."
The moment the crimson smoke appeared, Moses had already given up on the idea of saving the muscular man and instead chose a different direction to proceed.
No one objected.
Soon, the team avoided the muscular man and set off again, heading toward the endless white horizon.
…
A few days later.
On the rough and hard ground, faint traces of dried water marks could be seen.
Among these water marks, there are many aquatic plants lying quietly, as well as various smelly fish.
These aquatic plants and fish are what was left after Moses drained the lake in his Shadow World.
When organizing the supplies, he had taken some of the fish as rations for two days, not wanting to waste anything.
The rest of the fish had to be left behind.
After a few days, these fish had died and begun to rot.
Tap, tap, tap-
A foot wrapped in green vine-like tendrils suddenly stepped on the ground beside one of the dead fish.
The owner of the foot looked down at the fish, which clearly didn't belong to the Dark Continent, and a hint of surprise slowly appeared in his brown eyes, which bore a striking resemblance to Ging's.