Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1443 A sudden turn of events
While the archers were attacking with all their might, the swordsmen were also not idle.

If it is an ordinary large monster, when it spreads the heavy crossbow's concentrated fire, the swordsmen can only stay away if they don't want to become cannon fodder.

But the red dragon is big enough.

In addition, Gale had given special orders to lock onto the front half of the target and concentrate fire, which made the back half of the red dragon, at least near the tail, relatively safe.

The big tail, which was probably 20 meters long, was dragging outside the pit. From a certain perspective, it was quite tempting.

The larger the monster, the more critical its balance is.

If this tail can be cut off, it will definitely have a huge impact on the red dragon's actions.

Of course, cutting off the entire tail from the root would definitely be the best effect, but Gordon considered himself a pragmatic man.

The diameter of the red dragon's tail near the tail is nearly two meters, which is longer than the blade of a greatsword.

If I can cut it off from this side, why should I bother chopping off the tail? Wouldn't it be better to just chop off the red dragon's head directly?
So Gordon led the heavy weapon swordsmen to the middle and back part of the tail, the thinner part.

Coincidentally, there are also a few wounds here, and I don’t know which ancient dragon left them.

Without anyone's command, the heavy swordsmen hurried to prepare themselves.

Ted was the first to strike.

He thrust the rifle straight up, stabbed it into the deepest wound, and pulled the trigger hard.

"Dragon Cannon!"

"Boom--!"

The wound was noticeably enlarged by the fierce bombardment, but Ted's attack was not over yet.

Ted, who was pushed back half a step by the recoil, raised his rifle again and thrust the tip of the gun deeper into the charred wound.

With a dull "bang", a special stake was driven into the deepest part of the wound.

This is the detonating Longhang bomb.

Having completed his mission, Ted grinned and stepped aside.

Following closely was Feng Ying’s full-throated “Unlock it!”.

The power of a full bottle of super solution is extraordinary. The continuous bursts of ice energy wreak havoc in the wound on the red dragon's tail.

The explosive dragon-hanger bomb that Ted had driven in was also continuously detonated, and the charge pushed the stakes deeper into the wound.

The detonating Longhang bomb with its internal charge exhausted finally completed its mission and fell out of the wound.

At this time, through the wound, you can see the white tailbone deep inside.

"Dragon Slash!"

"Really charged attack!"

The powerful blows, which were filled with extremely cold air and high-intensity dragon-attribute energy, landed on the bones of the red dragon's tail one after another.

Any one of these attacks could easily cut off the dragon's tailbone, but the red dragon's bones are unusually hard.

Several heavy weapon swordsmen took turns to attack with all their might, but they were only able to barely cut off a small part of the red dragon's tail.

If you really want to cut off the tail, you have to do it at least two or three times in the same position.

But the Red Dragon obviously wouldn't give them such an opportunity.

The long tail swung, forcing the swordsmen back.

The archers' attacks continued, but the Red Dragon stood up despite the fierce attack from the crossbow fire.

Upon seeing this, Ansir immediately folded up the heavy crossbow with the barrel burning hot, and ran while shouting, "The attack is coming! Dodge!"

Everyone stopped attacking and dispersed.

A beam of blazing light swept past the red dragon from above.

The ensuing series of explosions drove the hunters away in a panic.

This attack reminded Gordon and the others of the energy torrent that the Dark Dragon had swept through.

Unlike the Dark Dragon, the Red Dragon's attacks are obviously more controllable and more condensed. It uses less energy but is two levels more powerful.

After all, the breath of the Dark Dragon can burn the ground red, but it cannot detonate rocks like the Red Dragon.

What is even more disturbing is that.

The red dragon was using the remaining energy in its body to attack, which could be seen from the fact that there was no sign of light under its body when it was absorbing energy from the earth veins.

The Dark Dragon cannot do this. It can only absorb energy from the earth veins like a water pipe while exhaling.

If a young Darklighter can do something, is there anything an adult Red Dragon can’t do?

Of course not.

The only reason it doesn't do this is that the nearby earth energy has been exhausted.

If the battlefield is at the place where the energy of the New World's earth veins converge, this battle cannot be fought at all.
Just as Gordon was feeling relieved, he saw the red dragon spread its wings.

What a pair of wings that is, the wingspan of one side is more than 30 meters. It is no exaggeration to say that they cover the sky and the sun.

"It's leaving here! Stop it!" the professor yelled.

The shooters risked their weapons and fired at full speed.

Others also tried to use props such as flash bombs and sonic boom bombs to interfere.

But the red dragon was not moved at all.

The airflow created by the flapping of the Sky-Covering Dragon's wings almost formed a storm. The hunters retreated uncontrollably, and the Red Dragon took the opportunity to rise into the air and fly in a certain direction.

Gordon's face was gloomy, "Is there really no way to trap it here? I'm afraid a protracted war is unavoidable.

Archers, hurry back to the camp to restock your ammunition, and swordsmen, follow me in pursuit!"

Amid the continuous whistles, the pterosaurs hovering in the sky swooped down and carried the hunters into the air.

Gordon was mentally prepared to chase the red dragon all the way to the New World, but the red dragon's flight path was completely different from what they had imagined.

The red dragon did not rise into the sky at all, and did not even fly completely out of the Quiet Valley.

After climbing to the vicinity of the entrance to the rift, it flipped over and landed toward an area farther into the canyon.

This behavior was somewhat difficult for the hunters to understand.

Scholars were quicker to respond.

The head of the research class shouted, "There is probably more than one node of the energy in the canyon!
The energy in that area has just been exhausted, but there may be other energy nodes in other locations!
It's like a warehouse for storing spare food! It should be somewhere like this!"

The hunters' faces changed drastically after hearing this.

Gordon, who had kept a distance from the red dragon for safety reasons, quickly urged the pterosaur to speed up, "Chase it! Don't give it time to recover from its injuries!"

The hunters chased after the red dragon and came to a deeper and darker area.

This place is connected to the Netherworld Valley, but the terrain is similar to a tiankeng.

There are nearly vertical rock walls all around, and when you look up you can only see a small patch of skylight, as if you are at the bottom of a well.

The red dragon folded its wings and landed heavily on the ground.

Following a soul-shaking roar, a large area of ​​dazzling silver light flashed from under its body.

Everyone who witnessed this scene understood that the research class leader had guessed correctly.

The area where the previous battle took place has been depleted of energy, but an unknown amount of earth vein energy is still stored here.

With the continuous infusion of earth energy, the wounds on the red dragon's body are healing rapidly.

No, not healing.

As the mercury-like earth energy surged into the red dragon's wounds, even the most serious injuries were restored to their original state in a flash of light.

Even the broken horn on its head and the single eye that was blinded by the fire storm were regenerated in the flow of light.

The miserable appearance a few minutes ago seemed to be just an illusion. At this moment, it is still the majestic "Dragon King".

At this moment, everyone couldn't help but feel a little powerless.

Only Gordon broke out into a fit of laughter.

"Didn't you notice?! It only heals the most serious wounds!"

He released the hook in advance, jumped onto the red dragon's back, stabbed the [Immovable] sword into a wound that had not yet healed, and pulled it hard.

Dragon-attribute energy exploded, and the dragon blood from the wound splattered all over his armor. Under the severe pain, the red dragon couldn't help but howl and staggered two steps.

"If the 'grain reserves' here were really that abundant, would they be so frugal?

It's just a hungry ghost who can't even get enough food, so kill it!"

(End of this chapter)