Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 699 681. I hope so

Without too many pleasantries, Lan En knew that he was on his way to work.

In previous conversations with the director of the research institute, he already knew that except for the fifth phase of the group, the strongest prey that ordinary survey team hunters can hunt in the New World are the likes of Bargasaurus and Salamander.

  After all, they are characters who came to the New World to lay the foundation for a stronghold. It is normal that they are not good at fighting.

 The current situation of the hunters in the fifth phase of the group is not very optimistic either.

Except for the recommendation groups of Wende and April, Aiden, who is in the first echelon, has only just regained the authority to accept two-star missions in the New World.

 Now I have just put on a suit made of the material of a ferocious jackal dragon.

Wend advanced the investigation of the Lava Dragon so quickly that the remaining hunters in the fifth group can no longer keep up with his intensity.

  It can only be said that the recommended group is far ahead of ordinary hunters by a huge margin. He is worthy of being a powerful hunter who can keep the entire fifth phase team waiting for a week.

 Under normal circumstances, the Commander-in-Chief would probably issue a return order to Wende.

 Let him return to the Star Stronghold from the Big Ant Mound Wasteland, first clean up the Barbarian Jaw Dragon wandering outside, and ensure the safety of the material transportation route, and then start the interception plan against the Molten Mountain Dragon.

 Even if doing so may result in wasting time on the road and ultimately missing opportunities.

The commander-in-chief’s command style tends to be prudent. As he himself said: Every member of the New World Survey Team is extremely valuable, and he will never let the hunters of the survey team get involved in tasks beyond their authority.

So even if Wind was to be delayed on the road, he would never give the task of "hunting the Barbarus" to Aiden, who had not yet proven himself in the New World.

 But, that is under ‘normal circumstances’.

 Now, there is a hunter from another world in the Star Stronghold who has clearly had the ability to repel or even come close to killing the Barbarian Jaw Dragon!

“The supplies squad leader has brought her fleet and is ready to go.”

The commander-in-chief crossed his arms and stood in front of the witcher, looking up into Lan En's eyes.

“Jack will hunt with you, and the sword master will stay at the base. You have two days in total, can you do it?”

“Your expression is really calm. If you didn’t know better, you might have thought that this mission was to hunt some kind of herbivorous dragon.”

Lan En said with raised eyebrows.

 The expression on the commander-in-chief's dark face was as calm as the surface of a lake.

 But Lan En also knew that the calmness came from trust.

Just like the night he threw the small coat of arms with the white wind printed on it to Lan En.

 The commander-in-chief's expression did not change because of Lan En's complaints.

 In fact, the expression on that black face did not change until Lan En and his grandson were sent out of the stronghold gate.

 Certain and confident.

Little Jack's face showed complacency.

 Obviously, in his life from the time he was born in the New World to the present, it seems that he has never gone out hunting with so many people's expectations on his back.

The task of hunting the Barbarian Jaw Dragon is related to whether the supplies can be quickly transported to the Great Ant Mound Wasteland and whether a defensive line sufficient to block the Lava Mountain Dragon can be set up before it passes by.

  It can be said that the purpose of the existence of the New World Investigation Team is to find out the truth about [Gulong Crossing].

 But now in the eyes of everyone in the investigation team, they have never been so close to the truth.

 Only a little difference. Just a little difference!

The beautiful squad leader of the materials class, the draconian researchers in the research institute, and even the old bean draconians running down from the stacks of books.

 They are all looking forward to the investigation of the ancient dragon.

“Take a deep breath, too much excitement will make your hands unstable. And hands that are not stable enough are not qualified to participate in hunting.”

Without turning his head, Lan En could hear little Jack's chest beating abnormally.

 He smiled harmlessly.

 “Have you never fought in such a situation?”

Although Lan En is not very old, he is only in his early twenties now.

And now his physique and appearance make it even harder for people to tell his age. But it seems that he is the same age as little Jack.     But what he said now was like an old man leading a new person.

But there is nothing to criticize about this.

 Lan has experienced large-scale battles involving more than 100,000 people, and is the most dazzling and important figure on the battlefield.

 The hatred and fear of tens of thousands of enemies, and the admiration and expectations of tens of thousands of friendly troops. To him, these are no longer things worth caring about.

 But little Jack. He was born and grew up in the New World. So far in his life, he has probably never met more than 2,000 people in total.

The attention of so many people behind him certainly means a lot to him.

 “Huh~ I’m adjusting, I’m adjusting!”

However, thanks to the overly healthy mental state of the hunters in this world, little Jack finally controlled his breathing within the normal range after swallowing nervously for a while.

 A healthy mental state is not only optimistic and cheerful in a narrow sense, but also represents good emotional control, stress resistance and concentration.

 So people who are in a good mental state are generally not too bad at work.

 As we left the confines of the star stronghold, we entered the ancient tree forest.

The fresh air and the shadows among the branches and leaves of the forest made the two of them feel relaxed and happy. At the same time, the vigilance of the hunters also began to increase.

 From now on, they have entered the hunting mission.

 They begin to become taciturn and use more gestures, eyes, and body movements in communication instead of making any sound.

 The ancient tree forest is full of vitality, but because of this, it means that the number of predators is never large.

“Has the guide insect responded?”

 Lan asked little Jack briefly.

In response, little Jack showed Lan En the small cage hanging on the left side of his belt.

A group of fireflies-like guide insects have protruded from the small cage and are flying in a certain direction.

 Lan and Little Jack looked at each other, and then followed them at the same time.

 The two of them were walking through the dense jungle, and the first thing they discovered was a set of footprints of a Barbarian jaw dragon.

  The fluorescent light of the guide insects illuminates the outline of the weeds pressed into the soil.

Lan En frowned in front of the continuously lit footprints and slowed down his steps.

However, little Jack followed the footprints that were constantly lit up by the guide insects, as if he wanted to directly find the location of the Brachygnathus.

“Wait, there’s something wrong with these footprints.”

 Lan En grabbed little Jack who was following the guide insect.

"Um?"

The little Jack who was pulled by him did not question him at first, but started observing again.

"It seems." Little Jack said a little uncertainly after squatting down and observing carefully for a while.

“Its footprints seem to be unbalanced. One of its two paws is heavy and the other is light.”

 “Could it be an injured Barthegnathus?” Lan En said while holding his chin. "The limping kind."

“If that’s the case, it would be much easier to deal with.”

 The corners of Little Jack's mouth curled up slightly in excitement.

 Lan En looked noncommittal.

"hope so."

   Thank you again for your comfort some time ago.

　　

　　

 (End of this chapter)