Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 386 Unknown Tree Sea
"Unknown Tree Sea?"

Ye Zi blinked, feeling completely unfamiliar with the term.

"Hmm... They say it's a new, unexplored area discovered by the Barbare Guild branch. Because the environment is very similar to the Sea of ​​Trees in the Fenglong region, it was named the Unknown Sea of ​​Trees."

Is it the forest in the Hong Leong area?

Yoko had a slight impression of this place. It was said to be an area that had preserved a rather primitive appearance. Perhaps because it was near the ancient tower, very dangerous monsters often appeared there, and low-rank hunters usually did not venture into this place.

Yoko couldn't help but feel curious. The Forest of Trees was far away in the Fenglong region, and she couldn't go there for the time being. So... going to the Unknown Forest of Trees to see the scenery seemed like a good option.

"Okay, this is fine. Please help me with the formalities."

……

The Unknown Forest is located east of East Doruma. Although it is not as far as Kokot Village, which is half a continent away, it is not close either, because there is a vast Barbare Desert between them. If you want to walk there, it will take too long.

Therefore, Yoko ultimately chose to travel to Barbare by airship. Although Jump was quite resistant to the airship, this time the flight didn't take that long. In less than a day, the two of them, one human and one dragon, were back on this dry land.

Looking around, Yoko's first impression of Barbare was that it was a bustling golden town. The dazzling sunlight shone on the golden ground, reflecting a dazzling golden light. People came and went, and the sounds of conversation and trade filled the air. It was a place of great prosperity.

But if she paused for a moment, she would realize that this town was unlike any other town she had ever seen.

This is a moving town!

As the name suggests, every building here is equipped with wheels on its base, allowing it to move around anytime, anywhere.

Normal town residents would certainly not like this mode of operation, but Barbare is not normal, because there are no ordinary residents here. It is more like a huge market than a town.

Sitting on Jump Jump's back, Ye Zi strained to look ahead. In the distance, she could see a rather extravagantly large ship, standing out starkly among the various tents and RVs around it.

This is the heart of Barbare, the Barbare Gathering Place. The entire Barbare is actually a settlement formed by caravans from all over the world spontaneously gathering around this ship-shaped gathering place. When the large ship begins to move, the entire Barbare will move in sync. If necessary, Barbare can even be moved to the sea—yes, this gathering place can really move at sea, and the shape of the large ship is not arbitrary.

After watching for a while, Yezi, having satisfied her curiosity, looked away, took out a map, unfolded it on Jump Jump's back, and muttered something to herself:
"This is a vast desert, that's the Ruins Plain, and the Unknown Forest should be in this direction..."

So she patted Tiaotiao on the back:
"Let's go, Jump Jump. You've been holding back until now. Once we're inside the forest, you can run wild as much as you want."

"Gah! Awooo!"

Jumping and howling, it took big strides and started running.

After spending almost a day cooped up on the airship, Jump's mood was surprisingly not much worse than before. It seemed that the restlessness and unease that seemed to originate from the depths of his soul had faded a lot. Although he was still not as peaceful as at the beginning, he was much calmer than when he was tearing up the house.

If you really want to say something, Ye Zi probably wouldn't have much of an impact if she didn't go wild right now, but as the saying goes, since you're already here, it would be a waste not to take a look around before leaving.

In fact, if they knew Lin Lin's situation, they would have found that the period when Tiao Tiao was most agitated and had the strongest desire to attack was the time when Lin Lin was infected with the Mad Dragon Disease, frantically attacked to overcome the Mad Dragon Disease, and then collapsed from exhaustion. Now, a day has passed, Lin Lin's condition has recovered a lot, and Tiao Tiao has also calmed down.

If we broaden our perspective to the entire continent, we will find that in Jieyun Village, a dominant blue bear beast has fallen into extreme agitation, and the female blue bear beasts dare not approach it for a while.
A young male Rathalos spread its wings and flew straight in a certain direction, but then sensed something halfway there. After reluctantly roaring twice, it turned around and flew back into the mountains and forests around Yukumo.
On the summit of the spirit peak, a golden thunder wolf dragon let out a long roar towards the distance, which was followed by the howling of the entire wolf pack.
In Flamefire Village, a Flame Fox Dragon was in a state of agitation, making frequent mistakes while practicing controlling bubbles, and even accidentally setting a wooden house on fire again.
Lokrak, a colossal beast as large as a mountain, gazes at the distant northwest, its long roar echoing far and wide across the sea of ​​sand.

Waterless Forest, who had just played a prank on the Swift Dragon, felt inexplicably listless.
Meanwhile, in Dongdoruma's courtyard, a shrew lying flat was also losing its appetite, eating only a quarter less than before...

Perhaps this is the bond that is intangible and formless, yet undeniably real.

"Gah! Awooo!"

The surrounding scenery gradually changed. The golden yellow sand disappeared and was replaced by lush vegetation rising from the ground. As Tiaotiao quickly ventured deeper into the area, the ground gradually turned into reddish-brown rocks. On some exposed geological faults, clusters of pink crystals could be seen.

Yoko stared at the pink crystal, recalling the information she had received from the guild about the Unknown Forest. It seemed that this kind of brightly colored crystal was mentioned. Although it had not yet been found to be used in weapons and equipment, its rarity (it was only produced in the Unknown Forest) and beauty quickly made it a favorite among upper-class ladies when choosing jewelry.

"This should be quite valuable. Since we're already here, let's chip off a little and take it back with us."

Yoko pulled out her pickaxe, swiftly swung it three times, then bent down and rummaged through the fragments for a moment before finally putting the two clearest pink crystals into her item bag.

She is a hunter, but also a woman. Yoko has some experience in jewelry making. In her opinion, the two stones she just picked up are definitely top-quality raw stones if they are to be used to make jewelry.

While Yoko was selecting ore, Jump suddenly raised his head and looked around. Yoko noticed Jump's strange behavior, immediately put away her pickaxe, stood up, and held her hand on the Horned Dragon Horned Insect Staff. While on guard, she couldn't help but feel a little curious.

We've only been in the Unknown Forest for a short time, right? Normally, the border areas between different regions are inhabited mainly by small monsters with little combat power, and large monsters are rarely seen. So, the fact that Jump Jump is reacting like this means that a large monster has appeared here unusually.

"Gah! Awooo!"

Ye Zi's vigilance didn't last long. Soon, a cry quite similar to Jump Jump's howl rang out not far away. Upon closer inspection, it was a bird-dragon with a red crest on its head and scales of varying shades of blue covering its body. It was looking very nervous and howling at Jump Jump.

"Oh my! A wild Velocidrome has jumped out!"

Yoko's gaze swept over the Blue Velocidrome twice, concluding that it wasn't very large, only about seven meters tall. Then she turned to look at Jumpy, whose enormous golden form had already surpassed eleven meters and was heading towards twelve. She loosened her grip on the Insect Glaive and instead pointed forcefully at the Blue Velocidrome in front of her.

"I choose you, Yellow Velociraptor!"

"Go! Use ramming!"

Although its emotions had calmed down a lot, Tiaotiao was still not very happy. Yezi brought it to the wild so that it could vent its emotions. Fighting, especially fighting against weaker opponents or bullying smaller ones (commonly known as "fishing"), often brings the most emotional satisfaction.

So Jumpy let out a howl, leaped up, took off from the spot, and then stomped heavily towards the Blue Velociraptor King.

Jump did not obey the trainer's command and chose to use Heavy Stomp!
It seems that Yoko doesn't have enough Trainer Badges, and Jumpy's level is too high, so it's not following commands.

When the Blue Velociraptor saw the other's body, which was quite similar to its own but much larger, it was already on high alert. Now, seeing Jumpy use its most familiar move, it knew that the kick would be extremely powerful and dared not take it head-on. It simply jumped back to dodge.

Jump used a heavy stomp, but it missed.

Taking advantage of the brief moment when Jumpy landed and adjusted its body, Blue Velociraptor King leaped up and kicked Jumpy.

Velocidrome used Stomp!

A hint of disdain flashed in Jumpy's eyes. Standing still, it made no attempt to dodge, merely shifting its body slightly to meet the attack with its side. Normally, areas near the heart are very vulnerable, and monsters would carefully protect them. However, Jumpy was a little different, as its Thunder Wolf Dragon armor was the thickest on its body.

The Blue Velociraptor kicked Jumpy hard, but Jumpy only swayed slightly as a sign of respect, without taking a step back.

A critical hit! But it had little effect, and the jumper's HP decreased by 1.

Before Velocidrome could land and adjust its body, Jumpy opened its mouth and precisely locked the back of Velocidrome's neck. With a violent twist of its body, Velocidrome could not struggle free due to the absolute difference in strength. With its neck locked, the blood supply to its brain was cut off, and due to insufficient oxygen, it could not exert any strength. Soon, its struggles became powerless.

Jump Jump used Bite! Extremely effective! A critical hit!
The wild Velocidrome has fallen!
Feeling its opponent's increasingly feeble struggles, Jump exhaled a heavy breath from its nose, released its grip, and tossed it aside like trash. This opponent was far too weak; fighting it was pointless and not exciting at all, a far cry from the hunting trips it had with the chief.

Falling to the ground, the Blue Velociraptor King gasped for a moment before finally regaining its mobility. It shakily got up and looked at Jumpy again with fear in its eyes. It didn't dare to stay any longer and limped away, howling in pain.

"Well done, Jump!"

Ye Zi praised it, then bent down and picked up a few broken dragon scales from the ground, putting them away.

Although this thing can't be used as material at all, and Yoko doesn't even care about monsters like Velocidrome anymore, it can be used as proof that Velocidrome has appeared in the Unknown Forest, and it will be useful when the exploration quest is completed.

"However, this is still the outermost area. The information about the presence of the Blue Velociraptor King has probably already been discovered, so it's not of much value. We still need to go deeper into the area."

"Jump Jump, you didn't really have enough fun just now, did you?"

"Gah! Gah!"

Having been by Lin Lin's side for so long, although he couldn't understand each other's feelings as easily as he did with Lin Lin, he could still understand a little bit of Hunter's Language. When he heard Ye Zi say that, he immediately let out an excited howl.

Dip the beans! So cool!

"Alright! Let's venture deeper then!"

……

As the two of them ventured into the depths of the unknown forest, an airship from Kokot Village slowly landed at the airport in East Doruma.

For the airport in East Doruma, the number of airships taking off and landing every day is quite large. An airship from Kokot village should not make a ripple and should not be worth paying attention to at all.

That's how things were supposed to go, but when a group of guild knights solemnly cordoned off the area around the airship, strictly prohibiting unauthorized personnel from approaching, the people who were separated couldn't help but turn their attention to this place.

What exactly is on that airship? Why would it warrant such a large-scale deployment of guild knights to seal off the area?
The onlookers craned their necks, trying to peer inside. Surprisingly, a few taller people managed to glean some information through the human wall formed by the guild knights.

"Did an old dragon-man just go in?"

"It looks like the guild leader, right? He doesn't look too good... This is the second-in-command of the Dongdoruma guild, and even he's so serious. I have a feeling something big is going to happen."

"Hiss... Could it be another Elder Dragon attack? The battle against Lao-Shan Lung a couple of years ago is still fresh in my mind..."

"It's not impossible, sigh, why does Dongdoruma attract so much hatred from those guys?"

The guild leader didn't hear their discussion, or rather, even if he did, he didn't care. He hurriedly boarded the airship that had just landed and immediately saw the huge dragon corpse tied to the deck—of course, it was covered with a canvas and weighed down with ice crystals.

"Manager, you've arrived..."

(End of this chapter)