Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

His own center of gravity has not yet been stabilized, so this move cannot be forced on him no matter what.

Gordon had no choice but to follow the inertia of being pushed back and roll back to avoid the claw attack while keeping a little distance.

Nergigante's movements were very fast, and the interval between attacks was very short. Gordon had no time to hesitate. He stood up after finishing rolling and stood up. He immediately raised his sword and launched into a one-stop stance.

Sure enough, the Nergigante's continuous claw strikes followed.

The action of slapping its claws is very reminiscent of Thunderwolf. The two are very different in terms of ecological classification, but their evolution is slightly similar in some aspects.

The extremely powerful core strength creates terrifying claw strikes.

Facing this attack that could smash the rocky ground into pieces, Gordon did not choose to face it head-on. Instead, he used some techniques of offloading and borrowing force on the basis of precise defense, just like he did when facing the devil.

Even so, his knees bent sharply, and the sword was barely knocked off.

But he finally successfully defused the attack and completed his preparations for charging.

"Drink!"

Gordon growled, swung his sword, and counterattacked with a true charged slash.

From the front, Nergigante gives people an invulnerable feeling, with the large horns on both sides of its head, the sharp claws protecting its chest, and the dense thorns on the back of its neck.

It feels like it’s difficult to achieve a satisfactory effect wherever you cut.

But at this time, he couldn't worry so much anymore. Gordon found the direction that was most comfortable for him, and swung his sword to strike the Nergigante Dragon Gaolong's shoulder and neck.

It was covered with bone-white spikes, and Gordon thought the sword would get stuck on the bone spikes.

But he didn't expect that those seemingly hard bone spines actually broke under the swing of the big sword. Not to mention blocking the big sword, they didn't even act as an obvious hindrance.

The great sword with the inscription smoothly cut into the Nergigante's shoulder and neck, leaving a huge wound with blood flowing.

This result made Gordon stunned for a moment.

In the previous battle with the Explosive Scale Dragon, these bone spines were not so fragile. Otherwise, not to mention piercing into the Explosive Scale Dragon's body, large pieces would be broken off in a simple scuffle.

Although many of them were later blown up by the self-destruction attack of the Explosive Scale Dragon, they still...

Wait, shouldn't the bone spines on the Nergigante's back be broken by the explosion of the Explosive Scale Dragon's dying counterattack? Why does this look like nothing missing?

The doubts in his heart made Gordon immediately recall an piece of information that the Grand Leader had emphasized - Nergigante had an astonishing ability to regenerate.

Looking closely at the bone spines on the Nergigante, Gordon discovered that a small number of the bone spines were pitch black, while more of the spines were bone white, with only the tips showing a little black.

While sliding backwards to dodge another Nergigante attack, he yelled to remind his companions, "Attack the white bone spines! These bone spines have just regenerated and are very fragile!"

Hayata, who had been avoiding areas with bone spines to attack, immediately changed his attack method.

She adjusted her position with a cassock slash side jump, came to the side and in front of the Nergigante, and swung her sword to attack the Nergigante's right claw covered with bone spines, hoping to take the pressure off Gordon's front.

The attack worked.

The light and agile tachi might not be able to cut through a large number of bone thorns at once like a big sword, but the touch from the blade made her realize that these sharp thorns were indeed not as strong as they seemed.

To use an analogy, it's like a skeleton that has been rotting and drying for many years. It seems hard and intact, but it can be broken by a strong kick.

The pace of her attacks began to speed up, and she even became a little aggressive.

With Hayata restraining the Nergigante's right claw, Gordon felt a little more relaxed.

But the remaining left claw of the Nergigante, the huge fangs, and the big horn on the top of its head are still very dangerous.

The tried-and-true tactic of absorbing monster attacks in one go and counterattacking between attacks no longer works.

First, Nergigante's attack is too powerful and not easy to neutralize. Second, the former's attack intervals are so frighteningly short that it is difficult to get into the ideal attacking rhythm.

Once again, he withstood the Nergigante's claw attack with precise defense. Gordon felt his chest was tight and a strong iron smell filled his mouth and nose.

He endured the discomfort and swung the sword down.

Having tasted the power of this move, Nergigante jumped half a step to the side, and actually dodged the counterattack of the true charged slash.

The physical fitness is considered to be at the ceiling level among hunters, the precise control of muscles in the courage state, the sturdy inscription sword (defense +60) which is especially suitable for defense, plus the blessing of the [Greed] suit and those potions.

Adding all these things up, it was a bit too much to sustain the Nergigante's attacks continuously. Gordon realized that this was not the way to go.

At this time, even though my physical strength is full and strong, it is so strenuous. After a while, I feel tired, and it will be difficult to think about a head-on confrontation.

Something else had to be found.

Gordon rolled backwards to avoid the Nergigante's bite, hoping to give his sore and numb muscles a few seconds to rest.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Amid the roar of the wind, three armor-piercing grenades struck one after another, accurately nailing the Nergigante's horns.

After a short delay, they exploded together.

The explosive flames and smoke temporarily obscured the Nergigante's sight. The strong impact was transmitted along the large horns into the skull, causing the Nergigante to shake its head.

This is an attack from Ancil.

Gordon took this opportunity to distance himself again and regroup. At the same time, he quickly lifted his visor and poured a bottle of hardening medicine into his mouth.

Just when Gordon was about to approach again and continue to deal with the Nergigante, he suddenly found that the latter's dim eyes had turned to the shooter in the distance.

"careful!"

Gordon realized something and immediately shouted a reminder.

Anhil, who was loading, immediately stood up, holding the heavy crossbow and running wildly.

Sure enough, having locked its new target, the Nergigante exerted all its strength on its limbs, and its huge and thick body leaped fifty or sixty meters at an astonishing speed, and pounced in the direction of Ancil.

The Nergigante struck the ground and swung its claws, but it was in vain, leaving only a few dazzling deep grooves on the ground.

Ancil's heart was beating wildly. If it weren't for Gordon's reminder and his own reaction without delay, he would have been unable to avoid this sudden blow.

It's rare to see a monster change its attack target so easily.

However, Nergigante's attack is far from over.

After sliding sideways for more than ten meters and resolving the inertia of the flying attack, the Nergigante suddenly accelerated again and continued to chase the heavy crossbow.

The strong wind with steel teeth in its mouth rushed from the side and jumped on the Nergigante without fear, biting and biting in an attempt to interfere with the Nergigant's pursuit.

The Nergigante just shook his body impatiently and threw the Fang Hound away.

The sharp sound of the horn sounded, and the Nergigante subconsciously turned its gaze, and a flash bomb was thrown in front of its eyes.

A strong light burst out, the Nergigante roared, and the pursuit was interrupted.

Under the cover of Sandstone Pork Chop's close cooperation, Ancil finally put a safe distance away from the Nergigante.

This made Gordon feel a little relieved, but his heart was still heavy.

The shooter used covering fire and the usual tactics of distracting the target could not be used. The Nergigante's attack was diverted too simply.

Unlike many monsters that are only temporarily distracted, the vanguard can easily draw attention back after stepping up their attacks.

"The shooter reduces the attack frequency, guerrilla! Attack from the blind spot of the target's sight!"

In order to avoid the frequent occurrence of dangerous situations of hatred transfer, Gordon had no choice but to take more risks on himself.