Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 417 The Earthquake in Moga Village
Naguri Village is located southeast of Barbare, built in the underground caves of the Latio volcano. It is a village that has developed a very advanced artisan technology by relying on the geothermal heat of magma. This direction coincides with the direction in which the Black Dragon fled, and their airships seem to have been searching in this direction at the time.

If you travel by airship like the elite team, it won't take long to get from Barbare to Naguli Village. But if you come in a motorhome like the tour group, it will take at least three to five days. However, with Jumpy along, the journey isn't too boring. If you're stuck in the car for too long, Jumpy can take you for a ride in the sky.

While Lin Lin and his group were on a peaceful journey, things were not so calm in the distant metropolis of East Doruma.

"Bang."

Ziyuan righted the overturned metal basin, looked at the giant beetle in front of her that was wriggling around like a pig while eating, and sighed helplessly.

This guy is practically no different from a pig. All he does all day is eat and sleep. Not only does he like to root around while eating, but he's also incredibly efficient at gaining weight...

Look at that glossy, smooth carapace, look at the translucent soft shell stretched open at the joint gaps, and the tips of the elytra behind it—the abdomen is so swollen that the carapace can't cover it anymore!
"Hey! Can't you move around a bit more? Don't just lie there after every meal!"

Ziyuan reached out and poked the large horn on Guga's head. The only response from this lazy axe beetle was to move its mouthparts.

Shion: ...

Is this guy really just enjoying a life of leisure here with me?
Damn it, if I let it lie there like a corpse, it'll probably get fat and have problems! If Lin Linye comes back and sees this guy in this state, she'll definitely think she hasn't taken good care of him at all!

Sigh, if it weren't for the current severe situation caused by the spread of the Mad Dragon Disease, she would have simply taken Gu Jia to the hunting grounds for training, just like Lin Lin used to do with Tiao Tiao...

Seeing Gujia lying there asleep, Ziyuan sighed with worry. After tidying up the trinkets, she got up and left the courtyard, heading towards the East Doruma Grand Theater.

Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll just listen to some music. Right now, only the voice of a songstress can make her forget her troubles.

Finding a familiar spot to sit down, before the songstress's performance even began, Ziyuan turned her head, intending to confide in her friend with whom she had recently been "listening to music in brothels," only to find that the other person also looked worried.

"An Xia? Why do you have such a sour face?"

This friend was none other than Anxia from Moga Village. It was here that Ziyuan met her and Sophia. When they had nothing to do, they liked to come here to listen to music. Later, Sophia decided to join the Phantom Troupe as its mascot, leaving only the two of them to listen to music together. Over time, the two girls naturally became best friends.

"Still hesitating about where to go? Hmm... Dongdoruma and Lokrak are both good choices. I might be torn too."

"No, it's not."

Anxia shook her head, "It has nothing to do with that, I'm just worried about my hometown..."

"hometown?"

Ziyuan paused for a moment, recalling the other person's distinctive accent, "Moga Village? What happened there?"

"I just received a letter saying that there seem to be unusually frequent earthquakes in my hometown lately, and they've reported sightings of sea dragons. Maybe it's related to them..."

"Our Moga Village mainly relies on fishing for survival. If the Sea Dragon really causes trouble, it will seriously affect the village! So, I was thinking, maybe we should just go back to the village!"

"Go back to the village? Then let's go, what's there to hesitate about?"

As Shion spoke, she suddenly paused, realizing something was amiss:
"Wait, you're not going back to the village to be a shopkeeper's wife, are you?"

Unexpectedly, after hearing her words, An Xia seemed to have been enlightened and suddenly nodded vigorously:

"Ziyuan, thank you! That's my hometown. Of course I have to go back and help when the village is in trouble. There's really no hesitation about it!"

"I want to go back and be the village's guardian, to help the village get through this crisis!"

Shion: ...

She actually gave up the opportunity to stay in the big city and resolutely returned to the small fishing village that had nurtured her...

Well, thinking about it carefully, it's not surprising at all. Just like myself, I gave up being a perfectly good heiress of a merchant guild, and instead, I ran off to become a hunter.
but……

Moga Village seems to be a village located in the sea south of East Doruma. Currently, it appears the Mad Dragon Virus is mainly spreading to the west. Perhaps going there to join the fun...

Shion's suicidal instincts were stirring again. Although she wasn't a hunting fanatic, she was getting really bored spending all day in Dongdoruma doing nothing.

"How about I go to Moga Village with you?"

Anxia was immediately moved. What a good best friend! She really goes the extra mile when something happens!
However, despite being moved, she hesitated.

You're only a three-star character. You can handle some creatures like the Water Beast Lantern Fish Dragon, but against a terrifying creature like the Sea Dragon, it's hard to say whether you'll even come back alive...

Of course, An Xia has high emotional intelligence, and that's the logic, but you can't say it like that:
"But... if it really is a sea dragon, it's the king of the ocean, at least a five-star monster. You... this is too dangerous..."

After careful consideration, Shion realized that with her abilities, she would likely be badly beaten if she encountered the Sea Dragon, but staying cooped up in East Doruma was just too boring...

"That's true, but I'm not just a three-star hunter, I also have three very strong teammates!"

"Anxia, ​​wait for me to go back and ask them. I think they might be very interested too?"

……

Discovering something interesting, Shion didn't even bother waiting for the songstress to take the stage. She ran off from the Grand Theater and headed straight for the Public Tavern Gathering Place.

The reason he came here instead of going back to the villa is mainly because Breve has been spending all his time here lately. Although he has participated in several five-star monster hunts, his rating is still only four and a half stars. He had been looking for time to advance, but when Lin Lin went out hunting and came back, the Mad Dragon Virus started to spread again. Until a cure for the virus is developed, he can only spend his days in the tavern, getting information by chatting and joking with other hunters.

"Huh? Go to Moga Village? Or fight the Sea Dragon?"

Bref stared wide-eyed at Shion in front of him, wanting to ask, "Shion, are you conscious?" But then he thought about it and suddenly changed his mind.

With her current gear level, Ziyuan would be no match for the Sea Dragon, but if I went along... maybe a promotion opportunity would be right in front of me?

Based on Lin Lin's previous account, and the information he had gathered from the tavern these past few days, it was basically confirmed that the areas where the berserk dragon-like monsters appeared were concentrated in the eastern area around Barbare, which was a long way from Moga Village. It seemed... feasible?
"Hmm... Thinking about it carefully, I think it seems feasible. However, there's still no news from Lin Lin and Ye Zi. I'm wondering if we should wait for them to return before setting off together?" Although he had been quite worried about Lin Lin and Ye Zi's safety during this time, since he was sick when he went to Barbare and looked very weak, he still had a lot of confidence in his comrades after fighting side by side with them so many times. He believed that they could return safely—it's just that the timing might be uncertain.

"Lin Lin? Ye Zi? These two names sound somewhat familiar."

Brave and Shion didn't try to lower their voices, so a female hunter next door overheard their conversation and brazenly interrupted.

Seeing that Bref and Shion had turned to look at her, the rather burly female greatsword user raised her wine glass to them:

"Hela, a six-star greatsword user, has only recently returned to East Doruma."

He's a high-ranking hunter!
Bref and Shion exchanged a glance, their expressions involuntarily showing a hint of respect.

Putting aside the notion of the strong ruling the world, the fact that high-ranking hunters have to accept assignments from the guild and travel all over the country to put out fires is already quite respectable.

"You just said those two names sounded familiar?"

The bold female greatsword wielder waved her hand dismissively:
"Don't be so reserved, we're hunters, be more outgoing! Just call me Hela, or you can add 'Big Sister' if you want!"

"As for those two, I heard about them a few days ago when I was returning by boat from Barbare. It is said that they joined forces with Julius's team to kill a 'Limited Thousand Blade Dragon'. Although I don't quite understand what Limited means, according to the guild's evaluation, it seems to be a monster whose danger level is no less than that of an Elder Dragon."

"Gulp, those two are really promising young guys. Are you their teammates?"

Hela gulped down a mouthful of ale, then slapped Shion's shoulder hard, almost knocking her off her chair.
"I just heard you say you were going to hunt a sea dragon, right? That certainly shows your courage."

"Although this sea dragon is also rated as a five-star, its hunting difficulty is actually close to six-star. After all, we hunters are not aquatic creatures, and it would be very difficult to fight in the water."

Hela stood up and patted Brave on the shoulder again:

"Finally, here's a piece of advice: when fighting the sea dragon, try to keep the battlefield on land as much as possible. It will make things much easier! If fighting the sea dragon in the sea is a six-star difficulty, then fighting it on land is a four-star difficulty. Good luck, young people!"

The female greatsword user finished speaking to herself, downed the ale in her cup in one gulp, let out a satisfied sigh, waved to the two stunned people, and left the tavern on her own.

Ziyuan and Brave exchanged glances, and the same thought simultaneously popped into their minds:
"Is she really that sure they'll end up facing Hailong?"

Brave let out a deep breath:

"In that case, Hailong is indeed a very challenging target. If I were to go myself, I really don't know if I could handle it... I don't have much experience in naval warfare either."

Although he was born in Tangia Port and received some basic naval combat training during his hunter training, he soon left his hometown and went to Lokrak to join the fortress guerrillas. Later, he traveled and fought with Lin Lin, but he basically did not engage in naval combat and had almost zero experience.

"Why would you go alone! Don't forget I'm here! I've learned water combat from the teacher! I definitely won't hold you back!"

Bref glanced at Shion in surprise. He really didn't know that Rachel was so good at naval warfare.
(This was mentioned when Rachel led Lin Lin to hunt water beasts.)

"I was just saying. You heard what Sister Hela said earlier. Lin Lin has already met up with Ye Zi and will probably be back soon. We can go together then and help each other out."

No sooner had Brave finished speaking than a waiter approached:
"Excuse me, are you Mr. Breve, the four-star katana wielder?"

Brave: ...

Damn it, I need to hurry up and add that last half-star!
"I am, what's the matter?"

"Here is a letter for you."

Taking the letter from the waiter, Brave tore off the sealing wax, took out the letter, and began to read it carefully.

"What's wrong? Whose letter is this?"

After a long pause, Brave twitched the corner of his mouth, unsure of what expression to make.

"Looks like this trip to Moga Village will just be the two of us—oh, we also have to bring Guga along, otherwise this guy might starve to death at home."

Shion: ?
So Brave handed the letter to Shion.

"This……"

After a long while, Ziyuan rubbed her temples, too exhausted to even complain:
"There's so much information here. It seems like a lot has happened in just half a month."

Brave chimed in with his own comment:

"To be honest, if I hadn't confirmed that the handwriting was his, I would have suspected that the content was forged... What do you mean by 'Jump Jump turned into Black Erosion Dragon'?"

Aster followed:

"And he even destroyed that newly upgraded Diablos Shield Axe... Just how tough must that monster be...?"

Brave rubbed his forehead:

"Let's go back and find that Deviljho Shield Axe [Destinietta]. We can also write a letter explaining our situation to him and mail it to him together."

Shion gave a reminder:
"That shield axe is so intimidating. An ordinary person would probably faint from fright. The peregrine falcon can't possibly carry it, can it?"

Brave: ...

Without mental influence, could a peregrine falcon possibly lift a shield and axe that weighs several hundred kilograms?

"Is it possible that your company owns an airship? Why not just send someone to Barbare to take the goods with them?"

Aster: OVO
Huh? I didn't know it could be done like that! I never thought of that before!
(Tell a joke)
Game optimization: Lag
Game Plot: Pu
Game content: Empty
(End of this chapter)