Monster Hunter:Hunter's Notes

Chapter 659 Things at the bottom of the lava lake

Author: It’s a puffer fish

Chapter 659 Things at the bottom of the lava lake

After his companions retreated, Gordon began to adjust his breathing, suppressing his own breath little by little.

He couldn't make himself as invisible as a stone like Hilda who was equipped with [Kuroko] armor, but at least he couldn't be as "conspicuous" as the humanoid Celestial Comet Dragon.

After being prepared, Gordon took out his portable telescope and observed the array in the direction of the lava lake. After confirming that there was no abnormality in the sight, he walked out from behind the ruins where he was hiding.

He walked towards the edge of the lava lake, but did not dare to go too close. Instead, he kept at least twenty meters away from the golden lake composed of sticky lava.

In this way, if an accident occurs, he will at least have the most basic reaction time.

Gordon just started searching along the edge of the lake. Hayata Pork Chop and the others did not leave too far. They were following from a distance about one or two hundred meters away, where the ground temperature was barely acceptable.

Time went like this, and nearly two hours passed. Gordon had already circled the lava lake, but still found nothing.

If it weren't for the fact that the complete disappearance of living things in the lava canyon area was really disturbing, and the magma activation in the lava lake in front of him was extremely obvious, he wouldn't have wanted to stay in this ghost place for so long.

The temperature near the lava lake is too high.

Even with the protection of [He Yao] Dragon Qi active effect and repeated consumption of cold drinks to cool down, after two hours, there were still countless blisters on his feet.

Gotta retreat.

Gordon, who returned to his previous position, no longer hesitated, retreated away from the lava lake, and joined his companions.

"Senior Gordon, have you discovered anything?"

After taking the recovery potion handed over by Hayata and drinking it in one gulp to relieve the burn, Gordon shook his head, "I can only see that the magma is highly active and constantly surging, but I didn't find many other abnormalities."

Having said this, Gordon paused, "It can't be said that I didn't find it at all. I noticed that there were signs of collapse on the shore of a lake. Because the ground was slightly melted, there was no 'iron-hard evidence' such as footprints.

But my guess is that something big might have dived into the lava lake from that place."

Pig Chop repeatedly stroked his almost completely curled up beard, "I don't know whether I should say it's good luck or bad luck."

"It's better to retreat first and report the current situation to the guild. There are not many cold drinks left, barely enough for the return trip." Hayata suggested.

"This is the only way." Gordon nodded, "Get ready to leave, don't let your guard down."

"Woof!" Liefeng suddenly shouted.

Not a warning growl, but a bark similar to speaking out loud.

It pressed its nose against the pig's bag and made a squeaking noise.

Gordon and Hayata couldn't understand what Gale meant, but Pork Chop, who played with it all day long, had a rough guess.

"You asked me to blow up Meow with a bomb?"

"Woof!"

Gordon pinched his chin, "Although it sounds a bit nonsense, it seems to be a solution."

"Isn't it too risky?" Hayata obviously doesn't agree with this plan. "If there is some kind of terrible creature sleeping under the magma, and we wake it up rashly, it will anger it.

By then, it’s likely that we won’t be the only ones facing wrath.”

"Actually, we can try to find a way to startle it without irritating it." Gordon looked around and had some plans in mind.

"What do you want Gordon to do?" Pig Chop curiously asked.

"It's definitely not possible to throw explosive bombs directly. When you realize that you are under attack, any monster will be angry, and the guy who may exist under the magma is certainly no exception.

But what if it detects movement as ‘naturally occurring’?”

"Spontaneous occurrence meow?"

"Like a rock falling into a lava lake, right?"

"Rumble--"

Amidst a series of low and muffled sounds, a boulder several meters square and weighing dozens of tons collapsed from the top of a stone cliff by the lava lake.

This is the result of Gordon and the others working hard for a long time under the leadership of Zhupa.

Find a suitable cliff, find the weak spot in the rock, drill holes, dismantle the bomb, distribute the explosive, place the explosive, and pull the fuse.

If it weren't for the pork chops, even if Gordon and the others had explosive bombs in their hands, they wouldn't know how to blow the rocks off. They would most likely just detonate the explosive bombs and listen for a sound.

Pork Chop used all the explosives and fuses it carried, and took advantage of the burning time of the fuses to allow them to retreat far enough away.

The two of them, one cat and one dog, lay down and hid behind a section of ruins, using binoculars to watch what was happening on the lava lake side.

Unlike water, magma has a very high specific gravity and viscosity.

The boulder fell on the lava lake. It did not sink immediately like falling into water, but slowly sank in. A large amount of rock steam with an astonishing temperature burst out, and the sound it made was completely different from what Gordon and the others had imagined.

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But no matter what, the movement was loud enough, and I don't know if it could really scare something big.

The hunters waited quietly, while Pig Chop hugged Gale Feng's mouth to prevent the guy from making an inappropriate "bark" sound and causing disaster.

Three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds

The boulders are gradually melted and become part of the magma.

Twenty seconds, thirty seconds.

There was still no further movement, as if nothing happened.

Hayata looked sideways at Gordon, who was staring at the lava lake through the telescope without moving or speaking in response.

Hayata also patiently observed.

After another few dozen seconds passed, the already restless lava lake surface suddenly surged violently.

The lake surface began to rise, and a huge back covered with thorns and sharp carapace, like an island made of obsidian, floated near the place where the boulder fell.

Thousands of degrees of magma slides down the dark and shiny carapace like ordinary water, unable to be contaminated or even damaged at all.

What appeared next in the sight of the hunters were two huge fangs rising into the sky, and a ferocious head that was quite similar to the Honglong, but much larger.

The ice-blue vertical pupils that didn't match the pitch-black carapace coldly glanced around.

Gordon quickly pressed the heads of Hayata and Pork Chop, ignoring the scorching temperature of the ground, and lay down completely, carefully avoiding the cold gaze.

He had clearly seen the part of the monster's body exposed on the surface of the magma. From the width of the giant jaw and the shape of the fangs, he could confirm that this guy was the culprit who seriously injured and drove away the armored dragon.

No wings, a dragon species?

No, the body structure is completely different. It is much thicker than the Tyrannosaurus, and it does not look like a flying dragon. Its body shape is completely different from any kind of monster I have ever seen.

His brain warned frantically, and his intuition told him that this guy's strength was not inferior to those ancient dragon species that moved like natural disasters. Perhaps, it was also one of them?

"hidden."

Gordon squeezed out the word in a very low voice between his teeth.

Hayata Pork Chop held his breath, and even Li Feng, who was usually complained by Ansir as "the courage grows outside his stomach", held his head and tightened his neck.

"Hiss-"

It was the whistling sound of a massive amount of air being sucked away.

Pork Chop looked at Gordon nervously. The monster was obviously preparing for some kind of attack.

But Gordon still lay motionless on the ground, pressing the necks of Pork Chop and Hayata with both hands to prevent them from suddenly getting up and being exposed.

They were far enough away and hiding behind the ruins, so they could not be seen. The strong sulfur smell in the volcanic zone prevented the possibility of odor exposure. They made no sound and would not be discovered because of this.

Gordon firmly believed that the monster had not discovered them. If they did not remain calm at this time, they would become the target of the monster.

"boom--!!!"

What a loud noise that was.

Is it a roar or a breath? Is the sound sharp or deep? No one can tell.

Countless wind blade-like turbulences, together with the terrifying sound waves, swept through everything around them and scraped against the hunters' armor, making a "sizzling" noise like a knife.

And this is just the aftermath.

When everything returned to calm, the sound of magma surges came from the direction of the lava lake. The giant beast seemed to have returned to the bottom of the lava lake, but the hunters still did not dare to move.

He just stayed there for a few minutes, until the heat became unbearable, and then he got up carefully.

The dark giant beast has disappeared.

On the bank of the lava lake, the stone cliff from which the huge boulder was blown away completely disappeared, replaced by a huge ravine nearly a hundred meters long.

Golden-red magma poured into it, forming a straight river of magma.

(End of chapter)