Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Day and night in volcanic terrain are indistinguishable.

Thick volcanic ash blocks the skylight, and the high temperature brought by geothermal heat makes the temperature changes between day and night not obvious.

Only through a mechanical timer such as a pocket watch can the time be accurately judged.

Camping next to a huge lava lake really has nothing to do with the word "comfort".

The ground is so hot that it can scald skin and flesh, the scorching heat waves and strong light radiating from the lava lake, and the "pop" sound of boiling magma rolling

Only hunters who are accustomed to various extreme environments and whose nerves are too thick to be human can sleep in such a harsh environment.

Alva took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already three o'clock in the morning, and it was time to change the shift.

He nodded to Ted, who was keeping watch in his class, and then woke up Hayata and April.

They will then be responsible for the vigil.

Ai Bo rubbed his eyes and wanted to wash his face, but it was not easy to find clean water in the volcanic zone, so he had to pat his cheek hard and finally wake up.

Hayata whispered to her: "I'm staring at the sky, just pay attention to what's going on around you."

Ai Bo nodded.

Just by saying this, Ted started snoring loudly.

The two looked at each other and smiled, not caring. People who can sleep next to a boiling lava lake will not be annoyed by this noise.

Taking out a piece of portable food, mixing it with a cold drink, and chewing it slowly, Hayata raised his eyes from time to time to scan the dim sky without stars.

No one is sure when the ice dragon will come, or whether it will come.

This uncertainty makes them uneasy.

However, this kind of uneasiness is a luxury for ordinary people. At least what they feel is only "uneasy" rather than "fear" or "powerlessness".

Ted's snoring mixed with the sound of boiling and rolling lava, creating a strange white noise.

Ai Bo looked around with wide eyes, alert to possible dangers.

Hayata smiled and reminded, "Relax, don't be too nervous, you will get tired easily.

Also, bring food and eat two pieces. Don’t eat too much, or you will feel sleepy. "

"Oh." Ai Bo retracted his hand that was about to take out another piece of food with some embarrassment.

The two of them hooked up and chatted quietly, which made it easier to stay awake and pass the time.

Ai Bo told Hayata the story of the mysterious stone that her grandfather gave her. Hayata also told some stories from the past. Unconsciously, the gray clouds blocking the sky became a little brighter.

"What kind of person is Lie Yan?" Faced with Aibo's question, Hayata thought for a moment, "He is a lively child, but he doesn't like to speak for some reason.

Well, we can't even talk about children. She is the same age as Feng Ying, both in their twenties.

He is a guy with amazing talents and very hard work. Considering his dragon control skills, he may even be stronger than Feng Ying overall.

Another point is that she never shows mercy when facing monsters and has a strong murderous intention, but this cannot be regarded as her problem.

The Land of Fire is rich in resources and has a lot of monsters. It was also plagued by the problem of hundreds of dragons walking at night. The hunters there seemed to be like this, and they were more decisive in hunting. "

"Eh--"

Hayata glanced at the northern sky and was about to continue saying something when his eyes suddenly condensed and he stood up.

Noticing the strangeness of the former, Ai Bo also looked in the direction of her gaze.

Under the early morning night, a blue figure was flying towards the sky with light shining through the gray clouds.

Ai Bo quickly pulled down the multifunctional eyepiece above his head and adjusted the focus.

He exclaimed: "That's it! Ice Dragon! It's coming!"

Ted, who was snoring a second ago, and Aiden, who was sleeping sprawled out, opened their eyes almost at the same time.

In order to cope with emergencies that may arise at any time, none of them took off their armor and kept their weapons beside them.

Before his mind was fully awake, his body started to move. He put on his helmet, checked his armor, and picked up his weapon.

Almost instantly, he was ready for battle.

And the ice dragon from the north also broke through the sky at this time and came to the sky above the large lava lake.

It spread its wings wide in the air, and with a clear roar, large swaths of ice and frost emerged on its surface, forming a gorgeous set of ice armor in an instant.

This is obviously some kind of special fighting posture.

"Prepare for battle!"

Hayata shouted fiercely, pulled out the Flying Dragon Blade [Black Glory], and fixed his gaze on the blue ancient dragon hanging high in the sky.

Ted strode to the front of the formation and set up his gun and shield. Aiden also pulled the bolt machine hard and loaded the crossbow shells.

The ice dragon swooped down.

But its target was not the hunters on the edge of the large lava lake. It didn't even look at the hunters and plunged straight into the center of the lava lake.

The magma here is almost blazing white and is the hottest area in the entire lava lake.

The hunters were stunned.

This behavior seems to be no different from suicide.

Only a very small number of organisms have evolved a carapace with a special structure over countless years of evolution, which can adapt to the high temperature and pressure inside the magma.

But they are all native species in volcanic areas, like Yangosaurus, Lavasaurus, Armorosaurus, Tyrannosaurus

But the Ice Dragon is obviously not among them.

All past sighting records of this ancient dragon were in extremely cold areas.

There is no reason that a monster born in the cold zone can ignore the thousands of degrees of heat in the core area of ​​the lava lake.

"boom!"

As the ice dragon rushed into the magma, the originally calm lava lake seemed to have been thrown into a giant explosive bomb. The boiling magma exploded like a volcanic eruption, rushing hundreds of meters into the sky.

"Stand behind me!" Ted yelled, raising his big shield.

Thick and hot magma clumps fell like a heavy rain. Fortunately, none of them were too big and hit the area where the hunters were.

With the help of Ted's big shield, everyone escaped.

When the lava rain stopped, Alva rushed out from behind Ted, stared in the direction of the center of the lava lake, and roared extremely excitedly.

"Steam explosion! A creature the size of the Ice Dragon cannot produce such a big 'splash', that's a steam explosion!

Just like if a wet finger is inserted into molten iron for a moment, it will not be burned. Relying on the protection of the ice armor covering its body, it can move within the magma in a short period of time, but the question is what is it going to do? ! "

Ai Bo stared intently at the glazed stone pieces that smashed to pieces on the ground but still exuded brilliant brilliance.

She hurried over and picked up a small piece.

These stone flakes formed by the rapid freezing of magma were not as hot as she imagined, but instead had a hint of coldness.

More importantly, the texture of these stone flakes was almost exactly the same as the mysterious stone she carried with her, except that it was more finely divided, rough, and shapeless.

The next second, their questions were answered.

Drilling into the bottom of the lava lake, the Ice Dragon, which had disappeared for several breaths, rushed out of the lake and returned to the air.

The ice armor on its body has disappeared, replaced by a suit of dazzling azure blue scales.

Alva quickly adjusted the focus of the eyepiece while shouting, "Oh oh oh! So that's it! I understand, the so-called mysterious stones are actually the scales of the ice dragon!

It creates a layer of hard glazed scales by freezing the magma! "

Ai Bo, who usually chirped, was just holding the "mysterious stone" tightly in his hand, his eyes filled with incomprehensible emotion.

She has been looking forward to this moment for so long. This is the answer that grandpa has been looking for!

The hunters had no time to pay attention to the two guys' enthusiasm for knowledge. Before the ice dragon attacked them, Hayata took out the signal flare and shot it into the air.