Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

Inside the room, Jiajia sat obediently on a chair, with the Third Squad Leader standing behind her, gently combing her hair with a fine-toothed comb.

The two looked like sisters with deep affection, a beautiful and heartwarming scene.

"Squad Leader Sis," Fufu peeked her head into the room, "Uncle Glasses-Leader wants you to come over, saying there's a discussion about a topic called 'Morphological Changes of Maoji in Different Environments.'"

Hearing this, the Third Squad Leader frowned slightly, picked up the hair she had just combed out, and carefully placed it into a box, "It's this topic again. Does that guy feel uncomfortable if he doesn't discuss it once a month?"

Although she complained, she still picked up her ever-present pipe and headed towards the research room.

Seeing the Third Squad Leader leave, Fufu quickly slipped into the room and said to Jiajia, who was sitting on the chair in a daze, "Finally got her fooled! Hurry up and pack up, let's take this opportunity to run away!"

Jiajia's eyes widened slightly, "Were you...lying just now?"

"Oh, it can't really be considered lying!" Fufu said quickly, "I did hear that Uncle Glasses was organizing scholars to prepare for a Maoji seminar.

I also heard him complain, saying something like 'The Third Squad Leader must be absent again,' so I volunteered to call someone for him. It can't be considered lying, right?"

Jiajia was somewhat muddled and convinced, "So, so, where are we going?"

Fufu's expression turned serious. She held Jiajia's shoulders, "I just received a reply from Dad. He wants me to take you back to the Starfall Outpost.

But, we have to wait at least two more days for the next airship to arrive.

What do you think the Squad Leader Sis and Uncle Glasses will do to you in these two days if they know you're leaving soon?"

Without waiting for Jiajia to speak, Fufu picked up the sealed box that the Third Squad Leader had previously used to collect Jiajia's fallen hair, and pointed to the label on it, "Do you know what's written on this?"

The illiterate Jiajia shook her head blankly.

"Animal Hair Sample."

Jiajia: "."

"So, hurry up and come with me, or you won't be able to live these two days!" Fufu emphasized again.

Speaking quickly, exaggerating to create a tense atmosphere, and emphasizing tone are the most common techniques for persuading others.

It's useless against strong people. If I tried this with my mother, she would hang me up and beat me, but it has a miraculous effect on weak people. Aunt Jessica taught me.

"So, so, where should we go?" Jiajia was a little at a loss.

"Let's go out and play for a couple of...I mean, let's go out and hide for two days!" Fufu pulled out a mission sheet, "I got a mission from Commander Yuechen to collect Winter Flower Buds."

Jiajia's attention was diverted, "I know about Winter Flower Buds. Go north, there are some in the Frostpeak Canyon!"

"No, we're not collecting them. We're going to visit the Beast-Wrapped Tribe!" Fufu had already made a plan.

"Let's play in the Beast-Wrapped Tribe's camp for two days, come back the day after tomorrow night, and go straight to sleep. When we wake up, we'll take the airship back to Starfall. How great!"

"Okay, okay, then?" Jiajia agreed in a daze.

"Then let's hurry. I've already prepared the dry food, cold-proof clothing, and small gifts to build a good relationship with the Beast-Wrapped Tribe. We're both small, so we don't even need to prepare a sled. We can just ride on the Gale Wyverns.

Do you have any must-have luggage? If not, shall we leave now? It won't be so easy to leave once Squad Leader Sis comes back!"

"Wait, wait a little bit. I'll be right back!" Jiajia stood up and ran out. Fufu didn't even have time to stop her and could only wait anxiously in the public area of the research institute.

These few minutes felt particularly long. Fufu was afraid that the Third Squad Leader would realize she had been tricked and come back first.

Fortunately, Jiajia didn't dawdle for too long. When she returned to Fufu, she had a bone staff more than two meters long behind her.

"What's this? Insect Glaive?"

Carrying the weapon on her back, Jiajia seemed much more confident, and her chest was puffed out, "This is an Okari Djembe Hammer. It's a weapon from my hometown and the prototype of the Insect Glaive. It's made from the bones of the former Frostfang Barioth leader.

There are monsters in the snow forest, it's very dangerous. I will protect you! Even if we encounter something we can't beat, we can call for help!"

"Wait, the Insect Glaive can control hunting insects. This Djembe Hammer can't..."

"Yeah, it can emit a sound that summons the Frostfang Barioth," Jiajia said with a smile, "But only the Frostfang Barioths in the Little Purple tribe will listen to me. I can't command the other Frostfang Barioths. What a pity."

Fufu was silent for a second, "May I ask, besides the group of Frostfang Barioths you know, are there any other Frostfang Barioth tribes in Hoarfrost Reach?"

"No, we've all been subdued!" Jiajia flexed her arm, making a strong pose.

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Fufu suddenly realized that she seemed to have underestimated this Aunt Jiajia. She silently switched to using honorifics, "Well, I heard from my mother that you seemed to have been a hunter before. May I ask...what was your hunter rank?"

"That was a long time ago," Jiajia hugged the Djembe Hammer, "I stopped being a hunter more than ten years ago. I think it was four stars back then."

Fufu's expression became awkward.

Due to her personality, appearance, and the fact that she was always being "bullied" by the scholars, she subconsciously regarded her as some kind of mascot.

But think about it from another perspective.

She was already a four-star more than ten years ago. It wouldn't be strange if her strength has reached five stars or even approached High Rank now, right? She also personally cultivated a Apex monster and simultaneously commanded what might be the largest Frostfang Barioth tribe in the world...

"I was too rude before. I'm sorry!"

On a floating glacier that resembled a small island, Azz gazed at the undulating ice sea before him.

A young Marine Hunter behind him couldn't help but ask, "Brother Azz, this sea area is too cold. Will the Sea God really come to this area?"

Azz turned his head and glanced at the two juniors behind him. He didn't reply.

Although they didn't say it explicitly out of respect for him, Azz could tell that these two young men didn't believe what he had said about the Sea God being severely injured and defeated by the Abyssal Dragon and chased all the way to the New World.

He couldn't blame them. If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he wouldn't have believed that the Sea God, whom he had regarded as his faith since childhood, would be defeated by a non-Elder Dragon monster.

Even if that was the "King of the Underworld" that only existed in obscure legends.

As for whether the information obtained from the Fish Basket Tribe was correct, he wasn't sure, but it was the only clue they had.

Moreover, analyzing it logically, it made sense.

The Sea God loved to swim in warm waters, but he wasn't afraid of the cold.

The Abyssal Dragon was different. Although the Abyssal Dragon's weakness attribute couldn't be determined, it was certain that Sea Dragons didn't like cold. Even if it was a rare species, it should inherit this habit.

In this way, this ice-covered sea area, which was extremely cold and rich in food resources, was naturally the best sanctuary and recuperation place for the Sea God.

"Scout this sea area and pay attention to the deep-sea turbulence." Without much explanation, Azz drank a bottle of hot drink, closed his sealed visor, and jumped into the icy sea.

The two young Marine Hunters looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders, and followed closely behind.