Brave the world of monster hunting with a pokeball

59 The Hunter

After half an hour, wait until it's cool enough to touch.

Li Fan jumped into the pit and together with Udora, they dug out the carapace, which was as tall as a person and shone with silver metal brilliance on the surface.

For flying with this kind of thing, the little idiot resisted at first, but after being guided by Li Fan, he agreed to carry it.

After taking off into the air, Li Fan glanced back at the impact crater.

I found a small airship that had landed on the edge of the pit, so I curiously picked up the binoculars to observe.

I saw a male draconian in a white trench coat and two hunters jumping from a small airship to the ground and running towards the impact crater.

Light yellow hair, round glasses on the bridge of the nose.
This is the chief researcher of Longli Academy.

At the beginning, Li Fan thought it looked familiar, but after more careful observation, he quickly locked the identity of the other party.

Wait, this small airship definitely cannot support long-distance navigation.
Li Fan realized something, and quickly raised his head to look at the night sky.

In the clouds in the distance, a huge airship came into view, and saw the light blue flag hanging on the mast.

Then it was confirmed that this was the dragon boat of Longli Academy.

The collection of scorching carapaces was originally intended to be handed over to Longli Academy for research.

But right now, he is riding a little idiot, and it is not suitable for contact with the other party. He can only speed up and leave first, and go to the ancient forest that he discovered before.

Seeing the empty impact crater still emitting heat, the accompanying male hunter said in disbelief: "How is this possible! He rushed over as soon as he saw the crash."

Dewen, the chief dragonman researcher of the Dragon Calendar Academy, squatted down to check the footprints nearby, and analyzed: "It should be taken away by the hunter team first, and there are two hunters and an Ailu cat, Puff Dragon, also approaching. Yes, there are footprints of the female Charmander?"

Seeing the incomparably brand-new but puzzling traces left on the scene, Dewen frowned slightly.

Woo. Woo.
After continuing to fly for another hour, Li Fan heard the low growl of the little idiot, and felt that the flapping of the wings was weakening.

Knowing that his physical strength was about to break, he hurriedly guided him to land on the plain and grass outside the ancient forest.

A long-necked, huge Shouminglong.

Seeing a female fire dragon suddenly falling from the sky, she hurriedly fled in all directions.

After unloading large pieces of animal meat for feeding, Li Fan took out his handheld and checked the time. It is currently 03:30 in the morning.

"The little idiot has no energy, and the time will be delayed, so let's set up a camp on the plain."

Li Fan's original plan was to enter the ancient forest in the middle of the night, and use the little idiot's high-altitude advantage to quickly lock on the establishment point of the camp.

Just like its name, the night bird likes to lie down at night and come out at night. The time before dawn can just be used for preliminary investigations.

But before entering the ancient forest, the sky is about to dawn, so we can only ensure that the team has enough rest first.

In the gentle breeze, the camp was built.

The biggest advantage of the plain area for the hunter team is that it has a wide field of vision. As long as there are members on duty, they will definitely be able to issue early warnings before monsters attack.

And the ancient forest forest is different from the forests in any other regions.

The tall trees that have grown here for an unknown number of years surround the jungle like a city wall, forming a relatively closed space.

Monsters that are suitable for living inside rarely come out of the jungle, and those that are not suitable rarely enter rashly.

Therefore, even though they belong to the ancient forest area, the safety levels of the plain and the jungle are completely at two extremes.

It was the first time that they deeply felt the power of Gu Long, which caused a subtle change in the mood of the two of them, so that the atmosphere was a little gloomy for a while.

After a simple meal, the night watch shift began.

Li Fan sat by the bonfire, spreading out the illusion of the contract magician, and wanted to see if it was helpful for hunting.

It turned out that the client was actually a bit surprised when he saw that the client was the Longli Academy.

Because the Longli Academy's last investigative journal also announced that it would stop sharing information with the Hunter's Guild.

The reason is that the two parties failed to reach an agreement on the identification of the hunting contract as a secondary task.

The so-called hunting contract with side tasks is a new type of contract that Longli Academy is promoting.

The general meaning is that as long as the monster parts are destroyed, the complete corresponding materials are collected, and the return trip is fine.

The team does not need to hunt or capture monsters, and can complete the contract by submitting materials and getting part of the reward.

The promotion of this kind of contract is of course a good thing for Longli Academy, which specializes in ecological research.

The cost and time of purchasing materials have been greatly reduced.

But the Hunter Guild couldn't accept it.

Once a monster is hit hard by the hunter team, not only will it accumulate experience in dealing with hunters, but it will also have full hatred when it sees humans again.

Monsters that have not been successfully hunted down have always been regarded as hidden dangers by the trade union.

This kind of contract that only destroys parts and obtains materials will of course not be recognized by it.

So the two sides broke up.

However, Li Fan looked at the contents of ecological journals published by Longli Academy in the past.

Disputes between the two sides are already routine operations.

Twelve years ago, the Lingfeng of Jieyun Village repelled the Mist Dragon, and seven years ago, the Dragon Cemetery repelled the Skeletal Dragon.

There have been countless disputes between the two parties involved.

The root cause is that the Hunter Union tends to be more conservative, while the Longli Academy is very radical.

This conflict of ideas often leads to irreconcilable contradictions between the two parties.

As far as this contract dispute is concerned, it can be seen that a way to achieve side missions has been added to the contract of the illusioned magician.

Li Fan felt that the trade union should have made concessions, but the compromise was not complete, and a special reward of 10000z was added to kill hunting and capture hunting.

After the night watch, Li Fan slept until noon.

The first thing the little fool did when he was released from the poke ball was to look for something to eat.

The large piece of animal meat carried by the mount has been eaten up, so Li Fan decided to let it hunt freely.

"Today, we will first find a place suitable for establishing a monster stronghold, and then re-establish a camp suitable for long-term use around the surrounding area. We will start tracking the nightbirds in the evening."

During lunch, Li Fan outlined his action plan.

More than an hour later, the little idiot returned with his belly slightly propped up.

After loading the supplies, the team headed towards the jungle.

Under the cover of the huge tree canopy, the internal situation could not be seen at all.

The little idiot can only lower the altitude and keep moving and flying between the thick trunks.

Covered by countless leaves on the top, even if the sky is scorching sun and the sun is thick, the woodland is still a sad and gloomy scene.

Through continuous observation, Li Fan quickly located a mountain range with a very high drop.

The mountain is high enough, below is the water source formed by the waterfall, and there are countless karst caves in the middle
That's it!
After observing for a while, Li Fan decided that this was the ideal place to set up a monster camp.

As for the hunter's camp, when they went deep into the jungle and high in the sky, they decided to build it on the branches intertwined among the giant trees.

It sounds insecure and vulnerable to attack.

But in fact, at the end of the giant tree's branches, any smaller branch is as thick as a person, and its texture is extremely tough.

In the area where multiple roots are intertwined, there is no pressure for the little idiot to step on it.

As for safety, no matter whether it is the ecological records of the ancient forest or actual observations, no other monsters will touch this altitude except for various annoying flying insects.

After the high camp was set up, Li Fan came to the bottom of the rock and threw several poke balls one after another.

Puff, Kuku, and Gorillas appeared one after another.

"Kuku, Puff, little idiot, this will be your field camp from now on, let's all get acquainted."

Li Fan said.

Puff saw the little idiot who fell on the high place, his eyes sank, and he carried the fox's head on his back.

The gorilla looked left and right, raised its front paw, stretched out a thick finger, and pointed to its own hippopotamus face.

"Giant gorilla, your temperament is quite unique, you should live alone, and there are so many trees in the ancient forest to climb and inhabit, why are you crowded in the cave?"

Li Fan persuaded and explained.

The giant gorilla looked up at the towering trees, scratched its head, and thought it made sense.

Kuku was the happiest. He flew into the air and checked every cave, as if he was choosing a place to live.

After getting used to it for about half an hour, the little idiot chose the top of the rock.

Kuku chose a narrow cave where he could get his head stuck and sleep standing up.

Puff chose the cave below, hidden behind the waterfall.

"That's right, the ecological spaces don't exclude each other, and we can take care of them if we have something to do."

Li Fan is very satisfied with this state.

When the evening approached, Puff put the two biting fish on the root of the tree where the camp was located.

After a while, Kuku flew over and opened his beak, spitting out two huge beetle corpses.

Not long after, the little idiot dropped another mushroom pig into the camp.

"Well, looking at it this way, the ingredients I bought before don't seem to be very expensive."

Li Fan, who was touched, expressed emotion.

Pan-fried fish bites, mushroom and pig bisque, grilled beetle.

After dinner, the sky had completely darkened, and the next step was to start tracking night birds.

The conditions for the sub-mission of Longli Academy can be fulfilled only by a complete night bird wing membrane.

The team has no reason to do side missions, so they still focus on conventional hunting.

Putting on the shield crab protective gear and helmet, Di Lu rode on Qingtian's back, and began to explore in the forest.

The most notable remaining traits of the nightbird are its signature blue plumage and golden scales that, when inhaled in excess, can cause perception confusion.

Di Lu carefully checked every trace, while Li Fan and Udora followed behind, they also paid close attention to the surrounding movements.

Two hours later, Di Lu saw only three blue feathers collected, and the cat's ears drooped.

"Don't be discouraged, Dilu. Yeniao is extremely good at hiding herself, and it's normal to have difficulty tracking her."

Li Fan said encouragingly.

Both the night bird and the female fire dragon are recognized by the trade union as four-star monsters, but their habits are quite different.

Although the female Charmander is also good at hunting, she takes a fierce route.

Nightbirds, on the other hand, secretly follow and hunt in complex environments where they can hide themselves.

The selected target is also much smaller than the female fire dragon, so let alone tracking, the union has received very few sighting reports.

"Good meow! I must find the night bird!"

Di Lu's cat claws clenched tightly and continued to track.

On the tree branch behind the team, a pair of dark red spherical eyes hung quietly in the air. After scanning the ground for a moment, their eyes locked on Di Lu.

Early morning.

Sparse moonlight sprinkled on the soil through the gaps in the leaves, swaying gently with the wind.

In the quiet jungle, Di Lu and Qing Tian both collapsed on the ground.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh

Dilu, who was extremely tired, groaned.

Eudora opened a can of carry food and fed it.

Li Fan took inventory of the monsters he was carrying, and found that in such a complex environment, there was no night bird that could be tracked down.

The sound is extremely low when flying, and it is nocturnal, has excellent night vision, and is good at hiding itself.
Li Fan kept thinking about the characteristics of the night bird.

Di Lu took two small mouthfuls of food and closed her eyes in a daze.

"I'll carry Dilu back and try again tomorrow"

In the middle of Li Fan's words, a huge black shadow flashed in front of his eyes.

Aware of the opponent's target, the Taidao is pulled out, and it is activated instantly after seeing through!
when!The shield crab tachi collided with the curled paws, sparking a series of sparks.

The black shadow landed on a single foot, facing the back covered with faint blue feathers, Li Fan raised his knife and slashed.

Goooo!

The black shadow turned its head 180 degrees, and its two bright red round eyes fixed on Li Fan, but this did not stop the sword from falling.

when!At the same time that Yeniao turned his body sideways, he raised his wings to block, and Li Fan flicked his knife and flew back.

"Finally found you. Meow."

A colored ball fell on the paw.

Night Bird looked at the pink dust floating out from under his feet, turned around quickly, raised his claws and was about to smash it down, but found that the hunter in shield crab armor had already run a long distance with the little wild boar and the cat Ailu on his shoulders .

"Li Fan, can you do it?"

Eudora asked while running.

"of course."

Li Fan said confidently.

The angry night bird turned his head upside down again, his pupils shrank suddenly.

The puff dragon curling its body on the ground, the female charmander with smoke in its mouth, and... a big strange bird sleeping in a standing position.

Woo! ! !
There was a screeching sound without warning.

The night bird quickly flew into the air and flew towards Kuku.

so brave
Li Fan thought that seeing this scene, even if the night bird didn't run away, it would keep a proper distance and rush forward to attack, but he didn't expect it.

Boom! Boom!boom!
The little fool spit out three fireballs.

One shot missed, two shots hit, and the night bird, which was protected by tightening its wings, instantly scorched the surface of its blue feathers.

After the momentum of the flying attack was stopped, Kuku was awakened by the sound of the explosion, and quickly opened his eyes.

Goooo!

The night bird did not stop on the ground, spread its wings in the air, and turned around a giant tree.

Except for a few falling leaves, the whole process was silent.

The little idiot rushed to pursue it, but his body and wingspan were too wide. In order to pass through the gap between the giant trees, he could only fly sideways.

When blocked by a tree branch, the only option is to slow down and go around, except to break it with brute force.

Watching the night birds flying through the bushes deftly, flying farther and farther.

It was already 3 o'clock in the morning when I returned to the camp with Di Lu on my back, but neither of them felt sleepy.

"If it is limited to this jungle, it seems that night birds are the real hunters."

Eudora said depressingly.

Li Fan smelled the smell of the dyed fruit in the air, and agreed, "You're right, it hasn't gone far, or it's intentionally laying an ambush, it really considers itself a hunter."

"Any plans?"

"Thinking."

"Well, did you think of it?"

"How could you think of it so quickly?"

Li Fan said helplessly.

"But...it's really uncomfortable to be treated by monsters as prey."

Eudora couldn't help but say.

"We have an absolute advantage in combat power, and there will always be a way."

Li Fan knew that there must be dung monsters in Monster Hunting World, but he didn't expect it to be manifested in this way.

He is now convinced that Nightbird is safe in the ancient forest, because he has a bunch of monsters in his hands, and he has no way to take them down. Instead, the team is followed as prey.

"Yeah, the night bird likes to hunt small prey, so I can understand that it attacked Dilu first, but why did it attack Kuku afterwards?"

Li Fan thought of a detail.

"Could it be that you want to defeat the weakest one first?"

"I don't think so. Although Yeniao may not have seen this kind of scene before, the attack intentions of Puff and the idiot were very obvious at that time. As a hunter, Yeniao couldn't not feel it."

Li Fan didn't think it made sense.

"That is to say, seeing Kuku sleeping, is it easier to be attacked?"

Eudora speculated.

"Sleeping? That's right! When Di Lu was attacked, did she just close her eyes?"

Li Fan felt that he had found the reason.

"Yes! But this habit is too strange."

Eudora felt that although this explanation was reasonable, it lacked basis.

"I guess this may be related to the frequent release of hypnotic sound waves by night birds."

Hypnotic sound waves are Li Fan's most important ability. However, there are very few ecological investigations on night birds, so he can only conduct research on his own.

"But I haven't seen the night bird releasing hypnotic sound waves?"

Eudora asked puzzled.

"It is true that it has not been released, but the state of sleep has changed the night bird's identification of the target. Perhaps in its consciousness, the best time to launch an attack and select the target is not whether the target is affected by the hypnotic sound wave, but whether the target is affected by the hypnotic sound wave or not." Go to sleep."

Li Fan explained.

"This means that as long as the night bird sees a sleeping target, it will have a strong desire to attack?"

Eudora felt incredible.

"Although it's just an inference, it's almost the same feeling."

"That is to say, we can use fake sleep to set up a trap."

Eudora begins to plot.

"That's right, let the little idiot act as the bait."

"why?"

"Monsters are very vindictive, especially monsters like Nightbird that have no natural enemies in the ancient forest. Those two fireballs can probably be hated for a lifetime."

Li Fan explained.

"As expected of an expert in this field."

Eudora praised.

As soon as the sun rose, the smell of dyed fruit gradually faded away.

After picking an open field, Li Fan started the deployment drill.

"Little idiot, why are you opening your eyes again?"

Hearing Li Fan's question, the little idiot could only close his eyes tightly again.

"Puff, the snot bubbles are blown out from the nostrils. Your bubbles are too big for Lao Shanlong to use. Please make them smaller."

"Giant, your landing point is too far ahead. You are placed here not to fight the night bird head-on, but to use your expertise."

Seeing Li Fan running around and constantly directing, Di Lu asked curiously: "Yudora, what is Li Fan doing?"

"It should be... deploying traps for night birds."

Eudora also didn't understand.

In fact, she really wanted to participate, but Li Fan solemnly persuaded that no one should come close to this task, so she gave up the idea.

The sun slowly set, and night fell again.

Li Fan and Youdora crawled and crouched in the bushes, breathing heavily through their noses.

"Here we come! It's just above! About 30 meters away."

Yudora gave a sharp reminder.

"Wow, you have such a good sense of smell."

Li Fan exclaimed.

"Uh, I just happened to see it when I looked up, and it landed on top of a tree."

Yudo stretched out a finger.

"All right."

Li Fan followed and looked up.

The paws that were stained with the dust of the dyed fruit kept stomping on them very restlessly, looking impatient.

Nightbird seems to have forgotten to hide himself after seeing the little fool pretending to be asleep.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Changing several footholds one after another, the night bird's wings slightly spread, and its chest slowly leaned forward.

This attack is aimed at the vitals of the head
Li Fan suddenly became nervous.

He had thought that Nightbird would attack randomly and uncontrollably.

Unexpectedly, if time permits, the opponent will plan a more precise and fierce attack.

It's exactly the same as deploying an attack after putting the monster to sleep.

Whoosh!Unlike the monsters who like to roar to deter the enemy before attacking, the night bird's falling attack from a high place is silent.

Bark Karma!The two claws collided and kicked, and at the same time tightened violently, and the sharp claws pierced the carapace, making a crisp sound.

The carapace on the head of the little idiot couldn't bear it, and it immediately shattered and fell off.

The night bird took advantage of the situation and fell to the ground.

call!The golden dust attached to the feathers on the chest was shaken off by the impact, and quickly spread and expanded into a golden mist ball, enveloping the night bird.

However, just as he was about to wave his wings to let the dust fly towards the little idiot, he found that the opponent's wings had already flapped first.

Nightbird was a little confused immediately, because the monster was attacked in sleep, even if he woke up quickly, the response would have been a little too fast.

call!call!
The little idiot's wings are big and powerful, and the wind pressure is strong.

Seeing that the confusing dust couldn't blow through, Yeniao could only win by speed.

"It's so naive to choose to stalemate."

Seeing the tricked Yeniao, a smile appeared on the corner of Li Fan's mouth.

Ow! ! !
A roar resounded through the surroundings.

The giant gorilla hugged the tree and slid down quickly. When it was 20 meters away from the ground, it took off and landed firmly with a somersault.

puff!He spit out the yellowed mushroom roots chewed in his mouth arrogantly.

The giant gorilla smiled at the night bird, then turned around.

Seeing this, Yeniao's red round eyes suddenly opened wide.

Hu~hu~hu~
Dusky mist spewed out.

The terrified night bird flapped its wings desperately, but Kuku on the other side also joined in and slapped him violently.

In the bushes, two people and a cat, who had already put on square scarves covering their mouths and noses, kept moving their heads sideways repeatedly.

Look at the mixed mist from left to right, right to left.

"Nightbirds can beat their wings so fast. Is this a new ecological discovery?"

Di Lu vaguely saw the afterimage of the night bird's wings, and exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)