Monster life starting from picking up materials

"And the problem is—"

"It has cleared out all the nearby abandoned strongholds."

The hunter captain answered quickly.

"Indeed, it can rely on the ruins of buildings to strengthen itself. Whether it heads to a ruined stronghold elsewhere or attacks an operational stronghold, it's a link we can't avoid."

The Supervisor drew the abandoned fortress of the unknown creation path on the map, as well as its route.

It is heading northwest, and there are other abandoned fortresses in the northwest, but the mountain corridors leading to the northwest are all martial law fortresses to fight against Laoshanlong and Zhaixie.

"There's still time. Send someone to notify Dondoruma. Dondoruma will make the decision."

……

"~~"

Ji Jie woke up from a nap, stretched his body, shook off the wet water droplets on his body, raised his head, and saw the leaking ceiling.

I'll fix it when I have better materials.

The rain hasn't stopped yet, but it's time to move on.

However, we have visited all the ruins in the surrounding area, and there is also a fortress in the northwest direction.

Recalling the terrain from a high altitude view, if one wants to go northwest through the mountain corridor, one must pass through the fortress built by the guild.

After all, his city is currently unable to cross mountains and rivers, so he can only walk on flat land.

Even if it wasn't for collecting more materials, he would definitely hide the ruins in a secluded place when he left later.

Passing through the Fortress was inevitable, and he didn't think the Guild would think he was simply passing through it. It was very likely that he would engage in a battle with the Guild Fortress.

There were hunters around, and after a quick energy scan, he determined that they seemed to have been observing nearby for a long time and were now heading towards the ruins city.

There was no need to pay attention to them. The most important thing now was to see the guild's fortress against the Old Mountain Dragon.

The mantis hooked the silk thread and pulled it down hard, and the ruins city stepped forward from the rain, leaving the hunters staring at the restarted ruins city in amazement.

306

Chapter 306: Mantis, attack!

The Guild didn't believe that unknown creations would simply walk through the Stronghold.

Just as Ji Jie didn't think that the guild would just let him pass without caring about anything.

In Dongdoruma, scholars from the Dragon Calendar Institute were rummaging through documents, searching for all possible records of the existence of unknown creatures in the past.

There are so many monsters in the world. Apart from the Thousand Blade Dragon that has not been announced by the guild, there are many monsters like the recent black dragon, which only leave a fleeting figure as a witness record.

Unable to trace traces, the attacker has not been identified, and the pursuit of the real culprit has failed...

The unknown structure appeared in the north, and they were looking for information about the north, including the damage done to human settlements in the north.

"Collecting man-made materials from the ruins, looking at this file, an unknown target attacked the town. Not only did they kill the residents, but they also took away a large number of buildings in ruins."

"This, this, this."

These files have one thing in common: in addition to the residents falling into the monster's belly, the destroyed ruins have disappeared, and there are huge footprints.

The monster retreated quickly, and the witnesses were all in shock. The subsequent investigation was difficult to follow up due to time constraints and ended in nothing.

After all, this world has no communication equipment, nor trains or high-speed railways. In many places, when news of attacks by dangerous monsters spreads, the monsters have already disappeared.

Most people are just ordinary people with varying levels of education, and are unable to provide accurate information.

The monster, with no clear information, fled into the wilderness after the attack, like a dragon returning to the sea or a tiger returning to the forest, making it difficult to track down.

The only places with truly strong defenses are the headquarters of a few major guilds and the kingdom's main city.

"The collection of ruins is too similar. Now that it appears under our noses, it's the best time to reveal its true identity!"

"Could it be a Dragon Machine Soldier?"

A young anthropologist asked, always curious about this legendary technology.

"Dragon Machine Soldiers don't exist!"

These words came out of the mouth of the president of Longli Academy with firm determination.

……

It was speculated that the general was about to attack the fortress of the ruined city, and the battle was in full swing.

A number of hunters were drawn from other fortresses and sent to this fortress with the necessary supplies.

The fortress is like a dam, but the dam blocks water, while the fortress blocks monsters that want to pass through.

Platforms were built on both sides of the mountain road, with smoothbore cannons and crossbows built on them. There was also a long railway track with a movable turret parked on it, which could chase monsters according to their movements in the mountain road.

The two platforms are connected in the center by a tall and thick city wall. In addition to the artillery positions installed on it, there are also two dragon-slaying spears in the center of the wall for firing.

The two dragon-slaying spears were now removed from the city wall for maintenance and filling of the medulla oblongata.

There is no need to dismantle the Dragon-Slaying Spear for these two tasks. The real reason for dismantling it is that the shooting direction of the Dragon-Slaying Spear is reversed.

The old mountain dragons and fortress crabs encountered in the past mostly migrated from west to east, but the newly appeared "unknown creatures" attacked from the east, which also caused the dragon-slaying spears facing west to be dismantled and reinstalled facing east.

In addition to reloading dragon-slaying spears, the hunters were also digging trenches with one shovel at a time, specifically measuring the distance between the unknown creatures' steps, and placing explosive barrels and wooden spikes in them.

If they can make that big guy fall, their mission will be half successful!

"Cambey, the Ancient Dragon Observatory's airship has received a new batch of materials from the nearest weapons depot, and will drop off supplies for us when the time comes."

"That's really good news."

At the highest point of the fortress, the chief hunter of East Doruma nodded.

"The frontline investigation team also brought new intelligence. The unknown creature has a large insect pilot, who should be classified as a beetle by the guild."

A copy of the painting was unfolded, showing a giant beetle crawling on an unknown creature, with the silk threads of its abdomen and tail wrapped around the creature.

"It looks like a mantis. I haven't seen any elytra, so I initially think it can't fly, but it can spin silk."

The unknown gradually turned into the known. What they were facing was not the rumored "Dragon Machine Soldiers", but a beetle monster. The hunters might feel a little relieved.

After all, the notice issued by the guild was a threat at the level of an ancient dragon, and the unknown creation was really intriguing.

"Is it really controlled by a monster? Then how does it control its creation?"

"It's not just controlling it, it's very likely also the builder of an unknown creation. When we saw it, it was using silk threads to reinforce the structure."

“Amazing wisdom.”

"Yes, amazing wisdom."

Looking at the bustling construction site, Cambe felt a deep sense of worry in his heart for some reason.

……

The guild's fortress could already be seen, which meant that the people in the fortress could also see the ruined city.

The monster attack arrives and the horns blare.

"really."

As the ruined city approached, the momentum of the fortress ready to attack was difficult to conceal. Perhaps every cannon and crossbow had been loaded and was waiting for them to come into range.

Ji Jie also has expectations. How much high-quality materials can he obtain from this fortress during his counterattack?

This time, it won't be broken bricks, rotten metal and moldy bones.

"Positions A1 and A2 are firing!"

Seeing the unknown structure advancing towards the fortress and entering the shooting range, Campbell on the command platform gave orders without hesitation.

The two cannons closest to the ruins city adjusted their angles, and fired blazing red flames. Iron balls scattered over the area where the ruins city was located and exploded.

The ruined city was shaking, and Ji Jie was so scared that he stopped controlling the machine and checked the damage with some concern.

Repeating smoothbore cannon, three shells for a single cannon, a total of six.

Two of them missed, one ricocheted, and the rest exploded on Xucheng.

Although the dispersion was not accurate, the power of the explosion was quite strong, and the parts that were hit were obviously damaged. After all, he did not have suitable steel plates as armor.

And this is just the first round of shooting...

It’s okay, you tear down my house now, and later I will tear down your fortress to build my house!

Ruined city, forward!

Although he was heartbroken, he also needed to study how Xucheng could be improved in terms of resistance to attacks!

"It worked! The bombardment was very effective!"

The hunters operating the cannons cried out in surprise. You know, when facing old mountain dragons and chafer crabs, these cannons can only be used to clear away dust!

"Keep suppressing the artillery fire. Crossbowmen on both sides, A and B, help move the cannons and cooling water! Quick!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

One shell after another exploded on the ruins of the city, and the aftermath hit the fragile structure inside the city.

Ji Jie was pondering the resistance of various materials in the ruins city.

Bones are not good, especially old and dry bones, which can easily break.

The soil is very useful and has an unexpectedly good shock absorption effect. The amount of filling can be increased later.

Judging from the current damage to the ruined city, it is impossible to even enter the fortress under fire.

If you keep hitting it, it will fall apart.

It's time for him to take action himself.

From the beginning, Ji Jie didn't expect the Ruined City to have much combat power. It was a toy, but it was also his house, a house that should be protected!

Mantis, attack!

307

Chapter 307: The future of the mantis is blocked.

The golden mantis emerged from the ruins of the city and stood on its throne, reflecting dazzling light in the sunlight.

The limbs contracted slightly, and the complex muscle tissue burst out with mechanical energy that was disproportionate to its body size.

The huge force did not knock down the heavy ruins of the city, but instead launched Ji Jie himself towards the city wall.

The hunters subconsciously raised their heads, trying to catch the figure leaving the throne with their sight.

Ji Jie has landed on the ground, in the center of the two platforms.

Even without the chief hunter giving any orders, the hunters spontaneously left the heavy cannons and ran towards the crossbow positions.

"laugh!"

The golden thread was swung out and accurately stuck to the first cannon on the left. Mantis controlled the thread and swung it, and the cannon broke away from the mount and smashed into the cannon on the right.

The two colliding cannons burst into flames, and the hunters subconsciously fell to the ground. Only one unlucky guy was knocked away by the impact of the explosion.

"It's so fast, the ballista can't catch up with its speed!!!"

Another cannon was torn from its mount, and the heavy barrel swept across the platform, knocking away all the protrusions along the way and exploding with brilliant flames.

"I need help! Where's the rescue cat!"

The gunpowder exploded and the seriously injured hunters trembled.

The mask is used at this time. He is a mantis whose future is blocked, so it is natural for him to do anything excessive.

The hunters naturally would not allow him to wantonly destroy the defense facilities. The guild knight holding a spear rushed over, and the cold light from the tip of the spear stabbed towards his body.

"boom!"

The swift mantis fist crushed the cold light directly, and the terrifying force blasted the knight away, and he fell to the ground with his armor stained with blood.

"Damn it!"

A hunter who looked very powerful jumped down from the high platform, raised his two swords and stared directly into the amethyst-like compound eyes of the mantis.

Ji Jie's gaze shifted away from the knight who was still alive, and he stretched out his arms towards the chief hunter in front of him.