The Hunters' Association's mission was to either capture Bujand or kill him on the spot.
They arrived at the Darkness Continent first and chose to set up camp in the forest not far from the coastline. Then, they waited patiently for Bujand's team to arrive.
Because of the [Return of Letters] ability of the 12 Earthly Chickens, as long as Yang De's party entered a certain range, the [Locator Ability] effect would be triggered.
If they were lucky, they might be able to meet Bujand's team at the area where they set up camp.
In that case, the Hunters' Association would be able to grasp the right time, place, and people. The chances of them getting rid of Bujand's team would also be greatly increased.
Unfortunately, the Darkness Continent was too big. The chances of them being able to meet Bujand's team at the coastline were not high.
In the end, as expected, the two teams missed each other.
But the good news was that according to the feedback from Crook's ability, the location where Bujand's team landed was not too far away. At least, it was not too far away.
Therefore, the Hunters' Association prepared themselves and passed through the forest at their fastest speed. They wanted to take a roundabout route to intercept Bujand's team.
This was going to be an unprecedentedly fierce battle.
Every member of the Hunters' Association knew this very well.
Then, the Hunters' Association's team passed through all kinds of dangerous areas and arrived at a huge underground ruin.
The ruin was located in the middle of a sea of trees. It occupied a huge area. The buildings that were exposed above ground only had one floor. There were dilapidated fences and broken walls everywhere. What was strange was that there were no plants in the ruins above ground.
Instead, all kinds of plants grew in the buildings below ground.
Moreover, the structure of the buildings in the ruins seemed to be comparable to an ant's nest. It was unknown how many floors it extended down, and the terrain was intricate and complicated.
When the Hunter Association arrived at the ruins, Kruk's [Letter] flew into the underground of the ruins, indicating that Biyang De's team was at the bottom of the ruins.
Although Crook's [Letter] could lead the team to the location of Bujand's team, the disadvantage was obvious. It would let Bujand's team know of their arrival.
As a result, the two sides had already made preparations for battle even before they came into contact with each other.
However, both sides had spent more than a month in the huge ruins.
Their only large-scale team battle was not fought in the end.
This was because the [Copper Mechanical Life Forms] living in the ruins had launched an attack on both sides of the battle.
Not only that, but the [Nothingness Body], who was also an uninvited guest, had also intervened in this battle.
As soon as the two existences that were basically disasters joined the battle, the Hunters' Association and Bujand's team decisively retreated from the battle and hid in the huge underground ruins.
Bujand's team was faster than the Hunters' Association. They were the first to enter the underground ruins, and they did not choose to stay in the basement level. Instead, they continued to go deeper.
The Hunters' Association had considered Bujand's team's familiarity with the ruins, so they only chose to move around in the basement level. They did not recklessly chase after Bujand's team.
There were many reasons for this choice. The number of Copper Mechanical Life Forms in the ruins was too terrifying. The ground was covered with a thick layer of defense, trapping Bujand's team and the Hunters' team in the underground ruins.
Other than the Copper Mechanical Life Forms, there were also Nothingness Bodies that chased after the Hunters' team.
It was a life form without a physical body, similar to the Voids on Devil Island. However, the Voids would be wrapped in a white bandage, while the Nothingness Bodies that came to the ruins used [Rags] and [Dried Grass] to cover a few parts of their body.
Compared to the Voids that had many cracks on their bodies, the Nothingness Bodies that came to the ruins were more complete. They looked like scarecrows that could be seen everywhere in the fields.
Therefore, the Hunters' Association called the Nothingness Bodies that came to the ruins [Scarecrows].
Not only because the Nothingness Bodies looked like scarecrows, but also because of the information the Hunters' Association received from the [Dwarf] a month ago.
In short, the Hunters' Association and Bujand's team only had a few sparks. Before the flames could burn, they were interrupted by the Copper Mechanical Life Forms and the Scarecrows that chased after them.
Although both sides had entered the underground ruins, it was very difficult for them to fight again. This was because there were many copper mechanical life forms wandering around the underground ruins. They were like guards, constantly carrying out the mission of eliminating outsiders.
This was also the reason why the gatekeepers did not attack Bujand's team and the Hunters' Association.
The Copper Mechanical Life Forms that guarded the underground ruins were different from the ones that Law and the others encountered.
The Copper Mechanical Life Forms that Law and the others encountered in the ruins were very sensitive to electricity. At that time, they suddenly appeared and attacked Law's phone.
At that time, it was very dangerous, the phone was almost completely rusted.
The Copper Mechanical Life Forms in the ruins were not interested in electricity, but they were very sensitive to life forms that invaded the ruins.
Perhaps because the Scarecrows were special, the Copper Mechanical Life Forms in the ruins would not attack the Scarecrows, and the Scarecrows would not actively provoke the Copper Mechanical Life Forms in the ruins.
Therefore, the Scarecrows only wandered around the ruins on the surface. Even though Bujand's team and the Hunters' Association entered the underground ruins, the Scarecrows did not chase after them.
The Hunters' Association's main activity area was the underground first floor of the underground ruins.
This was a game of patience. Whoever had more patience would have a higher chance of winning.
After more than a month, the Hunters' Association had only explored more than half of the underground first floor of the ruins.
Today, they were suddenly attacked by a large number of Copper Mechanical Life Forms, which disrupted the Hunters' Association's formation.
Ge Er was forced to break away. Due to the pursuit of the Copper Mechanical Life Forms, she could only temporarily avoid the attack.
The underground first floor of the ruins was the only place in the entire underground ruins with a light source. It was also the area with the least danger.
With the help of the light source that drilled into the tunnel space through the cracks of the ruined buildings on the ground, Ge Er, who chose to temporarily avoid the attack, kept avoiding the Copper Mechanical Life Forms that were active around her.
Although she did not have to take the initiative to fight this battle, the biggest problem she faced was how to meet up with the team.
Ka Ka.
In the darkness without any light source, the sound of gears turning became more and more obvious.
Ge'er stared at the bronze mechanical life form that appeared from the darkness with great concentration.
It was an object that was pieced together by more than a dozen disc-sized gears in a spiral shape. It looked extremely messy, but the gears fit together seamlessly, giving off a strange feeling.
Inside the pieced together body of the gears, there was an unknown crystal that emitted a faint light. It seemed to be the power source.
Moreover, the Copper Mechanical Life Forms floated in the air. Wisps of psychic power spiraled out of the crystal like the wind and circled around it, lifting the seemingly heavy body.
After the Copper Mechanical Life Forms stepped out of the darkness, they lost sight of Ge Er, so they stopped where they were and seemed to be thinking.
"Another different piece of scrap metal!"
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