Chapter 108 The General’s Sickle
“Before you learn to walk, you must first run? An interesting saying.”
I have to say that this statement, which sounds illogical and unreasonable, is really to his liking.
“The edge of this footprint is very sharp, which proves that it is very fresh. The general sickle crab must not have gone far yet.” Anhil rubbed the footprints left by the general sickle crab with his fingertips and said to himself.
Gordon's face stiffened when he heard this, "Young Master, are you too anxious?"
Neither of them had been injured in the previous battle. In addition to Ancier's ballista ammunition, other supplies such as recovery medicine and cold drinks were also sufficient.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is in a full state.
But you have to hunt a monster with a danger level of about four stars? Are you a little too arrogant?
“I didn’t say I was going to hunt it.”
Anhil's tone was a bit tangled, as if he was explaining to Gordon, and also seemed to be convincing himself, "I'm not arrogant enough to want to hunt a monster with similar strength to a flying dragon with this remaining ammunition, but"
"I understand, no need to explain." Hearing that Ancier was not ready to fight with General Sickle, Gordon immediately relaxed. He waved his hand to interrupt Ancier's words and said:
“The goal of trying to surpass is right in front of us. Even if it’s not a decisive battle, we still want to touch it, right?”
"you"
“How do I know? Why do you think I took a hunter’s knife to challenge the Big Boar King? If the monster I was targeting was right in front of me, I would not give up the opportunity to ‘say hello’ to it.
Information, advice, no matter how much you listen to it, it will all be false. Only when you really face it will you have a completely different experience. "
Anhil opened his mouth, and eventually it turned into a slightly subtle chuckle, "Oh, it seems that we are all the kind of 'restless guys' that the instructors call us.
Anyway, I’m going to meet that general sickle crab. What do you say? Should we go to 'visit' the 'general' together, or should we go back to the camp first? "
Gordon put away the pickaxe and flexed his knuckles again, making a crackling sound.
“What do you say?”
“Think carefully, that’s a four-star monster.”
“What nonsense are you talking about? It makes you sound like a four-star hunter. Let’s go!”
Tracing monsters through footprints and other traces left behind is the most basic skill for hunters.
However, the process of searching for General Sickle's whereabouts was extremely tortuous.
The pork chop, which Gordon had high hopes for, was numb first. The crustacean body odor was not obvious at all, and the pungent sulfur smell from the volcanic zone powerfully covered up any possible odor.
The plan to rely on scent tracking failed immediately.
Another thing that brings a lot of trouble to tracking work is the volcanic rocks that can be seen everywhere in volcanic areas.
The texture of volcanic rocks depends entirely on the composition of the magma before solidification.
Some of the solidified volcanic rocks are loose and loose, and even a strong wind can blow a handful of debris from them. Some are so hard that even the sharp claws of the General Sickle Crab can hardly leave any obvious scratches on them. imprint.
Gordon and Ancil often disappeared after just a few steps along the trail. They had to split up from time to time, expand the search area, and use the clumsiest way to pull a net to find the trail.
This search lasted for several hours. When they finally followed a series of footprints into a long and narrow passage leading underground, the footprints disappeared again.
“Ah, I’m so annoyed! It would be great if there was an observation hot air balloon nearby, let’s see where it goes!” Gordon said irritably, waving his palms to fan the wind.
Anhil's mood was also not good.
Other supplies were okay, but the cold drinks he and Gordon carried were about to be exhausted. If General Sickle couldn't be found in a short time, they would have to retreat to the camp.
—The volcano is extremely hot, and without the help of cold drinks, they simply cannot stay active in the lava-covered volcanic zone for a long time.
Two people and a cat walked cautiously along the corridor.
This passage has no branches. After a few minutes of traversing, they entered a dark underground cave.
As a swordsman, Gordon, who was leading the way, entered the cave first. There were no lava waterfalls or lava lakes in this cave, so it was quite shady.
“Although the Shogun Scythe Crab lives in hot volcanoes, it is still a crustacean monster after all, so it may prefer this dark environment.
Let's be careful, it might be in this cave. "Anhil looked cautious, and the ore crystal nova was also carried from behind to his right shoulder, so that he could deploy it at any time and enter combat status.
"Yeah." Gordon responded. His eyes quickly swept around, taking in every corner of this small cave.
He even didn't forget to look up to confirm the situation at the top of the cave. However, he saw nothing except clusters of huge stalactites.
Safety—Gordon made a tactical gesture.
Anhil, who was alert to the rear, slowly moved closer to him, and at the same time, he did not forget to check the situation in the cave again.
“Where do you think it can go?” Gordon asked a little tiredly.
"In addition to the tunnel we just entered, there are two entrances and exits to this cave. The one in the southeast corner is too small. It is impossible for General Sickle to get through. It should go to the entrance of the cave due west." Ancier analyzed road.
"Is it possible to dig holes? Shield crabs can dig holes, and the closely related sickle crabs should also be able to dig holes." Gordon continued.
Anhil squatted down, stroked the ground, shook his head and said: "Impossible, the ground in the cave is rocky, not sandy or earthy, how could it be possible to get it in without leaving any traces?
Um? "Wait a minute." Anhil frowned. He pulled out the peeling knife from his waist and stabbed it hard into the ground.
With a scratching sound, the tip of the steel knife penetrated half an inch into the ground, leaving a conspicuous mark on the dark gray rocky ground.
The ground can be penetrated by a knife, so how could the General Scythe Crab not leave any traces?
unless
Shogun Sickle has not touched the ground since he entered the cave through the corridor!
Ancil and Gordon raised their heads suddenly.
At the top of the cave, deep in the dark shadow where huge stalactites intersect, two cold lights flashed.
"careful!"
Gordon roared, rushed in front of Ancier, pulled out the giant scissors as quickly as possible, inserted the tip of the sword into the ground and held it against the sword with his shoulders and arms, in an impact-resistant posture, a defensive posture!
“Shua!”
It was a sharp sound that cut through the air with a sharp blade.
A powerful gray and blue shadow fell from the sky, and Gordon felt a terrifying force that was completely beyond his control hit the giant scissors, sending him and his sword flying out, hitting the cave wall.
He could even hear the sound of the bones all over his body being overwhelmed, and the wail of the giant scissor blade.
Shogun Sickle is here!
“Gordon!”
Anhil exclaimed in surprise, but his hand movements did not stop.
He deployed the heavy crossbow as quickly as possible, loaded the untimely but relatively more powerful penetrating bullets at the same time, and immediately began to fire in support.
“Pork Chop! I’ll cover you while you check Gordon’s injury!” Ancil yelled.
“Meow!” Pig Chop screamed in response, got down on all fours and ran towards Gordon.
ifies
Gordon, who slipped from the rock wall and fell to the ground, shook his head, coughed twice, stood up somewhat staggeringly, and said loudly: "I'm fine!"
Although he failed to completely block the top-down attack of General Sickle, the broad sword body of the giant scissor blocked the fatal slash of the former's famous sickle-shaped front claws for him.
Coupled with the protection of the armor, although he was hit, the injury was not too serious.
However, the two deep cuts on the giant scissor sword that almost cut it in the middle are shocking.
(End of this chapter)