Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1408: Know how to lie

After two days of rest and relaxation of physical and mental fatigue, the hunters are about to start the operation which the professor calls the "third phase".

There is only one ultimate goal - to make the ancient dragons who came to the place where demons gather restless.

Ansher, Gail, and the leader of the third group, who had done in-depth research on the foggy corpse dragon and that special fungus, set out together.

They will ride on pterosaurs all the way over the northern mountains and the land of dragon crystals, then cross the vast coral plateau until they reach the miasma valley.

This journey is not short.

It was quite difficult for the lazy leader of the third group, but she was still very enthusiastic.

Even without considering the ultimate purpose, the "project" of breeding a special individual ancient dragon is too interesting.

Scholars who let themselves go are terrifying. Compared with their numerous and big imaginations, Ansel's "Plague Plan" is not even worth mentioning.

It is the various rules, laws and moral bottom lines that firmly restrict them.

If they are allowed to do whatever they want, many prehistoric civilizations that have been destroyed in the course of history will serve as a lesson for us.
This time, with the opportunity of the special operation, they can carefully lift a corner of the rules and do some "exciting" research. Alva and the leaders of the three groups can't hide their expectations.

Even the oldest and most stable professors were no exception.

But he always warned himself in his heart that he must stay calm. If young people acted recklessly, he could correct them, but if he also acted recklessly, he would be corrected.

It’s hard to say what will happen next.

Compared to Anshil and others, the actions of other hunters seemed much more routine.

The first step at the moment is to act covertly, sneak into various areas where ancient dragons are active, and collect as much scales, blood, secretions and other substances with obvious ancient dragon scent as possible.

Then use these things to do something.

"This type of mission is not what we are good at. I'll listen to you on what to do." Gordon directly handed the command to his senior brother Julius.

The three members of the alcohol team also had an "we'll do whatever you say" look on their faces, with their brains blank.

Julius felt a little helpless.

It is true that they are better at writing, but as captains of a high-level hunting group, is it possible that Gordon and Ted have no idea what to do?

Of course not, these guys are just too lazy to think.

"The goal is not to fight, but to carry out covert operations. Naturally, the more dispersed the personnel are, the better."

Julius sighed and began to explain, "From now on, we will no longer operate in small teams, but in groups of two, or even alone."

Ted raised his hand. "Where are our hunting buddies? Are our hunting buddies coming with us?"

He asked this question on behalf of Babaka. Unlike the people in Yinbian who all had cats and dogs, Fengying even had both a cat and a dog. Their entire team only had Babaka as a hunting partner.

"No, in similar operations, hunting partners play a greater role than hunters. They can even sneak into the ancient dragon's lair without attracting the target's attention. Therefore, they will act alone."

"alright."

Maka made an "understood" gesture, and then she asked Julius curiously, "By the way, how come your team doesn't even have a hunting partner?

Your mission is mainly about investigation and reconnaissance, right? Wouldn't it be more convenient if you have a hunting cat as a hunting partner?"

Julius didn't like to waste his breath on topics other than the mission content, so Nadia explained for him:
“In the past, when we needed the assistance of cat hunters in our missions, we would directly cooperate with the guild’s cat hunting team.

You can also choose a suitable hunting cat as a temporary partner according to different task requirements.

As for a fixed hunting partner, Aiden originally had a Melaleu partner."

When Aiden heard about his former hunting partner, he smiled and waved his hand, "That guy wanted to be a businessman rather than a hunting cat.

So we separated after joining the investigation team and arriving in the New World. It also went to pursue its dream of becoming a 'profiteer'."

".I see."

"Okay, let's get back to the topic." Julius clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "I hope you all always remember that the ancient dragon species are generally very intelligent, and it is not easy to deceive them.

For example, we obtained several scales of Flame King Dragon, hoping to use them to stimulate Glacial Dragon.

Throwing these scales directly into the ice and snow area or directly into the Ice Curse Dragon's lair will definitely not work.

It's like when you wake up one day and find a few dragon teeth next to your pillow.

Your first reaction must be "Whose prank is this?", not "In the middle of the night, a dragon sneaked into my house and ate my pillow."

So everyone, when making various arrangements, please be more sincere and not just throw them away casually. "

"Um, can you be more specific?" asked Oshura, who had never done anything like this before.

Julius thought for a moment, "Let's take the Flame King Dragon Scales and Ice Curse Dragon as examples. We can come to a location closer to the ice and snow zone, for example.
Well, let’s go to the hot spring pool where the golden lion entity is frozen.

Rub some sulfur on the weapon, imitating the shape of the Flame King Dragon's claw marks, and leave some traces on the glacier that froze the Golden Lion.

Then mix the dragon scales with the gunpowder and detonate them together to create some traces of the explosion attack, and then evacuate before the Ice Curse Dragon is attracted by the explosion.

In this way, the possibility that the Ice Curse Dragon will be misled into thinking that the Flame King Dragon will pose a threat to its territory will be much greater."

"It's so complicated."

"In short, it's to set up a scene in advance, and then try to imitate the appearance of that scene as much as possible, so as to achieve the purpose of misleading. Do you understand?"

"I think I understand." Gordon nodded thoughtfully.

Oshura scratched his head and said, "I understand it, but I'm not sure I can do it well."

"It's okay. Exchange ideas more often and use your brains more. There will always be a way."

Julius continued, “For now, let’s collect as many substances that contain the ancient dragon’s aura as possible.

Without that, subsequent plans are just empty talk.”

Speaking of this, Julius showed a slight smile on his face, "I have to say, the guide insects in the New World are indeed good things.

With their help, the task of collecting breath substances becomes much simpler. We just need to be careful to hide and not expose ourselves to the ancient dragon easily.

By the way, Gordon, you have to pay special attention to this aspect." At this point, Julius turned to look at Gordon.

"Me?" Gordon pointed at himself.

"Your [Wild Mark] is too strong. It may be able to completely restrain its aura under normal circumstances, but once other powerful creatures appear nearby, it will become 'excited', right?"

"Uh, yes."

Gordon subconsciously touched his armor. "Although this kind of 'excitement' will not have any effect on me, it does have the risk of attracting the attention of other ancient dragons and causing exposure."

"Do you have spare armor?"

"No."

Julius stared at him with a look that seemed to say - I told you to be prepared.

Gordon looked away, embarrassed.

Before setting off, I never imagined that there would be so many messy tasks. I thought that all I had to do was fight.

"How about I go without armor?" Gordon suggested.

"No!" Hayata glared at him angrily, "Do you want to die?"

"Um"

Julius hesitated for a moment, then looked up. "Well, Ted, you're not good at covert operations, are you?"

Ted raised his head proudly, "Of course! A real man should face it head-on!"

"You and Gordon, form a team of two." Julius pointed at the two and said, "Find a way to find that Nergigante, fight it, and defeat it.

There should be a lot of bone spines, bloodstains, broken scales and the like left at the scene.

Compared to stealthily picking up things, this more direct method is more suitable for you."

(End of this chapter)