Old Hunter of Tomorrow’s Ark

"You don't have to..."

"Shining, are you sure we won't encounter new troubles in the future?"

Shining wanted to continue to refuse, but saw that Nightingale, who was being held in the arms of Princess Skadi, turned her head, her green eyes carrying a determined expression.

"...Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Gooch, Miss Scatty."

Shining nodded, hid his staff in his robe, and followed quickly.

She can judge whether a person is sincere through words and actions, but she will still be deceived, but Nightingale is different.

Liz suffered an unimaginable disaster in Kazdel's cage, but the group of crazy Sarkaz, no, the real demons really gave Liz something beyond imagination... ."strength".

The power that officially guided them to the Great Knight Territory had nothing to do with the "sanctuary", and it could even be said that Shining felt fearful.

Whoever Nightingale trusts, Shining will trust too.

[Hopefully, this is the right choice. 】

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In the quiet alley, a young, heavily dressed Kuranta girl, accompanied by a gust of wind, quickly broke in and hid behind a pile of building materials stacked here.

"Miss Margaret, please wait a moment"

"Let's just ask a few questions, just a few!"

Looking at a group of reporters with long guns and short cannons, they ran past him, his heart pounding.

"Aunt, why didn't you tell me this kind of thing!"

16. Margaret's little troubles.

Over the past 60 years, the great knight leader Kavalelaki has gradually become a purely commercial and tourist city.

Not only for the three-yearly Cavaliers Competitive Championship, but also for the various knights leagues held every day in the four-city alliance. Over the past few decades, this small city has undergone numerous renovations.

A large number of giant enterprises have sprung up, and their main business is also related to knight competition. The original residential area has been continuously reduced, and commercial areas and various man-made attractions have appeared in large numbers.

The organization in charge of Casimir's business and trade affairs is called the Casimir Business Federation. Although they, like the bureaucrats in other countries, have decayed and degenerate over a long period of time, part of the large amount of tax has been fed back to the residents.

In this most prosperous city in Casimir, mansions and villas can be seen everywhere, and there will not be slums like Colombia, where residents live in residential buildings that are old, but at least stable enough.

However, in order to set aside the location of the commercial area, the distance between the residential buildings is extremely tight, and countless alleys that are still dark and deserted even in the daytime constitute the unique scenery of the Casimir residential area.

It is a bit ironic that those staff who serve the competition receive tourists in the wide and prosperous commercial and competition areas during the day, but at night they have to drag their tired bodies back to the cramped residential area.

However, just in the corner of this dark alley, a faint golden light shone slowly in the air.

A pair of small golden horse ears stuck out, twisted left and right like a periscope to observe, and listened to the sounds around.

Immediately afterwards, a young Kuranta female knight in full armor and light white heavy armor cautiously poked her head out of the alley, wandered around, and was relieved when she found that no one was there.

"Ha, finally left, these people are really tougher than their previous opponents."

Only then did Margaret sigh in relief, and she walked down the wall with a helpless smile on her face.

Margaret Linguang, female, Kuranta tribe, 18 years old, born in Kavaleria.

A month ago, she had just finished the exam and ended her study career at Cavaliers High School.

But at the same time, just a few hours ago, Margaret completed her debut at the 22nd Knights Convention.

Victory, victory, crushing, tomorrow's newspapers will use these words to describe Margaret, but in fact, even she herself never thought that the knight as an opponent would be so vulnerable.

After all, Margaret didn't know anything about competitive knights in the past. She neither watched TV nor paid much attention to the Internet. Her biggest entertainment was practicing fighting skills. It can be said that in her eyes, it was extremely boring.

As an old fighting knight family, Margaret's grandfather is a great fighting knight who inherited the name of "Lingguang". His sculptures are all over the country and he is a great hero in many stories.

In that world-famous battle of the Four Emperors, this gracious grandfather who often liked to hold Margaret high when he was a child led Casimir's most powerful Knights of the Silver Spear, and personally beheaded a black man. General Sass blocked the unstoppable torrent of steel from Casimir's last line of defense.

Inspired by her grandfather, and after inheriting the wishes of her parents who died in the war, Margaret chose the path of a knight.

Since she was a child, Margaret has shown a strong fighting talent. Among her peers, no apprentice knight can beat her, and she has always been among the best in the class in military class.

Later, even the adults who were full-fledged knights were rarely able to defeat her. Only her grandfather, uncle and aunt could occasionally give Margaret some tips.

Margaret's extremely strong talent has attracted the attention of the Supervisory Academy. This department, which is on the same level as the National Council and the Commerce Federation, represents the interests of the knights and the military. .

After the age of 18, Margaret will be admitted to the Central Military Academy of Camisill, where she will complete her university studies, practice martial arts and military theory, and directly enter the battle knight as a reserve officer.

Everyone believed that as long as no major mistakes were made, almost 90% of Margaret would become a great knight in the future, and his achievements would even surpass his grandfather's, possessing a fief not inferior to that of Kavalelaki.

But... Margaret didn't follow the planned trajectory.

She knows that the current Casimir seems to be prosperous, but in fact it exists on the verge of crisis all the time.

The country that Margaret loves is being caressed, and the chivalry she believes in is being wiped out by the structure. This is not a problem that military leaders and great knights can solve.

So... she made a decision that went against her ancestors—abandoning her status as a knight aristocrat and participating in knight competition.

Alone, without sponsorship, without backup, on one's own - this is the so-called independent knight.

The family did not provide any help, and Margaret was all on her own.

She didn't care if anyone offered help, but the process of living alone did make her feel lonely.

But right now, not to mention the huge external pressure she encountered, a bigger trouble appeared in front of Margaret.

"Aunt Zofiya, you never said that these reporters would be so crazy, how can they go home..."

Originally, after the game was over, Margaret got rid of the entangled reporters, and planned to buy a lunch box to go home to fill her stomach as soon as possible after the victory.

However, before she could walk into the supermarket where she often buys food, Margaret was surrounded by a group of enthusiastic fans, scrambling to get autographs.

The virtue of a knight made Margaret unable to refuse to help others within her power, naturally satisfying this group of fans who were somewhat enthusiastic and scary.

However, as each name was signed on the paper, more and more people gathered around. Margaret was completely blocked in the supermarket. She wanted to ask the security personnel for help, but found that the other party was also in the signing team. Saw several vigilantes.

And when a bunch of reporters came to hear the news, holding long spears and short cannons, and shooting wildly at Margaret, she finally couldn't bear it.

Margaret is very strong, but no matter what, she is only an 18-year-old girl. Her peers are enjoying a wonderful summer vacation. Only she, who is called an iron head by her friends, chooses to participate in the knight competition.

Naturally, the young Margaret could not cope with such enthusiastic fans and reporters.

So, relying on her Originium skills, Margaret ran to the forced residential area. Although she lived in the family's villa since she was a child, she is now used to taking this place as her own home.

"Ha, but don't let others find out my address, otherwise it will be troublesome, I have to contact Aunt Zofiya, she should know how to deal with it... It is clear that I will be alone, Ugh."

Sighing lightly, Margaret stood up from the alley, the thick armor on her body making a clattering sound.

Keng——

However, right after that, her horse's ears shook violently, capturing a faint sound of gold and iron clashing.

The honed combat experience made Margaret understand that this is the echo triggered by the collision of weapons.

Margaret understood that someone was fighting not far away.

"Who will be—"

The Great Knight Collar is the economic center of Casimir. The large amount of taxation brought about double the number of vigilantes in other cities. The crime rate is the lowest in Casimir. Colombian gangs do not exist here.

However, this does not mean that Casimir will not commit crimes. Whether it is a rebellious knight who does not abide by the rules and regulations of the Knights Association, or a competitive knight who has a grudge against each other, these knights who are allowed to carry weapons will fight in private, and even fight in private. Attack innocent passersby.

If you can't solve your opponent on the court, you can send someone to solve it off the court. This is an old routine.

"No matter what, this cannot be ignored."

He knocked on the shield on his back, and clenched the one that was on his waist. The weapon that his grandfather gave to him was said to be a weapon that the master craftsman had imitated from the Knight King's Holy Sword. He ran towards the position where the sound of the collision of the weapon came from. .

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"My God, let's see, why is this Casimir's road so difficult to walk, let's see, this is Jinyu Avenue, turn left at the third intersection..."

The sun gradually went down, and in the dark and gloomy alley, Gao Qi rubbed his chin while checking the map on his mobile phone.

"This navigation app is really just a decoration. It's still a dead end. Navigation in the world is stupid.

Although Gao Qi has now been taken care of by the rich wife of Rhine Life, there is no need to consider money issues at all. Even living in the presidential suite is not a problem, but he and Titi came to the Grand Knights for vacation after all, and people in the business district have many eyes. Miscellaneous, after all, not suitable for action.

And Skadi, who did not pretend to understand, leaned over to Gao Qi, hugged her plump **** with both hands, blinked her big eyes, and gave Gao Qi random advice.

She is not a road idiot. Hunters always need a good sense of direction to track their prey, but her usual workplace is the deep seabed full of corals and sea anemones. With such a dense building complex, she still can't recognize the road.

"Um... why don't we just jump over the wall and walk away?"

"Forget it - let the two of you laugh, give me some time, we should be able to find that hotel soon."

Pinching Skadi's little face, Gao Qi turned his head apologetically and looked at Shining, who had been following behind him and supported Nightingale.

Gao Qi actually wanted to apply for a wheelchair for Nightingale, but when she asked Shining in advance, she shook her head and refused.

"It doesn't matter, we've lived in much worse places than here - Sarkaz has enough time to wait, doesn't he?"

Resting temporarily on a raised concrete platform, Nightingale nodded to Gao Qi with her patient and friendly smile, and at the same time held her side, looking at her Shining plain hand with concern.

That kind of all-inclusive gentle smile made Gao Qi, who was used to the flat expressions of Skadi and Kelsey, feel a little uncomfortable for a while.

He could clearly feel the kindness that Nightingale showed to him, but he didn't know the reason—he wasn't a doctor now, so his trust value could still start at 200%.

However, Gao Qi was very happy that Nightingale could believe in herself - worthy of being one of his favorite wives.

Everyone is his favorite wife.

"That's what you want, Miss Nightingale, don't worry, I and Skadi may not be able to help you a lot, but at least in terms of accommodation, I can provide you with a good one—— Skadi!"

Halfway through speaking, Gao Qi suddenly narrowed his eyes and raised his head abruptly.

Under the setting sun, the high-rise buildings in the distant commercial district cast shadows on the residential area, but in these dark shadows, Gao Qi noticed, and a few peeping eyes came.

It wasn't the residents who looked at it out of curiosity, and it wasn't some kind of cat or dog. A few sharp eyes were aimed at the key points of his body.

Looking at the sharp arrows aimed at him from the crossbow in the shadows, Gao Qi hit the ground with the hunter's stick in his hand, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

Sure enough, just as he thought, there has never been a safe place on the Terra Continent.

And Casimir's hunting will never be smooth sailing.

17. Assassins and brave knights.

Everyone has his strong and weak points.

Gao Qi has no possibility of surpassing Skadi in a short period of time.

Gao Qi even doubted that even if the two of them really reached the day of giving birth to a baby killer whale, his strength might not be able to reach 50 - let alone 99.

As for fighting skills, Gao Qi also lost to Shining.

Of course, the honed skills of the old hunters will not be lost to Sarkaz's swordsmanship, but Gao Qi's skill value cannot completely reproduce the memory he once had.

However, Gao Qi has always had a talent that even Kelsey can't match - perception.

As an old hunter who hunted down Yanan's not one million or one hundred thousand monsters, and made all kinds of monsters change his color, unless he returned to the stable hunter's dream, Gao Qi would always be vigilant for every disturbance around him.

Over time, whether it is the harmless gaze of humans, the vigilant gaze of beasts, or even the gaze of inhumans, Gao Qi can accurately perceive it.

Even when he first entered the Great Knight's Landing, there was a sea of ​​people at the customs exit, and among the thousands of sight lines, Gao Qi could distinguish every sight that was looking towards him.

Thinking that Gao Qi and Titi are out-of-towners, they want to drive the high-priced taxi driver's greedy eyes.

Because Gao Qi was dressed in black, and his figure hidden under a three-cornered hat was too dazzling, the vigilant eyes of the security knights stared at him from all over.

Of course, there are also roadside ladies and sisters looking at him, who obviously see the handsome guy, happy and excited eyes - although Miss Doll doesn't believe it, but Gao Qi thinks they must think so!

With the newly acquired "eye" rune, Gao Qi can clearly see the weakness of every enemy, not to mention the enemy itself.

So, when those hostile gazes peeking at him from the top down swept over Gao Qi, he raised his head and slipped the hidden weapon out of his hand.

"Everyone, it is very impolite to look at people from a height. If we have anything to say, we can come down and talk."

Raising his head, Gao Qi said to the empty area on top of the five-story residential apartment.

The reason why Gao Qi didn't shoot directly was because these glances were only hostile, not killing intent.

Otherwise, Gao Qi would never speak slowly, but directly let Skadi throw himself up and go to work.

However, Gao Qi was actually very curious as to who would attack him.

Gao Qi has a lot of enemies in Terra, but the influence of the Deep Sea Church should not reach Casimir. The Lord of Foehn will be completely weakened in a short time, and Rhine Life is as close as his own family.

I have to say that the forces that might attack me can only be one of my reasons for coming here this time, and the person to whom Loken Williams once sent a letter...

"Gao Qi?"