Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1335 Giant Rock
At the edge of the ground that was about to collapse, Feng Ying stopped temporarily.

The scene of the ground collapsing in front of her, revealing the underground space, gave her a familiar feeling.

"Do you all like to hide underground? " Feng Ying muttered to herself in a strange tone.

The crack spread to her feet, and a large piece of rock slab broke apart, taking her with it and falling down.

Feng Ying did not seem panicked.

Just like a flying bird is not afraid of heights, Feng Ying, who was confident that she would not fall to her death, did not care about such a fall.

She jumped between the falling rock slabs to slow herself down. This kind of agility is not something that everyone can do, especially someone of Gordon Ted's size.

They are more likely to fall straight down...

Simply kicking the falling rocks is not enough to reduce the falling speed to a safe level.

Therefore, at the moment of landing, Feng Ying released the Kinsect to relieve the force and land smoothly.

The yellow sand blocked her vision, so she raised her head and looked upwards.

The rock crust that they had previously regarded as the ground, about thirty meters above here, had now completely collapsed.

If it weren't for the large rock slabs and gravel around it, there would be almost no trace of the "ground" that ever existed there.

So this is the real ground of the core area of ​​the Origin Island, and it’s just covered with a “lid”?
Feng Ying was just guessing when she suddenly felt a strong sense of threat.

Feng Ying released the Kinsect without thinking, and used the insect silk to dodge to the side.

At the same time, a giant hand made of rock reached out from the ground and clenched tightly, almost grabbing her and crushing her into pulp.

"What the hell is this?!" Feng Ying couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

This half-exposed rock palm is nearly twenty meters wide, and its four fingers are clearly visible, each of which looks like a towering rock pillar.

The shape and structure of the rock palm are quite similar to those of humans and some fang beast monsters.

If the monster hidden deep underground is really a beast with a body shape similar to that of a golden lion, how big would it be?

One hundred meters? Two hundred meters? ? !

At this moment, Feng Ying had the urge to send an emergency signal directly to warn her companions to retreat immediately.

What is this "great existence"? Could it be another creature the size of a Molten Mountain Dragon? !
Another rock palm stretched out from the ground, the two rock palms facing each other, as if to tear the earth apart.

Feng Ying's heart sank even more.

The finger was about to reach for the flare, and the mysterious existence hidden underground finally revealed its true form in the yellow sand.

It was a giant ancient dragon made entirely of rocks and minerals.

Bloated, primitive, and nearly forty meters long, it looks like a moving mountain.

However, perhaps because she had prepared herself too much, Feng Ying, who had prepared herself to face a 200-meter-tall giant, thought this thing was quite small and exquisite...

What she mistook as the hands were actually the monster's wings, and those finger-shaped stone pillars were probably the wing bones.

However, there were no wing membranes between these wing bones, and the body, which seemed to be made entirely of rock, obviously did not have the ability to float like the Fuyue Dragon.

In other words, it is almost impossible for this monster to have the ability to fly.

So what is the significance of Dragon Wing's existence?

You should know that the evolution of ancient dragon species has almost reached perfection.

Just like the Laoshanosaurus, its wings have completely degenerated and disappeared, while the even more exaggerated Lavaosaurus has evolved its wing limbs into supports for the volcano on its back, balancing its terrifying weight of tens of thousands of tons.

So are the wings of this "stone dragon" in front of us completely useless?
Not too possible.

Judging from the way this thing crawled out from the ground, this pair of stone wings could at least dig the soil like a shovel, but she always felt that things would not be that simple.

After a brief confrontation of a few seconds, the mysterious stone dragon let out a muffled roar like an earth rumble.

“Buzz, boom, boom—!”

It supported the stone wings on the ground, and the next second, a strange phenomenon occurred.

Amid the buzzing sound whose frequency exceeded the limit of human hearing, the air around the stone wing became blurred, and the dust floating in the air condensed into patterns similar to water waves.

The originally solid rocky ground suddenly turned into fine quicksand.

Feng Ying, who was almost trapped in it, quickly retreated.

"This is. A shock?!"

The area of ​​quicksand continued to expand, and the rock slabs and boulders that had collapsed before were also swallowed up by the quicksand in an instant.

Wait until the vibration subsides and the dust settles.

The quicksand-like ground had unexpectedly condensed into solid, flat rock again, with familiar ripple-like patterns on it.

The ground we saw during the previous investigation, as well as the patterns formed by the condensation of sand and dust during the vibration, were all like this.

What an amazing ability.

Feng Ying drew out her sword and raised her large shield.

The stone dragon in front of him was bloated and moved slowly, but his ability to turn rocks into gravel in the blink of an eye made people feel fearful.

Due to the changes in terrain, it may take some time for others to arrive.

Before that, her mission is to find out as much as possible about the abilities and weaknesses of the mysterious ancient dragon.

Feng Ying gripped the hilt tightly and took a deep breath, "Let's go!"

A man, a cat and a dog rushed out at the same time.

The hound's sprint speed is much faster than that of the hunter. Amber was the first to arrive in front of the mysterious ancient dragon, holding the sickle in her mouth, and pounced on the mysterious ancient dragon's face without fear.

The mushroom riding on its back took advantage of the situation and jumped up, climbed onto the head of the mysterious ancient dragon, and then climbed up the latter's back like climbing a mountain.

It wants to try and see if it can dig something out!

Taking advantage of the opportunity when her hunting companions were distracting the mysterious ancient dragon, Feng Ying had already approached the side of the mysterious ancient dragon's neck.

Through observation, she found that this mysterious ancient dragon seemed to be made entirely of rocks, but those rocks were probably just attachments wrapped around the main body.

The reason is very simple. The rock textures of different parts of the mysterious ancient dragon's body are not the same. There are translucent quartz, basalt common in volcanic areas, and mineral rocks rich in metal minerals, and so on.

This patchwork body structure is not reasonable for a creature. If those rocks are its shell, it should be more homogeneous like that of a rock dragon or a armored dragon.

At the same time, she also noticed that at the bottom of these various types of minerals, there was a kind of grayish-white mud-like substance.

Consider that it came out from underground.

Those minerals that obviously came from different regional environments were probably adhered to the gray-white clay layer by layer, eventually forming the current appearance.

If that were the case, there would be no point in attacking those rocks.

So she aimed at the area below the mysterious ancient dragon's neck, near the throat.

Perhaps to facilitate movement, there are no large rocks here. If the thick and tough gray-white clay protection can be broken through, the body of the mysterious ancient dragon may be harmed.

"Drink!"

After a brief build-up of strength, Feng Ying swung out with all her strength.

The mysterious ancient dragon's movements were very slow, and its reaction speed didn't seem very fast either, so the sword struck very hard.

At a closer distance, she was able to see more clearly.

These grayish-white clay-like substances are actually composed of some kind of mucus mixed with fine-textured sand.

Not only can it stick to huge rocks and act as a "connector", it can also effectively dissipate the power of various slashing impacts.

However, under the effects of the frost and low temperature of [Imperial Gold Shield Axe·Ice], the mucus seemed to have lost its stickiness and became brittle.

The blade cutting in felt much easier than she had imagined.

"Ok?"

Feng Ying narrowed her eyes in surprise. She temporarily put away the Imperial Gold Shield Axe, pulled out the peeling knife, and cut the gray-white clay.

Even if the blade did not penetrate deeply, one could clearly feel the sluggish feeling of the blade being stuck by mucus, as if it was cutting into a large piece of mud.

"Sure enough!" Feng Ying showed an excited smile on her face.

"Your weakness is ice!"

P.S. In the official setting, the younger brother dragon will secrete a kind of mucus on its body, which will stick rocks to its body and form a hard protection.

However, this should not be an intentional act of self-protection. After all, in theory, it has no natural enemies to guard against (the black catfish is an exception).

(End of this chapter)