Living in Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 170 Changes in the Secret Realm

The flames on Lucci's body slowly dissipated.

"How is it, Lord Lucci?" Sharil asked, noticing Lucci's shifting gaze, as if he had already completed his "exploration."

Lucci did not answer, but immediately used his "dream memory" ability to replay all the scenes and images from when he entered the secret realm in his mind.

Let's observe from another perspective.

Judging from the situation in the town, the people of this waterfall town are probably doomed.

It can only be described as an undeserved disaster.

Taking the first step into the secret realm is difficult for many, because the inner desire, coupled with the influence of the secret realm's power, makes it very easy to become immersed in it.

As for the consequences of getting involved in it, it's obvious they'll be bad.

Even after passing through the first illusion and officially entering the secret realm, there are still other effects.

The first one is that the thought will be inexplicably "suppressed" and then eliminated.

It was as if Nen was not allowed to be used in that environment, but Lucci did not know the exact strength of the suppression and elimination abilities.

But it is definitely not an unsolvable problem. If it were an unsolvable suppression, then Phoenix might dissipate if it entered it.

In addition, monsters from the secret realm suddenly appeared.

Of course, there is still one question: is it possible to communicate within the secret realm?

How does the entire secret realm operate?

The flames reappeared, and Phoenix reappeared once more.

As a spirit beast, and a phoenix at that, even if it is destroyed once, Lucci can summon it again.

Phoenix, who was summoned back, grumbled and expressed his dissatisfaction to Lucci.

But soon, under Lucci's orders, they plunged directly into the entrance to the secret realm.

"It seems that this Lord Lu Qi has made a discovery."

"Should we send someone along too?" Brooke Stacy, the gluttonous representative of the seven households, whispered to the others.

"It's good to resolve this sooner rather than later. The secret realm is still growing and is not yet in its full state. If we drag this out any longer, we won't be able to resolve it, and it will become very troublesome."

Secret realms formed by thought are relatively rare, but almost every one that appears is very challenging.

In existing records, no more than 10 instances of secret realms formed by thought have been resolved throughout history.

Of course, there are also records of it suddenly dissipating, as if its power was exhausted and then it disappeared, but the truth of these accounts is unknown.

Upon invading the secret realm once again, Lucci did not sense any opposing force and encountered the same situation as before, but he did not fall into the illusion again.

It doesn't need to be that complicated.

Enter Waterfall Town directly.

But entering Waterfall Town again was different.

Because it was completely different from what had happened before; previously, only Phoenix illuminated Falls.

This time, however, Waterfall Town seemed to have returned to normal, with moonlight falling from the sky.

That's right, this time it's not Waterfall Town shrouded in a black barrier.

There was no dust drifting everywhere either.

We entered Waterfall Town at night, even though it was still daytime outside.

There was no sense of suppression or elimination, as if the previous experiences were all illusions.

Similarly, there are other atmospheres in Waterfall Town as well.

There was still light in some of the houses.

There were figures moving around.

Some pubs in the town were still open and had customers, so the streets weren't deserted at night.

A flashlight shone over.

"A bird? A bird with flames?" A man dressed as a sheriff pulled out a gun.

From Lucci's perspective, everything has returned to normal?

This secret realm has been around for almost two months. Are the people inside still alive?

Where else can we find the real thing?

Phoenix's purifying flames seemed unaffected by the Nen, much like the previous time.

It is at least not a pure illusion formed by thought.

This is a middle-aged man who, facing Phoenix's sudden appearance of a strange bird, is waving a flashlight in his hand, trying to drive Phoenix away.

The pistol remained pointed at Phoenix, never letting up.

After getting a clear look at Phoenix, he exclaimed, "A bird emitting flames, a magical beast? It's so beautiful, it should fetch a lot of money, right?"

The sheriff even cautiously approached Phoenix.

Under Lucci's control, it ignored the other party and took flight.

Flying above Fallstown, you can also see the scenery outside the town. To the east of the town is a forest, and in the distance of the forest is a waterfall.

This also exists in the outside world.

It felt like a real world.

Phoenix even flew out of the Falls area.

However, Lucci quickly discovered the anomaly.

He flew towards the waterfall. The forest was unusually quiet, though there were other creatures, but very few.

After flying over a certain area, Phoenix reappeared at the town's fountain as if by spatial teleportation.

The previous sheriff has disappeared.

It was indeed fake.

The most authentic part is the small town.

Because it itself envelops the town!

Lucci is now a master of Nen, having studied Nen extensively, in addition to his life's work on various online novels.

This was enough for Lucci to speculate about the situation.

Whether it is correct or not is unknown.

But it is also a reference.

Based on the initial entry, it appears that memories can be invaded, and illusions can be created based on those memories.

So the "people" living in this town may be the re-enactment of certain memories. This place is not an illusion, but it may be a "space" constructed by combining the memories of the town's residents with their thoughts.

It's still not the real waterfall town, but unlike before, it has a physical form, rather than being a mere illusion.

It can be understood as a city or town formed by the thoughts of Greed Island.

The waterfall town you see on your first visit is probably the real town.

This ability can already be described as terrifying and bizarre.

Lucci maneuvers Phoenix into the fountain.

Since we entered through here, can we also leave through here?

If a normal person enters without the corresponding abilities, it would probably be difficult for them to leave.

This time the situation was different; the fountain boiled directly without entering the "deep water" area.

In other words, if you want to leave this place, you cannot leave through the same means you came here.

Then you'll have to choose another way to leave.

But is there really a way to leave?

Lucci expressed his doubts.

Lucci really wanted to try it out, so he set the place on fire.

But the thought that there might still be survivors made Lucci hold back. Even though the hope was slim, it was possible!

Lucci wouldn't stoop to the point of disregarding human lives for the sake of an experiment.

Lucci and Phoenix's ability to teleport was not affected, meaning Lucci could enter and leave this secret realm at any time.