Chapter 679: Reinforcements
The roar of the ship's guns hitting the deck was like a thunderbolt, causing the camp that had just changed hands to explode in an instant. The poachers' airships hung directly above the camp, billowing smoke, and the exploding deck carried sparks and fell from the heads of the Shadow Hunters. After all, the poachers still have some hunting literacy, and one by one they panicked and put down the things they were carrying and looked for cover on the spot. Without waiting for the bloodtooth airship to catch its breath, the second and third shelling also followed, and the sudden breath of the airship slowly tilted towards the bow, and the damage received in one light was already in danger of capsizing.
"Is this the signal they gave us, Xiaoyang? It's too ostentatious......" Shentu Miaoling said embarrassedly, and the female archer let go of her clenched ears and listened to the repeated commotion outside the tent.
"It's not them, it's another airship that fired the cannon." The cat said hurriedly. There was no vision inside the tent, and the female Ailu could only guess the situation outside the tent by her voice, "I can only hear that it is coming from the west, and I don't know which side it belongs to." β
"It doesn't matter who it is, the poachers out there are already scared. This is our chance - Sister Miaoling, come and help! Captain Qin stood up and kicked down the tattered square table in the tent with a proud kick.
Before they could wake up from the attack on the commander's ship, the two guards felt a loud bang in the tent behind them. The poachers glanced at each other, and the weapons opened the tent door left and right, and the three girls and an Ailu who should have been restrained in the room were left in front of them, but only Zuo Qing, who was sitting in the middle of the hut with innocent eyes, was left and right. The sun shone into the tent, and the flute ducked, his hands subconsciously covering his eyes, and the ropes on his hands and feet were long gone.
"Hey! When did you ......"
"Boom! Boom! β
Two muffled sounds rang out from the guard's head in no particular order, and the sticks slammed against the poacher's helmet through the curtain, and it turned out to be two broken table legs. One of the guards was hit in the temple, his eyes turned white, and he simply fainted. The little head of the regiment lowered his hand by half a point, and the other man was knocked out of half of his teeth, screamed in pain, and staggered into the camp. Before he could hold his weapon steady, he felt a chill at the base of his neck, and three sharp claws had reached into the seams of his helmet and breastplate.
"Weapons down, hands up!" A dangerous purr sounded from the cat's chest, commanding in the poacher's ear.
"Whenβ" The Shadowhunter's Adam's apple moved up and down, and he threw his weapon to the ground in recognition, and his hand covering his cheek raises up in the air. The man whimpered and wanted to say something, but his front teeth were knocked out, and he could only hear the sound of wind leaking from his mouth.
"Boom!" Adding another heavy blow, seeing the poacher fall down, the little regimental commander threw away his makeshift weapon with satisfaction. Among the equipment left behind by the two Shadow Hunters, a heavy hammer was given to Qin Shuiyu without concessions. The female archer put the remaining pair of double knives in her hand and checked it, and the handle of the knife was still sweaty: "I really can't help it...... Will be used. β
"Someone will soon find out that the guards are missing, we need to hurry, cat, take us to the camp where the others are being held!" The little commander whined twice in front of him, tried the feel, and ordered urgently.
"Regiment Leader-" The group was just about to lift the curtain and come out, Zuo Qing grabbed the corner of Qin Shuiyu's clothes at the back. The female flute bit her lip and asked hesitantly, "...... these guys?" We don't have to obey Hunter's Glory, do we? β
The female head of the group was stunned for a moment, patted her head, and swept her eyes over the unconscious poachers one by one. She pulled out the short blade of skinning on the poacher's leg, turned the handle of the knife, and stuffed it into Qing'er's hand: "Take this, after you go out, don't leave behind me and Sister Miaoling for a single step, remember to protect yourself." β
The little girl nodded obediently, with a look of relief on her face, but faintly disappointed.
"Poachers...... Is this infighting? "The first shelling sounded, and the pikemen saw that the target of the airship in the distance was not the camp, but the ship of the Blood Fang. The attack seemed to have been planned for a long time, the ship came from the west, and when it came into range, it didn't even say hello, but moved directly, as if it had some deep hatred with the Shadow Hunters.
"Listen to the cannonβ" The ship's guns exploded above the supply station, but Miike said with a look of surprise. The young guide pointed to the sky, and the fourth shell exploded at the right moment, "The poacher's solid shell is not so powerful, it seems to be a union ship!" β
Before Michi's words were finished, the members of the small hunting group lurking around him jumped over the railing of the supply station one after another and strode into the battle circle. Seeing that the three girls were in prison, but they and the others could only hide by the camp and scratch their ears and cheeks, the anger in the hearts of several young people had already been suppressed for too long. The mysterious airship appeared at an unbiased time, as if in response to the prayers of the hunters to their ancestors. Such a God-given opportunity is a good time for the small hunting group to take the opportunity.
There was no shelter in front of the camp, and the Shadow Hunter guarding the gate of the camp spotted the hunter who had groped up. The frightened poachers dodged the falling planks and the stray fire, raising their weapons and screaming, trying to scare off a few boys who did not know the height of the sky, but failed. Xiong Fuji's tower shield blocked several stray arrows and crossbow bullets in succession, and rushed towards the tallest tent in the supply depot, and the rest of the people also rushed in under the cover of the pikemen. Nie Xiaoyang stood in front of the camp and hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and broke away from the team, and ran towards the airship parked on the landing pad alone.
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"The main cannon is ready, give them another round of ruthlessness!" On the mysterious airship, the pilot happily pushed a few levers and shouted loudly into the telecommunications microphone.
"You ...... Is it really certain that it was a poacher's ship? The young captain squinted at the smoke-filled Bloody Tooth ship, as if trying to make out the style of the badge on the enemy ship's air chamber with the naked eye, but the lines were drawn crookedly, and no matter how you look at it, it looks like a random ghost talisman.
"It doesn't matter if it's or not, let's fight it first!" The driver rolled up his sleeves and smiled. As if he felt that his performance was too unreasonable, he coughed, straightened his seat, and calmed his tone: "Ryan Yelu is already under martial law, and we are the only airships that have been allowed to enter the country in recent days. Now, as long as the guys flying up today are not in the national system, one is counted as one, and they are all the scum of the poachers. You just give the order to fight, and you won't hit the wrong person. β
The captain scratched his nose, although he was the nominal commander, he knew nothing about the ship's combat. On today's ship, everyone sitting on the command platform and the weapons cabin perform their duties, and the running and fighting all the way are carried out in an orderly manner, as if they have emptied themselves, the owner of the airship.
"Now, the ship up there is going to crash." After thinking about it, the young hunter finally found a place where he could interject, "This is the union camp below, and it will be a big problem to fall from it, right?" β
"I've thought of it for a long time...... Let's go through it! The pilot raised his hand and remembered that he was not the captain, and hurriedly asked, "If you want those two boats to move from above the camp, we have to get closer, you see......"
"I don't understand what you mean." The young hunter shook his head in embarrassment, and simply picked up the oddly shaped long-handled weapon standing on the side of the cabin, and rubbed it in his hand.
"Okay!" With the captain's approval, a cheer rang out in the command cabin. Arriving here from Frontier Town, the airship had yet to engage in a decent battle, and the poachers encountered along the way had either fled or were caught the moment the boat showed its weapons, and the crew had been longing for a big battle for too long. Relying on the convenience of the weapon's range to snipe the opponent is far from solving the excess energy of this group of young people.
"Half speed of the main oar!" The hands of the guy in the driver's seat were already shaking with excitement, and he didn't forget to comfort the captain, "Don't worry, we have a sense of proportion, and we won't damage your boat." β
The pilot's confidence comes from the green smoke rising from the main propeller of the opposite airship, which occurs in the old power furnace when the fuel tank is drained to the bottom oil. For the young people, the two airships opposite are now just immobile live targets in the air, which is easier than dealing with the tests in the training camp. The two daredevils who controlled the ship's guns did not even follow the protocol for calibration, and sent four shells to the enemy deck.
The battleship roared towards the two ships of the Blood Fang, both of the same size, but the union's ironclad battleship was covered with a layer of towers even on the outer wall of the air chamber, and it was much more powerful than the poacher's wooden ship. After a brief commotion, the boat managed to balance the weight of the cabin, extinguished the fire on the deck, adjusted the angle of its weapons, and hurriedly fired back at the mysterious airship that had recklessly stepped into the range of the ship's guns.
"Bang ββ!"
The solid iron bullet struck an inch-deep circular hole in the heavy tray, and then nothing was done, and the airship shook slightly, as if it had been blown by a light breeze. The speed of the battleship did not decrease, and the young pilots in the command cabin giggled nonchalantly: "Hey! It takes a bit of effort! Is it tickling our boat? β
"You guys! Give me some seriousness! Before the laughter on the command platform had dissipated, a fierce rebuke came from the lookout, "Look below, the camp has been affected!" β
When I got closer, I realized that there were more people stranded in the supply depot than expected, and it seemed that there were poachers mixed in, and the battle on the ground was in full swing. Several of the camps were on fire under the previous shelling, and the shells fired from the bloodfang airship lost their strength and fell to the ground, splashing two puffs of dirt and ashes, but fortunately they did not hit anyone.
"Got it, Captain!" The longer the fighting in the camp dragged on, the more people would be injured. Seeing the hunters and logisticians running out of the tent, the driver restrained his smile, pushed the speed of the ship up again, and the tone of the order sank, "Restrain the bullet and prepare to listen to my command!" And the captain, please send a set of identity signals to the people below - the largest flare is used! β
There was a slight click of flare gun loading from the lookout, and a low "This kid ......" could be faintly heard at the earpiece
The steering wheel of the mysterious boat slammed to the ground, and the entire hull leaned to one side, dodging several shells, and deftly interspersing between the two airships of the Blood Fang. The two closed weapons bays on the left and right of the stern burst open, and six long-standing crossbow arrows, along with thick special steel cables, brutally penetrated deep into the side of the two poaching ships in the screech of breaking through the air.
"Hit!" The driver clenched his fists and turned the main propeller and four auxiliary propellers to the maximum speed in an instant. The young captain was leaning against the bulkhead, and for a moment he was unable to react, and staggered a few steps down the bulkhead, and pressed his face against the porthole.
The battleship suddenly exerted force, the power furnace creaked strangely, and the steel cables that restrained the bullets in the air suddenly straightened. Under the futile bombardment of the poachers, the airship dragged two wooden boats the size of its own and flew away from the camp domineeringly.
"Don't worry, this airship can carry supplies several times its own weight." Seeing that the captain's eyes were solemn, thinking that he was worried about the wear and tear of the power furnace, an apprentice shipwright kindly explained.
"No......" The young hunter lay on the porthole, his eyes looking straight out, "It's the head of the group and the clouds, the little hunting group is here!" Ming Hai, put me down! β
"Now?" The shelling continued to hit the stern, and despite the pilot's hands holding the steering wheel, the hull shook violently, "This is not a good time to rappel!" β
The battleship was about to tow the two wooden boats out of the camp, and when it was time to ask for a rappel, it was necessary to temporarily cut the cable of the restraint bomb. The small airship has a limited ammunition stockpile, and it is no longer possible to launch the current operation. Poaching ships do not stay far from the battle circle on the ground for a moment, and hunters must have to be wary of fighting.
"Just open the hatch!" The young captain slammed the hatch on the ground, "I'll figure out the rest." β
"Are you sure?" The gaze cast by the command seat was full of suspicion, and the pilot sighed for a while, "That's it, I can't look at you according to the strength of human beings, just listen to it." I'll take care of your shipβ"
The steamer on the hatch whirled to the end, and the heavy door opened in response. The captain grabbed the rope ladder coiled up next to the hatch and jumped without hesitation without waiting for the pilot to finish.
The rope ladder swayed violently under the blast wave of the explosion and the crosswinds in mid-air, and the hunter held a heavy weapon, and the rough rope rubbed against the cage hand of the hunting suit with a piercing snort. The young hunter abseiled down at a speed comparable to a fall, and finally grasped the end of the rope ladder before the bow of the warship crossed the square boulder.
As soon as he let go, his body clumped together and fell into a tent at his feet. The roof of the canvas was pressed into a deep pit and bounced high. The hunter leaped with the bullet, the strange axe-shaped weapon in his hand raised above his head, and with the whining of the wind, he slashed down sharply along a certain part of the battle.