Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

In that case, being carried away by a star dragon might be a special experience. It might be a chance to get up close and personal with that mysterious monster."

Eric became more and more excited as he spoke. "If the Star Dragon appears later, don't rush out. Let me interact with it more first!"

"How did you manage to grow to this size?" Seabuckthorn looked at Eric in disbelief.

It was Elu who grew up in the wild. Guys like Eric would have been taken away by the yellow dragon on the day they were born.

Orlan didn't know what to say. If the professor hadn't spoken, he would have tied up Eric and thrown him there, which would also serve as bait.

"Okay, let's not waste time and get started." After the plan was arranged, the professor, who pursued efficiency, urged them on.

"Professor," Mu Xiang suddenly said, pointing to the Star Feather Butterfly lying motionless at the top of the cave, "What should we do with that one?"

The professor thought for a moment and said, "Let's try to scare it away. If it can lead the way for us again, that would be great."

"learn."

Muxiang raised the crossbow and fired a shot at the Star Feather Butterfly less than a meter away.

The power of a level 1 normal bullet can only be described as ordinary, leaving only an inconspicuous white mark on the rock wall.

But the sound of the cannon and the vibration of the crossbow bullet hitting the rock wall startled the dormant and motionless Star Feather Butterfly.

It spread its elytra, flapped its beautiful wings that emitted a faint glow, and flew towards the cave entrance above.

"I'll leave this to you." The professor nodded to Oranmuti, "Follow the tree trunk and let's catch up."

Chapter 288 Add some seasoning

The professor led Olivia, Muxiang and others to start tracking.

This beautiful cave, suspected to be the lair of a star dragon, suddenly became quiet.

Well, maybe not that quiet. Eric was running around the cave like he had taken a dangerous dose of drugs.

"Wow! Is this tree a variant of the banyan tree? Such thick aerial roots! Even a large monster could lie down right under it, right?

Huh? Is this where Star Dragon sleeps?

"With so many different kinds of water plants, how did their seeds end up here?"

"Ah! It's a fish I've never seen before!"

He gently stroked the tree trunk, and the next second he jumped into the pool and picked up some water grass. Eric was so excited that Muti subconsciously wanted to go over and tie him up, but Orlan raised his hand to stop her.

"The professor is right. Eric's behavior is less likely to alert the monster. It might even help attract the target and keep him busy."

Muti tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Yeah, I almost forgot he was the bait."

"Let's first carefully examine this cave and see if there's any suitable place to hide."

"it is good!"

The two of them, along with Seabuckthorn, slowly wandered around in the cave.

The cave was not very big, and they quickly confirmed that it had only two entrances and exits.

One was the passage leading to the cave below when they came in, and the other was the opening at the top of the cave that was blocked by the canopy of a giant tree.

"We must ambush someone near the entrance to the tunnel so that if Xinglong enters from that side, we can block the door.

Muti, you can hide there. There is a big-leafed bush right here. You can just squat inside it."

"no problem."

"As for the opening on the top of the cave." Orlan looked up and felt a little embarrassed.

This curved tree trunk is like a staircase. Xinglong can enter and exit along the trunk. Could it be that he is hiding in the tree?

It's too easy to be discovered, and it's difficult to fight in the tree. Xinglong is determined to run away, and I may not be able to stop it.

"Boss, leave this to me, meow." Seabuckthorn showed the Fei Spider No. 2 behind him, "We can fix the base of Fei Spider No. 2 to the tree trunk, so we can control it for a few seconds, meow."

"Okay." Ao Lang nodded heavily. "Then I'll find a place to hide near the bottom of the tree. When it comes in, I'll try not to give it any chance to get close to this giant tree."

After arranging the hiding places, Orlan prepared to let everyone get into position.

The Star Dragon could come back at any time, and Eric, who felt no threat at all, could continue wandering around, but it would be better for the few of them who were fully armed to hide as soon as possible.

"Fill your stomach now, because you probably won't be able to eat for a long time." Orlan reminded him.

Muti nodded, took out a piece of food, stuffed two bites into her mouth, then took out a second piece and walked towards the bushes where she was going to hide while chewing.

"Wait." Olang suddenly spoke up and stopped her, thinking of something.

"?" Muti turned around with puffy cheeks.

"I was wondering, since we want to lure the Star Dragon back, wouldn't a nice scent be more effective than Eric?"

Muti's eyes lit up when she heard that. In some cases, her mind worked exceptionally fast. "You mean?"

"Eric!" Orlan called out, raising his voice.

For some things, it is better to consult scholars.

Eric, immersed in his own research, didn't hear it. Orlan winked at Muti, who immediately ran over excitedly and picked up Eric.

"What are you doing?" Eric's handsome face was filled with displeasure as his research was interrupted.

"Do you think it's feasible to use the smell of food to attract the star dragon back?"

"Food?" Eric was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what Orlan was thinking. "The data shows that star dragons are very intelligent. Trying to tempt them with food is probably going to be difficult."

"Is that so?" Orlan looked disappointed.

Muti was even more disappointed.

"But this is indeed a good idea." Eric pinched his chin, "Large monsters usually have a very keen sense of smell.

The lair is stained with our scent, and any nearby star dragons will notice this and probably won't dare to come in.

That's why the professor arranged for me to be the bait, so that the star dragon would mistakenly believe that the smell was coming from me, a harmless person, and thus lower its vigilance."

Eric spoke freely, clearly having no objection to being used as bait. "To put it another way, it's very difficult to trick a Star Dragon into eating something.

But if we can just mask our scent with the food's smell and arouse the Star Dragon's curiosity, there should still be a good chance."

"That's good." Orlan smiled.

He had no intention of actually giving Xinglong anything to eat. It would be a great success if he could arouse Xinglong's curiosity, and masking the smell was an unexpected surprise.

Letting go of Eric, Orlan looked around and quickly found a relatively flat place. He walked over and set up a portable grill.

Muti followed him excitedly and took out the piece of dragon loin bacon that had been smoked that morning.

Generally speaking, Orlan brings the stove and frying pan, and Muti is responsible for bringing the ingredients. What to eat in the hunting ground depends on what she brings.

So generally they eat quite a lot.

Orlan used a knife to cut the large piece of bacon into thin slices and fried it in a frying pan.

The purpose this time was to create a smell to attract the star dragon, not to satisfy the appetite, so Ao Lang naturally would not prepare any extra side dishes.

He intentionally turned down the heat and fried the bacon slices for a longer time to make them as dry as possible, which would help the aroma of the food evaporate better.

The cave, which was once like a dreamland, is now filled with the smell of fried meat with a strong smoky aroma, which is very unpleasant.

But the hunters didn't care about that. Whenever a piece of bacon was fried crispy, Muti would pick it up with his fingers and put it in his mouth, adding a bite of the food he had brought with him, chewing it with a crunching sound.

“It’s crunchy and delicious too!”

After the large piece of bacon was fried, Orlan looked up and saw the white smoke drifting out through the opening at the top of the cave. The smell should be able to drift very far.

Orlan nodded with satisfaction and prepared to wash and put away the kitchen utensils.

Suddenly he realized that there was half a pot of oil in the frying pan, which was all from frying the bacon. He was about to pour it out, but he saw Muti staring at the pan.

The corner of Aolan's eye twitched. "Do you want to drink?"

Muti shook her head. Even she wouldn't want to drink the oil directly. "It's just a pity. This oil is so fragrant when used to fry vegetables."

Orlan looked at the grease in the pan.

If he were in the camp, he might find a small jar to collect the grease, but he obviously didn't have the leisure to do so now.

But Muti's words "It smells good" inspired him.

He set the pan on the damp moss to cool it down. "Go get Eric."

After eating, Muti was very obedient and quickly dragged the reluctant Eric over.

"What are you doing again?" Eric muttered in dissatisfaction as his research was interrupted again.

At this time, the fat in the pan had cooled down a little and became a sticky semi-liquid. Orlan tested it with his fingers and found that it was no longer hot.

"I'm going to rub this oil on you," Orlan said straight to the point.

"Ah! No, it's so sticky and disgusting!"

"It smells very good. Xinglong will probably like it." Ao Lang said in a faint voice.

Eric fell silent.

"If you're lucky, Xinglong might come over and lick you twice." Orlan continued to seduce.

Of course, this was a lie to Eric. Who would dare to let Star Dragon get close enough to lick him? What if Star Dragon didn't lick him, but took a bite?

But imagine that the star dragon is attracted by the scent and returns to its nest.

It's normal to be drawn to someone who smells good and isn't dangerous at all, and want to get closer to observe them, right?

Then they could take advantage of the moment when the Star Dragon's attention was distracted and rush out to block its retreat!

"Ok."

Between personal hygiene and the opportunity to get close to Star Dragon, Eric decisively chose the latter.

"Apply more."

Chapter 289 The Timid Princess

Outside the cave, it was already dark.

This magical cave has lost its green tones during the day, and the moss and leaves reflect the dark blue color of the night sky under the moonlight.

The light moss on the rock wall, the unknown ferns growing in the corners, some aquatic plants in the pools, and even some tiny fish that are less than the length of a finger, all emit a bright light.

The entire cave is decorated like a starry sky.

The hunters are still lurking. According to the plan, they will wait here until the evening of the next day, which is a whole day and night.

If the Star Dragon hadn't appeared by then, they would have no choice but to return to camp and find a solution.

Eric was busy for several hours.

All the bottles and jars he had for sampling were full, and there was only one set of film left in his portable camera, which he had reluctantly kept for Xinglong.

In order to make up for the shortcomings of the film, he began to use sketches to depict various things in the cave, from flowers, birds, fish, insects, to vines, bushes, ferns, and finally even the mosses attached to the ground.

He had whittled the charcoal pencil he carried with him down to a tiny piece, and if he whittled any further he would lose the ability to hold it, yet he still enjoyed doing it.

Aolan looked helpless and threw his charcoal pencil over to him to lend it.

Eric, with his greasy silver hair, took it with a chuckle, said thank you, and continued to concentrate on drawing.

Taking his eyes off Eric, Orlan took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

He thought about it and blew a whistle to attract Muti's attention in the distance.

Muti poked her head out from the big-leafed shrub where she was hiding, and Oran made a few gestures to her, indicating that she could take a nap and he would take over in a few hours.

The two of them can take turns resting and conserve more energy.

Muti didn't hesitate, nodded, and retreated into the bushes, folding his arms, closing his eyes, emptying his mind, and was about to fall asleep.

A soft "thud" sound of something falling into the water woke her up from her half-sleep.

That was a signal agreed upon in advance. If anything unusual was found, a small stone would be thrown into the pool of water. It wouldn't make much noise, but it was clear enough in such a quiet environment.

The one who dropped the stone was Seabuckthorn, hiding in the crown of a giant tree in the center of the cave, with a glimmer of excitement in its eyes.

It heard some noise, coming from outside the opening at the top.

The lurking Orlan and Muti tried their best to restrain their aura and reduce their presence.