Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

"okay!"

Haruhiko didn't say much, but just silently admired the girl's smile that was brighter than the sun.

The breeze in the wild lifted her hair and let it float beside the girl's light green eyes. She was even more beautiful than the goddess described in the book.

"What are you daydreaming about, Haruhiko? Go back and eat."

"okay."

Haruhiko, Goro, and Rii are childhood sweethearts. They lived together, played together, and grew up together.

Haruhiko is the son of the village chief of Yunlan Village, Goro is the son of the village chief of Yunxue Village, and Li's identity is rather special.

She was a child who was picked up and taken care of by both villages.

Although she was said to be taken care of, in fact, at the age of 12, Li Yi had mastered the card-making technology that was the best in two villages and could completely support herself.

It was also in that year that the young boys discovered that their childhood sweetheart had gradually grown into an outstanding and beautiful girl, and became more and more charming as time passed.

"Haruhiko, are you secretly in love with Rii?" Goro often makes this kind of joke when they are alone.

"No, no." Even though he denied it flatly, Haruhiko's stuttering tone and embarrassed expression were completely unconvincing.

"Hahaha. If you like Li Yi, I can help you. Good things should be kept within the family. I don't want Li Yi to be married to another man."

Goro is straightforward and never drags his feet in doing things. In Haruhiko's opinion, he is the epitome of a true man.

Haruhiko commented that he was just a little slow-witted.

Because Haruhiko could see that the person Rii really liked was Goro, not him.

Goro is tall and strong. When hunting, he charges forward wielding a sledgehammer and is more reliable than anyone else.

Girls usually like men like this.

In comparison, apart from my handsome appearance, I seem to have no other advantages.

At the dinner table, Li Yi was once again amused by Goro's silly look of choking while swallowing a steamed bun, which made her giggle.

"Don't worry, no one's competing with you for it." Li Yi handed the water cup over: "How can someone as stupid as you, Goro, ever get married?"

"I won't get married in the future." Wu Lang struggled to swallow the food with water.

"If you don't get married, your father will beat you to death." Li Yi said with a smile.

Meal time is the most relaxing time, and the three of them can talk about anything.

Haruhiko asked curiously, "Rie, you said that once the dragon-striking cannon is successfully developed, the village will no longer be threatened by other monsters."

After all, an 8th-level armed card can produce such power. If you load it with higher-level armed cards, you can probably kill even level or monsters with ease.

“There’s still a gap between dreams and reality.”

Li Yi bit her chopsticks, looking embarrassed.

"Actually, I've hit a technical barrier. Even though today's experiment was successful, that's the limit. With the current Dragon Run, it's still not capable of launching weapon cards above level 10."

"Huh? Why?" Wulang was puzzled.

"I've already told you, you idiot, don't understand. Haruhiko might understand better."

"Is it a problem with the core power?" Haruhiko guessed.

"As expected of you, you hit the nail on the head. Even if we use the magic core of the Saber Tiger Dragon as the core, it can only withstand the power of a level 10 weapon card at most. Either find a higher-power core, or change the existing structure of the Dragon Striker Cannon."

"A core with a higher power than the magic core." Haruhiko couldn't think of it for the moment.

"Hehe~" Li Yi raised a sly smile, a hint of success: "I know. I found that kind of material when I was looking through the materials some time ago! But you have to go with me."

"Where are you going?" Goro Haruhiko asked in unison.

"Snow Mountain! Monsters living in the Snow Mountain may drop a rare material called 'Gem'. Using the Gem as a core, you can allow the Dragon Striker Cannon to withstand firing higher-level Armament Cards, thus increasing the power of the bombardment!"

"Higher level, greater power!" It could be even more powerful than today's bombing. Just imagining the scene made Goro excited: "If we have that, wouldn't the village be..."

"With that, the village will be safe!" Li Yi excitedly bumped fists with Goro.

"Wait, isn't it too dangerous to go hunting in the snowy mountains?" Haruhiko was the only one who remained calm.

"That's why I asked you two to come along. Aren't you two the best hunters in the village? And there's a saying that goes, 'Nothing ventured, nothing gained!'"

"That's also very dangerous. Although most ordinary monsters are hibernating in the snowy mountains at this time of year, there might be higher-level monsters that will prey on us."

"The probability of finding gems is higher with higher-level monsters!"

Li Yi simply raised her slender right leg and put one foot on the dining table to boost morale.

Li Yi first pointed her finger at Goro: "Goro, let me ask you, what is your dream?"

"Make money."

Then he pointed at Haruhiko and said, "Haruhiko, what about your dream?"

"Become a hunter who can stand on his own."

"And my dream is to protect the village forever!"

Li Yi raised her arms and shouted, "So for the sake of our three dreams, we have to go on this trip to the snowy mountains!"

"Oh, oh oh!" Although he didn't quite understand, Goro was infected by Li Yi's aura and followed suit.

"I always feel like something is wrong." Haruhiko sighed.

However, given Rii's willful personality, Haruhiko knew that it would be useless no matter how much he tried to stop her.

It would be more effective and reliable to bring more supplies and equipment to increase your survival rate.

However, the three were too young and underestimated the threat posed by the snowy mountains in deep winter.

[Snow Mountain Great Ape King Hunting Level LV35]

Wu Lang: "Not only are the Great Ape Kings not hibernating at this time of year, they're actually out in droves looking for prey. How unusual!"

Haruhiko: "No, we can't handle five great ape kings."

Li Yi: "Run away!"

Goro and Haruhiko, wielding their sledgehammers and long staffs respectively, blocked the Great Ape King's attack, leaving Rii, carrying a large bag of supplies, to run ahead.

But even so, humans' mobility on the snow is still too low compared to monsters.

And what seemed like a three-on-five situation was actually a two-on-five situation. In order to carry more supplies, Li Yi left her bow and arrows in the village.

Therefore, Goro and Haruhiko had to protect Li from sneak attacks while resisting the Great Ape King's attacks, which made the battle situation even more difficult.

Before they knew it, the three of them were forced into a desperate situation.

"Don't rush into this desperate situation! It's not time yet!" Li Yi pointed to the icy slope behind her and said, "Slide down. Even though we don't know what's ahead, it's better than dying here."

The slope is steep and exceeds 45 degrees. A normal person would not choose to slide down unless they have to.

"No, there's no point if all three of us slide off."

Goro smashed the sledgehammer in his hand hard onto the ice beneath his feet.

If all three of them slide down, the Great Ape King will definitely follow.

After all, in the snowy mountains in winter, wild beasts will not let go of their precious prey under their noses.

"I'll cover your retreat! Li Yi, you and Haruhiko go first!"

The hammer struck the ice, creating cracks. As long as Goro severed the ramp after the two escaped, the Great Ape King would have no chance of catching up.

"Goro..."

Even at this time, he didn't forget to act cool.

Haruhiko suddenly felt that he would never be able to compare to the man next to him.

But at least at this moment, as a fellow man, please give me the chance to be handsome.

After all, Li Yi likes you.

"Let me cover the rear." Haruhiko also inserted the long stick into the crack and said, "It's you who Li needs. I should stay here."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Goro looked at Haruhiko with a puzzled look on his face: "The person Li Yi likes is not..."

"What nonsense are you two talking about? Run away together!" Li Yi interrupted helplessly.

Men are truly more difficult to understand than monsters. It's best to slide down first. Even if the Great Ape King catches up, we can figure out whether we can escape first and then consider other options.

As a result, the two of them had to do something heroic, such as cutting off the retreat and leaving someone behind to cover their retreat.

What? Have you read too many flop novels in the village bookstore? Do you have to sacrifice yourself to look cool?

"Roar--!"

Before the three of them could react, a phenomenon even more unusual than the collective movement of the great ape kings in the snowy mountains in winter occurred.

From the cracks in the ice created by the sledgehammer, a deafening dragon's roar, as if coming from the deepest part of the snow-capped mountains, resounded through the sky.

Even during their hunting trips, Haruhiko and Goro had heard countless dragon roars of different types and levels.

But only this sound coming from inside the snow mountain seemed to be above all living things in the snow mountain.

The terrifying dragon roar scared away the five Snow Mountain Ape Kings.

click!

Then the cracks in the ice, which were not serious to begin with, began to collapse rapidly around the cracks.

"Hey! Hey, hey, hey!"

Li Yi felt like she was standing on a slope that was getting steeper and steeper, and her body was sliding down uncontrollably.

"Ah ah--!"

The Snow Mountain Great Ape King was obviously scared away, but he was forced to slide down because of the cracks created by those two idiots.

"Li Yi!" The two wanted to reach out and grab Li Yi, but the speed of the collapse was so fast that they had no time to react.

The most important thing is that when the two of them saw the illusory scene in the crack, they hesitated for a moment.

Was there roiling, boiling lava within the crack? Yesterday's experiment with firing the Dragon Cannon at the snowy mountain had awakened something it shouldn't have. A vast malevolent force seemed to be charging straight at Li Yi.

There is such a large area of ​​magma in the snow mountain, and at this moment, Li Yi is sliding towards the red interior of the magma.

"You two idiots are not fit to be heroes!"

Goro and Haruhiko could only listen to Rii's angry and helpless curses as she slid further and further away.

"Besides, I don't like either of you idiots—!"

However, who would have thought that these were the last words Li Yi left for the two of them.

"Li Yi? Li Yi! Damn it, I want to go down and save her!"

Seeing Rii disappearing before his eyes, the usually calm Haruhiko became extremely impulsive.

"Are you crazy?"

But Goro, who used to be reckless, was calmer than ever.

Humans, perhaps only in the most helpless moments, will reveal the completely opposite side of themselves hidden deep in their hearts.

"There's a lava cliff down there. If we jump down, we'll be seeking death!" Goro held Haruhiko tightly.

When Li Yi fell, there was still a slope for her to slide down. Now even that slope has completely collapsed into a cliff. If Haruhiko jumps directly down, it will undoubtedly be a suicide act.

"We should go back to the village and look for help. Let's get professional rescue tools. Li Yi has a lot of supplies with her. As long as she can land safely, she'll be fine!"

"What if, what if something happens to Li?" Haruhiko's eyes were almost flushed red.

The moment the girl really left, he realized his true feelings.

If he had a choice, he would rather die here with Li Yi.

"If anything happens to Li Yi, I will be responsible." Wu Lang said: "In short, you can't jump down."

"Okay, okay, you'd better take responsibility..."

The death of an important person and such a heavy responsibility, how could Goro bear it all by himself?