Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Ajian looked listless.

Since he had cooperated before and was familiar with the hunters, the job of guide for this trip to Miasma Valley naturally fell on him.

Although he has been there countless times, it is no problem to say that he is one of the most familiar with the Miasma Valley in the research base.

But as expected, I still don’t like that place.

"Haha." Ajian sighed.

But fortunately, he still remembered his responsibilities, and introduced weakly as he hurried on: "Overall, the structure of the Valley of Miasma is like a bowl, deep in the middle and shallow around it.

Therefore, the easiest way to enter the Miasma Valley is to go to the relatively middle area of ​​the Coral Platform, find a crack that leads directly to the bottom of the valley, and then descend via a rope.

What we are going to now is such a rappelling point.

Well, there are actually other ways to get down, but they are more physically demanding, after all, we are so weak."

The hunters twitched their lips. They were almost used to this guy's languid character.

There are a lot of wind-drifting dragons on the Coral Platform. It is very dangerous to travel by pterosaurs. Walking is almost the only option.

Under Ajian's guidance, the hunter and his party spent several days arriving at a cliff in the central area of ​​the Lu Coral Platform.

"This is our most commonly used entrance and exit." Ajian removed a large bundle of strong and heavy ropes from his body and got busy.

Gordon saw him coming to a wooden runner installed on the edge of the cliff, and asked with some surprise: "There is actually such a lifting device?"

Ajian said while fixing the rope on the wheel: "Originally, there was no such thing. At that time, only younger scholars like us could go down to the Valley of Miasma.

It's easy to slide down, but it's hard for grandparents who are hundreds of years old to climb up several hundred meters along the rope. "

"Too."

"With this wheel, at least it's a lot easier to come up. People are hung on the rope like a salted fish, and then two people are arranged to rock it up, huh.

I heard from the team leader that she also planned to install an automatic lifting device driven by a windmill. Unfortunately, she currently lacks manpower and supplies, and there are no craftsmen who can make such a thing, so she can only put it on hold for now.

Maybe there will be a chance in the future. "

Anhil, who knew some mechanical knowledge, looked at the rough hand-cranked wheel on the edge of the cliff and said nothing.

The lifting device mentioned by the leader of the third phase group is not complicated.

Compared with the waterwheel and cable car that has just started construction in Xingchen stronghold, it can only be regarded as a simple small project. As long as Xingchen sends a team of craftsmen, it can be manufactured in a few days.

Unfortunately, the existence of the Grand Canyon cuts off this possibility, leaving scholars to rely on themselves.

"I have a question, meow!" Seeing that everyone was quickly preparing for the rappel, Xianglan quickly raised her paw and asked, "We are all going down, who will pull us up next, meow?"

"Good question." Gordon said with a smile: "Guess the game, the loser climbs up the rope with his bare hands, and then pulls the others up."

"Meow meow?!"

Anhil looked at the length of the rope they brought and said, "This should be a double-length rope. You can pull people up by pulling on the other end of the rope."

"That's right." Ajian said it was indeed the case.

"But why not install another set of wheels underneath? This can make a simple cable car." Anhil asked with some confusion.

Ajian shrugged, "In a miasmatic environment, the wooden runner will quickly decompose and become brittle, and it will not last more than two months.

The same goes for the rope. You can't hang it here all the time, otherwise it will break down quickly.

It would be great if there was a steel cable, which would not be afraid of the miasma decomposing, but it is a pity that we cannot make it. "

"That's it." An Xil sighed softly.

The special natural environment, the lack of industrial system, and the isolation of logistics are all problems that the scholars of the third phase of the mission must face.

Even if it is just a small matter like going up and down the Miasma Valley, there are still many troubles.

After installing the rope, everyone began to wear goggles and filter masks.

"Although I have said it many times in the past few days, I still want to emphasize it again. In the Valley of Miasma, you can only take off your mask and goggles when you are sure that there is no miasma around you, otherwise the consequences will be serious.

From now on, the entire exploration operation must not exceed three days, otherwise even if your bodies can bear it, this rope cannot bear it.

It will be corroded by the miasma, and we will have to climb up with bare hands. "

"If something unexpected happens and we are unable to return to this rappel point, is there any other way to safely leave the Miasma Valley?" Gordon asked in a loud voice through his mask.

"Yes, the principle of survival is to go to the edge area."

Ajian nodded and said, "As I said just now, the Miasma Valley is bowl-shaped. It is easier to climb up from the edge of the Miasma Valley, and the concentration of miasma in the edge area is not high, so it is relatively safe."

"besides."

"."

After confirming a few more details with each other, everyone took a deep breath of the moist and fresh air of the mainland coral platform, and then started rappelling.

Rappelling itself is not dangerous, it actually tests your courage and experience.

The hunters naturally had both of these, and they reached the bottom of the valley without any danger.

Gale was an exception. The toothhound, which was fully armed and carried a large amount of ammunition and supplies, could not slide down on a rope as thick as a thumb.

Fortunately, those huge stone pillar-like coral reefs are not difficult for the toothhounds who are good at climbing. They can run all the way down the cliff even faster than rappelling.

"Ah, this place is so unpopular." He let go of the rope and jumped to the ground. Gale waved his palms, trying to drive away the dark yellow and thick miasma around him.

"yes."

Anhil, who came down a step early and stood guard with a crossbow, rarely agreed with Gale's words.

Compared with the colorful and vibrant terrestrial coral platform, the Miasma Valley, which is only a few hundred meters away vertically, is simply the other extreme.

It's dark, depressing, and dangerous, and the air is filled with the frowning rancid smell of the valley.

There was no trace of green as far as the eye could see, and there were rotting corpses and skeletons all around. Fat multi-legged insects were twisting and crawling around the bones and the feet of the hunters.

One of them even tried to crawl into Gordon's boot, and was chopped into a green pulp by his kick.

After noticing this scene, Anhil's face twisted for a moment, and he almost couldn't help but shoot at his feet.

"laugh--!"

A thick white mist suddenly spewed out from a crack in the ground not far from them. The hunters at first thought it was water vapor brought by underground hot springs or something.

But when they saw a spider that happened to be passing by, it was shrouded in fog, struggling in the fog, curled up, and finally turned into a black and ragged mass of charcoal.

The hunters realized that it was not something as harmless as "water vapor".

It's a high concentration of sulfuric acid mist.

"Damn it, is this place a hell cat?" Xianglan complained with a curse.

Hayata flicked its ears but, unusually, did not reprimand it for swearing.

Because she herself almost cursed

If you ask them before coming here, what is the environment they hate the most.

Some would say desert, some would say volcanoes, and some would say swamps.

But if we ask this question again now, I am afraid that the answer will be unprecedentedly unified.

——This is the damn valley of miasma!

Ps. Although the design is wonderful, Miasma Valley is definitely the map I least want to go to in all previous works--