Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 122 Where is the Lava Dragon?

Although they thought it was outrageous, Gordon and the others still accepted the commission.

Lava dragons belong to the ichthyosaur species and are close relatives of water dragons that live in river areas, but they have evolved bodies that can adapt to ultra-high temperatures and can live and move in lava.

Based on their names and living environment, it is easy for people to confuse lava dragons with lava beasts that live in volcanic areas. In fact, there is no relationship between the two.

The Lava Beast is the larvae of a sea dragon monster called the Flame Yilong. The two are different in basic classification.

If they were just hunting alone, Ge and Ancier wouldn't pay much attention to the lava dragon. At most, they would have to pay attention to the high temperature on the latter's body and the attack method of spitting out magma balls.

However, the third princess's request is to capture the lava dragon without causing it to become disabled.

It's a bit troublesome

When hunting, hunters often follow the principle of "it's better to cut off one finger than to injure ten". Just like when Gordon hunts a big strange bird, he looks at the base of the wings and chops, and when hunting sickle crabs, he looks at the legs and chops. This is the same principle.

Destroying a certain part of the monster and then continuing to attack not only restricts its movement, but also makes the attack more in-depth - a knife with the same strength will have different effects when it is cut on a complete carapace than when it is cut on a fragile wound.

This is the first time I have encountered the requirement of "not beating the monster too badly".

"If it can't be disabled, we can't focus our attacks too much when fighting the lava dragon." Ancier put forward his suggestion, "This is not difficult for me, just aim at another place."

"I, uh, if I use the blasting knife, the wounds will probably be larger. Is that really okay?"

"It should be fine. With the monster's self-healing ability, as long as you don't remove its legs directly, it should be able to heal slowly. However, considering the monster's 'face', try not to attack its head.

I will be the main attacker in this hunt. Gordon, just be responsible for trapping him. Your strange bird suit has good fire resistance. Just be careful not to be directly hit by the lava block, and you should be fine."

Gordon nodded, acknowledging this.

If he doesn't need to think about attacking and just concentrates on protecting himself and attracting the monster's attention, he will be much more confident.

"By the way Ancier, a monster like the lava dragon that lives in magma should be more afraid of water and ice attacks, right?" Gordon couldn't help but look at the crystal rifle in Ancier's hand.

"That's right. This time I plan to carry as many water-cooled bullets and ice-cooled bullets as possible. The penetration of these types of ammunition is relatively weak and will not seriously damage the monster's body structure. It was a shortcoming in the past, but this time it is a disadvantage.

Just right.”

After two months of mining, Gordon and Ancil were finally able to carry out a good hunting activity. They were very serious, constantly discussing and improving tactics, and preparing various hunting props.

What the two of them didn't expect was that Pork Chop also received a very important piece of information from its new "fellow" hunting cat.

——Sonic bombs are very effective against lava dragons.

When it swims in magma, it can even be blown ashore with a sonic bomb.

Gordon was puzzled by this, "Forget about guys like big weird birds with big ears that are visible to the naked eye, do fish have hearing? Are they actually afraid of noises?"

Ancier looked like he was illiterate, "The Lava Dragon belongs to the ichthyosaur species, but it is not a fish."

"Ah? Isn't it?"

"What's your biological knowledge? Is the big strange bird a bird?"

"Ah! Isn't it?!"

Anhir: "."

About the high temperatures in lava canyons,

Gordon and the others, who have been here countless times in the past two months, cannot be said to have adapted. After all, no human being can adapt to such a temperature that is enough to slowly cook themselves.

It can only be said that you are used to it. Drinking cold drinks can lead to normal activities.

In the hunter's camp, Gordon and his party inspected the props needed for this hunt. It must be said that due to the willful request of the third princess, they were particularly well prepared this time.

He prepared a pair of paralysis traps and hole traps necessary for capturing monsters, just in case. He also prepared a few extra tranquilizer bombs for capturing monsters, all of which were carried on Pork Chops.

After the heavy crossbowman Ansil joined the team, Pork Chop shifted his role from "combat" to "assistance".

Reconnaissance, vigilance, setting up traps, and using some explosive bombs to assist attacks, this is the division of labor that Pig Chop has arranged for himself after careful consideration.

Regarding the decision made by the little guy after careful consideration, Gordon applauded it with both hands.

After the recent period of running-in, the tacit understanding of the entire team's mutual cooperation has improved a lot. This mission may be the best moment to test the results.

Ancier prepared a "massive" amount of water-cooled bullets and ice-condensed bullets. As for his favorite armor-piercing grenades, which have super armor-breaking capabilities, and penetrating bullets with extremely fast ballistic speeds, which are very suitable for sniping, he

I didn't bring any with me.

I was afraid of breaking the "ornamental fish" ordered by a certain princess.

As for Gordon, a swordsman, he traveled lightly as always. Apart from carrying a few more sonic bombs than before, he made no additional preparations.

Perhaps this is also the charm of melee hunters?

The process of finding the whereabouts of the lava dragon is extremely long and painful.

Although the Lava Dragon is not a fish, it is indeed very similar to fish in some aspects of its living habits.

Fish almost never leave the rivers and oceans where they live, and the same goes for the lava dragon, but the environment it lives in is lava rivers and lava lakes.

If it weren't for this monster still retaining some of the habits of amphibians and reptiles, and occasionally wandering ashore, Gordon and the others would have had to rely on luck to find traces of it.

There is almost no sand, gravel and soil in the volcanic zone, and there is only the hard magma ground left after the molten magma flows and solidifies.

Without the awl-like feet of the Shogun crab, it would be almost impossible to leave footprints on it.

Fortunately, Gordon was inspired by the lava beasts that can be seen everywhere, and found some special traces on the banks of some lava lakes and rivers.

Magma is not water after all, it does not evaporate, it only solidifies.

Creatures such as lava dragons and lava beasts that live in magma will always form some special traces when the lava covering their bodies falls on the ground.

At first, Gordon and the others thought that these were just rocks with special shapes, but later they discovered that through these traces, they could determine the location where the lava beast came ashore.

The traces left by the lava dragon are similar to those left by the lava beast. They both look like a pile of black and gray cream spilled on the ground. However, due to the difference in size, the former will be larger in scale.

After a whole day of repeated searches and comparative investigations, Gordon and the others discovered that unlike the lava beast, which is essentially a "juvenile" body, the place where the lava dragon landed is relatively fixed.

After identifying several areas where the lava dragon appeared many times, Gordon and the others began their long wait.

Until the third day.

The strange monster, which looked like a fish and a dragon, and was covered in black and red lava armor, finally appeared in their sights.

(End of chapter)