Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

"So, there are no traces of monsters around, right? Then we can rest assured."

Ms. Du Da smiled and expressed her gratitude to the two hunters, "Come and rest, the dinner is ready. Although it is not a big meal, it is still hot food, better than dry food."

Dinner is dry bread with stew, a generous portion, and one orange per person.

In the ruins deep in the desert, it is already very satisfying to eat such food.

While eating, Gordon said to Ms. Duda: "This place has been deserted for decades, and it was too lively when a large number of hunters settled in a while ago. It is normal that there are no monsters coming.

But if you stay here for a long time, the human smell will sooner or later attract monsters from the surrounding area, especially small monsters like Huang Velociraptor who like to wander.

Anshir and I need to explore the entire ancient village in depth. It is impossible to stay at the city wall camp all the time. It is best to contact the Longli Academy and ask them to hurry up and send some hunters to act as guards, just in case. "

Ms. Duda's expression became serious, she nodded, thanked her, then hurriedly got up and left to prepare the letter.

Apparently he is also a vigorous person.

After filling his stomach, Gordon called Anshir, pork chop, and Gale together.

Gale Feng probably couldn't understand the discussion of the exploration process, but considering the cultivation of the sense of team, Gordon didn't abandon it.

If you don't understand, just squat beside Anshir and stick out your tongue.

"Here's the map the lead researcher gave us."

Gordon spread out a dark and yellowed scroll and showed it to everyone, "He found it from the archives left by the archaeological team decades ago. The content should be relatively detailed, that is"

"You just can't see anything clearly, right?" Anshir answered angrily, "What's the difference between this and not having a map?"

"It looks like it has been dyed with water, the ink has melted away."

Gale also sniffed around on the extremely poorly preserved map.

"Is there no clearer map?" Anshir sighed and complained.

Gordon shrugged, "No, I heard that the group of hunters who were stationed on the walls of the ancient village had roughly explored the ruins, but unfortunately found nothing.

At that time, everyone's energy was focused on strengthening the city wall and preparing for battle, and no one had the leisure to draw a map for this ruin. "

"Too."

Anshir grabbed Gale's cheek and pulled it back - this guy was about to eat the map.

"Speaking of which, don't you two feel that this situation is a bit familiar?"

"It's a little meow. Lanlong was like that meow that time. Give me a simple map, and I will do the rest by myself." Pig Chop scratched his beard.

"It's still not the same."

Gordon smiled and said: "At least this time I'm not so nervous, judging from the previous appearance of the mechanical giant, that guy's aggressiveness is not too strong, and his movement speed is not fast.

Even if it is encountered instead, the problem of a smooth retreat should not be big, and there is no need to confront it head-on.

After all, our purpose is only to explore the ruins of the ancient village. As long as we can find something of value, it will be considered a victory. "

"It would be great if it could go so smoothly."

"Why are you so negative all the time?"

"Thinking of the worst-case scenario, that's a necessary level of caution."

After the two exchanged a few words, they returned to the topic itself.

"Although I can't see the details clearly, I can at least get a general idea."

Gordon flattened the fragile map lightly, "I roughly divided the ruins of the ancient village into several areas.

The first is the outermost area, which is the outer city wall where we are stationed now, and the flat sandy land outside the city wall.

There is nothing to explore in this part. It was already reconnaissance yesterday. The hunter team stationed in the ruins of the ancient village was also the main activity area here. If there is any abnormality, it should have been discovered long ago.

The only thing worth noting is the bunker outside the city wall, which is the place where the giant mechanical beast sneaked into the ground. I suspect that there is something special under that piece of sand, or even under the ruins of the entire ancient village. "

"Why do you say that?" Anshir asked.

Gordon looked up and smiled, "A super giant monster similar in size to the old mountain dragon, after getting into the ground, there is not even a bulge on the surface."

Hearing this, An Xier's eyes narrowed slightly, and he continued, "It means that there is likely to be quite a large space underground."

"Yes, I haven't figured out how to enter the underground. Let's continue to look at the map." Gordon patted the map and continued:

"The inner side of the city wall is a series of buildings. It feels like a small city, but it's a bit weird to build the city directly in the fortress.

This part of the area has complex terrain and many buildings, so be careful when exploring.

After passing through the complex, we will come to the core part of the ruins, the castle. "

Gordon pointed to the nearly circular area in the center of the map, "This castle is relatively well preserved, and it is a fortress in itself.

According to the hunters who were stationed in the ancient village before, they had roughly scouted here, and there was nothing special in the castle, and there were no monsters.

Let me tell you what I think, it may be that there is nothing wrong with it, or it may be that they did not investigate carefully enough, and we will investigate more carefully inside and out. "

"Well, the outer city wall, the building complex, and the core castle are three parts, like the skin, the pulp, and the core, one layer at a time.

Let's start by exploring the complex tomorrow, shall we? ’ Anher concluded.

"That's right, this area actually has the largest area and the most complicated terrain. It may take two to three days to investigate carefully."

"The terrain is complex, and the area is large, isn't it?"

Anshir thought for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I plan to pack lightly. I only need a basic number of ammunition. For other props, I only need to carry a small amount of flash bombs and sonic bombs. I need to bring more food and cold drinks."

"Wow?" Lie Feng raised his head.

Gordon and Pork Chop also stared at Anshir with a look of seeing a ghost.

With the latter's habit, carrying two base ammunition with him is considered a "minimum" preparation, and he has never heard of a situation where he only carries one base ammunition.

"What are you doing?"

Anshir stared back, "I usually carry more ammunition just in case, and it's not something I like to carry.

Since the purpose of this time is not to fight, and monsters of the sixty to seventy meter level are not something we can solve through combat, naturally there is no need to carry too many.

It will also become a burden when you encounter an accident and prepare to retreat. "

Gordon chuckled, "Even for this consideration, shouldn't you carry three or five bases with your style, and throw it away on the spot when there is an emergency and you need to retreat quickly?"

".It makes sense, so let's do this."

"Waste is shameful meow!"

"Okay, okay, let him go, our young master is not bad at this." Gordon clapped his hands, calling the attention of his companions, "Come on, let's discuss first, where should we start the first step of exploration."

The next morning, the hunters set off early.

The saying of bringing more ammunition and throwing it away at any time is a joke after all. This time, Anshir has achieved a true sense of lightness and simplicity.

On his own body, on the body of the former bull and horse Gordon, and now on the body of the bull and horse Liefeng, there is no obvious external package.

Lie Feng always bounced and jumped when he walked, as if springs were installed under his feet, it was so easy that he was not used to it.

Seeing that Gaefeng opened his mouth and was about to bark excitedly, the pig chop riding on its neck quickly patted it twice to signal it to keep quiet.

Although this expedition to explore the ancient ruins was not as dangerous as the previous scouting of the Lingfeng Peak, and the pursuit of concealment, it was always right to keep the movement as small as possible.

Gordon looked around, pointed to a half-collapsed house and said, "Let's start here."