The snow forest village before noon was surprisingly quiet, at this moment in the past, the smoke should have risen from the heads of each family's households, but today the sky above the village is mysteriously empty. Looking deeper along the central square, the doors and windows on both sides of the alley were locked, and the owners of the houses hurriedly opened. The smell of blood wafted through the village, and scraps of rags and broken clay pots littered the dirt road, as if they had been looted by poachers.

Lucius stepped past the debris and stopped in front of a wooden house. The dragonman's keen sense had already made him hear that it was empty, but he still cautiously shouted a few words of warning, and knocked vigorously on the wooden door a few times. After waiting for a few seconds and still no one responded, he peeked in from the window a few more times, and after doing all this, the specially selected hunter turned his head and said to his companion behind him: "Jia Xiao? ”

"This is the last street." The heavy sword hunter rushed forward, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed, "If only the villagers in other parts of the continent could cooperate like Xuelin Village." There are no people left behind, and there are no secondary evacuations...... It's amazing execution. If it weren't for the fact that the Great Snow Mountain was in front of me, I would have thought that Xuelin Village was a village located in a disaster-prone area, and the villagers were already familiar with the post-disaster treatment. ”

"With your own clan in the ranks of hunters, and Uncle McGonagall's call, it's not surprising that there are such results." His hometown was praised like this, but Lu Xiu's face didn't see a little joy, he looked at Jia Xiao beside him, "How is your injury?" ”

"Again, I'm fine-" The heavy swordsman spread his hands helplessly, and seeing that the dragon man still looked suspicious, he had to jump twice in front of his companion, "The chamber of commerce's reverter works well, besides, this is just a routine inspection, and we don't need to hunt, you don't need to be so nervous." ”

"Before leaving, the head of the regiment instructed me to take good care of you." Lucius said sneeringly, probably reassuring the hunter briefly by his companion's answer, and he turned around and walked first towards the end of the trail.

"'How is the injury?' you asked me how many ...... along the way Ten times, right? Even if I asked fifty more words, it wouldn't make me heal faster. Jia Xiao kept up with the pace of the specially selected hunter and smiled strangely, "To be honest, you should go and consult with Xiao Lu Shushi and ask her what 'care' means." ”

"I see." Xiaolongren's hands were clasped together, and he suddenly realized, "What does the head of the regiment mean...... Did I want to keep you on the airship from the beginning? ”

"In this situation, being able to work with me is the greatest care. Zhuang Dusk's hunters are still on guard on the periphery of the predetermined battlefield, and Fuji and Manyun, who are also injured, have not taken leave, I don't want to be the only idler in this commission. Ignoring Lu Xiuman's puzzled eyes, Jia Xiao shook his head and said, "You guy, I'm afraid I don't know how lucky I am." ”

"What does that mean?" Xiaolongren slowed down and chewed on an inexplicable word left by his companion, only to find that Jia Xiao had already walked to the front, "Hey! Further on is Uncle McGonagall's house, and the landing pad is not in that direction. ”

"I know." The epee hunter paused in place, turned around and said, "Today may be the last time you will return to that courtyard, don't you want to look at it again before leaving?" ”

With a jerky push on the door, the two young men stepped into the empty courtyard. For several days, many of the injured and sick hunters and alternate crew members have temporarily lived under the eaves of the dragon village chief. However, the little popularity that has been accumulated with great difficulty is now gone. Perhaps it was known that the property under the iron hooves of the monster had rarely survived intact, and the clothes that dried in the courtyard were not even put away, and only the dry goods dried on the eaves were hidden in the cellar.

"You're right, the little hunting group has been running around various villages and hunting grounds these days, and I haven't had time to rest at home for a day." Returning to the familiar environment again, there was something strange in the dragonman's eyes, "I knew that the commission would evolve like this, and today may be the last time I come here......"

There was no exit in the second half of the sentence, and Lu Xiu consciously closed his mouth. Even if he had already anticipated today's situation, as a hunter, it was impossible for him to easily put down the work at hand and blindly hide at home and slack off. The dragon man cheered himself up, and while strolling in the courtyard, he raised his eyes and gestured to Jia Xiaomu, "Do you see the tree stump over there?" When I was a child, it was one of the oldest ancient pines in the village. ”

"Uncle McGonagall originally had two pine trees in his yard, and Uncle McGonagall thought the canopy of the trees was blocking the sunlight from the yard, so he transplanted one to the square before adopting me. As far as I can remember, the remaining one also covered the yard, so my uncle simply cut it down and used it to build the guest rooms over there. The little dragon man said with a few treasures. He crouched down and stroked the already polished section of the stump: "The hunter is on top, and after being away from the village for so long, I almost forgot that it was so big. ”

The first time a long-lost wanderer returns to his hometown, his hometown may be destroyed in the next battle, which is not a fact that can be easily accepted by anyone. Thinking of this, Jia Xiao looked up and saw that Zhuang Du's hunting boat was hovering over the take-off and landing pads. The scheduled evacuation time was quite sufficient, no new flares were sent out on the airship, and the task of the two patrols was over, so he simply stopped reminding him and left Lu Xiu alone to remember.

"The big things in the village, the problems of the clansmen, the disputes between the villagers...... Uncle McGonagall has always been here to solve problems. In his free time, he would also preach the edict of the god hunter to everyone in the village. Almost all of the people who come to listen are children, and everything about the god hunter is something I have heard about here. Lu Xiu's eyes narrowed slightly, "Sometimes I even forget that he is older than everyone in the village. Although Uncle McGonagall is not of the same clan as Snow Forest Village, his understanding of the Hunting God is stronger than that of all the elders in the village. ”

"Distant life is the most enviable talent of the dragonmen." Jia Xiao also sighed, seeing the sadness on his companion's face, he said tentatively, "You know, at this time, please seal the dust and try it, it's not too late to guide the passing beasts to change routes, maybe Xuelin Village will escape this catastrophe." ”

The little dragon man stood up with a "Teng", and he refused without thinking, "No...... We have estimated that within a few minutes of the Beast Tide approaching Xuelin Village, the front line could be several kilometers wide. If you must barely avoid the village, you must not let it appear in the field of vision of the monsters, and the herd will probably shrink to a narrow path of hundreds or even more than 100 meters. ”

"I don't know how much harder it will make Dust Boy's job harder, but we promised not to give him any more worries. The pressure on that guy is enough, and if we put on a pair of shackles, if the commission process goes wrong, not only Xuelin Village, but all the residents under the big snow mountain will not forgive us. The buildings and properties in the village are just dead things after all, and if you have to give up anything, you have to give them priority. ”

In the coming disaster, even if there is any less costly solution, the small hunting group, especially the three hunters born in Xuelin Village, will try it at the cost of their lives. However, when the two strong men also made a judgment that "there is no other way" after evaluation, the rest of the young people had no choice but to accept it.

"Hey!" Jia Xiao patted his companion's back, "Don't put on a bitter gourd face." The villagers are safe and sound, and the evacuation rate is 100 percent, so you should be happier than anyone else. Okay, don't sigh at this stump, if you really feel sorry, it's better to take a thing or two from the yard, and leave a thought for the future. ”

"It's fine." The dragon man nodded, and pressed the sadness on his face back to the bottom of his eyes, "Wait for me for a minute, and then set off to go back to the landing pad, if it's too late, the regiment commander should be in a hurry." ”

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A minute later, Jia Xiao began to regret his proposal.

The epee hunter watched speechlessly as Lu Xiu untied his backpack and tied a clumsy clay pot to his back with hemp rope. Far from being sad, it was a little funny, and he covered his face and said, "Are you kidding?" The whole yard is your memory, but you just want to take this with you? ”

"Uncle McGonagall's craft brewing is not an ordinary wine, and my uncle personally told me that it contains the orthodox brewing technology of the dragon people, which is difficult to find anywhere else on the mainland." The specially selected hunter tightened the twine, not feeling that there was anything wrong with it, "I specially picked a jar of the most vintage cellar. Everyone in the Little Hunting Group has tasted it, right? Don't you think it's extra delicious? ”

"The village chief is on the Far Hunt, if you want to drink it, why don't you let him brew it for you in the future?" The epee hunter pouted.

"That's not going to work!" "Craft brewing must be kept in the cellar for a long time before it can be eaten, and if the cellar is destroyed by the earth, you will have to wait until the next three years to drink Uncle McGonagall's wine...... I can't wait that long. ”

Jia Xiao made a "whatever you want" gesture: "Bring your wine, hurry up, and be careful not to be targeted by Mei Ke when you return to the boat...... What's wrong? ”

The movements on Lu Xiu's hand suddenly froze, and his expression became nervous. He tied the hemp rope on his body three or two times, and cast his eyes to the south. Despite being obstructed by the heavy buildings, the dragonmen reacted as if a powerful enemy was approaching.

"Monsters?" The heavy sword hunter asked in a low voice, his right hand reaching for the hilt behind his back.

"The direction of the foothills." The selected hunter listened with bated breath, and thanks to the silence in the village, the sound of muffled footsteps in the distance could be clearly heard in his ears, "The distance is too far for the number and species to be unclear." ”

"The beasts didn't kill so quickly, they should just be one or two lonely lone lords." Jia Xiao put on clairvoyance and recognized the situation in the air. There were only two hovering transport ships in the sights, and there was no trace of the Far Hunt, and the people who sealed the dust must still be fighting in the depths of the hunting ground.

"That guy Zhuang Dusk, don't send a warning signal at this time." Lu Xiu grumbled.

"He can't do it...... It's signal control, you see, eighty percent of the people in the observation room are spotting flying species in approach. Following the direction of Jia Xiao's finger, Lu Xiu really saw two red flags hanging on each side of the transport ship. The dragon man stuffed the flare back into his waist and adjusted the position of the flask on his back: "Before approaching the landing pad, it seems that we can only rely on ourselves." ”

As a means of guarding, the hunters have sprinkled the blood of many lord-level monsters around the village. After a few days of evaporation, the blood lost its unique flavor to the lord, and changed from a warning sign that kept the beasts out of approach, to an enticing aroma that attracted them. This was originally an inherent drawback of the "temporary measure", but before the evacuation, Qin Shui Yu did not order to cover up this smell, just looking forward to using it as a beacon to attract the fish that slipped through the net to return to the team.

The lord who had been attracted by the smell of blood was obviously disappointed, and there was not a single hungry prey to be found in the mountain village, except for a large number of huts made of wood and stones. The monster had no choice but to vent its frustration on the destruction. Of course, the fragile houses could not stop the lord's footsteps, and as they ran down the path, the two hunters saw the smoke and dust rising closer and closer, and the wooden houses collapsed as if they were cutting wheat in the smoke.

"Don't get too busy, just be careful about getting out of the way." Seeing that the wrinkles in his companion's eyebrows were getting deeper and deeper, Jia Xiao reminded in a deep voice: "Don't be affected by your bloodline, the opportunity to fight is not only this time today." ”

"I understand. But be prepared, the only way to the landing pad is on the other side of the square, and we might have to break out of front of that guy. Halfway down the village road, Lu Xiu heard the howling of monsters. He sighed in hindsight: "Strange, my dragon's blood...... You've been trying to suppress as much as you can along the way, where did you know that? ”

"Before leaving, you were not the only one who was asked." The corners of Jia Xiao's mouth lifted and said mysteriously. Before the words fell, a huge blue shadow flashed from the corner of the street. The monster moving at high speed brought up a gale and slammed into the house in front of the hunter without saying a word: "Be careful! ”

With a roar, the hut was instantly dismembered into pieces of wood and rubble. The huge wooden beams swirled and shot at them, and the two young men had to duck short. Jia Xiao only heard a crisp sound beside him, and then there was a thick cry of pain from the dragon man: "Ah——! ”

"Luciu! Damn it...... Did it hurt? ”

"No ......" The silhouette of the specially selected hunter stood up in the smoke and dust, the hunter's wrist flicked, and the chopper axe in his hand turned into the form of a heavy sword with a crisp sound. Jia Xiao swept away the smoke and dust in front of him, only to feel that there seemed to be something different about the companion in front of him. Before he could come up with a reason, a strong, mellow aroma of wine came to his nose - the jar behind the dragonman shattered in the dodge just now, and the wine drenched half of the hunter's body, and it dripped down the leg armor to the ground.

"Uh...... Mourn. "The monster is at present, obviously not the time to comfort the lost Lu Xiu, the heavy sword hunter got up with a bone, and his eyes probed into the smoke and dust: "A typical beast and dragon species, the power of the charge is really terrifying......"

"I knew it, the snow-capped subspecies of the Earth Sand Dragon, I thought it could only be seen in Pirecent." Lu Xiu took a few deep breaths and suppressed the anger of the destruction of the wine back into his chest, "The ecology of the two snow-capped mountains in the north and south...... Was it about the same? ”