"Hello, Admiral Fiolena, I'm Li Ming."

After flying to the ground, Li Ming made an introduction.

"Hello. Can you really hunt with armor with this characteristic? ”

Fiolena couldn't help but ask.

After all, hunters have little defense against monster attacks in mid-air.

The height at which Li Ming was located couldn't even make adjustments to the ground in time.

When encountering a monster with strong flying ability, it first overturns with impact, and then gnaws at the exit, and the claws do not need to land, and it can be taken away on the spot.

"Theoretically, it's not a big problem, but it hasn't been fought in actual combat yet, let's talk about the situation on Elgaard's side."

"Okay, weird monsters have stronger attacks and resilience than ordinary monsters, this should be clear to everyone, as close as a ruined shrine, as far away as the frozen islands and other areas, there will also be traces, every time the Abyss Dragon and the Primordial Silver Dragon fight, their migration range and scale will be further expanded."

After Fiorena finished speaking, she looked at the hunters and soldiers on the city wall, busy preparing for battle.

"Therefore, the kingdom will accumulate enough armed forces to fortify the stronghold and prevent the strange monsters from the highlands of the city fortress from flooding into the rear of the interior in excessive quantities, but this time the active incident happened suddenly, there was no warning at all, and the scale was even more unusual, sensing that there would be a risk of the stronghold being completely broken, so I could only ask for help from the Flame Village, which was in a better state."

"It's a very serious situation."

Li Ming agreed.

Although it is also across the sea, the castle heights are far from the interior of the kingdom, but it is much closer than the abandoned shrine.

This point was confirmed by Li Ming when he was watching from a high altitude.

Even the ruined shrine has been plagued by strange monsters for a long time, and Elgad's condition can be imagined.

And because the war power has been continuously consumed for many years, the kingdom is no longer able to advance to the high ground of the city.

The stronghold is the last line of defense.

"In the inland of the kingdom, is there a big pit dug by the Abyss Dragon?"

"Yes, but it was dug up many years ago."

"It's not good."

"There are a lot of such huge pits in the high ground of the city."

Fiolena added.

"The giant pit is not actually about the number of people, but the location, and the map of Miduoduo is given to me."

Midodo took out the map, and Bubu pushed the barrel and used it as a round table.

"I had a hypothesis before I came, that is, the Abyss Dragon would introduce the leylines that flow through the area of the abandoned shrine to Elgard."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was surprised.

"Of course, there is no substantial evidence yet, but once the other party really has this idea, the giant pit dug by itself is the best connecting node."

Li Ming held the pen and drew a straight line starting from Prison Spring Township, connecting to the inland core of the kingdom.

"Of course, it is possible to connect the giant pit to the highlands of the city fortress, but the original lord silver dragon is also active over there, and the distance is even farther away, the giant pit on the edge of the stronghold will have the risk of seawater backflow after it is opened, and the abyss dragon has already suffered a loss, so the most likely place is the inland of the kingdom."

"No wonder you will be the first to explore the surrounding terrain, but what is the point of connecting the leylines? Abyssal dragons do not have the habit of living around the leylines. ”

Fiolena was curious.

"It is interested in the energy that can nourish life, and if it succeeds, the monster that is strong enough is likely to start a directional migration."

"This"

Fiorina's eyes twitched as she stared at the map, and she quickly realized the seriousness of the situation.

In the past, the migration of strange monsters was just a simple escape, and the direction was basically chosen according to habits, so they would disperse to multiple areas.

As for the Abyss Dragon's leyline nodes, once connected to the interior of the kingdom, they will all pour inland with the shore as the entrance.

The stronghold struggled to even resist the onslaught of scattered monsters, let alone the swarm onslaught.

"What about those who aren't strong enough?"

Fiolena calmed down for a moment and asked.

"It will probably take the giant crater as the core and live on the periphery."

"If the primordial silver dragon rushes to fight again, the kingdom will become a battlefield, no, maybe before it arrives, the kingdom will have already fallen."

"Admiral Fiorina, don't be so pessimistic."

Chu Ying persuaded to explain.

"Chu Ying is right, these are just speculations, and the information currently available is not enough, I just hope that the kingdom can take precautions."

"It's a little too pessimistic. I'll strengthen this observation, and in this way, the abnormal activity of the weird monster is probably related to it. ”

Fiolena felt that the context of the event was gradually becoming clearer.

"If there is any new discovery in the branch investigation, you can communicate with the team at any time, and we will go to the high ground of the city to explore the surrounding situation after we are ready."

"No problem, if the team encounters strange monsters in the middle, please hunt as much as possible, which can greatly relieve the pressure on the stronghold."

Fiorina uttered the request.

See what to kill what?

This kind of unrestrained hunting request was also encountered by Li Ming for the first time.

However, for Elgard at the moment, it is really an effective hunting strategy.

"No problem."

"In addition, there is another point that needs to be clarified, because the stronghold does not have a strong control over the area, so it is difficult to guarantee the transportation of the corpses of non-ancient dragon monsters, and it is best for the team to complete the hunt and cut the materials with high value and easy to carry on the spot."

"Understood."

It is very difficult to defend the stronghold, so naturally there is no longer the ability to send personnel to recover the monster corpses.

In front of the notice board at the entrance of the abandoned castle, there is a canopy, and below it is the reception of the guild branch.

Such a rudimentary division was unprecedented.

A woman with round-framed eyes was sitting behind the counter with a sad face.

Li Ming handed over the support contract, and the other party's expression quickly changed, squeezed out a very sunny smile, and handled the certification for him.

"Is it Princess Kiche?"

Li Ming asked tentatively.

The woman who was pressing the seal was stunned for a moment, then nodded in acknowledgement.

"Yes, but people prefer to call me Kiche receptionist."

"You've grown so tall."

"Uh, we've seen each other before?"

Kiche asked with some surprise.

"You were younger, so you probably won't remember."

"That. Excuse me, are you a member of the ruthless squad who still has the light of hope? ”

Kiche asked nervously.

"That's right."

"Can we help the kingdom survive this crisis just like hunting the dragon?"

"At present, the information is not very sufficient, so I can only guarantee that I will do my best."

It's just a battle, Li Ming is still quite confident.

But there is really no certainty that the kingdom will survive the crisis.

"Thank you so much."

Che Qi smiled like a sunny smile again.

Li Ming was not inspired by the smile, but just felt a sadness.

Obviously, the current Cheqi did not appear so happy, but her heart was full of sadness and sorrow.

But it can't be shown, it affects the mentality of the people around it, and you can only force a smile.

In the open-air restaurant next to the cliff, Chu Ying Ni Shuang has already finished ordering.

Although Li Ming was not interested in rabbit dumplings, he couldn't let go of eating on the transport ship, so he came to pad his stomach.

As soon as she sat down, Ailu, wearing a chef's hat, beckoned to the location of the warehouse inside the stronghold.

The cat train on the small railroad track started immediately, and the front braked sharply when it reached the restaurant.

Doodle~

The raw materials of the round cake-shaped dough rabbit are tossed and unloaded.

Three chef cats jumped up with kitchen knives and bamboo sticks.

Quickly chop in the air, and the bamboo skewers will pierce the pieces simultaneously.

"Meow!"

The rabbit dumplings fell into the plate accurately, and the three cats were separated, posing handsomely at the same time.

The crowd immediately cheered and applauded.

Some of them can still watch the ruthless work, and Li Ming suddenly felt that the meal was worth it.

"It seems that even in despair, the only one who can remain positive and optimistic is probably cats."

Li Ming sighed.

"Hmm~ You're too."

Mi Duoduo, whose mouth is stuffed with dumplings, reminded.

"It seems like it's true, and I've always been optimistic."

Li Ming suddenly realized that his mentality was actually quite good.

After lunch and preparations for the trip before the hunt, the team led two cat carts to set off.

The transport ships in the highlands of the city will travel back and forth at regular intervals around the clock, carrying a team of hunters.

They didn't wait a moment before a light ship headed for the harbor.

"I'm Captain Tatamow! This is the Hope assigned to the Ruthless Squad! Please come aboard! ”

Wearing a captain's hat and holding the steering wheel, Elu shouted.

"Does the team have any of its own ships?"

Chu Ying said unexpectedly.

"It's probably speculated that the ruthless team has a deeper possibility, and the Fumu rabbit nest on the ship can also be contacted at any time."

Ni Shuang guessed.

The Hope docked, and the team boarded the ship and set off.

In addition to more than a dozen sailors on the ship, there was also a large amount of food and supplies stored in the cabin, and Fiolena was quite thoughtful.

After less than ten minutes of travel, the boat stopped in the highlands of the city across the sea.

"There is a large temporary camp on the shore for the team to rest and meow, but because the surrounding area is still very dangerous, we will drive the Hope to stand by in the distant sea, if there is a need to summon, just launch a signal flare, and we will rush to it as soon as possible."

Captain Tata reminded.

The team landed and did not settle in the large camp on the shore.

Instead, they went directly into the high ground of the fortress and marched deeper.

Stone bridges, kasbahs, jungles.

In the distance, long-abandoned city-states soon emerged.

Everything here seemed to be enveloped in a strange red light, revealing an eerie dark pink hue.

Whoop~whoa~

Hear the roar of the thunderwolf dragon to attract the thunder light worm.

Li Ming took the lead in the sky and began to observe.

In a dead wood forest full of black soil, the thunder wolf dragon with two claws on the ground, the blue and blue electric light surging on the surface of the body, looks particularly conspicuous.

"The carapace on the body surface is dull, there are a large number of small gnawing injuries, and rodents are clumping around the periphery, which can be concluded to be a strange individual."

Li Ming, who was high in the sky, informed the results of his observations.

"It's only been less than an hour since I walked, and I can already witness the strange Thunderwolf Dragon."

Mi Duoduo, who was in charge of the record, was quite unexpected.

Because of the same situation, if it were changed to other villages, a hunting contract would have been issued a long time ago.

"There's also a weird Tiger Dragon."

Li Ming stretched out his hand and pointed down to the side.

"Is this Shura Hell?"

Bubu clawed his head, this dense distribution of monsters was beyond imagination.

"No way, maybe not all monsters are willing, at first there were probably a lot of them just passive parasitism, but when the total amount of weirdness reaches a certain level, even if ordinary individuals can resist parasitism for a long time, they will only be constantly squeezed out of the living space by weird individuals, so they create a very deformed ecological environment in front of them."

Li Ming explained.

Tweeted~

Underneath the hole in the fog ball on his chest, three small pink tentacles writhed excitedly and stretched out.

"Ah, why did you guys pop up?"

Li Ming was slightly surprised.

The little pink tentacle that has always been in absolute weakness has not appeared in the arena for a long time.

It's not that Li Ming doesn't give it a chance, but the flawless wing claw and the bone dragon head both hate it a little.

As a result, in the endless torture, protection can only be obtained by retraction.

Wow~

The small pink tentacle straightened itself and stabbed violently at the location of the Alien Thunderwolf Dragon.

They are inherently infected with rodent poison.

It's understandable to be attracted to strange monsters, but what is the ultimate goal?

Could it be that after a certain condition is met, there will also be a transformation similar to that of the Black Eclipse Dragon's wing claws?

Li Ming was a little confused.

Thinking that the ultimate host of the rodents was the Abyssal Dragon, he always felt a little uneasy.

Swish~

Flawless claw on one side, swinging downward.

The small tentacles moved very quickly and retracted smartly.

"It's so sensitive, is it strengthened by the environment?"

"Li Ming! The thunderwolf dragon fled with Meow. ”

Midodo gave a reminder.

"It hasn't made a move yet, what is it running. Catch up! ”

After Li Ming finished speaking, he did not dive down during the regular pursuit, but continued to rise with the two cats.

The surrounding clouds quickly fall and gather, allowing it to disappear into it.

呲呲~

Next to a poisonous swamp, the thunderwolf dragon slowed down with its claws and looked up at the sky.

Sensing that the terrifying unknown creature had vanished, the heavy gasping slowly subsided.

until the clouds obscure the clump of shadows, enveloping it.

The thunderwolf dragon noticed something unusual, and the charged hair immediately stood up.

You can turn your body around and observe a few times, but you can't detect the threat.

Whew~

A breeze blew overhead.

Li Ming and the two cats fell from the sky without warning, like gods descending into the world.

The Thunderwolf Dragon was immediately stunned.

Fear, awe, strangeness, familiarity.

All kinds of complex and contradictory emotions are constantly emerging and breeding.

Li Ming loads [Thunder Light Insect Symbiosis], [Continuous Overcharged State].

The thunder insect in the other party's electric storage shell immediately flew towards it.

Bang~Bang~

A large swath of golden lightning is generated, illuminating the surrounding area.

The complexity in the eyes of the thunder wolf dragon faded, and only reverence remained.

Hey, your thunder bugs have been sucked in, is it okay?

Isn't this thinking of me as the god of the Thunder Wolf Dragon?

Li Ming didn't want to snatch the opponent's thunder light insect and load the same kind of fog ball, but he just wanted to set it up.

"Why would the Thunderwolf Dragon. Very docile meow? ”

Bubu, who was vigilant and prepared for war, asked in a whisper.

"Just wait until you get used to it, meow."

Midodo responded.

Whoop~whoa~

The thunderwolf dragon lay down with its claws and let out a low, mournful roar.

"After being infected with the insect virus, I am afraid that it will affect the group, so I can only survive with my infected companions, and as the infection continues to deepen, my companions are gradually dying, and in the end, only you have achieved the weirdness and continue to try to live."

Li Ming tried to understand the meaning of the other party's expression according to the roar.

(End of chapter)