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Illumi hung up the phone, gazing at the new training camp in front of him, then looking up at the forest surrounding the camp.
The plants in the tropical rainforest grew tall, green, and dense, competing for space and sunlight.
Besides striving to grow taller, plants also competed with each other.
For example, parasitic plants and vines would often drain the nutrients of tall trees and strangle them.
The canopies of tall trees blocked out the sun, causing some small plants to wither.
"The concealment is indeed very good."
"Perhaps, a base could be built in this forest."
Illumi thought to himself.
At the same time, a shadow appeared on the ground beneath his feet, coalescing into a pure black throne.
Illumi slowly sat on the throne, and as the shadow beneath the throne continuously rose, his field of vision also increased.
When he ascended to a height of one hundred meters, he finally saw the true face of the forest.
In a boundless sea of trees, towering giants shot up from the ground, and with a gentle breeze, stirred up waves of emerald green.
"The charm of nature is something humans can never resist."
Illumi took a deep breath of the moist air, feeling his body and mind become refreshed.
The scenery here was quite good, but if he could see further, with a wider view...
Following Illumi's thought, the throne slowly rose another hundred meters, and the scene in his view became even more spectacular.
Illumi's eyes changed, turning into golden eagle eyes.
As the pupils in his eye sockets trembled, Illumi saw a very ancient, very remote mountain range.
Illumi knew what it was and what its name was.
It was Pegurose Federation's famous Kalavos Mountains.
In the flat plains of the Pegurose Federation continent, the Kalavos Mountains stood out exceptionally.
It was located north of Illumi's position, with rocky peaks and granite mountains, marking a 1,120-kilometer-long barrier far north of the Klensha Rainforest.
It almost divided the entire Klensha Rainforest into two, and on the continent of Pegurose Federation, only the Klensha Rainforest could possess such a majestic "bosom" to accommodate it.
Looking at the vibrant emerald sea of trees before him, Illumi felt a deep shock in his heart from his throne.
From his current height, he could take in the endless, magnificent green forest sea with a single glance.
It was truly a unique sight.
"Just wait here."
Illumi thought to himself, then slowly closed his eyes.
He wanted to meditate above this emerald sea of trees, using his spirit and body to feel and embrace this vibrant, infinitely vital forest kingdom.
"Chichi..."
After a long while, a Jeep traveled along the rugged forest path and arrived at the camp with a roaring engine.
"Da..."
The car door opened, and a bare foot stepped onto the soft, damp earth.
"Where's boss?"
Julius, dressed as a monk, got out of the car and looked around, asking the guard who came to meet him in a calm tone.
"Boss is, uh..."
The guard subconsciously looked back at where Illumi had been, only to see nothing there but a strange black pillar, leaving him speechless.
He had been on alert for the front area, while the rear area was the responsibility of other guards, so he naturally didn't know the situation on the small mountain.
"Pillar?"
Julius's attention focused on the peculiar black pillar. Applying 'Nen's 'Gyo' technique from the Four Major Principles, he detected a faint aura fluctuation from the pillar.
"Up there!"
Julius's gaze followed the black pillar upward, finally seeing the throne at the top of the pillar, and Illumi on the throne, emanating a serene, natural aura.
"Hm?"
On the throne two hundred meters high, Illumi slowly opened his eyes, sensing an eager gaze fixed upon him.
At the base of the black pillar, a slit suddenly appeared, opening a scarlet eye. The eyeball scanned left and right, immediately spotting Julius in his monk's attire.
"Finally here."
Illumi controlled the shadow pillar to slowly shorten, gradually descending from the sky until the throne gently touched the ground.
Watching Julius walk towards him, Illumi rose from the throne, and the dark throne behind him dispersed into countless shadows, vanishing without a trace.
"I see you've been quite idle. Why not make this your training ground and watch over the camp at the same time?"
"Perhaps, this environment will even be beneficial to your training."
Illumi leaped down from the top of the small mountain, stood before Julius, and said with a calm expression.
He wasn't lying; training in nature could make a person's mind more peaceful and natural, leading to greater efficiency in cultivation without distractions.
"I can feel that boss has gained a lot here."
"In that case, I will take charge of the new camp."
Julius agreed and believed Illumi's words; the serene, natural aura he had just felt couldn't be faked.
"Very good."
Illumi nodded in satisfaction, then raised his right arm to the side. A large amount of shadow burst from beneath his feet, coalescing into a colossal creature on the open ground behind him.
"Whoosh!"
The colossal creature spread its wings, with a dramatic wingspan of fifteen meters. It was Illumi's flying vehicle, the black giant eagle.
Illumi leaped onto the giant eagle's back, and the eagle's wings suddenly vibrated, soaring straight into the sky with a "boom".
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh~"
As the giant eagle soared, it stirred up a gust of wind on the ground, making the small grass and surrounding leaves rustle.
"Gulp..."
Meanwhile, the guards present watched the increasingly small black giant eagle in the sky, swallowing nervously, as the giant eagle flapped its wings again.
"Boom!"
Everyone in the camp only heard a deafening "boom" as the black giant eagle suddenly vanished.
"Whoosh~"
Above the sea of trees, a black streak of light flashed by, instantly rushing beyond the edge of the tropical rainforest.
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While Illumi finished his training and headed to the company headquarters, ripples once again disturbed the surface of the pool called the world.
First, the United States government issued an announcement, stating that fifteen infected individuals with a new type of super bacteria had been discovered within its borders.
The nation implemented corresponding measures at the international city's airport, but these were merely simple screening procedures.
Furthermore, this matter still failed to attract the attention of society and the public.
Because in large countries like the United States and the Ozma Federation, hundreds of thousands of patients died each year from viral and bacterial infections alone.
And globally, dozens of epidemics erupted every year.
Consequently, not only ordinary citizens but even some governments and health organizations simply assumed that this was no different from previous viruses.
The scale of infection caused by the current super bacteria was not yet comparable to the major pandemics that had appeared in the world before; no matter how potent it was, it was still a minority of cases.
Thus, this news was buried within two days amidst a deluge of political news, celebrity scandals, and other vast news.
However, by mid-June, a case also appeared in the Lucario Republic, a part of the Mitene Union.
They discovered this new super bacteria in a tourist.
According to media reports from the Lucario Republic, this tourist was a citizen of the United States who arrived in the Lucario Republic on June 11th for travel, but on the evening of the fourth day of their trip, developed high fever and diarrhea.
Currently, the patient has been handed over to the Lucario Republic's Disease Control Center for a corresponding investigation.
Unfortunately, these were still isolated cases, and the public felt too distant from such matters to understand the implications of a genetically mutated new super bacteria.
The vast majority of the public only cared about their daily meals, everyday life, and their jobs and families; very few paid attention to such news irrelevant to them.
It was fortunate that Hunter x Hunter World's primary mode of air travel relied on airships, which prevented the super bacteria, despite its genetic mutation and increased contagiousness, from spreading beyond a small area.
Otherwise, the world would have already fallen into chaos.
And now, it was the last chance for governments worldwide.
Regrettably, apart from a few doctors in hospitals and a handful of experts in disease control centers, the upper echelons' attention was not focused on the super bacteria.
As a result, no effective measures were implemented by nations or even individual cities.
"Boom!"
A heavy rain fell, and Pattyrus, one of the two largest cities in the Pegurose Federation, was immersed in the relentless downpour for three consecutive days.
Most of the city's residents stayed indoors, unknowingly delaying the widespread dissemination of the super bacteria.
Inside a star-rated hotel in Pattyrus.
"Cough cough..."
"Ugh..."
In the hallway of Block B of the hotel, a tourist suddenly leaned against the wall, coughing and vomiting continuously, spewing out everything he had eaten for lunch and dinner.
The mixed-colored vomit stained the hallway carpet and walls, appearing utterly disgusting.
"What's going on?"
"Am I catching a cold?"
The male tourist, dressed in an expensive suit and carrying a briefcase, casually wiped his mouth with a handkerchief. After walking a considerable distance, he swiped his card and entered his room.
"Sigh, these guests, no manners at all."
After a long while, two cleaning ladies passed by the hallway and saw the yellowish, turbid vomit on the carpet and wall, their faces showing disdain.
"Hurry and clean this up so we can get off work."
The two cleaning ladies quickly took out brooms, mops, and buckets from the janitor's closet in the hallway and hastily carried out a simple cleaning of the hallway.
They didn't even realize that disinfectant was needed for this situation.
In fact, in this era.
A modest star-rated hotel's initial procurement of cleaning equipment and consumables alone would typically cost around 20 million Jenny, not including laundry room equipment and chemicals.
However, to cut costs, most small-scale star-rated hotels lowered their standards.
Not to mention disinfecting every bed, they couldn't even manage daily disinfection.
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