Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 451 Jump Jump: Tianhui Dragon respectfully kowtows to me

Near the summit of the primeval forest, a strong stench of blood permeated the air. Numerous trees were broken, and the ground was splattered with purplish-black blood. The entire area was thickly covered with a layer of dark purple scales, casting a heavy, ominous atmosphere over the place.

Logically, such a strong smell of blood should easily attract small predators like Velociraptors, but the fierce battle that had just broken out was quite loud, and these keen and greedy creatures instinctively sensed a suffocating atmosphere here, so they dared not approach.

That is why the elite team, who were nearly exhausted, were able to rest and recuperate here.

Julius was pale, clutching his chest, his body trembling slightly. Even after drinking two bottles of recovery potion G, it only temporarily suppressed the pain.

That Black Eclipse Dragon was no easy opponent. When it used its full power and activated its Berserker Transformation, its combat strength was in no way inferior to that of an Ancient Dragon. Aiden was only a five-star hunter, and he only achieved his advancement after participating in the hunt for the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon. It was still too much of a stretch for him to deal with this Black Eclipse Dragon.

In this situation, Aiden's response to the Black Devouring Dragon's fierce attack ultimately failed, and he was almost taken down by the Black Devouring Dragon in a combo. In the nick of time, Julius bravely took a hit from the Black Devouring Dragon and forcibly attracted its attention, thus rescuing Aiden from danger.

As a result, he has broken at least three ribs, even after he tried his best to absorb the force and with the protection of his armor. He has almost lost his ability to fight—he would probably have a lot in common with Kevin, who is currently in Jiangbo Village.

The good news is that the Black Devouring Dragon's attack wasn't as devastating as the Storm Dragon's water cannon. He took the hit head-on, but his injuries weren't severe enough to require six months of rest.

As a spearman, Fabius was already in the main tank position at the front line in the battle. With Julius and Aiden, the two melee swordsmen, injured and forced to withdraw from the battlefield, the pressure of the Black Dragon almost fell on him alone. Under the continuous onslaught of the enemy, even with the heavy shield blocking his way, Fabius still suffered considerable shock damage.

Fortunately, they had already greatly depleted the Black Eclipse Dragon's strength before this. With Nadia's continuous artillery support, before Fabius could hold on any longer, they finally managed to exhaust the Black Eclipse Dragon to its last breath. After a mournful cry of unwillingness, it collapsed heavily to the ground and fell silent.

After the battle, only Nadia was still in relatively good condition. However, the prolonged firing had caused considerable damage to her modified ballista, which urgently needed maintenance. In addition, the ballista's ammunition was almost exhausted. The elite squad had temporarily lost its combat capability.

After firing the signal flare, Nadia glanced at the three somewhat dejected melee hunters, casually reached into her pocket, and sprinkled a handful of life dust on them.

After doing all that, she looked up at the sky again, then reached behind her waist and took out a small skinning knife. She turned to look at the ground not far away, where a jet-black dragon was lying quietly. Although it was jet-black, many of the jet-black scales on its body had peeled off, revealing not flesh and blood, but a different kind of white-gold scales.

To be honest, looking at the state of the corpse, Nadia couldn't help but have some doubts. Was this strange fellow really dead?

It was precisely because of this suspicion that she did not intend to wait for the airship to arrive before transporting the body back to East Doruma to decompose the materials; she planned to start extracting some materials now.

However, she had only taken two steps closer when she was horrified to find that the "corpse" suddenly trembled twice.

Is it an illusion?

She instinctively wanted to deny the idea that the other party had come back to life, but the Black Dragon ruthlessly shattered her illusions.

It wasn't just trembling; the amplitude of its movements was even increasing.

"Watch out! This guy's not dead!"

Nadia snapped to attention and immediately took the ballista back from behind her, aimed the muzzle at the "resurrected" Black Eclipse Dragon, loaded the last of the normal bullets into the magazine, and pulled the trigger without caring that continuing to fire would severely wear down the weapon or even risk exploding.

Unfortunately, the power of the bullets was simply insufficient. When they hit the Black Eclipse Dragon's body, they didn't even affect its movements. Its wing claws moved slowly and steadily, bracing themselves on the ground. With its exertion, its muscles bulged, slowly cracking the layer of black scales covering its body. Amidst the continuous cracking sounds, a dazzling golden light suddenly shone.

First the wing claws, then the shoulders, then the neck, then the head...

The injuries it sustained in the previous battle with the elite team have ironically become an aid to its current transformation. The large fragments of its black scales have greatly weakened the binding effect of its outer shell, and the cracking sounds are incessant.

Nadia's reminder also jolted the three melee hunters out of their slump. Although they didn't know what had happened, their intuition told them that they absolutely couldn't let this guy get away with what he wanted.

However, their poor physical condition slowed their movements. By the time they drew their weapons and charged at the Black Devourer again, most of its body had already broken free from the constraints of its old form and was exposed to the air.

"Roar!!!"

As the last black scale detached from its body, the Black Erosion Dragon—no, it should now be called the Heavenly Returning Dragon—raised its newly revamped wings and claws high, bringing them together above its head. Its broad wings, like a halo, emitted a dazzling golden light.

(Although the Dawning version of the Tianhuilong is higher resolution, the difference between it and the golden Tianhuilong in the 4G version is quite significant. I'll post pictures of both versions and let everyone see which one they prefer.)

Tianhui Longyang let out a powerful roar, the sound waves alone forcing back the three high-ranking hunters who were charging forward with their last breath.

After completing the most important transformation in its life, it underwent a dramatic change. The tentacles that were originally used to sense the scales hardened into sharp horns, and beneath those horns, a pair of orange-red eyes appeared.

If before it mostly acted on instinct, attacking anyone it saw and running away whenever it saw a dragon, then after completing its transformation, it suddenly learned to think and weigh the pros and cons.

Despite suffering severe injuries, it transformed itself through this life-threatening crisis. However, the previous wounds still had some impact, and it needed time and nutrition to recover to its full potential. It also needed time to familiarize itself with the new abilities it gained after the transformation.

Moreover, after completing its transformation, the most important thing for it is undoubtedly to continue its life. It is eager to return to its homeland and spread the seeds of life.

But the four guys opposite him, who were sticking to him like leeches and relentlessly attacking him, were also in bad shape, or rather, much worse than him. If he couldn't kill them here, and they came back to prevent him from continuing his life once they recovered, it would undoubtedly be a big problem.

It coldly stared at the four hunters below, who looked as if facing a formidable enemy, a murderous intent slowly seeping from its eyes. "Since that's the case, I'll kill you right here!"
With this thought in mind, the Heavenly Returning Dragon let out a deafening roar, and with a light flap of its wings, the entire dragon swooped down like an arrow, intending to kill the four members of the elite team on the spot.

However, just as it had swooped halfway down, it suddenly sensed something was wrong. Just as it was about to slow down, a dark shadow came hurtling from the sky above, crashing into the body of the Heavenly Returning Dragon with a bang.

Caught off guard, the Heavenly Returning Dragon was thrown off balance by Jump Jump's all-out sneak attack. It instinctively tried to use its wing claws to capture the attacker, but the claws were blocked by a pair of almost identical wing claws that were different in color. The two figures, one black and one white, became entangled and spun as they fell from the sky, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Just before the two sides collided, two figures simultaneously leaped into the air, carrying two cats, and used the flying insects as a cushion to land on the ground.

"Lin Lin! Ye Zi! What are you doing here?!"

Aiden used his short sword to support himself as he saw the two people who had landed, and his eyes widened in surprise.

Lin Lin glanced at the four members of the elite team, nodded slightly as a greeting, and then immediately turned his gaze to the two figures, one in black and one in white, entangled together.

They arrived a little too late, allowing that guy to successfully complete his transformation...

Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that Jumpy hasn't started molting yet, so he won't be stuck in the half-black, half-white chaotic black dragon state...

The two figures were entangled together, using claw strikes, bites, kicks, and various other methods in turn, leaving no room for the hunter to intervene.

But the Heavenly Return Dragon is ultimately the Heavenly Return Dragon, the victor in the evolutionary competition among the Black Eclipse Dragons, and the king of the Black Eclipse Dragons. Even though Jumpy initially caught the Heavenly Return Dragon off guard with the momentum of its dive, and even though it had activated its Berserk Transformation and unleashed its full power, the seemingly evenly matched situation was completely reversed in less than a few breaths because its strength, speed, physical strength, control over the power of the Berserk Dragon, and other attributes were suppressed.

"Roar!"

The Heavenly Dragon finally seized its opportunity, using one wing claw to bypass Jumpy's defenses, grabbing Jumpy's neck, and then slamming it down heavily.

"Oh!"

Jump's head was smashed into the mud, leaving him dizzy and disoriented, and his struggles lost their strength.

The Heavenly Wing Claw pulled Jumpy from the mud, intending to grab it and slam it down again, using repeated heavy blows to execute it directly. But Jumpy was never fighting alone.

“Swoosh—bang!”

A blinding flash exploded, the intense light piercing through the orange-red eyes and stimulating the optic nerve of the Heavenly Returning Dragon, instantly stripping it of its newly regained vision.

Logically speaking, having evolved from the Black Eclipse Dragon, the Sky Return Dragon should be very adapted to this state of being deprived of its vision. However, what truly affected the Sky Return Dragon's state was not the panic of being unable to see, but the burning pain caused by the intense light stimulation—its newly formed eyes were still quite delicate, and the sudden burst of light severely damaged its optic nerve.

The Heavenly Dragon painfully covered its head with its wing claws, trying to block out the light. In doing so, it loosened its grip on Jumpy's neck. Once it caught its breath, Jumpy immediately seized the opportunity, its wing claws darting out and grabbing the Heavenly Dragon's head. Following its example, Jumpy slammed the Heavenly Dragon's head to the ground.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Taking advantage of Tianhuilong's momentary inability to react due to the stinging pain in its eyes, Tiaotiao pressed its head down, making it kowtow three times to her.

So what if it's the Heavenly Returning Dragon? So what if it's the King of the Black Eclipse Dragon? Don't they still have to kowtow to me respectfully?!

"Roar!"

Forced to kowtow three times, Tianhuilong seemed to feel the humiliation. For a moment, ignoring his still stinging eyes, he swung his wing claws to swat Tiaotiao away.

However... after completing its metamorphosis, the Heavenly Dragon gained sight, so it no longer needed the scale powder perception it had during its Black Eclipse Dragon form. As a result, the tentacles on its head that were originally used for perception hardened and became weapons for combat.

Unfortunately, its newly acquired vision was forcibly taken away at this moment. Unfamiliar with its new body and unable to use the methods of the Heavenly Returning Dragon to sense the Mad Dragon Virus and determine its location, this time the wing claw strike was a completely random blind attack. Jump Jump directly dodged and retreated to avoid it.

The series of setbacks seemed to have completely enraged the Heavenly Returning Dragon. It roared angrily to the sky, and under the influence of its turbulent emotions, a certain ability of the Heavenly Returning Dragon seemed to be activated. Large swaths of blackish-purple dust spread from its body, forming a chilling and malevolent wind.

"This guy's ability to spread scales after completing his transformation is even more terrifying..."

Lin Lin murmured, his gaze fixed on the Heavenly Returning Dragon that was frantically scattering dust.

In the forbidden area, the Sky Returning Dragon can use the wind to spread its scales throughout the Sky Mountain. In this primeval forest, even without such favorable conditions, the dust it spreads is enough to cover the entire mountaintop.

He had completely overcome the Mad Dragon Virus with his human body, reaching the limit. The Mad Dragon Virus only strengthened his life energy by a little. But for the entire primeval forest, the dust it spread would bring an unparalleled ecological disaster, and might even completely destroy the entire primeval forest ecosystem.

Just as Lin Lin was thinking this, a deep rumble suddenly came from above, like thunder beating an electric drum.

That's thunder!

(End of this chapter)