Chapter 677: Save the Beauty
"Safety—" Listening to the sound of wind pressure flying farther and farther away, Jia Xiao pulled up his clairvoyance and signaled that his companions hiding in the grass could come out. The big sword hunter was sweating on his forehead, this place was not far from the supply station where the small hunting group settled, and the hunters were not ready for battle on this trip for the purpose of gathering operations. Thanks to one of the team's Ailu, they were able to avoid the two wyverns that passed by at a low altitude.
"Phew, when those two guys rushed over, I thought they were going to fly to the supply station." Xiao Yang plucked the blades of grass on his head, "Fortunately, I turned halfway and went elsewhere." ”
"Don't worry, these low-level flying species will never affect the camp, and once the upper lord-level is active, we will also observe it in advance." Miike took out the hidden basket from the leaves and carried it back to his body.
The supply depot needs to be moved at any time, and there is no resources and time to carve out permanent territory, and the camp is mostly defended with the feces and blood of high-ranking monsters. The last thing that is missing from the periphery of the Emerald Tower is the excrement of the dragon species, and when the effects of the beast dung are almost gone, it is time for the hunters to leave.
Looking at the flying species shuttling through the sky, Feng Manyun had a doubt in his heart: "Strange, do you think that the flying dragon species of the Emerald Tower seems to be more active than before?" Don't move...... The bundled materials are going to be messed up! ”
Xiaomei smiled and showed her head from the basket, even though she had just been punished by her master, Ai Lu's face was more smiling than the reward. The orc climbed from Feng Manyun's back to his shoulders, and his wet paws stepped on two water stains on the white-clothed hunter's body: "They all flew out of the depths of the hunting ground, do the monsters living in the ruins also have to migrate?" ”
"The tower is already the best place to live, where else can we move to?" Miike pressed his body very low, carefully leading the group along the shadows of the trees towards the camp. For flying species, the height of the nest is much more important than the breadth of the territory, and a higher platform means less effort for take-off and longer cruising distance. On the endless plains, the towering body of the Emerald Tower became one of the few springboards for them.
"You're tracking Thor, aren't you?" The young guide whispered, "The top of the tower should have been its nest, but in the days it has been gone, many of the flying species have been brave enough to take advantage of the opportunity to occupy the magpie's nest. Now that more than half of the powerful individuals of the Wyvern and Ornithosaurus species in the entire hunting ground are on that tower, it should be the time for the monsters to forage for food at dawn.
"It's really strange that you guys are at this supply depot, and when it comes to ancient dragons, the people in the camp don't seem to be afraid." Xiong Fuji brushed off the grass seeds that stuck to his body and asked with interest.
The guide made a standby gesture and let a group of wild herbivorous dragons return to the shadows of the bushes: "Other ancient dragon species may not be, but Thor has nothing to fear. It is clearly written in the intelligence that that the size of that guy is only the size of an ordinary horse, so how scary can he be? ”
As if he felt that saying this was a bit disrespectful to the ancient dragon, he subconsciously covered his mouth and changed his words: "I mean...... Every time Thor leaves the tower, the hunting ground does have chickens and dogs jumping for a while, but we have been stationed in the Emerald Tower for several years, and we have not heard any information about its active attack on humans. During the dry season, it also rains on the hunting grounds. On the longest occasion, the rain clouds on the tower lingered for two days and one night before they cleared. That year, the survival rate of lord-level monsters was frighteningly high, and Wang Li's hunting group had to take action to defeat some of them. ”
"That kind of monster wouldn't be so kind, probably just because he didn't want to be short of food." The small ocean breeze cooled the road.
No one in the small hunting group thought that the ancient dragon species would sincerely work for the well-being of mankind, and the reason for the famous harvest sacrifice on the continent was just that an ancient dragon couldn't stand the pain caused by natural ability. The knowledge of natural disasters may be far superior to that of humans, but in a sense, their desires and troubles are no different from those of humans.
"If the timing is right, if it wants to destroy a hunting ground, it doesn't need to rain for a long time, a few hours is enough......"
Jia Xiao silently pushed Xiao Yang's back with his elbow to stop him from continuing. At the mention of the mudslide in the border town, Miike's mood became gloomy again. There is no news of his family in the disaster area, and he is still tied up in the dangerous Emerald Tower, and no one will be at ease with the situation in front of him.
"Hey, be careful!" Seeing that the young guide was in a trance, Xiao Meike hurriedly waved her claws. The hunters fell to their knees, and a large purple shadow swept low above the treetops almost simultaneously, and the wind lifted up grass ash and leaves all over the ground.
"Phew—" Xiong Fuji spat out the grass residue in his mouth and stared carefully at the back of the monster that came by the way. Ornithosaurus did not notice the hunters in the shadows of the woodland, and flew straight towards the outskirts of the hunting grounds. It wasn't until it had disappeared into the treetops that the pikeman suddenly asked, "Strange, isn't the black wolf bird nocturnal?" ”
"Look, master, the monster on the tower...... It seems to be flying! A sense of crisis came over me, and Mayco's voice became sharper. The Round Tower of Heaven on the horizon was spreading black mist from all heights, and in the eyes of the Eluks, every tiny particle of the mist was clearly a flying species that had left the nest in a hurry. The monsters hovered around the edge of the tower, transforming into various formations, before scattering in all directions, scattering towards the entire ruins hunting grounds.
"Kirin...... It must be the unicorn that has returned to the nest! Needless to say, the hunters figured out what had happened on the tower. With the deterrent power of the dragon clan alone, it is difficult to form such a decisive and powerful herd action. The ancient dragon species that the small hunting group has been searching for but can't find must be in the ruins community at this moment, and may even have reached the top of the tower.
The sound of whistling and the wind flapping of the wings of the beast echoed like a virus throughout the hunting grounds, and the young hunters' faces were filled with joy, only to turn into surprise after a few seconds.
"Not good...... Depot! Everyone in the Little Hunting Group said in unison.
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As soon as they sensed the crisis, the team hurried back to the camp, although there was no more harassment from the flying species along the way, but when the huge square platform shaped bare rock against the camp appeared in view, it was already twenty minutes later.
The anxious pikemen did not wait to get around the rocky mountain, and he could not wait to shout: "Everyone—...... mm"
The second half of Xiong Fuji's voice was covered by Xiao Yang's hand, and the double knife hand made a silent gesture in the ear of his companion, pointing silently into the air.
Two strange small airships hovered over the camp, one high and one low, the main propeller of the spaceship did not start, only the air chamber floated with the wind, and the auxiliary oars corrected the position of the boat from time to time. At this distance, you can clearly see the weapons compartments that have been fully opened on the side of the airship, and the depression angle of the ship's guns and crossbows is turned to the lowest, facing the direction of the camp group, and the identity and motivation of the fleet are self-evident.
"It's a rope ladder, and some of them have come down." Jia Xiao said with a solemn face.
"Damn! It's still a step too late......" Miike slapped his thigh and gritted his teeth with hatred.
The young people were not worried about the sudden harassment of the beast tide, but their deliberate avoidance of the camp. The flying species hovering around the periphery of the Emerald Tower are not of high rank, and they will avoid the area around the supply station under the pressure of the upper lord's marker. From the air, the hunters' camp looked like a black hole, a haven in the middle of the beast tide, and anyone with the slightest care could see the oddity in it, and poachers desperate for fuel and supplies were unlikely to miss such obvious signs.
The monsters move like a beacon in the dark night, successfully luring nearby poachers to the scene. The hunters followed the fence to the front of the supply depot, and the young guide looked intently at the front of the camp, all dressed in shabby hunting suits, and there was not a familiar face.
The hunters' hearts instantly cooled, and the camp seemed to have been completely controlled by the group of Xiaoxiao. There were a dozen enemies to be seen, and perhaps many more were hidden in the tents. The main tent and the two sub-tents are guarded, and the companions should be imprisoned inside. A group of poachers boarded the airship in which the group had arrived, the boat's air compartment was deflated, and boxes of supplies in the cargo hold were moved outside and attached to the rope ladder with thick hemp rope. The rest of the poachers were searching the tent from tent to camp, and there were occasional cries of irritable shouting around the camp.
"No smell of blood," Merco's nose cupped into the camp.
"These guys' boats are running out, and they're asking for fuel in the camp. They must need everyone alive before they can find them. Miike's face was strange, "But without the permission of the stationmaster, they will never find it." ”
"That's not a good sign." Jia Xiao rubbed his chin vigorously, "I believe in the glory of the Dry Horse Stationmaster and the hunters in the camp. But if they don't see the fuel for a long time, even if they don't do it for a while, it's only a matter of time before they threaten the lives of our companions. ”
"Anyway, the attack won't work......" Xiong Fuji's hand on the handle of the gun retracted again. Frankly speaking, with the current lineup of the small hunting group, if the sneak attack is successful, it will be more than enough to deal with the more than ten poachers in the camp. However, no matter how tattered an airship is, it is also an airship, and no matter how confident the bear is, he does not think that he can resist the attack of a crossbow or naval gun. If you don't deal with the two behemoths hanging over your head, any rash attempt is a joke with the lives of the head of the camp and his party.
"There's nothing famous here, we always have to have someone to go in and find out what is real." The eyes of the Xishu hunter swept solemnly over his companion.
"Speaking of which...... What about your retinue? Xiao Yangran pointed to the grass basket behind Feng Manyun. There were only a few bundles of ivy left in the basket, and the little heads on the pile of materials had disappeared at some point.
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Digging through the soil beneath the canvas, Meko burrowed his head into the dimly lit tent. Meralo narrowed her eyes into a slit, checked left and right, and saw that there were no active poachers inside, and then carefully touched her whole body into the tent.
The three girls were tied in a zigzag pattern to the three corners of the tent, while the cats were bandaged and clawed aside. Seeing a pair of green eyes suddenly popping out of the deepest part of the camp, Xiao Zuoqing let out an exclamation, which was masked by the heavy coughing sound of the regiment commander.
"Thank goodness everyone is alright, right?" Mei Ke looked at his companion who was unable to move, and asked softly in a false voice.
"No one has been hurt yet...... What are you doing here? What about the others who went out to the camp to gather? The little head asked repeatedly.
"It's all hidden outside the camp, let me find out the situation first-well, in fact, I recommended myself." The orc emphasized. He crept to the captain's side, and with a slight stroke of his fingertips on the girl's wrist, the thick cable snapped.
"It's too dangerous, the guards outside could come in at any moment......," said the little master, preoccupied with guarding the door.
Mei Ke did the same, untied the remaining two girls, and patted her chest with a swear, "Don't worry, I've already searched around, and there is no Ailu on the ground." Those idiots are busy looking for fuel for the airship, and no one will notice us for a while. ”
"What about the other hunters in the camp?" Xiao Zuoqing moved her strangled wrist and asked worriedly.
"Everyone was tied up in different tents, and the long-bearded stationmaster seemed to have been well tended to have passed out, but fortunately his life was not in danger." Going deep into the camp full of thugs, Xiao Mei Ke was not afraid, and her face was full of excitement to enjoy the adventure, "It's you, who are locked up alone in this small camp by a group of wolf-like poachers, in my opinion, are the ones you should worry about the most - what about your weapons?" ”
"It's confiscated, this should already be on the airship." Shentu Miaoling said dejectedly. Eighty percent of the poachers floated to the vicinity of the camp with the power stove turned off, and then suddenly began to accelerate. The airship of the small hunting group was damaged by the air chamber for the first time, and more than a dozen naval guns and countless crossbow guns were aimed at the camp in an instant, and the hunters didn't even have a chance to resist, so they were directly captured. The female archer frowned: "I still can't figure out how this supply depot was discovered." ”
"The camouflage of the camp is not revealed, something has happened to the Emerald Tower...... Now is not the time to talk about that. Merco stood beside the cat. The female Ailu struggled to toss and turn in the corner of the table, but Ailu couldn't bite the rope around her waist no matter how she bent down, and the position on the palm of her flesh that could pop out the claws was also covered by death. Sensing Meralou's approach, the orc snorted in disgust and slowly moved her body farther away.
"Hey, I'm here to untie you—" Seeing the cat's resistance, Mei Ke let out a long sigh. He sniffed left and right, and the cunning in his eyes flashed.
"Hey...... What are you doing? The female Eru exclaimed in a suppressed voice, and Meralu's hand swept through her waist, removing a piece of the matter from her waist. Xiao Mei Ke proudly shook the Mu Tian Tateye in her hand: "This is my thing, and if it is returned to its original owner, it will be regarded as a reward for the hero to save the beauty." ”