Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 519 Forbidden Shadow
When the scorching magma came into contact with the icy seawater, the intense heat caused the surrounding seawater to boil, and the scorching water vapor formed large patches of white bubbles.

Caught off guard by the steam, Lin Lin felt as if he had been thrown into a boiler and boiled. The intense heat easily penetrated the protection of his armor, causing waves of burning pain all over his body. If he hadn't been in the cold seabed and hadn't retreated in time to avoid the steam and let the surrounding cold water cool his body, he might have been burned.

A few minutes later, the small area of ​​water that had been boiling calmed down, and Lin Lin cautiously approached again.

The water was still scalding hot, but compared to before, this temperature, which felt like a hot bath, was actually quite refreshing.

Several irregularly shaped black rocks appeared on the ground in the center of the square. The texture looked exactly the same as the strange spherical rock from before, but the shape was not as regular and the surface did not have the swirling pattern.

Looking at these rocks, Lin Lin carefully sensed them for a moment and found that the invisible sense of oppression he had felt earlier had disappeared, and his tense body relaxed a little.

However, his expression remained solemn, and the scene he had just witnessed—the seawater dyed crimson by lava—kept flashing through his mind.

Clearly, those black igneous rocks were formed by the solidification of the red magma after it cooled. Based on this, it can be inferred that the original shape of that rock sphere was probably a huge mass of red magma that swirled together.

And coincidentally, whether it was the characteristic of swirling magma that dyed the seawater red, or the power to boil the ocean, he could find the corresponding existence in his memory.

Refine the Black Dragon.

Before he transmigrated, that was the only confirmed death, and also the only taboo to be killed by a hunter's elbow alone. It sounds like it's not prestigious, but this is a real world, and the word "taboo" alone is enough to make people feel suffocated.

On the body of the Black Dragon, there were several nodes where magma converged and fused... no, to be precise, they should be nodes where "magma-like fluids gathered to form vortices," which could also be called—

Refining the scorching core of the black dragon.

A scorching core, submerged beneath the frigid abyss and spanning thousands of years, could still unleash enough power in a short time to boil a small section of the deep sea. If Lin Lin's continuous attacks hadn't disrupted its original stable structure, and it had been left to slowly dissipate heat, it's unknown how many more years it would have taken to completely cool down.

If a single scorching core can exhibit such astonishing performance, then the so-called "heart that never stops beating" is probably not just an exaggerated description unique to Monster Hunter.

Lin Lin was in a state of utter confusion, his thoughts racing, with all sorts of ideas flashing through his mind.

"The scorching core of the Black Dragon has appeared here. Could it be that this ancient capital was destroyed by it?"

"Yes, that should be right. The village chief of Moga Village mentioned before that this ruin sank into the sea due to tectonic shifts. And if I remember correctly, the Black Dragon has the ability to destroy and reshape the earth. Its appearance is often accompanied by strong earthquakes, which makes perfect sense."

"Wait, earthquakes... The frequent earthquakes in Moga Village lately, isn't it because of the Great Sea Dragon, but because of the Black Dragon?" "No, that shouldn't be the case. If the Black Dragon has really awakened and is lurking around here, there's no reason why the Great Sea Dragon wouldn't sense it. If that were the case, the Great Sea Dragon definitely wouldn't have come near here, let alone appeared last night."

"Even if the Black Dragon has not yet been revived, since the Great Sea Dragon has already appeared in Moga Village, does that mean the Black Dragon's revival is not far off?"

"We need to report our findings back to the guild as soon as possible and prepare to deal with the Black Dragon... But then we'll have to figure out how to explain how we deduced the existence of the forbidden creature from these clues..."

As for having the Resilient King single-handedly defeat the Black Dragon, as in the original storyline, Lin Lin hadn't really considered it. After all, the Resilient King was still too inexperienced. Just a couple of days ago, she was cornered in the camp by two velociraptors and was starving. Expecting her to be able to defeat the Black Dragon now was less realistic than hoping that the domineering Mira would fall in love with me and fight the Black Dragon for my sake.

Lin Lin's mind was in a mess. He stood there motionless for a long time until he realized that the supply of oxygen algae was starting to weaken. Only then did he come to his senses and hurriedly swim upwards.

Fortunately, Lin Lin was physically strong and could float up almost without needing to stop several times to balance the pressure. He managed to reach the surface before the oxygen algae stopped working, quickly took out new oxygen algae to replace them, and soaked the nearly depleted oxygen algae in the nutrient solution before finally letting out a long breath.

Looking up at the sky, Lin Lin estimated the time and then plunged down again.

It's almost time for the agreed time. I need to hurry back and see if Yezi and the others have made any other discoveries, preferably materials for refining the Black Dragon, so I won't have to rack my brains to make up excuses.

Not long after he began his descent, he noticed a flash of yellow light in the dark abyss below. The light wasn't very bright, but it was still quite noticeable in the dark depths of the sea.

A signal flare? Or a yellow one?
Lin Lin had no time to continue his brainstorming session. He quickly changed direction and swam toward the direction of the flashing light.

Soon, next to the ruins of a building that looked like a city wall or a bunker, Lin Lin saw a flickering light, which was the light emitted by the luminescent algae.

As they got closer, Lin Lin finally saw the other person clearly. To his surprise, it wasn't any of his teammates, but their guide, Sana.

Was it him who sent the signal?
Seeing Lin Lin approach, Sana gestured to him, signaling him to stay close to her.

The other three hunters had already found their way over and were now trailing far behind their target. Only he remained here, waiting for Lin Lin so that he wouldn't get lost.

After walking through the building, Lin Lin soon arrived at a cliff. Looking down from the cliff, it was estimated to be at least one or two hundred meters deep. This depth should have been pitch black, but in fact, the lighting conditions here were quite good, almost the same as those in the shallow sea area, which was a dozen meters deep.

All of this was because of the luminous giant coiled not far away, whose light illuminated the surroundings clearly.

(It's this posture, he looks like he's sleeping...probably)
(End of this chapter)