Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

In addition to the riders, the two long-haired camels also carried luggage weighing hundreds of kilograms each.

Compared to their body size, these boxes and cages filled with supplies do not look like weights, but more like decorations, and do not affect their walking stability at all.

Sitting on their backs doesn't feel like riding an animal, but more like riding a boat, rising and falling slowly but not feeling bumpy.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, the oasis where Barubare was located gradually disappeared from their sight.

Eric's eyes gradually became dull. This was a little different from the journey he had imagined.

He imagined a journey to the desert - dung beetles pushing dung balls, fast-moving desert lizards scurrying past his feet, shield insects rolling around, ankylosaurs and crested dinosaurs fighting for territory, and suddenly a group of yellow velociraptors rushed in and started a brutal hunt.

A real desert journey - in front of you, under your feet and behind you, there is only coarse yellow sand except for a few brittle Gobi stones.

He couldn't help but turn around and ask Orlan when he could see those fascinating desert creatures.

After hearing his description, Orlang was speechless. "Most areas in the desert are dead lands. Even insects cannot be seen. There may be some in the oases you mentioned, but oases are not real forests after all, so the biological density cannot be too high.

If you feel it's too peaceful, wait a few days. Once you reach the depths of the sea of ​​sand, the desert will become bustling, hehe."

Aolan's laughter sounded spooky, but Eric wasn't frightened at all. Instead, he turned around excitedly and said, "Deep in the sand sea? It's getting lively?

Oh, I see! You're talking about schools of sandfish and sand dragons, right?

Do we really have a chance of seeing schools of sandfish and sand dragons? And what about the legendary mountain dragon? Is there a chance to see it? Is there any way to attract it?

Seeing that he failed to scare the naughty kid and instead got a bunch of questions thrown at him, Aolan's expression turned helpless.

"Don't even think about it. Peak dragons aren't creatures that appear so casually. As for sand fish and sand dragons, we will try to avoid areas where they gather.

It wouldn't matter if it was just Muti and me, but if you were taken away by a monster, it would be troublesome. Guild Leader Sophia would roast me."

"Can"

"Let's play chess." Without giving Eric a chance to say anything more, Orlan took out a small chessboard from the bag on the side of the camel and placed it on the top of the hump.

Since long-haired camels walk steadily, nomads use their humps as tables to eat, make tea, and even do handicrafts. Playing chess is naturally no problem.

On the other long-haired camel next to him, Muti placed small nuts and snacks such as pine nuts on the hump and poked the professor in front of him.

"Professor, would you like to eat together?"

The professor, who was holding a book, turned around and looked at the snacks on the camel's hump. He wanted to say something to her, but when he met Muti's expectant gaze, he couldn't say the scolding in the end.

Although your parents have big appetites, they are not that greedy, right?

Sighing silently, the professor symbolically took two pine nuts and said, "Eat them yourself."

As Oran said, with long-haired camels as means of transportation, the desert journey, which should have been arduous, became quite easy and pleasant.

It was even a little too comfortable. Muti ate a lot of snacks during the day and didn't find any opportunities to move around, so he felt a little indigestion. Olang himself also felt a little uncomfortable all over.

The long-haired camel is not a herbivorous dragon that pulls a sand sled. It is much faster. He cannot exercise while carrying weights like he did on the way to Barubare. He had to wait until he set up camp at night and then take two hours to exercise his hands and feet.

At night, a group of people set up camp on a rocky beach.

After dinner, Orlan greeted the professor, then picked up his iron sword [Kagura] and went aside to practice Suzhen.

This kind of training is not only good for swordsmanship, but also has great benefits for physical fitness.

Muti was with him.

The weapon she brought with her this time was the Defense Force's improved musket. She didn't bring the bone scimitar with her, so she had no tools to practice Su Zhen.

At first, she borrowed a scabbard from Ao Lang, hoping to use it to practice, but the scabbard was too light and could not be used at all. She simply took out her own rifle to practice.

That stupid look gave Aolang a headache. He had just started using the katana, so Lian Suzhen said, "You are planning to change to a rifle, why are you still practicing this to death?"

The answer is that it’s because of practicing with a katana. It has become a habit over the years.

There was no other way, Olang could only remind her that the musket and the katana were two completely different weapons, using different muscle groups, and she should practice more on the basic movements of the musket.

Muti finally reacted and quickly picked up the big shield. He held the shield in a standard posture, held the gun in one hand, and practiced thrusting, jabbing, and smashing down, one by one.

The nearly one-meter-long steel blade at the tip of the gun cut through the air, making a whirring sound that attracted the attention of the professor who was reading a book by the campfire.

As a practical scholar who often goes outdoors, he has probably worked with more than three-digit numbers of hunters, including many gunsmiths.

But the move that those gunfire users practice the most on a daily basis is definitely the horizontal thrust. After all, the horizontal thrust action with the center of gravity lowered and the gunfire handle clamped under the armpit is also an impact-resistant posture when firing.

The alternating attack cycle of horizontal thrusts and artillery fire is also the most commonly used attack method by most lancers. It is rare to find a lancer like Muti who mainly relies on swinging.

If you love slashing so much, why don't you use a katana or a broadsword?

"Huh?" Eric, who was staring at the campfire in a daze, suddenly raised his head.

"What?" The professor turned his gaze back to the boy.

He knew that his little disciple had sharp senses and must have discovered something.

"I think I heard the sound of a mosquito?" Eric said uncertainly.

"Mosquitoes?" The professor's first reaction was that Eric had misheard. There was not even a small pond nearby, so where did the mosquitoes come from? But then he realized something.

"You two stop! Be quiet!" He raised his voice and shouted at the two hunters who were waving their weapons.

Olang and Muti stopped moving, confused. The surroundings became quiet, with only the slight crackling of the burning campfire as the sound remained.

"wi——" An uncomfortable slight ringing sound came into their ears.

"Sure enough, it's a giant bee." The professor stood up.

The reason why they didn't take the convenient airship but insisted on going to Chongri Town by land was to investigate the giant bees in the desert to see if anything unusual had happened.

I didn’t expect to be so lucky that I could make a discovery on the first night.

"Follow me!" The professor didn't hesitate at all and trotted towards the direction of the voice.

Eric followed excitedly, Muti and Orlan looked at each other and quickly caught up.

Their job on this trip is not just to be guides, they are also guards.

After following the sound for a few dozen meters, there was suddenly no movement. However, relying on his rich experience, the professor still found the brown-yellow insect lying on the wall of a narrow cave nearby.

It looks like a mosquito, but its size is more than a hundred or a thousand times larger than an ordinary mosquito?

Not counting the wingspan, the body length when the wings are folded alone is more than one meter.

"They're a bit small," the professor muttered to himself. "Are giant bees in the desert really prone to malnutrition?"

Chapter 83: Anatomy

"Is this considered malnutrition?" Eric looked at the large insect net he had just bought and said in disbelief.

The professor glanced at him sideways and suddenly asked, "What is the average wingspan and body length of a giant bee?"

"The average wingspan is 227 centimeters, and the average body length is 119 centimeters." Eric answered without thinking.

Aolan couldn't help but look at him twice more.

From the boy's previous words and deeds, it can be seen that this guy has never seen a giant bee in person, but he can recite accurate data off the top of his head. It seems that what he read in the book has indeed been memorized.

"The wings are folded up, so you can't see the wing span, but can't you tell the body length? This giant bee is less than 90 centimeters long, and giant bees are holometabolous insects. There's no such thing as 'not yet grown up'. If that's not malnutrition, what is it?"

Facing the professor's lecture, Eric tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked, "But the average body length of 119 centimeters is based on giant bees from all over the world, right?

But even the same species can have different morphologies in different regions, like the Ojin swallowtail butterfly. Maybe giant bees in desert areas are just smaller?"

The professor choked and gritted his teeth, "From your perspective, this is also possible."

The two of them were talking a little louder, startling the giant bee that had just landed on the rock wall. It spread its wings and began to fly in the air.

The insect's wings, which were nearly two meters long, vibrated at high speed, making a loud and piercing sound like a machine running at high speed. If you were a little close to it, your ears would hurt.

What they heard before was this sound weakened by distance.

Orlan pulled a section of the sword out of the scabbard, and Muti also raised a large shield to block the professor and the other two behind him.

Unlike good-tempered creatures like herbivorous dragons, giant wasps are very aggressive and will actively attack humans once disturbed.

Their tail stingers are nearly 20 centimeters long, like bayonets, and they can make a hole in the body when they pierce it.

Giant bees can also secrete paralyzing toxins through the glands in their tails. Once stung by the tail stinger, even a strong hunter will be paralyzed for a while.

If an old man like the professor were hit, he might die on the spot, so the two men did not dare to be careless.

Seeing Muti unfurling her rifle, ready to fire a shot at the giant bee flying in the air, the professor quickly called out to her, "Take it easy! It's best to leave a more intact body. An autopsy might reveal some clues!"

Muti paused as he was about to pull the trigger and looked at Orlan.

Aolan also looked a little numb.

The giant bee's size is indeed exaggerated compared to ordinary mosquitoes, but its one-meter-long body is still too fragile in front of the hunter's weapon. If it is hit hard, it will be torn into pieces with a little more force.

Killing is easy, but leaving an intact body is difficult. If he uses a one-handed sword or double swords, it won't be a big problem, but to be honest, I'm not sure if he can use a katana.

Seeing that Orlan was a little embarrassed, Muti put the gun aside and said, "Let me do it."

Orlan nodded, exchanged places with Muti, and retreated in front of the old man and the young man. Muti put down the big shield and took the sword he threw to him.

Saying that she is not suitable for katana or something like that is just a personality and psychological issue. In terms of sword skills alone, Muti, who has practiced hard since childhood, is much better than I am now.

As if sensing the murderous intent, the giant bee flying in the air suddenly flew left and right.

This is a sign that the giant bee is about to launch an attack. It distracts the opponent's attention by flying erratically, and then suddenly goes around behind the opponent and gives him a fierce blow.

Muti held the katana with its scabbard at his waist without unsheathing it, but just stared at the giant bee flying in the air.

Those disruptive flying movements could not distract her at all. She did not draw her blade until the giant bee actually launched its attack, approaching at lightning speed.

With a flash of sword light, the giant bee fell to the ground.

There was nothing wrong with its body, but one side of its transparent wings had been cut off. Even after falling to the ground, it continued to tremble, but it could no longer fly again and could only spin in circles.

The giant bee, having lost its ability to fly, no longer posed any threat. Muti sheathed his sword and returned the iron sword [Kagura] to Oran.

Olang kept clicking his tongue as he watched.

It is true that he learns things quickly, but some things cannot be mastered just by learning them. For example, he can use the same sword moves just now, but to practice to Muti's level, it will take several years of hard work.

The professor was also a little surprised. He was curious why Muti wanted to use the gunpowder when he had such sword skills, but he didn't ask in the end.

Eric was also curious, but his curiosity was focused on the giant bee spinning on the ground.

He didn't care about weapons or sword skills at all. He just wanted to go up with the insect net. Ao Lang noticed his actions and quickly reached out, grabbed the back of his collar and pulled him back.

"What are you going to do?" Orlan asked unhappily.

Eric blinked and looked at him innocently, "Take a closer look!"

Aolan was speechless and turned to look at the professor. "I'll go take care of it first. Is there anything I need to avoid?"

The professor thought for a moment and said, "Just avoid the abdominal segment. Other problems won't be a big deal."

"Okay." Orlan pulled out the small knife for peeling, walked forward, stepped on the half of the giant bee's wings that was still trembling, carefully avoided the stinger of the curled abdomen that was trying to stab him, and stabbed it into the giant bee's thorax with a knife.

"squeak--"

Amidst the sharp cries, the giant bee's struggles gradually became weaker and weaker, and finally it became completely silent.

At the same time, the professor and Eric were ready for the autopsy.

The mask and gloves were already put on, and the professor took out a small knife box from somewhere, which contained various small and delicate knives and tweezers, which seemed to be professional tools for dissection.

Aolang looked at the "knife" in his hand, which was a machete for ordinary people, grinned, and put it away.

Muti also came over curiously and watched with Orlan as the old and young man dissected the giant bee's body by the light of the lantern.

Both of them were surprised that "can autopsy be like this?"

For hunters like them, the best they can do when skinning monster corpses is to avoid damaging the material as much as possible.

Unlike these scholars, the giant wasp's carapace can be peeled off in many layers. After peeling off the outer shell to expose the internal organs, the membrane covering the internal organs can be peeled off in two more layers.

It took them almost an hour to dissect a small giant bee.

"How to say?"

Seeing the professor handing the tools to his disciple to wipe, taking off his gloves, and standing up, Orlan asked curiously, "Did you find anything?"

"Yes." The professor took off his mask, his expression calm. "There's nothing in the crop, the chitin carapace is a bit thin, and the muscle layer is underdeveloped. This giant wasp is indeed malnourished."

Aolan: “.”

Is this a discovery?

Noticing the hunters' expressions, the professor, having guessed their thoughts, glanced at them. "What kind of discoveries did you expect? This information already explains a lot."