Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Chapter 1483 This is Barubare!

"It is over 40 meters long, covered with a brown-red carapace, and has amazing defensive power. Hunter weapons have little effect on it, so its attribute weaknesses have not been discovered."

"Like the Fengshan Dragon and the Haoshan Dragon, it can dive and swim in the sand sea."

"Somehow, it can condense a sandstorm tornado."

"It will eject high-pressure air mixed with sand and gravel from the glands on both sides of its body, which is powerful enough to shatter the hull of the dragon ship."

"Possess the ability to fly."

Gordon extracted important information from Musa's description.

"I'm not sure whether that can be considered flying ability. It doesn't seem to fly very high, and its flying speed is slow and inflexible." Musa seemed a little hesitant.

"Can it stay in the air for a long time? Or can it only glide like a flying fish leaping out of the water?" Hayata asked as he recorded.

“Yes, I saw it stay in the air for at least a minute, and it was able to swing its body and climb.

How can I describe it? That posture doesn't look like flying, but more like swimming in water?"

"Of course that counts as flying ability." Gordon nodded, "But flying is not just about flapping your wings."

They have seen many large monsters that can fly without wings, such as the Storm Dragon, Thunder Dragon, and Floating Mountain Dragon.
In fact, they all fit the characteristics that Musa said, "like swimming in water."

As for the principle of flight, it is nothing more than the ability to manipulate magnetic fields and airflows.

Hayata repeated the information she had recorded, and after confirming that nothing was missed, she looked at Gordon and nodded.

The president saw something and asked, "What? Do you have any idea about the true identity of that unknown monster?"

“That’s kind of true.”

Gordon took out a scroll from the pouch behind his waist and said, "You have basically reported all this information in your report to the guild.

Through these, scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau and the Scribe Corps have roughly identified a legendary ancient dragon.

——Swallowing Abyss Dragon."

"Swallow the Abyss. Dragon." The president repeated the word word by word.

“Well, the information comes from the Major Boltan Guild, which says that such a legend is circulated in the poems of the nomadic people of the Dete Desert.

——At the bottom of the sand sea where the moon rises, lives the 'Evil God of the Dry Sea'.

Their shells are the color of red sandstone, and when they appear in the sand sea, they look like moving mountains.

The evil god summoned sandstorms and tornadoes to destroy the oasis.

Riding on the hot wind, they flew into the air, their shadows and dust covering the sky.

The abyss-like stomach and mouth swallowed both the prey and the desert into its belly.

Well, how should I put it, it’s almost exactly the same.”

The president took the scroll, read it quickly, and then looked up. "That's all the poems? No more detailed battle intelligence?"

Gordon shrugged, "No, the Major Boltan Guild just named this creature 'Deep Swallowing Dragon' based on the legend.

The hunters have never encountered it, let alone an actual battle with it.

In short, they don’t know as much as you do.”

"In other words, they just provided us with a name they gave us. What's the use of it?!" the hot-tempered Heinie cursed.

"At least it's better than naming it after the fight." Musa said with a wry smile.

From expectation to disappointment, the mood of Barubale and the others was naturally not good. Gordon saw this and said:

"In fact, thanks to your previous efforts, we have obtained a lot of key intelligence. This battle may not be that difficult to fight."

Heinie obviously didn't believe Gordon's words. She smacked her lips and said, "Don't say words of comfort. The children of the Great Desert are not that fragile.

The dragon-beating fleet has also been destroyed, so at worst we can just fight it!"

Gordon was amused by her self-deprecating words, "Not really, I'm not trying to comfort you.

To be honest, it seems to me that you have reached a dead end.”

"What do you mean?" The president supported himself on the table with both hands and perked up.

“Balubare fights a great battle with the Haoshan Dragon almost every year, and the dragon-beating fleet is the absolute main force with great military exploits.

The Swallowing Abyss Dragon easily defeated the Dragon-Striking Fleet. Do you think that the Swallowing Abyss Dragon is more terrifying than the Haoshan Dragon?"

"What do you mean?" Musa reacted.

“Yes, the reason why the Swallowing Abyss Dragon was able to easily destroy the fleet was not because it was too strong, nor because the Dragon-Striking Fleet was too weak.

The main reason for the failure was that this way of fighting was simply inappropriate.

I have never been on Barubare's dragon-striking ship, but I guess it is similar to Lockrak's Fengshan Maru. The main weapons should be three types: dragon-striking spears, heavy crossbows and cannons.

Once the Abyss-Devouring Dragon flies into the air, only the heavy crossbow among these three weapons can barely be effective.

Moreover, they must keep a distance, otherwise the shooting range of the bed crossbow cannot be raised that high. But once the distance is increased, the power of the bed crossbow cannot be guaranteed, and it may not even be able to penetrate the shell of the Swallowing Abyss Dragon.

The Swallowing Abyss Dragon in the sky can attack the fleet at will. No matter how you look at it, the fleet is too passive. "

"That's right." Musa nodded seriously.

“So later we had no choice but to abandon the use of the weapons on board and let the dragon-striking ship get as close as possible, and then attack it with the hunters’ crossbows. The swordsmen were also trying their best to board the dragon.

Unfortunately, the attack was ineffective, and the reason was still the same: its shell was too thick.

The hunters’ weapons could reach the target but not hit them, and the weapons on the dragon-beating boats could reach the target but not hit them, so they could only be defeated one by one.”

Gordon pondered for a moment, then said: "Although it may sound sarcastic to say this now, but...
In my opinion, when you find that you are completely passive in the battle and there is no hope of breaking through, you should decisively retreat separately. "

Musa fell silent for a long while before he sighed and admitted, "Indeed."

"Do you have any better ideas now?" Heinie's tone was not very good.

Gordon could understand her feelings.

From a certain perspective, what he just said could even be said to be a denial of the significance of the sacrifices made by the Dragon Boat Fleet.

"Have."

Gordon said in a deep voice: "First of all, we must abandon the combat method centered on the dragon-striking boat.

The Dragon-Striking Boat is effective against the Haoshan Dragon because it has greater maneuverability than the Haoshan Dragon, and with the advantage of heavy firepower, it can repel the Haoshan Dragon time and time again.

Since the Swallowing Abyss Dragon can fly, the Dragon Strike Ship is at a disadvantage in terms of maneuverability, and its weapons cannot reach the opponent, so it is completely useless."

"You have a point." The president said with a wry smile, "What's more, we only have one dragon-striking boat now, which is barely able to launch an attack.

In any case, we have to find another way.”

"So we need a weapon that can surpass the Devouring Dragon in terms of mobility and has heavy firepower?" Musa asked.

Hayata thought for a moment and said, "The Dragon Knowledge Ship of the Dragon Calendar Institute should be able to meet these requirements.

With the help of that ship, it shouldn't be difficult to repel or even kill the Devouring Abyss Dragon."

"Does Long know about ships? Maybe I can try to communicate with him." The president stroked his chin.

"No, no, no." Gordon waved his hands. "The Dragon Knowledge Ship is certainly a good idea, but it's not that easy to borrow. The Dragon Calendar Institute is in a lot of trouble right now."

He had no interest in keeping the secret and said bluntly: "My idea is positional warfare.

Although the Devouring Abyss Dragon is large in size, it is not as large as the giant ancient dragon or the super giant ancient dragon. If multiple restraint bombs are fired at the same time, it should still be able to be controlled.

This will negate its ability to fly.

What we need to confirm now is whether we can find small canyons or areas surrounded by mountains near its activity area. "

"Of course!" Heinie crossed her arms and said, "There are plenty of places like the one you mentioned in the desert!"

Gordon nodded, "That's easy, let's find a suitable terrain for the decisive battle.

Several heavy crossbows were deployed in advance to launch restraint bombs to restrain and control the Swallowing Abyss Dragon.

At the same time, heavy artillery is set up at high places to attack from above, which can solve the problem of artillery being unable to attack the air.

It would be best if you can arrange a dragon-slaying spear, but if you can't, prepare some more explosive bomb-type props.

Doesn't it like to inhale and swallow things? If we lure it into swallowing the bomb and detonate it from the inside, it should be able to cause considerable damage."

The old president nodded slowly, thinking quickly about the feasibility of each link.

Gordon continued: “Now there are only two questions left.

The first is how to lure the Abyss-Devouring Dragon into the final battlefield, which can be figured out by us top hunters.

The second is the most critical part. Can the artillery, heavy crossbow, dragon-striking spear and other fortifications mentioned earlier be arranged by the craftsmen of Barubare within the planned time?"

The president, Musa, and Heinie, the three Barubare people, looked at each other, and Hayata, who was standing beside them, also smiled.

The old president stood up with a laugh, picked up the wide-brimmed hat beside him and put it on his head, "Can it be done? Are you kidding me?
This is the mobile city of Barubare!

If necessary, we can move the entire city to the battlefield!"

Ps.
　The CG of the MH4 brigade's departure, the Barubale mechanism, is shocking.
　　感兴趣可以去看眼，（BV1WG4y1r7NW）时间3：05
　　You can also watch the cg in the back! Most of the scenes in this book are 0v0, and you may have a different experience after watching the pictures
　　(End of this chapter)