Half an hour later, the trio regrouped.

Hayatta found a claw mark on a fallen tree trunk, with a hint of the scent of an ancient dragon on it, and Alva was the unlucky one, he looked for it carefully, but found nothing

The three of them exchanged the samples they had collected, and after letting their respective guide worms extract their breath, they moved on to the next location.

From mid-morning, almost the entire day, they spent time in various locations where the steel dragon had left its traces, constantly searching for clues.

However, most of the places have not been able to achieve anything due to the passage of time, and there is not much residual breath in the remaining places.

The cluster of metal ore in front of me, with obvious signs of gnawing, is almost the only exception.

Gordon scraped some powder from the edge of the cluster with his knife, and when he placed it in the insect guide cage, the blue light lit up again.

Maybe it's because this trace is relatively new, or maybe the guide worm is gradually familiar with the breath of the steel dragon, and this time the light is much brighter than the previous times.

But unfortunately, it still failed to trigger the instinct of the guide worm to guide the way.

Gordon closed the lid of the insect cage, put the knife away, and exhaled with some regret.

Hayatta looked up at the sky, "There is still more than an hour at most, and the sun is about to set, continue to investigate?" ”

Gordon also glanced at the sun, then pulled back the map, "Of the locations that Detter has given us, two-thirds of the area has already been inspected, and there are still a third left.

If you can't finish all the checks before dark, go back to the camp and rest, and continue tomorrow after dawn. ”

"Hmm." Hayakata nodded, she guessed that Gordon would choose that.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, they generally do not choose to act at night, which is necessary to be cautious.

Alva was a little unsatisfied, "There's still some time, should there be enough time for us to investigate another location?" ”

"Nope."

"It takes time on the road, too."

Gordon and Hayatta unanimously refused.

Alva grimaced, and the hunter's opinion dominated the decision-making of the field operation.

If both of the top hunters decided to go back to the camp, even if he objected, he would only be knocked unconscious and tied back.

After returning to the Star Stronghold, Hayatta went to his wife to complain again, so he didn't want to come out again

"Let's go, then." Alva sighed.

The three of them called out to the nearby Traveling Pterodactyl and Sour Pterodactyl, riding the wind into the air, flying at a low altitude of dozens of meters above the canopy, and flying in the direction of the camp without hurrying or slow.

The setting sun reflects the sunset, and the warm colors are relaxing.

Gordon couldn't help but sigh, "It looks like tomorrow is going to be a good day again." ”

But at this moment, Alva's exclamation came from his ears, "Look over there! ”

Somewhat startled, Gordon hurriedly turned his head to look, and in the northwest, about seven or eight kilometers away, the clouds were gathering in that direction, forming a dim cyclone.

And as time goes by, the cyclone is expanding, and even from a distance, they can clearly feel that the wind speed is increasing.

Obviously attracted, the insect guide cage on the waists of the three emitted a fluorescent blue light.

Now you don't have to guess to know what set off the cyclone and caused the dark clouds.

The pterosaurs screamed in terror and the howling of the wind became more pronounced, and Hayatta asked aloud, "What now!?" ”

It's to pursue safety, return to the camp and wait for the storm and night to pass, and continue to search for clues tomorrow.

Or, more directly, fly to the face of the steel dragon now?

Gordon himself was in a quandary, but he had to make a decision as soon as possible, and after a brief hesitation, he had a plan, "Go back to camp first!" ”

Halfata tried to say something, but in the end she didn't speak, directing the pterosaurs away from the expanding cyclones and clouds.

The pterodactyls that got the signal screamed and sped off in the direction of the treetop camp.

After flying at high speed, they returned to the camp after more than ten minutes.

At this time, the sun had not yet completely set, but the sky had quickly darkened, and the originally clear sky was covered with thick dark clouds, and the sky was so low that it seemed to press down on the treetops.

Raindrops fall in the air, and it won't be long before it turns into a torrential downpour.

The three of them landed in the camp one after another, and Hayatta was about to unload the sword behind his back, when he heard Gordon say quickly: "Hurry up and eat, rest, and wait until the storm turns small in the second half of the night, and then we will set off." ”

"Huh?" Alva didn't react.

Even Hayatta was stunned for a moment.

Gordon took off his helmet and smiled, "I don't want to give up such a great opportunity, but we've been on the move all day, and we're still going to be a little tired."

And judging from last night's rainstorm, the wind and rain in the first half of the night were the strongest, and it was not a wise decision to drag the tired body and go against the storm to approach the ancient dragon.

Let it make a fuss first, and wait until the second half of the night, when the wind and rain have subsided, we set off on a pterodactyl, and when we approached a position a few kilometers from the center of the storm, we landed and walked.

This should be the safest, and even if there is a fight, we will not be passive because of exhaustion. ”

Hayata, who was still a little puzzled, showed a hint of surprise on his face.

Let's just say, if Anhill is in charge, he may make the kind of decision that gives up the opportunity and pursues a sound decision, and in Gordon's words, steady and reckless is his style.

Gordon looked at Alva as he took off his heavy breastplate, "Then again, do you have any experience in operating in the night forest, or rather, do you have a lot of experience in this area?"

If you're not used to night action, don't go for a while, the opponent is Gu Long, and we are not sure to protect your safety. ”

Gordon's words were direct, and Alva replied crisply.

He gestured "rest assured", "Don't worry! Unlike you hunters, we scribes can only hide and hide if we want to get close to the monsters, so we move even more at night than during the day, and that's no problem at all! ”

Gordon took a deep look at him, took out two flashbangs and handed them to him, "Listen to Aiden, flashbangs are effective on steel dragons, take it with self-defense, use it when it is critical." ”

Instead of reaching out, Alva gave Gordon a mysterious look.

He unfastened a leather buckle strap around his waist, pulled off a portable leather waterproof backpack from behind him, unzipped it, and showed Gordon the neatly arranged contents.

In addition to the most basic recovery medicine and food to carry, there are also various props such as strong walking medicine, secret medicine, flashbang, sonic boom, fertilizer bomb, homecoming jade, and dispel fruit.

Gordon even saw several venom-laden poisonous knives and paralyzing knives

In addition to weapons and armor, the number of hunting items this guy carries with him is even more exaggerated and complex than that of real hunters.

For example, when he was an apprentice, he was slightly practiced by Ernest instructor with his head on his head, and he has not been used in actual combat for more than ten years since he officially became a hunter.

How can anyone practice throwing knives?!

Hayatta was also unable to understand, "It's okay to say something else, you really know how to use a weapon like a throwing knife?" ”

There was another half she didn't say - she wouldn't use such a thing herself.

Because her master, Amos, did not value such "insidious gadgets" very much.

Alva laughed and picked up a throwing knife and threw it into a thick branch directly in front of him.

Then he pushed his glasses and said proudly: "My wife taught me!" ”

(End of chapter)