Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 510 Guga: I will fight to protect the smiles of humanity!

Feeling the spiritual connection formed with the person in front of him, Xia Long was filled with wonder; this feeling was truly quite peculiar.

As for Lin Lin, he was already quite familiar with the process and didn't speak, but instead communicated directly through the resonance between the two.

"You see, that's how it is. Once a connection of resonance is established, the impact of distance on our communication will be greatly reduced."

"Of course, it's not completely unaffected. If the distance is too far, the resonance intensity will also weaken, causing the transmitted message to become unclear."

However, the impact wasn't too great. For example, right now, besides the Xialong in front of him, he could still sense the Peak Dragon Lady in Lokrak and Lingrui far away in the primeval forest.

Wow! That's amazing!

Seeing that Lin Lin did not speak, Xia Long heard Lin Lin's voice in his mind, which amazed him.

But its voice...

Lin Lin's expression was subtle; this voice was far too effeminate!

No, thinking about it carefully, aside from its considerable size, this creature is already quite effeminate: as an ancient dragon, its arrogance makes it look down on every monster equally; it enjoys playing pranks and teasing other creatures, then laughs heartily at their embarrassing moments; and it has grown increasingly unruly since childhood due to the lack of adult supervision…

Thinking about it this way, this guy is the type who, after hiding and toying with monsters until they're exhausted, will still show up and arrogantly laugh and mock them as "small fry, small fry"!
Lin Lin's mind wandered involuntarily. Female imps often get sternly disciplined after a period of arrogance. If the Chameleon continues with its wicked nature, who knows if it won't be severely corrected by the hunter's great weapons in the future…

'Human, I always feel like you're thinking something really bad.'

Xia Long cast a suspicious glance at him.

Lin Lin coughed lightly, "No, it's nothing. I was just thinking about how to solve the problem of ferocity."

He waved his hand:
"If there's nothing else, I need to hurry up and send these samples back for the scholars to analyze."

Xialong indeed stopped dwelling on what had just happened and hurriedly sent a message through resonance:

'Hey! Human! You haven't given me any advice yet! Where should I go if I want to go out for a walk?'

Lin Lin scratched his head. To be honest, he only established a resonance with Xia Long as a precaution. If he really wanted to give Xia Long a place to go, he didn't know what advice he should give.

Lin Lin then turned to Ye Zi and relayed his conversation with Xia Long, intending to see if Ye Zi had any good suggestions.

Ye Zi really does have:
"I don't know where I should go, but I do know where I shouldn't go."

As she spoke, Yoko called out to Nia behind her, took out a map from it, and pointed to a red-marked area:

"In short, whatever you do, don't go towards the Ancient Forest. The unknown ancient dragon that attacked us last time is there. Judging from the intensity of its breath, I don't think the Mist Dragon will be a match for it."

As Ye Zi spoke, she suddenly paused, her gaze shifting to Lin Lin:

"Brother Lin Lin, do you think... the mastermind behind the ferocity is the guy who attacked us?"

Lin Lin stroked his chin. Skeleton Dragon... As far as he knew, Capcom's official lore did not mention any connection between Skeleton Dragon and Ferocity, but many players considered Skeleton Dragon to be the best explanation for Ferocity.

and so……

"It's uncertain; we'll have to wait for the scholars to obtain the samples and provide their analysis results."

However, the slightly fluorescent blue color on these vines does resemble the body color of the skeleton dragon, so perhaps there really is some connection between the two?

The Xialong didn't care about the ferocity transformation. It also put its head above Lin Linyezi's head and carefully observed the map in their hands.

Although it couldn't understand the various text labels, it could at least recognize the red circle indicating danger and the outline of the Waterless Forest region where they were located.

After confirming the direction with Lin Lin through the mental connection, Xia Long had already made up her mind.

Since we can't go northeast, let's go southwest instead!

It's decided, the target is the isolated island!!

With a definite destination in mind, and one that Lin Lin had never been to before, Xia Long was eager and impatient, even saying goodbye before setting off immediately.

Go go go, let's go! Let's see scenery we've never seen before! Wuhu!
Well, it no longer crawled like it did at the beginning; instead, it flapped its wings and took flight. It's clear that after living in the Waterless Forest for so long, it desperately needs to find other forms of entertainment.

Lin Lin and Ye Zi exchanged a glance, shook their heads helplessly, put away the collected samples, and turned back towards the camp.

They were preparing to return to Moga Village, but because Guga, who had stayed at the camp, was still injured and unable to fly across the sea on its own, and Da Kong couldn't carry it like they did when hunting, they wouldn't be able to use Didi to take the dragon back this time.

However, it wasn't a big problem. When Ziyuan came to Waterless Forest, she brought a boat with her, which was hidden not far from the camp. Traveling by water would be the same, just a little slower. In fact, when Guga followed and landed on the small boat and began to flap his wings to provide propulsion for the boat, it was already much faster than they had expected.

On the boundless blue sea, a cool sea breeze blew continuously. Lin Lin bent down to check Gu Jia's wounds again. After confirming that they were gradually improving, he gently patted its large horn.

"Fortunately, that air blade missed a little and didn't hit the central nervous system, otherwise even if I didn't die, I would definitely be paralyzed."

Yoko walked to his side and examined Guga's injuries:
"So, Guga's luck is pretty good, right?"

After Lin Lin nodded, Ye Zi rested her hands on her knees and sincerely remarked:
"You've escaped with your life, Kuuga!"

Lin Lin: ... He suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Having been severely injured by the Cannon Beetle in Lokrak and badly wounded by White Gale in the Waterless Forest, nearly dying twice in less than a year, coupled with Ye Zi's recent remark, Lin Lin suddenly realized that he might have given this Axe Beetle the wrong name. "Gu Jia" seems a bit unlucky...

What if this guy can't handle the fate of being the "Heisei Life-Saving King"?

Why don't we just rename it Golem? After all, what it's doing now is pretty much the same as Golem's—external armor for vehicles...

However, after he brought up the idea, he was unexpectedly rejected by the guy.

"Huh? Why? You're not going to fight to protect humanity's smiles too, are you?"

Gujia, who was eating the raw meat that Lin Lin had fed it, suddenly paused upon hearing this. It couldn't help but recall the events from when it met Lin Lin until it arrived in Mojia Village.

At the beginning, because Lin Lin helped it, Gu Jia almost relied on him as its only support. As a result, it had some minor conflicts with Jump, who was still the Yellow Velociraptor King at the time. It was only later, when Ye Zi used her experience of getting along with insect hunters to get along with it, that it gradually accepted the team and regarded them as family.

Next, Lin Lin and Ye Zi were busy traveling around trying to solve the Mad Dragon Disease, while Gu Jia stayed in the villa's courtyard. All he had to do all day was eat, drink, and sleep. At first, he felt happy and comfortable living like this, and it seemed like a wonderful thing to just lie there until he died.

But when it no longer needed to struggle for survival and abandoned these basic needs, it felt an indescribable emptiness. To escape this feeling, it could only eat and drink its fill each day and then lie down and sleep soundly. However, the consequence of this was that when it woke up, it felt even more empty and lost, and could only stare blankly at the sky and the bricks of the villa.

It wasn't until Brave and Aster took it on the ship to Moga Village that the beetle, born in the desert, saw the sea for the first time in its life, as well as the village that lived and thrived by the sea, and the small but warm and simple villagers.

At first, the villagers were afraid of its huge size, which was nearly six meters long. But as they got to know it better, especially after it returned from the hunting grounds with Ziyuan, the villagers' attitude towards it changed completely and they became very enthusiastic.

Children would play and frolic around it, sometimes secretly feeding it berries they had gathered, the sweet and sour taste of which it thoroughly enjoyed; adults would praise its brighter shell, talk about the changes its participation in hunting had brought to the villagers, and put the freshest fish from the day's catch into its mouth; when old people saw it, they would sit beside it, leaning on their canes, gazing together at the shimmering sea under the setting sun, and reminiscing about their glorious youth...

These people sometimes sing with joy, sometimes feel lost, sometimes feel indignant, and sometimes feel bitter... Gu Jia likes the smiles of these people the most, because at that time it also feels very comfortable, and its once empty and confused heart is filled with those sincere smiles.

After more than half a year, Guga had already discovered that before each hunting trip with Ziyuan or Blef, people would be nervous and worried, but they would still hide their emotions and smile at them, giving them encouragement and blessings. Every time they returned to the village after completing the hunt, it was also the time when the villagers showed their most sincere smiles.

Gujia, who used to be lazy and almost as fat as a pig in the villa courtyard, fell in love with hunting after coming to this simple and honest fishing village. It knew that as long as the hunters could complete their mission and return safely, people would always smile, which was its favorite thing.

It was precisely because of this, coupled with the affection cultivated over a long period of time, that when Guga saw the white-patterned velociraptor cornering Shion, he rushed out without hesitation, blocked the fatal air blade, and dragged his heavily injured body to help Shion escape back to the camp.

"Hey? What are you daydreaming about? Don't you really think the name Golem would be more fitting?"

The axe beetle suddenly came to its senses and realized that its good brother, who had saved it in the desert, was calling to it.

"hiss……"

"Huh? Which sentence? Oh, the one about 'fighting to protect humanity's smiles'?"

"Yes, that's the life motto of a noble warrior. The name 'Kuga' that I gave you before is the name of the hero he transformed into."

"Why do I want to change it? Because this name isn't very auspicious. That soldier survived countless near-death experiences, and I'm afraid..."

"Huh? Not changing it? Why? I've explained it so clearly?"

"No, what do you mean you're also going to fight to protect humanity's smiles?"

Lin Lin was dumbfounded. Was this name really that powerful?
It's a good thing we didn't name it Triga back then, otherwise the buzzing of its wings would probably sound like "Smailo" right now.

"hiss……"

Gu Jia shook his head slightly, correcting Lin Lin's statement.

You hunters are the warriors who fight to protect the smiles of humanity, and all I want to do is protect you so that you can keep fighting.

Lin Lin: ...

Unbelievable! Absolutely incredible! Guga's current level of awareness and understanding is simply off the charts! Is this really the same axe-beetle we found in the desert back then?
To be honest, the old saying "a scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation" is really true!
He was silent for a moment, then reached out and touched the somewhat rough horns on Guga's head again:
"I won't change it. Since you like it, I'll continue to call you Gujia from now on."

"If you want to protect us when we go back to the village, you'd better heal your injuries as soon as possible."

……

Mojia Village.

The appearance of the dragon did cause a small disturbance at first, but the disturbance suddenly subsided after the two hunters jumped off the dragon's back.

Since they already have a giant beetle-like monster that is nearly six meters long as a partner, it doesn't seem surprising that they would have another 15 or 16-meter-long Rathalos as a partner.

However, Da Kong did not linger in the village for long. After dropping off Bref and the materials they carried, he ran to the nearby Moga Forest as Lin Lin had instructed.

Back in Jieyun Village, it had already developed the same habit as Xiong Er: it wouldn't deliberately disturb the villagers' lives, but would just wander around the village. While living its own life, it would also spare some energy to come and rescue and protect any villagers who encountered danger.

The first thing Brave and Shion did upon returning to the village was not to rest and relieve their fatigue, but to run to the village workshop and find the dragon-human craftsman from Lokrak.

As a qualified hunter, once you've acquired high-quality materials, the first thing you should do is craft yourself a brand new set of equipment!

Taking a break? We'll talk about it after the orders are placed!
(As shown in the picture, but actually this craftsman is nothing special. He's not the legendary Dragon Craftsman [he's called Eiden in the Wilderness]. On the contrary, the captain of the trading ship, the wealthy merchant, is worth mentioning. The Nanban sword he carries is an excellent water-attribute katana in the third generation.)

(End of this chapter)