Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1307: Increase in Numbers
Az is a person who comes and goes without a trace and does not stay in the base most of the time.

He likes to take on some investigative missions that take him to strange places, and then take the opportunity to go fishing.

In his home, there is a giant ecological tank that he spent countless efforts and money to build, and the precious species he brought back will be raised in it.

According to Alva, many of the species in that ecological tank are not even recorded in the atlas of the Ecological Research Institute.

The "Illustrated Guide to Aquatic Animals of the New World", which was just completed and published in the past two years, was almost entirely completed by him and his partner, the lonely fish researcher.

He is also a world-famous fisherman.

But this time, Gordon and his team were lucky.

They heard news about Az from a passing sea hunter.

The guy just completed a sea dragon hunting mission yesterday and was ready to take a vacation. He planned to take a small fishing boat out to sea for a few days of leisurely sea fishing.

"We were just having dinner together, and Brother Azi is heading to the dock with a bunch of fishing gear on his back. If you guys hurry up, you should be able to stop him."

The two men and the cat looked at each other and quickly ran towards the dock in the circulation area.

Finally, I managed to stop Az before he set sail.

Seeing who it was, Az was a little surprised, "Gordon? When did you come back?"

"I came here yesterday at noon. Are you in a hurry to go out to sea now? I have something to ask you."

Az blinked and asked his hunting partner Yuzi to re-secure the cable before jumping off the boat.

"It's not urgent. What's the matter? Do you want to go sea fishing together?"

"Well, no, didn't you submit a report to the commander-in-chief about the discovery of a mysterious light in the eastern waters?

That may be related to what we are investigating, so I want to come to you to get the details." Gordon said straight to the point.

"!!"

Aziz's eyes were shining.

"Fish roe! Tie up the boat, cancel the trip, and throw the fishing gear into the cabin!"

After saying that, he stretched out his arms and hooked them on Gordon and Alva's shoulders, "Come on, let's go have a meal together and talk about it in detail!"

"Didn't you just finish eating meow?" asked Pork Chop.

"Who said that?"

"The sea hunter you just had dinner with."

"Hey, I'm feeling especially hungry today!"

Two people and a cat are staring at him together. Your intention is too obvious.

But Az was thick-skinned enough. He bared his white teeth and half-dragged and half-pulled them back to the Bobcat Pavilion and ordered a table of dishes.

"It was a dark night!"

Without waiting for Gordon and the others to ask any more questions, Az began to tell the story with great interest.

"The fishing fleet I'm guarding is fishing in that sea area."

"Fishing cat in the middle of the night?" Pig Chop asked curiously.

Yu Zi explained quietly, "Some fish are easier to catch at night."

"Yes, we had hauled in a net and had a good catch. When we were starting the winch to pull it back, strange, ever-changing spots of light appeared on the dark sea.

Then something tore the fishing net, and of course all the fish were gone.

Those points of light only appeared for less than half a minute before they sank into the sea and disappeared."

The food and drinks were already on the table, but no one looked at them.

Alva pushed his glasses up. "As far as I know, there are many creatures in the sea that can glow, right? For example, some mollusks?
Are you sure it's not a swarm of squids or something like that?"

Az crossed his arms and said with a bit of dissatisfaction: "How can I not be able to tell the difference?

Although those light spots kept flickering and changing, they had an obvious regularity, which meant that they came from the same large creature and could not be a school of fish.

I wanted to jump into the sea to take a look, but was stopped by others. Otherwise, I might have been able to see its true appearance. What a pity. "

Gordon looked up at the highest point of the Star Base, the star ship that had been lifted up to the top of the mountain and hung there for half a century, and laughed dryly, "It's a good thing you didn't jump off."

"That's all I know, so what?" Az asked with great interest, "I've heard from the old sailors of the fishing fleet that there is 'moving light' in that sea area.

Um, I was thinking maybe it was the 'God of the Sea', but it looks completely different, so what is it? Another ancient dragon?"

Gordon has a headache.

I had been thinking if it would be possible to get more detailed information from Az, but the result was no different from what was in the report.

I was also caught by this fisherman.
Gordon did not immediately reveal the specific content of the investigation mission or the matter of "Mingbo Dragon".

After thinking for a while, he asked Az: "Given your personality, you will definitely apply to the commander-in-chief to investigate the matter in depth when submitting the report, right?

The commander-in-chief didn't agree? Did he give a reason?"

Az scratched his head after hearing this. There was no way to hide these things. Gordon could go to the commander-in-chief to verify at any time.

"Yes, the commander-in-chief told me at the time that the 'strange light' has always appeared in the eastern waters. It is not an abnormal situation, so there is no need to investigate further for the time being."

It turned out to be this reason.

Gordon understood.

Just like the Corpse Hazak, if the Corpse Hazak appears in the Ancient Tree Forest, the Commander-in-Chief will definitely arrange for a top hunter to track and investigate.

But if the Hazak appeared deep in the Miasma Valley, no one would bother with it, after all, the Hazak's lair has always been there.

"Is your mission related to that guy? Take me with you! Since he's a creature from the sea, I can definitely help!" Az no longer concealed his intentions and asked excitedly.

Pork Chop and Alva looked at Gordon.

They all thought it was a good idea to have Az join in. The target of this investigation was most likely the ancient dragon species Mingbo Dragon. With two top hunters traveling together, safety would be more guaranteed.

Of course, it's ultimately Gordon's decision.

Gordon facepalmed.

Does anyone still remember that the purpose of his trip was to solve the problem of [Madness Marks] making people crazy through practice?

"Okay, let's go together. It's just one person and one cat, then two people and one cat, and then three people and two cats, right?" Gordon waved his hand as if giving up.

At least, they were not here to hunt a target this time, so there was no need to completely unlock the restrictions of [Mad Mark] and fight desperately with the target.

If you have a chance to activate the [Mad Mark] and then try to suppress and resolve the madness little by little, it will be a good training opportunity.

"So which sea are we going to? Is it the strait near the big island in the east? Or the warm South China Sea? Or the icy sea near the Everfrost Map?
Hey, where on earth did that guy go? I’m so anxious!”

"It's not in the sea, but in the Coral Plateau. And according to the hunters' previous sighting reports, it should be in the high area to the north of the Coral Plateau."

"Not in the sea? Not even in the water?" Az blinked.

"No."

"Then I can't go fishing anymore." Az, who was originally very excited, became visibly depressed.

Gordon said helplessly, "If you want to quit, it's not too late."

"Wait!" Alva signaled Gordon not to speak.

He hooked his arm around Aziz’s shoulders and said, “Brother, why do we have to limit fishing to the water? We need to open our minds!
Don't you know what kind of place the Coral Plateau is?
All kinds of corals can be seen, wiggling eels are darting in and out at your feet, and blackcaps and manta rays are floating in the air.

Isn't air water? Isn't wind waves? If you breathe in the air, it tastes salty. Do you dare to say that it's not the bottom of the sea?

It’s not that there are no fish in the coral plateau. It should be said that there are all living things living in the coral plateau.

All! Are! Fish!

"What kind of outrageous talk, meow?!"

"Oh! Oh Oh Oh Oh!!!" Az clenched his fists.

It's burning up!

(End of this chapter)