Marvel: Hunter-Chapter 346: Africa

Oh no—maybe, just maybe, the entire Earth will eventually be annexed by those ambitious people. After all, everyone knows what American politicians are like, especially the unreliable president who just took office. And it's not as if his ambitions are small.

"Hey, Wakanda? Vibranium?"

"If I want better weapons,"

"Looks like I really have to take a trip."

Blaine didn't care about those politicians at all. As for who the Earth would belong to in the future, as long as no one came to cause trouble for him, Blaine couldn't care less. Right now, the things that mattered to him most were Wakanda, Vibranium, and upgraded weapons.

The next day, Blaine still got up early, washed up, ate something, turned off the TV that was broadcasting the news, and left the villa directly.

As for where he was going, it went without saying—it was Wakanda. Since Blaine wanted to get his hands on some Vibranium, there was no reason to delay. Better to act sooner rather than later. Think yesterday, go today.

After stepping out through the gate, Blaine fixed his direction, spread his legs, and ran straight toward his target coordinates.

So far, on Earth, Blaine's fastest means of travel was pure speed. Below FTL, his speed option was far faster than flight.

Under certain conditions, it was even faster than teleportation. After all, teleportation required positioning and brief pauses, had a limited number of uses, and consumed mental power. It really wasn't as efficient as Blaine simply running on his own two legs across the planet.

And reality proved it. Within three seconds, Blaine had arrived in Africa. That was without even using his full strength. Otherwise, he could have circled the Earth several times in those three seconds.

Africa, formally known as the African continent, is located in the western part of the Eastern Hemisphere, south of Europe, west of Asia, bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and spanning both sides of the equator.

Africa accounts for more than 20 percent of the world's total land area. It is the second-largest continent in the world, and also the second-largest in terms of population.

According to historical records—something Blaine hardly needed others to remind him of—Africa is also one of the birthplaces of ancient humanity and early civilizations. The earliest written records date back to around 4000 BC, and Egypt in northern Africa is recognized as one of the cradles of world civilization.

It had to be said that Wakanda's geographical location was exceptionally favorable. Combined with this cultural background, it was no wonder Wakanda possessed such a profound heritage.

In reality, however, when Blaine arrived in Africa, he found himself at a loss. He didn't know the exact location of Wakanda, that isolated nation. Wakanda was still concealed beneath a layer of external camouflage, so unless he got very close, Blaine couldn't detect it at all.

That said, even though Blaine didn't know where Wakanda was, he did know the name of its capital. Birnin Zana was the capital of Wakanda. Blaine believed that with such a distinctive local name, finding Wakanda shouldn't be too difficult.

Unfortunately, imagination was beautiful, but reality was painfully thin. After traversing more than half of Africa and passing through tens of thousands of tribes, Blaine still hadn't found a single useful piece of information. He even checked primitive tribes deep in the rainforest.

"Damn it, this high-tech country really is something else,"

"It took me this long to find nothing. T'Challa, Black Panther… impressive."

"I refuse to believe it,"

"There's still something on Earth—somewhere even I can't find."

Deep within a primeval African forest, Blaine grabbed a five-meter-long giant crocodile. As if wielding a meteor hammer, he swung it around a few times and then smashed it down with a loud bang onto the head of a male lion.

The lion hadn't even understood what was happening before his head rang violently and he collapsed backward onto the ground. The crocodile's thick, armor-like scales smashed the lion's skull into a bloody mess. That lion probably never would have imagined that it would be beaten to death by a crocodile for no reason at all.

And the one responsible for all of this was, naturally, Blaine—who had been running into dead ends everywhere.

Blaine had questioned nearly all the indigenous people he encountered across Africa, repeatedly asking about the location of Wakanda's capital, Birnin Zana. Strangely enough, even the locals had no idea where the capital of such a "famous" country was supposed to be. If that wasn't strange, then what was?

T'Challa's country was truly ruthless. It was one thing for the rest of the world not to know about it—but even their own people were kept in the dark.

Along the way, Blaine finally understood why the United States referred to Africa as indigenous. It was simply too poor. Vast areas were backward agricultural regions, and in some remote places, people were still living in primitive societies. For Blaine, this was certainly an eye-opening experience. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

With no other choice, since this approach clearly wasn't working, Blaine could only continue searching slowly. He stretched his mental power to its maximum range, trying to sense every special energy fluctuation within reach.

Africa was huge, but as long as he invested enough time, Blaine would eventually find it. After all, it was only a few tens of millions of square kilometers. Blaine could run across that distance multiple times in a single second. He wasn't searching the universe for star cores—this was still relatively simple.

"T'Challa, oh T'Challa,"

"You'd better hope I don't find it,"

"Otherwise, cheating you out of just a few tons of Vibranium won't be enough…"

Blaine closed his eyes and spoke softly to the surrounding air while probing with his mental power.

Walking through the most primitive forest on Earth, he felt the damp, heavy air around him. On the ground, in the trees, and in the sky, the chirping of insects and the roars of beasts echoed endlessly. Blaine's entire mind seemed to merge into it all.

Suddenly, a bright point of light in the sky caught Blaine's attention. It was clearly neither an insect nor a bird. It moved too fast—like a shooting star.

"Hm?"

"Looks like a metal reflection?"

"?"

"Damn it… that's Wakandan ship."

"It's really true—you find it only after breaking through iron shoes."

In the next instant, Blaine's mood soared. What could be more satisfying than searching for something for so long, only to have it suddenly appear right in front of you?