He let out a few whistles.
Receiving Gordon's signal, Zhu Pa, who had ignited the King Yian Kut-Ku's nitro Mushrooms with Explosive Bombs and then chased the few remaining Peach-hair Beasts in the nest to who-knows-where, immediately scurried back.
The little fellow with a keen sense of smell was excellent at tracking scents; for it, the scent residue from a Paintball, which even ordinary humans could smell, was as clear and obvious as a road sign.
Everything was ready, and with Oshura's command,
the hunt began.
Initially, the King Yian Kut-Ku was very fast, traversing mountains and forests as if on flat ground, and quickly distanced itself significantly from the Hunters.
Gordon and his team, however, did not feel anxious about this, nor did they rashly speed up and waste stamina; instead, they continued tracking at their original pace.
Because they all knew very well that the heavily wounded King Yian Kut-Ku could not run for a long time.
Its rapid movement was merely to shake off the Hunters, then find a safe place to eat something and rest to recover from its injuries.
If not for the effect of the Paintball, it might really have escaped, but now, it couldn't get away.
"Looking at the direction, it seems to have turned a corner and run out of the Rainforest, heading towards the swamp area," Gordon said, looking up at the sun and confirming the direction.
"That's right, meow!"
"Oh-ho~, then I probably know where it's going." Oshura's tone became cheerful.
"How so?"
"After leaving the Rainforest from this direction, continue two kilometers forward, and there's a swamp suitable for Mushroom growth; that's a 'dining table' that Peach-hair Beasts often frequent.
The King Yian Kut-Ku should be planning to go there to forage for food and recover its stamina."
Recalling the map of the nearby area and comparing it with their current direction and the distance Oshura mentioned, Gordon said with some uncertainty, "That location seems not too far from the Hunting Camp?"
"Yes, it's about a kilometer straight north-west of the Hunting Camp." Oshura, who had been to the wetland many times, immediately gave a confirming answer, "If it weren't for the inconvenient route, I could even go back to resupply ammo."
"Are your bowgun bullets almost depleted?"
Oshura tugged at her equipment belt and said, "Lv3 Normal Ammo is depleted, about half of Lv2 is used, but there's still quite a bit of Lv1 left. Oh, and Fire Bullet and Piercing Bullet haven't been used yet, and I brought three Armor Piercing Grenades."
"Hey, forget about the Fire Bullet, so you don't burn those few hairs you've been dreaming of," Gordon chuckled, "Then you'd have made another wasted trip."
"Shut up! You jinx!" Oshura glared angrily.
"By the way, what's an Armor Piercing Grenade? It sounds really powerful."
Oshura suddenly stopped, and Gordon ran a few more steps forward before turning back, "What's wrong?"
Oshura put her hands on her hips and glared at him, saying, "You don't know what Armor Piercing Grenade is? That's common knowledge! What about Piercing Bullet? Spread Ammo, Paralysis Ammo, Slicing Ammo?"
Gordon scratched his chin helplessly. His lack of basic knowledge was indeed his biggest flaw. Ernest hadn't specifically taught him these things since he wasn't interested in ranged weapons at the time.
If he didn't know, he didn't know. Gordon didn't try to save face but admitted generously, "I really haven't learned about them. I haven't had contact with Archer Hunters before.
For the other types of ammo you mentioned, I can guess roughly from their names, but Armor Piercing Grenade is... So what exactly is it used for? Does it explode?"
Oshura ground her teeth, and as she started running again, she patiently explained, "When teaming up with melee Hunters, we generally don't use Spread Ammo and Cluster Bombs, as they can easily cause friendly fire.
Piercing Bullet, Slicing Ammo, and so on, you can understand them literally, just as you said, and the same goes for Poison Ammo, Paralysis Ammo, Sleep Ammo, etc.
Armor Piercing Grenade is special, and its use is somewhat related to you Swordsmen, so listen carefully.
It's a large bowgun bullet with delayed detonation. It embeds into the monster's carapace and then explodes, which is why it's called 'Armor Piercing Grenade'.
We usually use it to Attack Up the monster's head. The deep-penetrating explosion will cause the monster to become stunned, it's very effective.
But it must be noted that the power of an Armor Piercing Grenade's explosion is considerable; if you are too close, you might be affected and injured.
The main purpose of delayed detonation is to give you time to evade. Don't just stand there foolishly and get blown up, understand?"
"Yes, yes! Understood!" Gordon put on the appearance of a well-behaved student, "By the way, Eshu La Senior, what does an Armor Piercing Grenade look like? Can you show me?"
It explodes! Men all love explosions! Except for Explosive Bombs that steal Sleep Cut...
"Here, this is it."
Oshura took an arrow from her equipment belt, about the size of her forearm, and dangled it in front of Gordon. Before he could take it for a closer look, she put it back.
Are you kidding? This is dangerous. How could she let an amateur like him play with it casually?
Although it was only for a second or two, Gordon, with his good eyesight, still clearly saw the appearance of the arrow.
It had an all-metal shell, iron-gray in color, with a sharp steel cone at the tip, almost the length of a palm, used to pierce into the monster's carapace. The huge body of the bullet behind it was clearly filled with gunpowder, and the end was equipped with tail fins to stabilize its flight direction.
It really looks powerful!
Seeing Gordon's envious gaze, Oshura also felt like showing off. "Hmph, when we see the King Yian Kut-Ku later, I'll use a few to open your eyes!"
"Great, great! Uh, wait, Eshu La Senior, you just said that this Armor Piercing Grenade is shot at the monster's head?"
"Of course, it's originally used to stun monsters. What's the point of shooting other parts?"
"Have you used this when hunting King Yian Kut-Ku before?"
"I have!" Oshura said with a matter-of-fact expression, "It's super effective, I tell you. Two or three shots, and the King Yian Kut-Ku's head will surely be crooked and its eyes askew!"
Gordon: "..."
"What's wrong?" Gordon's sudden silence made Oshura confused.
"Eshu La Senior."
"Speak quickly! Don't be so sarcastic!"
"Let's not use Armor Piercing Grenade on the King Yian Kut-Ku later."
"Why?"
"Those 'brightly colored hairs' you want, since Fire Bullet can burn them away, Armor Piercing Grenade should also be able to blow them away."
"..."
"The culprit who couldn't carve the desired materials after hunting seven King Yian Kut-Kus..."
"..."
"Is you!"
"Shut up! Just shut up!"
Following the scent, after leaving the densely vegetated Rainforest, the King Yian Kut-Ku's footprints became much clearer, and many traces of scattered blood could be seen along the way.
From the shape, depth, and distance of the footprints, the King Yian Kut-Ku had slowed its pace, even limping a bit. It seemed that this escape had not been easy for it.
It was getting weaker.
Oshura and Gordon exchanged glances, having read this information from the footprints and bloodstains. They immediately quickened their pace.
—If they could arrive before the King Yian Kut-Ku consumed a large amount of food and recovered its stamina, everything would become simple.
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