With the plan in mind, the team immediately started preparations according to Li Fan's ideas.
What needs to be prepared are not hunting props, but bones with sufficient strength.
The piles of bones scattered all over the upper area allow the collection work to be completed quickly, and then the next step is to select the layout area.
At the bottom of a high slope, the team cut bone blocks and embedded them in the ground to build.
After a while, a bone slope platform was built.
"Is this to intercept the Bone Hammer Dragon?"
Looking at the small slope on the rutted track, Eudora asked uncertainly.
"No, this is so that the Skeleton Hammer Dragon can use the ramp to fly higher when it sprints and jumps."
Li Fan informed.
"This doesn't seem to make any sense, does it?"
Eudora asked in confusion.
Li Fan pointed to the other side of the winding road and said, "There are still two ramps that have not been arranged. You will understand when they are completed."
With the cooperation of the team, the remaining two small ramps were laid at a larger distance.
"I see, this is a curve, and there is no way forward."
Eudora was stunned.
"Down here is the lower level of Miasma Valley!"
Dilu looked down from the edge of the winding road and could only see the high concentration of hazy miasma.
"If we don't encounter powerful monsters, the opponent should have a way to return to the upper level, but in the meantime, we will have completed our exploration long ago."
Li Fan informed.
Afterwards, the team returned to the high platform and began to wait and see for a long time.
About an hour later, a rumble came from far away and came closer.
The Bone Hammer Dragon, which was connected head to tail and rolled up into a disc shape, appeared in the field of view in a rolling and crushing posture.
The surface of the body is a charred asphalt-like substance, called the black oil shell of the Skeleton Dragon, which can firmly stick to the materials it comes into contact with and solidify on the surface of the black oil shell.
The upper layers of the Valley of Miasma have many skeletons with sufficient strength, which naturally become the first choice material for the Bone Hammer Dragon to arm itself.
"My driving skills are pretty good."
After Li Fan observed it for a while, he found that this Skeleton Hammer Dragon was quite stable whether it was handling curves or jumping over slopes.
He was obviously a veteran who had been in the upper echelons for many years, so he was a little worried about his plan.
"Here comes meow!"
Di Lu said nervously.
Long~Long~
The earthquake came.
Whoosh~
The Osteosaurus jumped high from the original ramp.
Bang! It hit the ground, a ball of broken bones flew out, and it continued to roll forward without any deceleration.
Whoosh~
On the first small ramp, the Bone Hammer Dragon leaped up again.
The three people and the cat raised their heads together according to their positions.
Seemingly aware that this section of road had never seen a ramp in the past, the puzzled Skeleton Dragon stretched its body slightly in mid-air.
The flying disk quickly turns into an ellipse.
Bang~ It hit the ground and the Bone Hammer Dragon slowed down slightly in the bumps.
"It's not good. Its familiarity with this mountain road is far beyond our imagination."
Li Fan had a premonition that the plan might be discovered.
Fortunately, the Bone Hammer Dragon did not stop and accelerated again.
Whoosh~ The second leap has arrived.
Perhaps the previous leap gave the Bone Hammer Dragon confidence, so it did not choose to slow down this time.
Bang~ It hits the ground, and the third leap slope is right in front of you.
Whoosh~
"Go up!"
Eudora said excitedly that this meant that the plan had been successful.
At this time, the Bone Hammer Dragon also noticed that it seemed to have rushed out of the familiar runway.
The disc body immediately tilted in the air, quickly turned sideways, and the direction of its leap immediately deflected.
Kelang~kelang~
The protruding bony spikes scraped against the upper ramp of the winding road.
Osteosaurus is on the upper level
The side of the narrow road rolled sideways.
"That's okay."
Ai Bo said in disbelief.
"There is still a chance. This sideways roll will definitely not last too long. It will definitely return to the road. There is a continuous winding slope in front of it. If it does not decelerate in time when it lands, it will also run off the runway."
Just as Li Fan had judged, the narrow side of the road was causing the rolling body of the Bone Hammer Dragon to continuously shift downward.
When it couldn't hold on any longer, the Bone Hammer Dragon took the initiative to leave.
The U-shaped curve that was faced when landing did not let it retreat.
After completing the direction deflection in the air, the Bone Hammer Dragon leaned down and landed on the ground, spinning at high speed to draw an arc on the ground, and rushed into the U-shaped bend with drifting motion.
"Failed, nya."
Dilu's cat ears drooped, knowing that there was no chance at all.
"Well the road is being raised."
Ai Bo gave the information uncertainly.
Everyone immediately looked at it, and then realized that at the section of road where the Bone Hammer Dragon was about to arrive, a whole section of the Ophiosaurus skeleton that served as the roadbed had been pulled out and slowly lifted upwards.
"What's going on Li Fan?"
Eudora asked curiously.
"Maybe it's the power of nature."
Li Fan looked at the straight golden worm threads stretched out at the four corners of the Snake King dragon skeleton and concluded that Shining was undergoing renovation work.
I just didn't expect that because there were no construction signs, a big hole was dug for the Skeleton Hammer Dragon.
Whoosh~
On the disappearing runway, the Bone Hammer Dragon flew a certain distance in the air, then fell in a curve and fell into the dim fog below.
"One, two, three, forty-four?"
Bang!
Li Fan was counting the seconds. After counting for nearly 15 seconds, he vaguely heard the sound of falling to the ground.
Even if there is another Bone Hammer Dragon passing by behind, there is a high probability that it will fall from here.
No longer worried, the team continued moving forward along the winding road.
Aibo and Dilu collected traces as they walked.
The day passed quickly, and the harvest from the ecological survey was quite rich.
Unfortunately, there is still no progress in the search for Laoshan Dragon.
Near the camp at night, Li Fan also asked about Angry Horns and Twinkle, but he also didn't notice where the Molten Mountain Dragon was.
So after discussion, Li Fan decided to return to the research base first, submit the current investigation progress, and then find a way to go to the lower level to investigate.
At this point in the plot, the clues to the tracking of Laoshan Dragon are also broken.
But Li Fan didn't want to be so passive. He just needed to place Angry Horns and Winky, as well as conduct preliminary exploration of the Miasma Valley, so he thought of giving it a try.
But he didn't expect that tracking would be much more difficult than he expected.
The next day, Eudora dragged two people and one cat, flew to the anchor, and then kept hitting the chain with a hammer.
The anchor was recovered quickly.
"So the anchor didn't do much?"
In the research base, after hearing the intelligence collected, the leader of the third phase, Ni Zhen, sighed.
"Yes, the height of the rappel is too short. It seems that future hunter delivery will have to rely on gliding clothes. However, the camp has been established and there are guide signs for guidance. When the scholars complete the map of the exploration area,
We can try to open it to hunters, but of course the admission requirements must be stricter.”
Li Fan informed.
"Okay, what are your next plans?"
Ni Zhen asked.
"Go to the lower level of Miasma Valley. Does the research base have the rappel coordinates provided by Master Wilderness?"
"Yes, but Master Yuanye said that in non-emergency situations, these coordinates cannot be provided casually."
Ni Zhen sighed and said.
"Don't worry, we are fully prepared this time and there will be no danger."
Li Fan assured.
"Okay, you guys have a good rest during this period, and I'll change the sailing route."
Ni Zhen said helplessly.
A large number of new ecological discoveries have kept the research base busy.
Among them, there are two ecological discoveries that make scholars unbelievable. One is the resentful tiger dragon that appears in two areas, and the other is the strange elevation of the bones of the snake king dragon.
Three days later, while successfully arriving at the lower rappel point, another piece of good news came.
Scholars made a mask that can isolate the miasma by studying the skin of the Diregnathosaurus, combined with the description of the nature of the miasma in the intelligence, and the design drawings of the wilderness master.
The disadvantage is that the production technology of the research base is not exquisite enough, and there is not much guarantee of quality.
And since there is no test environment, the actual effect is still unclear.
Based on the idea that something is better than nothing, Li Fan applied for all 10 handmade masks.
"Why are the colors and shapes different?"
Looking at the colorful mask, Li Fan asked curiously.
"Because it was jointly produced by multiple scholars, each scholar's production ideas are different, but don't worry, the samples have been sent to the Star Stronghold. If feasible, a version with higher craftsmanship can be mass-produced soon.
.”
Ni Zhen said with a smile.
"If it's possible. Got it, I'll pay attention to the use of the mask."
The lack of actual measurement reports is the biggest problem facing the research and development of miasma masks, Li Fan informed him immediately.
With previous rappelling experience, the team is now familiar with the task.
So I simply didn't use the anchor, and let Eudora fly away directly.
"Hmm~ These masks are too ugly, aren't they?"
After fastening the mask that looked like a gas mask on his face, Eudora couldn't accept it for a moment.
"Yours is fine, meow. Why is the one for cats designed in the shape of an eel head?"
Di Lu said helplessly.
"I have no choice but to adapt as best I can."
Regarding this, Li Fan, who was wearing a round fish tank mask, had no good solution.
As the depth of exploration increases, the light is gradually weakening, and soon the surrounding area is plunged into darkness.
Eudora slowed down, and all members released the guide insects in the insect cages around their waists, each of them lighting up a direction.
After drifting for eight or nine minutes, three people and one cat hit the bottom.
However, all he could touch was the black rock beneath his feet and the putrid smell floating everywhere.
"This place looks like the depths of an ordinary mountain range."
Eudora didn't feel anything unusual.
Chichi~
At this time, the guide insect swarm glows brightly and all gathers in one direction.
"It's a guidepost sign."
After Aibo informed him, he immediately followed.
In total darkness, the team quickly arrived at a hole on the surface of the rock formation.
Before I even got to the edge to take a look, the strong smell of corruption blowing out of the cave already indicated where this place would lead.
"Dilu, Ai Bo, let Eudora send you up first."
Li Fan looked at the hazy miasma rolling below and gave suggestions.
The reason is that in such a harsh environment, it would be difficult for Li Fan to ensure the safety of the other party in the event of a crisis.
"I am the hunter's partner! I will never back down easily!"
April insisted.
"Me too, meow."
Dee looked determined.
"Okay, but we must no longer collect traces at will. All actions must be under my command."
Li Fan stated the conditions.
"Don't worry, I will take care of them too."
Eudora assured.
"Actually, I'm most worried. Let's do a good job of investigating and evacuate safely!"
Li Fan said and stretched out his hand.
Three palms and a cat's paw are stacked together.
"Let's go!~ Meow!"
shouting in unison
, the team immediately headed down into the pit.
From the rock formations where it landed before, it can be analyzed that the lower layer of Miasma Valley is actually deeper underground.
What's different from the game is that there is no light source at all except for some bones that can flash fluorescence.
The team could only rely on guide insects to guide their way forward in the rugged and large potholes.
Coupled with the invasion of miasma, the overall environment can be said to be the ultimate underworld.
The extremely cold snowy mountains, hot volcanoes and other recognized extreme ecological environments make people feel much milder in comparison.
After marching for about five minutes, the team finally broke away from the heavy miasma and arrived at an area covered with moss.
Gray beetles crawling on the ground, short-tailed lizards crawling on rock pillars.
They are all new species that have never been seen before, but according to Li Fan's previous instructions, one person and one cat did not go close to investigate.
"As expected, Master Yuanye left a signpost for escaping from the miasma area."
Li Fan affirmed.
"There seems to be no threat here anymore, but the insect swarm is still guiding us."
Eudora reminded.
"Then keep going."
After walking a few hundred meters, a simple campsite illuminated by a campfire appeared in front of the team.
This camp is located in a depression in the rock wall, with an underground river emitting blue light flowing through it.
"This should be the camp established by the wilderness master."
Li Fan felt incredible.
"There are a lot of fish bones next to the campfire. They must be leftovers from last night."
Dilu analyzed.
"That is to say, Master Yuanye lived here yesterday!"
Ai Bo also expressed shock.
Because in terms of the surrounding environment, it is very difficult for visitors to survive, let alone live there for a long time.
"He is a cruel person."
Li Fan gave an evaluation.
Just in terms of exploration and survival in the wild, Li Fan felt that the other party had achieved the ultimate.
After all, guild field investigators also have rotation and material transportation.
Unless necessary, areas that are too dangerous will not be stationed for a long time.
The Master of the Wilderness is different. He already regards the wildness as his home.
The period when the third phase of the group initially lost contact was when Master Yuanye searched for the location of the research base and took charge of transmitting information with the star stronghold.
"Let's fix it first."
It didn’t take much time to complete the rappel and visit the camp.
But because the process was so difficult, the team had a feeling that it would take a very long time.
Li Fan had the idea of waiting for the return of Master Yuanye to gather information.
But after staying for less than half an hour, a very rhythmic tremor came from the ground, forcing him to set off now.
"The activity of the Molten Dragon nearby will affect many monsters, so everyone must be cautious."
Li Fan, who was running, informed.
The monsters that live in the lower layer of Miasma Valley are all very aggressive. The approach of the Molten Dragon will definitely stimulate them further.
Among them, the most worrisome one, apart from the Draposaurus, is the Mistylophosaurus.
