Monster life starting from picking up materials

The hunter exclaimed, but An Ye did not explain further. He knew that the Yangyan Dragon couple had "many friends" in the New World, but the other hunters did not know.

"What do you think?"

He looked at the scholar who was listening nearby.

"The scholars hope to send personnel to investigate them. The Flame King Dragon that led the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship here has not appeared yet. Would you like to lure him out?"

The female scholar talked about the scholars' interests.

"That is indeed one of the goals of this trip. I will send people to investigate."

Every unusual occurrence in Qianjian Mountain could be a piece of the puzzle of Gulongdu, and they had to try to see everything.

Thinking of this, An Ye raised his head. The dark clouds that had covered Qianjian Mountain for many years had dissipated, and he could see the sun setting slowly with the light of the sky.

As more and more hunters got off the airship, the camp became lively. The wounded were carried to a safe place by the hunters on stretchers, and scholars proficient in medicine helped to treat their injuries.

The other scholars were not idle either. They gathered around and asked the hunters who were still conscious some details related to the Snake Emperor Dragon, and wrote them down in the notebooks in their hands from time to time.

A sense of seriousness came from the side. An Ye turned his head and saw the knight instructor standing beside him.

"I have summoned the captains of all airships, and they are all awaiting your arrangements."

"it is good."

The hunter leader followed the knight instructor and entered the main tent where everyone was gathered to begin arranging tasks.

After being prepared, an airship went to explore the main peak of Qianjian Mountain again to carry out the originally planned field survey.

Another airship descended to the abyss where the Snake Emperor Dragon disappeared to explore, obtain the topographic map below the abyss, and investigate the condition of the Snake Emperor Dragon.

At the same time, three hunters proficient in tracking will be dispatched to track the whereabouts of the Flame Dragon and continuously track its location and status.

After the detailed arrangements and some trivial matters were completed, An Ye opened the tent. The sky outside had already darkened. It was dusk when the sun and the moon were in the same sky.

The busy noises of the hunters died down. A few steps away, one could smell the aroma of food being stewed by the Felyne chef. A little further away from the sound of flames licking the oil in the pot, one could clearly hear the snoring of the wounded.

Outside the camp, technicians were conducting the final inspection of the airship, and what was being retrieved from the bow of the armed airship was a dragon-slaying spear.

But unlike ordinary dragon-slaying spears, this one has a series of tubular structures under the metal plate, which are filled with gunpowder that explodes after hitting a monster.

The traditional seated dragon-slaying spear is obviously not suitable for airships. This explosive dragon-slaying spear will be fired directly after being fired and is a disposable consumable.

This previously unthinkable weapon carried two rounds in total, and was a prototype provided by the Kingdom.

In addition to the dragon-slaying spear being inspected, there are also some other hunting tools being maintained and adjusted on the site.

He came to the fully charged shield axe, grasped the axe handle and lifted it, feeling the extraordinary weight and energy in the weapon.

The progress in armaments that accompanied the economic development was all-round, not just large weapons, but also the hunting tools and protective gear used by hunters.

In addition to the newer transformable weapons, shield and axe, the old weapons also have better attribute conduction performance, and the armor is more solid after optimization and improvement.

Based on these, new hunting grounds were opened up, more hunting commissions were processed, and with sufficient materials, alchemy also developed rapidly.

The dragon people can process more protective stones, and the versatility of the gems is also increasing.

The number and quality of hunters are increasing.

All of this is for the ancient dragons who have become active because of the Ancient Dragon Ferry.

……

The airship's sails were adjusted to allow the altitude of the airship to slowly descend. After reaching the surface, it did not stop, but continued to explore the abyss beneath the surface.

As we got closer to the bottom of the abyss, the faint light from the bottom of the abyss became clearer and clearer, like a lantern in the hands of the god of the underworld in the dim underground.

Finally, the hunters climbed down the cable and stared in shock at the huge cocoon of light in front of them.

On the surface, Nana was approaching the edge of the abyss again after several days without waiting for Ji Jie to reappear.

Gazing into the distance, she caught a glimpse of the faint light in the abyss. Her sight and thoughts were pulled together, as if she could feel the consciousness emanating from that light.

"No~"

Xia Bao came to her side, holding a sharp and shiny knife in her mouth.

Where did this come from???

Nana looked at Xia Bao curiously.

Xia Bao tilted her head and pointed the tip of her horn at a rock not far away.

At this time, the hunters who saw the appearance of Xialong were curiously poking their heads out from behind the rocks.

The hunters who saw Xialong's actions felt something was wrong. One of them fumbled for his belt and found that the peeling knife behind his waist... was missing.

Before they could retract their heads, they met the eyes of the Flame Queen Dragon.

"Next time I go on a mission, I must prepare the 'Non-Theft' stone."

The hunter whose skinning knife was stolen looked helpless and confessed under the condemning gazes of his companions.

But repentance was useless. It was not a question of "stealing being ineffective". The key point was that the little dragon discovered them.

The Queen of Fire also noticed them following her and was slowly walking towards them.

"Hey, let's retreat first."

The team leader sighed helplessly. The three hunters looked at each other, took out the smoke bombs from their waists, knocked them down, and then quickly moved away.

Thick smoke rose up and drifted towards the sky like a beacon fire.

Smoke bombs do serve as a warning, and the camp can determine their location and respond based on the rising smoke.

"Roar!"

Seeing the hunters moving away from Nana, she quickened her pace and flapped her wings while running to try to disperse the smoke, but in a short period of time it only accelerated the spread of the smoke, making the hunters even more difficult to find.

Xia Bao tilted his head and exhaled a little white mist from his mouth. He compared his own white mist with the hunter's smoke, then took a deep breath, gathered a large cloud of smoke into his mouth, and silently dived into the smoke.

In addition to vision and smell, Xialong also has the ability of heat sensing, which allows him to track hunters who are disappearing in the smoke.

He ran silently with stiff steps and soon blended into the hunter team in the spreading smoke.

He opened his mouth slightly and exhaled, the smoke mixed with the white mist, covering him with a hazy veil.

……

542

Chapter 542: Silkworm Moth.

The hunters were unwilling to flee back to the camp as their mission had failed. After escaping the pursuit of the Flame Queen Dragon, they stopped running and hid behind the rocks in the leeward area.

"I didn't expect to be discovered directly by that Xialong. How on earth did these ancient dragons of different species manage to work together?"

"Ancient dragons are all quite intelligent, and the Mist Dragon is known for its cunning. Perhaps a flash of inspiration struck them, and since the Flame Concubine Dragon is also quite clever, they immediately fell in love?"

The team leader wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, lowered the telescope on his forehead, and looked at the Flame Dragon sniffing in the smoke in the distance.

After wiping the haze off the lenses, he moved his vision left and right, but he couldn't find the purple figure.

"That Xialong has disappeared again. This kind of elusive and cunning monster is the most difficult to deal with."

A pulling sensation came from the waist, making the team leader stunned for a moment, and he slapped his hands behind him while speaking:

"Have you run out of smoke bombs? If not, don't take them from me."

“I didn’t take it.”

"not me."

Two unanimous voices came from the side, which made the captain slightly stunned. At this time, his palm had fallen to his waist, and along the pulling force, he touched something sticky and flexible.

Xia Bao's tongue was grabbed, causing her to retract violently, and she directly pulled the unsuspecting hunter captain to the ground.

"Fuck! Xialong!"

The two hunters reacted quickly. One of them drew the two swords behind him, and the other reached out to help the fallen captain and pulled him hard.

Accompanied by the sound of leather being pulled, the leather bag containing the smoke bomb was rolled to Xialong's mouth.

"Wow?"

Xialong swung the leather bag around, put it in his mouth and chewed it slightly, and then a large ball of smoke was spit out and stuck on the faces of the three people.

The thick smoke mixed with several smoke bombs was released, causing the three people to inhale a large mouthful and subconsciously cough with their eyes closed.

The hard control caused by the smoke ball lasted only briefly, and the well-trained hunter quickly raised his weapon.

But the soft control lasted an extremely long time, and the hunters had to squint their eyes and endure coughing to find the Xialong in the fog.

Xia Bao stared at the weapons with bright blades in their hands, and entered the mimicry with some frustration. The feeling of spitting out smoke was quite novel to him. From time to time, he would inhale a breath of the overflowing smoke and then spit it back out.

But it was particularly bad for the hunters. The props that confuse monsters were now used on themselves. All they felt was an unbearable itching in their throats and blurry and sore eyes. They could not see the dragon outside the smoke at all.

If you can't see or hit, then the only option is to run away.

The three of them tacitly broke out towards the evacuation route that had been planned in advance, but before they took a few steps, they bumped into a thick wall.

"Wow!"

Xia Bao screamed after being hit by the hunters, stared at the hunters who sat down on the ground with wide eyes, and slapped the three hunters with his tongue.

The soft armor didn't cause any damage when it landed on the tongue, but it did prevent the hunters from getting up.

On the side, Nana had already dispersed the previous smoke. After noticing the new smoke rising here, she flapped her wings and flew over. With a swipe of her claws, she trampled the hunters to the ground.

Xialong shook his head, narrowed his eyes happily, and rummaged through the hunters' bodies with his tongue, soon pulling off all their prop bags.

The hunter wanted to resist, but he was unable to form an effective counterattack and was knocked down and stepped on by Nana again. He was under the pressure and high temperature under the claws of the Flame Queen Dragon, and his physical strength was rapidly draining away.

Nana loosened her claws slightly, allowing Xia Bao to successfully disarm the hunter and even remove his armor.

During that time, he had been observing the activities of the hunters in the camp, and he became very interested in watching these upright monsters put on their equipment and other external belongings.

As for the removed armor, Xia Bao lifted it up with his tongue, poked it with his horn, successfully stretched out the armor, and put it on his head with great difficulty.

Nana leaned over and sniffed the hunter, but her appetite had been spoiled by the big fish and meat, so she was not very interested in these little things that were all broken bones. She slapped them in front of Xia Bao with her claws.

Xia Bao turned left and right three times, staring at the hunters, but the unarmed hunters did not dare to move under the pressure of the Flame Queen Dragon. He soon lost interest in the immobile hunters and turned to pack up the spoils.

After watching Xia Bao finish tinkering, Nana slowly stood up and returned to the edge of the cliff to stare at the abyss below.

She slowly flapped her wings, kicked the ground and leaped up, flying towards the faint light.

Xia Bao, who had caught up, was wearing a "helmet" and holding a bag. He came to the cliff and looked down. He turned his head to look at his small wings, and silently chose to go around the edge of the cliff to find a way down.

"Phew, survived."

The team leader wiped the sweat off his forehead, slowly got up, and together with his companions, helped the injured hunter up, and tore off his clothes to help him bandage his wounds.

The claws of the Flame Queen Dragon were blind, so it was a blessing that they were not torn to pieces. However, they were incompletely equipped and could no longer stay in the wilderness. The most urgent thing was to return to the camp and report the situation.

At the same time, the hunters in the abyss looked at the cocoon of light that seemed to be breathing and did not dare to get close. After taking out their observation tools to take pictures, they decided that some of them would stay at the bottom of the abyss to continue observing, while the others would return to the surface to report the situation.

The rising airship brushed past the gliding Flame Dragon. Nana's gaze left the light cocoon below, and when she saw the airship rising from the abyss, a hint of anger rose from the Flame Dragon's instinct.

Feeling the will floating in the light cocoon, she quickly judged what Ji Jie needed at this moment. She indulged her instinctive anger, the fire no longer subsided, and the heat radiation turned into a scorching fire wave that rushed to the surroundings.

"Roar!!!"

The surging purple fire covered the body of the Flame Queen Dragon, and she intimidated the invaders in her territory with her roar.

"Avoid! Avoid!"

Looking at the approaching waves of fire, the people on the airship shouted loudly and climbed rapidly to higher altitude on the hot wind.

Fortunately, the Flame Queen Dragon did not chase them. After seeing them being expelled, it quickly dived down, and its target had become those who were still at the bottom of the abyss.

The people who stayed below noticed the movement in the sky, and saw the queen wrapped in anger swooping down, and they all moved away from the cocoon of light and scattered.

The falling Flame Queen Dragon did not attack the light cocoon as expected, but turned around gracefully, spread its wings and spread dust, and the blazing hellfire marked the area around the light cocoon as a restricted area.

"Is it protecting the cocoon?"

The hunter put the elderly dragon scholar down from his arms, waved away the smoke from the smoke bomb, and looked at the aggressive Flame Queen Dragon from afar.

"No matter what, don't get any closer. Wait for support from the surface."

The dragon scholar stumbled and stood firm, then adjusted his glasses. He looked at the Flame Queen Dragon defending the light cocoon and couldn't help but sigh:

"This is what a Flame Queen Dragon looks like..."