23. Monsters of the new camp
Sunlight shines through the treetops, casting dappled shadows through the trees.
In the open space where the debris was piled up, a three-meter-tall bird dragon species used its long front paws to gouge in the debris pile, and after a while, it was seen holding a clay pot with both paws, and its small green eyes flashed with joy.
The ornithosaurus was within ten meters long, with a large black beak, a small head covered with pale pink feathers, and long, bright red feathers on the top of the head and behind the front paws, like the ornamental crown worn by tribal chiefs.
The rest of the body is covered with earthy red scales, and the long lizard-like tail does not have half a feather, but has black scales at the tip of the tip.
It has no wings, its front paws are slender and stout, and it is presumed that it has a very good grip, and its hind legs are strong, with two front and one back toe claw on each roaring claw, and it has no weak running ability.
After the two climbed onto the platform of the candidate camp, they saw this scene in front of them.
The supplies that had been neatly stacked were messed up by the intruder, and many things were destroyed.
The big earthy yellow bird heard the movement behind him, and slowly turned around holding the clay pot, looked at the man with the sword and shield on his back, and then looked at the girl with the sword on his back, and his small green eyes were full of confusion.
Big Bird stared at the two people, looking left and right, six eyes facing each other, and the atmosphere was quiet.
Suddenly, the big earthy yellow bird seemed to be greatly frightened, screaming and jumping on the spot!
Red feathers flew, and a half-human-tall clay pot crossed a parabola in the air, shattering in front of the two of them with a "bang".
The big yellow bird turned around and ran, jumped off the clearing platform, and disappeared into the jungle.
The two of them were so frightened by the smashed clay pot that they took a step back, and when they chased to the edge of the platform, they looked down and saw that they had lost the trace of the big yellow bird.
Alyssa was stunned and glanced at the direction where the big yellow bird left, and then at Barn, who had just climbed up from below, and the # word on his face was bruised, the things in the camp were destroyed, what should I do now?
Barn wailed, and a sliding shovel knelt down in front of the pile of debris, "What supplies I managed to save!! ”
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“...... If left unchecked, the camp will be a mess and you will have to hunt it. ”
Barn paced back and forth on the reorganized candidate camp, the monster named "Scratching the Bird" made him feel so anxious that he wanted to slap that guy into a chicken chop right now, but he was worried that other monsters would come and make a mess of the camp while he wasn't there.
"So, Alyssa, this daunting task is up to you!" The strong man patted the girl's shoulder, with a resolute face and a pleading tone, there was always an indescribable sense of funny joy, "The recommendation group from the sky, I believe you will be able to successfully complete the task and hunt the monster!" ”
"Yes! Mission completion guaranteed! Alyssa's big bright eyes were filled with excitement.
Sure enough, the opportunity to prove yourself has come again!
"What about me?" Fichte felt that he was being ignored, which made him a little unhappy, but he was also a veteran hunter, and he was also a recommendation group, so why didn't he go on a hunting mission?
Although that kind of guy can be solved in three or two clicks, it is one thing to kill a chicken with a knife, and another thing not to be appointed!
Barn grinned, "You're a veteran hunter, I have more important tasks to entrust to you here, don't worry." Let's let Alyssa out on a mission first. ”
"Mouthful."
"In that case, Elisa, you can go now."
"Okay senior." Alyssa nodded in response, and turned to walk down the winding path.
At this moment, she felt as if something was pulling on her thigh, and when she looked down, she saw a small white cat's paw hooking the bulge on her leg armor.
"What's wrong, Nela?" Alyssa was a little confused.
The attendant cat wears a small leather hood on its head, a small brown wallet, a small reddish-brown shovel in its hand, and a brown soft water bottle about the size of it on its back.
"Lady Elisa, can you ...... Can you take me on meow too? I...... I want to hunt too, and I want to help you hunt meows too! Nila's voice was soft and weak, but firm and loud, "I, I also learned how to play the worm summoning flute, don't believe meow!" ”
She pulled out a whistle-like prop from behind her, put it to her mouth, and blew it in a peculiar rhythm.
Then, a worm with a turquoise body and a green vesicle hanging from its body like a water balloon slowly flew in: honey worms, a special insect that can secrete a healing potion as sweet as honey. Their "recuperation fluid" is stored in vesicles beneath them, and when they are full, they appear to have green vacuoles hanging from their bodies.
And this vesicle filled with recovery fluid, as long as you poke it slightly, it will explode, and the mist of recovery fluid will also fill an area, and the person in it can absorb recovery fluid through the pores, restore physical strength and simply treat injuries.
Nila jumped up slightly, grabbed the thin feet of the rice worm with both claws, and staggered towards Elisa, and when she was close to Alyssa, her small paws poked upward, and the vesicles filled with green liquid exploded entirely.
Crystal jasper-like mist is flying in the sky!
The three of them closed their eyes and quietly enjoyed the comforting experience.
"What do you think, Lady Elisa...... How's the meow? ”
Little Nira's paws stabbed nervously at her body, as if trying to poke her leather armor out of the hole.
"Then please advise!"
"Please advise meow!"
Elisa grabbed Nila's little paw and leaped into the air, sliding down the platform nearly ten meters high.
Fichte looked at the one man and one cat who were leaving in a hurry, and said in a flat tone: "Both of them are gone, what is the matter, now you can talk about it." ”
"Aha, don't be so outside......"
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"There's a meow here, too!"
"Alright, with this one, the guide worm should be able to take us directly to the big bird." Alyssa placed the bright red bird feathers into the insect guide cage, and the green guide insects quickly tore them apart.
Then, the guide worm floated out and followed the deep forest path, all the way to the hollow of a dry old tree.
A man and a cat quietly poked their heads out of the cave and carefully observed the environment in the tree hole by the light of day.
The dry hollow was only the surface, it grew on the branches of the ancient tree, and then died on the ancient tree, leaving only a hollow piece of bark.
In the tree hole, flashing winged insects are scattered, illuminating the dim tree hole.
The earth-red scratching bird dug into the ground in the corner of the tree hollow, and from time to time lowered its head and pecked twice with its large sturdy beak, and before long it saw an extra dirt-stained egg in its claw.
The hard black beak pecked twice on the eggshell, and then the whole Mon plunged into it, and drank it in a big gulp, and the little green eyes were full of happiness.
"The bird is a monster of the ornithosaurus species, and its habitat is mainly distributed in areas with a lot of sand and rocks, such as the large ant mound wasteland, so its skin and scales are earthy yellow to help it blend into the environment and play a protective role. In contrast to the low-key skin, the head and forelimbs of the scratching bird have extremely bright ornamental feathers. ”
"The researchers' observations mentioned that this feather is the key for males to show their charm, and the more bright and large they are, the more they can attract females and obtain the right to reproduce."
The scratching bird in front of him is nearly ten meters long, but the length of the feathers on the top of its head and forelimbs is less than half a meter, and it is not a strong individual in the population.
"Although the bird is an ornithistosaurus, it does not have the ability to fly, and instead it has extremely developed lower limbs and dexterous forelimbs. The role of the lower limbs does not need to be mentioned, and the structure of the forelimbs directly affects the feeding habits of the scratching bird, the forelimbs of the scratching bird are composed of three finger claws, the sides are shorter, the middle is longer, and it is very good at grasping spherical objects. ”
Alyssa remembered the ellipsoidal clay pot she had seen earlier.
"It feels much more secure to hold than to hold it in your hand." "But it seems to be easily frightened. ”
Before, when they were in the candidate camp, the scratching birds just saw them and were so frightened that the jars came off.
"Because its forelimbs are good at digging, they like to eat the eggs of other dragons."
And this place is supposed to be some kind of dragon's lair, and this guy came here to steal eggs to eat!
Boy! Alyssa called it a good guy, and he is really a good hand at destroying the ecology, but shouldn't the scratching bird live in the wasteland of the big ant mound? How could it be found in such a gloomy place as the Ancient Tree Forest?
With its camouflage, it is impossible to hide its whereabouts in the Ancient Tree Forest.
"Usually the bird will use its foot strength, wander around frequently, looking for targets, and once it finds a nest without parental guarding, it will act quickly, digging with its sharp front paws and stealing the eggs, and then leaving the scene, usually no more than a minute.
Scratching birds are more cautious and will not eat food immediately after stealing it, but will find a safe place or return to their nest to eat again. ”
I saw that the scratching bird threw down the broken egg, and a large piece of egg white was spilled on the ground, and the scratching bird did not return to its nest to eat as described in the information, but directly began to eat here.
After eating the yolk of an egg, it did not leave, but continued to dig in the ground, and after three or two strokes, it pulled out another egg.
Alyssa was a little frightened, could this guy be so arrogant because he left the familiar habitat and was not used to the environment of the ancient tree forest?
Suddenly, a roar rang out from behind Alyssa, and the yellow-green beast swung on all fours, and rushed like crazy!
The bird decisively threw the dragon egg with only the egg white in his hand to the ground, and slammed into the side wall of the dry tree hole, only the bark of the empty shell shattered and collapsed!