Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 393 He climbed on her back, but he wasn't wearing underwear.
Haoshan Dragon, an ultra-large ancient dragon, is classified in the Books team as belonging to the suborder Phytosauria and is a closely related species of Phytosaurus.

Lin Lin nodded, looked up at the distant sky, and sighed softly:
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will see it soon."

Upon hearing this, the guild leader paused slightly, then looked in the direction he was looking and saw a large group of winged serpent dragons gathered in the distant desert sky.

The Winged Serpent Dragon is a very common and weak monster with a wide range of habitats, covering almost the entire Old World. Apart from being able to spit a little venom, this small serpent dragon poses almost no threat to hunters with some skill. It can be easily defeated with a couple of hits and is basically not worth paying attention to.

But that's assuming it's a lone Pteranodon.

Once a swarm of pterosaurs appears, the situation becomes much more complicated.

In this world, the Pteranodon has another infamous nickname: "Omen of Calamity." The gathering of large numbers of Pteranodons often signifies the presence of a walking natural disaster, an embodiment of calamity—an ancient dragon.

According to the scribes' speculation, this is likely related to the plesiosaur's scavenging nature. Wherever ancient dragons roam, disasters often follow, ecosystems crumble, and death is ever-present, providing them with an abundant food source. Just as humans die for wealth, birds die for food; tempted by abundant food, the plesiosaur's greed can even, to some extent, disregard the intimidating presence of ancient dragons…

It's important to understand that the aura of an Elder Dragon is no joke. Most creatures are terrified and flee in panic simply from the mere sight of its approach. Some even become paralyzed with fear, unable to escape. Even hunters, who are always on the verge of death, become disoriented and cowardly when they first face the aura of an Elder Dragon. Some are even left with lifelong psychological trauma, ending their hunting careers...

The commander took a deep breath, suppressing his nervousness, and picked up his binoculars to look below the winged serpent dragons. In the churning dust, he could vaguely see a huge, brownish-red shadow—the back of a giant beast.

"This...this is the Haoshan Dragon? What a magnificent body..."

The commander stared at the giant shadow, his voice filled with shock.

However, as the giant shadow grew larger in their line of sight, the commander suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly shouted:

"Quickly, non-combatants evacuate the deck! That thing is approaching us!"

Lin Lin took a deep breath, glanced back, and completely discarded any lingering hope in his heart.

Now that things have come to this, he's the only hunter on deck. It seems the fourth hunter is indeed not on this ship...

As for the butterfly effect caused by the absence of the fourth generation protagonist... Lin Lin only thought about it for a moment before he couldn't help but shudder and quickly shook his head, not daring to continue.

Let's deal with the immediate problem first...

The aggressiveness of the Mountain Dragon was indeed much stronger than that of the Peak Dragon. It was originally swimming forward in the same direction as the Sand Boat, but after spotting the Sand Boat, it immediately slowed down and was about to run alongside it.

"Impact warning!"

Lin Lin roared, gripping the mast beside him tightly, and also turned to shout at the regimental commander:

"Hold your hat tighter!"

The leader paused for a moment, but instinctively pressed down on his cowboy hat with one hand and grabbed the railing beside him with the other.

The next moment, the Haoshan Dragon's body suddenly crashed into the side, causing the sand boat to shake violently and tilt involuntarily to the right.

The battalion commander was nearly thrown off his feet by the violent tremors, but he managed to steady himself by grabbing onto the railing with one hand.

The captain secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Luckily, the violent tremor just now meant that if he hadn't held the hat in time, the treasure inside would probably have flown out of the sand barge along with the hat and been lost forever.

Lin Lin steadied himself and saw out of the corner of his eye that the captain had held down the hat. He breathed a slight sigh of relief. Luckily, he had reminded him earlier. Otherwise, if the hat had really flown off, would he have had to climb onto the dragon's back like the protagonist of the fourth generation to retrieve it for him?
"Meow!!!"

A piercing scream made Lin Lin's left eyelid twitch violently. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw a small black figure fly high into the air, trace a perfect parabola, and finally land on the back of Haoshanlong.

"Nia Lu Miao!"

Date shouted anxiously. The area around where it and Nia Lu were just now was completely empty, with nothing to grab onto. When Lin Lin gave the impact warning, it quickly dug its claws into the gaps in the deck. It was going to teach Nia Lu to do the same, but before it could even finish speaking, Hao Shan Long had already rammed into it with a Iron Mountain Lean. Nia Lu's thin and small body was immediately bounced up like a volleyball and sent flying.

I'm eating lemons!

Seeing Nia Lu, who had landed on the back of the Haoshanlong and was barely clinging to a piece of carapace with her claws, screaming pitifully, Lin Lin felt his blood pressure instantly spike.

"Niaru, calm down! Conserve your energy and hold on! I'm coming to save you right away!"

"Commander! Please tell the helmsman to stabilize the ship!"

"Dates! Prepare the restraint bullets! Don't let them get away!"

Having experience fighting the Peak Dragon, Lin Lin handled this sudden emergency with composure and order. Seeing the hunter recommended by Sophia so calm and collected, the captain nodded in approval and, following Lin Lin's instructions, returned to the cabin to relay the message to the helmsman.

Watching helplessly as Nia Lu was thrown onto the dragon's back, Date Palm was extremely anxious and almost wanted to rush onto the dragon's back to rescue Nia Lu. However, after hearing Lin Lin's words, it calmed down and hurriedly ran to the heavy ballista on the side of the ship to prepare to fire the restraint bullet.

The Haoshan Dragon, seeing that the first impact only made the sand boat sway and not fall apart, was clearly not going to give up. Its gaze swept over the sand boat, which was much smaller than itself, and it prepared for its next attack.

Lin Lin did not hesitate. This sand boat was only for commercial use and was not specifically built to fight against the ancient dragon. It was not very sturdy. If the Haoshan Dragon were to crash into it like this, it would fall apart completely in no time. It had to be broken!
He hurriedly ran to the cannon, pushed it to adjust its angle, and aimed it at Haoshanlong's drill-like head. Then he ran to the large bronze gong and moved the piled-up cannonballs to the cannon barrel. If he hadn't been able to anticipate Haoshanlong's thoughts and react in advance, Haoshanlong would probably have already destroyed the sand boat by the time Lin Lin finished doing all this.

Even so, time was extremely tight. Seeing that Haoshanlong had already swayed his body to the left, ready to launch another Iron Mountain Lean, Lin Lin didn't have time to adjust the angle and fired the cannon directly.

Fortunately, Lin Lin's skill, honed in Lokrak, hadn't faded. The shot landed right next to the small eye of the Aldebaran Dragon. The violent impact of the explosion stimulated the relatively vulnerable area, causing the Aldebaran Dragon to jolt and its prepared attack to be interrupted.

"Now, dates!"

Before he could catch his breath, Lin Lin had barely finished speaking when he ran to the left side of the ship. At the same time, the restraint bullets from the date palm were also launched, accurately embedding themselves in the gaps in the shell of the Haoshan Dragon.

Of course, this single restraint bullet couldn't control the heavy body of the Haoshan Dragon, but at least the distance between the sand ship and the Haoshan Dragon wouldn't be widened before it broke free, which was enough for Lin Lin.

After all, he is no longer the newly promoted three-star hunter Lokrak who could only climb up obediently when others could take off from the spot with an Insect Glaive. Now he can take off from the spot just as well!

Taking advantage of the brief moment of stun when Haoshanlong was hit in the eye, Lin Lin raised his hand and released two flying insects in succession, then leaped into the air and landed on Haoshanlong's back.

Seeing that the Haoshan Dragon beneath his feet was starting to stir again, Lin Lin quickly ran along the dragon's back, came to one of the protruding carapaces, reached out and grabbed the little black cat hanging on it.

"Roar!!!" The mountain dragon, its eyes attacked, was enraged. It had just recovered when it prepared to attack the sand ship again.

Feeling the violent tremors beneath his feet, Lin Lin struggled to maintain his balance, tucking Nia Lu under his arm and throwing out a flying insect with his other hand. Relying on the insect's pull, he landed back on the sand boat with great difficulty.

Because he was carrying Nia Lu, he couldn't use the Flying Insect with one hand. Lin Lin couldn't cushion the impact and slow down in mid-air, so he could only protect the little cat as much as possible and roll over to dissipate the impact when they landed on the deck.

To be honest, the fall was quite severe. If it weren't for the thick protective gear he was wearing, Lin Lin suspected he would have been covered in bruises.

I had just climbed up from the deck when the sunlight was suddenly blocked. Looking up, all I could see was the enormous head of the Haoshanlong, which could easily drill through mountains.

This guy wants to smash the sand boat to pieces with his head!
"Look at my cat!"

Yezao held a short hammer in his hand, and with all his might, he spun it around in circles. After spinning it several times, he slammed the hammer, which had been accumulating kinetic energy for a long time, heavily onto the large bronze gong.

"Boom-"

The piercing sound of the gong resounded throughout the heavens and earth. Haoshanlong, who had raised his head high, was suddenly startled by the sound and lost control of his body. He was unable to maintain his balance and fell heavily to the side.

The heavy body crashed into the sea of ​​sand, creating huge waves that surged and crashed against the sand boat, causing it to rock violently.

Holding onto the mast with one hand and pulling on Niaru with the other to prevent her from being thrown out again, Lin Lin steadied himself and looked at the date:
"Well done! Dates!"

The date palm, feeling a little dizzy after spinning around several times, swayed and looked towards the large gong:
"Hehe, thanks for the compliment, boss..."

Lin Lin: ...

However, I was right behind you, so why are you talking to the big gong...?

Date palm, being a seasoned hunting cat, quickly regained its composure and turned to look at Lin Lin:

"Boss Meow, what should we do now, meow?"

Lin Lin put Nia Lu down, told her to hold on tight, and then turned his gaze to the giant beast that had fallen into the sea of ​​sand and was temporarily motionless:

"There are still heavy crossbows and cannonballs on board, which should be enough to deal with this guy for now."

His gaze then turned forward, a hint of worry in his eyes:
"But if this continues, we'll reach Barbare soon, and if this guy charges in unprepared, the casualties will be enormous!"

"We need to find a way to notify Barbare!"

"But at this distance, they can't see the signal flares from over there at all, meow!"

What Yezao said was exactly what Lin Lin was worried about. The most commonly used signal flares were not working, and he was at a loss as to how to notify Barbare.

"Hunter, you can focus on dealing with that big guy. Leave the communications to me!"

Lin Lin looked in the direction of the sound and saw the cabin door reopen and the regimental commander walking out again.

Moreover, this guy's expression didn't seem unusual, as if he had recovered from the shock of witnessing the Haoshan Dragon in person.

Upon seeing Lin Lin look over, the regimental commander smiled slightly and pointed to his arm, where a snow-white peregrine falcon had somehow taken up its position, its sharp eyes displaying a certain intelligence.

"I have written down the information about Haoshanlong. Just have it take it to Barbare."

The commander raised his arm, and the peregrine falcon flapped its wings, shooting off towards the northeast like an arrow piercing the clouds.

"Don't worry, this little guy will help us deliver the message."

Oops... I almost forgot, the captain also keeps a peregrine falcon like this...

I wonder what the difference is between the peregrine falcon and the Fukumo hare. Is it simply used for delivering messages, or can it be used in hunting?
Lin Lin didn't have much time to think about these things, because the Haoshan Dragon had recovered from the noise, and he had to focus on dealing with it.

……

Not too far from Haoshanlong, a dragon-slaying ship was traveling through the sand sea.

Fabius was looking around through his telescope.

"So? Did you find anything?"

Julius asked casually.

Of course, he didn't have high hopes either. Unless their luck was exceptionally good, it was unlikely that they would get a clue so soon after leaving the house.

Fabius shook his head, about to answer, when suddenly his ears twitched slightly:
"Did you hear that?"

"what?"

Aiden looked bewildered; he had just been spacing out, wondering what kind of monster their mission target was.

"Someone struck the big gong."

Nadia nodded with absolute certainty, "It should be the Barbareja gong. This frequency is an emergency signal!"

"Is it a direct threat to Barbare's safety? Could it be the Haoshan Dragon?"

Julius made a quick decision: "Let's go!"

(End of this chapter)