Zhanzhan did not receive any encouragement. He used the flame-shaped shell on his back to arch the muddy ground and lay down more smoothly.
I didn't expect such a big blow
Li Fan thought that the blow of beheading the tail would be relieved as the tail gradually grew and healed.
As a result, it failed to recover and completely entered a state of ruin.
Apart from the existential crisis, there seems to be nothing worth paying attention to.
"Aren't you going to give Zhanzhan special training, meow?"
Di Lu saw Zhan Zhan lying down and couldn't help but be curious.
"Zhanzhan has lost his fighting spirit, but I believe he will soon."
Huh~huh~
Heavy snoring sounded, and crystal snot bubbles came out of the nostrils one after another.
"I'll fall asleep soon, meow."
Li Fan had no choice but to try to train on his own first.
Although the towering trees in the ancient forest are not as tough as cloud trees, they are better because their trunks are thick enough.
In order to cut and penetrate from the surface with Tai Sword slashing, both strength and skill are indispensable. If used as training, it is just right for Li Fan at this stage.
Two hours passed.
"Drink! Yeah! Ha! Look at me ascending the dragon and slaying!"
Li Fan shouted loudly, stepped on the tree trunk with his blacksmith boots, and jumped up.
Turning sideways and twisting, the shield crab fell with the sword.
"Uh, it landed again."
Li Fan sighed helplessly. With the improvement of his body strength, his jumping ability has indeed improved a lot, but there is still a big gap between stepping on the ground and taking off to release the air blade pocket cut.
"Would it be easier if there was a flying insect driving the body and using the flying insect to kick to release the air blade cutting?"
Li Fan thought and said.
Ouch
Hearing the low roar, he turned his head and saw that Zhan Zhan, who had woken up from sleep, was watching behind the trees.
"You're awake."
Li Fan said hello.
Ouch!
Zhanzhan responded, then coughed heavily, and a pile of hard black slag vomited out of his mouth.
Li Fan put away his knife and walked over to check, and found that these were minerals that had cooled and hardened.
Usually, even if Zhanlong completes the current stage of smelting the tail blade, a certain amount of minerals will still be stored at high temperature in the furnace capsule for use as combat reserves.
If it is not enough, you can also cut some from the softened tail blade during grinding.
The mineral debris in front of him has completely cooled down, which shows how bad Zhanzhan's mentality is.
"I just found a place while practicing. Do you want to go and check it out?"
Li Fan suggested.
Just when Zhan Zhan hesitated, Li Fan had already grabbed the protruding scales and climbed onto the opponent's back.
"It's right in front, not far away."
Li Fan stretched out his hand to give guidance, then started to move forward with his legs crossed.
Not long after, a man and a dragon arrived in the ancient forest, a rare area full of sunlight.
Zhanzhan watched curiously for a moment, and realized that the reason why there was sunlight here was all because the surrounding towering trees were cut down.
Li Fan jumped off the dragon's back and came to a fallen log. He patted the gap and said, "This incision is still very rough. It should have been cut during practice."
Ouch?
"It's the dragon-slaying dragon that lived in the ancient forest before."
After Li Fan finished speaking, he ran to another log to observe the broken marks.
"Although this one was not cut off at once, the gap has been smoothed out a lot, and it was cut diagonally downward, with a very precise angle."
As he spoke, Li Fan moved forward again and came to a log with burnt marks on the cut.
"The tail blade was red-heated when it was slashed this time. It may be due to the decrease in rigidity. The strength of the slash was actually weakened. It was considered an attempt."
After listening to Li Fan's analysis, Zhanzhan looked thoughtful.
"At the end of this sunny road, there is a mine. Do you want to take a look?"
When he hesitated, Li Fan climbed onto Zhanzhan's back again.
Bang! Bang!
In the dark cave, Zhan Zhan stepped on the gentle slope covered with scratches from his claws and continued downward, finally arriving at the location of the mine.
Phew~
A ball of flame ignited in Zhanzhan's mouth, illuminating everything around him.
On the dark blue mineral vein like a high wall in the distance, the criss-cross bite marks of sharp teeth were illuminated by the firelight.
Li Fan walked to a pile of rubble, dug for a while, and pulled out a large empty shell with some effort.
After patting the dust on his hands, Li Fan introduced: "This is the carapace at the base of Dragon Slayer's tail. I don't know if it belongs to it."
Ouch?
"Yes, I speculate that it probably had its tail docked, so it came to this ancient forest where the sun never shines with its hesitation and loss. However, it did not give up. Instead, it continued to hone itself in dormancy, waiting for the tail blade to be restored.
The day it was cast!"
Li Fan clenched his fist and said.
Ouch
"This is dragon slaying!"
Ahhhhhh (reverberation in the mine)
Zhanzhan, who kept his head lowered, gradually began to glow with light.
Dilu in the forest hummed the melody that Li Fan often talked about.
"Yang Kuku, Stay Ye Ye, Yuanqiuqiu, Nishasha, Pink Giant Orangutan Little Idiot, Fox Puff Fat Qingtian, don't think I'm just a cat, the food becomes more delicious because of me."
At this time, a huge blue mushroom under the tree caught Dilu's attention.
"This is the king of blue mushrooms, meow!"
Dilu said, taking off the small shovel placed on the side of the backpack and preparing to collect it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
There was a rapid sound of treading on the ground, approaching from far away.
"Aren't the surrounding areas occupied by Puff and the others? Something's wrong, meow."
Dilu hid in the bushes and watched.
"Zhanzhan! Don't worry! We still have a lot of time to train. It doesn't matter if you wait a little longer! It's so hot!"
Hearing Li Fan's shout, Di Lu looked for the sound.
I found that the opponent was on the back of the fast-moving Zhanzhan, and I tried my best to maintain my balance, but there was nothing to grab me.
The flame-shaped shell that stood up backwards gave it a try, but unfortunately Zhanzhan's skin was glowing with red light, and traces of heat oozed from his body.
Li Fan was burned by the high temperature just by touching it lightly.
Bah!!!
In the open space, Zhanzhan with the fire in his mouth stopped suddenly, slid a dozen meters away, and flicked his tail.
"My day!"
Li Fan, who was almost thrown away, squatted down and covered his ears with his hands.
Ouch!!!
Birds fly away, rabbits enter their nests, frogs dive, and fish swim.
It seemed like all the creatures around him were fleeing.
Di Lu walked to the mark of Zhan Zhan's three-toed paw, looked at the crushed Blue Mushroom King in the pit, and sat down helplessly on the ground.
In the evening, we were in a fixed camp suspended in the air on top of a tree trunk.
Li Fan and Di Lu were having dinner around the campfire.
Listening to the rumble in the distance, Di Lu asked worriedly: "If Zhan Zhan keeps practicing like this, nothing will happen to him, right?"
"Don't worry. At most, you will be exhausted and faint. We have the surroundings under control, and we have night shifts. Even sleeping in the wild is safe."
Li Fan said and filled another bowl of mushroom soup.
"I'm afraid that while I'm sleeping, Zhanzhan will chop down the big tree supporting the camp below."
Dilu sighed and said.
"No, judging from the distance, it's impossible for Zhanzhan to reach here before his physical strength is exhausted."
After Li Fan explained, he picked up a piece of mushroom and put it in his mouth, praising: "Today's mushroom tastes so firm. Is it a new variety?"
"It's not a new species, it's a blue mushroom."
Dilu sighed and said.
The next day, Li Fan, who didn't get up until noon, walked out of the tent, stretched himself and went to the edge of a tree branch to relieve himself.
This feeling of being the king of the mountain in the wild is really very refreshing.
After putting on his armor and carrying his weapons, Li Fan began to look for Zhan Zhan's whereabouts based on the damage marks on the trees.
As expected, Zhan Zhan was found sleeping soundly in a clearing full of dents surrounded by giant trees.
Li Fan did not wake up in a hurry, but conducted more in-depth slashing practice with the Ether Knife at a relatively low indentation on the tree surface.
Its purpose is also very simple. If the tail blade slash breaks the armor, you only need to use the knife at the rupture to directly attack the internal flesh.
More than an hour later, Zhan Zhan woke up.
No, you woke up just after I took a rest.
Li Fan originally wanted to use his heroic appearance during training to give Zhan Zhan some encouragement, but he didn't expect that the other party woke up at such an untimely time.
Ouch
"If you go to look for food, then I won't follow you."
Li Fan waved his hand and said.
Two hours later, Zhan Zhan was not only very full when he returned, but a new layer of mineral solution was poured on the tail blade, although it looked a little thin.
But as long as Zhanzhan has the fighting spirit, this is a good start.
In addition, the furnace bag at the throat is bulging and drooping, obviously storing a lot of explosive minerals.
Seeing that Zhanzhan had such sufficient reserves for special training, Li Fan first praised him and then explained his research results.
Combined combat mode.
"Di Lu, come on! Let me demonstrate to Zhan Zhan."
Li Fan said, lying on the ground, Dilu holding a cane jumped on his back, and the interesting and lively teaching began immediately.
"Zhanzhan, we are in combined combat mode now, but this is a demonstration. During training, I am you, and you are wrong. I am Dilu, and you are me. It may sound a bit complicated, but you can understand the general meaning."
Ouch
Zhanzhan blinked, looking confused.
"You don't need to worry about me, you can just ignore my existence, but at the critical moment, I will assist you in striking a heavy blow to the enemy! Move Dilu."
"Oh meow! Meow!"
Dilu waved his cane twice.
After a moment of realization, Zhanzhan saw a beetle crawling across the mud. He raised his paws and crushed it into a beetle cake, then used his head to push it out of the mud.
"I do have the risk of being affected by you, but like I said, just ignore my existence."
Li Fan knew what Zhan Zhan was worried about.
When a monster fights, the huge power it mobilizes depending on its size may not even be able to be accurately controlled by itself.
Just like Iai Whirlwind, as long as you are nearby, you are within the attack range.
If the cooperation is not good, even if Li Fan is not accidentally injured by Zhanzhan, there will be mutual restraint.
Being injured and retreating, the body falling over, and this kind of passive displacement after being attacked are beyond the control of Zhanzhan.
Ouch!
Zhan Zhan recognized Li Fan's fearless spirit.
After a short teaching, Li Fan came to Zhanzhan's back and tied the large-diameter iron worm wire between the flame-shaped shell tops on both sides to serve as an armrest that could be grasped.
Seeing that the high temperature had obviously worn out the iron worm wire, Li Fan felt that his combined combat mode had taken another step forward, and the next step was combat practice.
Li Fan, who is on his back, will generally not be attacked.
It was difficult to use the Courage style's counterattack, so I changed my weapon to the Shield Crab Taito.
The specific attack moves have not yet been formed, so Li Fan followed the practice of slashing with the tail blade, and gradually adapted to the attack rhythm and the ups and downs of his back. At the same time, he continued to use the skills of the tail blade slash and his understanding of Tai Sword.
Give guidance.
Two days later, a crackling sound came from the forest, and soon a giant tree collapsed.
Zhanzhan panted heavily and glanced at the tail blade bent in front of him, although the ore poured on it was still very thin.
But after Li Fan's guidance on force and angle, there was no giant tree in the ancient forest that could withstand two slashes.
"It's time to go back. If we leave now, we can just have dinner."
Regarding the desired training effect, Li Fan felt that he had almost achieved it. After summoning the monsters, he rode the little fool and started to return.
Back at the cabin, everything was as usual.
During dinner at the table, Eudora talked about the Dragon-Slaying Dragon, saying that it was still wandering around the village and town. In order to cooperate with the guild's defense, Kara Village had entered a state of lockdown.
"Is there any more information?"
Li Fan asked.
"Well, judging from the situation announced by the guild, after this dragon-slaying individual was injured by Yin Tie, not only did it not want to avoid the village, but its desire to fight and its hatred of human beings further increased."
Eudora informed.
"This is to use the hunter to practice swordsmanship."
Li Fan speculated.
"What's the meaning?"
"As an analogy, you will understand. A hunter spends many years building a very high-grade weapon. What will he do?"
"Hunting, of course."
"Yes, Zhanlong's behavior is similar to this. The creation of the tail blade is indeed very time-consuming, but there is a limit to the lifespan of Zhanlong and the carrying capacity of the tail blade."
"Are you saying that the dragon-slayer's tail blade has reached its limit?"
"Yes, so the only thing that Dragon Slayer needs to hone is his combat skills."
"Why is a monster trying so hard to improve itself?"
Eudora sighed.
This dragon-slaying pursuit is obviously no longer limited to the level of survival.
"Perhaps it is just a matter of pure nature, or it may have its own ideals and wants to protect something. It may also be like humans and dragons, constantly arming themselves to improve themselves, just to have the ability to resist when disaster strikes."
Li Fan expressed his opinion.
The next day, the team came to the guild branch hall and checked the joint hunting recruitment contract.
The name of the contract comes from an unknown place.
After signing the contract, you will be given 22500z first, and then the hunters who participate in the repel mission will have three stars directly upgraded to four stars. The four stars will be counted in the guild assessment and will play an important role in the future promotion to five-star hunter assessment.
There is also a final remuneration of 28,500z available.
If a monster is killed, it will have the right to distribute monster materials according to the level of contribution.
The names of hunters and hunting groups are written in the Kara Village Chronicle.
With a Jade-level Chosen One badge, you can receive two free meals of venison rice at Maomao Roast Shop every day, provided by Kara Village Chief Bazeli.
"Generally speaking, it feels similar to the pas de deux under the moonlight."
Li Fan expressed his feelings.
"The last time I participated, I had to completely follow the guild's deployment. Can you adapt?"
Eudora asked worriedly.
She didn't think that Li Fan would disobey the arrangements and hinder the guild's actions.
But once the monsters he leads show up to fight, the situation is likely to get out of control.
"If you can't adapt, the guild may not even trust people, let alone monsters."
"Ah? Then you still want to see the joint contract?"
Eudora asked puzzledly.
"Why don't you take the free money?"
"Free money?"
Eudora looked confused.
Li Fan looked around and saw that the hunter team in the hall were all busy with their own affairs. He lowered his head and asked, "Isn't that Dragon-Slayer trying to improve itself through fighting? I can help it, but its strength is a bit high."
"
"You mean!"
"Hush, among the five-star monsters, there is only one other Zhanlong that can confront Dragon Zhan. That's what you said."
"That's true, but there are no usable monsters in the surrounding area. It means that the team has to rely on its own strength to hunt."
Eudora expressed her concerns.
Although she doesn't know as much as Li Fan about capturing monsters.
But she could still clearly sense that Zhanzhan was not in bad shape when he was captured, but his mentality collapsed.
The little handsome horned dragon who was exploited also played a key role.
Eliminating these factors, it would be extremely difficult to completely hunt and kill a dragon-slayer.
"I have taken all these into consideration, but as long as Zhanzhan is here, the situation will not develop in a bad direction."
"That's right, as long as Zhan Zhan is there, even if the hunting attempt fails, Zhan Longjian's characteristic of liking duels can be used to guide him to other places."
Eudora suddenly realized the crux of the problem.
"Since Zhan Long will definitely be attracted away, the advance of 22,500z is really like giving it for free. I'll sign up!"
Eudora said and ran towards the counter, with a cheerful look on her face, which seemed a bit out of place with the solemn atmosphere in the hall.
However, the advance payment of 22,500z per person is not completely in vain.
That evening, the team received the call from the guild.
Because Li Fan was still a three-star hunter, he was not assigned to participate in the frontal battle, but was assigned to the support team.
"Li Fan!"
In the guild's outdoor stronghold tent, Shilin, who was also in the support team, was particularly surprised to see Li Fan.
"What a coincidence. Do you need to sign for this box of G-level recovery medicine?"
Li Fan said, putting down the grid box filled with recovery medicine.
"Yes, you mixed all these yourself?"
"Well, I wanted the medicine to be more effective, so I added a little more honey and enhancers within the allowable range."
Li Fan informed.
"No wonder the color is a bit dull. It's really hard work after 24 bottles!"
Shirin immediately completed the signature.
"What's next?"
"How about mixing some flashbangs for me?"
"no problem."
"Well, the standard materials have been lost. I bought these light bugs with my own money. Please, please be careful."
Shireen clasped her hands together.
Li Fan stepped on the bulging carpet suspiciously, opened a corner, and was shocked when he saw a dozen crushed light bug corpses.
"Your reconciliation success rate is a bit low."
"Huh~ I've been discovered and I'm already very depressed. Please stop teasing me."
Shireen covered her head and said.
"Don't worry about it. My nickname is Little Prince Harmony. I have flash bombs at my fingertips."
