Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 466 Fierce Battle! Everyone Severely Injured!

Inside the restricted area.

Lin Lin rushed as fast as he could and finally arrived at the battlefield just before the last minute, throwing the crucial flashbang to interrupt the Heavenly Dragon's attack.

Without bothering to exchange pleasantries with the top hunters, Lin Lin directly threw out a flying insect, propelling himself towards the Heavenly Returning Dragon.

While in mid-air, Lin Lin's sword and shield had already merged, transforming into a giant axe that slashed down at the head of the Heavenly Returning Dragon.

Faced with this powerful blow, the Sky Dragon, which had just been blinded by the flashbang, had no way to dodge and took the hit squarely. Its head, which only had one horn left, was pressed down slightly.

But what caused Tianhuilong the most pain was the red and black smoke that exploded with the giant axe attack. Dark red electricity danced in the thick smoke, frantically eroding the wounds cut by the sharp serrations. Even the powerful dragon energy within his body, which he could control like an extension of his own arm, seemed to sluggish.

—For the Celestial Dragon, and even most ancient dragons, their greatest weakness is often the dragon attribute. Sufficiently strong dragon attribute energy can not only harm them, but also interfere with their ability to control natural disasters. If accumulated to a certain extent, it can even weaken or seal their abilities to some extent.

Scholars have given this characteristic a particularly apt name: "Dragon Sealing Force".

This is also why Lin Lin did not bring the Thousand Blades Charge Blade [Betrayal Charge Blade Zisu], which is superior in both sharpness and attack power, but instead chose the Deviljho Charge Blade [Destinieta].

Instead of immediately entering her most proficient area of ​​aerial combat as before, Yoko directed Xiaojia to absorb the essence from the Ame-Kuai Ryu while rushing to Julius, who was closest to the Ame-Kuai Ryu, and sprinkling a handful of life dust on him.

With difficulty, Julius got up from the ground. Feeling the excruciating pain in his chest ease a little, he nodded slightly to Ye Zi and Lin Lin who had rushed over. Without saying anything more, he took a deep breath and quickly retreated out of the battlefield.

Slightly behind, Nadia quickly slid two steps to Fabius and Aiden's side, covering their retreat.

Lin Lin kept an eye on the movements of the four members of the elite team. Seeing that they retreated quickly without any hesitation, he felt a little relieved. Then he focused all his attention on dealing with the Tianhui Dragon in front of him.

The opponent's vision did not recover so quickly. After sensing Lin Lin's repeated attacks, the wing claws subconsciously lashed out in the direction from which the attacks came.

"Oh!"

With the sword and shield interlocked and the silken threads flowing freely, coupled with the heavy armor Lin Lin was wearing, his body remained completely unshaken after the wing claw strike. Instead, he took the opportunity to activate his red shield.

Meanwhile, Xiaojia successfully extracted the necessary essence from the high concentration of the Mad Dragon Virus blood, transformed it into insect powder, and passed it on to Yezi, enabling her to unleash stronger power, faster speed, and stronger defense. This was the moment when she, as an Insect Glaive user, was at her strongest!
The two joined forces, each unleashing their full power, and launched a fierce attack on the Heavenly Returning Dragon.

With a powerful double slash, the heavy force combined with the serrated edge of the sword cleaved two bloody gashes into the jaws of the Tenkai Dragon, and red and black lightning seeped inwards along the wounds.

The spinning charge slash collided with the wing claws of the Ame-no-Mirai, and the immense force transmitted propelled Yoko into the air. Her gaze was fixed on the head of the Ame-no-Mirai, and she activated the jet engine hidden in her Insect Glaive, propelling her body diagonally downwards.

As if understanding its master's intentions, Xiao Jia shot out like an arrow, even before Ye Zi, and crashed heavily into the head of the Tenkai Dragon. The scythe-shaped tip of the [Stealth Insect Glaive] followed closely behind, accurately piercing the small wound between the scales created by Xiao Jia's impact, widening it by two parts. A little bluish-white powdery substance seeped from the blade and merged into the blood of the wound.

[As shown in the picture, the Shadow Spider Staff is, in my opinion, one of the least visually appealing weapons among the Shadow Spider's weapons. However, it boasts decent physical stats, a high critical hit rate, long white sharpness, and a high sleep attribute, making it far more practical than the Diablos Staff.]

Tianhuilong let out a low roar, squinting its eyes, which had barely regained their sight, and stared at Lin Lin in front of it. Although it seemed to have changed, the aura was so familiar that it recognized the person in front of it almost immediately—the broken dragon horn on its head was a gift from the person in front of it!
"Roar!!!"

Ignoring Ye Zi flying around overhead, it raised its body high, and after a brief moment of preparation, it brought its pair of wing claws together and slammed them down heavily on Lin Lin in front of it.

With the terrifying physical strength of the Heavenly Wing Claw, the power of this attack is no less than that of a truckload of steel coils that has been wrecked. Any normal hunter would try to avoid this attack and would never attempt to collide with it head-on.

However, Lin Lin is not a normal hunter. He is the first hunter to reach the limit with a human body. Standing in the restricted area where the black wind howls, the Mad Dragon Virus that he has absorbed into his body will be refined in an instant, bringing him a continuous stream of powerful strength. To put it bluntly, he is now even stronger than when he just completed his limit and beat up the Peach-haired Beast King!

"Drink!"

Lin Lin raised his hand, and the Flying Insects, completely unaffected by the Mad Dragon Virus, instantly released their silk threads, which wrapped around the sword hilt.

The next moment, the wing claws that had joined together slammed heavily onto the shield.

"Bang!!!"

The immense force slammed the lower half of the shield into the ground. The four iron threads connecting the sword hilt trembled violently, desperately trying to deflect the incoming force. Even with multiple deflections, Lin Lin still felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer. His chest tightened, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

While his insect defense is strong, it's not like in the game where you can withstand any attack without taking any damage just by equipping a defense boost. He was quite aware of this when he used insect defense to take a hit from a Storm Dragon's "Rolling Washing Machine" attack on Spirit Peak and was mercilessly blown away.

This move only disperses the attack power significantly, reducing the actual attack power that needs to be resisted. To break down his defense, you either need to do what Lanlong did before, directly tearing away the ground that holds the insect silk in place, leaving him with no way to deflect the force and take full damage, or you need to use the purest brute force, ensuring that the dispersed power is still stronger than he can withstand.

"Its strength is great, but it's not enough!"

Tianhuilong's attack did indeed injure him, but his limits are not limited to this!
Lin Lin spat out the bloody saliva in his mouth, activated the mechanism, and the sword and shield that were already interlocked quickly transformed into an axe. He swung it from the left to behind him, and then unleashed all his strength, swinging it forward and slamming it down heavily on the pair of wing claws of the Heavenly Returning Dragon that were embedded in the ground.

"Oh!"

The giant axe struck the winged claws, and even though he was wearing armored dragon armor, the recoil from the axe handle still made Lin Lin's hand go numb, and he almost lost his grip.

On the contrary, the Tenkai Dragon, which took the full force of the attack, did not seem to be greatly affected. After evolving, its wing claws were much tougher than before. Even when Lin Lin unleashed his full power of Super Amped Strike, it only left a shallow wound on them.

Tianhuilong's gaze remained fixed on Lin Lin, as it prepared to adjust its stance and attack again. "Boom boom boom boom boom!"

Five red and black energy pillars spread out in a fan shape from the point where the giant axe landed, encompassing the entire upper body of the Heavenly Returning Dragon. Its head, missing a horn, was the epicenter of the energy explosion.

"Roar!!!"

The Heavenly Returning Dragon involuntarily let out a painful roar. The intense dragon attribute energy corroded its body, causing it unbearable pain. Even the power of the Mad Dragon subsided considerably, and its use became somewhat sluggish, similar to its time as the Black Erosion Dragon.

But this did not defeat it outright.

Despite the excruciating pain, Tianhuilong swung its wing claws with all its might, sweeping away Lin Lin, who was panting heavily, along with the giant axe he was disassembling.

"Brother Lin Lin!"

Having worked with Lin Lin for a long time, Ye Zi had already developed an extraordinary tacit understanding. Seeing that Lin Lin did not dodge but instead used Insect Defense to withstand the attack, she knew that Lin Lin would definitely use Super Amped Strike to counterattack. She was also prepared, just waiting for Lin Lin's Super Amped Strike to create an opportunity, and then she would use a Dragon Slash to pierce the head of the Heavenly Dragon.

But none of them expected that the true Elder Dragon's vitality could be so tenacious. Even after taking a full Dragon-type Super Amped Elemental Discharge, it could still fight back despite the excruciating pain. In the past, monsters that were not Elder Dragons would have been severely injured after taking a Super Amped Elemental Discharge, even if they didn't die. At the very least, they would have had their actions interrupted and become stunned.

Even without the expected opportunity, Yoko did not hesitate at all. She raised her hand and flung out the flying insect, causing her body to fall rapidly.

"Dragon Subduing!"

Since the start of the battle, the Heavenly Dragon's attention had been almost entirely focused on Lin Lin, the hunter who had repeatedly brought it shame and trauma. Now that it saw its attack finally work, it was about to rush in and finish him off.

This movement caused Yoko's attack to deviate slightly from its intended target. Instead of piercing the skull of the Tenkai Dragon, the blow pierced its back at the base where its right wing claw connects to its body. Although the Tenkai Dragon's body was too strong to penetrate as deeply as Yoko had anticipated, and it wasn't a fatal wound, the result of this strike was still gratifying.

The intense pain caused the already agonizing Tenkai Dragon to stagger, its right wing claw, which had been raised, to suddenly droop as if it had lost all strength, barely able to support itself on the ground.

Yoko was certain that she had pierced a ligament or tendon in one of its joints. She immediately pushed off with her foot, using her Insect Glaive as an axis to spin her body rapidly. She intended to use this self-created "riding finishing move" to smash the Tenkai Dragon's joint and completely disable its wing claw.

Feeling the intense pain in its joints, Tianhuilong finally realized that this flying female hunter was also a huge threat. It ignored Lin Lin's idea of ​​finishing him off and tried to grab behind it with its left wing claw, wanting to crush the bastard who was doing pole dancing on its back to death first.

"boom!"

Suddenly, a few meters away, a flash of light appeared again. Along with the flash came a huge grenade, which was firmly fixed to the head of the Heavenly Returning Dragon by the sharp steel nail at its tip.

It was Nadia. After covering the retreat of her three teammates to a safe area, she immediately rushed back to the battlefield to support Lin Lin and Ye Zi.

When the woman who had been firing cannons returned, Tenkai Ryu merely glanced at her. Without stopping, he grabbed Yoko in the center of his wing claws before she could pull out her insect club and escape.

The next moment, it exerted force with its left wing claw, trying to turn Yoko into Yoko-chan, but unfortunately, one of its left claws had been cut off by Lin Lin, weakening its grip considerably. Furthermore, the defensive power of the Ultimate Thousand Blade Dragon armor set on Yoko was no weaker than that of Elder Dragon materials, so its efforts only resulted in the opponent spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Enraged, the Heavenly Dragon raised its left wing claw high, intending to slam Yoko to the ground. However, it had only raised the claw halfway when the armor-piercing grenade pinned to its head exploded with a bang. The intense shock traveled through the steel nail to its head, instantly causing its mind to go blank. The wing claw gripping Yoko lost its strength and its body lost its balance, collapsing to the ground.

"Cough cough..."

Having been rescued, Ye Zi coughed twice, her face pale. She glanced gratefully at the direction from which the crossbow bolts were flying, took out a bottle of recovery medicine and quickly drank it down. At the same time, she kept running towards Lin Lin's location.

"Brother Lin Lin! How are you?"

"Cough, it doesn't hurt or itch, I can fight all day long."

Lin Lin, his face tense, also swallowed a mouthful of recovery medicine while panting.

That's a lie. He's actually in excruciating pain right now, with at least two or three broken ribs. And that's only because he's wearing the armor set; otherwise, he might have gone from bruises to pieces...

No, given Lin Lin's physical condition, it's unlikely to be that bad. At most, it would be a comminuted fracture or something similar.

He had just been knocked away and barely managed to get up when he saw Yoko caught in the wing claws. He wanted to rescue her, but his tool bag was knocked down along with his weapon, and he didn't have time to throw a flashbang. Luckily, Nadia was there to help him.

Ye Zi's expression was not good, not only because of her injury and the effects of the Mad Dragon virus, but also because of the current situation on the field.

Three members of the elite squad were seriously injured, and Lin Lin and she were both badly wounded. Her weapon was still on the back of the Heavenly Dragon. At this moment, the only remaining fighting force on the battlefield was Nadia, who was still firing.

"Don't panic, we still have cards to play."

As if sensing Ye Zi's unease, Lin Lin took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly.

His Dragon-type Super Amped Elemental Discharge just now successfully suppressed the Dragon's Fury. Although it certainly wouldn't last long, it was enough to create a considerable advantage for Jumpy.

(End of this chapter)