Chapter 748: Stronger Than Me
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Without the unicorn as a weight to suppress the order of the hunting ground, territorial conflicts erupted among hundreds of flying species returning to their nests. Before more reinforcements from the Hunters' Guild arrived, the lords engaged in a scuffle at the edge of the tower.
The rioting dragons darkened the sky near the center of the Emerald Tower, making the area around the tower a no-fly zone for more than ten kilometers. A battle of this magnitude was not something that any airship formation could easily mediate, and the melee lasted for a day and a night, and it was not until the early morning of the next day that a preliminary order was formed, and there was a slight sign of stopping. I don't know if it's affected by the monster riot, the horizon has been slightly bloody since then, and even the moonlight has a light red glow after nightfall.
On the second day after returning from the top of the tower, the temporary camp set up by the hunters on the outskirts of the relic's hunting grounds was already beginning to take shape, and hunters patrolled several kilometers outside the camp walls. Amphinis moved cautiously under the red moon, and old Eru bowed and stepped silently across the meadow with her fleshy palms. Under the cover of the night, it was like an inconspicuous black ripple, allowing him to bypass several patrols one after another.
Finally stepping out of the watchtower's warning range, the six-star hunter stood up, patted the dirt on his body, and whispered to the air: "Hell, don't talk to yourself and command in my head!" I arranged the sentry at the camp, and of course I knew how to dodge it - where are you? β
"This way!" Where the voice came from, a hand was raised from the grass and waved in the direction of Amphinis. Covered with blades of grass all over his body, Feng Chen stood up and bowed to old Ailu in a dignified manner. The young man plucked the blades of grass above his head: "Instructor, long time no see...... Has anyone noticed you? β
After escorting the remains of the unicorn to the cemetery, the dragon whisperers hurried in the direction of the union camp. The young man was only thinking about reuniting with his companions, but in his current status, he would not only step into the camp gate, but as long as he got close to the patrol range of the watchtower, he would be immediately sent to the prison of the Order. Therefore, the defector hunters reconnoitred the perimeter of the camp wall for a long time, and waited until night to find an opportunity to summon Amphinis out with a dragon cavity.
"Xiao Luo has temporarily taken over the defense of the camp, and now it is late at night, at least for a short time, nothing will be noticed." The legendary hunter shook his head. He looked at the dust seal in front of him, "Hunter glory, they said you would be back soon, but I didn't expect it to be so soon...... It's too dangerous in the camp right now, and if you show up so recklessly, even I won't be able to protect you. β
Ryan Yelu had just experienced the largest poacher invasion since the kingdom was founded, along with a nationwide animal tide. As the source of the incident, the camp of the Emerald Tower gathered the elite powerhouses sent by the royal hunting order, the knights, and their respective chapters from the two countries. With such a lineup, even a six-star hunter can only dominate the overall situation within a limited scope. It's harder than ever to cover for a fugitive.
The young man closed his eyes, and the dragon's vision slowly expanded, confirming the safety around him, and then he opened his eyes and said, "Don't worry about me." Compared to this, does the union have news of Morin? β
At the mention of the chief deacon, Old Ailu's face became gloomy, and he sighed: "There is not much progress, we have been chasing the wrong direction from the beginning. β
Commissioned by the Black Star Twins, Master Guo gathered all the idle airships and scattered them on the ruins hunting ground overnight. After two days of exploration, the union airship did catch a number of poaching ships roaming over the ruins, but Morin's ship could not be found for a long time.
The latest information was transmitted back to the camp half a day ago, but all that was found was the Golden Light that had crashed into the depths of the hunting ground. The airship burned a pile of wreckage, and the union team managed to collect the bones on the ship, but the deacon chief was not found. Merlin was still alive, but he didn't make the empty journey, which made the airship team's two-day efforts instantly come to naught: "My arrangement on the Golden Light was just to slow him down, and I didn't expect to destroy the ship so completely, probably because there was an accident when it fell." β
"In a crash of that magnitude, Morin can't be unscathed, his foot strength is limited, and he has to be on guard at all times for monsters in the nest, which should be easier to catch than when he is in the air." Feng Chen said with his chin on his back.
"It's a pity that luck wasn't on our side this time," said Amphynis, shrugging his shoulders and not regretfully, "the crash site wasn't the first to be discovered by our ship. β
In the early hours of yesterday morning, a lone union warship was attacked by poaching boats in the hunting grounds. The Shadow Hunters, short of supplies, took the risk, but only held out for a few minutes under the powerful fire of the Guild's warships: "The captured wooden ship is the seat of the 'Reverse Scale', and the pilot is their only member at large. In exchange for saving her life and seeing her companions, the woman named Lena provided the location of the Golden's fall, and it was already noon today when the information was placed on my desk. β
Old Ailu glanced meaningfully at the Dragonwhisperer, "When our ship arrived, the wreckage of the Golden Light had already been looted by poachers, and all traces around it had been wiped out. The chief deacon liked to add some vulgar but valuable hedron treasures to the ship, but unexpectedly saved his life. β
Suddenly, he heard the name of Reverse Scale from the instructor's mouth, and Feng Chen's eyebrows raised: "So, Reverse Scale, Maple Senior, and Uncle Harder are all in the camp now?" β
"The relevant personnel on the top of the ancient tower that day are all concentrated in the same area at this moment, including the small hunting group." Amphinis nodded, this is also the reason why the battalion defense force here far exceeds the regulations, "After all, they are important witnesses, and their safety cannot be compromised." In two days, the order of the relict hunting grounds will be restored, and we will leave for China. As for the whereabouts of the poachers, it is only a matter of negotiating between the union leaders and Ryan Yelu. β
"Everyone in the Little Hunting Group...... Are you all right? β
"Everything went well on the way back from Guta, they were wounded in the battle, but nothing was serious." Sensing the eagerness in the Shadow Hunter's eyes, the Six-Star Hunter replied, "Have you seen Zuo Qing?" The child's abnormalities are being tested. Lu Xiu is still recuperating in the observation room, but as far as I know, no biotoxin can be dormant in the body for that long, and Mo Lin's words should not be fake. β
Hearing that his companions were safe and sound, Feng Chen's heart was also half relieved, and he seemed to remember something: "It's not just the injury, Lu Xiu...... What is the current state? It must be hard for him to accept that something like that happened on the ancient tower, right? β
Morin was Luciu's teacher, and he taught the little dragons all the knowledge and skills of hunting. After years of unreserved trust, in exchange for betrayal and attack, I am afraid that in the hearts of young people, Uncle Mo's image has completely collapsed overnight. Such an experience can't even be easily let go of the dust, let alone the parties involved.
Anfinis turned his back and stood beside the young man, "I've given him some work in the camp, it's always better to be busy." Besides, he still has teammates here, and the little scribe of the Lu family also came here the day before yesterday, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune for that child. β
"That's good......" Feng Chen searched in his mind for the impression of Lu Xiu and Lu Yingying, and the smile on his face flashed. He looked at the brightly lit hunter camp in the distance, "I still can't believe that the chief deacon would be involved in this incident. β
"Our attention has always been outside of the union system, trying to find the troublemaker among the Shadowhunters and the Civic Organization. Unexpectedly, the real danger has always come from within the Hunter Guild. The night wind blew, and the six-star hunter's daze made a hunting sound.
The young man turned his face, looked at the old instructor beside him, and said firmly: "So, when I come back this time, I don't plan to continue to escape." β
"You don't mean to ......," Amphynis' pupils narrowed, and he grimaced his face, "No, don't do anything stupid." You're my student, and I can't watch you go into danger one after anotherβ"
"Instructor Anfei," Feng Chen interrupted, "no one can hide in the Underworld forever, sooner or later, I will have to return to Locklack, but now is my best chance." β
The Dragon Whisperer pulled a small cloth bag from his waist, and a walnut-sized red hedron rolled out of it and landed on the hunter's palm. The shape of the hedron is irregular, with sharp edges and corners, and a faint fluorescent glow in the night sky. In the surprised eyes of old Ailu, Feng Chen said as he wished, "That's right, the fragment of dragon jade. That's kind of ...... A bequest from that cologne. β
The Shadow Hunter put the dragon jade back into the cloth bag and glanced at the night sky worriedly: "I don't know how long my trick can lure away the cruising airship, and there is not enough time, so I will make a long story short......"
The dragon whisperer whispered about what he had seen and heard at the top of the tower, pursed his lips and said, "The Qilin has fallen, and the war will soon start on the new continent, this is already an unchangeable fact. However, the slumber of the ancient dragon species has always been measured in thousands of years, and it takes a certain amount of time to wake up completely. Maybe it's a month, maybe it's a year, and until then, this continent won't directly face the baptism of Tianwei. β
That is to say...... Do unions still have time to prepare for war? β
"Not only that," Feng Chen said, he untied the bone blade at his waist with a "smack", and raised it in front of old Ailu with Long Yu, "Qilin once told me when he was dying that with the dragon cavity and the bones of this Fengshan dragon, I may have a way to end this war early." That guy didn't want me to spend the chance of resurrection on it, and that's one of the reasons. β
"End the war by one man? How is this possible? β
"The true dragon doesn't lie, it has its own reasons for saying this." The young man rubbed the bone blade in his hand, "But the Qilin didn't reveal any more information until he died, and I don't know how to do it...... I need time, I need freedom, I need all the help I can get to the bottom of the dragon's cavity and the use of this sword, and I can't waste my energy on evading the Hunters' Guild. β
"So, I want a chance to talk to the union, even if it will put me in the prison of the Order."
Old Ai Lu paced back and forth in front of the Shadow Hunter for a long time before he stopped, looked up and said, "The New World is full of branches of the trade union, and there are many five-star powerhouses, and it is not your turn to put the burden of the truce on your shoulders...... It's not something you should bear. β
"It has nothing to do with the strength of the battle, this is the path that the Qilin pointed out to me." Feng Chen shook his head heavily, "I am the only person on the continent who has both a dragon cavity and a knowledge of how to use the Fengshan dragon bone. It took me two years to figure out the way to atone for my sins, to figure out what the dragon's cavity meant to me, and maybe that's the answer I got. β
"You can't do that...... the orc waved his hand, "you don't know how determined I was to let you leave the Hunters' Guild. Looking at the information about you that Nameless brought back, I regret my decision every day. Amphinis's tone softened a little, "Seal the dust...... You must know that this is not child's play, and once it falls into the hands of the Knights, you may not even have a chance to argue. β
"That was two years ago, and it's very different now." The young hunter pointed to his temple, "Here's what the Hunters' Guild needs, the secrets of the ancient dragons, and information about the war...... Even I am a great asset in my own right. The decisions of the Guild and the Knights have never been based on fairness, but on the level of value, and now that war is imminent, I don't think the Hunters' Guild can afford to execute me. β
He gritted his teeth again, but this time he changed to a dragon cavity to speak: "What's more, now that I, the dragon cavity is so strong that I don't even know the depths." Even if the momentum is not good, I believe that there is a certainty that I will be able to get out of it. β
Feng Chen stood stunned for a long time, and seeing that the six-star hunter was still unmoved, he finally sighed: "Forget it, instructor, I'm not here to convince you, this is my own choice after all......"
As the words fell, the dragon whisperer resolutely looked at the dark bushes in the distance. Not far from where the two were standing, two forest birds suddenly felt something and flew up from the treetops. The forest bird tugged at the string on its legs, and only to hear a muffled sound, and two red flares rose into the sky in no particular order.
"You're fooling around!" Concern is chaos, old Ai Lu couldn't help but shout. Flares streaked two dazzling bands of light in the night sky, the nearest airship had turned its bow, and the camp's watchtower had extended its scope. Amphinis reached out to pull Seal Dust's arm, intending to transfer him away immediately, but two things were forcibly stuffed into his palm, which were Dragon Jade and Seal Dust's bone blade.
"Until I get back, I'll ask you to keep them, Instructor." Before the cruising airship got close to 100 meters, the ship's flash grenade was the first to be fired. The intense glare illuminated the vicinity of where the flare was raised, along with where the dust was standing, as if it were daylight. Bathed in white light, the defecting hunter crouched down obediently, throwing his one-handed sword and shield far away, and clasping his hands behind his back.
The Dragontalker raised his head slightly, pretending not to see Amphinis's complicated face, and whispered, "Also, that Merlin guy, he's probably the same person as me. At the top of the tower, during Morin's presence, my communication with the Kirin was cut off by something, and he knew some facts that could only be understood through the dragon's cavity. β
"That guy also has a 'dragon cavity'...... The essence of the dragon language is a kind of 'knowledge', and given his experience and the information he has access to as the chief deacon, he may be much more powerful than me. β