Monster Hunt: Notes From a Hunter

  Chapter 58 Wet

   Nearly an hour passed, and the weather never cleared up, but Gordon's mood became quite good instead. In his eyes, even the gloomy sky seemed a little cute.

   Finally learned how to move quickly in this muddy ground!

  However, compared with him, Ohhura, who was leading the way, was in such a beautiful mood.

  The huntress found that it was difficult for her to distance herself from Gordon. Of course, she could run faster with a lower load, but that would also consume more energy, which was not worthwhile.

   It’s not for cross-country racing.

   For Gordon's ability to learn, Ursula felt sincere envy.

  She knew that, unlike hunters like her who had participated in a full set of training in the training camp, Gordon was a traditional hunter trained in the form of master and apprentice.

  In many cases, as long as the master is reliable enough, the traditional school can learn a deeper level of experience and knowledge, but when it comes to comprehensive abilities, the training camp school must have the upper hand.

   Both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but Gordon can quickly make up for his shortcomings through learning.

  Take the footwork he just "learned" as an example.

   This set of footwork was taught to her by an instructor who is good at wetland warfare. It is not difficult to learn, but she was also under the latter's guidance at the time, and it took a few hours to gradually master it.

  How can it be like Gordon, who imitates and fights in practice, and learns decently in a short time.

   It's no wonder that this guy was promoted to two stars at such a young age. Give him another year or two, maybe he should catch up with me and be promoted to three stars, right?

  The two of them were thinking about each other, but their pace did not slow down.

  Gordon noticed that the terrain under their feet was gradually rising. Unlike the large-angle slopes in the hilly areas, the slopes on this side were very gentle.

   Only when you look back and compare the way you came, can you notice the increase in height.

  But it is this small height difference that makes the water area in this area less and less, the soil becomes more compact, and the environment is more suitable for the survival of woody plants. Not far ahead, you can already see the lush forest belt.

   "Does it feel a bit like the dense forest over Metabe?" Ohshura slowed down and turned around with a smile.

   Even hunters with strong physical fitness will be tired after running for a long time in full armor. Before they really enter the dense forest, they need a short rest.

  Gordon stopped slowly, took two deep breaths, nodded his head and said: "It's a little bit, but I think the types of vegetation seem to be different."

   "It's right to notice this."

Ursula tied her hair again, and said in a solemn tone: "The forest belt here belongs to the rainforest, and there are more ferns, vines and broad-leaved plants than those on the Metabe and Shret Mountains, so be careful." Snakes and parasites.

  I know you are at home in the hills and dense forests, but this is new territory, don't let your guard down. "

   "I see, Senior Ohshura." Gordon obediently agreed.

   "How is the pork chop!~"

  When facing the pork chop, Ursula's voice became bold and bright again.

  Pig chop shook off the water droplets on his body again, raised the ore cat pick in his hand high, and responded loudly, "I'm fine, meow!"

   "Let's eat something. We'll go into the woods after we've filled our stomachs." After finishing speaking, Osura took out a piece of food to carry, and began to gnaw vigorously.

  Gordon and Pork Chop also took out food from their bags.

  Due to the continuous rain, the oil paper wrapped outside the food material has been soaked by the rain, and the food material inside is also somewhat damp. Fortunately, it does not affect the food, but the taste becomes more difficult to chew.

  The same goes for the dried fish with pork chops, but it doesn't care about it since it grew up in the wild. Its little paws hold the wet dried fish and nibble quickly.

  In just over two minutes, they finished eating and took a few sips of water in unison. Their full belly was enough for them to deal with it for most of the day.

   "About one kilometer from the edge of the forest belt, there is a low rocky mountain with some small caves eroded by wind and rain, which are the best lairs for the peach-haired beast group.

  The geology near the rocky mountain is relatively hard, and the vegetation is relatively less. If we encounter the peach-haired beast king, we will try to fight there as much as possible. The lush rainforest is not suitable for me to play. "

   With a full stomach, Ushula squatted down and drew a sketch of the nearby terrain on the ground with her fingers.

"OK."

  Gordon agreed with Ohsura's judgment, but out of curiosity, he still asked the question in his heart, "Senior Ohsura, have you ever hunted the peach-haired beast king near that rocky mountain before?"

   "Yeah, three or four months ago, what happened?"

   "After the death of a peach-haired beast king, there should be no way for the peach-haired beast group to support another one in such a short period of time, right?"

  Gordon was a little worried that they would come up short.

  Oshura said with a smile: "Then you underestimate the cruel ecology in the wetland. After that group of peach-haired beasts lost their leader, it was impossible for them to occupy that treasured nesting place for a long time.

  The nearby peach-haired beast herd will come to take over this territory. Some peach-haired beasts in the local group will be killed or exiled, and some will be absorbed into the new group to form a larger group.

   All in all, as long as there is a group of peach-haired beasts nearby, it is basically certain that the peach-haired beast king is also nearby. "

   "Well, it would be great if we can find the target smoothly, shall we start now?"

"while walking!"

  Gordon nodded and entered the rainforest first.

  As a swordsman, it is only natural to take the lead and clear the way.

  As Oshula said, this rainforest seems to be similar to the mountain forest on the side of Shulet, the same dense and full of green, but in fact the difference is not small.

  He needs to spend more energy to be alert to the surrounding environment and avoid the attacks of poisonous snakes and other creatures, so the speed is not fast.

  The lush and broad leaves blocked them from the continuous rain, but the super high air humidity made Gordon and the others feel as if they were soaked in water all the time, stuffy and hot.

  Suddenly, Gordon noticed something, he raised his fist as he stopped, and Ohhura, who was not far behind him, immediately stood on guard.

  Here is a bamboo forest, with countless thigh-thick bamboos pointing straight to the sky. Gordon noticed something strange around some of the bamboos—the ground beside the bamboo roots had obviously been moved, and there were traces of a large number of beast claws turning the soil.

  Gordon squatted down and checked carefully, and found that the traces were relatively fresh.

  Osura also came closer, she glanced at it, and then she was very sure: "This is the paw print of the peach-haired beast, it should be the mark left when it came here to dig bamboo shoots to eat.

  This kind of bamboo is very resistant to humidity, and there are many in the nearby forests. Its tender shoots, like mushrooms, are also the favorite staple food of peach hair beasts. "

   "Looking for food, from this point of view, the peach-haired beast group is not too far away from here."

   "Well, these pink gorillas like to move in groups. Once we encounter at least two or three, we can clear some of them first, so as to save them from running out to make trouble when fighting the peach-haired beast king."

  Oshula's statement may seem cruel to some people, but Gordon, who is also a hunter, understands very well that they have no room to sympathize with monsters in the dangerous wilderness.

   "Let's follow the trail to see."

  (end of this chapter)