Astral Apostle Chapter 29: Burst

Is this coming to life?

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

Zhou Jing was secretly startled.

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

Although the Terra Empire was founded for forty years, and some of the alien beasts in the human-inhabited area were expelled and cleaned up, alien beasts still broke in from time to time.

Emergencies like this happen occasionally, and the range of activities of many alien beasts is not fixed. Occasionally, alien beasts will run into areas where humans live, either for food or by mistake. The fortifications of the town largely exist to deal with alien beasts.

The guard posts 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 rewards and information will be issued in 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 the hunters in the city to fight together and kill the threat.

A few people didn't care to continue chatting, and surrounded the guards with the hunter in the tavern, asking about the situation.

"What kind of beast is it?"

"Where are they? How long is it?"

Zhou Jing had just arrived, so he didn't open his mouth. After the other hunters asked about it, he also learned the details from the flustered guards.

Not long ago, the sentry sent an emergency report, saying that two high-risk alien beasts had appeared around the town, had already 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 split claw bears.

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

"There are split-claw bears at both ends, I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with this time... How many of us can use it?"

Weiss no longer smiled, but had a serious expression.

A hunter spoke up: "There are only seven of us here, there should be a few hunters in the city, and I saw Weber a few days ago."

"Wei Bo is here too? That's great." Weiss let out a breath quickly.

Zhou Jing's heart skipped a beat.

When he was looking at the roster just now, he deliberately memorized the names of three secondary enhanced 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 then."

Without any objection, many hunters poured out of the tavern and headed towards the city gate.

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

"Is the lord's summoning of hunters mandatory?"

"Of course not..." Baron shook his head, his tone solemn: "But in the face of the threat of alien beasts, we have no reason to back down. This is our duty. If we don't even fight, who else can fight against alien beasts?" Beast?"

"Understood."

Zhou Jing nodded slightly, gaining a better understanding of the concept of hunters.

Beast hunter, this profession is ancient and glorious, it pays attention to dedication, risking your life to gain strength, and hunting with your life, all in order to protect the peaceful life of more people.

Still quite reliable.

At this time, Baron sighed, and said: "I didn't expect such an emergency. I originally thought that after you got used to the strengthened body, you would find a low-risk beast to practice your hands. 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. It is enough to hit the hunter hard. "

In his opinion, even if Zhou Jing is very talented, he needs a process of adaptation.

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

As for these veterans, they know very well how capable they are, know the strength of the attacks of various alien beasts, and know how many times they can bear.

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

In his view, no matter whether you are a novice or a veteran, as long as you are a beast hunter, unless you really lose your combat effectiveness, you don't have the privilege not to participate 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 star apostle this time, and he does not refuse this crusade.

And Zhou Jing felt that this was a good opportunity. It was better to hunt with a group of people than to hunt alone.

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

- Fighting monsters is definitely not as good as grabbing heads!

……

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

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

A luxuriously dressed middle-aged man was surrounded by several guards, anxiously patrolling the troops.

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

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

"My lord, this is our duty."

All the hunters nodded their heads, neither humble nor overbearing.

Is this the Lord of White Plains that Baron mentioned, Root Crow?

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 has good facial features... He looks quite decent, more like a warrior than a lord.

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

"This time it's still the same. You are responsible for stopping the two beasts in the middle. Even if you can't kill them, you will try your best to injure them. And my troops will use the fortifications of the sentry to set up some traps and ambushes in the rear. You need to delay Enough time, don't let them approach Baiyuan City so quickly. If possible, after we have set up the trap, you drive them to the position of the trap."

Root quickly explained the tactics.

To fight against alien beasts head-on, you still have to rely on hunters, and ordinary soldiers generally don't directly enter the battlefield, they just do some fortifications or assistance.

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

And on the battlefield, once the hunter fails to restrain the beasts and they rush into the crowd, it will be a massacre, which can cause tragic casualties to the army.

It costs a lot of money to train a well-trained and equipped soldier. If you are not desperate, you will rarely exchange unnecessary casualties for victory. Relying on hunters is still very fragrant.

This is especially true for the Cracked Claw Bear. Its skin is rough and thick, making it difficult for ordinary soldiers to break through, let alone participating in the frontal battlefield.

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

"When the threat is resolved this time, as before, everyone's rewards will not be reduced."

Root promised the reward, did not continue to say more, and then hurriedly turned back to continue to gather his own army.

He was just talking about a general strategy, and the hunting tactics were formulated by the hunter, and he would not dictate.

Zhou Jing didn't speak, but just observed silently.

The attitude of the alien beast hunters present was not so submissive to the lord, but it was not rude.

However, many hunters looked coldly at the few silent guards around the lord, without concealing their contempt.

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

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

"That's right, it's these **** and cowards. See, they are with the lord, so they don't have to fight the split claw bear like us." Baron spat on the ground.

Hearing this, Zhou Jing looked at those different blood warrior guards again.

They are preparing for battle, and the guards are following the lord's side step by step, so 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's really annoying... Zhou Jing understood the discomfort of these hunters even more.

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

Zhou Jing turned his head to look around, and finally found a figure among the wall stacks on the city wall, who seemed to be looking down here.

He raised his eyes and saw a man standing on the city wall with an expressionless face. His appearance was rigid, his face was indifferent, his hair was cropped, and he had an inexplicable army temperament.

The inch-cut man had his hands behind his back, and he felt like he was standing still. He looked down at the gate of the city, which was busy gathering to fight against the alien beasts, but he seemed to be out of it.

At this moment, the man with the cropped head also noticed Zhou Jing's gaze, glanced at Zhou Jing with indifferent eyes, then turned his head and left, disappearing on the city wall.

"This person..."

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

For some reason, he always felt that this cropped man's painting style was a bit different, as if he was out of tune with other people.

Moreover, this person does not participate in the army assembly, and he 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 inquire further. Everyone had already started discussing tactics, while other hunters in the city came one after another.

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

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

Upon his arrival, the other hunters handed over command to him to determine tactics.

Weber is a tall and macho man with the highest altitude in the field. At first glance, he looks at least two meters high. His muscles can't wait to grow up to his cheeks.

He was wearing a set of gray-black animal bone armor, and he was carrying a huge door-like blade on his back.

"The two split-clawed bears broke through several traps set up by the sentry post, leaving no injuries. They are very fast. When we arrive, they will not be far from Baiyuan City. They probably don't have time to set up ambush traps. , can only fight a frontal encounter."

Weber pulled out his dagger, drew a pattern on the ground, used it as a simple sand table, and said in a deep voice:

"The Split Claw Bear has long stamina and astonishing strength. Its fur is extremely tough and extremely difficult to deal with. A pair of sharp claws can easily tear apart steel armor, and one inadvertent one will be seriously injured. I once killed a bear with six other hunters. , we sacrificed two talents to kill it.

But this time, it is very dangerous for the two Cleftclaw bears to come together. It is best to separate them, contain one of them, and then attack the other. Kill one first, otherwise we will not be able to stop it. "

Many hunters nodded.

Although the lord said he wanted to delay as much as possible, the most ideal result would naturally be to kill the beast and remove the threat. They will only withdraw when there is nothing to be done.

Wei Bo put the dagger back into its sheath, looked around the crowd, and said calmly:

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

The hunters present basically knew each other and knew each other well, but they still said it again.

Soon it was the turn of the new face, Zhou Jing, and everyone looked at him in unison.

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

Baron directly introduced to the side: "His name is Jason Wood, the person I discovered, he just received the enhancement yesterday, and the potion he took was Thunder Leopard."

"The rookie who was strengthened yesterday?"

Wei Bo frowned, then let go, and said to Zhou Jing in a deep voice: "Then you join the main attacking team, and pay attention to observation after fighting. Don't worry about other things, you just need to walk around alone, don't affect With the cooperation of other hunters, it is enough to find an opportunity to cause damage."

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

Because Zhou Jing is a newcomer who has just been strengthened, Weber is worried about his instability, so he dare not give too many responsibilities and tasks, let his position be marginalized, and prevent mistakes from affecting more people.

This is human nature, Zhou Jing has no objection to this, and he himself intends to obey the arrangement and participate in a serious hunt.

In addition, Ross also emphasized the success. He hasn't told others yet, and didn't let Ross participate at this time.

Although this entourage has certain attributes, its combat skills are a blank slate. Now it is almost a **** in hunting for strange beasts.

He would rather have Ross stay near the battlefield, waiting for an opportunity.

'Speaking of which, the level of secondary strengthening can just be seen...'

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

He operated a bit, and Weber's attributes popped up on the panel.

[Attributes: physical strength 32, resistance 29, perception 15, spirit 7, energy 0]

"The attribute of secondary enhancement is still higher..."

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

My current attribute is just stuck between the first enhancement and the second enhancement, surpassing the former, but not reaching the latter, but the gap is not very big.

In actual fighting, the attribute 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 had four members.

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

"Baiyuan City depends on you!"

Weber nodded, waved to the hunters, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Go!"

……

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

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

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

And when passing the city gate, a figure walked down the steps of the city wall next to it.

Seeing this, Lute waved his hand and asked the blood warrior guards around him to move away so as not to eavesdrop on their conversation.

The inch-headed man came up to meet him, speaking a stiff and weird northern dialect, and said indifferently: "You are really unlucky, two split-clawed bears, it is estimated that half of the hunters will be lost."

Root looked around and saw that the guards were far away, 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, his expression indifferent: "This is not within the scope of my duties."

Lord Root rolled his eyes and said in a deep voice, "But if the town's defense force suffers a huge loss, wouldn't it be in your interest?"

"That has nothing to do with me. I only obey the orders of my superiors. My task is to take care of you and protect your safety. Besides, as long as your town is not under real attack, other things It has nothing to do with me."

The inch-headed man was expressionless.

"How many things do you take from me every year? Now I'm in trouble, but I'm not willing to help? With your skills, it's easy to solve the two split-claw bears?!" Lord Root said dissatisfied.

The inch-headed man said in a calm tone, slowly:

"Don't go too far, wait until your town is really attacked. The terms of cooperation we agreed with the person you are loyal to do not include solving this kind of trouble... I said, I only obey orders .”

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

Lute looked at his leaving back with an uncertain expression on his face.