Chapter 1430 Hidden in the Valley

The three members of the Bi team, plus Xiang Lan, set off overnight on a pterosaur.

They planned to arrive near the target coordinates after midnight, approach cautiously, conduct covert reconnaissance, and return before dawn.

Taking advantage of the darkness, the risk of exposure during the investigation is minimized.

Others continued to stay on board the Blue Star, waiting for the opportunity to take action.

Looking at the retreating shadows of Julius and others, Ancil turned around and asked Gordon, "What do you think?"

Ancil's problems had no beginning or end, but after working together for so many years, he certainly knew what the latter was worried about.

"I didn't think much about it. Whether it's the Dragon King or the Black Dragon that might appear, there's too little information.

Based on the current limited understanding, it can be judged that their strength far exceeds what human beings can handle.

We're not even sure whether the Dragon King can fly, so there's no point in formulating a detailed tactical plan.

Prepare what you can and then improvise. "

"What a disgusting uncertainty." Anhir sighed.

With an in-depth understanding of the performance of each crossbow, the ballistic trajectory of each type of crossbow projectile, and accurate calculation of various environmental factors, you can already confirm before pulling the trigger that the crossbow projectile will hit the target without fail.

This is the way he is used to shooting and the way he is used to doing things.

Rather than "adapting to circumstances".

"But life is full of unknowns." Gordon shrugged, "Ten years ago, could you have imagined that you would marry Gale?"

"I know." Anhil said angrily: "I hate uncertainty, but when it really comes to me, I will find a way to solve it and accept it.

But is now the time to discuss these life philosophies? "

"Didn't you start this topic first?"

"I'm just sighing!"

Riding the pterosaur, he bypassed the abnormal storm that shrouded the Demon-Guiding Land, passed through the turbulent straits, and after arriving over the unknown land, continued flying northwest for more than half an hour.

Julius, the leader, waved and made two gestures.

The reconnaissance team, consisting of a pen-headed hunter and a cat, began to descend.

This is a land that has never been visited by humans. The mountains are rugged and the land is barren. Not to mention large trees, shrubs and weeds are not common.

Aiden let go of the hook and jumped to the ground. He looked around, "Is it so deserted?"

"That means we are in the right place." Julius looked calm, "Although I have not personally been to the 'Land of Dragon Crystals', I have read many related research articles and reports.

Regardless of the crystallization of the earth's energy, the environment here should be similar to that one, right? "

Aiden thought for a while, "It's true."

"Just keep going."

Following Julius's instructions, the three men and one cat took action quickly.

The straight-line distance between where they landed and the destination coordinates was still about ten kilometers.

Considering the terrain and other factors, even with the mobility of the hunters, it would take at least three or four hours to arrive.

As for why he didn't control the pterosaur to fly directly nearby, it was naturally to reduce the possibility of early exposure as much as possible.

The target of this reconnaissance is the "Dragon King", so no one can be too careful.

The time soon came to the middle of the night.

After climbing over the last mountain ridge, what appeared in front of them was a deep canyon whose bottom could not be clearly seen.

"It seems that this is it." Julius raised his hand to signal his companions to stop. "From now on, we must strictly abide by the principles of stealth operations and equip ourselves with invisibility clothing."

The hunters all put on camouflage cloaks, and Xianglan also put on a small one.

A group of people came to the edge of the canyon.

"Pterodactyl? Or gliding?" Aiden asked in a low voice.

He is usually a bit chatty, but now he also pays attention to using the shortest possible sentences to communicate.

Julius silently took out the rope from his backpack and answered with action.

The pterosaur makes too much noise when flying, so it is not suitable for sneaking.

However, there are some of them who can fly down quietly.

Julius made a few gestures to Pandan while arranging the rappelling equipment.

In reconnaissance operations, it is natural for hunting partners who are smaller, move more quietly, and are less likely to be exposed to take the lead.

Pandan's ears twitched, and she waved her paws towards Aiden.

Aiden thought it was going to say something, so he leaned close to it.

Pandan stretched out her claws, pulled out a few brown-red hairs from Aiden's head, and swung them into the air.

It is observing the flow of air in the canyon.

Aiden almost screamed out in pain, but held it back under Julius's stern gaze.

Helplessly scratching his aching scalp, Aiden stepped aside.

Pandan quickly assembled the kite after checking the airflow with her few poor hairs. She muttered a few words as if praying before jumping off with the kite on her back.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the shadow of the deep valley that could not be illuminated by the moonlight and stars.

Aiden suddenly felt awe-inspiring, and as for the matter of a few hairs being pulled out, it didn't matter.

The pandan carrying the kite is like a fallen leaf in the wind, curling and flying left and right.

It may seem like there is no difficulty in following the current, but in fact, flying with the wind in such a complex airflow environment requires quite superb control skills.

If you are not careful, you may fall like a kite that is not strung properly.

While Xianglan was trying to control the kite and glide as quietly as possible, she looked at the environment in the valley.

The cat's pupils had expanded to the limit, and with the insignificant light from the sky, she could see the scenery in the valley.

Completely desolate.

This was the first impression that the canyon gave her.

There was no soil, no water, no green, and no living creatures.

All she could see were stones, rugged and jagged, like the gray-yellow rocks of a monster's fangs.

Slightly turning the kite to the side, Xianglan accelerated her descent.

Soon, some strange things floating in the wind attracted her attention.

Countless pieces of material, strips, flocs, thin and soft, like rotten fabrics, hung all over the fang-like protruding rocks.

These things fluttered non-stop with the air currents echoing in the valley, which reminded her of the ancient prayer flags that could be seen everywhere on the Sky Mountain.

It controlled the kite and approached the rock wall carefully, trying to pick up a wisp to see what it was.

But the extremely chaotic and complex airflow near the canyon rock wall almost caused it to hit the rock wall with the kite.

After hastily adjusting its flying posture, it hurried away from the rock wall and did not dare to get close again.

It would be better to wait until Julius and the others came down to collect samples of unknown substances.

Xianglan suppressed her curiosity and continued to glide downward.

As she got closer and closer to the bottom of the valley, the substances hanging on the rock wall and flying in the wind became more and more dense.

But she could no longer take care of them.

The dark red giant shadow lying in the deepest part of the canyon firmly attracted all its attention.

Four legs, two wings, curved and sharp horns, dark red scales and shells.

Ancient and primitive, without any unexpected physical characteristics, even a scale or a claw reflected the concept of "dragon" itself.

A strange sense of disobedience floated in her heart.

Not long after becoming a hunting cat, it had followed Hayata, Zhupai and others to come into contact with the "forbidden skull" sealed in the ruins of ancient civilization.

From that moment on, the malice that seemed to be able to tear the soul was deeply engraved in the deepest part of its memory.

Compared with that, is the "Dragon King" in front of it, who is also a taboo, too. Invisible?

Is it really still alive? But even if it is a corpse, it is not like now, almost no breath can be felt

The doubts in the heart drove Xianglan to fly closer.

Until it met the pair of golden dragon eyes hidden in the darkness.

In an instant, it felt that its body, blood, and even soul were all solidified.

Not awake? Weak sense of existence?

No. This "Dragon King" is just hiding.