Chapter 398: It won’t break even if you squeeze it

 Human tongue can be said to be the most picky of all living creatures.

 Creatures that humans find delicious must also be delicious to other monsters, such as mammoths, spirit deer, and mushroom pigs.

 The poisonous dragon cub must be no exception.

It is estimated that this inconspicuous little thing, as a decomposer, scrapes the corpses in the "Monster Cemetery" day and night, and also serves as the base layer of the permafrost ecological chain.

 Together with snow deer and other herbivores, it has become the main prey of many middle and lower-level predators, including the dog dragon.

 Otherwise, it relies on the terrifying reproduction ability of the poison dragon's birthing machine, abundant food sources, and the good combat effectiveness of the adult body.

This weird-looking species is long overdue to dominate the permafrost ecosystem.

Such speculations about the food chain have been swirling in Gordon's mind, but this does not prevent him from preparing to "package" more and bring it to Xiaohuali and Anxier to try.

Perhaps it can also become a special dish at celebrations?

 After confirming the "edible value" of the poisonous dragon cubs, the hunters were very energetic.

They rested early and got up before dawn the next day. After making all preparations, they set off with the stars and moon above their heads, just to get to the cave yesterday earlier.

Since you can encounter unhatched egg masses, the Poison Monster Dragon shouldn't be very far away from there.

Since the goal was clear, they had walked this route twice and were already familiar with it. It only took the hunters less than two hours to reach the target cave this time.

At this time, the sky was just getting brighter.

 Lighting the "torch" above Babaka's head, the group entered the dark cave.

The hunters still maintained the same diamond formation as yesterday, except that Ted, who was leading the way, and Gordon, who was behind, exchanged positions.

 —In terms of trace tracking, Gordon will be stronger.

 They continued to explore deeper into the cave.

For safety reasons, the team moved at a slower pace. Babaka, who was the light source, was protected in the middle. Everyone used the light of the fire to carefully observe all directions in the cave.

Ten minutes later, Gordon suddenly stopped.

 There was a bifurcated passage ahead, and he raised his fist to warn everyone.

The ground inside the cave is either rock or ice, and is very hard. Even if a large monster passes by, it will be difficult to leave footprints.

Gordon could only try to find other clues to confirm the direction of the monster.

 Luckily, he made a discovery, but it was not under his feet, but above his head.

By the light of the fire above Babaka's head, Gordon noticed that there were a few white marks left on the top of the cave, which seemed to be traces left after some liquid dried up.

It’s hard not to think of the thick layer of mucus on the body of a poisonous dragon cub.

Gordon made two gestures, and everyone's footsteps slowed down. They moved along the side passage as silently as possible.

 Pork Chop and Xianglan stared at their two pairs of focused cat eyes, constantly alert to any anomalies that might appear at the top of the cave.

After walking slowly for a while, when they came to a huge cave space of thousands of square meters, Xianglan's eyes suddenly froze.

It wanted to say "meow", but felt that this was not professional enough, so it pulled out the cat sword and tapped the ground twice.

The hunters immediately stopped and focused their attention on Pandan.

Xianglan raised the cat sword and pointed in a certain direction.

Gordon and others squinted and saw something vaguely hanging on the edge of the top of the huge cave. It was too far away and the light was too dark to see clearly.

 There are only two irregular purple fluorescences, which are slightly conspicuous.

Gordon first quickly confirmed that there were no other dangers around him, then he put his palms together and waved his fingers forward.

Ted, who was at the end of the team, immediately approached, set up his large shield and gun, and moved forward side by side with Gordon, approaching slowly.

 As the fire broke through the darkness, it gradually illuminated the dark corner.

 The hunters finally saw clearly the strange figure hanging at the top of the cave.

Even Gordon, who has faced countless monsters of all shapes and forms, from giant wild boars to ancient dragons, couldn't help but frown at this time.

In terms of "weird" appearance alone, the guy in front of him can be said to be the most deserving monster among the monsters he has personally come into contact with.

 …Before that there was Strange Dragon.

 This is a monster that is difficult to associate with the word "dragon".

 There are no scales or carapace, and the slimy, pale soft skin covered with wrinkles covers its whole body, and its abdomen is conspicuously red and also full of wrinkles.

It seems to have no head or tail. The head and tail are almost the same shape, and both have ferocious ring-shaped mouthparts, which reminds people of blood-sucking worms such as leeches.

 The only thing related to the flying dragon species seems to be the pair of white flesh wings.

However, there seems to be no tough bones in the pair of relatively wide wings, and the flying ability is probably terrible.

“Jiginebra (Poison Monster Dragon), ‘the most disgusting flying dragon in the world’, is really well-deserved...” Gordon muttered to himself.

 The appearance of fire attracted the attention of the poisonous dragon hanging on the top of the cave.

It squirmed its soft body and turned the purple fluorescent band, which was not an eye or some kind of luminous gland, towards the hunters.

It hates firelight.

 “叽—!”

　　A threatening and harsh hissing sound sounded, and the poison dragon was enraged.

However, the hunters had no fluctuations in their hearts.

“Mom, even the scream is disgusting.” Ted pulled off his chin and spoke dirty words.

Gordon chuckled lightly, "Everyone, prepare to fight."

Hayata began to run, looking for an opportunity to enter the battle.

Maka habitually waved the insect stick, pointing the stick forward, "Chichi, sting it!"

The hunting insects flew out. Just halfway through the flight, Maka seemed to remember something and quickly waved the insect stick twice more. The silent buzzing from the whistle at the tail of the stick summoned the hunting insects back.

 “You’d better come back, it’s really disgusting to be injected with the essence of this monster”

Maka's face was full of disgust, "If I had known that this thing would become so disgusting when it grows up, I wouldn't have eaten so much last night."

ˆ Gordon: "."

 The poisonous dragon hanging on the top of the cave took the lead in launching the attack.

It swayed its soft body back and forth, and several **** of purple stinky venom spurted out from its mouth, throwing them towards the hunters.

 The preparation movements are slow and obvious, and the venom ball has a very slow trajectory, almost falling in a free fall.

 Even the slowest Ted has plenty of time to react and avoid.

Seeing that the attack failed, the poison dragon spit out several more **** of venom, and the hunters avoided it again.

 The scene was inexplicably stagnant, and the flaw of not having a shooter in the team was clearly reflected at this time.

Each of the four swordsmen is sure to defeat the poisonous dragon in a one-on-one battle, but this guy is hanging on the top of the hole twenty or thirty meters above the ground, and the closest point of his head to the ground is seven or eight meters high.

 The swordsmen cannot touch it.

 A few veins popped out on Ted’s bald head.

He raised the muzzle of his gun high and fired several shots at the poisonous monster dragon.

However, his Type 62 assault gun modification is not a "radial type" with a longer artillery range, but a "normal type".

 At this distance, the projectiles will only be slid away by the mucus on the poison dragon's body.

Gordon looked at Maka helplessly.

 “I know.” Maka waved the insect stick and once again directed the hunting insects to fly towards the poisonous monster dragon.

“I’ll try to see if I can fly up and knock this guy down!”

 (End of this chapter)