Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 403 First Battle Against the Black Eclipse Dragon

"Whoosh—" "Whoosh—"

With a flap of its wings, the giant dragon, clad in jet-black feathers, slowly descended onto the opposite bank of the river. As it flapped its wings, large plumes of scales flew out, enveloping a vast area of ​​the surrounding space.

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This is a unique way for Black Eclipse Dragons to perceive the world. They have no vision and their hearing is not very developed. The reason they can move freely and are not affected by complex terrain is because they can perceive these tiny but infectious scales.

Lin Lin instinctively lowered his body, trying to pull Tiao Tiao back.

Although the exact combat strength of the Black Eclipse Dragon is unclear, its performance in the original story, which caused top teams to suffer heavy losses, must be formidable. It is certainly not comparable to ordinary "map kings" like Rathalos or Diablos.

Having already contracted the Mad Dragon Disease and having just exhausted his Elixir, Lin Lin was already less confident when facing the Black Devouring Dragon. In addition, his assessment of the guy's strength was unclear. If possible, Lin Lin would rather not fight this guy for the time being.

Once we get back, we can report the information to the guild and have the top squad take care of this guy. It'll be so easy! This time, with the intelligence I've provided, they won't be in such a sorry state, right?

Unfortunately, Jump Jump's ideas were clearly different from his.

The moment Jumpy saw this pitch-black monster, the blood flowing through his body turned scorching hot, and a surge of fighting spirit welled up within him. Even the Mad Dragon Virus, which had been subdued by the fruit's attack, began to reignite.

This guy is an opponent, an enemy. Take him down!
"Gah! Awooo!"

Jump Jump roared at the Black Erosion Dragon on the other side of the river, which startled Lin Lin.

Dude, are you a little out of touch with your own limitations?
Although the Black Eclipse Dragon's hearing wasn't particularly sensitive, it wasn't deaf to the point of not being able to hear such a loud roar. It suddenly turned its head towards Jump Jump, and with a slight tremor of its wings, a cloud of scales flew over with the gust of wind it created. Even though Lin Lin tried to dodge, quite a few scales still landed on him.

In the pitch-black world of the Black Erosion Dragon, two active heat sources, one large and one small, appeared ahead. Because there was not much scale powder attached, the perception was not very clear, and it could only be judged that the size difference between the two was quite large.

"Roar!!!"

Provoked, the Black Devouring Dragon roared in response without hesitation, and the two monsters faced off across a wide river.

Lin Lin: ...

Looking at Tiaotiao, who was clearly emotionally agitated, and then at the Black Devourer opposite him with its winged claws wrapped around its shoulders, Lin Lin sighed and slowly drew his Horned Dragon Armor.

Although I don't know what's going on with this taunting, or why he's provoking the other side for no reason, it seems like a fight is inevitable...

Neither he nor Jump could fly. The Black Erosion Dragon on the opposite bank of the river waited for a moment before finally ending the standoff. It flapped its wings twice and flew straight up to a height of more than ten meters.

Even the most naive hunter wouldn't believe that the other party would flee without a fight. Feeling the opponent's surging desire to attack, Lin Lin could only shout at Jump Jump:
"Be careful to avoid!"

The next moment, the Black Erosion Dragon in mid-air gracefully turned around and swooped down at Jumpy at an extremely fast speed. With its nearly 20-meter-long, heavy body and the speed it suddenly exploded, Jumpy, whose body length was only a little over half of its opponent's and whose figure was relatively slender, would inevitably be seriously injured if it were hit.

Even though the fighting spirit was burning fiercely in Jump Jump's mind, it was no longer in a state of mind where it was only driven by instinct and had no rationality. It seized the opportunity and, when the opponent was halfway down and could no longer change its move or direction, it suddenly jumped to avoid the range of the Black Devouring Dragon's charge.

Lin Lin was already standing very close to Jump Jump. Even though the Black Corrosion Dragon locked its attack target on Jump Jump, he was also included in the attack range. However, unlike Jump Jump, he did not choose to dodge. Instead, he raised his hand to release insect silk and inserted his sword into his shield, holding it in front of him.

A fully charged counterattack! He wanted to test the strength of his opponent's attack first!
In the blink of an eye, the Black Devouring Dragon had already struck down, followed by a muffled "thud!"

Under the fierce impact of the Black Corrosive Dragon's hundred-ton king-level attack, Lin Lin slid back several meters. The interlocking sword and shield plowed a deep trench in the ground, and the piled-up soil was almost half the height of the shield.

Lin Lin glanced at the four insect threads wrapped around the sword hilt, which were now stretched to their limit and on the verge of breaking. He grinned, waved his hand to loosen the threads, spun around, and swung his sword, smashing it into the Black Corrosion Dragon's head. At the same time, he poured the energy he had just loaded into his shield, activating the red shield mode.

The Black Eclipse Dragon's head was surprisingly soft. When he swung his club at it, it felt like he was hitting a Cloud-Piercing Wooden Stake he had chopped during training. Watching the black scales shatter and purplish-black blood flow out, Lin Lin secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Not bad, if it can inflict effective damage, then there's still a chance to fight!

Sensing the presence of the scales, the Black Eclipse Dragon detected that Jump had avoided the dive before it even landed. Although it was too late to change the direction of the dive, its reaction was extremely fast. It instantly devised a plan to land and immediately turn around and strike Jump hard with its wing claws.

However, after being hit on the head by Lin Lin's club, the pain caused its brain to malfunction for a moment. Its left brain said to continue with the original plan and turn around to find the guy who dared to provoke it, while its right brain said that this little thing dared to hurt it and it could not tolerate it. It had to be taught a lesson immediately. The conflict between the thoughts of the left and right brains made it hesitate for a moment.

In that instant of hesitation, Jumpy poured a glob of paralyzing venom that it had been preparing onto the Black Corrosion Dragon.

It should be noted that even the paralyzing fangs of the Yellow Velociraptor can be used as raw materials to make paralyzing traps. However, the Jumping Velociraptor is a Yellow Velociraptor King whose abilities surpass those of the Yellow Velociraptor. When it spewed out a mouthful of powerful paralyzing venom, the Black Erosion Dragon's thoughts were immediately interrupted by the intense paralysis, and its body stood still, falling into a brief state of stiffness.

Lin Lin wouldn't let such a good opportunity pass by. He immediately charged up his strength on the spot and unleashed a double slash that heavily struck the Black Corrosion Dragon's head.

However, the Black Eclipse Dragon is not a weak monster. Although the venom of the Jumping Dragon took effect, it only temporarily paralyzed some of its muscles and did not completely control it.

With its head repeatedly attacked, the Black Devouring Dragon immediately shifted its target to Lin Lin. Even though it hadn't fully regained control of its body, it spat a mouthful of phlegm at Lin Lin.

'This guy has incredibly strong paralysis resistance...'

Lin Lin originally intended to unleash a charged double slash followed by a shield charge and then another charged double slash to fully charge up his energy and prepare to unleash his attack. However, the Black Corrosion Dragon recovered its mobility too quickly, so much so that he had barely retracted his shield when he saw that dense ball of dark purple energy hurtling towards him.

There was no time to dodge, so Lin Lin immediately shoved his sword into his shield, holding it in front of him. "Boom—"

The violent explosion caused Lin Lin to slide back two steps, his body leaning slightly backward. However, with the support of his extraordinary strength, even in a hasty defense, he still managed to maintain his defensive posture steadily.

"Cough cough..."

Unfortunately, while the shield could withstand the physical impact, it couldn't stop the large cloud of dark purple smoke that escaped after the energy ball exploded. If he held his breath and refused to inhale it, the weakness caused by lack of oxygen would be insufficient to withstand the next wave of attacks from the Black Corrosion Dragon. Lin Lin had no choice but to undergo another epic lung-passing attack with the Mad Dragon Virus.

Seeing that a ball of energy had forced Lin Lin back, the Black Corrosion Dragon immediately spat out three more balls of energy, one from the left, one from the right, and one from the center, charging towards Lin Lin.

After doing all this, it didn't stop. It ran on all fours, wanting to rush up and crush the little guy to death in one go. However, a flying kick from behind forced it to give up the pursuit, turn around and avoid the kick, and lock its target on Jump again.

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Three energy balls came in quick succession, giving Lin Lin no time to catch his breath. He had no choice but to forcefully raise his shield to block them.

Frankly speaking, the bombardment of energy balls was not a big problem for Lin Lin, even if he withstood four in a row. However, the dense Mad Dragon virus that exploded afterward was a big problem. Four consecutive dense clouds of virus directly enveloped Lin Lin in a cloud of blackish-purple smoke.

This smoke screen was entirely composed of a high concentration of the Mad Dragon virus. The longer you stayed in the smoke, the deeper your body would be eroded by the Mad Dragon virus. Sensing that Jump had temporarily entangled the Black Erosion Dragon, Lin Lin quickly rolled away from the large mass of virus.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Lin Lin coughed a few times and cursed under his breath. This thing was really too powerful. Compared to this, Rick's Fifth Generation Hibiscus King was simply weak.

Watching Jump Jump nimbly dodge the Black Corrosion Dragon's attacks, Lin Lin took a deep breath and strode forward.

"Jump around to get its attention, then I'll give it a good whack!"

Having exhausted his fruit and just taken a bath in the Mad Dragon Virus, he felt the burning pain in his body had reached the breaking point. He needed to launch a burst of attacks to overcome it, otherwise the situation would become quite passive.

Hearing Lin Lin's shout, Jump Jump became much more unrestrained in its fight. Relying on the double protection of its Thunder Wolf Dragon Armor and its own scales, it readily accepted minor attacks such as scratches and bites. It even managed to leave marks on the Black Devouring Dragon despite its attacks. Lin Lin suspected that if he hadn't awakened its rationality, Jump Jump would have recklessly confronted the guy head-on and been crushed.

However, Jumping's fighting style did buy Lin Lin time. While the Black Devouring Dragon was focused on attacking Jumping, he took the opportunity to slash at its tail several times. However, the tail was much harder than its head, and Lin Lin's several slashes only left a few inconspicuous tiny wounds.

However, Lin Lin didn't care. Feeling the increasingly intense burning pain in his body and listening to the almost overloaded "sizzling" sound from the club-like sword, he had already planned his next move.

Charge up, then transform into axe form, perform an axe jump, and then unleash another aerial super attack to smash this guy's head!

However, in the midst of the fierce battle, Lin Lin overlooked one thing.

Since the Black Eclipse Dragon has no sight, the tactic of "feigning sleep to lure the enemy" used in previous battles is not effective against it.

Lin Lin's location was always clear and obvious to its senses. Being slashed a few times on the tail didn't hurt it much, so it didn't turn its attention to Lin Lin for the time being.

But at this moment, Lin Lin leaped high into the air with the help of the flying insect, and the giant axe in his hand, ready to strike, instantly posed a considerable threat to it. So much so that in that instant, it completely ignored the jumping attack, and used its thick, feather-like wing membrane to withstand it, and suddenly jumped to the side.

The Black Corrosive Dragon's reaction speed was so fast that Lin Lin was caught off guard. By the time he sensed the Black Corrosive Dragon's intention to dodge, the giant axe in his hand had already fallen, and there was no time to change direction.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Even though Lin Lin tried to pull back his strength, he was in mid-air, so how could he possibly do so? The heavy axe blade easily pierced the soil and embedded itself in the ground. Five golden fountains gushed out from the ground with great momentum and astonishing power, but they missed completely, not even glancing at the Black Corrosion Dragon.

Struggling to pull the shield and axe embedded in the ground and disassemble it, Lin Lin swayed uncontrollably, his face pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead, and his eyes flashing crimson.

The mad dragon disease has begun to manifest!

The full force of his body exploded, but in the end, it pounded the earth. His life energy was already quite active. As long as he successfully hit the target, he would definitely be able to overcome and suppress the virus in his body. But he was just one step away from success!

However, there was no time for him to sigh. The Black Devouring Dragon, having dodged the attack, felt the power far exceeding the painless attack of Jump Jump. Only then did it realize that this tiny creature was the greater threat. It immediately locked its target on Lin Lin and charged towards him on all fours.

Lin Lin tried to run sideways to avoid the dragon's charge, but the burning pain and weakness in his body made it extremely difficult for him to even lift his feet. Seeing that he couldn't escape the attack's range, Lin Lin gritted his teeth and prepared to raise his hand to unleash his insect silk, relying on his fully charged counterattack to withstand the attack.

"Gah! Awooo!"

"boom!"

With a howl, Lin Lin looked up and saw Jump Jump leap onto the back of the Black Corrosive Dragon without regard for anything else. Jump Jump then bent down and bit the dragon, immediately starting the most primitive and bloody close combat.

"Roar!!!"

Jump's action successfully interrupted the Black Devouring Dragon's attack, but it also thoroughly enraged the dragon. The wing claws that were on its shoulders suddenly rose up and grabbed Jump's back, then it swung it outwards with a sudden burst of force.

(End of this chapter)