Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1248 It smells so good
The transaction of exchanging the ancient secret medicine for the magical jellyfish made Ansel and the Beast Clan, as both parties of the transaction, very satisfied.

Gordon and the others looked at them with envy and exchanged some of their props for each other.

Heta exchanged for a Bobo wood sculpture carved by the Beast Clan, while Gordon got several pieces of crystal raw stones of quite good quality.

The value of these items may not be that high, but they have brought the two sides closer together.

The Orcs warmly invited the hunters to have dinner together. This was the most direct way for the Orcs to show their friendliness.

There is no need to worry about food preservation in the snow and ice. The little ones dug out a large piece of frozen pork leg meat from the snow pile and slowly roasted it over the campfire.

According to Pork Chop, unlike the Qimian tribe who only care about grilling until cooked, the Beast Chan tribe has very advanced grilling skills. Not only do they know how to marinate the meat in advance, they even use various fruits and honey as spices.

Large pieces of roasted meat are not easy to cook thoroughly, so they roast one layer at a time and then cut off one layer at a time. The hunters are very satisfied with the meal.

In addition to grilled meat, they also knead flour-like plant seed powder into dough, then stick it in the oven and bake it into naan, which is eaten with grilled meat.

The method of making this naan is almost exactly the same as the one Gordon had seen in the desert areas of the Old World.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, or if there were humans who had come here before, communicated with the Beast Clan, and taught them these things.

For example, that expedition team from decades ago?
The dinner lasted until almost midnight. Gordon, his two companions, and the beastmen ate to their heart's content, but they only managed to eat half of the huge piece of leg meat.

The rest continued to be placed on the campfire and slowly roasted.

From time to time, a small group of the Beast Clan would come back from out reconnaissance and gathering. When they saw the hot barbecued meat and baked bread and the guests, the little ones would dance with joy and try to persuade the guests to eat more.

But they really couldn't eat any more.
After eating and drinking to their heart's content, they spent a warm and comfortable night in the Beast Clan's camp.

The cooperative hunting operation officially begins.

With Heta's translation, the hunters learned the complete plan of the Beast Clan hunting team.

Gordon said of the plan.
You are the real ice hunters!
At first, Gordon thought that the so-called cooperation of the Beast Clan was for him and Ansel to be the main force in attacking monsters, while the other Beast Clan members would assist on the side and complete the hunting together.

In fact, it is completely different.

The role of hunters in this plan can even be described as dispensable.

The reason why these little guys invited them to cooperate was not to borrow their fighting power, but really just to show off the hunting skills of the Beast Clan.

The first step of the plan is reconnaissance.

This step has been completed by a special Beast Clan reconnaissance team, which has locked onto an Ice Fish Dragon's nest.

That’s right, these little guys prefer fish to meat.

In their eyes, the ichthyosaur species, the Ice Fish Dragon, is just a huge fish.
The second step of the plan is to set the trap.

When the Ice Fish Dragon left its nest, they set up a trap near its nest. The trap was dug very deep and was covered with vines, grass and other items.

In the eyes of hunters, this is an enhanced version of a hole trap, except that it is not convenient to carry around.

After setting the trap, they covered it with branches, fallen leaves and snow and set a noose nearby.

The third step of the plan is seduction.

The hunters finally came in handy here. They were "ordered" to drive a Bobo to the trap. When the Bobo was caught by the lasso near the trap, all preparations were complete.

Then comes the final phase of planning.

Bobo, who was constantly struggling in the lasso, attracted the icefish dragon in the nest. This ferocious big fish rushed out from the ice and snow, but before it could enjoy the delicious meal that was delivered to its doorstep, it fell into the trap and was firmly controlled.

Two teams of the Beast-Entangled Tribe that had been lying in ambush nearby jumped out from the snow piles where they were hiding, and sharp spears rained down on the Ice Fish Dragon.

Anshil became interested and started firing as well.

In the end, the Ice Fish Dragon did not die peacefully.

It lay on its belly in the trap, looking like a hedgehog.

The hunt is over.

Gordon, who witnessed the whole process, lamented that he felt like he had no involvement, and then the Beast Clan came to him for help.

Gordon, feeling that he had not played any role, readily agreed. When he learned that the Beast Clan wanted him to help, he used a big sword to cut the Ice Fish Dragon into several pieces for easy transportation and barbecue.

Gordon's face darkened.

I am a nine-star hunter, "Brave" Gordon, holding a legendary greatsword made from ancient dragon-level biological mantis materials. Can you help me chop fish?
Do you think I'm a butcher? Do you think my inscription sword is a kitchen knife?

Finally chopped it off.
Hundreds of kilograms of whole ice fish dragon meat segments are hung on the grill, repeatedly coated with honey water, and grilled until crispy and fragrant.

The appetite brought by that visual impact cannot be compared to that of small pieces of barbecue.

Gordon suddenly felt that it was worth it.

Gordon and his two companions roasted a fire in the warm camp of the Beastmen, took a bath in the natural hot springs, devoured Haise's delicious icefish dragon barbecue, and tickled the Beastmen's furry bellies to amuse them.

Led by Master Yuanye, Hayata and his party marched forward in the wind and snow.

Finally, they arrived at their destination, a cave hidden deep in the glacier.

Although it was still freezing cold inside the cave, at least there was no wind and snow blowing in my face, making it hard to breathe.

Shaking off the snow on his winter cloak, Hayata let out a long sigh.

"Take this time to eat and rest. I will be in charge of the alert."

Feng Ying took out the food she had been holding against her chest, so that the food could maintain a basic temperature and be easier to swallow.

Generally speaking, this is the case.

Feng Ying, who had been chewing the food for a long time and almost broke her teeth, looked up at Hayata with grievance.

Hayata sighed helplessly.

The climate of this permafrost region is worse than that of the Frasia Snow Mountain region, and many experiences gained from the snow mountain regions are not very useful here.

"Let's grill it a little bit, and everyone can take it off the warm." Master Yuanye said.

"Yeah." Hayata took out a portable barbecue grill from Liefeng. The fuel used by this barbecue grill is charcoal.

This thing has high energy density and strong and stable flame after ignition. It is the best fuel. The only drawback is that it is scarce and expensive.

Everyone gathered around two barbecue grills, roasting the fire and heating the food. They also drank a small amount of liquor and finally warmed up their bodies.

Everyone didn't feel comfortable for too long. A quarter of an hour later, Master Yuanye ordered the barbecue grill to be turned off to save fuel.

After packing up, Master Yuanye stood up and said, “Based on the clues provided by the ancient dragon people, we have roughly locked onto this glacier. Our goal this time is to complete the exploration of the ice cave nearby.

Regardless of the results, we will return tomorrow. Moving for a long time in this weather will easily cause frostbite, so please be careful to check your fingers and toes."

Everyone nodded to show their understanding.

"There are ancient dragon people in this damn place." Gale muttered.

Aibo whispered beside her, "Yeah, we found it on top of a glacier when we were acting separately from you guys. It told us it was under the glacier or something."

Xianglan, who was curled up on Liefeng's back, suddenly shuddered.

"Meow?"

"what happened?"

"I feel like there's something nearby staring at us, meow. It must be a monster, meow!"

"There, meow!" The sensitive mushroom suddenly pointed in a direction.

A dark yellow figure flashed through the cracks in the ice wall, and Gale immediately raised the Fire Dragon Buster Cannon and fired a string of fire bombs.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The fire bombs hit the ice wall, sparking flames and creating several shallow pits.

The hunters drew their weapons and stood on guard. After a moment, Xianglan shook her head.

"It left meow."

Ps.
　This is a poisonous dragon of the subspecies of Thunder Dragon. Its ecological niche is not high, it is lower than the flying dragon species. It is quite boring for four upper-level hunters to beat it up.

　　Seeing a large group of eight people, two dogs and three cats over here, they were bombarded with bullets, so they ran away.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)