Hunting Plesioth

After eating and drinking his fill, Li Wei put on his back armor and carried the greatsword 'Colossus' on his back.

"Bao Ling, what is your mission?"

"It's about hunting Plesioth!" Bao Ling said.

"Plesioth, that should be in an underground cave in the desert area, right? I need the materials from it too, let's go together!" Li Wei took out a few flight cards from his pocket and handed them to Bao Ling.

The latter simply nodded, offering no objection. After all, with Li Wei's help, the success rate of the hunt would be greatly increased.

With time running out, the two first returned to the Hunter Village to repair and upgrade their equipment, and then flew non-stop to the desert region.

This time, Li Wei's bone greatsword has been upgraded from 'Colossus' to 'Valkyrie's Blade,' a red greatsword infused with Fire Dragon scales, carapace, and bodily fluids. Therefore, it inflicts fire damage upon hitting a target.

Originally, Li Wei didn't plan to upgrade this weapon, but considering that he would be dealing with Plesioth and Blango, two types of monsters with water and ice attributes, he decided to upgrade the greatsword instead. After all, fire damage is very effective against these two types of monsters.

Of course, Li Wei also gave the precious materials obtained from the ancient dragon species, the Chameleos, along with the Yian Garuga materials, to the blacksmith granny. It would be a real loss if he accidentally lost them. The old woman wasn't particularly surprised when she saw the Yian Garuga materials, but when she saw the Chameleos materials, her eyes widened in disbelief. She must have known how precious these materials were.

"Kid, you're pretty good. You even killed an ancient dragon! Haha, with these materials, your weapon might just be able to be made into a super high-quality one!"

That one sentence spurred Li Wei to charge straight into the desert.

The desert is not just about heat and drought. Within the massive mountains lies another world, a dark, damp world teeming with insects. Of course, the most distinctive feature here is the enormous pool of water.

According to Bao Ling's instructions, the Plesioth is located here.

There was still a group of Genprey and a Gendrome here, but they were no longer a problem for Li Wei. His Valkyrie's Blade easily broke through their originally indestructible armor, and in no time, Li Wei had cleared them out.

"Bao Ling, go harvest these materials. I don't need them for now!" Li Wei said to Bao Ling, pointing to the dozen or so Genprey corpses.

The latter nodded and went forward to begin harvesting as instructed.

Li Wei walked to the edge of the pool and began to observe it carefully.

This place resembled a small lake. The water in the pool was extremely cold, and it seemed to be bottomless. Li Wei threw in a pebble, which quickly disappeared into the darkness at the bottom of the pool.

"How do we lure the Plesioth out? I've heard from others that you need bait!" Bao Ling said, looking down. She was probably afraid of water, or maybe something in the water, so she kept a distance of more than three meters.

Bait?

Li Wei chuckled. He had already prepared the bait. The best thing to lure out the Plesioth was a frog bait.

Li Wei had already found this thing in the Jungle yesterday, in order to be prepared when dealing with the Plesioth.

Li Wei threw the frog bait into the pond with a string, then pulled Bao Ling back.

"You can just watch the battle from the sidelines for now!" Li Wei said, his eyes fixed on the bait.

"No, you can protect me this time, but what about next time? You can't always be by my side, right? So, I have to learn to become stronger!" Bao Ling's expression was very firm.

Li Wei was taken aback.

Yes, I can't always be by Bao Ling's side. I have someone I like, and she probably does too. And everything last night was just an accident.

With that thought, Li Wei let out a long breath, banishing the frustration from his mind and focusing all his attention on the battle that was about to begin.

The process of luring the Plesioth went very smoothly, seemingly a rule of the mission world. It wasn't until a gigantic behemoth, over 27 meters long, appeared before Li Wei and Bao Ling that Li Wei truly felt what it meant to be awestruck.

It's too big!

While this Plesioth may not be the strongest among dragon-like creatures, its size is certainly among the largest.

The imposing presence of a figure nearly thirty meters long made even Li Wei feel a little uneasy.

The Plesioth, leaping ashore, rushed forward like a slippery eel, crushing the stones in its path into powder. Upon seeing this, Li Wei knew that this was a unique attack method of the Plesioth.

"Get out of the way!"

Li Wei and Bao Ling jumped away separately. Li Wei wasn't worried about Bao Ling, since her Gale Sword speed was no less than his own, not to mention she also had the very useful Substitution Jutsu.

Thus, the battle began.

After observing the Plesioth's attack patterns at the beginning, Li Wei and Bao Ling simply kept dodging, occasionally launching a single attack, but never being greedy for blows.

Three minutes later, Li Wei nodded. He had memorized all the Plesioth's attack trajectories and methods; now, all he needed to do was dodge accordingly.

Bao Ling used the same method, and with the two working together, the Plesioth was subjected to a series of fierce attacks.

"At this rate, the battle will be over in just two minutes!" Li Wei thought to himself, while simultaneously attacking even more frequently with his Valkyrie's Blade, occasionally using Card Magic to assist his attacks.

At this point, Li Wei had completely abandoned the card puppet.

Whether it's Mud Golem or Water Element, they're practically made of paper in front of a monster like the Plesioth. The golem dies with the slightest touch. This must be one of the ways that damned 'Main God' restricts Li Wei's abilities.

Unable to bear the pain any longer, Plesioth leaped into the water and quickly resurfaced, his chest bulging.

"Oh no! Get out of the way!" Li Wei shouted.

Fire Dragon can breathe fireballs, and Plesioth can naturally shoot water arrows as well. Moreover, these water arrows are extremely powerful. Just as Li Wei dodged, a boulder behind him was neatly sliced in two by the knife-like water arrows.

Bao Ling was terrified when she saw this. If she were hit by this water arrow, even with strong defensive armor, she would be cut in two instantly.

For a moment, the two began running and jumping around, dodging the deadly water arrows.

After the water arrow, it was close combat again. This time, the Plesioth was even knocked down once and it took him a long time to get up.

Suddenly, the Plesioth swerved to the side and lunged forward.

This is the "Iron Mountain Lean" of dragon-type monsters, somewhat like a martial arts master's side-step charge, but when they unleash it, it is even more terrifying.

Fortunately, Li Wei was prepared and managed to dodge, but the wall behind him suffered the consequences.

With a loud 'boom,' the Plesioth slammed against the wall, and Li Wei felt the ground tremble three times, demonstrating the Plesioth's power.

However, after being attacked in turn by the two, the Plesioth finally showed signs of fatigue, and finally, with a thud, it fell to the ground under Bao Ling's swift Gale Sword.

"Ding, Plesioth Slayer Quest Completed, Reward..."

After the Plesioth collapsed, Bao Ling received a quest notification. Since this was her main quest, she could return to Shadow Street after completing it.

"Countdown to returning to Shadow Street... 10... 9..."

Bao Ling was stunned; she hadn't expected to be teleported so soon.

What should I say to Li Wei? Should I thank him, or say goodbye?

Bao Ling was unaware of this; she simply stared at Li Wei with a complex expression, as if she had many things she wanted to say but ultimately remained silent. Only when there was just one second left did she open her mouth and utter, "Thank you!"

The next second, a white light enveloped her.

Seeing Bao Ling disappear without a trace, Li Wei knew that she must have completed the main quest, which was why she was forcibly teleported back to Shadow Street.

This was something he had anticipated from the beginning, so Li Wei didn't feel anything was wrong. However, Bao Ling had been by his side for the past two days, and her sudden disappearance did make him feel a little uneasy.

Li Wei heard her last "thank you." He thought she would say something else, but now there was no chance. What was most frustrating was that Li Wei didn't even ask which region of the real world she was in. It seemed that they would have to rely on luck to meet again.

Regardless, she successfully completed the mission and obtained the necessary forging materials for the 'Beast Soul' mission.

After collecting the Plesioth's corpse, Li Wei used his flight card to fly away.

His materials list also included hunting 'Gravios,' a monster that burrows into the ground. Coincidentally, its habitat was this desert area, which saved Li Wei from traveling. So Li Wei flew directly to that area.

Unbeknownst to Li Wei, after he left, ripples suddenly appeared in the air by the pond, and then a person appeared out of thin air in the open space.

"Wow, amazing! His speed, strength, and combat awareness are definitely top-tier. No wonder he's the Destroyer of this Earth Star. It seems the rumors about him subduing the level 3 star system Kai Star and wreaking havoc in the level 4 Blood Clan Star Domain are true!" The man, carrying a huge Iron-Cutting Sword, looked in the direction Li Wei had left and muttered to himself.

If Li Wei were here, he would definitely recognize this person as Liu Yuchen, the reincarnator who saved the great wizard.

"This Li Wei, along with the Grand Wizard Taoist He, are among the top combat forces on Earth Star, and they are all formidable opponents. However, I'm here for 'that thing,' so I shouldn't have any conflict with them... It just took a considerable price to sneak into this mission without the help of the Main God. I hope I can successfully retrieve 'that thing,' otherwise..." With a sigh, Liu Yuchen suddenly sensed an extremely powerful aura.

"Damn it, it's that guy, the Main God! I absolutely can't let him discover my existence!" Liu Yuchen's expression changed drastically. He then used a special skill to disappear into thin air once again.

At this moment, Li Wei had arrived at the area where the Gravios was found. Below, a dragon covered in heavy armor and with two horns was drinking water by a pond.

"That's it!" Li Wei sneered, grabbed the Valkyrie's Blade, and charged down.