hunt and eat

Although he didn't fully believe it, Qiao Qiao's words did make a thought that had been buried in his heart for more than 20 years start to resurface uncontrollably.

You've already given up, so why do you still think about it?

Dio kept roaring in his heart, constantly admonishing himself.

But... the more it was like this, the more painful memories poured out from the corners of my memory.

Looking at the painful and tangled expression of the cat boss in front of him, Qiao Qiao was a little puzzled and perplexed, but when he thought of his friends who were in great trouble, he had no time to think about it.

He only hoped to convince Lord Dior to catch up with the departing rescue team.

"It should be true, but I don't know how to prove it..." Qiao Qiao said with some embarrassment, pursing her lower lip.

Things like physical fitness and strength cannot be displayed intuitively if they only increase a little.

"Attack here!"

The cat boss suddenly shouted.

"What?" Jojo doubted his ears.

"Idiot, hurry up and attack... I will judge whether I have broken through the limit or not."

Hearing this, Qiao Qiao finally understood Boss Mao's intentions.

After hesitating for a moment, he had a strong desire to prove himself and gain the approval of the other party, so he finally complied with the former request.

In the next second, as the blue air flow swept across his body, Qiao Qiao directly attacked Dio, the cat boss who was in a defensive posture, and launched another attack.

Only this time, instead of stretching his claws, he punched instead.

Just to test strength, there is not much difference between fists and claws.

One punch... two punches... three punches... ten punches

When the No.11 punch was thrown again, Cat Boss Dior was hammered into the back of the bar again.

"Master Dio, are you alright?"

Ignoring the panting Qiao Qiao, she ran into the ruins anxiously, trying to help the cat boss who was lying there.

But the latter ignored him at all, and just kept crying there.

"Finally...someone finally did it, Jojo!"

"You are right, the limit can be broken!"

"You called me?"

"Shut up! I didn't talk to you!"

Qiao Qiao, who was scolded for no reason, shrank her neck a little bit aggrieved.

After a while, seeing Boss Cat recovering gradually, Qiao Qiao asked tentatively, "Then, can I go now?"

"no!"

Boss Mao didn't even think about it, so he spoke directly.

Finally, the first Ailu cat that broke through the limit of the race appeared. In a sense, Qiao Qiao is the ancestor hunter of the Ailu cat family. He must not be allowed to participate in such a dangerous ancient dragon hunt.

What's more, it's my best friend's child.

The tragic experience of the first generation of Qiao Qiao, he does not want to repeat it to the second Qiao.

"Then let's keep fighting, Master Dio!"

Jojo muttered dissatisfied.

"Damn things!"

Boss Mao jumped up, blowing his beard and staring at Qiao Qiao beside him.

Then he lowered his head with a guilty conscience and looked at the floor under his feet.

In his current situation, it is impossible to continue fighting.

After receiving Jojo's eleven consecutive hits twice in a row, the injury is already quite serious.

In other words, the current him has no ability to stop Jojo from leaving.

Damn it, I knew I would have tested it later... Otherwise, I would launch a surprise attack with my ability, and this simple fool in front of me would not be my opponent at all.

After thinking about it for a long time, seeing the bastard on the side looking like he was about to do something again, the cat boss Dio had no choice but to sigh helplessly.

"I see, I won't stop you."

Hearing this, Qiao Qiao was overjoyed, then turned around and was about to trot away.

"Wait!"

The cat boss stopped the opponent directly.

"I lent the sand boat to the guild, are you going to run?"

With those words, Qiao Qiao, who was a little bit hot-blooded for a while, immediately sobered up.

"Then what should I do..." Qiao Qiao said with a downcast face, "No, I'll just run away, anyway, the oasis is not far from here, and Nia and the others should still be there."

"What idiots are you talking about...take it!" Cat owner Dio cursed angrily, and threw a small compass to Jojo impatiently.

"This is the key to the small sandboat I used when I went out. It's the kind specially used for Ailu cats. It's parked in the No. 13 warehouse of the post station in the northwest of the village. In terms of speed, it's still higher than the large sandboat."

Holding the small compass, Qiaoqiao was at a loss for a while.

"Why did you suddenly change your temper?"

"Otherwise? Since I can't stop you, I can only find a way to make you, an idiot, survive as much as possible."

"Is it true that you, an idiot, are allowed to walk? Don't be swallowed by Qiankoulong or something on the way?"

Dio, the grumpy cat owner, cursed at Jojo.

"After you go, you will follow Hawke, and stay away from the huntress of the ancient dragon group... You can't participate in their level of battle, but Hawke, who eats soft food, is the safest side. Location."

"Hey...isn't that good?"

"Shut up, what's your answer?"

"I see, Dio."

"Wait~"

Seeing that Qiao Qiao was about to leave again, Boss Mao stopped him again.

"What's the matter again? Master Dio..."

"Take the bunch of snow lotus at the door."

Looking at the small white snow lotus in the flower pot at the door, the cat owner Dio's eyes flashed a look of hatred or nostalgia.

"If you're dying, eat it, it will save your life."

he said in a low voice.

In a ignorant reply, Qiao Qiao put the snow lotus on his back, and finally glanced at Boss Mao behind him.

"Then I'm really leaving?" He asked tentatively in a low voice.

"roll!"

Shrinking his neck suddenly, Qiao Qiao walked away quickly with some resentment.

Watching Qiao Qiao quickly disappear into the distance, the cat owner Dio sat on the porch of the cooking house, a little bit depressed.

"Jojo, this kid is exactly like you."

"It's so annoying."

In the afternoon sun, an old cat just squatted there, muttering to itself.

Occasionally, he would suddenly yell.

It was as if some invisible ghost was talking to him.

From time to time, villagers and Ai Lumao passed by, thinking that he was suffering from dementia, and bypassed it from a distance.

After all, ordinary people would not dare to provoke Boss Mao's explosive personality.

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Chapter 42 Ancient Remains, Dragon Slayer

In the endless sea of ​​sand

There is such a dilapidated ruin, sitting quietly in the heart of the hot and dry desert.

The endless wind and sand blowing over the ruined walls made of granite and unknown ore, added a touch of obsolete feeling under the change of time to the already dilapidated remains of ancient civilizations.

Ruins of Ancient Civilization - Ruins of the Old Village

This is the official name given by the Longli Academy to the ruins here.

The earliest discovery time can be pushed all the way forward, more than 50 years ago.

At that point in time, the guild, which initially established the basic hunter system, had already begun large-scale operations to continuously expand the human territory and conduct investigations on various ancient ruins.

The Ruins of the Old Village is one of the areas secretly investigated by the Hunter Guild.

According to the survey records at that time, it can be found that researchers and hunters unearthed a large number of ancient weapons in this ruins covered by sand.

These include dragon guns, small power cores, and other large metal parts whose purpose is as yet unknown.

Since the guild did not lack research materials on the dragon gun, and the technical force at that time was not yet able to analyze the energy core and other mechanical parts, it was impossible to directly obtain specific materials and replicable technology, so it was considered low value by the guild at that time. investigation goals.

In the following years, only sporadic investigation groups visited here, and almost all of them returned empty-handed.

In addition, this place itself is located in the very center of the desert, and it is too far away from human towns and activity areas.

Therefore, for a long time, the guild did not send personnel to investigate.

After all, there is no need for the guild to leave so many ready-made high-value relics without investigating, but instead go to such a remote place to investigate this low-value target.

After all, the guild is also a large organization. Although the management of hunters is occasionally a little casual, it still pays great attention to efficiency.

But today, this old village site welcomed an uninvited guest after a long absence.

Stepping on the soft and thick hot golden sand under his feet, his eyes were full of tiredness, but the ancient tower still kept walking and ran towards the gray-white city wall not far away.

I prayed silently in my heart.

Don't be a mirage again, I really can't hold it anymore!

At this time, nearly two hours have passed since the tall buildings I saw for the first time in the ancient pagoda.

I thought I could walk to the ruins in two steps, but when the ancient pagoda arrived, there was nothing else except a sea of ​​sand that I had been tired of looking at for a long time.

After a little thought, Guta understood what happened.

Mirage is a natural phenomenon formed by the refraction and total reflection of light.

Generally speaking, they mostly appear in deserts, but the frequency is not too high.

In a sense, Guta is still very lucky... Damn!

Guta, who could hardly bear to yell at him, really wanted to lie down on the spot at this moment if there were no pursuers behind him who wanted to kill him at any time.

Don't bring such a joke!

But there is no way, who told me that I don't want to die, so I can only continue to run.

It took another two hours to escape.

Looking at the half gray-white stone wall that was getting closer, Guta felt ecstasy in his heart.

This time the cliff is no longer a mirage!

The landscape of the mirage will not change in the slightest due to the proximity of the distance.

He casually grabbed a palm-sized black scorpion at his feet, not caring about the ferocious posture of the opponent's teeth and claws, Guta stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

Under the simultaneous operation of [Tun Yuan] and [Glutton Body], even such a weak creature can provide a lot of physical strength for the ancient tower.

Another 10 minutes of battery life.

Feeling the recovery of a small amount of physical strength, and the soreness of the leg muscles gradually receding, Guta began to speed up again.