Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1242 Frost and Fire

Hayata charged towards the Fengpiaosaur hovering in the air with a katana in hand, while Gale opened fire first and launched an offensive.

"Bang, bang, bang! Bang, bang, bang!" A series of explosions sounded.

A series of fire bombs continued to bombard the Fengpiaolong in the distance.

The "Fire Dragon Destroying Cannon" in her hand was enhanced with carefully selected male fire dragon materials based on the original "Fire Dragon Cannon".

It can be said that this light crossbow is designed to fire flaming bombs.

The loading quantity and power when using other types of crossbow bullets can only be said to be average, or even slightly below average.

But when rapidly firing flaming bombs, this light crossbow can even unleash super-strong firepower that even a heavy crossbow can't match.

However, the super strong fire suppression capability will inevitably bring two disadvantages.

First, the ammunition is consumed too quickly, and the incendiary bombs we carry with us may not last more than a few rounds.

The second is the huge recoil. If an ordinary crossbowman lacks experience and skills, he may not be able to hold down the muzzle, and the muzzle will be lifted into the sky after just a few shots.

Fortunately, these two shortcomings are not a problem for Gale.

In addition to the ammunition she carried with her, Liefeng also carried several ammunition boxes, with enough fire bombs to blow up her gun barrel.

As for recoil.

The fighting style that Gale was used to was completely different from Ansel's fixed-point sniping.

She is good at mobile warfare and strafing. While firing, she is also constantly running and adjusting her shooting position.

This will inevitably reduce the speed and accuracy of shooting, but it is extremely flexible.

Two bursts of shots were fired at the left side of Fengpialong. The exploding flames burned the Fengpialong and made it howl in anger. But before it turned its head, Gale had already rushed behind it and continued firing.

At this moment, Hayata also rushed to Feng Pialong.

She remembered clearly that the Wind Dragon's weaknesses were its head and wings.

Although the one in front of us looks a little bit strange and may be considered a special individual, this weakness involving its body structure will not change.

The sword blade wrapped in flames slashed down.

This is the most basic move in katana swordsmanship, but even a master of swordsmanship will never ignore its role. The daily Suzhen training of katana users is aimed at practicing vertical slashing.

The sword flashed and cut a charred sword mark on the tip of Feng Piaolong's nose.

The cut was too shallow.

Hayata frowned. She aimed at the top of Fengpialong's head and predicted the latter's movements.

But the dodging speed of the Wind Dragon in front of her still exceeded her expectations.

Sure enough, he is not an ordinary individual.

The Fengpiaosaurus was also startled by Hayata's sword. It thought it could easily avoid the attack, but the burning pain at the tip of its nose told it that the hunter in front of it was much more difficult than it thought.

“Ji-ya——!”

It screamed and flapped its wings, flying backwards, trying to create some distance.

Hayata certainly wouldn't let it go so easily.

The Wind Dragon is good at flying and likes to keep a certain distance from its opponents. It then repeatedly harasses hunters through frost, wing strikes, tail strikes and high-speed raids accompanied by icy wind.

For swordsmen with limited attack range, it is quite a headache.

Once the Fengpiaolong pulls away from you, you will be in a passive position.

Hayata rushed forward again and raised his hand to launch a flying claw.

The steel claw blade hit the wind dragon's head accurately and caught its swept-back horns.

The catapult spring rolled up at high speed, pulling Hayata into the air and landing beside its head.

The Fengpiaosaurus obviously did not expect that the bipedal creature in front of it could "fly". It flapped its wings rapidly, did a backflip at a large angle, and knocked Hayata, who was trying to cling to its head, down.

Hayata used his hands and feet to hold on tightly, and after enduring Feng Pialong's stress-like struggle, he drew his sword, chopped it on the top of Feng Pialong's head, and then pulled it down hard.

The raging flames from the dark red blade melted the armor-like layer of ice, leaving a huge wound on the side of Feng Pialong's face that bled profusely.

"Jiya——!" Fengpialong howled in pain. The sword almost blinded one of its eyes.

After flipping over and landing on the ground, Hayata adjusted her posture and was about to chase, but the Fengpiaosaurus hovering in the air suddenly swung one side of its dragon wing towards her.

Judging from the wingspan of the Wind Dragon and the distance between them, this wing attack would not be able to hit her, but she still decisively chose to see the cut, stepped back, and kept some distance.

"call--"

A gust of extremely cold air whistled past her.

As the air flowed, the ultra-low temperature refrigerant fell on the ground and froze in the blink of an eye. Countless knife-like ice spikes rose from the ground and stabbed the hunter.

If you hadn't retreated in time, you would have been injured even with strong armor protecting you.

In fact, getting injured is secondary. Once the freezing liquid touches your body, the extremely cold temperature will cause severe frostbite, freeze your limbs, affect your movements, and put you in a passive position in subsequent battles.

This is also the most dangerous place for Fengpiaolong's freezing air.

However, the freezing air of an ordinary wind dragon would usually only form a layer of frost on the ground. This was the first time I had seen a situation where sharp ice edges were directly condensed.

"An individual who is particularly good at using frost abilities? That's great."

Hayata exhaled a breath of cold air and sheathed his sword.

For a monster with plenty of stamina, what is the most likely action to take after its attack misses?
Of course, continue attacking.

The Wind Dragon spread its wings and let out a piercing scream.

Then, like dancing, it soared into the sky, and then swooped down with a whirlwind of cold air.

Just as he was about to fall to the ground, Hayata stepped forward, drew his sword, and swung forward with the Great Iai.

The sword flashed, and the flaming blade accurately cut Feng Piaolong's neck.

The power of this sword was not too strong, but it was enough to break the balance of the Stroke Dragon as it dived at full speed. Its flying movements suddenly became chaotic, and it was obviously too late to make an emergency ascent.

Feng Piaolong fell to the ground, wailing and struggling.

"**!" Amid the unbearable praise, Gale approached rapidly.

In the previous battle, while she continued to shoot, she was also observing that the frost on the chest of this Wind Dragon was particularly thick, which also meant that this was the area where the cryogenic glands were most concentrated.

So, if we use fire bombs to concentrate on bombarding this area, melting the ice and burning the secretory glands at the same time, is it possible to weaken the Wind Dragon's ability to use ice?
Worth a try!
She rushed directly to a position less than ten meters away from the chest of Feng Piaolong, who was lying on the ground and struggling, and set up the crossbow and fired at full speed.

The blazing flames continued to burn, and one could even smell the burning flesh.

Hayata rushed over from another direction, slid to the side of Fengpiaosao's dragon head and stood firmly. While unleashing a series of high-speed air blade slashes, he continued to accumulate sword energy and increase his momentum.

In just a few seconds, Feng Pialong's chest and head were covered in blood.

“Gagagaga—!”

Finally regaining its balance, the Fengpiaosaurus stood up again and flapped its wings violently, forcing the hunters to retreat.

Then it raised its head and let out a series of sharp and loud neighs.

The roaring sound echoed in the cave and continued to spread outside.

Subconsciously sensing something was wrong, Hayata and Gail immediately intensified their attack. At this time, Xianglan also threw a flash bomb, stunning it and forcibly interrupting the disturbing cry.

But this seems to be a step too late.

The whistling sound of dragon wings sweeping the air could be heard from afar, and another wind-drifting dragon drilled through the passage and rushed into the cave where the battlefield was located.

(End of this chapter)