The hunting ship came to a rude stop in the woods next to the landing pad, and several bowl-thick pine trees were crushed at the bottom of the ship, and for a moment the foothills were crushed into an open space suitable for the airship to dock. The branches crackled and exploded, the propellers kicked up puffs of smoke and dust, and the chaos stopped for more than ten seconds.

A few lights illuminated the gangway, and the group was already waiting under the boat. Amphinis opened the hatch and slid down the handrail, looking at the young people in front of him under the dazzling light: "Hunter glory, everyone is okay?" ”

"It's okay...... The team that went out in the afternoon encountered a crazy electric dragon, but other than that, there was nothing out of the ordinary. Qin Shuiyu hung one arm and asked with some suspicion, "Aren't you still investigating in the hunting ground?" ”

"What about the others?" Old Ailu didn't answer, but counted the number of people in the team on his own. Seeing that there was more than one familiar face missing, his face became even more agitated, "Where are Lu Xiu and Xiong Fuji?" ”

Although the behavior of the returning six-star hunter was a little abnormal, the other party's concern was real, and the little head made a slightly calming gesture: "Instructor, don't worry...... Lu Xiu and the others took shifts on the deck to monitor the movement of the ancient dragon's aura, and they couldn't get out of it for a while. Jia Xiao was with the villagers, and Fuji and Qing'er were also there. I moved the two of them to the first shift tomorrow morning, hoping that they would have a good night's rest. ”

The spear hunter had been wounded in battle, and if he wanted to make up for the physical and mental exertion, he could not sleep on a cold and hard hunting ship all the time. Feng Manyun was supposed to go home to rest, but as soon as the Xishu hunters landed, they boarded the deck in the name of helping to monitor, and refused to leave no matter how much they were advised, so Qin Shui Yu had to give up.

"Where's Miaoling?" Amphinis's expression still hadn't calmed down.

"She should still be taking a shower at this time." The huntress stuck out her tongue, "Sister Miao Ling was sprayed half of her body by the monster's slime, and she was a little embarrassed, but it's okay." The surrounding threats have been cleared of us, there are no new dangers in the sight of the hunting ship, the little hunter can take care of themselves, you don't need to be so nervous. ”

Seeing the six-star Ailu breathed a sigh of relief, Feng Chen looked around at the trees that had been crushed by the airship - the young people had not been able to get the Far Hunt for a long time, but it was enough to understand what the "boarding and landing regulations" were, and the landing in front of them violated at least one-third of the regulations on the boarding and landing guidelines, and the ship did not disintegrate immediately because of its sturdy plank: "So, it's time for us to know what's going on, right?" The instructors rushed back to the village in such a hurry, is there a new situation in the hunting ground? ”

Luo Pingyang and Zhuang Duan leaned out of the hatch, and the latter took a few steps to the ground: "It's my fleet, I'm afraid they have some problems on the way......"

"After wandering around the hunting grounds, you brought back such news?" As soon as the second son of the dealer finished speaking, Nie Xiaoyang shouted at the back of the team. The double knife hand showed an unsurprising expression, looked at the masked man and said, "I know!" You guy obviously doesn't have a good heart! In the morning, he swore that we would hand over the rescue arrangements to you, but in the blink of an eye, he couldn't even get a carrying hunting ship. It won't be decided from the beginning, it's up to us to make up our jokes, right? ”

"Of course not!" Zhuang Du argued. His eyes under the mask widened, and he pointed to the battleship behind him: "The forces I can mobilize are here, and the foundation of my caravan is staked in this commission, and I won't joke with them." ”

"The fleet lost contact shortly after crossing the Union's jurisdiction, and it had been more than twelve hours without replying. Those guys are my employees, and I care more about their whereabouts than you do. The masked man straightened his collar and suppressed the anger in his heart.

"You mean to ...... Did the fleet encounter a superior flight species on the way? Nie Xiaoyang asked suspiciously.

"All the airships under my name were modified by me, the power furnace and propeller are the latest models of the union, and the three frigates also have knight-level main guns." There was a hint of pride in Zhuang Duan's tone, "Even if you meet the dragon family, you can't even send a signal for help, right?" ”

Feng Chen stepped forward, and said with a gloomy face: "If you didn't lie, eighty percent of it was Morin's ghost." ”

Zhuang Du glanced at the two six-star powerhouses behind him with his spare eyes: "Hell...... You think so too? ”

Even in the most conservative scenario, if you want to control Zhuang Dusk's fleet silently, you need at least five or six warships of the same regulations. A fleet of airships of that size is not a small amount in terms of land occupation or fuel supply requirements. They swaggered into the air, and it was long overdue for the attention of the Hunters' Guild.

"It's true that the Black Star Twins did encounter the Eyes of Death during their investigation, but Merlin has no union power to rely on, and is just a defector hunter that everyone shouts at. Even if he has an army in his hands, where does he have the strength to hide until now? Although the strength of a five-star hunter is comparable to that of a hunting ship, it does not mean that they can really fly. ”

"That man doesn't need men, if he wants to plunder a fleet, he can do it himself." Feng Chen licked his lips, his gaze wandering under the starry sky. His eyes lit up, and a string of fluttering wings flapped in the woods. A few seconds later, a fist-sized night crow flew out of the shadow of the pine trees and slammed into Zhuang Dusk's arms under the hunter's gaze.

"Hell!" The masked man was startled, and reached out to block the shadow. The beak of the bird "slammed" against the metal plate of the arm, and the little beast screamed, swaying away from the hunters' field of vision and blending into the night: "What is that?" ”

"Maureen can do the same with a hunting ship." The Shadow Hunter retracted his dragon cavity and said as he looked at the forest birds traveling far away. During his escape, Feng Chen also treated the Knights' airship in the same way. At the deliberate instigation of the hunters, the noise devices that repel the birds, even the ship's guns and special stink bombs, could not stop them from wanting to die with the battleship.

For a high-speed hunting ship, the oncoming small birds are sometimes more terrifying than the large flying species. Zhuang Dui knew how to control the ship, and almost instantly figured out the unparalleled deterrent effect of this ability, and his face behind the mask immediately turned a miserable green. He subconsciously took a step back, looked at the Dust Sealing Period and said, "Damn...... Are all those rumors true? You also have dragonman blood in you? ”

"I'd like to ask someone to find out, but that's not what you should be most worried about right now." The dragon whisperer said in a deep voice, "Although the words are not good, in the worst-case scenario, you should be prepared for their bad luck. ”

The masked man's mind flowed quickly, and after a while, his emotions calmed down: "No, forget about the other frenzied poachers, if it is Morin, my crew is more likely to be alive." ”

The hunters' association has a law for the protection of merchant ships, and civilian airships are required to report their navigation status to the nearest union branch at all times. If the contact has been lost for too long, the union will routinely dispatch a patrol hunting ship to investigate. Zhuang Dusk's fleet is not small, and if it goes missing in the shipping lanes opened by the union, there is even a risk of turning into a regional scandal, and the hunters know that this is so, and they will definitely spare no effort when searching.

"Since Morin has gone to great lengths to hide out of the Union's view, he will not be stupid enough to confront the Union head-on, and ensuring constant communication is his only option. Only my captain has the authority to write the letter, a retired military pilot who knows how to deal with poachers. ”

"What's the use of just knowing that you're alive, if the fleet doesn't come here for a day, more than a dozen villages within the herd's migration range will be finished sooner or later......," the double knife hand suddenly hammered his palm, and suddenly realized: "This is Morin's plan, right?" Let us all be trapped under the snowy mountains. That madman doesn't even care about the whole continent, what is a few small villages? ”

In addition to the whereabouts of the ancient dragons and the dinosaurs, the rescue hunting ship and the lurking place of the Eye of Death have also become the information that everyone desperately needs at the moment. However, the hunting grounds at night are the world of predators, and new investigations will not be restarted until early tomorrow morning at the earliest, and time is not on the side of the small hunting group.

"Xiao Yang, it's useless to be in a hurry here—" Amphinis shook his head, "The night is just as dangerous to us as it is to Merlin, and the Eyes of Death won't pick a move at such a time." The first thing Xiao Luoming and I did after sunrise in the morning was to gather people and find a way to get the fleet back. Until then, all you can do is focus on one thing - to keep the safety of Xuelin Village. ”

"You should also be aware that the level of the monsters that break down the mountain is getting higher and higher, and if they take advantage of the night to break through the village's defenses, any efforts after that will be meaningless."

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At the head of the foggy moon, you can still see the lights of the guard in the snow forest village from the deck. Feng Manyun boarded from the cabin, only to see the parts of the chopping axe scattered all over the ground and the small dragon man sitting in it. The sound of sharpening the blade was mechanical and monotonous, but it was the only proof that there were still people stationed on the landing pad.

"Is it time for a shift change?" Lu Xiu said as he tried the edge of his cage hand and continued to sharpen it.

The white-clothed hunter sat down beside his companion and raised his eyes to look at the peaks of the snow-capped mountains that had turned into shadows: "I just can't sleep, and every minute I live here, I feel like my head is tightly strangled by a thin steel wire." ”

"I feel the same way." The movements of the specially selected hunter's hands did not stop, and he smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that there is a high-ranking predator species that has been staring at him behind him, and it feels creepy just thinking about it." Sometimes I really wish I could switch places with the kid who sealed the dust, at least when he wants to rest, he can get rid of these hellish feelings for a while...... Water—"

Feng Manyun handed over the kettle at his feet, the dragon man sprinkled some on the stone, turned the axe blade over, and the piercing grinding sound sounded again: "Although I have no blood relatives in Xuelin Village, I have lived here for more than ten years after all. This is my hometown, and it was the first time I knew that it was such a dangerous place like any hunting ground south of the snowy mountains. ”

"Maybe it's not all because of the monsters. Meko told me that the Grim Reaper's men might have seized the rescue fleet sent by Twilight, is it true? ”

"We'll find out tomorrow morning. However, with the carrying capacity in our hands, if Ibilujiu or the guy on the mountain captures it, we can barely guarantee that everyone in Xuelin Village is safe, and the other affected villages will not have such good luck, Instructor Anfei himself said at the meeting. Lu Xiu raised the blade of the axe with a complicated expression, and slashed lightly on the raw skin of the test knife, and the animal skin silently cut a flat knife edge, "Uncle Mo...... First the thundering sand sea, then the ruins hunting ground, and now he is hanging the butcher's knife over the heads of innocent civilians, what does he want to do? ”

The little dragonman's axe was no longer the one given to him by Morin, and he had asked Master Tresor for some simple techniques of disassembly and maintenance, and the dragonman craftsman helped improve the structure and material of the weapon. At this moment, the hunting equipment in his hand was clearly unrecognizable, but Lu Xiu could still faintly see Mo Lin's ghostly face on the polished blade.

"Hey, are you okay?" Seeing that his companion was stunned for a moment, Feng Manyun shook his shoulder.

"The last time I saw him before the Emerald Tower was in the training room of the Deacon's mansion." The Chosen Hunter's eyes wandered for a while, and he said in a bitter voice, "He stopped me from chasing you with my wounds, and told me that I was responsible for my own state in the hunting grounds, and that is, I was responsible for the lives of my companions. It was at that time that this axe was given to me. ”

"Uncle Mo was a perfect mentor, he cared about me and knew what I needed. If it weren't for his insistence that 'I am the strongest hunter in the New World', perhaps I would still be terrified of my bloodline power, let alone use it like I am now." Luciu said, assembling the parts all over the floor back onto the axe handle and filling the jar with coolant.

"But now...... I just feel that in those days in Golden Feather City, I have been living in a meaningless lie. He chose me in the assessment, taught me, and treated me like a disciple and a family member...... I don't know how much of it was his true intentions and how much of it was ulterior motives. The little dragon man put down his weapon and looked at the fellow villager beside him, "Since that day, I have been thinking about it repeatedly every day, but I still can't understand why a former five-star powerhouse, the chief deacon of the dignified Golden Feather City Branch, would become what he is now without warning. ”

"I don't think it came without warning." Feng Manyun was not a qualified person to confide in, and only now did he respond, "That hunting sacrifice, he manipulated the election of the festival leader, right?" Fuji's father, Xiong Xiao's predecessor's forbidden hunting, also has his shadow. Not to mention, under Morin's command, the Knights of Golden Feather City are one of the most radical knights in all of Scarlet - as far as I know, even Locklac has not invoked extrajudicial sanctions so often. ”

The white-clothed hunter paused for a moment, then said, "You're just too close to see the dark part of his image, just like I used to be. ”

"Harder?" The little dragon man whispered a name.

"Oh, it's not him." Feng Manyun lay down on his back on the deck. The rustling of forest leaves and the sound of insects rippling in his ears made the Xishu hunter sober up like never before, and he let out a long breath, and then asked, "Did I mention to you, why would I rather be thrown into Xishu than be a hunter?" ”