Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

The arena is located on a small island south of the Star Stronghold.

The island is not that big. It is separated from the mainland by a strait several hundred meters wide. It can also be regarded as an independent island.

When the first group first arrived in the New World, they considered building a stronghold on that island so that they would not have to worry about the threat from monsters on land.

But after discussion, the stars were finally built in the bay.

The main reason is that the Star Ship was carried to the cliff by the tsunami. It is the sustenance of the first group members.

In addition, the waterfalls on the cliffs can steadily provide precious fresh water. The stronghold is built in the bay, and the access of personnel and convoys, as well as the transportation of materials, are much more convenient than on the islands.

But this island has not been abandoned, especially after the arrival of the fourth phase of the group, several large warehouses were built in the caves on the island to store various flammable, explosive or toxic dangerous materials.

After all, the Star Stronghold is generally a wooden structure, and the buildings are stacked very tightly on top of each other, making it very dangerous in the event of a fire.

At the same time, a research laboratory was also established here.

Most of the living monsters captured by hunters are kept here for observation and research by scholars.

In the past two years, the engineering team of the fourth phase and the craftsmen have built another arena on the island.

Different from the training ground located in the mountains behind the Star Stronghold, the newly built arena on the island is more like a large arena with complete facilities, except that there are no auditoriums.

Hunters can apply and compete with captured monsters to hone their practical skills.

This method is much more effective than chopping down stakes in the training range, so the survey team also encourages hunters to capture them during hunting.

The monsters captured back on the island can be observed and studied by scholars, and can be trained by other hunters in actual combat. Afterwards, they can be dissected to produce more materials, completely draining the monsters.

The straight-line distance between the star stronghold and the arena on the island is not far, and it can be reached by flying a pterosaur in a few minutes.

When Gale came to the arena with Xuanxiao, the actual combat test of the diffusion heavy crossbow team was in progress.

The commander-in-chief, swordsman master, investigation squad leader and other combat-related cadres are all here, and Ancier, as the project leader, is no exception.

Ancil did not leave the game personally. He is the top shooter in his own right, and the nature of the test will be different when he participates in it.

The party being tested was a team of four, all composed of heavy crossbowmen.

Aiden was in charge of commanding the team. He didn't know why he, who was clearly a katana user, used heavy crossbows as his main weapon after arriving in the New World.

However, the first Molten Dragon Heavy Ballista was made from the materials he provided, so it naturally couldn't escape Ancil's capture.

Except for him, the three heavy crossbow envoys are all low-ranking, one each from the third, fourth and fifth stars.

The five-star one is a member of the fourth group, an experienced middle-aged hunter in his forties, Lai.

Before the arrival of the fifth phase of the team, Lay and Ancier were the only two heavy crossbow users in the investigation team.

Originally, Ancier planned to let Rai be in charge of commanding the team.

But the latter believes that his potential has long been exhausted, and sooner or later he will be unable to keep up with the talented young people in the fifth phase of the group, and will be unable to convince the public.

Therefore, he insisted on handing over the important responsibility of command to Aiden, who had been promoted to the top in his twenties.

The other two three-star and four-star heavy crossbow wielders are both newcomers to the fifth phase of the regiment. The three-star one is still a young girl in her late 20s. She was so happy that her nose was filled with snot when she received the Molten Dragon heavy crossbow made from ancient dragon materials. .

In addition to them, there is also Yuyun hunter Yami who escorts the liaison convoy with Feng Ying. They are all the heavy crossbowmen of the investigation team.

As the gate made of steel was pulled up, the Barbarian Jaw Dragon, which had been imprisoned for a while, roared and rushed into the arena.

The only three-star hunter in the team swallowed secretly.

Although he has experienced fighting against Laoshan Dragon, to put it bluntly, it is more like a process-based attack. When he actually faces an opponent of the level of Barbarian Jaw Dragon, he will still be a little panicked.

After all, there isn’t even a single vanguard in this team who can stop the monsters.

"Disperse! Arrange the trap as planned, and others will provide fire cover!" Facing the ferocious beast dragon that was roaring and approaching, Aiden quickly gave the order.

The three-star hunter immediately turned around and ran to get some distance, then squatted down and started setting the trap.

She used a paralysis trap, which was also planned in advance. The hole trap would trap most of the monster's body, which in turn reduced the target surface.

"Trap completed!" She shouted after setting it up as quickly as possible.

The other three people immediately cooperated with each other and attracted the Barbarian Jaw Dragon over.

The moment the Barbarian Jaw Dragon stepped into the trap, the four people immediately rushed to the four sides of the Barbarian jaw dragon, crouched to raise the crossbow, and loaded the heavy lv3 diffusion bomb into the crossbow chamber.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom!" The four muffled sounds caused by the primer almost merged together.

The diffusion bomb drew a tall arc and rose into the air, then fell towards the Barbarian Jaw Dragon, which was controlled by the paralysis trap and could not move.

These diffusion bombs had just started to fall when the second round of diffusion bombs had already come out.

Next, countless explosive flames enveloped the Barbarian Jaw Dragon, and the continuous deafening explosions even completely overwhelmed the dragon beast's painful howl.

"it's over."

Even the sword master who calls himself "the remnant of the old era" has to admit the power of this new tactic.

Even if it breaks free from the paralysis trap, it is impossible for the Barbarian Jaw Dragon to stand up again.

The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes slightly and waved his hand.

Another gate was opened, and a male fire dragon roared out.

Since it is a practical test, of course some surprises need to be arranged.

Ancier's expression remained normal. If he could only shoot "fixed targets" and didn't even have the ability to respond to crises, then there would be no need for the so-called diffusion heavy crossbow team to continue to exist.

Noticing the "random entry" of the male fire dragon, Aiden greeted him, stopped shooting with the four-star heavy crossbow user, put away their weapons and faced the male fire dragon together.

Lai and the Three-Star Heavy Crossbow Envoy continued to bombard the Barbarian Jaw Dragon.

Facing the swooping Fire Dragon after fluttering its wings, Aiden raised his hand and used a projector to shoot a flash bomb, dodging the Fire Dragon and making it fall to the ground.

The four-star heavy crossbow user was also crouched and ready to shoot. He did not fire the diffusion bomb immediately, but fired two rounds of armor-piercing grenades at the head of the male fire dragon.

This can stun the male fire dragon and prolong the time it falls to the ground.

At the same time, Aiden also found a shooting position, raised the muzzle, and the diffusion bomb dropped from the sky with a terrifying whistling sound.

On the other side, after blasting the Barbarian Jaw Dragon to its last breath, the two hunters also came to support him.

Their diffusion bombs had been exhausted, so they continued to attack the head of the male fire dragon with armor-piercing grenades.

The four-star hunter switched back to diffusion bombs and bombed indiscriminately with Aiden.

When the spread bombs are used up, replace the armor-piercing grenades and normal bombs and continue shooting.

The battle quickly came to an end. The Barbarian Jaw Dragon and the Male Fire Dragon had no time to make any effective resistance, and they turned into two charred corpses.

The Commander-in-Chief crossed his arms and nodded with satisfaction.

"Amazing power, impressive. However, the super firepower delivery capability will also bring about the problem of insufficient ammunition. They have also exhausted their ammunition, right?"

Anhir nodded and bluntly admitted the shortcomings of this tactic, "Well, the lv3 diffusion bomb is too heavy to carry too much with you.

Therefore, this tactic is not suitable for field battles, but is more suitable for positional battles with complete supply support, like a more flexible fort. "

"Perhaps we can arrange for hunting cats to help carry some ammunition?" the supplies squad leader suggested from the side.

"You can also place ammunition boxes nearby in advance."

Everyone was discussing enthusiastically.

On the other side of the arena, Xuanxu stared at the two monster corpses with his mouth open, as if he had not yet recovered from the continuous explosion bombardment.

Do you all hunt this way now? !

Gale bumped her with his shoulder, winked and said, "Awesome, let me tell you, we stole this tactic from the Qimian Clan."