There are few airships south of the East Acropolis because of the rugged mountains to the south, and the nearest city is more than a thousand kilometers away. The merchant groups that went to the south to buy www.biquge.info generally chose to take the route to the west, and the trade routes protected by hunters were not only less dangerous than those coming from the air, but also had sufficient supplies.

However, today is the third airship to fly over the East Acropolis. It was only a Guild standard airship, without the exaggerated metal hull of Deacon Morin's Arclight, and was made of wood as a whole, about the size of an ordinary small merchant ship, but instead of the large cargo holds, the deck and sides were equipped with guns and crossbows capable of self-defense and counterattack.

This style of airship is specially prepared for small emergency missions, is one-third faster than the engines of merchant ships, and even supports bilge dropping, which can adapt to almost any combat conditions. The fact that such an airship can be dispatched proves that the incident that the union has decided to deal with is already a small threat to the entire East Acropolis.

The airship was parked on a path ten kilometers from the valley to the south, which had been converted into a makeshift tarmac by the hunters and crews who had been dropped off, and not far away there were hand-erected gazebos and boxes of supplies stacked on the ground.

Before the airship could stop, a short, fully armored body jumped off the side of the ship. The little man had a strong balance ability, and he turned two somersaults in the air in a row, and landed firmly on the ground. The heavy armor seemed to be larger than his body, constantly bumping against each other as he moved. He stretched out two fleshy palms to tidy up his appearance, but a short, straight tail peeked out from under his armor.

"Kidney beans." After a while, the gangway was opened, and an old-looking hunter with a mustache walked down from the airship unhurriedly, "The airship has not stopped yet, so it will be dangerous to jump like this." ”

"The racial talent of the Ailu clan." The mischievous retinue cat doesn't seem to take his employer's words seriously, "Jumping from a height will definitely not hurt meow." ”

The hunter smiled helplessly and waved his retinue to follow him.

"Caidou is the first time to visit the area around Golden Feather City," accompanied Ai Lu was a little excited, "I've been doing tasks around since I came to Golden Feather City, and I don't have time to travel around Meow." ”

"We're also on a mission this time, not here for a tour." The hunter said, but with some apologies, Caidou followed him to do a lot more tasks than the average union hunter, and little Ailu has a cheerful temperament and likes to travel around, but the good time has to be consumed in life and death with him.

"It's calm around." At the mention of the task, the accompanying cat also became serious and professional, "There is no air of a large animal." ”

"The beast tide was confined to the exit of the ravine by the advance hunters." Not far away, a tall and thin man walked towards the two, "We are still a few kilometers away from the center of the battlefield, and it is normal not to feel the breath of large monsters here. ”

"Who is this......?" The hunter asked, confused.

"Andrey, the person in charge of this commission." The man reached out in a friendly manner, and the hunter saw the four-star badge on his chest that glittered with gold, "You're Harder, aren't you?" The title of Commissioned Maniac was well-known throughout the union. ”

Harder also reached out and shook his hand, nodded slightly, and said, "Where, where, it's just an ordinary union hunter." ”

"If you can insist on serving on the front line of the union for half your life, you can be regarded as an idol for all of us." The man smiled intimately, "Are you in charge of this airship?" ”

The captain of the Harder team was injured in the union six months ago, making him the oldest member of the team the new captain. Hard, who had been an ordinary hunter for half his life, was not fully familiar with the work of the steward, and his eight characters trembled, and he said a little strangely: "That's right, but most of the people on the ship are airship operators assigned by the union, and the only people I can command are my three teammates." ”

"That's enough." Andre made a "please" gesture, and Harder and Caidou followed suit, "This is not a large beast tide, and besides, it happened in a narrow valley, which is not suitable for airship combat, in the final analysis, we still have to go into battle in person." ”

"How big is the beast tide? What is the reason? "In the end, he is still a veteran hunter who has been in actual combat for a long time, and as soon as he arrives, he points to the most important information.

"The beast tide was detected by the union observation boat yesterday, and it was preliminarily classified as a small beast tide, and there were more than ten monsters in the first batch to reach the mouth of the valley." "There is evidence that the cause of this beast tide seems to be the activity of the ancient dragon species. ”

"Elder dragons? Didn't the Cologne Observatory respond? Harder asked the same question as Luo Pingyang.

Although the observation department of the ancient dragon observation bureau and the trade union seem to have similar functions, they are two different departments in the trade union, and even if you go back to the roots, the ancient dragon observation bureau was established before the trade union. This is an organization as mysterious as the ancient dragons, and its intelligence reserves and funding sources are all mysteries to the people. It has a small number of members, with only a handful of observers in each of the large game areas, and only one symbolic headquarters building in Dundelmar, the Old World, where it has its headquarters. However, its function is extremely important, this department has most of the important information such as the combat power characteristics and activity rules of the ancient dragon species, and also undertakes the function of predicting and evacuating the local people before the ancient dragon species cause a "natural disaster".

"That's a bunch of nerds and fanatics." Andre bared his white teeth, "We can't rely on their intelligence every time, can we?" ”

Harder was noncommittal and continued to ask, "So, what is the mission of our squad?" ”

"You are a substitute for the first two squads, if there are any wounded who retreat, you follow and make sure to keep the monster in the valley." Andrei said with a grim face.

"I'm sorry...... a sinister voice rang out at this moment, "Is it that I'm too tired from fighting, or have I met the legendary commission maniac?" ”

The two men who were talking followed the voice, and saw a young hunter with a ballista with an elongated barrel on his back, and his hair standing up wildly and uninhibitedly, looking at Harder. The old hunter's eyes swept over the badge on his chest, and instead of the standard badge of the Hunters' Guild, he wore a strange brooch surrounded by three feathers.

"The logo of the Blue and Gold Chamber of Commerce?" Harder asked.

"This is Cheng Ji, the second son of Jin Yucheng's family." Andre introduced, "A young and promising newcomer, he is the leader of the second echelon for this mission, and he came three hours earlier than you. ”

Being watched by the young man with a terrifying look, Harder seemed to be unaware, and he nodded politely, as if he had seen a junior.

"So," Cheng Ji said as he stepped forward, the decorative hoops on his hunting suit clanged, and his eyes were unkind, "out of curiosity, this is your first assignment this month?" ”

"The union hunter obeys the orders of the union and has several tasks to do." What he did for Xuelin Village was no secret among the hunters, and this young man wanted to attack him as soon as he met him, and the rudeness of the juniors of the big family made Harder a little unhappy.

"You know, I just came down from the front." Cheng Ji familiarly pasted it in front of Hard, "If you want to go hunting monsters in front, I'll give you a piece of advice." ”

"What advice?"

"This beast tide is a bit evil, don't think about hurting or driving the monster back to its habitat." A fierce glint flashed in the young hunter's eyes, "Kill one if you encounter one, or you will die." ”