ca-book Chapter 1294: Shortage of Staff
Chapter 1294: Shortage of Staff
Chapter 1294: Shortage of Staff
It's not just Hayata and his friends in the Yuechen stronghold who have trouble sleeping tonight.
Most of the hunters who were scattered in various areas of the Everfrost, searching for the Ice Curse Dragon, were still awake.
That unsettling feeling of anxiety hung over everyone's heart.
They were stunned by the red distress signal that lit up in the sky in the distance.
When they realized that was the direction of Yuechen's base, the scattered hunters cursed in unison and rushed back desperately.
Gail felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat.
If Sandstone hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have realized that the one sending out the distress signal was from the Yuechen stronghold.
The horrifying scene of the ancient dragon breathing out breath over the Yuechen stronghold, turning it into ruins, inevitably emerged in his mind.
"Fufu!" Gail screamed.
There was no time to put out the bonfire or pack up the luggage. He threw down the jade to take home, hooked his claws on the swooping winter pterosaur, and flew into the air.
She didn't even have time to remind her hunting partner. If Sandstone hadn't reacted quickly and hung on her legs in advance, she would have been left behind by now.
The training time of the Winter Pterosaur is limited, and it is not yet easy to control. It is not particularly stable when flying with people, and the risk of crashing is considerable.
Except for the brave ones like Gale, most hunters still choose to travel by sled or on foot.
Of course, being bold has its advantages.
For the same distance, other hunters might have to travel late at night, but she could arrive in about an hour at most by flying fast on a winter dragon.
But she still felt it was not fast enough, and she wished she could get a whip and whip the Winter Wing Dragon to make it fly faster.
"There's something chasing us down there, meow!" Sandstone, who was clinging to Gale's legs, suddenly reminded him loudly, "It looks like a beast-entangled cat, and it's waving at us, meow!"
"What's it got to do with me?" Gail, who was in a hurry to get back, had no interest in interfering in other people's affairs.
Sandstone spoke again, "It's riding an ice jackal and heading towards the Moonstar base, meow. Maybe it has something important to tell you, meow!"
"Tsk."
Gale clicked his tongue in annoyance, but still controlled the Winter Wing Dragon to lower its altitude and fly past the Beast Clan.
She had no intention of landing on the ground, and the beast-entangled creature reacted quickly, jumping off the back of the running ice jackal and grabbing her other leg.
With one on each side of sandstone, it balances out.
Gale didn't have time to ask more questions and kept urging the winter dragon to climb faster.
Sandstone and the beastman were face to face, communicating in whispers, and he would translate loudly to Gail every few words.
"Its name is... I won't translate it because it's too long. It said it is the leader of the Beast Clan's reconnaissance team, meow!"
"Have you had contact with Ansel and the others this morning, meow?!"
".This happened meow, and then they agreed to monitor the Frozen Canyon meow!"
“Meow meow meow?! Not long ago, the Ice Curse Dragon attacked the Frozen Canyon meow! It’s driving a large group of Wind Drift Dragons towards this side meow!”
"*!"
With Gale's repeated urging regardless of the risk of crashing, they reached the Yuechen base in just two-thirds of the time at normal cruising speed.
That winter dragon is almost dying.
The Moon Palace stronghold was brightly lit, and the battle seemed to have not yet broken out, which made Gale breathe a sigh of relief.
After landing in the stronghold, he asked Sandstone to lead the Beast Clan to find someone to report the news, and he rushed back home.
Fu Fu and Mrs. Sterling were both fine, which made her feel relieved.
He picked up Fu Fu who was sleeping on the bed and said, "Huh? Little Muti is here too? Did Hayata also feel something was wrong?"
Mrs. Sterling asked with a worried look on her face, "What happened? When Miss Hayata brought the child here, she told me to go to the shelter immediately if we heard any noise."
"Don't listen to any noise and go over there now." Gail slapped Fufu on the butt to wake her up.
He said in a hurried tone: "There is food and water prepared in the shelter. Remember to bring cold-proof clothes and blankets. Unless we come to find you, don't come out if you hear anything."
Fu Fu, who was woken up from her drowsy sleep, saw her mother coming back and opened her arms subconsciously, wanting her mother to hug her.
Gale hugged her quickly and said, "Hurry up and get dressed, listen to grandma, and take good care of your little sister."
After giving these instructions, she didn't have time to say goodbye. She tightened her weapon strap and ran outside.
The entire Yuechen stronghold woke up, and people were walking hurriedly inside the stronghold.
Fortunately, the members of the investigation team are not ordinary civilians. Having experienced a lot in the crisis-ridden New World, they remained relatively calm when the crisis came.
The hunters formed small patrol teams, the craftsmen quickly adjusted the defensive weapons, and the remaining non-combatants entered the shelter in an orderly manner under the command of the security team.
Gail found Hayata and the others on Battle Street.
"What's the situation? Have Sandy and the others told you about it?" Gail asked straight to the point.
"Well, we've sounded the alarm."
Hayata looked solemn. "Fortunately, the swordsmanship master acted decisively and sent out a distress signal early. Otherwise, the hunters scattered outside might not be able to come back in time to support us."
"How many hunters have returned?" Gale asked quickly.
"Not much. The Alcohol Team was sent to an area far to the northeast. Not to mention whether they can get back in time, they probably can't see the distress signal.
Gordon, Ansher, Fengying and the others should have gone to the Far North, and it would be difficult for them to come back.
Several four- and five-star elite hunters arrived one after another.
In addition to the four of us, there are about ten hunters in the Yuechen stronghold right now."
Gale scratched his hair vigorously. "With more than a dozen hunters, we can't deal with the 20 or 30 wind dragons it chased after, let alone the ice dragon."
At the side, the swordsmanship master crossed his arms and said in a deep voice: "So you have to change your mind, the evacuation of non-combatants will be completed soon.
The shelter was converted from an underground warehouse and was built sturdily enough that the Fengpiaolong could not break in.
As long as the personnel are safe, the facilities are not that important and they can always be rebuilt with some time.
My suggestion is to give up the idea of defending the Yuechen stronghold, and fight along the battle street, focusing on self-protection and preserving defensive weapons, and try your best to maneuver.
As more hunters return, the situation will gradually turn in our favor."
Hayata added: "The biggest trouble is the Ice Curse Dragon. Not to mention that it hides in the dark, if it suddenly attacks with its breath, we will suffer huge losses.
The group of wind dragons were driven here by it. If we can get rid of it, the wind dragons should also disperse."
"So who will deal with the Ice Curse Dragon?" Gale asked. "If that guy is smart, he won't get too close to the stronghold, and the fortifications will hardly pose a threat to him."
"I'm going!" Gene was the first to sign up.
The swordsman thought for a moment and spoke, "We need to allocate some personnel to defend the battle street with other hunters, so we can only send two people at most.
Ms. Hayata has experience fighting the Ice Curse Dragon head-on, so let the two of us deal with the Ice Curse Dragon, and I'll leave it to you to protect the battle street."
In fact, the ice resistance of Tyrannosaurus Rex's armor is not bad. What the swordsmanship master is worried about is Gene's hot temper.
"Row!"
"I'm going to fight the ancient dragon too!"
Gale agreed readily and dragged Gene, who was still a little unconvinced, away, "Stop talking nonsense, I want to operate the rapid-fire cannon, come over here and be my guard!"
Just as Gene was about to struggle, the sentry on high ground blew a horn to signal an emergency.
"A large black shadow is approaching in the northern sky. Are they all Wind Dragons?!"
(End of this chapter)