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

Xier looked at everyone in surprise as their fighting spirit was ignited in an instant. It turned out that everyone had already made all the preparations?

"But the next problem is personnel. Thanks to the arrival of the fifth group, we have enough personnel to complete all the plans, but..."

The commander-in-chief looked at Shirahoshi and said, "What do you think, captain of the fifth term?"

"I?"

Shirahoshi raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Just tell me what the mission is."

"Hahaha! As expected of you, you're the leader of the fifth term!"

Hearing Shirahoshi's answer, the commander-in-chief laughed. Originally, he was worried that he and the fifth-term leader would not get along well, but now it seems that she has already integrated into the stars.

"Wait...Shirahoshi, do you really think this plan will work?"

Xier quietly pulled Bai Xing and asked.

"What's not feasible?"

Bai Xing asked back.

"This……"

Xier was stunned. If she said it was not feasible, it was just because the Molten Dragon was too big that she had some objections. However, the specific plan had not been successfully completed yet, and she didn't know to what extent this plan could be completed.

"And, look."

Shirahoshi pointed at the expressions on the other people's faces and said, "Everyone is full of confidence."

"Hmm...you're right."

"And don't worry!"

Bai Xing smiled widely and said, "I will protect Xi'er!"

"White Star……"

Xier's pupils dilated slightly. These words reminded her of her time in the orphanage, when someone also said the same thing to her...

"Do not……"

Xier looked at Bai Xing's face and shook her head gently.

"Eh?"

Xier's eyes showed a determined look.

"This time it's Xi'er's turn to protect everyone!"

(Revised) Chapter 23: Molten Mountain Dragon Blockade (Part 1)

"Ding Ding Dang Dang"

Bursts of knocking sounds were heard from the usually peaceful Grand Canyon, echoing in this empty area. This sound has been present here for seven or eight days.

Several days have passed since the commander-in-chief formulated the plan to capture the Molten Dragon. Except for the first regiment which had only a few members left, all the members of the second, third, fourth and fifth regiments have been dispatched, leaving only the most basic personnel guarantee for the entire star.

The New World put all its energy into this capture, which may be the largest capture operation in history, with 1000 personnel. All personnel implemented a rotation policy, and regardless of right or wrong, they worked hard to build the blocking equipment.

As a result, after only a few days, two high walls appeared in the originally empty canyon.

This was the main position of this blocking battle. The Molten Mountain Dragon was so huge that ordinary interception methods were completely ineffective. In order to facilitate such a large-scale combat operation, the technical team leader and the second-term group leader designed a rock wall transformation plan, using the entire Grand Canyon as a natural barrier and passage. By setting up two huge high walls as a defense line, all crossbows and cannons were set up on the high walls and rock walls.

Of course, this is only part of the plan. The whole plan takes simplicity and brutality to the extreme. The whole operation has only one purpose, which is to trap the Molten Dragon in the Grand Canyon, use the favorable terrain of the Grand Canyon to restrict the Molten Dragon's movements, and then use artillery shells and restraint bombs to limit and reduce the Molten Dragon's physical strength to achieve the purpose of capturing it.

Of course, these few actions alone are definitely not enough for the Molten Dragon. Although the Molten Dragon, as an elder among the ancient dragons, is already quite old and its strength has greatly declined, but for hunters alone, the Molten Dragon is still an irresistible existence.

However, there was a major discovery that increased the success rate of the entire plan by a few points, and that was the contribution of Miss Aibo.

Although she was unable to go hunting with Seele Shirahoshi, Miss Aibo was not idle in the base. She had been assisting the captain of the research team in organizing and summarizing the ecological habits of the Molten Dragon. Finally, by summarizing the close contact with the Molten Dragon, Miss Aibo and the captain of the research team discovered an important feature of the Molten Dragon, which is the radiator.

As a giant dragon with flowing lava, the Molten Dragon itself has a very high temperature. This internal heat is different from the temperature of the outside world. Even ancient dragons that control fire, such as the Flame King Dragon, can only endure extremely high temperatures, but not possess extremely high temperatures.

As a member of the living creature, it is naturally impossible for the Molten Dragon to escape this restriction. Although the Molten Dragon has extremely high heat, it does not endure it all the time. Just like some sea dragons will float to the surface to breathe, the Molten Dragon's body also has a unique protection mechanism, which is the heat dissipation organ.

Excess heat is discharged in the form of high-temperature body fluids. This is the truth behind the shell and lava on the back of the Molten Dragon. Every move of such a huge creature will generate extremely high heat, and the radiator pipe is a protective device to maintain normal heat in the Molten Dragon's body.

As long as it is destroyed, the Molten Dragon will be forced to stop moving due to the high temperature generated by itself, and the probability of capturing it will be greatly increased.

Therefore, the commander-in-chief formed several special forces teams with elite hunters such as Shirahoshi and Seele, who would climb onto the back of the Molten Dragon by airdropping, searching for the radiator pipes and destroying them.

The other personnel cooperated with the special forces to use artillery shells and restraint bombs to control the Molten Dragon as much as possible in place until the plan was completed.

Although this plan looks simple and crude, it is full of difficulties and dangers. Such a large-scale operation is rare in the hunting history of hunters, and the coordination and tacit understanding between the two parties are the difficulties of this operation.

The special forces team needs to overcome the environment on the Molten Dragon and find the Molten Dragon's radiator as soon as possible, while others need to restrain the Molten Dragon in place through high-density artillery fire and restraint. Timing and coordination are indispensable.

In addition, in order to avoid unexpected situations, the commander-in-chief set up a second action team on standby.

Now that the Molten Dragon is approaching, the hunters' preparations have been basically completed, and all we have to do is wait for the Molten Dragon to arrive.

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"Everyone, please pay attention. I will emphasize the location of the heat dissipation organ of the Molten Mountain Dragon again."

On one side of the Grand Canyon, the research team leader gathered Xi'er and other special forces members together to tell them the possible locations of the heat dissipation organs of the Lava Dragon. However, since the opportunity to observe the Lava Dragon up close is rare, the research team leader can only mark the locations by speculation. At first, he marked more than ten places, but eventually reduced it to eight with the help of aibo. What the special forces need to do is to remember these locations firmly.

"Xi'er, do you remember it?"

Bai Xing, who was sitting next to Xier, asked Xier quietly.

"I probably remember everything..."

Xier rubbed her temples and recalled the knowledge she had just learned. This location map was also made by the captain of the research team who worked non-stop for several days. Although it was completed before the arrival of the Molten Dragon, the time left for Xier and others was not long.

"Yeah……"

Shirahoshi responded, but his thoughts drifted to the night two days ago.

At that time, Shirahoshi was installing the crossbow. When she had finished about half of it, Meiya suddenly came here.

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"Why is Master here?"

Bai Xing looked at Mei Ya's arrival with a frown. Unlike Bai Xing, Mei Ya's fundamental purpose of becoming a hunter was for the sake of the ancient dragon. Therefore, Bai Xing, who almost put herself in the identity of a hunter, had some resistance to Mei Ya. However, she was also an ancient dragon after all, and what Mei Ya said before also made her rethink her identity.

"Of course I came to see you for something."

"Xi'er's words are over there...wait? Come find me?"

Bai Xing originally thought that Meiya was here to find Xier, but Meiya's words stunned Bai Xing.

"Find me?"

Bai Xing looked at Mei Ya with some suspicion.

"There are some things you need to know, and of course you may have noticed something yourself."

Meiya said seriously: "The Molten Mountain Dragon was attracted by you."

"Unlike us ancient dragons who took the initiative to go to the new continent, the Molten Mountain Dragon, as an ancient dragon whose lifespan has reached its limit, came to the new continent for the sole purpose of dying. Integrating all of one's energy into the earth veins is the motto engraved at the end of every ancient dragon's life."

"Originally, the Molten Mountain Dragon had already reached the earth veins, and was just waiting to go to the Miasma Valley and wait for Urd's guidance. But your existence has changed this life process."

Meiya stared at Bai Xing with her golden eyes and said, "The pheromones you unconsciously emitted lured the Molten Mountain Dragon to where you are..."

"So what does Master want to say?"

Bai Xing frowned a little. She also knew that she had a natural attraction to energy, but this ability was not something she could control. It was one of her instincts. Perhaps this instinct could only be controlled when she was fully mature.

"What I mean is that this battle against the Molten Dragon may cause unexpected events due to your original body. If..."

Mei Ya paused for a moment, as if she was thinking about something. After a while, she said again: "If anything unexpected happens, I will come back to help you... But I hope you can protect Xier, at least don't let her get hurt."

After hearing Meiya's words, Bai Xing was stunned for a moment, then he smiled widely and said, "Don't worry! I'll take care of Xi'er!"

"That's it. I'm going to see Xi'er."

Meiya turned and left. However, when Meiya turned around, Baixing did not notice that there was a little more sadness in Meiya's eyes.

(I hope so...if...)

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"Shirahoshi? Shirahoshi?"

The dazed Bai Xing was awakened by Xier.

"What's wrong, Xi'er?"

"We can prepare now."

Xier's hand on Bai Xing's shoulder trembled slightly, and her eyes looked towards the Grand Canyon not far away.

"The Molten Mountain Dragon has arrived..."

(Revised) Chapter 24: The Battle Against the Molten Mountain Dragon (Part 2)

"Boom boom"

Heavy footsteps with thunderous sounds, every move is causing the earth to tremble, the walking volcano - Molten Mountain Dragon is appearing at one end of the canyon, moving step by step towards the other end of the canyon. In the middle of the canyon is the defense line built by the hunters after several days of continuous work. This is a head-on confrontation between the hunters and the ancient dragon. As for whether the result is a victory for the human or a success for the ancient dragon, it is unknown.

"Everyone! Take your positions! No action without orders!"

Putting down the telescope in his hand, the commander-in-chief, with a solemn expression, gestured and shouted to attract everyone's attention.

After hearing the commander-in-chief's order, all the hunters who were still resting immediately came to their respective positions fully armed. They had practiced this action countless times before, so although their hearts were still filled with tension and excitement about the battle, everyone quickly took their positions.

"Let's go, Shirahoshi. The Molten Dragon is here."

On the other side, in the special forces rest area, Xier gently woke up Bai Xing, who was a little sleepy.

After a brief moment of daze, Bai Xing looked at one end of the canyon with excitement.

"You can see the Molten Mountain Dragon directly?"

Looking at Bai Xing's excited expression, Xier also followed Bai Xing's gaze and looked into the distance, but all she saw was a shadow.

"Almost. I can feel the fiery energy of the Molten Mountain Dragon."

Bai Xing did not hide anything. She had already demonstrated her ability in front of Xier, so Xier did not have any doubts.

"I didn't expect that after such a short time in the New World, I would have to face the ancient dragon..."

Xier gently clenched her hands, she could clearly feel her hands trembling constantly. Others were also trembling slightly, that was the trembling from the bottom of their hearts, it was the fear of ancient dragons that humans had.

Every human being knows about the ancient dragons since childhood. Natural disasters, walking disasters, invincible creatures, the true rulers of the world, almost everyone in this world knows the horror of the ancient dragons.

Although Xier is not a native, she has seen a lot of damage caused by ancient dragons. For example, the violent storm accidentally raised by the steel dragon blew down the mountains and forests, the thunderstorm caused by the Qilin before running split the hills into pieces, and so on. These real phenomena made Xier understand the horror of ancient dragons.

But it was very strange. Xier lowered her head and looked at her hands. Although she knew so many facts, heard so many rumors, and knew how terrifying the ancient dragon was, when she was about to really face the ancient dragon, the feeling she felt in her heart was not fear, but excitement.

Xier was excited, as if she had met an opponent worthy of a fight. This excitement even overshadowed her nervousness before the action. Xier even had an illusion that if she relaxed a little, her body would rush forward on its own.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Xier tried to put all her thoughts behind her. What she needed most at this moment was to remain calm. She was a hunter. No matter who the target was, a good hunter should always maintain calm thinking and a stable state of mind.

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The Molten Mountain Dragon was approaching. Although its huge body made it seem to move slowly, its speed was not slow as each step could cover a hundred meters. In just a few minutes, the Molten Mountain Dragon had transformed from a distant shadow into a huge monster that could be clearly seen by everyone.

"so big……"

Everyone couldn't help but sigh. As the largest creature observed so far, the huge body of the Molten Mountain Dragon gave everyone a different feeling.

"It is indeed so huge, the Molten Mountain Dragon..."

The commander-in-chief exerted a little force on the hand holding the telescope, and his knuckles even turned white. Although he was experienced, to be honest, this was the first time he had seen an ancient dragon of this level.

"Ohhh!! It's so big! I wonder what its ecology is like. It would be nice if I could observe its daily life."

The leader of the research team took this opportunity to write something in his notes. Although the commander-in-chief said it was very dangerous here, how could a mere battle stop him from studying?

And it wasn't just him. The captain of the technical team, the leader of the second phase, the captain of the logistics team, and all the people who participated in the construction did not leave. Everyone was paying attention to this battle. What would be the outcome of this blocking battle that had taken up Xingchen's forty years of heritage and tremendous energy? Everyone wanted to witness it with their own eyes.

What? You asked the chef? He was still cooking. In his words, if you don't eat enough, how can you have the strength to fight? So he has been working hard in front of the makeshift stove, serving his own masterpieces to each hunter. His battle has already begun.

at last!

As the Molten Dragon stepped into the canyon, this grand blocking battle officially began.

"fire!"