Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

The airship set sail. Not many people came to see it off, and Hayata did not go to say goodbye to her daughter.

She became a little superstitious after communicating with the aunts in the nursery. She always felt that this was not very auspicious.

Compared with a year or two ago when the airship was just turned out of the warehouse, the airship technology of the survey team has been innovated a lot, and new airships have been built.

However, the cost of building a medium or even large airship from scratch is too high. Carrying forward the tradition of saving, the airships of the survey team are all converted from abandoned ships.

Just like the one they are riding now.

It was converted from an old fast communication ship. The shape is narrow and long. Excluding the airbags, the length of the hull is less than 30 meters, which is a medium-sized airship.

The load-carrying capacity is relatively average, and it is not very popular with the leader of the material class because it is not suitable for transporting goods.

The speed is quite good, not much inferior to the pterosaur. If it is a more urgent task and the distance is far, the commander-in-chief will send this airship to carry the hunter.

Driven by the wind and steam engine, the speed of the airship rising into the sky continued to increase.

The ancient tree forest below was like a dark green sea, passing by quickly.

Cruising at this speed, the airship will cross the ancient tree forest and arrive at the Molten Mountain Canyon the next morning.

Feng Ying hugged Mushroom and lay on the railing of the bow in a daze, her mind was empty, and she let the wind blow her hair into a mess.

She always liked it this way.

Mushroom was worried about the safety of the hunting cat team members, and his mood was a little anxious. He was not very quiet and twisted in her arms.

Hayata came over and helped Feng Ying to gather her flying hair.

"Sister Hayata, do you think we can go smoothly this time?" Feng Ying suddenly asked.

Hayata simply combed Feng Ying's hair with her fingers, and asked back: "Why, 'White Wind of the New World' will also have no confidence?"

"Hehe, I don't have it either." Feng Ying grinned, and laughed a little silly.

Hayata actually knew that this guy always liked to be in a daze before a difficult mission, and think about life for a while. This has become a habit.

Gordon used to be like this before, and it was not a bad habit. It was better than being in a daze again after arriving at the hunting ground.

He combed Fengying's hair and tied it up with a red hair rope near the ends of her hair, tying it into a common hairstyle in Yanhuo Village.

He also snatched the mushroom that was almost strangled to death by Fengying from her arms.

Hayata said: "When you are in a daze enough, go back to the cabin to eat. After eating, don't do anything else, go to bed and rest.

There will be no special time to rest after arriving at the hunting ground tomorrow, and we will start the mission directly."

"Oh"

Hayata put the mushroom on the ground and went back to the cabin first.

Feng Ying followed behind, mumbling, "When Master Gordon is not around, Anxiel will become strict, and when both of them are not around, Sister Hayata will become strict."

Holding Mushroom in her arms again, she whispered, "When they are not around, you will also become strict, meow."

"Huh? Is there such a thing?"

"Yes, meow."

After more than ten hours of stable flight, the airship arrived over the Molten Mountain Canyon and began to slowly lower its altitude.

Feng Ying released a flare on the deck to announce their arrival.

Not long after, a flare was also raised in the distant mountains.

There is no doubt that it was the response of the Cat Hunters.

The airship began to turn and head towards the mountainous area.

Alva compared the surrounding terrain, glanced at the map, and said: "This place is about six or seven kilometers away from the large lava lake in a straight line, which is not particularly far.

If possible, it is best to lure the Explosive Dragon to within two kilometers of the large lava lake, which is most beneficial for subsequent operations."

Hayata also reminded, "I emphasize that it is a covert induction, not a fight. We cannot confirm the time when the Ice Curse Dragon will arrive at the Molten Canyon. Try to save your energy as much as possible."

"Understood."

Feng Ying put down the zipline.

With Maka, Osura, and Sophia, the four of them landed on the ground one after another and rushed to the direction where the hunting cats sent the signal.

The airship took off again and flew to the large lava lake in the core area of ​​the Molten Canyon.

We didn't dare to fly too close.

I'm not afraid of the Explosive Dragon. As a beast dragon, no matter how powerful it is, it can't pose a threat to the airship more than 100 meters above the ground.

But the Ice Curse Dragon is different.

If the Ice Curse Dragon had arrived at the Molten Mountain Canyon in advance, saw the approaching airship, identified it as a threat, and launched an attack from the air, the situation of everyone on the airship would be very dangerous.

The other five were put down about two or three kilometers away from the large lava lake.

Then the airship evacuated. They would be responsible for delivering the ammunition and baggage that the hunters could not carry with them to the camp and docked there, leaving only a few acid pterosaurs to facilitate the hunters' mobility.

With a cautious attitude, Hayata and others walked the last few kilometers and came to the huge lava lake covering several square kilometers.

"Damn, it's so hot, how long do we have to wait here?" Ted took off his heavy full-cover helmet and asked while wiping his sweat.

"I don't know. If I'm lucky, the Ice Curse Dragon will arrive in a few minutes. If I'm unlucky, it's possible that it won't come for a week, or even that it doesn't plan to come at all."

Alva took off his glasses that he wore every day and replaced them with multi-functional eyepieces that were convenient for movement, and replied casually.

Aiden handed him a bottle of cold drink and said with a smile: "At least we can wait here. Feng Ying and the others have to sneak around and blast the Broken Dragon."

"It's not just waiting." Hayata tightened his weapon strap, "It's good news that the ice dragon hasn't appeared yet. Let's go around the lake first to familiarize ourselves with the surrounding terrain.

Ai Bo? "

Aibo, who was staring at the obsidian formed by cooling magma on the ground, was lost in thought. When he heard Hayata calling him, he quickly gathered his thoughts and quickly caught up with his companions.

At the same time, in the mountains a few kilometers away.

The team led by Feng Ying has not yet completed the meeting with the Cat Hunting Team.

The signal flare can only mark a general direction.

There is no battle breaking out at the moment, and there is nothing that can guide the direction. It often takes some effort to find each other.

Mushroom was a little anxious and wanted to launch another signal flare to confirm the location of the Cat Hunting Team, but was stopped by Feng Ying.

"It's not necessary. It's a good thing there's no movement. Be patient and look for it."

"I have a suggestion, maybe we can find them faster." Sophia, who was protected by the hunters in the middle of the team, suddenly said.

Feng Ying turned her head and looked at her, "What?"

"Are there any explosives? If you make some explosion noise, Broken Dragon will mistakenly think that someone of the same kind is active nearby. With Darling's personality, he will immediately run over to check.

We can find a place to hide nearby. Since the hunting cats are tracking Darling and find him, they will naturally be able to find the hunting cats. "

Feng Ying thought this was a good idea. Although she didn't have the habit of carrying explosives with her, someone would.

Looking around, she pointed to a cliff a hundred meters away.

"Babakar, give me a shot over there."

"Kababa!" The little Qimian clan took down a rocket launcher from behind.

When he was in the Old World, Babaka would occasionally use portable artillery. That thing was very powerful, but difficult to carry, so it mostly used melee weapons.

But since coming into contact with the Strange Face Tribe in the New World, it has fallen in love with this rocket launcher. It is light and convenient. When paired with the gunpowder formula used by hunters, it is equally powerful.

After loading the cannon and taking aim briefly, Babaka opened fire.

The rocket exploded on the cliff wall, the fire flashed away, and the "rumbling" explosion echoed repeatedly among the mountains.

"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

In the distance, there was an angry roar.