Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1383 The Role of Hunters

"But wouldn't this be a bit dangerous?"

Hayata looked worried. "If we lure out the Dragon King in this way, we won't be sure when and how he will appear, so it will be difficult to fully prepare for the battle."

The professor raised his hand, signaling her to be patient, "First of all, I want you to be clear about one thing.

Whether it's me, the Commander-in-Chief, Master Cambe, or the Great Elder, none of us has ever hoped that you could kill the Dragon King.

I'm not looking down on your strength. Without a doubt, you are already among the top hunters.

But that is a 'taboo' and is absolutely beyond the reach of human beings.

Asking you to fight the Dragon King head-on, or even asking you to hunt him down, is no different from asking you to die."

Gordon frowned. "Then why did the guild send us here? Just to investigate? Even if they finally find the unknown of the Dragon King, they will do nothing else?"

"Of course not." The professor twisted the tuft of beard on his chin, "From the behavior pattern of the Dark Lantern Dragon, we can roughly infer some of the habits of the suspected adult dragon king.

They absorb the energy of the earth unscrupulously and will eventually destroy everything.

Nature will intervene, and that’s what we call ‘nature’s restraining force.’”

Anshil frowned. Mr. Mecca (a dragon hunter) also said something similar, but he did not fully agree.

“Is this kind of thinking a bit too passive and pessimistic? Can we pin our hopes on things that are invisible and intangible?”

"It's not invisible or intangible." The professor turned to look at Ansil, "It's mentioned in the ancient dragon people's motto that the appearance of the Dragon King will bring the 'dark sun'.

The latter is the embodiment of "destruction". What do you think it is here to destroy?

If you think this is just some unrealistic prophecy and not reliable enough, don't forget about Ancient Dragon Ferry."

"Ancient Dragon Ferry?"

“Affected by the Dragon King, the ancient dragons far away in the Old World have become restless.

Even if only a very small number of them actually crossed the sea, don't forget that they are ancient dragons, not giant wild boars or monster birds.

Each one is a moving disaster.

The Dragon King who hides in the dark, manipulates energy, and changes the environment is safe.

But once it comes to the fore.

"What do you think the ancient dragons that came across the sea would do if they found out that they were lured here by a certain entity in order to 'eat' them?"

Anhil fell silent.

“Don’t think too highly of yourself. We are part of nature, and hunters’ efforts to maintain the balance of nature are also part of nature’s self-regulating ability.

But we are by no means the masters of the world, and hunters and guilds cannot be equated with the so-called "restraint".

In my opinion, even if we do nothing, the Dragon King will not survive for long, because it is at war with the entire world and all of nature.

Unless, it is really powerful enough to burn everything.

If it gets to that point, can you guys stop it?"

After hearing what the professor said, Aiden scratched his head helplessly, "If that's the case, what's the point of all our efforts?"

Whenever the young man was emotional, he would always like to fiddle with the tuft of red hair on his head.

The professor glared at Julius, his eyes clearly saying, "Did you teach this idiot?"

Feng Ying secretly closed her mouth. She actually wanted to say that too, but Aiden spoke first.

Julius held his forehead helplessly, and Gordon smiled and explained for him: "Everything we do is not entirely for nature, but more for mankind.

You can think of it as us pulling the Dragon King hard.

Let it come to the front of the stage from behind the scenes ahead of time, so that no matter whether it is the incarnation of destruction or other ancient dragons lured by it, they will notice it earlier.

This change may be insignificant to the natural world as a whole.

But if we can resolve these issues sooner, the various disturbances caused by the ancient dragon's restlessness can be quelled sooner, which is very important for our human civilization."

"I see!"

"I have explained everything that needs to be explained." The short professor stood on a chair, "In the next stage, don't act separately, hunt in small teams.

Let me set a goal for you first. The Silver Edge Team will kill four large monsters a day, and the Pen Head Team will kill three a day.

The density of large monsters in the Gathering of Demons is very high, so this shouldn't be too much of a burden for you.

Whether it's a coral land or a forest, you can choose any place and clear out the upper ecosystem of that area for me!"

In the camp.

The oven door was opened.

Alva peered inside.

"Eh? Is it a bit too hot?"

"Why don't you take it out right away, meow!?" Pork Chop meowed angrily.

Alva grabbed the spatula beside him and hurriedly scooped the huge piece of roast meat out of the oven and put it on a plate.

"Phew—at least it's not burnt and can be eaten!"

Alva breathed a sigh of relief, shoveled the barbecue onto the small table where the hunters were sitting, picked up the meat cleaver, and cut the huge piece of barbecue weighing more than ten kilograms into thick slices.

The cross section of the meat was no longer the mouth-watering pink color, nor was there much juice, it was dry.

But Alva was already quite satisfied. "The herbivorous dragon steak is cooked to perfection, very chewy! Just sprinkle some pepper and salt on it and it's done!"

"Too much spilled meow!"

The hunters at the table looked a little grim.

Originally, it was Pork Chop who should have been responsible for the cat meal, but Alva took the initiative to say that as the compiler of the team, this part of the work should be his responsibility.

Everyone told him to give it a try.

The result is obviously not very good. It’s not that this steak is inedible, but it has a more obvious effect on the masseter muscle training.

Gordon sighed, "Come on, everyone. Once you've filled your stomach, it's time to go."

Feng Ying put a piece onto her plate, bit it hard, and finally bit off a piece.

She had a bitter face, chewed hard, and muttered, "I should have known that I shouldn't have let Aibo go to the Pen Team. Aibo's cooking is delicious too.

Oh my god, it’s a bit salty.”

Alva smiled dryly and handed her a piece of bread.

In other professional skills such as ecology, cartography, navigation, trace analysis, etc., he is the best among all editors.

It's just cooking.
After finishing the meal with some effort, Gordon wiped his mouth and stood up. "Let Pork Chop take charge of the cooking from now on."

Xianglan stretched her neck to swallow the meat in her mouth, but she choked. She quickly asked Hayata to help her pat it down a few times before it went down.

He said angrily: "Who usually cooks for your family? Miss Sheriff should arrest you!"

"Not really. At least it fills my stomach and doesn't make me sick." Ansel said expressionlessly, "But I think you should really put more energy into data collection and map making."

".Fine."

Alva gave up, threw his apron aside and picked up the thick notebook.

"Our plan for today is this. There is a poisonous bird nearby. Let's deal with it first. Then, there is a female fire dragon to the south. It may call for a mate during the battle. Of course, that would be the best.

In the afternoon, there is a Thunder Wolf Dragon further southwest. If we can deal with it quickly, we can go further west. There are traces of the activity of the Barbarian Jaw Dragon there!"

Gordon grabbed the Inscription Greatsword and put it behind his back.

"Four large monsters in one day? As long as we don't waste too much time on the road, no problem, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)