Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

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

Lava dragons are ichthyosaurs, close relatives of water dragons living in river areas, but they have evolved bodies that can adapt to ultra-high temperatures and can inhabit and move in lava.

From the name and living environment alone, it is easy for people to confuse the lava dragon with the lava beast that inhabits the volcanic area. In fact, there is no relationship between the two.

The Lava Beast is the hatchling of a sea dragon monster named Yan Yilong, and the two are different in terms of basic classification.

If it was just pure hunting, Ge and Anshir would not pay much attention to the lava dragon. At most, they had to pay attention to the high temperature on the latter's body and the attack method of spewing magma clusters.

However, the request of the third princess was to capture the lava dragon without causing it to be disabled.

it's a little troublesome

When hunting, hunters often follow the principle of "breaking ten fingers is worse than cutting off one finger", just like when Gordon hunted big monster birds, he focused on chopping at the root of the wings, and when hunting sickle crabs, it is the same reason to focus on chopping at the feet.

After destroying a certain part of the monster and continuing to attack, not only can it restrict its movement, but it can also make the attack more in-depth. The effect of cutting a complete carapace with the same force is naturally different from cutting it on a fragile wound.

This is the first time I have encountered the requirement of "not hitting monsters too badly".

"If it can't be disabled, we can't concentrate too much on the attack position when we fight the lava dragon." Anshir made his suggestion, "This is not difficult for me, just change the aim."

"I, uh, if I use the Explosive Knife, the wound will probably be relatively large. Is it really okay?"

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

I will be the main attacker for this hunt. Gordon, you are responsible for entangled him. Your monster bird suit has good fire resistance. Be careful not to be hit directly by the lava block, and you should be fine. "

Gordon nodded, acknowledging that.

If he didn't need to think about attacking, but just focused on protecting himself and attracting the monster's attention, his confidence would be much greater.

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

"It should be like this. That's right. This time I plan to carry as many water-cooled and frozen bombs as possible. These types of ammunition have relatively weak penetration and will not seriously damage the monster's body structure. It used to be a shortcoming, but this time Just right."

After two months of digging, Gordon and Anshir, who were finally able to carry out a good hunting activity, were very serious, constantly discussing and perfecting tactics, and preparing various hunting props.

What they didn't expect was that Pig Chop also got a very important piece of information from his new-acquainted hunting cat "peer".

- Sonic Booms are very effective against Lava Dragons.

It can even be blasted ashore with a sonic bomb as it swims in lava.

Gordon was puzzled by this. "It's okay to have big ears like the big monster bird. Do fish have hearing? They are also afraid of noise?"

Anshir looked illiterate, "The lava dragon is an ichthyosaur, but it's not a fish."

"Huh? Isn't it?"

"What about your biological knowledge? Is the monster bird a bird?"

"Ah! Isn't it?!"

Anhill: "."

Regarding the high temperature of the lava canyon,

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 this kind of temperature that is enough to slowly roast themselves.

It can only be said that I am used to it, and I can function normally after drinking a cold drink.

In the hunter camp, Gordon and his party checked the props needed for the hunt. It has to be said that due to the willful request of the third princess, they were extremely well prepared this time.

I prepared a pair of paralysis traps and pit traps necessary for capturing monsters, just in case, and prepared a few more anesthesia bombs for capturing them, all of which were carried on the pig chop.

After heavy crossbowman Anshir joined the team, Pig Chop shifted his position from "combat" to "assist".

Reconnaissance, vigilance, trap setting, and the use of some explosive bombs to assist the attack, 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 raised his hands in favor.

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

Anshir has prepared a "massive" amount of water-cooled bombs and freezing bombs. As for his favorite armor-piercing grenade with super armor-piercing ability, and the piercing bullet with extremely fast trajectory, which is very suitable for sniping, he I didn't bring any of them.

For fear of destroying the "Ornamental Fish" ordered by a certain princess.

As for Gordon, who is a swordsman, he traveled lightly as always, and did not make any extra preparations except for bringing a few more sonic bombs than before.

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 does have a lot of similarities with fish in terms of certain living habits.

Fish hardly leave the rivers and oceans they depend on for survival, and the same is true for Lava Dragon, but the environment it depends on for survival is lava rivers and lava lakes.

If it weren't for this monster still retaining some of the habits of amphibians and reptiles, and would occasionally go ashore and wander around twice, Gordon and the others would have to rely on pure luck to find its trace.

There is almost no sandstone and soil in the volcanic zone, and some only have molten magma flowing and solidifying the hard magmatic rock ground left behind.

Without the awl-like feet of the general sickle crab, it is 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.

After all, magma is not water, it will not evaporate, it will only solidify.

Lava dragons, lava beasts and other creatures that live in magma will always form some special marks when the magma covering their bodies falls on the ground when they go ashore.

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

The traces left by the Lava Dragon are similar to those left by the Lava Beast. They both look like a pile of black-gray cream spilled on the ground, but due to the difference in size, the former will be larger.

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 came ashore was relatively fixed.

After demarcating several areas where lava dragons appeared many times, Gordon and the others began a 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 sight.