Chapter 10: The Ironclad Lizard
After a while, the ironclad lizard's nest was quiet again, hiding the body is one of the compulsory courses in the hunter school, these hunter apprentices who are about to graduate naturally know how to choose a comfortable and easy to move posture at any time to hide in various corners that are not easy to find, as for why comfort...... If your leg goes numb when you need to move urgently, it's intoxicating......
Waiting is destined to be boring, the silent jungle, only the "rustle" of the wind blowing through the leaves can be heard in the ears, the scenery in front of you is also monotonous and will not change a little, time passes minute by minute, but whether it is the apprentice instructor or the official hunters, they dare not relax a little, the scouts sent by the hunters have not returned, and no one can relax their vigilance.
Ten minutes, twenty minutes, half an hour passed, the forest was still quiet, as a hunter, this patience still has to be had, in Zhou Ming's theory textbook, it tells the story of a powerful hunter who stayed motionless for two days in order to ambush a fierce beast when he was young, and finally succeeded, and became famous in a battle. Although the veracity of the story is yet to be examined, it is enough to prove that if it is an ambush beast, the hunters may have to pay a very long wait.
Finally, after nearly an hour of hard work, the bushes suddenly moved, which surprised the apprentices, and the formal hunters were all very steady, because of such a small size, it could not be their target to jump out, and sure enough, it was their scout who jumped out of the bushes, a young hunter with a crossbow and very dexterity.
"It's coming. The scout made the gesture they had set in the most obvious place in the center of the nest so that everyone could see it, this gesture indicated that the ironclad lizard was approaching, and suddenly, many of the hunter apprentices who were already a little sleepy came to their senses, staring at the scout sign language to point out the direction the ironclad lizard was coming, and the scout quickly hid in a hidden tree hole reserved for him after quickly playing sign language on both sides. Soon, there was movement in the forest, and everyone first heard the sound of stomping on the ground, and as the sound became louder and louder, the apprentices could already clearly feel the vibration from the ground, and when the ironclad lizard stepped through a small piece of bush and entered everyone's sight, the apprentices couldn't help but gasp.
"I'm a dear god, isn't this just a one-meter-five-meter-high and three-meter-long iron armored car, how sharp a weapon does it take to pierce such a strong armor?" countless grass and mud horses galloped in the hearts of the apprentices, "And judging from the momentum when it walked back to the lair just now, as long as it was hit hard by this thing, it was estimated that it would have to hang up the color, or hang up ......"
This iron-armored lizard should have just had a full meal, and there were still traces of blood from some fierce beast in front of its iron-covered mouth, and it should have planned to return to the nest for a nap, but for some reason, it stopped at the edge of the nest and did not take a step.
It should be said that the instincts of the fierce beast are very keen, the instructors and hunters have already covered up the traces and smells left by the arrival of everyone, it stands to reason that the ironclad lizard will not notice anything unusual, but it stopped outside its lair, and looked around for a long time, everyone's hearts were raised to their throats.
Luckily, the stalemate didn't last long, and the hesitant ironclad lizard eventually strode towards its lair, and the apprentices all held their breath and widened their eyes, hoping not to miss every detail of the hunt.
The ironclad lizard walked forward unhurriedly, but the hunters seemed to have left here, and did not appear for a long time, and every step the ironclad lizard took, the apprentices became more nervous, as if it was not the official hunters but them who faced the ironclad lizard at this time.
"Smack", the front feet of the ironclad lizard fell, which also meant that it arrived at the place where the hunters planned to start the hunt, the first to rush out of concealment was Long Xiaocheng who was holding a heavy hammer, his position was already behind the left side of the ironclad lizard, the ironclad lizard couldn't turn its head at the first time, and then, "dang" With a bang, the rounded hammer hit the side of the ironclad lizard fiercely, and the sound that seemed to be made by metal striking echoed in the forest for a long time, but this time Long Xiaocheng did not bargain, the ventral side of the ironclad lizard was protected by a solid carapace, and Long Xiaocheng's heavy hammer hitting it could not cause any damage to it, but the shock force of the knock made Long Xiaocheng sad.
The attacked ironclad lizard was obviously angry, panting and turning its head towards Long Xiaocheng, but Long Xiaocheng had already prepared, and the tower shield had already been firmly erected on the ground, and the sound of the collision between the two sides echoed in the Silver Moon Forest again.
This is an iron armored lizard that has just grown into adulthood, although the size has not yet grown to the maximum, but the strength and hardness of the carapace have reached the adult level, in these two encounters, Long Xiaocheng's strength is at a disadvantage, and can only barely resist, at this time, the other hunters also rushed out of the cover they had avoided before, and began their respective work.
Long Xiaocheng's task is to attract the attention of the fierce beast, his heavy armor and tower shield can provide him with strong defensive capabilities, while others can slash the fierce beast without any worries under his protection, the captain of this team is a low-ranking three-star hunter who uses a machete, and he is also the strongest in this team, he followed Long Xiaocheng to stick to the iron armored lizard, and the machete in his hand only slashed at the joints of the iron armored lizard, the carapace at these joints is very fragile in order to facilitate movement, and after a few knives, the iron armored lizard has been injured.
The scout sprang out of the hollow in the tree, drew his crossbow and shot at the ironclad lizard, but the bolts could only bounce off the ironclad lizard's carapace, and did no damage at all.
The ironclad lizard was in pain, turned his head angrily, and opened his mouth to swallow the hunter captain alive, Long Xiaocheng saw this, picked up the heavy hammer, and smashed the head of the ironclad lizard, this time it was a real smash, even if the ironclad lizard's defense ability was amazing, it was smashed by this blow, and he could only give up the attack on the hunter captain.
"It turns out that the cooperation between hunters is like this...... "The apprentices were dumbfounded, their cooperation was only one way to hunt, seeing that such a behemoth could not attack at all with the cooperation of several people, and there was no one who did not admire the five-body surrender.
The other two team members followed the captain's example to find an opportunity to attack the joints of the ironclad lizard, while the scout slowed down the speed of his shot, in exchange for an increase in accuracy, and the target was the area on the ironclad lizard's body that was not covered by the carapace, and soon, the ironclad lizard became less fierce than at the beginning.
The hunt is carried out in an orderly manner, and the members of each team are executing their own orders like machines, making this hunt safe and effective at the same time, Long Xiaocheng's containment is very exquisite, and when the ironclad lizard attacks, he relies on the tower shield in his hand to defend to the death, once the ironclad lizard stops attacking him, then his sledgehammer will definitely smash on the head of the ironclad lizard or the joints that have been injured, and the ironclad lizard will be in pain.
"Whew!" the hunter captain's machete slashed into the knee of the iron lizard's front legs, and the iron lizard finally fell to its knees in pain, although it immediately stood up again, but the iron lizard, which finally realized that its life was in danger, began to want to escape, and the iron lizard that launched a desperate charge had already ignored the surrounding environment, aiming in one direction and striding over, at this time, the accident suddenly happened, and the direction that the iron lizard was aiming at happened to be where an apprentice was hiding......
"Bastard!" Long Xiaocheng shouted angrily, striding after him, but the disadvantages of heavy armor were reflected at this time, even if he tried his best, Long Xiaocheng's speed could not catch up with the ironclad lizard who was sprinting with all his strength, and in desperation, Long Xiaocheng had to throw out the shield in his hand, and the heavy shield fell straight in front of the ironclad lizard, and slanted into the dirt in a vain attempt to block the pace of the ironclad lizard. But where can a strong ironclad lizard be able to withstand with a single shield. The ironclad lizards that rushed directly into it barely affected their speed.
"What should I do, to go up or not to go?" Zhou Ming was beating a drum in his heart, he was the apprentice closest to the direction of the ironclad lizard's collision, the apprentice who was facing the collision was obviously scared silly, the instructor was on the other side, and the hunters were all behind the ironclad lizard, although it was not far behind, but at least someone needed someone to interfere with the ironclad lizard for even a moment to allow the hunters to successfully restrain the ironclad lizard's footsteps, leaving him only a moment to think, and he was not sure whether he could contain the ironclad lizard, so he had to rush out and do something.
"Damn, I'm fighting with you!" Zhou Ming rushed out from the side and ran diagonally towards the ironclad lizard. Since there is no time to think about it, let's be worthy of it, even if there is not much hope of saving the classmates next to him, he must give it a try without believing in evil.
"Zhou Ming!" Long Xiaocheng exclaimed, he didn't expect Zhou Ming to rush out to protect the classmates beside him, because even he couldn't resist the attack of the ironclad lizard without a shield, with Zhou Ming's strength, it was impossible to retreat with all his strength in the face of the ironclad lizard's full force.
Long Xiaocheng was worried, of course Zhou Ming understood that he could not rely on his strength to resist the footsteps of the ironclad lizard, and he had to pass by the ironclad lizard to ensure that he would not be harmed, which reminded him of the scene when facing the spiked porcupine in the previous final exam, the spiked porcupine is also good at advancing in a straight line, and the disadvantage of this kind of sprint is that once you start running, it is difficult to change direction.