After half an hour, wait until the temperature has dropped enough to touch.
Li Fan jumped into the pit and together with Eudora, dug out a carapace that was as tall as a person and with a shiny silver metal surface.
The little fool was a little reluctant to carry such a thing on a flight at first, but after Li Fan's guidance, he agreed to carry it.
After taking off, Li Fan looked back at the impact crater.
I noticed a small aerostat landing on the edge of the pit, so I curiously picked up the telescope to observe.
I saw a male draconian wearing a white trench coat and two hunters jumping from a small aerostat to the ground and running towards the impact crater.
Light yellow hair color, round lens glasses on the bridge of the nose
This is the chief researcher of Longli Institute.
At first, Li Fan thought he looked familiar, but through more careful observation, he quickly locked onto the other party's identity.
Wait, this small aerostat 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 aerostat came into view, and a light blue flag hanging on the mast was seen.
It was immediately confirmed that this was the dragon-knowing ship of Ryūliyuan.
The collection of scorching carapace was originally going to be handed over to the Ryuri Academy for research.
But now that I was riding a little fool, it was not suitable for me to make contact with the other party. I could only speed away and go to the ancient forest that I had discovered before.
Looking at the empty impact crater that was still radiating heat, the male hunter accompanying him said in disbelief: "How is this possible! He rushed over as soon as he saw the crash."
De Wen, the chief dragon researcher of the Dragon Li Academy, squatted down and looked at the nearby footprints. He analyzed: "It should have been taken away by the hunter team first. There were two hunters on the other side and an Elu Cat Puff Dragon was also approaching.
Are there any footprints of the female fire dragon?"
Dewen frowned slightly as he looked at the extremely new and puzzling traces of the scene.
Woo woo
After flying for about an hour, Li Fan heard the little fool's low roar and noticed that the flapping of the wings was weakening.
Knowing that his physical strength could no longer hold on, he quickly guided us and landed on the plain grassland outside the ancient forest.
It is a gigantic crophosaurus with an elongated neck.
Seeing a female fire dragon suddenly falling from the sky, she quickly scattered and ran away.
After unloading the large pieces of animal meat and feeding them, Li Fan took out his handheld device and checked the time. It was currently three thirty in the morning.
"You little fool, you don't have enough energy, and your time has been delayed, so let's set up camp on the plains."
Li Fan's original plan was to enter the ancient forest late at night and use the little fool's high altitude advantage to quickly lock in the camp's establishment point.
As its name suggests, night birds like to stay in the dark and come out at night. The period before dawn can be used for preliminary surveys.
But before entering the ancient forest, it is almost dawn, so we can only ensure that the team gets enough rest first.
In the gentle breeze, the camp was set up.
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, early warning can be issued before monsters attack.
And ancient forests are different from forests in any other region.
Tall trees that have grown here for unknown ages 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 are both ancient forest areas, the safety levels of plains and jungles are completely at two extremes.
For the first time, 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 became a little depressed for a while.
After a simple meal, the night watch began.
Li Fan sat by the campfire and spread out the Magician of Contract Illusion, wanting to see if there were any marking tips that would be helpful for hunting.
It was a bit surprising when I saw that the client was Ryuryakuin.
Because the last issue of the Dragon Li Institute's investigation journal also announced that it would stop sharing intelligence with the Hunter Guild.
The reason is that the two parties failed to reach an agreement on the determination of the hunting contract through side tasks.
The so-called hunting contract with side tasks is a new type of contract that Longliyuan is promoting to the outside world.
The general meaning is that you only need to destroy the monster parts, collect the complete corresponding materials, and return directly.
The team does not need to hunt or capture monsters, but can complete the contract by submitting materials and receiving part of the reward.
The promotion of this kind of contract is certainly 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 severely beaten by a hunter team, it will not only gain experience in dealing with hunters, but will also have full hatred when it sees humans again.
Monsters that have not been successfully hunted and conquered have always been regarded as hidden dangers by the union.
This kind of contract that only destroys parts and obtains materials will certainly not be recognized by them.
So the two sides broke up.
However, Li Fan looked at the content of ecological journals published by Longli Academy in the past.
It is routine for both parties to have disputes.
Twelve years ago, Jieyun Village's Lingfeng fought to defeat the Lanlong, and seven years ago, Dragon's Cemetery fought to defeat the Skeleton Dragon.
Countless disputes broke out between the two parties involved.
Investigating the root cause, the Hunter Guild tends to be more conservative, while the Ryūryūin is very radical.
This conflict of ideas often leads to irreconcilable conflicts between the two parties.
As far as this contract dispute is concerned, I saw that the magician contract of Illusion added a way to complete the side quest.
Li Fan felt that the union should have made a concession, but the compromise was not complete. It added a special reward of 10,000z for kill hunting and capture hunting.
After the night shift, Li Fan slept until noon.
The first thing the little fool did when he was released from the elf ball was to look for food.
The large piece of animal meat carried on the mount had been eaten, and Li Fan decided to let it hunt freely.
"Today, we will first look for a place suitable for establishing a monster stronghold, and then re-establish a camp suitable for long-term use in the surrounding area. Wait until evening to start tracking the traces of night birds."
During lunch, Li Fan explained the action plan.
More than an hour later, the little fool returned with a slightly stretched belly.
The team loaded up the supplies and headed towards the jungle.
Under the cover of the huge tree canopy, it is impossible to see the internal situation.
The little fool could only lower his altitude and keep flying between the thick tree trunks.
Covered by countless leaves on the top, even if the sun is scorching in the sky, the forest is still a quiet and dark scene.
Through constant observation, Li Fan quickly located the terrain of a mountain range with a very high drop.
The mountain is high enough. Below it is the water source formed by the waterfall. There are countless caves in the middle that you can stay in.
That’s it!
After observing for a while, Li Fan decided that this was an ideal place to establish a monster camp.
As for the hunter's camp, when we went deep into the jungle, we decided to build it on the branches intertwined among the giant trees.
It sounds like it's not very stable and there's a risk of being attacked.
But in fact, at the end of the giant branches here, any smaller branch is as thick as a person, and its texture is extremely tough.
The area where many roots are intertwined makes little fools feel no pressure when stepping on it.
As for safety, regardless of the ecological records of the ancient forest or actual observations, no other monsters will touch this height except for various annoying flying insects.
After the high camp was set up, Li Fan went to the bottom of the rock and threw several elf balls one after another.
Puff, Kuku, and the giant gorilla appeared one after another.
"Kuku, Puff, little fool, this will be your wild camp from now on. Get familiar with it."
Li Fan introduced.
Puff saw the little fool landing on a high place, his eyes darkened, and he put the fox's head on his back.
The giant gorilla looked left and right, raised his front paw, stretched out a thick finger, and pointed at his hippopotamus face.
"Giant gorilla, you have a unique temperament. You should live alone. Besides, there are so many trees in the ancient forest that you can climb and live on. Why are you crowded in a cave?"
Li Fan advised.
The giant gorilla looked up at the tall trees, scratched his head, and felt that what he said 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 adapting for about half an hour, the little fool chose the top of the rock.
Kuku chose a narrow cave where he could stick his head and sleep standing up.
Puff chose the cave below, hidden behind the waterfall.
"Yes, ecological spaces are not mutually exclusive, and we can take care of them if necessary."
Li Fan was very satisfied with this state.
As evening approached, Puff placed two biting fish at the roots of the tree where the camp was located.
After a while, Kuku flew over, opened his giant beak, and spit out two giant beetle corpses.
Not long after, the little fool airdropped a mushroom pig into the camp.
"Well, looking at it this way, the food I purchased before doesn't seem to be very expensive."
Li Fan, who was moved, sighed.
Pan-fried fish, mushroom and pork soup, grilled beetles.
After dinner, the sky has completely darkened, and the next step is to start tracking night birds.
The conditions for the Ryūryūin sub-mission can be fulfilled with a complete night bird wing membrane.
The team has no reason to do side missions, so they still focus on regular hunting.
Di Lu put on the shield crab protective gear and helmet, rode on Sunny Sky's back, and began to explore the forest.
The most striking remaining characteristics of the night bird are its iconic blue feathers and the golden scale powder that can cause confusion when inhaled in excess.
Di Lu carefully inspected every trace. While Li Fan and Eudora followed behind, they also paid close attention to the surrounding movements.
Two hours later, Dilu saw only three blue feathers collected, and the cat's ears drooped.
"Don't be discouraged Dilu, night birds are extremely good at hiding themselves, so it's normal to have difficulty tracking them."
Li Fan encouraged.
Nightbird and female fire dragon are both recognized as four-star monsters by the union, but their habits are completely different.
Although female fire dragons are equally good at hunting, they take a more aggressive approach.
Night birds, on the other hand, secretly stalk and hunt in complex environments where they can hide themselves.
The size of the selected target is also much smaller than that of the female fire dragon, so let alone tracking, the union has received pitifully few sighting reports.
"Okay, meow! I must find the night bird!"
Dilu clenched her cat's paws 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 Dilu.
Early in the morning.
The sparse moonlight shines on the soil through the gaps in the leaves, swaying gently in the wind.
In the quiet jungle, Di Lu and Qingtian both collapsed on the ground.
"Ooooh, I can't do it, meow."
Dilu, who was extremely tired, let out a groan.
Eudora opened a can of food and fed it.
Li Fan took stock of the monsters he carried and found that in this complex environment, there was no night bird that could be tracked.
It makes very low noise when flying, stays up during the day and comes out at night, has excellent night vision, and is good at hiding itself.
Li Fan kept thinking about the characteristics of night birds in his mind.
Dilu took two small bites of food and closed her eyes in a daze.
"I'll go back and try again tomorrow."
While Li Fan was speaking, a huge black shadow flashed in front of his eyes.
Sensing the opponent's target, he drew his sword and activated it instantly after seeing through it!
When! The shield crab's sword collided with the curled claws, sparking a series of sparks.
The black shadow landed on one foot. Facing its back covered with blue feathers, Li Fan raised his knife and slashed.
Cuckoo!
The black shadow's head turned 180 degrees, and its two bright red round eyes stared at Li Fan. However, this did not stop the sword from falling.
When! The night bird turned its body sideways and raised its wings to block it, Li Fan immediately flicked his knife and flew back.
"Finally found you, meow."
A dyed ball hit the paw.
Nightbird looked at the pink dust floating out from under his feet, turned around quickly, raised his wing claws and was about to strike down, when he realized that a hunter in a shield crab armor had already run a long way away carrying the little wild boar and the Ellu cat.
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"Li Fan, can you do it?"
Eudora asked as she ran.
"certainly."
Li Fan said confidently.
The angry night bird turned its head upside down again, and its pupils suddenly shrank.
A puff dragon curled up on the ground, a female fire dragon with smoke coming out of its mouth, and a big strange bird sleeping in a standing position.
Woo!!!
A scream came out without warning.
The night bird quickly flew into the air and flew towards Kuku.
So brave
Li Fan originally thought that seeing this scene, even if the night bird didn't run away, it would distance itself appropriately and rush forward to attack, but he didn't expect it.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The little fool spit out three fireballs.
One shot missed, and two hit. The night bird tightened its wings for protection, and the surface of its blue feathers was instantly scorched black.
After the momentum of the attack was stopped, Kuku was also awakened by the explosion and quickly opened his eyes.
Cuckoo!
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 fool rushed to give chase, but his body shape and wingspan were too wide. In order to pass through the gap between the giant trees, he had to fly diagonally.
When encountering a tree branch, other than breaking it off with brute force, the only option is to slow down and go around.
Watching the night birds nimbly walking through the trees, flying farther and farther away.
It was already 3 o'clock in the morning when I carried Di Lu back to the camp, but neither of them felt sleepy.
"Limited to this jungle, it seems that night birds are the real hunters."
Eudora said depressedly.
Li Fan smelled the smell of the dyed fruit in the air and agreed: "You are right, it hasn't gone far yet, or it may be deliberately ambushing it. This really considers itself a hunter."
"Any plans?"
"Thinking."
"Have you thought of it?"
"How could you think of it so quickly?"
Li Fan said helplessly.
"But it's really uncomfortable to be treated like prey by a monster."
Eudora couldn't help but say.
"We have an absolute combat advantage, and we will always find a way."
Li Fan knew that there must be dung monsters in the monster hunting world, but he didn't expect that they would manifest themselves in this way.
He is now convinced that Night Bird's safety in the ancient forest will be absolutely fine, because he has a bunch of monsters in his hand, and there is nothing he can do against them. Instead, the team is being followed as prey.
"Well, Night Bird likes to hunt small prey, so I can understand why it attacked Dilu first, but then why did it attack Kuku."
Li Fan thought of a detail.
"Could it be that you want to defeat the weakest one first?"
"I don't think so. Although Night Bird may have never seen such a scene, the attack intentions of Puff and Little Fool were very obvious at that time. As a hunter, Night Bird cannot not feel it."
Li Fan felt it didn't make sense.
"That means that when Kuku is sleeping, he is more vulnerable to attack?"
Eudora speculated.
"Sleeping? That's right! Did Dilu just close her eyes when she was attacked?"
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 fact that night birds often release hypnotic sound waves."
Hypnotic sound waves are Li Fan's most valued ability. However, there are very few ecological surveys on night birds, so he can only conduct research on his own.
"But I haven't seen Night Bird releasing hypnotic sound waves?"
Eudora asked puzzledly.
"It is true that there is no release, 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 the selection of the target are not whether the target is affected by the hypnotic sound wave, but whether it is.
Go to sleep."
Li Fan explained.
"Does this mean 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 almost feels like this."
"That means we can use fake sleep to set up a trap."
Eudora started planning.
"That's right, let the little fool act as bait."
"Why?"
"Monsters are very vengeful, especially monsters like Nightbird, which have no natural enemies in the ancient forest. Those two fireballs will probably hold a grudge for a lifetime."
Li Fan explained.
"He is indeed an expert in this field."
Eudora praised.
The sun had just risen, and the smell of dyed fruits gradually faded away.
After choosing an open space, Li Fan started the deployment drill.
"Little fool, why did you open your eyes again?"
Hearing Li Fan's question, the little fool could only close his eyes tightly again.
"Puff, snot bubbles are blown out from the nostrils. Your bubbles are too big for Lao Shanlong. Please rub smaller ones out."
"Giant gorilla, your landing point is too far forward. The purpose of placing you here is not to fight head-on with the night bird, but to use your expertise."
Looking at Li Fan running around and giving orders, Di Lu asked curiously: "Eudora, what is Li Fan doing?"
"They should be deploying traps for night birds."
Eudora also didn't understand.
She actually wanted to participate, but Li Fan solemnly advised that no one should come close to her during this mission, so she gave up the idea.
The sun slowly sets and night falls again.
Li Fan and Eudora crawled down among the trees, breathing hard through their noses.
"Here it comes! It's right above! About 30 meters away."
Eudora gave a sharp reminder.
"Wow, you have such a good sense of smell."
Li Fan exclaimed.
"Well, what I happened to see when I looked up was that it landed on the top of the tree."
Eudora raised her hand.
"All right"
Li Fan then raised his head and watched.
The paws, which were stained with dyed fruit dust, were stamped very restlessly, looking impatient.
After the night bird saw the little fool pretending to be asleep, he seemed to have forgotten to hide himself.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Changing its footholds one after another, the night bird's wings slightly spread and its chest slowly leaned forward.
This attack is aimed at the vital parts of the head.
Li Fan suddenly became nervous.
He originally thought that the night birds would attack randomly and uncontrollably.
Unexpectedly, if time allowed, the other party would plan a more precise and vicious attack.
It's exactly the same as deploying an attack after putting the monster to sleep.
Whoosh! Unlike monsters that like to roar to scare the enemy before attacking, the night bird's descending attack from a high place is silent.
Kah! The two claws hit and kicked, and they tightened violently at the same time. The sharp claws penetrated the carapace, making a crisp sound.
The carapace on the little fool's head couldn't bear it, and it immediately shattered and fell.
The night bird fell down and smashed it.
Phew! The golden dust attached to the feathers on the chest was shaken off and drifted by the impact, and quickly spread and expanded into a golden fog ball, shrouding the night bird.
However, just as he was about to flap his wings to let the dust fly and spread towards the little fool, he realized that the opponent's wings had already started to flap.
Night Bird was a little confused immediately, because the monster was attacked in his sleep, and even if he woke up quickly, this response would be too quick.
Phew! Phew!
The little fool's wings are big and powerful, and the wind pressure is strong.
The night bird saw that the confusing dust could not be blown away, so it could only win with speed.
"It's so naive to choose a stalemate."
Seeing the night bird that fell into the trap, a smile appeared on Li Fan's lips.
Ouch!!!
A roar echoed throughout the surrounding area.
The giant gorilla hugging the tree quickly slid down. When it was still 20 meters away from the ground, it took off and landed steadily with a somersault.
Poof! With an arrogant expression, he spat out the chewed and yellowed mushroom root in his mouth.
The giant gorilla grinned at the night bird and then turned around.
When the night bird saw this, its red round eyes suddenly widened.
Huh~huh~huh~
Dusk mist gushes out.
The frightened night bird flapped its wings desperately, but Kuku joined in on the other side and fanned it violently.
Among the trees, two people and a cat, who had already put on handkerchiefs and covered their mouths and noses, kept moving their heads sideways.
Watch this mixed mist move from left to right and from right to left.
"A night bird can flap its wings so fast. Is this a new ecological discovery?"
Di Lu vaguely saw the afterimage of the night bird's wings and exclaimed.
