The rocks on the barren beach are arranged in a messy manner, reflecting strangely shaped shadows in the hot sun. Feng Chen sat at the edge of the stone pile, watching the workers in the distance level the land one by one, shoveling away the excess stones, and filling in the depression piece by piece.

Although the Hunter's Cemetery is under the care of the union, the union itself does not know its exact size, and there is not even a night watchman on the huge cemetery. The graves of the guys buried here have no fixed tombstones, and there is no designated site, and the clerks of the office are only responsible for signing the death certificates of the hunters, and the rest is left to the hunters themselves. But every once in a while, when the old cemetery was about to be filled with graves, the unions would open up a new piece of land for use, as they do now, and that was the only help they could provide to the ever-expanding cemetery.

The cyan gravel floor gently undulated in the sunlight, like the bare back of a gigantic dragon. The dragon's stone scales shone with a molten glow, making it seem as if Dust's thoughts had been sucked in. The corners of the hunter's mouth curled slightly, and a sharp shovel suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

"Click——! The shovel sank deep into the cracks of the rocky flats, like a sharp blade into the dragon's heart. The little hunter shuddered in horror and sprang up from the ground.

"Damn it......" recognized the appearance of the figure behind him, Feng Chen took a deep breath, and sat back down between the bare rocks, "Why are you here?" ”

"They said you weren't in the camp." Shentu Miaoling put her hands on the pergola and lowered her head to look at the young man's face, "This doesn't look like a place for pastime - how are your injuries?" ”

"Okay, almost." The hunter said expressionlessly, "I can't continue to take commissions, and I can't go out of the city, I always have to find a place to pass the time." Luxiu: Have they already returned? ”

"Well, Instructor Anfei took everyone to greet them in the afternoon, and the two of them are in good shape." The girl nodded.

"Let's go, then." Feng Chen barely cheered up, and was about to stand up with his knees, "Don't let everyone wait." ”

"There's no need to rush." The girl pressed one hand on the shoulder of the little hunter and pressed him back to the ground, "You go back like this, no one wants to see it." ”

The boy subconsciously touched his face. The hunter's face became rough and sallow, the bags under his eyes drooped deeply, his hair was unkempt, and he lost the vigor of a boy in every gesture. In the space of three days, Feng Chen's life turned into the appearance of living alone in the sand sea for several years, and then being drained of his soul.

"That's right, I'll go find a place to wash my face." Before he could get back to his feet, the female shooter pushed him back to the ground. Shentu Miaoling looked at her decadent companion, sighed helplessly, leveled the ground with the arch of her foot, and sat down not far from the young man.

"Since the first encounter in the valley, you and I haven't had a good conversation." The huntress leaned her head on the pile of rocks behind her, turned her face to look at her companion, and said, "Trust me, though, I can relate to how you feel right now." ”

"You don't understand...... one-star hunter casually copied a fist-sized bluestone and rubbed it in his hand, "This time I was completely messed up, and even Instructor Anfei couldn't save it." ”

"The God of Hunting is above, I killed an ancient dragon!" Feng Chen clenched the stone tightly in his hand, allowing the edges and corners of the bluestone to sink deep into the flesh of his palm, "No matter what I see now, what appears in my eyes is the scene of me inserting the crossbow gun into Mo Lan's chest. That spear is so ......long," the boy gestured with his hand, "I could even feel how its dragon jade shattered into several pieces. ”

"It's not your fault—"

"The point is, I'm happy to do that!" The hunter's hand slammed into the rocky ground, "I think I should ...... When attacking, he didn't leave half a point of strength, as if that guy's dragon jade was the magazine of the crossbow! Feng Chen closed his eyes and calmed down a little before slowly opening them. He held the stone and pointed to the figure working in the distance, "Do you see those workers?" ”

"I spoke to them earlier today. Every once in a while, they would enlarge the cemetery, bringing wealth to the city and taking away the lives of a large area of land. ”

"But from now on, there will be no more harvest festivals in the city." With a twist of his wrist, the stones spun around and flew to a certain grave in the distance, "The ancient dragon is gone, and this desert will be more sinister than ever before without the reins. The cemetery will expand faster and faster, and from this day forward, every additional pile of rocks on this barren beach will cost me the lives of my fellow hunters. ”

"You may not know," the huntress suddenly recalled a few months ago, "in the final defense of the Challenge Festival, when the armored dragon breathed out for the second time, Uncle Zhong led us to move on the edge of the attack radiation range. The heat eventually stopped less than five meters beside me, and my hair was scorched a few locks. ”

"You said you saw the battle with the help of the dragon, but I saw it clearly with my eyes." Shentu Miaoling's tone was normal, as if she was telling someone else's story, "You said that you failed to convince the armored dragon to give up the attack at the beginning, but I was the culprit who sent the signal and led that guy to the swamp. ”

The girl pointed to herself earnestly and said, "If you have a share in the cause of death of those fellow hunters, of course there is also mine, and even my share is bigger and heavier than yours." ”

Feng Chen glanced at Shentu Miaoling beside him in surprise.

"After the challenge festival, with the protection of the instructor and the handle of the dealer, I could have escaped a few days after being imprisoned, but I didn't." The huntress sighed, "Being imprisoned in such a dark place can only be used as a trivial atonement for my sins. ”

"What are you...... Are you comforting me? Little Orion scratched his head, thinking that the other party was going to say something to explain, but he didn't expect the girl's state of mind to be the same as his own.

"No, you keep listening." Shentu Miaoling raised her hand and suppressed the young man's words, "A few days ago, I heard all about you from Instructor Anfei. When I knew what you and Kataru had done in the swamp, to be honest, I had never felt more at ease for a moment. If it weren't for you, I would have been burdened with three or five times more guilt than I do now. ”

"The truth is, no one can influence the direction of a big commission like that, not even a five-star hunter. Whatever happens in that hunting ground is the result of every person, every choice, just in a slightly different proportion, and you don't need to take all the bad things on yourself. The girl showed a rare smile, "At least you still have the companions of the entire hunting group to bear it with you, I believe this is also the original intention of Miss Qin to establish the small hunting group." ”

"Is that so......" Feng Chen nodded. He stood up and patted his rubble-stained pants, "It's getting late, let's go back." ”

"Are you feeling better?" The female archer asked.

"Not yet," said the little Orion, pouting, "but you're right, I'm going to meet my companions and see what they can do to help." ”