Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1321 It’s you, the ancient dragon man again!
Not to mention whether they are edible or not, and whether they taste good, how to catch those manta rays is a big problem.

Looking at those ancient creatures flying in the air, Yu Zi seemed a little confused.

In the past few days, its owner Az has repeatedly emphasized to it that there is no difference between being on the coral plateau and being in the sea. Flying in the air is equivalent to swimming in the sea, and running on the ground is equivalent to crawling on the seabed. Everywhere you look, there are fish.

Things like the flying eel, the wiggling eel, and the manta ray do look like marine creatures.

but.
Yuzi looked at the harpoon-like weapon in his hand.

How to catch them?
"We can use the shock wave of the bomb to blow them down, meow!" Pig Chop suggested, holding up a slime bomb.

Yu Zi nodded suddenly.

Using explosions to stun fish in the water and then catching them is indeed a very common way of fishing.

"Wait a minute," Gordon pressed down Pig Chop's paw that was holding the explosive bomb. "Can we think of some gentler methods? Besides, isn't the noise from the explosive bomb a bit too loud?"

"That's right, meow." Pork Chop put away the explosive bomb with a bit of regret, "Then find one that flies lower and use the catapult to see if we can shoot it down, meow?"

This proposal is finally much more reliable.

The man and two cats looked up for a while, and finally waited until only some of the cats circled and flew down. Gordon immediately raised his hand and fired the catapult.

Small stones not even as big as a fist flew out.

However, since the distance was close to the range limit of the catapult and Gordon lacked talent as a shooter, the shot went astray.

The two cats simultaneously cast disappointed glances at him.

Gordon looked a little embarrassed. He picked up another stone from the rock wall next to him, reloaded, and fired!

Crooked again.
The stone brushed against the manta ray's body and flew past.

Gordon thought that the manta ray would be frightened and fly away, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't seem to be alert at all and continued to fly leisurely and slowly.

"Then you can't blame me." Gordon picked up stones from the coral reefs around him one by one, wound up the bow, and fired, repeating the cycle over and over again.

After trying six or seven times, I finally succeeded in hitting the target.

Due to the long distance, the force carried by the stone was severely reduced, and Gordon thought that this blow would not have any impact on the ancient creature that was almost two meters long.

In the final analysis, I just want to prove myself.

However, the effect of the stone attack was unexpectedly good. The ancient manta ray trembled all over, and its paddle-like limbs were retracted under its belly, and it fell from the air swayingly.

Yu Zi reacted quickly and rushed out with a "Meow!"

The fallen manta ray didn't have a chance to recover and take off again, it was stabbed to death by a cat fork.

Gordon opened his mouth. He had originally wanted to capture it alive with a capture net.

Together with Pork Chop, they moved over and the two cats surrounded the strange creature which was still twitching slightly and began to look at it.

Fish Roe tried to pull out his Thunderbolt Cat Fork, but accidentally lifted up the Manta Ray along with it.

Gordon Pork Chop was stunned when he saw Yu Zi lifting up a manta ray that was almost twice as big as himself.

Is this guy so strong?

Yuzi was also startled and exclaimed softly: "What a light meow?!"

It was thought that a "fish" of this size would weigh at least several dozen kilograms, but after lifting it up, it was discovered that it was much lighter than imagined.

Gordon and his team also tried it.

It is indeed as Yu Zi said, this seemingly large manta ray probably weighs less than ten kilograms.

Although its entire body is covered with shells, the shells are very thin and seem to be hollow inside, giving people the feeling of holding a huge empty cardboard box.

Gordon scratched his chin. "That's not surprising. If it's very heavy, it can't float in the air like a kite, right?"

"Meow——" Pig Chop's entire face wrinkled together, "After removing the inedible shell and the innards that I dare not eat, is there really still meat left to eat from this thing, meow?"

Even though he said this, Pig Chop still started to peel the manta ray with some disbelief.

Yu Zi tilted his head and looked for a while, then ran away with the cat fork, and Gordon didn't have time to call him.

But Fish Roe was a mature hunting cat, so there was no need to worry about his safety, so Gordon stayed and peeled the fish with Pork Chops.

Cutting open one layer of shell after another, there are many air bladder-like air sacs in the middle, which are filled with some kind of light gas. This may be the key to this creature's ability to float in the air.

But that's not what Gordon and the others care about, they want to find the meat! Why is there green and slimy internal organs under the shell?!
Little by little, more like dissecting it than peeling, I finally peeled off a few strips of translucent gelatinous meat from between the layers of the thin shell on the back, which looked like only a few bites' worth.

"All it meows is shells. It's better to catch a wiggler eel."

Pig Chop cursed, "There's so little meat, no wonder it's been so leisurely. I'm afraid there aren't even any natural enemies. Who would eat this?"

"Can we catch a few more cats?" Yu Zi, who had come back at some point, whispered.

"Forget it, meow. Let's catch something more substantial next time, meow." Pork Chop had given up.

Yu Zi leaned sideways and took off the thing on his back. It was a swaying eel with several gills strung together, twisting and turning.

There are two lively lantern fish hanging on its flying brontosaurus fork.

"As expected of the fish basket clan, their fishing efficiency is really high." Gordon rubbed the fish roe's head.

He mentioned the wiggler eels that looked like they had more meat than bones, and kicked the messy corpse of the ancient manta ray again, "If we have these, that's enough.

That fish is really ugly, can it really be eaten?"

Fish Roe knew that Gordon was referring to the lantern fish on his harpoon, so he nodded and said, "It looks very similar to an anglerfish, so it should be delicious, meow."

But it’s a bit troublesome to handle, you have to hang it up, skin it, and cut it, otherwise the most delicious liver will break.”

"Look at them, that's what professionalism is. Find some time to learn from them!" Gordon said to Pork Chop meaningfully.

Under the dead fish eye glare of Pork Chop, he was about to leave, shaking off the wriggling eels that were trying to wrap around his wrist armor.

The moment he turned around, Gordon sensed some strange aura.

He stopped.

Pig Chop reacted quickly. He turned around immediately, pricked up his ears, and alertly searched for possible danger.

Gordon turned his gaze upward.

On the top of the coral reef, which is stacked up like countless plates, stands a strange and mysterious figure.

He was only about one meter tall, wearing a cloak woven from kelp and sponges, covered with barnacles and corals, and with a glowing jellyfish on his head.

That was an ancient dragon man.

Before the other party opened his mouth, Gordon's head started to hurt.

He had come into contact with the ancient dragon people twice. The first time led to the appearance of the Xuanhui Dragon, and the second time was a warning to the Molten Dragon that entering the underground corridor would detonate the new continent.

Similar warnings occurred several times according to the investigation team's records, and none of them were good things.

Could it be that this time he brought some bad news again?

I really don't want to listen.
Gordon sighed silently and came to the coral rock where the ancient dragon man stood.

"You" Gordon was about to say something when the other party spoke first.

"The earth has awakened, and the song is heard far away.

The Dragon King is entrenched at the end, disaster and chaos are coming."

(End of this chapter)