Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

“Follow them!”

With that, the Beast-Wrapped Clan member named Glacier of Heavenly Wrath was the first to jump off the top of the glacial cliff.

Seeing Fu Fu retreating backward, Cambrian Tentacle explained, “Don't worry, there are whirlpools below. Pinch your nose and mouth, and the whirlpool will send you to the place.”

Blade of Empty Skies added, “It might also drag you to the bottom of the sea and drown you, heh heh heh.”

After a burst of strange laughter, these two Beast-Wrapped Clan members jumped into the sea.

Gale seemed to have experienced this before, and followed without much hesitation, followed by Butterfly. In the blink of an eye, only Rifting Grief and Frost and Fu Fu were left on the glacial cliff.

Seeing Fu Fu still in a daze, Rifting Grief and Frost left the sentence “More timid than a penguin” and jumped off the cliff.

The little guy’s contemptuous words still echoed in her ears. At this moment, something bumped into her from behind. Fu Fu subconsciously turned her head and found a wobbly, chubby penguin.

Seemingly dissatisfied with why she stopped and blocked the way, the chubby penguin impatiently “quacked” at her twice, bypassed her, and flapped its short little wings to jump off the ice cliff.

At this moment, Fu Fu felt that she had suffered immense humiliation. Her head heated up, she took a few steps to get a running start, closed her eyes, and jumped off the cliff, falling towards the icy sea below.

The moment she fell into the water, the icy seawater stiffened her muscles. Just as she was about to paddle in the way Az taught her, a huge suction force from under the surface dragged her down.

The world spun, and her internal organs seemed to be twisted together. She didn't know how long it had been, but she was nearly drowned before a large mouth grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and dragged her out of the water.

It was Gale.

“Ugh—”

Fu Fu lay on the ground, spitting out a large mouthful of bitter, salty seawater, and shook her head vigorously, the dizziness in her brain gradually clearing.

This was an underground cave, next to a rushing underground river. Several chubby penguins jumped ashore from the water, wobbling as they walked past her.

“The whirlpool in the sea leads to here,” Butterfly said, patting her back from the side. “This is the penguins’ secret passage.”

“Really? I thought it was the road to the Yellow Springs, cough, ugh,” Fu Fu said, choking out another mouthful of water.

Rifting Grief and Frost, who had just mocked her, walked over and patted her on the head with its small claws. “It seems that although you are weak, you are not that timid.”

Fu Fu, who didn't have the strength to argue with it, rolled her eyes, and collapsed on the ground, looking up at the sky. Before she could catch her breath, Butterfly pulled her up again.

“Take off your clothes quickly, they're soaked, you'll freeze to death!”

Fu Fu then realized that her cold-proof suit had been soaked by the seawater, and as for the cloak outside, it had long been swept away by the water current and disappeared.

After busying for a while, Fu Fu finally had some color on her face. She warmed the hot drink, bottle and all, by the bonfire, and then slowly drank it, her body gradually warming up.

“The... the big fish you... you mentioned, where... where is it?” Her teeth were still chattering, “If... if it's not big enough, I... I... I'll bring people to kill you next time!”

The Beast-Wrapped Clan members looked at each other and chuckled strangely. Compared to their previous politeness, they seemed to appreciate this kind of barbaric communication.

It wasn't until dusk that they finally dried the fur on their bodies and the cold-proof clothing. Led by Glacier of Heavenly Wrath, they began to move towards the deeper areas of the cave.

As Fu Fu walked, she compared it with the map in her hand.

The cave where they had just made a fire, the underground river, and even the sea whirlpool that had swept them here, were all clearly marked on the map.

It seemed that someone had been here before, but who was the unlucky ghost.

Glacier of Heavenly Wrath, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped. He pointed to a crack in the rock wall ahead, only about two meters wide, “That... didn't exist before.

It was from the recent... after the earthquake... that it appeared.”

“Appeared after the earthquake?” Fu Fu looked down at the map.

Sure enough, this map, which had been continuously refined by the tireless efforts of investigators over the past ten years, did not have any records about this passage.

Where the passage led to, and what was there, were all blank. One could only roughly judge from the direction that it should be close to the coast.

Fu Fu took out her portable charcoal pencil and marked it on the map.

She was a little excited, not only for the "big fish" she was about to see, but also for the sense of accomplishment she was experiencing for the first time.

The sense of accomplishment that "I have contributed to the improvement of this map."

They went deep along the passage, and the further they went, the narrower it became. In some places, Gale had to lie on the ground to barely pass.

After traveling in the dark cave, where one could not see one's fingers, for nearly ten minutes, they finally came to the end of the passage.

The excitement of seeing the light took away almost all of Fu Fu's attention, so that she did not notice that the guiding insect cage hanging on her waist was emitting a shimmering blue light.

This was an astonishingly large cave. The cave was semi-open, and in the direction of the west, one could directly see the sea surface with floating ice.

The terrain of the inner part of the cave was lower than sea level, and seawater poured into the cave, forming a saltwater lake of tens of thousands of square meters.

A large number of fluorescent algae floated in the lake. These magical algae emitted faint yellow light, attracting phototactic fish, and also illuminating the cave.

“It's a beautiful lake, so where's the big fish you mentioned?” Fu Fu poked the Beast-Wrapped Clan member next to her.

“Rumble!”

At this moment, the ground began to tremble, and unusual waves were set off on the originally calm lake surface.

Horns resembling bull horns, but many times larger, pierced the surface of the water.

A giant mouth that could easily swallow an entire Bobo, like a spread net, swallowed all the fish attracted by the fluorescent algae in one breath from bottom to top.

“Boom rumble rumble—”

A low roar that made one's chest feel tight echoed in the cave, and a giant covered in fluorescent light stood up in the lake.

As it stood up, huge waves several stories high were set off on the surface of the water, crashing down towards Fu Fu on the shore with her mouth open wide.

Crimson, azure, figures entwined with flames of different colors, like two meteors of different colors, streaked across the dim sky and descended above the great island covered in miasma.

They circled, roared, and wantonly released the sense of existence unique to Elder Dragons.

It was as if they were inviting the master of this island to come out and fight them.

On the island, the long-waiting Wind Crystal and Miasma-Clad Corpse Dragon simultaneously raised their heads.

“They're here.” Wind Crystal chuckled and teased, “They're already attacking your doorstep, how can you stand this? Why don't you go out and have a fight with them first?”

The Miasma-Clad Corpse Dragon proudly raised its neck, as if to say: They are here to help, I won't hold them accountable for their rudeness.

“Then can you not restrain your aura so thoroughly? What if they really think you're not home, and are too lazy to set a fire and turn around and leave?”

The Miasma-Clad Corpse Dragon turned away, ignoring her.

“Roar—!”

Another roar entered their ears.

The Flame King Dragon and the Flame Queen Dragon were circling in the high sky, a height that the miasma could not reach.

They, covered in flames, were not afraid of the miasma, but after all, this island was the home of another Elder Dragon, and they did not dare to be too careless.

“Very cautious.” Wind Crystal curled her lips, “One side doesn't dare to come down, and the other doesn't dare to show its head. How long will this stalemate last?

I'll just start a fire.”

With that, she released the restraints and activated the [Dragon Mark], and then immediately suppressed it and exited the awakened state.

This short blink of an eye was enough to release the aura unique to the Forbidden One.

Feeling this familiar aura, the Flame King Dragon and the Flame Queen Dragon suddenly flapped their wings and climbed to a higher airspace. The roar, which was originally full of provocation, contained a bit of unease and panic.

This panic did not last long. The Flame King Dragon, hovering in the high sky, was still a little hesitant, but the Flame Queen Dragon had already swooped down amidst bursts of crazy roars.

Scales emitting a dangerous aura fell like snow, and scorching waves of flame swept around.