In two days' work, there were dozens of man-made windbreaks on this nameless sand dune, which was originally empty. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info hunters took local materials, piled the sand into a round tower shape, and reinforced the outer layer with the building materials on the airship, and only dug caves for people to rest on the leeward side. Shields, wolf's heads, and roses were scattered around the humble makeshift camps, and boxes of hunting supplies were being kept tightly guarded in semi-underground makeshift warehouses where the flags were most densely populated.

The tawny airship air tank had been partially deflated, and the guts hung down to cover the deck and the upper part of the side side. This not only reduces the wind resistance of the battleship when the sandstorm comes, but also is a good camouflage for the corresponding flight species.

The storm tower was built only on the port side and stern of the airship, which was the expected leeward side of the sandstorm. Standing in the sidewind direction of the airship in a hurricane will not only not be sheltered by the giant ship, but will be hit by a stronger storm. From a distance, the team looked like a tall female protecting her many cubs.

No matter how many times you have been, the human ability to build will attract countless amazements. A day earlier, the camp had already taken shape. In the following day, with the successive planning and rebuilding of the three hunting groups, the scale of this small shelter is even on par with that of a semi-permanent camp. The team had to build a cooking house, a command post and an infirmary on the ground, and even bulldozed a piece of sand to make a makeshift training ground for the over-energetic hunters.

The wind came too late.

Forty-eight hours have passed since the first storm warning, and the clouds on the horizon are still just a shadow of cloud, not even the color has changed. The storm in front of him was as gentle as a sheep, but no one could guarantee that the next moment it would not turn into a flood beast and attack the hunters.

Even more painful than experiencing a catastrophe is waiting for it, and the hunters have gradually turned from panic and panic at the beginning to irritability and impatience. Some people even privately hope that the storm will come soon, even if they happily resist the dust in the sky, it is far better than having a sharp blade hanging over their heads all the time.

"It's a shift." Ori jumped down from the mirror platform and handed the notebook to the newcomer. He rubbed his eyes in a daze, and kept looking in the same direction for hours on end, even the orcs with far more eyesight than ordinary people seemed very tired.

"What's new?" The kitten in the black turban took the notebook and asked routinely.

Every two hours, the observers on the battleship had to re-survey the direction of the sandstorm. If it moves forward or retreats slightly, the hunters will have a basis for their next move. But it stood quietly in everyone's field of vision, as if playing a game with humans to wink first.

"Nope." Folded Ear plucked a purple-red leaf from the grass stem around his waist, put it in his mouth and chewed it, only two chews, and Ailu's face flushed with pleasure, "It's the people of the Wolf Moon and the guy with the iron heart who fought again." Behold, before the storm comes, the party will disperse. ”

Under the orders of the captains, the patrol team cannot travel for more than an hour, unless it is dangerous to the life or the safety of the team, and no active attack is allowed when encountering monsters. It's like putting a chew on the mouths of those unruly hunters, and the excess energy can't be vented on the monsters, so they can only mess around with their own people.

"Shh......h Don't just say that. The black turban made a silent gesture, walked up to the lookout platform, and adjusted the height of the mirror, "We hired workers, if the leaders of the hunting team hear about chewing their tongues, it will be difficult to explain when we go back." ”

"So what? Without us, would those swords-wielding fellows still be able to drive the boat away on their own? Folded Ear's eyes whitened, "Unless they want this ship to stop here forever, they will always use ours-Mu Tianjiao?" ”

"No," the black turban waved his hand, pushing back the blades of grass handed over by his companion, "I still have to guard the post for two hours, I don't want to be dizzy from beginning to end, and I will be in trouble if I miss important information." ”

"What can happen? I've been watching it here for two days, and I haven't even had a piece of wind. Fold Ear threw the blade into his mouth and said vaguely, "I'm afraid that Fengshan Long has forgotten this hunting ground because he has changed his route elsewhere." We're the only ones here. ”

"It doesn't matter if you're lazy, but don't take everyone in the camp into the gutter." The black turban was no longer surprised by the fatigue of his companion, and after a reprimand, he stared intently at the other end of the mirror. As soon as her eyes approached the lookout, Elu's eyes were immediately filled with disbelief, "Hey! How do you keep your post? The sandstorm has already arrived, why don't you signal it yet? When he spoke again, the tone of the black turban was already full of anger.

"Sandstorm?" There was already a three-point drunkenness in his tone of folded ears, "You want to go crazy with sandstorms, right?" ”

"Am I kidding?" Elu's eyebrows furrowed.

"Show me!" Shocked by his companion's voice, most of the drunkenness that had just emerged in his folded ears disappeared in an instant, and he snatched the handle of the mirror from the black turban's hand, and hurriedly adjusted the magnification of the mirror to the maximum. Ailu only felt that it was dark in her vision, and it took her time to realize that her vision had been obscured by the sand. He curtly toned down the magnification, and finally saw the front edge of the sandstorm clearly.

"The front line of the sandstorm is forty-five to fifty kilometers, and the front end of the wind farm is about twenty-five kilometers, and it takes about twenty minutes to contact the airship...... Damn, when did the storm come over? Seeing is believing, and Folded Ears are also anxious. Eru has the ability to quickly discern distance in a telescope, which is one of the few reasons why he was not kicked out of the fleet early by the captain.

"Go signal!" The black turban drove his companion off the lookout, "We don't have much time!" ”

"That's right......" Folded Ear was about to open the door, but with a backhand, he threw all the branches around his waist to the black turban, "These are all for you." If anyone asks, you must remember to testify for me, but I chewed the wood after the change of guard. ”

"Go, go, go!" At the moment of the disaster, the black turban did not have time to care about these with his companions. His eyes followed the edge of the sandstorm, and his palms swayed wildly. "Wait!" He called out to his companion as he stepped out of the hatch, "Hell...... What is this again? ”

"You don't want to say that Fengshan Dragon is also coming along, right?" The folded cat's nose wrinkled, and he asked without daring to breathe.

"Almost, tell the commanders...... It's a dragon boat! There was no confusion in Elu's voice whether it was excitement or urgency, "Locklac's dragon ship is riding the storm!" ”

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Even though the news of the arrival of the dragon strike ship had been informed in advance, when the dragon flag symbolizing the headquarters of the hunters' union was finally raised from behind the sand dunes, a passionate shout broke out among the hunters.

Zhong Dinghui stood in front of the airship, and to his left stood the head of the group surnamed He of Wolf Moon, and on the left was the blue enchantress of Lan Mei'er, the female head of the group was wearing a dark red hunting suit, which seemed to be made of the material of a whole male fire dragon. The old hunter had a splint on his arm, a wound inflicted by the mysterious Anonymous captured the day before. With the support of the various high-level recovery agents of the hunting group, his internal injuries and bruises have almost healed, only the bones are more troublesome.

"Don't you restrain those cubs?" Listening to the noisy noise, the head of the Wolf Moon asked Zhong Dinghui in a low voice. Although the two captains had a slight disagreement on the issue of the small hunting group, it did not affect their communication and cooperation.

"No...... It's okay to tell them to vent. The old hunter turned his head and looked at his fellow hunters with red faces. Some of the hunters had even thrown their weapons into the air, not feeling that the celebration was too early for the whole harvest festival, "Steward Gold—when they have shouted enough, send our men back to the cave, and the meeting with the dragon boat does not need so many onlookers." ”

"Yes." The fat guy replied. The hunter surnamed Jin was the only survivor of the Anonymous War, and he was also rescued by Captain Zhong himself, so he naturally had a little more gratitude and admiration in addition to the dignity of the rank. In the past two days, he has been busy with the old hunter's injury, and the previous domineering energy has been reduced a lot, and there is a faint meaning that Zhong Dinghui is looking at the horse, "By the way, if they ask about the next itinerary of the team......

"Let's just say that before the contact with the dragon ship, everything is uncertain." The three captains exchanged glances, "We always have to focus on the overall situation of the harvest festival. It has affected the work of the dragon boat, and no amount of money earned from this hunt is enough to compensate. ”

The combined team will not necessarily merge with the dragon ship, and it is more likely that they will continue to fight separately after a short period of contact. When a dragon striking ship was extremely fast in the storm and the airship could not be moved, the three hunting groups had no means to keep up with the former's pace. The second is that the dragon striking ship faces the Fengshan dragon directly, the danger is too high, and after the battle begins, the joint team is bound to keep a considerable distance from the warship, so as to facilitate the hunters to grab resources.

"Let's go," Zhong Dinghui waved his hand, and the other two captains also explained the affairs of their team, sorted out their appearance, and prepared to face the high-level hunters who came to negotiate on the warship, "After the dragon ship docks, the wind will increase sharply within fifteen minutes, remember to prepare everyone for the first wave of sandstorms." ”

What excites these outlaws more than facing danger is, of course, facing danger with the strong. The whole camp was boiling over from the impending storm and the warships. The oncoming wind was getting stronger and stronger, and the flags of the three hunting groups raised by the airship were spread out in the blink of an eye, and a little bit of sand and gravel had already floated in the air, and if you didn't pay attention to it, you would be lost in your eyes.

"Five kilometers!" The observer warned that the dragon strike boat in the clairvoyant eye rose and fell, propelled by the strong wind, over the sand dunes.

"Stops are allowed." As soon as Captain He waved his hand, a hunter had already sounded the signal flare. Two yellow and two green pillars of light rose into the sky, drawing four bright tracks in the faint sky.

"Four kilometers!" The Elu observers were still meticulous in reporting their location.

"Didn't respond?" Captain Zhong asked. At this distance, hunters can see the outline of the sand boat with the naked eye, and the signal flare is far more recognizable than that, and it is impossible to miss the dragon boat.

"Three kilometers!" The observer's face also became strange, "Captain...... The dragon ship doesn't seem to have the intention of slowing down. ”

The opposing ship did not lower its mainsail, but reversed the direction of the handle at the angle of the strong wind. The speed of the hunting ship increased again, and in the blink of an eye, it changed from the size of a speck to the size of a soybean.

"There's not going to be an ancient dragon behind the ship." Lan Mei'er said faintly. The huntress had a gentle voice, but at this moment, there was a significant resentment in her words, "The Hunters' Guild is afraid that it is leading the mold to our side." ”

"Hmph, the boat hasn't even erected a big gong, so it's clear that you haven't met Fengshan Dragon yet." Captain He snatched the observer's clairvoyance and carefully identified it, "You women just like to be surprised. ”

"It takes time to lower the sail and anchor, and the sand boat does not accelerate fast, maybe the dragon boat is worried about delaying the trip, and does not plan to contact us hunters who fight the autumn wind." Captain Zhong muttered, "One more signal to allow them to detour from our starboard side." ”

"Two kilometers!" New signals were sent out, and still no response was received. The observer warned, and said with some uncertainty, "Captain, it seems to be turning right?" ”

"Nonsense! Are the people in command in the ship idiots? The captain of the Wolf Moon Mercenary Group said angrily. The port side is the camp area of the hunting group, and if it is rubbed by the sand boats, even the sand waves splashed by the boats may overturn a whole row of storm towers. Destroying the hunters' hard work is secondary, and after the hurricane blows, perhaps a considerable number of hunters will use their bodies to block the sandstorm, "What do they want to do?" ”

"Send an emergency evasion signal!" Captain Zhong's face also deteriorated, "Twice!" Even if it's an elite hunter, you can't be unseen like this! ”

"It's coming!" The observer removed the clairvoyance. The hurricane slammed into the sky from the top of a sand dune with the dragon boat, the bottom of the boat slightly off the ground, and then fell "Peng", stirring up a wave of sand several meters high. Ignoring the signal flare that was still left in the sky by the remnant light, the giant ship raised its mainsail and slammed straight towards the port side of the airship.

"Everyone move closer to the perimeter of the airship!" The ship ignored the hunters' repeated warnings, and the combined team had to give orders to prepare for the onslaught. The captain of the wolf moon was flushed with anger, if the dragon ship passed by the airship, the first thing to bear the brunt of it would be his camp, "No matter who is on the ship, back to Locklack, I will make him look good!" ”

"This ship has a strange ......" Captain Zhong frowned, "I don't know if it's my delusion, the ship ...... There don't seem to be many people. ”

"The wind is so strong, except for the necessary boatmen, they probably all went to the cabin to take shelter from the wind." Captain Blue's hair was blown up messily from outside his helmet.

"It's all this time, what crew are you still working on?" Captain He shook the weapon in his hand, "If you don't do something, everyone's camp will be destroyed by it!" ”

"Wait! You see, it avoids the camp area. "The steering wheel on deck turned with difficulty, allowing the sandboat to give way at an angle before approaching the airship. The sand wave from the bottom of the boat fell dozens of meters away from the outskirts of the camp, and did not knock down a single building, "I'll just say it...... A five-star hunter would not do such a move that would be indignant to heaven and man! ”

"Boom!"

As soon as the words fell, a puff of white smoke came out from a gun on the port side of the dragon ship. Half a second later, a thud erupted from the sand on the side of the airship. The sand was blown up five or six meters by shells filled with gunpowder, and then fell again, returning to calm.

In the howling wind, the cannon was not loud. However, after the shelling, the whole camp fell silent.

"Test launch...... It's a test launch! Captain Zhong was the first to come back to his senses, and roared with all his strength, "Dragon Strike Boat...... It's an enemy ship! ”