The eyes of the Xishu hunters were extremely faint and dark, and in Locklac it was the yellow sand that overflowed the sky. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 Info Looking down, the huge rock that carried the headquarters of the Hunters' Guild had long been completely obscured by the black and yellow wind. The wind near the city has not yet evolved into a natural disaster, but it has also reached the level of seven or eight. As a signal from this gale, the doors and windows of every house were closed, and the shops were hung with signs of closing, and the once thriving desert city became depressed in an instant.

The open-air union hall on the lakeside had long since disappeared, leaving only a huge ancient dragon's tooth standing bare in the middle of the lake. At this time, the work of the entire headquarters must be centered on the harvest festival, and the rest of the daily commissions have been canceled and postponed since many days ago, and even the hunting activities that are already in the off-season on the entire continent are even worse. Of course, even if the union's institutions were to work as before, no hunter would care about the ordinary rewards of hunting—from the harvest festival to a piece of the pie, the income would be ten times and a hundred times that of the regular commission.

On the one hand, they are worried about the damage that this storm will bring to the city, and on the other hand, they are worried about the influx of materials after the festival, which can make the city start another period of prosperity, and the whole of Sand City is filled with a strange sense of tension.

Echoing the interior of the city, a few kilometers outside the city is a hustle and bustle.

The flotilla of sand ships that were about to attack was no longer the bare way it had been before returning to port, the transport ships were all sides without exception equipped with drum-shaped steel plates several inches thick, the beam structure had been carefully reinforced with steel bars, and the mast had thickened the iron sheet entirely, and from a distance, it looked like a human had dressed the ship in a heavy armor hunting suit in just a few days. And the dragon striking boat, which was tasked with driving away the Fengshan Dragon and fighting it head-on, had changed its entire appearance. Large and small ballistas were lined up on both sides of the deck, and special barrels of dragon blasts and solid iron bullets had even been stacked on the deck. The dragon gong used for interference is more than ten meters in diameter, standing vertically in the stern of the ship like a flag, and the huge copper cake cannot be struck by manpower, and even the supporting percussion mechanism requires the full force of a high-level hunter to drive.

The most conspicuous thing is the thick crossbow bolt raised high under the bow of the dragon striking ship. One-third of the time and manpower spent on the entire hull renovation work was spent on the dragon gun and its supporting facilities. To this day, there are still boatmen who hang their slings from the arrows, carefully wiping off the grease from the tips of their guns to make final preparations for the departure of the hunting boat.

André stood at the stern of the transport, and instead of staring at the dragon strike like most hunters on standby, as most hunters on standby, he looked back at Locklack, his eyes full of worry. The half-blood dragons' eyesight was unusual, and through the rising sand wind, they could see the wind flag on the top of the union building. The wind wheel is whirring and whirring, making it seem suspicious that it could break at any moment.

"Nervous?" Ronga's big hand rested on the shoulders of the four-star hunters, and Andre had a quarter of the dragonman blood, but he was not even the shoulders of a genuine dragonman captain.

"No...... I'm just worried that the high-end combat power of the Hunter Guild is in these boats. What will Locklac do after we're gone? Andrei covered his mouth with his hands so that the oncoming wind would not pour into his throat.

"The people of this city are much better than you think." Rum smiled, his voice still audible in the wind. Among the two brothers, he is shorter than the younger brother as the elder brother, but his muscles are stronger, and the plate armor on his body is also half a centimeter thicker, "Don't look at the city now that the door is closed and cautious, everyone wants to have such a big vacation." ”

The two tower-shaped men beside the four-star hunter were the captains of the transport ship he was on. Both dragonmen are over two meters tall, with tapered ears and four-pointed fingers that clearly indicate their pure-blooded status. The huge size of the body constantly exudes additional body temperature, which makes the air around Andre a few degrees hotter.

"As soon as the harvest festival is over, the card skills of the entire city will probably rise." The younger brother said playfully, patting his towering forehead, "Don't worry, the union has set aside an emergency team in the city, and the Scarlet military has also sent support. Fengshan Dragon rarely comes twice a year, and all parties are already familiar with the response process. It's your first time participating, and you'll get used to it after a long time. ”

Two brothers, Lum and Ronga, are the oldest working hunters on the entire continent. The dragonmen's long life and great fighting talent make them sure to reach the pinnacle of the hunter industry once they intend to get involved. Either of them may have faced the Fengshan Dragon more times than the other three captains combined, and even in this operation, the other three captains clearly had the intention of respecting the two of them.

"Thank you seniors for your concern." Despite being a four-star hunter, André still looked genuinely terrified in front of the two captains. The difference of one star may not seem to be much different in the badge, but only when you reach this level will you know what unfathomable it represents behind that inconspicuous star. What's more, the two dragon man seniors in front of them are not necessarily the most powerful individuals among the five-star hunters, but they must be the most experienced.

"The young people of this generation would rather learn the comforts of forging than inherit the mantle of the hunters of their ancestors." Rum sighed, letting this excellent half-breed hold an important position in the transport ship, the five-star hunter already had a little selfishness to promote the juniors, "You do a good job, maybe the captain of this ship will be you next time." ”

"Don't dare." Despite his age, the four-star hunter is still a complete junior in front of them.

As he spoke, two green signals rose from the bow of the ship. In the dust, the signal exchange was far more convenient than the flag language, and seeing that the capital ship had completed the final preparations, the two captains no longer chatted. With a wave of his hand, Lum shouted in the wind: "The crew is in position, ready to anchor and hoist the sails!" ”

There were no cheers, no movements, and the veteran shipwrights moved silently one by one. The winch of the anchor cable rumbled, and after a few moments, the huge iron hook that sank under the sand was lifted up little by little. The hunters on deck consciously stood in a position that would not affect the boatman, and watched with bated breath as the corners of the sails overhead adjusted to the right direction.

"Smack!" There was a slight thump, and the tail sail suddenly went down without following the procedure. The lowered canvas did not puff up in the wind, but it moved in the wind as if it had no bones.

The huge heavy canvas twisted in the wind with a long series of rubbing "rustles", and the boatmen on the stern side were in a commotion, and a few exclamations were faintly heard.

"The sails are gone!"

"What's going on?" The two captains heard the wind and left.

"Captain!" The thin black crew shouted in a thick country accent to the whirring sails, "A sail line has been broken!" ”

"What's the matter, just pick it up." Longa ordered angrily.

"Captain," the old crew pursed his lips, not doing as the dragonman instructed, but leaning closer to the five-star hunter and lowering his voice, "this ship...... Do you want to open it now? ”