Monster Hunt: Notes From a Hunter

  Chapter 22 Head-to-head confrontation

   "I don't know if those people managed to escape." Gordon stuck out the tip of his tongue and licked a drop of sweat that fell to his mouth. The salty taste made him frown.

  He was very thirsty, and his breathing became a little heavier.

   Several broken corpses of blue velociraptors were scattered around. They were the helpers summoned by the king of blue velociraptors. These flexible and cunning creatures caused him a lot of trouble.

  After countless missions, he is now able to deal with the siege of multiple blue velociraptors freely. The fragments of corpses scattered around and the undamaged armor are a good illustration of this point.

   But the situation is still not optimistic.

  Under the driving and command of the blue velociraptor king, these blue velociraptors that came one after another seriously consumed his physical strength.

  All hunters know that whether it is hunting the blue velociraptor king, or the king of other bird dragon species, tooth dragon species, and tooth beast race groups, it is a big taboo to let him summon his companions.

   Nobody likes one against many.

  This is also why Gordon chose to eliminate the two blue velociraptors who followed the leader to leave the nest to hunt immediately when rescuing the caravan, instead of "catch the thief first and catch the king".

  As the king of the clan, the Blue Speed ​​Dragon King summons his clan by roaring. This process often takes a few seconds. Under normal circumstances, the hunters fighting with him will interrupt it in time.

  This is often the key to successfully hunting such monsters.

  Since the start of the battle, the Blue Velociraptor King has successfully summoned his companions twice, not because of Gordon's negligence, but because of his intention.

  The evacuation speed of the caravan carrying the wounded will not be fast, and the ability to resist monsters is almost non-existent. Gordon, who is also a human being, must consider their safety.

  Although the pork chop has been ordered to follow the **** caravan, if the caravan is discovered and besieged by multiple blue velociraptors, it will be difficult for the pork chop to take care of it with its strength.

  Let the blue velociraptor call his companions, and the blue velociraptors in the nearby area will gather here. In this way, he will be tired, but the safety of the caravan and pork chops will be indirectly guaranteed.

   It can be regarded as doing something within one's ability.

  Swinging his knife, he beheaded the last blue velociraptor, and Gordon bared his teeth at the blue velociraptor king.

   It's not that easy to exhaust my energy.

  The blue speed dragon king walked cautiously. It always kept a short distance from Gordon. It felt very afraid of the giant steel blade that easily slaughtered its companions.

  Seeing that all his companions were wiped out, the Blue Velociraptor King jumped back, raised his neck, and prepared to summon the Blue Velociraptor to help in the battle again.

  But this time, Gordon did not continue to let it go.

   It has been nearly an hour since the caravan evacuated, and the roar of the Blue Velociraptor King is unlikely to radiate that far, and it is meaningless to continue like this.

   Then, it's your turn!

  Long breathed out a hot breath, the hunter charged forward with a big sword.

  Gordon's actions of allowing the Blue Velociraptor King to summon his companions twice left some inertia in the latter's uncomplicated thinking. It didn't expect the opponent to attack so decisively this time.

  The hunter swung his big sword, and struck at its shoulder with a powerful slash. The Blue Velociraptor King knew that if he resisted hard, at least one of his claws would be removed.

  It reluctantly stopped roaring, and leaned back in a little panic, trying to avoid this vertical cut.

  Having expected the reaction of the Blue Velociraptor King, Gordon stepped forward with all his left leg, forcing the attack range of this vertical attack to expand by nearly half a meter.

  Steel collided with the scales, the scales were smashed, and the sound of hard skin and muscles being torn was heard in Gordon's ears. He was sure that he had hit the target.

  Unfortunately, the tip of the exploding sword did not send back the feeling of contact with the bone. It seems that this blow only caused a little flesh injury to the Blue Speed ​​Dragon King, and did not hurt the muscles and bones.

   "Gah!" The injured Blue Velociraptor let out a miserable howl.

   This is the first time it has been injured since it became the pack leader.

  The long-lost pain made the blue velociraptor king, who was used to commanding the same kind to hunt, recall the days when it was an ordinary blue velociraptor, charging in person, fighting with other monsters, and grabbing food and territory.

  The huge crown became scarlet as if soaked in blood, and there was another roar, the brutality and power sleeping in its body was awakened again.

  It is not only the brain of the group, but also the sharpest minion of the group!

  Blue Velociraptor jumped back again, but this time, it was no longer keeping a distance from danger, but was preparing.

  After landing, the Blue Velociraptor King lowered his body, his muscles tensed like a fully drawn bowstring.

   Immediately afterwards, it jumped high, like a huge stone cannon thrown by a trebuchet, and fell towards Gordon.

  The bright red sharp claws with a length of more than half a meter carry the huge force of the fall, and the destructive power is astonishing. If it hits from the front, even a fully armed man will be seriously injured.

  If Gordon was using a single-handed sword in the past, he would have to dodge such an attack.

   But now, relying on the Explosive Knife in his hand, he has the qualifications to face it head-on!

  He carried the heavy sword on his shoulders, lunged, and lowered his center of gravity. The strength contained in every muscle in his body was like a stream flowing into the river and sea, condensing into one stream.

   This is the core move of the great sword.

  Clumsy, slow, but with unparalleled absolute power of the three-stage charged slash!

  One paragraph, two paragraphs, three paragraphs! When the accumulation of strength reaches the level where you can't spit out, and you may even hurt yourself.

  Blue Velociraptor's leap also just came in front of Gordon.

   "Drink ah ah ah ah!"

  I can no longer tolerate any distracting thoughts in my heart, and the endless fighting spirit rampages like a torrent of torrents, and finally breaks the dam and vents out in a roar.

  In an instant, the heavy and cold sword with a faint red light turned from extreme stillness to extreme movement.

  The whistling of the steel blade tearing the airflow, the furious roar of the Blue Velociraptor King, and the clanging of metal and sharp claws colliding with each other echoed, playing the most primitive and cruel battle movement among the hills.

  The sharp claws created countless sparks on the blade.

  An almost irresistible force spread into both arms along the hilt of the sword, and the hilt of the Explosive Knife almost fell out of his hand.

  Gordon gritted his teeth, relying on the lunge formed by spreading his legs to stabilize his body forcibly. At the bottom of the greaves, the steel teeth used to grasp the ground plowed the turf, leaving two deep marks on the ground.

  On the opposite side, the Blue Velociraptor King staggered to the ground and nearly fell over.

   There is no real winner in this confrontation.

Although Gordon took the blow, the sharp claws of the Blue Velociraptor still tore through the steel plate on his breastplate, leaving a wound about half an inch deep from his chest to his left rib, bleeding like Note.

  The tiger's mouth holding the sword also cracked in the violent collision, and the blood soon soaked the non-slip cloth covering the hilt, and the veins on the thick arms bulged and trembled slightly.

  Gordon was seriously injured, and the blue speed dragon king was even more difficult.

   On a pair of hind paws, two of the six sharp claws were broken at the same root, and the remaining few were also damaged to varying degrees.

  Compared to the breakage of the sharp claw, the wound on its right foot is more serious.

  In the previous collision with the Explosive Knife, the hook blade that staggered from the sharp claw slid across its right foot, not only cutting the outer skin and muscles, but also tearing two important ligaments at the heel of the foot.

   Right now, it is very difficult for the Blue Velociraptor King to use his right foot. Not only is it difficult to run and jump, but he even looks staggering when he walks.

  The battle situation began to become confusing.

  (end of this chapter)