hunt and eat

Unless it has special commemorative significance, or some lost ancient technology is buried, it is really difficult to attract the attention of hunters.

But it's different here... here, it's 2000 meters above sea level and facing upwards!

It is an absolute domain that even conventional flying dragons cannot reach!

What kind of civilization can survive in such a place that is almost close to the sky?

And what is their relationship with the red comet that is suspected to be an ancient dragon species?

This is the answer that everyone wants to know at this moment.

"Niko, this is..." Standing at the bow of the boat, the young dragonman who was speechless, clutching the log book in his hand, stared at the high mountain that suddenly appeared on the sailing route in front of him.

"I don't know... No one has ever been able to reach this height before." Dr. Cat quickly scanned the mountain in front of him, and began to construct the specific structure and approximate area of ​​the mountain in his mind.

Unfortunately, among the places it knows, none of them match this place.

"The movement path map of the red comet has been fully discussed in the past few nights. Do you think... Does it seem to be moving around here in a regular manner?"

Varan frowned tightly, and suddenly said an idea of ​​his own.

"Hi~Hi, I think this place is probably the home of the 'Red Comet'~" Suddenly, a slightly lively voice interrupted the conversation between one person and one cat.

Looking back with black lines all over their heads, as expected, Nicole and Varan saw a young girl in a green uniform and carrying a leather shoulder bag.

It was an intern who was suddenly added to their team before leaving and had not yet formally obtained the qualifications of a researcher. She was added as the front desk lady of Long Shichuan, and was responsible for some daily hospitality matters.

"Mabis, what is your basis?" Varan held his forehead and asked tentatively.

"No! This is a girl's intuition!" The girl called Mebis said cheerfully while raising her hand.

"Unfounded subjective assumptions are a taboo in research. Is that what your teacher taught you?" Nicole was obviously a little angry at what Mebis said.

He is a relatively traditional researcher. Although he doesn't just focus on details, he still attaches great importance to the rigorous attitude of research.

"Sorry, I was wrong!" Mebis apologized at the speed of light.

"Forget it, Nicole, don't take it too seriously... Mebis, next time there is no basis, remember not to speak indiscriminately, it will affect other people's judgment." Varan persuaded Dr. Cat while facing Beside him, Mebis, who was several years older than himself, whispered.

"Understood~" Mebis looked serious, but the ghost knew whether she listened or not.

After all, this is not once or twice.

But at the moment, Varan's attention was not on her either.

Looking at the majestic mountain peak hidden in the clouds and mist in front of him, Varan said to himself:

"Since it is a new area, let us discoverers make a name."

"Why don't we call it... Relic Ridge."

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1Chapter 17 Negotiations Break Down?Then give me a punch!

Moving along the extension of the huge mountain range just named [Remains Ridge], the investigation team finally found a dilapidated air port that may also be used by ancient civilizations to dock spaceships in an area with the highest wind pressure.

As a civilization that can survive at such an altitude and obviously develops fairly well, although it was destroyed due to unknown reasons, Varan has reason to believe that during the period when this civilization is still in existence, they have the ability to communicate with the outside world and conduct means of movement.

This dilapidated and unusable air port can vaguely prove his conjecture.

The stone foundation that was originally used to fix the anchor cables of the spaceship has been extensively damaged due to the loss of human maintenance and exposure to the wind and sun all year round.

There are only a few pitiful stone bricks on the ground and ruined walls built along the mountain, and a small part is barely preserved for the latecomers to remember the glorious years that no one knew.

Bang!

The three fixed iron cables were successively driven into the mountain rock formation a little lower from the temporary dock by means of the flying lock cannon on the ship.

After several tests, it was confirmed that the hull of the ship had been completely fixed so that it would not be blown away by the strong wind. The two strongest men, Guta and Ceperus, directly carried the net rope and slid down the rope all the way to the dilapidated place. , on mountain trails that present dangerous slopes.

"Pay attention to the turbulence in the air, and hold on to the rope!"

Shouting at the latecomers, Guta and Ceperos exchanged glances, completely spread out the net rope, and at the same time fixed it to the rocky road below them with the three-meter-long iron nail in their hands.

On the entire spacecraft, only the strength of the two of them can do this.

Yuhu can actually do it, but he is too big, and the most terrible thing is that one hand is still tied with a splint, so he can't slide down the rope directly, so this job is finally handed over to Guta and Seperos. Executed.

Soon, except for a small number of left-behind personnel on the Dragon Sense Ship, nearly seven teams and a group of researchers stepped on the rope net that was constantly shaking in the strong wind, and formally set foot on the land of Yiqun Ridge with fear.

If you fall from this height, even if you are a natural disaster, don't expect others to pick up your corpse.

"This civilization seems to be very good at using stone." Niko observed the nearby collapsed stone wall, carefully checked the size of the stone cracks with a magnifying glass, and finally came to this conclusion.

The stone wall itself is nothing, but it is enough to show that it is not a handmade product if it can be piled up like this where almost every piece is the same size and fits tightly.

Only industrialized cutting equipment can do this.

A group of people continued to move towards the inner side of Yiqun Ridge along the mountain road. Before walking a kilometer, they saw a large group of herbivorous dragons eating green plants with their heads down on a large flat ground.

Seeming to be seeing humans for the first time, most of the herbivorous dragons raised their heads uneasily, but that was all, and no further action was taken.

There seems to be no sense of crisis.

"Are there herbivorous dragons at this height?" Yuhu stroked his beard, a little surprised.

"It's not necessarily a native species, maybe it was brought over from the ground by that civilization at that time." Looking at the surrounding stone buildings that also left a large number of collapsed ruins, Varan guessed.

After walking a few steps further, a huge ancient tree rooted on the mountain and stone wall, almost rushing to the clouds, made everyone hold their breath.

It was a plant completely different from normal trees. Its thick root system spread directly on the mountain for an unknown distance.

As far as the eye can see, it is all brown that is hastily occupied by the thick and thin roots that are almost surrounded by five or six people. Even in the path ahead of them, there is a huge rhizome inserted into the ground, like a different kind of arch.

Passing through the "arch", soon, a special terrain like a basin appeared in front of everyone.

Almost at the same time, the herd of peach-haired beasts that were entrenched here also discovered hunters who had invaded their territory.

A hideous peach-haired beast king, which is almost twice the size of ordinary peach-haired beasts, slowly stood up from a platform full of tombstones and stone sacrificial utensils like an altar, and walked towards the direction of the hunters. It was a roar.

It is worth mentioning that the peach-haired beasts here are different from those on the ground. The coat color is not peach, but closer to orange-red, which is probably the result of the difference in altitude and climate.

"How to say?" Guta looked at Varan beside him.

"Try to back off...it's best not to damage the local ecology."

"understood."

Nodding his head, Guta retracted Taotie behind his back, and walked towards the group of peach-haired beasts with bare hands.

Maybe it was mistakenly thinking that it was going to be singled out. Amidst the roar of the peach-haired beasts waving their flags and shouting, the peach-haired beast king leaped and landed in front of the ancient tower.

"We don't want to fight with you, we just pass by." Guta tried to communicate peacefully in animal language.

"Ho~ ho ho!" (Hairless monkeys who invaded their territory, you need to be taught a lesson.)

In the fifth second of the interracial communication, the negotiation broke down.

Flipping his wrist towards the peach-haired beast king, Guta signaled for the opponent to attack first.

Naturally, the Peach-haired Beastmaster would not be polite, so he lifted his upper body high, and then slammed his two sharp claws at the ancient tower at the same time.

With a sideways translation, Guta dodged the powerful blow, and was about to hit its stomach with a fist, but it was used by it to take advantage of its elastic stomach full of fat, jump high, and dodge it. This punch.

While the approach is somewhat comical, the bounce is surprisingly high.

Seeing that the opponent was a bit difficult to deal with, the Peach Haired Beast King rolled his eyes, leaned over directly, and sprayed a large air stream mixed with yellow stench towards Gutatu.

"Don't use these disgusting moves that are not on the table." With a cold snort, Guta stomped directly.

In the next second, the stone cone rising forward from under him at high speed brought his body directly past the stench below, allowing him to reach the head of the Peach-haired Beast King.

【Earth Control·Riot Stone Cone】

This move was never a purely offensive move.

Leaping down from the top of the stone cone in the shape of an arched bridge, the iron-black fist strengthened by the ancient tower's armament unreservedly smashed on the top of the peach-haired beast king, smashing half of his head into the ground.

Just as he was about to make another punch, the peach-haired beast king suddenly turned over.

The fat belly facing outwards suddenly inflated like a balloon, and the ancient pagoda was directly ejected.

"There are so many strange moves."

A backflip landed lightly, and Guta looked at the peach-haired beast king who swallowed the blue mushroom with its tail curled up in one gulp and began to quickly heal his injuries, and whispered.

Most peach-haired beasts have the habit of wrapping mushrooms with special effects around their tails and carrying them with them for use in battle.

The blue mushroom carried by the peach-haired beast king in front of him is the one that can heal injuries.

"Useless struggle... Forget it, it's time to end"

"Let's just finish warming up."

Zila ~ Zila

In the next second, with countless violent currents coming out of his body, Guta's figure disappeared instantly.

An iron-black fist mixed with manic current hit the peach-haired Beastmaster's cheek, which was chewing mushrooms.

There was no room for resistance, and the peach-haired beast king was smashed into the rock wall behind him.

A high-voltage current like a maggot on a tarsal bone entangled the whole body of the peach-haired beast king, making it impossible to move for a short period of time.

【Super-Electrified Fist of Darkness】

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Chapter 148 [Silver Wing の Fierce Star] - Sky Comet Dragon Appears

"Next time... attack us... kill... understand?" Guta communicated in animal language to the group of peach-haired beasts and the completely autistic peach-haired beast king with his back turned to him.

The peach-haired beasts nodded in horror, and then carefully distanced themselves from the hunters.

Varan, who was walking by, looked at the ancient tower with admiration.

"I didn't expect you to understand animal language, Guta?"

"A little understanding, a little understanding~" Guta said modestly that next time he encounters such an occasion, he can continue to let himself go.

This kind of good thing that can enjoy 100% exclusive combat experience, just let him come.

After the battle, the ability of Guta's [Ancient Man's Body] also quietly came to LV.

Although there is still a long way to go before the qualitative change of LV5, Guta believes that as long as there are enough battles and the opponent is strong enough, he should be able to complete this small goal before the start of the [Natural Disaster Trial] half a year later.

And then, leaving aside those skills that are full of vulgar jokes... From this peach-haired beast king, Guta got a decent ability.

【Elementary Poison Immunity】

[Basic immunity to conventional toxins, increased resistance to advanced toxins]

Originally, the ancient pagoda also had [Poison Resistance LV1] obtained from the poisonous dog dragon, but now it is completely merged by this ability.

Although it can only be immune to some basic toxins, at least it is completely immune, not to mention that it has enhanced its own poison resistance, which is already very good for a monster with the strength of Peach Hair Beastmaster.

Guta accepted this ability contentedly, and then continued to move forward with the large army.

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Two hours later, looking at the steeply rising terrain and the increasingly rugged mountain road, the two persons in charge, Varan and Niko, discussed for a while, and finally decided to return to the Dragon Sense Ship temporarily.

If there are only a small number of hunters, they can rely on climbing to reach higher places, but they are a large force now, so it is not suitable to do so.

What's more, in such an unfamiliar area, the risk of acting alone is too great.

Didn't you see the silver fire dragon and the electric dragon that they encountered one after another when they came... They are basically terrifying monsters of natural disaster level. This place at an altitude of 000 meters is far more lively than it looks, and it is also much more dangerous.

Back on the spaceship, the fixed anchor cables were retracted one by one, and the white-bearded captain with a pipe in his mouth manipulated the spaceship, trying to move to the mountain they hadn't reached before.

But in the middle of the trip, the increasingly violent storm at the top of the mountain range almost knocked the Dragon Sense Ship into the air.

If the old captain hadn't lowered the flight altitude in time, I'm afraid all of them would have suffered an air crash by this time.

"I can't continue to ascend. The power of the spaceship is not enough. In the face of that level of high-air flow, it is easy to happen just now." Looking at the group of hunters who were still in shock, and the researchers of the Longli Academy who were lying here and there, The captain frowned.

"Can't you go around from another place?" Varan slowly put down Nicole in his arms and looked at the captain.

After all, Nicole is a cat orc, and his weight is too light. In the situation just now, he would be blown away by a violent storm if he was not careful. This kind of protection method is really helpless.

Fortunately, Nicole is not someone who cares about such things.

Shaking his head, the old captain put down his pipe and exhaled a circular smoke ring.