Riding the little fool, Li Fan ascended rapidly.
After searching the ground for a while, he finally locked onto the wyvern, which was crawling rapidly near the collapsed cave training ground.
Wyverns preferred to inhabit deserts, but due to insufficient food, they often migrated to various regions over large distances.
Even extreme climates like the frozen archipelago could not stop its progress.
"So it wasn't targeting Dilu..."
Li Fan breathed a sigh of relief as he saw the observation point.
Dilu was still observing from under the camouflage net, and Eudora had also arrived upon hearing the noise.
The wyvern approached the frozen bloodstains on the ice and licked them with its tongue.
The expected scene of its tongue sticking did not occur. It excitedly lifted its wing claws, then turned its head towards the collapsed cave and crawled over quickly.
Finding the beast meat deliberately left behind by Xueying, it opened its large mouth and began to chew.
By this time, Li Fan had already descended from behind and arrived at the observation point, reuniting with the team.
"Eating frozen meat raw, aren't you afraid of getting diarrhea?"
Eudora found it incredible.
"Perhaps its digestive system is more resilient."
Li Fan speculated.
"Now that we have concrete evidence, Xueying shouldn't be so wary anymore,"
Dilu felt there was a turning point.
"I feel the same. With the evidence caught red-handed, Xueying should give up when it sees it,"
Li Fan agreed.
Just as the team thought the matter was coming to an end.
A roar echoed!
Xueying, who had walked to the edge of the platform, looked down at the wyvern with cold eyes.
The two monsters' eyes met for a moment, and the wyvern propped itself up on its forelimbs and roared back.
"Is Xueying crazy?"
Eudora couldn't believe it.
In terms of ecological niche, the ferocious wyvern was on the same level as the zinogre and the diablos.
"Perhaps Xueying has its own reasons?"
Li Fan guessed.
Whoosh! As Xueying jumped, it spread its wing claws to their limit and then flapped them forcefully.
With its not-so-impressive flying ability, it glided down to the ground some distance away.
The wyvern, seeing the aerial delivery, did not hesitate. It began to crawl rapidly with its powerful forelimbs and hind legs.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
The sharp claw tips easily embedded into the ice, leaving no room for slipping.
A ball of white mist drifted from its mouth, which had two amber fangs protruding.
Xueying tilted its head and exhaled, and the white mist quickly condensed into a massive frost orb.
Hoo~
As Xueying flapped its wing claws forcefully, the frost orb twisted and dispersed, transforming into a whirlwind filled with countless sharp ice crystals.
Once the wyvern initiated its charge, it basically had no way to stop midway, so it charged directly into the whirlwind.
Its yellowish-brown skin on its head was scratched by the sharp ice crystals, creating several wounds. However, the wyvern, with its immense momentum, managed to shatter the formed ice crystal whirlwind.
However, the ice fangs were not behind the whirlwind, but had run to the vicinity of the collapsed cave training ground and were growling with their backs against an ice wall.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
Roar!
The wyvern's charge did not stop at all. It merely slowed its crawling frequency slightly, shifted its body sideways, and completed a 90-degree turn to continue its charge.
Seeing this, Xueying hesitated slightly, then narrowed its amber eyes, lowered its center of gravity, and faced the charging wyvern head-on.
Seeing that the other party did not dodge, the excited wyvern opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, leaped twenty meters away, and raised its sharp right claw high.
Screech!
Three sharp lights that tore through the air scratched at the ice wall.
Xueying, completely flattened on the ice, skillfully avoided the attack by lowering its body height.
The wyvern, still in mid-air, wanted to bite downwards, but its momentum was too strong, leaving no room for maneuver. Thus, it bit into the ice wall.
Bang! Crack! The ice wall exploded into ice shards.
Roar! ... Roar! ....
The wyvern's mouth, unable to close, got stuck in the ice wall.
Xueying quickly crawled out, circled behind the wyvern, tilted its head back, and observed the three-toed claw marks just scratched on the ice wall.
"No way!"
Li Fan and Eudora exclaimed in unison.
They never expected Xueying to deliberately fight the wyvern just to compare the authenticity of the claw marks.
Just as Xueying was pondering who the culprit was, cracks began to appear on the ice wall, and the wyvern's roars grew more agitated.
Crackle! Bang!
The entire ice wall exploded, and the freed wyvern bit off the ice in its mouth. Turning around, it realized Xueying had already run far away.
Roar!!!
The wyvern roared, its subcutaneous veins bulged and glowed with a crystalline red light, appearing on its forelimb wrists and head.
Bang! Bang! Bang! ...
The sound of crawling charges echoed again, but this time the stomping frequency was more rapid.
Xueying, while charging, turned its head and realized it couldn't outrun it. So, it leaped up and began to climb the ice wall vertically.
The wyvern, charging directly from below, did not slow down at all. It leaped and climbed in pursuit.
With its overwhelming speed advantage, the wyvern was rapidly closing the distance.
The entire team, watching intently, held their breath.
At the top of the ice wall, Xueying, having climbed this far, did not ascend to the platform. Instead, as it leaped upwards, it forcefully spread its wing claws and took flight.
The wyvern knew it couldn't fly, but it still followed the leap without hesitation.
Its body leaned back slightly, and its right claw swung out.
The two monsters in mid-air, one above the other, seemed to freeze in time.
Screech!
Xueying's tail was scratched, and its light gray carapace, along with bright red blood, dangled from mid-air.
Following this, Xueying's body continued to ascend, while the wyvern, after leaping to the top and swinging its claw, rapidly descended.
"Phew... luckily I dodged it."
Li Fan let out a long sigh and clutched his chest.
"It was quite a close call, but the situation is still not good. Now that the wyvern has been investigated, if Xueying believes the marks were forged, the target will soon shift to the hunter team,"
Eudora said worriedly.
"Then... let's take this opportunity to raid the No. 2 meat storage cave as well."
Li Fan suggested.
"Aren't you afraid of Xueying retaliating?"
Eudora wasn't afraid of a direct fight, but the insidious retaliations were truly bothersome.
"That's exactly what we want."
Li Fan felt this was an excellent opportunity.
Late at night, moonlight illuminated the snowfield, dazzlingly white.
Twisted green aurora like silk draped across the night sky.
Xueying, carrying a small popo in its mouth, climbed the steep ice wall and entered a cave.
It released the popo and panted slowly for a moment before crawling onto the ground to rest.
Suddenly, it looked up and realized something was missing in the cave.
So, it got up and went to the innermost part of the cave, circling around the corner.
It circled for ten minutes.
Roar!!!
A sharp roar echoed in the cave.
Facing another raid, Xueying's claws trembled, and its amber eyes were as dark as water.
Sizzle! A few ice shards fell and hit its head.
Xueying looked up and saw a strange and huge symbol carved on the ice wall.
There were also many complex markings carved in the center of the symbol.
No matter how intelligent Xueying was, it couldn't decipher the text. However, it was acutely aware that only humans could leave such complex carvings.
Whoosh! Xueying, like a whirlwind, rushed out of the cave.
The broken ice that had been glued to the cave entrance to conceal it was unceremoniously shattered.
The silvery moonlight then shone into the cave, illuminating the giant heart symbol left by the team and the carved message.
The text above was strong and vigorous, exuding a powerful aura.
"Listen to me, thank you, because of you, the four seasons are warm..."
On the highest peak nearby, Xueying looked up and quickly spotted a wisp of smoke in the distance and scattered lights.
In that direction, Xueying glided and climbed mountains, and within half an hour, it had潜伏ed to a nearby location.
A small camp with a tent and a bonfire suddenly appeared on the bare ice.
Even more unusual was the pile of frozen beast meat stacked like a small mountain, neatly arranged not far from the camp.
Two humans and an Felyne were dancing around the bonfire.
"This dance called broadcast gymnastics... it's so difficult, meow."
Dilu, struggling to keep up with the rhythm, said dejectedly.
"Then just dance however you want. Let Xueying feel that we are very happy and unguarded,"
Li Fan, who was enthusiastically dancing, instructed.
"By the way... will doing this really make Xueying approach us? This is already the ice layer near the coast, with no cover around. What if it's afraid to take the risk?"
Eudora asked uncertainly.
"Our performance is only part of it. The most crucial bait is actually this."
Li Fan said, turning his head to look at the camp tent.
"And this too."
Then, he took a piece of roasted meat from the grill, ate it while dancing, and shouted loudly, "This beast meat is so delicious!"
Crack! On the hilltop in the distance, a rock was crushed by Xueying's wing claws.
After dancing around the bonfire for over an hour, the team was tired and simply sat on the ice to rest.
"Xueying is so patient. Could it be that it was afraid of the wyvern and fled too far, and hasn't returned to the No. 2 meat storage cave yet?"
Li Fan muttered, seeing no movement for a long time.
"Maybe we should call it a day. I'm afraid this pile of beast meat will attract the wyvern,"
Eudora suggested.
"Let's wait another half hour... with such a brightly lit tent here, I don't believe Xueying won't be tempted."
Li Fan was also wavering but still believed in his judgment.
About ten minutes later, a whistling wind sound came from above.
Roar!
Hearing the reminder from the little fool lurking high above, Li Fan looked up at the sky.
At this moment, Xueying, deep in the mid-air, had its wing claws fully spread, and the cold air brewing in its mouth was constantly leaking out.
"It's here!"
The team quickly ran away from the camp.
The frost orb spewed and condensed, and with a forceful flap of its wing claws downwards.
Using the airflow formed by the ice crystal whirlwind, Xueying's wing membranes inflated, and its altitude increased once more.
The rapidly spinning ice crystal whirlwind landed and directly swept away the camp tent.
Sharp ice crystals scratched countless cracks on the tent fabric, and finally, it was uprooted and carried into the air by the wind.
The icefang wyvern, launching its aerial attack, was enjoying its masterpiece in mid-air.
Unlike simple brute force attacks, Xueying preferred to use its brain and combine its combat experience to outmaneuver the hunter team.
Attacking the camp and destroying the team's outdoor logistics was, in Xueying's opinion, the most effective way to restrain them.
Once the camp tent was destroyed, in the harsh wilderness environment of the frozen archipelago, the team would either have to fight desperately or retreat in defeat, with no third option.
However, as it watched, it began to feel something was wrong.
Firstly, this green tent, it vaguely remembered destroying it once before.
Secondly, the tent was empty. Apart from the fabric itself, nothing else was carried away by the wind.
Finally, the two hunters who had fled were holding weapons emitting a scorching heat.
Just as Xueying was confused, a shadow in the high altitude blocked the moonlight and enveloped it.
Bang! The little fool's claws pushed down hard.
Xueying's body sank, and it tried to adjust its posture by flapping its wing claws.
However, the little fool's second downward push sent it plummeting towards the ice.
Splat! Xueying landed hard. Before it could figure out what was happening, a giant body was sliding rapidly from the distance on the ice.
Recognizing Puff's fox-like head, Xueying did not hesitate and turned to run.
However, the ice surface was empty as far as the eye could see, with no place to hide.
Li Fan, in pursuit, saw Puff's foreclaws embedded in the ice and adopting a charging stance, he shouted, "Get down!"
Hiss!
Puff straightened its neck and released a cutting ray while sliding.
The sweeping water current moved horizontally over a large area, covering the entire front region.
Slice!
Xueying's right hind leg was swept, and its body paused, then continued to crawl.
Li Fan, in pursuit, saw the specks of blood on the ice and felt the need to end this quickly.
So, he pointed to the sky and continuously shook his right arm clockwise.
Seeing the gesture, the little fool quickly circled around and swooped down to intercept.
The icefang wyvern, sensing this, stared intently at the little fool's distance and suddenly stopped abruptly as they were about to meet.
It leaped lightly, and as it landed back on the ice, its two claws dug deep into the ice, and its left wing bone with black thorns blocked its front.
Gathering all its strength, it leaned back slightly.
It was an Iron Mountain Back!
Li Fan wanted to warn it, but it was too late.
The little fool, flying down rapidly, collided with Xueying, which was poised for an Iron Mountain Back.
Bang! A dull thud.
The little fool, its head subjected to a violent impact, was sent flying, sliding a short distance before falling to its side on the ice.
Xueying quickly leaped up and crawled onto the little fool's back.
Puff, in pursuit, wanted to smash down with its tail during the charge, but seeing the situation, it had no choice but to slide away and change direction.
However, before it could slide to the little fool's back, Xueying seized the timing, circled to the front, used the little fool as a shield again, and began to crawl rapidly.
Roar! Puff, who had been toyed with, let out an angry roar!
However, Xueying, constantly looking back, did not run far. It saw the two humans and the Felyne waiting ahead, so it gradually slowed down.
"Is it really okay to participate in combat wearing two Zinogre armors?"
Eudora, gazing at Xueying, asked tentatively.
"It has to be adapted to."
Li Fan took a deep breath, feeling his condition was good.
Xueying's gaze kept shifting between the two humans and the Felyne, as if trying to find the weakest one to break through.
"Why are you staring at me? Am I that weak?"
Li Fan felt inexplicably confused.
"Perhaps the equipment is not fully worn, meow."
Dilu guessed.
Xueying narrowed its eyes, straightened its body, raised its forelimbs slightly, and then exerted force with all four paws, pouncing downwards.
Li Fan turned and ran a few steps, dodged with a roll, then turned back, flicked his wrist, and Wirebug Neng flew straight forward.
Bang! Xueying landed, and the shattered ice shards splashed everywhere.
Facing the green flying insect in front of it, Xueying seemed a bit bewildered.
After the Wirebug Silk straightened, Neng hovered in mid-air. Li Fan leaned back and pulled the taut silk backward again.
Squeak... Squeak...
When the Wirebug Silk, glowing with a green light, stopped vibrating, Li Fan raised his feet slightly, and his body flew forward at super high speed.
Buzz! Using the momentum, he turned his body sideways and swung the Zinogre Greatsword, drawing an arc in mid-air.
Clang! Clang! Two fiery wounds appeared on its wing bone and back carapace.
These two blows, due to the inability to control the direction and force of the slash, were not very damaging.
However, because the Qi gathered from the high-speed, high-force slashes was incredibly excessive, it not only covered the blade, directly increasing the Qi level of the Greatsword, but also caused a large portion of the residual Qi to be injected into the wounds at the cut location.
Before Xueying could react, two dense fireballs exploded on its body.