As the Commander-in-Chief expected, the monster riots were not limited to the New World.

In permafrost, a similar situation occurs.

Yesterday, a team in charge of transportation was attacked by a large beast dragon suspected to be a subspecies of brute-jawed dragons.

In order to cover the safe retreat of the convoy, the two hunters who accompanied the escort took the initiative to stay behind.

After a lot of hard fighting, there was no casualties at worst, but one of the hunters was seriously injured and had to rest for a while.

There are many similar incidents.

Giant monsters common in the permafrost such as the Raptor, the Ice Fish Dragon, and the Ice Tooth Dragon, including the recently migrated Wind Drifting Dragon, have left their original habitats and frequently haunted.

As if stimulated by something, these monsters are particularly irritable and aggressive.

It will seriously affect the work of the transportation team and the collection team, and may even directly threaten the security of the Yuechen stronghold.

At the moment when most of the hunters were transferred back to the Star Stronghold, Yuechen began to run out of manpower.

Gordon had to decide to shrink further, and try not to leave the stronghold for non-combatants, except for operations such as the gathering of necessary supplies.

Hunters are sent out to their strongholds on a rotational basis to patrol in small teams.

Once a dangerous large monster is found to have invaded the area near the Moon's stronghold, it can be cleared immediately without additional reporting.

Of course, this "purge" is mainly driven away.

However, Gordon is a hunter himself, and his way of thinking is more direct and straightforward, and he gives hunters the right to judge for themselves.

If deemed necessary, direct kills are granted.

It turns out that without the appearance of ancient dragon creatures, the elite hunters in small teams are enough to deal with almost anything.

At least it can protect itself.

If you only act in a squad, the patrol efficiency will inevitably be reduced, and the defense line will be more prone to leaks.

Gordon had no choice but to send Pigcho to contact the Beast Clan, and asked these little natives to help investigate and provide some information.

The hunters are responsible for hunting down invading dangerous creatures, which can be regarded as a kind of improvised offensive and defensive alliance.

More than a week has passed since Hayatta and the others left by airboat to return to the stars.

The airship is back at the Moonlight Stronghold.

Unlike when it left, it was loaded with people and supplies, and at this time the airship was empty, and there was nothing but the crew.

Gordon anticipated this.

In the letter sent in advance by the commander-in-chief and the head of the material squad, the current situation of the star stronghold was detailed.

In short, it's not that urgent, but it's still in need of material assistance.

This empty ship came empty just to pull the goods.

Yuechen's side was also prepared in advance.

After hunting, the snow deer and mammoth, which were simply eviscerated to avoid rotting, were pulled onto the airboat by slings.

These prey have long been frozen hard by the cold wind of the ice field, and the delicate processing work such as skinning, bone removal and cutting will be carried out after they are sent back to the stars, there is no shortage of manpower over there.

Of course, the commander-in-chief sent an airboat to Yuechen, not only to pull supplies, but also to send some of the manpower that Yuechen needed.

These people are mainly scholars, craftsmen, and alchemists, and they can be regarded as supporting construction.

The arrival of one of them really gave Gordon a lot of surprises.

When the figure equipped with the signature female fire dragon armor stepped down from the empty boat.

Gordon, whose serious expression had been maintained for several days, couldn't help but smile.

"Master of Swordsmanship!" Gordon, who ran to meet the airboat and breathed by the way, hurried to meet him.

The swordsman waved his hand, and the laughter through the full-covered visor made it look a little urn-like.

"Compared to below, as a nine-star hunter, you are more qualified to be called a 'master', so let's be called by your name."

"That's not good, but I'm really a little curious when it comes to this, what is your real name, master of swordsmanship?"

The sword master was silent for two seconds, "Let's continue to call Zai Xia 'sword master', and get used to it." ”

Gordon: "."

"Okay, let's not mention this for now." The swordsman changed the subject, "The commander-in-chief was worried that there would be a shortage of manpower here, so he sent his subordinates over.

If there's anything I need to do as an old fellow, just ask for it. ”

"Haha, I don't dare to say it, having an old man like you sitting in the Yuechen stronghold is enough to make everyone feel at ease!"

The swordsman was silent for another two seconds, and said quietly: "You kid, you don't want to leave me in charge of Yuechen and run out by yourself, right?" ”

The smile on Gordon's face had an embarrassment of being seen through, "What do you mean by 'losing' and 'running'?"

"Don't think about it, I don't know anything about management and command.

It's just a hunter below, and he doesn't know anything but fight. The master of swordsmanship left no stone unturned to choke the words.

Gordon grimaced.

The reason why he was so excited when he saw the appearance of the sword master was that he hoped that the latter would take over the command.

Although there is the person in charge of the supply resource management office, and the technical team leader who helps deal with some chores, he does not have much work as the so-called "moon leader".

But sure enough, I still don't like to be "locked" in a stronghold by a position.

Seeing Gordon's appearance, the swordsman couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Back then, the guy who was the head of the regiment was like this.

The strength is deservedly the strongest among the members of the first phase of the regiment, but they are unwilling to take care of things, disappear all day long, and leave the job to another.

Over time, the commander-in-chief became the commander-in-chief, and the regimental commander became the grand commander

"Don't be embarrassed, I also have good news.

Well, I guess that's good news. ”

"What's the news?" Gordon asked with some interest.

"On the Xingchen side, after this period of investigation, the source of the abnormal cold wave and the monster riot has basically been determined, as expected, it is an ancient dragon."

"Huh?" Gordon suddenly became interested, "What kind of ancient dragon?" ”

"It seems to be called Ivelkana (Ice Dragon), a rare ancient dragon that humans have not come into close contact with.

The only few sightings in the data are also provided by explorers and mountaineers from extremely cold regions, and the ecological habits and so on are completely unknown. ”

"Ice Dragon, what does the Ice Curse mean? No wonder it brings a cold wave, what kind of 'singing' or something, also has something to do with it? ”

"This cannot be confirmed for the time being, but the Commander-in-Chief's idea is to find a way to solve the cold wave first and avoid a more serious and widespread cold wave, which may even cause the collapse of the entire New World ecosystem."

"Where is it?" Gordon asked.

"Oh, it's murderous." The swordsman said with a smile.

Gordon shrugged, "The best way to deal with a problem is to solve it at the source, isn't it?" ”

His idea was simple, if the Ice Dragon was dealt with, the abnormal climate and monster riots in the New World would return to normal.

Then you die!

The swordsman stared at him through the armor grille, "There is no need to hunt, hunting an ancient dragon that can change the celestial phenomena on a large scale is difficult to predict, so it is still important to drive away."

The location of the Ice Dragon has not yet been fully located, and the hunters of the stars are working hard to investigate.

Wait until you confirm that you will not start the action.

What the commander-in-chief means is to let Lingxian stay in Yuechen honestly, and now Xingchen has no shortage of high-end combat power, and they have the ability to solve it. ”

Gordon snorted.

"Actually, the commander-in-chief pressed you to the moon and didn't let you move, and there is another worry."

The Sword Master paused before continuing, "The mysterious stone mentioned in the report sent back by the Masters of the Plains is very likely to be related to the Ice Dragon.

Considering that past sightings have taken place in extremely cold regions, scholars speculate that the original habitat of the ice dragon is most likely in the permafrost soil. ”

Gordon was stunned when he heard this, and understood the Commander-in-Chief's concern.

If the hunters on the other side of the stars drove the ice dragon out of the New World, where would it return?

(End of chapter)