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Chapter 171 Dragon Hunting
Du Yu stood at the cave entrance, while the desert raptor stood inside. It raised its head, gently inhaled through its nostrils, and finally let out a low, unintelligible groan.

The next second, it moved.

Like a sharp arrow, it rushed towards Du Yu!

"There are different hunting methods for multiple people, and there are different hunting techniques for a single person." Du Yu's voice was clear and reached everyone's ears.

Cao Biansheng and his colleagues observed carefully, not missing any details.

Because this is perhaps what they will have to face in the future.

The desert raptor tilted its head and approached, then suddenly opened its mouth and bit Du Yu.

Du Yu's hand slipped, and the spear in his hand struck the upper limb of the desert raptor like a venomous snake. However, the desert raptor reacted quickly, twisting its body in time, and with a push of its strong legs, it rammed to the side. The spear only had time to graz the side of the raptor, leaving a bloody mark.

"Hah!"

As soon as the desert raptor landed, it leaped forward with its hind legs, its powerful scythe-clawed hind legs delivering a flying kick that sent its several hundred-pound body slamming forward.

Du Yu took a sidestep and leaped to the side. As soon as his feet landed, the powerful tail of the desert raptor swept towards his chest like a long whip.

Du Yu executed a "Iron Bridge" maneuver, using the butt of his spear for support as he thrust forward with the spear raised.

The shot was swift and accurate, striking the desert raptor in the chest.

However, it was a very large animal, nearly five meters long including its tail. Although the shot left a hole in its body, it did not hit any vital organs.

The desert raptor leaped backward, its powerful claws circling around Du Yu as it ran, its tail constantly swaying to maintain its balance.

Yuan Dajun said, "I found that it looks like an enlarged version of a single-clawed dragon."

Wang Jun said, "Because they are close relatives, you can think of them as cats and tigers."

Yuan Dajun felt that the Velociraptor was more imposing: "I see, but its attack methods seem to be a bit different. The Monoclawed Dragon relies on its forepaws and mouth, while this one prefers to use its tail and hind claws."

Wang Jun speculated, "It's probably because of our different body sizes. If the raptor attacked larger prey, it probably used its forelegs to hang on the prey."

"Shh!" In the center of the arena, the desert raptor moved, suddenly turning its head and fleeing directly to the side where there were fewer people.

Everyone was taken aback, but having received no orders, no one tried to stop it, and they watched helplessly as the desert raptor escaped.

I never expected this thing could actually run!

But what impressed them even more was that this thing could actually be chased away? It was no different from witnessing someone directly drive away a tiger.

Yuan Ming exclaimed, "Instructor Du is amazing! He actually managed to drive this thing away. How am I supposed to learn from him? Chairman, is there any simpler technique?"

Cao Biansheng replied, "Yes, yes, go find some poison dart frogs or poison dart trees, then apply the venom to the weapon. As long as it can break the skin, the rest can be handled by the poison magic."

Du Yu's eyes narrowed, and he picked up his spear and chased after the desert raptor in the direction it had fled.

Although both have two legs, its speed is clearly no match for the desert raptor, and it quickly disappeared from sight.

“Horned eagle,” Qin Ziwen called out.

The harpy eagle, which was quietly preening its feathers on a dead tree not far away, turned its head and soared into the sky!
Du Yuchong nodded to Qin Ziwen, "Sir, I'll go now."

Having said that, he picked up his spear and prepared to give chase.

"Wait." Qin Ziwen called out to him, then summoned Red Hare. "You ride the horse, but dismount during the battle."

Du Yu did not refuse, but simply nodded calmly.

Qin Ziwen led the group back to the water source and joined in the stone-piling process. Occasionally, some animals would approach, but upon seeing the large group of humans working so diligently, they would quickly dart away.

After working for a long time, by evening they finally built a small wall made of stones around the perimeter.

At the same time, three high points were cleared in the surrounding area.

Someone laughed loudly, "Once we take over this place, I can finally take a nice shower."

"Haha, Liu Lao Er, you're such a fool. You've come all this way, and you're carrying two buckets of water back just to take a shower? Your wife will kill you."

"Heh, who said I was going back to shower? Can't I just take a cold shower nearby? I'll build a fence out of planks later."

“You’ve walked so far, and you’ll be covered in sweat when you get back.”

"That's different. Just scrub yourself clean here first, and then wipe off the sweat with a towel when you get back."

After setting everything up, everyone started fetching water.

One bucket for you, one bucket for me, and soon the water in the puddle was completely drained, leaving only water slowly seeping out from the cracks in the ground.

"The water flow isn't very fast," someone said, squatting down. "Why don't we dig a hole in the ground and make it bigger? Wouldn't that make more water flow out?"

A man dressed as a teacher in the crowd stopped him, saying, "This is very risky. It could damage the stability of the rock strata's fracture structure. It might increase the water flow in the short term, but in the long term, it could damage the filtration system, causing the groundwater to carry more suspended matter and block the outlet."

"What does that have to do with us? We're only living here for a month anyway, right, everyone?" The man looked around at the crowd, trying to get their agreement.

Some people hesitated, acknowledging that damaging the structure would indeed have an impact on the ecosystem.

But most people are thinking about surviving first, and only after they are alive will they consider other things.

"Yes, so be it. Even if this is an emergency evacuation, let alone in another world, even on Earth, we can't just let thousands of people die of thirst!"

"Yeah, anyway, I haven't taken a shower for several days since I crossed over to this Gobi Desert."

The man tried to explain: "No, what I mean is that it's very risky to do this. I studied geology, and groundwater systems are very complex. If we damage this outlet, it may change the groundwater flow field, causing the groundwater to change direction and the outflow to decrease instead of increase. It may even create new outlets in other places."

Hearing him say that, everyone immediately accepted it.

The conversation turned.

“I think you have a point. We only have this one outlet now, so there’s really no need to take any risks.”

"Yes, the water output is actually just barely enough now. If we save a little, it's still enough."

One person spoke, another spoke, and a few of them acted as if the person who had just spoken wasn't them at all.

Suddenly, the cry of a harpy eagle came from overhead.

Qin Ziwen looked in the direction the sound came from and saw it at the end of the passage on his left.

A Mongolian horse, tethered by a rope, was slowly walking towards them, dragging a huge carcass behind it.

Beside it, a man carrying a long spear followed closely behind.

The surrounding noise gradually faded away, and many people who had been resting on the ground stood up, their eyes fixed on the corpse of the desert raptor being dragged behind the Mongolian horse.

Jiang Shan trembled all over as he suddenly remembered what Cao Biansheng had said yesterday.

The way he looked at Du Yu was like that of a god.

　The plot will speed up later, and I'm still writing. I finished writing this afternoon and went to sleep, so I woke up a bit late. I'll post one chapter for now. Sorry, I'll try to write faster.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)