Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 346 Diablos

When Lin Lin returned to the convoy carrying two large bags of crab meat, Ye Zao still had a hint of shock on her face.

As Ye Zi watched Lin Lin toss two large bags of ingredients into the car, she couldn't help but quietly pull Ye Zao aside and ask what had happened.

Upon hearing this, Yezao couldn't help but recall the visually stunning scene from before:
"Our boss is simply a superman..."

Ye Zi tilted her head, somewhat confused by Ye Zao's seemingly random statement. Had Brother Lin Lin done something amazing? Wasn't he just saying he wanted to get some ingredients?
So, while Lin Lin was preparing the ingredients in the carriage, Ye Zi briefly explained what had happened to Ye Zi.

"The boss took me to a riverbank over there, meow. We were just planning to hunt two small shield crabs, but suddenly a famous shield crab appeared and attacked us, meow..."

Ye Zi's expression tightened subconsciously, but she quickly realized that since Brother Lin Lin had returned safely with the ingredients, he must be alright. Besides, thinking about it carefully, a Daimyo Shield Crab was not much of a threat to Brother Lin Lin.

"So... what did Brother Lin Lin do? Why do you look so shocked, Yezao?"

Date palm subconsciously licked its paw and sighed:

"Boss, he overturned the Daimyo Shield Crab in a head-on brawl, meow! That Daimyo Shield Crab was so scared by Boss that it ran away, meow!"

Yezi tried to recreate the scene in her mind based on Yezao's description. It must have been a very visually impactful scene to see a tiny human being overturn a monster many times larger than herself. It was just a pity that she wasn't there at the time and couldn't witness Lin Lin's majestic figure.

"Dates? Help me out!"

Lin Lin suddenly poked his head out of the carriage and called out.

"Here I come, meow!"

"I'm coming too, I'm coming too!"

……

The journey is always tedious, especially since Lin Lin had traveled this road twice before, and the surrounding scenery no longer had the same novelty as before, making the tedium even more intense.

Aside from the minor incident with the famous Shield Crab at the beginning, the journey was remarkably smooth. The largest attack the caravan encountered was merely a Jaggi with a few smaller Jaggi attempting to harass them—the result of which was that the accompanying hunters only needed to make a slight move to defeat the Jaggi and send it fleeing in panic.

"After all, these monsters would never have imagined that our ordinary caravan would be accompanied by three high-ranking hunters and escorted by three five-star hunters, such a luxurious lineup."

Ziyuan watched the retreating figure of the dog-dragon leader, who was fleeing in a sorry state, fearing that he would be killed if he stayed even half a second longer. She pursed her lips, then folded up her heavy crossbow and put it away again, puffing out her chest with considerable pride—even though doing so wouldn't make her flat chest any more bulging than it appeared.

Bref, standing to the side, looked at Shion with a puzzled expression. "Hey sis, what are you so proud of?"

Does this stellar lineup have much to do with you?
However, after hesitating for a moment, Bref did not voice his sharp criticism. After all, strictly speaking, he was only a four-and-a-half-star hunter. Shion calling him a five-star hunter was already giving him a lot of face. It would be a bit beneath him to criticize him at this time.

So Brave looked around at the scenery and remarked:

"I didn't expect the journey to be so smooth. We're almost at the Sand Plains. The biggest attack was just a dog-dragon. I hope the rest of the trip will be this peaceful." Lin Lin, who had just driven away the dog-dragon leader and returned to the center of the caravan, said:
……

He was unsure what expression to make.

Generally speaking, when you hear someone in the group say something like this, it usually means that something unexpected is going to happen on the way.

Sure enough, when the convoy officially entered the sand plains, Lin Lin's bad premonition came true.

"Roar!"

The brownish-yellow behemoth, a full twenty meters long, roared to the sky. The sound waves spread out from its demon-like maw as if they were tangible, forcing the people nearby to cover their ears desperately to avoid having their eardrums ruptured by the terrifying sound waves. Sunlight shone on its massive form, creating large shadows that enveloped Bobo, who was pulling the cart.

This is a horned dragon, scientifically known as Diablos, also called the Desert Tyrant, a powerful flying dragon monster that stands at the top of the desert ecosystem.

When Lin Lin returned to Yukumo from Lokrak, he was attacked by a horned dragon on the way. At that time, he had only recently advanced to three stars and was no match for the creature's rampage. In the end, he had no choice but to lure it away with dates and Jumpy, causing it to fight a rock dragon that happened to be passing by. Only then did he find an opportunity to escape.

At this moment, not long after the convoy entered the sandy plains, the tyrant of this land came following the noise of the carriages and horses, and finally broke out of the ground, raising a cloud of sand and dust, catching the convoy members off guard.

However, although everyone was terrified by the Diablos's attack and almost instinctively wanted to run away from this terrifying creature, no one was filled with despair. They all knew that the hunters who were with them were exceptionally strong and were the heroes who had ended the calamity that shrouded Yukumo. Although the Diablos was terrifying, it was not an insurmountable opponent for them.

"boom!"

A steel needle at the tip of a piercing grenade embedded itself in a gap in the carapace of the horned dragon's head, which was protected by its thick horns. After a brief delay, it exploded violently, the force of the blast causing its head to tilt back slightly.

"Everyone, keep quiet and disperse in an orderly manner! The Diablos will prioritize attacking targets that are making the most noise!"

Rachel rapidly changed magazines while loudly reminding the rest of the convoy.

Having taken a hit from a piercing grenade, the horned dragon's anger flared even more. It shook its head, its frenzied gaze fixed on Rachel, who was making the loudest noise in the room.

Rachel remained calm, adjusting her position while holding the heavy crossbow and constantly calling out to keep the horned dragon's attention, preventing it from attacking the defenseless merchants and civilians.

"Boom!"

The long-handled hammer... no, the hunting horn struck the Diablos's right leg heavily, producing a short, sharp melody, while also leaving several fine cracks on the carapace of the Diablos's right leg.

With a single strike, Rickres, clutching the Thunder Drum [Tiger Bell], rolled away to create distance and avoid being hit by the Diablos's counterattack.

Looking at the tiny scratch left by the previous blow, Rickres couldn't help but shake his head slightly. Without a significantly amplified power, the feel of hitting the target was truly awful…

(End of this chapter)