Chapter 180 Unexpected Danger
At this time, Gordon felt very motivated!
If it hadn't been already past dusk, he would have wanted to run out of the camp right now to dig out the gunpowder rock, and then rush back to East Doruma overnight.
He has wanted to learn the true Charge Slash for a long time, but the great swordsmen who know this move are basically high-level hunters.
Having no acquaintances is one thing, but high-level hunters generally don’t have that much free time.
Even leaving aside the ultimate secret of the great sword, the true charged slash, the powerful charged slash that was already mastered during the three-star hunter period actually has some flaws.
After all, no one specifically taught him the secret. He just listened to a few tips from a drunk high-ranking swordsman and figured it out on his own. There will always be some problems.
Driven by this sense of urgency, Gordon got up earlier than anyone else the next day.
After cooking a large pot of paste with the food I brought, I did a lot of stretching and warm-up exercises.
Isn’t it just gunpowder rock? As long as the master and craftsman needs it, let alone three, we will carry back thirty for you!
In the camp, before departure.
Julius took out a simple hand-drawn map and spread it out side by side with the hunting ground map provided by the guild.
There are very few road warriors among hunters. After a brief comparison, the three of them quickly overlapped the terrain depicted on the two maps.
Julius took out a charcoal pen and circled the location of the camp on the hunting map. "We are here now. There is a cave entrance at the foot of the mountain about two kilometers north.
Entering the mountain through the cave entrance, there is a very large space, and there is a huge lava lake there.”
Julius drew a cross where the lava lake was.
"There are a large number of lava beasts, red velociraptors, and giant bees living near the lava lake. They are the biggest obstacle for us to move the gunpowder rocks. We must pay attention when passing through."
"Understood."
“Okay.”
Gordon Anhill responded.
"After passing by the lava lake, we will see another underground cave that can lead to a cave deeper underground. It should be the lair of some kind of monster.
The hunter who discovered the gunpowder rock before was The gunpowder rock collected from there."
"Is the gunpowder rock in the nest buried in the ground? Or is it embedded in the rock wall or something like that?" Gordon raised his hand and asked.
Julius also had a trace of doubt in his eyes.
“According to the hunter, the gunpowder rocks were ‘buried in the nest like eggs’, and he originally thought they were some kind of dragon eggs with a rock-like shell.
After research by scholars, it was confirmed that it was some kind of rock with a special structure.
Should be easy to find. "
Gordon's expression became subtle, and he had a bad feeling.
"In short, the route has been told to everyone. Due to the high temperature of the volcano's ground, gunpowder rocks cannot be moved midway. Place it on the ground, otherwise it may explode.
The whole journey from the nest to the camp is about three to four kilometers. Gordon, are you sure? "Julius looked at Gordon.
Gordon made a "no problem" gesture.
"By the way, this is for you." Julius took out two bottles of light yellow potion and handed it to Gordon.
“Forcibly taking the medicine?” Gordon raised his eyebrows.
Since Dual-Swordsmen frequently use the strengthening technique called "Ghost-Humanization", which requires high endurance, many Dual-Swordsmen will bring this special potion to make their bodies less fatigued when hunting. .
"Well, drink it before carrying it, and after bringing the gunpowder rock, we will run at full speed, rush out of the monster lair as fast as possible, and pass through the lava lake area. The subsequent journey will be much safer." Julius explained .
"Understood." Gordon nodded and put away the forced medicine.
The last time I drank this stuff was when I stole fire dragon eggs a few years ago.
It's not very auspicious, so I took out the gold transfer coins and said goodbye.
"These are the basic precautions. For the rest, we are no longer novices. Let's adapt accordingly and let's set off."
The three of them walked out of the camp.
After forming a warning queue, they began to accelerate, traveling quickly but silently through the undulating foothills of the volcanic zone.
They tried their best to avoid the attention of all monsters, even the migrating Draperys did not bother them.
These bulky herbivores are very timid. Although they do not pose a direct threat to hunters, their heavy footsteps and howls may attract more dangerous predators,
If you can avoid causing trouble, don't cause trouble.
Ten minutes later, they crossed this section of the road and arrived at the cave entrance leading to the lava lake at the heart of the mountain.
"This section of the road is not difficult." Gordon looked back at the way he came. "I don't see any dangerous monsters. As long as we can bring the gunpowder rock here, we are basically 80% successful."
"Indeed."
Zhu Levis took out the cold drink and drank it in one gulp. "The real danger lies in the second half of the journey."
Anhil and Gordon also drank the cold drinks, and the three of them dived into the place. A cave that radiates high temperature and red light, like the entrance to hell.
Outside the cave, the temperature of more than 40 degrees has already made people feel unbearably hot.
So if you are moving in the belly of the mountain where the lava lake is steaming with heat, if you don't take cold drinks or wear special armor to isolate yourself from the high temperature, you will be scalded to death by the high temperature in at most ten or twenty minutes.
“It feels like in a place like this, the effect of cold drinks won’t last even half an hour.” Anhil, who likes to use his facial skin to feel the wind direction to assist in calibrating his shots, rarely puts down his visor.
Even if the heat radiated by the magma is ignored, the golden-red light that continues to emit makes people feel stinging in their eyes. In order to protect his eyesight, he had to use a visor to filter the strong light.
"Then let's move quickly and remember to move gently." Julius, who was responsible for opening the road, took steps again and took a detour as far away from the lava lake as possible.
This is not only to avoid the high temperature, but also to stay away from the lava beasts that are churning and swimming in the lava lake.
These small monsters have a very bad temper and are very aggressive.
But maybe because they live in magma all year round and vision is not important, their eyesight is not very good. If they are a little farther away, they will not be discovered.
“Hiss——” Gordon, who was walking at the end of the team and responsible for alerting the rear, suddenly took a breath.
He quickly pressed his teeth against his lips and let out a whistle that was deliberately lowered in volume.
Julius and Ancil, who were walking in front, received the signal, stopped at the same time, and turned around to look.
Gordon made two tactical gestures of "warning" and "observation", and then pointed in the direction of the center of the lava lake.
Julius narrowed his eyes slightly, and Ancier directly set up the heavy crossbow and borrowed the scope to observe.
In the center of the lake, a huge dorsal fin broke through the lake surface formed by the hot magma. In an instant, it continued to dive and disappeared into the lava.
“Yangelong!” The expressions of Ancier and Julius also darkened.
This is a sea dragon monster that lives in the depths of lava. It is also the adult form of the lava beast.
In terms of ecological niche division, lava beasts are similar to small monsters such as sickle crabs and red velociraptors.
But as an adult, Yan Gelong is a powerful monster that can compete head-on with powerful flying dragons such as the male fire dragon and the boom dragon, or even be better.
The danger level assigned by the guild is five stars.
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In the future, if I have content that needs to be photoshopped, I will write "ps" at the end, and then talk about it in the chapter reviews. Interested readers can take a look, otherwise there will be a charge. Chapter rubbish word count emmm
For example, in this chapter, there is a ps about ecological explanation~
ps. Since the male fire dragon is mentioned, let me explain the ecological niche problem of the fire dragon family that a book friend mentioned before.
In the early works (P, G, 2, 2G), the difficulty of the male and female fire dragons was almost the same, but from 3 onwards, the difficulty of the male fire dragons increased. The lowest level of the hunting mission was village five-star, while the female fire dragons The fire dragon is the fourth star of the village.
In other words, starting from 3, the ecological niche of male fire dragons is higher than that of female fire dragons.
The reason why this book ranks both male and female fire dragons as four stars is because, after all, Kokot Village corresponds to the early stage of the game series.
As for Yan Gelong, the setting can easily defeat the male Fire Dragon, but it is defeated by the Terror Tyrannosaurus and Black Boom Dragon, so it is positioned as a five-star. The Boomerosaurus is purely because of its toughness, this family’s fleshy nmd dung monster.
(End of this chapter)