Astral Apostle Chapter 29: Breakout

Is this coming to live?

Is it a coincidence that I came here, or is life in Baiyuan City just so exciting?

Zhou Jing was secretly shocked.

Balon's face tightened, he put down his glass, and quickly explained.

Although the Terra Empire was founded 40 years ago, the alien beasts in the human habitation area were expelled and partially cleaned up, but alien beasts still break in from time to time.

Unexpected events like this happen occasionally, and the range of activities of many alien beasts is not fixed. Occasionally, alien beasts run into areas where humans live, either for food or by mistake. The fortifications of towns exist to a large extent to deal with alien beasts.

The sentries set up around the town are responsible for detecting this situation.

Once traces of alien beasts are found, an early warning will be issued, and a bounty and intelligence will be issued to the tavern for hunters to choose.

If the alien beast poses a direct threat to the town, such as approaching the town, the lord will immediately recruit hunters in the city to fight together and kill the threat.

Several people did not care to continue chatting, and surrounded the guards with the hunters in the tavern to ask about the situation.

"What kind of beast?"

"Where are they? How long?"

When Zhou Jing first arrived, he didn't say anything. When the other hunters asked again, he also learned the specific situation from the panicked guards.

Not long ago, the sentry sent an emergency report, saying that two high-risk alien beasts had appeared around the town. They had attacked and killed a caravan and were heading towards Baiyuan City. Pedestrians on the road were in danger and became a huge threat. .

And these two high-risk alien beasts are both bear species with outstanding strength and defense, called the split-claw bear.

There are many kinds of high-risk alien beasts. It is recognized that the most troublesome are three types of creatures. One is extremely fast, the second is able to control certain elements, breathe fire and spit ice, and the last one is extremely rough and thick. , Crackclaw bear is the third category.

"Both are split-claw bears. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with this time... How many people can we use?"

Weiss was no longer smiling and looked serious.

A hunter spoke up: "We are only seven here, there should be a few more hunters in the city, and I saw Webber the other day."

"Webber is there too? That's great." Weiss exhaled hastily.

Zhou Jing's heart moved.

When he was looking at the roster just now, he deliberately memorized the names of three secondary enhancement hunters, and this "Weber" was one of them.

At this time, the guard hurriedly urged:

"The lord is gathering troops at the gate of the city. Hunters, please hurry up and meet up. Other hunters in the city have also been notified."

"Okay, let's go first."

Many hunters had no objection, and poured out of the tavern, heading towards the city gate.

Zhou Jing also followed the team, poked the serious-looking Balon, and asked in a low voice:

"Is the lord's call to hunters mandatory?"

"Of course not..." Balon shook his head with a solemn tone: "But in the face of the threat of alien beasts, there is no reason for us to back down. This is our duty. If we don't fight, who else can fight against alien beasts? beast?"

"Got it."

Zhou Jing nodded lightly, gaining a better understanding of the hunter's concept.

Alien hunter, an ancient and glorious profession, pays attention to dedication, risking his life to gain strength, and risking his life to hunt, all to protect the peaceful life of more people.

It's pretty reliable.

At this time, Baron sighed and instructed: "I didn't expect such a sudden incident. I originally thought that when you get used to your strengthened body, you will find a low-risk exotic beast to practice your skills. But now it seems that there is no such time...

Although the result of your strengthening should be good, you haven't practiced body control yet. It's enough to follow our pace when hunting. The next is enough to hit the hunter. "

In his opinion, even if Zhou Jing is gifted with extraordinary talent, he needs a process of adaptation even if he strengthens his different blood to gain more power.

Baron was not afraid that Zhou Jing would not be able to perform well, but worried that he was bewildered by the sudden surge of power and miscalculated the strength gap between himself and the alien beast, which often happened to novice hunters.

As for these veterans, they know how capable they are. They know the strength of various beasts' attacks and how many times they can withstand it. It seems like an adventure, but they all know it.

However, although Baron felt that Zhou Jing was not ready, he would not advise him not to participate in this hunt just because he took care of Zhou Jing.

In his opinion, no matter whether you are a novice or a veteran, as long as you are a hunter of alien beasts, unless you really lose your combat effectiveness, you will not have the privilege of not participating in the battle.

"I will see the situation." Zhou Jing nodded.

Although I just obtained extraordinary power, I feel very fresh, but I also know that the strength of this power is limited, so I adjusted my mentality last night.

However, hunting high-risk alien beasts is one of the goals of the astral apostle, and he does not refuse this crusade.

And Zhou Jing thinks this is a good opportunity. It is better to go hunting with a group of people than to go hunting alone.

Although he has no hunting experience, he can also draw a simple truth based on his past experience of playing games

—— Fighting monsters is definitely better than stealing people's heads!

…

Everyone hurried all the way to the city gate, and it was already quite lively here.

A large group of soldiers gathered here, and at a cursory glance, there were already more than 50 people. They were carrying various traps and tools, and they were very busy.

A middle-aged man in luxurious clothes was surrounded by several guards, anxiously patrolling the troops.

Seeing the hunters coming, the middle-aged man immediately turned his head to greet the hunters and said loudly:

"Hunters, you are finally here! Baiyuan City needs your help!"

"Lord Lord, this is our duty."

All the hunters nodded in greeting, neither humble nor arrogant.

This person is the lord of White Plains City that Balon said, Root Claw?

Zhou Jing's heart moved, and he quietly looked at the lord in the crowd.

He is tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his facial features are straight... He looks quite decent, and he seems more like a warrior than a lord.

Both sides are clear about each other's responsibilities, Lord Root did not say anything, and said directly:

"It's still the same this time. You are responsible for blocking the two alien beasts in the middle. Even if you can't kill them, you will try your best to inflict heavy damage on them. And my troops will use the fortifications of the sentry to set up some traps and ambush. You need to delay. Enough time, don't let them approach Baiyuan City so quickly. If possible, when we have set up the trap, you can drive them to the location of the trap."

Root quickly explained the tactics.

To fight alien beasts head-on, you still have to rely on hunters, and ordinary soldiers generally do not enter the battlefield directly, but only do some fortifications or assistance.

Because ordinary people basically give nothing in front of high-risk alien beasts, maybe they will be a disservice.

And on the battlefield, once the hunters do not contain the alien beasts and are rushed into the crowd by them, it is a massacre, which can cause tragic casualties to the army.

It is very expensive to train a well-trained and equipped soldier. If you are not desperate, you will rarely use unnecessary casualties in exchange for victory. It is still very delicious to rely on hunters.

This is especially true of the split-claw bear. It has rough skin and thick flesh, and it is difficult for ordinary soldiers to break through the defense, and it has no meaning to participate in the frontal battlefield.

Many hunters are used to this situation and have no objection.

"When the threat is resolved this time, as always, there will be no shortage of your rewards."

Root promised the reward without further talking, then hurriedly turned back and continued to gather his army.

He is only talking about a general strategy, and hunting tactics are specifically formulated by the hunter, he will not point fingers.

Zhou Jing didn't talk to him, he just watched silently.

The alien hunters present were not very respectful towards the lord, but they were still polite.

However, many hunters were cold-blooded towards the taciturn guards beside the lord, and they made no secret of their contempt.

Zhou Jing's heart moved, thinking of what Baron said when he entered the city, and immediately poked Baron beside him.

"The people around the lord are the alien blood warriors who were drawn over?"

"Yes, it's these bastards, cowards. See, they're with the lord, so they don't have to fight the Crackclaw Bear as hard as we did." Balon spat on the ground.

Hearing this, Zhou Jing re-evaluated the guards of the alien blood warriors.

They are preparing to fight, and the guards are following the lord step by step. They don't have to work hard, they can stay behind and wait for them to solve the crisis...

Thinking about it this way, it really makes people annoyed... Zhou Jing understands the unhappiness of this group of hunters even more.

Suddenly, he sensed a movement, vaguely aware of the gaze of others.

Zhou Jing turned his head to look around, and finally found a figure in the wall of the city wall, which seemed to be looking down.

He looked up and found an expressionless man standing on the city wall, with a rigid appearance, an indifferent face, a short head, and an inexplicable military temperament.

This inch-headed man had his hands behind his back, and he had a feeling of being in a deep state. He looked down at the city gate where he was busy assembling and fighting against alien beasts, but he seemed to be out of the way.

At this time, the inch-headed man also noticed Zhou Jing's gaze, glanced at Zhou Jing with cold eyes, then turned his head and left, disappearing into the city wall.

"This person..."

Zhou Jing blinked, a strange feeling arose in his heart.

For some reason, he always felt that the style of this inch-headed man was a little different, as if he was out of tune with other people.

Moreover, this person does not participate in the army assembly, and can overlook the city wall. He probably has some status in the town... I don't know who he is.

Although Zhou Jing felt strange, he didn't have time to ask more. Everyone had already started to discuss tactics, and other hunters in the city were coming one after another.

Soon, the number of alien hunters present reached twelve, and this was all the people who participated in this crusade.

Among them, there is only one senior hunter who has been strengthened twice, and that is Weber.

Once he arrived, the other hunters handed over command to him to determine tactics.

Webber is a tall and sturdy man with the highest altitude in the field. At first glance, he is at least two meters high. His muscles can't wait to grow to his cheeks, and the whole person seems to be a muscle.

He was wearing a set of gray-black animal bone armor, carrying a huge door-like blade on his back, the texture was like some kind of alien animal bone mixed with steel.

"The two split-claw bears broke through the several traps set up by the sentry without leaving any injuries. They are very fast. When we arrive, they are not far from Baiyuan City, so they probably don't have time to set up ambush traps. , can only fight a head-on encounter."

Webber took out the dagger, drew a pattern on the ground, used it as a simple sand table, and said solemnly:

"Crackclaw bears have long stamina and amazing strength. Their fur is extremely tough and extremely difficult to deal with. A pair of sharp claws can easily tear through steel armor, and if one is not careful, they will be severely injured. I once killed one with six other hunters. , we sacrificed two to kill it.

And this time the two split-claw bears come together, it is very dangerous, it is best to separate them, contain one of them, and then attack the other, kill one first, otherwise we can't stop it. "

Many hunters nodded.

Although the lord said to delay as much as possible, the ideal result is to kill the alien beast and remove the threat. They will only withdraw when they cannot do anything.

Webber put the dagger back into the sheath, looked around at everyone, and said calmly:

"So we have to divide into two teams, one with more and one with less. One is responsible for containment, and the other is responsible for the main attack. The pressure on the team to be restrained will be very high, and they must try their best to ensure that the cracked claw is restrained. Bear, it won't affect the main attack team's battlefield... so I have to know your respective strengthening directions before we can equip the team."

The hunters on the scene basically knew each other and knew each other well, but they said it again.

Soon it was the new face of Zhou Jing, and everyone looked over.

Some hunters who were not in the tavern saw Zhou Jing for the first time and were curious from the beginning.

Baron introduced directly from the side: "His name is Jason Wood. The person I discovered was just strengthened yesterday, and the medicine he took was Lightning Strike Leopard."

"The newcomer who just strengthened yesterday?"

Webber frowned, then let go, and said solemnly to Zhou Jing: "Then you should join the main attack team, and pay attention to observe after the fight. You don't need to worry about other things, you just need to walk alone, don't affect it. With the cooperation of other hunters, it is enough to find opportunities to cause damage."

After speaking, he ignored Zhou Jing and continued to talk about tactics with everyone.

Because Zhou Jing is a newly strengthened rookie, Weber is worried about his instability, so he does not dare to give him too many responsibilities and tasks to marginalize his position and prevent mistakes from affecting more people.

This is human nature. Zhou Jing has no objection to this. He himself plans to follow the arrangement and participate in serious hunting.

In addition, Ross also reinforces the success, he hasn't told anyone yet, and he didn't let Ross participate at this time.

Although this follower has certain attributes, the combat skills are a blank slate. Now participating in the eighth achievement of hunting is to be a snack for alien beasts.

He prefers to keep Ross near the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity.

'Speaking of which, the level of secondary reinforcement is just right to take a look...'

Zhou Jing's eyes moved, because he had a conversation with Weber just now, and he could spend 10 Astral Points to check the other party's attributes.

He manipulated it, and Weber's properties popped up on the panel.

[Attributes: Physical 32, Resistance 29, Perception 15, Spirit 7, Energy 0]

"The attributes of secondary reinforcement are still higher..."

Zhou Jing nodded secretly, having a position on his own level.

My current attributes are just stuck between the first enhancement and the second enhancement, surpassing the former, but not yet reaching the latter, but the gap is not too big.

In the actual fight, the attributes should not be crushed, it mainly depends on the operation.

Soon, the hunters were divided into teams. The main attack team consisted of eight people and the containment team of four. Webber took over the most stressful containment task, while Zhou Jing, Balong, and Wes were all in the main attack team.

On the other side, Lord Root also assembled his army, bowed his head to the crowd, and said solemnly:

"Baiyuan City is up to you!"

Webber nodded, beckoned to the hunters, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Go!"

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Not long after, the twelve hunters left, and the town's army was dispatched under the leadership of officers.

At the gate of the city at this time, only Lord Root and some of the guards around him~IndoMTL.com~ did not go to the battlefield.

Root watched the two troops go away before walking back to town.

When passing through the city gate, a figure walked down the stairs of the city wall next to it. It was the short-headed man who was watching on the city wall before.

Seeing this, Root waved his hand and told the guards of the alien blood warriors to walk away, so as not to eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.

The inch-headed man greeted him, speaking in a stiff and weird northern dialect, said lightly: "You are really unlucky, two split-claw bears, it is estimated that half of the hunters will be damaged."

Root looked around and saw that the guards were all gone, so he frowned and said:

"The hunter may not be able to solve it this time, you need to do it."

The inch-headed man shook his head with an indifferent expression: "This is not within my responsibilities."

Lord Root rolled his eyes and said solemnly, "But if the town's protective power suffers a huge loss, it's not in your interests, right?"

"That has nothing to do with me, I only listen to the orders of my superiors. My task is to be responsible for handing over to you and protecting your safety. In addition, as long as your town is not really attacked, then other things It has nothing to do with me."

The inch-headed man was expressionless.

"How much do you take away from me every year? Now I'm in trouble, but I don't want to help? With your skills, it's easy to solve the two split-claw bears?!" Lord Root was dissatisfied.

The inch-headed man's tone was calm, and he said slowly:

"Don't take an inch, let's wait until your town is really attacked. The terms of cooperation we agreed with the person you are loyal to do not include solving such small troubles... I said, I only follow orders. ."

After speaking, the inch-headed man decisively turned around and left.

Root looked at the back of his departure with a gloomy expression on his face.