Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Old Detel's memories actually don't mean much, but they do add to the "suspect" of the Light of Life from a certain perspective.

In the New World, there seems to be something that can attract the attention of ancient dragon species and even dominate their behavior to a certain extent.

Whether from the perspective of academic research or from the perspective of human security, this will be a very critical topic.

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Gordon wondered whether the ancient dragon turmoil in the New and Old Worlds over the years was also related to this "Light of Life".

The old village chief of Kokot Village once said that the sources of unrest in the New and Old Continents are not the same, but the two sides may also influence each other.

The village chief and the guild leaders should be aware of the source of the turmoil in the Old Continent. Combining some of the "taboo" knowledge he had come across before, Gordon could probably guess that it was the one from the northern city of Xiuret.

But everything on this side of the New World is still in mystery.

The grand leader speculated that it was because of the existence of the Nergigante that preyed on the ancient dragon species that the ancient dragons were still unable to calm down.

So for decades, he has been following the footsteps of the Nergigante.

However, Gordon felt that although Nergigante was ferocious, it was obviously not comparable to the "forbidden existence" of Xuelet City. The so-called source should be something more powerful and mysterious.

For example, this "Light of Life".

After communicating with the Detels of the Fish Basket Clan and confirming that no more meaningful information could be obtained, Gordon and others planned to say goodbye and leave.

Xuanxuan was left behind. She was already full and was playing with several kittens that were just a few days old.

Whether as a hunter or an investigator, she was a bit half-assed, but her abilities as a breeder and wild survival were outstanding.

Considering the danger of tracking the steel dragon, it would be better not to take her along.

The clan leader still wanted to keep the fish bones, but the hunters had already decided to leave, so he had no choice but to invite them to visit him again next time.

"Oh, right."

Putting on his helmet, summoning the Acid Pterosaur, and just about to take off, Gordon suddenly turned around and said to Fishbone: "Next time Aziz comes over to fish, tell him and ask him to come find me when he returns to the stars. "

After a period of flight, Gordon and his party landed in the forest.

This is one of the location coordinates provided by Detel. You can see it while still in the air. The surrounding trees have obvious signs of being swept by the strong wind.

The big trees with complex root systems and thick trunks were fine, but their branches were broken. Small trees and shrubs less than an arm thick were badly affected. Some were directly uprooted, and one tree was even rolled into the crown of another big tree. .

"Is this just a 'trace left by passing by'? It's really an exaggeration."

Gordon was speechless. He called his companions, and everyone took turns putting the precious steel dragon scale into the insect guide cage, allowing these sensitive little creatures to extract information.

The human eye may miss it, and the Ellu's sense of smell may also be disturbed, but guide insects are very reliable in most cases. As long as there are clues of similar smells nearby, they can basically find them.

When the dragon scales were placed in the insect guide cage, these small creatures emitted a burst of blue light, and then fell silent without any more movement. This was also the case with the insect guide cages around the waists of the three of them.

This is not surprising.

There were heavy rains every few days, and even if there were some claw marks and smells left on the ground, they should have been washed away.

If it hadn't been for the dragon scales that the Deters had discovered, it would have been difficult for them to find any clues.

"I wonder if there will be more scales scattered out, meow." Pandan licked her paws, "If more are collected, the guide insect's perception will become sharper, meow."

Pig Chop glanced at it, "More scales. Do you think Steel Dragon is your cat? A cat that sheds its hair?"

"Meow!!"

"Okay." Gordon interrupted the daily quarrel between the two Ellu, "If the Steel Dragon hadn't fought with other monsters, it might not be that simple to find scattered objects such as scales.

Prioritize looking for footprints, claw marks, etc. There may be odor residue. Take some samples and put them in an insect guide cage to see if there is any reaction.

Everyone, please spread out and search. The range should not exceed 500 meters. Regardless of whether you find it or not, return here to meet up within half an hour. "

"Okay." Hayata nodded, picked a direction and left with the arrogant Xianglan.

Gordon looked at Alva who was eager to try.

As soon as this guy came to the wild, it was as if some kind of switch was turned on and he became extremely active.

"I'll let Pork Chop follow you. It's safer this way."

"No, no, no!" Alva put on the invisibility cloak, put on the hood and plunged into the dark forest.

Gordon and Pork Chop looked at each other, shrugged, and walked to the remaining direction together.

There are fallen and broken trees everywhere in the forest, entangled with vines and shrubs, making it difficult to walk.

Gordon had no choice but to take out a stripping knife, which was no different from a hand ax to ordinary people, and move forward while clearing the way.

At the same time, his eyes were constantly searching around.

When he came to a certain place, he suddenly discovered that there were many marks on the ground and tree trunks that looked like sharp objects scratching them.

These scratches are very shallow and cannot be left by dragon claws. They should be marks left by sharp airflow.

Gordon's eyes narrowed and he looked around.

The surrounding vegetation was roughly radioactive and was falling in all directions. The area of ​​about a hundred square meters where they were currently standing was like the center of the explosion. Even the grass and soil were ripped away.

"The Steel Dragon should have taken off or landed here, Meow."

"Um."

Gordon's judgment was similar to that of Pork Chop. The damage to the vegetation here was obviously more serious than in other places.

He came to a tree trunk covered with wind-cut marks, picked up a knife and scratched a mark on the bark. After seeing that the knife mark was almost as deep as the wind-cut marks, he used the same force to scratch his armor. Cut the knife.

There were almost no scratches on the armor made of the Black Flame King's scales and high-quality alloy, which made Gordon feel a little relieved.

The Purple Poison Princess that Hayata equipped this time will be slightly inferior to the Black Flame King in terms of overall defensive performance. After all, it is not a heavy armor.

But there is no difference in the strength of the two materials. At least it can ensure that she will not be harmed by these sharp air currents that are not even attacks.

Looking back, I feel a little lucky.

Hayata chose this set of armor instead of the more commonly used [Death Claw] because of the special ability of the Purple Poison Princess suit to activate toxins (special knowing).

Otherwise, with the exposed skin of [Death Claw], I might have to suffer a bit.

After inspecting the wind scars, Gordon returned to the center of the clearing.

Pig Chop pointed at a few shallow puddles on the ground where water accumulated. "These should be the footprints left by the steel dragon. Although they have been soaked by the rain for who knows how long, there may still be a little bit of breath left."

Gordon came to the puddle, squatted down, took some mud with a knife, and put it into the insect cage.

The guide insects landed on the mud, and after several seconds, a blue light flashed.

"There is indeed a little bit of aura left. It would have been much better if we had come a few days earlier." Gordon stood up. "There may be other clues around. Let's look for them more carefully."

There is nothing to regret. Guide insects are magical creatures. As long as you continue to provide them with breath clues, they will become more and more sensitive.

Until you take them and find the target.

ps. The tracking level has been improved