Finally standing on the ground, Xiong Fuji couldn't help but stretch out his arms to the sky and shouted happily. In the past few days, the little hunting group has been on the road non-stop, from Golden Feather City to the Ghost Fury, and then following the traces of the Qilin deep into the realm of Ryan Yelu, and the time spent on the airship has been several times more than on land. After the commission, the young people had to rush back to Kaishi Town to resume their lives, and they would have to float in the air for several days in a row, leaving them with more and more time to travel by land.

The spearman led the way with great strides, and from time to time he turned his head and pointed to the ground beneath his feet, and said to his companions behind him, "Trek through mountains and rivers, and trek deep into the hunting grounds...... Sure enough, with these, he looks like a hunter. ”

"I thought the Lone Hunter was something our fathers believed in." Jia Xiao stepped past the ruins in front of him. As far as the eye can see, most of the buildings are reduced to knee-high walls, and the few stone rafters and columns have become particularly conspicuous before they have collapsed.

"Daddy always said that things like airships are gradually corrupting us hunters." Xiong Fuji pursed his lips, "You don't need to do it physically anymore after a day's journey, powerful monsters are the first to use crossbows and naval guns to greet you, what else do you need hunters to do from now on?" Large hunting gear will one day completely replace our hunters. ”

"The Little Hunter just got an airship, and you're tired of it now?" The little head said with a smile on his face. Even though he was in a dangerous relict hunting ground, Big Bear's words still made his companions laugh.

"If you want me to say, I've seen the big guy in the supply station, and the big bear is probably disdainful of the little hunting group's own ship." The Great Sword Hunter teased.

"Where do I have?" As if he had been told something in his heart, Xiong Fuji's face turned red, and he hurriedly retorted, "That kind of square hunting ship, it takes off slowly, and it is stupid after taking off, and it can't be equipped with too many offensive weapons. It can't fight in the air, it's just an iron lump, our ship is much stronger than that, what do I envy it for? Isn't it, Luciu? ”

The airships of the Little Hunting Regiment left the harbor before dawn - the many wyvern species that hovered around the perimeter of the hunting grounds, and their alertness was at their lowest before dawn. After a careful voyage for more than half an hour, the hunters finally officially entered the core area of the Emerald Tower, and from there began to cruise.

The secret medicine provided by the royal family lived up to its name, and after a night's rest in the camp, the injuries on the hunters closed and scabbed over at an incredible speed. Big Bear took off the gauze wrapped around his head before the airship landed, but the hair that was lost when he was injured on the back of his head didn't grow back so easily. The spearman was laughed at by Xiao Yang for a while, so he pulled the strap of his helmet tightly, and refused to let go of anything.

"To be honest, I feel that way too," the little dragonman's eyes lit up. In the distance, several elven deer heard the footsteps of the hunters, and turned around and fled into the tall grass, Lu Xiu waited until they left his field of vision before slowly retracting his gaze, "It's been so long since I entered the Emerald Tower, I'm either busy hurrying or fighting, and I haven't observed this hunting ground well until now. ”

Lu Xiu has been immersed in the hunting arena for two years, and although the battles he has experienced are no less than those of the small hunting group, the circular battlefield surrounded by spectators is always less atmospheric than the real wilderness. Now, smelling the smell of grass clippings and animal dung, and listening to the chirping of alien birds, a long-lost sense of reality and peace of mind arises in the hearts of young people.

"There will always be time to explore the hunting grounds, and after this commission is over, the little hunting group may have a chance to come back." The head of the regiment restrained his smile and said, "Let's focus on the task at hand now...... How far are we? ”

"One or two hundred meters, over there." The cat stood on the shoulders of its owner, straightened up, and pointed its palms far ahead.

After cruising on the airship for half a day, Sha Rumo observed a lightning flash in the silent hunting ground. The color of the light is very similar to that of a unicorn, and the intensity and frequency are very low, which is in line with the speculation of young people in the past that the ancient dragon species was injured. The target of the battleship was too large, and he was afraid that it would be counterattacked by the ancient dragon species or scare it away, and Sha Minghai maneuvered the hunting ship to approach several kilometers away and did not dare to advance an inch. The small hunting group simply landed on the spot and organized a team to go on foot to find out.

The main members of the Sand Scorpion Squad are not as powerful as before, and the hunting group needs to leave some people to guard the airship. This time the head of the exploration Qin originally wanted to send out Lu Xiu and Man Yun, both of whom had a mysterious sense of the ancient dragon species, and at least they could expand the scope of the search. However, Xiong Fuji was suffocated on the airship for too long, clamoring to come, so the little head had no choice but to replace the Xishu hunter and go into battle in person, plus Jia Xiao formed the current lineup.

"By the way, why did this guy come along?" Xiong Fuji glanced behind him, Aosen's head drooped deeply, hanging not far behind the group, he had not said a word since he left, and at first glance he looked like a prisoner escorted by a hunting group.

Rao tried his best to keep his voice down, but the spearman's rough voice was still heard by the one-star hunter in the distance. Hearing Xiong Fuji's nomination, the one-star hunter slowly raised his head and said in a dry voice: "I don't know, you should ask that kid." ”

Lu Xiu looked away with a weak heart, and through the mysterious connection between the two, he could feel that Orson had somewhat guessed something of what he was thinking. With the bad deeds of the one-star hunter in the past, and then losing the supervision of the dragonman, it is not impossible to be unfavorable to the companions on the airship. What's more, if there is really any danger on this trip, bringing Orson with you can at least ensure that there is one more person who will be desperate to protect his companions at a critical moment.

"I've spent half my life researching how to use people in the Challenge Festival, and now I'm being used as a gun by a kid...... That's it. Seeing the embarrassment on the face of the specially selected hunter, Orson said calmly, "You didn't do anything wrong. If the same thing had befallen me, and a fool had been able to obey my orders without hesitation, I would probably not hesitate to have him fight to the death for me. ”

"But fortunately, I have some other use for you now, besides fighting." The one-star hunter's words changed, and he suddenly stood in place, "For example...... You've come this far, you should have found out, right? No matter what kind of monster's handiwork the previous thunder light was, I'm afraid it had nothing to do with that ancient dragon, and it was almost time to return to the airship. ”

"Huh?" Jia Xiao frowned and said unhappily, "We're about to arrive, what's the use of saying it now?" ”

Orson leaned down, picked up a piece of wet dirt, and crushed it in his hand: "I only found out when I walked here." Along the way, we met more than a group of herbivores, even the timid elven deer, the ancient dragon species hiding place is not so lively, and the clues observed on the airship are eighty percent wrong. Seeing the suspicious glances cast by the hunters, his mouth turned to Lu Xiu, "You can ask that boy if what I said is true." ”

The specially selected hunter nodded slightly, but Jia Xiao was still suspicious: "The ancient dragon species will mostly cover up the momentum of the rank, maybe it is during the period of recuperation, the breath is sluggish, and it can't scare away the ordinary herbivores?" ”

"It's because it's injured that I can't maintain my usual control over my aura." Ao Sen showed a helpless expression of hatred that iron could not be made of steel, and the one-star hunter pointed to the top of his head, "Otherwise, I won't scare away the flying species in the entire hunting ground in one go." ”

The bear did not build a pergola second-hand and looked at the destination of the trip from afar. At the site of the thunderstorm sat an exceptionally tall building – "tall", judging by the size of the four walls of the house and the stone bricks scattered around it, probably a public building such as an altar hall or council chamber in the primeval period. Burnt blades of grass and large swaths of stone bricks shattered by lightning could still be seen from here, and most of the Great Hall's roof had collapsed, most of the façade had fallen in unison, leaving only a base as high as a hunter's calf. Several load-bearing walls still stubbornly stood upright, blocking half of the small hunting group's view, making it impossible to see the whole picture from a distance.

?“ Maybe that guy wasn't as badly injured as you said. Although he had already believed seven or eight points in Aosen's analysis, Xiong Fuji still forcibly refuted. The destination was so close at hand, and the return journey was made as uncomfortable as a cat's scratch in the pikeman's heart.

"Big Bear is right, after walking for so long, you can't go home empty-handed. Even if we can't see the unicorn, it doesn't hurt for us to go and see it. Jia Xiao smacked his lips and asked the little head with his gaze, while lightly drawing out the big sword behind his back.

"Be careful." The girl nodded and decided, "Fuji takes the lead, and if there is any trouble, he will withdraw immediately." ”

"Whatever you want," Ao Sen had no choice but to shrug his shoulders and follow Lu Xiu's footsteps in the face of the unpersuaded little hunter group, and muttered to himself, "A group of hairy boys......

The closer they got to the front, the more the hunters became aware of the tallness of the ancient building. The two farthest walls of the auditorium are separated by more than 200 meters, and the huge space is divided into more than ten regular pieces by the criss-crossing low walls. The high walls that are still erected, with door openings and panes, have been reduced to dust hundreds of years ago.

Even if the 30-meter-high rafter pillar breaks into several pieces, you can still get a glimpse of the majesty of the past through the clumps of artemisia grass at the fracture. The stone scattered on the ground is enough to provide construction materials for a complete supply station. The young people had no time to sigh at the remains of the primeval period, and the cats walked in it, their senses opened up one after another, paying attention to every movement around them.

After exploring about two or three doorways, the hunters suddenly opened up and seemed to have walked to the original main hall of the building. Daylight casts over the half-collapsed roof, illuminating clusters of charred black marks on the interior walls. Jia Xiao smeared it on the black mark, and three clear fingerprints appeared on the wall, and the brittle bluestone chips fell down one after another.

"The lightning struck, and the time is still very close...... It wouldn't really be here, would it? The Great Sword Hunter looked around in a low voice, lest the shiny body of the Qilin pop out of a corner.

"I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed, Orson is right, it's really other monsters here." Qin Shuiyu lowered his body and looked at the traces in front of him. Although the footprints on the ground are messy, it can be vaguely judged that it is a giant claw with three toes, and the claw blades are distinct, mixed with traces of tail dragging, none of which can correspond to the posture of the unicorn.

"......Shh Shiro was looking forward to it, and he was going back to the airship again. Xiong Fuji said with annoyance. After looking around, but seeing no other threat, the hunters temporarily lifted their guards. The spearman retracted the tower shield from his back, put away his posture of battle, and paced around, "But what kind of monster can you say can emit thunder and lightning similar to that of a unicorn?" ”

"There are countless monsters that can discharge electricity in the hunter world, who knows which one?" Jia Xiao said as he spoke, but there was a strange sticky touch under his feet. The hunter let out a "huh" and looked up at his feet, where there was already a lot of red slurry stuck to his feet.

"Hey! What have you done? Seeing the strange situation at Jia Xiao's feet, Ao Sen, who was not far away, cried out.

"What...... Leeches? The mollusk at his feet was half a foot long, and he was unintentionally stepped on his waist, and the insect fluid overflowed from the head and tail, and he couldn't survive when he saw it, but he was still struggling desperately, "It is worthy of the creatures in the Emerald Tower, and it is larger than other hunting grounds." ”

"It's not a leech, it's like ...... It's a monster's cub. The cat leaned over and poked the young beast that was gradually dying with a short blade, "It seems...... It is of the genus Electric Dragon. ”

"......Shh Shiro was looking forward to it, and he was going back to the airship again. Xiong Fuji said with annoyance. After looking around, but seeing no other threat, the hunters temporarily lifted their guards. The spearman retracted the tower shield from his back, put away his posture of battle, and paced around, "But what kind of monster can you say can emit thunder and lightning similar to that of a unicorn?" ”

"There are countless monsters that can discharge electricity in the hunter world, who knows which one?" Jia Xiao said as he spoke, but there was a strange sticky touch under his feet. The hunter let out a "huh" and looked up at his feet, where there was already a lot of red slurry stuck to his feet.

"Hey! What have you done? Seeing the strange situation at Jia Xiao's feet, Ao Sen, who was not far away, cried out.

"What...... Leeches? The mollusk at his feet was half a foot long, and he was unintentionally stepped on his waist, and the insect fluid overflowed from the head and tail, and he couldn't survive when he saw it, but he was still struggling desperately, "It is worthy of the creatures in the Emerald Tower, and it is larger than other hunting grounds." ”

"It's not a leech, it's like ...... It's a monster's cub. The cat leaned over and poked the young beast that was gradually dying with a short blade, "It seems...... It is a genus of electric dragons