Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

The only thing that made him uneasy was the act of riding the airship itself.

The last time he took an airship, he was attacked by a male fire dragon, an electric dragon, and a black wolf bird. The time before that, the airship was destroyed by a thousand-blade dragon, and they all fell from a high altitude and almost died.

It is impossible to say that there is no psychological trauma left.

In fact, the same is true for sea buckthorn. It may have developed the Big Monster Bird series for this reason.

Fortunately, bad luck did not always shroud them, and the journey to Metabe Bay was smooth and uneventful.

Two days later in the evening, the airship he was on landed in a cave camp on the shore of Metabay Bay in the westernmost part of the jungle.

There originally existed a hunter camp here. After a certain degree of expansion, it has now become a large camp that can accommodate multiple teams for rest and recuperation at the same time.

When the airship landed, hunters who stayed in the camp came to greet it.

When he saw the man's face clearly, Orlan couldn't help but show surprise, "Senior Brandley?"

As a heavy crossbowman of the Vanguard Hunting Group, Bradley mostly acts together with Senior Searle and Senior Buck.

Senior Buck is currently recovering from his injuries in Metabetate, so is Senior Bradley acting alone, or is Senior Sale also here?

Looking at Orlan walking down the gangway, Brandley was also surprised.

He looked the former up and down several times before saying, "Is that the Thousand Blade Dragon suit you're wearing?

Wow, I’ve only seen this set of armor once in Grombaum. It must be a very rare five-star dangerous monster, right?

It’s been so long since we last met, and your equipment has jumped two levels?

"Wasn't it true that you were promoted to four-star just over two months ago? Even if you were sneaking in and joining a team, you couldn't possibly have gotten a full set of armor and weapons so quickly, right?"

Orlan could understand Brandley's surprise.

Just like the last time they hunted the dragon, the three four-star hunters in their team borrowed Senior Olivia's team, and in the end they only had enough materials for Muti to forge a weapon.

In order to build the Male Fire Dragon Heavy Crossbow, Muxiang had to join several teams in a row before she finally got enough materials to build the Fire Dragon Cannon.

If you want to build a complete set of armor and a weapon, the materials of an entire large flying dragon are barely enough, and that requires the monster's corpse to be well preserved, otherwise it will not be enough.

In addition, Thousand Blade Dragons are extremely rare, and the probability of hunting multiple Thousand Blade Dragons continuously in less than two months is almost zero.

Therefore, if there is a five-star hunter leading the team, the materials will definitely not be complete. Now that the materials are complete, it means that all the materials are collected.

Under what circumstances could a four-star hunter collect all the materials for five-star dangerous monsters?

"You're not really going poaching with Muti and the others, are you?" Bradley frowned and asked in a low voice.

"No, no." Orlan quickly waved his hand. "I encountered it by chance during an investigation mission. I defeated it with the help of a senior cat hunter, so I made these."

"Senior Cat Hunter." Bradley's originally serious expression became strange.

"So, seniors, how are you doing?" Orlan, feeling the more he explained, the more trouble he was going to have to deal with, quickly changed the subject. "I heard from Bali that Senior Buck was injured. What happened?"

Brandley didn't answer his question immediately. Instead, he glanced at the airship behind Orlan and asked, "Did Lord Fabius send you here?"

"Yes." Orlan knew what Brandley was worried about. According to what Barry said at the time, they were under a gag order.

According to his usual habit, he would not inquire about secrets that he should not know, but now that he has joined the action, knowing the truth is not called spying, it is simply communicating information.

Oran took out the letter of appointment prepared for him by Fabius.

It is a bit inaccurate to call it an appointment letter. It is actually just a stamped note proving that Aolang is his newly recruited laborer.

Bradley took the note, glanced at it, nodded, and returned it, "Come with me, the boss and sister Olivia are not in the camp right now.

I'll take you to put down your luggage first, and then tell you about the situation here."

Aolan called Seabuckthorn and quickened his pace to catch up.

"Remember how almost two months ago, the boss invited you to go dragon hunting together, but you couldn't go because you had to rush back to visit your family?"

"Of course I remember. Later, another team took the mission, but it turned out to be a ferocious dragon-slaying beast. That team was wiped out, right?"

"Yeah." Bradley smiled bitterly, pointed to the open space beside the campfire, and motioned for Orlan to sit down and listen. "At first I thought the boss was too cautious, but later I realized that he was right.

After that, the guild sent several investigation teams to Metabetat to confirm the abnormal ferocity phenomenon in the dense forest.

Our vanguard hunting group, including Bali, was recruited into a team formed by one of the scribes and came to this area west of the dense forest.

Here, we found traces of star dragons." Bradley paused, "Traces of more than one star dragon."

"Sure enough." Orlan stared at the campfire and said softly, "The professor mentioned that star dragons are social creatures."

"Social creatures? That's not what the professor said."

A woman in her sixties, wearing a loose-fitting hooded leather jacket, came to the campfire where they were. Behind her was a quiet girl who looked about the same age as Eric.

The woman smiled. "I suppose his original word was 'cluster gathering'?"

Orlan and Brandley quickly stood up.

"This is Ms. Sheila from the Academy, who provides us with academic support."

Brandley introduced the two parties, "This is Orlan, the supporter sent by Lord Fabius, a four-star hunter. Don't be fooled by his young age, he is very powerful."

"I can see that the armor on you is made of the material of Thousand Blade Dragon, right?" Xila pressed her palms together and motioned them to sit down.

"Oh, by the way, this kid is my student Alma, majoring in cultural anthropology, and is also quite good at archaeology and ancient writing.

However, as a scholar who wants to gain a foothold in this world, knowledge of biology and ecology is a compulsory course. This trip can be regarded as a way for you to catch up on these lessons.

If possible, please help me take care of this child."

Chapter 310 Ah, Only You Are Here

Orlan's gaze fell on the girl.

The other person was wearing the casual clothes commonly seen among scholars in the wild, with a huge school bag hanging on his waist. His thick brown-black hair was simply wrapped in a headscarf, looking quite neat.

Her skin color was not the fair color common among people in the north, but a light brown with a slight reddish tint, which people often call "honey color".

The thick, black eyebrows with drooping ends and the slightly hazy eyes are very impressive. Paired with the narrow-rimmed glasses, they give people a gentle and intellectual first impression.

The girl's appearance and temperament reminded Orlan of Ms. Sophia, the president of the Barubare Guild.

When that lady was young, she might have looked something like this?

Noticing Orlan's gaze, the girl smiled and nodded politely at him. Orlan nodded his chin in return and looked away.

The four of them sat in a circle around the campfire.

Ms. Silla smiled apologetically and said, "I'm sorry for interrupting your conversation just now. Maybe it's my occupational disease as a teacher. I habitually want to say a few words when I hear something."

"No, no, we are grateful to you for correcting us." Ao Lang always respected knowledgeable people.

Ms. Sheela, who was sent by the guild to provide academic support to the hunters, undoubtedly belongs to this category.

"So what exactly do you mean by cluster gathering?" Olang asked curiously.

Silla was slightly surprised.

She just passed by and interrupted. On the one hand, it was, as she said, the "aftereffects" of being a teacher, and on the other hand, she saw a strange face and wanted to take the opportunity to get to know it.

She thought that this young hunter would just ignore this unimportant question like other hunters, but she didn't expect him to ask specifically.

The other party didn't mind her nagging, so she certainly didn't mind teaching. "Social living refers to creatures like the Peach Haired Beast and the Velociraptor. They have clear social characteristics, hunt in groups, and have collective territories. In addition, ants and bees are also considered social creatures, and their sociality is even higher.

Star dragons do not belong to this category. Star dragons usually act alone and will only gather together temporarily when attracted by certain reasons.

For example, pythons entering their breeding season are in a similar situation."

"I see. So, the group of star dragons that appeared in the dense forest were attracted and gathered together for some reason?"

"That's right," Ms. Sheela nodded. "The purpose of this operation is to find the cause and, if possible, resolve it. Then, we can try to lure the star dragons back to their original habitat."

Brandley's face was filled with worry. "But the current operation is progressing slowly. The Star Dragon is deliberately attracting the giant monster birds and making them more ferocious."

"How do we determine that this is a 'conscious' behavior?" Olang asked in confusion.

"I know about the star dragon cub you're talking about." Ms. Sheela broke off a branch and threw it into the campfire. "The monsters attracted by that star dragon are of different types, right?

But there are an astonishing number of huge monster birds gathered in the surrounding mountains and forests, and there are only huge monster birds, and more than 30% of them have undergone ferocious changes.

We don't understand how the Star Dragon does this, but it's undoubtedly a targeted attraction to the giant bird, not like the cub, which is blindly emitting attraction."

Bradley added, "And every time we find traces of the Star Dragons and try to follow them, we're attacked by flocks of giant birds.

One or two times can be a coincidence, but five, six, seven, or eight times cannot be explained by coincidence."

Aolan nodded in understanding. After hearing this, he also understood why the guild asked the Vanguard Hunters to keep their previous operations secret.

If it was just a star dragon, which resulted in the appearance of several ferocious monsters in the dense forest, the guild would naturally take it seriously, but it would not cause panic.

But if it was a group of star dragons commanding hordes of ferocious monsters, that would be an event of a completely different level.

It was expected that the day the information spread, rumors would circulate that a large group of ferocious monsters, led by a star dragon, were about to attack the city.

Ordinary people will not understand, nor will they verify that the place where the incident occurred is located in the southwest and northeast of Metabetat, separated by an entire dense forest.

For a city that was destroyed by monsters more than ten years ago and was rebuilt with great difficulty, such rumors are likely to crush people's hearts and cause unpredictable riots.

"I have a general understanding of the situation. So what is the current situation here? What should we do?"

In response to Orlan's question, Brandley replied, "Big Sister Olivia has formulated an action plan that will focus on defeating the giant bird group while slowly gathering clues about the star dragon group.

After the number of monsters is reduced to an acceptable range, organize a surprise pursuit. If they are intercepted by a large group of monster birds on the way, split up the troops to cover the core team's breakthrough, cover them to find the star dragon group, find out the number of dragons, confirm their status, and mark them with colored balls to facilitate subsequent actions.

That’s the current action plan.”

"Yeah." Orlan nodded.

This battle plan was not particularly sophisticated, nor did it include various backup plans. In many cases, it relied more on the on-the-spot judgment of the executors.

But for hunters like them, this level of action plan is more than enough.

They would not be used to a plan that was so precise and specific as to what to do and when, because hunters are not the army after all.

The campfire crackled as the two hunters discussed their plan of action, sharing maps and intelligence by the flickering flames.

And Alma, the girl with glasses, was also taking notes.

"If necessary, we can reduce the number of monsters to clear obstacles for subsequent investigations."

At this moment, there was a noise outside the camp. Bradley stood up and looked around, "It's Big Sister Olivia who's back.

It's getting dark now, and the others should be returning to the camp one after another."

Olivia strode over, the sledgehammer behind her still stained with the monster's blood.

Seeing Orlan standing up by the campfire, Olivia was stunned for a moment, then smiled. "Did Lord Fabius send you here too?"

"Well, Lord Fabius said that we are short of manpower here and asked us to come over for support." Orlan smiled and touched Seabuckthorn's head.

"That's great!" Olivia was not only happy, but even a little excited as if her savior had arrived.

"Muxiang is here too, right? With her Fanghound and Fukumu Rabbit, we can avoid the approaching giant bird in advance, and our search for traces will be much more efficient!"

Aolan's smile froze slightly, and he chuckled dryly and said, "Muxiang went to Minagard for something, so she didn't come this time.

Muti wasn't here either; she was assisting the professor with his research at a camp outside Metabetat. Seabuckthorn and I were the only ones here."

"what"

Olivia, known for her straightforward nature, couldn't hide her disappointment, but she quickly realized that this was rude to Orlan and gave an awkward smile. "Anyway, thank you for coming to support us. To improve our monster-clearing efforts, we also need... uh... combat power."

Aolan: “.”

It feels like the other party is trying hard to speak politely.

But then again, in this breakthrough and search process, costus root can indeed play an irreplaceable key role.

"Sister Ao, there should be more than one Yanhuo Village hunter active in the Old World. Can you contact other Yanhuo hunters?" Ao Lang asked tentatively.

"It's not that easy." Olivia shook her head. "The hunters from Yanhuo Village might be able to find it, but Fukubi rabbits that can adapt to the climate of the Old World are hard to find.

Compared to the Fire Hunter's iconic Fanghound, her Fukubiki Rabbit is actually the key."

Ao Lang pondered. Mu Xiang had been gone for more than a week, and he didn't know if she had found a craftsman who could make a dog armor for Xiang.

The situation here is quite urgent. Wouldn't it be better to call her over for help?

Given Muxiang's personality, she would definitely be happy to help. The problem is how to contact her quickly.

After discussing the idea with Olivia, Olivia immediately said, "Minagard, huh? We can use the Peregrine Falcon to send an urgent message to the gathering place over there, and we should be able to contact her.

I will also write to Lord Fabius and ask him to help coordinate this matter.