Bang!

Li Fan stepped into the mud and drew his sword to slash.

The blade cut into the mud attached to the body surface and quickly passed through it without touching the carapace.

Although there was only a gap left, while there was no flick of the knife, Qi training was also gained.

Sure enough, before the mud on the body surface has dried and hardened, the slashing system can easily cut through the mud.

Li Fan verified his conjecture through actual combat.

There are three attack types of weapons in Monster Hunt.

Slash, strike, flick.

Slashing can be simply understood as a sharp weapon attack that causes damage by cutting and chopping.

A blow can be understood as a blunt weapon attack, causing damage by impact and gouge.

Bullet strike is a long-range ammunition strike.

Corresponding to different parts of the monster, different meat textures, and different attribute injections, the damage of the three attack methods is also different.

Changes in carapace coverage and skin quality, or the emergence of attribute energy on the body's surface, can all affect the destructive power of weapons.

Monster Hunter World will definitely not follow the damage calculation formula in the game, but Li Fan believes that the general trend should be the same.

For example, the surface carapace of some parts of a monster is shattered and peeled off due to continuous attacks, and the internal flesh is exposed. If you continue to attack this location, the damage caused will inevitably increase.

This kind of thing can be inferred based on common sense regardless of the actual game.

The reason why I focused on this research is because before preparing to go out to hunt the earth sand dragon, Li Fan heard two completely different opinions when listening to the experiences of other hunters.

Some hunters insist that as long as the cutting-type weapon can control the distance well, it can easily cut through the silt armor attached to the surface of the sand dragon.

Some say that only strike-type weapons can destroy silt armor most quickly.

Li Fan originally thought that this was a dispute over which type of weapon was more suitable for hunting earth sand dragons.

But when I heard that both sides firmly believed that the other side's statement was wrong, it would not only lead to a failed hunt, but even a loss of life, I felt a little confused.

Hunters' hunting expeditions are about life and death, and no one will argue about such a thing.

But if both sides are right, then there is a lack of a reasonable explanation.

Just now, Li Fan solved this doubt through an attack attempt in actual combat.

The two waves of people with opposing views are actually right.

It's just that when they encountered the Sand Dragon, the condition of the silt armor attached to their bodies was different.

Earth sand dragons like to dive in mud pools, letting the moist mud soak into their bodies.

But there will always be times when you go out hunting, when the wet mud armor will slowly solidify.

Judging from the appearance, it changes from dark gray to off-white.

The soft and wet silt armor naturally cannot withstand cuts from slashing weapons.

But for strike weapons, it has a strong impact resistance effect.

To put it bluntly, it is just a big lump of limp mud. If you hit it with a strike weapon, most of the force will be offset.

The opposite is true for solidified silt armor.

The carapace of the earth sand dragon is already very hard. After it is highly integrated with the solidified silt armor, if a slashing weapon wants to cause damage, it must cut through the two layers of carapace.

This has very high requirements on the sharpness of the weapon and the strength of the slash.

If it is used by an average three-star hunter, it is basically impossible to achieve it.

Strike weapons are different. The sledgehammer is 80 and the small hammer is 40. No matter how hard you are, you can crack and shatter pieces of solidified sludge armor in just a few hits.

Puff! Puff!...

Li Fan wielded his sword and struck continuously.

With the pitiful sharpness of the jaw blade, he knew clearly that it would be impossible to cut through the earth sand dragon's case.

However, through the continuous attacks on the surface silt, Qi Qi was quickly accumulated to the limit.

Li Fan's idea is very simple, since the wet mud armor cannot resist cutting weapons.

As long as you master the distance of the sword and use the air blade to penetrate the carapace of the sand dragon, you can cause devastating damage to its internal flesh.

The biggest difficulty is judging the thickness of the silt.

If the cutting point is slightly close to scratching the carapace, the knife will flick off. After all, air blade slashing is not dimensional slashing.

If it's a little further away, it can only cut into the big mud, without causing any damage.

Moreover, the Earth Sand Dragon is not a training stake, but its entire body is in motion, which further increases the difficulty of successfully achieving precise air blade slashes.

Just when Li Fan was moving to find a suitable angle, the spreading mud under his feet brought considerable resistance to his movement.

Bang! Bang!

It was muddy, and Li Fan had to lift his feet very high before he could take a step forward.

"It's not over, right? I'm still dumping you."

Li Fan said casually, but he never thought that Tushalong would actually stop.

He turned his head back slightly, confirmed Li Fan's position, and then swung his thick and hard tail over.

The Earth Sand Dragon's movements were coherent and fierce, without any hesitation, and everything happened very quickly.

Li Fan subconsciously wanted to use his Penetrating Slash to meet the attack, but after hesitating for a moment, he responded with a safer sideways flying attack.

But he overlooked one thing. Due to the continuous accumulation of silt, the area under his feet was no longer full of water.

Bang! Li Fan fell into the mud pit. Although he got up as quickly as possible, his whole body was still covered with mud.

Upon seeing this, the Earth Sand Dragon walked up to it, raised its crest and carapace high, and then slammed it down.

Bang! Mud water splashed.

Li Fan rolled and then flew, and barely managed to avoid it.

The Earth Sand Dragon slowly raised its head, and when it was about to continue the pursuit, Kuku used a bird cart to collide with him, and flew in from the side.

Bang!

One of the paws of the Tusandosaurus was knocked off the ground, but it still maintained its balance before falling sideways to the ground.

Li Fan stood up again, but this time the holding position of the sword could not be maintained under the violent movements.

He hurriedly put the knife into its sheath, and after pulling it far enough away, he squatted in the water and began to wash away the mud on his body.

Otherwise, there will be silt attached, and the body's ability to move will be greatly restricted.

However, Tushalong ignored Kuku and lowered its crest carapace to be level with the ground, facing Li Fan's direction.

Sure enough, the pain left by the hunter to this sand dragon will be unforgettable.

This made him hate hunters far more than Kuku.

Li Fan confirmed his conjecture, but his current situation was not good.

He reached for the satiating ball loaded with puffs on the shoulder strap. After a brief hesitation, he did not take off the satiating ball.

The Earth Sand Dragon was indeed angry, but not to the point of losing his mind.

You have to further anger the opponent before you can release the puff.

Despite the dangerous situation, Li Fan still did not forget that the key point of this capture was not the lack of combat power, but the earth sand dragon's premature escape.

Woo! Woo!

On the top of the crown carapace, the breath is gushing out.

Li Fan already has experience in dealing with collisions that do not require temporary adjustment of direction.

At this time, most of the silt attached to the leather armor was washed away by the water flow.

Get up, bide your time, and roll!

Li Fan avoided the collision again and quickly followed from behind.

When he got close to drawing the sword, half of the Qi in the Qi training tank had been lost, but it was still enough to slash with two air blades.

Phew! Phew!

The cutting marks of two knives appear on the surface of the silt armor on the hind legs.

There was no flick of the knife, only a slight blocking feeling, indicating that there was no contact between the blade and the carapace.

But whether the air blade has penetrated the carapace and cut into the internal flesh is impossible to observe from the silt-filled exterior.

Did you make it?

Li Fan stared quietly.

Woohoo!
To be continued...