Hunter x Hunter: The Seven Deadly Sins

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That morning, Hammer gathered the construction team, and work immediately began.

After inspecting the site, Illumi lost interest in it. It was just a desolate piece of land.

He planned to cultivate here for a while and also take a break.

"Oh, by the way, just call me Boss from now on."

Illumi, about to turn and leave, suddenly spoke. Everyone was momentarily stunned. Only King Bradley nodded, indicating he understood.

All this time, Illumi hadn't made any demands regarding how they addressed him.

But now it would be different. They were going to establish a super-power, and there could be no lack of hierarchy.

Three days later, Illumi, who was cultivating, received a call from King Bradley.

"Boss, an ancient ruin has been excavated at the construction site."

King Bradley's low voice made Illumi's expression turn peculiar.

Ancient ruins. Such a thing was actually excavated so easily by him.

Ten minutes later, Illumi drove to the construction site. The desolate land was now filled with engineering vehicles, construction equipment, and materials.

There were many construction workers coming and going, estimated to be over a hundred people.

"No one's leaked it, right?"

Illumi got out of the car and came to the construction site. He followed King Bradley and Hammer to a somewhat remote construction area, which had already been cordoned off by bodyguards hired by Hammer.

"Not yet. Those few construction workers who excavated it have already been brought under control."

King Bradley replied, and Hammer also nodded repeatedly. He had informed Bradley immediately. He wouldn't dare to easily expose such a matter on his own.

Of course, if he dared to expose it privately, King Bradley would definitely flay him alive.

"As soon as I got the construction workers under control, I ordered a halt to construction."

Hammer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with a handkerchief, his face tense.

"No one has notified the local government yet, but construction workers will eventually go off duty. The news won't be kept secret for long."

Illumi frowned. He hadn't read any books about Pegrossa's continent and didn't know what kind of ruins might be beneath the ground.

"The ruins are thirty meters deep underground. Do you want to go down?"

King Bradley asked. The other team members also looked curious, especially the archaeologist, who had already prepared various tools and was eager to go.

"Hmm, be careful."

Illumi nodded, looking down. The deep pit below was clear at a glance.

"Don't be careless. Take protective measures."

"Also, apart from Bradley and me, and Havell, the others are not to go down for now."

Illumi spoke. The other team members immediately looked dejected but still shrugged, accepting his command.

After all, Illumi was their behind-the-scenes boss; even King Bradley listened to him.

Soon, Hammer had anti-gas masks brought over. Besides the six bodyguards, Illumi, Bradley, and Havell went down together.

A total of nine people, descending slowly along the rope ladder.

"Huh!"

Having just come down the rope ladder, Havell let out a light gasp as he looked at the objects on the ground.

"What's wrong?"

Illumi looked at him and inquired.

"The natives of this continent of the United Nations of Pegrossa are the Trul people, who settled on this continent thirty thousand years ago."

"But they are nomadic, with no fixed settlements."

"Neither their culture nor technology has developed in thousands or tens of thousands of years."

"Logically, such a native people who haven't even developed writing shouldn't have such a..."

Havell extended his arm, feeling the stone archway in front of him. There were some carved patterns on it, looking very complex.

"Uh, it's impossible for them to have the ability to build such an extraordinary thing."

Havell continued, as he was an archaeologist who had absorbed a vast amount of knowledge about human civilization and history.

He naturally understood that a place like Pegrossa only had primitive natives, and with their backward productivity and cultural technology, it was impossible for them to have any decent ruins.

But because of this, he felt even more that this ruin was not simple.

"Be careful."

Illumi reminded him again.

He looked up at the top of the stone archway. The patterns and markings on it were extremely complex, and one could sense their extraordinary nature at a glance.

Illumi stepped forward, came under the stone archway, and ran his hand over it. Bits of dust fell off as his fingers slid across.

Behind the stone archway was a deep, dark tunnel. An ancient aura, heavy with the sedimentation of history, assailed Illumi, causing his eyes to narrow slightly.

"Bring the flashlight."

Illumi stared at the dark tunnel ahead, extending his right hand behind him. A bodyguard handed him a flashlight.

"Click!"

Illumi turned on the flashlight and shone it into the tunnel. This flashlight was the best high-intensity flashlight available, capable of illuminating up to two hundred meters, brighter than car headlights, and waterproof and shock-resistant.

But the flashlight only illuminated about a hundred meters before the path beyond became invisible.

Due to the angle of view, it was impossible to determine the exact depth of the tunnel.

"You few..."

Illumi pondered for a moment, then turned to look at the six bodyguards standing behind, pointing at two of them.

"Go first."

The two bodyguards trembled. Their throats gulped.

But under Illumi's gaze, they had no choice but to muster their courage and walk at the very front, scouting the way for those behind.

The two bodyguards led, with Illumi and Bradley in the middle, and Havell and the other four bodyguards moving together behind them.

"Tap... tap..."

The air was very cold, and crisp footsteps echoed in the dark tunnel, like a ticking clock swaying in everyone's hearts.

As Illumi walked, he pondered whether excavating ruins on his company's construction site was a good thing or not.

But then, ruins, there might be some antiques or relics inside. Perhaps he'd have to moonlight as a tomb raider.

But then, if there really were any antique treasures inside, it would directly overturn the existing history of Pegrossa, a monumental discovery that would shock the archaeological world.

His name, Illumi, might even go down in history.

At that time, these antique treasures would definitely be very valuable. In this time of financial shortage, he would certainly have to resort to some underhanded tactics.

"These patterns..."

Illumi shone his flashlight on some carved patterns in the tunnel. Compared to those on the stone archway, the patterns in the tunnel were significantly clearer.

By naked eye, it was impossible to determine their age, how many years ago they were carved. The turns, undulations, depressions, and pauses in the patterns were all clearer than those on the stone archway.

This semi-domed tunnel was entirely constructed from massive, hard stone blocks. The gaps between the blocks were clearly visible, yet very regular.

"Inside this, there must be a civilization that humanity has yet to discover!"

Havell was already so excited that his breathing was irregular, his face flushed, as he spoke to Illumi and King Bradley.

"Boss, we will definitely become world-renowned!"