Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1231. Acquaintance
To the Flame King Dragon, fire is as common and harmless as air.

Therefore, the sudden fire in the base did not affect the Flame Dragon's careless pace at all.

But Lan En was having trouble with this. The corners of his mouth twitched suddenly, but there was really nothing he could do.

The moisture in this base had already been dried up by the Flame Dragon that had been here for half a day, and it is only now catching fire. I really don't know whether my luck is good or bad.

But there is no time to think about it.

Immediately, following the traces of the demon hunter's senses and the analysis of Mentos's computing power, Lan En began to quickly search for people in the base.

Fortunately, as the base's functions were reduced, the area occupied by the entire building was also reduced significantly.

Otherwise it would not be easy to find a dozen people here.

Soon, the Flame King Dragon no longer cared about Lan En, and Lan En just pretended that the Flame King Dragon did not exist. In this weird state, the demon hunter found five people in a short while.

Two of the Dragon Scholars were wearing small round glasses and looked like researchers. The other three wore strips of cloth decorated with the emblem of the Fourth Regiment and were from the Logistics Team.

When they were found by Lan En, they were basically in some safe places. Some had fainted from the heat, while others were still barely conscious.

They are all elites of the Old World. Although they are not hunters, they also have excellent self-control.

Without being overwhelmed by panic, he attacked the Flame Dragon regardless of the consequences.

But that's the limit.

It would be too difficult for them to move freely in an area patrolled by an ancient dragon, just like Lan En did, as if the dragon did not exist.

So many of them actually sent out the Felynx to deliver the message urgently at the last moment using a few Pteranodons that had not yet been scared away by the ancient dragon's aura.

Then, when I was evacuating carefully and secretly, my body could not withstand the hot air around me and I fainted and exhausted halfway through.

Lan En held up five people with his hands and dragged them directly to the gate of the base, where the high temperature around the Flame King Dragon was not too exaggerated.

Then the two Felynx and Berengar who had been waiting there for a long time took over and dragged the people further away, helping those who needed to drink water to drink water, and those who needed to cool down to take off their clothes and pour water on themselves.

The fire in the base is getting bigger and bigger.

The sound of wood crackling was endless.

The cloth and fur also started to burn, and the entire base was ablaze.

Lan's height was a disadvantage amid the burning smoke.

He had to crouch down and hold his breath, and for this he drank a mouthful of [Advanced Killer Whale].

When he pulled six more people out, he saw two hunters outside the valley, hanging two pterosaurs with catapult hooks, flying towards the base built halfway up the valley.

Soon, the hunter riding the pterosaur landed at the landing point outside the base and ran towards this side anxiously.

"These are six people. I need you to count them and make sure there is no one left inside."

Lan En said as he wiped his forehead which was stained with smoke and black ash.

Even if he activated the [Quen Seal], he couldn't make himself walk to the fire scene and still be clean and tidy.

The black and white Felynx nodded nervously, and at the same time called on the fluffy ball and Berengar to move the rescued people away.

At the same time, the hunters who were rushing over from the landing point in the distance also ran all the way here.

Lan En had seen it wrong before. This was a hunter, and there was an editor following him.

"Lane?!" The hunter who ran over waved his hands and called the demon hunter's name, "What's going on?"

Lan En was surprised to find that the person who came was an acquaintance he had seen during his previous journey.

Aiden is a cheerful hunter with a short mohawk.

There is also his partner as editor, a female scholar with a strong personality.

"It's a long story. I just came here and this happened."

Lan En said, pointing his thumb back at the burning base and the ancient dragon strolling in the flames.

At this time, the hunter with reddish hair looked at the group of strange characters around Lan En in confusion, but his big heart as a member of the New World Investigation Team and his trust in Lan En prevented him from asking too many questions.

Instead, he went straight to the point.

"We were on a mission nearby and came here after receiving a call for help from Felynx. What can I do?"

"One person is still missing, meow!" At this moment, the black and white Elu cat, with the help of the fluff ball and Tishaya in the distance, wiped the face of each rescued person, and spoke loudly to Lan and Aiden.

"He's a researcher from the Ecological Research Institute who just changed shifts and came here not long ago, meow! Let's look for him in the dormitory or study!"

"You heard it." Lan En tilted his head towards the distance, "It's time to work."

"The main point is not to fight and to save people? I understand." Aiden is also an excellent hunter in the fifth group. At this time, he knows Lan En's rules of action at a glance.

He, who has a cheerful personality, now looked at the figure of the Flame King Dragon with a serious expression. "You have to get in and out quickly. It's impossible to stay with the Flame King Dragon for a long time without [Cold Drinks]. The heat is too terrifying."

"I'll lead the way." Lan En didn't waste time, he said simply. "You know this place better than I do, but now the base is on fire, I will put out the flames that block my way."

Although the essence of the [Alder Seal] is the transmission of thoughts, the local hypoxia caused by the process of pushing air can extinguish the flames.

Without further ado, Lan patted Aiden on the shoulder as a greeting to start the action.

The two men immediately rushed back into the base, which was already creaking due to the burning and even caused structural weaknesses in the wooden buildings.

With a "bang", Lan En, who was clearing the way, was the first to cast the [Alder Seal] and create a gap in the spreading burning flames.

"What bad luck!" Aiden, who was standing behind him, complained to Lan as if Lan had never left. "I'm here to hunt mudfish dragons today. I'm wearing waterproof gear, which is extremely fire-resistant!"

"I think if it sparks, I'll have to roll on the ground several times to put it out."

"That's why we avoid fighting."

Lan En also echoed.

The atmosphere was very comfortable as two old acquaintances did not feel strange or awkward at all when they met again after a long time, as if they were fighting side by side with Nergigante on the back of Molten Dragon yesterday.

It would be better if we were not in a fire scene where we were rescuing people.

Soon, following the guidance of the black and white Felyne cat, they found the scholar who had fainted from the heat in the study.

Without delay, Aiden helped the scholar up and nodded to Lan, indicating that he could make way and retreat.

"Cough cough."

Lan En bent over and coughed lightly a few times.

If in the future, his enhanced surgery progresses to the [third lung] stage, he will be able to breathe the thick smoke from the fire as air.

Unfortunately, his respiratory system has not been strengthened yet.

He is not able to move freely in a special place like a fire scene.

Along the way, we passed by many wooden buildings that had been dried out and burned to the point of being crumbling.

Fortunately, the demon hunter's chaos magic is generated by his own body, and does not rely on the external environment like a warlock.

Lan's body's recovery speed at this moment is probably about the same as that of a Griffin School demon hunter who specializes in sigils, after taking a bottle of potion that speeds up the recovery of mana.

Although releasing the [Alder Seal] several times in a row can extinguish a large area of ​​fire, as long as the Fire King Dragon is still nearby, the fire situation that is already spreading and involving other places will never be optimistic.

"Go, go, go!"

Aiden was muttering to himself at this time.

Although this was not the first time for an excellent hunter like him to face an ancient dragon, he had always been in a serious, alert and well-equipped battle state.

Now he was walking around the Flame King Dragon wearing a waterproof armor, and he felt very unsure.

Now large areas of buildings were burned and crumbling. As the person clearing the way, Lan En could only kick open the door and lead them to an open-air area outside the building.

With a "bang", the door, which was made of solid and heavy materials and in line with the investigation team's usual architectural style, was kicked open.

The door flew five or six meters away with flames twisted by the wind.

The Flame Dragon, which was twitching its nose in the distance, heard the noise and glanced sideways, but it was just a glance.

Lan rushed out of the building with Aiden, who was carrying the people, and was about to turn around and evacuate outside the base.

There was a sea of ​​red all around, making one's eyes dizzy.

But just as they were about to leave without looking back, Lan En glanced at the location of the Flame King Dragon before turning around.

"boom!"

Next to the huge fiery red cat-like figure, a small black cloud suddenly exploded, and then the black cloud quickly burst into flames, making a loud bang!

Aiden didn't look back because he was familiar with the explosion, a small explosive barrel.

This is a base used to transport supplies, and of course it contains the weapons and gunpowder reserves that hunters need.

It's so hot now, and the Flame Dragon is still wandering around. The fact that they only detonated one now shows that the guys in the logistics team have kept the gunpowder very carefully.

But Lan En saw it clearly.

After the gunpowder in the small bomb barrel leaked out, the Fire Dragon took a sip with great intoxication.

The black smoke was inhaled through its nostrils, making it feel like a heavy smoker.

Later, the gunpowder was ignited by the high temperature, and the Flame Dragon continued to inhale it. After all, that little bit of heat was nothing to it.

(End of this chapter)