Its plump body fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Jiang Wuyuan turned his gaze toward Huo Ling.
Huo Ling's combat skills are quite good, which is clearly the result of his regular training.
He used a wind manipulation technique to flip the mutated porcupine over, and then finished the battle with explosive fire feathers.
"This feels really good."
Huo Ling looked at the three porcupines that had already breathed their last with great satisfaction, feeling extremely excited about killing a magical beast with his own hands for the first time.
Seeing that there was no danger on Huo Ling's side, Jiang Wuyuan withdrew his gaze, took out his dagger, and began to shave off the quills on the porcupine's back one by one.
Huo Ling also squatted down beside him to help him collect these things.
"Ice Cube, you want me to attack this pig's belly? Are you afraid I'll damage the quills on its back?"
Jiang Wuyuan remained noncommittal.
"Sigh, how did I end up with such a prodigy like you? It makes me, a genius, seem utterly incompetent."
Huo Ling was deeply moved as he thought of Jiang Wuyuan's calm thinking and extremely powerful swordsmanship during battle.
In Shanhai City, he was often hailed as the pride of the younger generation.
Over time, he became very confident in his abilities, which is why he dared to come to the wilderness alone to train before the college entrance examination.
I never expected that I would have such good judgment, and I immediately found a powerful patron.
"It will be dark in less than two hours, let's find a place to rest first."
Jiang Wuyuan suggested.
Huo Ling had no objection to this.
The wilderness is extremely dangerous at night. It would be better for these two young martial artists not to go out and seek death at night.
After walking about two kilometers, Jiang Wuyuan saw a cave hidden by vines.
It is 20 meters above the ground, dry and secluded, making it an excellent place to set up camp.
"Be careful, this cave doesn't seem to be uninhabited."
Jiang Wuyuan reminded him.
"I can use Eagle Eye to explore the inside of the cave."
With a wave of his staff, Huo Ling summoned a red, slightly transparent eagle that appeared beside him.
At the same time, Huo Ling's eyes gradually transformed into the shape of eagle eyes.
Sharp, with an extremely wide field of view.
In this state, he can share the field of vision with the eagle.
"Go."
Sensing its master's intentions, the eagle flapped its wings and swiftly and silently approached the cave halfway up the mountain.
The cave was very dark, but the Eagle Eye skill allowed him to see normally even in the dark.
Huo Ling piloted the eagle to fly around the cave. Apart from the ground covered with weeds, he found only a completely black egg at the deepest part of the cave.
"There was only one egg, nothing else."
Huo Ling said to Jiang Wuyuan.
What shape is the egg?
"Black, oval-shaped, with some branch-like patterns, very smooth."
Jiang Wuyuan thought for a while, but couldn't recall any magical beast eggs looking like that.
"According to the habits of magical beasts, females generally do not leave their eggs for long before the eggs hatch. Even if they go to forage, they will return quickly."
Jiang Wuyuan calmly said, "There's still more than an hour until dark. Why don't we wait another hour and see if any magical beasts will return?"
If fighting takes place inside a cave, the space is cramped and it's difficult to dodge.
Waiting outside is the best option.
As for why they didn't choose other places to camp...
Naturally, it's because the cave in front of them is in an excellent location.
Being away from the ground means you won't be bothered by monsters roaming the ground at night.
Huo Ling nodded in agreement: "Okay."
After saying that, the two of them secretly kept watch in a secluded spot.
He would occasionally glance towards the cave entrance to see if any magical beasts had returned.
An hour passed quickly.
Jiang Wuyuan frowned and stood up. Just as he was about to walk towards the cave, he heard a loud cry.
Immediately afterwards, a platinum-colored griffin about three meters long appeared beside the cave entrance.
"It's a mid-stage Tier 2 griffin!"
Huo Ling subtly observed the enormous magical beast with the head of a lion and the body of an eagle.
Griffins have very keen senses.
If your gaze is too obvious, it will sense it.
“I remember now,” Jiang Wuyuan said softly. “Griffin eggs are normally white-gold, while black is the symbol of mutated griffins. They have stronger attack and defense capabilities than ordinary griffins and are the natural kings of the griffin race.”
"That's amazing!"
Huo Ling's humanities grades were average, and he actually knew less about these subjects than Jiang Wuyuan. "If we secretly steal the eggs while the griffin isn't around, wouldn't we make a fortune?"
Jiang Wuyuan coldly lectured, "Griffins have a far greater sense than ordinary people. If we enter that cave, our presence will definitely be detected by the griffins, and no matter where we escape to, we will be hunted down by them."
Huo Ling's heart tightened.
Although he still longed for the monster egg, he wasn't stupid; he wouldn't risk his life for a rare egg.
Just as he was about to suggest retreating, Jiang Wuyuan's gaze remained fixed on the direction of the cave entrance: "However, I should be able to try to kill this griffin."
Huo Ling's pupils contracted sharply.
That's a mid-stage second-tier martial artist, whose strength is equivalent to a martial artist with 200 to 300 health points. This person actually said he could take him down.
"Don't be stubborn. If it really comes down to it, we can go back to the city gate and get reinforcements. Mutant monster eggs are valuable; the military will definitely like them."
However, Jiang Wuyuan did not want to waste time calling for reinforcements.
"Step back a bit, don't get too close to me."
Once Huo Ling obediently and quietly retreated a distance, Jiang Wuyuan formed hand seals, his eyes flashing with a sharp glint.
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