Chapter 1416 - 1400: Poisonous Dragon Hunting Grounds (Part 2)

Chapter 1416 -1400: Poisonous Dragon Hunting Grounds (Part 2)

Humans, to this kind of Poisonous Dragon, are certainly considered large prey, so these two guys must be trying to ambush, right?

Facing these creatures for the first time, Song Xiaodong inevitably found it challenging. Moreover, most of his knowledge came from documentaries, and he wasn’t sure if these creatures differed in habits from the Komodo Dragons on the surface.

Song Xiaodong deliberately turned his back, leaving his rear exposed to the two Poisonous Dragons, while completely opening his Perception Ability.

After a dozen seconds, one of the Poisonous Dragons suddenly pushed off with its hind legs. Despite its seemingly clumsy appearance, its movements turned incredibly agile. Its mouth wide open, it lunged at Song Xiaodong’s leg.

Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but feel startled; this was entirely different from what he had imagined. Its movements were just like a leopard’s!

With a flick of his body, Song Xiaodong dodged the dragon’s open mouth.

The Poisonous Dragon brushed past Song Xiaodong, its back claws coming like sharp knives toward Song Xiaodong’s waist, revealing more tricks.

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“Damn!”

Song Xiaodong stepped aside again, avoiding the dragon’s razor-sharp claws.

Landing on all fours, the dragon’s long leg, as if a huge whip, swept directly toward Song Xiaodong with immense force. A strike from this tail would seriously injure an adult man.

This Poisonous Dragon’s attack was a series of three continuous moves, each one seamless and unexpected, posing significant threat; even a master like Song Xiaodong felt somewhat bewildered by the attack.

Undoubtedly, this bewilderment was mainly due to surprise. Who could have thought that a seemingly low-level reptile would possess such intelligence?

Song Xiaodong touched the ground with his toes, jumping to avoid the tail, curious about what other attacks the dragon may have.

While in midair, a gust suddenly came from behind, notifying Song Xiaodong’s Perception Ability that another Poisonous Dragon had initiated an attack.

“Damn!”

Song Xiaodong couldn’t help but curse internally. These Poisonous Dragons knew how to cooperate, and the timing was perfectly accurate; it attacked when he was airborne, making direction changes hardest. Most prey couldn’t evade under these circumstances.

“Sir, be careful!” The Family Guards, not far off, saw all this, couldn’t help but shout, and someone started rushing to aid Song Xiaodong.

In midair, Song Xiaodong turned his head and waved, loudly shouting: “Do not come over.” Then, with a powerful palm strike, hit the dragon’s head, not only dodging its mouth but using the force to rise higher.

The first Poisonous Dragon turned, immediately leaping again, initiating another attack on Song Xiaodong.

With a touch on the dragon’s head, Song Xiaodong propelled himself to a distance, not wanting to engage with them in midair, since being airborne limited his abilities.

The two Poisonous Dragons immediately charged, attacking Song Xiaodong with sudden movements, both left and right, forward and backward.

Zipping between the two dragons, Song Xiaodong occasionally struck with his fists and feet, making this battle between one man and two dragons thrillingly intense.

After a while, the two Poisonous Dragons stopped their assaults, turned leisurely, and retreated, evidently feeling further efforts wouldn’t work on Song Xiaodong, thus opting to give up.

Song Xiaodong also didn’t pursue them, primarily intent on understanding these formidable beasts’ habits.

This exchange deepened his understanding of these animals.

These are absolutely powerful beasts; his Palm Force, despite its strength, couldn’t injure them — they seemed to have Copper Skin and Iron Bones. Their attacks were systematically executed, any misstep would lead to serious injuries for him.

If it were the Family Guards with him, they’d likely have been ripped to shreds.

Upon Song Xiaodong’s return, Zhang Long and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, having been on edge earlier.

The people here highly value loyalty. Now being part of Song Xiaodong’s group, they regard Song Xiaodong as their leader, disregarding the Cao Family from their concerns.

“This creature is indeed tough to handle, yet not impossible,” Song Xiaodong stated with a relaxed expression.

Zhang Long said, “Sir, your skills allow you to advance and retreat freely, but hunting here would be difficult for us. There are many Poisonous Dragons, and their skins change color, making them virtually invisible when hiding.”

Song Xiaodong’s expression darkened, “These creatures can actually mimic Chameleons?”

“Chameleons?” Everyone was momentarily perplexed, yet Zhang Long remarked, “That’s a nice name indeed.”

Song Xiaodong said, “Given this, I’ll arrange a method for everyone, seeing if we can manage these creatures.”

“You’ll form into groups of five; the first person uses a shield, ideally one taller than a person, selecting the strongest to use it, blocking the Poisonous Dragon’s frontal attack. Behind the shield bearer are two spearmen, thrusting with spears, while the two in the rear use bows and arrows. Although the Poisonous Dragon’s skin is thick, strong bows and spears should penetrate.”

This is akin to a team mode in games, with both defense and attack. Song Xiaodong felt this strategy was viable, thus proposed it.

Zhang Long said, “This strategy is worth trying, but we lack large shields; we’ll need to make them first.”

Song Xiaodong responded, “Then go back and make some shields, and I’ll work on enhancing our weapons.”

On the way back, the Family Guards gathered lots of vines to make shields; here, there was no suitable timber for wooden shields, so they made them from vines, creating Rattan Shields.

Song Xiaodong went to a Crystal Cave, selected some crystals, and brought them back.

In the following two days, Song Xiaodong led everyone in preparing equipment, crafting five large shields and grinding crystal into spearheads and arrowheads.

Compared to bone or stone, these crystal tips were much sharper and more durable.

This thrilled everyone; for them, lack of suitable weapons was a significant regret.

Besides, Song Xiaodong chose three individuals to become team leaders, with Zhang Long taking a temporary leader role.

This formed four squads, leading Song Xiaodong to begin guiding them in coordinated attacks.

Team combat is more effective than individual fights, even though Song Xiaodong possesses extraordinary power, he knows this too. If commanding a team well, five warriors can unleash much greater force than one expert.

In this underground world, all combat is primitive, though team formations exist, those with Zhang Long’s status struggle to utilize them. Now that there’s an opportunity, everyone is keen to learn.

They more or less sensed that Song Xiaodong’s strategy deviates from traditional Combined Strike methods, being more reasonable and practical.

This illustrates the difference between Primitive People and modern humans; Song Xiaodong absorbed knowledge distilled over thousands of years, coupled with modern scientific theories, certainly surpassing these semi-primitive individuals by far.