Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1275 Country Lady

If you lure a monster from one place to another, the only thing that is tested is your technique.

Keeping the monster in that area for such a long time is a test of physical strength.

Feng Ying and others can only use fragmented time to take turns to rest.

We also need to assign people to monitor the position of the Explosive Crusher from a distance. When it is about to wander out of range, we need to create some noise again to lure it back to "where it should be."

This process is troublesome and dangerous, but in order to ensure the success of the mission, we have no choice but to persevere.

Feng Ying always felt a sense of worry in her heart.

What if the Ice Curse Dragon doesn't come for several days? Retreat? That situation is still relatively good.

What I am most worried about is that after delaying for three or five days, when we are about to retreat, the Ice Curse Dragon suddenly appears.

Even if they took turns taking time to rest, such a long period of action would be enough to drain their physical strength. Would they really have the energy to fight against two horrific ancient dragon-level creatures at that time?

"I hope I won't be so unlucky."

Feng Ying muttered to herself, lit the fuse of the explosive in her hand, and threw it casually onto a rock platform.

Then he patted Amber's back, and the man and the dog were about to speed up and leave.

A loud bang like a volcanic eruption came from the distance, completely drowning out the firecracker-like sound of the explosion.

Feng Ying turned her head suddenly.

From their side, they could see a large amount of magma erupting into the sky and then turning into fire rain falling down.

It was obvious that something unusual had occurred in the direction of the large lava lake.

Could that guy be coming?

Feng Ying was hesitating whether to send someone over to take a look when a flare was shot into the sky and then slowly fell down. The bright green light was particularly conspicuous under the dark red sky in the early morning.

At this moment, Feng Ying felt her heartbeat was accelerating.

finally come!

She blew a loud whistle and was about to call her companions when the heavy footsteps of the Explosive Dragon came from not far behind her.

Feng Ying quickly commanded Amber to jump onto the ledge nearby, preparing to use the height difference to delay the Explosive Dragonite for a while. After her companions had assembled, they would work together to lead the target to the large lava lake.

However, the Explosive Dragonite had no interest in even looking at them. It roared and rushed straight towards the direction of the big lava lake.

Feng Ying was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Compared to their little firecracker, the noise was obviously like a large lava lake volcano erupting, which was more attractive to the Explosive Dragon.

It saved them a lot of effort.

"Is the Ice Curse Dragon coming? I saw the signal!" Oshura and Maka ran over in a hurry.

The hunting cats who were responsible for surveillance, following the Explosive Dragon from a distance, also arrived soon after.

Feng Ying drank a bottle of her favorite energy drink to refresh herself and replenish her energy.

"Here they come, the big guys have already rushed over, Chestnut Boar, just stay with Sophia and protect her, you don't need to join the battle.

Amber and I will rush over first, and the others should hurry up and catch up. We are going to have a great time!"

Amber was about to charge forward using all four of its limbs, but Xianglan got ahead of him and jumped onto him.

"Let's go, meow!"

At the same time, on the shore of the large lava lake.

Facing the Ice Curse Dragon that was suspended in the air, stretching its body to its heart's content, adapting to the newly formed azure scales.

Aiden looked at Hayata, questioning with his eyes.

Hayata adjusted his breath and nodded his chin.

This wide and flat area was one of the areas they had selected in advance as suitable for the battlefield, so let's start here.

Upon receiving the signal, Aiden immediately raised the muzzle of the gun and pulled the trigger continuously, firing three penetrating bullets in succession.

As the type of bullet with the longest effective range and the straightest trajectory, the penetrating bullet covered a distance of two to three hundred meters in the blink of an eye and hit the Ice Curse Dragon flying in the sky one after another.

At this distance, the power of the crossbow bullet is severely attenuated and can almost be ignored.

Just as Aiden expected, the three penetrating bullets were deflected by the glass scales on the Ice Dragon that were made of quickly frozen boiling magma, and did not cause any damage.

But this was enough to attract the attention and hostility of the Ice Curse Dragon.

The gorgeous ancient dragon in the sky, which seemed like the incarnation of ice, lowered its eyes and looked down at these tiny lives that it had never cared about before.

It suddenly spread its wings and let out a sharp roar similar to the cry of a bird of prey.

“Ah!”

The hunters also released their auras, showing their presence.

Faced with this obvious provocation, the Ice Curse Dragon, which was not known to have a bad temper, was also enraged.

It folded its wings and swooped down from the sky, heading straight for the hunters.

"spread!"

Hayata growled, and at the moment when the Ice Curse Dragon was about to rush into their formation, he dodged to the sides.

The Ice Curse Dragon swooped down to the ground without any pause, turned around, and pounced straight towards the hunters.

As a heavy-armored vanguard, Ted moved forward with his shield without hesitation.

From the slender body of the Ice Curse Dragon, it can be seen that this guy does not have exaggerated physical strength. Ted is confident that he can withstand the attack head-on.

However, the forward attack was just a tentative feint. The Frost Dragon seemed to know that its attack was not powerful enough and might not be able to break through the large shield in the hunter's hand.

At the moment when its bird-like sharp beak was about to touch the shield, it flapped its wings and turned and retreated nimbly.

As it turned, its slender tail, covered with unmeltable ice and as sharp as an ice spear, swung onto the large shield in Ted's hand.

Such a fake move made the hunters feel a chill in their hearts.

If the defender is not experienced enough, he will tense his muscles the moment the sharp beak approaches and prepare for the impact.

The sudden retreat will disrupt the defender's rhythm and expose a flaw in the subsequent tail-swing attack.

But Ted was clearly not one of those who “lacked experience”. He remained calm throughout, and only tensed his muscles when the attack actually touched the shield.

“Ziga——”

The tail of the ice blade, sharper than steel, swept across the shield, leaving a scratch.

Ted's thighs, as thick as tree stumps, bent slightly, blocking the blow steadily.

However, this tail flick is still not the Ice Curse Dragon's killer move.

Turning around and jumping back, the Ice Curse Dragon, which had pulled away by nearly twenty meters, followed the inertia and concentrated all its strength on its tail.

The tough tail, like an ice spear, stabbed forward with a momentum that could penetrate everything.

Swinging the tail is a move that most monsters with tails can use, but the "stabbing" action is extremely rare because it is very difficult to practice.

But compared to a large-scale sweep, a breakthrough stab is much more lethal.

Ted felt the hairs on his body stand up.

When facing this kind of attack, it is generally best to avoid taking it head-on, as the shield may be penetrated.

The most appropriate way to deal with it is to dodge by jumping sideways, or at worst to deflect the angle of the shield to deflect the stab.

But my companions are still behind me. Although I will be safe by doing this, the people behind me may not be able to react in time and get hurt.

He gritted his teeth, ready to take the blow.

Just hope the shield can hold up.

However, at this moment, a figure rushed out from behind him.

Hayata flashed in front of Ted, raised his sword, and at the moment the ice blade was about to attack, he turned sideways and blocked the side of the ice blade with the tail of the sword.

This block, which used precise defensive techniques, did not interrupt the Ice Curse Dragon's attack, but it did successfully deviate the angle of the ice blade's tail slightly.

Once the angle of the stab is no longer accurate, the penetrating power will drop drastically.

Ted grinned and slightly adjusted the angle of his shield to deflect the deadly "ice spear".

(End of this chapter)