Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

The trees are shaded, the streams are densely covered, and the fertile black humus soil is unbelievably fertile.

Decayed tree trunks covered with moss lying on the ground.

This is deep in the dense forest of the Shulet area, where even sunlight cannot penetrate.

There is no better place for mushrooms to grow than here.

On the moss that soaked up the rain last night like a sponge, there are large slices of special mushrooms layered on top of each other, and the flesh-red canopy is soft and plump, and its delicious taste does not need to be doubted.

"Humph."

A vague humming sound came, and a figure squeezed out from the bushes in the forest.

This is a fat wild boar with a ridge height of more than one meter. The brown-black fur is covered with half-dried mud, as if wearing a layer of armor.

The big wild boar grunted and came to the side of the mushroom-covered stake, sniffed left and right with its long and pointed nose, and then began to bite wantonly.

After a while, the large piece of mushrooms that had just grown on the wooden stake were smashed into a mess.

"Tsk."

In the shadow of the dense forest, there was a slight clicking sound, but the big wild boar, who was busy enjoying the food, didn't notice it.

"I was thinking about whether I could collect some specialty mushrooms and go back, but now it's all ruined."

Behind a big tree covered with vines, the young hunter in light leather armor muttered silently.

"Forget it, after completing this assessment task, I will be an official hunter. There is no need to be angry about a few mushrooms." Gordon comforted himself in his heart.

He took a slow breath, allowing his emotions and breath to completely calm down.

"Check the surroundings first to see if it's safe."

In the stream, the shadow of the canopy, the depths of the vines, the chirping of insects, the smell brought by the wind.

Eyes, ears, nose, and even skin are carefully and efficiently collecting clues from the environment.

After a few seconds, Gordon confirmed that there were no other large creatures within at least tens of meters.

It's time to start hunting.

Tightening the strap on the small shield on his right arm, he also pulled out the bone-made hand sword named "Hunter's Knife" from the sheath behind his waist, and held it tightly in his palm.

The muscles all over his body were tense like a fully drawn bowstring, and in the next second, he rushed out like a leopard.

"Humph?"

The big wild boar with mushroom crumbs hanging from the corner of its mouth raised its head vigilantly, before turning its huge head to the direction of the sound.

The attacker had already crossed the distance of nearly ten meters and rushed to its side.

He didn't stop, and didn't take out the knife directly. Instead, he used the round shield that could barely cover the vital parts of his chest and abdomen as an attack angle, and slammed into the side of the big wild boar.

"Gah!"

Even the big wild boar with a low and stable center of gravity could not help but staggered under the full force of the collision, unable to counterattack immediately.

However, Gordon raised his shield and swung his knife, and slashed firmly at the relatively soft waist of the big boar meat.

The blade of the hunter's knife covered with fine and sharp teeth successfully broke through the defense of mud and fur.

In the spattering of blood, fat, muscles and tendons were cut open, and the big wild boar's hind legs went limp, and it fell to the ground with a howl.

The boar's only attack method, relying on its hind legs, is the only attack method. Such a knife may not be directly fatal, but it has abolished its hind legs and completely cut off the possibility of its resistance.

The next scene is more brutal.

"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

With a burst of miserable howls, the eyes of the big wild boar completely lost all vitality, leaving only a strong body, still twitching slightly in a reflexive manner.

Flicking the blood off the blade, Gordon sheathed the knife.

He stood up, first looked around vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no danger, he squatted down again, pulled out the stripping knife and began to collect the corpses of the big wild boar.

Tens of seconds later, he selectively cut off a large piece of raw meat with better quality, and pulled out a half-meter-long fang.

As for the most valuable fur, it couldn't be sold at a good price due to several knife marks on it, and it would be a hindrance to carry it before the mission was over, so I had to give it up.

Putting the raw meat and fangs into the bag, Gordon came to the stream and quickly washed his blood-stained hands and knives before leaving in a hurry.

The smell of blood and corpses will soon attract predators like Blue Velociraptor, so staying here is asking for trouble.

Going all the way in a hurry, after more than half an hour, Gordon returned to the hunter camp built surrounded by boulders.

It wasn't until the short body got through the narrow passage like a dog hole and saw the simple but strong yellow animal skin tent that the boy let out a long sigh of relief.

It's safe to go back to camp.

Take the fangs and raw meat out of the bag. The former is a settlement item for confirming the result of the crusade, and store it in the red storage box in the camp.

The latter is marinated with seasonings, ready to be roasted and eaten in a while, which is also regarded as a tooth-making sacrifice.

After all, although the portable food provided by the Hunter's Guild can quickly fill the stomach, the taste is really hard to compliment.

This portable mix of wheat flour and bacon jerky tastes like brine-soaked wood

In contrast, grilled meat that is cooked until golden and sizzling with oil is much more delicious.

Recalling the beauty of barbecue, Gordon swallowed hard, quickly set up the barbecue grill, and patiently grilled this piece of fresh raw meat that was still warm.

If you want to roast delicious barbecue with charred outside and tender inside, you have to be impatient, and the heat control is even more important.

While slowly turning the handle of the barbecue grill, the boy took out his thin hunter's notebook.

Turn to the newest page.

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Assessment task: annoying wild boar herd

Task content: Crusade against 5 big wild boars

Remuneration: 300z

Designated place: Xiuletsen Hill

Time limit: 3 days

The wild boar population in Shretson Hill is multiplying abnormally, and the number is growing too fast. Please reduce the number of wild boars, so as not to damage the ecology of the Shretson Hill area and affect the surrounding human settlements!

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Take out a charcoal pencil and record a few strokes.

Including the one just now, he had already hunted four big wild boars in the past two days, and if he hunted one more, he would be able to complete the mission and return to the village.

the most important is!

At that time, after passing the assessment task, I can finally lose the "apprentice" prefix and officially become a monster hunter!

Two full years have passed since he formally started training as a hunter at the age of fifteen.

It's time to graduate.

Thinking of this, the corners of Gordon's mouth couldn't help but start to rise.

Big wild boar, blue velociraptor, Bobo (mammoth) and other miscellaneous fish monsters that have hunted not a hundred or seventy or eighty in the past two years are not worth recording in his hunter's notebook.

There are only real flying dragons like the male fire dragon!

This is the glory hunters yearn for!

A burning smell woke him up from his beautiful delusions.

It was only then that Gordon realized that the meat had been overcooked, and hurriedly removed the barbecue from the grill.

Fortunately, it was only slightly burnt.

This little thing can't affect his good mood.

While biting hard at the hot barbecue with a slight burnt smell, the boy raised his head and looked at the sun that was still high in the sky.

It was still early, at least three hours before sunset.

Speed ​​up, gobble it up, and after a few minutes, throw the gnawed bones aside, Gordon patted his distended stomach, and stood up.

"Eat and drink enough, strike while the iron is hot! Finish the hunt before dark!"

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