Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1326 Earth Spiral
The top hunters arrived at the Star Base one after another, and the Grand Commander and the Dragon Hunter Mecca also returned.

The Commander-in-Chief and others have been very busy in recent days.

The command desk, bookshelves, and even the floor of the headquarters are covered with data and reports accumulated from countless investigations.

Most of the intelligence compilation and analysis work had already been done after the hunters and compilers brought back the information.

However, the "Dragon King" mentioned in the ancient dragon people's warning caused the commander-in-chief to have some doubts.

Were all the chaos and strange phenomena that occurred before really caused by the "singing"?

In order to avoid this situation from interfering with the final judgment, they conducted a secondary analysis and review of the intelligence.

Some information is not suitable for dissemination.

The commander-in-chief had no choice but to work overtime with the director of the Ecological Research Institute, the leader of the research team, and "insiders" such as Alva, and finally completed everything before the meeting started.

On the day of the meeting, many core members from each team gathered, and the headquarters seemed to be full, so the commander-in-chief moved the meeting place to the meeting place tavern.

The huge map that could cover the entire command desk was also hung on the wall of the tavern.

After finding a seat and sitting down, Ted raised his hand as usual, wanting to call the waitress to place his order.

But he found that there was no one behind the counter. Both the receptionist and the chefs had been sent away. He could only shut his mouth awkwardly and touched his bald head.

He secretly glanced at Ansel who was sitting in the front row, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he didn't notice what was happening on his side.

The commander-in-chief clapped his hands twice, and the crowd that was whispering quickly quieted down.

"The investigation into the source of the mysterious singing, which was referred to as the 'Great Being' in the expedition team's notes and by the ancient dragons, has yielded results.

This is the content of the report and discussion at this meeting." The commander-in-chief said calmly, and at the end, he glanced at Gordon and others.

Gordon and Ansel exchanged glances.

To others, the commander-in-chief's words were just an ordinary opening to the meeting, but to them, they had another meaning.

This meeting will only discuss matters concerning the Great Being.

As for the taboo information such as "Dragon King" and "Black Sun" that the ancient dragon people were unwilling to explain in detail, the commander-in-chief did not intend to reveal it at the meeting.

As insiders, they have to keep their mouths shut.

After a brief pause, the commander-in-chief's gaze fell on the dragon hunter Mecca.

Mecca stood up and said, "Let me explain. We counted all the locations where the 'singing' appeared and found that there seems to be some pattern in them according to the time sequence."

He picked up a red crayon and walked over to the huge map, where Alva held up a smaller map to provide coordinates.

The two worked together to draw dozens of red crosses on the huge map.

"Is there any pattern here?" Feng Ying muttered quietly, "Isn't the distribution very even?"

Hayata knocked her to keep her quiet.

"You may not feel anything just looking at it this way, but if we sort them by time," Mecca marked the time next to each red cross.

"Hmm?" Ansel narrowed his eyes. He felt that he had figured out something.

April stared without blinking, "Hmm, it still feels a little scattered."

At this time, Master Yuanye stood up and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if we use this as a basis, we can also mark the locations where the earth's crust has undergone drastic changes in recent years in chronological order."

There are a lot more red crosses on the map.

Now, most people realize the problem.

"A spiral? A spiral that starts from the Miasma Valley?"

"The Miasma Valley, the Coral Plateau, then north along the Grand Canyon, and then to the forest in the west of the continent. Isn't this the main route for the flow of energy in the New World?"

"That's right." The commander-in-chief folded his arms and nodded, "From the chronological order of these events, it should be moving along the earth vein corridor.

On this basis, if we add ancient dragons and various locations where monsters that have never appeared before move around,

The commander-in-chief took the crayon from Mecca and added a dozen more red crosses himself.

Then, he pressed the tip of the pen hard on these marks, drawing a huge spiral arc covering the entire New World, then connecting to the permafrost, and finally extending to the distant sea.

"On the extension line of the earth spiral, far away in the open sea, there is an isolated island. The expedition team's data calls it the 'Origin Island'.

All the clues point to this.

The 'great being' that caused all this turmoil with its 'singing' is right there." The dragon hunter pointed to the southwest corner of the huge map.

It was an unknown area shrouded in fog.

“If the geological changes continue, it is very likely to cause irreversible impact and damage to the earth veins.

In order to avoid the worst-case scenario, we decided to conduct a final investigation on the island to resolve all this.”

The commander-in-chief said, facing the crowd, “We don’t know what awaits us on that island.

An unimaginable spectacle? The truth that explains everything? Or a terrifying monster never seen before.

Regarding specific actions, I would like to ask for your thoughts.”

"Knowledge and strength are necessary. The former is the key to solving the mystery, while the latter is the basis for dealing with all situations." The dragon hunter said in a steady tone:

"As for everyone's thoughts, they should be similar."

The Grand Commander bared his white teeth and said, "Gather an elite team and drive over! Haha, isn't this how we always get here?"

Gordon raised his hand, "Since the goal is not only to find out the truth, but also to resolve the impact of the 'singing'.

So can we understand that this is a hunting mission?
The target of the hunt is the so-called 'great being'."

Listening to Gordon's murderous words, the commander-in-chief was silent for two seconds and nodded, "You can think so."

The hunters sitting around several wine tables looked at each other, and a look of understanding appeared on their faces, as if to say "I understand now."

Ansell took over Gordon's words and said, "Since the purpose is hunting, the more prepared we are, the better. Can we let the dragon-striking boat carry heavy weapons over?"

The commander-in-chief shook his head slowly. "Scholars speculate that there will be obvious geological changes near the Origin Island, and there will be dense reefs. Large ships cannot approach at all, and even small ships are at risk of running aground on the reefs, so the dragon-beating boats cannot be deployed.

Considering the dangers of unknown areas, we cannot send transport teams and craftsmen there in advance to build fortifications, and naturally we cannot use heavy weapons."

Ansel couldn't help revealing a trace of regret on his face.

If possible, he really wanted to arrange the heavy crossbows, continuous-fire cannons, rapid-fire cannons, and dragon-slaying spears, and it would be best if he could dismantle a dragon-killing cannon from Dongdoruma.

Let the monsters feel the power of industry.

"Can't use heavy weapons? What a pity. As for the hunters," Ansel looked at Gordon, "what do you think about the personnel arrangement?"

Gordon hesitated for two seconds and said, "My idea is the same as the Grand Commander's. It is most appropriate to send a small number of elite troops.

As for the specific personnel, well, the battle against the Dark Dragon is a good reference. My idea is to use the Silver Edge and Alcohol teams as the core to support the front battlefield.

Bring along the Diffusion Heavy Crossbow Team to provide heavy firepower, so that even if we encounter a huge opponent, we will have the ability to counterattack."

(End of this chapter)