Chapter 559: A very miserable death
"Meow meow meow!"
Gordon sat up suddenly after being scratched on the face by the cat's claws.
It was still dark, and even the eastern horizon was pitch black.
Gordon looked around and was confused for a few seconds before he remembered that he slept on the top of the first city wall last night.
Laoshanlong is already very close to Jiuzhaigou, and the large group of serpentine dragons and velociraptors hovering around him will attack at any time.
So most of the hunters were like him, fully armed, wrapped in a blanket and slept on the city wall.
The tense atmosphere before the war kept many people from sleeping.
In order to maintain their energy, they drank a medicinal soup with sleeping grass in it. Gordon, who had already had a good sleep quality, also drank a cup, and ended up sleeping a little to death.
He patted his cheek hard to wake up his sleepy brain.
Gordon asked Pig Chop who woke him up, "Has Lao Shanlong arrived?"
“Looking at the signal from the hot air balloon, it’s still going to be a while, but there are already small monsters coming, meow!” Pig Chop pointed to the sky.
Gordon squinted and could vaguely see some dark shadows hovering high in the sky.
It is a pterosaur.
Looked around again. Some blankets were scattered around. There were not many people on the top of the city. Everyone seemed to have gotten up earlier than him.
Gordon jumped up, grabbed the epitaph sword that was leaning on his hand, carried it behind his back, and complained, "Why am I the only one who got up late? Why are you telling me to get off?"
Pork Chop licked his paws, "Mr. Xia Zuo said, if you can sleep more, just sleep a little longer, meow. Sporadic fighting has begun, but it's not time for us to appear yet."
“How can there be such a statement!”
Gordon quickly walked to the stairs leading to the bottom of the city wall, running down in three steps and two steps, Pork Chop following closely behind.
Of course it understood Gordon's mood, otherwise it wouldn't have hurriedly slapped Gordon awake.
In front of the city wall, they met Hayata who was walking this way.
“Senior Gordon, Pork Chop, you guys are awake!”
Hayata smiled and handed over a huge piece of bread with large pieces of cheese and salty ham inside, "This is breakfast."
“Lazy Pig Chop, eat it quickly, Meow!” Pandan swung a stick and threw a big sausage into Pig Chop’s face.
“So luxurious?” Gordon took the surprisingly large sandwich in slight surprise. The breakfast of the past few days had been porridge.
"I don't know how long the battle will last, but I have to eat enough." Hayata handed over another package, "There are also these, which are supplies."
“Thank you very much.”
Gordon held a sandwich in his mouth and checked the supplies.
Since you are fighting with your back to the fortress, you don’t need to carry too many supplies with you, and the types of supplies are also relatively streamlined. In addition to standard emergency medicine and food, there are also less common vitality drinks.
This is to take into account the needs of hunters for long-term operations.
What is rarer is that there is actually a wax-sealed pill in the package.
Gordon picked it up and sniffed it, and said in surprise: "Ancient secret medicine? The guild is spending so much money on it."
This is a high-grade pill that is more precious than the secret medicine. Not only does it have a better healing effect than ordinary secret medicine (it doesn’t), it is also rich in nutrients and can support hunters in long-term operations.
The overall effect is equivalent to the secret medicine plus several pieces of carrying food, and the value is several times the former. It is a luxury item that even high-level hunters rarely purchase.
“This is only provided to high-ranking hunters.” Hayata reminded him in a low voice.
Gordon nodded, put a few supplies into the prop bag on his waist, and then took a big bite of the sandwich.
He ate very quickly, and the huge sandwich quickly disappeared into his mouth.
Punching his choking chest, Gordon asked: "What's the situation on the other side of Battle Street now?"
Hayata looked in the direction of Battle Street and said: "Not long after I was called up, Master and the others had already passed by. I heard that since midnight, small groups of velociraptors began to invade Battle Street, but the number was limited. It’s not much, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”
A dull explosion came from a distance, and the echo echoed among the canyon cliffs and lingered for a long time.
Ajin and the others said that they would not use explosive barrels before a large group of velociraptors came over. "
Gordon, who understood the implication of Pork Chop's words, looked at Hayata.
Hayata immediately said: "I have no problem. The equipment has been checked many times and the props have just been replenished."
Gordon nodded, "That's good, let's go there now."
The first half of Battle Street exudes a strong smell of blood, mixed with the smell of gunpowder smoke.
Gordon frowned involuntarily.
Although Ah Jin had said before that there were few monsters in the area near Jiuzhaigou, would such a strong smell of blood really not attract monsters from further away?
Running all the way to the entrance of Battle Street, Gordon and Hayata slowed down their pace.
Probably because of the explosion just now, many hunters gathered here. It is impossible to count them in detail. It is estimated that there are about five or six.
Xia Zuo stood on a platform where the fort was placed, waving his hands slightly angrily, "Everyone go back to your posts, don't be surprised!
Unless you see a red emergency signal flare, don't rush over to it. Keep your position and forget about it? "
Gordon scratched his chin and said in his mind, we really forgot
Hunters are not soldiers after all. Even if they are willing to obey orders, their discipline is not that strong.
The hunters who gathered around dispersed with stern expressions, leaving only the thirty or so people who were here originally.
The war is coming, everyone's hearts are tense, their nerves are a little nervous and sensitive, and they want to come and take a look when they hear the movement.
Gordon Hayata and the others did not leave. The duty of the upper-level hunters was to guard the entrance to Battle Street and wait for the arrival of Lao Shanlong.
Seeing the two people coming, Xia Zuo nodded at them.
Gordon noticed that in addition to the group of "vanguards" responsible for exterminating small monsters, there were several elite shooters guarding the entrance to Battle Street.
With a little thought, you can understand that the purpose of these shooters being arranged here is simply to cover the vanguard and shoot the pterosaurs attracted by the smell of blood.
These pterosaurs are very cunning and have been hovering high in the sky beyond the reach of arrows and crossbows. When they dive and attack, it is the best time to shoot them.
At this moment, a winged snake dragon swooped down under the cover of night.
Before it could get close to the ground, a fragmentation bomb accurately cut off the dragon wing on one side of it, and it fell wailing.
Oshula put away the Thunder Wolf Dragon light crossbow that he had been aiming at for a long time with a proud look on his face, and said happily: "Hey, it's finally open!"
Ajin and others gave her a thumbs up, which made her even more proud.
Miles on the side waved his hand and slapped her on the back of the head, "Who told you to put away your weapon? Set up your crossbow and be on alert, don't be lazy!"
"oh"
After teaching Oshula a lesson, Miles said to Xia Zuo: "I'll leave this to you first. I'm going to inspect the battle positions of the artillery and heavy crossbows. Those brats are impetuous, so I don't trust them."
“Okay, please.”
Gordon glanced around and found that all the high-ranking hunters had arrived, but he did not go to them. Instead, he came to Ajin and asked in a low voice.
“So what happened just now and explosive bombs were used?”
A Jin winked at him, "The bait worked well and attracted a group of red velociraptors. There are no such red guys in the Xiuret area. They probably came from the north with Lao Shanlong.
There was also the Red Velociraptor King leading us. We thought we could try out the effect of the explosive barrel, so we clicked one and killed and injured a dozen people, hehe. "
Gordon understood clearly after hearing this, that the red velociraptor, which has venom glands and can spray venom, is much more difficult to deal with than the blue velociraptor.
“The Red Speed Dragon King was also killed?”
“That’s not the case. The guy was very cautious and hid very far back, so he wasn’t seriously injured.”
Pork Chop on one side scratched his ear to hide his embarrassment.
What Ajin and the others said is indeed correct. If they follow the concentrated detonation tactics that he and Evelin worked out before, the final result will probably be average.
“So, where is the red speed dragon king? He ran away?” Gordon asked curiously.
Ajin grinned, a trace of sympathy appeared on his face, and he glanced at the bored upper-level hunters.
“No, he died, he died miserably.”
(End of this chapter)