...... There is the 'Burial Dragon Valley'" under the waiting of the Kirin, the name of the place of Yufe.

"Burial Dragon Valley?" Qilin tried to understand the meaning of the name. "Meaning, are there dragons buried inside?"

"There is such a legend, but no one has ever confirmed it...... No, that's not right, it should be said that anyone who wants to confirm this has never returned. ”

Yuffie's voice was full of warning, but Kirin was more curious.

"Haven't you ever come back? Why? Is there really a dragon inhabiting there?"

"No, it's a high-level monster, a griffon's lair. Yuffie shook her head and told the truth in a heavy tone. "The Valley of the Buried Dragons is the lair of the high-level monster Griffons, and they will attack any flying creature that dares to come near the lair, whether it is a skyrider or an airship, it makes little difference in terms of their overwhelming degree and strength. No merchant ship dared to approach within a hundred miles of the Burial Dragon Valley now, and even the air thieves avoided that place far away, and it was a veritable forbidden place like the Sky Realm. ”

"That's right......" Kirin touched his chin and fell into deep thought. He had heard Xiude say that the so-called "high-level monsters", that is, high-ranking monsters that could freely travel between the sky realm and the earth realm, were both cunning and strong, and possessed a degree of strength that ordinary air riders could not match. If the dragons are the overlords who dominate the sky, then they are the murderers who roam the sky, and for the kingdom's air force, the high-level monsters from the sky realm can be said to be the enemy they are most unwilling to encounter.

"Mr. Ensign. Yufi's voice interrupted Kirin's musings, and he looked up, only to see the purple girl glaring at him with a wary expression. "You can't be thinking of something dangerous, are you?"

"Uh, no, no! I haven't seen a high-level monster yet, so I'm just a little curious. The unicorn waved his hand, showing a good sense of teamwork. "Don't worry, no matter how much I want to see the griffon, I can't drag everyone on an adventure because of this, right?"

His words did not reassure Yufy, and the girl frowned tightly. "Do you want to go alone? Didn't you listen to what I just said?"

"Well, I already know it's dangerous to approach from the sky, but it's okay to walk on the ground, right?" Kirin tried to make his own opinion. "For example, if you land far away from the Valley of the Buried Dragon, and then sneak up on the ground, you won't have to worry about being attacked by griffons......, right? Well, if you have the chance next time, maybe you can really give it a try?"

"Try it? Try it out, what do you mean, do you think there is still a chance to regret this kind of thing!" Yuffie suddenly burst out of anger and shouted at Kirin.

"Mr. Second Lieutenant, you are the Xiangshi of the Sky King's Cavalry, shouldering the heavy responsibility of protecting the people, and the expectations of the Hundred Xiangchang, your life is not your own for a long time! Please don't treat it with such a rash attitude!"

"......" Kirin blinked, looked at the navigator girl in front of him in surprise, and then blushed. Not out of anger, but out of shame.

If it had been in the past, Kirin would not have felt that there was anything wrong with him. He is responsible for his own life, whether he is dead or alive has nothing to do with others, he is irresponsible and unfettered, he acts as he pleases, at least when he was in the Great Wilderness Village, he lived such a life.

But now, he is no longer a Great Wilderness Ronin, but a Shoshi of the Sky King's ride.

It was his own decision to give up the freedom to do as he pleased, and to accept the constraints of order and responsibility, and what he got was a lot of irreplaceable fetters. Although he had reminded himself more than once to put his mind right, it seemed that he had not paid enough attention to this aspect, or had underestimated the influence of his past habits, and when he heard the news of the griffon, he unconsciously welled up with that irresponsible thought.

“...... That's right. Since coming to the royal capital, Qilin has not had the experience of being reprimanded in person like this, and the girl's angry reprimand is like a gust of wind blowing away the fog in his heart, making him feel refreshed for no reason.

Qilin scratched his head and bowed his head to apologize to the girl in front of him who was younger than himself and had a sense of responsibility several times that of himself. "I'm sorry, I seem to be getting carried away. ”

"Know...... It's good to know. Yuffie replied angrily, but her expression was more embarrassed than angry.

For the next period of time, because they couldn't find a topic to continue, the two fell silent, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

However, this situation only continued until the third introduction, which I found boring.

"Well, are you done arguing?" said Michelle, poking her head out of the staircase. "If you're done arguing, then you're ready for a combat test, right?"

"Combat test?" Qilin looked at the technician from the military industry in Aden with a puzzled look. "What combat test?"

"Ah, here's the thing. Michelle explained unhurriedly. "Your crew just reported that there were a few tailgating air pirates behind the transport, and I thought this was a good opportunity, so I wanted to take the opportunity to conduct a combat test......

"Wait, you say the air thief?" the Kirin interrupted, and then rushed to the back of the deck, his eyes wide in observation.

I saw that under the dusky sky in the distance, there were indeed three small black dots faintly following behind the transport. Kirin narrowed his eyes, but because of the distance, he couldn't really see it.

"It's really an air thief!" Yuffie said with a telescope in her hand, her voice full of frustration.

She should have noticed the abnormality of the surrounding airspace earlier than anyone else, but she didn't show the trace of the air thief who was close at hand until she was reminded, which was a shame that she couldn't wash away by jumping into the Rhine.

"Lend me a look!" Qilin snatched the binoculars from the girl without saying a word, and observed the three air thieves behind him. The telescope brought the pirate a few hundred away, allowing him to see what it was like.

They were three airriders dressed in pitch black, with a hideous vulture-like appearance, as if loudly proclaiming their identity as air thieves, with a conspicuous skull flag on the metal shield in front of the nose. Three air thieves formed an inverted triangle formation for hunting, and rushed towards the transport boat with great momentum, originally the Kirin also wondered if Michelle had made a mistake, but in this case there was no room for arms.

"How could it be?" the air thief dared to attack a military ship...... the girl next to her still didn't believe it. For air thieves who aim to plunder treasure, military ships are difficult and inexpensive targets, and if they approach carelessly, they will become the prey of the king, so few air thieves dare to attack military ships. In fact, most air thieves will run away on their own when they look at a military ship from a distance, and it is almost impossible to catch up and attack with a clear purpose like this.

"The other party looks murderous, I don't think he will give up. Michelle recounted his observations of the air pirates, and then asked, "In terms of degree, it will take five or six minutes for them to catch up, which of you will be the test pilots? ”

........................

"Whew, got ......"

Watching the transports in front of him begin to flee, Garudo's face showed a happy expression.

According to the information provided by Tiana, Garu

A few days ago, it was confirmed that the Sky King sent a transport boat to the machine building workshop to receive the test, and took his subordinates and two people to ambush on this necessary road, waiting for the opportunity to ambush. Because the transports arrived later than scheduled, they almost missed the transports. However, at present, the distance between the two sides is less than one kilometer, and it will take less than five minutes to catch up with the "Black Hawk".

"Captain, is that the ship in front?" At this time, the voice of his subordinate A came from the communicator.

"Call me the boss, bastard. Garudo scolded his men. "Don't forget who we are now, we are the air thieves 'Black Hawk Regiment', and the transport ship in front of us is our prey. ”

"Got it, Boss, did you just knock them down?" asked Subordinate B.

“...... No, first make sure the tester is really inside the transport, concentrate on Gnaku, and lift the lid for me. Garudo commanded.

"I attack from above, and you outflank from the left and right. ”

"Roger. ”

With Garudo's order, the three air thieves dragged their pitch-black tails and pounced in three directions towards the transport boat in front. A few minutes later, a corner of the sky was torn apart by staggered lines of fire.

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The air pirates' cannons lightly pierced the deck of the transport, and a corner of Gnaku was swept by the shells, and the toolbox placed there was broken in two, but fortunately it did not hurt the test plane in the middle.

“...... It seems that the other party did not plan to board the ship. Michelle straightened her slippery glasses, calmly analyzing the air thieves' intentions. "I think their purpose was to sink us. ”

"This ...... This doesn't make sense at all!" the purple girl looked a little nervous, after all, this was the atmosphere of her first experience of actual combat. "If you sink us, won't they get nothing?"

"You're not right. Aden's technician tried to correct her. "Everything in the world makes sense, we just don't know it yet, I think they should be ......"

At this time, there was a sudden "bang", and the unicorn pushed open the hatch and crashed in, only to see him look like a gray-faced wolf, and angrily smashed the empty gun and stone crossbow in his hand to the ground.

"Damn! I can't hit at all! This is also a military ship, so can't it be equipped with a few anti-aircraft cannons?"

"I guess that's difficult, isn't it?" Michelle responded to his complaints. "Driving the cannon requires a high level of airflow energy, and the airrider is a circuit made of guò bone to produce a focusing effect to meet the requirements of the driving cannon, but this wooden structure can't handle that energy intensity. Even if you barely install the air riding cannon, I'm afraid it won't be able to wield the corresponding destructive power. ”

“...... Thank you for your kind explanation. Kirin lowered his shoulders and sighed heavily.

"You're welcome. Michelle nodded, and then continued: "Only the air riders can deal with the air horses, since the other party wants to sink this ship, then the only way to stop them is to ......"

"Driving that thing to battle?" "Kirin took Michelle's words and looked back at the white airrider that was quietly parked in the gnaku.

At this time, another burst of machine guns swept by, and a hole the size of a basin was punched in the ceiling of Gnaku, and many pieces fell, but they were kicked out by the unicorn before they hit the person.

"Tsk, I'm sorry for the wolf flame......" There was no time to hesitate, and Qilin made a decision.

"Okay, I'll fly the Shadow Sparrow to meet them, and you can fly away while I distract them, okay?"

"Okay, I don't want to interfere with Shadow Sparrow's combat test. Michelle nodded in agreement, but there was an unexpected sound of opposition behind the two.

"No!" the one who objected was the navigator's maiden, and Yuffie clenched her fists in an effort to stop the Kirin. "I don't agree! The Shadow Sparrow hasn't been tested in actual combat, not even a test flight, and there are three air pirates outside, so it's an impossible battle to win! You let us take the opportunity to escape, and we have no intention of coming back alive, right? How can I agree to such a thing!"

"I didn't ...... There is no such thing. Kirin tried to make a weak rebuttal. "I don't necessarily win against them, but it should be okay to buy time. When you escape, I'll find a chance to get rid of them...... Don't worry, I'll definitely send this aerial rider back to base. ”

Kirin's assurances didn't sound convincing, but the girl's actions were more than his predictions

"In that case, I'm going to go up with you!" The beautiful purple eyes shone with passionate determination, but there was no lack of rational support. "There are still more than 700 kilometers between here and the base, and even if you can get rid of the air pirates, you won't be able to find a way back. I'm the navigator, and it's my job to take you and the test plane back to base, so I'm going to ride with you too!"

"Nonsense!" Kirin replied on the spot. "War is not a game for women and children! On the battlefield, no one knows if they will be alive in the next second, you stay here for me!"

"I'm your navigator!" Yuffie insisted. "The task given to me by Captain Bai Xiang is to bring you and the test machine back to the base safely, if I don't go back to the base with you, I don't need to go back to the base!"

"Hey, don't you want to be stubborn, okay?" Qilin couldn't help but be angry, but the girl didn't seem to give in at all, so he had to calm down and try to convince her with reason. "If you think about it, the empty ride could only be used by one person, and if you shoehorned in two people, the cabin would become cramped and difficult to operate...... In this way, maybe all the battles that can be won will be lost, don't you think?"

Kirin is full of hope to convince Yufe to retreat, but he forgets that there is a character who knows how to ride in the air.

"Ah, don't worry about that. "Michelle took the initiative to solve the problem for Yufe. "The cabin of the Shadow Sparrow is more spacious than the average air rider, and there is a co-pilot seat at the back of the cabin to accommodate the future loading of secondary weapons. Although the comfort level still needs to be adjusted, it is completely fine if it is manned, and it will not affect the pilot's driving. ”

"Well, that's fine. The Purple Maiden's face showed a triumphant expression, while Kirin looked at Michelle with a dumbfounded gaze.

“...... Thank you so much for your kind explanation. ”

Suddenly, there was a violent bang outside the cabin, and the hull leaned to the left in a violent tremor. It seems that the air thieves have destroyed the engine on the side of the transport, and the situation does not allow them to quarrel any longer.

The tilted hull of the ship made everyone stand unsteadily, and the unicorn quickly rushed to the shadow sparrow, jumped into the engine room, and quickly activated the levitation mechanism. With a slight tremor of the body, the white air rider floated into the air.

"Stay here!" shouted Kirin to the girl below. "Also, tell Noyin for me, I'll be back later!"

Kirin sat back in the cabin and gently stepped on the throttle valve on his right foot. As the propeller rotated, the air currents drove the Shadow Sparrow slowly towards Gnaku's hatch.

"Okay......" Looking at the blue sky outside the hatch, Kirin felt a burst of excitement for no reason, he put on the windproof goggles he bought from the market in Vano Town, clapped his hands and said softly: "Start the air cavalry battle!"

The Qilin's battle intent was boiling, but he didn't notice that just before the air rider left Gnaku, the navigator's girl suddenly made an astonishing move......

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