Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1346 We have to attack!
What kind of eyes are these?

The golden irises are as brilliant as real gold, reflecting a metallic prism in the sunlight.

The pupils in the center were two dull red spots, so dim that they looked as if they were blind.

Every hunter present, whether it was Gordon and Gene who were standing in front of the mysterious ancient dragon's head, or Aiden and several heavy crossbowmen who were hiding behind rock shelters a hundred meters away.

The same thought suddenly came to everyone's mind.

——It’s staring at me.

Faced with that pair of dim red eyes that exuded a strange gaze, a suffocating feeling of palpitations enveloped everyone's heart.

This feeling is just like the first time I saw an ancient dragon.

The fierce offensive also came to a halt, and the battlefield fell into a chilling silence.

The mysterious ancient dragon stretched out its limbs, supported its body, and slowly stood up.

Gordon took a deep breath and shouted to remind everyone, "Be alert! Keep your distance!"

The hunters came to their senses and retreated quickly.

The mysterious ancient dragon touched the ground with its wing tentacles, and with a sound that was beyond the limit of human hearing, the high-frequency vibrating sand turned into fluid-like quicksand and spread in all directions.

Ted, wearing heavy armor and carrying a heavy musket and a large shield, was trapped in the quicksand due to his slow movement speed. He had to put up his large shield and take a defensive stance, holding his ground.

The mysterious ancient dragon lowered his gaze and locked onto him.

It closed its wing claws that were touching the ground forward, trying to pinch Ted between its wings and kill him like slapping a mosquito.

This method of attack made the latter feel nervous.

The large shield is strong, but it can only defend against attacks from one direction. Facing claw attacks from both sides at the same time, no matter which side is defended, the vulnerable back will always be exposed.

Can I only rely on armor to withstand the other side?

Ted gritted his teeth and tensed his muscles, facing his shield to the left, ready to withstand the attack.

At this moment, Feng Ying, who had successfully escaped from the area where the quicksand was spreading, released the Kinsect and rushed over by pulling the insect silk.

It flew nearly 20 meters in one go, passed through the gap and got between the wings that were closing rapidly.

He smashed down the big shield and stood back to back with Ted in a defensive stance, while waving insect silk to wrap around the shield for a stable defense.

"boom!"

The mysterious ancient dragon folded its wings, and in the dust that was raised, one could vaguely hear the "cracking" sound of its tentacles that looked like dead vines scraping against the shield.

Just as Gordon and others were anxiously trying to ask loudly about the situation, the flame from the muzzle of the gun and the arc of sparks from the spinning axe blade exploded at the same time, and the roars of two people were heard from within the sand curtain.

"Fire all bombs!"

"Get the hell out of it!"

“Gah—!!”

The mysterious ancient dragon screamed in pain and retracted its wings. It felt like it was grabbing a sharp turtle shell. Not only did it fail to tear the target into pieces, but it was also injured.

This made it very angry.

The wings were retracted and folded into a ring in front of it again. Seeing this movement, everyone knew what it was going to do.

Just because Ted Fengying can use his shield to withstand the claw attacks of the mysterious ancient dragon doesn’t mean they can survive the bombardment of the giant shockwave air column.

Gordon yelled, "Break it!"

Maka and Hayata, the fastest ones, rushed out immediately, but how to break through the blockade of the quicksand area and get close to the mysterious ancient dragon again was a big problem.

Maka charged at full speed and was the first to rush into the quicksand area.

With the help of the monster essence, her speed was astonishingly fast. Her feet stepped on the sand that was like flowing water, and before she could sink into it, she took another step forward.

She rushed forward for more than ten meters. The sand that provided no leverage continued to slow her down, and the quicksand gradually entangled her ankles.

But her goal had been achieved.

Before her feet could sink into the sand, she jumped up with a pole, brandishing the insect-control stick and leaping into the air.

"Flying Claw!" she shouted a reminder.

Hayata understood her intention, aimed at the tip of the insect-controlling stick and launched a flying claw. The steel hook wrapped around it, and the rope was quickly reeled in. Hayata took advantage of the momentum and flew into the air.

The huge pulling force pulled Maka back to the ground. She gritted her teeth and twisted her waist, and at the moment her feet sank into the yellow sand, she swung the insect-controlling stick forward with all her strength.

With this power, Hayata leaped over her head, broke through the area blocked by quicksand, and came to the mysterious ancient dragon.

The moment he landed, Hayata exerted force with his legs and dug a shallow pit in the sand before the quicksand collapsed. He continued to rush forward, while holding up his sword and thrusting forward with the force of the charge.

The tip of the sword pierced deeply into the bloody dragon claw, and Hayata jumped up and chopped down with the icy blade.

Air blade cuts!

The shattered ice crystals reflected the cold and solid sword energy, drawing a dazzling path of light in the air.

The sword blade fell to the ground, and the next second, a nearly three-meter-long wound appeared from the side of the mysterious ancient dragon's neck to the chest, and blood gushed out.

“Ji-ya——!”

The mysterious ancient dragon screamed in pain and leaned back, and the attack that was about to be completed was interrupted.

The golden-red pupils filled with cold anger shifted, and the shock energy on the tentacles that had not yet completely dissipated shot out towards Hayata in front of him.

Hayata saw the attack the first time, stepped back to create some distance, and narrowly avoided the direct attack of the shock wave of air.

Then, another claw attack came.

Hayata had no time to leap and dodge, her claws hitting the air, but the shock wave that erupted along the sand threw her away.

Just as the mysterious ancient dragon was about to continue chasing, a series of ice bullets came flying at it, blasting balls of ice on its face.

Under the cover of Oshura's firepower, Hayata shook his dizzy head and climbed up.

Gordon breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the latter was not seriously injured.

As the mysterious ancient dragon's attention was distracted, the quicksand that was flowing like water stopped and turned back into ordinary sand.

Gordon took a deep breath and charged towards the target again, shouting, "The speed of the attack is much faster than before, be careful not to get hit!"

"Then we have to intensify the attack!" Gene took out the motionless clothes from his bag and put them on.

Then he poured two bottles of ghost potion into his mouth. After the potion hardened, he rushed towards the mysterious ancient dragon with a roar.

The attack position on the head is naturally Gordon, the main forward.

The more seriously injured right front foot was taken by Feng Ying first, and was now deforming and starting high-pressure backfill.

Gene had no choice but to focus on the left front foot.

He approached while gathering strength.

When he arrived in front of the target, he had already completed the preparation for accumulating strength. He swung the hammer with all his strength, turning into a whirlwind.

The giant hammer surrounded by lightning repeatedly swung at the mysterious ancient dragon's left claw and ankle at an attack speed far beyond the reach of other heavy weapons.

His and Feng Ying's fierce attacks from the left and right naturally attracted the attention of the mysterious ancient dragon.

The wings spread out, and several air columns shot down from above, sweeping towards the two of them.

Feng Ying quickly interrupted her attack, turned around, disassembled the weapons, and took a big step back.

He raised his shield to accurately defend against the shockwaves of air that were sweeping past him, then took advantage of the situation to switch weapon forms and chopped back with a powerful backhand strike.

Feng Ying felt that her method of defensive counterattack was already reckless enough, but she didn't expect that there was someone more reckless than hers.

Realizing that it was too late for him to escape the danger zone, Gene simply stopped dodging and continued swinging his sledgehammer in a spinning attack.

This is what my unmoving clothes are used for!

"Om-"

A column of shockwaves swept through him, but the heavy and thick immovable clothes absorbed most of the impact, and the spinning attack continued.

But the energy of that shock could not be easily offset. The vibration penetrated deep into his internal organs, and he could not help but spit out a large mouthful of blood.

"That's it?!"

He roared and leaped up, smashing down with his sledgehammer, and the kinetic energy accumulated from the spinning attack exploded all at once.

The earth trembled under the heavy hammer, and the mysterious ancient dragon let out a howl of pain.

"Come again!" Gene spat out blood and once again assumed a stance of gathering strength.

(End of this chapter)