Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 352 Reproduction! Reproduction!
That's the sound of a yellow tadpole, and judging from the source of the sound, it's a large flock!

Jump Jump raised its head from the lake and turned to look around.

One after another, yellow Velociraptors emerged from the forest, behind rocks, and beneath vines, surrounding the man and the dragon by the lake.

Lin Lin couldn't help but put down his work and place his hand on the hilt of his shield and axe. From the surrounding shouts, he sensed a greedy malice.

Strange, can't they see Jump?

Lin Lin glanced at Tiao Tiao beside him out of the corner of his eye, and a vague understanding dawned on him.

That's right, Jumpy is now wearing a complete set of Zinogre armor. Given the intelligence of most Velocidrome, it's not surprising that they wouldn't recognize it as Velocidrome King.

However, are these little creatures being too confident in themselves to consider them as targets? With its current body length of ten meters, Jumpy could easily send two Velociraptors flying with a single tail whip, right?

As Lin Lin observed the yellow Velociraptors slowly closing in, he pondered what gave them such courage.

He then noticed that the yellow Velociraptors stopped approaching after gathering in a certain area, instead remaining stationary as if waiting for something.

A short while later, a figure that was much taller than the yellow Velociraptors slowly emerged from the shadows of the forest, its greedy eyes fixed on Jump, who was covered in emerald armor, and drool dripping from its mouth.

This is also a Yellow Velocidrome King!
Although this yellow Velociraptor is smaller than Jumpy, compared to the one we encountered last year, this Velociraptor is indeed young and strong.

Even without using telepathy, judging from the constant dripping of saliva, this guy seems to regard Jumpy as a completely new species he has never seen before, and is about to test whether it is the kind of raw meat canned food with lots of meat but little combat power.

As a Yellow Velociraptor, Jump Jump naturally understood the other party's thoughts easily and was immediately annoyed. How dare they think of eating it? This was no ordinary kin; it had to deal with them head-on!

"Gah! Awooo!"

Jump took a deep breath and roared loudly at the Yellow Velociraptor King opposite it. It couldn't wait to give this ungrateful guy a good beating!

Upon hearing Jump Jump's roar, both the opposing Velocidrome King and the surrounding group of Velocidrome were stunned. They looked quite different, but why did this roar sound exactly like that of a Velocidrome?

Could this be a special individual that underwent unique changes for some reason?

The surrounding Velocidrome looked at each other, and finally seemed to realize that this was yet another challenge from an outsider Velocidrome to its leader. So they quietly retreated a distance, leaving enough space for the Dragon King and Jumpy to fight.

They are already familiar with this process, so now they just need to stand by and watch quietly, waiting for the final victor to lead the tribe.

The Yellow Velociraptor King glanced at the retreating Yellow Velociraptors around it, then turned its gaze back to the green kin in front of it, and roared angrily, signifying that it accepted the challenge.

Faced with this enormous creature that seemed unlike any other member of the Yellow Velociraptor clan, the Dragon King chose to take the initiative and launch a preemptive attack. It stomped its legs hard on the ground and leaped high into the air, heading straight for Jump Jump.

It will use the most powerful attack from the Yellow Velociraptor to seize the initiative!
However, Jump Jump simply made a light back jump, creating space for his opponent to miss.

With this backward leap, Jump clearly held back a lot of energy. Almost at the same time as the Dragon King landed, it took another step forward and used the crown covering its helmet to forcefully push the Dragon King's head to the side, causing the Dragon King to stagger.

That wasn't all. Jumping took the opportunity to turn to the side and delivered a powerful backbend to the Dragon King, who had lost his balance.

Iron Mountain Strike is a move that almost every dragon can use, and its power largely depends on the size of the dragon using it. At this moment, Jumpy's size is significantly larger than that of the opposing Velocidrome.

So, with what seemed like a light, effortless lean, the opposing Velociraptor King rolled and fell to the ground.

Jumping forward two more steps with fluid grace, catching up with the fallen Yellow Velociraptor King and stomping directly on its neck. With a little more force, it could easily break the king's neck.

The Yellow Velociraptor King, which was being trampled on, was clearly aware of this as well. This fellow kin in front of it was a monster. It was still young and did not want to die. Even if it lost this clan, it could still find other clans and challenge those old and weak leaders.

Then it let out a low, whimpering howl, signifying its surrender and its acquiescence to the leadership contest.

Jumping glanced disdainfully at the dragon king beneath its feet. With this level of power, it thought it could be a piece of cake?

However, since it had already admitted defeat, Jump retracted its claws, turned around, and used its tail to kick up some sand and dust, which it then scattered onto the head of the dragon king on the ground.

The struggle for leadership has clearly revealed the victor.

Watching Tiaotiao cleanly and decisively defeat the opposing Yellow Velociraptor King, Lin Lin subconsciously clapped his hands. "Well done, Tiaotiao! My strength has improved, and you haven't fallen behind either!"

Looking back now, when Jumpy first fought against the Yellow Velociraptor, the battle was incredibly close, a stark contrast to how it is now.

Hmm... Come to think of it, wasn't it also in this oasis when Jumpy defeated the Yellow Velociraptor King? No wonder I felt a sense of déjà vu around here...

So what's this called...?

"The Dragon King has returned?" "Yellow Velociraptor, your king has returned!"
Looking at the yellow Velociraptors that had instantly changed their surroundings and rushed to get close to Jump Jump, Lin Lin pursed his lips. He felt that this scene was very familiar. It seemed that it was like this last time.

Last time, Jumpy chose to follow me, so I guess he won't stay and become the Dragon King this time either, right?
"[Lok Clark's profanity]!"

A gasp from nearby made Lin Lin turn around and see that it was Ye Zi and Bref who had followed them, and the one who exclaimed was Connor.

At this moment, this guy was looking at Jumpy, who was surrounded by a group of yellow Velociraptors, with his eyes shining.

Hmm? Eyes shining?

Is this right?
Lin Lin recalled the guy's reaction when he saw Jump Jump right after getting off the sand boat. Shouldn't this guy still be shocked that the Yellow Velociraptor King could become a human's partner? What's with the excited look in his eyes?

Before Lin Lin could figure it out, Connor, looking excited, walked towards him, grabbed his hand, and started shaking it vigorously.
"What a great opportunity! This is a great opportunity!"

"What good opportunity?"

Lin Lin was completely bewildered.

"Of course it's a great opportunity for breeding!" Connor turned to look at Jump, who was surrounded by a group of yellow Velociraptors and looked bewildered. His excitement was palpable.

“I just heard from Bref and the others about how you met this hunting partner. When you encountered it in the wild, it only wanted to steal food and didn’t attack. This yellow Velociraptor King’s personality is so different from those desert bandits! This is very likely related to its genes!”

"If it can become a hunting partner that understands the hunter's heart even when it grows up in the wild, then if its offspring are raised by humans, taming the yellow Velociraptor will probably no longer be a pipe dream!"

Connor became more and more excited as he spoke, and finally couldn't help waving his hands, as if he could already see in his imagination the future where every hunter in Lokrak would have a yellow Velociraptor hunting partner.

"This……"

Lin Lin was silent for a moment. What Connor said was something he had never considered before. After all, in his opinion, the bond he could form with Jump and the others was inseparable from his unique resonance perception ability, and he had never thought of promoting the profession of "rider".

At this moment, Connor's narration made him ponder the possibilities.

Speaking of which, Jumpy's thought process is indeed quite different from other yellow Velociraptors. Although personality formation is related to acquired experiences, the influence of genes cannot be ignored.

If a group of Yellow Velociraptor riders can be trained through jumping, it is foreseeable that the survival ability of people in Lokrak and other desert regions will be significantly improved in the future.

Thinking about it this way, he couldn't help but be tempted.

"While the idea is certainly wonderful, there are many difficulties in truly realizing it..."

After a moment of thought, Lin Lin finally spoke, pulling Connor back from his reverie.

However, Connor was not discouraged. He pointed to Jump, who was surrounded by people not far away:
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a tree that can be embraced begins with a mound of earth. To tame a Yellow Velociraptor, we first need a Yellow Velociraptor with a sufficiently stable and gentle temperament, and that depends on your hunting partner!"

"There's a perfectly good population of Yellow Velociraptors right here, let them reproduce as many as they want!"

Lin Lin: ...

However, there's still a bit of time before the breeding season, so can Jumpy stand up for itself right now?

Also, if we really leave our seed here, wouldn't Jumpy have to stay and become the Dragon King, fulfilling its duty to protect the tribe? This guy treats me like the leader of the tribe, would it be willing to do that...?

Besides, even if Tiaotiao were willing, he wouldn't really be willing to part with her...

Lin Lin voiced these concerns, only to find that Connor still had an expression that said, "This is not a problem."

He pointed to the original Yellow Velociraptor King, which was getting up a little further away with its head covered in dust. The Velociraptor was trying to make its presence as it slowly walked away, while looking back resentfully at the "beauties" surrounding Jump Jump.

In the monster world, strength reigns supreme and survival is paramount. Jumpy demonstrated overwhelming power, so it's no wonder its former harem members were fickle. But leaving like this, it's still very reluctant to part with them...

"Isn't there a ready-made leader? As long as Jumpy leaves its offspring and goes away, it will definitely come back to continue being the leader!"

Wow, this is it? I'm reporting this, there's a cow here! There's a cow here!
Lin Lin's expression was strange. Well, although the world of monsters doesn't apply to human values, this sense of déjà vu was truly indescribable...

"You said Jumpy left after breeding, so how are we going to tame the little yellow Velociraptor?"

"That's easy! Now that we've located their nest, we can sneak in and take the eggs after the mother yellow velociraptor gives birth. Then we can designate an area in the city to raise and train the young dragons, and the City Race Guerrilla Team can be renamed the City Race Dragon Knights in no time!"

"Hey! You're a fucking genius!"

Brave walked over, patted Connor on the shoulder forcefully, and then turned to look at Lin Lin:

"I agree, there's absolutely nothing wrong with this idea!"

Lin Lin: ...

Can I say that I was actually convinced?

"Then let me ask Jumpy. If it's willing, then let's do it this way..."

After Lin Lin finished speaking, he walked towards Tiao Tiao.

At this moment, surrounded by these "swans" rubbing against him, Tiao Tiao felt a sense of bewilderment, but also an involuntary heat, as if some primal urge was being slowly awakened.

However, Jumpy couldn't quite understand what this feeling was. When it was driven away by its clan and picked up by Lin Lin, it was still a minor. After that, it followed Lin Lin all over the country, fighting against all kinds of monsters that were beyond its previous imagination. It had hardly ever seen an adult female Velociraptor. The only time was when it fought with the old Velociraptor King.

That time, it focused all its attention on the battle, and after the battle, it had no mood or energy to deal with those troublesome guys. This has resulted in Jump being a new dragon with zero X experience to this day.

Noticing Lin Lin's approach, the Yellow Sulong, who had already regarded Tiao Tiao as their new leader, immediately became alert, letting out intimidating howls at Lin Lin, and eagerly preparing to pounce and attack.

The commotion finally snapped Tiaotiao out of her daze. Seeing that these ungrateful Huang Sulong dared to treat her eternal leader in this way, the heat she felt instantly turned into a surge of anger.

It violently twisted its body left and right twice, shoving away the yellow Velociraptors that were close to it, and at the same time let out a low growl, intimidating the restless creatures.

After doing all this, Tiaotiao moved closer to Lin Lin, lowered her head, and enjoyed the head pats Lin Lin provided, comfortably squinting her eyes.

Do you have any ideas about them?

Lin Lin looked up at the few yellow dragons that had been chased away by Tiao Tiao and were staring blankly at him and Tiao Tiao interacting. He asked.

Jump just tilted its head. Although their communication became incredibly smooth after acquiring the Bond Stone, why couldn't it understand this sentence?

What does "have ideas" mean? Does it mean to kill him? Or to drive him away?
Lin Lin suddenly couldn't hold back anymore. It seemed that such euphemisms were completely inappropriate when dealing with monsters; they genuinely didn't understand.

So Lin Lin cleared his throat and changed his wording:
"Have you ever considered having dragon babies with them? Do you have the urge to reproduce?"

(End of this chapter)