Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

"Stop the attack! Disperse!"

After completing a round of offensive with his companions, Ernest shouted to remind everyone.

Although he was not sure why he asked everyone to retreat and disperse when the rhythm of the attack was just right, Gene and his companions immediately put away their weapons and flew back.

Ernest did not have time to explain in detail.

This was the conclusion he came to after learning from Niu Ba and the others about the battle between the reconnaissance team and the black dragon.

The best way to stop monsters, especially monsters like ancient dragons that are good at using energy, from performing powerful moves is to suppress them.

Combined with dragon attribute weapons, the energy in their bodies can be disturbed (dragon sealing force), which can effectively slow down the frequency of their powerful attacks.

However, it is completely impossible to suppress the black dragon with the strength of their team alone.

Although they just fought smoothly, it was mainly because of the frequent strange moves that the black dragon did not react for a while.

And after these rounds of attacks, the black dragon did not suffer any serious damage.

If they continue to attack, once the black dragon launches a counterattack, they will be very passive, just like the reconnaissance team at the beginning.

Ernest's thinking is very clear.

The purpose of their battle is not to collect combat intelligence, nor to defeat the hunting black dragon, but to buy time for the people who have not yet evacuated into the mountains.

As long as the black dragon is dragged here, even one minute longer will be fine.

For this reason, they must disperse to avoid being completely wiped out by the black dragon's large-scale breath.

Seeing the hunters disperse and retreat, the black dragon will naturally not let them go so easily.

It turned its eyes and locked onto Xia Zuo, who was closest.

It twisted flexibly and attacked the double-blade dragon chariot.

Xia Zuo immediately turned on the ghost man and ran at a high speed. The black dragon also flexibly adjusted the direction during the dragon chariot and continued to chase the target.

With a glance, the experienced double-blade user judged that his speed could not escape the collision range of the black dragon's dragon chariot.

And he didn't have any special means like the Kinsect. If he wanted to survive in this dragon car, he could only rely on the skills he had honed over decades of life and death.

He turned his feet and rushed towards the direction of the black dragon.

Faced with the action of the double-blade user, the black dragon was stunned for a moment.

Instead of choosing to escape, he took the initiative to approach?

Under the impact, the distance between the two disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Xia Zuo twisted his waist and turned around, swinging the double blades counterclockwise, and was about to slash to the left, and use this to move and dodge the frontal collision of the black dragon.

The black dragon reacted very quickly, and the right dragon claw took a step forward, blocking the path of Xia Zuo's slashing displacement in advance.

However, Xia Zuo's body seemed to violate the principle of inertia. It was obviously a counterclockwise slash to the left, but he adjusted his center of gravity and steps to slide several meters to the right in the opposite direction.

It was like taking a step forward, but the whole person retreated.

In order to block the hunter's evasive path, the black dragon inevitably exposed a flaw when it stepped out with its right claw.

Xia Zuo's body was almost close to the ground, and he drilled through the gap between the black dragon's left wing and dragon claw, and avoided the dragon car with thrilling twists and turns.

The angry black dragon turned flexibly and bit and chased.

Xia Zuo, who was well prepared, continued to slide and dodge, and his flexible and smooth posture seemed as if he was not standing on rough bricks and stones, but on slippery ice.

After two consecutive bites failed, the black dragon no longer spent the effort.

A stream of dragon flame blew out of his mouth.

Although the power of this attack is far less than the powerful breath that needs to be charged, it is enough to deal with the double-sword user who is flexible but weak in defense.

Xia Zuo tried his best to dodge, but his body was inevitably stained with dragon flames.

Under the golden-red flames, the protective gear on his body quickly charred.

At the critical moment, a flying claw flew close and took Gene to the head of the black dragon again.

He grabbed the gap of the carapace with one hand, swung his steel claws, and grabbed the black dragon's eye sockets.

The black dragon, which had suffered a loss before, reacted very quickly, twisting its head and neck like a snake to drill forward. Compared with simply swinging left and right, this multi-angle movement is easier to break free.

Gene, who was clinging to his side face, was thrown away at once.

The black dragon saw the opportunity and swung its tail to hit Gene, who fell to the ground in embarrassment.

Seeing that the attack was about to hit, Ernest arrived in time, swung the sledgehammer, and swung the long whip-like dragon tail away.

Xia Zuo, who was covered with dragon flames, seized the breath that Gene risked to fight for, rolled on the spot continuously, barely extinguished the flames on his body, and flew back.

An arrow with a package hanging on it was shot over, and the cloth package spread in the air, and the life dust that was swayed healed the burns on the double knife wielder's body.

The hearts of the four people were beating wildly.

In this round of confrontation, if anyone reacted a little slower or provided support a little later, there would definitely be casualties.

This team, which is almost full of eight-star combat power, can hardly even defend itself. If one more person is lost, the battle will soon collapse.

I don’t know how many more rounds they can hold out like this.

President Fanti, who kept shooting arrows to distract the black dragon, couldn’t help but feel a little pessimistic.

But this emotion only lasted for a very short moment.

She took out another arrow, put it on the bowstring, exhaled and pulled it full, and her eyes returned to their usual calmness.

Even if there is only one person left, she must persist.

On the deck of the flagship "The Third Princess" of the airship fleet.

The navigator came to the general quickly and reported.

"According to the current speed, we will arrive above Minagard in about 20 minutes."

The professor standing on the top of the gilded figurehead put down the telescope and said in a low voice, "The good news is that no large amount of fire and smoke was observed, which means that Minagard has not been attacked by the black dragon.

The bad news is that we have lost the whereabouts of the black dragon."

There was no trace of regret or hesitation on the general's dark face. He raised his hand and said, "Issue an order to let the Dragon Identification Ship quickly complete the preparations for the launch of the Dragon Slayer Cannon.

All ships are in battle formation and ready for battle."

Didn't they say that Minagard was not attacked?

The flag bearer in charge of issuing orders was a little confused, but he immediately issued the order through lights and flag signals.

The professor also looked at the general in confusion.

The general looked back at the old scholar and said with a cold face: "Just because we didn't see it doesn't mean it's not there. It's better to be prepared than not to be prepared."

The professor nodded in approval.

Time passed by, and the outline of the coastal city of Minagard became clearer and clearer.

Suddenly, an alarm sounded from the observation post on the top of the airbag.

A lookout slid down to the deck quickly through a cable, running towards the bow while shouting:

"Found the target! It's on the dock! It seems to be fighting with the hunters!"

The general, as calm as a sculpture, pulled the corner of his mouth, revealing his white teeth, "Sure enough, it's here, blow the horn, prepare for battle!

Send a retreat signal to let the hunters leave that guy.

The ships dispersed to make way for the dragon-killing cannon, and the timing of firing was left to the gunners to grasp!"

"Toot--"

The dull but penetrating horn sounded from the air.

The hunters, who were covered with wounds and had already reached their limit, raised their heads with the black dragon and looked towards the horizon.

"Finally here?"

Having already shot all her arrows and grasping the last short spear-like giant arrow, Vanti, who was fighting the black dragon in close combat, felt her limbs go limp and she almost fell to the ground.

Xia Zuo, who was covered in burns, reached out to support her.

Jin, whose helmet was half broken, leaned on the big sword and laughed hoarsely, "Hehehe, this reinforcement is really powerful!"

Staring at the emergency retreat signal that lit up in the sky, Ernest, who had heard something from the guild knights, changed his face drastically.

He shouted at the top of his voice: "Run! Jump into the sea!"

The black dragon's attention had been completely attracted by the rapidly approaching flying fleet. The hunters gathered their last strength, ran to the edge of the dock with all their strength, and jumped into the sea.

On the Dragon Knowledge ship, the captain of the investigation team, holding a telescope, waved his arms vigorously.

"Fire!"

The next second, the thunderous roar of the huge cannon resounded through the sky.