Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

"No." Gordon noticed something strange.

He approached the huge claw mark on the head of the corpse, took the scalpel with a scalpel, and widened the gap in the scalp near the scratch.

The muscles and connective tissue between the cortex and the bones are almost completely gone, a process that doesn't take much effort.

He re-examined the cracks on the skull that spread from the claw marks, and was surprised to find that there were signs of healing at the ends of the skull cracks.

"Isn't that claw a fatal wound?"

Gordon frowned and muttered to himself, "Or maybe the Flame King Dragon didn't die immediately after being slapped with such a heavy claw?"

Gordon quickly re-examined it and confirmed that there were no other obvious fatal wounds on the corpse. He was basically certain that the latter guess was correct.

On second thought, this doesn't seem surprising.

The vitality of ancient dragon species is terrifyingly strong. Look at Styracosaurus, most of its internal organs have been blown to pieces, but it can still move freely.

In addition, there are no obvious signs of battle nearby.

The battle between the ancient dragon species must be earth-shattering, just like the giant ship on the top of the mountain of Star Stronghold. I heard that the steel dragon tracked by the first phase was thrown to the top of the mountain by the huge wave when it was fighting an unknown ancient dragon. .

For an existence of the level of the Flame King Dragon, it is impossible for any creature to kill it instantly. Even if it can be suppressed, its resistance will be so fierce that it can even change the terrain.

So, he escaped here after being seriously injured and was later eroded by the miasma?

Or do you know that your life is short and go to the "cemetery" to wait for death?

Can't tell.

Gordon looked at his pocket watch and saw that there was still some time left. He was about to investigate more carefully to see if he could find any new clues or evidence.

The ground suddenly trembled.

At this time, Gordon didn't feel panic, but felt like "it's finally here".

This is the deepest part of the Miasma Valley, which is full of dangers. It is also a mysterious place where ancient dragons frequently appear and are suspected of being nests. If you really want him to get in smoothly and get out safely.

On the contrary, he would feel strange.

Gordon put the stripping knife back into its sheath, took one last look at the shriveled but still impressive corpse, took a deep breath, and ran at full speed.

Whether the earthquake is caused by some kind of creature or a natural change of address, there is always something wrong with running away.

“Rumble, rumble—!”

Just as he was about to follow the original path and return through the pass between two huge corpse mountains, one of the violently shaking corpse mountains collapsed.

Countless corpses blocked the passage. Gordon quickly stopped and retreated at full speed, almost being buried by the endless corpses.

At the same time, a figure emerged from the sea of ​​corpses. Gordon immediately lowered his body, took out the invisibility clothing from his bag as quickly as possible, shook it off and put it on his body.

Worried that this was not safe, Gordon wrapped himself in an invisibility cloak and rolled on the spot.

The dark green invisibility clothing was suddenly covered with black blood, mud and rotten flesh.

After this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to get this invisibility suit, and the armor will have to be cleaned, but as long as I can get through this difficulty, none of this matters.

The hunter tightened the hood of his invisibility cloak and huddled behind several corpses, remaining motionless and blending into the environment as much as possible.

He looked through the edge of the hood at the shadow standing up from the sea of ​​corpses.

Is that really a living thing?

This question flashed through Gordon's mind again.

Its body is not particularly large, and its four-legged and two-wing structure is the symbol of the ancient dragon species.

The severely rotten fascia and muscles were wrapped around the bony body like bandages.

Its head resembled a snake, with no muscle connection between the upper jaw and the lower jaw. There were only a few rotten tendons hanging on it, which prevented the lower jaw from hanging down directly.

The broad wings were also covered with carrion-like tissue and looked tattered.

Perhaps because there were not enough muscles to support the body, or perhaps because it had just woken up from a deep sleep, its movements seemed a little slow.

It slowly walked to the top of another rocky mountain.

When it stopped walking, the endless corpses under its feet seemed to become part of its body, like a throne, adding a bit of majesty to its terrifying and evil figure.

Gordon tried to calm down and suppress his heartbeat.

I probably haven't been discovered yet, and I hope I can find a chance to escape safely.

Just as he was thinking this, the Corpse Dragon suddenly made a move.

It spread its wings wide and stretched its neck to let out a long cry that was not like a living thing.

"giuyaaaaa——!"

Following this roar, the surrounding miasma suddenly became active, especially the miasma wrapped around those "living creatures", as if being summoned, rushing towards the strange ancient dragon on the mountain of corpses.

The corpse dragon devoured it all greedily.

When all the miasma was swallowed up by it, those half-dead "living creatures" finally lost their last vitality and fell to the ground, turning into withered corpses.

Use the miasma to decompose and devour the nutrients in the corpses, and erode the vitality of those living creatures?

What an evil ability.

Just as Gordon was thinking this, the corpse dragon sitting on the mountain of corpses suddenly turned its head.

The dragon eyes shining with dark yellow light stared straight at him.

Found!

Gordon was horrified and jumped up from the ground without hesitation, using his hands and feet to climb up the mountain of corpses in front of him.

The way forward has been blocked, and only by overcoming these obstacles can we return to the entrance of the cave!

While climbing with all his strength, he thought quickly about why he was discovered.

Hearing? Smell? Or some other reason?

Gordon's eyes swept over the shriveled corpses that were moving around a few minutes ago, and there was a flash of realization in his eyes.

It is possible that the cadaver dragon had extremely keen senses, especially for living creatures.

Before, there were living corpses everywhere, so he was ignored.

But as this strong wind was sucked in, the miasma that kept the living corpses moving was sucked away by the corpse dragon, and those half-dead creatures completely lost their lives.

As a result, besides itself, there is another creature that is still alive within the perception range of the Corpse Dragon.

Who is that?

"Giuyaa!" Another weird scream sounded.

Sensing the intruder, the corpse dragon took a deep breath, and then a high-pressure air column composed of high-concentration miasma fired towards the hunter.

Gordon, who had just climbed to the top of the mountain of corpses, fell down on the spot. The breath of miasma swept over his back. Although he was not hit directly, the aftermath of the miasma enveloped him.

The miasma that can deprive the parasite of life and turn it into a living corpse invades the hunter's body.

But then, they lost their activity.

The protective stone hanging on Gordon's chest shimmered, and at this moment, he suddenly felt reassured.

Since the miasma erosion, which is the core ability of the Corpse Dragon, is ineffective against itself, what else is there to be afraid of? (Miasma Resistance 3 real kick.)

"Damn it, if you really can't escape, I will turn around and kill you!"

After swearing in a vent, Gordon stood up quickly, jumped up, slid down the slope of the hill made of corpses, and then continued running towards the passage.

"giuyaa!!!"

The Corpse Dragon roared angrily and raised its body.

The dragon's mouth, which was only connected by a small amount of fascia, opened wide at a completely dislocated angle. A large stream of miasma spewed out and spread around at an extremely fast speed, shrouding the hunter in the blink of an eye.

After finishing this large-scale attack, the Corpse Dragon falls back to the ground. Wherever the miasma is shrouded, all living creatures will turn into its food.

Then, it watched the hunter run away from the miasma that symbolized death.

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