Monster life starting from picking up materials

"It just seemed to grow out of the ground, appearing out of nowhere."

After listening to people's additions, An Ye confirmed that it was the Dark Lantern Dragon.

This time, the one who appeared beside Xialong was no longer the Yanfeilong couple, but the Mingdenglong who had been unknown how to track down!

This news made him a little excited.

"I heard you returned to the truck and rescued your leader?"

An Ye suppressed his excitement and showed approval in his eyes.

"We just watched the monster leave and thought it was safe, so we bravely went back to take a look, and we saw Mr. Izumo lying on the ground."

Izumo is the name of this dragon merchant.

"You said it looked like it grew out of the ground. Are there any special marks on the ground? Like a hole left by drilling into the ground?"

"There was nothing left but his huge claw marks on the ground."

"Paw prints, how many pairs of paw prints are there? Are there any directions for the path?"

An Ye felt that he had found a very crucial clue.

"Only two pairs remained. Their tracks extended into the woods to the east. There was no trace of where they came from. It was as if they appeared out of thin air."

"Is that so?"

At least we can confirm that they went south, and there are footprints here. We must go to the scene to take a good look.

"But I don't know why I fainted while running back, causing everyone to risk their lives for me."

Mentioning the fainted dragon man reminded An Ye of the lost dragon man scholar:

"Maybe it's due to the effects of the Xialong poison. Be careful when doing business outside."

"Thank you for your concern. The Xialong only ate a portion of the herbs. The remaining portion is enough for us to complete the commission for the fortress. It's a blessing in disguise."

Mr. Izumo smiled at the fortress commander, who nodded seriously.

"Is there anything you can tell us? The Citadel is always prepared to serve on the front lines."

After leaving the room where the caravan members were accommodated, the commander asked about the Dark Night Guild.

"Our target has already left the north, so there's no need to be so tense all the time. I won't stay here anymore. That trace is very attractive, and I can't wait any longer."

"Okay, further south is the territory of the East Kingdom. Keep in touch with the Kingdom. Take care."

After bidding farewell to the commander, An Ye returned to the airship and shared the intelligence he had obtained in the fortress.

Everyone is looking forward to the reappearance of the Dark Dragon and the traces it will leave behind.

The airship was moving at full speed and soon arrived at the place where the caravan was attacked. The huge claw marks of the Hades Dragon on the ground were particularly conspicuous, extending into the forest in the southeast direction.

Just as the caravan had described, the traces of the Dark Lantern Dragon appeared suddenly.

The hunters and scholars disembarked from the airship and followed the trail to the end.

The last trace was much deeper than the previous ones, and there were bent trees around it, which undoubtedly indicated that the Dark Dragon kicked the ground at this location and flew into the sky.

"Although there is currently no evidence to explain the Dark Lantern Dragon's mysterious appearances, I believe that the Dark Lantern Dragon has been following the Yangyan Dragon couple in a way that we cannot currently imagine."

The female scholar squatted down, stared at the Yangyanlong's footprints on the ground, and slowly spoke.

577

Chapter 577: Playing with a katana.

For the next few months, Ji Jie maintained the form of the Dark Lantern Dragon and headed south.

However, there are many human towns and cities in this area, which has led to frequent sightings of the "Blue Star". However, Ji Jie never stays in an area for too long, and human exploration is often a step behind him. In the end, the hunters can only return to their own towns in disappointment.

Occasionally, some small animals would follow the hunters back to town, wandering around gathering places where hunters were active, and obtaining information in front of the commission board.

The frequent sightings of the Dark Dragon also caused a certain amount of panic, which allowed the airships tracking him to receive more support within the kingdom.

However, if you can't catch up, you still can't catch up.

At this moment, the huge Dark Lantern Dragon flew over the swamp and slowly landed in the dense forest. The Flame Queen Dragon landed with its tailwind, looking around and analyzing the hunting ground.

Xialongcai appeared under his wings, and his tongue swept over the medicinal grass that was drifting under the wind pressure. Only a small part was eaten, and the rest was stored in a small bag on his body, waiting to be mixed.

"The size of the Dark Lantern Dragon isn't suitable for hunting in places like this."

Listening to the sound of the shadow spider fleeing, Ji Jie shook his head regretfully.

To be honest, the Dark Dragon itself has no need to hunt or prey.

The huge body of the Dark Lantern Dragon shrank rapidly, and its surface turned soft and purple. Ji Jie transformed into a Mist Dragon again.

He learned from the commission board at the gathering place that there were many arthropod monsters in this dense forest, so he brought Xia Bao here to take a look.

There was no news from the Skeleton Dragon and the Sky Comet Dragon, and he had lost his purpose, so he just treated it as taking care of the baby.

Nana was full of disdain for the father and son's sneaky activities. She also knew that she would interfere with their games. Her diet was different from Xialong's, so she shook her tail and went to look for food.

Ji Jie and Xia Bao sniffed the complex scents in the dense forest, searching for those large arthropod monsters.

The arthropod monster was not found, so Ji Jie first smelled the scent of a ghost frog and followed the scent to a pond.

He stared at the cute and adorable ghost frog larvae by the pond and couldn't help swallowing.

Look at you, cute little frog, you were born to be eaten!

The ghost frog can lay a large number of eggs at a time, but naturally not all of them can survive. Most of them will be eaten by other large monsters before they reach adulthood.

Just as he was about to shoot out his tongue to catch it, a swift shadow flashed by and the ghost frog larva disappeared.

"Oh no! Let go of that ghost frog!"

Ji Jie rushed out quickly, but unfortunately, when he found the murderer who kidnapped the ghost frog, the young ghost frog was already dead. Even its skin was cruelly peeled off and draped over the body by the murderer and paraded through the city.

"Go, Xia Bao, kill this shadow spider and avenge my ghost frog!"

Following his instructions, Xia Bao's circle-shaped eyes flashed with a fierce light, and she rushed towards the Shadow Spider with stiff steps.

"Use Venom Breath!"

After entering the range, Xia Bao stopped running, slightly arched his neck, and then a large ball of venom spurted out of his mouth, covering the stunned Shadow Spider's entire body.

Xia Bao triggered the Shadow Breaking Attack, causing the Shadow Spider to fall into a frightened state, but the poison attribute attack was obviously not very effective against poison attribute monsters.

There were some signs of corrosion on the skin of the poisonous bird and the ghost frog larvae on the surface of the shadow spider, but the main body was not greatly affected, and even the purple crystal on the back was still glowing slightly.

"Quick, while the door is open, use your tongue to lick the Shadow Spider's eyes!"

"Wow!"

A swift shadow shot out from Xia Bao's mouth and hit Shadow Spider directly in the face. The force instantly destroyed Shadow Spider's eyes.

It's just that the Shadow Spider has too many eyes, and being hit by two or three of them has little impact. It reacted quickly, waving its front claws to protect its face, and then looked at the Xialong opposite, and its eyes were suddenly wide open.

In the eyes of the shadow spider, which has the habit of skinning, the skin of the Xialong was glowing slightly, it was simply a divine piece of clothing!

After weighing the size again, Shadow Spider felt that he could go up.

The shadow spider's body instantly shot out with the force of its bent limbs, and instantly arrived in front of Xia Bao, with its two pairs of tentacles raised high and about to fall.

"Get out of the way!"

The Shadow Spider is very fast, but it seems unremarkable compared to Xialong's powerful vision, and he has plenty of reaction time.

As Xia Bao pulled back, Shadow Spider's consecutive slashes - Miss!

But the shadow spider was extremely fast. It quickly moved forward, retracted its two pairs of tentacles to its abdomen, pulled out silk threads, and waved them again and again, launching a series of slashes at Xia Bao in front of it.

"Jump up and use Tarzan Smash on him!"

Xia Bao stopped dodging, arched his body and jumped up, pressing down hard on the Shadow Spider with a series of slashes.

The tips of the shadow spider's pedipalps are barbed and have serrated spines, which are used to fix prey to assist in hunting, and can also manipulate silk threads to tie them together.

The blunt tentacles could not penetrate Xia Bao's armor, and Xia Bao's front half also hit the Shadow Spider's body.

The shadow spider was forced to lie down, but its two pairs of tentacles raised up to clamp Xia Bao, while the horns on both sides of its head hit Xia Bao's body hard, intending to tear open its skin to hunt.

Shadow Spider used Entanglement!

"Smack the Shadow Spider's claw joints! Break its claws!"

Xia Bao raised her claws fiercely and slapped the joints of the Shadow Spider's pedipalps.

Although this slap failed to break the shadow spider's claws, it knocked the shadow spider off balance. Xia Bao then moved her body with force and broke free from the silk thread woven around her body. The other claw fell and slapped the shadow spider's head.

"hiss!!!"

The shadow spider pulled back and dodged, waving its horns in vain and making insect sounds. It obviously realized that the opponent in front of it was not an easy prey, and tried to surpass Xia Bao in momentum.

"Wow!"

Xia Bao also opened his mouth wide and let out an almost silent dragon roar.

Seeing that he couldn't shout anymore, Xia Bao rolled his tongue under the wings, pulled out his sword, held it, and entered the second stage.

I have a weapon!

"Hey, why did you use the katana? The katana is useless!"

Ji Jie raised his paws and hugged his head, feeling helpless.

But Xia Bao, who was holding the katana with his tongue, was not willing to give up. He responded to Ji Jie with the look of a lofty swordsman and pounced on the shadow spider with the katana.

The weak and powerless blow was bounced off, leaving a gap. The leaping shadow spider jumped directly onto Xia Bao's body, and its tentacles pulled the silk threads, clamping Xia Bao while starting to weave a web.

Xia Bao had enough physical strength to struggle, but was unwilling to put down the katana, so he fell into a disadvantage. The katana in his mouth could only occasionally leave some harmless and superficial scars on Shadow Spider.

"Oh, it's for playing with the katana."

578

Chapter 578: Bone Mound by the Lake.

"Break free, spit venom to weaken the Shadow Spider's perception, then become invisible!"

"Now that I'm tied up, I can't use the katana properly."

Not to mention that the tongue-grip katana is not as good as the limb-grip katana, Xia Bao can only use the katana in a certain posture now. When being tackled, he can't even use that posture.

Xia Bao, who also noticed this, followed Ji Jie's instructions, temporarily let go of the sword, and spit a mouthful of venom at the shadow spider at close range.

The impact of the venom breath made the Shadow Spider stagger, and the splashing venom landed on its face. This was not just a simple matter of weakening its perception. The venom corroded the Shadow Spider's remaining eyes, causing it to completely lose its visual ability for a while, and it could only rely on its limb structure and spider silk to perceive external objects.

On the other hand, Xia Bao's focus was no longer on the katana, which freed his claws. He was able to use the ancient dragon's limb strength to break free from the shadow spider and jump to create distance. The color of his body flipped to complete the mimicry.

After a few struggles with its claws, the spider silk on its body was pulled off.

Although Shadow Spider cannot see, it can use its limbs to sense that its target has broken free.

It wanted to open its mouth and roar, but the volume was not as loud as before, and it could not be detected by its auditory system weakened by the toxin. Being locked in the small dark room made it fall into a state of confusion for a while, and it could only attack the surroundings randomly.

Xia Bao grinned fiercely, stepped sideways to the side of Shadow Spider, seized the flaw in its chaotic attack, and struck Shadow Spider to the ground with a blow.

He then used his body to hold down the shadow spider, and his tongue wrapped around the fallen sword, grabbing it. He lowered his head and pushed the sword into the shadow spider's body.

Sensing the danger, the shadow spider started a desperate fight, kicking the ground with its powerful limbs, and struggling wildly, causing the sword to cut its body, but it also successfully broke free from Xia Bao's restraints and limped away into the depths of the jungle.

"Hit the sword with your tongue to launch it!"

Ji Jie imagined the scene, and Xia Bao responded with her body.

The sword was thrown into the air by Kasumiyuu's tongue, drawing a bright arc of light in the dim light.

While the sword was suspended in the air for a short time, Xia Bao retracted her tongue. Her ultra-wide-angle vision simultaneously locked onto the sword and the fleeing shadow spider's backs. Her brain, with its powerful information processing capabilities, deduced their trajectory.

His tongue shot out at a speed even faster than when he retracted it, striking the handle of the sword in mid-air.

The sword flew out like a missile, piercing through space along the trajectory he calculated and piercing into the shadow spider's abdomen.

"hiss!!!"

The shadow spider wailed, and Kai stumbled violently, then burst out at a last-minute speed and rushed into the depths of the dense forest.

"Woo~"

Xia Bao lowered her head in frustration.