Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 598: Things that drill into the ground

Author: It’s a puffer fish

Chapter 598: Things that drill into the ground

The time has arrived in the afternoon, the sun is strong, and the dry air, which is almost completely free of moisture, is burning the skin.

If it were not for the support of cold drinks, even hunters with excellent physiques would suffer from heat stroke very quickly.

"There's nothing in here." Gordon wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered, walking out of a dilapidated building without a roof.

In his hand he also held a sharp iron drill that was about one meter long and as thin as a finger.

I borrowed this from an archaeologist before setting off. If I poke around, I might be able to find some hidden basements or compartments.

"Wangwu——" Liefeng cried out in grievance.

It's almost hot. Its fluffy fur has an excellent thermal insulation effect. It's naturally comfortable in the ice and snow, and under the scorching desert sun.

"How about I help you shave your hair, meow?"

"Woof!" Liefeng shook his head to express his refusal, sticking out his tongue and panting to dissipate heat.

Anhil, who was in charge of the alert, jumped down from the ruins of a building, "Still not found?"

"Um."

The hunters found a building with half a roof that could block the sun and got in to take a rest.

Gordon said: "The only information available so far is that these buildings were probably residential areas back then, and the age of this ruins definitely cannot reach the ancient era."

"How do you say? Did you find any traces of life?" An Xil asked.

"Not really, I just found some remnants of equipment."

Gordon knelt down and grabbed a handful of sand from the ground. The fine sand still slipped from between his fingers. In the end, only a few pieces of decayed sawdust the size of wheat grains remained in the palm of his hand.

"Wood chips, I guess they may be rotten furniture, some broken pottery, severely rusted tableware, etc."

Anhir nodded.

As for Gordon's judgment on the age of the ruins, he didn't even ask.

This is too easy to define, just compare the completeness of the ancient village ruins and the Lingfeng ruins.

The civilization that built the ancient village must have far less developed technologies than the ancient civilization in all aspects.

Throwing away the sawdust, Gordon patted the dust on his hands and said, "Eat and rest. When the sun goes down a little, we will continue to explore a little bit."

"Woof?!"

Gale, who was lying there gasping for breath a second ago, suddenly raised his head.

Its unusual behavior surprised Gordon and Anhill.

The tooth hound's sense of smell and hearing are even more sensitive than Ellu's. Gale probably discovered something abnormal.

Gordon stood up immediately, and Ancier jumped directly onto the saddle on Gale's back, "Let's go, take me to see it!"

"Woof!"

The strong wind's limbs scratched the ground, turning into an afterimage and rushing out.

Gordon and Pork Chop are a close second.

Naturally, their speed cannot catch up with the gale, but they will not be lost within a short distance.

The strong wind carried Ansil like this, running wildly between the ruins of the ruins, jumping directly over the slightly shorter wall, and soon arrived in front of a dome building that at least looked like nothing wrong from the outside.

Anhil jumped off Gale's back, and the fierce moment [Shigure] instantly unfolded. The muzzle pointed at the only entrance and exit of the building, but he did not go in immediately.

Less than a minute later, Gordon and Pork Chop arrived.

The two briefly communicated with tactical gestures. Gordon pulled out the Epitaph Sword, placed the sword in a suitable position for exerting force, lowered his center of gravity, and slowly walked towards the dome building step by step.

Anhir was crouching, holding his crossbow, with the crossbow shells loaded and ready to fire at any time.

Gordon was on full alert. Although he did not feel any danger from this building, he still did not dare to let down his guard.

He stopped outside the door of the building and glanced inside, but found nothing. Gordon frowned.

He threw a flash bomb inside, and after the strong light flashed, he suddenly accelerated his pace and rushed in.

His eyes quickly glanced at the corners, roofs, and blind spots where monsters might be hiding.

Still found nothing.

Gordon made a "safe" gesture, and Ancier, Pork Chop, and the others walked in one after another.

There is nothing inside the building, which has a space of about 40 to 50 square meters. It is empty.

Their previous urgency and nervousness seemed like a farce.

Anhil's mouth twitched, and he tugged at Liefeng's cheek, but didn't say much. Mistakes are always inevitable and are not a big deal.

"Wangwu——"

Liefeng whimpered in grievance.

It lowered its head and sniffed carefully, and finally came to a corner of the wall and scratched the ground.

"Meow?"

Feeling that something was wrong, the pork chop came over and helped him chop it twice. He suddenly turned around and said, "Something is wrong. The ground here seems to have been dug up. Something may have gotten in not long ago."

It’s just that the indoors are also sandy, and if it’s too dry, the potholes will be buried by quicksand, so not many traces can be seen.”

"Have you really discovered anything?" Gordon looked at Gale Feng in surprise.

"Woof woof!"

"Yes, yes, I have wronged you." Anhil rubbed Gale's big head and stuffed a piece of dried meat into its mouth as encouragement.

"Do you want to dig it down now?" Pig Chop looked at Gordon and asked.

Gordon thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No need, you are the only one who can dig and track here, and the underground is not your home field, so there is no need to take this risk.

My idea is to stay away from here for the time being, observe from a distance, and maybe I can catch something."

"I agree."

Ancier folded and put away the evil moment [Shigure], "This is just an exploration mission, there is no need to take risks, and there is no need to risk your life."

"Okay meow"

With the decision made, the hunter and his party exited the dome building and found a high-rise building with a wide view and suitable for concealment a hundred meters away to hide in and lurk for surveillance.

Active exploration or passive squatting, it's hard to say which method is better.

After searching for most of the day, nothing was found. Now that they finally came across some suspicious clues, Gordon and the others were naturally not willing to let them go easily.

We waited until the sun set.

"What should I say, continue to guard, or go back to the camp on the other side of the city wall?"

"Keep on guarding."

Gordon did not hesitate at all. He chewed a piece of food and said, "There are many nocturnal creatures in the desert. Maybe those unknown things like to come out at night?

Let's wait, at least until the sun rises completely, before we consider returning to the camp to rest."

"Okay, then we have to arrange a rotating watch, so that we don't fall asleep in the middle of the night due to lack of energy." Anhil agreed.

Gordon thought for a while, "I'll guard the first shift until midnight, and then Pig Chop and Gale Wind will guard in the second half of the night. They have better vision at night. Anhil, you can guard from early morning to morning."

"Good meow."

"Woof!"

"I'm OK."

In the desert at night, the temperature drops sharply.

During the day, you have to drink cold drinks to relieve the heat. At night, you have to light a bonfire or take hot drinks to maintain your body temperature.

At the moment, they were lurking and squatting. It was impossible to light a fire. Fortunately, hot drinks were already prepared.

When the moon is at its zenith.

Gordon drank another bottle of hot drink. As the spicy liquid was poured in, a heat spread from his abdomen. Gordon let out a breath of cold air, and his limbs, which were slightly stiff from the cold, became much more alive.

"Gordon, it's time to change your shift, meow." Pig Chop's low voice came from behind.

Gordon subconsciously turned around and saw two pairs of glowing pupils, a pair of cat eyes and a pair of dog eyes, which were slightly scary.

"Wow!" Just as Liefeng uttered his voice, Pigpa pinched his mouth.

"Quiet meow!"

At this moment, a golden shadow flashed past near the dome building they were monitoring.

(End of chapter)