Harder was the last to burrow into the cavern dug by the Redstone Hunters, and he grunted low as he caught a glimpse of the gem-like notches on the walls. The knife carving is both a sign of the poachers' way of finding their way and a warning to those who come after them. The royal hunters and guild knights have always regarded the special badge on their chests as a form of honor and duty, but in the underworld, special status only means that power is abused more unscrupulously.

White Night held up the flare in his hand that had not yet burned out, illuminating a small area around him. The floor and walls are covered in slippery moss, but the interior of the building is much more empty than the tower's façade, which is wrapped in green vines. After hundreds of years of change, the tower has been completely transformed into a base camp suitable for the wyvern species. As far as the eye can see, several walls and some ceilings have been damaged, and several side halls are connected together, and they are inexplicably separated by stacked rubble, and the left and right towers are regulated, as if the fangs and claws of the monsters that live here.

"Hmm...... It stinks! "Although most of the ordinary animal nests are full of feces, hundreds of animal nests are gathered in one place, and the smell of different feces and urine is mixed, and the ancient tower does not see the sun all year round, and there is a strong musty smell wafting in the air. As soon as he got up from the cave, Kaede, who was caught off guard, felt like he had been hit on the head. The old hunter subconsciously covered one arm to his mouth and nose, remembering the dust mask on the volcano that was shattered by himself, "Is the air here really not poisonous?" ”

"If the monsters can get in, of course we can come in - but it stinks, just bear with it." Rhino said nonchalantly, but seeing the corners of the Silver Armor Hunter's mouth twitching, it seemed that even he himself had endured it very hard.

Adventurers gathered in the light of the white night and explored further up. The old knight wasn't mistaken, the Guild of Ryan Yelu did have a specially paved passage to climb the tower for exploration. The remaining staircase shows signs of being repaired in recent years, and the severely damaged part has been erected with anchors for jumping platforms and hook ropes. The artificial facilities near the window have long since decayed under the wind and rain, but these are not enough to help the agile shadow hunters, not to mention the giant thigh-thick vines that occasionally poke into the window, and there is no lack of support on the climbing path.

Dusty grabbed the rope and swung lightly to the other end of the broken staircase. The crisp sound of his feet on the ground startled a group of flying beetles or small bats in the shadows, and flew past the hunters in a fluttering manner. After climbing only a few floors, the young hunter could clearly feel that the nest was becoming more and more spacious, and the number of monsters that could be accommodated on each floor was gradually decreasing. In the corner, a few eggs that had not had time to be taken were lying quietly among the withered vines, and the Dragon Whisperer reached into the nest, barely recognising that they belonged to the offspring of some low-level ornithosaur species.

"Another mark, hell...... How far did the Redstone men go ahead of us? Sen Luo wiped it on the stone wall, and the knife marks left on the moss felt a little hard, and the powder was falling downward where the edges and corners of the cage hand had been cut. This was the fourth mark the Shadowhunters had seen along the way, and although the other party was far ahead of the Reverse Scale, it was like a ghost, always haunting the adventurers.

"We're going to have to speed it up a little bit." Captain Scales shook the flare on his hand vigorously, squeezing the last wisp of gunpowder out of the hunting gear before re-igniting one.

"Hey! Wait a minute...... Are we going to walk up in such a generous way? Feng Feng, who had been holding down for half the way, finally couldn't help but take two quick steps, stopped in front of Bai Ye and asked.

"It's only now, but it's too late." The rhino snorted softly.

"I didn't say I was going to give up......," Kaede said, shaking her head. Unless the team can find a new path in the intertwined beast caves, sooner or later they will have to meet the underworld head-on. At the moment, the hunters don't know anything about this rash intrusion of the redstone hunting group, and the opponent's numbers, strength, equipment, and backup are still in the dark, and even their specific hunting targets can only rely on guesses, and sudden approach is bound to take advantage of the disadvantage: "Even if you catch up with those guys, what can you do?" You have to do some preparation in advance, right? Or is it ...... You've already figured out what to do? ”

"It's not the first time we've encountered someone on the hunting grounds. It's nothing more than 'talking' and 'fighting,'" Sen Luo shrugged indifferently, "What other means do you need?" ”

"Whether it's cooperative hunting, fighting their own or not, or even converting the intelligence into gold coins, buying back the bones of the golden lion from them, as long as the price is right, it's not unacceptable to reverse the scales." The rhino's feet and the bluestone steps collide with a rhythmic crisp sound, "When things come to an end, there will always be a solution." ”

"It's true that Redstone has his own background, and Reversible Scale is no ordinary hunting group." Bai Ye said lightly, the toughness of the upper hunter was undoubtedly evident at this moment. The competition for interests in the underground world ultimately depends on their respective strengths: "Just like our scruples about them, those guys are not willing to tear their faces with us." ”

"This is the Ancient Dragon Battlefield, and I'm sure they'll be able to prioritize it." Captain Scales leaned his ears to listen outside the tower, and the thunder on the wilderness seemed to be much quieter under the thick vines, but it still didn't mean to stop, "We have only one purpose, which is the remains of that golden lion." Even if the underground guild has the ability to kill the ancient dragon, it should not have mastered the means to concoct the ancient dragon material. Our bottom line is that as long as we can keep the Golden Lion's material, the Kirin can be handed over to Redstone, even if necessary...... Help them get killed. ”

"No!" As soon as Bai Ye's words fell, Feng Chen lost his voice and shouted. Everyone's eyes invariably turned to the young hunter's face, and Old Harder frowned even more, looking meaningfully at the anxious dragon whisperer. Feng Chen opened his mouth, looked at Bai Yeyan and explained insincerely: "You used to be a union hunter, you should know that the moment the Qilin dies, the ecology of the entire Emerald Tower will collapse, and you won't want to return to its current state for a few years...... Does Reverse Scale really want to watch that happen? ”

"What's the matter?" The Ironclad Hunter walked straight past Dusty without glancing at the young hunter. The entire Ruins Hunting Ground is a resource reserve for the Guild and the Royal House of Ryanyelu, but instead of minerals, it is stored fragments of ancient technology. There are no civilian settlements within a radius of a hundred miles, and even if the ecology of the Emerald Tower falls apart, it will not make Bai Ye blink more, "We want to risk a war with Redstone to protect a seriously injured and dying ancient dragon...... Let's be clear, we're the Shadowhunters, not the 'Messengers of the Hunters'. ”

"The captain is right, don't forget, you're just a pathfinder we've hired." The Silver Armor Hunter raised his hand, broke the hard vine blocking his forehead in front of him with a "horn", and said coldly, "The decision made by the scales is not your point of view. ”

"Captain, his purpose may not be as simple as he said." Sen Luo's hand rested on the double knife at his waist, and most of the blade was pulled out with a "pop", glowing with a faint green light. The green-armored hunter looked at Feng Chen's eyes gloomily, "This kid is very ghostly, maybe there is another reason...... To be honest, I feel more and more that since the time of the volcano, we have been doing everything wrong, and this kid is the devil. ”

Encountering such a natural disaster on the crater, Reverse Scale finally escaped from the range of magma, encountered a mudslide descended by a unicorn, encountered the union's airship group when entering the country, and even entered the ruins hunting ground, and was chased by the union's knights all the way. In this way, it was only smooth when Burning Rock Town rescued the group of civilians, and this was exactly what Dusty wanted. The experiences of the past few days came to his mind one by one, and Sen Luo even confirmed his thoughts, and his Adam's apple trembled up and down: "Captain, this tower is only so big, and the next guide work will be left to me alone." This kid can't stay in the team anymore, otherwise, he will bring bad luck to the scales! ”

"What are you going to do?" Hader stretched out his arms, stopped Feng Chen, and said to the hunters with a grim face, "Don't forget your agreement, if there is any accident in Feng Chen, don't want to get any information about the union from me!" ”

"Senro, take it easy." Bai Ye gently patted the green-armored hunter on the back, "The hunt is not over yet, and now is not the time for infighting. If you want me to see, you haven't seen a monster for too long, and you're impatient, right? After going up to the top of the tower, as long as the situation allows, I will leave you with the opportunity to fight alone with the golden lion, how about it? ”

The green-armored hunter's face turned blue for a while, and finally he retracted the blade into its sheath with a "bang", and he calmed his breath twice, "But this kid always has to give us a way - don't use ecological or other words to fool around, Shadow Hunters believe in free hunting, what does the hunting ground have to do with me?" ”

The dragon whisperer pursed his lips, trying to explain something, but for a moment he couldn't speak. Under the persecution of many pairs of eyes, Feng Chen had no choice but to sigh lightly: "Qilin can't die, at least not at the hands of humans......"

"'The consequences of hunting ancient dragons' are you?" Sen Luo smiled suddenly, "It's just alarmist, even if it's that kind of monster's death-defying backlash, it won't be stronger than the thunderstorm outside, right?" You've hunted one yourself, aren't you still alive and well? ”

"Even if you keep looking at us like that...... The unicorn was nothing more than a monster after all. Even if you kill it, what will be the consequences? The Silverarmor Hunter said nonchalantly. He climbed the last step and half-jokingly said, "It's not like the ancient dragons are going to war with humans just because one of them is dead, right?" ”

Feng Chen still didn't speak, but took two quick steps, turned around and looked at the Shadow Hunters on the stairs solemnly and stubbornly. Under the reflection of the signal flare in Bai Ye's hand, two light blue points of light appeared in the eyes of the dragon whisperer, and the edges and corners of his face were also extremely distinct.

"Wait...... Are you serious? After a pause, he finally put away his joking mentality, and looked straight at the young Feng Chen, trying to find the answer from the subtleties of the Shadow Hunter's expression, "What do you know?" ”

The dragon whisperer closed his eyes, and the dragon's cavity hooked up towards the people beside him. In a few moments, the voice that had sounded in Burning Rock Town before reappeared in the cranial cavity of the Shadow Hunters at this moment, in no particular order.

"What are you going to do?" Hader stretched out his arms, stopped Feng Chen, and said to the hunters with a grim face, "Don't forget your agreement, if there is any accident in Feng Chen, don't want to get any information about the union from me!" ”

"Senro, take it easy." Bai Ye gently patted the green-armored hunter on the back, "The hunt is not over yet, and now is not the time for infighting. If you want me to see, you haven't seen a monster for too long, and you're impatient, right? After going up to the top of the tower, as long as the situation allows, I will leave you with the opportunity to fight alone with the golden lion, how about it? ”

The green-armored hunter's face turned blue for a while, and finally he retracted the blade into its sheath with a "bang", and he calmed his breath twice, "But this kid always has to give us a way - don't use ecological or other words to fool around, Shadow Hunters believe in free hunting, what does the hunting ground have to do with me?" ”

The dragon whisperer pursed his lips, trying to explain something, but for a moment he couldn't speak. Under the persecution of many pairs of eyes, Feng Chen had no choice but to sigh lightly: "Qilin can't die, at least not at the hands of humans......"

"'The consequences of hunting ancient dragons' are you?" Sen Luo smiled suddenly, "It's just alarmist, even if it's that kind of monster's death-defying backlash, it won't be stronger than the thunderstorm outside, right?" You've hunted one yourself, aren't you still alive and well? ”

"Even if you keep looking at us like that...... The unicorn was nothing more than a monster after all. Even if you kill it, what will be the consequences? The Silverarmor Hunter said nonchalantly. He climbed the last step and half-jokingly said, "It's not like the ancient dragons are going to war with humans just because one of them is dead, right?" ”

Feng Chen still didn't speak, but took two quick steps, turned around and looked at the Shadow Hunters on the stairs solemnly and stubbornly. Under the reflection of the signal flare in Bai Ye's hand, two light blue points of light appeared in the eyes of the dragon whisperer, and the edges and corners of his face were also extremely distinct.

"Wait...... Are you serious? After a pause, he finally put away his joking mentality, and looked straight at the young Feng Chen, trying to find the answer from the subtleties of the Shadow Hunter's expression, "What do you know?" ”

The dragon whisperer closed his eyes, and the dragon's cavity hooked up towards the people beside him. In a few moments, the voice that had sounded in Burning Rock Town before reappeared in the cranial cavity of the Shadow Hunters at this moment, in no particular order.