According to Gordon and others' original plan, they confirmed the approximate number of incoming Thunder Wolf Dragons by analyzing the traces left by the Thunder Wolf Dragon group in the ruins of the village.
It's time to start tracking the footsteps he left.
The appearance of the Thunder Wolf Dragon disrupted their plans on the one hand, and also gave them a better tracking target on the other.
——How can tracking traces be as good as directly tracking the target?
The reason why the Thunder Wolf Dragon came to wander around here may indeed be to look for food.
Julius's two Maru Birds played their due role. The Maru Bird's "croak" call came in the distance. The Thunder Wolf Dragon, which was still a hundred or two hundred meters away from the ruins of the village, immediately raised its head and sniffed left and right. .
Then he ran at full speed in the direction where the two Marutori escaped.
Nadia, who was hiding behind a chimney on a roof somewhere, took her eyes away from the scope and instead locked her eyes on the Thunder Wolf Dragon.
The Thunder Wolf Dragon running at full speed was so fast that she felt like she couldn't catch it with the scope.
"It has such a speed under normal conditions. According to what they said, there is also a 'supercharged' enhanced state? It's really magical nature."
Nadia muttered a few words to herself, put away her light crossbow, and jumped off the roof.
Thunder Wolf Dragon has already chased Marutori into the woods, and she won't be able to see anything if she stays here. She knows Julius very well, and she should take a step forward next.
The four hunters met on the main road in the center of the village.
Julius said directly: "We started tracking. There is a high probability that the Thunder Wolf Dragon will return to its lair after filling its stomach. There should be gains if you decorate it.
Be careful to stay downwind as much as possible. Sulfur can mask the smell, but it does not eliminate it. It may still be discovered if you are not careful. "
Gordon suggested: "I suggest that Pork Chop approach and follow. We keep a safe distance of more than one kilometer and follow the marks left by Pork Chop."
Julius nodded immediately, "A good idea. Elu will be less likely to attract attention."
"I want to go to Meow too?"
Maybe it's because Julius has a stronger aura? Xianglan didn't jump and shout to go like usual, but looked like a good boy asking for advice.
Piggyao tightened the cat armor on his body, "Let's go together, meow. If necessary, you can run on both sides to send messages, meow."
"Good meow!" Xianglan also followed suit and straightened the cat sword.
Two hunting cats galloped into the woods.
The hunters followed closely behind, with Julius opening the way at the front, Nadia in the middle, Hayata protecting from the side, and Gordon taking charge of the rear.
It didn't take long for Xianglan to run back, "Both of the two pill birds were eaten, meow. The big guy slowed down and started to go to the west. Meow, Pig Chop said be careful not to chase too close." Meow."
The hunters nodded and Pandan ran away.
The little guy seemed very excited to be able to participate in "Special Operations".
In this way, the hunting cats and hunters started a long tailing pursuit of the Thunder Wolf Dragon in the streams and forests.
Most of the day passed, and they followed Thunder Wolf Dragon for more than 30 kilometers. They had already left the fifty-kilometer radius circle centered on Jieyun Village.
Is the territory ahead of the Thunder Wolf Dragon they are following? Is it a temporary stronghold for the Thunder Wolf Dragon tribe to counterattack? Or is it simply the base camp of the ethnic group?
No one can tell clearly, so we can only keep walking.
Pandan ran back again, this time she seemed particularly excited.
"There's a fight, meow! The Thunder Wolf Dragon and other monsters are fighting, meow!"
Julius, who was at the front of the team, was shocked when he heard this. One kilometer was not far away, and they didn't hear any roars of large monsters fighting.
"What monster did you fight with? Fire dragon?" Gordon also walked over.
There are not many monsters in this area that can compete head-on with the Thunder Wolf Dragon.
"Blue Bearmon Meow!"
Xianglan was gesticulating as she spoke, "Thunder Wolf Dragon rushed up and knocked down the green bear beast, meow, and then slapped the green bear beast with its claws, and beat the green bear beast to death in just a few seconds, meow." !”
The hunters were a little helpless. They thought it was a turf war. The situation described by Xianglan generally cannot be called a "fight", but a unilateral attack on the green bear beast.
However, Julius, who was good at reconnaissance, had rich knowledge of biology, and understood the habits of many monsters, saw something else.
He said to Xianglan: "Xianglan, go and call Zhupa back. Don't follow her any closer."
Gordon and the others were a little surprised, but no one raised any objections.
After Xianglan ran away to deliver the message, Julius simply explained, "Part of the reason is the aggression shown by the Thunder Wolf Dragon, and the other part is intuition. The location of the nest should be approaching soon."
Gordon understood.
In fact, the "intuition" mentioned by Julius is not something too mysterious.
Rather, when the relevant experience is rich enough, the brain subconsciously summarizes and makes judgments based on various types of information around it.
It seems that we are almost reaching the lair. With this guy's character, he wouldn't say that unless he was more than 80% sure.
Pork Chop Pandan returned to the team, and the hunters followed the footsteps left by the Thunder Wolf Dragon for nearly an hour.
When they emerged from the densely forested area, a huge canyon appeared in front of them.
Julius, the leader, stopped.
Without his instructions, Nadia nimbly climbed up a rather tall tree, observed and confirmed the surrounding terrain, and then returned to the team.
She briefly reported: "The canyon is very deep. After passing the pass, there should be a very large valley. The vegetation coverage inside and outside the valley is high. There is a high probability that Thunder Wolf Dragon will use the valley as its lair."
Julius pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Group into groups, Gordon Hayata, the two of you stay outside the canyon pass and hide yourself as a response.
Nadia and I will go into the valley to find out. "
"Okay." Gordon nodded in agreement.
His specialty lies in frontal combat and tracking. As for covert reconnaissance, it cannot be said that he is not good at it, but his level is more than one level behind Julius and the others, and his speed of action can only hold him back.
Hayata's speed is fast enough, but the experience gap is too big, so it is natural that the two of them are left as support.
Julius and Nadia began to unload things.
All kinds of supplies, including food, cave traps, and most of the magazines, have been left behind. They will enter the canyon as lightly as possible in order to maintain the highest flexibility and stealth.
"All the traps are left to you. After we enter the canyon, you can find a suitable place to place the trap near the pass.
There's no need to save, just deploy them all, and you can slow down the Thunder Wolf Dragon when you evacuate. "Julius handed the trap mechanism to Gordon.
"no problem."
Julius continued: "I brought two flares. If we see the green signal rising, it means we are in trouble, but we are still within the range of handling, so be ready to respond.
If it is red, it means that the number of Thunder Wolf Dragons in the valley is far greater than expected. Don't hesitate to evacuate quickly.
Bring the news back to Yuyun Village as quickly as possible, seal off the village and defend it to the death. At the same time, send a peregrine falcon to deliver an urgent message to Dongdoruma, so that the guild can immediately send elite support.
Let me emphasize again, if it is red, there is no point in you staying. Nadia and I are fast and have a higher chance of escaping. "
Gordon was silent for a second and nodded: "I understand."
(End of chapter)
