Chapter 624: The King
"Leave that monster's corpse alone, we need to get out of here." When the last touch of crimson on the heavy sword turned back into the original iron gray of the weapon, Bai Ye turned the big sword back behind him. The Shadow Hunter pulled out his skinning knife and pried off the large volcanic rock particles stuck to his body, except for the initial sneak attack, the White Night had never been injured in the whole battle.
"That's not going to workβ" The rhino busied back and forth on the lava dragon's body, the blade slicing messily through the scale of the beast, not even in its mouth. Feng Chen stopped to observe, only to realize that the tower giant was not collecting materials, but destroying them. A large piece of the whole armor was severed from it, and a series of cracked voices rang out, "If it is obtained by other hunters, won't it be sold back to us?" β
"If we're lucky, we'll be able to cancel the commission before then. Instead of feeling sorry for these bits and pieces, it is better to hit the road early. β
The silver-armored hunter still pursed his lips, and swung his hammer a few times, breaking the spine and legs of the ichthyosaurus in turn. The main materials of the monster in front of him are no longer embarrassing, and the value has shrunk by at least eighty percent, and such a corpse is no longer worth the price of an airship for any hunting group. Feng Chen's heart was distressed - what he couldn't get was destroyed, this is a twisted act only poachers, and even the armor of his miraculous hunting skills can't hide the true face of the scales.
"That's it." The rhino brushed the dust off his body, and the blood stained on the silver armor was particularly dazzling.
"So little ghost, there won't be any more beast tides after that, right?" Bai Ye casually asked Feng Chen, who was not far away.
"Oh...... Huh? The young man shook his head, "How can I possibly know this?" It may become more and more dangerous to continue to walk upwards. β
The captain of the reverse scale didn't seem to be satisfied with this answer, and the knife spun around in his hand a few times, and with a "poof" sound, it was lightly inserted back into the scabbard on the side of his leg: "Is it...... I thought you should know best. β
Feeling the dangerous eyes of the ironclad hunter that seemed to be able to see through everything, Feng Chen's mouth couldn't help but dry. He subconsciously took a step back, but he felt something on his back, and the cold touch was fed back to his skin through the hunting suit, and there was immediately a strange tingling and tingling sensation.
"You still don't understand enough about the strength of the scales." Sen Luo said in a gloomy voice in the young man's ear, "If you want to use monsters against us, you have to work harder. β
As early as a few dozen seconds before the beast tide approached, the abnormal movement of the sealed dust slightly aroused the suspicion of the people and horses of the reverse scale, until the young man accurately predicted that the yellow finch was behind the lava dragon, and Bai Ye still only had a vague sense of doubt. Of course, Feng Chen never thought that he was exposed to the battle situation, and Captain Scales inadvertently asked.
At that time, the ironclad hunter once asked him "are there any other monsters around", and Feng Chen answered almost without thinking, and the subsequent battle also proved his prediction correct. The head of the regiment immediately confirmed that the strange abilities of this little ghost were far from as simple as he had confessed. Either way, he seems to have the ability to monitor the activity of monsters in a certain area in real time, and eighty percent rely on some detection technology. It would not be strange for a young hunter to have such an expensive hunting outfit as a trapeze, and to have some other advanced hunting equipment.
Regardless of whether Feng Dust deliberately led the team to the beast tide or not, he didn't warn in time when he detected the monsters on the march, this is something that has already happened, and this little ghost obviously has his own thoughts. The blow that Bai Ye dissipated when fighting against the lava dragon was not so much a battle situation as a deliberate demonstration, and only by showing the most disparity of power could he obediently bring the other four back under his control.
"Do you think we're going to be struck down by a random tide of beasts?" Rhino grinned and picked up the hammer, "Don't say it's just this one, it's the monster just now, it's not that we don't have the ability to defeat, but we have to pay a certain price." We may not have the strength to fight the Golden Lion anymore, but we still have time to settle accounts with you before we leave the hunting grounds. β
"Be smart," Hakuya warned, his eyes looking at the dust that was pointed at his back, "It's only you who can kill you with a small action." β
"I don't know what you're talking about." The young man froze, and looked back with a calm face, "But I think I've found the golden lion's locationβnot a trace, but a real location. β
"Where?" Captain Scale's breath was short.
"But first...... Can that sword be removed from my back? β
"No more tricks?" Sen Luo controlled the tip of the knife, slowly moving on the back of the sealed dust.
"Never before...... I'll try to keep us from running into other unrelated monsters, satisfied? β
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"What are you thinking? You almost killed us all! Feng tilted his head and gritted his teeth and said fiercely towards Feng Chen.
When he hit the road again, the pathfinder in the front row became a group of four people in Kaede. The Reverse Scale Squad followed behind them not far away, and if they encountered a surprise monster at this distance, they might have to eat the next round of attacks before the support of the strong men behind them arrived.
"I want something better, too." Without the blessing of dust masks, the time for the dust sealing group to be active on the volcano was limited. Unless you're lucky enough to find a monster that has been with the Golden Lion for a long time, you'll never know when an inefficient search like Fang Cai will come to an end. It was at that time that he realized that there was one thing in the hunting ground that could replace the highly intelligent monsters, and that was the will of the beasts.
No matter how clever he is, Feng Chen can't convince the four shadow hunters to take the initiative to collide with the monsters on the march, only by waiting for the beast tide to automatically find the hunter himself - if the reverse scale is strong enough, Feng Chen can successfully get the position of the golden lion, and if the reverse scale misses in the battle, the young man can smoothly get rid of the shackles of the strong again, and no matter what, he will not suffer. Of course, in addition to experiencing the baptism of a beast tide in the process.
"Wait!" The white night behind him suddenly ordered, and the three of them stopped at a moment's notice, and the captain squatted down and pressed a piece of scarlet moss with his fingers. Volcanoes have reached such heights that only the most heat-tolerant lichens can survive. A palm-sized piece of red moss clings to the shady side of the volcanic rock, leaving a clear paw print on the moss that has been trampled on by half a toothed beast.
"That kid was right...... This guy has been trying to find a way to reach the top of the mountain since he recovered from his injuries. Sen Luo recognized the direction of the claw marks and folded his arms thoughtfully.
Hakuya pulled out his map, retraced the marks made by Lena from memory, closed his eyes and recalled them carefully. The golden lion was new to the mountain, unfamiliar with the terrain on the mountain, and had to turn back and go down the mountain in the face of several dead roads, and found another way, only to leave its own traces in all directions of the main peak.
"Does it want to learn from Yan Gelong and make a home in the volcanic zone?" Rhino was puzzled.
Although the Dragons do not have the destructive power to freely manipulate celestial phenomena such as natural disasters, their ability to adapt to the environment is exceptionally strong. Even the Yango Dragon, which is only like a fish in water in the volcano, may not be able to dominate other environments. In fact, there have been many sightings of Yan Ge Dragons even in the tundra zone, but the sea dragon species there has turned into ice blue all over the body, and it is more appropriate to call it "Frozen Ge Dragon" than the snow lord who opened the mountains and chiseled ice.
"I can only speculate after seeing the main body." Bai Ye pulled out the flare on his waist and fired a shot into the sky. Since the battle of the lava dragon on the ramp ended, Captain Scaler had sent out two signals, but Lena had not yet shown any signs of responding. Rather than a huntress in distress, he would rather believe that the crossbowman had gone crazy somewhere, or that he had encountered some strange monster.
"To ...... Slow it down a bit? Sensing the worry in Bai Ye's eyes, Feng Chen asked tentatively, "Your companion hasn't come back yet." β
"No, I don't." The Ironclad Hunter threw away the empty canister that was still smoking, and raised his eyes to confirm in the distance, "There seems to be only one way up from here, and if nothing else, Ragane should be at the end of the road." β
As soon as the words fell, as if in response to the words of the white night, a roar sounded from the other side of the volcanic ash fog for no reason. The whistling sound is audible to the human ear, but it is like thunder and turbulence, and it is incessant for a long time. Sen Luo's expression perked up, and he simply pulled out the double knives on his waist here, passed Feng and the others, and rushed towards the mountain. The rest of the people also looked at each other and marched towards the top of the mountain together.
Only Kaede hadn't moved yet, and the Shadow Hunter quickly used his arm to stop the white night that was about to stagger. Looking at each other, Kaede cast a questioning look: "We fulfilled our part, and I hope you don't break your promise." β
"You can get out without a hitch...... But we'll have to wait until we see the monster. Bai Ye said urgently.
The slopes around the crater become particularly steep and the temperature rises sharply. Like a workshop that has just finished forging a hunting suit, even the air has thinned out under the scorching flames.
The young man had plenty of physical strength, but he was dwarfed by the three well-trained seniors, and in the rush he could only be able to keep the rhino on a level with the rhino carrying several times the weight of hunting gear, and Kaede fell behind at the end of the line in order to take care of the two injured girls. By the time Ah Dong and Ah Xia finally hid behind the boulder where the team was hiding, White Night had been waiting there for a long time.
It was still three to five hundred meters away from the real Great Lava Pool of the Onifuma, but through the volcanic ash mist, it was already clear that the top of the hillside was streaked by the flame meteors from time to time. It was a large stream of lava droplets that burst after a huge sulfur-containing bubble burst in the magma. You can see it clearly here, each one must be as big as the breath of a lava dragon, and such droplets in the lava pool will splash dozens of times per second. Even during its dormant period, the Onifury was constantly throwing a large amount of material in all directions, including the deadly sulfur mist that covered the sky.
The hunters were surrounded by thick red river valleys, and between the lava rivers were craggy rocks, all of which were formed by the cooling of magma falling from the sky. It wasn't until he stood at the summit of the volcano that he realized why people named it "Ghost Fury", because the current environment was no longer suitable for most living beings, and any food that could provide nutrients would turn into a part of the magma in the scorching for many years.
"That's the sound coming from around here." Even though most of his face was wrapped behind a dust mask, his narrowed eyes betrayed his emotions early.
"It hasn't gone far." Dusty made himself a simple mask with a bandage. The spirit of the dragon clan is not low, and the young man does not dare to urge the dragon cavity too obviously, so he can only roughly sweep the vicinity, trying not to alarm any possible creatures in his field of vision.
"There it is." Sen Luo instinctively looked into a corner, his twin blades hidden beneath him, obscuring the emerald green electric light that burst from time to time on the blades. I don't know if there was a hallucination, but for a moment Kaede felt that the hunter's eyes were shining with the same color.
"Where?" Feng Chen's eyes kept looking around, but he didn't see any golden figures.
"...... on top of the rocks," Hakuya pointed to the volcanic rock piles that stood not far away.
Following the direction of the old hunter, Feng Chen really noticed a dark figure on the top of a particularly tall rock. Lava meteors streaked across the sky, illuminating the outline of its form.
"Golden Lion...... How can it be black? Feng Chen asked in a lost voice.
There is no doubt that the monster is indeed a toothed beast species, and it is impossible to judge the specific size from here, but compared to the boulder under him, it may be the largest toothed beast species that Feng Chen has ever seen in his life. With his back to the hunters, he stood on all fours at the top of the rock, his slender tail hanging behind him and sweeping unconsciously, and he could see the long sharp horns that stood at the ends of the skull extending from the sides of the body, and the tips of the horns were slightly curved forward, as if they were also a weapon of attack.
"Finally ......," Sen Luo said silently in his mind. The original intention of the green-armored hunter was to hunt down the mysterious unicorn, but the strongest toothed beast species was in front of him, and just by looking at the back, he could feel the powerful power hidden in the monster's body.
There is no doubt that the monster is indeed a toothed beast species, and it is impossible to judge the specific size from here, but compared to the boulder under him, it may be the largest toothed beast species that Feng Chen has ever seen in his life. With his back to the hunters, he stood on all fours at the top of the rock, his slender tail hanging behind him and sweeping unconsciously, and he could see the long sharp horns that stood at the ends of the skull extending from the sides of the body, and the tips of the horns were slightly curved forward, as if they were also a weapon of attack.
"Finally ......," Sen Luo said silently in his mind. The original intention of the green-armored hunter was to hunt down the mysterious unicorn, but the strongest toothed beast species was in front of him, and just by looking at the back, he could feel the powerful power hidden in the monster's body.