Chapter 36: The Winter Hunt
In winter, covered with heavy snow, he couldn't go anywhere, Gu Bei could only work hard to cultivate, and he became more and more proficient in martial arts and weapons, and the use of true qi was more handy.
He believes that it is time to break through to the fourth order.
The advantage of swallowing the sky is that as long as you eat enough good things, breaking through the realm is not a problem.
Gu Bei decided to go to the mysterious forest with Ao Xing again to hunt high-level demonic beasts or demon beasts to help him break through the fourth order.
Dragons are such powerful creatures that do not need to hibernate, so even if it is snowing heavily, Ao Xing will still go to the mysterious forest from time to time to hunt fresh prey.
It's just that most of the winter prey is hidden, and there are very few people who go out, so it is more difficult to hunt, and the prey that Ao Xing sometimes catches is not enough to eat by himself.
Gu Bei planned to try his luck with Ao Xing, it was best to catch enough prey, and if he couldn't catch it, there would be no loss, so he should go out to exercise.
Gu Bei packed his weapon, carried some things that might be useful, and then prepared to leave.
"His Royal Highness, where are you going?" Ye Wei, as a guard, always paid attention to Gu Bei.
"Go hunting in the mysterious forest and seek a breakthrough."
"Your Highness, take me with you, I can help when I go."
As soon as Ye Wei heard that she was going to the mysterious forest, she immediately became excited, and she was about to get sick when she stayed at home every day in winter.
"Okay, then you bring your own things."
Gu Bei agreed to Ye Wei last time, so it was difficult to refuse, so he could only promise to let her go with him.
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness, I'll be here right away."
Ye Wei excitedly went back to get his weapons and belongings, and then followed Gu Bei to the dragon's nest in the military camp outside the city.
Li Qingling did not go with him, and still stayed at home for alchemy.
She went to the mysterious forest not to hunt, but to find the elixir of alchemy, which was covered with heavy snow everywhere in winter, and it was difficult to find the elixir when she went.
Outside the City of Thorns, with the growth of Ao Xing, the dragon's nest has become larger and larger, very spectacular, and a huge roof has been added above the dragon's nest to shelter from rain and snow.
When Gu Bei walked outside the dragon's nest, Ao Xing immediately opened his eyes, raised his head, and looked at Gu Bei.
"Ao Xing, take us to the mysterious forest to hunt!" Gu Bei shouted.
Ao Xing immediately climbed out of the dragon's nest carefully, because if he was not careful, the roof above the dragon's nest would be knocked down by it.
The huge rattan basket was placed next to the dragon's nest, and Gu Bei asked Ye Wei to stand inside.
Then, he climbed onto the dragon's back himself, and Ao Xing lifted the rattan basket with his front paws, spread his huge wings, set off a gust of wind, and flew into the sky.
The cold wind was howling in his ears, and the snowflakes were flying in front of him, Ye Wei could only squat down and resist the wind and snow with the help of the rattan basket.
"Fly so fast!"
Ye Wei sighed, she had never ridden a dragon, but now she really felt the power of the dragon.
It didn't take long for Ao Xing to fly into the mysterious forest, accurately find the forest guarded by the three dragons, and land in a relatively sparsely wooded place outside the forest.
The three-headed earth dragon hides in their respective nests, curled up and sleeps, they have no wings, and in the cold winter season, they will only go out to hunt when the weather is good, and they are usually in a semi-hibernation state.
Ye Wei walked out of the basket, Gu Bei also got off the dragon's back, and the two looked at this mysterious forest in the ice and snow.
The snow on the ground was very thick, especially Ye Wei carried two heavy bronze war hammers, and when he stepped on it, the snow was no longer above his knees, and it was very laborious to walk.
Gu Bei is similar, the weapon he carries is a fine iron spear, and the weight is also not light.
It wasn't until he actually entered the winter forest that Gu Bei understood how difficult it was to hunt in winter.
Not only because there are few prey, but even the movement is much more difficult than usual, and it is not possible to run fast at all.
At this time, Ao Xing's advantages appeared.
It has powerful wings and can fly through the sky and quickly hunt for prey without having to trek the ground.
After Ao Xing put them down, under Gu Bei's signal, he flew into the sky again and went hunting alone.
Gu Bei didn't intend to rely on Ao Xing, he took it as a workout and believed that he would be able to catch his prey.
He chose a direction, and then walked towards that side firmly, followed by Ye Wei.
The two of them walked on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, leaving two lines of deep footprints, which were very conspicuous in the white snow.
Two hours later, Gu Bei found two hungry second-order fire pig demonic beasts on the snow, draped in thick red hair, struggling to shave in the snow.
They first use their pig's beaks to cut through the soft snow on the ground, then use their sharp fangs to dig through the ice and dirt on the ground, eat grass roots in the soil, and if they are lucky, they can eat some plant seeds, tubers and other food.
As a last resort, the Fire Pig Demon Beast will also consume the magic power of the Demon Core and cast fire magic to melt the ice and snow on the ground.
Gu Bei stared at the two fire pig demonic beasts from a distance, and whispered to Ye Wei: "I'll go to the front, and we'll do it together later, and solve a fire pig by myself, understand?" ”
Ye Wei nodded and clenched the bronze war hammer in his hand.
Gu Bei quietly walked around to the front of the two fire pigs, chose a suitable position, mobilized his true qi, and suddenly broke out.
"Whoosh!"
Gu Bei rushed towards the nearest Fire Pig Demon Beast, the refined iron spear in his hand was infused with true qi, and he poked it fiercely at the eyes of the Fire Pig Demon Beast.
The skin of the fire pig monster is rough and thick, but the eyes and nose and other vital parts are still very weak.
The Fire Pig Demon Beast was very vigilant, and when Gu Bei made a move, it immediately turned its head to dodge, and Gu Bei's spear stabbed it in the neck, even if the skin was rough and the flesh was thick, it was still poked with a wound.
"Ho Ho Ho ......"
After the Fire Pig Demon Beast was injured, it instantly became furious. A low roar came out of its mouth, and the magic in its body became violent, and it suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a flame towards Gu Bei.
This is the innate magic of the Fire Pig Demon Beast, and it is not small.
Gu Bei had already prepared, and when the Fire Pig Demon Beast opened its mouth, he had already put away his gun in advance, threw himself into the snow next to him, and avoided this flame.
"Whew!"
Then, Gu Bei rolled over and continued to rush towards the Fire Pig Demon Beast, and the fine iron spear in his hand erupted with a terrifying spear, stabbing a blood hole in the body of the Fire Pig Demon Beast.
The Fire Pig Demon Beast was even more crazy, and lowered its head and crashed towards Gu Bei, wanting to poke him to death with its fangs.
"Smack!"
When the Fire Pig Demon Beast rushed over, Gu Bei didn't panic at all, only to see him holding the spear with both hands and smashing it on the head of the Fire Pig Demon Beast.
His strength was too great, and the spears made of fine iron were all bent, and the head of the Fire Pig Demon Beast was smashed, and with a scream, he fell headlong on the snow.
Gu Bei stepped forward and took the opportunity to attack, and it didn't take long for this fire pig demonic beast to be stabbed to death by him.
On the other side, Ye Wei was much more direct.
She is a fourth-order martial artist, and she is more than enough to deal with second-order fire pig demonic beasts.
She rushed over with a pair of huge bronze war hammers, and after a battle, the head of the Fire Pig Demon Beast was smashed and dented, and it fell to the ground, obviously not surviving.
"Let's find a place to eat some meat first."
Gu Bei and Ye Wei dragged the Fire Pig Demon Beast, found a place to shelter from the wind and less snow, lit the fire, took the magic core of the two Fire Pig Demon Beasts, cut off the meat of the Fire Pig Demon Beast and roasted it.
The two had a full meal, rested for a while, and after regaining their strength, continued to search for new prey.