Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Leaving the furnace-like lava cave, the two and one cat came to the surface.

The temperature here is obviously close to, even over 40 degrees, but Gordon and the others still have a feeling of "it's so cool".

Or an illusion.

The iron-gray ground has wavy lines, which are traces of magma flowing past. There is no vegetation on the bare hillside, and the occasionally visible small puddles are not fresh water, but strong acid.

"The environment is too harsh, and I don't know what these volcanic creatures rely on to survive. Do they drink sulfuric acid and eat magma?" Gordon sighed.

"Occasionally, there will be animals migrating past. In addition, in places we don't know, there may be water sources and heat-resistant plants." Anshir adjusted his top hat-style helmet, "The utilization rate of organic matter by volcanic organisms is indeed very high. high.

Insects scavenge, while at the bottom of the ecological chain, they are also food for many small animals, and then there are predators at the first level, but no matter how powerful the predators are, they will die and turn into carrion and become food for insects . "

"Hey, the young master knows a lot!" Gordon laughed and teased.

An Xier glanced at him, "Don't focus on exercising your muscles on weekdays, but read more books, knowledge is power."

"Hahaha, there is an old guy who said the same thing as me, 'Knowledge is power'!" Gordon remembered what Miles said when he gave him a book on his birthday last year, "He was also a high-ranking heavy crossbowman. coming."

"Ever? A retired old hunter?"

"Ha, no, the old man is still active, but he is getting older and it is more difficult to operate the heavy ballista, so he replaced it with a light crossbow."

"I see. If I have the chance, I really want to pay a visit in person."

The two chatted all the way, and finally walked along the hillside to a steep rock wall.

Gordon took out the map and compared it, and said with satisfaction: "This is it! Ready to start!"

Seeing Gordon pick up the pickaxe, Anshir and Pig Chop also consciously entered a state of alert.

The successive encounters with the Red Velociraptor and the Scarlet Armored Beast proved that this seemingly desolate and quiet place is also full of danger and vitality.

Gordon was banging and digging on the rock wall, cheering from time to time because he had collected high-quality ore, while Anshir, who was on the side, was vigilant and at the same time allocated part of his energy to observe his surroundings.

Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by a string of traces on the rock wall, and he couldn't help but step forward and walked over.

Putting another Pyrophyllite into his luggage, Gordon, who was just about to take a breath, noticed Anshir's abnormality, and approached the trace.

It was a series of roughly diamond-shaped small pits, regularly arranged on the rock wall almost perpendicular to the ground.

The small pit is very deep, about 10 to 20 centimeters long, with sharp edges, like a sword mark left after a sharp sword was inserted deep into the rock wall and pulled out.

"This is the footprint of a crustacean?" Gordon said to himself in surprise.

In his impression, crustaceans like to live in humid places, such as seasides, riversides, or dense forests, and shield crabs are the most typical example.

Why do crustaceans live in places as hot and dry as volcanoes?

"You know?" Hearing Gordon talking to himself, Anshir was slightly surprised.

"what do you know?"

"This kind of footprint."

"Oh, I have hunted daimyo shield crabs before, and its footprints are almost like this, with two rows of small holes that are dense and regular. Who made them have more legs?"

"The famous shield crab? No wonder, it does overlap a bit." Anshir stroked the sharp edge of the small pit, and said, "This is the footprint of the scythe crab, to be precise, it is the general scythe crab."

After all, he hesitated for a few seconds, and finally continued: "It is the real goal of my coming to the volcano."

"General Sickle Crab? Your target?" Gordon couldn't help turning his head to look at Anshir, "You want to kill it, and then collect materials to make equipment?"

"Well, sort of." Anshir's tone was a little low.

"Boy, you want to sneak away." Gordon said hesitantly, "The general sickle crab is a four-star monster, right? Are you sure?"

"Sneaking away" in Gordon's mouth refers to hunting monsters higher than his hunter level in advance and making equipment by participating in exploration tasks, or taking advantage of the loopholes of other large monsters in certain tasks.

The benefits of doing this are obvious.

For example, Anhill is a three-star hunter at this time. If he obtains a weapon made of four-star monster materials in advance, and then uses it to deal with three-star monsters, it will naturally be much easier.

However, the price of high returns is extremely high risk.

The danger level assigned by the Hunter's Guild to monsters is very strict and particular. The four-star general scythe crab is a whole grade stronger than the three-star daimyo shield crab!

Gordon admitted that Anshir is very strong, but he should not have reached the level of a four-star hunter.

What does a four-star hunter represent?

It means that they have the strength to hunt alone, such as male and female fire dragons, horned dragons, booming dragons and other real flying dragons!

In other words, the danger level of the general scythe crab is at the same level as that of the male fire dragon that almost killed Gordon at that time.

"To be honest, I'm not sure." After another brief silence, Anshir said.

Gordon was a little speechless, "You dare to sneak away if you are not sure? Do you want to die? Why are you in a hurry, can't you improve your strength steadily?"

Anshir lowered the brim of his hat so that Gordon could not see his expression clearly.

"I have been promoted to three-star for more than a year." There was a hint of weakness in Anshir's words of explanation, "Over the past year, I have made no progress, from equipment to technology.

More than a year ago, Julius and I were promoted to three-star hunters at the same time at the age of less than twenty years old, and were nicknamed "Twin Stars" by everyone in East Doruma.

But now, Julius successfully hunted the general sickle crab and was promoted to the fourth-level hunter, but I was still hovering at the three-star, and I couldn't see the direction of improvement at all. "

Gordon took a long breath when he heard the words, "Ha——, Julius is the dual swordsman you 'see', you guy, you have too much desire to win."

An Xier shook his head, and said in a serious tone: "No, I don't want to compare with anyone, nor do I want to prove anything, I just want to break through the shackles on myself.

I want to push myself, push myself with the scythe that Julius once faced. "

"So, the material of the general scythe crab is not the point. You didn't sneak away for the equipment, but you want to fight it, squeeze your potential in a desperate situation, and force yourself to improve?" Gordon folded his arms and asked with a smile .

"That's right." Anshir gave Gordon a dissatisfied look, "Is this ridiculous?"

Knowing that Anshir had misunderstood, Gordon waved his hands and said, "Of course not, hahaha, I'm just surprised that someone has the same idea as me."

"Similar thoughts?"

"During the assessment mission to be promoted to a one-star hunter, I encountered the Big Wild Boar King, and after killing it with all my might, I found that my strength had improved a lot.

From then on, I knew that promotion in a desperate situation, although dangerous, was not empty talk. "

Anshir raised his head when he heard the words, his eyes were filled with surprise.

Killing the big wild boar king with a danger level of two stars during the apprentice hunter period was not something everyone could do.

"People, sometimes you just have to push yourself down. Before you learn to walk, why don't you run and have a look?"