Chapter 172: It feels familiar, but I can’t quite place it.
“Hmm… Shouldn’t this be added to the list of unsolved mysteries of the New Continent?”
After staring at each other in silence, the food-loving compiler tentatively spoke up.
“Ugh… Male Fire Dragon, Cang Huo Long…”
The scholar looked up: “No matter which kind of Fire Dragon, during breeding season they should be soaring through the skies, the most dazzling stars on the stage.”
“I conducted frontline investigations under the escort of a Master Swordsman recently. Unfortunately, I didn’t see these two prominent figures.”
This wasn’t a challenge, just a straightforward contribution to the discussion based on his observational records from the past period.
Even if it was just visual records, no one would doubt the credibility of these two top-tier compilers.
“Those powerful twin Fire Dragons will surely be sighted again in the future. This land becomes more and more intriguing every day.”
The team leader sighed, scanning over those unnamed unknown monsters.
At noon today, the chef specially cooked a stew with high-quality ingredients for Master Yuan Ye, feeling very sorry for her wind-and-dust meals while she was out for half a year.
Master Yuan Ye, who learned about the disappearance of the Dragon People Hunter, wasn’t particularly surprised. She took two months off to rest, completed the exchange of materials with the investigation team, and set off again.
At the request of the commander, she would take a new route from the barren lands towards the mountains where she previously stopped. This time, it might take even longer for her to return.
As the calendar pages were flipped daily by the investigators, the second year of the investigation team’s arrival at the New Continent came to an end.
After last night’s celebration, the investigators got back on track and started their daily assigned tasks—whether it was obtaining ingredients, conducting investigations, organizing, or maintaining equipment.
Just these tasks alone consumed all available manpower.
In the early morning, the Master Swordsman practiced as usual on the deck, facing the sea breeze, with several hunters following behind him.
After the morning practice, the hunters went to perform their flexible tasks, but only the Master Swordsman, as the chief toolman, silently continued to hone his skills.
The Smoky Snow Weasel swung its tail, shaking off some scent, attracting the hunter to lower his head.
Jie Jie was trying to induce the Master Swordsman, running back and forth in front of him.
“Hmm, do you want to take me somewhere?”
Finally realizing, the Master Swordsman casually followed the Smoky Snow Weasel, but was led back to his weapon rack by the returning weasel.
“Also, if we’re going out, we should indeed bring weapons.”
His louder voice caught the attention of the commander, who was busy with various deployments. He looked at the Smoky Snow Weasel and then at the Master Swordsman:
“Be careful, don’t go missing.”
“Don’t worry.”
The Master Swordsman’s palm swept over his familiar greatsword, passed over it, and gripped the handle of the warhammer, pondering for a moment before letting go.
“What do you think? What kind of weapon should I choose?”
Not knowing what kind of monster he would face, there was little inclination in choosing weapons.
He lowered his head and looked at the Smoky Snow Weasel.
As if understanding his words, the Smoky Snow Weasel stood upright and seriously scanned various close-combat hunting tools.
A single sword, dual blades made from male and female fire dragon materials, a katana from the female fire dragon, a greatsword from the male fire dragon, a warhammer, a bug control stick, a hunting flute, a spear, and a gunlance.
Shield axes and cutting axes hadn’t appeared yet in this era.
Jie Jie recalled the slashing cut that split the storm last time, and there was nothing else to say!
Katana!
From the previous battle, observation slashes, Iaijutsu, Great Air Blade Spin, Dragon Ascent, and various attack derivations weren’t limited to the era or game version.
As long as it works in combat, it’s a good move!
How could swordsmanship be confined to rigid techniques?
“Hmph, a katana, I thought my greatsword would have left the deepest impression on you.”
Without hesitation, the Master Swordsman directly grabbed the katana, hung it on his back, and followed the Smoky Snow Weasel’s steps.
The forest was shaded, and the sounds of various small animals moving around were clearly audible.
“Truly a wonderful landscape!”
Stopping together with the Smoky Snow Weasel, the Master Swordsman leisurely looked around.
The movement of footsteps made him turn his head, only to find that the Smoky Snow Weasel had already darted ahead, almost disappearing from his line of sight. He quickly hurried to catch up.
But it ultimately disappeared from view, leaving behind tracks that could be followed.
Following the Smoky Snow Weasel’s footprints, the Master Swordsman emerged from the forest, hands on his knees panting slightly, while observing the surrounding environment, hoping to see that white figure.
His gaze flickered over the red dragon beast and paused, then returned.
The Master Swordsman looked at the Slaying Dragon in front of him, finding it somewhat familiar.
White dust seemed to shimmer faintly, swirling around the familiar-looking Slaying Dragon in front of him. Was this the Smoky Snow Weasel’s诱导？
He rubbed his head, feeling familiar not just with the Slaying Dragon… but also with this scenario unfolding.
This sense of déjà vu troubled him, but the low growl of the Slaying Dragon shook him out of his confusion. The katana slid from his back to his waist, and he focused.
The silver sword tail, there was no mistake, this Slaying Dragon was the one he had repelled before. The team leader wanted to track it but couldn’t get any results, which made him quite regretful.
Now, was it lured here by the Smoky Snow Weasel?
It seemed like there was no other explanation.
That little guy really did find him a good opponent, he liked it.
“It’s been a while.”
The hunter softly muttered, greeting the enemy making a comeback.
He drew his sword, and the Slaying Dragon revealed its sword tail.
So…
The once rough and wide sword tail had become slender, the outline of the sword shell neatly stacked, the blade smooth, with a sharp light flowing across it.
“Ha!”
The hunter charged forward while running, crossing paths with the swinging sword tail, focusing intently as his slash blossomed against the heavy armor.
Unlike the usual wild swings, the broad yet elegant sword tail folded over, after the sword stance, it thrust straight toward him.
“Ting,”
The blade glimmered as it collided in the instant of dodging, sparks flew as the two blades scraped against each other in opposite directions.
Observation Slash and Great Air Blade Spin merged into one move, the flash of the blade pulling over the sword tail slashed toward the iron face of the Slaying Dragon.
The turning steps of the Slaying Dragon kept its head away from the blade edge, and its fierce claw smashed down from the side.
The Master Swordsman blocked the claw horizontally with his sword, then pushed the blade backward to retreat using a Kasaya Slash under the impact.
“Chih!”
That was the sound of the sword tail dragging on the ground from behind.
Running with ribs compared to the blade allowed him to slip through the gap between the root of the Slaying Dragon’s sword tail and the ground.
Air Blade Spin is a displacement skill!
Even without hitting, it didn’t affect the Master Swordsman pulling his blade horizontally, blooming a slash at the base of the Slaying Dragon’s uncovered tail.
After the short burst, instead of winding up, the lingering force was used, stepping back while turning.
It was as if he were dancing gracefully.
