Because of the silent yet overwhelming Aura Moses released, the members of Beyond's team had a very intense reaction.
Although the members responsible for frontal combat were shocked, they swiftly positioned themselves to shield their support members.
The support members didn't try to act tough and immediately adjusted their stances.
Moses saw all their reactions and actions, and couldn't help but sigh, 'No wonder Beyond regards them as his teammates.'
'This group of people-'
'Their crisis awareness and response measures alone proved they had what it took to challenge the Dark Continent.'
"…"
Moses glanced silently at the members of Beyond's team, who were now fully braced for battle.
The oppressive feeling created by this glance instantly made the members of Beyond's team feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
However, what surprised them again was-
Moses merely glanced at them, then turned and walked away, carrying Netero's body as he brushed past Beyond.
"Whoever moves will die."
As he passed Beyond, Moses left behind those words which contained no emotion.
However, the Aura he exuded through [All Extinct] always exudes a terrifying killing intent that makes people's hearts flutter.
Beyond didn't move. He only turned his head slightly, watching Moses' retreating back with an unreadable expression.
When others saw that Beyond did not take any substantial action, they naturally could not act on their own.
For a moment, Beyond and his team could only stand in silence, staring at Moses's gradually receding back.
"I know him too well."
After Moses had walked some distance away, Beyond, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke: "When it comes to this matter… that old man would never let it go so easily."
"…"
After hearing Beyond's words, Moses didn't respond and continued to walk forward.
Cheadle and the others turned their heads to look at Beyond, but retracted their gazes the next second and followed Moses closely.
In the distant sky-
The airship with the Hunter Association logo painted on it is flying towards this place.
Beyond raised his head slightly and looked towards the Hunter Association's airship.
'Anyone who stands in my way… will die.'
Thinking to himself in his heart, Beyond had already foreseen the situation he would face in the future.
He knew Netero too well.
He knew that this stubborn old man wouldn't let anyone rest easy, even in death.
The only possibility Beyond could think of was that Netero would use methods such as a will after death to mobilize the Zodiacs to prevent him from reaching the Dark Continent.
Or worse…
A will that demanded his execution.
After all, in Netero's eyes, Beyond was nothing more than a ticking time bomb, a threat to humanity.
Therefore, for the deceased Netero, killing him outright would be the simplest solution.
At the end of the day-
Circumstances had changed.
In order to continue his dream of challenging the Dark Continent, Beyond had chosen to kill Netero with his own hands.
Then, after 'this fact' happened, Netero would naturally have no intention of showing any mercy and would undoubtedly order the Zodiacs to eliminate Beyond.
In other words-
In the process of challenging the Dark Continent, not only do Beyond have to face all kinds of treacherous and dangerous Calamities, he also has to deal with the interference of the Zodiacs.
The difficulty of his mission had undeniably reached hellish levels.
But-
Beyond wasn't afraid.
The only thing he regretted was Pariston's death.
After all, that man had been his trump card, which is prepared in advance for exactly this kind of situation.
"Are we really letting him walk away just like that…?"
The kimono-clad woman, Kyuki came behind Beyond and asked softly.
After hearing Kyuki's words, the expressions of the other team members shifted slightly. Most of them thought that there was nothing wrong with just letting Moses go like that.
After all, the more pressing matter now was preparing for the expedition to the Dark Continent.
Having already lost two members, Pariston and Odom, if their team suffered further losses, they wouldn't be in optimal condition for the upcoming voyage.
'Captain Beyond must have considered this too, which is why he allowed Moses Isaac to act so arrogantly.'
This is the thought of the vast majority of the people present.
And in truth, they weren't wrong.
For Beyond, what is more important is the upcoming voyage.
Not to mention-
Beyond knew that the only reason Moses hadn't killed Mascher was because Netero had stopped him from acting at that moment.
So why would Beyond shoot himself in the foot now?
"Now is not the time."
Beyond kept his back to Kyuki and looked up at the approaching Hunter Association's airship.
Yes.
This conflict was inevitable.
But not now!
After hearing Beyond's response, Kyuki sighed in disappointment but abandoned the idea of eliminating Moses here.
As for the rest of the team, they remained fixated on Moses's retreating figure.
Today,
Netero's 100-Type Guanyin had given them quite a shock.
But the ability and Aura that Moses had displayed in just a minute or two had shocked them even more.
…
A few hours later.
The airship landed at the Hunter Association's exclusive airport.
The other members of the Zodiacs, who had received the notice in advance, were already waiting.
Their faces were shadowed with gloom as they watched the newly arrived airship.
Among them, Ginta, the big man with the most delicate and sensitive emotions, was already bawling his eyes out.
Ging, who had been standing beside him, couldn't handle the flood of tears and took several steps back. He stuffed his hands into his pockets, looked up and stared at the exit of the airship in silence.
As the prepared coffin was carried onto the airship, just a moment later, Netero's body was brought down inside it.
Moses walked at the back, and then stopped in front of the boarding stairs. He watched as Kanzai and the others carried the coffin toward the Hunter Association's Headquarters.
At that moment, Ging appeared silently beside him.
"Are you okay?"
"…"
Moses tilted his head to take a look at Ging's physical condition and answered obliquely, "You've recovered well."
"That's thanks to the stuff you provided. It's called Black Clay, right?"
Ging's eyelids drooped slightly and he could only follow Moses's lead.
Moses nodded slightly and looked at the other Zodiacs.
Thanks to the Black Soil, Gel's severed hand had been reattached, and the others had healed well, except for Botobai, whose body was still wrapped in bandages. Most likely, there hadn't been enough Black Clay to fully treat his numerous wounds.
"The old man lost pretty badly… but he was smiling pretty happily, too."
"Is that so…"
Ging was slightly startled, then he lowered his eyes and pulled his hands out of his pockets.
"That's good."