Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 412 The Old Man's Tactics
Lin Lin was naturally unaware of Julius's slight feeling of guilt, but even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared.

Of course, he could choose to protect himself. Since he had already found Jumpy, he could just leave and no one could say anything. But if he left like that, and the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon was still alive, it would inevitably drive away the other Thousand Blade Dragons and cause a great upheaval. In that case, he wouldn't be able to get over his own conscience.

Besides, even if this Thousand Blade Dragon has reached its limit, with so many injuries on its body, how much stronger can it be? It can't possibly be as dangerous as when it was chased and killed by the Storm Dragon back then, right?
"No problem, I'll join."

"That's okay with me too."

"Roar!"

Julius turned to look at the black dragon, which had devoured the entire mushroom pig in a short time.

What is it roaring about?

"Jump Jump said it wanted to go too. It was injured by the Dragon's attack and wanted to get revenge."

Julius's expression was somewhat strange. "Fighting alongside monsters...?"

Is something so magical about to happen to me?
"Um... In fact, due to the special nature of the Black Eclipse Dragon, Jumping Dragon inevitably releases scale powder during battle. This stuff has little effect on the Thousand Blade Dragon, which has overcome the Mad Dragon Disease, but it still has an impact on us."

"If we cannot overcome the mad dragon disease in time, it will weaken our fighting power."

"So, while Jumpy can participate in the battle as a combatant, it's still quite difficult for him to fight alongside us..."

"Alright then, it's your partner, so you decide how to fight."

Julius nodded, not feeling particularly regretful.

"Now that things are settled, we need to hurry. That Thousand-Blade Dragon was just injured by us, and its wings are damaged, greatly reducing its ability to fly. If we let it recover, things will become even more troublesome."

……

Deep within the unknown forest, on a patch of bare, reddish-brown rock, the Thousand-Blade Dragon, its body radiating black energy, flapped its wings a few times, but could only remain suspended in the air for a moment before finally having to fall back to the ground.

(I almost forgot to include a picture of the Pinecone Chicken. Luckily, the second mini-update for Wilderness Adventures includes the Pinecone Chicken, so I'll just post this one.)
It turned its head to look at its wing with a large hole in it, put its mouth to it and gnawed hard a few times, tearing off the broken scales that were embedded in its flesh, and then let out an angry roar.

It's fair to say that if it weren't currently unable to fly, it would have been searching for top-tier squads and wreaking havoc in its fury.

And now, all it can do is sit here and get angry...

The Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon looked around irritably, but its remaining single eye saw no sign of any living creature. Unable to find an outlet for its frustration, it resorted to scratching the ground, rocks, tree trunks, and other surfaces with its claws to mark its territory.

As the Thousand Blade Dragon marked its territory with a cluster of pink crystals, it suddenly felt the ground tremble violently. When it looked up, it found that the cluster of pink crystals in front of it was slowly rising.

The Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon couldn't help but take a step back, scrutinizing the scene with its remaining single eye. This was clearly just an ordinary stone, so how could it suddenly start moving?

Then it discovered that it wasn't the stone that was moving, but rather that the stone was actually a dragon in disguise.

"Roar!!!"

Taoyanlong pushed through the soil and emerged from the ground. Looking at the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon that was inexplicably attacking its back, it instinctively sensed that the opponent seemed to be someone not to be trifled with.

Sensing the approaching immense threat, Taoyanlong took a deep breath and let out a muffled roar, hoping to force the creature back.

Unfortunately, its roar didn't seem to intimidate the black-clad creature at all. Instead, it gave the raging Thousand Blade Dragon a target to vent its anger on. Without even a roar, it pounced on the creature with a flap of its wings.

"Ow!!!"

In an instant, the earth shook and the two giant beasts began to fight fiercely. The dull thuds of their collisions were deafening, and every now and then a miserable howl could be heard. It was the painful roar of the Peach Rock Dragon after its rocky shell was pierced.

"Hiss... Even Peach Rock Dragon couldn't withstand the attack of the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon. Yoko, we must be careful later."

Ye Zi nodded without speaking, watching the two giant beasts fighting, and nervously gripped her insect club.

When she fought this guy before, she was almost always at a disadvantage. If it weren't for Jump Jump's help, she wouldn't have had time to treat her wounds. Now that this guy has completed that so-called "limiting," his strength seems to have increased a lot. If she were to rely on herself alone, Ye Zi really wouldn't have much confidence.

Fortunately, she wasn't alone this time...

"This guy has great stamina."

Nadia, holding the heavy crossbow, leaned closer and lowered her voice:

"First he fought with Black... uh, Jumper, and then he was injured by our team, but this guy didn't show any signs of fatigue the whole time, so you guys need to be careful."

Julius raised his telescope and peered for a moment:

"Every little bit helps. Even an ancient dragon can't have unlimited stamina."

Having personally experienced the mad dog-like attacks of the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon, Julius has devised a new battle plan: continuous harassment.

With the team members replaced by Lin Lin and Ye Zi, and without much time to gel, their overall strength has definitely decreased. It's too dangerous to confront this guy head-on. They were forced to retreat before, and with their overall strength declining, the situation will inevitably become even more perilous.

Therefore, Julius decided to use a more reliable method, which is also more commonly used by hunters, to deal with the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon: grinding.

As long as we don't give this guy a chance to eat, we can slowly wear him down. Even the most energetic guy will eventually run out of energy. Only when he is in a weakened state can we unleash our full power and complete the attack.

"Captain, shall we attack now? Peach Rock Dragon is almost dead." Lin Lin turned to look at Julius. Since he had only temporarily joined the team, he changed his form of address accordingly.

"If Taoyanlong dies, it might just devour its flesh, right?"

Lin Lin's words made a lot of sense. Compared to the little energy the two beasts would expend fighting to the death, it was more important to prevent the Thousand-Blade Dragon from eating. Julius didn't hesitate, tilted his head back and gulped down a bottle of stamina-enhancing medicine, then crossed his twin swords above his head and activated his Demon Transformation:
"Let's go!"

Ye Zi followed closely behind, and with a pull, the swoosh flew out. At the same time, she raised her hand and released the little armor, letting it attack on its own and absorb the essence.

Although both are Insect Glaive users, Yoko and Aiden are very different. Aiden is an all-rounder who can use all weapons. Using the Insect Glaive is just the weapon he chose for this mission, so naturally he didn't put much effort into training his Kinsects.

Yoko, on the other hand, is a hunter who has specialized in Insect Glaives since her debut. She hunts Insectoids and feeds them insect bait to enhance their strength, speed, and endurance. She also frequently feeds them mineral powder to strengthen their defense. In the previous battle at Spirit Peak, she even extracted essence from the Storm Dragon and drank the blood of the Ancient Dragon several times, resulting in some inexplicable changes on her body.

This difference resulted in Aiden's insect being bounced off its wings when it collided with the wing, while Xiaojia was left with only a shallow wound. The force of the impact only caused it to pause slightly in the air before it immediately regained its mobility, quickly dodging the Thousand Blade Dragon's attack and sending the absorbed essence back to Yoko in the form of insect powder, making her movements even faster.

Although Lin Lin started charging at almost the same time, the Charge Blade was a heavy weapon after all, far less convenient than the Dual Blades Insect Glaive. Lin Lin was always a step behind when running. By the time he arrived at the battlefield, the Thousand Blades Dragon had already abandoned the half-dead Peach Rock Dragon and launched a fierce attack on Julius.

This creature clearly recognized Julius and knew that he was the culprit that prevented it from flying, so it targeted almost all of its attacks on Julius.

Seeing that Julius was being forced into a sorry state by the continuous attacks, Lin Lin rushed forward and swung his shield to deflect the sharp scales that were shooting towards him.

"I'll distract it, and the captain can attack its legs; that should temporarily break its extreme state!"

Is this another record from an ancient book?

Upon hearing this, Julius's heart stirred slightly. He flipped over to avoid the Thousand Blade Dragon's bite, and without hesitation, he slid down and crawled directly between the Thousand Blade Dragon's legs.

This creature is quite large. As a flying dragon, its skeleton consists only of wings and two feet, leaving a relatively spacious area under its crotch. As long as you're careful not to get stepped on, it's a fairly safe position for dealing damage.

The Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon looked up again, but didn't see that hateful dual-blade brat. Just as it was about to take two steps back to find his location, it saw another little guy waving a shield and provoking it in its single eye. It immediately roared and, without thinking about where Julius had run off to, it thrust its head forward and flung its scales at Lin Lin.

"ding-ding-ding-ding-ding"

The metal clashed against the blade scales, producing a series of crisp sounds, interspersed with the sounds of crossbows firing, the buzzing of insects flapping their wings, and the soft slicing of blades cutting through the air.

The battle reached a fever pitch almost instantly.

While the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon's attention was almost entirely focused on the hunters, in a corner to the side, the Peach Rock Dragon, whose body was covered in large areas of shattered rock and looked extremely miserable, blinked its eyes, cleanly shut its mouth, and silently dug into the ground, burrowing underground, trying to get away from this terrifying creature.

While firing, Nadia kept an eye on the surrounding battlefield. After calculating the time briefly, she felt that Peach Rock Dragon had successfully escaped. She let out a whistle and then threw a flashbang.

"withdraw!"

……

Despite having already been tricked by the flashbang once, the one-eyed Thousand Blade Dragon still failed to notice the inconspicuous flashbang mixed among a pile of crossbow bullets in time, and its vision went blank for a moment.

When the enraged creature regained its sight and tried to tear the damned hunters to shreds, it found that they had all vanished without a trace. Even the rock dragon disguised as a rock had disappeared. Its rage could only be vented on the ravaged ground and the ancient trees around it.

Once its emotions had finally calmed down, the Thousand-Blade Dragon felt a bit hungry. It flapped its wings and flew unsteadily in the air, wanting to go to its usual hunting grounds to find food.

Even if it can't fly as smoothly now, those clumsy, moving raw meats can't escape its claws—that's how it should be.

Just as it spotted a plump herbivorous dragon and was about to swoop down to hunt it, a Black Eclipse Dragon suddenly appeared from the side and rammed into it, sending it flying.

This miniature Black Eclipse Dragon was clearly not there to hunt. After landing, it ignored the herbivorous dragons that were fleeing in panic around it, and instead focused on avoiding the attacks of the Thousand Blade Dragon, maintaining a safe distance from it.

Just when the Thousand-Blade Dragon had no way to deal with it and didn't want to get entangled with it anymore, the Black Eclipse Dragon charged up again, swung its wing claws and slapped it hard across the face, then retreated again to create distance.

This mocking behavior enraged the Thousand Blade Dragon once again. It stopped hunting and focused solely on killing the Black Eclipse Dragon. Just as it managed to close the distance with a burst of speed using its legs and was about to crush its opponent in one fell swoop, a flashbang flew out from nowhere, once again robbing it of its vision.

The Black Eclipse Dragon, which has no eyes, is unaffected by the strong light. By the time the Thousand Blade Dragon opened its eyes again, the other party had already disappeared.

……

This situation continued for three days and three nights.

When encountering other monsters, or even the same kind of Thousand Blade Dragon, after expending some effort to cripple the opponent, just as you're about to finish it off and eat its flesh, four hunters will rush out from all corners and engage in combat with it. After the defeated monster retreats to a safe area, it will drop a flash bomb and run away.

When it tries to hunt those herbivorous dragons, mushroom pigs, and other moving raw meat, the Black Devourer will appear and entangle with it until all the food is gone, and then it will retreat under the cover of flashbangs.

The continuous high-intensity battles, coupled with the lack of food to replenish energy and minimal sleep, eventually overcame the Mad Dragon Disease and reached its limit. The Thousand Blade Dragon was now in a state of weakness and hunger, and even the parts that had hardened due to the abundant Mad Dragon power were becoming somewhat loose—it was already burning its own body protein to maintain its energy supply.

"Judging from the past few days of fighting, this guy's condition is getting weaker and weaker."

After Julius retreated back to the rock, a hint of sigh couldn't help but appear on his usually stern face.

Lin Lin rubbed his eyes. The old man's tactics of staying up late these past few days had been very effective, but because he also had to hide in the shadows and direct Jump Jump, his surveillance time was relatively the longest. Feeling the drowsiness in his mind, Lin Lin unscrewed a bottle of energy drink and gulped it down. The spicy taste went straight to the top of his head, instantly making him a hundred times more energetic.

Let's finish it off in one fell swoop today!

(End of this chapter)