Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

The female fire dragon's vigilance lasted for several minutes.

Fortunately, although the intelligence of the flying dragon species is far superior to that of ordinary beasts, it is not as clear as humans or Ellu, who have clear logical thinking and intelligence.

After a while, seeing no more movement, it lay down again and continued to rest, while Gordon and Pork Chop had no choice but to lie down together with a grimace.

It seems that we have no choice but to wait for the female fire dragon to wake up and leave the nest before considering evacuating.

Time passed like this, minute by minute, in the female fire dragon's sleep.

Until night fell, the female fire dragon had no intention of waking up. Gordon and Pig Chop had to take turns to be on guard, closing their eyes to rest, but not daring to really sleep, lest they inadvertently make a noise.

The whole night passed.

The stars are falling in the sky, and the sky is slightly gray.

Gordon and Pork Chop yawned silently, but they kept cursing the female fire dragon for her snooze.

And at this moment, the female fire dragon finally woke up!

It shook its head, as if to dispel the sleepiness, and then slowly stood up.

The dragon's egg was warmed by a night of baking, and it used the tips of its wings to stir up the thick ash in the nest, covering the egg with the residual warm charcoal ash to maintain the temperature of the egg.

After doing all this, it spread its wings, and its strong muscles drove the wing membrane to stir the air, providing it with enough lift. The huge body weighing more than ten tons slowly rose into the air.

Passing through the opening at the top of the cave, it finally disappeared into the dawn light.

Gordon and Pork Chop did not take action immediately, but stayed there for a few more minutes. After confirming that the female fire dragon had flown away, they got up from the ground where they had been lying all night.

He twisted his waist hard, and the stiff back and spine made a dense crackling sound. The soreness and numbness accumulated all night seemed to dissipate, and Gordon couldn't help but moan in pleasure.

It's time to leave!

However, under the golden light of the morning sun pouring in through the cave entrance, the three fire dragon eggs in the ashes-filled lair were like legendary treasures, exuding an almost magical attraction.

Gordon and Pork Chop looked at each other.

The female fire dragon has just left the nest to look for food. No matter how fast it is, it still takes half an hour, right?

If you don’t steal the eggs now, when will you wait?

One person and one cat came to the dragon eggs with strange smiles. Gordon compared them for a while and selected the smallest one among them.

Anyway, the rewards are the same for both big and small ones, so why bother yourself? Let the big and strong babies be left to their mothers to take good care of them.

He took out a light yellow medicine from his bag and drank it down.

This is a special medicine called "Strengthening Medicine". During the duration of the medicine's effect, the user's endurance will become stronger. In short, it will not be so easy to get tired.

After all, carrying a round giant egg over mountains and ridges for several kilometers was a strenuous task. He had been hungry all night, and it couldn't be done if he ran out of energy halfway.

Due to the baking of the female fire dragon's breath, the temperature of the fire dragon eggs is relatively high, even to the point of being hot to the touch.

But this is not a problem. He is wearing a full set of armor, and the temperature will not burn him.

"Hey!"

He folded his hands and picked up the fire dragon egg. Gordon weighed it and found that the weight was okay, at least not as heavy as his exploding knife.

It's just that the round shape makes it difficult to focus on, and the thick egg liquid in the eggshell sways around, causing the center of gravity to become unstable and making it a little difficult to walk.

"Let's go! Pork chop!"

Gordon didn't want to stay in this dragon's nest for a second longer. If he left a second earlier, he would be able to run farther before the female fire dragon came back. Now was not the time to waste time!

Pork Chop opened the way in front, and Gordon trotted after him. The two of them slipped through the cracks in the rocks, ran out of the dragon's nest, and plunged into the leafy mountain forest.

From the moment he entered the forest, Gordon breathed a sigh of relief.

Even if the female fire dragon has excellent eyesight, it is not easy to see them clearly at high altitude through the layers of tree canopy. As long as you pay attention and choose a route with lush vegetation, there should be no surprises.

Perhaps it was the effect of the drug, or perhaps he was in a good mood about completing this high-paying mission without any danger, but Gordon felt that his legs were windy and he ran faster and faster.

Several kilometers of forest mountain roads were left behind them in the blink of an eye. As long as they passed the last pebble river beach ahead, they could reach the camp at the bottom of the valley!

The river beach is flat, which is much easier to walk than the forest trails that are full of roots and canes. Unfortunately, there is no tree canopy to cover it, which makes people feel less safe.

Gordon sighed in his heart.

But it's okay. The female fire dragon probably hasn't returned to the dragon's nest yet and found that the dragon egg is missing, right?

Steady!

Just as the young hunter couldn't help but reveal an excited smile on his face, dreaming about what he would have for the celebration dinner when he returned, the screams of pork chops and the howling of the wind blasted in his ears at the same time.

"Watch out Meow!!"

Under the interaction of the crisis awareness and muscle reaction developed by running around the hunting grounds for many years, Gordon directly threw the precious but obstructive fire dragon egg aside without thinking about it.

At the same time, the body then pushed away the reaction force of the dragon egg, flew towards the other side, and flew out with all its strength.

"Crack!"

The huge dragon egg smashed to pieces on the pebbly river beach, and the thick golden egg liquid splashed everywhere.

However, Gordon didn't have the energy to care about this at this time.

A huge dark red figure, with a fierce momentum that could tear everything apart, swooped past where he was just now.

Huge claws that were twice as big as his whole body clawed hard at the pebbly river beach, carving out a conspicuous deep groove on the river beach.

Gordon couldn't help but swallowed as he stood up in a hurry.

If his reaction had been half a second later, he would have been caught in a puddle by those sharp claws.

The attack failed to hit the target. The dark red figure pulled up in a nimble manner that was inconsistent with its size, turned half a circle in the air, and looked down at him while suspended.

"Hoooooooooo!"

The terrifying roar they had never experienced before turned into an ear-splitting sound that swept across the entire river beach. Gordon and Pork Chop involuntarily covered their ears and were unable to move.

This is the roar of a flying dragon!

"Leores (Male Fire Dragon)! xx, there's more than just a female Fire Dragon?!" Gordon looked up at the huge flying dragon soaring in the sky like a falcon, and couldn't help but curse.

He finally understood why Pork Chop, who had a very sensitive sense of hearing and smell, failed to issue a warning earlier.

Living up to his reputation as the "King of the Sky", the Fire Dragon had just approached him in a swooping posture similar to that of a raptor, and Pork Chop had no time to react!

From the corner of his eye, he glanced at the torn fire dragon egg on the river beach.

The mission was destined to fail, but now he had no time to feel annoyed and regretful about it.

Look at the male fire dragon who is obviously in a furious state. He seems to realize that the pool on the ground is his unborn child. Don't wait to call the child's mother...

Hahaha, can I still return to the village alive this time?