Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 108 The General’s Sickle

"Before you learn to walk, you first have to run? An interesting saying."

I have to say that this statement, which sounds illogical and unreasonable, is really to his liking.

"The edge of this footprint is very sharp, which proves that it is very fresh. The general sickle crab must not have gone far yet." Anhil rubbed the footprints left by the general sickle crab with his fingertips and said to himself.

Gordon's face stiffened when he heard this, "Young Master, are you too anxious?"

Neither of them had been injured in the previous battle. In addition to Ancier's ballista ammunition, other supplies such as recovery medicine and cold drinks were also sufficient.

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is in full condition.

But you have to hunt a monster with a danger level of about four stars? Are you a little too arrogant?

"I didn't say I was going to hunt it."

Ancier's tone was a bit tangled, as if he was explaining to Gordon, but also seemed to be convincing himself, "I'm not arrogant enough to want to hunt a monster with similar strength to a flying dragon with this remaining ammunition, but"

"I understand, no need to explain." Hearing that Ancier was not ready to fight with the general, Gordon immediately relaxed. He waved his hand and interrupted Ancier's words, saying:

"The target I'm trying to surpass is right in front of me. Even if it's not a decisive battle, I still want to touch it, right?"

"you"

"How do I know? Why do you think I took a hunter's knife to challenge the Big Boar King? If the monster I was targeting was right in front of me, I would not give up the opportunity to 'say hello' to it.

Information, suggestions, no matter how much you listen to them, they will all be false. Only when you really face them will you have a completely different experience."

Anhil opened his mouth, and eventually it turned into a slightly subtle chuckle, "Oh, it seems that we are all the kind of 'restless guys' that the instructors call us.

Anyway, I’m going to meet that general, what do you say? Let’s go to ‘visit’ that ‘general’ together, or should we go back to the camp first?”

Gordon put away the pickaxe and flexed his knuckles again, making a crackling sound.

"What do you mean?"

"You have to think about it, that is a four-star monster."

"What nonsense are you talking about? It makes you sound like a four-star hunter. Let's go!"

Tracking monsters through footprints and other traces left behind is the most basic skill for hunters.

However, the process of searching for the general's whereabouts is extremely tortuous.

The pork chop, which Gordon had high hopes for, was numb first. The crustacean body odor was not obvious, and the pungent sulfur smell from the volcanic zone powerfully covered up any possible odor.

The plan to rely on scent tracking failed immediately.

Another thing that brings a lot of trouble to tracking work is the volcanic rocks that can be seen everywhere in volcanic areas.

The texture of volcanic rocks depends entirely on the composition of the magma before it solidified.

Some of the solidified volcanic rocks are loose and loose, and even a strong wind can blow a handful of debris from them, while others are so hard that even the sharp claws of the General Sickle Crab can hardly leave any obvious scratches on them.

imprint.

Gordon and Ancil often followed the tracks for only a few steps before the tracks disappeared. They had to split up from time to time, expand the search area, and use the clumsiest way to drag the net to find the tracks.

This search lasted for several hours. When they finally followed a series of footprints into a long and narrow passage leading underground, the footprints disappeared again.

"Ah, I'm so annoyed! It would be great if there was an observation hot air balloon nearby, let's see where it goes!" Gordon said irritably, waving his palms to fan the wind.

Ancier's mood was also not good.

Other supplies were okay, but the cold drinks he and Gordon carried were about to be exhausted. If General Sickle couldn't be found in a short time, they would have to retreat to the camp.

——The volcano is extremely hot. Without the help of cold drinks, they would not be able to stay active for a long time in the lava-filled volcanic zone.

Two people and one cat walked cautiously along the corridor.

This passage had no branches, and after a few minutes of traversing, they entered a dark underground cave.

"Phew, it's surprisingly cool in here."

As a swordsman, Gordon, who was leading the way, entered the cave first. There were no lava waterfalls or lava lakes in this cave, so it was quite shady.

"Although the Shogun Crab lives in hot volcanoes, it is still a crustacean monster after all, so it might prefer this dark environment.

Let's be careful, it might be in this cave." Anhil looked cautious, and the ore crystal nova was also right-clicked from behind, so that it could be deployed at any time and entered into a battle state.

"Yes." Gordon responded. His eyes quickly swept around, taking in every corner of this small cave.

He even didn't forget to look up to confirm the situation at the top of the cave. However, he saw nothing except clusters of huge stalactites.

Safety - Gordon made a tactical gesture.

Anhil, who was alert to the rear, slowly moved closer to him, and at the same time, he did not forget to check the situation in the cave again.

"Where do you think it can go?" Gordon asked tiredly.

"In addition to the tunnel we just entered, there are two entrances and exits to this cave. The one in the southeast corner is too small. It is impossible for General Sickle to get through. It should probably go to the entrance of the cave due west." Ancier analyzed.

road.

"Is it possible to dig holes? Shield crabs can dig holes, and the closely related sickle crabs should also be able to dig holes," Gordon continued.

Anhil squatted down, stroked the ground, shook his head and said: "Impossible, the ground in the cave is rocky, not sandy or earthy, how could it be possible to get it in without leaving any traces?

Huh? Wait a minute." Anhir frowned. He pulled out the peeling knife from his waist and stabbed it hard into the ground.

With a scratching sound of "chi", the tip of the steel knife penetrated half an inch into the ground, leaving a conspicuous mark on the dark gray rocky ground.

If a knife can penetrate the ground, how could the General Scythe Crab not leave any traces?

unless

After entering the cave through the tunnel, the general sickle crab has not touched the ground!

Ancil and Gordon raised their heads suddenly.

At the top of the cave, deep in the dark shadow where huge stalactites intersected, two cold lights flashed.

"careful!"

Gordon roared, rushed in front of Ancier, pulled out the giant scissors as fast as possible, inserted the tip of the sword into the ground and held it against the sword with his shoulders and arms, in an impact-resistant and defensive posture!

"Whoosh!"

It was the sharp sound of a sharp blade cutting through the air.

A powerful gray and blue shadow fell from the sky, and Gordon felt that a terrifying force that was completely beyond his control hit the giant scissors, sending him and his sword flying out and smashing into the cave wall.

He could even hear the sound of the bones all over his body being overwhelmed, and the wail of the giant scissor sword.

General Scythe Crab appears!

"Gordon!"

An Xil exclaimed, but his hand movements did not stop.

He deployed the heavy crossbow as quickly as possible, loaded the untimely but relatively more powerful penetrating bullets at the same time, and immediately began to fire support.

"Pork Chop! I'll cover you while you check Gordon's injuries!" Ancil yelled.

"Meow!" Pig Chop screamed in response, got down on all fours and ran towards Gordon.

"Cough cough cough"

Gordon, who slipped from the rock wall and fell to the ground, shook his head, coughed twice, stood up somewhat staggeringly, and said loudly: "I'm fine!"

Although he was unable to completely block the top-down attack of the General Sickle, the broad blade of the giant scissor blocked the fatal slash from the former's famous sickle-shaped front claws for him.

Coupled with the protection of the armor, although he was hit, the injury was not too serious.

However, the two deep cuts on the giant scissor sword that almost cut it in the middle are shocking.

(End of chapter)