The mist-like Qi mixed with golden electric light collided with the horizontally swinging tail blade.
Cah! Cah!
Because this impact was too strong, even though the Qi training had been activated and turned into a protective diaphragm in a full state, it still did not cause the tail blade's slashing trajectory to deviate.
Lianqi was squeezed to the limit by the constant explosions, and there was only a thin line between the tail blade and the blade of the Thunder God Sword.
Li Fan, who was swinging his sword forward, and the annihilating blade that turned sideways came to a standstill at the same time.
Buzz~Dang!
A moment later, a man and a dragon passed by each other and completed their slashes at the same time.
The color of the crimson dust scattered by the tail blade becomes brighter and brighter as the wind blows.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Li Fan's figure was quickly engulfed in the black smoke caused by the explosion.
Ouch!
The Exterminator looked back with a loud roar, seemingly declaring victory.
Bang! Bang!
A cracking sound came from the largest crack in the crimson tail blade.
As the cast mineral layer cracked and fell off, the tip of the broken crimson tail blade fell on the sand.
Amidst the billowing black smoke, a figure with a crooked neck slowly walked out.
"Careful maintenance of weapons is also one of the responsibilities of a swordsman. You are too negligent in this regard."
Li Fan looked at the crimson broken sword tail on the sand and sighed.
Ouch!
The Exterminator let out a questioning roar.
"We are chased and beaten every day. We have no time to maintain the tail blade. Why do we have time? Don't make such excuses. It's time to end it, Winky!"
Peng! Peng!
Captain Mantis collided twice with his spherical solid fists, then stepped forward to attack.
Di Lu rode the wind bag cloud and rushed to Li Fan's side.
"Li Fan."
"I know Di Lu, the Iai Slash just now was very cool and shocked you, but this move is dangerous."
"That's not it, meow! Your whole back was blackened!"
Dilu reminded urgently.
"It's okay. I just did it when I jumped into the sand to avoid the explosion. Let's deal with it after Flash Slash is far away."
"Yeah, the leggings are on fire, meow."
Di Lu hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but inform the situation.
"I feel it! Uh! Uh!"
Li Fan immediately fell down in the sand pit and rolled back and forth.
After a month of continuous high-intensity fighting, the Destroyer Blade, which had very little physical strength left, was unable to escape any further before it could run too far.
He could only stop fighting to the death with Captain Mantis.
After several rounds, his body fell to the ground and was beaten to death by solid punches.
Dilu fired the signal flare, and black smoke in the shape of a cat's paw exploded high in the sky.
"The signal flare in an unknown area, I don't know if Eller's team can see it."
Li Fan looked at the black smoke and said uncertainly.
"Eller is the most professional team of Melu Cats in Sandstone Cave. We will definitely be able to do it."
Dilu said firmly.
"That's good."
Li Fan said and lay down on the sand.
This month of hard training almost exhausted his energy.
Dilu immediately relaxed and lay down next to her.
Half a day passed, and under the setting sun, a large sand boat with a black cat's paw mark on its flag appeared on the horizon.
Not long after, the mellow cat wearing a red scarf jumped from the deck.
"Oh! It's actually the annihilator meow!"
Melu Cat exclaimed.
"Aile, your business is good. The sand boats have been replaced by large ones."
Li Fan informed.
Previously, the mercat team led by Elle was responsible for carrying the ceratopsian curved horns, broken sword tails, and cross-region transportation of dragon-slaying corpses, so Li Fan was deeply impressed.
"It's you who bought it with a loan, why are you so embarrassed?"
Eller asked curiously.
"Because I have been focusing on special training for a long time, I don't have much energy to pay attention to other things. After the body is transported back to the sandstone cave, just contact Longliyuan to receive it, and they will be responsible for settling the expenses."
Li Fan informed.
"That's it, with the body of the Death Blade in hand, there's no need to worry about wasting on shipping fees, nya, but if you want to contact an organization like Longliyuan, you need to at least reveal your identity."
"Just say that this is the chief hunter team and provide research samples."
Li Fan informed.
"Oh! Are you a member of the chief hunter team, meow?"
Eller looked shocked.
"Isn't it the same?"
"It's a bit different from the rumors, but since I can hunt the Nether Blade, there's no need to prove it anymore, nya."
Elle informed.
"By the way, have you brought the latest recruitment progress briefing for the fifth phase of the regiment?"
Li Fan asked.
"Of course, meow."
Eller took off his backpack, found a scroll and handed it out.
Li Fan observed for a moment and found that the number of people recruited had reached one third, and the release date was ten days ago.
Recalling the progress briefings he had seen for the fifth phase of the group in the past, he found depressingly that the progress of the overall preparations had increased without any regularity at all.
Preparing for a group tour may encounter various difficulties, but it is not surprising.
But without any pattern, Li Fan couldn't deduce the approximate departure time.
When to go back will become a problem.
"Forget about this for now, Dilu calls Fei Rui, let's head towards the volcano!"
"Okay meow!"
After Dilu finished speaking, he found the signal flare and started firing it.
"Oh! You don't want to go back to the sandstone cave stronghold to take a rest and replenish your supplies?"
Elle asked in surprise.
"We won't go back as time is running out. Aile, be careful on the way. There is a very intimidating Qianshuosaurus that will accompany you to protect the sand boat."
When Li Fan said this, he took out three jade coins with a face value of 10,000 z from his pocket.
"When transporting monster corpses to and from, please help feed it. If this Diantosaurus encounters difficulties, I hope the Meru Cat team can help."
"Oh, this is the first time I've received this kind of business entrustment, but as long as we have money, we can take care of such small things."
"The name of this Diegrosaurus is Dazui. I feel that if you join forces, you will be very successful in the Shayuan transportation industry, but I really don't have time to promote cooperation between you."
While Li Fan was speaking, the Flame had already appeared in the air. Patch, who was waving his claws and shouting on the boat, lowered the rope and rappelled down.
"You're going to travel far. It's the New World, meow!"
Eller quickly guessed the reason.
"If everything goes well, I will go. I wish you great prosperity."
After Li Fan finished speaking, he grabbed the rope and climbed up.
"Oh, even if I become the chief hunter, I am still working hard, meow. It seems that I have to work harder."
Elle let out a sigh, turned around and directed the loading of the corpse of the Exterminator.
Jungle on the outskirts of East Doruma.
Uncle Pa and Eudora sat across from each other by the campfire.
Under the light of the fire, Uncle Pa flipped through a thick stack of hunting contracts in his hand one by one.
"How about we go hunting for the Fire Dragon tomorrow? According to the current location, we can arrive in two days."
Uncle Pa gave advice.
"Uh, Teacher Pa, we haven't been back to Dongdoruma for a month. Why don't we go back tonight to fix things up."
Eudora hesitated for a moment, then summoned up the courage to speak.
If you are in a wild area, of course you cannot just go back to your base to resupply and rest.
But when hunting escaped monsters around East Doruma, there are obviously many opportunities to enter the city for supplies.
At first, Eudora thought it was acclimatization training in the wild, but then the more she thought about it, the more something was wrong.
Because similar field adaptability training will only be carried out for one- and two-star hunters.
He is already the chief hunter, so there is no reason why he would arrange such basic training.
"You go back, remember to meet here tomorrow morning."
Uncle Pa responded.
"And you?"
"I'd rather be out in the wild."
"All right."
After Eudora stood up, she asked curiously: "Teacher Uncle Pa, is there any special reason for this?"
"Returning to a city-state with dense crowds always brings back some bad memories."
Uncle Pa was silent for a moment and responded.
"Oh, I'm leaving then. See you tomorrow morning."
Eudora didn't expect that a mountain hunter who loves to challenge his limits would also have things he didn't want to face.
Take a shower, eat a big meal, and guess what Li Fan and Di Lu are going through.
Returning to the home with cracks on the outer wall, it was already early in the morning when Eudora completed these necessary procedures.
Remembering that the armor weapon had not been maintained and cleaned, she sighed and slapped her forehead, and ran out quickly with a full set of armor on her back.
Fortunately, the blacksmith workshop in the city is open 24 hours a day.
After leaving it to the clerk, Eudora breathed a sigh of relief and sat on a bench inside the store to wait.
"Eudora?"
Eudora turned around and saw Pazhi, holding a charcoal pencil, sitting at the table next to her and waving to her.
The two huntresses sat together.
"I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you preparing to go to the New World?"
Pazhi closed her notepad and asked.
"Yes, I have been training with Uncle Pa on the sword recently."
"Ah? Are you still his student?"
Pazhi looked surprised.
"Yes, after this period of study, I feel that my attack ideas are clearer and more mature when facing monsters."
"It's really hard for you to learn from his experience."
Pazhi sighed.
"Although Teacher Pa is a bit eccentric, I think he is still a good person."
"maybe."
"Is there any estrangement between you two? When I mentioned you to him, he also had the same attitude."
The brother and sister are both members of the top hunters, and Eudora doesn't understand why their relationship is so estranged.
"No, I just don't want to face the other person."
Pazhi's eyes looked confused.
"By the way, Uncle Pa said that returning to the city-state will bring back bad memories. Can you tell me the specific reason?"
Eudora felt that Pazhi should know.
"Maybe it has something to do with witnessing the demise of the empire."
Pazhi gave a guess.
"Teacher Pa is a witness to the demise of the empire? The most recent empire to perish."
Eudora began to think.
"The Xius Empire twelve years ago was led by the Palu royal family."
Pazhi gave the answer immediately.
"It is indeed a very painful memory. The country was destroyed overnight."
Eudora studied this history when she was a child.
It is said that the Xius Empire at that time was a country several times more developed than the current Xisu Dere Kingdom.
With the support of various advanced technologies, its army can easily hunt most monsters.
Unfortunately, according to historical records, just like those powerful countries that shined in the long history, they fell in just one night.
"It's taboo."
Pazhi told him calmly.
"So you and Uncle Pa are both survivors from the Xius Empire?"
"To be precise, they are from the royal family."
"This is really unexpected. So, Master Pabo became resistant to the city-state because he personally experienced the coming of taboos."
Eudora gave a guess.
As a native of Dongdoruma, I always feel that the city-state's resistance needs to be strengthened.
But there will always be a belief implemented in my heart.
This is home, the safest place in the world.
And the remnants of the Xius Empire, after experiencing the devastating blow caused by the taboo, no longer feel any sense of security even if they are inside the large and towering city walls, and they may even recall painful memories.
"That's pretty much it."
Pazhi agreed.
"Fortunately, your mentality is not affected."
Eudora said happily.
"Actually, I don't want to face it, but compared to Uncle Pa, I haven't given up the idea of revenge."
Pazhi said with emotion.
"Well, I admire this courage."
Eudora didn't know what to say. She missed the days when Li Fan was still around.
"You're kidding, how can there be people in this world who seek revenge against taboos? It's too late to hide. By the way, don't train with Uncle Pa tomorrow. How about we form a temporary team?"
Pazhi smiled faintly and turned the topic to forming a team.
"Are there any target monsters?"
Generally speaking, when a top hunter wants to form a team, he will definitely not gather the team members first and then establish the hunting goal.
Pazhi took out a contract and showed it to Eudora.
"This is the golden lion!"
Looking at the portrait of the monster in the center of the contract, Eudora said with some surprise.
"Yes, I have wanted to hunt for a long time. A sighting report has just come from the lava cave under the jurisdiction of Yanhuo Village. Although the local branch does not recommend hunting, the top hunters of the guild have a privilege, that is, after they are sure,
You can customize contracts below six stars."
Pazhi introduced.
Eudora immediately understood that a golden lion had been sighted in Yanhuo Village, but she was afraid that the failure of the hunt would cause a greater threat, so she had no idea of issuing a contract.
But top hunters have the authority to customize their own six-star contracts for hunting.
"Isn't it too late?"
Eudora was a little moved.
Thinking of Li Fan's reaction when he returned with the monster team and learned that he had hunted the golden lion, she couldn't help but want to participate.
"The preparations for the fifth phase of the group are not even half done. We can definitely make it in time by taking the high-speed jet airship newly developed by Longli Institute. The only problem now is that there are still a few members. However, Gu Xing and I have already reached an agreement.
Expressed great interest."
The more Pazhi talked, the more excited she became.
"Can't Guxing also change his team members?"
Eudora asked tentatively.
"Do you have anyone to choose?"
"I think Instructor Pabo is pretty good! And his frozen swordfish sword can restrain the Golden Lion in terms of attributes."
Upon hearing the suggestion, Pazhizhi's eyes darkened.
"I don't want to face him, so I'd better go alone."
Pazhi insisted.
"Well, I don't want to hunt with Gu Xing. Is there any member of the top hunter team willing to participate?"
Eudora asked.
"The president is recuperating. The three of them are assigned to guard the headquarters and cannot participate in hunting."
