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

Link did not go directly into the deep canyon. Instead, he paused at the edge and his eyes wandered around, finally landing on the vibrant cacti.

Under the sunlight, the thorns of the cactus looked particularly crystal clear. He carefully pulled up the cactus by the roots and put it into his backpack.

Cacti in desert areas are the favorite food of ceratosaurus, not only because they are rich in water, but also extremely nutritious.

Look at the body of the Ceratopsian, which is over 20 meters long. Who would dare to believe that this giant creature with a brown shell and sharp horns, like the Triceratops of the Cretaceous period, would be a herbivore.

However, this is the truth.

Cacti not only provide ceratosaurus with the water and nutrients they need to survive, but also help them regulate their body temperature to a certain extent.

It is also a rare food ingredient for humans.

This is because cacti only grow in hot and barren desert areas. Not only is the climate here harsh, the scorching sun hangs high like a fireball, mercilessly burning the earth. The nights are bitterly cold, and the unpredictable natural environment makes this place full of unknowns and dangers.

In this barren land, the survival rules of the ecosystem are even more cruel and ruthless.

The red-armored beasts, which start from four stars and are covered with hard shells, rampage through the desert, searching for water and food needed for survival.

The poisonous bird has become the aerial brother of this desert because of the deadly poison it spews from its mouth and tail.

Even more dangerous are the Brute Jaw Dragon and the Rock Dragon, which possess powerful strength and defensive capabilities. They wreak havoc in this desert, and any creature that dares to challenge them will suffer a ruthless blow.

The Brute Jaw was known for its massive jaws and sharp teeth, while the Lithosaurus was known for its hard rock skin.

However, these are not the scariest things.

In this desert, the Ceratopsians and Brachiosauruses, which have a danger level of five stars, are the real nightmare.

Ceratopsians dominate the world with their sharp horns on their heads and strong bodies. Their attacks are fast and deadly. Any creature that dares to fight against them will be pierced through the body by their strong curled horns and die miserably.

The Boom Dragons are famous for their amazing destructive power and shocking force. Every attack of theirs can cause an earthquake and make the entire desert tremble.

Of course, the sand plain is quite large. As long as you are careful and your luck is not too bad, you will basically not encounter the monsters mentioned above.

After collecting some water-rich cacti as backup ingredients, Link rode the Matsutake slowly down the canyon.

He will be staying down here overnight and needs to prepare some ingredients for dinner.

Although the desert looks barren and filled with yellow sand, there is no shortage of food here. Whether it is the beetles and ankylosaurs encountered before, or the red-armored beasts and poisonous birds, they are all delicious food.

The tongue of the red-armored beast and the tail of the poisonous bird are very popular among hunters.

Powerful hunters can also hunt Rock Dragon and Barbarian Jaw Dragon. Under the hard rock shell of the Rock Dragon, the meat is an attractive pink color. Many hunters like this kind of tender pink soft meat.

The sturdy and powerful leg meat and the vigorously beating heart of the ceratopsian are rare delicacies.

However, these have nothing to do with Link, a two-star hunter, for the time being. On his way down, Link collected some small creatures he encountered along the way.

Although large monsters cannot be eaten, there are many small creatures, and many of them are ones that Link has never eaten before.

For example, the artillery hermit crab he had just caught from the rock wall.

This is a small hermit crab that lives in the sand plains and is considered a local specialty seafood.

After all, the sea of sand is also the sea.

They feed on naturally growing plants and microorganisms in the soil, and are at the bottom of the food chain in the desert.

However, don't underestimate them. They are a kind of social creatures. When they eat, they will swallow the soil and condense it in the shell on their back. When they encounter danger, they will shoot these sharp stones like cannons to repel the invading enemies.

Link also used special props to capture them.

The anesthetic ball used for capture was used when capturing the Blue Bear Beast before. This ball can not only anesthetize large monsters, but also release a powerful hypnotic gas that covers an area when thrown on the ground.

This gas, which can make even large monsters fall asleep after inhaling it, is also effective against small creatures.

Link relied on this to kill a small nest of artillery hermit crabs.

Link put all the family members, young and old, into a sack.

Stepping to the bottom of the canyon, Link stopped and looked up.

The surrounding rock walls seemed like a huge barrier, squeezing the sky into a long and narrow gap.

This place is deep underground, a hundred meters above the ground, which makes people marvel at the wonders of nature.

There was a gentle breeze, and the air in the canyon was a little cool.

In this quiet environment, golden sands occasionally fall with the wind. They sparkle in the sun, as if they were given life.

The sand grains gently touch the rock wall, making a slight rustling sound, adding a lively atmosphere to this quiet space.

Tiny streams of water seep out from the cracks in the rock walls. Like a gift from nature, they flow down the steep cliffs and converge into a river, making this place a rare oasis in the desert.

Link took out the Sand Plains map given by the guild from his arms, his eyes scanned it carefully, his fingers gently running across the complex lines and symbols.

After a moment, he raised his head and pointed to the right. There was a camp built by the Hunter's Guild upstream of the water source at the bottom of the valley.

Matsutake nodded slightly and walked towards it with Link on his back.

Along the way, Link encountered many small animals drinking water near the water, and there were even fish swimming in the water.

Along the way, there are many elf deer, crown dragons, minister spiders, and super-large red beetles.

"Swish!"

Link wielded the skinning knife and cut the attacking flying beetle in half with one stroke.

"Squeaky!!!"

The flying beetle that was chopped into two pieces struggled and screamed on the ground.

This flying insect has extremely tenacious vitality. Even if it is cut in half, it will still struggle on the ground for a long time before dying.

"Phew, there are flying beetles in a place like this, how disgusting."

Link glanced at the dead remains of the flying beetle and raised his hand to fan away the pungent stench in the air.

On the ground, a turbid body fluid was flowing out from the broken abdomen of the flying beetle, spreading a pungent smell in the air.

The flying beetle is an extremely disgusting small beetle monster with a red shell and transparent wings. Don’t underestimate it because the poison needles in its abdomen contain the same paralyzing liquid as the red-armored beast.

Once you get bit by them, it hurts more than being pricked by a pin in the hospital.

Link squatted down, carefully pried open the hard shell of the flying beetle, and began to dismember and dismember it.

The previous blow not only split the flying beetle's belly pouch, but also shattered its wings, making the appearance of the wreckage look somewhat horrible.

Although flying beetles are small monsters, their shells, wings, body fluids, and paralysis needles are all very useful materials.

Paralysis needles can be used to make paralysis bullets. The carapace and wings can not only make a handsome dress, but can also be used to modify the heavy crossbow and reduce its recoil.

Bodily fluids can act as adhesives for equipment.

Just can’t eat it.

However, it is very troublesome to obtain these materials perfectly.

The bodies of flying beetles are very fragile, and using weapons will damage their body structure, rendering the materials on their bodies scrapped.

Therefore, if you really want to collect materials from them, you have to use poisonous items such as poisonous smoke bombs.

Although venom and poisonous smoke may not be very effective against large monsters, they are very effective against small insects like these. When they gather together, using poisonous smoke bombs can kill a large number of them at once, which is better than pesticides.

Link pried open the flying beetle's abdominal pouch, but unfortunately the body fluids inside had long since flowed out, leaving only a tiny amount. In the end, only the paralysis needle in the tail was still intact.

"Well, it's better than nothing."

Link is not very interested in the flying beetle's body. To be more precise, all inedible things are not very attractive to him.

Put away the paralyzing needle carefully. If you store this material carelessly and prick yourself with it, you will fall into a paralyzed state and lie on the ground for a long time, which would be funny.

On the rest of the journey, Link brought Matsutake and killed a few blind flying beetles and spiders, and finally arrived at the hunter camp at the bottom of the canyon.