Chapter 57: The First Arrival in the Wetlands
After listening to Osura's introduction, Gordon learned that the source of this light crossbow called "Strange Bird's Fury" was the famous monster known as "Teacher Sheep Kuku" - the Great Monster Bird.
Although he had never seen this monster with his own eyes, the name of the Great Monster Bird was so common that even country boys had heard of it.
In hunter circles, the ability to hunt a big monster bird alone has almost become a benchmark to distinguish "novices" from "veterans".
Classified in terms of species, the great monster bird belongs to the ornithosaurus species, that is, the category to which the blue speed dragon belongs, but in terms of strength, their strength is quite close to the wyvern species.
With a huge body size of eight to ten meters, a body structure similar to that of a flying dragon, and even an attack similar to that of a fire dragon's breath, it can be used as a "castrated version" of a flying dragon.
Almost all hunters will use them as training objects before trying to hunt wyverns, hence the name "Yang Kuku Sensei".
The main reason why Oshura chose this 'Strange Bird's Fury' as a weapon is that it has the best (usual) ammo load among lower light crossbows.
Also, it can fire flame bullets, which can be called a weapon for the peach fur beastmaster......
Gordon and Ozura hadn't been in the hunter camp for long, and they weren't newbies anymore, so they didn't have to spend much time adjusting.
It's morning, and you might be able to finish the hunt before the sun goes down before it's early.
Within minutes of leaving the camp, Gordon felt like he was drenched, and Oshura told him that it rained at least 200 days a year.
Numerous streams, ponds, marshes and lakes make up the unique moist ecology of the Gulbutios wetlands.
It is precisely because of the existence of this large and small body of water that the wetland is full of annoying small monsters - flying beetles.
These giant insects, which are about half a meter long, are good at flying and will actively attack humans.
If stinged by a bee full of paralyzing toxins, the hunter will fall into a state of paralysis and will not be able to move for a short time, which is extremely dangerous in the dangerous hunting grounds.
"So, it's everyone's job to get rid of bugs!"
Oshura screamed, pulling the trigger of the light crossbow in his hand, and the flying crossbow shells continued to erupt from the beak of the bird, knocking down a flying beetle coiling closely.
"Oooh! Good luck! Gordon, your transfer gold coin is really useful, we didn't break it! ”
With an excited face, Oshura ran to the corpse of the flying beetle that had fallen to the ground, still twitching, and carefully began to peel it off, still chattering.
"This thing is not common over there, you will know it if you have more contact, this kind of insect has a fragile body structure, and it will be broken into a puddle if you are not careful, so the material is rare and precious."
Putting away the flying beetle's silky but rather tough wings, Oshura patted her bags with satisfaction and stood up with a look on her earned.
Gordon's face was speechless.
"Didn't you say that crossbows are too precious to be wasted on these small monsters?"
"Hey, that's talking about special ammunition such as flame bombs and armor grenades, I just used the most ordinary lv1 normal bullets, which are large and full, so I don't worry about running out."
As she spoke, Oshura turned sideways and showed Gordon the large stack of magazines on her ammunition belt.
Most of them were ordinary bullets, and as for special ammunition such as more powerful and bulky flame bullets, she didn't have much with them, and she could be regarded as following Gordon's advice.
"Purr ......"
The pork chop, whose hair had long been soaked in rain, shook itself vigorously, and the water droplets scattered and splashed in all directions.
Hate rainy day meow!
Noticing the pitiful appearance of the former's ears drooping, Gordon was a little distressed, cats hate water, and Elu cats are no exception.
"Pork Chop, why don't you go back to the camp and rest first? The weather is not suitable for you to move, and your sense of smell and hearing is not good. ”
"Don't meow!" The pork chop shook his head vigorously again, "If you can't even overcome the rain, you won't be able to get stronger!" ”
Seeing the resolute attitude of the pork chop, Gordon naturally didn't want to say anything more.
Oshura on the side also squatted down, rubbed its little head vigorously, and said incessantly: "Why can't I meet such a sensible hunting cat."
Gordon, your kid's luck has been used in this regard, hasn't it? ”
Gordon grinned, not denying it.
"Tsk, I'll find a hunting cat partner when I go back." Looking at Gordon's slightly meaningful expression, Oshura muttered, and then she stood up, and her tone became serious:
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense, hurry up and find that pink fat man and go home, no one will feel comfortable if it rains too much."
"Where might the Peach Fur Beast King appear, do you have a clue?" Gordon also became serious, "It's not easy to find footprints on a rainy day like this. ”
"There are two places around here, where the mushroom grows much longer, and it may go to feed," said Ozura, tying her head to a large frenzied wave with a leather rope.
Or go a little further north to the higher ground, where there is a rainforest with abundant vegetation, where the peach beasts like to nest, and maybe they will be found. ”
"I'm not familiar with the wetlands for the first time, which side do you think is more likely? Let's go there. Gordon decided to follow the advice of the more experienced Osura.
"I think it's about the same, depending on your luck, why don't you try a coin toss?" You know, that's the ......."
Gordon's forehead jumped.
Sister, can you be reliable!
Noticing Gordon's darkening complexion, Ozuragan smiled, raised his hands in surrender, and began to analyze it seriously.
"The peach beasts don't like to be active in the rain either, for the same reason as pork chops, it will be inconvenient for the fur to get wet, let's go to the north of the rainforest to look for the nest of the peach beast, the effect should be better."
Osura's analysis of this wave made more sense, and Gordon nodded, his face looking better.
He can see that Osura's guy is actually very capable, but his personality is more ...... Free, likes to do whatever she wants, and if no one comes to her brain often, she is likely to make some inexplicable decisions.
After deciding on the direction, Gordon and the pork chop set out on their way under the guidance of Osura.
To be honest, even though he had only been here for less than half a day, Gordon already felt that he didn't like the hunting grounds in the wetlands.
The excessive rain kept the ground in a sticky and muddy state, and it was like stepping on it like stepping on a sucker, and it took two more points than usual to lift your feet.
Osura, who walked ahead, seemed to be lighter in his steps.
At first, Gordon thought it was due to his own weight and the weight of his armor and weapon, but after a brief observation, he overturned his idea.
The pace of Oshura is peculiar.
She consciously spread her weight to the outer edge of her feet, barely touching the ground, so as to avoid the dilemma of the entire sole of her shoe being sucked up by the mud.
Gordon tried to imitate.
At first, it was not smooth, due to the reduction of the area of the soles of his feet touching the ground, he began to sink into the mud frequently after being fully armed and armed with more than 150 kilograms, and the distance between the two of them also increased.
Oshura, who noticed this, did not slow down and wait for him, but just tilted his head and said, "Take small steps, speed up your pace."
"I see, reduce the stride length, lighten the pace at the same time, and speed up the frequency?" Gordon muttered to himself, and when he was reminded, he immediately grasped the key.
Adjust, try, fail, adjust, keep trying, and the cycle repeats.
His pace is getting faster and faster.