The crossbow bullet accurately hit the head of the male fire dragon, exploding into a cloud of dark yellow smoke with an amazing smell and color.
"Roar!"
Stimulated by the stench, the male fire dragon shook its head desperately, and even its flying movements were affected, rising and falling.
The hunters who were waiting to see the old guy show off his skills looked at each other.
No one expected that the first thing Miles would use would be fertilizer bullets. This kind of crossbow bullets are very uncommon. Throwing fertilizer balls are used slightly more often, but neither type is like what hunters carry with them every day. Props to carry.
Are you even prepared for this just a few hours away?
Slowly loading an armor removal grenade into the Velociraptor heavy crossbow, the old hunter pulled the crossbow bolt and loaded it, his eyes never leaving the red flying dragon rolling and soaring among the dark clouds.
Did you leave because you couldn't stand the stench? Or launch a fierce attack in anger?
"Roar——!" The male fire dragon roared angrily, flapped its wings, and rushed toward the airship.
"Well, did you really choose to attack?" Miles locked the target with the scope, "Then we can only do it hard."
"Meow!"
Amidst the sharp meowing, Pig Chop jumped onto the side of the ship and threw out the props in his hand.
Two or three seconds later, a bright light erupted, and the male fire dragon flying closer and closer screamed, its body lost its balance, its wings flapped randomly, and it continued to fall downwards.
Miles seized the opportunity and fired an armor removal grenade.
The hunters stuck their heads out of the side of the boat and looked down.
The fire dragon, which lost its vision under the influence of the flash bomb and was stunned by the detonated armor-removing grenade, fell several hundred meters before barely regaining its flying posture.
Compared with the stench of the fertilizer bombs, the bright light that deprived it of vision and the attack that made it dizzy made it feel more fearful.
The male fire dragon realized that this was not an opponent with an empty size.
It screamed strangely and flapped its wings. Under the gaze of the hunters, it got into the clouds below and flew away into the distance.
Crisis resolved.
Miles put away the crossbow, rubbed Pork Chop's little head, and said with a smile, "A group of high-ranking hunters combined are not as good as you."
The upper-level hunters looked at each other awkwardly, and it was difficult to refute.
They also carry some props more or less in their prop bags, which cannot be said to be empty, but most of them are basic supplies such as recovery potions and sharpening stones. There are really not many who carry flash bombs with them.
Even if he brought it, he didn't think of taking action because he "trusted" the old hunter too much.
The result was an embarrassing situation where an old man and a cat saved a whole boat of young men and women.
In order to cover up his embarrassment, Gordon could only imitate Miles, touch the pork chop, and praise it a little exaggeratedly.
Others followed suit and raised and lowered their hands around the pork chop.
Until more than an hour later, when the airship landed at its destination, Pig Chop's hair was still messy.
Gordon got off the airship with a displeased expression on his face, and looked around.
After being introduced by the president's lady, they all knew that both the new village and the old village were built on the basis of a canyon, and they were now at the bottom of a canyon.
The ground has obviously been artificially leveled. Although there are no stone bricks or stones, there are still weeds and shrubs growing in many places, which at least will not affect movement.
The business roads in the wild basically look like this.
The cliffs on both sides are not too high, with the highest point about thirty or forty meters. Some defenses, such as artillery turrets, can also be seen on the top of the cliffs.
"Where are we?" Hayata asked the doubt in her heart.
The guild member who was traveling with the upper-level hunters pointed in one direction and explained: "We are now on the battle street between the two city walls. When we walk around the corner over there, we can see the city wall.
That is the second wall of this old village and the final line of defense of the old village.
There is a large open space in front of the city wall, but it is a mess and there are many people there, so it is not convenient for the airship to land, so I would like to trouble you, but you have to walk a little further. "
Hayata nodded slightly cautiously.
She was not very used to the way others used honorifics to communicate with her, but others had long been used to it.
High-ranking hunters belong to the high-end military force that protects human beings, and it is very common for them to be respectfully called "Sir So-and-so".
Everyone walked forward together, but before they turned around the corner of the naturally formed canyon, the roaring sounds of people and machines in front of them had already reached their ears.
"It smells like wine!" Ted licked his lips and couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Miles gave him a hard look, but unfortunately he didn't see it.
After walking around the corner, my vision suddenly opened up.
This is a flat open space, or square, of tens of thousands of square meters.
The square was roughly in the shape of an olive. When they walked around the corner, they were at one end of a long section, and the other end was the city wall that the guild members mentioned.
The city wall is very tall, with the top of the wall nearly forty meters above the ground.
The wall made of huge limestone bricks is full of mottled marks. Countless craftsmen cling to it like ants, relying on ropes and scaffolding, seizing every minute to strengthen the wall.
In the middle of the wall, you can see two giant steel dragon guns, which are the most critical weapons of the fortress.
It's just that the condition of these two dragon-killing guns doesn't look very good. The bodies of the guns are stained with rust, and the heads of the guns that should be shining with a sharp cold light also look a bit worn and flat.
One of them is still stretched out and seems to be malfunctioning. Several craftsmen and engineers are hanging next to it, busy repairing it.
Xia Zuo couldn't help but frowned. He looked at the guild members who were traveling with him and asked in a low voice: "Lao Shanlong will arrive in four or five days. Haven't the preparations here been completed yet?"
The guild member smiled bitterly and said: "Master Xia Zuo, after all, it is an old fort that has been abandoned for many years. There are problems with the walls, the dragon gun, and even the underground steam boiler.
The engineering team has been working overtime for more than half a month to repair the problem. The person in charge said that the repair work will be completed before Lao Shanlong arrives. "
"I hope so." Xia Zuo sighed in a low voice.
Everyone is trying their best, but it can only be said that Lao Shanlong's appearance this time is too sudden.
Some people are worried, while others seem heartless.
After seeing something, Ted rushed out like a crazy wild boar, "Ouch!" Miles, whose face turned black, didn't even hold him back.
Heinee, whose personality is basically a female version of Ted, followed closely behind.
Gordon looked around and finally knew what attracted them.
Dozens of simple tents were set up on the edge of the square, which had turned into a large construction site.
There were several bonfires as tall as half a person burning there. Dozens of hunters, together with the craftsmen on shift, sat around the bonfires, drinking, barbecuing and chatting.
That's where the smell of alcohol came from.
Not to mention Ted, Gordon was a little excited - it looked so lively there, like a bonfire party.
Noticing the eagerness of the younger guys in the team to try, Xia Zuo sighed, "Go ahead, don't drink too much, we have business tomorrow."
"I know you can drink, but drink less." Yamos also reminded Hayata.
Gordon and the others looked at each other, and ran over laughing.
Noticing their arrival, the hunters around the campfire squeezed each other to make some space for Gordon and the others to sit down.
Ted, who was one step ahead, had already raised his glass and drank it while the people around him cheered.
"Chaka, Baba, Baba..."
The little Chimeng, wearing an empty wine barrel as a mask, swayed and walked around Ted.
Pork Chop, who had just sat down on a wooden box, sniffed and felt something was wrong. He jumped off the wooden box and opened the edge of the lid to take a look.
When he discovered that it was filled with artillery shells, he jumped in shock, "You guys are so stupid?!"
The strange hunters around burst into laughter.
