hunt and eat

At the same time, along the way, Nia also discovered that Snowball seemed to be able to vaguely understand their conversation, or understand the emotions contained in the conversation.

Xueqiu responded in a low voice, rubbed Nia's palm, and obediently followed the two fellow clansmen to stay in the nearby forest.

Weiwei prepared some feed for them, and Guta tied the reins of the two chocobos to the tree trunk.

There is no need for Xueqiu, this little guy is very clever, and he doesn't usually run around.Secondly, with its chubby physique, the rein may make it breathless.

"Are all the weapons ready?" Guta had a Taidao Taotie on his back, and at the same time prepared a spare short knife on his waist.

The previous battle with Thunder Dog Dragon King Gang made him deeply understand the necessity of always having an extra weapon.

Nia nodded, and bundles of arrows and ammunition were already on her back.

As for Weiwei, she raised her head in confusion, then ran back to the camp in embarrassment, and returned in a hurry with the thunder hammer.

"You bastard, is it really an outing?" Guta scolded angrily.

"Hey, I'm used to it, it's my fault..." Weiwei apologized resentfully.

"Be careful yourself, we won't have time to take care of you when there is a real fight." Guta gave a rare persuasion, and took the lead up the mountain with the Taidao on his shoulder.

……

Going up along the winding rocky path on the mountain, Guta and others ignored the caves at the foot of the mountain.

Due to their location, most of these caves collapsed during the rainy season, and the only few left have very small spaces inside, which are far from what Kailong could squat down.

Soon, they reached the mountainside at an altitude of about 200 meters.

From here, there are more and more large caves.

"Everyone, be careful, I don't know if there are other creatures in the cave." Guta reminded, and immediately walked towards a cave that was obviously not small.

But soon, he ran out in a panic.

Followed by two huge beetle monsters.

After chasing and chasing, one of the relatively small beetles jumped up and landed on the back of the other beetle, continuously spitting out acid.

"Run! I can't beat them!"

While running, Guta glanced at the largest beetle headed by him.

Near the eyes, there remained a light white slash mark.

Although he didn't use all his strength, he didn't even cause any injuries. The opponent's defense obviously far exceeded his expectations.

It's not that it can't be dealt with, but after all, there are other tasks, so let's avoid these two big beetles first.

When Weiwei saw these two insects that were seven or eight meters tall, her face turned pale with fright, and she started running ahead of time without the ancient tower reminding her.

But unfortunately, due to the lack of enough exercise for many years, her speed was not fast, and she was soon caught up by Guta and Niya and left behind.

"Take care of me, I'm about to be overtaken!" Seeing the two big beetles getting closer and closer behind her buttocks, Weiwei almost burst into tears.

"Nia, release the insect repellent smoke, don't get entangled with them."

Hearing this, Nia turned around abruptly, took out a small jar from behind, undid the safety valve, and threw it back.

Soon, a large amount of thick gray smoke sprayed out from the jar, carrying a special fishy smell.

After smelling this special smell, the two big beetles hesitated again and again, but turned around and returned to their cave.

"Huh, didn't catch up."

Guta ran up ten meters in a panic, before stopping to look down.

"You two, wait for me!"

Weiwei threw herself down behind the two of them, gasping for breath, with a distressed expression on her face.

"Weiwei, your physical strength is not good enough, shouldn't blacksmiths have good physical strength?" Nia was a little puzzled, and asked while patting the retching Weiwei's back.

Slightly relieving the nausea and dizziness caused by excessive exercise, Weiwei sat down on the stone, panting and said: "It's different, if you let me swing the hammer, I might not be tired all day, but running is fine." gone."

"These two beetles should be the heavy beetle and the thorough beetle in the guild illustration book."

Nia recalled the appearance of the two beetles and said.

"Probably so. According to the picture book, the female heavy beetle can control the male beetle through pheromone, making it a mobile turret on its back. The reaction of these two is exactly the same." Guta nodded in agreement. .

"It's a good thing we didn't get entangled with them. Heavy beetles are famous for their strong defenses. We don't have time to grind them out a little bit." Weiwei interjected, looking at the looming cave below with lingering fear, "I hate bugs!"

"Just hope you don't encounter any troublesome monsters in the next cave."

Guta shook his head, and touched another cave again.

It's just that the movement is much lighter this time, and the speed has also slowed down a lot.

In this way, they explored a dozen caves one after another.

I don't know if it's good luck or bad luck. Except for a small group of poisonous birds in the first cave, the other places are empty.

In order to avoid extra problems and arouse the vigilance of the Kailong lurking here, Guta and the others gave up their plan to hunt the poisonous monster birds, and after forcing them back, they slowly exited the cave.

Guta squinted his eyes, looking at the mountain top which had become more and more obvious, feeling a little irritable for no reason.

"I don't know when to find it..." Weiwei dragged the Thunder Hammer weakly to the end, her chest heaving up and down.

"I'm exhausted, why don't you take a rest?" She looked at the team leader Guta with a pleading look.

"Let's talk about finding a place. You don't want to continue looking at night, do you?"

"Ah? It's a big deal to wait another day, let's continue the next day~" Weiwei tried to persuade Guta, but obviously the results were not good.

"A long night with many dreams is prone to accidents. I still want to complete the mission as soon as possible. If you can't do it, you can stay here. Anyway, I don't expect you to participate in the battle." Guta frowned and said a little rudely.

"Hey, hey, I got it, I'll just keep going."

Weiwei drooped her face, looked at the desolate landscape around her, and could only drag her tired body to follow with a sad face.

……

Chapter 36 铠龙讨伐战——开启！

"Empty again!"

After exploring a cave again, Guta said with some disappointment.

This is already the No.30 four caves they explored, and there is still no trace of Kailong.

"Look slowly, it's still early... and there are not many caves left, so we should find them soon."

Nia relieved, and wiped the sweat from her forehead after speaking.

"Why is this place so hot? Before that, I wondered why there was always smoke on the mountain, and I didn't see any fire."

"I know, I know~" Weiwei, who was exhausted and half dead because she barely followed the team, suddenly regained her spirits, "There is a large amount of burning coal stored on this mountain, which is the kind of special stone that our blacksmiths usually use to make fire. .Once this kind of ore and air are in contact for a long time, they will start to automatically generate heat, resulting in black smoke."

As a blacksmith, Weiwei naturally has an exceptional understanding of ores.

In fact, most of the igniters she usually uses are actually burning coal, but they are not collected from the Soot Mountain.

"It's amazing." Nia sighed, but she unconsciously distanced herself from the nearby black ore.

"Keep looking, I don't believe I can't find it with the size of Kailong!"

The ancient pagoda gritted its teeth secretly, feeling the rising surface temperature, and climbed up again.

……

In a dark cave somewhere, a pair of huge brown eyes suddenly opened.

With the emergence of countless flames, the huge body covered with thick gray-white armor began to shake.

A large amount of gravel rolled down, and steam-like smoke came out from the tiny gaps in the armor, making a sound like a kettle boiling water.

The huge dragon head swayed slightly, and turned slightly towards the entrance of the cave.

at the same time

Guta and the others also came to the entrance of the grotto.

"This should be the highest cave. Although there are still two places I haven't visited, I think this should be it."

The ancient pagoda noticed that on the walls on both sides of the cave, there were a lot of black carbon powder left by the flames.

On the ground, there are also obvious traces of heavy objects being dragged.

"Guta, be careful." Nia warned in a low voice.

Nodding his head, Guta walked into the grotto first.

Because the light can't shine in, it's almost dark inside.

There was no way, the ancient pagoda could only ignite a kindling stick, and only then could it barely see the surroundings clearly.

Along the way, there are fragments of black ore everywhere, and there are obvious scratches on the rock walls on both sides. It seems that some huge monster has passed through here.

Passing through a channel nearly 15 meters wide, a rock platform approximately the size of a football field appeared below the ancient tower.

Because of the huge hole above, sufficient light can shine into the hole, and the sight suddenly becomes clear.

Looking from a distance, there is a hill full of black ore rising in the middle of the platform, which is extremely abrupt.

"Hey, are those piles all burning coal?"

The ancient tower was a little surprised, and slid down a relatively gentle slope on one side, and walked to the pile of ore.

With a little force on the gloved right hand, a piece of burning coal was broken off.

Even if it wasn't in direct contact, Guta still felt a bit of scorching heat.

"It's really rare. There are very few open-air coal burning coals, and it's still such a big lump."

Weiwei also frightened the platform at some point, and looked around in surprise.

"By the way, what about the armored dragon... these charcoal should be one of their favorite foods, right? Just put it here?"

At this moment, Nia, who was still standing at the entrance of the passage and inspecting the platform below, suddenly shouted: "Guta, Weiwei, get out of there!"

"That's not a mountain! That's..."

Almost at the same time, the hill in front of the two began to shake violently.

Accompanied by a super-close earthquake, the black coal-burning mountain began to rise slowly.

A black-gray rock block similar to a head cracked the ground, shook a few times, and then revealed a pair of huge bright yellow eyes.

This monster has been hiding most of its body under the surface.

"Run!" Guta shouted to Weiwei beside him, but he didn't leave immediately.

If he ran too, Vivi would probably be the first to be attacked.

So the best thing to do right now is to stay where you are.

"Is this the armored dragon..."

In front of the ancient pagoda, stood a huge monster nearly 20 meters long and three stories high.

On the whole, except for the black burning charcoal on the back, its whole body is almost covered by a layer of gray-white rock armor. A pair of thick armor and wings that look heavy are slightly opened, spraying hot air all the time, bringing a Layers of invisible air waves.

Its tail resembles a mace, and its head has a rhinoceros-like horn. At this moment, it is opening its tawny eyes, locked on itself firmly.

"This guy, can I really deal with it?" Guta doubted himself.

"Guta, look at its belly!" At this moment, Nia's voice came from above her head again.

Guta squinted his eyes.

On the chest and abdomen of Kailong, a long and narrow laceration directly tore off most of the thick armor under it, exposing the pink and tender muscles that kept beating inside.

"If you have an Achilles' heel, then it will be much easier...probably"

After licking his somewhat dry lips, Guta's right hand slowly touched the Taotie Taidao behind him.

As if sensing his desire to attack, Kailong roared violently, causing waves of the sky.

The thick and long tail swirled around and fell heavily.

Accompanied by the loud noise of blasting, a large amount of rubble was accompanied by smoke and dust.

The figure of the ancient tower rushed out from the dust and smoke, and the black-red blade was unsheathed instantly.

"Jaihe-Draw out the knife and chop"