Monster life starting from picking up materials

The hunter's hand holding the katana moved slightly, he still remembered the original form of this ice-tooth knife [Amber].

Even if he had made sufficient preparations through the information from the Dragon Calendar Institute, it was still a difficult hunt, and the identities of hunter and prey kept switching between him and the Ice Fang Dragon.

But now, the Xialong on the opposite side seems to be about to make some moves.

The hunter had no choice but to try his best to flex his muscles, open his mouth wide and roar, hoping to scare away the young Xialong in front of him.

But he didn't dare to bet whether Yang Yanlong and his wife would come here to investigate, so he didn't make any sound.

Xialong tilted his head, grinned and showed his teeth, as if he was laughing at him, but he was not scared away.

Instead, I imitated his posture, straightened my body and opened my mouth wide, acting as if I was not to be messed with.

"puff!"

When Ji Jie transformed into a smoke weasel and looked up through the woods, he saw a man and a dragon "threatening" each other, and he just found it funny for a moment.

Many creatures adopt an intimidating posture to overwhelm their opponents, but neither Hunter nor Xia Bao look fierce. Instead, they seem to be making faces at each other.

However, the subtle sound he made did not attract the attention of the man and the dragon.

The hunter looked at Xia Bao, whose body had already taken shape, and was easily overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum and gave up intimidation.

He adopted a harmless pose, leaning back against the tree, trying to appear relaxed, but his muscles were tense as he prepared to flee with his unconscious companion.

His eyes were still fixed on Xialong, and he saw that the other party also relaxed as he relaxed, and looked at his sword again.

The hunter's gaze also returned to the katana carried by Xialong, trying to figure out the meaning of the monster's behavior.

This dragon was curious about hunting equipment and seemed to be interested in collecting it. Initially, it was to steal his sword.

After a brief struggle, the hunter tentatively handed the katana to Kasumi Ryu, and saw the other party nodded, and rolled his tongue over the katana sideways and held it in his mouth, as if showing off.

It was an iron katana, black in color due to a combination of various minerals. It was much inferior to the katana made of Ice Fang Dragon material.

Xialong's eyes were also fixed on his Ice Fang Blade [Amber]

They were all sizing up their opponents' weapons, as if they were not encountering a hunter and a monster, but two swordsmen.

The hunter carefully inserted the Ice Fang Knife into the ground in front of him, and this action seemed to stun Xialong.

Xia Bao was thinking, and he remembered the roasted potato that was stuck not far from the campfire many days and nights ago.

Dad had taught him then the difference between a trap and a gift.

When facing a trap, you must make sure that the other party loses more than they gain.

When given a gift, it is best to give something in return.

He loosened his tongue, dropped the katana in his mouth, and thrust it into the ground. He then turned and grabbed the katana that the hunter had put down.

This sword is icy cold, Xia Bao thought.

The hunter was stunned for a moment, then saw Xialong waving his Ice Fang Blade [Amber], and there seemed to be some joy in his movements.

Soon Xialong stopped moving, his eyes moving back and forth between him and the handle of the black steel sword, as if he was looking forward to it.

"Is this an exchange?"

Murmuring lamenting the impermanence of the world, the hunter drew his black steel sword and looked at it.

The handle was slightly sticky, probably the saliva on Xialong's tongue, and on the blade—

He raised the blade and looked at it in the sunlight. The blade was slightly corroded and gave off a strange smell. It wasn't very unpleasant, but it was very confusing.

In terms of value, this iron knife is far inferior to the Ice Tooth Knife [Amber], but the existence of its previous owner gives it special meaning.

The hunting tools used by ancient dragons.

The hunter took off the scabbard, placed it on the ground and pushed it towards Xialong.

The scabbard and the knife should be integrated, which can keep the blade warm.

He took off the cloth and wrapped it around the black steel sword to prevent himself from being hurt by the unsheathed blade.

His physical strength had almost recovered, and he could barely handle some situations on the road. More importantly, he didn't want to stay in this dangerous place any longer.

So he took out a map and a compass and began to confirm the direction of the nearest stronghold or camp, and finally took a look at the Yangyanlong couple.

The Flame Dragon of astonishing size has disappeared, perhaps it has gone on patrol again.

This deepened his desire to leave here quickly, and he carried his companions and walked towards the camp.

He could feel Xialong following him from behind, but there was nothing he could do about it and he could only take one step at a time.

Fortunately, we didn't walk too far, and the noise coming from behind disappeared.

At this time, Xia Bao was interested in Ji Jie's smoke snow weasel form. She lowered her head to look at the weasel, and then waved her new sword to show it off.

"Okay, okay, I know you have a new weapon."

"It's just that this katana is made from ice-attribute monster materials. I'm afraid it won't be suitable for skewering meat in the future."

Ji Jie shook his head with some regret, then led Xia Bao through the woods back to Nana.

"I'm going to be gone for a while. Xiabao, keep a close eye on Nana. Don't let her get lost and not be found."

Xia Bao nodded obediently, while Nana continued to lie there lazily, obviously not caring where Ji Jie was going.

At this moment, she has been injected with a full sense of security.

Ji Jie nodded and chased after the hunter through the woods.

590

Chapter 590 The Skeleton Dragon appears again.

This hunter from the Dragon Calendar Academy demonstrated impressive wilderness survival skills along the way.

Gather herbs to heal your companions, rely on sound and footprints to avoid small monsters, and live in the territory of the Tail Hammer Dragon to avoid other large monsters...

The pilot of the airship also woke up from the bumpy ride. At night, they found a safe place to rest and prepare food, and only then did they have the opportunity to talk about what happened during the day.

"I'm sorry to have troubled you along the way. If you hadn't brought me out, I would have died there."

"You had to have managed to stabilize the airship and make the forced landing, otherwise none of us would have had a chance of surviving."

The hunter shook his head and handed the heated portable food to the driver.

"Unfortunately, we couldn't complete our mission. I was unconscious at the time, and I didn't get to see the Yangyanlong couple and Xialong you mentioned."

"Well, the most urgent thing is to report back to the nearest base. You need a safer environment to recuperate."

After a few more brief chats, the driver lost his energy and fell into a deep sleep.

“There’s no useful information at all.”

Ji Jie shook his head and planned to follow the two men to the hunters' base. If there were more people, he would be able to hear more information.

"What a big ferret."

A slight sound was heard in front of him. It was the hunter who saw him and casually threw a small piece of food to him, watching his reaction curiously.

He walked around the food and was not interested in this portable food, but out of the hunter's kindness, he still ate some.

When dawn broke, the hunter woke up his sleeping companions and continued to rush towards the stronghold.

--the other side--

In another hunting ground called the virgin forest, several airships slowly descended from the sky. The hunters had already expelled the dangerous monsters. The task of the people on the airships was to set up the front-line camp of the Dragon Calendar Institute there.

While tracking down the culprit who caused the monsters to disappear, Longliyuan also plans to conduct an investigation into this series of unknown hunting grounds.

"Wow!"

When the hunters from Longliyuan who were investigating local monsters arrived at the lake on the edge of the native forest, they couldn't help but exclaim in surprise at what they saw.

There are a lot of bubbles floating around the lake, reflecting the sunlight and making it colorful.

What is even more eye-catching are the monsters moving around on the shore of the lake.

They have a slender and graceful body, a face as elongated as a fox, and leaf-like structures growing behind their face and back.

"Those are... Bubble Fox Dragons! They're actually a tribe of Bubble Fox Dragons!"

The Bubble Fox Dragon is a large sea dragon monster that mostly lives in places with abundant water resources such as streams and lakes. It also has extremely strong land activity capabilities.

While having a beautiful appearance, the Bubble Fox Dragon is also exceptionally docile in character. When faced with weak monsters that stray into its territory, it will usually drive them away. In direct battles for territory, it will mainly dodge, teasing the opponent to make them retreat consciously, or looking for opportunities to escape.

The bubbles floating on the lakeshore are the means of survival for the bubble foxes. An organ in the bubble fox's body called the bubble sac produces a unique body fluid, which is released from the hair on its abdomen and tail as the bubble fox moves, and combines with the air to form the soap bubbles seen by hunters.

If a large monster approaches recklessly, these bubbles will burst due to the vibration, allowing the Bubble Fox Dragon to react and seize the initiative.

This bubble strength also helps the Bubble Fox Dragon display an elegant fighting posture. They can glide smoothly on land and use their high mobility to play with their opponents at their fingertips.

"Most of these bubble dragons are female, and some are juveniles."

"Yes, I've seen a male Bubble Fox Dragon in the hunting grounds near Jieyun Village before. It was much more beautiful than the one the artist drew!"

The male Bubble Dragon has a very bright body color. The bubbles generated by its movements reflect light and shine on its body, which is a beauty that painters cannot depict with ordinary paints.

The female bubble dragon has a dull body color and lives in groups with her young in lakes. When the male young grow up, they will leave the group along the stream and make a living elsewhere, showing a strong migratory nature.

The ones commissioned by the guild to hunt were all male Bubble Fox Dragons that were scattered around.

Although the female bubble dragon's body color is not as bright as the male bubble dragon, seeing so many of them at one time, the hunters took out their observation tools and recorded them.

"Even though the pufferfish is docile, we shouldn't get too close. Female pufferfishes are very aggressive when protecting their cubs and nests."

The captain of the hunting team reminded that the hunters also knew this and moved very carefully to avoid disturbing the bubbles.

A calm lake, a sunny lakeside, big and small bubble dragons gliding gracefully on the lakeside, and colorful bubbles.

A stable bubble means no invasion of large monsters. The hunters, knowing this, relaxed and enjoyed the beautiful scenery.

until--

"Oh!"

As the first bubble burst, the rest of the bubbles burst one after another. The bubble fox dragons raised their heads vigilantly, and the tentacles on their heads shook slightly.

And in the center of the calm lake, waves were becoming increasingly violent.

The beautiful scenery of the sunny day was ruined. The bubble fox dragons scattered and fled the lake where they depended for survival. Some of them even rushed towards the hunters in panic.

The hunters naturally had no intention of making things difficult for the bubble fox dragon. They all made way for it and looked vigilantly towards the center of the lake.

"If I remember correctly, scholars are currently deducing that the culprit behind the monster's disappearance is a monster that can emerge from various lake sources through underground waterways..."

Judging from the hunters' expressions, he was obviously not mistaken.

The large-scale escape of prey seemed to make the underwater monster very angry. The ripples in the lake turned into waves. Two terrifying heads made of bones emerged from the lake from the starting point of the waves, making a "clicking" sound as they shook.

"It's a two-headed dragon. Hide first. This is a good opportunity to get information!"

Following the captain's call, the hunters retreated one after another, crouched down and found better cover for observation.

The two heads, one high and one low, were moving towards the lakeside, as if they were about to go ashore. As the depth of the lakebed decreased, the third head of the monster slowly emerged from the water.

"Oh my God!"

Compared with the third head, the two heads that emerged from the water first seemed extremely small, or rather, it was not the third head at all, but an extremely huge dragon skull!

The strange-looking bone monster rolled over the mud and sand by the lake and walked into the dense forest. The hunters could only see the blue tentacles swimming like waves under the giant dragon skull.

"Is that the stronghold that the logistics department is building in that direction?!"

The hunters exclaimed, and the most experienced captain fired a red flare directly into the air.

591

Chapter 591 "Dual-Headed Dragon"

Looking at the terrifying two-headed dragon that kept preying on monsters in the hunting grounds, even though the guild had already guessed it, they still couldn't believe it when the bloody answer was revealed to them.

When the hunters arrived at the front-line camp at a faster speed, the two terrifying skeleton dragon heads could already be seen in the camp. The people in the camp had recovered from the harassment and began to evacuate.

"Roar, aoaoang, wuwuwu——"

The mournful howls made everyone cover their ears in pain, and ordinary people even temporarily lost their ability to move.

When the hunters looked up, they saw that the two heads of the two-headed dragon had stopped hunting and were heading towards the hunters in the camp.

The airship still in the sky exposed them.