hunt and eat

Before the entrance of the snow-capped mountain, there was a blizzard everywhere, but even so, the shouts of hunters could be heard from all directions from time to time.

Although the area of ​​Pazzini Island is not small, there is no secret in front of the hunter group with more than 80 members and most of the members are considered experienced.

In just one hour, all kinds of information were discovered one after another, and then passed to Gao Wakan, who was in charge of the assessment, one by one.

"Interesting, I have never seen this footprint..."

After taking the footprint template rubbed by a certain hunter team, the blue display screen on the surface of Gao Wakan's helmet suddenly lit up.

[Iron Caster] Sasha, who was dragging an iron-black cross sickle, also looked curiously at the traces of toes and claws that seemed too slender compared to the size of the footprint itself.

"It's [Ice Dragon]." At this moment, a certain voice suddenly sounded from the side.

All of a sudden, everyone turned their heads and looked at a young boy who looked a little too immature at the end of the line.

"Bao Te Lai, are you sure?" Gao Wakan put down the footprint rubbings and looked down.

"The only ones I can think of that can create this level of cold disaster are the Benglong known as the [White God], and the Ice Dragon known as the [Ice God]. But Benglong was known as the "God of Ice" thousands of years ago. The legendary dragon hero was sealed under the snow-capped mountains in the extreme north of the mainland, and he was unable to cross the sea to come to this overseas island."

"Furthermore, the toes and claws of this footprint are very sharp, and many of the frozen traces found are mostly located at higher positions. It can basically be confirmed that it was made by the ice dragon with the ability to fly."

"Of course we have more direct evidence."

Bao Telai didn't mean to be perfunctory. He spoke at a slightly faster speed and explained the basis of his judgment. Then he turned sideways and pointed to a certain frozen wild boar corpse being carried by his companions behind him.

"There are obvious multi-segment sharp wounds on the surface of the corpse, which are similar to those stabbed by a rapier. This kind of wound is rare in nature... and as far as I know, the tail of the ice dragon happens to have a similar sharp structure."

Baolai pointed to the wild boar's wound with ice crystals, and said word by word.

"Fantastic, quite remarkable."

Gao Wakan clapped his hands with a smile, laughed loudly and said:

"Whether it is the knowledge reserve for applying what you have learned, or the keen sense of smell, it is very rare."

"You're so good." Listening to Gao Wakan's praise and the gradual discussion of the hunters nearby, Borrett lowered his head a little embarrassed.

His character is relatively shy, and he is not very suitable for the current occasion where he is in the limelight.

Sasha, who was on the side of [Forge Iron], couldn't help but looked at this rookie team who had hardly paid attention to it before, and was undoubtedly the weakest rookie team among the people present.

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Chapter 6 Nervous Millicent and 【Forge Iron】Sasha

After basically focusing on the ice dragon, the search brigade did not waste too much time outside the periphery, and soon continued to move towards the snow mountain.

Because it was a large force acting in unison, the practice of using rock climbing tools to climb up as in the past inevitably seemed a bit inappropriate at this moment.

Fortunately, with the help of the hand-painted map provided by the village, the hunters finally found a relatively flat path after searching.

Although it still doesn't match the word "easy walking", most people are quite satisfied that they don't have to climb the steep mountains covered by countless snow.

Facing the increasingly severe blizzard and gusty wind, they unknowingly moved to the middle section of the [Clover] team, wading through the snow layer that almost covered their chests, while walking forward with difficulty.

"I wanted to ask before. In fact, Uncle Gao Wakan has already recognized that it is the trace left by [Ice Dragon]?" Millicent, who took the lead in walking at the front of the team, held up a medium-sized shield Blocking the oncoming wind and snow, he asked in a low voice.

Although Ah Bao's previous explanation was fairly detailed, there is still a lot of gaps from the complete chain of evidence, at least there are still quite a few possibilities that have not been ruled out.

"Well, Uncle Gao Wakan didn't mean to be too surprised whether it was before or after. He should have already confirmed it in his heart. The reason why he didn't say it was probably to test us."

Bao LaiTe actually has a clear mind, but this matter itself must be considered a good thing for the [Clover] team, so naturally they won't ask any extra questions.

"Hey, is that so?" Fu Tao's voice floated slowly from under the snow layer behind.

As the lowest altitude in the team, Fu Tao was completely covered by the tall snow layer almost as soon as he entered the snow-capped mountain area. If there were no other people opening the way in front, most of them would have to choose to swim freestyle in the snow.

However, considering that she is carrying a giant hammer that is almost taller than her own, and its weight exceeds the standard by 100%, she probably won't be able to swim very far in the end, so she can only be forced to change to a pig.

"There are so many twists and turns, but as long as the final result is good... Achoo!"

Yamanashi shivered and sneezed again, then unhurriedly took out a bottle of [hot drink] that was still warm from his backpack, and drank it slowly.

The reassuring warmth returned to his body in an instant.

So much so that the girl's dead fish eyes narrowed involuntarily.

After Polaroid's special blending technique, the [Hot Drink], which was originally made of chili peppers and has a spicy taste, tastes almost like hot cocoa, full of sweet and savory flavors.

In such a world of ice and snow, it is hard to say that there is anything happier than this.

"Ahead...there is a group of snow lions appearing!"

"Team [-] and Team [-] are responsible for expulsion...don't waste too much time on them."

A middle-aged hunter with a beard was standing on a high snow slope, commanding the overall operation of the team without haste.

With him as the center of the circle, the three teammates, each carrying a shield axe, a single-handed sword, and a heavy crossbow, also unfolded their shields one after another, focusing on guarding the surroundings.

The five-star hunter team [Heavy Armor], although they are not the strongest on the field in terms of strength, and even strictly speaking, they may not even be able to squeeze in the top five, but these four are veteran hunters with more than 30 years of experience. The experience is also very rich, and it is also well-known in Dongduoluma and surrounding areas.

Among the hunters present, many people have received their guidance and help, and some of them were even brought out by the other party.

Because of this, their captain Gore was elected by everyone as the temporary commander of this patchwork team of 80 people before the start of the mission.

In addition, according to gossip, the four of them had presided over two team promotion assessments for the head of the hunting group in the past, but it was not known whether it was true or not.

As the examiner, Gao Wakan did not give any guidance from the beginning to the end, but just leisurely followed the side of the team, but this put a lot of pressure on the others.

After all, the cadre of the hunting group has been wearing a weird helmet, and no one can see his expression.

The ghost knows whether he is satisfied or dissatisfied... What if you are deducting points from yourself in your heart?

"We just need to play normally as usual, you are too nervous, Xiaomi."

From the very beginning of the mission, Bao Telai, who had noticed his captain's sullen face, comforted him in a soft voice.

"I... I'm not nervous, you read wrong."

Pata...Pia~ji

Millicent defended a few words, turned her head back and forth to observe the surrounding environment, then stepped into a certain snow pit without paying attention, and fell into it with a puff.

"..."

You are not nervous to be a ghost!

The three of them looked at each other speechlessly, and then hurriedly helped up Millicent, whose hair was covered with snow.

The girl's face was flushed at the moment, and she didn't know if it was from the snow or other reasons...

"With such a heavy snow, you can't see the surrounding environment clearly. Your efforts are in vain."

Putting his hands behind his head, Sasha, who was carrying a cross scythe, suddenly walked past the side of the team, as if talking to himself.

"I want you to worry about it, the gray-haired one!" Fu Tao couldn't understand the other party's pretending, grinning.

However, the other party didn't accept the offer at all, and he didn't know whether he thought it was too naive to scold Fu Tao, or he was focusing on the mission itself like Millicen.

"We're going to the territory of the bull dragon [Albasa] soon, if the ice spell dragon hasn't left, maybe we can find some clues from there." Bao Telai said seriously with his chin resting on his hand. .

"I think the same as you. Regardless of whether the instigator of this incident is the Ice Dragon or not, but after such a long time, the opponent has probably already had a conflict with the Mengniosaurus that was entrenched here. After all, whether it is an ancient dragon or a Mengniosaurus Niulongs are not low on territoriality."

"Since there are no sighting reports about the Raptorosaurus so far, I tend to believe that the other party has already died in the hands of that monster. Of course, it may be evenly matched, but this possibility is unlikely. After all, the Raptorosaurus Albasa is not weak. , but there is still a big gap from the level of natural disasters."

When it came to the task itself, Sasha, who had not spoken much before and gave the impression of being taciturn, suddenly became eloquent.

Unexpectedly, he is a serious hunter.

Bao Telai thought silently in his heart.

Because of this exchange, the distance between Sasha and the [Clover] team suddenly narrowed a lot, and then they simply followed their team.

In his words, exploration and search have never been his forte. Instead of wasting energy pretending to be in the front, it is better to recharge in the back and wait until the official start of the fight.

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Chapter 7 Pilgrimage and militarized cartel hunts

In the blink of an eye, more than three hours passed

After climbing three [-]-meter-high hills in succession, the large army finally arrived at the most important scheduled location today, in front of the frozen valley of the glaciers in the middle of the mountain range.

"It's so beautiful..." Millicent stood on the hillside, looking at the huge snow-covered giant pine forest below, and the glacier that shone with colorful reflections in the sun like a streamer, her small mouth grew involuntarily. open.

"Let me see, let me see~ Hey young!" Fu Tao, who was blocked by other people because she was too short, jumped off the slope in a hurry, but because the slope was too slippery, she fell headfirst. Crashed into a snowdrift somewhere at the foot of the mountain.

"Peach, be careful!"

The few people who were startled hurried forward and pulled the dragon girl out of the snowdrift, who almost fell in an upside-down posture, with half of her body buried in the snow.

"Hahaha, I'm dying of laughter~" Saxia covered her stomach, squatted halfway on the snow slope beside her, and burst out laughing.

Afterwards, Fu Tao, who was turned into anger from embarrassment, directly picked up the half-man tall snowball next to him, and smashed it to the ground in one breath.

"Peach!" Millicent frowned.

"He laughed at me first!" Fu Tao pointed to Sa Xia who was slowly getting up not far away, arguing with a bulging face.

Fortunately, Sa Xia didn't pay much attention to it, she just patted off the snow on her body and leaned over as if nothing happened.

This magnanimous look made the other three members of the team a little embarrassed.

"Hey, what is this?"

Just as Millicent raised her feet to keep up with the moving team, she heard the sound of Betray's surprise behind her.

"What's the matter, Po?"

"Look at this corpse. Although there are only bones left, such a large humanoid monster should be the Snow Lion King, right?"

Bao Telai was squatting halfway beside the snowdrift that Fu Tao had planted before, struggling to pull a five-meter-high skeleton out of it.

"It's the Snow Lion King. This skeleton is very obvious." Sasha nodded in affirmation, and then looked at the upper body of the skeleton with some strangeness, "It's strange, doesn't it have a head?"

"This wound, although not obvious, should have been cut off artificially."

Bao Te came to check the broken bones at the neck, and then checked the joints of the bones, and stood up slowly: "There are very obvious bone fractures in many places on the corpse, it should have died from a fall from a high place, But afterward, someone should have gone down the mountain to find the body of the Snow Lion King, and took its head away."

"It's not convenient to go back and forth to this place. It's not a strange thing to take away the most valuable big tooth." Sasha said disapprovingly.

"And judging by the degree of corruption, the corpse should have been there for two or three years, and it should have nothing to do with our goal this time."

"Two or three years... As far as I know, the only hunter who has appeared on Pazzini Island in the past five years and can hunt the Snow Lion King is..." Bao Telai said with some hesitation.

When Millicent next to him heard half of it, his eyes lit up with naked eyes: "It's Brother Guta and Sister Nia!"

"Huo~" At this moment, even Sa Xia, who was scratching his head and wanted to leave, suddenly became interested.

"I remember that Chief Nia used a bow, right? I heard that he used a heavy crossbow before, but I haven't heard of using a melee weapon, so the head should be able to chop this knife?"

Sa Xia touched the neck where the bones were held with one hand, and gestured casually.

"There are still several bone contusions on the chest. It should be that he injured the snow lion king on the mountain, and then used some methods to make the opponent fall off the cliff." Bao Telai, who had already fully examined the bones, analyzed intermittently. .

"This method is unexpectedly simple?" Yamanashi said with a little disappointment, leaning his head from the side.

"At that time, they weren't even official hunters, what else do you want?" Fu Tao shook her head, and bumped her head against Shanli's chin resting on top of her head.

If you put heavy objects on your head, you will not grow taller!

"Well, although it's nice to have an inexplicably parade atmosphere in the Holy Land, but we're about to fall behind~" Sasha pointed to the team that was gradually going away, and reminded in a low voice.

"Oops~"

At this moment, everyone reacted, and they didn't bother to continue the analysis, and ran towards the large army at a trot.

……

After a blanket search, Glacier Valley was soon turned upside down by a group of hunters.

"We've found the Bullosaurus! It's at eight o'clock!"

A three-man team, all composed of long-range firemen, climbed to the top of a 60-meter-high pine tree at the beginning, and found the target almost in the blink of an eye.

"go!"

In the blink of an eye, countless figures shuttled through the forest, pulling a series of footprints galloping like flying on the snow.

A hunting group composed almost entirely of hunters above the senior level can now see how terrifying the execution power will be in actual operations.

"Roar!"

The first hunter who arrived had just sprung out from the forest when he saw a giant "antler" hitting him head-on.