Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Gordon also liked Amos' gift, a pair of portable binoculars.

"Observation, thinking, hunting depends not only on the muscles, but also on the brain, don't forget." Amos watched Gordon hang the small telescope around his neck and said with a smile.

"I remember, thank you Senior Amos, I like it very much!"

Pig Chop gave a bone flute that was only the size of a finger and had a shape very characteristic of Ai Lu's.

Rubbing the little head of the pork chop vigorously, Gordon smiled happily, "The hand is very skillful! The pork chop!"

Hayata's gift seemed inconspicuous, it was a thin rope woven by herself, with thin metal wires mixed into it, beautiful and strong, just right for hanging exotic ancient coins.

This gift made Ursula's eyes turn red with envy. In her eyes, this is simply the strongest transport accessory!

"Beautiful! Thanks Hariyatta!"

Gordon immediately changed the animal tendon rope that was used to hang the ancient foreign coins, and then held the re-worn ancient coins in front of Hayata, looked at the latter expectantly, and said: "Help me to put another buff, Hariyata!"

"Buff?" Hayata's face was full of question marks.

"It's similar to the buff state of the hunting horn, the kind that adds luck!"

"Why, how?" Hayata also understood that Gordon was engaging in superstitious activities.

"Sing a hymn? Do a praying dance?" Ursula, who believed in these the most, couldn't help but leaned over and suggested, "Or something like blowing breath?"

The first two proposals were too difficult to be human. Only the last proposal should be simpler. Hayata approached Gordon with a blushing face, lifted her hair by her ear, and gently blew on the ancient coin.

His palms were itchy, but Gordon didn't notice this charm, he just smirked and hung the ancient "lucky +1" coin back on his chest, and patted it with satisfaction.

Ohhura, whose teeth were sour, almost couldn't help but grabbed it.

After a long meal, the birthday party finally entered the final stage, eating cake.

The huge cake, which looks delicious, is said to be the result of the joint efforts of the two kanban girls, Tiki and Maggie.

——The tender cake base, smooth cream, and exquisite and beautiful decorations are all thanks to the "reliable senior" Madge, and the "slacker vase" Tiji is responsible for writing a sentence like a dog crawling on the top of the cake. Happy Birthday Gordon!".

Candles, wishes, cake cutting.

With a burst of untidy, but sincere and enthusiastic "Happy Birthday!"

Gordon is eighteen years old.

Xiuletsen Hill, southeastern hunting grounds, hunter camp.

Gordon checked the carrying condition of the props and the sharpness of the "giant shears" for the last time, and carefully fastened the straps of the "refined ore suit".

After confirming that everything was ready, he beckoned to the pork chop, "Go pork chop, this time it's for real!"

"Meow!"

Nearly a year has passed since coming to Minagarde.

During this year, Gordon spent at least 70% to 80% of his time either in the hunting grounds or on the way to and from the hunting grounds. He finally accumulated enough two-star missions to complete.

He has also teamed up with Oshura, Ted, and several other familiar hunters many times. Three-star monsters such as Peach Hair Beast King, Daming Shield Crab, Sleeping Bird, Water Beast, and Beaver Beast have also joined forces. Successfully hunted quite a few.

In the eyes of those familiar with Gordon, the only difference between him and a real three-star hunter is the missing half star on the cover of the hunter's notebook.

And this time, he finally applied for the promotion task he had dreamed of.

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Hunting Mission (Urgent Mission): Orange Shadow (★★★)

Task content: hunting big monster bird

Remuneration: 8000z

Mission Location: Xiuletsen Hill

Monsters that may appear: Blue Velociraptor, Big Wild Boar, Odd Face Race

Limited time: 7 days

Observer of the Wang Li Paleontological Scholars Team: A restless big strange bird left its original territory and came to the southeast foot of Xiuleitesen Hill. Under its hunting range, passing pedestrians, caravans, and even villages would all being threatened.

Hunt it down before it does more damage.

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Considering the difficulty of hunting, it was actually a very unwise decision for Gordon to choose to accept this task as a promotion task to become a three-star hunter.

In terms of combat power alone, the big monster bird is at the same level as large monsters like the daimyo shield crab, but the former's excellent flying ability makes this bird-dragon monster known as the "teacher" a few steps more difficult.

According to Myers, the easiest weapon to deal with the monster bird is actually a light crossbow.

As long as you carry as many armor-piercing grenades as possible and shoot at the head, you can easily damage it. If the big monster bird is just in the take-off state, you can even shoot it down directly, creating a huge flaw.

In comparison, a swordsman like Gordon is at a disadvantage.

The long and powerful legs make it difficult for the swordsman's weapons to reach the soft chest and abdomen of the monster bird. The wings that are often flapped can not only create wind pressure that makes the hunters stand unsteadily, but also can Easily knocks back any approaching hunters.

Once they fly, the swordsmen who have no long-range attack methods can only stare blankly, it can be said that they are passive everywhere.

There are many reasons to avoid this task.

Gordon can wait a few more days, choose a three-star monster with hunting experience as a target, such as the peach-haired beast king, and then easily complete the promotion.

However, when he saw the words "big strange bird" marked in the hunting target column, he still resolutely accepted the urgent mission receipt.

the reason is simple.

It had never been his goal to be promoted to a three-star hunter, not even a short-term goal.

What he wants is to become stronger.

So what if it can fly, so what if its trickiness ranks among the top among three-star monsters, isn't it just a "little flying dragon"?

Compared with the self who has become much stronger when he first came to Minergard last year, if he sees "Teacher Yangkuku" is timid and afraid of failing in the promotion task, then why is he hunting the "King of the Sky"?

"Our giant scissors are already hungry and thirsty!"

The sun is about to rise to the mid-heaven, and the midday sun in late spring has already gained some power.

By the river beach, Gordon scooped up the river water and drank a couple of sips, then washed his face casually. He felt a lot cooler immediately, filled the water bag and hung it back around his waist. He stood up and looked around carefully.

The rainfall in recent weeks has been exaggerated, the water in the river is abundant, and the soil on the beach is very thin and soft. A large number of small river crabs, snails and earthworms left soil bags all over the river beach, and the growth of aquatic plants and moss is not good. Pretty good.

These are all very valuable information.

Fish, shrimps and crabs, river snails and earthworms are the favorite food of the monster bird. When the target activity area cannot be determined, it is a good choice to follow the foraging places and water sources that the monster bird likes to find clues.

"Pork chop, let's look for it carefully!"

The hunter and the cat searched along the river beach for a long time, but unfortunately they found nothing. Perhaps because of the heavy rain last night, there were no noteworthy footprints left on the river beach.

A breeze blows.

The pork chop, which was lying on the ground looking carefully, suddenly stood up. It sniffled, carefully identifying the faint smell that was blowing in the wind.

"What did you find?"

"It's the smell of rotting corpses meow!"

"Go, let's go and see!"