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Although the female Rathalos has extremely well-developed claws, enabling it to run and chase for extended periods, its charge is not powerful enough to break mountains and shatter rocks.
Li Ai spotted a patch of tall trees with very narrow gaps in the trees ahead and immediately turned and ran towards it.
They hoped to use the terrain to their advantage and escape the enemy's pursuit.
Arriving at a huge, thick tree, Yang Kuku went around it from the right, while Li Ai went around it from the left.
Following closely behind the fleeing little fool, her massive body couldn't turn quickly and nimbly, so she could only stop abruptly and squeeze into the narrow gap between the trees.
Meanwhile, the tailless woman who had been chasing them had already caught up behind them.
Seeing the little fool's struggling tail, Sister Broken Tail didn't charge straight at it. Instead, she stopped in place and squinted as she watched.
Ouch~
The little fool exhaled twice, realizing that he was no longer able to break through the gap between the trees, and hung his head in frustration.
"Don't give up, there's still a chance!"
As the familiar voice rang out, the long, thorny feeder on the lower jaw of the head was grasped by a pair of strong, powerful hands.
Li Ai braced her feet against the tree trunk, leaned back, and used her strength to push backward.
The dry, rubbing sound of tree bark filled the air. The little fool realized that its body was being squeezed in little by little, so it used its claws to push off the ground and squeezed in with all its might.
Realizing the female Rathian ahead, the tail lashed out more rapidly as it prepared to flee, and the tailless Rathian roared in anger.
"Push harder!"
"Push harder!"
Upon hearing Yang Kuku's voice, a pair of arms with membranous wings wrapped around Li Ai's waist from behind and pulled her backward.
Boom!
With all three forces working together, the thick trunk on one side cracked and tilted slightly under the pulling and squeezing.
The little fool successfully crawled in, but before he could even lie down and catch his breath, the long thorns on his jaw were gripped again, and he was pulled and guided to get up from the ground.
"Now is not the time to rest!"
Aww...
The little fool was a bit puzzled, after all, the gap in the trees behind him didn't look like a place that could be easily passed through.
It wasn't until it heard the sound of the flapping wings taking off that it suddenly realized the crux of the problem.
So he immediately got up and continued to flee with Li Ai.
My phone vibrated, and as I ran, I pulled it out and saw that my affection for the silly girl had increased to one heart.
Li Ai was quite surprised that the improvement of two hearts from negative one to positive one took so quickly.
However, the problem that the little fool couldn't hide or avoid was ultimately beyond their control.
"I should have just added a Poké Ball to the shop. If the Pokémon's affection level was high enough, they could be added directly to the ball..."
Not far to the side, a lone wolf, its carapace gleaming with a pale purple light, moved nimbly through the forest in its monster girl form.
"Unless we abandon that female Rathalos, it's impossible to escape their pursuit."
Lone Wolf quickly made a decision in his mind.
She felt that Li Ai's strategy of using the narrow terrain in the forest to evade pursuit was correct.
The reason for such certainty is that Lone Wolf himself had used a similar method to evade countless attacks from fire dragons in the Forest Hills.
Therefore, it was quite clear that if they didn't abandon the female Rathalos, the two of them would only continue to be a burden.
Seeing the two people and the dragon suddenly stop, Li Ai took out the leaf camouflage net he was carrying and unfolded it, and a smile appeared on the corner of Lone Wolf's mouth.
"So, they really are going to abandon him? The so-called hunter of love ultimately can't resist the instinct for survival. Yang Kuku, you'd better wake up soon. Humans can't be trusted. But for Li Ai to go this far, it's... um?"
The lone wolf, hiding behind the tree, was startled when it saw Li Ai drape the leaf camouflage net over Yang Kuku.
"Sheep Kuku, the gaps in the jungle here are narrow. If you hide well, Sister Broken Tail will never find you."
Li Ai pointed in a direction with her hand.
"Should we split up and escape...? I don't want to!"
Yang Kuku immediately refused.
"Listen to me, Sister Broken Tail is no match for you or me. You have a chance to escape, which is better than staying here and facing danger. Once Sister Broken Tail is far away, you can return to the jungle you know by following the trade route."
"When are you going back?"
"After we evade their pursuit, I'll come and meet you there."
Whew...
As the wind pressure surged, a large area of branches and leaves above the woodland sank as the tailless woman moved in pursuit.
Yang Kuku knew that dwelling on it any longer would only waste time, so he ran in the direction Li Ai pointed.
Li Ai looked to the other side, at the woodland with slightly larger gaps, and began to run at full speed.
At this moment, the little fool, who wasn't pulled away, also rushed after them.
"Has Li Ai gone mad? Does she really think she can escape that...tailless lady's pursuit while carrying a female Rathalos?"
Lone Wolf simply couldn't understand Li Ai's behavior.
She knew of the other person's existence even before she knew the nickname "Sister with Broken Tail".
Because of its ferocity and danger, that individual was among the most dangerous of the female Rathalos in the Forest Hills, it was hard not to remember it.
"At least Yang Kuku is safe, so the situation is alright..."
As Lone Wolf was speaking, he suddenly saw Sheep Kuku peek out from behind a tree, looking in the direction Li Ai and Little Fool had run.
"Idiot! Don't go!"
However, Yang Kuku seemed to have made up his mind, wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and ran towards the woodland with a slightly larger gap.
"That Li Ai is absolutely despicable! She actually made Yang Kuku willingly risk his life! You're a monster, Yang Kuku! Survival is the most important thing! Why would you be so stupid as to risk your life to help someone else?!"
The lone wolf followed.
If the environment allowed, she would definitely transform into a one-eared black wolf bird and roar twice to vent her frustration.
At this moment, Li Ai, after consuming the full set of buffs while running, kept looking back to observe.
"Sister Broken Tail suffered considerable injuries during this period of continuous disruption."
Li Ai discovered that although the Tailless Sister was fierce enough in battle, she was clearly not able to contend with the entire Fire Dragon Clan, especially during the breeding season.
Frequent battles have also taken a toll on his condition.
Another thing that puzzled Li Ai was that when the little fool got caught in the tree, Sister Broken Tail didn't rush to attack. And no matter how she looked at it, she didn't seem like the kind of monster that would only attack if it was faced head-on.
"Her concern for her injured tail is so intense that even her own kind can't bear to look at it. Could it be that she...?"
A whole piece of luncheon meat was squeezed out from the metal box that Li Ai was breaking apart with her hands.
"Open your mouth, you little fool!"
After turning around and throwing out the luncheon meat, there was naturally no time to cook or process the instant noodles and other utensils, so I took out the noodle cake and seasoning packet and threw them all into the dragon's mouth.
This relatively spacious gap between the trees does allow the little guy to run freely.
However, compared to flying, this kind of running escape is meaningless.
After locking onto the little fool, Sister Broken Tail swooped down and flew into the jungle.
The little fool's back was stepped on by a paw, and his whole body suddenly sank down, causing him to fall to the ground.
Whoosh!
A burst of intense light flashed.
Although the little fool was stimulated by the bright light, he had a strong premonition that Li Ai would, as before, grab the long thorns on his jaw and guide him to escape.
So she leaned her head forward, and the result did not disappoint her. Li Ai clenched her fist and pulled forward forcefully.
Once her vision cleared, she saw that Li Ai was gripping the thorns with one hand to guide her, while slapping her buttocks with the other, occasionally swaying them.
"She seems to have some kind of obsession with her tail! Even if you don't look at her tail, she still shows off her own!"
Li Ai didn't have time to care whether the little fool could understand, because the little fool had already woken up from the flashbang, and the experienced tail-cutting sister would only be faster.
Whoosh!
The branches and leaves burst open with a round hole due to the impact.
The tailless woman swooped down, her claws stomping hard on the little fool's back.
After stepping on it, it gracefully spreads its wings and takes off, then slowly lands while hovering.
The silly boy turned his head away, ignoring the tail altogether and simply refusing to look at Sister Broken Tail.
Then the dragon's tail rose upwards and swayed slowly.
The woman with the broken tail stopped her ferocious roar and squinted to observe.
"Was my instruction wrong? What a terrible posture!"
Li Ai, who was peeking from behind the tree, took out her phone when she saw this.
"Why did I open the camera? Wait, I wanted to check my affection level..."
After turning off the camera app, the little silly guy's affection level on the screen has reached two hearts.
While actively offering assistance in dangerous situations does significantly increase favorability, it's still a far cry from becoming a monster girl.
Li Ai could only pray that her guess was correct, so that the other party would show mercy.
After taking a closer sniff and not detecting the scent of Rathalos, the tailless woman's attitude softened somewhat.
It stomped its paws in place and kept growling, as if it was instructing the little fool on something.
The little fool's trick actually worked, responding with grunts and howls.
Until the other party suddenly let out a fierce roar, the little fool suddenly froze and looked in the direction of Li Ai behind the tree.
The next moment, Sister Broken Tail also turned her head to look.
Li Ai dared not linger any longer and turned to run.
Huhu~
A tremendous wind pressure roared from behind.
The leaves in the jungle ahead were becoming sparser, and the path was strewn with rocks. The end of the jungle was just ahead.
"No way, I don't have a tail, and I'm a male human. If I get caught, I'll definitely die."
The trees became fewer and fewer ahead, and when the terrain opened up completely, the staggered mountain range under the azure sky came into view.
Realizing that this was the territory of Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathian, the tailless woman slowed down her flapping wings.
Seeing that the deterrent was effective, Li Ai leaped onto the barren mountainside and ran even faster.
"Haha, this is my escape route, Li Ai. So what if they are high-risk individuals with broken tails? I don't believe you dare to enter their territory."
Li Ai felt that no matter how strange or abnormal the other party was, they wouldn't dare to move around freely in the territory of Azure Rathalos and Pink Rathian.
But before they had gone far, a mournful roar echoed through the mountains.
Li Ai immediately had a bad feeling. He couldn't tell much difference between this fire dragon's scream and the other fire dragons' screams.
However, if Sister Broken Tail confirms that it is either Azure Rathalos or Pink Rathian, then the situation is not good.
"It can't be such a coincidence, Sene has already started his operation as well."
Li Ai realized that only the Hero Hunter Squad could deliver a fatal blow to the two monsters occupying this place.
Whew...
The sound of flapping wings behind them became more rapid, confirming Li Ai's suspicions.
"It's over, I still couldn't get rid of it in the end."
Li Ai reached down to her lower back, preparing to pull out the snake bite and fight the tailless sister to the death, when a rapid flapping sound came from above.
Hey!
With a loud bleat, Yang Kuku glided in from the side, spreading its wings.
Without hesitation, Li Ai jumped up and grabbed the other person's neck.
Sheep Kuku soared upwards with all its might, while Broken Tail Sister stomped heavily on the mountainside with her claws, missing her target entirely.
"Why did you come back, Yangkuku!"
Li Ai put one arm around her neck and reached for the prop shoulder strap with the other, only to find that all the flashbangs were used up.
Yang Kuku did not respond, but instead flapped its wings vigorously to accelerate in the howling air.
Seeing this, the forest investigator Greif quickly wiped the lens of his binoculars.
Only after further observation and confirmation did we begin writing records.
The idea that a giant bird would intrude into the heart of the forest during the fire dragon's breeding season is simply too bizarre.
Hey!
The tailless woman roared, already enraged.
"Dive into the woodland! There's still a chance!"
Li Ai's finger is below.
Yang Kuku immediately did as instructed, folding his wings and raising his feet.
With its beak, body, and tail forming a straight line, the Great Monster Bird swooped down into the forest in a posture rarely seen in birds.
Even after achieving this, the gap began to narrow rapidly after the tailless sister also launched a dive attack.
Li Ai pulled out the snake bite and prepared to slash back. Although without both feet on the ground, the power of his strike would be unstable, but with life and death at stake, there was no time to think about it anymore.
"Give me the signal, then you need to come to an abrupt stop, extend your wings, and slow down!"
Aww...
At that moment, Yangkuku let out a questioning cry to the ground, and then a purple body suddenly flew out from the forest below.
With its tattered, ear-like keratinous appendages, huge, sharp purple beak, and ferocious crimson eyes, it was undoubtedly a lone wolf.
"How is this possible!"
The lone wolf ignored the shock of the man and the bird.
As it brushed past Yang Kuku, it flicked its head and pecked at the head of the girl with the broken tail.
Green, keratinous fragments from the split head flew through the air, and a small amount of blood splattered out.
Instead of losing her balance and falling, Sister Broken Tail slowed down and swayed to the side before kicking out her claws at Lone Wolf.
The lone wolf, which had been kicked away and was flying backward, did not retreat.
Regaining its flight balance, it seemed oblivious to the pain it had just suffered and continued flapping its wings to rush forward.
The fireball exploded, spraying venom everywhere.
The brutal dragon and bird then engaged in a fierce battle high in the sky.
"That's a lone wolf..."
In the woods, Li Ai looked at the sky in disbelief.
Because at this time, the other party should absolutely not show up in Senqiu.
"It's her... You guys retreat first, I'll go help."
As Yang Kuku spoke, he prepared to take off.
"Wait a minute. I know I can't stop you from helping your friend, but this is Mori-gaoka. If we really have to fight, we need to lure Sister Broken Tail to the surface first."
"That makes sense, but how do we do it?"
Yang Kuku, who was looking up at the sky, also realized the problem.
Even though Sister Broken Tail is hated by the Fire Dragon Clan, in terms of the degree of hatred, she is far less than Lone Wolf.
If the lone wolf continues to struggle at high altitudes, its life may be in danger.
stab~
A sound like trees being crushed and breaking came from behind.
The two turned to look and saw the little fool peeking out from the bushes.
"If we want to bring it to the ground... I have a way! But once it's used, there's no turning back."
"Use it quickly, I can handle any consequences."
"Sheep Kuku said anxiously."
"The problem isn't you, it's the little fool."
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