Chapter 1232 1214. Absorbing gunpowder
“That’s great, meow!” The flannel ball and the black and white Ellu cat meowed and jumped up together, hugging each other in celebration. "They''re out!"
Lan En and Aiden carried the researcher from the Institute of Ecology and ran out of the burning base.
After leaving the roasted researcher to the care of El Cat and Berengar as usual, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
At least there were no casualties in this accident caused by the ancient dragon. This is already a very ideal situation in the records of contact between humans and ancient dragons.
“The rescue has been completed, but material losses are inevitable.”
??Aiden''s team editor, a female scholar with short hair and a hairpin, was relieved at the same time and also gave rational suggestions.
"I think we should withdraw. I heard that there was a small explosion just now. No matter how tightly the supplies team keeps the gunpowder barrels, as long as Yanwanglong is still active here, it is only a matter of time before it explodes."
“Totally agree!”
??Aiden was overheated by his armor, which was completely incompatible with the high-heat scene. At this time, the elite hunter put one hand on his knees to breathe and cool down, and raised his other hand to agree with his partner.
??Tissaya and Berengar, who had just arrived, certainly had nothing to say. Eluma''s biggest mission is actually just to save people.
?Safeguarding the base under the wandering Flame King Dragon. Unless it is the best recommended team in the fifth phase of the group and comes fully prepared, wouldn''t it be completely out of the question?
They never thought about it.
??However, when the editor of his partner poured water on Aiden''s head to cool down, and the rescued ecological researcher was also taken care of by El Cat.
Lan En tilted his head and looked at the base where several small explosions occurred one after another, and the base was filled with flames.
“Grey.” Lan En first called Aiden’s partner’s name.
When I worked with Aiden on a large-scale mission to stop the Molten Dragon, they had not exchanged a few words, but they were considered acquaintances.
“Is there any new progress in the research on Yanwangsaurus at the Institute of Ecology?”
??The editor, who was wearing a green smart hunting suit, looked up at Lan En strangely, as did Aiden, who was being cooled down by her water.
??However, as a scholar who can go out with hunters and conduct close-up ecological analysis of monsters, she still gave an answer based on her excellent professionalism.
“No, there is no new breakthrough in the research on Yanwangsaurus now. It’s almost the same as before. Why do you ask this?”
Lan En, who had been looking at the Flame King Dragon strolling around the base through the swaying fire, inhaling gunpowder powder and gunpowder flames, tilted his head thoughtfully.
“In other words, the conjecture that ‘Yanwangsaurus is very interested in processed gunpowder’ has not been verified so far?”
Gerry nodded in a daze.
“That can be verified today.” The demon hunter said decisively.
“I just saw it intoxicated with gunpowder. Maybe it was attracted by the gunpowder reserves transferred from this base.”
According to confirmed ecological research, Yanwangsaurus would eat some ores with burning and explosive abilities in the wild.
However, whether it is interested in man-made gunpowder explosives has always been an undetermined matter.
After all, in terms of purity, artificial ones are obviously purer than natural ones.
"Why?"
?Aiden, who had a bottle of water poured on his head, first raised his head in confusion.
?But then, after he saw Lan En''s interested and determined eyes.
“Oh! I’m on fire too!”
??The trust and big heart of the previous cooperation made him immediately full of momentum!
Although I don’t know exactly what to do, it looks like it should be awesome!
??Aiden felt this way in his heart.
At the same time, the editor who obviously has not kept up with the pace of the hunters, and Tissaya who has not kept up with the pace of the world.
They were all a little dumbfounded as they looked at Aiden and Lan who suddenly got angry for no apparent reason.
?Only Berengar, who was sweating profusely and taking care of the rescued people, vaguely understood that this atmosphere seemed to be created after an "idea king" emerged among the men.
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Aiden simply took off his armor, which had negative fire resistance, and only carried his own weapon.
This time he went out to hunt the Mud Fish Dragon, and the weapon he used was a light crossbow.
?This kind of weapon configuration made Lan En give him a thumbs up, and he became more confident about his plan.
“I’ll rush in and arrange everything, and then everything you have to do will be fine, right?”
The witcher said to the hunter.
They both had eager smiles on their faces.
There is no moral pressure to save people, and everyone else has been placed far away. The two of them are now completely relaxed.
"I understand." Aiden''s armor shirt was stuck to his body with sweat, and then dried by the high heat, but he gave a thumbs up in response.
It would be good for normal people to survive in this state, but for hunters in the New World, even if there is no [cold drink], it is not a problem to survive in the volcanic lava area for dozens of minutes and half an hour.
?Lan En chuckled and then raised the palm of his left hand.
With a "pop" sound, a small flame ignited on his palm.
【Spell·Sweat violently】!
Incorporate the magical fire into the body with unique magic skills, transform one''s own sweat into a fire-resistant mist layer, and cover the body.
“Wow!” Aiden blinked and exclaimed, “What is this? The last time you breathed fire out of your hands was not like this!”
“Great new things to learn.” The witcher waved the swaying spell fire in his hand and said proudly, “Even an old dog can learn new tricks!”
?But he didn’t show off to Aiden for long. The effect of the [Severe Sweating] spell wasn’t long-lasting after all.
After nodding to each other, Lan ran straight towards the deeper part of the base.
?Aiden licked his lips that were already chapped by the heat, clicked the bolt of the light crossbow in his hand, and got ready. Lan En, who was covered in a layer of fireproof fog, ran past the intoxicated Yanwanglong.
?This "big red cat" with its whole body on fire is using its paws to open the sealed bomb barrels one by one, and then **** in the gunpowder inside, or the flames caused by the high temperature igniting the gunpowder.
??The witcher ran over, wiping a ball of flaming fluff on the tip of its tail.
?The tip of the tail swung back and forth due to the intoxication of the Yanwang Dragon, causing a "whooshing" sound. At the same time, when it occasionally brushed against the rocky ground, it could easily leave scorch marks.
Lan En''s [violent sweating] suddenly increased his resistance to high temperatures. His target is the depths of the base.
??The natural barrel-shaped rock structure that was transformed into an arena by the leader of the second phase of the group.
As soon as Lan En ran over, he saw the gate of the arena.
??That is a large steel gate, made of minerals from the New World. It should be made of lanchite or the like, to prevent monsters in the arena from rushing out.
And the size of the gate is completely enough to transport large monsters inside.
?The entire door is embedded in a rock formation more than four meters thick. It looks rough, durable and solid.
“Start analyzing force-bearing structures, Mentos.”
? ?The demon hunter assigned a new calculation task to the biochemical brain in his mind, and the biochemical brain immediately began to intervene in the work.
“The task has been accepted and the scene has been recorded.”
??The real-time image of Lan En''s glance at the arena gate just now was recorded by Mentos, and the computing power was started to be used as the basis for force analysis.
Lan En himself ran in without stopping.
?As soon as you enter the arena, the entire scene comes into view.
?This site seems to be naturally layered. Among the cylindrical rock walls, there is first a circle of relatively high rock sills, and then a large flat pit is cut out in the middle of the circle of rock sills.
The construction crews of the survey team took advantage of this terrain.
They have placed cannons and crossbows on the surrounding rock platforms as auxiliary props for the hunters when fighting in the arena.
?And in the sunken mid-air in the middle of the field, a large pile of rubble was gathered together and hung in a rope net. It looked frighteningly heavy.
“Ha! This is indeed the arrangement! You old dog has no new tricks!”
After Lan En glanced at it, he immediately found his target.
He said with a smile that the target of his ridicule was the leader of the second phase of the arena construction team.
What he was really looking for was a large amount of gunpowder for the firing devices of the cannons and dragon guns.
He quickly ran to the explosive barrels, picked up two of them and walked towards the arena gate.
At the thick and heavy door, Mentos''s calculation process has been completed.
The gate of the arena was operated by Mentos, forming a clear and simple force analysis diagram on Lan En''s retina.
“blast.blast”
Lann''s eyes were referring to the data given by Mentos, and at the same time, in his mind, the experience of the Emperor''s Children playing with explosive weapons in the interstellar era was guiding him.
He was confident that he could create the desired explosion effect.
With a ''clop'' sound, he pulled out the Lake Girl''s Sword.
The sharp divine weapons were adjusted in the world of Alda by Lady Galadriel, who was taught by the God of Craftsmen. There is no doubt about its sharpness.
The rock pieces were split apart like butter cut by a hot knife.
Lan En followed the force diagram piecemeal and dug out several seemingly unrelated cracks and depressions in the originally rough but flat rock gate.
The two explosive barrels he took over were placed in the depression, with their heads slightly exposed.
After finishing, the witcher opened his arms wide and waved towards the outside of the arena.
??This is a signal that he has made an agreement with Aiden, although the high temperature brought by the flames of the Flame King Dragon is causing light distortion in the air in the entire area, accompanied by thick smoke from burning buildings.
But as an elite hunter, Aiden was able to determine the location of the two explosive barrels at his signal.
Immediately afterwards, Lan En turned back to the inside of the arena, picked up seven or eight barrels of gunpowder and rolled them into the depression in the middle of the arena.
Then continuously release [Alder''s Seal] at them.
The explosive seal shattered the outer shell of the barrel, and scattered and exploded the gunpowder dust inside.
Half a minute later, the witcher had given himself another [violent sweating] and slipped out of the arena gate.
?The big fiery red cat, who was intoxicated by the gunpowder smoke outside, raised his head and face, and twitched his nose following the smell.
?Just by turning his head, the flames brought by the Flame King Dragon were enough to leave a burst of explosive whistling in the air.
The blue eyes of Yan Wanglong immediately turned to the arena deep in the base.
Its tongue subconsciously stretched out and licked its lips, bringing out a spark.
Then he followed Lan En who was passing by him, passing each other and heading towards the arena.
(End of this chapter)