Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1266 Be Confident
Hunting cats are small and light, weighing less than one-third of their hunters.

Even the docile and not very strong pterosaurs can carry them and fly easily and quickly.

They set out before sunrise, and when it was just getting dark, the Molten Mountain Canyon, with fire all over the ground and lava surging, appeared before the hunters, like a hell-like scene in the legend.

The hunting cats found a relatively safe place to land.

The strong smell of sulfur in the air was so irritating that Xianglan couldn't help but sneeze.

He told his companions to stay on guard, and quickly climbed to the top of a huge rock to look around.

After confirming that there were no monsters around, it felt relieved and was about to come down.

The sneeze that had been suppressed before suddenly couldn't be stopped, and I sneezed several times in a row.

The chestnut brown Elu named Chestnut stretched out his paw, poked the mushroom, and whispered, "Why did the captain climb onto the stone to sneeze, meow?"

Mushroom scratched his pointed ears with tufts of fur, "Don't you know, meow? Maybe there is some special purpose, meow?"

"Maybe he thinks it's not nice to sneeze with snot all over his face in front of us?" the straightforward wild boar guessed.

“It’s possible, meow.”

Not knowing what her companions thought of her, Xianglan rubbed her nose, adjusted her cat armor, jumped off the boulder, and ran back to her companions.

Sensitively aware that there was something wrong with the looks of its companions, it asked, "What were you talking about just now, meow?"

"No meow!"

"I didn't say anything, meow!"

"?"

Xianglan looked at them suspiciously.

In order to save Teacher Xianglan's image, Mushroom hurriedly and awkwardly changed the subject.

"Why is Teacher Xianglan wearing the Purple Poison Princess this time, meow? Isn't the performance of the Dark Lantern Totoro Armor better, meow?"

Xianglan felt a little puzzled, but still answered seriously, "Although the Dark Lantern set looks better and is more practical, its resistance to high temperature and flames is too poor.

When it comes to operations in volcanic areas, Purple Poison Princess is more suitable.

By the way, you all should be careful, meow. If your fur is burned by lava, you will have to shave it off. "

After hearing this, Chestnut and Wild Boar subconsciously moved away from the dark red cracks on the ground where semi-molten magma was flowing.

Mushrooms, on the other hand, seem to be more indifferent and never care about appearance.

"Oh, by the way, meow, you guys put this on, meow."

Xianglan took out a few pairs of cat claw covers made of heat-resistant leather from her bag and distributed them to her companions.

"It can prevent my paw from getting burned, meow. My master did it, meow. Everyone should be grateful to Hayata-sama, meow.

I wore this when I led the Tyrannosaurus that had left its nest back to the depths of the volcano, meow!"

While distributing the leather claw gloves, Xianglan said a lot of things, and it was unclear whether she was showing off her achievements in the past or showing off her master's care.

But it seemed to underestimate Hayata's reputation and status among the hunters in the survey corps.

It's okay to eat mushrooms that I often come into contact with, but the chestnut boar was really flattered.

Throwing away the messy speculations in their minds, they took the cat claws that Xianglan handed over with their paws and meowed in unison, "Thank you, Lord Hayata, meow!"

"Meow meow~" Xianglan nodded with satisfaction and took out the map. "Everyone come and take a look meow, we are ready to start the action meow."

By this time the sun had already set and the sky had become completely dark.

In this case, hunters usually choose to find a camp and rest for a night, but cat hunters don't need to.

Hunting cats with night vision are very good at and prefer to act at night.

Cats also have different sleeping habits from humans. They do not need long and continuous sleep time, and are more accustomed to taking naps and resting in fragmented time.

We took turns dozing off on the way here on the pterosaur, and now we are full of energy.

They found a secluded place and the four cats huddled together.

"The most important thing now is to find the Broken Dragon Cat first." Xianglan said nonsense with a serious face.

Mushroom was silent for two seconds, then asked cautiously, "Which area should we search first?"

Xianglan put her hands on her hips and said, "Of course. Let me think about it."

Xianglan stared at the map, lost in thought.

It is true that it is an excellent and experienced hunting cat, but on weekdays, whether it is investigating or hunting, it is never its turn to decide the route of action.

Xianglan was a little confused for a moment.

I wanted to ask the other three cats for their opinions, but I felt that it would be embarrassing and would make me seem unqualified to be the captain.

So he crossed his arms, shook his beard, and tried hard to recall what Gordon and Hayata usually did.

"Mmmmm."

Xianglan thought carefully, and under the expectant gaze of her companions, she said earnestly: "If you want to find the trace of a monster, you must first analyze its habits.

The location of the nest, food habits, territory, and even the distribution of surrounding monsters must all be taken into consideration.

This way, we can roughly identify some areas where the target monster is more likely to appear frequently, and searching in these areas will make it easier to find clues."

"That's it, meow!"

"This is Hayata-sama's companion, meow!"

The two Elu had an expression that said "I got it".

Mushroom's eyes were filled with admiration, "As expected of Teacher Xianglan, meow, you must have done a thorough investigation before setting off, meow!

This way we will definitely be able to find the target quickly, meow!"

Xianglan's eyes twitched, and she felt that the expectant and trusting gazes of her three companions were roasting her on the fire.

After following Hayata and his men on hunts for so many years, I definitely have some theoretical knowledge, and naturally I am not lacking in practical experience as well.

If we change to a more common monster, such as a fire dragon, we can indeed filter out the areas where the target is likely to appear by analyzing its habits.

But the problem is
How do I know where the dragonflies like to build their nests? Do they really have the habit of building nests?
By the way, does anyone know what the Broken Dragon likes to eat? I only know that the Broken Dragon is a carnivorous monster, but can eating spirit deer and flying dragons be the same?

As for the distribution of surrounding monsters and the scope of their territories, it's even more uncertain, meow.

In recent days, due to the abnormal weather and the influence of "singing", the situation of monsters running around is too serious. I can't analyze it.
But saying “I don’t know!” at a time like this would be embarrassing, and it would also destroy the morale of the team!

Even if you are pretending, you must give an answer, meow!
Xianglan's beard trembled as he stared at the map for a long time. Suddenly, he stretched out a claw and circled an area.

"I think it's most likely to be in this area!"

The companions' heads moved closer.

"Big Lava Lake meow?! Isn't this the core area of ​​the Lava Canyon meow?!" Li Zi screamed.

The boar also seemed a little nervous. "There seems to be a rumor that an ancient dragon lives here, meow. Are we really going there, meow?"

"I understand, nya!"

The mushroom raised its head and said, "Based on the monster's habits, this is what it means, meow!

I heard from Mr. Alva that the Shattering Dragon likes to challenge the strong!

They also like to use the high temperature of magma to repeatedly burn their shells. During the regeneration process, metal components will be mixed into the shells, making them stronger, meow!
This seems to be based on habit, meow!"

Xianglan was stunned when she heard this, then nodded heavily, "That's right, meow! That's what I think, meow!
You know, our target is not just an ordinary dragon-smashing meow! But a fierce! Explosive! Dragon-smashing meow!
For that guy, is there any other powerful enemy worth challenging besides the ancient dragons, meow?

There's also a big lava lake, meow! If you're looking for lava, where else has more lava than there, meow?"

Xianglan's confident tone was very convincing, and the three cats nodded repeatedly.

"But this place is so far away from the big lava lake, meow. Why don't we land there at the beginning?" asked the wild boar doubtfully.

"Because of intuition, meow."

Xianglan said seriously, "My intuition tells me that landing here and then walking all the way to the big lava lake is the best search route, meow!"

(End of this chapter)