Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Eastern camp in the Guiding Lands.

This is the largest camp established by the survey team.

The security is high and the location is excellent, with access to all areas of the Guiding Lands.

Hunters always like to gather here before setting off to store supplies and make a series of preparations before the mission.

The first to set off were the three people in Bi. It was finally their turn to do the task they were good at. Even Julius, who had a calm personality, was inevitably a little excited.

Hayata sat astride Gale's back and said hello to Gordon, "Let's go first."

Gordon waved his hand.

With a soft drink, Hayata and Feng Ying rode their tooth hounds and rushed out of the camp towards the target area they were responsible for.

"We're leaving too. You guys should be careful and don't cause trouble to others."

Maka kicked Ted in the calf, and left the camp with Urshula amid the latter's dissatisfied shouts.

There were only two people left in the camp that was crowded a few minutes ago.

Gordon and Ted looked at each other.

He is obviously the leader and core combat force of the two hunting groups, Silver Bian and Jiujiu. The nine-star and eight-star hunter levels should be the absolute focus of attention wherever they are placed.

But at this moment, I feel inexplicably abandoned.

"Isn't it just that you're not good at stealth operations? Why do you dislike it so much?" Ted muttered dissatisfiedly.

Gordon also sighed.

Anhil and the others traveled by air this time and did not bring the gale with them.

He originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to ride a few more times, but the guy was called away by Hayata's whistle.

Is this what the so-called dogs dislike?

"Why--"

Fortunately, these two giant men with arms almost as thick as an average person's waist are not delicate people.

After looking at each other and shrugging, they shouldered their respective weapons.

"Speaking of which, let's go find Nergigante, but how do we find it? It's not like the Flame King Dragon, the Ice Dragon, which has a preferred environment.

It’s not surprising that Nergigante appears everywhere, right? "Ted asked, wiping his bald head.

"Well, the Nergigante is quite adaptable." Gordon glanced at the armor on his body, "The Nergigante that we hunted before preferred to go to the place where the dragon was crystallized.

But that guy probably doesn't like the natural environment of the Dragon Crystal Land. The more reason is that there are many powerful enemies gathered there. "

"So, now that there are so many powerful enemies in the Troll Land, it's natural for the Nergigante to come over, right?"

"Yes, the last time I saw it, it was chasing the Flame King Dragon and the Yan Fei Dragon, and I don't know what it was thinking.

If fighting alone, Nergigante would most likely win, but with one against two, the Nergigante might be hiding somewhere to recuperate right now, right? "Gordon clicked his tongue.

"Then how long will it take to find this? Isn't there a more proactive way?" Ted shouted. With his impatience, he couldn't bear to wander aimlessly.

Gordon thought for a while, "Maybe there is a way."

"Stop being so pretentious and tell me!"

Gordon showed Ted the [Crazy Marks] on his body, "This is made from the material of a special individual that has evolved from Nergigante. Scholars call that guy the 'Annihilator'."

As an ancient dragon species that pursues greater power, Nergigante should be attracted by the aura of the 'stronger one' released by this set of armor, right? "

"Maybe, what are you going to do?" Ted continued to ask.

"Our idea is to find a location that is open enough and far away from the activity areas of other ancient dragon species, and then release the breath with all our strength.

If that guy feels it, he should come over. "

This straightforward approach suited Ted's taste, and he couldn't help but urge, "Then what are we waiting for? Why don't you release your breath quickly?"

"I told you to find a remote and spacious place first!" Gordon unfolded the map, searched for a while, and finally found a reasonably suitable place.

"The seaside on the southeast side. That place is on the edge of the forest area, far away from other areas. There are no traces of ancient dragons found in the forest area so far, so it is relatively safe."

"That's it!"

Too lazy to think any more, the two people made a decision happily. They summoned the acid pterosaur and flew towards the target location.

Different from the delicate and soft golden sand that most people think of, this beach is composed of rough gravel and broken reefs of various sizes.

Among the sea-soaked rocks, several salt-alkali-tolerant pebble fruits grow tenaciously, making the beach look less barren.

After stepping hard on the gravel beach with his heavy boots, Ted was quite satisfied with the place, "It's okay, it won't sink or slip.

There are also some around that can serve as bunkers against the rocks, which are fine as battlefields. Come on, brother Gordon! "

Gordon didn't waste any time, moved his neck, pulled down his visor, concentrated on completely loosening the restrictions on [Crazy Patterns], and worked hard to release his breath.

A few seconds passed like this.

Ted on the side couldn't help but said, "The momentum is good, but that's it?

This is entirely your own aura, right? Doesn't it mean that you want to release the aura of the World-Destroying Nergigante hidden in the [Crazy Pattern]? "

Gordon, who held his head high and his chest high, couldn't help but feel angry, "There are no strong opponents here. [Crazy Pattern] has not been activated at all. What can I do?"

"What? Do you want to find a powerful opponent first? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Gordon choked.

It's not easy for him to explain this question. He can't say it directly because he forgot.

In the past, he would only release his aura with all his strength when facing powerful monsters, in order to deter them or attract their attention.

In that case, [Mad Mark] would naturally be activated.

As for daily life, who does he release his aura for? To scare Feng Ying? Because there is no need, he has never done so, so he subconsciously ignored it.

The two were embarrassed.

After a moment of silence, Ted suggested, "Will it be useful to give you some sense of danger?"

". What are you going to do?"

"I'll aim the dragon cannon at you. Don't worry, I will move the muzzle away at the last moment."

"Well, you can try."

The two stood face to face, several meters apart.

Ted had already raised his gun horizontally, and Gordon also raised his sword with both hands, entering a defensive posture.

In this way, even if Ted's hands were shaking, he would only be blown away, and he would probably be injured, but nothing serious would happen.

"I'm going to start, brother Gordon!"

"No problem, come on! Brother Ted!"

Ted pulled the trigger of the dragon cannon, and the blazing light condensed in the muzzle of the [Light-Breaking Gunlance].

Gordon looked straight at the muzzle and tried again to mobilize the [Mad Mark] to release the breath.

"Boom boom boom!"

At the last moment, Ted raised the muzzle.

The terrifying bombardment that was enough to kill a big wild boar king in an instant was released into the air.

The impact aftermath wrapped in flames swept across the greatsword in Gordon's hand, pushing his body back half a step.

"How does it feel?" Ted asked expectantly.

Gordon opened his visor and touched his ears. "I feel like I'm going deaf, but it's useless. Maybe it's because I know you won't really shoot me, so I'm not nervous."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you are worthy of being a 'brave'. You don't change your face when facing the dragon bombardment."

"I'll take it as a compliment."

"Meow~, I took some great photos."

"?!!"

Gordon and Ted turned their heads and found that Xianglan, who was holding a portable camera, was standing on a reef not far away, looking at them.

"Why are you here?" Gordon asked hoarsely.

Xianglan put her hands on her hips, "I was looking for traces in the nearby forest, meow, and happened to see you two flying here. You don't want Hayatama Ka Anshier Julius to know."

Xianglan had just said half of her words when Gordon and Ted suddenly jumped up.

One grabbed Xianglan's neck before she could react, and the other punched the valuable portable camera to pieces.

"Meow meow meow?!!"

Xianglan, who was held in Gordon's hand, was stunned for a moment, and then struggled and screamed angrily.

Just when Gordon was planning whether to kill this dead cat.

A huge shadow passed over the heads of the two people and the cat.

Countless red and burning egg-shaped explosive scales fell from the sky, almost completely covering this not-too-wide stone beach.

An explosive scale rolled down not far from his feet, and Gordon didn't think about it, holding Xianglan and flying with all his strength.

Red lotus bloomed, and gravel splashed.

The powerful shock wave blew him several meters away.

With the timely protection of the body and the [Mad Mark], Gordon was not injured. He put Xianglan down, stood up quickly, and looked up at the raider gliding in the air.

"Explosive Scale Dragon? No. The explosive scales of ordinary explosive scale dragons are not so outrageous. Is it a special individual?"

"Woo-ah--!"

In the long roar, the originally silent [Mad Mark] was finally activated.

The terrifying breath that swallowed everything rose to the sky.

Sensing this aura, the Explosive Scale Dragon flapped its wings and began to climb.

“Roar, gaga, gaga——!”

Another fierce roar came from the sky covered by clouds.