For the sake of navigational safety, the team waited two days before departing with the guild's transport ship to the Frozen Islands.

Seeing a truckload of small explosive barrels of unknown origin to be loaded onto the ship, the hired captain could not help but worry.

It wasn't until Li Ming assured that they were safe and that he was going to take a boat together that he dispelled the other party's concerns.

As for the use, it is actually to go to the Frozen Islands to do a test, and to test the power and reliability of real hunting.

During the long voyage, the temperature is getting colder and colder.

The portholes were frosty, and the snow was falling.

When the members go to the deck, they basically wear cotton clothes.

On the ninth day, two transport ships arrived on the icy shore of the frozen archipelago.

The guild ship unloaded the supplies and the scholar team, and immediately returned home.

The boats hired by the team were moored on the shore and stood by.

Before it was dark, the team quickly explored the site of the previous camp.

I wanted to set up camp here, but I didn't expect it, but I made a very unusual discovery.

There are large claw marks and gnawing marks on the surrounding rock formations, and the mud pot left behind before has turned into pieces.

The "refrigerator" formed by the depression in the ice has been damaged and collapsed.

"The deep three-toed claw marks should have been noticed by scratching at very close range."

Chu Ying felt the cracks and depressions in the rock wall, and speculated.

"Strange meow, the camp was originally selected to be a narrow area, no one will fight here, and all the traces are highly consistent, obviously left by the same monster."

Midodo looked at the dented treads on the ice and analyzed.

"Is a monster fighting itself here?"

Bubu, who collected traces together, was equally incomprehensible.

Li Ming looked around and speculated: "Maybe this is not a trace of the battle, but a vent of anger." ”

"Could it be that the bracket used to dry the fish provoked it?"

Bubu asked, puzzled.

"It's not about these leftovers, it's about the users of them."

Li Ming explained.

"yes, that makes sense."

Chu Ying suddenly.

The monster apparently tracked down the location of the camp left behind by the team and proceeded to carry out targeted destruction.

It's just that why the other party did this, there is no clue yet.

The camp was unusable, and the team had to continue their march in the evening.

Eventually, in an open-air grotto, the camp was established.

A net of rattan covered with frost, covered with a net of ice and frost for shelter, is the only entrance, covered by a pile of snow and ice.

The camp concealment was completed, and the team set up their tents.

The next morning, the sky was clear.

When you open your mouth slightly, there is a sweet cold air surging into your mouth.

The team went to the icy coast and guided the three cat carts to the newly built camp, while not forgetting to hunt along the way.

The cat ambulance team has long been accustomed to this scene.

The 20 members of the transport team who carried out the other two cat carts were a little uneasy when they saw that the carcasses of the elk and Bobo were quickly fully loaded.

Because in the past, one bobo in the car was enough for the entire tribe to eat for two months.

In the afternoon, the team went to the investigators' camp.

One is to gain insight into the current state of the Frozen Islands, and the other is to get more information about the Cat Camp.

The investigator Guhu sorted out the required information and informed it.

"At present, the area is relatively peaceful, but in about a month, a regularly visited dragon may arrive to hunt for food, and the scene will be very chaotic at that time, as for the information of the cat camp, I have marked it on this map, it is closer to the current situation than the guild distributed, but I am handwritten, I hope you don't mind."

"If we recruit cats to leave, will it have a bad impact on the local ecology?"

Li Ming asked.

"No, Meru Ailu's ecological impact is already limited, and the number of cat tribes in the Frozen Islands has been decreasing in recent years, until the investigator camp was established and with the support of the guild, there was a slight upward trend, the living environment here is too harsh, and it is actually a good thing that the team can be recruited and taken away."

Lone Fox explained.

"For the monster that attacked the old camp site, we speculate that it may be the Ice Tooth Dragon, do you have any more information about it?"

Chu Ying asked.

"The emaciated individual gave me the impression that it had no mate, that it was often injured, that its hostility towards humans seemed to be recent, and that the attack on the camp was the first time I had heard of it. Have you ever been in a fight? ”

"No, but in terms of traces, both sides have probed each other."

Li Ming informed.

"That's probably seeing the squad as a territory contender of the same rank."

Lone Fox speculated.

"Hunters can also be considered turf contenders?"

Li Ming was very surprised.

This concept generally refers to the turf struggle between monsters and monsters.

The two sides generally do not engage in a deathmatch, but the loser has to give up the area.

"Well, it's unlikely that an ordinary hunter team will hunt a little bit more every time, and in the long run, it will be easy to happen, in fact, if it is a monster such as the Tiger Dragon, the Boom Dragon and other monsters visiting the Frozen Islands, the Ice Tooth Dragon will defend it to the death unless there are very special circumstances, and the rest will generally temporarily give up the predation area."

"That means that this Ice Tooth Dragon, through a long period of searching for traces, has decided that the team is in the same ecological niche as itself, or weaker, so it will become hostile and want to defeat and expel us?"

Li Ming speculated.

"That's it, so the best way to mitigate it is that you haven't hunted lately, have you?"

Lone Fox noticed that the frozen blood stains on the surface of Li Ming's armor had been civilized and flowing downward in the tent of the stronghold, so he asked a tentative question.

"I hunted in the morning."

Li Ming stretched out his little thumb and gestured.

"How much is a loss?"

The lone fox was not sure, and asked.

Li Ming stretched out three fingers.

"Fortunately, if there are only three of them, it will be difficult for the Ice Tooth Dragon to detect it in the outer area."

"Uh, it's three cars."

Chu Ying couldn't help but remind.

The lone fox was stunned when he heard this.

"However, the concealment of the camp this time is very good, and the Ice Tooth Dragon should not be able to track it down."

Now that he knew that he was locked by the monster, the team naturally put a lot of effort into concealment, and Li Ming was still very confident in this.

"That's also very difficult, after all, you have received a hunting contract, and you always have to go out to operate, do you have elk carcasses?"

"Yes."

"Can you sell me some chunks of fur? I'd like to mend the tent. ”

Lone Fox asked.

"When the breakdown is finished, I'll send you a few volumes."

"Thank you for being sorry, but for the Ice Tooth Dragon, I can only offer one coping strategy to stop hunting."

Lone Fox said a little helplessly.

"Your strategy is actually useful, but not this time."

"Why?"

"This time the team is on loan trip, and they must deliver enough raw meat when they go back."

"Well, it's been a long time since I've been back to the fortress, and I didn't expect this hunting mode to be there."

This reason also surprised Lone Fox.

Leaving the investigators' camp, the team decides to hunt the target kappa frog before the icetooth dragon notices it.

Due to the possibility of the Ice Tooth Dragon appearing at any time, the operation deployment was also changed overnight.

The number of cat carts traveling with the squad unloaded was reduced from three to two.

The squad will not hunt along the way, the ambulance team cat cart will return to its roots, and it will not carry monster corpses.

The other is an experimental combat cat vehicle, fully loaded with small explosive barrels, ready to support the team at any time.

A member of the Idle Cat Car, who continues the decomposition of monster corpses in the camp.

Early the next morning, the team hit the road.

According to the map, the traces of the kappa frog were detected.

Kappa frogs are very eager to eat, and often swallow the sand and gravel around their feeding targets.

When you feel that you can't digest it, you will vomit outward.

Although the devouring process does not seem to be as sick as the strange dragon, it is easy to have bad associations.

However, most people who have been devoured are reluctant to mention this past.

Due to the lack of concealment of their own tracks, the team only took one morning to lock its range of activities at the shallow place under the iceberg.

Li Ming didn't rush closer, and stood his shield in the water.

In a string, the yellow ignorant squid that spits ink when it touches the shield and changes direction in panic.

The team soaked in it for a few moments, felt a significant increase in stamina, and continued on their march.

A short time later, a giant green frog with a turtle shell on its back appeared on the surface of the shallow river.

The giant frog has a round belly, a flat duck beak, forearms, a top of the head, and a large amount of pale green moss.

Sensing the approaching team, they take a wait-and-see posture.

Because the trap frog in the Fari Fortress is based on the kappa frog.

The familiar appearance allows the members to identify the type of monster with just one glance.

Cloth, dressed in white cotton clothes, separated from the team and began to climb to the top of the mountain.

After reaching the top, one flew and lay down, vigilantly watching the movement around him.

If another monster approaches, the party will be alerted.

The lookout was in place, and the team quickened to get closer.

The kappa frog then became vigilant, and its belly was slightly raised and turned sideways.

Wow~

Seeing a low roar, unable to stop the team, the kappa frog kicked the ground with its paws with suction cups on the tips of its toes, and jumped up to launch a heavy smash.

Li Ming, who had been jumping on one leg, touched the ground with his feet instead, took off the shield axe and raised the shield to block.

Bang!

The belly smashed into the water, and the gravel splashed.

Li Ming defused with a softened defensive stance and slid backwards.

After the top shield stood firm, the muzzle of the green bear barrel poked out from the rear, and the flame shells began to fire.

The kappa frog is most afraid of thunder attacks.

However, Chu Ying, who was strapped for money, gave up the rapid fire of electric shock projectiles with tight syringes out of consideration for the cost of ammunition.

As for Li Ming, the Flame Shield Axe does not have a fire attribute energy injector installed, and it can also achieve thunder attribute conduction.

However, due to the fact that not every slash can be accompanied by a thunder attribute eruption, plus the cost problem, the most targeted thunder attribute is also not selected.

The pale green belly of the kappa frog flashed with fire, burning and spreading.

But a simple body bends down, dips the belly into the water, and the flame is extinguished.

"Damn."

The muzzle of the first gun was raised, and the firing part was turned towards the head.

"Don't worry, the advantage is on our side."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he stepped forward.

The kappa frog reaches out and grabs into the water, then swings and throws, and the rocks shoot at them.

Boom! Crash!

The stones that hit the shield surface shattered, and Li Ming's footsteps did not stop.

The kappa frog was a little surprised by the other party's reaction, but the flame bomb immediately stuck on its face, not giving it time to think at all.

Goo Dong ~ Goo Dong ~

The flat duckbill plunges into the water, a vortex quickly emerges, and the kappa frog's belly rises rapidly.

Call~

A thick stream of water erupted from the mouth.

However, Li Ming, who was in the midst of the rushing water, still had no intention of stopping except for slowing down.

The kappa frog, which had no light enemies, became more cautious.

Crawl sideways to get rid of the fire bullet shot, and quickly devour the rocks on the riverbed with your head down.

The belly, which was originally absorbent and swollen, expanded again, and the body looked bigger and heavier.

Is this an attempt to use stones to increase their weight and make them unshakable?

Yes, in this state, although the speed of body rotation will be greatly reduced, it is very difficult for the kappa frog's mossback armor to break through.

It is equivalent to forcing the opponent, and you can only attack from the front.

Resisting the smashing attack before, Li Ming felt the strong power attached to the kappa frog.

I just didn't expect that it could be further improved in this way.

Slightly adjusting its orientation, the kappa frog swooped in with its front paws alternating thrusts.

The heavy step caused the water to tremble.

Withstanding this multi-frequency attack in full is much more physically demanding than resisting a blow that pools strength.

But Li Ming still didn't retreat, because among the three-star monsters, no one has been able to break through his top shield protection so far.

He had hoped that the kappa frog, known as the whale swallower, would surprise him.

Bang ~ Bang ~ Bang!

Push forward erectly, with the front paws with suction cup-like toe tips touching the shield surface.

Li Ming gritted his teeth and exerted all his strength, resisting with a tough posture.

The bodies of a man and a frog froze at the same time, as if time had been frozen.

The heels of the ground slowly moved back, and the kappa frog immediately changed its claws and pushed again.

Boom! Ahh

The shift back has intensified, but the defensive stance has not been breached.

The kappa frog had to change its claws again.

Bang~ Under this push, Li Ming was finally pushed away.

As Li Ming gasped, the kappa frog's heavy body leaned forward and grabbed with its front paws.

For the predatory grip of monsters, the top shield is difficult to resist.

Li Ming immediately switched to the axe form and stood on one leg.

This posture is wrong at first glance.

But at this point, Kappa Frog is convinced that if he catches the other party, he can end the fight.

Li Ming kicked the ground with one leg in a light posture, and his body didn't seem to exert any force, but he jumped high.

The kappa frog pounced into the air, but did not give up the pursuit and jumped after the jump.

Flipping back in the air, Li Ming landed on one leg, and a huge shadow appeared on the water.

Jumping on one leg and retreating a few steps, the suspended soles of his feet landed, his feet sank, and he was deeply immersed in the mud and sand of the riverbed.

"Too reluctantly, meow!"

Bubu, who was originally observing the surrounding situation, was unconsciously attracted by the battle between Li Ming and the kappa frog.

Now he is covering his face with a cat's claw, and he doesn't dare to look at it anymore.

It would be outrageous to shake monsters with power.

That head-on attack with the monster is a complete act against the sky.

Poof!

The kappa frog belly smashed into the water.

The riverbed shook and the waves splashed.

Li Ming's body shook slightly, and his feet were not unbalanced by the shock of the ground.

The body did not stop slashing due to the impact of the splashed rubble.

(End of chapter)