You know that like one random bodyguard and the maid with a backstory will survive the whole mess, just to die in the dark continent, because they couldn't stay in the fake dark continent.
I knew I forgot something… there's also the island where they'll refuel the ship :ninja:
Now that you mention it, I wonder what it's purpose will be, not the in-story purpose, we all know it, I'm talking about the actual reason why Togashi set up something like this. Will it be there for the climax of the Kakin family's succession war? or will it be where the dynamic between the Zodiacs and Beyond changes?
After recollecting my thoughts about it, I think this might be where Gon rejoins the story, maybe?
Also, this begs the question, will more characters be introduced in the fake dark continent and the dark continent itself? Not necessarily humans, but anything which is sentient and has humanoid features. The problem with the chimera ants is that their designs ranged from humans with antenna to octopuses to outer-space-ish aliens, which will make it harder to introduce another species that maintains the same level of diversity. Still, I think Togashi will probably introduce more characters, because even with all the backstabbing, an expedition fighting dumb monsters is boring.