Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

The three Gordons bent their legs to lower their center of gravity, put their knees against the side of the boat to use force, and pulled the fishing rod backward with all their strength.

Several fishing rods were bent at alarming arcs, making people worry that they would break in the next second.

Fortunately, the toughness of these fishing rods provided by Aziz is equally astonishing. I don’t know what kind of monster material they are made of. The bending angle is almost more than 90 degrees, but they are still strong and show no signs of breaking.

"It's not a fucking fish!" Gordon growled, his muscles bulging all over his body. As the strongest one among the three, he seemed to be the main force in pulling the rod.

Gale, who had gotten a blanket and was lying on the front deck to bask in the sun, heard the noise and ran over.

"What are you doing?" She looked curiously at the three people who were trying their best to pull the fishing rod and fight against the underwater creatures.

"Fishing...!" Gordon said through gritted teeth.

"Gail, miss! Give me a hand!" Aziz, who also had bulging veins, said with difficulty.

"Interesting? Come on, come on!" Gale helped grab the fishing rod in Az's hand.

"Are you tight?" Az asked.

"Hurry up!"

Az suddenly let go of his hand. Gale didn't react and was almost dragged directly into the sea.

"Why did you let go?!" Gale screamed and cursed as he struggled to pull the fishing rod.

The fishing rods in the hands of Gordon and others were also two points heavier. Even though Gale was trying her best, as a light crossbow user, there was still a gap in strength between her and Az, who was used to using long spears.

"Hold on, go down and take a look!"

As he spoke, Aziz put on the helmet hanging on his waist, pulled down the visor and buckled the waterproof buckle, then grabbed the spear beside him and jumped into the sea.

Soon, the movement from the fishing rod became more intense.

It's not the tug-of-war like before, but a struggle that keeps changing directions.

Gale struggled to control the fishing rod, and did not forget to turn around and shout loudly, asking the people on the deck to come over and help.

Soon, two crew members who were clearing the deck and a passing support staff joined in to help pull the rod.

After a few minutes, or maybe ten minutes, the force on the fishing rod suddenly began to weaken. At the same time, a large area of ​​red blood appeared under the sea.

After a while, Aziz, holding a spear, poked his head out from under the sea.

He lifted up his waterproof visor, bared his white teeth and shouted to the deck, "Thanks to you for holding it, the hunting and fishing was successful! It's such a big fish!"

You just wanted to say that the hunt was successful, right? !

One crew member threw down a rope ladder so that Aziz could climb onto the side of the ship, while another crew member ran to turn the pulley boom on the foredeck and called for more help.

After a lot of effort, a group of people finally dragged the twitching big guy out of the water and hung it on the edge of the deck.

That should be a ichthyosaur, or a relative of the ichthyosaur that lives in the ocean? The bright lantern ball is quite conspicuous even in the sun.

The overall body shape of this big fish, or sea dragon monster, is narrower and longer than that of the lantern fish dragon, with an overall length of about seven or eight meters.

Aziz and the crew were holding several sharp and narrow fish-cutting knives, preparing to disembowel this guy first and cut out the fish liver, which is a delicacy but is highly perishable.

More people gathered on the deck.

Some biologists have already taken out pen and paper and are sketching quickly.

They do not think that this fish, this sea dragon monster, should be roughly classified as a lantern fish dragon. After all, one is a pelagic species, and the other is a freshwater species that inhabits submerged forests and swampy rivers.

In terms of kinship, it might not be as close as the Fire Dragon and the Horned Dragon.

However, no one noticed that a large amount of blood with a strong fishy smell flowed along the deck and side of the ship into the sea.

Under the sea, an electric light that was completely different from before became brighter and brighter.

"Hang it higher!"

An experienced old sailor waved his arms and directed the other crew members, "It must be completely hoisted, otherwise it will lie limp and the complete fish liver cannot be cut out!"

Just as the crew moved the ladder and were ready to take the knife, there was a roar from the side of the ship as a huge thing came out of the water.

"Boom!"

The scales on its body were pale, and its back was covered with blue thorns. The giant sea beast, which was more than twenty meters long, jumped onto the deck and bit the sea dragon monster hanging there, tearing off large chunks of flesh.

The heavy body and sharp claws crushed it, tearing apart large sections of the deck, and the dragon-attacking ship shook violently.

The people gathered on the deck suddenly exploded.

"It's the White Sea Dragon!" Aziz was the first to recognize the identity of the monster that jumped onto the deck.

As the only hunter present who was fully armed and had weapons in hand, he immediately set up his spear and large shield, and watched carefully after the White Sea Dragon was tearing apart the carcass of the big fish.

"Non-combatants evacuate immediately!" Gordon yelled, "Gale! Go control the bed crossbow on the deck! Aziz entangles it first. If it doesn't actively destroy the ship, don't anger it!"

After saying that, he and Hayata ran towards the cabin.

Although they wear armor on a daily basis, they do not carry weapons.

I hope Aziz can hold that guy back.

Just as he was thinking this, another figure rushed over quickly, it was Mr. Mecca.

He took off the bug stick behind him and put it under his arm. At the same time, he turned his head and said to Gordon and the others: "Don't forget to bring the float and respirator. You may need underwater combat."

Gordon responded and rushed into the cabin without stopping.

Hearing the commotion on the deck, the hunter quickly ran out of the cabin with his weapon in hand.

Ted, who smelled of alcohol, looked at the white sea dragon on the deck, rubbed his eyes, and after confirming that it was not an illusion, he charged forward with a blunderbuss and a large shield, howling.

Maka, and Urshula followed.

Seeing that the hunters' support was in place, Mecca yelled, "Attack! Drive it back to the sea in one go. If it runs wild on the deck, it will damage the ship!"

There are ten high-ranking hunters on this ship. If it were on land, although the sea dragon subspecies was strong, it would never be able to make any waves.

But this is in the middle of the ocean.

If the ship is destroyed by it, the people on this ship will never be able to swim to the New World.

Gordon and Hayata rushed into the room, took their weapons, and grabbed the floats and respirators hanging on the wall of the room as life-saving equipment.

Quickly fix the floating blocks on the armor.

This was thanks to the shark hunting trip in Moga Village that year, which exposed them to naval battles that most hunters would not be involved in.

It stands to reason that the fixation and arrangement of floating blocks are very particular. The buoyancy should be just enough for the hunter to float in the water, and the layout should be reasonable so as not to affect the movement too much.

It is also necessary to test and adjust in advance.

But now that the situation is urgent, I can’t worry too much. According to the method that Aziz taught me in my memory, it will be completed when it is hung up roughly.

"Walk!"

The two people quickly completed their preparations and rushed to the deck.

At this time, most of the hunters had gathered on the deck.

Under the suppressive attacks of the superior hunters and several heavy crossbows, Bai Hailong roared.

While releasing a large amount of electric current, it continues to retreat.

Relying on his thick armor, Ted roared and rushed in front of Bai Hailong's face. He thrust forward with the shield and pulled the trigger at the same time.

"Dragon Cannon!"

"Boom--!"

The explosion of flames and shock waves caused Bai Hailong to fall back.

Being accustomed to joining the battle with a supporting hand position, Evelin's mind was very flexible because of the katana sword. She noticed the huge gong near the rudder used to scare (he) monsters, and immediately rushed over, picked up the hammer and struck it.

"哐——!"

The metallic sound that did not exist in nature startled the White Sea Dragon. It roared back to the edge of the deck and jumped into the sea.

Many on deck breathed a sigh of relief.

Mecca and Aziz were still nervous, even more nervous than before.

Without saying a word, Aziz fastened his visor and chased into the sea.

Mecca loudly reminded everyone, "The sea dragon is very vindictive and will not let us go easily unless it is seriously injured and makes it feel scared!

Everyone, get ready for battle! Protecting the ship is the first priority! "

Gordon and Hayata, who were already prepared for a water battle, also came to the deck at this time. They looked at each other and jumped into the sea.