Chapter 1568 Who is calling the fleet (?)
“Stop attacking! Disperse!”
After completing a round of offensive in cooperation with his companions, Ernest shouted to remind everyone.
Although he was not sure why he wanted everyone to retreat and disperse when the attack rhythm was just right, Jean and others immediately put away their weapons and flew back.
Ernest didn’t have time to explain in detail.
This was the conclusion he came to after learning about the battle between the reconnaissance team and the black dragon from the beefsteaks and the others.
The best way to prevent monsters, especially monsters like ancient dragons that are good at using energy, from using powerful moves is to use a suppressive attack.
Coupled with dragon attribute weapons to disrupt the energy in their bodies (dragon sealing power), it can effectively slow down the frequency of their powerful attacks.
However, with the strength of their team alone, it is completely impossible to suppress the black dragon.
Even though they were playing smoothly just now, the main reason was that the black dragon was unable to react due to frequent strange moves.
Moreover, after these rounds of attacks, the black dragon did not suffer any serious damage.
Continue to attack hard. Once the Black Dragon launches a counterattack, they will be very passive, just like the original reconnaissance team.
Ernest’s thinking is very clear.
The purpose of their battle was not to collect battle intelligence, nor to defeat the hunting black dragon, but to buy time for the people who had not yet had time to evacuate into the mountainous area.
As long as the black dragon is dragged here, even for one more minute.
For this reason, they must spread out to avoid being completely wiped out by the black dragon's large-scale breath.
Seeing the hunters scatter and retreat, the black dragon would naturally not let them go so easily.
It turned its gaze and locked on Xia Zuo, who was nearest.
Twisting flexibly, he attacked towards the double sword wielding dragon chariot.
Xia Zuo immediately transformed into a ghost and started running quickly. The black dragon also flexibly adjusted its direction during the dragon carriage and continued to pursue the target.
With a glance from the corner of his eye, the experienced double-sword user judged that his speed could not escape the collision range of the black dragon chariot.
And he does not have special means such as flying insects. If he wants to survive this dragon carriage, he can only rely on the skills he has honed over decades of life and death.
He turned around, facing the direction of the black dragon's attack, and rushed towards it.
Facing this move of the Dual Swordsman, the black dragon was stunned for a moment.
Instead of running away, do you take the initiative to approach?
Under the hedging, the distance between the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Xia Zuo twisted his waist and turned around, swung his double blades counterclockwise, and was about to swing to the left, and used this displacement to dodge the black dragon's head-on collision.
The black dragon reacted very quickly. The dragon claw on the right took the first step, blocking the path of Xia Zuo's maneuvering slash in advance.
However, Xia Zuo's body seemed to have violated the principle of inertia. It was obviously a counterclockwise swing to the left, but through the adjustment of his center of gravity and pace, he slid to the right in the opposite direction. A few meters away.
It's like taking a step forward, but the whole person is retreating.
In order to block the hunter's dodge path, the black dragon that took out its right claw inevitably exposed a flaw.
Xia Zuo's body was almost close to the ground, and he slipped through the gap between the black dragon's left wing and the dragon's claws. He avoided the dragon's carriage in a dangerous stagger.
The angry black dragon turned around flexibly, biting and chasing.
Xia Zuo, who was well prepared, continued to slide and dodge, with that flexible and smooth posture, as if what he was walking on was not rough masonry, but slippery ice.
After failing to bite twice in a row, the black dragon no longer bothered with this effort.
When he opened his mouth, a burst of dragon flame blew out.
Although the power of this attack is far less than the powerful breath that requires charging, it is enough to deal with the dual-sword user who has flexible movements but weak defense.
Xia Zuo tried his best to dodge, but his body was inevitably contaminated with dragon flames.
Under the golden-red flames, the armor on his body quickly scorched.
At the critical moment, a flying claw flew close and took Jean to fly onto the black dragon's head again.
He clasped the gap in the carapace with one hand, swung his steel claws, and grabbed the black dragon's eyes.
The black dragon, which had suffered a loss before, reacted very quickly, twisting its head and neck like a snake and drilling forward. Compared with simply swinging left and right, such multi-angle movements made it easier to break free.
Jien, who was clinging to the side of his face, was immediately thrown away.
Seizing the opportunity, the black dragon flicked its tail and hit Jean, who landed in a panic.
Seeing that the attack was about to hit, Ernest arrived in time, swung the sledgehammer, and opened the whip-like dragon tail.
Xia Zuo, who was covered in dragon flames, seized the chance of breathing that Jean had risked and rolled continuously on the spot. After barely extinguishing the flames on his body, he flew back.
An arrow with a hanging package shot out, and the cloth package spread out in mid-air. The dust of life healed the burns on the sword wielder's body.
The hearts of the four people were beating wildly.
In the previous round of confrontation, whoever's response was a little slower, or whose support was a little late, must have experienced attrition at this time.
This team, which can be said to have almost all eight-star combat capabilities, can hardly even defend itself. Once one more person is lost, the battle will soon collapse.
I don’t know how many more rounds they can hold on like this.
President Fanti, who kept firing his bow and arrows to distract the black dragon, could not help but feel a bit of pessimism in his heart.
But this emotion only lasted a very short moment.
Taking out an arrow again, putting it on the bowstring, exhaling fully, her eyes returned to their former calmness.
Even if there is only one person left, we must persevere.
The airship fleet, on the deck of the flagship "Third Princess".
The navigator quickly came to the general and made a report.
“According to the current speed, we will arrive over Minagard City in about twenty minutes.”
The professor standing on top of the gold-plated bow statue put down his telescope. The voice was low, "The good news is that we haven't observed a lot of fire and smoke, which means that Minagard has not been attacked by the black dragon.
The bad news is that we have lost the whereabouts of the black dragon."
There was no trace of annoyance or hesitation on the general's dark face. He raised his hand and said, "Issue an order to have the Dragon Sense Ship hurry up and complete the preparations for firing the Dragon Slayer Cannon.
The entire ship is in battle formation, ready for battle."
Didn’t you say that Minagard was not attacked?
The flag bearer responsible for giving orders was a little confused, but he still issued the order immediately through lights and flags.
The professor glanced at the general with the same puzzlement.
The general looked back at the old scholar and said with a cold face: "Just because we didn't see it doesn't mean it's not there. It's better to be prepared than not to be prepared."
The professor nodded in approval.
As time passed by, the outline of the coastal city of Minagard became increasingly clear.
Suddenly, an alarm bell sounded from the observation post on top of the air bag.
A lookout quickly slid down to the deck through the cable and ran towards the bow of the ship, shouting:
"Found the target! It's on the dock! It seems to be fighting the hunters!"
The general, as calm as a sculpture, opened his mouth, revealing his white teeth, "As expected, here, blow the horn, prepare for battle!
Send a retreat signal to get the hunters away from that guy.
The ships spread out to make way for the dragon-killing cannon. The gunners can control the timing of the launch! ”
“ Duwu——”
The dull but penetrating sound of the horn came from the air.
The hunters, who were covered with bruises and were already on the verge of reaching their limit, raised their heads together with the black dragon and looked towards the horizon.
"Is it finally here?"
Having already fired all the arrows, and holding on to the last giant arrow like a short spear, Fan Ti, who was fighting the black dragon in close combat, felt that her limbs were weak. He almost fell to the ground.
Xia Zuo, who was covered in burns, stretched out his hand to support her.
With half of his helmet broken, Jean was holding a big sword and laughing hoarsely, "Hey, hey, these reinforcements are really exciting!"
Staring at the emergency evacuation signal that lit up in the sky, he came from the guild Ernest, who had heard something from the knights, changed his expression drastically.
He shouted at the top of his lungs: "Run! Jump into the sea!"
The black dragon's attention has been completely attracted by the rapidly approaching air fleet, and the hunters mentioned the last With all his strength, he ran towards the edge of the pier and jumped into the sea.
On the Longshi ship, the captain of the investigation team holding a telescope waved his arms vigorously.
"Fire!"
The next second, the thunderous cannon roared and resounded throughout the sky. (End of this chapter)