CHAPTER 229: TWO INCUBATION BARS!

"Given the extreme dangers of the Dark Continent, we need to be extra cautious before landing—we’ll use this chicken to scout the way first."

Listening to Muheer’s words, Mascher tossed the chicken off the boat.

Fortunately, the boat wasn’t too high, and under everyone’s watchful eyes, the chicken flapped its wings and landed safely.

Standing on the yellow sand, the chicken first tilted its head forward, took a couple of steps, then pecked at the ground twice.

Over the next minute, the chicken wandered around aimlessly.

From start to finish, no creatures attacked, nor were there any sudden incidents.

"Seems like there’s no danger nearby. We can start disembarking."

Under Muheer direction, one team member after another stepped onto the yellow sand, truly setting foot on the Dark Continent.

When Akira stepped onto this unknown land, the Incubation Bar once again surfaced in his mind.

He wasn’t particularly surprised by this, but something else left him even more astonished.

Because now, there were suddenly two Incubation Bars in his mind!

One of them progressed extremely slowly, similar to the previous incubation speed of Kyogre, with barely any visible progress.

The other was much faster, especially when compared to the first—it seemed almost lightning-quick.

This was the third time he had two Incubation Bars appear simultaneously.

He could roughly guess which Pokemon the first one might be.

As for the second one...

Perhaps it was related to the sandy beach beneath his feet?

After a moment of contemplation, seeing that everyone had disembarked, Akira casually remarked.

"Everyone’s off, right? Then I’ll go ahead and store the boat."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large spatial rift appeared beneath the boat, swallowing the entire vessel in an instant.

Only a faint sea breeze remained where the boat had been—now completely vanished without a trace.

This was yet another advantage of having Akira in the team: the ability to store the boat anytime, anywhere, rather than leaving it exposed.

"Let’s move out!"

Akira stood at the front of the group, leading the others forward.

The team formed a rough diamond-shaped formation.

Akira, as the strongest member and the captain, took the lead.

Ging positioned himself on the left flank, while Beyond, as the second-in-command, stayed at the rear to guard against potential threats from behind.

Other strong members, such as Marione and Mascher, took positions on the right.

Golem and the other Stone Wall members were scattered throughout the formation as supplementary forces.

The remaining few, relatively weaker support personnel, stayed in the center.

Though their combat abilities might be slightly inferior, their Nen abilities were crucial.

Among them was Miro, who continuously used her Nen ability to listen to the sounds of nature and survey the surroundings.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The sound of footsteps on the sand accompanied the group as they walked.

The sand on this beach was incredibly fine, most grains tiny as if worn down countless times.

As a result, stepping on it felt soft, making it easy for feet to sink in.

The heavier a person was, the deeper they sank, almost like walking through a swamp.

This forced everyone to pay extra attention to their footing, careful not to exert too much force.

If only the sand near the shore was like this, it wouldn’t be a problem.

But the issue was—even after walking a considerable distance, the sand remained just as fine, with almost no visible change to the naked eye.

After traveling forward for a while, just as some thought there were no living creatures on this beach, Miro’s expression suddenly changed.

"There’s intense movement underground!"

"Something big is about to emerge from beneath us!"

As soon as she finished speaking, violent tremors surged from underground, making everyone’s feet go numb.

Almost instantly, everyone reacted and scattered in all directions.

In the blink of an eye, they forcefully stomped on the sand, sending countless sands flying into the air and leaving behind large craters!

Their feet were wrapped in dense aura, allowing them to run faster and preventing their feet from sinking too deeply into the sand.

The group, who had just been standing in place moments ago, now formed a circular formation around the area.

Two seconds after they fled, the spot where they had been standing erupted violently, sending sand flying everywhere.

A massive, serpentine creature burst forth, writhing its body, its maw lined with rows of jagged teeth.

Just the portion visible above ground was already five or six stories tall, its towering presence combined with its eerie aura sending chills down everyone’s spines.

"So this is the Dark Continent? It’s already giving us a surprise the moment we set foot here."

"To think there are sandworms this huge!"

Ging held onto his hat to keep it from being blown away by the dust kicked up by the sandworm.

His eyes fixed intently on the wildly thrashing creature, he exclaimed in shock.

He had seen sandworms before and even eaten some as delicacies.

But those were at most the size of giant pythons—never had he encountered one as large as a building!

And this was just the part above ground; who knew how long its full length might be.

The swirling sand assaulted the area, but when it struck the group, it produced metallic clangs.

Each person’s body was enveloped in a thick layer of aura!

Just as everyone braced themselves, another sudden change occurred.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

More sandworms of varying sizes emerged around them, baring their fangs menacingly.

Clearly, they had stumbled upon a sandworm nest.

"Split up and fight! Gauge your strength before engaging!"

Beyond shouted, then erupted with his own aura.

He stomped the ground and leaped into the air.

In an instant, he appeared before one of the largest sandworms, his Aura blazing like fire.

"Boom!!"

His fist struck the sandworm’s abdomen, causing an explosive impact—yet it only tore through the outer skin.

Beyond’s expression grew even graver.

The sandworm’s hide was incredibly thick and resilient; even his powerful punch hadn’t achieved significant results.

"Ha!"

The aura around Beyond’s fists surged violently, glowing so intensely it rivaled the energy of a missile.

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

If power wasn’t enough, he’d make up for it with speed!

Though the sandworms were massive and heavily armored, their reaction times were noticeably sluggish.

While Beyond fought with brute force, the others employed more unique methods.

Lilith attacked with poison, Golem wielded his Aura Weapon...

But the most distinctive was Marione, who used her numerous puppets to hold off multiple sandworms single-handedly.

She possessed a wide variety of puppets, each with distinct functions.

There were blade-wielding melee fighters, long-range gunners, shield-bearing defenders...

One could say her puppet army alone was equivalent to an entire military force.

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