As the slide car goes deeper into the mountains, the ground earthquake amplitude gradually increases.

A large number of rocks slipped from the top of the mountain, and the roof of the car was smashed.

After two hours of thrilling travel, a carload of people finally arrived safely.

At this time, the towering peaks on both sides have obscured most of the sky.

The terrain between the two mountains is wide and flat, but because there is no sunlight to shine in, it is shrouded in a gray fog, which looks extremely depressing.

The female receptionist by the railroad tracks saw a group of hunters visiting.

After waving to greet him warmly, he will be guided and introduced during the process.

"I'm Naya, the expedition city is aimed at meeting the old mountain dragon, and the newly established super large field stronghold, the residential area and ammunition warehouse are all built in the mountain, and the battle area is composed of three parts: connecting the drawbridge, the attack channel, and the blocking city wall."

"If you hunters want to stay here, you must first adapt to the increasing ground tremor as the old mountain dragon approaches, during which you may have fear, insomnia and other abnormal conditions, if the impact is more serious, you can find the walled city branch and cancel the contract."

"In addition, you will find that all the paths here are built along the bottom of the mountain, and I have been leaning towards the mountain, so be careful and hidden!"

Grunt~

The rumbling of the rolling stones above was heard.

Naya turned sideways skillfully, her back clinging to the mountain.

Bang~Bang~

Several boulders fell down.

"This is the reason for marching close to the mountain, as the old mountain dragon approaches the expedition city, the situation of the boulder being shaken down will continue to intensify, the guild recommends that even if you do not participate in the battle, you must wear a helmet every day, which is the best to cover your face and protect in all directions. The general scythe helmet worn by the hunter was pretty standard. ”

Naya said as she walked.

The contents include that open flames are strictly prohibited in ammunition warehouses.

How to save yourself in the event of a landslide in the living area.

Fire and explosive weapons storage.

Meal configuration, and where to eat, etc.

When the introduction was almost there, Naya led the hunters into a passage opened in the mountains.

After a moment of walking through the dark passages lit only by torches on both sides, a guild hall carved out of the mountain was revealed.

The hunters gathered around the round table and drank and chatted, except that they were a little larger than the other guild branch halls, but they were not significantly different.

"The formal combat training will start in four days, you can relax in the hall first, and when you want to enter the room to rest, you can get the key at the counter with the contract, and the training ground is set up at the top of the mountain, and the facilities are a little rudimentary. I'm going to lead the next group of hunters here, and I'll see you all again! ”

After Naya finished speaking, she ran out.

"I feel like a lot of hunters have been recruited for this operation."

Ni Shuang sat down and sighed.

"Maybe it's because of the terrain of the mountain range in the future, there is no longer suitable for intercepting the old mountain dragon."

Li Ming looked at the map and made an inference.

Fighting other monsters doesn't need to rely heavily on terrain to build an advantage.

The old mountain dragon is different, if the fortifications are not deployed in advance in the suitable mountain range, then there will be no possibility of success in the interception operation.

"What would happen if the interception operation failed?"

Chu Ying asked curiously.

"If the expedition to the walled city fails and the guild's follow-up operations are invalid, then the old mountain dragon will probably have a fight with the Pavilion Mantis after arriving in East Doruma."

Li Ming speculated.

"Will the Pavilion Mantis assist humans in defending the city-state?"

"Well, according to the monster's thinking, it is just guarding its lair, and the huge earthquake when the old mountain dragon approaches is not only a great hazard to the city wall building, but also a great threat to the ruin city it has worked so hard to build."

"If you have such a strong sense of territory, why would you share a city with humans?"

Ni Shuang was puzzled.

"I really can't understand it, if you have a record of fighting with the Great Elder of the Dragon Man, or the experience of being defeated in battle, you can still understand it as an act of fear. Maybe I'm confused by the large buildings in the city-state. ”

Li Ming felt that this was the only explanation.

At present, the only place where there is the capacity to build additional walls is East Doruma.

If the Pavilion Mantis is demolished a little, the Hunter Guild will be rebuilt a little.

In a sense, this is also a balance.

If humanity moves away at this point, it looks fine in the short term.

But when the entire city-state runs out of consumables, the Pavilion Mantis will have to dig up the ancient ruins to use as parts for the market.

The problem is that there are a large number of terrifying monsters coexisting on this continent at the moment.

It is extremely unwise to drag the ruins to move long distances.

The team had eaten and went to the counter to collect the keys.

Then, follow the road signs in the mountain passage and come to a single stone house carved out of the mountain.

Stone beds, small oil lamps, storage compartments, weapon racks.

Other than that, there was nothing else in the stone house.

"It feels like a coffin."

Thinking that there was still a risk of collapse, Li Ming decided to wear armor even if he was resting.

Set up the salute and lay out the animal skin mattress.

The stone house became quiet, and the sound of stepping on the floor became clearer.

There is no need to load all kinds of detection fog ball guards, which is the only place to be thankful.

Four days passed quickly.

The 112 hunters who participated in the battle of the old mountain dragon for the first time gathered at the top of the mountain for special training.

Master the layout of mountain passages, carry and load shells, drive and maintain slide cars, and lay rockfall traps

There are many training programs to offer.

However, the participants are at least three-star hunters, and the comprehension speed is not slow.

All members of the Ruthless Squad are four-star hunters, and they also have to practice additional climbing operations, dragon bomb placement and other items.

The talent of the three is not bad, and they basically mastered it completely in four days, and ended the special training ahead of schedule.

In the evening, the receptionist in the guild hall received the latest return information from the front.

The information on the display board will be updated immediately.

See the information that the old mountain dragon will arrive in the expedition city in four days.

The recruited hunters were both expectant and a little afraid.

The resident hunter's reaction to this was much more muted.

Not to mention facing the old mountain dragon, they have participated in the relocation of the city several times.

Whenever someone asks for experience, they usually only tell first-time hunters two things to note.

First, don't fall to the ground.

The second is to do everything possible to abide by Article 1.

After Li Ming understood the threat posed by the old mountain dragon, he agreed very much.

There is no clear "enemy" in the eyes of the old mountain dragon, and it will not attack a single hunter.

The only thing that can be targeted is the city wall that intercepts its progress.

But even so, the violent shock caused by the march still made it impossible for most hunters to deal with.

Once the hunter falls to the ground with his back around the perimeter, if he can't get up in the first place, it will be difficult to get up again.

Without hindrance, the hunter simply could not stop its way.

With the only glimmer of life, you can only hope not to be trampled on by the paws that fall later, or scratched by the tail.

Li Ming had dinner, said goodbye to the other members of the team, stepped on the stone carved stairs, and marched towards the stone house.

Bang~Bang~

With a dull rumbling sound, the fireworks of the torches on the rock wall on the passage began to vibrate regularly.

"Uh, I'm going crazy."

Li Ming took off his helmet and rubbed his eye sockets with heavy dark circles.

The insomnia that Naya said when she introduced it appeared in him.

Make it on the stone bed, pick up the snort jet and spray it in the face a few times.

After lying down, I tossed and turned, and although I was very sleepy, I just couldn't sleep peacefully.

Is it caused by the proximity of the old mountain dragon?

I'm not so afraid, this is a large joint hunt.

The threat of the old mountain dragon will not be aimed at me alone.

And if the old man dies suddenly, I may just take off.

Even if the battle fails, no one will denounce me.

But why is my heart so uneasy, and what am I worried about?

At this time, there was a sound of conversation outside the door.

"If we arrive in four days, two days earlier than expected, could it be that the observation information is wrong?"

"This kind of intelligence will definitely not go wrong, and the intensity of the shock will not deceive people, maybe it is a shortcut, anyway, as long as there is no mountain barrier, it can take any road it wants."

"Could it be that the old mountain dragon is moving faster?"

"If you listen to the frequency of earthquakes, it seems to be a little bit."

The two voices drifted apart, and it seemed that they were just passing by the doorway.

Li Ming found that after hearing someone talking, his restless state of mind suddenly calmed down.

I understand, it must be the impact of this closed stone house and the sound of the earthquake, just divert your attention.

Li Ming, who found the reason, woke up Mi Duoduo.

A man and a cat began to chat.

When he was sleepy, Mi Duoduo sang to help him sleep, and Li Ming really fell asleep peacefully.

Four days later, early in the morning.

The Ruthless Squad's main battle will probably start a day later, when the old mountain dragon marches to the middle of the mountain range.

Therefore, it was brought to the mobilization entrance to support the artillery attack.

On the slip rail access roads on both sides of the mountain, twelve gun trucks were already in place.

A large number of spherical artillery ammunition was fastened with ropes and stacked against the rock wall.

Boom! Boom!

After each shock, a wisp of dust falls from above.

The squad that was overhauling the slide car had not yet officially participated in the battle, and its whole body was covered with dust.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The gong is ringing!

"Keep the tracks clear! Don't go near the edge of the pathway! Don't make a martyrdom! ”

After the instructor shouted, he started the slide car that was in the first place and moved forward.

Bang!

A boulder fell, smashing into the railroad track ahead.

The hunters in the car acted together with the engineering troops, and after smashing the boulders and removing them.

The spacing between the slide rail gun trucks that resumed traffic gradually widened, forming an artillery array that was planned to be deployed.

When the old mountain dragon enters the passage between the two mountains, the slide car will follow along with the shooting.

Ideally, each of the gun wagons would follow the fire until it reached the wooden fence wall.

But based on past experience, it is very lucky that a third of the artillery trucks have successfully arrived.

The slide car used by the squad, located in the middle of the left.

Ni Shuang drove, Chu Ying fired, and Li Ming and the two cats were responsible for loading and transporting ammunition.

If you find a boulder falling, you will help defend it.

Smaller stones will be smashed directly by an electric blast.

Once the array of gun carriages was fully opened, everyone's attention was on the entrance to the mountain.

Bang!

The wooden horse fence turned into debris and scattered.

A dark red horn comes into view.

Then a large dark red dragon head poked in.

The fangs of the faucet's mouth are convex and staggered, and several sharp corners of the forehead are arranged in layers backwards.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

"Head! Fire! ”

The gong sounded, and the instructor shouted and gave the order.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

All slide gun carriages opened fire.

Black spherical shells fall in a curve.

Flames erupted and smoke rose.

The dragon head of the old mountain shook slightly, passing through the black smoke, and it seemed that it was not hindered in the slightest.

A neck covered by a heavy carapace poked in above, followed by two large pillar-like front paws.

Boom! Boom!

The heavy rumbling of the tremor began to reverberate through the mountains.

One did not fall, and one rose again.

After the second round of reloading, the sound of shelling rang out.

The old mountain dragon still went his own way, completely ignoring the bombardment, and continued to go deep into the mountains.

Under multiple rounds of shooting, with the back and tail all entering.

The array of slide gun carriages began to move forward gradually.

During the special training, the instructor warned everyone that because the carapace of the old mountain dragon was too thick, it was necessary to concentrate on the point for bombardment.

In this way, the follow-up deployment of the crossbow artillery battery is likely to find the weak points and shatter, causing the penetrating wound to irritate the old mountain dragon.

However, in practice, the ruthless team found that this kind of request was really a bit too idealistic.

Earthquakes were experienced almost every two seconds, boulders that were constantly falling from the sky, and the gun carriage itself had to move forward.

It's hard enough to get the gun loaded and fired correctly.

"Uh~~~ Don't shake!"

Chu Ying, who spoke with a trill, could only take advantage of the gap between the claws of the old mountain dragon to aim and shoot.

Bang!

An artillery truck on the opposite side was directly smashed by a giant falling rock.

The four of them are all equipped with flying insects or flying claws, and they flee from the car as soon as possible.

As for the slide car that fell to the ground, it was stepped on by the front paws of the old mountain dragon and disappeared magically.

By the time the claws were lifted again, the car had already been crushed into flakes and embedded in the soil layer smoothly.

No wonder only five-star hunters can participate in ground combat .

Li Ming sighed when he saw this.

After three hours of the assault, half of the artillery carriages had been destroyed along the way.

The road on the right side of the track collapsed on a large scale, making it impossible for the artillery carriages to follow it, and the initial assault was terminated.

The team came to the mountain pass and took turns to rest.

Even though everyone was covered in dust and smoke, no one tried to clean it up.

Because the dust scattered by the earthquake here is no less than outside.

Li Ming released several thunder insects to illuminate it, and raised the water bladder to drink water.

"Is this the battle to intercept the old mountain dragon, I feel like I've been carrying shells."

Midoto leaned against the rock wall, and the constant transportation of shells made him feel very tired.

"From a safety point of view, carrying the shells is already a good job."

Li Ming sighed.

"It seems that when you climb the back, you have to be more cautious, otherwise you will fall off your back."

Chu Ying recalled the gun carriage that had been trampled on, and couldn't help but be worried.

"Three brothers, it's up to you then."

Li Ming patted the three subordinate spiders on his side, stacked together.

All three members of the team have insects, but it's always a good idea to have an extra layer of insurance.

(End of chapter)