A total of twenty-five rooftops, all with identical content.
What was the significance of the ancient humans doing this?
"What did you decipher?"
Seeing Salin busy, Law was puzzled and asked Ging.
Subsequently, Ging recounted the information Salin had deciphered.
Hearing the content of the ancient script, everyone who had returned from harvesting the Herb showed surprise and also felt a sense of incongruity.
The Brions described in the ancient script seemed somewhat different from the ones they had fought multiple times.
However, there were also points that made sense, such as the building materials in the Ancient Labyrinth City originating from Brions.
If it were the incredibly unreasonable transformative characteristic of Brions, it truly could support humans in building such a magnificent city in an environment like the Dark Continent.
Now, the Ancient Labyrinth City was occupied by Brions, perhaps because the ancient humans were careless. During the transformation of Brions, things spiraled out of control, leading to an uncontrollable situation, ultimately starting with Brions and ending with them.
With limited information, these were just conjectures by Law and the others. Based on this information alone, and considering the encountered Brions, delving deeper felt somewhat unreliable.
Ging watched Salin, who was fully focused on identifying differences in the pictograms, and said, "She wanted to go inside the buildings, but we stopped her due to the high risk."
Law said, "That was wise. Although I really want to see the interior of the buildings as soon as possible, we need to restore our stamina and Nen first."
Ging nodded slightly. This was a given.
The place was here, and it wouldn't run away.
Since exploring anytime was the same, it was best to do so in the optimal condition.
At that moment, Salin stood up, a frown creasing her forehead. She looked at everyone and sighed, "It's the same here too. Like carved from the same mold, no deviation in details at all."
Shiro, thoroughly puzzled, exclaimed, "How bizarre. Could it be that the ancient scripts on so many rooftops were all carved by the same person?"
"Don't know. Perhaps the answer lies inside the buildings." Salin looked at Law, her eyes full of anticipation.
"We will definitely go inside the buildings, but we need to rest first." Law glanced at his teammates who had been harvesting Herb.
"Alright."
Although Salin felt a sense of urgency, she understood priorities, knowing Law and the others were somewhat tired now, so it was necessary to rest in the Hide-and-Seek dimension first.
"Shall we set the entrance and exit here?" Knov asked.
"Yes, right here," Law nodded.
"Understood."
Hearing this, Knov gathered the Nen hovering around his right hand, slowly turning it black.
"At the five o'clock direction in the air, someone is approaching."
Tonpa, who had kept his detection circle active, suddenly looked towards the five o'clock direction, a flash of surprise crossing his face.
"Human?"
Hearing Tonpa's alert, everyone couldn't help but look towards the five o'clock direction, and Knov also stopped his action.
In the distance within their field of vision, a humanoid figure holding a staff was flying unsteadily.
Since Tonpa confirmed the approaching figure was human, everyone directly regarded the still-unclear figure as human.
This person was Giles. He was truly at the end of his strength. After escaping into the air, he immediately noticed the many figures on the rooftops of the distant labyrinth buildings.
Along with surprise, he forced himself to gather the last of his strength, desperately urging his Nen to fly towards the building rooftop where the figures were.
His original plan was to land on a building rooftop, and if necessary, he would risk entering the building interiors. When he started escaping, he never expected to encounter the 'fellow humans' the magical beast mentioned.
But he never imagined that the fellow humans mentioned by the magical beast would gather on building rooftops, allowing him to spot them immediately.
And this discovery brought him a glimmer of hope.
On the building rooftop, everyone watched in surprise as Giles flew unsteadily but not slowly.
"Must be someone from the International Permit Agencies. Looking at his state, seems pretty rough," Tonpa said.
Nen Users who could transform Nen characteristics into flight abilities weren't common, and the role flight ability played in combat was self-evident.
Now, seeing a human flying towards their location, everyone was inevitably surprised.
Biscuit, with a thoughtful look in her eyes, said, "We heard the loud noise from outside the city earlier. As expected, the International Permit Agencies' team was attacked by something."
Ging said, "Most likely. And this person..."
As the distance closed, everyone gradually saw the person's appearance clearly.
"Seems to be the person in charge of this operation for the International Permit Agencies."
"Just him escaping alone means... the entire International Permit Agencies' team was wiped out?"
"What could have wiped out the International Permit Agencies' team?"
"Definitely not Brions. If it were Brions who attacked, that person wouldn't be fleeing into the city."
"Law, should we pay attention to him?"
Knov held the ink-like Nen in his palm. If Law said no, he would immediately set up the entrance to the Hide-and-Seek.
Meeting Knov's inquiring gaze, Law nodded and said calmly, "Let's assess the situation. Assuming the International Permit Agencies' team was attacked by some entity, presumably the threat is not weak. Perhaps we can obtain relevant information from this person."
Hearing Law's decision, everyone had no objections.
If Law's assumption held, they were also in the ancient labyrinth and might encounter that unknown entity. So, it was necessary to make contact with this fleeing person.
In the air, Giles's vision was somewhat swaying.
'Almost there, almost there...'
A strong will to survive was the key that kept him going until now.
Now, he was just a few breaths away from the end.
However, his body, truly exhausted, could no longer provide him with Nen.
At a distance of nearly a hundred meters, Giles expelled his last trace of Nen and began to fall from the sky.
Seeing this, without Law's instruction, Machi beside him raised her hand and threw a thin needle attached to a Nen Thread at Giles.
A sparkling flash passed through the air. The thin needle reached Giles in an instant, bypassed his chest, and wound around several times.
Then, Machi pulled her arm back, dragging Giles through the air towards them.
Law watched Giles being pulled over, used his Domain to envelop him, stabilizing him in mid-air while dispersing the impact force.
Giles struggled to open his eyes, looking at the dozen or so people before him. The sense of crisis that had lingered in his heart faded somewhat. He said with difficulty, "So you are the humans that magical beast mentioned..."
"Magical beasts?"
Law's eyes turned cold.
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Dice Nose's relentless pursuit ultimately prevented Kincaid's group of five from following their planned escape route.
They were directly forced into a building's interior.
Upon entering the building interior, it was pitch black, not a hand visible in front of their faces.
But just breathing slightly, they could feel countless dust particles floating around them.
The wind blowing from somewhere felt like breath appearing out of thin air beside their ears, carrying a slight chill.
Before them was utter darkness, and the silence was deafening.
In such an environment, Kincaid and the others were afraid to make the slightest sound, each step taken with utmost caution.
"I... Can I use En?" The crew-cut soldier bodyguard's spine kept feeling chills running down it. He lowered his voice and said, "I feel like... we're being watched. D-Don't you guys feel that?"
In the darkness, it felt as if gazes were resting upon them.