Ice Field Dragon

Aboard the helicopter heading to the Ice Continent.

Natalie could not help sighing. "Come to think of it, Mr. Carnegie really is very brave."

Leiyin said, "What makes you say that?"

Natalie said, "He doesn't have the strength of a Gourmet Hunter, yet he still came with us all the way to this dangerous region."

Hearing that, Takimaru laughed from beside them. "He isn't even on the helicopter right now. And the reason he seems so courageous is that the men in black around him are called Gourmet SPs—the elite personal guards formed from the finest martial fighters in the world."

Natalie finally looked enlightened. "I see. In that case, he can safely come to a dangerous place like this regardless of whether any beasts are around. Looks like I really overestimated him."

Leiyin said, "That guy didn't come at all."

As they chatted, a long-haired burly man who had just boarded the helicopter swaggered inside.

He was Carnegie's younger brother, Carnelon, a Gourmet Hunter. Supposedly, he had once beaten a Capture Level 13 Tiger Shark to death with his bare hands.

Carnelon had arrived by private jet and had not encountered any of the terrifying events on the cruise ship earlier. As the younger brother of a world-class tycoon, and with powerful strength at his disposal, he was extremely arrogant.

"From here on, please climb up on your own."

The helicopter slowly descended beneath a vertical icy cliff. The cliff was not especially high—just over three hundred meters. From below, they could already see the howling winds at the top.

Only then did the Gourmet Hunters finally understand why the helicopter could not take them directly into the ice field. With winds this fierce, the helicopter simply could not fly in.

Some of the Gourmet Hunters who had barely