Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1409 The Abandoned Brothers

The eastern camp in the Guiding Lands.

This is the largest camp established by the investigation team.

It has high security and an excellent geographical location, and can lead to various areas of the Demon Gathering Land.

Hunters always like to gather here before setting out, store supplies, and make a series of preparations before the mission.

The first to set off were the three writers. It was finally their turn for the task they were good at. Even Julius, who was calm by nature, couldn't help but get a little excited.

Hayata sat on Liefeng's back and said hello to Gordon, "We're leaving first."

Gordon waved his hand.

With a light shout, Hayata and Fengying rode on the hounds, rushed out of the camp and headed towards the target area they were responsible for.

"We are leaving too. Be careful and don't cause trouble for others."

Maka kicked Ted in the calf, and left the camp with Oshura amid the latter's dissatisfaction.

In the camp that was crowded a few minutes ago, there were only two lonely people left.

Gordon and Ted looked at each other.

Obviously, he is the leader and core combat force of the two hunting groups, Silver Edge and Alcohol. With the nine-star and eight-star hunter levels, he should be the absolute focus of attention wherever he is.

But at this moment, I inexplicably felt abandoned.

"Isn't it just that he's not good at covert operations? Is it necessary to despise him so much?" Ted muttered in dissatisfaction.

Gordon also sighed.

This time Anshil and his crew traveled by air and did not bring the gale with them.

He originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to ride a few more times for fun, but the guy was called away by Hayata's whistle.

Is this what they call hating dogs?
"Hey--"

Fortunately, these two giants whose arms are almost as thick as ordinary people's waists are not delicate people.

They looked at each other, shrugged, and put their weapons on their backs.

"Speaking of which, we are asked to find the Nergigante, but how do we find it? It's not like the Flame King Dragon or the Ice Curse Dragon, which have a preferred natural environment.

It's not strange that the Nergigante appears anywhere, right?" Ted asked, wiping his bald head.

"Well, the Nergigante has a strong ability to adapt." Gordon glanced at his armor, "The Nergigante we hunted before preferred to go to the Dragon Crystal Land.

But that guy probably doesn't like the natural environment of the Dragon Crystal Land, more because there are many powerful enemies gathered there."

"In that case, with so many powerful enemies in the Troll Land, it's only natural for Nergigante to come here?"

"Yeah, the last time I saw it, it was chasing the Flame Dragon King and the Flame Dragon Queen. I don't know what it was thinking.

If they fight alone, the Nergigante will most likely win, but if they fight one against two, the Nergigante might be hiding somewhere to recover from its injuries, right?" Gordon said with a tut-tut.

"Then when will we find it? Isn't there any more proactive way?" Ted yelled. With his impatient temper, he couldn't accept wandering around aimlessly.

Gordon thought about it and said, "Maybe there is a way."

"Stop being so pretentious and tell me!"

Gordon showed Ted the [Mad Mark] on his body, "This is made of the material of a special individual that evolved from the Nergigante. Scholars call that guy the 'World-annihilating Nergigante.'

As an ancient dragon species that seeks greater power, Nergigante should be attracted by the aura of a 'stronger being' released by this set of armor, right?"

"Maybe, what are you going to do?" Ted continued.

"Our idea is to find a place that is open enough and far away from other ancient dragon activity areas, and then release our aura with all our strength.

If that guy senses it, he should come over here.”

This straightforward method suited Ted's taste very well. He couldn't help but urge, "Then what are we waiting for? Why don't you release your aura quickly?"

"I told you to find a remote and spacious place first!" Gordon unfolded the map, searched for a while, and finally found a suitable place.

"The southeastern seaside, that place is at the edge of the forest area, far away from other areas. No traces of ancient dragons have been found in the forest area so far, so it is relatively safe."

"That's it!"

Too lazy to think any further, the two made a hasty decision. They summoned the acid pterosaur and flew towards the target location.

Different from the delicate and soft golden sand beach that people usually imagine, this beach is made up of rough gravel and large and small broken reefs.

In the cracks of the rocks soaked by sea water, several salt- and alkali-tolerant flying gravel fruits are growing tenaciously, making this beach look not so desolate.

After stomping on the gravel beach with his heavy combat boots for a few times and rolling them a little, Ted was quite satisfied with this place, "It's OK, it won't sink or slip.

There are also some reefs around that can serve as shelters, which is fine as a battlefield. Hurry up and use your power, Brother Gordon!"

Gordon didn't waste any time. He stretched his neck, pulled down his armor, concentrated his mind, and tried to completely loosen the restrictions on the [Mad Mark] while trying to release his breath.

A few seconds passed like this.

Ted on the side couldn't help but speak up, "The momentum is good, but is that all?
This is completely your own aura, right? Didn't you say that you were going to release the aura of the World-annihilating Nergigante hidden in the [Mad Mark]?"

Gordon, who was holding his head high and chest puffed out, couldn't help but feel angry. "There's no strong opponent here. The [Crazy Mark] isn't activated at all. What can I do?"

"What? You need to find a strong opponent first? Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Gordon choked.

It was difficult for him to explain this question. He couldn't just say it was because he forgot.
In the past, he would only release his aura with all his strength when facing powerful monsters in order to intimidate them or attract their attention.

In that case, [Mad Mark] will naturally be activated.

As for who he released his aura for on weekdays? To scare Feng Ying? Because there was no need and he had never done so, he subconsciously ignored it.

The two were embarrassed.

After a moment's silence, Ted suggested, "Would it be helpful to give you some sense of danger?"

".what are you up to?"

"I'm aiming my dragon-killing cannon at you. Don't worry, I'll move the cannon away at the last moment."

"Well, you can try."

The two stood face to face, several meters apart.

Ted had his rifle leveled, and Gordon had his sword leveled with both hands, taking a defensive stance.

This way, even if Ted's hands were shaking, he would only be blown away, and would probably get hurt a little, but nothing serious would happen.

"I'm about to start, Brother Gordon!"

"No problem, come on! Brother Ted!"

Ted pulled the trigger of the dragon-strike cannon, and a blazing light condensed at the muzzle of the [Light-Breaking Gunlance].

Gordon stared directly at the muzzle of the gun and tried again, mobilizing the [Crazy Mark] to release his aura.

“Rumble, rumble—!”

At the last moment, Ted Young raised the muzzle of the gun.

A terrifying artillery attack, powerful enough to kill a giant wild boar king in an instant, was released into the air.

The aftermath of the impact, wrapped in flames, swept across the sword in Gordon's hand, pushing his body back half a step.

"How does it feel?" Ted asked expectantly.

Gordon lifted his visor and touched his ears. "I feel like I'm going deaf, but it's no use. Maybe it's because I know you won't really blast me, so I'm not nervous."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you are indeed a 'brave man'. You don't even show any emotion when facing the dragon bombardment."

"I just thought you were complimenting me."

"Meow meow~, I took some amazing photos meow."

"?!!"

Gordon Ted turned his head suddenly and found Xianglan, holding a portable camera, standing on a reef not far away, looking at them.

"Why are you here?" Gordon asked hoarsely.

Xianglan put her hands on her hips and said, "I was looking for traces in the nearby forest. I happened to see you two flying here. You don't want Hayatama Ka Ansil Julius to know."

Xianglan had just said half of her words when Gordon and Ted suddenly jumped up.

One of them grabbed Xianglan's neck before she could react, and then punched the valuable portable camera to pieces.

"Meow meow meow?!!"

Xianglan, who was held in Gordon's hand, was stunned for a moment, then struggled and screamed angrily.

Just when Gordon was planning whether to kill the dead cat to silence it.

A huge shadow passed over the heads of the two people and the cat.

Countless red and burning egg-shaped scales fell from the sky, almost completely covering the not-so-spacious rocky beach.

A bursting scale rolled down not far from his feet. Without thinking, Gordon grabbed Xianglan and pounced with all his strength.

Red lotus bloomed and gravel splashed.

The powerful shock wave blew him away several meters.

Thanks to the timely defense and the protection of [Mad Mark], Gordon was not injured. He put Xianglan down, stood up quickly, and looked up at the raider gliding through the air.

"Exploding Scale Dragon? No, the explosive scales of ordinary Exploding Scale Dragons are not so powerful. Is this a special one?"

"Ouch——!"

Amidst the long roar, the originally silent [Crazy Mark] was finally activated.

An all-consuming aura of terror rose into the sky.

Sensing this aura, the Explosive Scale Dragon flapped its wings and began to climb.

“Roar, ga ga ga——!”

From the cloud-covered sky, another wave of ferocious roars came.

(End of this chapter)