After the dragonman girl left, the hunters discussed.

At this time, it is past noon, and it may be a little too late to start hunting directly, and everyone has been physically exhausted before the journey.

But if you don't do anything and rest until tomorrow, it seems like a waste of time.

In the end, Julius decided to eat at the camp, rest for an hour, and then set out on a reconnaissance activity to familiarize himself with the surrounding terrain and prepare for tomorrow's official hunt.

It is said to be resting, but no one is really lying down and resting.

Gordon repeatedly checked the long-unused Burst Knife Change, this sword he usually has been maintained and oiled, and it is in very good condition, and the hook is smooth and flexible when it pops out and retracts.

Julius was also checking his double swords, which had become almost instinct for the swordsman.

Unlike the water-attribute "Holy Saber" that Volcano carried that time, this time he chose the thunder-type weapon that poses the greatest threat to the Toru beetle and relatively little damage to the heavy beetle.

This pair of twin swords, called the "Execution Saw", is a rare shape, powered by a built-in electric bag, and the blade of the chainsaw will rotate at high speed to cut through opponents with incredible power when you press the mechanism.

It's simply a man's romance. （？ ）

Nadia focused on her ammunition, which she carried with her, which was a perfect match for her dragon light crossbow "Fire Dragon Cannon", which was very useful against both the beetle and the heavy beetle.

Pork Chop is also checking its bombs and props, and it looks like a bunch of grapes with miniature bombs on its body - this guy has gone further and further down the path of the bomb cat.

"All ready?" Julius looked at his companions.

Gordon retracted the Blaster's hook and carried it behind his back as he pulled down his visor.

Nadia also crossed the crossbow and made a "ready" gesture.

"Meow ready to go!"

"Let's go."

The road to Sky Mountain is really hard to walk.

Many times there is no road or even a road, and they need to climb rattan or even rocks, straight up and down, but they are gradually getting used to it.

Starting from the camp, the three-man hunter team explored the camp circle by circle, recording the terrain information they had confirmed bit by bit on a map that was so sketchy that it was almost useless.

During this time, they carefully avoided the "grounding place" that the dragon maiden repeatedly emphasized.

I have to say that the kid's ability to arouse people's curiosity is really first-class, and when he passes by, everyone is secretly glancing in that direction.

Unfortunately, they saw nothing but a mess of boulders and ruins.

Climbing up a low peak along the vines, the pork chop suddenly stopped.

It twitched its nose from side to side, then looked in one direction, "There's a strange smell over there!" ”

Julius gave the order without hesitation, the pork chop led the way, and we went over to have a look.

With a clear target point, the group sped up a lot, and after a few minutes, they came to a skeleton.

There was a strange smell of fermentation in the air nearby, not exactly the stench of rotting animal carcasses, but also a strange sour smell, similar to that of sake brewing.

"It's the skeleton of a spirit deer." Gordon whispered.

Julius nodded in confirmation, "Well, the soft tissues are almost completely gone, and even the bones have melted in half, which is obviously not the result of natural decay. ”

Nadia snapped off a branch from a nearby bush and picked up a little of semi-liquid pus and blood hanging from the bones, "Those guys like to dissolve their prey with corrosive fluid, and then suck the juice. ”

"It's them."

Julius confirmed, "Only the beetle and the Shadow Spider of the horned species have similar habits, and the latter does not appear in the Sky Mountain. ”

"This corpse is fresh, and that beetle should be nearby." Gordon said suddenly.

"How do you see that?" Nadia asked, puzzled.

It's not that she doubts Gordon's judgment, she really wonders how to judge whether this seriously fermented corpse, which is only half of its bones, is fresh or not.

Gordon crouched down and pointed to some blades of grass pressed beneath the corrosive-stained skeleton.

"The leaves of these grasses are rotten, but there is still a green spot near the roots, and even if the corrosive liquid does not decompose living plants so strongly, it will not be like this after a long period of soaking."

"Makes sense." Nadia nodded knowingly.

Julius also agreed with Gordon's judgment, "Be ready for battle, it would be great if you could meet a lone beetle." ”

Although according to the original plan, the hunt will officially start tomorrow, but he will not be rigid enough to let go of the prey that is close at hand.

"Meow!"

The pork chop suddenly ran out of ten meters in one direction, and Gordon and the others hurriedly followed.

On a low shrub growing between rock crevices, the pork chop found a few thick drops of blood, presumably from the beetle when it left.

"Well done, pork chop."

Even Julius couldn't help but praise the pork chop.

The beetle is a good flyer and cannot be tracked by its tracks, and the trace found in the pork chop can help them roughly determine the direction in which the beetle left.

"Let's go."

The trio and a cat explore ahead quickly and lightly.

A few minutes later, Nadia, who was protected in the middle of the queue by Julius and Gordon, suddenly stopped, raised her fist, and signaled a timeout.

The three of them crouched down almost at the same time, reducing the probability of being spotted.

Nadia snapped her fingers together, tapped the corners of her eyes, and pointed in a direction.

Julius and Gordon looked in that direction.

About thirty or forty meters ahead, on a rock wall, a huge beetle, three or four people tall, was lying there, folding its wings and seeming to rest.

Julius gave Nadia a look.

The latter immediately understood what he meant, set up the dragon cannon, pressed a dyed bullet into the chamber, and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

The strong-smelling dye exploded behind the beetle.

To deal with this kind of monster that likes to fly, mark it with a dye ball or dye bullet before the battle, which can effectively improve the pursuit efficiency.

Then, without anyone calling the shots, Gordon and Julius charged at the same time.

Nadia also switched to flame shells and began firing continuously.

Awakened by the dye bullet, the beetle immediately shook its wings and flew up, and when it turned, the flame bullet had already struck, exploding in flames in its abdomen.

It emitted a high-pitched chirp and seemed furious.

But the hunters didn't care in the slightest.

In front of two five-star, a four-star hunter, a two-star dangerous monster, be angry and angry.

The sword-heavy Gordon had only run two-thirds of the way, and Julius had already rushed to the front of the beetle.

He struck with both swords, snorted lightly, and directly entered the state of ghosting, and his already fast speed was further improved.

The weapon mechanism was activated, and with a slightly piercing "buzz", the chain of the execution saw spun at high speed.

As Julius danced with his dazzling twin swords, criss-crossed scars appeared on the beetle's body, and green blood flew wild.

(End of chapter)