"Next is the most important action of the shield axe, the transformation of the sword and shield form and the axe form."

At this, Wood's face became extremely serious.

"Li Ming, insert the energy storage sword into the charging slot above the shield."

According to Wood's instructions, Li Ming tilted the shield fixed on his left forearm, swung his right hand horizontally to give up some distance, and then grasped the hilt of the sword, and stabbed vigorously at the black bar interface on the edge of the shield.

The energy storage sword body that penetrated deep into the shield's energy storage port quickly bottomed out.

Click~呲~

With a metallic snap, the blades on both sides of the shield ejected outward.

"Huh!"

Li Ming, who held the hilt of the sword with both hands, let out a low roar and slashed forward.

Squeak!

There was a sound of violent rubbing.

The shield uses the charged blade as a slide and slides towards the tip of the sword with a swing.

Click~

There was another metal clash as the shield secured at the tip of the sword, and the blade of the axe slammed into the ground.

Boom~

The dark yellow rock layer cracked several splinters, and a small amount of rubble splattered up.

"After the combination of sword and shield... Turned into a giant double-edged axe meow! ”

Midodo rubbed his eyes with his cat's paws and said incredulously.

"Morph Slash..."

Wood touched his chin, surprise on his face.

He just wanted Li Ming to try to transform the form of the shield axe.

Generally speaking, only if you are proficient enough in this link, you will enter the advanced training of completing the transformation in one go, and at the same time, it will come with the advanced training of splitting, that is, the practice of transformation and slashing.

After Li Ming gasped and calmed down, he asked curiously, "Mi Duoduo, have you never seen a shield axe in the form of an axe?" ”

The Meilu Cat tribe in the sandbara does not always receive emergency missions, but Midodo has been in the tribe since he was a child, and observing the hunters' battle situation and choosing the right rescue time is also one of the necessary abilities of the ambulance team.

I've never even seen the axe form of a shield axe, so it's a bit abnormal.

"No, Meow, Eller said that hunters using this weapon are rare, even when transporting monster corpses to the stronghold..."

"By the way, it's time to go for breakfast, Li Mingmiduoduo, what do you want to eat?"

Wood interrupted with a smile, diverting the subject.

"Senior Wood, you shouldn't be hiding something from me, right?"

Li Ming sensed that something was wrong.

"Uh... There's a place I haven't had time to tell you. ”

Wood scratched his head apologetically.

"Can you tell me about that?"

"Due to the high difficulty of getting started, the number of hunters who use shield axes is small, so it will be a little difficult when you want to join the hunter team."

Wood placed his hands in front of his chest and gestured to a square shape.

Li Ming let go of the hilt of his sword and gestured at the size.

"According to the difficult volume you drew with your hands, it doesn't seem like a little bit."

"There's no way, when the hunter squad selects members, the type of weapon is a big factor, and it is the norm to form a squad with a more familiar weapon configuration."

Wood sighed.

"Understood."

In the game, this is considered discrimination against unpopular weapons.

But in the reality of life and death, everyone will be safe.

Looking at the bone shield axe that smashed diagonally into the ground, Li Ming was a little shaken.

However, thinking that he could not reach other weapons at the moment, he grabbed the hilt of the sword with both hands, pried it out of the rock formation, and continued to practice.

"When combining and splitting the axe form, the shield must be protected in front of the body, and the legs must be ready to resist the impact at any time, this standard action is very important, try to form a habit in the early practice... It's really time for me to go make breakfast. ”

Wood looked at the sunlight slanting to his feet, and said with a sigh of relief.

Under the smoke, Lindsay and Vachew stepped out of the tent.

Four people and four cats quickly sat around the campfire.

For Li Ming's arrival, the hunting cat Sanye and Obsidian all informed their partners, so Lindsay and Waxiu were not surprised.

During the meal, as Wood had judged, the two men who had failed in the initial battle of the earth sand dragon were determined to continue the hunt.

"I don't care, I just don't have enough meat in stock... It's better to do this, you two continue to recuperate in peace, I'll go hunting, this camp is well located, and it should be safe enough during the day. ”

Wood gives a solution.

"With Wood's seniors, we will definitely succeed this time."

Lindsay, who had gauze wrapped around her waist, said very confidently.

"The stock of cold drinks is gone."

Waxiu, with white lips, reminded softly.

"I'll figure out a way to do this, just keep yourself in shape... Ah Tang, after eating, help prepare the sword of the skeleton piece. ”

"Okay meow."

Hunting means killing monsters, and those who can produce a lot of raw meat in the sand field are naturally carapace herbivorous dragons.

Thinking that there were skill balls to rub and help Wood relieve the logistical pressure of the team, Li Ming immediately said that he wanted his peers to help.

"I thought you'd keep practicing until the novelty wore off, but it's better to go together so that you can bring back more raw meat at a time."

Wood sensed that Li Ming didn't seem to want to accept the team's help for no reason, so he agreed.

After breakfast, the two of them and the two cats set off.

Li Ming was already a little curious about the logistics system of the hunter team, so he inquired as he went.

I soon learned that due to the limitation of carrying capacity, before each departure, the team had to strictly screen the items carried by different monsters, different areas, and different estimated time in the wild.

Because even if you don't count the huge proportion of hunting weapons, with the amount of food that hunters eat, even if they are full of food when they set off, they are estimated to be eaten up before they reach the target point.

If you use the method of hunting and gathering, and get food on the spot along the way for cooking, then as long as you bring cooking utensils and seasonings, you can completely solve the problem of eating and greatly relieve the weight pressure of the team.

Of course, there is a fatal flaw to this approach.

That's when the entire team is badly injured and returns to the camp to recuperate, unable to recover to a state where they can hunt for food.

It will enter a vicious circle of serious injury and hunger, inability to hunt for food, and serious injury and hunger will intensify, and even more inability to hunt for food.

At this point, the only way out of the predicament is to ask for help from the guild investigators stationed in the field or the Melucat Rescue Team.

On the contrary, if the hunter can ensure that he eats enough at every meal in the wild and gets enough rest at night, then with the blessing of good condition, the combat effectiveness will also be significantly improved.

So the logistics may seem ordinary, but they are a vital part of the team's safety.

"Speaking of getting plenty of rest, Senpai Wood, you don't seem to have slept all night yesterday, did you?"

Li Ming, who was walking on the sand dunes, asked with concern.

"It's okay, when you're done, just find a place to rest."

Wood waved his hand, looking unconcerned.

Since the direction had been led by Wood, Li Ming was not very clear about the area where he was going to hunt, until the familiar oasis appeared not far away.

Wood looked at the unfolded map and confirmed, "Mark the nearest predator, this is it." ”

"I know it's here, it's close to the camp."

Midodo informed.

"There are still ice crystals to collect today, so we need to act quickly."

Wood said, sprinting two steps and sliding down the dune ramp.

Li Ming followed, and the two cats quickly touched the edge of the oasis.

Compared with Li Ming's cautiousness, Wood's style was simple and rough, he pulled out the bone fragment hand sword placed on the back waist and rushed directly to the lake.

The carapace herbivorous dragon had just twisted its neck, and he had already killed behind him.

Puff~Puff~

Two slashes in the sliding tackle hit the Achilles tendons of the two hind legs.

The carapace herbivorous dragon fell to its stomach and sat down in the sand.

He was stunned for a moment, and then he stepped on his two front legs in a wail, dragging his body and began to flee.

The other didn't run away, its legs adjusting its angle as it tread frequently, and then ran down towards Wood.

Wood did not rush to avoid fleeing, but stood still.

When the two sides were only a few meters apart, the carapace herbivorous dragon suddenly made an emergency stop and used inertia to swing its head with sharp bone spurs on both sides horizontally.

Wood spun to his side, took two steps back diagonally, and slashed out with his dagger.

When ~poof~

Swinging the blade of the sword and flicking the head collide head-on.

The sound of bone cracking and chopping overlapped.

A wisp of blood splattered, and the head of the carapace herbivore head shook and immediately turned around, and the body fell sideways with it.

Bang~Bang~...

The four legs moved rapidly, and although he kept his balance and did not let his body roll over, his head was hit hard, and after trying to lift it to no avail, he unwillingly fell into the sand.

Wood walked up to him and raised his short blade in his hand, which was two violent slashes.

The carapace herbivore immediately limbed and fell to its knees on the sand.

Three white atomized skill balls flew out at the same time, levitating on the sandy surface.

Simple, efficient, labor-saving...

This is how hunters hunt.

The shocked Li Ming made a summary.

Not far away, Ah Tang also wiped the neck of the carapace herbivorous dragon that could not move on its hind legs.

The strategy of identifying the key points and bloodletting and killing is not much different from the attack method that Li Ming has realized.

Similarly, there are also three white atomized skill balls popping out.

"It's a real reunion this time..."

After a closer look, Li Ming discovered that these two crustacean herbivorous dragons were exactly what they had encountered when hunting young dragons before.

"I'll carry this one back, and the three of you will divide the rest."

Wood rubbed his eyes, then crouched down and grabbed the dragon's legs, carrying the largest carapace herbivorous dragon to his shoulders.

As for the six skill balls on the ground, they didn't notice it at all.

"Duoduo Meow, when cutting raw meat from predatory monsters, in addition to paying attention to the size of the cut and making it easy to carry and roast, you should also pay attention to valuable materials, such as under the carapace herbivorous dragon's back armor, this keel located in the spine, although it connects the skull and tail vertebrae, has enough length, but in the guild's material division, it can only be recognized as a small keel, but if you bring it back to the stronghold to sell, the value is not low."

Ah Tang, who was holding a short knife in the cat's paws, explained while skillfully picking the meat.

"I'll keep it in mind!"

Mi Duoduo, who was studying seriously, nodded vigorously and said.

Obviously, the two cats also completely ignored the existence of the atomization skill ball.

Turns out only I can see these fog balls...

Well, at least it proves that you don't have to hunt monsters with your hands, and there will be skill balls that will burst out.

Next, Li Ming observed six fog balls.

On one side is [Head Hammer], [Collision], [Herbivorous Digestion].

On one side is [head hammer], [tail flicking], [lower plate stable].

After reading the introduction, [Head Mallet] is the adult version of [Young Dragon Head Mallet].

[Collision] and [Tail Flicking], the effect is the same as the literal meaning.

Herbivore digestion can make the food of plants more fragrant and have better absorption, at the cost of greatly reducing the desire to eat meat.

Li Ming felt that if he was on a diet and lying down like before, this [herbivore digestion] could be said to be a miracle skill.

But if you want to be a hunter, loading this skill is completely dragging your feet.

Another skill that I haven't seen before, [Stable Lower Plate], the introduction says that the carapace herbivorous dragon is on all fours, and the center of gravity is very low, so it has excellent impact resistance.

This is true, the head was cut off, the body was stunned, and the next plate was indeed stable enough.

Thinking back to the scene just now, Li Ming felt that the description of the skills displayed by the fog ball was still very accurate.

The next step is the skill trade-off.

Li Ming watched Lindsay's legs that touched the ground as body pillars when he was attacked on the top shield, and he endured extremely strong impacts every time.

Under the weight of the force, it will sink in, and when it is covered with silt, it will also slide backwards.

For weapons that use shield defense, the stability of the lower disc is particularly important.

Although I don't have four legs, as long as two legs can play half of the effect, it is also very worthwhile.

So he decisively picked up the [Stable Lower Plate], and the other two fog balls in the same group quickly dissipated.

On the other hand, from the [Young Dragon's Mallet] to the [Headhammer], there must be an improvement.

But Li Ming hadn't figured out the application scenario of this skill yet, so he picked up [Herbivorous Digestion].

In the future, if you don't become a hunter, you can also leave a way back and go back to the tribe to eat grass and lie down on the corpse.

"Uh... Duoduo meow, what is Li Ming doing? ”

Seeing Li Ming's posture of holding his hands in the air, he stood stupidly for a long time, and Ah Cheng asked puzzledly.

"I don't know."

Midodo shook his head and said.

"I see, it's love and transcendence!"

Ah Tang said suddenly.

"What is the excesses of love?"

Midodo blinked, completely incomprehensible.

"Some people are not willing to hunt monster meows, but in order to maintain their own survival, maintain ecological balance, they will still shoulder the responsibility to attack monsters, it is said that after they complete the hunt, they will carry out a kind of loving and excessive ritual, dissipate the monster's resentment at the same time, but also reduce their own guilt."

Tachibana explained.

"It turns out that Li Ming will also be tormented in his heart..."

Mi Duoduo said with emotion.

In fact, Li Ming is indeed a little tormented in his heart at present.

But the reason is not that the crustacean herbivorous dragon was hunted, but that the hollow in its chest containing a fog ball can only accommodate one fog ball at a time.

[Stable lower plate] is tucked in, and the [Young Dragon's Mallet] will eject out.

Although the fog ball outside the body, after jumping out of the suspension for a certain period of time, it will turn into gray mist and entangle Li Ming, waiting to be summoned in standby.

But if you can't let multiple fog balls stack at the same time, the upper limit of this strange ability will definitely be greatly reduced.

Li Ming could only try other possibilities.

When I moved the [Young Dragon's Mallet] down to my abdomen and tried to stuff it in, although there was no hole in it, there was a hollow faint pentagram star, which kept flashing rapidly.

I think I've seen this star somewhere...

That's right! The two-star hunter medal worn by Wood also has two of these golden five-pointed stars.

It's just that the stars on it seem to be solid...

Suddenly, a way that might unlock the hollow abdomen appeared in Li Ming's mind.