Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 118 Target Lava Canyon

On the second day after getting the new weapon, when faced with Gordon's question "It's time to go hunting, but what kind of monsters should we hunt?", Ancil asked in a very speechless manner:

"Have you forgotten that the purpose of traveling all the way to the volcanic area is to dig protective stones?"

Gordon was stunned, he had really forgotten.

However, Ancier's words did remind him. After rummaging in the storage box for a long time, Gordon finally dug out a drawing that was not completely complete.

The drawings were folded and wrinkled, and there were traces of rain on them.

"What is this? It looks like a scattered group of ruins?" Ancier took the drawing and looked at it for a long time, then raised his eyes and asked.

Gordon chuckled and took out another map of the volcanic zone from the western foot to the north foot, including underground caves and lava canyons, and stacked the drawings on top of it.

Anhir was stunned when he saw this. He was slightly surprised and said: "It's actually a map of the distribution of ruins in the volcanic zone. This kind of map is not easy to find. Where did you get it? Is the content reliable?"

Gordon proudly told Ancil the series of events that happened on the way to Naguli Village.

Compared with the story of "witnessing an ancient dragon up close but miraculously escaping", which seems to only happen in legends, getting a map of the distribution of ruins from a member of the trainee scrivener team, which is not an important secret, seems to be nothing.

It's surprising.

"Gu Long, I really want to see you."

"Is information about ancient dragons also strictly blocked in East Doruma?" Gordon traced the distribution map of the ruins on the map, and said to Ancil with some curiosity: "In

Before this, I had only heard the word 'ancient dragon' once from the mouths of a few drunk high-ranking hunters."

"It's very strict. Knowledge about ancient dragons is generally not open to lower-level hunters. If you tell those upper-level hunters about their drunken gossip to the person in charge of the gathering, they will definitely be punished."

"I won't make such a small report. How do you know about it? Judging from your statement, you know a lot about Gu Long?"

Ancil showed a mysterious smile to Gordon, then twirled his fingers and made a gesture of counting money.

Gordon: "."

The guys who told you are the ones who deserve to be punished!

"But they didn't tell me much substantive things. I only know that the so-called 'ancient dragon species' does not refer to a biological classification, but a collective name for certain 'legendary monsters' that can cause natural disasters."

"A legendary monster." Gordon rubbed his chin, "Is it like the myths and legends in my hometown of Xiuret? It's like a 'dark disaster' that destroyed civilization in a few days, haha

, it’s so bluffing.”

An Xil glanced at him sideways, "Do you think this kind of legend is ridiculous?"

Gordon's face stiffened when he heard this, and he laughed twice, "If I had encountered the mist dragon in person, I might have thought that this was just a lie made up by parents to deceive their children.

But now it seems that if the legend refers to a monster like Lan Long, or even a more powerful monster, it does not seem impossible to destroy a civilization."

"Okay, don't think too much. A sneeze from a being of that level can determine our life or death. Let's just look at it. Have you decided where to dig the protective stone?"

"Ah, let me take a look." Gordon returned his attention to the map.

After comparing it with the ruins distribution map for a long time, he finally drew a circle on a mountainous area near the lava canyon.

"We can go here and try it!"

Ancier also came over, "Why do you feel that the ruins you chose are so remote? Wouldn't it be better to go to the ruins area in the more central area?"

Gordon scratched his forehead with his pen, "It feels like everyone knows the location of the ruins in the core area, and the people digging for protective stones have all gone there. Over the years, no matter how many protective stones there are, they should have been sifted out.

Although this ruins is a bit out of the way and not marked on the guild map, there should be few people who have visited it, so there may be more opportunities."

"It makes sense." An Xil nodded when he heard this and continued:

"This place is relatively far from Naguli Village. We can bring more supplies and store them in the nearby hunter camp, and then try to stay there for a few more days, dig more protective rocks and come back. Frequently traveling between places is a waste of time.

"

"That's it!"

When Gordon and Ancil, carrying a lot of supplies, came to the Assembly Hall Tavern and planned to register for the exploration mission, they encountered some trouble.

Miss Marianne, the waitress, glared at the two of them. The sharp gaze hidden behind the reflective lenses made them shrink back involuntarily.

Gordon, who knew why the other party was angry, smiled dryly and said: "This time we are really going to dig out the protective stones. We won't cause trouble. We won't look for trouble."

Marianne: "Stare——"

Noticing that Marianne's eyes were focused on the sickle crab heavy crossbow behind her, Anhil also said with some embarrassment: "Well, it was an accident last time. This time I really didn't go there to sneak away."

"Is this really true?" Marianne crossed her arms, looking distrustful.

"Really, really." Gordon and Ancier nodded repeatedly, and even the pork chops on the side did the same.

"Then I'll trust you again." Marianne spread out the registration booklet with a straight face to help register, while not forgetting to "threaten" repeatedly:

"The village chief has said that I will only give you this one chance. If you sneak away to hunt monsters beyond your capabilities in the name of exploration missions again, you will not be allowed to take over exploration missions next time!

Really, are you rebellious little boys? Why do you do so many unreliable and dangerous things!"

Under the playful gazes of the surrounding hunters, the two "rebellious little boys" almost covered their faces and ran out of the gate of Nagulli Assembly Hall.

"What about that? We've just been honest lately, right?"

"Um"

"Meow--."

The lava canyon is relatively far from Nagulli Village. After a half-day ride on a mine cart and two full days of walking, Gordon and his party finally arrived at the hunter camp near the target ruins.

As the place name describes, the lava canyon is densely filled with magma.

If only a small half of the caves in the underground cave area contain magma rivers or lakes, then no matter where you stand in the lava canyon, your sight must be filled with the golden-red light emitted by the hot lava.

Even in a hunter's camp.

"It feels even hotter than an underground cave." Breathing in the scorching air that could almost burn his lungs, Gordon wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and said feebly: "The hair on the pork chop is almost scalded.

"

"Meow meow?!"

"Well, it seems I have to drink cold drinks throughout the whole journey." Anhil also took off his hat-like helmet and fanned his neck.

After hastily gulping down cold drinks, the two of them let out a long sigh of relief.

Under the effect of the medicine, although it still feels unbearably hot, it is only as hot as being exposed to the sun in summer. Although it is uncomfortable, it is not a direct burn.

"If we keep going like this, the cold drinks will be used up earlier than we expected." Gordon threw the empty glass medicine bottle into the lava and watched it instantly red-hot and soften, and finally merged with the magma. Gordon was a little worried

typical.

"Let's take a look step by step. I hope I can find an ice-cold mushroom. If I squeeze the juice out of it, I think it can be drunk as cold."

(End of chapter)