"All the weapons were thrown away, and the few medium-sized airships were now empty shells." Aru, an observer from the lookout, said firmly, "Approaching the range of our naval guns. ”

The captain of the union patrol team sat in the middle of the command platform, his face unusually solemn.

The two fleets met in the middle of the wilderness, far from the town and the borders of the country, and neither side was lucky. From the very first moment of contact between the two sides, the lookout of the union flagship and the "contact" of the rear support team were not severed. The formation of the airships on the opposite side was disorganized, but the number alone could create a terrifying momentum, and the poachers had not acted rashly until now, most of the reason was that they were afraid of the reinforcements that might appear at any time.

The old hunter tapped his fingers on the armrest irritably, and he knew better than anyone that the action on the lookout was just a bluff, and that the "contact" of the Union Cruiser did not exist from the beginning. The ten airships in his hands are the first patrol team sent by Armored Stone City, and they are probably the only ones before the second supply depot in the quagmire area is repaired and starts operation. The poachers are vicious, but they are not stupid, and it is only a matter of time before the union side wakes up to their own devices if they do not make a new move. How long the Guild's warships can deter them now, even the captain himself is not sure.

"Strange, I've never seen those outlaws surrender so easily." The young adjutant next to the command seat held his chin, as if he was slowly approaching not five airships that had given up resistance, but five bombs that were ready to fire, "There won't be any deception, right?" ”

"We don't have any other choice." The old hunter sighed, his eyes unblinking, watching every movement of the five airships opposite.

Although the Union's warships are besieged by this group of broken copper and iron in front of them, although the problem of self-preservation and escape is not big, how many poachers will take advantage of the chaos to escape, it is not something they can control. In the end, he ended up hiding in the mountains with a group of vicious poachers, which was obviously not the result that the captain wanted.

Therefore, even though they knew that the other side was not sincere, the poachers had already agreed to give up resistance, and the union side had to accept it for the time being. At least deal with the most threatening ships in the group first, and even if you still have to fight, you can have a better chance of winning by yourself.

"These damn poachers, they have to be in time like this...... "The young lieutenant thumped his thigh hatefully, "if the Big Fish were here, we wouldn't be as passive as we are now." ”

"The kingdom's orders have their own reason, and the other ships have more important things to do." The captain glared at him, suppressing the grumbling of his subordinates, "I saw a medium-sized airship at the tail of the poachers from the lookout, that may be their follow-up, let our people keep an eye on it, don't give it a chance to make waves." ”

"What's next? Let them land? Everyone in the command cabin looked at each other. The situation inside the cargo ship is unknown, and there is a risk that they will be countered if they rashly receive airships and prisoners in the air.

"Below is woodland, and forcibly landing will have the possibility of destroying the ship, forcing them to hurry, and they may not dare to break the net with us." The old captain's eyebrows furrowed, his mind racing, but there was nothing he could do to cope with the current situation. But seeing that in the distance, five spaceships of different formats were lined up, and the main propeller was driven to the lowest speed, gradually enlarging in the field of vision, the old hunter waved his hand irritably: "It's okay, let them stop at the boundary of the ship's gun range for the time being." ”

"Captain, we've already signaled." The adjutant reminded.

"Send it again and tell them it's close enough." The old hunter's heart rose a little bad, "If you dare to get closer than one meter, you will use naval guns to give them some hardship!" ”

"These guys haven't slowed down yet, hell...... Are they going to crash into them? The young adjutant's vigilance turned to hysteria in an instant. Before he could translate the captain's order into a flare, the noise of the five propellers on the Shadowhunter's side suddenly increased, and in a moment it was running at full speed.

"What are you panicking about? I've known for a long time that these guys aren't in a good mood. The captain stood up, clenched his fists, and said, "In that case...... Aim for the air chamber, don't spare your hands, and take down these damn poachers! ”

Almost as soon as the five large ships began to accelerate, a silver flare was fired from the middle of the airship colony. The light of the signal was unusually bright, as if it had covered the entire fleet with a white veil. For the first time, the poachers' fleet in the darkness was clearly visible to Ailu's field of vision, the bows of each ship had already been quietly adjusted in the darkness, and the signal was raised, and the boats were like a flock of frightened shrimp, running in all directions.

"The poachers are running away!"

"Boom, boom!" Several shells were fired from the bow of the Union airship, and the body of the medium-sized cargo ship at the head shook its body, and the propeller on one side burst into flames, and the air tank quickly dried up. But the big ship didn't know it, and the main propeller still spun at full speed in frenzy, pushing the ship into the union's airship. The bows of the remaining four large ships shifted sideways, exposing the fragile sides and sides of the air chambers to the Union warships, and the iron cables lay between the two fleets like a river, determined to stop the Union's pursuit of the small airships in the beasts.

"Get around them, get around them!" The captain had only then realized the Shadow Hunters' tricks, and he slapped the podium hard, "Haven't you noticed yet?" These five ships are full of dead soldiers, and it is useless to sink them, hurry up and chase the ships behind! ”

The order was transmitted to all friendly ships with the signal, but the medium-sized airship was three times the size of the union warship, and it was so easy to be broken through in front of it regardless of life and death. The big ship resisted more than a dozen shelling with its side sides, and the battered air tank could not maintain buoyancy and slowly fell downward.

A short delay was enough, and the flotilla, which had been gathered in one place, fled lifelessly into the distance, and finally started to run a kilometer away. Flames and mosquito-like silhouettes fill every inch of the view, and from time to time a boat hides in the dark forest, never to be heard again.

"Captain, we'...... How to chase? The young adjutant pursed his lips and asked cautiously.

"Still chasing a fart!" The captain said angrily, and the old hunter was ashamed and annoyed that nearly a hundred poaching airships had slipped away from his hand. He glared viciously at the wreckage of the five ships burning under his feet, as if the fire burned more vigorously, he could calm the hatred in his heart a little more: "Has anyone seen the medium-sized airship left at the tail of the team?" ”

"Didn't see ......" the observer's voice became staccato amid the shelling, "After the bright light signal, the ship disappeared in the chaos. ”

The captain's face turned a little paler again, and he said weakly: "Leave a ship to report the information to Kaishi Town, hurry!" The rest follow me—the poachers are prepared, they've fled so much that there's always a rendezvous next. ”

The adjutant nodded repeatedly, recording every order from the captain, but his eyes stole a glance at the poaching boats scattered outside the front window. The young hunter's eyes darkened, and he said silently in his heart: "The glory of the hunter is above, and Ryan is afraid that he will be in chaos again......"

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"If I had to guess, this would be the signal!" The sudden flare in the ship group made Kaede's eyes narrow, and he subconsciously covered his forehead.

Lena lifted a gauze tent on the side of the podium. Only then did Feng Chen find that there was a slightly smaller desk in the corner of the command platform, with only a lever on it, which seemed to have no connection with the regular functions of the airship.

"It can't be an invisible mechanism, right?" The dragon whisperer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Secret" is a rather expensive special effect even in hunting clothing, and it can hide the entire airship, and the technology required is probably only satisfied by the union, and the materials consumed will probably be astronomical.

"Don't even think about it, I'd rather borrow the equipment of your unnamed friend, but he's a union hunter." The purple-clothed hunter said as he puffed up the muscles in his arm and pulled the lever all the way down. The sound of the machine running sounded from under the command station and was clearly audible all the way to the stern of the ship.

"Sit tight—" the huntress warned excitedly.

The next moment, Feng Chen finally learned that the "redesign" was far from describing Lina's transformation of the airship.

A series of creaks suddenly sounded on the deck overhead, as if the ship's mechanism was rotting and falling off. Viewed from above, the cargo ship cracked a straight slit in it, and the hull on both sides peeled diagonally like peanut shells, revealing the iron-black tires inside, and three of the five valves in the air chamber opened, making a piercing snort as the gas spewed outward.

The power was suddenly halved, and the airship involuntarily fell downward. The debris in the command cabin flew up, and the dust was easy to resist the sudden feeling of weightlessness, and subconsciously looked out of the porthole. I saw a huge black shadow with a whistling sound, whirling from the side and flying into the distance. The young man was stunned for a second before he realized that it was the tower on the ship, and he couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Airship...... The airship is going to break! Hiss ......"

Feng Chen bit his tongue with a bite, and it was because the sinking airship suddenly stopped falling with a clatter. This slam shook off the "coat" of the spaceship, and the large empty cargo compartment at the back of the cargo ship, together with the two auxiliary propellers, peeled off along with the two huge outer walls on the left and right. The rest of the tires were two-thirds smaller, but they were still attached to the air tank. Half of the gas was vented, and the elastic material had not yet been fully tightened, and it looked loose and loose when hung on the roof of the ship.

"How? Surprised, right? Before the airship could stabilize its sway, Lena slammed the steering wheel to the brim. The Reverse Scale made a shuddering turn and flew away from the union hunters. The heavy crossbowman pulled several levers in quick succession, and said triumphantly, "I have spent most of my time between hunts on this ship. ”

In the distance, the union hunters seemed to have engaged the dead, and the sound of the heavy hull of the cargo ship falling did not cause any waves. Feng Chen leaned his face to the porthole, the scenery below him was rapidly receding, the airship was hanging steadily in mid-air, and the speed of the ship seemed to be faster than before: "It's all like this, can you still drive?" ”

Bai Ye tore off the map that was pasted on his face, and said with a strange expression: "It's also the first time I've seen the modified Reverse Scale. Rather, this is what it is now - the Reverse Scale was originally just a small airship. ”

The corners of Kaede's mouth twitched, and he didn't know what to say for a long time: "Throw away more than half of the airship, is this your way?" Really...... It's expensive. ”

Everyone was speechless, and only Rhino replied: "Ninety percent of the cost of the Reverse Scale is used here, and what is lost is just some steel and wooden frames, and it can be rebuilt when needed." "To be able to support the expenses of a round of large-scale commissions with the financial resources of a hunting group, Reverse Scale does have the capital not to care about these costs. But seeing the expression of the Silver Armor Hunter who was inhaling in pain from just now, his words were clearly not so sincere.

"Its power furnace is the specification of a medium-sized airship, and I thought of making it bigger on the original skeleton in line with the principle of not wasting power." Lena rubbed the console as if looking at her own child, "With two auxiliary oars and some cargo compartments suspended, it will unconsciously become the same as before." Shadowhunters will always have a time to abandon their burdens and flee for their lives, and when they assemble, they kept an eye on it, but they didn't expect that there would be a day when they could be useful. ”

The craftswoman said it easily, but this small boat is much more than just loading and unloading and suspension. After the "molting", the main propeller can still fit well in the stern, the metal rods used as connections throughout the tires are now all bent back into the hull, and the air chamber on the roof has been reduced to the standard size of a small airship, and the exaggeration of elasticity is made of precious materials of unknown name.

As the fourth member of the hunting group, Lena joined much later than the original three, and was much younger than them. To be able to get the same respect as the seniors in the team as quickly as possible, it is not enough to rely on the dust mask and other bizarre knick-knacks of the female craftsman. It wasn't until she saw the amazing change of the airship that Feng Chen had another layer of understanding of her identity as a craftsman, and she had quietly compared the huntress in front of her with the master of Tresor who was far away in Golden Feather City.

No one would have thought that a majestic medium-sized cargo boat would be transformed into a tin boat that would stand out from everyone. In a fleet fleeing for their lives, the new ship of the Reverse Scale will not attract any attention from the Guild. In addition, the speed rose another notch, and in a few minutes, the boat overtook several airships traveling on the same road, and the fire near the battlefield could no longer be seen from the stern.

Until a safety report came from the lookout, Bai Ye waved his hand and drew everyone's attention: "It's already an unexpected joy to be able to follow Fang Cai's team to avoid a wave of union hunters and advance to such a deep place within the border." Those guys can not hesitate to give up their strongest weapons for the chance to hunt two thunder beasts. If we want to stay one step ahead, we have to find another way. ”

"The Shadowhunter Alliance should have their own rendezvous point next, we don't know, and there's no need to join in the fun. There is another destination for the scales, and the road from now on is for us to go on our own. ”