After tracking for about half an hour, the shaking on the ground gradually increased.
The guide insects reacted and emitted bright blue fluorescence.
But judging from the intensity, it doesn't seem like the Laoshan Dragon's body has been sensed.
After following the guidance for a moment, a rock block with dark red veins on its surface appeared in front of the team.
It can be confirmed from the traces that it is the Molten Dragon that is traveling in the lower level of the Miasma Valley and causing the tremors.
"Eudora and I are responsible for the protection. Diluaibo, you guys collect samples as soon as possible."
After Li Fan finished speaking, he and Eudora faced each other in the same direction and were on guard.
Aibo and Dilu quickly ran to the rocks and started collecting them.
"There is still high temperature residue on the surface of the trace. I feel that the Lava Dragon is nearby. Can't I witness it and confirm it?"
Aibo asked.
"No, the cave we are in is only relatively close to the Lava Dragon. If you carefully feel the source of the earthquake, you will find that we and it are not even on the same plane."
Li Fan explained.
"I see."
Ai Bo understood immediately.
In sufficiently open terrain, as long as you continue to follow the source of the earthquake, there is a high possibility of witnessing it.
However, the rugged and narrow cave cannot be the place where the Lava Mountain Dragon travels, which means that the two sides are in two different terrains.
If you pursue the connection, you may be able to find it.
However, the traces have already proved Laoshanlong's current location, so there is not much need to pursue confirmation of sightings.
After the collection was completed, the team immediately began to evacuate.
Puff~Puff~
There was a sound of rushing.
The three people and one cat slowed down and looked around.
"Over there!"
Ai Bo stretched out his hand to guide.
In the dark withered grass, a figure that resembled a lizard suddenly appeared.
With dark red skin and carved muscle lines, the monster's body feels particularly strong.
But when the head reaches into the insect guide lighting range, the overall style of the painting suddenly changes to a ferocious one.
The reason is that this dragon's face has no muscles at all, and the keratinized epidermis with extremely deep lines adheres tightly to the skull, and the shape of the nasal bones is clearly visible.
The eyes are blue dot-shaped, sunken in the eye sockets, and the upper and lower jaws of the mouth each have two curved fangs flowing with mucus.
Every time you exhale and inhale, even if your mouth is close to being closed, it is still sticking out.
"It's the Mistyclaw."
Ai Bo immediately confirmed.
"It doesn't look very big in size, but its combat power shouldn't be weak."
Eudora speculated.
"It seems to be injured, meow?"
Dilu, who was observing, said with some surprise.
Because just as he was trying to reach in, a bone spur piercing his back from behind appeared in his field of vision.
"Are you hurt by the environment?"
Eudora speculated.
"It's impossible, unless you have fought against the Bone Hammer Dragon, but it's from the lower level. Oh."
The Bonehammer can't beat the Miscarposaurus, not to mention that there is no runway on the lower level that can accelerate smoothly, but the Miscarposaurus doesn't seem to be able to win without taking any damage.
呲~呲~
The nose bone of the Mistyclaw inhaled quickly, and it seemed that it was also exploring the team.
Ouch.
After a low roar, Eudora and Dilu looked at Li Fan at the same time.
"It's complaining about why living things keep falling down recently."
Li Fan provided the translation.
"Ah? Can you really understand the message sent by the monster?"
Ai Bo blinked and looked at Li Fan in surprise.
Although I had somewhat experienced it before, I just didn't realize that those translations were not made up.
As for why he recognized the accuracy of the current translation, it was because Aibo had done a lot of in-depth research on the ecology of the Mistyclaw before heading to the lower levels of Miasma Valley.
Half of the food of the Methonychus comes from hunting and half from scavenging carcasses.
Since I have the habit of bringing them back to the lair for hoarding, I only choose fresh monster corpses and drag them away.
Knowing this ecological habit, we can naturally verify the authenticity of Li Fan's translation.
"I have to do it reluctantly. The monsters in the New World are a bit different, and I am actually getting used to them."
Li Fan said modestly.
“Incredible”
Ai Bo was amazed that she had never seen a hunter with similar abilities.
Li Fan and Eudora came to the front of the queue and drew their weapons for a confrontation.
The front paws of Mistyonyx rest on the ground, with four toes on the bottom and six toes on the top of the double-layered claws that slowly open out.
"Eudora, if you get scratched, the wound will be difficult to treat, so be careful."
Li Fan reminded.
"clear."
Eudora nodded and said.
Just when the battle was about to break out, an old woman shouted from the side.
"Run away! You are no match!"
The visitor was wearing goggles and a breathing mask, and was holding a non-standard long-stringed crossbow in his hand.
The clothing is extremely light, and the bronze skin on the calves and arms is exposed without any cover.
Load a spherical ammunition on the rail, aim and launch the long-stringed crossbow immediately.
Bang! The spherical ammunition hit the nose bone of the Mistyclaw and exploded into a cloud of dark yellow smoke.
The Mistyclaw sniffed twice and found that its sense of smell could no longer help it locate the target, so it could only move its head frequently in an attempt to locate it visually.
"We clearly didn't move."
Eudora said incomprehensibly.
"The eyesight of the Mistyclaw is poor, so it may be seeing double images."
Li Fan speculated.
Bang! The second round of spherical ammunition exploded.
"Don't be brave! Run away! I'll cover you."
The visitor shouted again.
"Master Yuanye, don't worry, we can do it, Dilu, take out the smelly ball codenamed Dark Matter."
"Are you going to use that now, nya? It's too early."
Dilu said in shock.
"Master Yuanye has been involved, I want to be cautious."
Li Fan informed.
"Okay, meow, please stay away from me as much as possible."
After Dilu said solemnly, he took off his small backpack and took out a black square box from the bottom.
Tighten the retractable rope that fixes the eel cat mask again, stare at the square box for a moment, and then the cat's claws gently open the square box.
A black sphere the size of a fist appeared with black energy.
Li Fan took out a piece of plain leather clothing and put it on his body.
The so-called plain leather clothing is actually invisible clothing without camouflage leaves.
"No way, Li Fan! Although the eyesight of the Mistyclaw is very poor, there is no hiding place nearby. What's more, you haven't even loaded the blades."
Ai Bo immediately reminded.
"This is a true invisibility suit that doesn't require blades."
Li Fan sighed lightly and took out an empty bottle from his pocket while giving his explanation.
"Uh what do you mean?"
Ai Bo didn't understand at all.
Bang~ The cork of the bottle was opened, and a few crystal silver spots of light flew out.
Li Fan turned the mouth of the bottle to his palm, shook it a few times, and then began to apply it on his plain leather clothes.
"Disappeared"
Ai Bo's eyes widened.
She didn't know what the invisible thing Li Fan applied was.
But after applying it, the surface of the clothes immediately became transparent.
In this way, it would be very difficult for her to locate Li Fan, let alone the Misty Claw in the dark environment.
"The stink bomb codenamed Dark Matter is ready, meow~"
Di Lu turned away and handed over the opened metal box.
"Thank you for your hard work, Dilu."
Li Fan grabbed the black ball and ran towards the Misty Claw Dragon.
"this"
Seeing the outline of the body with silver light spots falling continuously, running forward, Master Yuanye also fell into confusion.
Ouch! Ouch!
The Mistyclaw vaguely felt that something was approaching, but since it had no way of locking its position, it could only keep roaring to intimidate it.
Farewell, Mistyclaw.
Looking at the open mouth of the Mistyclaw, Li Fan jumped up and threw the smelly ball codenamed dark matter in his hand.
Ouch! Ouch~oooooo!
Phew~
As a black energy spread out and filled the air, the Mistyclaw screamed sharply, lying on its back on the ground and rolling back and forth, showing great pain.
"Okay, it's safe to evacuate!"
Although the situation is not clear yet, now that it is safe, Master Yuanye no longer needs to continue to cover.
The four people and one cat knew that this place was dangerous, so they ran all the way back to the camp without stopping.
"That's great, auntie! I finally see you."
Ai Bo hugged Master Yuanye tightly.
"You are Ai Bo."
Master Yuanye took off his mask and asked tentatively.
"That's right."
"It really looks like your grandfather. Who are these three?"
"This is Li Fan, the leader of the fifth phase, this is my hunter partner Eudora, and this is Dilu, the editor of El Cat."
Ai Bo immediately introduced.
"You are so young. It seems that the original continent has produced many top newcomers."
Master Yuanye smiled and sighed.
"Master Yuanye, have you found any traces of Laoshan Dragon recently?"
Li Fan asked.
"It turns out that the earthquake was caused by the Lava Dragon. I only noticed something strange and didn't find any traces. I haven't been to the research base for a long time. It seems that I missed a lot of key information."
Master Yuanye sighed and said.
"By the way, Li Fan, was the dust you used before collected from Yue Xunlong?"
Master Yuanye said uncertainly.
"It was collected from a night bird."
Li Fan told the truth.
"Where's the black stink bomb?"
"From the Peach-haired Beast King."
"To be able to collect such precious monster materials and know how to use them, he is really an experienced hunter."
Master Yuanye praised.
"Auntie! I have something to ask you."
Ai Bo summoned up the courage to say.
"Tell me, Aibo."
"I would like to hear your speculation on the purpose of Laoshan Dragon's visit."
"Well, what kind of place do you think the Valley of Miasma is for monsters?"
Master Yuanye asked.
"It's a graveyard for monsters."
Li Fan replied.
"Yes, this is the cemetery and the answer to Laoshan Dragon's visit."
"The Molten Mountain Dragon crossed the ocean just to be buried in the Miasma Valley?"
Ai Bo couldn't believe it.
"How is your physical strength?"
Master Yuanye suddenly changed the topic.
"Very strong."
Eudora said with great confidence.
"Me too."
Ai Bo said immediately.
"Okay?"
Li Fan roughly knew what to do, so he gave an uncertain answer.
"Then let's go to Lu Coral Platform and have a look."
After Master Yuanye finished speaking, he immediately took action.
With their familiarity with the terrain, the four people and one cat came to a vertical black rock wall without going too far out of the camp.
"If you can't hold on, you can take a rest. Don't be in a hurry."
After saying that, the opponent grabbed the raised rock and climbed up quickly.
"What should I do? Should I tell Master Yuanye that we can actually float up there?"
Eudora looked up at the endless rock wall and asked.
"If the old man can climb, we can certainly do it!"
April decided to try.
"Just treat it as climbing training."
Li Fan said, grabbing the rock wall with his hands.
"It's okay, I haven't climbed in a long time. I almost forgot the excitement after crossing the mountain."
Eudora said and followed.
Half an hour later, the team began to stop, panting heavily on the rock wall with no end in sight.
"Huh~huh~ Di Lu will record it for me. When submitting the report, you must make it clear that the lower level of Miasma Valley should not be opened for the time being."
Li Fan, who was panting heavily, informed.
Based on what has been discovered so far, the environment is extremely dangerous.
You can use your clothes to slide down when you go down, but you can only climb up when you come up. Your physical strength is slightly weaker, and you will never come back.
"Okay meow!"
Di Lu, who was riding on Li Fan's neck, immediately started writing notes.
After climbing intermittently for nearly an hour, the blue sky finally appeared above our heads.
The team was surprised to find that there was a small camp here surrounded by corals.
"It went much faster than I expected, not easy."
Master Yuanye, who was boiling water by the campfire, said slightly surprised.
"I also persevered."
Ai Boqiang said with a smile.
"Well, let's keep going. It's very close."
Master Yuanye said and stood up.
On a high platform with a wide view, Master Yuanye came to the edge and stopped, telling the conclusions of his observations over the years.
"When they feel that their life is approaching the end, the monsters here will consciously go to the Miasma Valley, and the nutrients turned from the corpses will continue to supply the mainland coral platform from bottom to top, nourishing the ecology here and allowing it to continue to be full of vitality.
To complete the cycle from death to rebirth, I have visited many areas and have never seen such a huge and self-disciplined ecosystem."
"Auntie, this was not mentioned at all in your ecological report."
Ai Bo couldn't understand why such an important discovery was not included in the report.
"I wasn't sure before, but the visit of Laoshan Dragon made me firm up my idea, because the biggest shortcoming of this ecological cycle right now is that energy will be lost to the outside over time. When the loss reaches a certain level, it will no longer be able to operate.
, at this time, a powerful energy source is needed to inject more energy into the cycle. However, there is still a long way to go to completely confirm this idea. I really want to live for hundreds of more years, then maybe I can explore it.
To the origin of life.”
Master Yuanye said, suddenly feeling sad.
After all, human lifespan is limited, but there are infinite possibilities for ecological exploration.
"I can't help you in exploring the origin of life, but I can definitely help in investigating the purpose of Laoshan Dragon's visit."
Li Fan told him sincerely.
"Thank you, Li Fan. By the way, there is one more thing I care about."
"Please say."
"Have you noticed that the faults with huge differences here are unusual."
Li Fan recalled the situation of this exploration and responded: "Yes, under normal circumstances, there is no reason for there to be such a big difference in terrain."
"So you feel this way too."
Master Yuanye sighed lightly and informed: "The abnormal terrain here is the key to the ecological cycle here."
