Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

The actual combat test came to an end, and the commander-in-chief and others discussed and recorded some problems exposed in the test, as well as details that could be improved.

Taking advantage of this moment, Gale, who was waiting at the edge of the field, walked over with Xuexiao.

Anhil, who had previously focused all his attention on the people in the test, finally noticed their arrival.

He showed a somewhat surprised expression.

Gale is a person who likes to join in the fun, so it’s not surprising that he comes to watch on a whim.

But the arrival of Xuanxu is different. Her appearance here is as strange as the trees walking out of the forest with their long legs.

Gale was as fiery as ever. Before Ancier could ask, she took the initiative and said, "We are here to find the Commander-in-Chief. Xuanxu has made some important discoveries in the Ancient Tree Forest."

The commander-in-chief turned his head in slight surprise, "What did you find? Please tell me."

Perhaps because of being watched by several eyes, Xuanxu looked a little nervous.

She compiled her words and said: "A few days ago, I started to become very manic and purple, scared, and seemed to be wary of something.

The night before yesterday, when I was taking it through an area in the western part of the forest, I suddenly turned around and ran away from it.

Not feeling too reassured, I scouted the area yesterday and found that many big trees had been blown down by the strong wind. In some places, there were many marks on the rocks, ground and tree trunks, as if they had been cut with knives.

When I got close to those traces, I noticed that some of the guiding insects were emitting blue light."

At this time, everyone's expressions became serious.

The previous descriptions will make people suspect that some powerful creature has migrated to the ancient tree forest.

And the last sentence, "The guide insects emit blue light," basically proves that the creature that came to the ancient tree forest is an ancient dragon species!

In the past, the survey team has never directly confirmed traces of ancient dragon species in the ancient tree forest. This should be regarded as the first case in recent decades.

"Where is the area you mentioned more specifically?" the commander-in-chief asked.

Xuanxuan thought for a while and replied: "The ancient giant tree is more than two hundred kilometers west, and then to the south."

"That side seems to be the activity area of ​​the Fish Basket Clan." Gordon frowned and said.

It was almost in that area when they hunted the Terror Tyrannosaurus.

"Let's go back to the stars first." The commander-in-chief made the decision almost immediately, "We must arrange manpower as soon as possible, find out the situation, and make a plan for the next step.

More than two hundred kilometers. In terms of the scope of influence of the ancient dragon species, this is too close to the stars. "

The airship, loaded with supplies and personnel for the convoy, landed in an area nearly twenty kilometers south of the molten mountain canyon.

They will start walking from here, around the outer edge of the lava canyon, through the grand canyon that has been blasted with a huge gap, and towards the mainland coral platform.

Such a route would add at least two to three days to the trip, but no one disputes that.

When it is predicted that Yanwang Dragon and Yanfei Dragon may appear in Laoshan Canyon, it is necessary to stay away and be careful.

If you really want to fly over the head of the "Fire King" in an airship, even if everyone is burned to ashes.

Logistics and transportation personnel, mainly members of the fourth phase of the group, are unloading, loading, and bridging the grass-feeding dragons in an orderly manner.

The hunters wanted to help, but the coachmen smiled and declined, telling them to conserve their energy and concentrate on vigilance.

Feng Ying looked at Ted who was wearing a helmet, "Brother Ted, are you guys going to separate here, or do you want to walk with us for a while?"

"No." Ted grinned widely, "You are going to detour from the west side of the Molten Mountain Canyon. We plan to go directly across the Molten Mountain Canyon. The two Shattered Dragons should be in the northeastern area, so they are not going along the way."

"Sorry." Ruijin sighed.

The personalities of the three seniors of the Alcoholic Hunting Group were different from what they expected. They all had a drink on the airship and had a great time chatting.

The titles also ranged from sir and madam at the beginning, to senior later, and now to elder brother and elder sister.

Already drunk into a piece belongs to yes.

"Brothers and sisters, come on!" Feng Yingmia and the others said goodbye with a smile.

Dono, the introverted spearman, also wished him well, "Seniors, everything goes well."

The three alcoholic people waved their hands and walked towards the mountainous area in the distance that was faintly glowing with the red light of lava.

Returning to the Star Stronghold, the Commander-in-Chief immediately invited the director of the Institute of Ecology and several scholars who had served in the Gulong Observation Bureau to the headquarters.

Alva was among them.

Although he is young, as a disciple of the veteran professor of the Gulong Observation Bureau, he has been exposed to a lot of confidential information.

In front of the scholars, Xuxuan described her discovery again in detail.

After discussion, scholars came to roughly the same conclusion - there is a 60 to 70% certainty that the unknown ancient dragon species that appeared in the ancient tree forest is actually the Kushalu Daura (steel dragon).

The target is a mysterious ancient dragon species. Before directly witnessing the target, the remaining 30% to 40% of the doubts cannot be eliminated. The direction of this guess is already very clear.

Like Yanwanglong, Yanfeilong, Xialong, Qilin, Fengshanlong and other ancient dragon species that appear relatively frequently, humans have also conducted in-depth research on the habits and related ecology of Steel Dragon.

It can be said that this is a relatively "familiar" ancient dragon.

When the first group came to the New World, they were chasing a steel dragon.

Listening to the scholars speculating, Gordon suddenly remembered something and asked someone to call Aiden over.

Aiden was a little confused.

After completing the actual combat test before, he and his teammates were still dealing with the corpses of the two monsters. The commander-in-chief and others suddenly ran away, not knowing what happened.

"Aiden had a head-to-head fight with the Steel Dragon during his time in the Pen Head Hunting Group." Gordon simply explained to everyone.

"I almost forgot about it."

The commander-in-chief rubbed his eyebrows. These experiences were written in Aiden's file, "Aiden, we want to hear your opinion."

After learning what everyone was discussing, Aiden grabbed a piece of paper, picked up a pen and drew some lines on it.

Then asked Xue Xue, "Are the cutting marks you see on the rocks and tree trunks probably like this?"

It's like cutting through a spiral reamer? "

Xuanxu tilted her head and nodded quickly.

"I think it should be a steel dragon. It is surrounded by a wind wall that is difficult to break through, and the turbulence from its wings will leave similar traces on the ground."

As Aiden said, he asked again, "Have you ever seen a pit with a diameter of several meters, which looks like it has been drilled by a drill bit, and is full of spiral cutting patterns?"

Xuanxu shook his head, "I didn't dare to go too deep into Xuanxu, I didn't see that kind of pit."

Aiden scratched the red hair on the top of his head, "The pit I'm talking about is the trace left by the steel dragon's breath. If you see that kind of pit, it means that the steel dragon is in a bad mood or has attacked something.

As for the cut marks that Xuanxu found, they might just be the 'footprints' left by the steel dragon when it flew by. "

The director of the Institute of Ecology nodded and added, "If it is a steel dragon covered in red rust stains, the so-called 'rusty steel dragon', it will be very dangerous.

That means that the steel dragon is in the molting stage. At this stage, the steel dragon is very manic and may even take the initiative to attack the stronghold.

But if its body is shiny and clean, there shouldn't be much of a problem. Countless cases have proven that the steel dragon is not actually very aggressive.

Of course, the premise is not to anger it. "

"Understood."

The commander-in-chief looked at Gordon, "Whether the target is a steel dragon or not, confirming the identity and status of the mysterious ancient dragon in the ancient tree forest is the first priority. Investigation squad leader, please go there yourself."

"good."