In the spring in the north, it is not easy to find a sunny and windless weather. At this time, hunters who have been active in the vicinity of Golden Feather Castle all year round will rush to the union hall in search of short-term commissions that can be completed in a day. Less wind is effective in preventing hunters from being targeted by unwanted predators, and it also reduces the chance of Ueda being spotted by aggressive insects. Whether it's hunting low-level monsters in heat, or taking plants that use flowers and shoots as medicine, this is the perfect time for hunters.

So when the people came to the base of the union tower early in high spirits, only to see the barricaded hall door and the rows of guarded hunters, the grumbling and vulgar shouting immediately began one after another. The service hunters only kept order in front of the hall, and despite the difference in their faces, they had to close their ears and turn a deaf ear to the scolding.

Fortunately, when Guo Peng was surrounded behind the guards and walked out of the locked hall door, the complaining stopped abruptly.

Loudspeakers made of sound bags were set out in the square one after another, and a hunter had already lifted a slender high table from the hall and stood firmly in front of the five-star hunter. Master Guo quietly looked around at the crowd gathered in a semi-arc, and shook his arms slightly, his shiny armor hitting each other, making a sound of brushing metal. The hunter stood straight behind the high table and cleared his throat, a sharp stinging sound from the megaphone.

At this point, the hearts of the people gathered at the entrance of the hall sank, and the five-star hunter appeared in the crowd without warning, which is not seen every day. At this moment, I am afraid that something big is going to happen outside the door of this hall in front of me. The itchy hunters began to talk to each other, and a few guys in the crowd pulled out in a panic, probably on the way to report to the steward of their hunting group.

"Sorry for delaying your precious hunting time." When the voice of the exchange of ears became a little quieter, Guo Peng finally spoke, "The Hunter Association has an important piece of information, and I have been entrusted to inform you." ”

"It's about the challenge festival...... "Before the five-star hunter could finish speaking, the crowd in front of him began to whisper again. As everyone knows, Guo Peng was seriously injured in the challenge festival and has been recuperating for months since. At this moment, he is put on the stage, and there is no other possibility to think about it.

"It's about the challenge festival, and it's not just about it." Hearing the hunters' talk, Guo Peng explained, "Unfortunately, this announcement should have been known to everyone three months ago. However, the union has its own way of doing things, and there are too many details to sort out inside and outside the challenge, and we will not release a single message to mislead you until we have thoroughly investigated every detail, so we ask that you understand the difficulties of the union. ”

However, in the past three months, all kinds of false rumors related to the festival have filled the entire Golden Feather Castle, which is not the result that the union wants to see. After today's announcement, I also hope that everyone can tell each other, and don't let the truth be humiliated. ”

"We get it!" There was a fanatical hunter cacoling below. Challenging the first battle, the five-star hunter completely shook off the stain on his body. When Master Guo was seriously injured, he was able to save a trainee who was in danger, which not only made the lucky man named Tang Qiu the biggest winner of the festival, but also freed the old hunter from the hat of "having escaped on the battlefield". So even if he was hidden in the snow for three months, Guo Peng's popularity has increased instead of decreasing, and he has even faintly become an equal to Master Guo.

Master Guo from behind the high platform nodded, raised his hands to his chest, and made a gesture of gentle downward pressure. The onlookers shut up, knowing that this was the main dish of the announcement.

"All of you here, we have witnessed the decades of Golden Feather City, and we have fought side by side against the powerful Monster Lord, risking our lives to maintain the ecology around Golden Feather City. On a personal note, I would like to express my gratitude to each and every one of the hunters who are active in Golden Feather Castle. Although the voice has been seriously distorted and appears too sharp and harsh after the resonance of several song bags, everyone can still hear the disappointment and pain in the master's mouth, "But unfortunately, what really hinders our survival and development, the biggest enemy of mankind, is often not those powerful monsters that fly to the sky, but us human beings." ”

"If anyone remembers the core mission of the last Challenge Festival, it was to hunt down a dregs who sneaked into the hunting grounds and destroyed the Challenge Festival. We were able to capture him, and now, three months later, we have finally removed his mask and learned the full cause and effect of this upheaval......"

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"Where did you put that guy named Aemon?" Lu Xiu lay on his back on the deck, and the roar of the sand paddles shook his brain. The scorching sun overhead scorched the wounds of the little dragonman, and the hunter was so tired that half of his muscles were unwilling to move, and his body shook as the boat advanced.

"Under the tail bilge, he was nailed to death with rivets, and before we leave this sea of sand, let's wronged him to hold in there for a while." Feng Manyun sat down under the steering wheel and lazily pointed to the masked teenagers on the other side of the deck, "Those five guys are going to be watched by you, can't I use my eyes to make them obedient - can I eat some dry food?" ”

"Don't ......" The Specially Selected Hunter's face changed, and he coughed twice before he said, "Damn...... How can you still eat when you see last night's battle? ”

Before dawn, the two returned to the small courtyard to clean up the battlefield, and most of the apothecaries and apprentices in the workshop had run away to avoid the battle, and there were only five corpses and an innocent Orson left in the courtyard. The dragonman comforted himself, "It is impossible to expect a mindless monster to still remember the glory of the hunter, as long as it does not feed on human flesh like a real monster." But in the next second, the boy saw the fine crumbs of meat that had not yet been licked off the corners of Aosen's mouth.

"Are you still worried about that guy in the blue hunting suit?" Feng Manyun pursed his lips, "Before the battle, but you said that you should 'prepare for the worst'." ”

"That's different!" Lu Xiu's face turned green, "I ordered Orson to fight, of course expecting it to turn out that guy, but this is already too much - don't look at it!" That guy's life is going to count on you! The little dragon man reprimanded, and Orson's throat on the side grunted, and he shrank aggrievedly into the shadow of the ship's side.

"When I was still in Xishu, those old guys taught me a way to deal with these disgusting situations." Feng Manyun said seemingly calmly, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "Do you remember the last appearance of that blue-armored hunter?" Think of that person as trying it yourself. ”

"I don't want it! Damn it...... I don't want to have two holes dug in my chest and face! The Chosen Hunter grinned in disgust.

"That's right, it's not you who is lying outside the workshop now, do you feel a little better thinking about this?"

"It's better not to think about it." The little dragon man struggled to change his posture and turned his face towards the white-clothed young man, "The mastermind of the dragon ship battle, the five-headed humanoid monster, so many days know what is written, and this broken ship." The hunter slammed the deck a few times, "Is it really worth it for us to risk our lives and get back so much tatters?" ”

"Be content, these rags are enough for you and me to be heroes."

"No, to be precise, it's right to make you a hero, haven't you heard the announcement of the Golden Feather City's decryption challenge festival? I was already a hero back then. ”

"I'm a hero!" Lu Xiu raised his back to the sky and shouted loudly. It was as if he wanted to vent all the pain in his body and all the horrors he had had had had since yesterday on the clear sky of the sea of sand.

"Hey, be careful, your internal organs are still bleeding." Feng Manyun glanced at him, but the white-clothed hunter's face was also glowing with a strange luster, not like a wounded man who had been stabbed several times, but like a warrior who had returned triumphantly, "Huh? Wait, that's an airship, right? ”