Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Compared to the vanguards fighting in the front and the shooters who continuously provide fire support.

The shortstops who roam frequently and look for opportunities seem a bit "redundant".

But in fact, this is not the case. Otherwise, the number of shortstops in this expedition team composed of the top hunters would not reach four, which accounts for one-third of the total number of the expedition team.

The so-called shortstop is not about continuous "roaming", but about looking for opportunities to launch "strong attacks" at critical moments and in critical positions.

Just like Maka and Hayata who performed climbing attacks one after another before.

They are all versatile. Distracting the attention of monsters, creating flaws, destroying key parts, and emergency assistance are all their jobs.

While the vanguards firmly attracted the attention of the black dragon in the front, Hayata and Maka launched continuous attacks on the wounds on the side of the black dragon.

And Julius and Aiden went around behind the black dragon.

Their target is the black dragon's hind legs.

Whether it is the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance team or their actual experience, the meat quality of the black dragon's hind legs is very poor.

Compared with the black dragon's forelimbs, this pair of hind legs, which are thicker, more muscular, and covered with whole pieces of tough black and shiny shells, are obviously more difficult to deal with.

The feeling of the sword in the hand is not like cutting a living creature at all, but more like cutting a huge piece of cast iron.

In most cases, hunters will choose to skip the hind legs, spine and other parts with thick shells and hard meat, and attack the head and other weak points.

But everything is not absolute.

Take the black dragon in front of us as an example. The defense of this pair of hind legs is difficult to break through, but it does not mean that attacking here is meaningless.

When it is on the ground, whether it is standing or lying, this pair of thick hind legs bears most of the weight of the black dragon.

This is also the main reason why the black dragon's hind legs are much thicker than the forelimbs.

If this part can be severely damaged, it will greatly weaken the black dragon's ability to move, creating a huge advantage for subsequent battles.

The only question now is how to do this.

If the black dragon was in its prime, Julius would not have considered this plan at all.

Cutting off the black dragon's hind legs with the two swords in his hands alone would be as difficult as strangling a blasting dragon with bare hands.

However, this black dragon had a leg injury.

To be precise, the black dragon was covered with wounds, and even the severely deformed shells and crossbow arrows stuck between the scales and flesh could be seen.

In addition to the bloody soles of the feet blown into a mess by the giant bomb, there was a huge gap of more than two meters long and nearly half a meter deep near the joint of the right foot.

Cannons or crossbows cannot cause such a wound. This wound should come from the dragon-striking spear or the ramming corner of the airship.

The price is likely to be the fall of a large airship.

What they need to do now is to try to further expand this wound and damage the black dragon's hind leg joint.

Julius drank a bottle of crazy walking medicine and started the ghost transformation.

Aiden took out a bottle of emerald green alchemical potion from his prop bag, poured it on his [Red Dragon Tearing Fang], and rubbed it hard to spread the potion evenly.

This is a special alchemical potion called "Heavy Blade Potion", which can soften the monster's flesh and make it easier to destroy. He took a lot of effort to get it from the hunters of Longliyuan.

Then, he took out a slime bomb specially made for pork chops from his bag, held it in his right hand holding the shield, and then rushed to the target.

He performed precision assault slash (JR) continuously, cut a hole in the flesh inside the wound, then pulled out the fuse with his teeth and stuffed the slime bomb in.

Julius, who had not had time to perform the Demon Man Dance, retreated quickly, and his eyes became a little subtle when looking at his disciples.

Unlike some old-school hunters who don't like to use props to hunt, Aiden especially likes to use all kinds of strange things.

But.

Whether it is a prop or a potion, it is invented for people to use, as long as it can play a role.

On the front, Gordon and Feng Ying, who had launched several rounds of strong attacks in a row, temporarily retreated to sharpen their blades and adjust their status.

The two heavy defenders immediately stepped forward to continue to contain the opponent.

At this moment, a loud noise came from behind the black dragon.

"Boom!"

"Roar, ah!"

The black dragon, who was about to pounce on the swordsmen, staggered and let out a series of painful howls, and the original attack was also interrupted.

The power of the slime bomb was like a small firecracker for the black dragon. Even if it exploded in the wound, it would not cause any injuries.

But it really hurt.

It kicked its hind legs and took two steps back, while raising its neck and lowering its head.

Ansel, who was looking at the overall situation from a distance, immediately gave a reminder, "Back off! Defend!"

The four vanguards in front of the black dragon immediately gathered together.

Ted and Will stood shoulder to shoulder, smashed the big shield, shrank their bodies and lowered their center of gravity, and entered a defensive posture.

Gordon and Feng Ying, who were hiding behind the two men, took a shock-resistant posture. They stretched out their hands and supported the backs of the two defenders to help share the pressure.

At the same time, several hardening bullets flew from a distance, and the splashing liquid made their skin tougher in a short time.

After a short period of charging, the black dragon lowered its head and spit out a ball of fire.

This fireball was much more condensed and dazzling than the dragon flame it spewed out casually. The moment it fell on the ground, the blazing explosion and impact swept around.

If it weren't for the protective stones and decorative beads that improved the defensive performance prepared in advance, and Gordon and others helped to stabilize their backs, Ted and Will's defensive posture would have been broken.

But even if they barely withstood the blow, both of them were seriously injured.

Will, who was not used to wearing a helmet, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and blood also dripped from Ted's visor.

The black dragon spread its damaged wings and flew into the air on the blast wind caused by the explosion of the fireball's breath.

It took a deep breath, and the airflow carrying dust turned into visible wind pressure, converging towards the wide-open dragon's mouth, and the numbing sound of the wind echoed in everyone's ears.

Everyone realized that the truly terrifying attack was coming.

"Bunker! Go find bunker!" Ansel quickly put away his weapons and roared.

Gordon Fengying picked up the two injured defenders and ran towards the nearest bunker. Julius and Aiden also ran to help.

Their goal was the curved metal plate in the northeast corner of the decisive battle site.

The black dragon was obviously targeting them. While continuing to inhale air and prepare for the next attack, it adjusted its direction and locked onto the swordsmen.

A few seconds later, endless fire fell from the sky.

At the last moment, the swordsmen barely hid behind the metal plate. The huge metal plate with a thickness of more than half a meter helped them block the dragon flames from the air.

However, before they could feel lucky, the black dragon actually flapped its dragon wings, adjusted its position, and came to the oblique side of the metal plate.

The flames bypassed the obstruction of the metal plate and rolled into the bunker.

Will pushed Aiden and Fengying who were supporting him away, raised the big shield, and blocked his companions.

Enshrouded by the dragon flames, the big shield and armor were becoming red hot at a speed visible to the naked eye. He roared and used up his last strength to keep the shield upright.

The battle was on the west side of the battlefield.

Due to the black dragon's turn, the fire waves that swept here stopped.

Regardless of the residual flames burning on the ground, the shooters rushed out of the bunkers and fired at the black dragon that continued to spit dragon flames in the air.

Oshura risked crossing the edge of the area covered by the fire, jumped onto the rapid-fire cannon, locked the black dragon's head, and pulled the trigger.

The rapid-fire cannon shells were fired at an astonishing rate of more than ten rounds per second. The shells coated with special slime caused a series of violent explosions on the black dragon.

Under the suppression of firepower, the black dragon's breath was finally interrupted and it fell back to the ground.

Behind the bunker, Will, who had persisted in the flames for several seconds, fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

Ps. As shown in the picture above, the small bunkers in the game cannot block the fire, but it should be fine for a short time?

And the black dragon's fire will not move. In terms of reality, it is more normal for the black dragon to go around the side of the bunker to attack the hunter inside the bunker.