Chapter 454: Advance reconnaissance
The airship finally landed outside the hunter camp at the southern foot of the volcano.
Not to mention that they can't determine the location of the temporary camp yet, even if they can determine it, it's unlikely they can land the airship there directly.
Commercial airships have no defensive capabilities. Sufficient flying altitude is the only means of self-protection. Landing in a hunting ground where a variety of large monsters live is too risky.
After settling down in the camp, Hilda, as the captain, gave the order.
—Delay the hunt and spend two to three days making preparations.
They will split up temporarily.
Hilda herself will go deep into the lava cave alone to find out the location of the target blaster dragon, as well as the concubine spider and armored dragon that may have appeared, and roughly confirm their activity range.
This point is very critical.
If you can avoid the activity area of large monsters other than the target in advance, you may be able to avoid trespassing incidents.
Feng Ying took Hu Hu and walked with An Xil. Their main purposes were two, one was to find a temporary camp, and the other was to collect dragon-killing fruits.
No one can predict what will happen after the hunt ends. There is a possibility that many people will be injured and need to rush back to the base for first aid immediately.
For things like collecting, it’s better to finish them in advance.
More than two days flew by.
That night, three people and one dog gathered around the campfire in the hunter's camp to share the discoveries and results of the past two days.
Hilda spread out the map that would dazzle ordinary people even just looking at it, and said: "The description of the terrain on this map is actually very detailed and accurate.
The reason why it looks messy is because the two maps are superimposed. "
“Two maps?” Feng Ying asked doubtfully.
“Well, this volcano is not comparable in scale to giant volcanoes like the Latio Volcano Mountains, but the terrain is quite complex.
From the outside, it looks like several peaks connected together, while inside the mountain, there are large and small caves with crisscross traffic. "
Hilda's fingers traced the map, "These areas describe the outside of the mountain, or the terrain on the volcano.
And here, and these, are the conditions inside the volcano, which are the so-called "lava caves". "
Feng Ying and An Xil understood.
In the past two days, the places they have walked through are basically the first level, which is the area on the volcano. It is because they have not entered the mountain that they feel that the map looks messy.
“Let’s talk about the monster situation. I found the Explosive Hammer Dragon. Its activity area is here, which is in the middle of the lava cave.
I have also witnessed the concubine spider. It is here, northeast of the lava cave. The distance between the two is quite far, but I can't completely rest assured.
This concubine spider likes to run around, and its real activity area should be very large. "
“Why do you say that?” Anhir asked.
Hilda pointed out several locations on the map, "Here, here, and here, I found traces of the spider.
It should be the result of concubine spiders giving birth to pups everywhere. "
“I see, instructor Hilda, have you discovered the location of the armored dragon?”
"No."
Hilda rubbed her forehead in distress, "Kailong is not very active by nature, and often burrows into the ground or even into magma to rest. I didn't find it.
This is roughly what I found. By the way, the temperature inside the lava cave is very high, so remember to bring more cold drinks. "
“Understood, let’s talk about the situation here. First of all, it’s the dragon-killing fruit. We collected seven of them, but we don’t know if they are enough.”
An Xil said and gave Feng Ying a look.
Feng Ying immediately took out the dark red, round and hard fruits in her luggage.
Hilda checked the fruits and said, "The quality is good, but seven may not be enough. Please pay more attention when you act in the future and try to collect as many as possible."
“Okay! Amber has memorized the smell of this fruit, so she won’t miss it if she passes by nearby.”
“There is also the issue of temporary camps.”
Ancier pointed to the map, "We found one of them, it is indeed on a ridge, at this location."
Hilda glanced at it, nodded and said: "Between Area 6 and Area 7, this location is good, and the straight-line distance from the activity area of Explosive Hammer Dragon is not too far.
The only question is, is there an entrance or exit to the mountain nearby? "
"some."
"That's good."
Hilda nodded with satisfaction, "It doesn't matter if we don't find another temporary camp, we will use this temporary camp as a base for our activities.
Is the safety of the campground okay? "
"It's okay. It's on a steep hill. Small monsters probably can't jump up it. There is a circle of stone walls around the camp. It should have been dug by the ancestors. Unfortunately, it has no roof and is in the open air."
In the view of Anhil, who is cautious by nature, only a camp that is surrounded by solid mountains can be called "safe".
"That's good. Don't ask too much. How big is the temporary camp?" Hilda asked.
“About thirty square meters, quite small.” Feng Ying recalled.
"That's good."
Hilda smiled and said to Ancil: "You are just worried that some flying dragon monsters will attack from the air. Don't worry, it won't happen.
Large flying dragons will not land in such a small place. They cannot extend their wings and will have trouble landing and taking off. This should be the purpose of the stone wall.
As for monsters that are small enough, such as the Pterosaurs, would you worry about them? "
"Too."
Anhil smiled and felt relieved, "Besides, we found that the 'vitality' of this volcano is much stronger than that of the Latio volcano.
We saw a lot of heat-resistant plants, and small monsters are also common, such as poisonous dog dragons, wild boars, giant wasps, and pterosaurs."
“I also saw a big red-armored beast!” Feng Ying raised her hand to add.
“Yes, all in all, we didn’t find any dangerous creatures. Compared with the lava cave where high-danger monsters gather, it’s like two different worlds.”
Hilda smiled and said: "Not surprising, you will also find out in the future that the worse the environment, the more powerful the monsters spawned.
This is a bit far-fetched. Next is the specific hunting plan, which is actually not that complicated. "
Hilda adjusted the map and continued: "Tomorrow we will carry as much ammunition and supplies as possible and head to the temporary camp. Well, let's call it Camp 2. We are currently at Camp 1.
Anhil, each of us carries two bases of ammunition. Xiao Fengying needs to work harder. You and Amber are divided. We need to bring three bases of crossbow shells, arrows and powerful bottles.
With a total of five base ammunition, it is definitely enough to hunt the Explosive Hammer Dragon. Another large monster will be a bit reluctant, but our target is only the Explosive Hammer Dragon, and other large monsters can be driven away. "
"OK."
“Leave the hard work to me!” Feng Ying flexed her arms, which were not very fleshy, and she was full of confidence.
“Woof!”
Hilda couldn't help but rub Feng Ying's head, and continued: "Store the excess ammunition and supplies in Camp No. 2, and we can set off lightly.
Hunting the Boomerosaurus itself is not difficult. The problem is to avoid contact with other large monsters as much as possible.
So, my plan is to drive the Boomer Dragon to the west, away from the area where the Concubine Spider is, and at the same time, close to the No. 2 Camp, which will make it more convenient to replenish ammunition.
This is, of course, the best-case scenario. "
Speaking of this, Hilda's expression became more serious, "If other large monsters appear during the battle with the Explosive Hammer Dragon, don't panic, I will lure them away.
Ancier, even if you don’t consider Xiao Fengying’s combat prowess, you should be confident in hunting the Explosive Hammer Dragon alone, right? "
“That’s natural.”
After Anhil nodded seriously, he hesitated and asked: "What if there is an extreme situation where three large monsters gather together?"
“Retreat immediately.”
Hilda replied without hesitation: "If that happens, Feng Ying will directly ride on Amber to evacuate, and then Anxier, I will cover you."
(End of this chapter)