Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Gordon and his party, who arrived in the western part of the Ancient Tree Forest, did not immediately go to the location where traces suspected of being found by the Steel Dragon were discovered to investigate.

Instead, they first came to the camp located at the top of a big tree to rest and collect some intelligence.

When they first arrived in the New World, they also used this camp when they hunted the Terror Tyrannosaurus. At that time, it was still a temporary refuge for the Fish Basket Clan.

Later, as the relationship between the Fish Basket clan and the investigation team became closer, a hunter's camp was officially established here.

When we landed on the pterosaur, the bonfire in the camp was burning.

There was "someone" who arrived one step ahead of them, and they were two Detels who were grilling fish around the campfire.

From the fishing rods they carry on their backs and their iconic spotted fur, it can be seen that they are members of the fish family.

The arrival of the hunters startled the two Deters, and they stood up from the campfire nervously.

There are indeed many young people in the Fish Basket clan who, for various reasons, left their hometown where they have lived for generations and went to the Star Stronghold to live with humans.

And those they choose to leave behind have infrequent contact with humans.

Even though he knew that these "big orcs" were very friendly and would not attack and had helped them several times, he still felt a little scared when he saw creatures several times his size.

Especially the very big one. His dark red armor was covered with thorns and he was carrying a huge sword on his back. He looked like he would eat kittens alive.

Noticing the embarrassment and nervousness of the two Detels, Xianglan jumped down from behind Hayata and took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, meow~!"

The two Deters didn't understand, but they guessed that the other party was greeting them, so they meowed a few times in response while carefully keeping some distance from Gordon.

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Gordon suddenly realized a question. The reason why he chose to come to this camp was to see if he could happen upon a cat from the Fish Creel Clan.

The Fish Basket Tribe are the natives of this forest, and it is much more efficient to get information from them than just wandering around on your own.

Then the problem comes, they don’t speak Deter language, and most of the fish basket Detel people who choose to stay in the forest don’t speak the common language of the Old World.

So how to communicate?

Gordon tentatively asked Pig Chop, "So, can you rely on 'Meow Meow Meow' to make the other party understand that we want to inquire about the ancient dragon?"

Pig Chop glanced sideways at him, "What pig language are you talking about, meow?!"

"Isn't it really possible?"

Then, they watched Xuanxu walk up to the two Deters, squat down, and meow with each other in a tone that sounded vague to humans.

"You can actually speak the New World Orc language?!" Gordon couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

As if responding to her cheerful mood, Dieyu behind Xuanxuan trembled, "I learned it from my friends from the Insect Cage Clan, and I am also very familiar with Xuanxu from the Fish Basket Clan!"

"Okay, the importance of mastering a foreign language." Gordon took off his helmet and pulled a wooden pillar to sit down, which looked more kind.

Hayata also sat down and said with a smile: "Ask them if there has been anything unusual in this area recently. A powerful guy has come. Have they witnessed it? Do they know anything about it?"

Xuanxu nodded and communicated with the two Detel.

After a few words, the two Deters became obviously excited and pointed their fingers at the sky and the earth. One of them suddenly turned somersaults, and they didn't know why they were talking.

Seeing that one person and two cats were chatting more and more happily, Alva, who was almost driven crazy by curiosity, couldn't help but ask: "So, Miss Xuanxiao, what did they say?"

"There have been strong winds and heavy rains recently. They said that a very big king tuna was blown to the coast by a tornado. They ate it for several days and the whole family didn't finish it.

Ah, sorry, I almost forgot about the main thing. "

"Meow meow meow!"

"Hmm, a few more kittens were born in the clan, and two of them are gray? Ah, no. Have any powerful monsters appeared recently?"

"It's been so dark at night lately, it's easy to get lost, right?"

"It often rains heavily at night, so why did you come to the camp in advance to take shelter from the rain?"

One person and two cats chatted happily, while the other three could only wait patiently.

After going off topic several times, Xuanxu finally understood almost what the hunters wanted to ask. She wasn't sure what would be useful, so she told them all.

Gordon and others extracted some key information.

——Since about a month ago, typhoons and heavy rains have occurred frequently in the western part of the Ancient Tree Forest. Especially at night, dark clouds and heavy rain have obscured the moonlight, making it difficult to see the road clearly.

As for whether I have witnessed the mysterious ancient dragon.

The answer is no. The wild Deter is not that curious and braves the violent storm and the coercion of the ancient dragon to get closer.

They couldn't even hide in time.

After getting some information, the hunters distributed some dry food to the Deters as a thank you payment.

After the two Detels thanked Xuexiao happily, they continued to chat with Xuanxu about the strange topic of "a fish basket tribe made a decision that went against their ancestors, had an affair with an insect cage tribe, and gave birth to a litter of hybrid cubs."

The hunters and scholars started a discussion on the pieces of information they had just obtained.

"The previous guess was wrong, and the situation is far from what we expected." Alva pushed up his glasses with a serious tone.

Gordon nodded, "You mean the doubt about time, right?"

"Well, most of the ancient dragon species have relatively stable territories and rarely migrate. At first we thought that the big explosion when the Laoshan Dragon died shocked the ancient dragon, but now it seems that the time is wrong.

More than a month ago, the Molten Mountain Dragon had not yet entered the Grand Canyon. The reason why the ancient dragon suspected of being a Steel Dragon migrated to this area was probably influenced by other factors. "

"Is it possible that it just suddenly wants to change its environment?" Xianglan asked, raising her paw.

"It's possible, but we can't think from the perspective of luck." Hayata rubbed Pandan's head, "What happened at this time more than a month ago, what about the earthquake caused by the Lava Mountain Dragon's awakening? "

Pig Chop stroked his beard, "There's also the appearance of Nergigante, meow. That guy was rampaging. It's not surprising that he had a fight with the steel dragon first, meow."

If we talk about the events related to Gu Long, these two should be the ones? "

"No, there is one more thing." Alva suddenly raised his hand, "Remember that not long after we discovered the whereabouts of the Lava Mountain Dragon, the originally slow-moving Lava Mountain Dragon suddenly became active and sped up?

It must have been stimulated by something, and it happened almost a month ago. "

"Indeed, meow."

Alva continued: "A few days ago, news came from the Big Ant Mound Wasteland that the Flame King Dragon, which originally lived deep in the Gobi, has disappeared.

Our original conjecture was that perhaps the formation of the lava canyon attracted it, but now it seems that other possibilities are not ruled out.

Assume that the cause of these ancient dragons' restlessness is the same thing."

Hayata sighed and answered, "Then things are complicated."

"Light of life?" Gordon, who had been silent for a while, suddenly spit out a word.

Hayata, who didn't hear something clearly, asked, "What did you just say?"

"Light of life, I heard this word from the mouth of an ancient dragon. Alva, what exactly did he say at that time, did you record it?"

Alva took off the huge notebook hanging by his side and quickly turned to the page that recorded the ancient dragon man's motto.

"He didn't go into too much detail. He just told us to be careful about the 'Light of Life'."