After two days of marching, at noon.

In the cat's carriage, Mei Lu, who was looking out the window, found a mineral vein and shouted to give a reminder.

Li Ming, who was driving in the front room of the truck, glanced at the map and looked at the surrounding environment.

Make sure that there are herbivore dragons inhabiting the area, so you can hunt for food.

He guided the two bobos to the side of the road and stopped the truck.

The two cat cars that were upside down on the top of the car unloaded and fell to the ground.

Chu Ying Ni Shuang led two teams of cats to explore the surroundings and hunt for food.

The remaining group of cats set up cooking utensils on the grass and chopped up the fresh vegetables picked along the way in a small pergola.

Li Ming, who stayed behind to take care of the truck, carried a mining pickaxe on his shoulders and came to the delphinishes under the rock wall.

Due to its location on the side of the road, the height of the columnar veins has been almost equal to the ground after many rounds of collection, and the section is also full of mottled excavation marks.

Li Ming was originally used for research, so he didn't care about it.

Throat! Throat!

Pickaxes slashed, and small pieces of chaffinite were scattered everywhere.

After a moment of crouching and collecting, the debris of a good size was stuffed into the furnace bladder injector.

Then Li Ming brought a large iron basin and poured a large vat of blistering synovial fluid that had been recently generated and stored into the basin.

Put on the dragon slaying gauntlets and carefully place the combustible mineral dust into the furnace bladder ejector.

After reaching the right ratio, Li Ming made a circular shake clockwise.

As the temperature gradually increases, dark red veins appear on the surface of the spherical furnace capsule.

Puff ~ puff ~

Choking scorched black soot spilled out from the nozzle.

The spherical furnace sac quickly turned red, and the dragon slaying gauntlet attached to it heated up and turned a dark pink.

Li Ming, whose face was as usual, continued to shake, as if he was coaxing the baby to sleep.

Yikes! Yikes!

Two minutes later, black smoke erupted violently.

Li Ming pointed the jet port at the ground.

The gelatinous black goo slowly spilled out and slid down on the shield of the Scorching Flame.

Like the black substance spewed by the dragon, the gelatinous substance expands rapidly, changing from pure black to bright orange, appearing extremely unstable.

Li Ming started directly, spread it out with his palm, and evenly spread it on the curved shield blades on both sides.

呲拉~呲拉~

Between repeated rubbing of the palms, sparks overflowed.

The shields on both sides, which made a hissing and melting sound, quickly heated up and turned orange and yellow.

Li Ming stared at the molten surface, not letting go of any slight changes.

The shield is completely immersed in blistering synovial fluid, quenched.

!!

A large number of vacuoles poured out of the basin, and a rapid burning sound was heard.

The temperature plummeted, and the orange shield blade returned to dark blue.

Picking it up from the iron basin, Li Ming raised it to the sky and watched.

The curved shield blade looked slightly wider and thicker, and there was a rainbow flash at the blade, as if it was coated with a colorful film.

Take out the stone and polish the small slag-like particles on the shield surface that are eye-catching.

Li Ming nodded with satisfaction, and began to further forge the energy storage sword.

Regarding the application of [melting forging], Li Ming has studied two uses.

One is the fire attribute shield axe, which is further forged.

This forging process is a reference to the grinding tail blade from the Dragonslayer's memories, the workshop building steps, and the linkage between the fog ball and the dragon-slaying gauntlet.

After each forging, the sharpness increases slightly.

At the same time, the weight of the shield and the Accumulator will increase due to the attachment of mineral melting.

Li Ming currently prefers to use a heavier shield axe, so there is no big problem at present.

The other is to apply combustible minerals to the shield axe, which heats up and softens, and enters a red-hot state similar to the dragon's tail blade.

While increasing the fire attributes, it can also bring an increase in cutting ability.

An hour and a half later, two cat cars returned.

Four herbivorous dragon carcasses are unloaded by the cats.

After decomposition, part of the raw meat is directly put into the pot, and the rest is sent to the chilled car for storage.

The team quickly eats lunch and continues on the road.

In pursuit of speed, this will be the last time the team hunts.

Five days later, the truck was moving slowly on the snow-covered road.

The mining trucks that I used to see on my last visit are gone.

Occasionally, a caravan truck will come from the opposite direction, and the other party will also give a warning.

Remind the team not to march towards Pokay Village again, as the path ahead is not only buried by avalanches, but also affected by the battle between Avalanche and Tyrannosaurus.

Many monsters are on the move, and even being close to the village of Bokai is a very dangerous behavior.

Impassable, the team can only store the truck at the nearest freight transfer station, leading the three cat cars to continue deeper.

"Where's the road?"

Li Ming glanced at the map, and then looked at the snow-capped mountains towering in front of him.

I thought to myself that the road was blocked, and it was simply gone.

"Has even the surrounding terrain been rewritten?"

Ni Shuang sighed.

Puff ~ puff ~

In the snowdrift at the foot of the mountain, several white cat heads emerged.

"It's the Hunter Squad!"

Ailu shouted, and dozens of cats rushed out one after another, surrounding her.

"Don't move forward, it's dangerous to be swept up in black and white battles ahead."

Ailu, who was wearing a small cotton suit, gave a reminder.

"You're Ailu based in Pokei Village?"

"Ugh! How do you know about meow? ”

Ai Lu looked surprised.

"You call the Crashing Dragon Barnosaurus a black and white, and the style of the cotton clothes is also unique to Bokai Village, the team is here to rescue, don't worry about safety."

"Really! Worried about President Park Yan and Greeter Bolan, we tried to dig a tunnel but it collapsed not long after.

Elu's ears lobe.

"That's it, Eller, lead the cats to help dig the tunnel, and let's climb over this snowy mountain first to see what is going on in the village."

Li Ming felt that since the cat car could not pass for the time being, there was no need to take the cats and cats to take the danger together.

"But it's going to be tiring to climb over the snowy mountains with supplies on your back, right?"

Eller asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, don't other hunter squads all travel like this in the wild?"

Climb over a rock face covered in ice crystals and make your way through waist-deep snow.

The three men and the two cats walked forward for a day and a night, and in the pure white, they saw the outline of the village with a small amount of black.

Upon penetration, half of the village was buried by snow.

The large number of daily necessities scattered on the ground shows that the villagers were in a hurry to evacuate.

Walking into the narrow ice crystal tunnel under the connecting mountain, the team was slightly relieved to see a faint fire at the end of the road.

A circular distribution hall with a furnace in the center almost extinguished.

Only at the counter, there is a torch to illuminate.

"President Park Yan, you're finally back. Yes! Are you a Hunter Squad? ”

Bolan, who was lying on the counter, suddenly got up and picked up a torch to find out the light.

"Yes."

Li Ming reminded.

"It's great to have a hunter team visiting~"

Beran snorted and fainted behind the counter.

When I opened my eyes again, the bright hall was full of fire.

Two cats hold iron chisels and roast meat in front of the stove.

A huntress in the armor of a poisonous demon bird, mixing ammunition at a round table.

The male hunter in the armor of the snake dragon stood in front of the notice board, looking at the only three old hunting contracts on it.

Looking at the barbecue and soup on the counter, and the hot drink with the hot air wafting from the bottle, the weak Bolan gulped.

Not long after, Li Ming, who was wearing a loose armor, walked in.

After placing the basket of charcoal cubes on the stove, walk to the counter.

"Do you feel better?"

"Hmm"

Bolan, who was lying on the counter, got up, and the covered cotton coat slipped off.

"President Park Yan, is he okay?"

"You are?"

Looking at the exposed eyes of the general's scythe helmet, Beran asked uncertainly.

"Ruthless Squad, Big Boar King, do you still have an impression?"

Li Ming said the key words.

"You're Li Ming!"

Bran exclaimed.

"And me."

Chu Ying waved her hand.

"Chu Ying is also here, I didn't expect you to become a four-star hunter so soon, President Park Yan should be fine."

"Did he go to observe the battle between the black and white walls?"

"Observation is just incidental, in fact, it is to guard something."

"Guarding something?"

Li Ming thought to himself that Bokai Village was about to be buried by an avalanche, and the villagers had been evacuated, so what else was worth guarding.

"Yes, it originally belonged to Pokai Village, and I didn't want to reappear suddenly, the location is in the excavation site of the old site of Pokai Village."

"The black greatsword used by the dragon ancestors?"

"Yes, the village has been searching, and I never thought that it would reappear due to an avalanche."

"No wonder the Pokee branch is missing."

After Li Ming's personal experience, the journey to visit was indeed difficult.

But Pu Yan has been a part-time field investigator for a long time, and he wanders in the snowy mountains all day long, so there is no reason to be blocked by the terrain.

It turned out to be the caretaker of the Black Greatsword, which made it impossible to leave.

"It's okay for you to be fine, the other branches and the Dragon Calendar Academy are very worried about your safety, so they want to use the team to visit and confirm as soon as possible."

"Worried everyone, so what other purpose is the team coming?"

Berland was a little surprised.

"Yes, we're going to hunt behemoths."

"Huh? Right now? Well, I'll look at the contract first. ”

Bolan calmed down and picked up the contract to look at it carefully.

Although I couldn't find any problems, I was reminded again and again of the current danger level of the area.

Not only was the observation information completely blank, but even the map had been rewritten.

The team has made up their minds and is very determined.

Helpless, Bolan could only press the branch seal.

"The president usually returns in the middle of the night, and it may be possible to observe first-hand information about the giant beast, and it is not too early, so it is recommended that the team go hunting tomorrow."

Berland gives advice.

"Okay, can I go in and walk around the mining cave in the mountain?"

Li Ming asked.

"Of course you can, but it's as cold as an ice cave in the mine right now."

Bran said, wrapping his cotton coat tightly.

"It's okay, I'm very good at keeping out the cold."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he took the forging tools and entered the mine.

Riding on the minecart, the exploration continues to deepen, and the mineral deposits on both sides of the rock wall become more and more abundant.

After getting out of the car, Li Ming reached out and stroked the veins that were connected into flakes.

Call~

The removed Charged Sword ignited orange and yellow flames.

The faces reflected in the bright light were full of smiles.

The next day, in the team that made the floor in the guild hall, Midodo was the first to get up.

Seeing that the bed he made for Li Ming had not changed, he immediately had a bad speculation.

So he put on his cotton clothes and ran towards the mine.

Staring at the dark cave where the cold wind howled for a moment, Midodo mustered up the courage to enter, and a figure stepped out of the darkness.

"Are you here to tell me to eat in the morning?"

"Whew~ scared me to death."

Mi Duoduo saw that Li Ming's face was as usual, and his heart suddenly relaxed.

"Don't worry about me, I'm very measured."

Passing by his side, the shape of the shield axe on Li Ming's back in front of him was not quite right.

Mi Duoduo rubbed his eyes and asked tentatively, "Why does the Scorching Flame Shield Axe seem to have become fat." ”

"Is there one?"

"The shield swelled into a meow."

Midodo was about to point out when he suddenly felt a vigorous current of heat emerging from the shield, and the cat's paw immediately pulled back some distance.

"Don't worry, I've tested it, and it works."

In the guild hall, Pu Yan, the president of the guild in a cotton suit, was picking meat from a snow deer.

Seeing that the team had arrived, he informed him of the latest observations.

Since the Crashing Dragon Tyrannosaurus does not hide its own habits, even if it is extremely far away, it can sense the existence of the other party in advance.

If you want to get around their combat area, it's not that difficult.

On the other hand, if you encounter a monster that migrates because of this, you may be in high danger.

As for the range of the giant beast, Pu Yan only observed it two days ago, so he gave a more accurate delineation.

After thanking the team, they made the final preparations for the departure.

Park Yan also came to the village, preparing to travel and continue to guard the black giant sword.

"After surviving this time, Bokai Village should prosper again because of the reappearance of the Black Greatsword, right?"

Li Ming asked.

"There won't be any more Pokei villages."

Park Yan sighed.

"Why?"

"Pokai Village is no longer sustainable, and it has been proven that this place is no longer suitable for us to live in, and when this crisis subsides, I will submit an application to the guild to cancel this branch."

Pu Yan looked at the village half-hidden in the snow, and his eyes were reluctant.

"It's a good thing, without this, there will be no more worries about what will happen in the future."

As if he was enlightening himself, Park Yan told about his helplessness.

The city-state villages and towns are completely gone, and there is no need for hunters to protect them.

When Li Ming first heard it, he thought it made sense.

He wanted to persuade Pu Yan to be optimistic and positive, but when he thought that the ecology was inexplicably accelerating, he was even a little depressed, let alone persuading others.

The most important point is that there is no hope at the moment.

"If only there was a new continent suitable for everyone to live in, don't complain, I wish the team can return soon."

"Well, I wish you a safe time in your guarding mission."

The team then set out from the village of Bokai and headed for the snow-capped mountains.

According to the marked area of the sighting, it took a day of travel to reach the surrounding area.

It only took half a day to set up camp and hunt for food.

However, due to the severe wind and snow weather that fell, the team had to take shelter for the time being and wait until the next day to resume the operation.

Wow~Bang! Boom!

In my sleep, a long, dull rumble echoed in my ears, followed by tremors.

Li Ming woke up.

"Don't fight anymore"

He rubbed his face in pain.

In order to warn of the crisis, Li Ming even loaded several detection fog balls when he slept.

He finally understood why the monsters on the ice field were so agitated by the "singing".

(End of chapter)