Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

These pregnant women came to the meat paste, added all the food, and then returned to their original positions and lay down.

The remaining cubs gathered around and sucked the mother's milk.

The direwolf sniffed towards them, and finally came to a hungry cub sucking milk, and nuzzled it with its nose to make it easier for the cub to eat.

——As it moves, the cub's body turns over, revealing the black lines on its tender skin.

Chapter 82: The End of Civilization

In the wind and sand, a figure slowly became clear.

She was a tall woman, wearing close-fitting leather armor that highlighted her figure. Only a few parts were protected by armor.

On the outside of the armor was a sand-colored cloak used to block the wind and sand, but even if she grabbed the sides of the cloak with her hands from time to time, the desert wind would still blow it.

Judging from the weapons behind him that are longer than his body, we can tell that this is a hunter walking on the earth.

Her steps paused slightly, then she suddenly grasped the weapon behind her and quickly retreated.

Where he was just now, a huge sand pit appeared, with a pair of big horns protruding from it and colliding together.

If she hadn't reacted in time, her body would have been sandwiched between the pair of big horns.

"Humph......"

She snorted coldly and drew out the weapon behind her.

——A tachi over two meters long was held in her hand.

The huge beetle crawled out of the sand pit and roared toward her with a hoarse cry.

She rushed forward with a lunge. As she stepped forward, she slashed down with her sword, leaving a deep vertical slash on the beetle's body.

The sharp sword caused pain to the beetle, and it rushed forward angrily. Whether it was its sharp horns or its strong physique, it was full of threats to the hunter in front of it.

But she remained unmoved and calmly stabbed forward, injuring one of its forward limbs, causing its movements to become disordered, and then immediately retreated, narrowly avoiding its big horn.

The hunter was seen holding the knife in both hands, watching the beetle's forward momentum dissipate, and then stepped forward again. The sword whirled and slashed, cutting off a row of its limbs, causing it to fall to the ground.

Then, she grasped the handle of the knife and incorporated the sword into it, lowering her body and a light flashed in her eyes.

The next moment, she suddenly drew her knife, and the knife mark turned into a cross and slashed through the beetle's body.

The juice splashed everywhere, and the beetle in front of him trembled, and gradually lost its life.

Looking at the corpse in front of her, she shook off the juice on the handle of the knife and put it back on her back.

After coming to a stone wall to escape the wind and sand, she took off the hood of her cloak, revealing her beautiful face and long gray hair tied into a ponytail, and looked around.

"The volcanoes where people are forged...should be nearby..."

She climbed up the stone wall and looked into the distance.

However, there is only vast yellow sand all around, and there is no trace of the volcano at all.

She took out the compass without believing in evil, but found that the compass was always shaking and had no accurate direction.

"It's over, what should we do..."

She showed a distressed look. Just as she was about to climb down from the stone wall, she suddenly noticed a small shadow moving in the gravel beach not far away.

"That is?"

She opened her eyes wide, jumped from the stone wall, and trotted to the gravel beach.

The shadow gradually became clearer, but she gradually frowned.

It was a short human being, not even as tall as her legs, but even so, he was digging something in the sand with a simple shovel.

"Hello?"

She stood not far from this person and called cautiously.

After hearing the voice, the man turned around and faced her, revealing his old face and cloudy eyes.

"Are you...are you an ancient person? What are you doing here?"

She was slightly startled at first, then calmed down.

Ancient people are one of the few alien races living on the ground, but unlike other human races, they are not social creatures. At least when they are discovered, they appear as individuals in deserted areas. People know how they live and how they reproduce.

The only thing that is clear is that these ancient people talked in a dazzling manner and were only interested in knowledge.

"I have nothing to do with you heavenly beings. It's enough that you go your way and I do mine." The ancient man looked at her lightly and said.

"No...old man, I just want to ask a question, how to get to the volcano?"

"Take it." Unexpectedly, the ancient man took out a map from his arms and handed it to her. At the same time, he warned: "Remember, no matter what your purpose is in going to the volcano, don't stay long."

"I'll try my best, thank you."

She smiled and took the map.

——But at this moment, the moment her fingers touched slightly with the ancient man, the ancient man's eyes suddenly changed.

"......who are you?"

"what?"

"who are you?"

She was stunned, not understanding what this ancient man meant: "Well... my name is Chiyo, and as you can see, I am a hunter. What's wrong?"

Facing Chiyo's answer, the ancient man was not satisfied and continued to ask: "What is your purpose?"

"Purpose? I'm going to the volcano to find a blacksmith to strengthen the weapon...Why do you ask?"

"No." The ancient man shook his head and looked into Chiyo's eyes, "Why did you embark on this journey? What is your deepest desire?"

"..." Faced with the ancient people's questions, Chiyo fell silent slightly, and his tone was slightly lowered: "Probably, to escape a nightmare."

She didn't say what the so-called nightmare was, nor did she tell more details, but just such an answer made the ancient people nod.

He took out a bundle from his pocket and took out a pitch-black scale.There were traces of flames burning on the scales, and cracks appeared as a result.

Looking at the cracks on the scales, the ancient people's eyes gradually deepened, as if they were looking at a text that no one knew.

"Ten years ago, the black dragon and the fire phoenix fought in this area. In the end, the fire phoenix was defeated and fled. The black dragon traveled back and forth between the volcano and the desert, both of which are its kingdom."

He looked at Chiyo, looking deeper through her.

"With the black dragon, you can end this nightmare, and at the same time, the black dragon will also usher in the beginning of its transformation."

"......what?"

Chiyo opened her eyes wide and said in disbelief.

"What did you say? Make it clearer!"

She said anxiously, but the ancient people no longer paid attention to her, but turned around and left this place.

"Wait!"

She hurried to catch up, but the ancient talent turned a corner and lost sight of it.

Chiyo looked around, but the next moment he spotted the figure of an ancient man on the stone wall above his head.

He held the scales and read the cracks on the scales:

"I foresee that black mist will cover the sky and the sun, and the long-lasting civilization will come to an end; volcanoes will erupt, ice and snow will melt, and everything will surrender to it... Only one person will be the rebel of fate. ....."

The ancient man put down his scales and took a deep look at Chiyo: "However, that person has not yet been born in this era. You and I are both ants under the wheel of fate."

After saying that, he turned around and left, mysteriously disappearing.

"......what's the situation......"

Chiyo stared blankly at where he was just now, with 1 puzzles in his mind.

But no matter what she thought, she still had no clue.

The only thing that is clear is what the ancients said was "ending this nightmare."

"In other words, you will know what it is like if you go to the volcano...right?"

Chiyo murmured to himself, raised his hand and looked at the map in his hand.

Comparing the surrounding buildings, she quickly determined her direction and headed towards the volcano.

Chapter 83: The lone swordsman

After following the map given by the ancients for half a day, Chiyo finally saw a towering volcano. There was a faint steam under the burnt black appearance, as if the lava inside was about to spurt out at any moment.

As for the entrance and exit for Forging people, it is actually easy to find. Many hunters who came here kindly left some symbols, which were signals between hunters.

"it's here!"

"Turn right."

"There are powerful weapons ahead, so move forward."

...Although the information is messy, some are to remind latecomers of the road, and some are simply to lament the difficulty of the journey.

After all, the volcano is surrounded by desert. The long journey alone is enough to stump many people, not to mention the various dangers lurking up and down the desert.

It can be said that there are very few people like Chiyo who come to the desert alone.

She carefully compared the surrounding traces and eliminated old information from the symbols.

Soon, after passing through a narrow tunnel, Chiyo walked slowly on the railway track, and his vision finally opened up.

——A spacious cave came into view before her eyes, and the hot breath suddenly hit her face. She looked around and saw humans with thick beards all around.

The surrounding mountain walls are covered with rows of deep trenches. There are vertical elevator-like objects on both sides of the deep trench. In the deep trench, there are rows of stone gates.Obviously, it was a room for people to live in.

On the opposite side of the room is a lava flow channel that was opened up. The blacksmiths placed the refining equipment on it and used its temperature to forge metal.

Above the iron-making furnace, there is a large vent. When combined, it is a cover with a large number of holes, but it also seems to have the function of opening to both sides... To be honest, Chiyo doesn't understand what this is. use.

Not far away, a forging man looked over and didn't show much surprise after discovering Chiyo.

"Oh? Another one?"

He glanced behind Chiyo and asked, "Where are your companions?"

"No." Chiyo replied.

"No?" Teng Ren showed a surprised expression. After looking at Chiyo for a few times, he put down his work.

"Come with me."

"It's annoying."

He took Chiyo to the room on the mountain wall and pointed to the rows of doors:

"Whichever one you like, just move in, but remember to turn the sign on the door red during this period, which means someone has moved in."

"I got it. I came here just to strengthen my weapons. Can you help me inform the village chief here?"

"That's me." The blacksmith said calmly, "Just call me Gulu."

"Oh?" Chiyo glanced at him in surprise, and then quickly calmed down, "Okay, is there anything I need to do to strengthen the weapon?"

"It depends on how you choose." Gulu said: "You pay and we will help you build it. This is the simplest method, you don't have to do anything; the second way is that you bring the materials you need, and we just We’ll charge you the appropriate handling fee.”

Gulu paused and suddenly looked aside: "Of course, there is a last option, which is to dig the ore yourself, sell it to us in a certain amount and then we will build it for you - but this situation is more dangerous. I don’t recommend you do that either.”

Following Gulu's gaze, Chiyo looked at another entrance, where several hunters came back in embarrassment, carrying a large bag on their shoulders.

The leader was an older man. He stopped the man next to him and poured the bag on the ground while panting.

A large pile of stones was exposed from the bag, piled on the ground like a hill.

After rummaging through the pile of stones for a few times, the blacksmith reluctantly took out a few. After saying a few words to the big man, the latter suddenly showed an ugly expression.

They walked in the direction of Chiyo in frustration, and it could be seen from their tired faces that they couldn't wait to rest for a few days.

When they walked in, they noticed this female hunter whose style was completely different from other long-bearded figures. Their eyes suddenly lit up, as if they were seeing a fellow villager.

"Hey, hello!"

The big man trotted over, and after seeing Gulu, he simply said hello, and then turned his attention to Chiyo.

"Are you a newly arrived hunter? Do you want me to introduce you to the surroundings?"