Chapter 1348: The Lotus Tribulation Pearl Cannon!
The hunters stared at the ground.
Even in the sea, a giant creature with a body length of more than 30 meters and hundreds of tons swimming under the water can always see some ripples and tracks.
Moreover, quicksand is just flowing like water, not a real liquid.
The moving path of the mysterious ancient dragon under the sand is very clear, and there is no need to worry about it suddenly jumping out from the ground and launching a surprise attack.
It is moving away from the hunters.
"Is that guy going to escape?" Gene shouted and was about to chase, but was stopped by Gordon.
"Come back!"
Gordon put away his weapon and stared at the trace that was going away.
"Don't forget that we are on an isolated island. If it really wants to escape, it will only dive deeper and drill into the earth veins, instead of moving far away like this along the ground."
To be honest, Gordon couldn't analyze why the other party did this for a while.
To keep distance?
But since it's not for escape, why keep distance?
There is no time to think about it. No matter what the monster wants to do, it's always right for them to try their best to stop it.
"Catch up!"
The hunters ran faster, bypassed the quicksand area, and gathered around the target.
The mysterious ancient dragon that was burrowing underground did not go too far away. When it came to the edge of the basin, it drilled out from the ground.
It stood firm with its four limbs grasping the ground, and its palm-like wings lifted up as if to hold something.
The air above its head became distorted, and it was obviously preparing for some powerful moves.
Gordon was shocked when he saw this, and finally realized the other party's intention.
It pulled away to buy time for the attack to accumulate power and avoid the attack being interrupted by the hunters again.
Keep going forward?
No, it's too late.
A huge air mass with a diameter of more than 20 meters is forming above the head of the mysterious ancient dragon. It will be ready in a few seconds at most.
There is quicksand blocking the road ahead. This time is not enough for them to rush to the mysterious ancient dragon, let alone launch a powerful attack to interrupt it.
Retreat? Pull away?
No, it won't work either.
The mysterious ancient dragon came to the edge of the basin before drilling out of the ground, which means that its next attack is likely to cover the entire basin area.
It is meaningless to retreat in this little time.
In the face of this situation, there is no other choice except to defend hard.
"Hardening medicine! Defend on the spot!" Gordon roared, inserted the big sword into the ground, and put his shoulder against the sword to enter a defensive posture.
Ted also smashed the big shield, "Stand behind me!"
It is meaningless to be hypocritical at this time. In a critical situation, it is the responsibility of the defender to bear the attack for his companions.
Gene and Maka lowered their center of gravity and stood back to back behind Ted to help him stabilize the defense.
As a shooter, Osura, who has the lightest armor, was protected by them at the end.
Ignoring Gordon's scolding, Feng Ying accelerated a few steps to Gordon's front. She set up the shield, swayed the silk to help fix it, and entered a fully charged defensive posture.
Gordon subconsciously wanted to carry her back behind him, but found that the latter stood very steadily and did not move at all.
Hayata came to him, and the two looked at each other helplessly, then stretched out their hands to hold Fengying's back.
After taking the hardening medicine, they did everything they could, and the next result could only be left to luck.
"Jiya——!"
With a sharp hiss, the mysterious ancient dragon released the giant air mass that looked suffocating.
The moment the air mass landed, the whole world disappeared.
The invisible shock wave spread to the surroundings, and in the blink of an eye, it enveloped the hunters dozens of meters away.
At the moment the shock wave hit, Xianglan suddenly drilled out from the ground, holding an extremely large recovery honey bug and smashing it hard on Fengying.
The sticky honey dew wrapped Fengying's whole body like amber wrapped around insects. After doing all this, Xianglan did not have time to drill into the ground, and was blown away by the shock wave.
Unlike the previous air column sweep, the impact of the air mass was similar to the explosion of a bomb, and it only existed for a short moment.
But it was the energy explosion at this moment that created a huge crater in the center of the basin, like a meteorite.
The only thing to be thankful for was that even the mysterious ancient dragon himself could not perfectly control the landing point of this air mass.
This prevented the air mass from falling directly on the hunters' heads, blasting them and the gravel on the ground into a pool of indistinguishable.
However, even if it was just the impact of the air mass explosion, the power was still amazing.
Ted collapsed to the ground with his arm holding the shield dangling, and lost consciousness.
Maka tried to support him, but her confused brain could not control her limbs at all. She could not even maintain the most basic standing, and her hands and feet softened and fell to her knees.
Gene, who was heavily armored and wearing a half-damaged suit, was in a slightly better condition, but he kept coughing up blood and his steps were shaky.
Only Oshura, who was protected by them at the back, still had the possibility of continuing to fight.
On the other side, Gordon slowly stood up with a big sword.
Sharp tinnitus filled his brain, and blood dripped from his mouth and nose.
It was as if something heavy was pressing on his chest, and the annoying nausea could not be dispelled. He shook his head hard and his thoughts became clearer.
Good news, he was still alive, and better news, he could still move.
The injury was lighter than expected.
The amulet around his neck was shining.
Spirit protection? This time his luck was not bad.
"Meow--!"
Pork Chop crawled out from the ground and inserted a healing chimney.
After taking a deep breath of the medicine mist, Gordon felt better and his mind finally regained clarity.
He scanned his eyes to check the status of his companions.
The alcohol team was in a very bad state. Except for the light crossbowman Oshura, they basically lost their combat effectiveness.
Ted was even more motionless, and his life or death was unknown, which was disturbing.
Hayata's condition was similar to his own. He was seriously injured, but he still retained the ability to move. He just needed some time to slow down.
Feng Ying's condition was unexpectedly good. Although she was also dizzy and dazed, she was still able to stand.
This meant that the impact on her brain was not too strong.
As defenders at the forefront, even if Ted and his team were closer to the landing point of the air mass explosion, the gap should not be so big.
Was it Xianglan's credit?
After swallowing a secret medicine, taking a few deep breaths, adjusting his breath, Gordon stood up with his sword.
Suppressing the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart, he said hoarsely: "Pig Chop, take Amber to transfer the wounded."
Pig Chop nodded, dragged Xianglan, who was lying motionless in the sand pile, and then rode on Amber and rushed towards the direction of the alcohol team.
The physical strength of the ancient dragon species is bottomless.
Looking at the hunters who have not fallen yet, the mysterious ancient dragon, who had just released a powerful attack, once again surrounded its wings in front of it.
The power of the shock is condensing, and it is about to turn into a giant air column that will crush everything and shoot out.
Without breathing time, Oshura spit out a mouthful of bloody saliva, set up the Ice Fish Dragon Launcher, and fired at full force.
Gordon and his men also gritted their teeth and launched a charge.
The attack of the mysterious ancient dragon must be interrupted, otherwise further casualties or even sacrifices will almost be inevitable.
But it seems too late.
At this moment, a streak of fire shot from a distance and accurately hit the head of the mysterious ancient dragon.
The golden-red fireball that exploded was like a small sun, covering half of the body of the mysterious ancient dragon.
The impact of the explosion opened the wings that were gathered into a ring, and the mysterious ancient dragon, which was also in a bad state, stumbled back several steps.
The air column that was about to condense also dissipated.
"Supernova?" Gordon looked in the direction of the attack with surprise, "Ansel?!"
Supporting each other with Gene, Maka, who was a little confused, blurted out "Dad?"
Several figures rushed into the battlefield.
"Fire suppression! Fire suppression! It's so weak, are you still waiting for the opportunity to shoot?!
Has it become a shape that can't use anything except diffusion bombs? Huh?!"
Cursing, he pressed a drum of a machine dragon bullet into the crossbow chamber, and Gale raised the muzzle and shouted.
"Bang ****!"