"Put away your weapons."
The voice of the special forces captain came from outside.
He was ordering his team members to put away their weapons to show they had no ill intentions.
Afterwards, his voice came again, explaining to Kevin and the others hiding behind the tree stump cover.
"We came here tracking a poaching group, found traces of their previous stay outside, and there are also some new traces here that only appeared last night."
"Therefore, please identify yourselves. As long as we confirm that you are not associated with those poaching groups, we will absolutely not make things difficult for you."
The captain tried his best to make his tone seem less serious; he just wanted to resolve the current situation through official phrasing.
After all, the other side had three Nen Users, and they didn't look like low-level amateurs.
He couldn't accurately judge the other party's strength, and on his side, only he, the captain, was a Nen User.
If conflict broke out, he wasn't sure if he could gain an advantage.
The few people hiding behind the cover exchanged glances.
Buhara was the first to walk out from behind the large tree stump where he was hiding.
He was large, and even with the stump blocking, a small part of his clothes was exposed.
The other party had already expressed their goodwill.
If they didn't want this inexplicable conflict to occur, they had to show their own goodwill.
He looked at the other party and saw that these people were indeed wearing field military uniforms and carrying firearms and weapons.
The captain also seemed to have a tacit understanding, slightly displaying the uniform he was wearing and the weapon in his hand.
Although the Kakin Empire is not a V5 member state, it is considered the strongest nation below V5, with immense national power.
It also has considerable prestige and influence in international diplomacy and is not just an ordinary small country.
Whether it was their military uniforms or weapons, they had certain independently developed characteristics.
Anyone with a little knowledge could tell at a glance, which could somewhat alleviate doubts.
Buhara observed, and his heart indeed began to believe the other party's words.
They had stayed in the Kakin Empire for some time and had some understanding of the country's situation.
He flicked his hand and revealed a hunter license.
"We are professional Hunters, not the poaching group you mentioned.
The camp you referred to, those fresh traces, were just where we rested temporarily last night."
The other party nodded.
In fact, he had already been speculating in this direction.
However, to prevent accidents, he observed more, but unexpectedly, he was discovered by the other party.
This was also why he felt the other party was not simple.
"That's right, the traces you left are indeed different from those of the poaching group."
After the misunderstanding was cleared, Kevin and Menchi also walked out from behind the cover where they were hiding.
However, both sides maintained a safe distance.
"Then let us escort you out of here."
Although both sides had established some basic trust, they were still in a state of mutual vigilance at this moment.
Kevin and the others couldn't be sure if the other party were truly special forces members, but based on the current situation, it seemed highly likely.
And the other party couldn't immediately confirm if they were genuine professional Hunters, and it must be admitted that there could also be professional Hunters among the poaching groups.
Therefore, the other party had to be even more vigilant.
Just like that, both sides maintained a relatively safe distance and silently walked towards the edge of the forest.
They walked all the way to a place near the edge of the forest.
They saw several off-road vehicles and special operations vehicles with the clear military emblem of the Kakin Empire printed on them.
Kevin noticed that among the personnel who stayed behind, there was also a Nen User.
That person first looked at Kevin and the others vigilantly, then walked to the side of the Nen User captain who had confronted Kevin and them, and spoke a few words.
After confirming the current situation, he said to Kevin and the others: "Alright, seeing this, I think your misunderstanding has been cleared up.
Now, please allow us to verify your Hunter identities."
The few people nodded, walked forward, and took out their hunter licenses.
"Hmm? All three of you are professional Hunters?" This Nen User was a little surprised.
He had originally thought only one person was a professional Hunter.
After all, many Nen Users are lone wolves, and even if they have a team, it's usually one professional Hunter leading a few non-professional Nen Users.
Or even operating with some ordinary people.
Kevin and the others had no interest in explaining this.
After confirming their true identities, the Nen User who was the special forces captain asked: "If you don't mind, could you tell us the purpose of your visit to this forest?"
"Looking for some [materials]."
After Kevin and the others gave a brief answer, they didn't say anything more.
The other party just nodded and didn't continue to ask.
Hunters are like this, having all sorts of objectives.
It's not impossible to encounter Hunters in places like this wilderness.
If it were other people, they would definitely have to arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly, only releasing them after confirming there were no issues.
But these three were all professional Hunters, so they naturally couldn't do that.
Let alone them not being V5 members, even if they were V5 members, a normal department wouldn't inexplicably make things difficult for professional Hunters; it's a counterproductive behavior.
This would make your superior evaluate whether your work ability matches your current position.
Whether considering it from a legal perspective or other aspects, their activities in the forest were reasonable.
In fact, after seeing the traces of their camping, the special forces basically determined that these three were not related to the poaching group.
Thinking that the other party were professional Hunters and had specifically come here, perhaps understanding some situation, the captain spoke to himself: "We came here mainly because a monster that shouldn't appear has appeared in this area."
It's too close to the city.
Once this monster goes berserk and breaks out of the forest, it could cause serious casualties."
"A monster? We did find the lair where it used to live," Menchi recalled and said.
"What! Really?" The captain said in surprise.
He didn't expect that a casual inquiry would actually yield an unexpected gain.
"Sorry, I haven't introduced myself yet.
My name is Lek."
The three nodded and introduced themselves.
"If you don't mind, could I trouble you to take us to see that lair?
We came here specifically tracking it."
What you don't know is that it's not just here; the same problem has appeared in another forest area several hundred kilometers away.
We just can't be sure if it's the same monster.
If it's not the same one, but multiple ones distributed in different areas, then the problem becomes even more troublesome."
Kevin and the others thought for a moment and felt that this wasn't a troublesome matter.
So Buhara agreed.