Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 280 Southern Island

A small fishing boat going to an isolated island.

Gordon and Hayata polished the harpoon carefully with a sharpening stone.

These one and a half meter long harpoons made of iron ore are naturally impossible to compete with the weapons forged by hunters using various high-grade ores and refined alloys.

It can easily rust if not stored properly.

But as long as it is polished well, it will at least be very handy for spearing fish.

Aziz was manipulating the sail while explaining the function of the harpoon to them.

"The skin of sharks is very tough, but it needs to be intact to be useful. If you use a hunter's weapon, you will chop the skin into messy pieces if you are not careful.

Therefore, if you want to obtain the skin of ancient sharks, you will usually use a harpoon to attack, aiming at their mouth and gills to poke them to ensure that the skin is as intact as possible."

After Gordon and the others heard this, they polished even harder.

Aziz was very skilled in maneuvering the fishing boat. The sea breeze blew the boat forward very fast. After more than an hour, it arrived at a beach bay on the northeast side of the island.

The three of them worked together to drag the fishing boat to the beach and fixed it with an anchor to prevent the boat from drifting away when the tide came in.

"Ah, I really miss it!" Aziz used his palms to make a tent in front of his forehead and looked around.

"There are a lot of crabs on this beach. When I was a kid, I liked to come here to catch the sea. However, there are also monsters like shield crabs here, which are a bit dangerous. My parents usually don't let them come."

The bright sunshine of the South, the fine and soft sandy beaches, the crystal clear water, and the coconut trees in the distance.

If there weren't monsters nearby, it would be a great place for a vacation.

Gordon pinched his chin and recalled the scene when he followed Ted on the beach to chase shield crabs.

If it were that eldest brother, he would probably really carry the wine barrel and come on vacation, right?

"Are you going to camp? Or start hunting directly?" Az asked Gordon.

"Is the camp far away?"

"It's not too far, just over a kilometer."

Gordon nodded, "Then let's go there, identify the location, and check the equipment one last time."

This has become Gordon's habit. Knowing where the camp is, he always has a good idea.

On the way, they encountered several small bird-saurus monsters with pink and purple skins, slightly smaller than the Velociraptor, and 60 to 70% similar in appearance.

They have a very ferocious temperament, and as soon as they see a not-so-large "animal" appearing in their territory, they immediately launch an offensive.

Then he was solved by Hayata chopping melons and vegetables.

Xianglan was a little scared, but at Zhupa's urging, she still went up with the cat pick to help.

It can be considered as seeing blood.

"Let's go, there's no need to skin them, they're just a few dragons."

"Are these monsters called Dog Dragons?" Hayata looked at the corpses carefully for a few more times, "I thought they were called 'Powder Dragons' or something like that."

Gordon twitched his lips, "It is true that some people like to call them that, but in terms of biological classification, they are not in the same family as the blue velociraptors.

Blue, white, red, and yellow velociraptors are all in the superfamily Velociraptoridae, while dogosaurs, poisonous velociraptors, sleeping velociraptors, and jumping velociraptors are all in the superfamily velociraptorids."

Aziz looked at Gordon with a shocked look on his face, "It turns out you know something about biological classification. Well, I thought you couldn't read."

Gordon kicked Aziz and continued to explain to Hayata: "Tachosauridae are widely distributed throughout the continent, while Dogosauridae are mainly concentrated in the south, South China Sea islands, and the western continent.

You have been traveling in the north of the mainland before, so it’s normal that you haven’t seen him before.”

"That's it." Hayata nodded and took note.

After arriving at the camp without incident, taking a short rest and filling their stomachs with the food they carried, Gordon and the others carefully inspected their armor, weapons, and the driftwood weights hung on their equipment.

Xianglan was a little confused at first, but later under Zhupa's guidance, she checked the straps and locks of the Acorn Cat Armor step by step.

Before setting off again, Aziz gave each of Gordon Hayata two harpoons. After thinking about it, he also gave one pork chop and one pandan, while he carried a small bundle on his back.

"You guys don't know how to throw a harpoon, just use it in your hands to poke it. If the harpoon breaks or gets stuck, just replace it. It's not worth a lot of money." Aziz moved his arms, "Well, I haven't cast a harpoon in a long time.

It was harpooned, I hope the target is still there."

The group left the camp.

Aziz had visited this place many times when he was a child and when he was training as a hunter, so he was familiar with it.

Taking Gordon and the others, they took various shortcuts and paths. After more than 20 minutes, they arrived at a semi-enclosed bay surrounded by huge rock walls.

"This is the best place!" Aziz said with a happy smile: "Reefs and rock walls separate this place from the open sea, making it difficult for large monsters to enter.

The water flow is steady and the water is not too deep. I remember the deepest point is only about ten meters, so it is most suitable for novices like you in water fighting."

"Are there any sharks in here?" Gordon looked over and didn't seem to find any large fish.

"No." Aziz denied it matter-of-factly.

Gordon and Hayata looked at Aziz together.

Are you kidding us?

Aziz, who noticed the unkind looks from the two of them, waved his hands repeatedly, "It's just that I don't have a way to attract them right now."

With that said, Aziz walked into the water, looked around, and suddenly threw out the harpoon in his hand.

The waves splashed and the water surface churned, the blood-red color dispersed, and a tuna about one meter long emerged from the water.

"Haha, it seems that my craftsmanship hasn't deteriorated yet!"

Az dived in with all his strength, and after a while, he swam back dragging the tuna that was still bouncing from time to time.

He did not bother to drag the fish ashore, but stood in waist-deep water and used a knife to disembowel the tuna, staining the water red with blood.

"Attract sharks with the smell of blood?"

"Yes."

Aziz left the dead tuna behind and returned to the shore. “Sharks have a very sensitive sense of smell. After a while, sharks within a few kilometers of the vicinity can smell it.

Their size is just big enough to pass through the rocks in the water, so just wait here, they will definitely appear in about ten minutes."

So the three people and the two cats sat in a row on the shore and waited.

The first shark arrived faster than Aziz expected. In just three to five minutes, a pair of triangular shark fins appeared on the water in the bay.

"Aha, here we come!" Aziz, who was obviously just here to give guidance, was more excited than Gordon and the others.

Put on your helmet and take the first deep dive into the water.

Gordon and Hayata put on breathing masks, grabbed the harpoons, and followed them into the water.

Xianglan was a little scared, but she was dragged by the pig's tail into the water.

The water was slightly turbid with fish blood and foam. Gordon roughly identified the direction below, paddled his limbs, and swam in the direction where the shark appeared.

But their movements were still a little slow.

After entering the water, Aziz was like a real swimming fish, flying towards the shark.

The ferocious shark opened its huge mouth and bit him. Aziz moved his arms and legs a little, and he nimbly slid a distance to the side, easily avoiding the shark's mouth full of sharp teeth.

Then, he handed over the harpoon in his hand.

The sharp harpoon was inserted through the gills on one side of the shark's head and emerged from the gills on the other side.

The shark, which was so aggressive just a second ago, convulsed all over its body, died instantly, and flipped over its belly.

At this time, Gordon and Hayata, who were paddling hard, had just arrived nearby.

(There is another chapter tonight

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