Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1271 Split up
The airship set sail. Not many people came to see it off, and Hayata did not go to say goodbye to her daughter.

After communicating more with the aunties in the nursery, she became a little superstitious and always felt that this was not very auspicious.

Compared to a year or two ago when the airships were just dug out of the warehouse, the survey team's airship technology has been greatly improved, and new airships have been built.

However, the cost of building a medium or even large airship from scratch is too high. In order to carry forward the tradition of thriftiness, the airships of the survey team are all converted from abandoned ships.

Just like the one they are on now.

It was converted from an old fast liaison ship. It has a long and narrow shape. Excluding the airbags, the length of the hull is less than 30 meters, making it a medium-sized airship.

Its load-carrying capacity is average, and it is not very popular with the leader of the logistics squad because it is not suitable for transporting goods.

Its speed is quite good, not much inferior to that of pterosaurs. If the mission is more urgent and the distance is longer, the commander-in-chief will send out this airship to carry hunters.

Driven by wind and steam engines, the speed of the airship rising into the sky continued to increase.

The ancient tree forest below passed by rapidly like a dark green sea.

Cruising at this speed, the airship will cross the ancient tree forest and arrive at the Molten Mountain Canyon the next morning.

Feng Ying was holding the mushroom, lying on the railing of the bow in a daze, her mind empty, letting the wind blow her hair into a mess.

She always liked it this way.

Mushroom was worried about the safety of his fellow Cat Hunting Team members, and he became a little anxious. He wasn't very well behaved and twisted around in her arms.

Hayata came over and helped to tidy up Fengying's flying hair.

"Sister Hayata, do you think we can succeed this time?" Feng Ying suddenly asked.

Hayata used her fingers to simply comb Feng Ying's hair while asking, "Why, 'White Wind of the New World' also lacks confidence?"

"Hehe, not really." Feng Ying grinned, her smile a little silly.

Hayata actually knew that this guy always liked to be dazed for a while and think about life before difficult tasks. It had become a habit.

Gordon used to do this, and it wasn't a bad habit. It was better than being confused again after arriving at the hunting ground.

Fengying's hair was combed and tied up with a red hair tie near the ends, creating a hairstyle that is common in Yanhuo Village.

He then snatched the mushroom from Feng Ying's arms, which was almost strangled by her.

Hayata said: "When you are done being confused, go back to the cabin and eat. After eating, don't do anything else and go to bed and rest.

After arriving at the hunting grounds tomorrow, we will not arrange any time for rest and will directly start the mission."

"Oh"

Hayata put the mushrooms on the ground and went back to the cabin first.

Feng Ying followed behind, mumbling, "When Master Gordon is not around, Ansel becomes strict, and when both of them are not around, Sister Hayata becomes strict."

Mushroom, who was held in her arms again, whispered, "When they are not around, you will become strict too, meow."

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

"I will, meow"

After more than ten hours of smooth flight, the aircraft arrived above the Molten Mountain Canyon and began to slowly descend in altitude.

Feng Ying released a flare on the deck, announcing their arrival.

Not long after, a flare was also raised in the distant mountains.

That was undoubtedly the response from the HuntingCats.

The airship began to turn and head towards the mountainous area.

Alva compared the surrounding terrain, glanced at the map, and said, “This place is about six or seven kilometers away from the large lava lake in a straight line, which is not particularly far.

If possible, it would be best to lure the Blasting Dragon to within two kilometers of the large lava lake, which would be most beneficial for subsequent operations."

Hayata also reminded, "I want to emphasize that this is a covert induction, not a fight. We are currently unable to confirm the time when the Ice Curse Dragon will arrive at the Molten Mountain Canyon. Try to conserve your energy as much as possible."

"clear."

Feng Ying lowered the zipline.

Together with Maka, Oshura, and Sophia, the other four landed one after another and headed towards the direction where the Cat Hunters sent the signal.

The airship took off again and flew to the large lava lake in the core area of ​​the Lava Canyon.

I didn't dare fly too close here.

The Explosive Dragon is not afraid. No matter how powerful it is as a beast dragon, it cannot pose a threat to an airship that is more than 100 meters above the ground.

But the Ice Curse Dragon is different.

If the Ice Curse Dragon has arrived at the Molten Canyon in advance and sees the approaching airship, identifies it as a threat and launches an attack from the air, the situation of everyone on the airship will be extremely dangerous.

The remaining five people were lowered about two or three kilometers away from the large lava lake.

The airships then withdrew. They would be responsible for delivering the ammunition and supplies that the hunters could not carry with them to the camp and dock there, leaving only a few acid pterosaurs to facilitate the hunters' maneuvers.

With a cautious attitude, Hayata and others walked the last few kilometers and came to the shore of the huge lava lake covering several square kilometers.

"Damn, it's so hot. How long are we going to wait here?" Ted took off his heavy full-face helmet, wiped the sweat off his face and asked.

"I don't know. If I'm lucky, the Ice Curse Dragon will arrive in a few minutes. If I'm unlucky, it may not come for a week, or even not plan to come at all."

Alva took off his daily glasses and replaced them with multifunctional eyepieces that made it easier to move around, while casually replying.

Aiden handed him a bottle of cold drink and said with a smile, "At least we can wait here. Fengying and the others have to run around with the Explosive Dragon."

"We're not just waiting around." Hayata tightened his weapon strap, "It's good news that the Ice Curse Dragon hasn't shown up yet. Let's go around the lake first and get familiar with the terrain nearby.

"Aibo?"

Aibo was staring at the obsidian formed by cooled magma on the ground, lost in thought. When he heard Hayata calling him, he quickly collected his thoughts and quickly caught up with his companions.

At the same time, in the mountains several kilometers away.

The team led by Feng Ying has not yet completed the reunion with the Cat Hunting Team.

Signal flares can only indicate a rough direction.

There is no fighting going on right now, and there is no movement that can give direction. It often takes some effort to find each other.

Mushroom was a little anxious and wanted to fire another flare to confirm the location to the Cat Hunting Team, but was stopped by Feng Ying.

"It's not necessary. No movement is a good thing. Just be patient and look for it."

"I have a suggestion, maybe we can find them faster." Sophia, who was protected in the middle of the team by the hunters, suddenly spoke.

Feng Ying turned her head and looked at her, "What?"

"Are there any explosives? Make some noise and if the Broken Dragon hears it, it will mistakenly think that there are other dragons nearby. With Darling's personality, he will immediately come over to check.

We can find a place to hide nearby. Since the Cat Hunting Team is tracking Darling, if we find him, we can naturally find the Cat Hunting Team as well."

Feng Ying thought this was a good idea. Although she herself didn't have the habit of carrying explosives with her, there were people who did.

Looking around, she pointed to a cliff about a hundred meters away.

"Babaka, fire one shot over there."

"Kababa!" The little Qimian tribe member took out a rocket launcher from behind him.

In the Old World, Babaka would occasionally use portable artillery. Although it was powerful, it was difficult to carry, so in most cases it used melee weapons.

But ever since it came into contact with the strange-faced people in the New World, it fell in love with this rocket launcher. It is light and convenient, and combined with the gunpowder formula used by hunters, it is equally powerful.

After loading the shells and taking a moment's aim, Babaka opened fire.

The rocket exploded on the cliff, a flash of fire appeared, and the "boom" sound of the explosion echoed repeatedly between the mountains.

"Gahhhh!"

In the distance, there was an angry roar.

(End of this chapter)