Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

As they approached the lava canyon, the hunters became increasingly wary.

Volcanic areas always give people the impression of an extremely harsh environment, whether it is the old volcano in the Old Continent, the Latio Volcano, or the lava caves in the Western Continent.

In fact, it is true, but the harsh environment does not mean barren.

Not to mention insects, lizards and other small reptiles.

Large herbivores that can withstand high temperature environments such as diplosaurus and crustacean; small monsters such as giant bees, red velociraptors, lava beasts, and even a variety of large monsters, it is reasonable to see them.

But right now, they haven't really entered the lava canyon with the most extreme environment, but there is no sign of any life activity in the nearby area.

The entire area seemed to have turned into a dead zone.

Gordon made a gesture, and the team consisting of two people, a cat and a dog stopped in their tracks. They found a rock recess with a wide view, temporarily hid and rested.

While eating and taking cold drinks, Gordon asked his companions, "Have you found any dead bodies?"

"No meow."

"No." Hayata looked around vigilantly, "It shouldn't be so quiet here."

"Actually, it's a good thing to some extent."

Gordon swallowed the food in his mouth and bared his teeth, "If you see a pile of corpses, that's the most dangerous situation."

Zhu Chop's ears trembled, "It means that there is an apex predator with strong territorial awareness and aggressiveness here?"

"It may be more dangerous than that." Hayata was silent for two seconds, and continued: "Apex predators generally do not actively attack small creatures.

If there is an extinction of biological groups in the entire area, it is more likely that there is some kind of terrible monster that can spread poison or spread disease. "

"Well, if you encounter that situation, you can only retreat immediately." Gordon nodded in agreement.

After drinking the cold drink, he threw the glass potion bottle into the lava flow beside him, and continued: "It seems more likely that there is some kind of ancient dragon or similar powerful creature entrenched in the depths of the canyon, scaring away other organisms.

Pork chops, gale, do you feel some deterrent momentum, breath and so on? "

"Wow."

"No meow, if there is any discovery, I would have reported meow."

"Weird."

Gordon muttered, and stood up, "It's almost time to rest, get ready to continue exploring the canyon. Again, watch out for your feet and the magma lake. These two places are the most convenient places for large monsters to hide."

Entering the canyon through the mountain pass, the hunters who continued to reconnaissance became more cautious.

The so-called lava canyon is actually more like a basin, surrounded by stretches of volcanic mountains, forming a relatively closed environment.

Due to the low terrain and relatively thin crust, a large number of lava flows converge here to form lava lakes one after another. Even in the middle of the night, the fiery golden red light is still dazzling.

The heat wave was transpiring, and the pungent sulfur-smelling air penetrated the hunters' noses and mouths. Even after drinking cold drinks to relieve the scorching heat, the trachea and lungs would still feel burning pain.

The effect of cold drinks has also been weakened a lot, and hunters have to take cold drinks more frequently to keep their body temperature within a relatively safe range.

"There are a lot of things that are wrong. When I came here a few years ago, although it was hot, it didn't reach this level. It felt like the magma was activated."

"This may explain why all the nearby creatures have run away, meow?" Pig Chop carefully stroked his beard that was about to be scalded, "Even volcanic creatures will die from the heat, meow!"

"It's possible."

Gordon checked the amount of cold drinks in his luggage, "We will spend half a day in the canyon at most, and then we have to leave, otherwise the supply of cold drinks will not be available, and it is too easy to suffer from heat stroke and shock in the volcanic zone."

Looking at the lava river that cannot be crossed in front of him, Hayata looked worried, "Then we can only selectively scout a few locations. There are too many areas where the magma flows, and it is impossible to cross it, and it is a lot of waste to go around. time."

Gordon thought for a while, then looked at Pig Chop, "Pig Chop, do you still remember the lava lake near the ruins when we and Anshir came to dig the guard stone?"

"I have an impression meow, the lava lake feels so big, I can't even see the side meow!"

"Yes, I'm going to go over there to have a look first."

"Is there anything special about the lava lake you mentioned?" Hayata asked.

"It's not very special, but in my impression, there should be no larger magma area in the lava canyon than the lava lake.

If the activation of magma is really related to that unknown monster, it should be close to the high temperature. Considering the scary size of that guy, a large-scale lava lake should be the most comfortable habitat.

After all, apart from crustaceans, there shouldn't be any monsters that like to move around in cramped environments. "

"It makes sense meow, I'm coming down to lead the way meow!" Pig chop jumped onto Gaefeng's back, tugged at Gaefeng's ears, and the latter took a step and rushed out.

In such a high-temperature environment, the two of them are the most uncomfortable. Their hair is covered with scorched and scorched curls. After this trip, they will probably have to shave once.

With a clear goal, the forward efficiency is naturally much higher than the previous drag-net reconnaissance.

Ten minutes later, Gordon and his party arrived not far from the huge lava lake.

Because they suspected that there were some terrible creatures inhabiting the lava lake, they did not dare to approach the lake directly, but temporarily hid among the broken walls of the scattered ruins nearby.

The magma in the lava lake is dazzling bright gold, and under the astonishing heat radiation, the rocky ground beside the lake is stained with a layer of dark red, showing a state of melting.

The pork chops and the gale kept jumping their feet, and the temperature of the ground here was no longer to the level of "be patient", even if they were all wearing the drapey dragon leather boots sewn by Hariyata, it still didn't work .

The same is true for Hayata. The fire resistance of the black erosion dragon armor is quite average, and it can even be said to be very poor. The high temperature that is enough to burn people quickly penetrated the greaves, burning her feet.

She can only stand on tiptoe as much as possible to reduce touching the ground, and at the same time take recovery medicine to support herself.

The only exception is Gordon.

[He Yao]'s fire attribute resistance was even lower than that of the Black Erosion Dragon Armor, and he was burned quickly, but this also stimulated [He Yao]'s dragon energy activity.

The red light appeared between the gaps in the armor, and the dragon energy filled the armor, making this set of armor "alive".

The high temperature of the environment was completely isolated. Under the strong contrast, Gordon even felt a little cool.

"The temperature radiated from this lava lake is too high. You can't hold it. You have to retreat to a position where you won't be burned." Gordon lowered his voice and said to his companions.

"What about you?" Hayata asked.

"[He Yao]'s dragon energy activity has been triggered, and I can withstand the temperature here." Gordon downed another bottle of cold drink and put on his helmet again.

"Don't worry, I won't mess around. Let's go around and search around this lava lake. Whether I find it or not, I will retreat."

Hayatta hesitated for two seconds.

Gordon was right, if this continues, the three of them will burn their feet, so they can only nod in desperation, and retreat with pork chops and strong winds.

"We will not retreat out of sight. If there is danger, we will come as soon as possible. Senior Gordon, be careful."

Ps.

In the game, ambient temperature and equipment attribute resistance are irrelevant. "Summer resistance" and "fire resistance" are two different things, which should be emphasized here.

High fire resistance can alleviate burns in volcanic areas, which belongs to the second design, which should be considered reasonable in consideration of reality.