Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

The lower layer is relatively flat and moist, with a stream formed by the waterfall flowing through, providing sufficient water for the plants here, especially the vines.

The upper level is like a trampoline. It feels very strange when you step on it, and it is not easy to stand steadily.

Except for some nimble-limbed beast monsters and small spirit deer, most creatures do not like to jump on this giant web of vines.

And this huge net is an important part of this hunting plan.

Muti and Nazia, who arrived here before dawn, have been busy for a long time.

They chose an area near the center of the net where there was a lack of support underneath, and cut off the thick branches that served as the skeleton supporting the entire net, chopping most of them into pieces.

The remaining vines were entangled and tightly wrapped around each other, and on the surface there was no apparent problem. It would be fine for people to walk on them, run, or jump. But if a large monster like a giant dragon weighing more than ten tons stepped on it, it would be hard to say.

The preparation doesn’t stop there.

Below the big net, they also set up a pit trap. Once the dragon falls into the air, the big pit, the sticky net inside the trap, and the strong net made of tangled vines above should be able to trap the dragon for quite a long time.

"Clang, clang—"

Nazia sharpened her Warriors' Axe over and over again with the whetstone. She couldn't wait any longer.

High up on the nearby mountain wall, sea buckthorn was using its claws to build a shed and looking around.

Suddenly, the sound of a huge tree collapsing in the distant forest and the faint roar of a dragon attracted its attention.

Seabuckthorn slid down the cliff face in a flash, shouting as he ran, "Here they come, meow! They've attracted the Boom Dragon, meow!"

Nazia put away the whetstone, then stuffed something like a bottle into the thick back of the axe and pulled the mechanism.

After a slight "hiss" sound, the bottle popped out and a faint hot light appeared inside the axe.

Seeing Muti looking over here with a curious look on his face, Nazia explained simply, "This is to activate the sword form.

There aren't any suitable small monsters nearby that I can chop to charge my energy, so I can still recharge some energy this way."

Muti nodded as if he understood, but in fact he didn't understand at all.

When she was choosing a new weapon before, the dragonman craftsman also briefly introduced the axe to her. The former only briefly talked about the various switches between axe form and sword form, as well as the energy storage and blade charging aspects, and she gave up.

This weapon, which is more complicated than a shield and axe, is totally unsuitable for her.

"Rumble"

The ground shook slightly, and the furious roar was getting closer and closer. Muti and Nazia quickly came to a solid stone pillar of the ruins and squatted down, quietly waiting for the opportunity.

Jarrah turned sideways and climbed over a rock blocking his way, rushing out of the dense forest belt. The vine-covered depression was right in front of him.

The dragon flew up the rocks and followed closely behind.

Due to the complex terrain and inconvenience of movement, it almost never comes to this area, but in order to tear the hateful guy in front of it into pieces, it does not mind stepping into unfamiliar territory.

As the overlord of this forest, it has nothing to fear.

The chubby Jara was like a fat peach-haired beast, moving nimbly among the ruins and finally stepping onto the giant green net.

He had already seen the marks made by Nazia and the others, so he quickened his pace and came to the center of the no longer solid area.

The steps of the Honglong were blocked by the ruins. These ruins, which had existed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years, looked dilapidated, but were actually surprisingly solid.

Honglong crashed into it but failed to push it away. Instead, he got himself dizzy.

After shaking his head vigorously, the roaring dragon regained consciousness and became even more furious. It supported itself on the ground with its four claws, stretched out its neck, and the roaring air waves swept up the fallen leaves and grass, spreading all around.

Aolan, who was chasing after Honglong, quickly covered his ears, feeling that he was almost deafened.

After roaring, the muscles in the dragon's limbs tensed up, and then it suddenly jumped up. Its huge body crossed a distance of dozens of meters and rushed straight towards Jara in the center of the vine net.

Jara subconsciously retreated to avoid the attack, but he soon realized that the dragon had the ability to glide, and even if he left its original position, the dragon could adjust its attack position and change its landing point.

This would not only put themselves in danger, but the Dragonite would also likely skip over the trap area they had set up in advance.

So he changed his plan, stood where he was, and stared at the leaping dragon. When the dragon was about to land in front of him and its claws were half-extruded, he suddenly jumped up with a pole.

This pole vault dodge was very dangerous. Although the claws of the Dragonite did not hit him directly, they knocked away the insectoid stick he used as a fulcrum, causing Jarrah to lose his balance in mid-air.

But he wasn't the only one who lost his balance.

The giant vine net with its main limbs severed was simply unable to bear the weight of a tens-ton dragon. A large area of ​​over a thousand square meters of vine net suddenly collapsed as the dragon landed on the ground, wrapping up the howling and struggling dragon and falling into a pit trap set up under the giant net.

Looking at the head of the Boom Dragon that just fell in front of her and was almost unable to move because of the huge vine net, Nazia cheered and swung her battle axe to cut the Boom Dragon's head off.

At this moment, Jarrah also fell down like a ball. After rolling on the ground to release the force, he jumped up and yelled at Nazia, "Wings! Attack the wings!"

Nazia smacked her lips. According to the plan, the part she was responsible for attacking was not the head, but the wings, or more precisely, the wing membrane.

Although she was unwilling, for the sake of the success of the subsequent battle, she had no choice but to drag the axe and rush towards the left wing of the Honglong.

As for why it wasn't the closer right wing, it was because Muti had already occupied this place. She was wielding her rifle vigorously, hacking, smashing, and firing at the same time, attacking with all her might.

Orlan arrived shortly after, and the three of them joined forces, using all their powerful moves to repeatedly attack the membranes of the Honglong's wings.

Compared with ordinary flying dragons, the dragon rarely uses its wings to fly, which makes its wing membrane narrow and thick, and not so easy to be damaged.

But no matter how strong it is, there is a limit. Under the various attacks of the gunlance, dragon cannon, dragon hang cannon, sword air blade continuous slash, and axe elemental solution, the wing membranes of the boom dragon's wings were gradually torn into cracks and holes one after another.

Only Jara was still bombarding the dragon's head and waving the insect stick. The poison flowing from the tip of the red axe spear penetrated those inconspicuous wounds, accumulating little by little.

"Take my Fatty Slash!"

Chapter 122: Despicable Outsider (Hunter)

The hunters' attack lasted for quite a long time.

The giant net formed by the natural entanglement of vines was stronger than they expected. Combined with the pit trap, even the dragon could not break free. Instead, the net became tighter and tighter as it struggled.

However, such constraints cannot last forever.

As the hunters swung their weapons, causing damage to the dragon, they inevitably cut the vines. As time went on, the giant vine web began to loosen.

In addition, the hunters' attacks were concentrated on the wings, and the Rumble Dragon, which had not been seriously injured, struggled even more violently.

"It's about to escape!" Duckling down to avoid the attack from the dragon's wings, Orlan shouted to remind his companions.

"Retreat!" Jarra shouted at the dragon's head while waving the insect stick.

Aolan was not keen on fighting, even though he had condensed his sword energy to an unprecedented level through continuous slashing. With the air blades swirling around him, the damage he caused with each sword swing was greatly increased.

However, the combat objectives of this phase have been achieved. Continuing the attack may cause chaos and trigger accidents.

Muti also folded up her rifle and retreated immediately. She was not the kind of person who had a strong desire to attack. But Nazia couldn't stop the attack halfway.

The axe, which had switched to sword form, was burning red and overflowing with energy. She inserted the axe fiercely into the joint of the dragon's wing bone. The energy stored in the weapon burst out in one breath, setting off a series of explosions.

Finally, in an explosion that was almost as violent as that of a dragon-strike cannon, the axe bounced out from the wound in the dragon's wing bone, and even Nazia, who was holding a sword, staggered back a few steps.

But her attack wasn't over yet.

Nazia roared and rushed forward, dancing with her sword and axe, and slashed and chopped at the wing bones of the dragon again and again, cutting several huge charred wounds and completely shattering the wing membrane connecting the two wing bones.

After suffering such a severe blow, even the Honglong couldn't help but let out a howl.

Orlan, who was retreating, was grinning. He had no idea about Nazia's hunting skills and experience.

But this guy usually swings hammers and wrenches all day long, so her hand strength must be good. She has been tinkering with weapons like axes since she was a child, and her pile-driving skills are also no problem. In terms of weapon performance, her Elite Warriors Axe can be said to be the best among the four of them.

When these three factors are combined, it results in the fact that although she is only a "part-time" two-star hunter, the damage she causes to the Dragon Wing of the Thunder Dragon is far greater than that of herself and Muti.

She almost single-handedly chopped off the entire wing membrane on one side of the Dragonite. No wonder Jarla placed her in a very important position when making the plan.

According to Jarrah, this girl might not be a reliable hunter, but if she could control the monster, she could be used like a barrel of explosives...

"It feels so good to chop! Run!"

After the energy was exhausted and the axe automatically transformed back into axe mode, Nazia put it on her back and turned around and ran.

Although she spoke arrogantly and kept shouting about wanting to chop monsters open, she was very aware of her own mediocre skills.

The target was trapped by vines and traps and could not move. If it were the usual Dragonite, she would have to hide before letting the earth know how destructive her axe gymnastics skills were.

After completing the attack mission, Muti took Nazia and withdrew directly from the battlefield. If the next battle went smoothly, they would not even need to take action again.

Orlan did not retreat too far. He was the only one among the few who could barely catch up with Jara's speed. Therefore, in this final stage of the battle, he would continue to cooperate with Jara to lure the Boom Dragon.

"Roar!"

The dragon roared wildly, and used its sharp claws to tear apart the giant vine net that had been torn to pieces, and jumped out of the pit trap.

Its vertical pupils, which had turned scarlet due to congestion, stared at the fat hunter in front of it. Of course, it also knew that there were more than one hunter who had besieged it.

But now the others have disappeared, leaving only this guy in front of him who has annoyed him all the way and has been hitting him in the face. Is there any need to think about where to vent his anger?

The dragon opened its huge mouth and bit forward twice in succession, while its wing claws waved continuously, constantly tearing and scratching at the opponent in front of it.

Jara retreated quickly. It was obvious that the Dragonite had lost some of its mind due to its burning rage. Many of its attacks were not within its range at all and were a pure waste of energy.

Faced with the crazy attack of the Honglong, Jara completely gave up fighting back and kept dodging by using the ruins everywhere around him. Not long after, the Honglong's breathing became heavier, purple saliva dripped from the corners of his mouth, and his movements became noticeably slow.

It's tired.

Logically speaking, the Boom Dragon is a monster with outstanding endurance and explosive power, and the previous chase was not very intense, so it should not have fallen into a state of fatigue so quickly.

The real reason lies in anger and toxins.

Orlan's initial stimulation from the dyed ball, Jara's constant provocation during the chase, the anger of being beaten but unable to fight back after falling into the trap, and the frustration of being unable to attack after breaking free from the trap.

All of this makes the Honglong always in a state of rage. In an angry state, the Honglong's heartbeat accelerates sharply, and with the high-speed flow of blood, its ability to move will be significantly improved compared to usual, but in contrast, its physical energy consumption will also increase exponentially.

While Jara's seemingly painless attack accumulated a considerable amount of toxins in the body of the Boom Dragon. These toxins flowed throughout the body with the pumping blood, invading the Boom Dragon's nervous system and internal organs.

Although this level of toxin cannot kill the dragon, even if left alone, the dragon's own immune system will be able to metabolize it within a few hours.

But at least during the period of poisoning, all aspects of its body functions will be affected to a certain extent, such as decreased reaction speed, weakened strength, decreased physical strength, etc.

Fatigue and poisoning, with the combination of the two, the threat of the Boom Dragon is significantly reduced.

In fact, by doing this, they have a certain chance of defeating the Honglong if they attack in groups, but the risk of doing so is still considerable.

Neither Jara, the planner, nor Orlan himself, is the type to rush in and fight monsters in a fit of rage.

There are better options, why take the risk?

"go!"

While the Boom Dragon was rampaging, Jarrah, who had commanded the Hunting Insects to replenish their essence, was full of energy. He waved to Orlan who was hiding not far away and started running again.

If the hunters had shown enough threat before, making the Dragonite feel truly threatened, it might choose to turn around and leave at this time.

But no, in the perspective of the Boom Dragon, these hunters in front of it were just some lucky bugs. As long as it could catch them, it could easily tear them to pieces.

After a low growl, the panting Dragonite started chasing again.

As the speed of the Boom Dragon's pursuit slowed down, Jarrah had more time and began to climb to a higher altitude.

The Honglong chased after it without hesitation. Although it was not good at flying, the Honglong, which had strong continental walking ability, was good at climbing high places. Its traces could even be found in areas like the top of the Snow Mountain.

Another important reason why the dragon was chasing after the enemy despite the fatigue and injuries on its wings was that it found that the abominable guy in front seemed to be running towards its nest.

Although the Thunder Dragon is not a model parent like the Fire Dragon, it also has the most basic instinct to protect the nest, not to mention that there are eggs in the nest.

Therefore, after realizing the hunter's target, it is impossible for it to remain indifferent.

Olang, who was following closely behind, was very glad that he was equipped with a catapult to assist in climbing, otherwise he would definitely be left far behind by those two guys.

In this way, the two men and the cat dragged Touhonglong across the mountain path, climbed up the steep slope, and continued to move upward until they came to a barren rock platform composed of a whole giant rock located between two peaks.

It is also the location of the Boom Dragon's lair.

Chapter 123 Ouch!

When explaining the tactics before, Jarrah made it clear that this tactical plan was formulated around two special terrains.

One of them was the depression that was previously covered by a giant vine web. This part of the plan was executed quite smoothly. The hunters used the vines to trap the Thunder Dragon for a long time, causing critical damage.

As for the other place, it is the location of the Thunder Dragon's lair, which is the rock platform they arrived at now.

Unlike the extremely stable rocky landforms in the conventional sense, this rock platform covering an area of ​​nearly 1,000 square meters is actually a movable inverted triangular boulder.

No one knows how it ended up here, but the boulder was stuck in the gap between two steep peaks.

Normally, there would be no problem walking up there, and most people are not aware of the special features of this rock platform.

It was from listening to an old hunter bragging that Jarrah learned that this rock platform was once known as the "seesaw".

Humans or ordinary small monsters can be fine on this platform, but once a large monster stands on the edge of the platform, the platform may tilt violently.