Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

(I have modified the speaking habits of the swordsman master in the previous article. I almost forgot that the habit of Zhuchou's "Zaixia" was actually referenced from the swordsman master.)

As the commander-in-chief expected, the monster riots did not only happen in the New World.

Similar situations also occurred in the Everfrost.

Yesterday, a team responsible for transportation was attacked by a large beast dragon suspected to be a subspecies of the Brute Jaw Dragon.

In order to cover the safe retreat of the transport team, the two hunters accompanying the escort took the initiative to stay behind.

After a hard fight, the worst situation of personnel loss finally did not occur, but one of the hunters was seriously injured and was afraid that he would have to rest for a while.

There are many similar incidents.

Common large monsters in the Everfrost, such as the Bull Dragon, Ice Fish Dragon, Ice Fang Dragon, and the recently migrated Wind Drift Dragon, have left their original habitats and appeared frequently.

These monsters seemed to be stimulated by something, and they were particularly irritable and aggressive.

Seriously affecting the work of the transport team and the collection team, and may even directly threaten the safety of the Yuechen base.

When most hunters were transferred back to Xingchen Base, Yuechen also began to be short of manpower.

Gordon had to decide to further shrink. Except for necessary material collection and other actions, non-combatants should try not to leave the base.

Hunters were sent out of the base in turn to patrol in small teams.

Once a dangerous large monster was found to invade the area near Yuechen Base, it would be cleared immediately without additional reporting.

Of course, this "clearance" was mainly driven away.

However, Gordon himself was a hunter, and his way of thinking was more direct and straightforward. He granted hunters the right to make their own judgments.

If it was considered necessary, they were allowed to kill directly.

Facts have proved that under the premise that ancient dragon-level creatures did not appear, elite hunters formed a team to deal with almost all situations.

At least they could protect themselves.

If it was just a small team, the patrol efficiency would inevitably decrease, and the defense line would be more likely to have loopholes.

Gordon had to send Zhucho to contact the Beast Clan again, asking these small natives to help with reconnaissance and provide some intelligence.

Hunters would be responsible for hunting the invading dangerous creatures, which could be regarded as a simple offensive and defensive alliance.

More than a week has passed since Hayata and others left by airship to help Xingchen.

The airship returned to the Yuechen base.

Unlike the situation when it was full of people and supplies when it left, the airship was now empty. There was nothing except the crew.

Gordon had expected this situation.

The letter sent in advance by the commander-in-chief and the leader of the supply squad detailed the current situation of the Xingchen base.

In a nutshell, it was not so urgent, but it still needed material assistance.

This airship came empty just to transport goods.

Yuechen also made preparations in advance.

After hunting, several snow deer and mammoths were simply removed from the internal organs to prevent rotting, and they were not even skinned, and were pulled onto the airship by slings.

These prey had long been frozen hard by the cold wind of the ice field. The delicate processing work such as skinning, deboning and cutting will be discussed after they are sent back to Xingchen, where there is no shortage of manpower.

Of course, the commander-in-chief sent the airship to Yuechen not only to transport supplies, but also to send some manpower needed by Yuechen.

These people are mainly scholars, craftsmen, and alchemists, and they can be considered as supporting construction.

The arrival of one of them really gave Gordon a big surprise.

When the figure equipped with the signature female fire dragon armor walked down from the airship.

Gordon, who had maintained a serious expression on his face for several days, couldn't help but smile.

"Master of Swordsmanship!" Gordon, who ran to greet the airship and take a breath, hurriedly greeted him.

The master of swordsmanship waved his hand, and his laughter sounded a little muffled through the full-covering mask.

"Compared to me, you, as a nine-star hunter, are more qualified to be called 'Master', so just call me by my name."

"That won't do, but I'm a little curious about this, what is your real name, Master Swordsman?"

The Master Swordsman was silent for two seconds, "Just keep calling me 'Master Swordsman', I'm used to it."

Gordon: "."

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." The Master Swordsman changed the subject, "The commander-in-chief was worried about the lack of manpower here, so he sent me here.

If there is anything that an old man like me can do, feel free to Just give me orders."

"Haha, I dare not say orders, having an old senior like you in charge of Yuechen Base is enough to make everyone feel at ease!"

The swordsmanship master was silent for another two seconds, and said faintly: "You kid, you don't want to leave me in Yuechen to manage things and run away by yourself, right?"

The smile on Gordon's face had an embarrassment of being seen through, "What do you mean by 'leave' and 'run'?"

"Don't think about it, I don't know anything about management and command.

I'm just a hunter, I don't know anything except fighting." The swordsmanship master blocked his words without leaving any room.

Gordon had a bitter face.

The reason why he was so excited when he saw the swordsmanship master appear was that he hoped that the latter could take over the command work.

Although there are the person in charge of the supply resource management office and the technical team leader to help deal with some chores, the so-called "Yuechen leader" himself does not have much work.

But it turns out that he still doesn't like to be "locked" in the base by his position.

Seeing Gordon like this, the swordsmanship master couldn't help but feel a little funny.

Back then, the captain was also like this.

He is undoubtedly the strongest among the first-term members, but he is unwilling to take charge. He is always missing and leaves the work to another person.

Over time, the commander-in-chief becomes the commander-in-chief, and the head of the group becomes the head of the group

"Don't look so sad. I also brought good news.

Well, it should be considered good news."

"What news?" Gordon asked with some lack of interest.

"In Xingchen, after a period of investigation, we have basically determined the source of the abnormal cold wave and the monster riot. As expected, it is an ancient dragon."

"Hmm?" Gordon immediately became interested, "What kind of ancient dragon?"

"It seems to be called Iverkana (Ice Curse Dragon), a rare ancient dragon that humans have never had close contact with.

The only few eyewitness records in the data were also provided by explorers and climbers from the extremely cold zone. The ecological habits and so on are completely unknown."

"Ice Curse Dragon, does it mean the ice curse? No wonder it brings cold waves. Is the "singing" or something related to it?"

"This cannot be confirmed for the time being. The commander-in-chief and his team's idea is to find a way to solve the cold wave first to avoid more serious and larger-scale cold waves, which may even cause the collapse of the entire New World ecosystem."

"Where is it?" Gordon asked.

"Wow, it's murderous." The swordsmanship master smiled.

Gordon shrugged, "The best way to deal with the problem is to solve it from the source, right?"

His idea is very simple. If the Ice Curse Dragon is solved, the abnormal climate and monster riots in the New World can return to normal.

Then you die!

The swordsman stared at him through the visor grille, "It is not necessary to hunt. Hunting an ancient dragon that can change the celestial phenomena on a large scale may cause what kind of subsequent ecological impact is difficult to predict, so it is still mainly to drive it away.

The location of the Ice Curse Dragon has not been completely locked yet, and the hunters of Xingchen are working hard to investigate.

Once confirmed, they will start to act.

The commander-in-chief means that you should stay in Yuechen first. Xingchen is not short of high-end combat power now, and they are capable of solving it."

Gordon "tsk" sounded.

"In fact, the commander-in-chief held you on Yuechen and prevented you from moving because he had another concern."

The swordsmanship master paused before continuing: "The mysterious stone mentioned in the report sent back by Master Yuanye and others is very likely related to the Ice Curse Dragon.

Considering that past sightings occurred in extremely cold areas, scholars speculate that the Ice Curse Dragon's original habitat is most likely in the permafrost."

Gordon was stunned when he heard this and understood the commander-in-chief's concerns.

If the hunters on Xingchen drove the Ice Curse Dragon out of the New World, where would it return to?