I'm going to kill everyone who calls me Hill.

"It's okay, it's not a big deal..."

Xier said, "Since the captain knows that I came here for self-examination, he should also know my information..."

"Yeah, I've learned a little bit."

Bai Xing came over and sat next to Xier.

"I was picked up by Aunt Meiya..."

Xier's eyes were blurry, as if she was recalling the past.

"At first, I rejected contact with the outside world. It was Aunt Meiya who pulled me out when I closed my heart. I am very grateful for this. Later, because she was a hunter, I yearned to become a hunter. With the help of Aunt Meiya, I learned the skills of a hunter and eventually became a hunter..."

When Xier mentioned Meiya, her eyes couldn't help but dim.

"Later, Aunt Meiya said she was going to the New World and told me to take good care of myself. Then she disappeared. I thought she would come back, but after a year or two, she didn't even send me a message... I missed her very much. Perhaps it was from that time that I had an inexplicable yearning for the New World. I wanted to see what made her linger there." The light reappeared in Xier's eyes at this time.

"It wasn't until I came here in person that I realized how wonderful it really is. The world here is so pure and beautiful... It's like the warm sunshine that is always there..."

Xier stretched out her hand and clenched it in the air, as if she was grasping the sunlight in her palm.

"So you found your aunt?"

Bai Xing listened to Xier's story. Although she didn't have the same feelings as Xier, she could understand Xier's feelings.

"No, I haven't had the chance to ask. The stars are so big, it's not easy to find Auntie. But as long as I'm here, I'll find her one day. This time I don't want to be the one who can only wait for others to find me!"

When Xi'er said this, a hint of red flashed in her eyes unconsciously, but it was fleeting. Bai Xing naturally didn't notice it, she just thought that Xi'er had finally made up her mind.

"Well... who can explain something like fate?"

"Speaking of which, why did the captain come to the New World?"

Xier asked curiously, she was also very curious about Baixing's reasons.

"We'll talk about this next time..."

Bai Xing laughed, stood up and walked towards the place where the ferocious jackal dragon escaped.

"Huh? So cunning!"

Xier didn't expect Bai Xing to be able to fool him, but since Bai Xing had already left, she naturally couldn't ask more questions. She guessed there must be various reasons.

Thinking of this, Xier didn't pursue it any further. After all, hunting was the most important thing now.

So following Shirahoshi's footsteps, Xier also walked into the depths of the forest, and this area returned to peace again.

Chapter 11: The Cunning Hungry Man (Part 3)

The skin dropped by the fierce jackal dragon during the previous battle was handed over to the guide insect. The sensitive guide insect would naturally guide Xier and others to the location of the fierce jackal dragon, but...

"Pah...what kind of crappy road is this!"

Bai Xing, whose face was covered with spider webs for the nineteenth time, skillfully wiped the spider webs off his face and complained, "I never expected there would be so many spider webs in this ancient tree forest."

"yes……"

Xier was also extremely tired at this time. She had broken through at least five or six roadblocks formed by dead trees along the way. How could the ferocious jackal dragon run so far?

When Shirahoshi was hit in the face for the 22nd time, the two finally came to a wider area.

"Hmm~ What a terrible smell."

As soon as Xier stopped, she smelled a very unpleasant odor, which made her cover her nose.

"This is?"

The guide insect, which was fine just now, suddenly began to fly rapidly and turned blue. Xier looked at the guide insect's reaction curiously. This was a change she had never seen before. Could this change indicate something?

"What happened to Xi'er?"

After Bai Xing dealt with the spider web, he came to Xier's side and saw the changes in the guide insect. He asked curiously, "What's going on?"

Although she is knowledgeable, she is still completely in the dark about the New World. The guide worms are a unique species in the New World, and the changes in them are still unclear.

"Xi'er doesn't know, he was fine just now, but suddenly became like this..."

Xier looked around to find out what had changed the guide insects. When she looked to the left, she saw something different.

"This is?"

Xier walked forward to investigate and found a white substance. She reached out and touched it, but it didn't look like moss or anything like that.

"Let's collect some first..."

Xier took out a small tube from her waist and scraped some with a knife and put it in.

"I always feel that this place is a little weird... Captain, what should we do?"

"Um……"

Bai Xing lowered her head and thought. The strange sights here and the changes in the guide insects all indicated that there were extraordinary things in the depths. Although she really wanted to explore, but... Bai Xing glanced at Xier. She didn't know if Xier could withstand the sudden changes.

"Captain, Xier can do it!"

Xier knew Bai Xing's concerns. If she hadn't been there, Bai Xing might have gone exploring alone. But Xier was not an ordinary person. She was one of the best players in the fifth group. Naturally, she didn't want to drag Bai Xing down because of her own reasons.

"All right……"

Looking at the stubbornness in Xier's eyes, Bai Xing knew that he could not persuade Xier. Since everyone had passed, they would continue exploring.

"I'll lead the way this time."

"Um"

Xier and Shirahoshi exchanged positions, with Shirahoshi leading the way in front while Xier was on guard against the danger behind.

The deeper you go, the more obvious the changes in the surrounding scenery become. The originally emerald green forest is now stained white.

"This is!"

After walking about 200 meters, Xier suddenly felt a strong breath in front of her, which made her stop.

"What's wrong, Xi'er?"

When Bai Xing saw Xier stop, she also stopped, but she didn't notice anything unusual.

"Captain~"

Xier spoke, but this time her voice was trembling slightly.

"There is something dangerous ahead... This feeling... is just like before..."

"what?"

Bai Xing didn't know what Xier said, but she could feel the trembling in Xier's words.

"This feeling should be, Ancient Dragon..."

Xier recalled the ancient dragon she encountered when she first landed on the New World - the Nergigante. Although the feeling this time was different and it was much weaker, it was not comparable to an ordinary dragon. This could only be an ancient dragon!

"What! Ancient Dragon!"

Bai Xing didn't expect to get such a shocking conclusion from Xier.

"..."

After a moment of silence, Bai Xing said, "Xi'er, let's go!"

"Eh?"

Xier was stunned. Bai Xing didn't let her wait aside and then go to check. Instead, he said to retreat together?

"Captain, don't you want to go and take a look?"

"Of course I do."

Bai Xing spread his hands and said, "But without any preparation, even I can't face the ancient dragon..."

"Ah this..."

Xier was stunned for a moment, then she figured it out.

(That’s right, even though the captain is powerful, it’s hard for him to face the ancient dragon alone without any equipment…”

After deciding to retreat, the two of them retreated along the original route without hesitation.

"Huh, we finally got out. I never thought there would be an ancient dragon in this place?"

Although Bai Xing said it was easy, he was thinking in his heart.

(Xier could actually sense the ancient dragon's aura accurately. Even I couldn't feel it. If it weren't for the sense of crisis that came from my body when I was about to explore, I'm afraid I wouldn't believe in the existence of the ancient dragon.)

Bai Xing knew that if Xier hadn't been there just now, he would probably have really gone back to explore, but from his premonition he could imagine that if he went exploring like that, his fate would probably not be good.

(This is really a treasure...)

Shirahoshi didn't expect that the teammate he made friends with after only meeting once would have such powerful abilities.

"But Captain, what about our mission?"

Xier didn't know what Bai Xing was thinking. After leaving that place, Xier remembered that they came here to hunt for the ferocious jackal dragon, but there was no trace of the ferocious jackal dragon.

"Well, there's no rush. It's getting late now, so let's set up camp first..."

As the sky gradually darkened, Bai Xing decided to build a campfire and rest.

"Um"

Xier also felt sore all over, and what happened just now had a great impact on her spirit.

Nothing in the night

As time passed, the two set up camp in a remote place and spent the night smoothly.

"Hmm~~~~~"

Xier looked at the clear sky outside, stretched herself, and relieved the pain in her back.

(I didn’t expect the captain to sleep so badly…)

When Xier thought about herself being held in the captain's arms this morning, she couldn't help but blush. She had unknowingly become the captain's pillow.

"Good morning!"

Shirahoshi, on the other hand, acted as if nothing had happened and was as cheerful as ever.

(I seemed to have saved something very soft last night. Was it an illusion?)

As if recalling the touch of last night, Shirahoshi's hands gestured the shapes he felt yesterday.

Seeing Bai Xing's actions, Xier's face turned red again.

"What's wrong, Xi'er?"

"fine……"

The morning incident passed quickly.

The two packed up the camp and set out again to complete the mission.

"This is……"

When they followed the guide of the insect and came to a cave, they were shocked by the scene before them.

I saw that the entrance of the cave was covered with the white substance I saw yesterday, which spread from the entrance to the depths.

"Xie'er?"

"There is no breath of ancient dragon..."

Xier closed her eyes and felt around, but there was no strange feeling like yesterday.

"How is this going?"

Bai Xing looked at the cave and said puzzledly: "Obviously, we are chasing the great fierce jackal dragon..."

"Roar!"

At this moment, the roar of the great ferocious jackal dragon and the cries of many ferocious jackal dragons were heard from the cave. Then a huge body broke through the cave entrance and rushed out!

"boom!!!"

Chapter 12: Cunning Villain (End)