The climb to the top of the mountain was much more difficult than expected, especially when Dennis took a closer look at the terrain and found that it could indeed be described as difficult. Looking up, it seems that a spear goes straight into the sky, so naturally there can be no gentle road, in fact, there is not even a road, maybe there was before, but it has been smoothed out by this torrential rain.

"The villagers say that only the peak is the real spiritual peak. A junior hunter who had just graduated from the Hunter Academy exclaimed, "Sure enough, compared to the peak, the road we have walked before is like a home." ”

His words resonated with everyone. I hadn't really seen it in the house before, after all, most of the peak was hidden in the clouds. And now that the whole peak is in front of you, the magic of nature has deeply shocked these novice hunters. The summit looks thin and narrow, as if it could collapse at any moment during a storm. But no one knows how many years Lingfeng has existed, since humans replaced the three major races to take over this continent, Lingfeng has always been the highest point of the continent, and it has not been shaken for a hundred years.

Even Dennis, who had seen countless big scenes, felt his own insignificance under the peak of Lingfeng, like a speck of dust.

"There's nothing up there. The other immature-looking hunter asked hesitantly, "Does it make sense for us to go up there? ”

"How pointless. The hunter who spoke earlier rolled his eyes, "Please, you can brag to your family about the fact that you once conquered the highest place on the continent, idiot." If you're scared, you can keep a sentry down there, if dragons come up from the bottom of the mountain. ”

The hunters laughed, and the little hunter blushed, trying to plead but not knowing what to say. He was the youngest in the team, not yet fifteen, and could only be described as a child. Therefore, when everyone is a junior hunter, he still bows his head to others.

Dennis noticed the scene and frowned, but he couldn't say anything. The old man bullies the newcomer, and the older man bullies the young, this is the constant rule in the hunter squad. At first, it was the experienced old hunters who plucked the thorns of the young and vigorous novice hunters so that they could calm down and survive the cruel hunts, but after a hundred years, something changed.

This is something that every Hunter team has, unless all Hunters are of the same level. Novice hunters, after being bullied by too many old hunters, will become new old hunters and turn to bully newer hunters, which is not so much a rule as a tradition. Dennis himself came from this step, but his situation was slightly better at the beginning, after all, he had a genius brother, and there was a huge hunter family standing behind him.

So what he is more worried about now is the mood of the hunters. Obviously, these people were not afraid of Lingfeng, and they were even a little impatient. Also, compared to the powerful dragon clan, Lingfeng is a dead thing after all, no matter how majestic and steep it is, its status in the hearts of hunters is far inferior to that of the dragon king, so they will tell jokes and mock newcomers unscrupulously. It was as if instead of climbing the highest mountain, they were walking on a country road that could not be more ordinary, and could even enjoy the scenery along the way.

"It's not that there is nothing at the peak of Lingfeng. At this point, Nicole suddenly spoke, "On the contrary, there is a large space near the highest peak, half of which is in the middle of the mountain, and the other half is outside. The missing Mountain Keeper once made it the highest observation point, and the place we are going to be is there. ”

Dennis turned to look at his wife, who was smiling at him. After Nicole spoke, all the hunters fell silent. Nicole's words reminded them of the purpose of their coming here, not to travel and sightseeing, there is a [mountain keeper] who has guarded here for decades, but now there is no trace, and with him, there are dozens of villagers at the foot of the mountain. That's when they realized that what they were carrying on their shoulders was not only weapons and food, but also the duty of being hunters.

Dennis coughed dryly: "Okay, let's go when you're done sighing, monkey, you go up first." ”

Known as "Monkey", he was a small hunter who had lived in the mountains since he was a child, and he was very good at climbing. Now there is no way to the summit of Lingfeng, perhaps never before, and they can only use the most primitive method to climb with their bare hands. But not all hunters have such a good body, at this time you need someone to guide, fix the climbing rope above, and the hunter below hold the rope up, so that the safety factor is much higher.

The rope was found in the house of the [Mountain Keeper], and it must have been used by the [Mountain Keeper] to get up and down this way.

The "monkey" quickly climbed up and disappeared in a few blinks of an eye. Only the climbing rope that slowly moved upwards was still announcing his safety. After about a quarter of an hour, the rope stopped moving up, and Dennis waited for more than ten seconds, then pulled the rope, and found that the end of the rope had been fixed, so he beckoned someone to go up.

The hunters, who had rested for a long time, finally had the time to be brave. One by one, they grabbed the rope and climbed up. Dennis repeatedly told them to be careful, after all, the ground above was muddy, and even the hiking rope was not so rough under the rain curtain.

The path the "monkeys" have traveled must be safe, and as long as they are careful, they will not stumble and fall.

Soon it was the turn of the youngest hunter. He looked up at the steep peak, a flash of fear in his eyes, and then quickly turned to determination. At this moment, Nicole patted him on the back, he was stunned, turned his head, and looked at Nicole in confusion.

"Don't pay much attention to what those people say. Nicole smiled and said, "Do you know Lord of Thorns? He was the youngest member of the team when he first went on a mission. But in the end, he shot the dragon king Naga. ”

The little hunter's face was stunned at first, and then his breathing slowly became heavy. He bowed his head and thanked Nicole before grabbing the rope and climbing up. Dennis took this in his eyes, and under her husband's gaze, Nicole shrugged: "Well, I actually lied, I was the youngest on that team." ”

"That's not what I meant. ”

"I just don't understand it, right, it's actually very simple, and the taste of being looked down upon is actually very uncomfortable. Nicole whispered, "Just like a few years ago in Tellmis, those people looked down on me and Ian, but so what, Ian didn't kill the Dragon King yet. ”

Dennis nodded: "You're right, heart to heart." ”

"It's not a big deal. Nicole raised her head and watched the hunters' figures loom in the mist, "Those old hunters have no ill intentions, can you say that Def Miles and the three of them are bad people? ”

Dennis was silent for a long time, and finally said slowly: "You're right, every fierce and vicious senior has a junior in his heart who can't rest assured, is that what you mean?" ”

Nicole burst out laughing, "How could you understand that?"

Dennis stared at Nicole, his wife's smile in the rain curtain, amazingly beautiful.