After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 217 Obtaining new hunter skills, the first taboo crusade!

The dancing flames on the bonfire dissipated some of the chill in the extremely cold ice cave and illuminated this dim area.

Ryan carefully read the contents recorded on the animal skin scroll in front of him.

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[Summer May 5st:... Disaster is coming. Guided by the prophecy, we finally arrived at this permanently frozen continent covered in ice and snow after paying a heavy price during the hottest season of the year... ...That is, we have reached the final place. 】

[...The ecology here is so strange. It is obviously a land of ice and ice, but it has given birth to a snow forest that is so vast that it is difficult to measure. Not only that, the monsters that live here are also extremely difficult to defeat... Their skin and meat are extremely It is so hard that if you cut it directly with a weapon, the effect will be greatly reduced...]

[We stayed at the edge of the permafrost continent for a long time. Under the day and night research of the accompanying researchers, we finally found a way to deal with the "hard skin"! 】

[That is a special technique - the hardness of the skin of permafrost monsters comes from the extremely cold climate they live in all year round. In this case, a certain part of them heats up rapidly in a short period of time, causing the collision of hot and cold. , can destroy this defense. We call this technique "softening", and the relevant methods are recorded as follows:...]

[Of course, softening techniques also have drawbacks. First, because the monster is very large, softening can only soften one part at a time, so it is necessary to soften the vital parts of the monster as much as possible. Secondly, based on the principle of softening, hot and cold hedging, under the influence of monster energy and external environment, the softening will last for up to three minutes, then it will fail and need to be repeated. 】

[Latercomer, if you can see this record, I hope the softening skills can be helpful to you. 】

"I see……"

This is a good thing.

[Check the learning method of [Special Skill-Softening], do you want to learn it? 】

[Ninth Scouting and Hunting Regiment, Captain of the First Team, Rodney Hilal, stay. 】

Because of the cover of the snow forest and the fact that he was not directly exposed to the erosion of wind and snow, Ryan's decrease in vitality was slowed down a lot, greatly increasing the time available for exploration.

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E.g.

Outside the ice cave, the wind and snow are still there. It seems that this continent only has snow all year round. The only difference is the size of the snow.

Ryan stepped hard and tried it, and found that the frozen soil, which had been "tempered" by ice and snow all year round, was extremely strong.

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In just a moment, a large number of memories appeared in Ryan's mind. At the same time, he seemed to have practiced the "softening" technique for a long time and knew the key points clearly.

[Oh, by the way, there is something I almost forgot to mention. 】

After walking for about half an hour, Ryan stopped and looked at a plant growing in the corner.

From the condition of the animal skin roll, Ryan judged that it had not been around for a very long time, at most, only a few years.

Softening skills will play an extremely important role in his subsequent crusade against taboo-level monsters.

After all, this world is too dangerous, and it is normal for information gaps to occur.

[Hunters later, please be extremely careful. 】

[The goal of our team is the depths of the Permafrost Continent, which is said to be the source of all disasters...]

In addition to this softening technique, this hide volume also records other useful information.

The previous skills were either incidental to his career promotion, or he learned them independently, or he learned them through special items.

Ryan did not hesitate and directly chose to study.

[This is roughly it. Next, our team will continue to go deeper. May the blue light guide you and me. 】

Looking at the prompt that popped up on the panel in front of him, Ryan raised his eyebrows.

This was the first time he saw such a prompt.

Large trees standing in the wind and snow, hundreds of meters high, hold up natural snow umbrellas, making the snowflakes deposited below very shallow. Some slope areas even expose blackened frozen soil.

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The hunters who landed on the Permafrost Continent were members of the 9th Scouting and Hunting Group, which was also a different hunting group from the 7th Scouting and Hunting Group of Deputy Leader Loick.

At the end of the animal skin volume, the existence of deputy captain Loik is also mentioned. However, hundreds of years have made it difficult for future generations of hunters to know his name even if they know Loik's existence.

With the special skill of [Adapting to Deep Snow], Ryan's speed increased significantly.

According to Ryan's guess, the so-called seventh and ninth may not refer to the order of the hunting group, but more to the time of its creation.

After this period of warming, the chill accumulated in his body has completely disappeared, his vitality has returned to its peak, and it is time to explore more deeply.

And one more thing.

After returning the animal skin roll to its original position, if there are any others who come after him, they can get a lot of useful information from it. Ryan turned around and walked towards the outside of the ice cave.

[Special Skill - Softening]: By compressing one's own blood, forming a high-temperature flow and temporarily storing it in the weapon, attacking the monster's body can "soften" the attack area, greatly weakening its "hard skin". Please note that if the strength of the "hard skin" is too high, it will need to be softened multiple times to completely break through the hard skin (the effect of the skill depends on the user's blood, and the strength of the blood is based on [Physique]).

Fighting at the same level, if he cannot break through the opponent's defense, it will cause great trouble to his crusade.

In this way, he continued to explore the depths of the Permafrost Continent, and maybe there would be a chance to meet the members of the hunting group.

Different from [Crown], [Taboo], as an existence that transcends a large level, must have a thicker "hard skin".

[We don’t know what it is specifically. It is said that Blue Star went to a mysterious place to explore a hundred years ago. Unfortunately, no news was returned. 】

[According to the information left by the reconnaissance teams that came to investigate in the past, the areas that have been visited so far can be divided into: snow forest area and glacier area from the edge to the inside of the permafrost continent. As for the deeper areas, there is currently no information. Among them, in the snow forest area, the reconnaissance team encountered a variant of the Stegosaurus, which was extremely terrifying. As for the glacier area, there is very little known information, but what is certain is that the monsters living there are , the threat level far exceeds that of the snow forest area. 】

This is the first time I have acquired skills through reading.

Ryan slowly opened his eyes.

It is only as high as a person's knees, and there are several red things that look like peppers hanging on it.

Seeing these little things, Ryan's eyes suddenly lit up.

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[Frozen ground pepper (10 pieces)]: A strange fruit that grows in extremely cold areas. It is rare in quantity. After taking the fruit, it can release itself from the frozen state in a very short period of time and freeze in the next fifteen minutes. Within, it greatly improves the body's resistance to cold (this resistance is different from resistance, it can only resist natural cold, and its resistance to cold energy particle attacks is extremely limited).

If you know how to prepare it, you can mix it into a "hot drink" to greatly extend the time for the cold resistance to take effect.

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The prompt on the panel made a smile appear on Ryan's lips.

He had seen this kind of special plant on the mysterious island, especially the [Elimination Fruit], which can be said to be a universal antidote.

If the number is not too scarce, it is not impossible to directly use [Elimination Fruit] to withstand the severe cold.

Of course, it would be better to have a professional counterpart [frozen soil pepper].

According to Ryan's estimation, even if he is in the snow forest, he can only be active outdoors for an hour at most. After that, his vitality will be reduced to 60%. If he continues to explore by then, the risk will be too high.

Each [Frozen Ground Chili Pepper] can relieve the chill and extend his exploration time by an additional fifteen minutes, and 10 [Frozen Ground Chili Peppers] is equivalent to two and a half hours, which is quite considerable.

Moreover, in the huge snow forest, Ryan did not believe that there was only one [Frozen Ground Pepper]. If he collected more points, he would explore it throughout his travel time, which would not be impossible.

Thinking of this, Ryan became very excited. While moving forward, he carefully observed the surrounding corners.

He was not disappointed.

In the next ten minutes, he found several more pepper plants, each with different numbers of fruits. In total, he bought 40 [frozen soil peppers].

"enough."

After swallowing a [frozen soil pepper], the burning sensation swept through his mouth, tongue and throat, and then, the heat surged all over his body. Ryan nodded with satisfaction.

When we arrived here, the surrounding snow trees became thicker and taller, even reaching a height of about 150 meters. When Ryan, who was less than two meters tall, walked in here, he was like a villain who accidentally entered the country of giants.

After walking forward for another ten minutes, Ryan's eyes suddenly opened up, and a large snowfield appeared.

Behind the snow is a larger snow forest.

This blank snowfield looks more like it was dug out by something in a large snow forest.

Or could it be said that this area once suffered some kind of terrible bombardment, causing large swathes of snow forests to disappear?
Looking at the slightly concave snow terrain, this thought flashed through Ryan's mind.

"call……"

Exhaling a breath of rising heat, Ryan stopped thinking and stepped into the snow.

But after taking a few steps forward, he stopped and his eyes fell on a huge tree trunk lying across the snow in the distance.

The front and rear ends of the giant tree were torn in shape. This gap showed that the giant tree was not cut artificially through saw teeth, but was more likely to be caused by direct collision and tearing by some arrogant and terrifying force.

Moreover, there was not much snow on the surface of the giant tree, which meant that it was not knocked down for long, and the "culprit" that caused it to fall was probably nearby.

Ryan took a deep breath.

He could feel the vague restlessness in the air around him.

It was a residual aura that was beyond the reach of [Grand Position].

This piece of snow is very likely to be the habitat of a [Forbidden] monster!

Ryan stood there and did not leave.

The long-lost sense of danger and excitement made his eyes glow slightly.

The [Grand Rank] Hanyulong he encountered before was just an appetizer and couldn't even warm him up.

Only real [forbidden] monsters can bring enough stimulation to Ryan and allow his level progress bar to rise quickly.

As time passed, the restlessness in the air became stronger and stronger. At the same time, Ryan felt the ground tremble. "Buzz buzz... buzz buzz..."

The tremors in the snow became more intense.

Until, a violent "roar" sounded, and in the distance of Ryan's sight, a giant tree on the edge of the snow forest was torn apart and thrown away under the huge impact. In the rolling snow waves, a huge and burly body slowly moved Walked out.

The first thing that appeared in Ryan's eyes was a pair of extremely exaggerated giant horns, followed closely by the monster's huge body that stood upright and reached nearly thirty meters.

A heavy and depressing aura rushed to his face in an instant, causing the falling snowflakes in the sky to stagnate briefly.

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[Mangoceratops]: [Taboo] beast dragon species, its size is the largest among the beast dragon species, with an average body length of more than thirty meters, and this Menghorn dragon that has reached the [Taboo] level is even more incomparable in size It was huge, reaching a terrifying sixty meters.

Raptorosaurus has a stout body, and its whole body is covered with a hard carapace and white fur. These surface structures can help Raptorosaurus resist the cold, and can also provide some defense against extreme climates such as sand, dust, high temperatures, and miasma. Therefore, Raptorosaurus It has strong environmental adaptability, and the carapace on its back will expand upward when it is angry to intimidate the enemy.

Raptorosaurus has a relatively small face, with a pair of huge antlers like antlers growing on its head. The tops of the horns have a shovel-shaped structure. In addition, there is also a smaller horn growing on the tip of its nose. It will stand up when it is angry; although the forelimbs have degenerated to the point of being almost useless like most theropod species, the hind limbs of Raptorosaurus are extremely strong, especially the middle toe is very developed, which can provide strong support and support for Raptorosaurus. Athletic ability.

The tail of the Raptorosaurus was thick and flat, and it was also covered with dense fur. Unlike most large herbivores with a bad temper, Raptorosaurus is a relatively gentle monster. It generally does not actively attack small approaching creatures, but it has a strong sense of territory. When it senses humans or monsters, After crossing the line, the Raptorosaurus will also enter a state of extreme aggression and madness.

——[Taboo] Special species, the most powerful existence over countless special species, the "taboo" beast, has buried countless hunters, so it has become taboo! 】

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Lots of hints were picked up quickly by Lane.

Looking at the [Forbidden] Raptor whose eyes turned red in front of the snow, the fighting spirit in Ryan's eyes was also high.

He raised his hand and grasped the hilt of the sword behind him. He took a step forward and took the initiative to attack the [Forbidden] Raptor.

The aura of the forbidden monster was as thick as a mountain, the wind howled, and with the blessing of [Wind-walking Slash], Ryan's figure flashed and appeared beside the [Forbidden] Raptor, then he jumped up high and slashed with a sword Toward its side face.

"Boom-"

The big sword collided sideways with the [Forbidden] Raptor, and the terrifying force of the shock caused Ryan's body to fly backwards and land on a boulder in the snow.

Ryan squinted his eyes and looked at the area where he had just attacked. He saw only a faint white mark there. This level of "hard skin" was nothing compared to the [Grand Rank] Hanyulong.

"For a monster promoted from [Crown] to [Taboo], isn't the defense increased a bit too much?"

Ryan grinned, his teeth sore.

If he didn't have the "softening" skill, if he wanted to defeat forbidden monsters, he would have to watch the real damage of the skills bit by bit.

But that would be too dangerous.

Forbidden monsters are not targets. If you stand and let Ryan hit them, every counterattack they make will be fatal if not handled properly.

Suddenly there was a "big mouth" on the face, which only caused the [Taboo] Raptor to tilt its head. It didn't seem to be fainting, nor was it hurt.

It stared at Ryan with its huge red blood pupils and let out a shocking roar.

"Roar--"

The sound wave swept across and the snowflakes flew, forming a ring-shaped wave of snow that spread.

After the initial test, Ryan, who was familiar with the strength of the [Taboo] Raptor, no longer held back.

A giant hand of bright blue energy appeared out of thin air and grabbed the huge horn on the head of the [Taboo] Raptor.

The fall of [Grip of Greed] caused the energy and vigor in the body of [Taboo] Raptor to drop a bit.

Although [Grip of Greed] introduces the reduction of [Spirituality] and [Physique], for creatures such as monsters that do not master spirituality, the energy in the body is also attributed to the spiritual category.

The sudden abnormality made the [Forbidden] Raptors whose territory was invaded further accumulate anger, and the red beast pupils turned completely red.

Its extremely thick legs exerted force and charged towards Ryan's position.

Although it is huge in size, the [Taboo] Raptorosaurus charges at an amazingly fast speed.

The sharp and strong dragon horn cuts through the air like a small mountain peak. Its power is powerful enough to make those who face it feel their own insignificance.

Not only that, the violent airflow even restrained Ryan's body to some extent, hindering his movement.

Ryan narrowed his eyes slightly, and a dense blood mist surged on the surface of the sword in his hand. Soon, the sword turned red.

Officially, [Special Skill-Softening]!
It wasn't until the huge horns of the [Taboo] Raptor were approaching that two blood cores appeared on Ryan's shoulders.

Different from the blood core summoned in the past, after the [Holy Relic·Blood Embrace] was fully awakened, the spikes on the surface of the blood core became denser, and even faint strange patterns appeared at the core of its center point.

A thick barrier of blood spread, blocking the dragon's horns.

The moment the two collided.

"Boom!"

Ripples appeared on the surface of the blood barrier. At the same time, the color of one of the blood cores became dim, showing no signs of being broken.

Judging from the current situation, the blood barrier can even block another collision attack.

The ripples of the blood barrier formed some kind of strong backlash, forcing the head of the [Taboo] Raptor to raise back and stagger its steps.

Taking this opportunity, Ryan rushed to the feet of the [Forbidden] Raptor, and slashed hard at the ankle with the red sword in his hand.

"Click..."

Different from the previous collisions between hard objects, this time, the big sword used the softening technique. The scorching sword blade was like a hot knife entering oil, and it easily cut through the hard skin on the surface of the [Taboo] Raptorosaurus. Embedded in flesh and blood.

Without stopping, Ryan raised his foot and stepped hard on the sword body. With the explosive power of this single foot, the sword broke through the hard skin in a large area, revealing the much softer inner skin and parts of the flesh.

The severe pain made the [Taboo] Raptors go even crazier.

It suddenly raised its injured right foot, and then trampled it down heavily.

Withdrawing the sword, Ryan had no time to retreat in a hurry.

The next moment, unprecedented vibrations and shock waves roared.

The hard snow cracked in a large area, and the roaring shock wave caused only half of the remaining blood energy of the blood barrier to fly dry, and then shattered into spots of light all over the sky.

Compared with the previous impact, the power of this heavy step was much more violent.

This was just the aftermath. If he were stepped on from the front, Ryan couldn't imagine how tragic the scene would be.

The bloody radiance was released on Ryan's body and then returned to his body.

[Special Sword Skill·Defend Collision (Blade Heart-like)]!
With the help of the "Hegemonic Blood Film", Ryan's body did not retreat even one step, and he also completed two stages of energy storage.

The effect of force is reciprocal. Although the power of the heavy pedal is fierce, the force of the rebound also caused the [Taboo] Raptor to fall into a short-term stiffness.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ryan further charged up. Seeing that the [Taboo] Raptor was about to wake up, it was too late to charge up to the "God Split". Ryan simply cut out the "True Charge", and its landing point was shocking. It's his softened ankle area.

"Crack——!"

The sound of bone cracking could be clearly heard, accompanied by the furious roar of the [Forbidden] Raptor.

Rich red light emerged from the ankle injury of the [Taboo] Raptor, and the shock wave knocked back Ryan's body and flew hundreds of meters away.

When he landed, what he saw was a giant beast whose fur was covered with red obsidian lines.

"Is this going into red obsidian rage?"

“Aren’t the monsters in the Permafrost Continent a bit too temperamental?”

There was a look of astonishment in Ryan's eyes.

When on the mysterious island, those monsters that entered the red-obsidian rage state would only enter the red-obsidian rage and fight to the death after their condition fell to the bottom.

As for the [Taboo] Raptor in front of us, it enters red obsidian rage so casually. It can be seen that the monsters in the two places have different attitudes towards red obsidian rage.

The former is a desperate measure, while the latter is more like actively accepting Hong Yao and treating it as a daily tool.

Different attitudes mean that there is a huge difference in the degree of erosion of monsters in the two places.

He couldn't think too much, because the [Forbidden] Raptorosaurus in the distance thrust its giant horn into the snow, and a giant tree trunk hundreds of meters long emerged from it, with a skin as strong as iron. Then, it enveloped the sky. The wind and snow rushed towards Ryan.

The length of the giant tree suddenly increased the cross-section of the [Taboo] Raptor's attack, and the difficulty of dodge increased significantly.

Ryan took a deep breath, the blue flames beating on his body.

The big sword was placed on his shoulder. Facing the terrifying collision, he stood on the spot and directly charged up.

The wind and snow were roaring, and when the distance between the two sides was only the last meter, a dark green color flashed in Ryan's eyes.

In the world invisible to the naked eye, countless threads of laziness composed of spirituality are wrapped around the body of the [Forbidden] Raptor.

Due to the difference in levels between the two, it cannot be turned into a "lazy puppet", but a short period of dizziness is enough to significantly weaken the forward momentum of the [Taboo] Raptor.

A dark green energy humanoid body appeared next to Ryan, and the [Servant of Power] appeared. The energy giant sword in his hand was filled with "softened" red light, and hit the [Forbidden] Raptor on the forehead.

Amidst the sound of "tearing", the hard skin on the forehead of the [Taboo] Raptorosaurus was brutally cut open.

This heavy blow brought the forward charge of the [Taboo] Raptor to an abrupt halt. At this time, invisible ripples spread and the falling snowflakes became sluggish.

Ryan shouted loudly, and slashed out the "Splitting God" sword with all his strength after completing the accumulation in his hand.

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