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"Seriously, how bad is the food here......" Xiao Yang put away the plates one by one. The boy didn't think about the amount of food the girl ate when he prepared the meal, and the food in the food box was enough for Xiong Fuji to fill his full stomach. But after a while, only a little sauce remained on the tableware, and the only small window beside the two of them let in the wisps of sunlight, illuminating the dishes shiny.

"I ...... I don't usually eat that much. Shentu Miaoling's face flushed, and she licked the oil flowers from the corners of her mouth like a thief. was watched by a boy eating directly, and the girl could only use more frequent chopsticks to resolve the embarrassment. In addition, the appetite that had been suppressed for too long was released as soon as it was released, and the cup was completely cleared like a storm before it was unconsciously swept away.

"Don't worry, this won't be the last," the one-star hunter's face was full of smiles when he saw his skills recognized, "We'll be visiting you often until you return to the team - we can't do much from the Little Hunters, at least after the Knights' ban is lifted, we won't be separated by a stupid wall like before." ”

"This ...... I'm afraid not. The girl's eyes darkened, "Probably two days after tomorrow, I will be taken over by the dealer." ”

"Banker? I thought ......," the boy was startled and lost his voice, "isn't that going to throw you into the tiger's mouth?" Who is doing this? ”

"It's my own request." Shentu Miaoling bit her lip and smiled comfortingly, "I can't let everyone know too much, but this is what I have been planning all along, and the situation has always been under control." ”

"That's the dealer!" The One-Star Hunter tapped out information about the girl from Amphynis's mouth, "They're going to eat you alive!" ”

"They won't." The girl had a slightly calm expression, "It's not that there is danger, but they won't joke with my life." Those sanctimonious guys have done a better job than anyone else, and maybe the food and lodging conditions for me are much better than they are now. ”

"I grew up in the barracks, and I know what 'house arrest' is......" I thought that the girl was about to return to the team, but I didn't expect such a change to happen halfway, "How long will it be this time?" ”

"Weeks as fast as possible, months as slow as possible, and years if necessary – I don't know how things will turn out." Shentu Miaoling exuded an inconsequential tone. For her now, as long as she can bring the dealer to justice, how much sacrifice she can make is acceptable.

"But......" Nie Xiaoyang's expression did not improve slightly because of the girl's explanation, he calmed down, "At least tell us where you are staying, so that everyone in the small hunting group can confirm your safety." ”

"I don't know where it will be, but on the banker's terms, I'm afraid I'll be imprisoned in some unknown courtyard." During the boring time in the Knights' prison, the girl had already predicted every detail of the following, "Hey, don't talk too seriously to everyone in the valley, it's just a transfer from one prison to another, I'm used to it." ”

Nie Xiaoyang focused his gaze on the face of the girl in prison uniform in front of him, God knows why the Knights built the prison so that it would not see the light of day, making the girl's face unhealthily pale compared to the training camp. The boy hesitated for a moment and said slowly, "I don't know what your plans are, and I don't know how to support you. Just know that until you return to the team, all the members of the Little Hunting Group will always remember you, including me. For some reason, the boy suddenly emphasized himself, and as soon as he said that, his eyes turned to the food box on the table.

"Also, this time it doesn't count."

"What?" Shentu Miaoling didn't know why.

When they were still in the training camp, the teenagers once risked going into the valley woodland to look for traces of the colorful birds because of Amphynis's arrangement. Deep in the mountains and dense forests, Nie Xiaoyang, who had not known the girl for a long time, simply grilled a fish for her. It was at that time that Shentu Miaoling made a request to the teenager. The girl's request was unspoken, but Xiao Yang knew that all she wanted was to try her cooking skills.

"When you come back to the little hunting group, I'll cook another meal for you." The boy said shyly but firmly.

"Huh? Is that ......" At first hearing the expression of her companion, Shentu Miaoling's hand clenched the corner of her clothes under the table, "If you don't mention it, I have forgotten it." ”

"I remember it clearly." Xiao Yang patted the folded food box, "Believe me, this is far from my best state." ”

"I'll look forward to it—Mr. Chef."

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"Whoosh! Sou! ”

The sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded one after another, and above the heads of the two teenagers, a small dark cloud was also amplifying, and in the breath it turned into a huge fusiform shade that could cover the entire sand dune.

The two Yellow Speed Dragon Kings were the first to be shot down by the crossbow arrows, and at a closer range, the second leader was simply shot in the head by an arrow. There was only one crossbow machine in action, but the archers were obviously steady and fierce, and with a frequency of less than two seconds per shot, each arrow could take away a yellow dragon who was dodging in a hurry. More than ten seconds later, when the huge body of the airship finally appeared in the monsters' field of vision, the Huang Sulong group, which had lost its leader and one-third of its companions, could no longer maintain the original order and scattered in all directions.

"Sneer——!" The last yellow-veined ornitosaurus remaining on the dunes was pierced through its chest by a thick arrow and nailed into the bulging sand in front of the one-star hunters. The tenacious monster still kicked on its hind legs to pull it out, and after a few futile attempts, it completely lost consciousness.

After making sure that there were no new crossbow arrows, Nie Xiaoyang and Jia Xiao stood up and slowly lowered the arm holding their head and chest, even if the crossbowmen on the airship had the ability to shoot a hundred shots, they could not risk exposing their bodies to the terrifying rain of arrows. As far as the eye could see, the corpses of monsters lay on the ground. Huang Sulong's scale armor was not very strong for a small weapon, and it was even more like paper paste under the heavy crossbow. The whirling force of the bolts tore the smaller monster apart, and several nerve-ridden tails still wagged like snakes.

"Dare to chase!" didn't even take a look at the airship that came to the rescue in time, Xiao Yang kicked in the abdomen of a beast corpse that was gradually stiffening beside him, and the monster's body was fixed by the arrow, so that the young man's heavy kick didn't kick, "It's just to borrow some water, do you need such a big reaction?" ”

"Is it really good to scream at a dead monster?" A thick rope was lowered from the side of the airship, and the girl's graceful figure climbed the cable and slid down, "Mr. Chef?" ”

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"Ten minutes ago we spotted a Tooth Saurus fleeing from a sandstorm...... It could also be some other wyvern. The girl put away the cable and said, "In order not to attract the attention of the monster, Instructor Anfei turned off the main propeller of the airship, and the auxiliary propeller was only driven to a minimum, so there was no sound...... Hey, are you listening? ”

"I can't believe it......" Nie Xiaoyang's jaw almost fell to the ground. If the hunters of the entire New World were on the list of the boy's rescue team, then Shentu Miaoling's appearance was definitely the least likely one among them, "I'm not already dead, am I?" ”

"You're still alive, and that's the question you asked me yourself before you got on board." The girl shook the bell on the side of the warehouse, and after a loud noise, the door of the cargo compartment slowly closed.

"I asked...... What the? "The boy's spirit is already in a trance.

"Don't be ashamed!" Jia Xiao slapped Xiao Yang's head angrily and happily, "Miao Ling saved us, you didn't even say thank you?" ”

"Oh yes...... the boy just woke up from a dream, "thank you for flying the airship to save us......"

"The airship is helmed by Instructor Anfei, and I won't drive this thing." The girl hung up the cable and led the way towards the depths of the battleship.

"That'...... Thank you for your bow and arrow support, I didn't expect to see you for a few months, and your archery skills have improved so much. Xiao Yang smiled awkwardly and followed with an arm that was paralyzed by Huang Sulong.

"That's a crossbow, and it's Lumm's seniors manipulating it." Shentu Miaoling didn't look back.

"Uh......" Xiao Yang grimaced helplessly at Jia Xiao, searching his stomach and thinking about what else he could thank the girl.

"Don't think about it, I didn't do anything, I just got off the airship to see how miserable you two looked." The huntress covered her mouth and smiled softly, turned around and stroked Xiao Yang's breastplate, "By the way, the hunting costume has good taste." ”

Nie Xiaoyang's hunting suit was cut open by Jia Xiao, and at that time, the young man was covered in blood, and his companions had to help the tall hunter in a coma to release the restraints in case he was suffocated by his own blood. After waking up, Xiao Yang tore the inner lining of the armor into fine strips of cloth, and tied up the hunting suit that was split into two pieces one by one, so as to avoid the embarrassment of not hanging a wisp in the sea of sand. It's just that at first glance, this kind of dress is no different from a beggar in the city.

Without waiting for Xiaoyang to answer, the girl pointed to the cabin next door: "There are spare standard hunting suits over there, if you want to change." ”

"No, compared to that...... Is there water? Jia Xiao licked her lips.

"Next!" Shentu Miaoling untied the kettle around her waist, "Oh yes, do you two need to rest?" Any of the cabins on this airship could be used - there were only a few people on board anyway, but most of the crew rooms were not cleaned. The girl glanced the teenagers up and down, "But you look so alive that you're much better than the other two." ”

"Wait, Miaoling." Jia Xiao's hand unscrewing the cap of the bottle stopped in mid-air, and he stopped the girl's words, "You start from the beginning, who else is on the boat?" ”

"Everyone." Shentu Miaoling shrugged, "Instructor Anfei and Instructor Luo are manipulating the airship, Miss Qin and Maomao are in the observation room, Feng Chen is taking care of Xiong Fuji and a guy who is a little raw, and there is a dragon man senior, who was originally the captain of the transport ship, but I don't know why I have to come with me." ”

"So, all the people of the Little Hunting Group have been saved?" Hearing his familiar name, Xiao Yang let out a long sigh of relief, "Great...... Thanks to them, I have been thinking about them for the past two days. ”

"It's not everyone, right...... What about Lu Xiu and Miss Lu? Jia Xiao hurriedly took two sips of water, wiped the liquid on his chin, and handed the pot to Xiao Yang.

"We're still looking." The girl tried her best to recall Amphinis's words, "According to Instructor Amphi's judgment, you were all thrown by the Fengshan Dragon about ten kilometers away from the dragon ring. Even if the airship does not find them, there is still a large group of hunters on the ground who are actively searching and rescuing them within the scope of their activities for two days, and it is only a matter of time before they find someone. ”

Although the ground team could not follow the airship into the Dragon Ring, it was not difficult to mobilize a manpower search and rescue of the two teenagers with the authority of Captain Rum on the safe territory that had been discovered.

The mission of the airship is not to search and rescue the survivors of the Little Hunting Group, but to find the weak point of the Dragon Ring and break into the interior of the Ancient Dragon Battlefield in one go. Even so, under Amphinis's deliberate plan, the battleship made a circle along the sandstorm perimeter from south to north. With the exaggerated view provided by the airship, the teenagers soon found their surviving companions.

Without waiting for Xiaoyang to answer, the girl pointed to the cabin next door: "There are spare standard hunting suits over there, if you want to change." ”

"No, compared to that...... Is there water? Jia Xiao licked her lips.

"Next!" Shentu Miaoling untied the kettle around her waist, "Oh yes, do you two need to rest?" Any of the cabins on this airship could be used - there were only a few people on board anyway, but most of the crew rooms were not cleaned. The girl glanced the teenagers up and down, "But you look so alive that you're much better than the other two." ”

"Wait, Miaoling." Jia Xiao's hand unscrewing the cap of the bottle stopped in mid-air, and he stopped the girl's words, "You start from the beginning, who else is on the boat?" ”

"Everyone." Shentu Miaoling shrugged, "Instructor Anfei and Instructor Luo are manipulating the airship, Miss Qin and Maomao are in the observation room, Feng Chen is taking care of Xiong Fuji and a guy who is a little raw, and there is a dragon man senior, who was originally the captain of the transport ship, but I don't know why I have to come with me." ”

"So, all the people of the Little Hunting Group have been saved?" Hearing his familiar name, Xiao Yang let out a long sigh of relief, "Great...... Thanks to them, I have been thinking about them for the past two days. ”

"It's not everyone, right...... What about Lu Xiu and Miss Lu? Jia Xiao hurriedly took two sips of water, wiped the liquid on his chin, and handed the pot to Xiao Yang.

"We're still looking." The girl tried her best to recall Amphinis's words, "According to Instructor Amphi's judgment, you were all thrown by the Fengshan Dragon about ten kilometers away from the dragon ring. ”

The airship is searching from south to north along the Dragon Ring within the limits of a two-day movement.