Chapter 560: Just because I didn't say it
The gangway had already been lowered, but Amphinis's feet had not stepped on it. The propeller made a screeching noise overhead, and the black snarl behind Elu was blown by the whirlwind.
"I still can't believe that this city has really been attacked by the Fengshan Dragon." Old Eru looked around like a ghost. Legend has it that the hunter felt a strong sense of disobedience, and after thinking for a while, he realized that Locklac was much shorter than it had been two days agoβits backbone had been drained, and the entire city had lost its primordial spirit.
"This is the way this continent is, no city can guarantee its own safety, not even Locklac." The Black Hunter also walked outside the hatch, and he took a shallow breath, the uncomfortable dampness in the air that hadn't dissipated until now.
"Master Anfei, Master Luo, you have worked hard!" Under the cabin of the airship, the four-star hunter Andrei beckoned to the two legendary hunters from afar, "How's the situation?" β
"We're lucky that the city is safe so far." The Black Star Twins fell to the ground, and Old Ai Lu squatted on the student's shoulder, nodded to the half-blood dragon man, and said, "Thirty kilometers to the west, I haven't seen a large predator, not even a vulture, and the hunting grounds that have been swept by the ancient dragon are really exceptionally clean." β
"I'm sorry to let the two of you do the patrol work," the four-star hunter looked frightened, "These are supposed to be the tasks of low-level hunters, but they are really in the city...... There is no surplus manpower left. β
"It's okay," Old Ai Lu stroked his beard, "Xiao Luo and I don't know how to meddle in the messy city after the disaster, and these things can only be left to professional people." No matter how many names we have, we're just two freelance hunters, and there's only so much we can do to help. It can come in handy, it's better than powerless. β
Without the dragon ring, the airship was at full speed, and rushed back to Locklac just after the afternoon. It's just that for the attack of the Fengshan Dragon, such support is already too late. Half a day after the ancient dragon left, the city was still in utter chaos, and the door to the union building had not been closed since last night. Although dozens of hunters in the field gave up their commissions every minute and rushed back, they were far from the shortage of disaster relief personnel in the city.
At the behest of the union, the two legendary hunters dropped most of the fighters on board and patrolled the city's outskirts non-stop until the evening, which was already the third time. The ancient dragon's attack has a great chance of bringing secondary disasters such as beast tides, and now Sand City can no longer withstand the second disaster.
"When will we meet the members of the presidency?" Following Andre's point, the Blackstar Twins walked towards the outside of the landing pad. A temporary camp was set up near the landing pad as a base for support teams like Amphines to rush back.
"The presidents are giving speeches all over the city to stabilize people's hearts, and there are no big residential areas around the landing flat, so I'm afraid it's hard to see them lately." The four-star hunter replied.
"How's the casualty?"
"We haven't got accurate data yet." The half-blood drake shook his head.
"It's been almost a day and a night!" Legend has it that Ai Lu looked a little incredulous, "What are those idiots in the union doing?" β
"We don't have enough people. Although the union system and the kingdom system cooperate well in specific matters, each other's statistics have not yet been exchanged, plus the free hunter ......" Andre stole a glance at Amphinis's expression.
"I see." Old Eru reluctantly stopped his explanation. Freelance hunters are indeed a useful supplement to maintaining the stability of the city after the disaster, but these people often rely on on-the-spot judgment and lack of discipline in hunting groups, squads and even individuals, which further increases the difficulty of the union to understand the disaster situation. β
"It's harder than you think," Andrei's eyes darkened, "after the stone pillar was pulled out, the groundwater lost its suppression, and the water level rose very quickly. When the union team arrived, the water was already waist-high on the boundary of the hall. The union temporarily sent people to sink under the water to stop the water from rising a few hours earlier. But what has already been overflowed can only rely on the sun. β
Locklac hasn't had a drop of rain in hundreds of years, and the drainage facilities are largely non-existent. Some of the houses near the lake were softened, and the sand and stone houses shrank into piles of mud, creating a large number of homeless civilians, all because the Fengshan Dragon appeared in the sky above the sand city once.
"Is that so......" Anfinis asked, breathing a sigh of relief and trying to keep herself as normal as possible, "how much have we lost?" β
"Seventeen, all from a small hunting group called Yujiao, happened to be stranded in Shacheng." Andre's eyes flushed, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, but it is said that the strength of the water is comparable to the breath of the fire dragon species. The dragonman's nose was sour, "Lord Luo, if I could hold on a little more at that time......
"Hey," Seeing that the iron-blooded man in front of him was about to be unable to hold back, Luo Pingyang put a big hand around his back, "It will all pass, the transport ship is the decision of Longa's seniors, don't blame it on yourself." β
Perhaps it was the instinct of the old hunter, or the inspiration of the brothers, that about ten hours after the airship left, Longa, who had taken the helm of the warship in place of his brother, suddenly felt alarmed. Ignoring the obstruction of others, the old dragon man privately requisitioned the auxiliary lifeboat on the transport ship, and dozens of herbivorous dragons forcibly pulled the boat to the periphery of the dragon ring, and the small boat carried more than thirty elite hunters into the ancient dragon battlefield, and since then there has been no news.
"Rest assured, even if the old dragon was still there when the ancient dragon attacked, it would be useless." Amphinis jumped off the student's shoulder, spread his hands and said, "The Fengshan Dragon is hanging at a height that the Fortress type heavy machine gun can't hit, what can we do with it?" Do you want to hit it with an airship? β
"Teacher......" Luo Pingyang glanced back at Ai Lu, motioned for it to say a few words, and then comforted, "The ancient dragon species has dispersed the wind, and Longa senior may only be trapped in the desert temporarily, with his ability, there will be no danger." It's time for you to go and rest for a while, you haven't closed your eyes since we left on the airship, have you? β
"Isn't it the same with the two masters?" The four-star hunter smiled miserably.
"I'm Elu, don't judge me by human standards." Amphinis raised his hand and said to himself, "Besides, this is not the time to sleep with your head coveredβhow is the work entrusted to you going?" β
Andre rubbed his dry eyes vigorously, squatted down and took a few steps closer to Ailu to cheer up and said, "The presidency trusts your judgment, the royal hunting regiment stationed in Locklac has not been allowed to participate in the rescue from beginning to end, in fact, they are confined to the camp, and they have no way of knowing the situation in the outside world. But is that really good? When the city needs to mobilize all its forces, abandon a team of elite hunters without ......"
"I can only say that I am prepared." Old Ailu was noncommittal, "What about the other thing?" β
"The airship is tight, and I can only try to fight for it. In particular, the exploration sites reported by the two are still so far away from the city, and the approval is even more difficult. β
"Put some pressure on the people in the arsenal and mention my and Xiao Luo's names, it doesn't matter how many times. Tell them that if they don't want dozens of badly wounded hunters in the wilderness, they should send the damned airship out - the tuba. Legend has it that Eru shook her hand and strode deeper into the camp.
"Master Anfei!" The four-star hunter clenched his fists and stopped Amphines from behind, "I and all the hunters here want to know if we're at war. β
"Of course not, it's just a boring prank by the ancient dragons," Elu's eyes narrowed, "Preventing humans from going through that kind of war again is what we've been fighting all our lives as hunters. Even if that moment could come at any time, I promise it won't be today. β
"Click-boom!" As Amphynis's words fell, the sky behind Old Eru quickly darkened, and a blast of thunder rang out from the sky, illuminating the entire makeshift camp as if it were day.
"Hell...... looked at the black that sprinkled across the sky like splashes of ink and the faintly flickering plasma in between, Amphynis's pupils instantly shrank to the size of a pintip. Six-star Ai Lu rushed to Luo Pingyang in two steps, "Xiao Luo, let's go back to the airship!" β
"Do what?"
"I have a feeling that something bad is about to ...... No, it's already happening! Elou's expression was so anxious that she bordered on horror.
"Senior, you just got off the airship!" AndrΓ© caught up with the Black Star Twins in a few steps, stopping as he ran, "Where are you going now?" β
"Fengshan Dragon!" Eru hurriedly turned back and said, "I need to see it again, or I won't sleep soundly." It looked at the half-blooded drake's anxious face, opened its mouth and held its breath for a few seconds, and then added, "I'm sorry, but what you just said...... As long as I never said it. β