"Hahahaha! It turns out you two are a couple, what a good thing!"
"Uh, thank you?"
"Well, Gordon boy, have you seen that guy Yamos after chasing Hayata? In recent years, that guy has been bragging about his precious apprentice!"
"It seems like you haven't seen him before?" Gordon automatically filtered out the second half of the other person's sentence.
"Then go and see him quickly! Remember to observe Yamos's expression, write it down, and tell me when the time comes, hahahaha!"
"..."
Mr. Asa is a bold and talkative man who fits the stereotype of a hunter.
When the conversation was happy, he would always include "hahahaha" in his sentences. If it weren't for the bad timing, he would have taken Gordon Hayata to the pub for a few drinks.
Gordon was also a little confused as to what this uncle was thinking.
A few hours ago he was still looking serious, but now that the danger is getting closer, he becomes cheerful and even jumps out of his skin?
Probably sensing the weird look in Gordon's eyes, Asa's smile faded slightly, but there was still a smile on his lips, "It's not a good thing to be too emotionally tense before a war."
Hayata, who understood some of the other party's thoughts, sighed helplessly, "Mr. Asa, we are not nervous, we have passed that stage."
"Ah...ah ha, that's right." Asa scratched his unshaven chin, "Looking at you are not much older than our daughter, I almost forgot that you have been promoted to a higher position a long time ago.
Just think I'm nervous, hahaha. "
The two of them could only respond with a dry smile.
"I may be a little nervous, especially a few hours ago." Asa held his hands on the wall and looked at the busy people under the sunset.
"We, Metabetate, are not on the migration path of ancient dragons, and we have not experienced a few attacks from ancient dragons in the years since it was built.
That's a monster that broke through two fortresses in a short period of time, with two heads... Haha, to be honest, I don't have much confidence. "
Gordon looked sideways at Asa and listened quietly.
"But now, I have calmed down. The president is a decisive person. The evacuation work of the citizens should be almost in progress. The president has also arranged for those who cannot stay in the shelter to board a boat and leave the port for refuge. .
On the city wall, we have made all the preparations we can. There is nothing to worry about next, we just have to fight for our lives. "
Gordon's expression suddenly froze, his throat became tight, and his breathing became somewhat unsmooth.
He suddenly turned his head and looked towards the east, towards the coastline.
Mr. Asa's words made him aware of some overlooked possibility.
No, that can no longer be said to be a possibility, it is simply a high probability event!
"What's wrong?"
Hayata immediately noticed something strange about him, and Asa, who was chattering and sighing with emotion, also looked over.
"We have fallen into a misunderstanding..." Gordon's voice was a little stiff.
"What's the meaning?"
Knowing that now was not the time to hesitate, Gordon took a deep breath and said quickly: "Metabetate is built on the seaside, facing the sea to the east and the city wall to the west.
The main purpose of building the city wall is to defend against monsters that wander through the mountains and forests in the west.
But attack and migration are two different things. Why do we think that the mysterious monster and the mantis that destroyed the fortress will come towards the city wall from the west?
Ryūryakuin scholars had previously analyzed that the mysterious monster should have been flying over the inland sea, hiding its whereabouts.
So, shouldn't it come from the sea? ! "
Hayata's eyes widened, and Asa turned pale.
Metabetat has beautiful scenery and abundant seafood. It is a peaceful city that is rarely attacked by monsters. The number of emergency facilities such as shelters in the city is not particularly sufficient.
But there are a lot of boats here, fishing boats, merchant ships, yachts of wealthy people, and the port is also prosperous.
Organize some citizens who are difficult to relocate to board ships and go out to sea to evacuate.
It was supposed to be a very clever idea.
If the opponent is Lao Shanlong, Zhai Crab, etc., it is much safer to evacuate at sea than to hide in an underground shelter in the city.
But if the monster comes from the sea...
Those citizens who were evacuated to the sea were just like packing themselves up and sending them to the monster.
"Yes, but the mantis probably hates water. It shouldn't come from the direction of the seaside?" Hayata tried to put forward some optimistic possibilities.
"That would be even worse. The Mantis and the mysterious monster are not tied together. If the mysterious monster attacks from the sea in the east, the Mantis appears from the west and attacks the city wall...
We will have to organize two fronts, or we will be attacked from both sides. "Just imagining that scene made Gordon feel numb.
"I'll inform the president!" Mr. Asa grabbed his helmet and ran down the city wall. "You two, think of a solution quickly!"
"What solution can you come up with..." The bad news was gathered together, and Gordon hit his forehead, as if this could bring out the solution.
"Can those piled up gunpowder and flammable materials do anything?" Hayata said anxiously: "The monster hasn't appeared yet, maybe there's still time to move them to the seaside?"
"It's too late." Gordon looked up at the setting sun that was about to completely set on the horizon, and said impatiently: "It's too late, gunpowder is not a bag of rice, you can only move it carefully, you can't get up quickly.
We still have to move across the city. If we start moving now, we may not be able to move it before dawn. If we move halfway, monsters will attack, which will only cause more trouble.
I can only think of more direct ways..."
"What method?! Any method can be used!" The short and squat President Zheluo rushed up to the city wall. His skills were so strong that he did not look like an old man over sixty years old. Asa behind him actually had some Can't catch up with him.
Gordon Hayata looked at him in astonishment.
The old guy was wearing a set of Tyrannosaurus armor. The style of the armor was a bit old, and there were obvious signs of damage and repairs, but the overall state of maintenance was pretty good.
Gordon failed to recognize the sledgehammer he was carrying behind his back. It was shiny silver, but seemed to be made of some kind of monster bones. It looked unusual.
"What do you want me to do?" President Zheluo glared, "I just heard you talk about a more direct method. What more direct method?"
Gordon withdrew his attention from President Zheluo's weapons and armor.
It’s not surprising when you think about it.
The presidents of hunter guilds in various places are basically hunters, and most of them are experienced hunters with a very high level. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to subdue the rough and reckless people below.
Putting aside these unimportant things, Gordon gathered his thoughts and said quickly: "There is no barrier on the seaside. It is impossible to stop the monsters there. How about evacuating the citizens going to the sea?"
[In view of the general environment,
"We have already sent people to make arrangements. Calling the ships back at this time will only cause more chaos. I will keep the offshore ships as far away as possible. As long as they are far enough away from Metabetate, it will be safer."
"Yeah." There was nothing inappropriate about this arrangement. Gordon put the matter behind him and continued:
"My idea is that we still have to bring the battlefield to the city wall. If that guy really comes from the sea, we have to find a way to attract it to the city wall. Of course, it would be better to let it go outside the city."
Having said this, Gordon looked at the captain of the investigation team who was following him, "The dragon consciousness ship should be useful. It cruises over the sea. If a mysterious monster appears, try to attract it.
I know it's dangerous, but..."
"We'll try our best." The captain of the investigation team nodded and ran towards the hanging ladder on the Dragon Sense ship.
Following President Zheluo, the high-ranking swordsman named Devitt also made a suggestion, "I like trap tactics, and I have some experience in this aspect.
You can consider using the smell of food to lure you, not that the mysterious monster will swallow it.
Take gunpowder?
We can continue to burn gunpowder and sulfur near the place where the gunpowder is hidden, so that it may follow the smell of the food. "
Gordon nodded immediately, "This is a good idea!"
"stop--"
At this moment, a signal flare suddenly rose on the sea in the distance. It may have come from an offshore ship. The red light was particularly conspicuous in the dark night that had fallen.
On the city wall and by the pier, everyone was looking in that direction.
Under the dimming light of the signal bomb, a terrifying creature so huge that it was hard to believe it could actually fly emerged from the darkness waving its giant wings.
The people crowded on the shore and crowded on the boat looked up blankly. They couldn't breathe, and even their heartbeats stopped. It was as if the whole world had fallen into absolute silence.
"Roar--"
Ray-like breath swept across the crowded dock, and after a short delay, the fire of the explosion dyed the night sky red.
