The Seven Seas Traveler is disappearing in the clouds.
Amidst the low roar of the magic cabin, Tianlan stared with wide eyes at the three crystals suspended above the wind element detector.
She hurriedly picked up the communication crystal, but almost dropped it on the ground. She finally held it down, and then shouted into the established communication channel in a panic:
"Brother Ed, call Brother Ed..."
"...Brother Ed, a large number of magic reactions were found in the clouds twenty miles in front of the Seven Seas Traveler, and elemental separation was detected. I suspect that they dropped the flying wing craft. I, I don't know the direction of the drop, but at least Detected three times, please be careful, repeat, please be careful..."
Fang Plover waved the torch lightly.
He extinguished the torch, the light faded in the darkness, and only Miss Poet's panicked voice echoed in the surrounding space.
"We have guests coming," Fang Plover looked at the others with a bright light in his eyes. This was a bit beyond his expectation, but it was still within the pre-conceived plan.
He put his hand on the information crystal, and as he spoke, he drew out a ray of light from it - the blue light turned into a silver construct on his glove, and he shook it gently - that There is only a little red light in the crystalline video crystal.
He raised his hand and gently threw it forward. The construct turned into a ray of silver light, passed through the darkness, and disappeared in the direction of the stairs.
The others also took off their weapons one by one without saying a word.
…
Kong turned back and looked at the burning fireball - it had passed through the city wall at an angle and crashed into the castle, knocking a big hole in the side of the building there. The wreckage of the airship lay among the rubble, and flames rose from the thick smoke, illuminating half of the courtyard.
The old hunter let him go and he breathed a sigh of relief, but he still hadn't recovered from it. He just sat up and leaned on the battlement, looking in the direction of the courtyard, not quite understanding what was happening.
At this time, a hunter stood up from behind the battlements, holding his hands on the battlements and looking out, but there was a scream in the darkness, and a sharp arrow penetrated the layers of forest canopy, and hit the former in the chest from between the battlements. Above, the man flew up and landed on the ground like a bundle of straw.
"Everyone bow their heads and spread out—" Saya's stern and decisive voice came from one side.
The female swordsman pulled out her long sword with her backhand, and knocked away the firewood in the bonfire with one strike. Sparks flew everywhere, and the city top returned to darkness.
Only the flames of the burning airship, which was half inserted into the building, came from afar.
The hunters all bent down and looked behind them. Sora was also staring in that direction. The man who had been talking and laughing before was now lying on the ground with a stiff expression, looking blankly in one direction. And on his body, little white lights were rising in the darkness.
Although Kong had experienced the battle in the refugee camp, he had never suffered such a sudden attack. He was killed in one blow, and the attacker's body was not even exposed. This was definitely a master. The young man's heart was beating fast, and the hand holding the bow couldn't help but sweat a little.
Just a hand reached out from the darkness and pressed his shoulder. The old hunter looked in this direction with a calm look. "Don't be so nervous, young man." The other party said.
After saying this, the older hunter looked aside.
"It's a flying wing craft," Saya said with a frown: "The opponent should have left the vehicle a few hundred meters away, using a hang glider backpack, and the landing point was in the forest outside. They have discovered us. , but we still don’t know how many people there are on the other side. The attackers are evil. We must not sit back and wait for death. If they suppress us, they will definitely launch the next wave of offensive. Xiaokong, please contact Captain Ed. As for the others - —”
She looked at the hunters: "Let's split up and draw firepower on one side, while trying to take back the initiative on the other."
"I agree." The old hunter made a quick decision and nodded: "Let's attract firepower, and you find a way to find those people."
But Saya shook her head: "I don't have long-range capabilities. I will attract the firepower, and you will take the next step." After saying that, she did not give the other party a chance to refute, and just looked at the boy aside: "Xiao Kong, Give me your shield."
Kong swallowed his saliva, nodded quickly, took the kite shield from his back, and threw it away. Saya took the shield with one hand, met the opponent's eyes, gave him a firm look, then stood up and clung to the battlement.
She secretly counted one, two, three, and then rushed forward in one stride.
Several feather arrows flew over, flew past the female swordsman's back, and fell into the courtyard.
The old hunter looked at this scene, raised the bow in his hand, and shouted in a low voice: "The redeemed, shoot freely."
They stood up, opened their bows, and a few arrows flew out of the darkness. Two or three of them flew out, but the others still released their bowstrings, and the intertwined rain of arrows passed through the air.
Sora took a nervous breath and watched Saya jump forward on top of the city. She rolled to avoid the arrows, causing them to fall behind her. He looked at it for a moment, then took out the communication crystal from his arms in a panic, and then lit it up.
Several people fell down in the forest——
Lie Yan did not expect that the opponent's counterattack would come faster than expected. He thought that these redeemed people should be easy to deal with.
"Tell the newcomers not to rush so far forward, I don't have time to take care of them," he cursed in the communication channel, then raised his bow and aimed in the direction of the city.
Those hunters had already disappeared in that direction. The female swordswoman had attracted their attention by making noises in the east and west, but they would not make such a stupid mistake again. Suddenly he heard a sound of wind coming from the darkness. Lie Yan stepped aside very smartly, and the arrow hit the trunk of the cedar tree with a 'dong' sound.
The arrow came from another direction. Lie Yan was startled and looked at the tower in that direction - someone had moved to the other direction. These people's reactions were so alert, which greatly exceeded his original understanding. residents’ perceptions.
Is there anyone among those people who is very familiar with their fighting methods? Who is it?
The shadow of the female swordsman appeared instinctively in his mind.
Just when he was distracted, a dim silver light flashed out of the darkness behind him.
Saya pressed the wound on her shoulder, blood was flowing profusely, and she was listening to the voice coming from the communication crystal: "Miss Saya, next I will provide you with the location of the other party——"
"Ed," she said, "the other party is a descendant of Flor. I am familiar with their fighting methods."
"Okay," Fang Plover replied, "You cooperate with me and we will find them."
Saya turned around and looked at her hand, only to see a bright red between her fingers. She let go of her hand, gritted her teeth, and nodded.
…
"Flying Wing Ship No. 2 begins delivery."
"Flying Wing Ship No. 2 separated."
The young man was lowering his head, fastening each buckle on his gloves somewhat absentmindedly, putting on his goggles, adjusting his collar, and then raised his head, listening to the faint sound of orders coming from above.
Liuying looked at the other party, a little envious of the other party's big nerve. She lowered her head and pulled out the dagger, checked it, and put it back into the sheath tied to her thigh. She checked each piece of her equipment one by one, then let out a small breath.
People passed by them from time to time, some they knew and some they didn't. People they knew greeted them, "Six Shadows, has Kaka taken advantage of you recently?" "Go to hell." Six Shadows gave the guy a roll of his eyes.
The other party laughed and walked away. The people met on the gun deck, and then walked forward amidst the sound of orders, passing the officer who stood there in charge of inspection. The latter looked at them, nodded, and waved his hand to indicate that these people could pass.
Six Shadows watched those people quickly disappear up the stairs.
They are the next batch.
A bright light flashed out of the cannon window, coming from the direction of the Fury. Six Shadows couldn't help but look in that direction, staring at the golden track across the night sky - that was where the Skyfire Guild was casting. Sending the second flying wing boat - She stared at the shadow of the sail lit by fire above the clouds, feeling a little incomprehensible for a moment.
Just to deal with a small team, does it require so many guilds to go to war in such a big way? Even if it is to ensure that nothing goes wrong, this is a bit too bizarre.
"Don't you think it's strange?" She turned back and asked Kaka.
Kaka raised his head: "What's weird?"
Liuying rolled his eyes angrily: "Don't ask questions knowingly -" She always felt that the guy in front of her was sometimes ridiculously smart, but sometimes he deliberately pretended to be confused, just like now.
Kaka yawned, with tears hanging from the corners of his eyes: "Why are you thinking so much? This is work. As long as you are not allowed to work overtime, if they ask you to work overtime, ask me why."
"Aren't you curious at all?"
"Of course I'm curious, but I'm even more curious. Can I return the JK suit you lent me last time?"
Liuying's eyes widened: "When did I lend you that thing!?"
Kaka suddenly woke up: "Isn't it right? You put it on the bed?"
A piece of red cloud flew up to the girl's cheek. She clenched her fists tightly and looked at this guy: "When did you enter my room?"
"Team 5——" a voice came from over there.
Kaka seemed to have heard the cry for help and quickly grabbed the other person's hand: "Quick, it's our turn."
"...Release me immediately!"
The deck of the Red Queen shook slightly.
Passing up the stairs and pushing open the cabin door, the noisy sounds from the deck were carried by the cold wind and rushed towards my face. Kaka shivered from the cold, and then let go of his partner's hand. "It's really lively," he sighed: "I know some people just like to see everyone performing their duties, as if this is the only way. It seems that salary is valuable, but in fact I don’t know how many people here are fishing in troubled waters.”
"It's just you." Liu Ying replied through gritted teeth.
The girl originally had the intention to ask the previous question, but was distracted and quickly attracted her attention to the scene in front of her.
The four flying wing boats parked around the deck of the Red Queen are warming up. They have previously launched two flying wing boats and sent more than twenty people aboard. The entire fleet has delivered seven flying wing boats as planned, with landing points distributed throughout the Altori region.
The pipes conveying magic power there emitted a faint fluorescent light, and the staff walked through them in a hurry. Some people are urgently overhauling the magic engine. They wear different colors from others, and they are the alchemists on the ship.
Many people were lining up on the deck, and she could almost recognize the names of those teams. Although the people inside were from various branches, and she didn't recognize most of them, many of those teams with a long history came from the ten-year dynasty. The era has been preserved to this day.
The selectors wearing Jeffree's red uniforms ranged from a dozen to three to five, and everyone was fully armed and ready to go.
Although the guy in front of her was a bit hateful, she had to admit that he was right - it was indeed a bit lively. Since the Changxia War, the descendants of Flor had not carried out an operation of this scale for a long time.
Only last time their opponent was the Rainbow Alliance.
But this time it was just a small free adventure group, and the gap was really confusing.
"Actually, it's because of Hailin Crown."
Kaka suddenly said.
Liuying was slightly startled and turned back to look at the other party. This was a rare serious answer she heard.
"There are rumors in the outside world that the Hailin Crown is in the hands of the Sea Witch Miya, but the relationship between Miya and that young man is extraordinary," Kaka's eyes reflected the fire that lit up the clouds, "and there are rumors about Dolifen. Among them, information about Cang Zhihui was also mentioned——"
"And you really think the other party is easy to deal with?"
"There is a price to pay for underestimating your opponent."
Six Shadows looked at each other in surprise, with a slight movement in their hearts. They couldn't help but subconsciously think of what happened in Fenris. That was their last mission before they were banned. Few outsiders knew that she and the guy in front of her had fought against the hero of Dolifen.
But the Six Shadows didn't understand that their partner had actually had such an experience before, but it was not in Fenris, but at the end of the Long Summer War, which was later called the Battle of the Elf Ruins. among.
Kaka lowered his head and looked at the clockwork fairy in his hand. The dragon alchemist had actually fought against him.
Liuying suddenly noticed that the guy in front of him raised his head and looked in one direction with some distraction. She couldn't help but look in that direction, but there was nothing special there. "What are you looking at?" she couldn't help but ask.
"nothing."
The young man looked away in that direction and shook his head: "Let's go to the air crew. It seems that the mission assigned to us by the regiment leader should be to find the sailboat. The Marine Corps is already full of people."
"What did you say?"
Six Shadows was slightly startled, unable to keep up with the speed of the opponent's thoughts.
In the direction where Kaka was looking, a young man was also looking away from them. He watched the two disappear in the direction of the stern, and then turned around. "Baiju, let's board the boat." Not far away, his companions were waving to him.
Bai Ju looked at those people silently, nodded and walked over. "What are you looking at?" Someone nudged him with his elbow and asked, "Which branch's beauty is it, or is it a young lady from another guild?"
Bai Ju glanced at the other person and smiled lightly: "It's nothing, I just saw a 'genius'."
"Genius?" The man looked in that direction with a stunned expression: "You mean him? That guy relies on his talent and doesn't take the tasks assigned by the guild seriously. I heard that after the battle of Fenris, The higher-ups already have an opinion on him, he is just a coward who runs away without fighting."
"I heard that he was not allowed to join the Marine Corps this time. I'm afraid there is a reason..."
Listening to everyone's discussion, Bai Ju shook his head. These were just hearsay opinions. He and that guy actually came out of the same youth training camp. The results of both of them were the same, it was just that he went for a while and the other went for a second time.
He just couldn't stand the other party's lazy look. The fact was that just like Liu Ying, there were only a few people who could get used to it. It's just that he always feels that the other party's attitude is belittling the efforts of these people. Why should such people have the same results as him?
He opened the hatch, stepped into the airship, walked through the narrow aisle, came to his seat and sat down. The person he was talking to sat directly opposite him. Both of them pulled down their shelves and fixed themselves on their seats.
The leader of the brigade was the last one to enter the flying wing boat, closed the hatch, then looked at everyone present, and then said: "Each of you check your own safety measures. The location of the target has been determined. Our actions will be decisive." We will deploy around the fort to support the group that has arrived and the Skyfire Guild's Flame Extinguisher Brigade."
"Actually, I'm wiping their butts," someone whispered, "I heard they asked for backup."
"You have to ask for support to deal with a bunch of savages. The people of the Second Association are really embarrassing." Everyone laughed softly: "But they have always been like this. Even the people of the Skyfire Guild are so unbearable. It is really unexpected."
Everyone nodded.
Bai Ju turned his head absentmindedly and looked outside the porthole of the card. The bright light passed through the sea of clouds and fell to the vast earth below like a flare.
He checked his gloves again, took the clockwork goblin off his coat one by one, looked at the magic power stored in the core crystal inside, and put them back one by one. The group leader came over, looked at the movements of his hands, and stopped:
"This time it's up to you, Bai Ju. Your opponent is not an easy one. But I believe you can't give in too much. You are one of the most talented newcomers who have come out of the youth training camp in the past few years. The Guild's expectations for you are The expectations are high, I guess you can still handle the people outside."
Bai Ju looked up and nodded. Their target has always been the Spear of the Silver Forest, and even those in the Silver Veslan, and even the talented newcomers of the Oak Knights of Tapolis have never caught their eye.
The Dragon Alchemist may have some skills, but the world of combat craftsmen has never been determined solely by calculation power. When they came out of BBK's youth training camp, their starting line was already higher than most in the world. People, let alone now after more than a year of experience in the first branch?
"I already have a way to deal with him." He replied in a low voice.
The group leader nodded with satisfaction before passing over him and sitting down beside him.
The communication crystals on everyone's chests lit up, and a low countdown sound came from inside:
"Flying Wing Ship No. 3 begins delivery."
"three,"
"two,"
"one."
"Flying Wing Ship No. 3 separated."
When Bai Ju passed by, he only felt a slight shock. He felt that his whole body felt weightless, and the airship he was sitting on seemed to be detached from something.
The scenery outside the porthole was changing rapidly, the Red Queen was getting farther and farther away, and soon there was only the sound of the whistling wind all around.
The airship entered the clouds and shook violently.
This ancient one-time delivery device was originally used to deliver dragon knights, but it was later modified by the selectors and can also be used to deliver personnel.
It's just that this is not its main job after all. The crash rate of flying wing boats is quite high, and the crew needs to leave the cabin at the final stage and use a glider to land. Whether it is too early or too late, it will cause casualties.
Therefore, flying wing boats are often only used to deliver elite recruits with certain experience, members of various brigades, or marine members with wind element affinity who have been specially trained for this purpose.
As for Bai Ju Guo Gai, they were obviously the former. He stared at the golden light flickering on the horizontal wings outside the porthole. That was the shield interacting with the wind element in the air. If not, with the speed of this thing, it would have been It fell apart in the air.
The airship turned into a meteor falling into the night sky.
In the forest, Fang Plover was looking up at the long golden trail.
He shook the communication crystal in his hand and said in a low voice: "Mr. Gray Whistle, you hide with the others. The people who come may be the brigade of the descendants of Flor. In the next battle, you will intervene." I can’t help it.”
"Captain Ed?"
"Listen to my order and we will meet outside the forest later." He interrupted the other party.
Fang Yu pressed out the crystal and looked at the corpse at his feet. The corpse was glowing with white light. There was a feather arrow stuck behind it, with the symbols that the Papalar people liked engraved on it. "This is the third one," Parker said, "Actually, I was still sure to keep the other one, but that guy was too smart."
"Don't be too proud," Alyssa glanced at this guy: "These people are not the elite of the descendants of Flor. Their brigade members should still be behind. These people seem to be their core guild members, equivalent to We are the elite group of rain listeners.”
Fang Yu nodded and agreed with this statement.
However, Miss Nightingale said that the members of the other party's brigade had not arrived yet, which was probably not true. He gently moved the outer ring of the goggles with his hand, and at least in his field of vision, he saw something unusual.
…
Lie Yan was panting and hid in a room. He looked around. It seemed that this was once a study room. There were many bookshelves in the dark space, which were piled with books. Not far away was a The desk seemed to have been rummaged through. The drawers were pulled out but not put back.
He wiped his sweat and stared at the portrait hanging on the wall not far away. The communication crystal on his chest flashed with dark red light, "Lieyan, is Lieyan here? This is the second communication channel, you guys How's it going over there?"
What came from the other side of the crystal was the voice of someone from the Skyfire Guild.
He actually didn't want to show his cowardice in front of other guilds, but the guild asked them to cooperate with each other's actions. In fact, they came in to conduct fire reconnaissance - the reality was almost as expected. The redeemed were not difficult to deal with. After a fight, , they broke into the castle.
They lost several men during the battle for the city wall, but the opponent lost more. Moreover, the losses they suffered were all newcomers participating in the operation for the first time, while the opponent was obviously a veteran. But once they entered the courtyard, the battle that followed became a bit difficult to describe.
The female elf who suddenly appeared killed two of their team members in one encounter. In fact, the opponent's attack could not be said to be very powerful, but she appeared very elusive and her timing was perfect.
His best friend reacted immediately and turned around to fight back. But somehow, a bunch of vines wrapped around his hand, and then the green feather arrow passed through his throat, bringing up a splash of blood, causing him to fall straight down.
Only then did he realize that the other party turned out to be a ranger with a druid level. It was not surprising that there were believers of Amaya in this place, but wasn't the profession of Holy Tree Guardian another way of saying unicorn girl? ?
How could that saint of a goddess appear in such a place and become their enemy?
Then the enemy followed them like a pair of eyes behind them, and the cunning Papalar appeared from time to time and took a life with a crossbow. They knew that this was the masterpiece of the opponent's outstanding combat craftsman, but the combat craftsman in the team was of no help at all, and had also lost his life in a previous battle.
He got separated from a few other people, and he expected that those two people were probably in trouble. He opened the communication list and looked at it, and sure enough he saw that their names were grayed out.
Lie Yan let out a heavy breath. He had actually expected this situation. They were originally used to accomplish all of this. He silently opened the light screen, entered the information he recorded, and then clicked send.
Every piece of information on it was obtained at the cost of their lives.
After doing all this, Lie Yan picked up the crystal, calmed his breathing and replied: "I'm fine."
There was silence for a moment, with some admiration: "Well done, man, just stay there. Your mission has been completed, and now it's up to us. Every member of the Flame Destroyer Brigade would like to express our sincere gratitude to you." pay tribute."
Lie Yan was slightly startled, and couldn't help but think that the name of the Skyfire Guild's brigade really conflicted with his own.
He was about to say something joking, but at this moment, he suddenly raised his head stiffly and stared at a flickering silver light in the darkness there.
And under the silver light, in the dark crystal, the red light was becoming extremely bright.
Lie Yan opened his mouth in disbelief.
…
The white horse passed by and retracted its wings of wind. It landed heavily on the snow, rolled over, and then got up and patted the snowflakes on its body.
The leader's voice came from the communication channel: "Everyone, please pay attention. News has just come from the Skyfire Guild. The first detachment has lost contact with us. The opponent's combat effectiveness is stronger than imagined. Each team first Stay close to each other and keep in touch. The scout team can conduct reconnaissance in the direction of Snowstone Castle first."
A map was transferred over, forming a light screen that opened in front of Bai Ju Guo Gap. The leader continued: "This is the information shared by the Skyfire Guild. This is the area they have discovered. They asked us to form a siege on the castle in the south and not let anyone on the other side go."
Some people in the brigade channel complained that they were on par with the Flame Destroyer Brigade in terms of points ranking, or even slightly better. There was really no reason to obey the other party's command.
But since the group leader had no objection, the others could only mutter a few words in private.
Baiju Guojia didn't care too much about these false claims. He just looked at the map. The people of the Skyfire Guild worked very meticulously. The other party obviously also had one or more outstanding combat craftsmen. They marked most of the enemies they had discovered on the map, or The areas where battles took place, and even where the first team members fell, are marked one by one.
In this way, the trajectory of the opponent's actions from the beginning of the battle to the present can be roughly outlined. It’s just that this outline is not clear enough, especially in the direction of Snow Stone Castle. There are still large blank areas. I pointed at those places with my hand, and suddenly I had an inspiration in my heart:
The opponent was breaking out to the west. After killing the first detachment, they should have left the castle.
He immediately reported his thoughts, then took out a few clockwork goblins, pulled down his goggles, and with a slight lift of his right hand, these little things flew lightly from the snow and rose into the night sky. There are twenty-two clockwork goblins in total, but this is not his limit.
"Captain," he said while distracted from the control: "I will try to figure out the opponent's movement trajectory and provide you with support."
"give it to you."
The message coming over there was concise and to the point.
Bai Ju suddenly understood that there was trust in these simple words. However, he doesn't think there is anything wrong with this. His performance in this team has always been worthy of everyone's trust.
The guild allocates resources to people like them, so they must be worthy of the value of training, and this is what he looks down upon the most about the guy who left the youth training camp with him. Every resource of the guild is the result of the efforts of many people, and no one can easily desecrate it.
He gently guided his hand, and dozens of structures flew through the cedar forest and flew in the predetermined direction. Under the narrow field of view mode, his reaction was extremely sensitive, and his concentrated attention allowed him to easily distinguish obstacles appearing from any direction. The dozens of clockwork goblins seemed to be given life. Flying among the canopy of trees.
Bai Ju suddenly knew that his opponent also had such an ability, and even his control methods were superior to his own. Compared with the numbers, he was far behind. But this does not mean that he will definitely fail in this battle - because the definition of failure depends on the goal he wants to achieve.
For most people, competing for the false reputation of first and second will always seem so coveted, but from the perspective of a fleeting moment, combat craftsmen are just a part of the battlefield. What they want to accomplish is not to defeat the opponent's battle craftsmen, but to achieve their own set tactical goals in this battle.
The process is not important, what is important is the result.
Therefore, when the first clockwork goblin dimmed from his sight, Baiju immediately understood that he had caught his opponent's tail.
He released the second batch of clockwork goblins, only four of them, but at the same time, he made the clockwork goblins on the other side stop, marked the location where he was attacked on the map, and watched closely what happened in that direction. everything.
For a moment, he suddenly moved his right hand slightly, and a clockwork fairy suddenly left its original hovering position and flew deep into the forest.
On the other side of the battlefield, Fang Plover was slightly startled.
interesting--
This idea flashed through his mind involuntarily. He saw the dark red beam disappearing from his field of vision, but it did not penetrate the opponent's clockwork fairy, but left a shadow on the cedar trunk there. Golden burn mark.
This was one of the rare times when his attack failed.
This reminded him of the fight with the blind follower's combat craftsman outside the smuggler's port in Istania a long time ago. The current combat craftsman was at least on the same level as the other.
Moreover, its operation method gave him a feeling of familiarity. He silently felt this familiarity, and the memories in his heart emerged one by one and gradually overlapped. Time seemed to go back to before everything that happened to Dolifen, in the elf ruins. that night.
He also fought against a battle craftsman from the Jefflite Red Team. The two methods of operation were almost the same, with only some minor differences. He understood almost immediately what kind of opponent he had encountered.
"People from Jefflett's red team," Fang Plover couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. It's not that enemies don't get together, he didn't expect that he would meet his old rival at such a time. He took back the 'Disaster Stars' slightly.
The other party's actions made him realize a problem - how did the clockwork fairy, whose back was turned to him, detect the attack from behind? He was immediately sensitive to this - the surveillance network.
He used his clockwork goblins to build a 'supervisory network' in the forest, incorporating each clockwork goblin into a chain of visual networks to ensure that they could see each other's blind spots.
The opponent's actions were obviously not to discover their 'traces', but to detect the 'trajectory' of his clockwork goblin's attack.
What is the other party's purpose?
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