Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

When the airship fleet arrived over the canyon targeted and prepared to start the battle, they found that there was nothing in the canyon.

According to the information sent back by Fukumoto Rabbit, the black dragon that was supposed to be resting and recovering here disappeared.

At this moment, everyone's face became extremely ugly.

They were fooled.

"All sentries, pay attention! It may be hiding in the dark or in the clouds! It may attack at any time!" The general shouted and passed the order.

The professor on the side had a sullen face, "Its purpose may be to get rid of the fleet's pursuit, or to hide and launch a sneak attack, or bypass us and continue to attack the inner sea ring city.

Considering the black dragon's violent character and strong aggressiveness, the probability of the latter two is much greater than the first one.

My suggestion is to return to defense immediately and be prepared for a surprise attack on the road."

The general nodded his chin and issued subsequent instructions.

The fleet maintained its combat formation and began to turn, while continuing to climb to a high altitude thousands of meters above the ground.

Under the night sky with thin clouds, the visible distance is extremely far, and the end of the horizon flashes with fire.

The general punched the railing with a fist, almost breaking it.

"Full speed! That's the direction of Metabetat!"

The city of Metabetat, which had just been rebuilt less than two years ago, was destroyed by fire again.

The whole city was like a huge furnace, burning violently.

What is more difficult to restore than the buildings is the confidence of local residents and merchants.

After this, it will take ten years to restore the prosperity of this coastal port city.

It is even possible that it will be completely abandoned from now on.

By then, the commercial circulation routes of the entire Old Continent will be greatly affected.

But the hunters of Metabetat can't care about those future things at this time.

Except for a few elites, most of the hunters who are not strong enough or younger have lost their combat effectiveness under the close pressure of the black dragon's breath.

Several people, led by the local guild leader Zhe Luo and Metabetat's only eight-star hunter, the greatsword master Yasa, were desperately trying to attract the black dragon's attention.

They discovered some facts that shocked them.

This dark dragon knew that there was no one in the city, and it burned the city purely for revenge, or for fun.

And this is not the point.

It discovered and confirmed the locations of several shelters distributed in the mountains and forests around the city through some special senses that humans cannot understand.

And with a game-like mentality, it spit out dragon flames and destroyed one of them.

The entire forest burned up and turned into an endless sea of ​​fire.

The people who ran out of the shelter didn't even have time to take a few steps before they were burned to ashes by the terrifying high temperature.

In the shelter chosen by the black dragon as the target, none of the thousands of citizens could survive.

The wailing of the dying in the sea of ​​​​flames made this place look like purgatory.

The hunters of Metabetat roared and screamed. If they could delay the black dragon for even a minute at the cost of their lives, they would do it without hesitation.

However, the dark dragon always hovered in the sky beyond their reach. The dragon flames twisting and turning inside and outside the city seemed to laugh at their powerlessness.

After spewing out a condensed flame and blowing up a section of the city wall, the black dragon flew out of the city again.

The hunters ran on the burning land, chasing after it in vain, watching it set another hilltop where a shelter was hidden on fire.

The hunters roared in despair.

Some people threw weapons into the air as if they had lost their minds, but even if they pulled their muscles and dislocated their joints, they could not throw their weapons in front of the black dragon.

The black dragon in the air lowered its head and looked at the hunters who had been chasing after it with a playful look.

It could have burned them to charcoal with its breath at the beginning, but it kept them, as if enjoying their powerless roars.

Under the night sky illuminated by the fire, the black dragon rode the heat wave, hovering in the air, admiring everything it had created.

Just as it was about to fly to the next shelter, it seemed to have noticed something.

It immediately interrupted the attack, accelerated its waving wings and climbed, and disappeared from the hunters' sight.

The boiler was filled with burning coal, and the engine was overloaded regardless of the risk of overheating and explosion.

When the airship fleet arrived at Metabetat at an unprecedented speed, the blazing earth made everyone silent.

Everyone had the same question in their hearts, where did the damn dragon go.

At this moment, a red flare rose into the air, attracting the attention of everyone in the fleet.

Immediately, more than one telescope was pointed at it.

In the ruins burning with flames, several hunters waved their arms frantically, pointed at the sky, and shouted something loudly.

Generally speaking, red flares have only two meanings.

One is "distress signal", and the other is "extreme danger".

Looking at the actions of those hunters, it is obvious that they are not asking for help, so there is only the second situation.

"That guy is nearby!" The general's roar could be heard even on nearby ships, "Fighting speed! Climb to a favorable height! All gun ports are ready to fire at any time!"

As the fleet took action, a huge dark shadow swooped down under the cover of night.

"Roar——!"

A burst of dragon flames gushed out, attacking a large airship at the edge of the fleet.

Due to the reminders of the signal flares and the flagship's orders, the alertness of each ship had already reached the highest level.

The helmsman of the airship urgently turned the rudder, but one of the airbags above the hull was still ignited by the dragon flame.

The special cloth that should have been fireproof could not block the burning of the black dragon's breath, and the fire spread rapidly.

The captain immediately ordered the crew to disconnect the cable and abandon the burning airbag.

This avoided the worst outcome of other airbags being quickly ignited, but it also caused the airship to lose a large part of its buoyancy.

Not to mention flexibility and maneuverability, it was difficult to even maintain a basic flying posture.

What's worse, not long after the burning airbag was thrown away, the gas inside caused a violent explosion.

Many flames fell on the hull and other airbags. Although the crew tried their best to put out the fire, it was difficult to contain the spread of the fire.

Withdrawing from the battle seemed to be their only option.

"Boom! Boom!"

The guns of all ships opened fire.

But the black dragon did not want to fight at all. It passed the fleet at high speed and severely damaged an airship. Then it immediately pulled away and climbed again to prepare for the next dive.

Its target was still the airship that lost its maneuverability after the airbag was damaged.

It is better to break one finger than to hurt ten fingers. The airship that lost its flying ability can still continue to fire, so let's get rid of it first.

The black dragon turned around and started the second round of dive when it reached the high altitude.

On the shaky airship, the captain held the railing tightly, looking at the city below that turned into a sea of ​​fire, and made a decision in his heart.

"All crossbows, reload restraint bombs!"

The captain's order made the crew pause.

Unlike ground combat, the crossbows on airships are rarely loaded with special crossbows such as restraint bombs, after all, it is easy to cause the spaceship to be overturned.

But everyone has understood the captain's determination.

The crew members who were trying to put out the fire stopped their work, and the archers who assisted in operating the crossbows completed the loading as quickly as possible.

At the same time, the black dragon had already attacked close.

As the blazing flames engulfed the airship, several thick crossbow arrows connected to the steel cables were also shot out at a distance close to the face, locking the burning airship firmly on the black dragon.

The black dragon obviously did not expect this.

In terms of size and weight, a fully armed large airship is even larger than it.

Unable to break free from the steel cable for a while, its flying speed suddenly slowed down, and it was dragged by the wreckage of the airship that turned into a huge fireball and fell to the ground.

The general took a deep breath.

"All ships, fire!"

The dense sound of artillery fire rang out, which was a requiem for mourning the dead.