Chapter 1083 Practical Test
The arena is located on a small island south of the Star Base.
The island is not big, and it is separated from the land by a strait hundreds of meters wide, so it can be regarded as an independent island.
When the first group just arrived in the New World, they considered building the base on that island, so that they would not have to worry about the threat from monsters on the land.
But after discussion, they finally built the Star in the bay.
The Star Ship that was lifted to the cliff by the tsunami was a major reason. It was the sustenance in the hearts of the members of the first group.
In addition, the waterfall on the cliff can stably provide precious fresh water. The base is built in the bay, and the entry and exit of personnel and convoys, and the transportation of materials are much more convenient than on the island.
However, the island was not abandoned, especially after the arrival of the fourth group, several large warehouses were built in the caves on this island to store various flammable, explosive or toxic dangerous materials.
After all, the Star Base is mostly a wooden structure, and the buildings are stacked very tightly together, which is very dangerous in case of fire.
At the same time, a research laboratory was also built here.
Most of the living monsters captured by hunters are imprisoned here for scholars to observe and study.
In the past two years, the engineering team and craftsmen of the Fourth Group have built an arena on the island.
Unlike the training ground located in the back mountain of the Star Base, the newly built arena on the island is more like a large-scale arena with complete facilities, except that there is no audience seat.
Hunters can apply to fight with captured monsters to hone their practical skills.
This method is much more effective than cutting stakes in the training ground, so the investigation team also encourages hunters to capture when hunting.
The monsters captured and brought back to the island can be observed and studied by scholars, and can be used for practical training by other hunters. Afterwards, dissection can produce more materials, which is completely drained.
The straight-line distance between the Star Base and the arena on the island is not far, and it can be reached in a few minutes by flying on a pterosaur.
When Gale brought the Spider to the arena, the actual combat test of the diffusion heavy crossbow team was in progress.
The commander-in-chief, the swordsmanship master, the leader of the investigation team and other combat-related cadres were all there, and Anxiel, as the project leader, was no exception.
Anxiel did not participate in the test himself. He was a top shooter himself, and the nature of the test was different with him participating.
The tested party was a four-man team, all composed of heavy crossbow users.
Aiden was in charge of commanding the team. He didn't know why he, who was obviously a one-handed user, used the heavy crossbow as his main weapon after arriving in the New World.
However, the first Molten Mountain Dragon Heavy Crossbow Cannon was made with the materials he provided, so naturally he could not escape Anxiel's conscription.
The three heavy crossbow users other than him were all lower-ranked, one each of three, four and five stars.
The five-star one was a member of the fourth-term group, a middle-aged hunter in his forties, an experienced middle-aged hunter, Lai.
Before the arrival of the fifth-term group, Lai and Anxiel were the only two heavy crossbow users in the investigation group.
Originally, Anxiel planned to let Lai be in charge of commanding the team.
But the latter believed that his potential had long been exhausted, and sooner or later he would not be able to keep up with the talented young people in the fifth-term group, and it would be difficult to convince the crowd.
So they insisted on giving the important task of command to Aiden, who had been promoted in his twenties.
The other two three-star and four-star heavy crossbowmen were all newcomers to the fifth-term group. The three-star one was a girl in her twenties named Nora. She was so happy when she got the Molten Mountain Dragon Heavy Crossbow made of ancient dragon materials.
In addition to them, there was also the Jieyun Hunter Mia who escorted the liaison convoy with Fengying. They were all the heavy crossbowmen of the investigation team.
As the steel gate was pulled up, the Barbarian Jaw Dragon that had been imprisoned for a while roared into the arena.
The only three-star hunter in the team secretly swallowed his saliva.
Although they had experienced fighting against the Molten Mountain Dragon, it was more like a process-based attack. When facing an opponent of the level of the Barbarian Jaw Dragon, they would still be a little panicked.
After all, there was not even a vanguard who could stop the monster in this team.
"Disperse! Set up traps according to the plan, and the others will provide firepower cover!" Facing the roaring and approaching ferocious beast dragon, Aiden quickly issued an order.
The three-star hunter immediately turned around and ran away, then squatted down and began to set traps.
She used a paralysis trap, which was also planned in advance. The pit trap would trap most of the monster's body, which would reduce the surface area that was hit by bullets.
"The trap is complete!" After setting it up as quickly as possible, she shouted.
The other three immediately cooperated with each other and led the brute jaw dragon over.
The moment the brute jaw dragon stepped into the trap, the four people immediately dispersed and rushed to the positions of the brute jaw dragon, squatted and set up crossbows, and loaded the heavy level 3 diffusion bombs into the crossbow chamber.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang!" The four muffled sounds of the primers almost merged together.
The diffusion bombs drew a high arc and rose into the air, then fell towards the brute jaw dragon that was controlled by the paralysis trap and could not move.
These diffusion bombs had just begun to fall, and the second round of diffusion bombs had already been ejected.
Next, countless explosions enveloped the brute jaw dragon, and the deafening explosions that were connected together even completely overwhelmed the painful howls of the dragon beast.
"It's over."
Even the swordsman who called himself a "remnant of the old times" had to admit the power of this new tactic.
Even if it broke free from the paralysis trap, the brute jaw dragon would never stand up again.
The commander-in-chief narrowed his eyes slightly and waved his hand.
Another gate was opened, and a male fire dragon roared out.
Since it is a practical test, of course some surprises need to be arranged.
Ancier's expression remained normal. If he could only shoot "fixed targets" and didn't even have the ability to respond to crises, then there would be no need for the so-called diffusion heavy crossbow team to continue to exist.
Noticing the "random entry" of the male fire dragon, Aiden greeted him, stopped shooting with the four-star heavy crossbow user, put away their weapons and faced the male fire dragon together.
Lai and the Three-Star Heavy Crossbow Envoy continued to bombard the Barbarian Jaw Dragon.
Facing the swooping Fire Dragon after fluttering its wings, Aiden raised his hand and used a projector to shoot a flash bomb, dodging the Fire Dragon and making it fall to the ground.
The four-star heavy crossbow user was also crouched and ready to shoot. He did not fire the diffusion bomb immediately, but fired two rounds of armor-piercing grenades at the head of the male fire dragon.
This can stun the male fire dragon and prolong the time it falls to the ground.
At the same time, Aiden also found a shooting position, raised the muzzle, and the diffusion bomb dropped from the sky with a terrifying whistling sound.
On the other side, after blasting the Barbarian Jaw Dragon to its last breath, the two hunters also came to support him.
Their diffusion bombs had been exhausted, so they continued to attack the head of the male fire dragon with armor-piercing grenades.
The four-star hunter switched back to diffusion bombs and bombed indiscriminately with Aiden.
When the spread bombs are used up, replace the armor-piercing grenades and normal bombs and continue shooting.
The battle quickly came to an end. The Barbarian Jaw Dragon and the Male Fire Dragon had no time to make any effective resistance, and they turned into two charred corpses.
The Commander-in-Chief crossed his arms and nodded with satisfaction.
"Amazing power, impressive. However, the super fire delivery ability will also bring about the problem of insufficient ammunition. They have also exhausted their ammunition, right?"
Anhil nodded and bluntly admitted the shortcomings of this tactic, "Well, the lv3 diffusion bomb is too heavy to carry too much with you.
Therefore, this tactic is not suitable for field battles, but is more suitable for positional battles with complete supply support, like a more flexible fort. "
"Perhaps we can arrange for hunting cats to help carry some ammunition?" the supplies squad leader suggested from the side.
"You can also place ammunition boxes nearby in advance."
Everyone was discussing enthusiastically.
On the other side of the arena, Xuanxu stared at the two monster corpses with his mouth open, as if he had not yet recovered from the continuous explosion bombardment.
Do you all hunt this way now? !
Gale bumped her with his shoulder, winked and said, "Awesome, let me tell you, we stole this tactic from the Qimian Clan."