One man and one dog, wandering in the world of Monster Hunter

Link did not disturb the Red-Armored Beast while it was hunting. Although this monster was at a four-star level, it was not violent in character. It would not cause trouble unless provoked.

However, just because Link doesn't cause trouble for it doesn't mean other monsters won't cause trouble for it.

"Gah!!!"

Suddenly, a sharp scream broke the silent air.

A flying monster with a green body, who knows if it was the one whose wife wore a hat every day, fell from the sky, and swung its thick tail over the Red Armored Beast.

Not only that, the syringe-like tail also spewed out thick purple poisonous mist from the needle-like hole at the end, enveloping the red-armored beast.

"Oh, it's the poisonous bird. This kind of monster also likes to eat beetles. Are they fighting for food?"

Link exclaimed and swiftly rode on Matsutake. Matsutake was also a smart dog and ran away with Link. It was obvious that this pair of friends had been together countless times.

Afterwards, Matsutake quickly moved between the rocks nearby and found a position where he could hide his body and clearly observe the battle situation.

The man and the dog held their breath and stared, nervously but excitedly watching the battle unfolding before them.

The poisonous bird has a unique body shape. It is light and agile, with broad wings covered with green scales. When spread out, it looks like a green scroll.

From its slender neck and flexible wing structure, it can be clearly identified as a bird dragon.

The battle between the Poison Bird and the Red-Armored Beast is about to break out. The Red-Armored Beast, which was attacked first, will naturally not give up. Although it is kind, it is not a piece of clay.

It angrily opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and a ball of yellow liquid, like thick phlegm, with a disgusting color, suddenly sprayed towards the face of the poisonous bird.

The damage caused by this liquid is not high, but the insult it contains is extremely strong.

What's worse, the liquid is mixed with poison.

The poisonous bird's face was covered with thick phlegm, and its muscles soon began to spasm. Its body seemed to be bound by invisible ropes, making it freeze in place and unable to move at all.

The Red-Armored Beast took this opportunity to attack with its long tongue that was more than ten meters long.

The long pink tongue was like a flexible whip, twisting flexibly in the air. Every swing was accompanied by violent vibrations of the air, as if it was going to tear everything around it into pieces.

It brought with it a sharp sound of wind as it fiercely struck the poisonous bird's body, which was covered with hard shell and colorful feathers.

However, this attack did not cause heavy damage to the poisonous bird as expected. Instead, it only knocked off a few bright green feathers from its intricate scales.

"..."

The air suddenly became silent, and the Red-Armored Beast seemed to feel embarrassed as well.

Its flexible tongue is good for dealing with small, slender monsters and hunters, but it is clearly not enough to hurt poisonous birds of the same level.

Of course, the Red-Armored Beast cannot only have this one way of attack, and its huge body, which is comparable to that of the Blue Bear Beast, is not just for show.

Seeing that the tongue attack was ineffective, it curled up into a ball. Then the black snake plastron between the shells began to vibrate, like a precise spring, allowing it to leap high like a ball and crash into the poisonous bird.

In terms of size comparison between the two, although the Poison Bird had the upper hand, the Red Armored Beast's collision with the weight of its entire body, along with the potential energy of gravity, knocked it to the ground. Amidst the flying dust, the Poison Bird let out a miserable cry.

"Is this poison bird a skirmisher? It has wings but it doesn't use them. It insists on fighting the red-armored beast in close combat. It could use its air superiority and venom to fight a protracted war."

Link watched the two fight, shaking his head and sighing as he made sharp comments.

Fortunately, this collision woke up the poisonous bird and its body was released from paralysis. It was not feeling well from the heavy blow, as it seemed that the blow just now broke one of its legs, and it was limping at the moment.

However, apart from its two legs, the poisonous bird's pair of wings were intact. It flapped its wings and flew into the air.

At this time, the Red-Armored Beast had just stretched out its curled up body and did not launch a pursuit.

The two were in a stalemate for a while, one on the ground and the other on the empty field. The Poison Bird saw that the Red-Armored Beast did not show any signs of weakness even though it was poisoned, so it finally just spit two mouthfuls of purple venom at the Red-Armored Beast and then flew away.

"Alas, it's over now. What did that poisonous bird come for? Did it want to be beaten?"

Seeing the poisonous bird fly away like that, Link was a little dumbfounded.

"No, buddy. You came here to pick a fight, and then you got beaten up and didn't even get to eat. What do you want?"

Link had no choice but to ride on Matsutake and leave quickly to avoid being picked on by the angry Red-Armored Beast.

As he walked along, Link looked around and saw patches of withered yellow grass gradually being replaced by sand, and the dry land gradually becoming desertified. With the reduction of vegetation, the originally humid air became increasingly drier, and heat waves came in waves, mercilessly burning every inch of skin.

Link couldn't help but raise his sleeves and wipe away the sweat on his forehead and cheeks.

He then carefully removed a bottle filled with liquid from an inner layer of his backpack, and a cool feeling emanated from the bottle.

The liquid in the bottle was clear and transparent, with a small piece of ice-blue crystal floating in it. It was a special cold drink made by the hunter - made from ice crystals and pure water.

Because he set off in a hurry, Link didn't have time to buy some food such as fruits, otherwise fresh fruit juice paired with cold drinks would taste better.

The cold drink swayed slightly in the bottle. Link gently unscrewed the bottle cap and took a deep sip of the cold drink. The icy liquid flowed into his throat, bringing him a sense of refreshment he had never experienced before.

Of course, he did not forget the matsutake mushrooms under him, and gave the little fellow who was sticking out his tongue due to the heat a sip of refreshing ice water.

The moment they drank the cold drink, both the man and the dog felt unprecedented comfort.

The body, which had seemed a little tired due to the high temperature, seemed to be injected with new vitality.

As they moved forward, Link and Matsutake gradually went deeper into the sand plain, encountering many large monsters wandering around looking for food along the way.

But they dodged it.

Halfway through, Link even heard the loud, terrifying, and deafening roar of the five-star monster, the Ceratopsus.

Fortunately, the two sides were separated by some distance and the other side did not discover them, otherwise it would have been the N+1 episode of Fast and Furious.

At this moment, the normal dead grass and dead trees can no longer be seen around, and instead there are clusters of emerald green cacti. They are like the guardians of this desolate land, standing tenaciously on the sand.

This showed that they had entered the edge of the sandy plain, and if they went further, there would be endless desert.

On the surrounding sand, one could vaguely see some fish fins the same color as the sand swimming in the sand. Those were the sand fish that Link had eaten.

Link was not in a hurry to enter the desert, because there was a supply station ahead.

Matsutake slowed down his pace, and Link looked into the distance. A huge canyon, as if split by the axe of God, lay before him.

This canyon is not only a masterpiece of nature, but also a natural dividing line between sand plains and deserts.

The rock walls on both sides of the rift are steep and rugged, presenting a primitive and rugged beauty.

A man and a dog stopped at the edge of the rift and looked down. They saw a light mist filling the bottom of the valley and could faintly hear the sound of gurgling water coming from the bottom of the valley.

Wherever there is life, it cannot be separated from water. Deep in the canyon in front of us is the scarce and precious water source in this area.

Link rode steadily on Matsutake's broad back, moving slowly along the edge of the canyon. After a short distance, he found a stone path leading directly to the bottom of the canyon.

This stone road was obviously not formed naturally. Each stone step reveals traces of artificial carving. Passing merchants and travelers would fetch water from below to store necessary resources for the next journey.

Link could imagine the scene of those travelers resting here, packing their bags, refilling their water supplies, and then setting out from the stone path on the other side to the desert, and finally arriving at Lockrak, known as the Pearl of the Desert.