Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

Amos pushed the door open and walked in.

Behind a desk piled high with documents sat a burly old man with gray hair. His forehead was high, and his features were as angular as rocks, reflecting his strong and unyielding character. (Everyone in the guild loved leather coats.)

"Fabius, your hair has turned completely white too."

The old man subconsciously looked up. When he saw who was coming, he was stunned for a second. Then he stood up from behind the desk with some surprise and walked over quickly.

"Amos? Why are you here?"

"I came all the way here to see you. Do you believe me?"

"You guy."

The two old men smiled and hugged each other.

They were of similar age, belonged to the same generation, and had both been high-end fighters in the guild, having fought side by side more than once.

Since Amos was mainly based in the city of Minagard at that time, the two had few opportunities to meet. They were probably not close friends, but they could be considered old friends with a good relationship.

After asking Amos to sit down, the old man named Fabius was about to call the staff to prepare some tea, but was stopped by Amos.

"Don't bother, I'll just say one thing and leave."

"What is it?" Fabius smiled and sat down in another seat opposite him.

"About my granddaughter."

"You have a granddaughter?" Fabius was surprised. He had the impression that Amos should have remained unmarried throughout his life.

But he quickly realized, "You mean your disciple Red Blade's child, right? I remember that child becoming a hunter a couple of years ago."

"Yeah." Amos nodded his chin. "She will appear in the fighting tournament the day after tomorrow and hunt the giant monster bird."

"Big weird bird? She shouldn't be more than twenty years old."

"Well, she wasn't even an adult yet. She was promoted to three stars when she just turned seventeen." There was an inevitable hint of boasting in Amos's tone.

"Young people these days are truly amazing." Fabius shook his head with emotion. "In our time, anyone who was promoted to three stars in their early twenties was considered a genius."

"Well, if you're free the day after tomorrow, you can go to the arena."

"Ah?" Amos changed the subject so quickly that Fabius was a little slow to react.

Amos placed his hands on his knees and lowered his head. "That child uses a lance, the kind that focuses on attacking, but she doesn't use her large shield well.

I'd like to ask you to take a look, and it would be best if you could give me some pointers after the battle. I'd be very grateful."

Fabius looked at Amos in surprise. As far as he could remember, it was the first time he saw the latter bowing his head and begging for help.

Then he smiled and said, "Now that you've said that, of course I will go. There's no need for you to do me a favor.

Just like you sometimes go to training camp as an instructor, guiding the young ones is the responsibility of us old guys, isn't it? "

I was alone in the preparation room of the arena.

Muti didn't like this feeling of being alone, but fortunately it wasn't his first time experiencing it, so he couldn't say he was uncomfortable with it.

"But, after all, I still prefer the feeling of hunting with companions."

Muti muttered to himself, then shook his head vigorously. No, now is not the time to think about these messy things!

She stuffed several pieces of food into her mouth in succession. When her stomach was full, she would not have any random thoughts.

Swallowing the food in his mouth with force, patting his face to cheer himself up, Muti carefully examined the armor and weapons provided by the conference.

Since the opponent this time is a giant bird that is much stronger than the previous Blue Speed ​​Dragon King, the performance of armor and weapons has also been improved.

The armor is a Sand Dragon Set made of Sand Dragon materials and metals such as tupkinite. Its defensive performance is better than the previous mail armor set.

The most important thing is that this set of armor can provide good high temperature resistance (fire resistance +10). Although it is still a two-star hunter-level armor overall, it can be said to be targeted when used to deal with large monster birds.

The weapon is the "Iron Knight". This type of gunlance is still a branch in the huge derivative tree of mineral-based gunlances. It is considered an advanced version of the iron gunlance. The two are not much different in shape and center of gravity arrangement. To be rounded off, there is not much difference between them and her defense team's improved gunlance.

The only thing to note is that the defense team's gun rifle she is used to using is a diffusion type, while the Iron Knight in her hand is a normal type. The artillery range is longer, but the power will be relatively reduced.

This was bad news for her, after all, she was used to close combat and was more comfortable using the most powerful diffusion type.

The props are still the basic ones, but there are three more sonic boom bombs.

The big monster bird has sharp hearing and huge earlobes like a neck. If these three sonic boom bombs are used well, they can play a crucial role.

Because her catapult was confiscated upon entry, she could only throw the sonic boom bomb with her bare hands this time, and she was a little uncomfortable with it for a while.

Muti carefully separated the fuse of the sonic boom bomb and wrapped it around his belt. This way, he could just pull the fuse with a strong pull. Although it was still not as convenient as a catapult, it could save a second or two.

When everything was ready, she sat down on the chair and closed her eyes to rest.

Not long after, the conference staff came in to check the preparations. After confirming that everything was correct, the horn sounded, announcing that the competition was about to begin.

Then came cheers and screams from the audience.

The last clean and violent fight earned her a lot of attention.

Many people expected her to be able to take down a giant monster bird in a few moves, just like she did with the Blue Speed ​​Dragon King, but anyone with a little common sense knew that this was impossible.

The two are not on the same level in terms of body size, scale hardness, and vitality.

Compared to the warm-up match a few days ago, this time it was a real battle.

With his weapon on his back and his helmet adjusted, the fully armed Muti walked out of the preparation room and entered the arena through the dark passage.

As the light changed, the sunlight became a little dazzling, and the cheers from the audience became much clearer.

"Meow! Come on, meow! Look here, meow!"

The familiar shouts amidst the noisy voices attracted her attention. Muti turned her head and looked. In the audience not far away from her, Yuwan Seabuckthorn and Sister Fufu were jumping around, holding a banner more than two meters long. The banner had words like "Come on" and "Win" written on it.

Next to him, Grandpa Amos and Orlan were also smiling and waving at him.

Muti, who was a little nervous at first, suddenly relaxed.

She moved her joints, hopped twice on the spot, and was eager to try.

The moment the bell rang, signaling the start of the fight, before even the iron gate blocking the monsters could be fully raised, Muti had already charged out at full speed.

The giant orange-red bird folded its wings, shook its head, and slowly stepped out from behind the fence gate, but before it could even let out a demonstrative roar.

Then I saw an inconspicuous gray ball falling in front of me.

Chapter 147 Fabius: I can’t bear to watch

High-frequency noise bursts.

The big strange bird was instantly knocked unconscious before its entire body could completely walk out of the fence gate. Its steps were staggering and it looked dizzy as if it was drunk.

Muti, who had planned all this in advance, rushed forward immediately, came in front of the big monster bird and launched a fierce attack.

"That's exactly what we want!" Fu Fu in the stands waved her fists excitedly.

The fighting competition is a racing event, and the competition officials have arranged a large number of rules and regulations to restrict participants from "letting go" in order to ensure the fairness of the competition.

In this case, within the scope permitted by the rules, don't be so picky about martial ethics. The way to win is to do everything you can to seize the initiative!

Anyone who stands there like a fool after the timer starts, waiting for the monster to come over by itself, is not qualified to break the record!

"Dragon Bomb Cannon!"

Muti thrust the blade at the tip of his gun into the gap in the giant bird's beak and pulled the trigger.

The sooner you use the Dragon Cannon, the sooner the barrel will cool down!

"Boom--!"

With a loud bang, one side of the giant bird's semicircular earlobes, which were as conspicuous as a nobleman's scarf, was blown off. Its head and face were covered with scorch marks left by the explosion and burns, and even its hard beak had a slight crack.

In fact, the giant bird's weakness is not in its head.

About three-quarters of the giant bird's head is covered by its huge, spoon-shaped beak, which is quite hard. If the attack angle is wrong, it may even bounce off a knife.

Their real weaknesses lie in their wings, tail and abdomen. These three parts are not covered with thick carapaces and the meat is relatively soft.

Taking into account the fact that the giant bird is good at flying, generally speaking, attacking its wings is the most correct choice.

The way Muti locked onto the giant bird's head and attacked with all his might was very much like a reckless newcomer who unconditionally regarded the monster's head as a weakness without doing any investigation.

As a teacher, Amos should have been angry and dissatisfied when he saw this, but the old hunter in the stands had a relieved expression on his face, as if saying, "The child has grown up and his brain has finally developed fully."

In actual combat, a monster's weakness is not necessarily the best target to attack.

This happened in the arena. In order to ensure the safety of the audience, the wing membrane of the giant bird had been destroyed in advance, making it almost impossible to fly.

In this way, the attack priority of the two wings will be greatly reduced.

Although the tail has good texture, even if a piece is cut off, it will not have much impact on the movement of the giant bird. The abdomen is difficult to attack due to Muti's own body shape and the size of the weapon, so we have to give up.

All in all, the head, which is not a weak point, becomes the most suitable target for attack.

Don't be fooled by the hardness of this huge spoon-shaped bird beak. The only attacks that the big monster bird can really threaten Muti are heavy pecks and breath attacks.

If this giant beak can be destroyed, the threat of these two attacks will be greatly reduced.

Under the huge impact of the dragon-hitting cannon, the big monster bird was thrown back and staggered, but this attack also helped it to recover from the dizziness caused by the sonic boom bomb more quickly to some extent.

It shook its dizzy head and was about to roar, but Muti, who had slid back two meters due to the recoil of the Dragon Strike Cannon, took another big step and chased after it.

As she took a step forward, she swung her rifle with all her might, hitting the side of the giant bird's face.

This was an attack that could even shake the head of the Dragonite. The slender neck of the giant bird was unable to withstand the impact at all. Its head suddenly tilted to the side as if it had been hit by a heavy punch.

While swinging the rifle, Muti pulled the trigger continuously.

At this zero-distance, ordinary bullets are less powerful than diffuse-type bullets, but it is still zero distance after all, and the bombardment power is not reduced at all. It is completely eaten by the monster, and several red and black wounds are blasted from the side of its face to the neck.

The gun barrel was empty, and Muti had no time to reload it, so he struck down with all his strength again.

The gunpowder, empowered by its immense force, was like an axe, smashing the giant bird's head. The blade, which wasn't very sharp to begin with, cracked the bird's shell, leaving a bleeding wound.

Muti's attack was not over yet. She used her waist and legs to lift the rifle whose blade was embedded in the ground, then thrust it diagonally upwards while pulling the other trigger on the handle.

Longhang Cannon!

With a muffled "bang", a metal spike driven by the gunpowder explosion pierced out from the lower end of the muzzle of the gun.

Unfortunately, the big monster bird, which suffered continuous heavy blows, flapped its wings, raised its upper body, let out a roar, and luckily avoided the final attack.

The Longhang Cannon spikes that failed to penetrate the target's body fell out and onto the ground.

“Gua ...

As if singing alone was not enough to vent its anger, the huge strange bird shook its head and jumped a few times on the spot.

Its eyes were bloodshot, and sparks of fire were emitting from the gaps of its slightly deformed beak, which was unable to close completely. The hunter's previous attack had completely enraged it.

It lowered its head and pecked it hard.

The word "peck" seems a bit soft and weak, but it depends on who it is used on.

For a huge monster bird with a body length of more than nine meters and a hard and huge beak like a hammer, this peck is enough to instantly crush the spine of the herbivorous dragon.

Muti, who had been prepared as early as when the big monster bird jumped up in anger, immediately raised his big shield and took a defensive stance.

The huge beak of the monster bird hit the steel shield like a pile driver, making a loud "bang" sound.

Muti slightly bent her thigh joints and tensed her muscles, enduring the attack steadily. Then, she raised her shield with a low roar, pushed the big monster bird's head away, swung the gunpowder with one hand, and quickly completed the reloading.

In a corner high up in the stands, Fabius, who was invited by Amos to watch the game, frowned.

From approaching the moment the battle begins, using sonic boom bombs to stun the target, directly locking the head and releasing dragon cannons for suppressive attacks, to immediately entering a defensive posture to respond when the monster falls into an angry state.

So far, Muti's judgment, attacking skills, and most importantly, his strength and explosiveness have made him very satisfied.

She has such strength at the age of seventeen or eighteen. If she is given another ten years to grow, won’t she be able to soar?

But the moment Muti raised the shield, the old man's expression fell.

As a veteran hunter who had wielded a spear for fifty years, he was the leader of the guild's Heavy Armored Knights, a top-tier heavy armored defender who could even withstand the breath of an ancient dragon. (The Heavy Armored Knights and Fabius back then)

Muti's use of this big shield gave him a toothache.

He finally understood why Amos was willing to beg for help and insisted on asking him to come over for help and guidance.

Is Muti's defensive skills really so bad that it's completely unbearable to watch?

Yes, it was really unbearable to watch in his eyes.

Logically speaking, a three-star hunter can be considered excellent for being able to defend against the giant bird's peck head-on.