Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

Ao Lang chuckled, took the opportunity to put away the blade, and continued to move.

After this brief confrontation, he had roughly figured out the strength of this strange ape-fox. As long as he led it to an open area, hunting it successfully would not be a problem!

Chapter 130 Half a Second Faster Than You

Aolang and Seabuckthorn fought and retreated, trying to lead the strange monkey fox to the flat grassland or the rocky canyon with sparse vegetation.

The tactic of using pranks to provoke the anger of the strange ape fox was very effective, but the intelligence of the strange ape fox also exceeded the hunter's expectations.

After realizing that the hunter was about to leave the vegetation-covered area, the strange monkey fox decisively stopped chasing and stayed in a rocky depression covered with vines, watching warily at the hunter who kept waving at it and provoking it.

From this point, it can be seen that the strange monkey fox is at least smarter than the Honglong that was walked to death.

The "absolute strong man" is fearless, so he rushes forward recklessly. However, the strange ape-fox does not have that confidence. He has already sensed the threat from the hunter in the brief confrontation before.

He clearly has the strength to fight me head-on, so why is he running? Something's wrong.

Olang, who stopped, felt helpless. No matter how he provoked it, whether it was shouting or shooting colored balls, the strange monkey-fox would not be fooled. It just hung on the vine web, watching this side vigilantly.

Is it true that my skill in luring monsters is not good enough?

Olang felt a little regretful for not being able to lure the target to the most suitable battlefield, but this did not affect the subsequent battle.

He likes to formulate tactics, because reasonable tactical planning can make hunting easy and smooth, but when it comes to a head-on battle, he will never be timid.

Since the tactics could not be advanced, Orlan simply terminated the lure plan and rushed straight towards the strange monkey-fox that was cautiously climbing and jumping in the giant vine net.

"Squeak-"

Facing the approaching enemy, the strange ape-fox let out a rat-like hiss, swung its soft long nose, and several balls of mucus spurted out, covering the hunter in a fan shape.

The destructive power of these slime balls can be ignored, but once they get on the armor, the movement will be seriously affected, just like the giant bee before.

So you must not fall into it.

Orlan quickened his pace a bit, and at the last moment before being hit by the slime ball, he jumped up and rolled over, dodging the slime while further closing the distance with the strange ape fox.

The strange monkey fox did not just stand there and watch. As the hunter rolled to dodge the attack, he inevitably revealed his flaws.

The agile and clever monkey-fox seized this flaw, and before Orlan could get up, it swung over quickly and stretched out its sharp claws to grab him.

Olang was well prepared for this.

As he stood up, he pulled the large sword behind him halfway out of the scabbard. The unsheathed blade protected his head and neck, just enough to block the sharp claws of the strange monkey fox.

Following the force of the sharp claws, Aolan, who had not yet had time to stand up straight, took a big step forward in a posture that seemed very awkward to ordinary people, and passed by the strange monkey and fox.

At this moment, the sword blade completely slid out of the scabbard, and as he turned around, it slashed at the opponent behind him.

The strange monkey fox obviously did not expect that the hunter could counterattack while protecting the flaws. Caught off guard, a bloody wound was cut on the back by the tip of the sword.

It flapped its arms in panic, swinging among the vines to gain some distance.

Aolan brandished his sword and tried to chase, but the giant vine net maximized the mobility of the strange monkey fox, and for a moment he could not cut the opponent.

"Seabuckthorn!" Orlan shouted a warning as he quickened his pace and continued to chase.

"Got it, meow!"

The inconspicuous gray ball fell several meters in front of the strange ape fox. The strange ape fox didn't pay any attention to it, thinking it was just a small stone that fell from the giant vine net.

However, the next second, a high-frequency noise broke out that was unbearable for the monster with keen hearing.

The iconic huge earlobes of the strange monkey fox are simply the best microphones, which concentrate the diffuse noise into its brain.

The strange monkey fox only felt a "buzzing" sound in its head, and the whole world in its eyes became distorted and blurred, and the sense of balance that supported its acrobatic jumping among the branches and vines was instantly disordered.

The claws hooked on the giant vine web loosened, and the whole body fell off the web uncontrollably.

"Ah!" The strange monkey-fox rolled to the ground and howled miserably.

The height between the giant vine net and the ground was only six or seven meters, so the strange monkey fox did not fall very hard, but the unfamiliar feeling of dizziness and the severe pain that almost made its eardrums explode made it unbearable.

Aolan, who was closely following the strange monkey fox, did not waste a single second. He picked up the katana as quickly as possible and entered a charging stance.

In the previous battle with Honglong, he realized the flaws in using the katana to perform a charged slash, but he did not have the time or ability to make up for this flaw.

Even so, the power of the charged slash should not be underestimated. When the battle just broke out and he had not yet had time to condense the sword energy, the charged slash was still his best choice.

After a brief second or two of charging, the sword slashed down and landed right on top of the strange monkey fox's head, which was its most vulnerable point.

The iron sword [Kagura] easily cut through the hair and skin on the strange monkey fox's head, cutting a bleeding wound on its forehead.

Without any pause, Orlan changed his posture, raised the sword again, quickly charged it, and slashed it down with a heavier sword than before.

Powerful charged slash!

With Olang's excellent body control, the landing points of the two swords completely overlapped, and the sharp blade of the sword further tore through the flesh and blood. Until the hilt felt the hard touch of the blade against the skull, Olang dragged the hilt with all his strength and pulled it hard.

“Chiao!!”

Amidst the tragic howls, the wound on the strange ape-fox's forehead was further enlarged. Through the window of flesh and blood, one could even see the white skull and the sword mark on the skull.

After these two powerful sword strikes, the sword energy wrapped around the blade of the katana became noticeably more solid.

Orlan did not choose to lift the sword and continue to charge the slash, but instead swung his arms at the fastest speed and slashed continuously at high speed.

Continuous slashing of air blades!

After a full set of slashing blows, there were several more bloody wounds on the strange face of the strange monkey fox. When the strange monkey fox was about to stand up after barely recovering some strength, Orlang turned around and swung the sword, dancing with the sword and slashing across the side of the strange monkey fox.

Air blade spins!

After this sword strike, a white light flashed on the blade of the sword, and Ao Lang's momentum also rose.

Sheathing his sword, Orlan stepped back.

Having just received a severe beating, it was almost certain that the strange monkey and fox would go into a rage.

Continuing to attack at this time would be a case of being greedy. The best option is to keep a safe distance and decide whether to continue the attack or temporarily avoid the attack depending on the situation.

“Squeaky-s ...!!!”

The strange monkey fox roared with red eyes, and its huge ears trembled twice, and were about to close to protect its fragile head.

Orlan couldn't help feeling a little regretful, as both the monster encyclopedia and Brother Jarrah had emphasized this point.

When the head is covered by the ears, strong light and noise are ineffective against the strange monkey fox. Moreover, under the protection of the ears, the head of the strange monkey fox is no longer a weakness.

The strange monkey fox in this state will undoubtedly become more troublesome.

However, just as the ears of the strange ape-fox were about to close, a flash bomb flew closer, passed through the closing earlobes, and exploded in front of the strange ape-fox's eyes.

The strange monkey fox's body stiffened suddenly as if it had been electrocuted, and its whole body began to shake as if it was drunk.

The sudden bright light made it dizzy.

Orlan, who was originally prepared to deal with the situation for a while, was stunned for a moment, followed by ecstasy.

There would be no one else but Seabuckthorn who threw the flash bomb at the most critical moment. The timing was really clever. If it was half a second later, when the ears of the strange ape fox were completely closed, the flash bomb would no longer be able to work.

It seems that in the past few months, the little guy has grown far more than just mechanical skills!

"Well done!" Orlan was never stingy with praise. After shouting praise, he rushed forward with his sword in hand and continued his attack.

Not far away, Seabuckthorn, who had just thrown a flash bomb, hurriedly pushed the mobile artillery beside him, adjusted the attack angle, and loaded the shells into the chamber.

Chapter 131 The Gate to the New World

While the strange ape-fox was still dizzy and its consciousness had not yet returned to normal, Orlan quickly rushed to the head of the prey and attacked with all his strength.

Generally speaking, the standard approach to dealing with this kind of agile monster is to first injure it and weaken its ability to move.

But the strange ape-fox is different from those bipedal monsters. It is better at climbing among branches and vines than crawling and running on the ground.

With four legs and a flexible and powerful tail, it can maintain most of its mobility even if two of them are cut off. It is better to be more direct and attack the head and thorax where the meat is soft and the vital organs are concentrated.

Seabuckthorn pushed its "Unit No. 1·Gai Gai Gai" and made a sharp turn and drifted to the side of the strange monkey fox.

To be honest, compared to the original Fire Dragon Unit-01, the current Unit-01 looks much more shabby, full of a sense of hastily put together simplicity. Many parts even have welds and burrs from saw cutting, and it is obvious that they have not been polished properly.

But this is not because Seabuckthorn's craftsmanship has become rough, nor is it because of laziness.

At the beginning, it carefully designed the appearance, carefully polished every part and every screw, spent countless time and energy, and finally created the "Fire Dragon Unit-01".

As a result, he was eaten by the Thunder Dragon in the first battle.

Although Unit-01 did play its due role in that battle, it also made it realize that these weapons could easily be damaged in actual combat.

Moreover, whether it is Unit-01, the current Unit-1, or even the later Units-2, 3, and 4, to put it bluntly, they are all experimental weapons and may be modified and updated at any time according to actual combat needs.

In this case, why spend too much time and energy on appearance?

After realizing this, Seabuckthorn even became casual about naming. If he felt that the degree of improvement was not enough to warrant changing the name to "Unit No. 2", he would just add a few more "modifications" to it.

Long live pragmatism, meow!

"boom!"

Seabuckthorn pulled the gun rope, and a pointed cone-shaped shell made of nuts whizzed out.

It looks tattered and like it was picked up from a garbage dump, but this mobile turret pushed on a cart is very powerful and is almost as powerful as the heavy crossbows used by hunters.

Flames exploded beside the strange monkey fox.

In order to avoid accidentally injuring companions, Seabuckthorn specially used a projectile structure that would not produce a large amount of fragments. Although the lethality was reduced, it was still very powerful with enough explosives.

Especially those incendiary bombs that were temporarily modified before departure and added with a large amount of gunpowder. The explosive power was average, but the flames shot up particularly high.

Orlang, who was several meters away, felt the scorching heat wave, and the flying flames quickly ignited the strange monkey fox's fur again.

Seeing this scene, Seabuckthorn's eyes sparkled.

It seems that in the future not only the turret itself needs to be modified, but the modification of the shells also needs to keep up. Just like this time's incendiary bombs, when encountering monsters like the strange monkey fox with obvious attribute weaknesses, they are much more useful than shells loaded with ordinary gunpowder, meow!

“Squeak—!!”

The strange monkey fox, which had finally recovered from the dizziness caused by the flash bomb, had not yet fully recovered its vision, but it also knew that it could not continue to be beaten like this.

It roared, used its earlobes to protect its bloody head, and swung its arms and long tail with all its might to force back the hunter in front of it.

Then, it rolled twice on the ground in a panic, using the nearby stream to put out the flames on its body and wet its hair at the same time. In this way, it would be difficult for the sea buckthorn bombardment to ignite its hair.

Realizing this, Seabuckthorn decisively switched to conventional shells and continued firing.

"boom!"

The shock wave of the explosion caused the strange ape-fox to stagger. The angry tooth beast gasped and turned to look towards the sea buckthorn.

He clearly covered his entire face with his ears, so I don't know how the strange monkey fox locked onto Seabuckthorn's position.

It flipped over and jumped, hooking its tail onto the giant vine net above its head. Then it swung its body suddenly, spreading its limbs as it took off. With the help of the membranes between its limbs, it glided and flew towards the sea buckthorn in the distance.

"Be careful!" Olang warned loudly.

"Meow!" Faced with the flying monster, Seabuckthorn was also a little panicked. It pushed the artillery cart and wanted to run, but the ground under its feet was not flat, and it was not easy to increase the speed of the artillery cart all at once.

Seeing this, Aolang gave chase with all his might, but it was impossible for him to catch up with the gliding strange monkey fox. He could only anxiously shout, "Forget about the artillery cart!"

In desperation, Seabuckthorn had to abandon the artillery cart and run away on all fours.

I had just run a few steps when I heard a loud "crash" behind me.

Under the impact of the strange monkey fox's gliding, the Fire Dragon No. 1 machine was broken into pieces.

Fortunately, we didn't spend too much effort on the appearance. As an experimental aircraft, we obtained enough data. We also fired four of the five shells we carried.

From every angle, it's worth it, meow! Seabuckthorn tried to comfort himself.

But thinking back on the past two months, I remember how I built Unit 1 from a piece of broken iron. I remember how it pushed Unit 1 and ran after the hunters in the hunting ground. I remember the improvements and patches that were made time and time again.

Tears burst out.

"Unit No. 1, meow!" Seabuckthorn pulled out the cat sword that had not been used properly for a long time, and rushed towards the strange monkey fox that was still tearing and smashing the wreckage of the artillery carriage, roaring, and started to slash at the latter's calves.

This scared Orlan quite a bit.

Today, 60% of Seabuckthorn's strength lies in machinery, and 30% in the use of various props. As for his ability to use the cat sword in close combat, compared to when he just left Rocklark, it cannot be said that there has been no improvement, but it can only be said that it has regressed significantly.

In addition, he was so angry that he was kicked away by the strange monkey fox without paying attention.

Just as Orlan was about to scream, he saw Seabuckthorn turn over and jump up from the ground again, meowing and rushing towards the monster again.

Seeing that the strange monkey fox's attention was about to be attracted by the little guy, Aolang shouted quickly, "Back off!"