Chapter 122 Where is the Lava Dragon
Although they thought it was outrageous, Gordon and the others still accepted the commission.
Lava dragons belong to the ichthyosaur species and are close relatives of water dragons that live in river areas, but they have evolved bodies that can adapt to ultra-high temperatures and can live and move in lava.
Based on their names and living environment, it is easy for people to confuse lava dragons with lava beasts that live in volcanic areas. In fact, there is no relationship between the two.
The Lava Beast is the larvae of a sea dragon monster called Yange Dragon. The two are different in basic classification.
If they were just hunting, Gordon and Ancier wouldn't take the lava dragon too seriously. At most, they would have to pay attention to the high temperature on the latter's body and the attack method of spitting out magma balls.
However, the request of the third princess is to capture the lava dragon without causing it to be maimed.
It’s a bit troublesome
When hunters hunt, they often follow the principle of "breaking ten fingers is worse than breaking one off". Just like when Gordon hunted a big strange bird, he stared at the base of the wings and chopped them off. When hunting sickle crabs, it makes sense to keep an eye on the legs and chop them.
Destroying a certain part of the monster and then continuing to attack will not only restrict its movement, but also make the attack deeper - the same force of a knife slashing on a complete carapace will have the same effect as a slashing on a fragile wound. Naturally different.
This is the first time I have encountered the requirement of "not beating the monster too badly".
"If we can't maim the monster, we can't focus our attacks too much when fighting the lava dragon." An Xi Er put forward his suggestion, "This is not difficult for me, just aim at another place."
"I, uh, if I use the blasting knife, the wound will probably be larger, Is it really okay?”
"It should be fine. With the monster's self-healing ability, as long as you don't remove its legs directly, it should be able to heal slowly. However, considering the monster's 'face', try not to attack its head.
I will be the main attacker in this hunt. Gordon, just be responsible for trapping him. Your strange bird suit has good fire resistance. Just be careful not to be directly hit by the lava block, and you should be fine. "
Gordon nodded, acknowledging this.
If he doesn't need to think about attacking and just concentrates on protecting himself and attracting the monster's attention, he will be much more confident.
"By the way Ancier, a monster like the lava dragon that lives in magma should be more afraid of water and ice attacks, right?" Gordon couldn't help but look at the crystal in Ancier's hand. rifle.
"That's right. This time I plan to carry as many water-cooled bullets and ice-cooled bullets as possible. The penetration of these types of ammunition is relatively weak and will not seriously damage the monster's body structure. In the past, It’s a shortcoming, but this time it’s just right.”
After two months of mining, Gordon and Anhill were finally able to carry out a hunting activity. They were very serious, constantly discussing and perfecting their tactics, and preparing for each. Hunting props.
What the two of them didn't expect was that Pork Chop also got a very important piece of information from its new "fellow" hunting cat.
——Sonic bombs are very effective against Lava Dragons.
When it swims in magma, it can even be blown ashore with a sonic bomb.
Gordon was puzzled by this, "Forget about guys like big strange birds with big ears that are visible to the naked eye, do fish have hearing? Are they actually afraid of noises?"
Ancier looked like an illiterate, "The Lava Dragon belongs to the ichthyosaur species, but it is not a fish."
"Ah? Isn't it?"
"What's your biological knowledge? Is the big strange bird a bird?"
"Ah! Isn't it?!"
Ann Hill: "."
About the high temperatures in lava canyons,
Gordon and the others, who have been here countless times in the past two months, cannot be said to have adapted. After all, no human can adapt to such a temperature that is enough to slowly cook themselves.
It can only be said that you are used to it. Drinking cold drinks can lead to normal activities.
In the hunter camp, Gordon and his party checked the props needed for this hunt. It must be said that due to the willful request of the third princess, they were particularly well prepared this time.
I prepared a pair of paralysis traps and hole traps that are necessary to capture monsters, just in case, and I also prepared a few more tranquilizer bombs for capturing monsters, all of which I brought with me on Pork Chop.
After the heavy crossbowman Ansil joined the team, Pig Chop shifted his position from "combat" to "assistance".
Reconnaissance, vigilance, setting traps, and using some explosive bombs to assist attacks, this is the division of labor that Pig Chop has arranged for himself after careful consideration.
As for the little guy’s decision after careful consideration, Gordon applauded it with both hands.
After the recent period of running-in, the tacit understanding of the entire team's mutual cooperation has improved a lot. This mission may be the best moment to test the results.
Anhil has prepared a "massive" amount of water-cooled bombs and ice-cooled bombs. As for his favorite, armor-piercing grenades with super armor-breaking capabilities and extremely fast ballistic speeds, they are very suitable. He didn't carry any penetrating sniper bullets.
I was afraid of breaking the "ornamental fish" ordered by a certain princess.
As for Gordon, a swordsman, he traveled lightly as always. Apart from carrying a few more sonic bombs than before, he made no additional preparations.
Perhaps this is the charm of melee hunters?
The process of finding the whereabouts of the Lava Dragon is extremely long and painful.
Although the Lava Dragon is not a fish, it is indeed very similar to fish in some aspects of its living habits.
Fish almost never leave the rivers and oceans where they live, and the same goes for the lava dragon, but the environment it lives in is lava rivers and lava lakes.
If it weren't for this monster still retaining some of the habits of amphibians and reptiles, and occasionally wandering ashore, Gordon and the others would have had to rely on pure luck to find traces of it.
There is almost no sand, gravel and soil in the volcanic zone. There is only the hard magma rock ground left after the molten magma flows and solidifies.
Without the awl-like feet of the General Sickle Crab, it would be almost impossible to leave footprints on it.
Fortunately, Gordon was inspired by the lava beasts that could be seen everywhere, and found some special traces on the banks of some lava lakes and rivers.
Magma is not water after all, it does not evaporate, it only solidifies.
Creatures such as lava dragons and lava beasts that live in magma will always form some special traces when the lava covering their bodies falls on the ground.
At first Gordon and the others thought that these were just rocks with special shapes, but later they discovered that through these traces, they could determine the location where the lava beast came ashore.
The traces left by the lava dragon are similar to those left by the lava beast. They both look like a pile of black and gray cream spilled on the ground, but due to the difference in size, the former will be larger.
After a whole day of repeated searches and comparative investigations, Gordon and the others discovered that unlike the lava beast, which is essentially a "juvenile body", the place where the lava dragon landed is relatively fixed.
After identifying several areas where the lava dragon appeared many times, Gordon and the others began a long wait.
Until the third day.
The strange monster, which looked like a fish and a dragon, and was covered in black and red lava armor, finally appeared in their sights. (End of this chapter)