Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1258 Cold and Explosion Protection
After the meeting, the top hunters did not disband, but went to the Weapons and Cat Mountain Pavilion together.

They were about to start the "second meeting", but compared to the serious style of the headquarters, the hunters were more accustomed to eating, drinking and talking at the table.

"Bring the drinks! Let's clink glasses first!" Ted knocked on the table, looking impatient.

In recent months, everyone in Xingchen has been very busy and supplies are in short supply. Hunters don't have the time, nor are they suitable to hang out in taverns and eat and drink to their heart's content.

Finally getting the chance today, the drunkards decided to have a good drink.

The chef grabbed six wine glasses the size of a human head with his two claws in a way that was very unreasonable to Elu, and slammed them heavily on the table.

With a loud "bang!"

At least a quarter of the beer in the large wooden cup had been spilled.

"There's enough meat, but there's only one glass of wine, and the store doesn't have much stock left." The chef said in a hoarse voice.

Upon hearing this, the drunkards immediately cast distressed glances at the wine spilled on the table.

If Hayata and the others hadn't been there, Ted would have even wanted to stick out his tongue and lick it for fear of embarrassment.

Hayata helplessly pushed his glass of wine in front of the drunkards. Fengying and Aiden, who had no interest in drinking, also gave up their glasses.

The drunkards had no intention of refusing politely. They tilted their heads back and drank greedily. In the blink of an eye, each of them drank a large cup.

Having barely quenched his thirst, Ted smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, I'll drink the rest later. Let's get down to business first."

Aiden grinned and said, "You can actually hold it in. It looks like you have really succeeded in quitting drinking."

Oshula said in a sad tone, "I have been lying in bed for almost two months, with a doctor telling me not to drink alcohol. Then we encountered the cold wave. Let alone quitting drinking, I almost forgot what alcohol tastes like."

"When the incident is over, let's have a good drink." Hayata smiled and changed the subject. "What do you think about dealing with the Ice Curse Dragon and the Critical Shatter Dragon?"

In the previous meeting, only the general battle plan was mentioned.

The actual execution, including pre-battle preparations, personnel division of labor and other details, must be detailed by the hunters themselves.

"The three of us will deal with the Shattering Dragon, and the three of you will deal with the Ice Curse Dragon!" Ted answered simply.

Hayata's expression froze for a moment. She seriously suspected that this guy had not listened at all in the previous meeting.

Maka showed a trace of embarrassment on his face, and nudged Ted's soft spot with his elbow, signaling him to shut up, and then said: "Well, what he meant is that we are responsible for luring the critical dragon, and you monitor the ice dragon.

After a battle breaks out between the two, it doesn't matter whether they both die, who wins or who loses, or whether they retreat separately.

If a fight is needed later, the three of us will deal with the Shattering Dragon, and the three of you will deal with the Ice Curse Dragon."

"Yes, that's what I meant!"

Seeing Feng Ying's disbelieving look, Ted glared and said, "I have thought about it carefully! Whether it's a dragon breaker or a critical dragon breaker, the most dangerous ones are those explosive slime molds, right?

What monster is our best at hunting? The Explosive Dragon!

Which set of armor do we use most often? The Explosive Dragon armor!"

Feng Ying blinked, "And then?"

Oshura explained: "Don't forget that the most threatening attack of the Exploding Scale Dragon is also explosion, um, those scales that explode.

In order to avoid being blown to death, the material of the Exploding Dragon has very strong resistance to high temperature and impact, and the same is true for the Exploding Dragon armor.

Furthermore, the Explosive Dragon armor itself has the ability to suppress the activity of explosives, which can significantly reduce the power of the explosion from the source (explosion abnormal state resistance 2).”

Maka smiled and said, "It's quite a coincidence. Originally, we, and even the craftsmen who made the armor, didn't realize that the Explosive Dragon suit had this kind of protection.

They found it when Babaka went to play with Pork Chop.

At that time, Pig Chop was fiddling with his slime bomb, and when Babaka approached wearing equipment made of Explosive Dragon material, the power of the explosion weakened.

They studied the formation and found that it was the Explosive Scale Dragon's armor that was the cause.

If the slime mold is poured directly onto the armor of the Explosive Dragon, the power of the explosion will be suppressed by more than 50%.

If combined with the explosion-resistant stone made of Rockthief material, it can even completely inactivate the explosive slime mold that has landed on the armor."

"In other words, the ancient explosive slime mold of the Critical Broken Dragon is ineffective against you?!" Feng Ying asked in surprise.

“It can’t be said to be ineffective. For example, if a large mass of slime mold explodes in front of us, we will certainly be harmed by the high temperature and impact of the explosion.

However, those slime molds that are scattered on the body or stuck to the armor when running and rolling will indeed lose their activity of detonation. "

"This is already a great help." Hayata sighed.

She had actually hunted dragon shatters before, so she knew how annoying it was to have slime molds scattered all over the ground and splashing onto people's bodies with explosions.

If they are not cleaned up in time, it won't be long before the slime mold stuck in the gaps of the armor explodes, with such force that it can even blow the hunter away.
The danger level of the Shattering Dragon is as high as six stars, and a large part of the reason is these exploding slime molds that are like a thorn in the side.

"It seems that the task of dealing with the critical dragon is really up to you." Hayata said with a smile: "Maka, do you plan to wear the [Tenglong] or the Explosive Scale Dragon when the time comes?"

Maka shrugged, "Of course I want to wear the [Tenglong], but for the sake of my life, I'd better change back to the Explosive Dragon first."

"Since the brothers and sisters of Alcohol have taken over the Critical Dragon, the Ice Curse Dragon will be left to us." Feng Ying grabbed a piece of leg meat brought by Elu's cat chef and laughed.

As if dissatisfied with Feng Ying's frivolous attitude of dividing the spoils, Hayata glared at her and scolded: "That's an ancient dragon!

A rare ancient dragon with very little information and no combat record! It's not a wild boar!"

Feng Ying shrank her neck and said, "I was just saying it casually."

Aiden fiddled with his signature Mohawk hair and said, "As for the Ice Curse Dragon, the only valid information at the moment is its ability to control extremely cold frost.

In addition to the cold-resistant clothing provided by the processing house, do we need to prepare something else?

For example, armor with high frost resistance, decorative beads and protective stones with cold resistance properties, etc. "

"Ah?" Feng Ying raised her head. "Sister Hayata, isn't the protective stone you prepared for little Muti just useful?"

Hayata was stunned when he heard this, “If you put it that way, it’s true.

[Tenglong]'s own frost resistance is quite poor (-10), but with ice resistance stones, ice resistance beads and cold-resistant clothing, it shouldn't be a big problem facing extreme cold."

Feng Ying pinched her chin and said, "We don't have precious jade, so we can't make such a high-level ice-resistant stone, but we have hunted many wind dragons, so the materials should be enough to make a common one.

The ice resistance of [Dark Lantern] is quite good (+10), so just get some ice resistance beads and it will be fine.

So what are you going to do, Aiden?

Aiden scratched his head in distress. The protective gear he used daily was the [Forged Island Lava] suit made of molten mountain dragon materials. Its ice resistance couldn't be said to be terrible, but it was indeed unbearable to look at.

"How about I switch back to the defense team first?"

Ps.
　I originally thought about letting Aiden's Steel Dragon Armor return, but when I checked, I found that the Steel Dragon Armor's ice resistance was -15, but the lightning resistance was +20, which was the maximum. Why the hell?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)