Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 478 Encounter with Taijing Explosive Scale Dragon

Under the guidance of the Grand Commander, the investigation team spent five days successfully entering the bottom of the Miasma Valley, and passed through the intricate earth veins and corridors to reach the land of dragon crystals.

The investigation team has been exhausted these days.

Whether it's the almost ubiquitous miasma in the lower levels of the Miasma Valley, or the various large monsters lost in the Miasma Valley, as well as the smelly river and the foul-smelling acidic liquid at the bottom, this extreme environment has tortured the noses of the investigation team members.

Fortunately, the Grand Commander has been active in the Miasma Valley and the Earth Vein Corridor all year round, and knows how to obtain fermented food in the Miasma Valley, as well as the territorial situation of various monsters. Otherwise, if the investigation team were really asked to go on their own, they might not be able to find the entrance to the Earth Vein Corridor even in half a month, let alone five days.

After swallowing the last bottle of cold drink and feeling the heat on his body quickly subside, Darren took off his helmet and shook off the sweat on his head.

Following behind the Grand Commander, they crossed a small and narrow lava stream and looked at the unknown objects that fell into the lava because of their movement. Not even a bubble came out. One could imagine how high the temperature of this lava flow filled with a large amount of life energy was.

"We're here!" The commander at the front felt a relatively cool breeze. With the help of the brighter firelight from the earth veins, he looked around and determined his current position. A smile appeared on his resolute face.

He wiped the sweat off his forehead and quickened his pace.

Soon, as the vision darkened slightly, everyone's vision suddenly became clear.

The exit of this tributary of the earth vein is halfway up a volcano, and the lava stream flowing beside it slowly flows down the mountainside.

In the distance, even in the dim place covered by black clouds, the sky and the earth are still illuminated by the reflection of magma, which is the land of dragon crystals between volcanoes.

"How gorgeous! I didn't expect there would be such a sight here. Just by looking at it, I can feel the gathering of earth energy. Although it's all crystals, the scenery here is completely different from the ancient trees!!"

"Right!" The Grand Master laughed, pointed to the largest crystal and continued, "When I first arrived, I was just as excited as you are!"

Just as he finished speaking, a long and loud dragon roar sounded at the right time, as if confirming the commander's words.

"Welcome to the New World"

"Prepare for battle! Be careful!"

Before the Grand Commander could finish his passionate speech, Darren and Sunshine quickly put on their helmets, took a big leap and rushed behind the Grand Commander in a defensive posture.

Mia and Sister Haosheng were very smart and quickly used the hooks on their arms to grab something far away and quickly moved away from the cave.

Fortunately, as a veteran hunter with decades of experience, the captain also reacted quickly.

The moment Darren and the others issued the warning, he turned around decisively and pulled out the shield on his back and raised it high, focusing on protecting his head which was not wearing a helmet.

Without the protection of protective gear, even a gifted leader like him, whose physique might even be stronger than Darren's, would not be able to withstand a blow from a large monster.

Boom! !

First, a dull sound was heard, and then dozens of explosive scales popped out. Before the smoke and dust from the collision could dissipate, continuous explosions followed. For a moment, the air was filled with smoke, making it difficult for Mia and the others, who were far away from the battlefield, to see what was happening inside.

"Aibo!!"

Mia exclaimed, trying to determine the situation in the thick fog.

But the response she got was not Darren's voice, but the angry roar of the Explosive Scale Dragon.

As the huge body of the Exploding Scale Dragon continued to twist, the airflow it created blew away the smoke and dust. The commander-in-chief raised a spear and rushed directly under the Exploding Scale Dragon, taking all the opponent's attacks on his explosive scales.

The sturdy back, with unwavering steps, had an aura of "Come on! Fight me back if you can!", which gave people an incomparable sense of security.

Darren and Sunshine tacitly avoided the attacks of the Explosive Scale Dragon while getting close to it and continuously attacking it. The blade slashed on the different-colored scales, first making a crisp sound, and then the sound of the scales colliding and breaking.

“This!! This is!!”

"Why is the Explosive Scale Dragon like this?!"

Even the usually calm and competitive sister couldn't help but exclaim.

Although they had not been in the New World for long and had not seen many monsters unique to the New World, the appearance of the Explosive Dragon, a top predator classified as high-risk by the investigation team, was a compulsory course for every editor.

But now this Exploding Scale Dragon is really weird!

Except for the explosive scales on the dragon's neck which remain the same as before, there are more or less red crystals on the scales of other parts of the dragon, especially at the joints, where pieces of hard-looking crystals extend directly. The connection between the wings and the body is directly wrapped with a piece of crystal that looks like a shoulder guard.

These changes made the Explosive Scale Dragon, which already gave people the impression that "this dragon must have amazing defense", look even more powerful.

Fortunately, the three hunters present were all well-equipped and could successfully break through the defense, so there would be no embarrassing situation of swinging their swords but not being able to break even the scales.

"Ang Ang!!"

Perhaps it was the hunters' resistance that made the already furious Explosive Dragon even more furious, or perhaps it was the hunters' ability to break through its defense, which was far stronger than before, that made it feel a serious crisis. Therefore, the Explosive Dragon's offensive became more impatient all of a sudden, as if it completely ignored the consumption of its physical strength and continuously attacked the hunters.

Exploding scales, dragon chariots, and even long breaths with violent explosions all appeared.

This attack method, which was somewhat beyond the record, surprised the hunters. According to the explosive dragon that was dissected by a scholar, the energy organ of the explosive dragon should not be enough to allow it to breathe for a long time.

The extremely unstable explosive dust stored in the explosive bag makes it only able to breathe explosive breath for a short period of time or spit out explosive fireballs like a female fire dragon.

Let alone the breath. Although it was not included in the hunters' data records, they had already made the necessary preparations when facing such a monster. They found a way to deal with it after just experiencing the breath once.

but!
What made them most uncomfortable was the explosive scale attack of the Exploding Scale Dragon.

Unlike normal explosions, after the Exploding Scale Dragon became obviously furious, the crystals on its body continued to spread at an incredible speed, directly covering the Exploding Scales, turning the Exploding Scales that originally only relied on explosions to cause damage into "fragmented Exploding Scales".

The crystalline fragments accelerated by the explosion are extremely sharp and very difficult to dodge.

This series of changes gave the Grand Commander some ideas in mind.

Taking advantage of a certain position change, when the Grand Commander was wrestling with the Explosive Dragon again, the few of them exchanged glances and understood what the Grand Commander meant.

Darren rolled over to avoid being trampled by the Explosive Dragon, and relying on a move he had practiced hundreds of times, he quickly took out a flash bomb from his bag. He looked at Aiden, who had also taken the opportunity to leave the battlefield and quickly assemble a paralysis trap. After both of them nodded slightly in confirmation, Darren decisively fired the flash bomb.

The specially made bullet exploded accurately on the face of the Exploding Scale Dragon.

Under the intense stimulation of the bright light, the Explosive Scale Dragon, which had never expected that the hunters would have such a sinister trick, had its brain instantly crashed, and its body briefly lost control, and it fell to the ground with a dull sound.

At this time, Brother Sunshine rushed towards the Exploding Scale Dragon.

Also noticing Sunshine Brother's actions, Elu, who was responsible for interfering on the side, got on all fours and rushed towards Sunshine Brother's destination. His little paws waved out, leaving behind an afterimage, and he quickly set up the trap.

How could Elu, who could become Darren's cat partner as a top hunter, be just a working cat? !

(End of this chapter)