Is this coming to life?

Is it just a coincidence that I came here, or is life in White Plains City inherently so exciting?

Zhou Jing was secretly shocked.

Baron's face tightened, he put down his wine glass and quickly explained.

Although the Terra Empire was founded forty years ago, the alien beasts in the human-inhabited areas were expelled and part of the area was cleared, but alien beasts still broke in from time to time.

Emergencies like this happen occasionally, and the range of activity of many alien beasts is not fixed. Occasionally, alien beasts will run into areas where humans live, either in search of food or by accident. The defenses of towns and cities are, to a large extent,

It exists to deal with strange beasts.

Sentries set up around towns are responsible for detecting this situation.

Once traces of strange animals are discovered, an early warning will be issued, and bounties and information will be posted at the tavern for hunters to choose from.

If a strange beast poses a direct threat to the town, such as approaching the town, the lord will immediately recruit hunters in the city to jointly attack and eliminate the threat.

A few people ignored the chat and surrounded the guards with the hunters in the tavern to ask about the situation.

"What kind of strange beast is it?"

"Where are they? How long do they have left?"

Zhou Jing had just arrived and didn't say anything. When other hunters asked, he also learned the specific situation from the panicked guards.

Not long ago, the sentry sent an emergency report, saying that two high-risk alien beasts had appeared around the town. They had attacked and killed a caravan and were heading towards Baiyuan City. Pedestrians on the road were in danger and had become a huge threat.

These two high-risk beasts are bears with outstanding strength and defense, and are called Splitclaw Bears.

There are many kinds of high-risk alien beasts. It is recognized that the most troublesome are the three types of creatures. One is extremely fast, the second is one that can control a certain element and breathes fire and ice, and the last one is extremely thick-skinned and has cleft claws.

Bears are the third category.

"Both of them are split-claw bears. I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with this time... How many of us can use them?"

Weiss no longer smiled playfully, but had a serious expression.

A hunter spoke up: "There are only seven of us here, there should be a few hunters in the city, and I saw Weber a few days ago."

"Webber is here too? That's great." Weiss breathed out quickly.

Zhou Jing's heart moved.

When he looked at the roster just now, he deliberately memorized the names of three secondary enhanced hunters, and this "Webber" was one of them.

At this time, the guard hurriedly urged:

"The Lord is gathering troops at the gate of the city. Hunters, please hurry up and join us. Other hunters in the city have also been notified."

"Okay, let's go there first."

Many hunters had no objections and poured out of the tavern and headed towards the city gate.

Zhou Jing also followed the team, poked the serious-faced Baron, and asked in a low voice:

"Is the lord's call for hunters compulsory?"

"Of course not..." Balon shook his head and said in a solemn tone: "But in the face of the threat of alien beasts, we have never retreated. This is our responsibility. If we don't even fight, who else can fight against the alien beasts?"

"Understood."

Zhou Jing nodded slightly, gaining a better understanding of the hunter's concept.

Alien hunter is an ancient and glorious profession that emphasizes dedication, risking one's life to gain strength, and risk one's life to hunt, all in order to protect the peaceful life of more people.

Still quite reliable.

At this time, Balon sighed and said: "I didn't expect such an emergency. I originally thought that after you got used to the strengthened body, I would find a low-risk alien beast to practice with, but now I see

It’s too late...

Although the results of your strengthening should be good, you haven't practiced body control yet. Just follow our pace when hunting. Don't mess around. With the destructive power of the Crackclaw Bear, if you hit it accurately, two or three hits will be enough.

Hit the hunter hard."

In his opinion, even if Zhou Jing is gifted with extraordinary talents and can gain stronger strength through blood enhancement, he still needs a process of adaptation.

Balon was not afraid that Zhou Jing would not be able to perform well, but that he was worried that he would be confused by the sudden increase in power and misjudge the strength gap between himself and the alien beasts. This often happened to novice hunters.

As for these veterans, they know very well how capable they are, know the strength of the attacks of various strange beasts, and know how many attacks they can take. They seem to be taking risks, but they are well aware of it.

However, although Balon felt that Zhou Jing was not ready, he would not suggest that he not participate in this hunting just because he took care of Zhou Jing.

In his opinion, no matter whether you are a novice or an experienced hunter, as long as you are a hunter of exotic beasts, you have no right not to participate in the battle unless you really lose your fighting ability.

"I'll look at the situation." Zhou Jing nodded.

Although I have just gained extraordinary power and it feels very fresh, I also know in my heart that the strength of this power is limited, so I adjusted my mentality last night.

However, hunting high-risk alien beasts is one of the goals of the Astral Apostle this time, and he does not refuse this crusade.

And Zhou Jing felt that this was a good opportunity. It was better for a group of people to encircle and suppress someone than to hunt alone.

Although he has little hunting experience, he can draw a simple conclusion based on his past game playing experience.

Fighting monsters is definitely not as good as grabbing heads!

…

Everyone hurried all the way to the city gate, where it was already quite lively.

A large number of soldiers have gathered here. At a glance, there are more than fifty people. They are carrying various trap tools and are very busy.

A richly dressed middle-aged man, surrounded by several guards, was anxiously inspecting the troops.

Seeing the hunters arriving, the middle-aged man suddenly became happy, turned around to greet the hunters, and said loudly:

"Hunters, you are finally here! White Plains City needs your help!"

"Lord, this is our responsibility."

All the hunters nodded in greeting, neither humble nor arrogant.

This man is the lord of White Plains City that Balon mentioned, Root Crow?

Zhou Jing's heart moved and he quietly looked at the lord in the crowd.

He is tall, has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and has good facial features... he looks quite decent, and he seems more like a warrior than a lord.

Both sides knew each other's responsibilities. Lord Root said directly without saying anything:

"It's still the same this time. You are responsible for blocking the two strange beasts in the middle. Even if you can't kill them, try your best to severely damage them. My troops will use the fortifications of the sentries in the rear to lay some traps and ambushes. You need to delay them for enough time.

, don’t let them get close to Baiyuan City so quickly. If possible, wait for us to set up the trap and drive them to the trap location.”

Root quickly explained the tactics.

To fight against alien beasts head-on, you still have to rely on hunters, and ordinary soldiers generally do not enter the battlefield directly, but only do some fortifications or assistance.

Because ordinary people are basically free in front of high-risk alien beasts, and it may even be a disservice.

Moreover, on the battlefield, once the hunters fail to restrain the alien beasts and they rush into the crowd, it will be a massacre, which can cause tragic casualties to the army.

It is very expensive to train a well-trained and equipped soldier. If you are not desperate, you will rarely sacrifice unnecessary casualties in exchange for victory. It is still very good to rely on hunters.

This is especially true for the Crackclaw Bear this time. It has rough skin and thick flesh, making it difficult for ordinary soldiers to break through the defenses, and it has no significance in participating in a frontal battlefield.

Many hunters are used to this situation and have no objections.

"When the threat is resolved this time, as before, your reward will not be reduced."

Root promised the reward without saying any more, and then hurriedly turned back to continue gathering his army.

He only talked about a general strategy, and hunting tactics were formulated by the hunter, so he would not dictate.

Zhou Jing didn't say anything, just observing silently.

The exotic beast hunters present were not very respectful to the lord, but they were not impolite.

However, many hunters treated the taciturn guards around the lord with cold expressions and made no secret of their disdain.

Zhou Jing's heart moved. He thought of what Balon said when he entered the city, and immediately poked Balon beside him.

"Are those people around the lord the different blood warriors who were roped in?"

"Yes, they are just these bastards and cowards. Did you see them? They are following the lord, so they don't have to fight the Crackclaw Bear like us." Baron spat on the ground.

Hearing this, Zhou Jing looked at the alien-blood warrior guards again.

They are preparing for battle, and the few guards are following the lord step by step. They don't have to work hard and can stay in the rear and wait for them to solve the crisis...

Thinking about it this way, it was really annoying... Zhou Jing understood the unhappiness of these hunters even more.

Suddenly, he sensed movement and was vaguely aware of other people's gazes.

Zhou Jing turned around and looked around, and finally discovered a figure emerging from the wall stacks on the city wall, seemingly looking down.

He raised his eyes and looked over, and found an expressionless man standing on the city wall. He had a tough appearance, an indifferent face, a short haircut, and an inexplicable military aura about him.

This short-haired man clasped his hands behind his back, giving him a feeling of being in a Yuan Ting Yue Zhi. He looked down at the gate of the city where they were busy gathering to fight against the alien beasts, but he seemed to be staying out of it.

At this time, the short-haired man also noticed Zhou Jing's gaze, glanced at Zhou Jing with cold eyes, then turned away and disappeared on the city wall.
To be continued...