Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1280 Aerial Chase

Perhaps because of its serious injuries, the Ice Curse Dragon's flying speed was not very fast.

The Acid Pterosaurs certainly couldn't catch up with the interceptors with their speed, but with the smell of dyed fruit in the air, it wouldn't be easy for the Ice Curse Dragon to completely get rid of them.

Feng Ying took a deep breath and felt a little nostalgic.

In the Land of Fire, there is a custom of taming Fukuki rabbits, and there is never a need to use dye balls or dye bombs.

This meant that she, who had "run away from home" that year, had not received any training in this area.

During her time in Minagard, Master Gordon and his team put a lot of effort into training her to recognize the smell of dyed fruits.

Although I haven't come into contact with it for many years, the slightly pungent smell is still firmly engraved in my mind.

In this way, the hunters rode on pterosaurs and set out from the large lava lake in the core area of ​​the Molten Mountain Canyon, chasing all the way to the edge of the volcanic zone, where it intersected with the ancient tree forest.

As we gradually moved away from the geothermal cracks and lava rivers that were everywhere in the Lava Canyon, the rising heat in the air disappeared, the temperature around us continued to drop, and the humidity in the air continued to increase.

The shadows of the trees that appear within your sight are pleasing to the eye, and the wind blowing on your face seems particularly cool.

But the hunters were not happy.

For them, the extremely hot and dry environment of the volcanic zone is naturally a problem, but isn’t it also a limitation for the Ice Curse Dragon?
In a harsh environment, fighting against an ancient dragon whose power is severely weakened, or in a relatively comfortable environment, fighting against an ice dragon that can freely use its frost power?
They would rather choose the former.

"Wow—!"

Faced with the hunters' relentless pursuit, the Ice Curse Dragon flying high in the sky let out an angry scream, flapped its wings, flipped nimbly, and swooped down to attack the hunters.

"Disperse! Descend!" Hayata shouted immediately.

Amid the hunters' exclamations, the acid pterosaurs flew away in panic.

The only thing to be thankful for was that in order to deal with the emergency situation where the Ice Curse Dragon suddenly turned around and attacked, they always maintained a low altitude of tens of meters above the ground.

It can land quickly, rather than hanging in the air and being attacked defenselessly.

"Fengying, be careful! It's coming towards you!" Predicting the Ice Curse Dragon's dive route, Hayata shouted a warning.

Feng Ying pulled the rope hard, trying to control the acid pterosaur to turn quickly.

However, the flying posture of the Ice Curse Dragon is shockingly flexible. Its body length is almost ten times that of the Acid Pterosaur, and its turning movements are even more agile than the latter.

The sharp claws shaped like a bird of prey opened wide, and were about to cover Feng Ying and the Acid Pterosaur together.

Just as the sharp claws were about to close, Feng Ying decisively released the hook, fell off the acid pterosaur, and fell downwards.

The Acid Pterosaur, unable to escape, only had time to let out a scream before it was turned into a bloody and broken corpse under the sharp claws of the Ice Curse Dragon.

This pair of claws may be a little weak against the hard armor of the Explosive Dragon, but it poses a deadly threat to pterosaurs or creatures of human size.

The Ice Curse Dragon threw away the body of the Acid Pterosaur, flipped over, and continued to chase Feng Ying who was in free fall.

It knew very well that the life and death of the Acid Pterosaur was unimportant, and the real threat to it were those hunters who could not fly.

Facing the attacking Ice Curse Dragon, Feng Ying remained very calm.

She even felt fortunate that the Ice Curse Dragon chose her as its target instead of Hayata or Aiden and the others.

Because only she is sure to escape from the current desperate situation.

Faced with the sharp claws that were about to cover her again, Feng Ying released the Kinsect at the last moment. Pulled by the insect silk, it changed direction in the air and flew a distance.

Once again, he narrowly avoided the Ice Curse Dragon's attack.

The Ice Curse Dragon obviously did not expect that a human who could not fly could change direction in the air. When it tried to adjust its posture and chase again, it found that it was too late.

At this moment, the distance between it and the ground was less than ten meters. Considering its weight and size, this height was almost the same as being close to the ground.

If it fails to change its diving posture in time, it will plummet to the ground in one or two seconds at most.

“Ah!”

With a scream of unwillingness, the Ice Curse Dragon flapped its wings to slow down.

Feng Ying took this opportunity to continue falling towards the ground. When she was a few meters away from the ground, she released the Kinsect again to relieve the force and landed steadily.

Without any time to breathe a sigh of relief, Feng Ying drew out her sword and shield axe immediately after landing and looked up at the sky.

Her caution was correct. After missing two consecutive attacks, the Ice Curse Dragon quickly adjusted its posture and attacked her again.

This time, it was not a claw attack, but a more threatening tail sting.

Not long ago, Feng Ying heard Hayata and Ted describe the dangers of this move. It might be possible to withstand a head-on attack, but there was a risk of the shield being pierced.

So she turned sideways, inserted her sword into her shield, supported the transforming shield with both hands, and faced the oncoming ice blade tail.

The extremely sharp tail of the ice blade brushed across the shield, sparking a series of sparks. Feng Ying pursed her lips, deflected the shield to relieve the force, and caused the tail of the ice blade to pierce into the ground beside her.

Feng Ying, who completed precise defense, was unharmed.

Then, she used the impact from the shield to quickly switch the weapon form, and used a high-output liberation slash to slash at the Ice Curse Dragon suspended in the air.

The heavy axe blade landed on the Ice Curse Dragon's paw. The glassy scales blocked some of the damage, but it still left a bloody wound.

The Ice Curse Dragon screamed angrily, pulled back its tail, spun its body, and swung its claws at the hunter.

Feng Ying chuckled, staggered her steps, and rotated in sync with the Ice Curse Dragon.

He turned around and slashed the giant axe in half, turning it into a sword and shield again, while pushing the shield forward and once again meeting the attack with precise defense.

Because she didn't have enough time to accumulate energy to activate the red shield, and the Ice Curse Dragon's wing attack carried the power of its body rotation, the force was so strong that Feng Ying was shocked and jumped back a step.

But still no harm was suffered.

Before the ice armor melted and it had time to regain the ability to release extremely cold ice, the Ice Curse Dragon couldn't even break Feng Ying's defense with physical attacks alone.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

One after another, fire bombs shot from a distance, landing on the body of the Ice Curse Dragon, exploding into countless flames and sparks.

Aiden landed safely and launched fire support.

In this junction of volcanoes and dense forests, the vegetation is relatively sparse. The few large trees that exist can serve as cover without excessively interfering with the shooting range, making it a very good battlefield for shooters.

Hayata also held his sword diagonally and rushed in from the side, launching a strong attack with all his might while shouting, "Xianglan! Set up the insect cage to prevent it from taking off again!

Don't give it a chance to breathe, kill it right here!"

"Yes, meow!"

Seeing that her companions were in place, Feng Ying, who had originally preferred to defend, immediately changed her style, wielding her sword and taking the initiative to attack.

Before he could hit it a few times, the Ice Curse Dragon diverted its attention due to Hayata's continuous attacks, turned towards the latter, roaring, and waving its sharp claws and icy tail in succession, launching a counterattack.

Hayata had no intention of avoiding the attack, and used Goki Renzan, Mikiri, and Iai techniques in turn to attack against him.

Feng Ying's eyes twitched, and she continued to swing the sword.

She knew that Hayata was helping her share the pressure and creating an opportunity for her to accumulate energy and activate the Red Shield and Red Sword.

But on the other hand, before completing all preparations and delivering a powerful blow to the Ice Curse Dragon, she was afraid that she would not be able to regain the former's attention.

(End of this chapter)