Chapter 376 Dangerous Tracking

According to the original plan of Gordon and others, 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 follow 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 purpose of the Thunder Wolf Dragon wandering 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.

Hide behind a chimney on a roof somewhere, Nadia takes her eyes away from the scope and instead observes the Thunder Wolf Dragon visually.

 The Thunder Wolf Dragon was running at full speed and was so fast that she felt like she couldn't hold the target with her sight.

“It has such a speed under normal conditions. According to them, 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 can't see anything if she stays here. She knows Julius very well, and the next step should be to take a step forward.

 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 us. 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?”

Perhaps 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.

Zhuch tightened the cat armor around 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, Julius opened the way at the front, Nadia was in the middle, Hayata was on the side for close protection, and Gordon was responsible for 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 the "special operation".

 Hunting cats and hunters thus started a long tailing trip towards the Thunder Wolf Dragon in the streams and forests.

Most of a day passed, and they followed the Thunder Wolf Dragon for more than 30 kilometers. They had already left the 50-kilometer radius centered on Jieyun Village.

 The front is the territory 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 going.

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 against each other.

"What monster did you fight with? Fire dragon?" Gordon also walked over.

There are not many monsters here that are powerful enough to confront the Thunder Wolf Dragon.

 “Blue bear beast 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 battle for territory. The situation Xianglan described 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, and don't follow her any further."

Gordon and the others were a little surprised, but no one raised any objections.

After Xianglan ran to deliver the message, Julius gave a simple explanation, "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 understands.

 In fact, the “intuition” mentioned by Julius is not something too mysterious.

Rather, when the relevant experience is rich enough, the brain makes subconscious summary judgments based on various types of information around it.

 It seems that we are almost reaching the lair. With this guy's character, he would not 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. After observing and confirming the surrounding terrain, she 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 thought 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 was fast enough, but his experience was too different, so it was natural that the two of them were left behind 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 will find a suitable location near the pass to lay out the traps.

 There is no need to save, just deploy them all. You can slow down the Thunder Wolf Dragon when evacuating. "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 coping, so we should 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, so don’t hesitate to evacuate quickly.

Bring the news back to Jieyun 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, and ask the guild to send elite support immediately.

 Let me emphasize again, if it is red, there is no point for you to stay. Nadia and I are fast and have a higher probability of escaping. "

Gordon was silent for a second, nodded and said: "I understand."

 (End of this chapter)