7. Star Stronghold
"Bang-"
"Hey, are you alright?"
The sound of the wooden gate hitting the ground made Alyssa suddenly realize that she was safe.
But the seniors are still outside! How does he get in?
"Senpai!"
Ignoring the greetings of the two companions in front of her, Alyssa got up and ran to the wooden gate, nervously watching the movement outside the door.
Only then did the other two people notice that outside the door, at the corner where they had come before, there was a figure standing in strange clothes with a sword in his hand.
"Someone you know?" The strong man asked, a handful of hair on his forehead and a braid on the back of his head that danced with the swing of his head, and with the other hand he grasped the hilt of the great sword behind his back, ready to go out to support.
The freckled girl glanced at Alyssa and replied, "Most of the people who can make their partners so nervous are the senior of 'Wind Absolute 'Fichte'. ”
"'Wind Blows'······ Fichte? ”
"Well, legend has it that Fichte's predecessor had a great sword, and the blade could dance the wind······ It's just that I don't know why, he never used the knife again. ”
"So, that guy is very strong." The strong man let go of the hand holding the hilt of the sword, each hunter has his own pride, and sometimes it is disrespectful to rush up to help.
"I just don't know if I can solve this terrible guy, this guy is very violent······"
"As long as it's a senior, it's going to be fine!" Alyssa said without looking back. She had seen Fichte take action, when she was a little girl who did not know anything about the world, and encountered the terrible "Queen of the Land" in the forest of Dondoruma, and it was this man, with one man and one sword, who saved her from danger!
Later, she heard that the man had entered the forest again, and had succeeded in hunting down the disturbing monster.
"Oh, that's it." The strong man was noncommittal, reached out and tightened the open-breasted fluff jacket on his body, and his strong pectoralis muscles trembled, "When he solves the trouble, he has to drink two cups!" ”
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On the other side, Fichte took off his foliage suit and waited quietly for an opportunity to attack.
The brute-jawed dragon still didn't let go of the big thief dragon in its mouth, happily spinning, jumping, washing the floor, the big thief dragon was also very cooperative and kept screaming, the mouth sprayed dark green liquid, it seemed to be saliva stomach acid or something, the place where it was bitten was already broken scales, and blood was dripping.
Fichte observed the dragon as he approached slowly from the side.
"Although this guy looks soft with fluff on his back, he is actually the toughest part of his body; On the contrary, although the head looks more bone, it seems to be more fragile because of special organs; Although the scale armor on the thighs is thick, it looks like there are signs of old wounds that have not healed, and you can try to destroy them; Tail ······ Try to dodge. ”
"Let's try to see if I can ride it first, or I'll start with its leg injury and make it unable to stand up first!"
The battle plan was determined, and Fichte immediately began to implement it.
"There was a dead tree overgrown with vines on the way from here, and you can try to use it as a vine trap."
"It was hiding in a good position to jump on its back."
"There's also a bottle of paralyzing toxin in the package."
“······”
Fichte climbed the rock wall again and crept around to the Jawdragon. The unaware Jawed Dragons were still playing with the dying Great Raptor, which was not its food, but just a toy - it didn't like it because it tasted so bad.
"Chance!" Fichte's eyes flashed.
I saw that the brute-jawed dragon shook the big thief dragon that had more air out of its mouth and less air intake, and hit the rock wall with a "snap", knocking the solid rock apart, and the scale armor on the back of the big thief dragon was also shattered, and the blood was mottled and flowing!
"Boom" "Boom" "Boom"
The brute-jawed dragon stared at the great thief dragon that was twitching and struggling on the ground, but couldn't get up, and slowly approached step by step, spewing a scorching breath from its huge nostrils.
This toy seems to have broken down, so let's end its life.
"Whew-whew-"
Just as it was about to end the life of the poor plaything, suddenly, it felt as if something had fallen on its back, and then something hard pierced the fur and scales of its back, embedded in the flesh!
"Aang!"
The dragon roared in pain.
Fichte, who landed on the back of the barbarian dragon, smashed the half-meter-long piece sword in his left hand with great force, and the iron-cast sword body could break through the tough scale armor on the dragon's back.
"Next, it's where I show my skills...... Gan! ”
Fichte only felt the Tyrannosaurus under him step backwards, and then the whole person flew into the air! But it was a long-distance leap of the Brute Dragon, and the violent force threw him away.
What's the situation?
Fichte, in mid-air, watched as the huge body of the barbarian dragon squeezed into the dense forest, disappearing in the blink of an eye, and could only see the trees swinging in the distance, and the birds of unknown species in the forest.
"Bang"
Fichte, who landed on the ground, rolled up, and looked at the place where the brute-jawed dragon disappeared with serious eyes - this guy is very smart - at least compared to the great thief dragon, much smarter!
Fichte jumped sideways, dodging the rampaging Raptor, who quickly went berserk after spotting the Jawed Dragon's departure.
The Great Thief Dragon, which was not further attacked, went berserk without accident because of the intense hunger in its belly and physical injuries, and a row of pale yellow thorns on its back stood up in anger.
The Great Thief opened its mouth and devoured everything around it frantically, plants, dirt, stones······ Everything that could be bitten off was swallowed into its belly, and its abdomen rapidly expanded as a result, nearly doubling its size!
"Good fellow, you can eat anything."
The scales of the Great Raptor's epidermis became smoother and more translucent as its body expanded, and at the same time, the wounds that had been bitten by the Barbarian Jaw Dragon were also revealed due to the expansion, and the blood was extremely hideous.
Bigger means more strength and more powerful attacks, but it also means a correspondingly sluggish response. The expansion of the body means that the originally heavy scale armor will be thinner as a result, and the defense will be reduced.
Although this is a good time to hunt, the Great Thief Dragon, a creature that does not seem to have a good IQ, is not on Fichte's hunting list, and the Brute-Jawed Dragon, which immediately runs away when he sees a bad situation, is his target.
Seeing the yellow toothed dragon species that was more than two people tall because of the distended abdomen rampaging towards him, Fichte glanced behind him very calmly.
On one side of the road leading to the survey base is the rocky mountain where they had been hiding, and on the other side is a cliff facing the sea. And he was now standing on the top of a cliff, with a tropical tree not far from the side, and the Great Thief Dragon was sprinting at a speed that did not match its size.
Probably because the pain had stimulated the small brain, the Great Raptor was completely unaware of what was waiting for it ahead.
The little man who was supposed to be frightened by it and waited for the ravages didn't know what was going on, but suddenly flew away from the side, and as soon as it was empty, he saw the sea and the sky in front of him - "plop"!
Hearing the sound of clear water behind him, Fichte exhaled a long breath and straightened his dusty leather armor slightly.
After all, they are facing monsters that are far more powerful than themselves, and even the most experienced hunters dare not take it lightly, because they humans are always on the weak side in terms of strength.
"Hello, I'm sorry, I've been waiting for a long time!" Fichte picked up his bag and trotted all the way to the pass.
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The New World's research base, Xingchen, is located in a very safe harbor between the east side of the Ancient Tree Forest and the west side of the Great Ant Mound Wasteland. Its whole body structure is mainly made of logs, hulls and animal bones, and the connecting frame is mostly steel, animal skins and cloth.
Its most iconic structure is the huge ship that sits alongside the cliff and has a broken bottom bunk. The hundred-meter-long huge ship and the red first-phase regimental flag flying in the wind can almost be seen when you raise your eyes.
What kind of force could send such a huge ship from the surface of the sea to the top of a cliff hundreds of meters high? Unknown.
Even if you haven't reached the star stronghold, you can see the old hull high above and the red regimental flag shining in the sun. Dozens of steel chains extend from the ship, basket-like devices moving up and down.
The hillside down from the old ship is a series of houses intertwined with steel and trees, and a rushing waterfall rushes down from them, crashing into a waterwheel, producing a huge roar and driving countless gears, steel chains and nooses to rotate.
Green smoke and black smoke rose from both sides.
Is this cooking?
Fichte suddenly felt empty in his stomach and slowed down.
The group of people quickly arrived in front of the investigation base along the mountain road.
"Alright, after passing through this naturally formed gate, it's the 'stars' stronghold of the investigation team." The strong man who walked in the front looked at the three people who were stunned by the sight and explained loudly.
I saw that the mountain road suddenly turned a corner and then suddenly opened up, three pairs of huge "ribs" from short to tall "grew" from the mountain rocks on both sides, and the three of them stood under the three pairs of bone pillars, as if standing in the stomach of a huge ancient creature!
It's hard to imagine what a huge creature with just three pairs of ribs in the chest and abdomen that is more than 100 meters tall will look like when it is alive!
At least Fichte had never seen a creature this large. Even the largest female fire dragon can't be a tenth of the size of one of her ribs, right?
Looking at the red ribbon fluttering in the wind on the jagged bone pillar, Fichte couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"The New World, the destination of the ancient dragon's migration, is really extraordinary!"
"Welcome to the Investigative Stronghold, the Star." The strong man stopped, turned to the three people, and the smile on the corner of his mouth flattened the two slender scars on his face a lot, and his fortitude was undiminished, but his face was kinder.
"Investigate the base, Xingchen!" The freckled girl cheered and ran to the other side of the ribbed gate, through the passage in front of her, which was the real base of investigation, Xingchen.
Here you can already see the scene of the investigation base in full swing, all kinds of people wearing leather armor and chain mail running around, so busy!