mesbooks 0020 The Hunt
0020 The Hunt
Grave tore off a piece of scrap paper and began to sketch rapidly.
After confirming that the flash was off, Li Ai took photos.
About half an hour later, perhaps because there were fewer shield beetles around, the giant bird flapped its wings and took off, flying into the depths of the jungle.
The black wolf-bird monster girl's expression turned cold. After scanning her surroundings, she walked into the jungle.
The two people in the distance breathed a sigh of relief. Grave shifted to his side-lying position, picked up the heavy book at his waist, and after flipping through it for a moment, said, "This is too abnormal. In the past, when black wolf birds encountered giant monster birds, they would at least attack and drive them away, let alone this one, which is a special individual with a single ear... Could it be related to the anthropomorphization of monsters?"
"Girling monsters can indeed make them more emotional, but their true nature remains unchanged."
Miss Mira, green grass, sunny day.
Li Ai's interactions with the three monster girls reinforced her belief in this point.
Even just now, the Black Wolf Bird Monster Girl's cold, sharp gaze, as she vigilantly surveyed her surroundings, was still filled with ferocity.
That's strange.
The two lacked sufficient information, and further discussion yielded no results.
After exchanging words of caution, Grave headed back into the jungle.
"Although I don't understand, the Great Jaggi and the Black Wolf Bird are closely related species, so it's impossible for them to get along well with the Blue Velocidrome."
Li Ai, who was lying prone in the grass, decided to revise her battle plan.
There are now only two forces in the area. Although the two bird dragon species are far fewer in number than the Blue Velocidrome clan, they are absolutely overwhelming in combat power.
"Once a territorial dispute breaks out, the battle will end quickly, so once there is any movement, the attack must be decisive."
Once the Blue Velociraptor escapes to another area, Li Ai can certainly pursue it, but all the intelligence gathered so far will be rendered useless.
The best time to intercept is when it is repelled.
Just as Li Ai was about to turn off the screen and continue observing the situation, she thought of the solitary figure of the black wolf bird.
He then opened the photo album and began to examine it carefully.
"She seems to be a very unique monster girl, and an individual with top-notch combat awareness. It's a pity there's no way to subdue her."
Li Ai turned her gaze to the large, strange bird beside her, which had its beak open and was squealing happily.
"This individual is very cheerful and active, so we could try forming a partnership. Once successful, the practice of using a shield to defend can be fully carried out."
There has always been an unavoidable problem in daily training with shielded hunting weapons: it is difficult to effectively carry out shield defense training.
The training equipment currently used in the village is simply unable to reproduce the monster's attack patterns and intensity, which is a major concern for even Sene.
It's quite feasible in actual combat, but it's too demanding on hunters. A novice hunter will face serious injury or even death if they make a mistake.
Having a monster partner to train with can perfectly solve this problem.
Recently, Li Ai's shield defense skills have improved dramatically thanks to Qing Tian's sparring with her, and she has also practiced and strengthened her ability to counter the opponent's charges.
Unfortunately, as a wild boar, Qingtian only knows how to raise its tusks and charge, and its skill improvement quickly reaches a bottleneck.
The giant bird in the photo is different. Due to its body structure, which is highly similar to that of a fire dragon, the opponent has mastered all of its moves, such as tail whipping, fireball spitting, and dragon charge.
Many hunters even hunt Great Jaggi as practice before hunting Rathalos, hence the nickname "Teacher Sheep Kuku".
"But she already has a companion, a one-eared black wolf bird. These duos are the hardest to take down."
Thinking of the ferocity of the one-eared black wolf bird, Li Ai shook her head helplessly.
"However, it's always good to prepare in advance for the Great Jaggi."
There aren't many places in the forest hills where shield bugs can be found, so Li Ai thought he could catch as many as possible while he could, and so he started searching.
By afternoon, Li Ai, whose eye socket was bruised from the impact, finally managed to capture two shield worms.
These insects themselves aren't a huge threat, but the problem is their exceptionally hard exoskeleton, which hunting weapons simply can't cut through.
When faced with danger, it will curl up into a ball and roll to collide with the enemy.
Li Ai went to great lengths to capture him alive.
Finally, using high-sugar AD calcium milk as bait, along with an ivy-woven trap resembling a watermelon net, they successfully caught two basketball-sized fish.
However, a new problem arose at this point.
Once the shield beetle stretches out its body, it will transform into a strip and open the vine net. Only when tapped will it curl into a ball. This constantly changing shape makes it particularly difficult to carry.
Li Ai pondered for a moment, then picked up a net bag in each hand and bumped them together.
Seeing that both of them had curled up into a ball, a solution was quickly devised.
Tie the two net bags together and then hang them on your waistband.
The bumps and impacts that occur when running keep the shield bug in a spherical shape.
Before long, from deep within the forest came the roar of the Blue Velociraptors gathering their companions.
Realizing that the one-eared black wolf bird had already made its move, Li Ai quickly returned to the camp.
Upon hearing that they were going on a hunting trip, Qingtian was eager and excited.
As a wild boar, she had long disliked the Velocidrome.
Qingcao felt a little scared when she thought about facing the leader of the Blue Velociraptors, but in order to protect Li Ai, she made up her mind to show the Blue Velociraptors that not all herbivorous dragons are weak and easy to bully.
Kabu led the Elu emergency rescue team to pack the cats' belongings and load them onto the truck, ready to set off.
"The monster girl form is very agile, so make good use of it. The rescue team shouldn't hold back; the reward will be settled as usual for each successful rescue of a monster girl. Is there anything else you should be aware of...?"
Facing a formidable enemy leader for the first time, especially in an area with an unstable ecosystem, Li Ai was somewhat nervous and wanted to make more appropriate arrangements.
"Li Ai, we've figured out a new way to travel that can quickly get us to our destination, but we don't know if you'd be willing to give it a try."
Green Grass raised her hand and said.
"Did you research grass?"
Li Ai was somewhat surprised, because in terms of personality, the other party was clearly not enthusiastic about research and development.
"Yes, to be precise, it was developed in collaboration with the emergency medical team."
"And they were involved with the emergency medical team?"
"Yes, meow!"
Emergency medical team leader Kabu excitedly jumped over.
"Then I'll have to see for myself."
Before long, an emergency flatbed cart pulled by grass sped out of the camp cave.
On the violently jolting vehicle, Li Ai, gripping the handrail tightly, was still somewhat dazed.
"Wow, that was fast!"
"Go, meow!"
Sunny and the other cats seemed quite excited.
With excited shouts, the grass pulling the cart sped up again.
"Wait, Kabu, didn't you say the emergency medical team would try to hide themselves and not expose themselves unnecessarily?"
Li Ai asked curiously.
"Yeah, meow, but this time it's different."
"What's different?"
"This feels so good, meow!"
Li Ai was somewhat speechless, but as the sound of the blue Velociraptors gathering in the forest grew clearer, he immediately pointed out the location.
Aww~ Aww!
As they drew near, the black wolf bird let out a fierce roar.
Then came an explosion, followed by black smoke rising from the forest, and the Blue Velociraptor's cries became panicked and urgent.
Sensing a threat, the grass slowed its pace outside the forest.
"You all stay here and wait for my news."
Li Ai jumped out of the car and ran quickly into the woods.
Tap tap~
Li Ai shook the bottle of Dayi chewing gum, twisted off the cap, and poured the whole bottle into her mouth.
While chewing quickly, he tore off the wrapper of the Arrow Green chewing gum.
Then, he put all four cigarettes into his mouth at once and lit them side by side.
"Uh~ You're getting into it."
A surge of power rushed into his body, and Li Ai's vision blurred briefly. Then he felt his muscles become strong and powerful, and he felt incredibly brave.
I ran wildly through the mountains and forests for a long time without feeling tired at all.
Amidst the lush green forest, a trembling orange-yellow crown stands out conspicuously.
After Li Ai locked onto the fleeing Blue Velociraptor King, she was about to call for her companions to gather.
But then they saw that all the low trees behind them were bent over, and a black wolf-bird with a purple beak emitting thick smoke was chasing after them at full speed.
A blue Velociraptor at the back of the pack was caught up, its purple beak aimed at its neck, and it swung its head to peck.
The Velociraptor, its neck pierced, collapsed and fell behind, dying instantly.
The Blue Velociraptor roared, leading its pack toward the forest where the trees were taller and the gaps between them were smaller.
It wanted to use its size advantage to slow down the speed of the Black Wolfbird.
However, with a flash of purple light, the opponent instantly transformed into a monster girl.
It leaps into the air, its feet, resembling those of a bird with three toes pointing forward and one toe pointing forward, constantly stomping on the tree trunks, darting rapidly through the gaps in the forest.
Approaching, it spreads the wing membranes on its arms and glides down into the area where the blue Velociraptors are most concentrated.
The sharp claws of the purple wings drew several white vortexes with each swing.
The necks of the three blue Velociraptors were immediately severed, and they fell sideways into the woodland.
"Her monster girl form is incredibly strong; we must postpone our attack."
Li Ai hadn't expected that the Black Wolf Bird's slaughter of the Velociraptor would be so resolute and swift.
Whether the Blue Velocidrome can survive is unknown, so how could I possibly have the chance to intercept and hunt it?
Concealing ourselves and preventing the enemy from noticing the team's existence is the most important thing to do right now.
The POOPa5proMax in Qingtian's hand suddenly vibrated twice.
"Li Ai has messaged me!"
Kabu and Qingcao both crowded around to take a look.
"Take cover immediately! Don't let the one-eared black wolf bird spot you!"
The standby members did as instructed, but instead of following up with support as planned, they moved away and moved away.
At this moment, the Blue Velociraptor King, who was leading his tribe in flight, changed direction again and began running towards the low-lying jungle.
Li Ai didn't quite understand this action. The gaps between the tall trees couldn't really restrict the one-eared black wolf bird, but they could at least obstruct its view.
If everything can be locked down, the tribe will only die out faster.
It wasn't until the sound of rushing water hitting the ground reached her ears that Li Ai suddenly realized something.
The reason why blue Velocidrome has become a target for hunting is because this group is too active and has been harassing and attacking freight routes.
They knew the location of freight routes and that traveling merchants often drove along them.
"This is bad, what if we encounter a truck, and the team carrying it isn't strong enough..."
Li Ai took out an emergency flare, about to fire it as a warning.
But then, from behind the trees, another bright red warning flare had already taken off.
"It's Investigator Grave..."
The one-eared black wolf-bird turned its head, a fierce glint flashing in its eyes.
Fortunately, it did not turn around to give chase, but continued to slaughter the Blue Velocidrome clan ahead.
Tap tap~
The Blue Velociraptor King darted out of the woods, and a road full of potholes appeared before it.
Li Ai, who had darted out at the same time, saw a truck approaching on the road and quickly waved it away.
However, the truck driver ignored the warnings and instead sped up.
"Holy crap! That was a signal flare that Greave risked his life to launch! There's more than just Velocidrome here..."
Just as Li Ai was expressing her indignation at the truck driver's disregard for warnings.
The side door of the carriage opened while it was moving, and a head wearing a black horned dragon helmet poked out.
"It's Seneca... Good timing! Here it is!"
At this moment, the herbivorous dragon pulling the cart saw a large number of blue Velociraptors crossing the road and immediately stopped in fright.
The other door opened, and a tall male hunter wearing dragon armor stepped out of the vehicle.
He pulled the rope, and the spear and shield placed on the roof of the vehicle fell down.
The other person caught it steadily and skillfully carried it on their back.
Then a female hunter wearing a full set of Rathalos armor also got out of the car.
This is the current top hunter team in Kokot Village, the Hero Team.
The female hunter took out a Fire Dragon Heavy Crossbow from the back of the vehicle and beckoned to Li Ai: "Young hunter, is that Fire Dragon?"
Clearly, the other side knew that even if a single Velocidrome appeared on the road, it wouldn't be enough to fire a warning flare.
"It's a one-eared black wolfbird!"
After Li Ai shouted those words, the world seemed to fall silent, with only the sound of the Blue Velociraptor's claws stomping.
The spear hunter and the crossbow hunter both looked towards the carriage.
Bang!
The carriage door was violently pushed open, and Seneca, whose body was vaguely shrouded in black mist, rushed out.
"Li Ai, where is it!"
Seneca reached down to his waist, already preparing to draw his sword.
Call ~
A gust of wind pressed through the leaves, blowing dust up the road.
Senegal turned his head to look in the direction of Li Ai's gaze, and there was a one-eared black wolf bird flying low with outstretched wings.
The next moment, the sound of ballistae firing rang out.
The penetrating projectile, with its extremely high penetrating power, pierced through the membrane wing.
Even after suffering such pain, the one-eared black wolf bird, which had just slaughtered the blue Velociraptors with extreme ferocity, didn't even let out a threatening roar. It immediately flapped its wings, turned around, and fled at full speed.
The next moment, Li Ai saw an object flashing white light, drawing an arc in mid-air.
As taught in hunter training classes, flashbangs don't have a very strong stimulating effect on humans, but it's still best to shield your eyes, otherwise they can cause significant damage to your vision.
By the time Li Ai's arm fell, Sene had already disappeared, and the huntress had also picked up her heavy crossbow and run into the jungle.
"Is this the teamwork of a top-tier hunter squad...?"
Everything happened in an instant, and Li Ai felt an unprecedented shock.
"Sene is really lucky, he ran into you on his way here."
The tall male hunter, clad in armored dragon armor, sighed and put the flashbang back on his shoulder strap.
"A heart-shaped hunter's badge... You must be Li Ai, the hunter of love. My name is Layton, a six-star resident hunter skilled with a spear."
"It's me. I also have assignments to carry out. Let's talk again when we have time, senior."
As Li Ai spoke, she ran towards the jungle opposite where the Blue Velociraptor had fled.
"What a pity, I was hoping to see the board with the colored pictures that Lande mentioned."
"Layton sighed."