Chapter 309: No Proof of a Hero.
Jie Jie senses his surroundings; most who could evacuate have left the battlefield, but some severely wounded hunters still lie on the ground, waiting for rescue cats to find an opportunity to carry them away from the fight.
Since this place has become a battlefield, he can only trust that as hunters hunting monsters, they were prepared to die in the jaws of dragons.
To become a soldier within the fortress is to accept the fate of dying on the battlefield.
Just like agreeing to the terms before playing a game, once you enter, you implicitly agree.
Ignoring the severely injured survivors, Jie Jie retracts his senses, directing them like a line of sight toward the hunters still fighting. Instantly, he sees through their strategy.
They’re trying to lure him under the Strike Dragon Gun and activate it.
Large weapons against dragons are always fixed, and hunters usually rely on their own bodies to guide monsters beneath the Strike Dragon Guns and Cannons.
But just as they misjudged the Ruin City as a tactical focal point, they’ve made another error.
What lures Jie Jie isn’t the hunter—it’s the Strike Dragon Gun itself.
He doesn’t attack the provoking hunters below but instead charges toward the city wall along his own massive web array.
The one-handed sword hunter looks bewildered as he crouches down, throwing a smoke bomb. Without any huge weapon, he seems like the least significant one.
When his companions distract the monster, he seizes the chance to fire the Strike Dragon Gun. The attacking monsters should either be torn apart by the gun or scared off by its power—this is how things should develop!
“Trouble! Get down quick!”
Another cannon is yanked from its mount and hurled at his position, specifically the control button of the Strike Dragon Gun. And the safety lock of the Strike Dragon Gun has just been released.
“Lie down!!!”
The one-handed sword hunter shouts as he leaps off the city wall.
This is the order given to hunters below when the Strike Dragon Gun is about to fire, though hunters are often lower than the gun’s range, accidents can happen.
He shouts “lie down,” but he isn’t the one firing the Strike Dragon Gun.
As expected, the cannon hits the operation button of the Strike Dragon Gun with a “clang,” the gears inside begin to rotate, igniting the monster’s medulla with gunpowder.
“BOOM!”
The sharp dragon spear shoots out from the city wall, its high-speed rotating saw teeth shredding the air. Below, the hunters lift their heads, feeling as if their hearts have been torn apart, leaving only chills throughout their bodies.
The Strike Dragon Gun, humanity’s strongest weapon against monsters, was activated… by a monster.
The bards and recorders have already evacuated. Fortunately, no one played the “Proof of a Hero” for them…
They look up and see not only the spinning Strike Dragon Gun but also the newly appeared Ancient Dragon Observation Ship and the insect-type monster suspended in the air by silk threads.
They watch as silk threads shoot out from the monster’s abdomen, hitting a rotating Strike Dragon Gun.
What does it intend to do?
At this moment, the Strike Dragon Gun spins like a kite wheel, continuously wrapping golden silk around it, becoming more tightly bound.
“It’s mine now.”
Jie Jie uses his mantis arm to hang onto the silk thread and starts pulling hard.
The retrieval of the Strike Dragon Gun is halted, but the great web formation begins to shake. This causes him to swing onto the platform, where his limbs wrap around the brick gap tightly.
“Snap.”
The hunters clearly hear the sound of the machine being pulled, and the base of the Strike Dragon Gun is being destroyed!
“Stop it!!!”
The hunter known as the Modification Master shouts.
The one-handed hunter who landed understands his meaning, getting up and raising his shield.
While running, the Modification Master jumps, stepping on the small round shield for extra height.
The rifle had already been dragged behind him during the run—
Forbidden Mode Blast!
Rifles, as mechanical weapons, have extremely low lower limits but also very high upper limits. If there are tough enough monster materials, then more gunpowder can be stuffed inside.
Not just gunpowder, but also Fire Dragon flame sac dust, Flame King Dragon explosive dust!
Even the internal structure of the cannon can be secretly modified without the Great Elder Hall knowing, turning it into a one-time-use weapon.
And the rifle’s shield exists to protect the hunter from his own firepower!
The Modification Master’s emotions approach mania, akin to the increasingly hot rifle in his hands.
Jie Jie senses the approaching energy, pulling the silk thread while turning his body, seeing the humanoid energy source bathed in flame light.
“Holy crap, Human Wisdom Dragon!”
The rifle swings with the hunter’s arm, smashing down toward his front leg, unleashing all the firepower from the cannon barrel without restraint.
Prohibited Mode Strike Dragon Cannon!
Because Jie Jie didn’t let go of the Strike Dragon Gun, he flies backward under the terrifying impact, crashing into the mountain wall.
The energy reaction wasn’t insignificant, but it wasn’t effectively utilized, and the damage wasn’t enough to severely injure him.
However, the Strike Dragon Gun also started retreating due to his loosened grip, fortunately, structural issues caused it to get stuck halfway, preventing it from fully retracting.
This thing is good too, I’ll take it!
Jie Jie stands up, sensing the remaining warmth of the rifle, shooting out a segment of silk thread, and with a pull, snatches it from the hunter’s weakened grip.
The fallen Modification Master lifts his head, watching as his rifle rapidly enlarges in his line of sight.
After knocking the hunter flying, Jie Jie retrieves the rifle, pulls the silk thread binding the Strike Dragon Gun again, causing the city wall to tremble.
[Power Unleashed]
“Bang!!!”
This is the sound of the Strike Dragon Gun crashing to the ground.
The Strike Dragon Gun, along with its base, is directly pulled out from the city wall, bringing out a large amount of broken stones, leaving a huge hole in the wall.
“Bang!”
Right at this moment, a burst of energy explodes in the sky.
Is it the hunters’ signal flare?
Afterward, the hunters start evacuating, so that must have been the evacuation signal flare.
Losing their last means, the fortress can only face the outcome of falling.
Jie Jie watches the hunters drop smoke bombs, their figures disappearing into the evacuation tunnels, not pursuing them.
The hunters have withdrawn, perhaps some will stay behind to observe him.
The fortress has fallen, the Guild might not let this slide, possibly reassessing his information and sending hunters to hunt him down.
Actually, there has always been a straightforward way to avoid all this.
Kill all the hunters, destroy the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship, forcing the Guild to receive only the most limited information.
Jie Jie thinks this but has no intention of putting it into action, instead returning to the Ruin City, driving it into the fortress.
No news is the biggest news. Repelling them is enough.
If they return, defeat them again.
He shrugs and begins tallying his gains, keeping himself busy.
Chapter 310
