Chapter 340

"Not bad at all. 

Inside Sumas, there are six areas: 

A forest zone, a grassland zone, a desert zone, a pyramid zone, a testing-ground zone, and a blank zone. 

Each area is roughly ten square kilometers. Housing a few magical beasts there would be no problem at all. 

It's not just the beasts—this Swindler's Swamp has many unique plant species too. Anything that can survive in here must have great vitality, But I need to pick out the ones that actually bear fruit. 

The fog doesn't affect me. With Gyo, I can see right through it. 

Plus, I can use En. 

Boom!

A huge explosion erupted. 

Ron shook his head.

'Another failure… 

Those Landmine Mushrooms are so touchy—just the slightest contact and they blow up.'

The mushroom's blast did him no harm, of course, but the idea of transplanting it into Sumas went up in smoke with that explosion.

'Hold on… 

What if I just send the entire patch of soil into Sumas? 

That way, I wouldn't trigger the mushroom at all.'

Ron's eyes lit up, and he started experimenting at once. 

He directed a cluster of aura onto the ground before him, Enveloping it completely. Then, with a single thought, that entire patch of earth vanished, leaving a big hollow in the ground. 

He placed it in the forest zone at the very edge of Sumas. 

Soon, he moved on and came upon another spot. 

A dozen or so butterflies fluttered their wings, Letting off clouds of powder laced with toxins that put people to sleep when inhaled. 

But it wasn't strong enough to affect Ron. 

He shrouded them in aura and sent them into the forest zone of Sumas as well. 

Next, it was a group of giant frogs. 

Finally, after he sent a "Killer Turtle" into Sumas—

Thud! 

Startled, the big creature began thrashing around. Its movements quickly drew Sheila's attention. 

Sheila's pupils shrank. She hurried over in the turtle's direction. 

"That's…a magical beast?"

Sheila's eyes glimmered. 

She'd been trapped in Sumas for three whole years—nearly four. 

Living in such a confined space that long would drive anyone into isolation, Even with food not being an issue, even coming from Meteor City. 

She'd explored every corner of this place countless times, memorizing it down to the smallest detail. Nothing ever changed. But now, suddenly, this enormous magical beast had appeared. 

And not just one.

Aside from the Killer Turtle, Sheila also saw butterflies, giant frogs, and even Landmine Mushrooms.

"That old man once said this Nen spirit could only be controlled by someone from the Kurta clan. 

So maybe some Kurta survived the massacre? And one of them found this Nen spirit and gained control of it, bringing in these magical beasts? 

Maybe…this is my chance to escape!"

Hope flared in Sheila's eyes. 

"Finally!"

But almost instantly, her face grew serious.

"Then again… 

When did this person obtain Sumas? How long have they known I'm in here? If they're aware of me but refuse to communicate at all— 

Does that mean they're wary of me? 

How would they react if they found out what I did to the Kurta clan?"

Sheila's expression darkened. 

Being at the mercy of someone else's whims felt awful.

"This person hasn't shown themselves or reached out to me. 

But maybe they're just not that strong, so they're cautious. 

They're staying hidden from me…

"Wait."

She thought of another possibility: 

After the Kurta massacre, more people wanted the Kurta dead. Outside, whoever holds Sumas could easily be killed by any number of threats. And if that happens, is there even another Kurta alive to inherit Sumas?

"If not… Then I really will be trapped here until I die."

Sheila couldn't stand that idea. 

She'd been completely hopeless before, but now that there was a glimmer of possibility, she couldn't bear the thought of wasting it.

"I must make contact with them!"

Quickly, she tried to formulate a plan.

"First, I need to show them I bear no ill will… Then I can let them know I can be useful. When they send in another magical beast, their consciousness must manifest to some degree—I can talk to them. Then they'll hear me."

Sheila climbed to higher ground, ready to speak at a moment's notice.

But she waited and waited, and no new beasts appeared. By then, Ron felt two strong auras heading his way, both quite close. 

Two figures. 

He didn't need to guess who they were. Among the applicants, only two people possessed an aura that powerful—

Hisoka And Illumi.

The mist thinned somewhat, 

And two silhouettes emerged—Hisoka and Illumi, or rather "Gittarackur."

Upon seeing Ron, Hisoka's face lit with excitement, as if longing for a fight right this moment— A fierce, limit-pushing battle.

This year's exam had Hisoka keyed up, almost unable to contain himself. 

Last year, there weren't many participants who excited him, 

But this time, there was Illumi, Killua, Gon… and Ron.

Killua and Gon were too young, not yet mature. His battle with Illumi could wait. But Ron, in Hisoka's eyes, was already a perfect target.

"Ron… I've finally found you."

He licked his lips in anticipation.

Ron merely spared Hisoka a flat glance, then turned to Illumi.

"Illumi… cousin. Nice to meet you."

"'Cousin'?"

In that instant, Hisoka's face froze. He turned stiffly to look at Illumi.

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