Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 143 This isn't a spear!

The sword master suddenly stopped, as if he hadn't heard clearly.

"What katana?"

“A spear—the kind with a long handle—and a blade at the front.”

Li Xia simply drew his spear, the long, cold Night Silence appearing in his hand.

The sword master stared at Ye Ji for a long time without saying a word, and even through the helmet, one could feel the inexplicable sorrow in him.

Actually—what you're doing is—

His voice was hesitant and strained.

"That's not a spear!"

The sword master finally spoke, turning back to the weapon rack and taking out a huge, cone-shaped object.

"This is what a spear should be!"

As a graceful and powerful swordsman, the master swordsman always believed that the best hunters should use a greatsword.

What is a spear?! A coward hiding behind a shield, poking and prodding, that armor is so heavy that even rolling over is difficult.

A monster that can be killed in a few minutes takes them half an hour to kill!

Li Xia looked at the Night Silence in his hand, and then at the 'thing' in the sword master's hand that looked like an enlarged awl.

I have to admit that, according to their definition, what I have in my hand is indeed not a spear.

"Then what is my weapon?"

The sword master stared at Ye Ji for a while. Ye Ji's spearhead was actually quite long, almost like a 'spear'.

It would be more appropriate to call it a 'spear', as the spearhead is not diamond-shaped, but rather eight-sided, like a short sword.

The sword master hesitated before speaking:
"Perhaps this is a long-handled, short-bladed, kodachi?"

"?"

"Okay, I think yours looks more like an Insect Glaive, but..."

The sword master then took out a long-handled weapon, except that both ends of this weapon were covered with air holes.

"The Insect Glaive has a built-in gas jet device, which allows you to fly into the sky and ride monsters."

You don't have this.

Insect Glaive? Li Xia looked at the spear in his hand and then at the Insect Glaive.

You know what, it really does look quite similar.

The Insect Glaive can fire special decoy slugs. Once a monster is hit, the Kinsect will continuously attack the part of the monster that was hit by the decoy slug.

The problem is... I don't seem to have any predator insects either—

Hmm? Li Xia's gaze shifted to Aowu, the little dragon floating in mid-air. Noticing Li Xia looking at it, it asked curiously:
"Your Highness, what's wrong?"

No way! Awoo is a good partner, how can he be a bug hunter!
The sword master left dejectedly, even though his Insect Glaive techniques on the ground were remarkably similar to those of his longsword.

For example, the upward slash and spirit slash, and the kasa slash, but you can't use "seeing cut" or "rising dragon" when using the Insect Glaive.

Both of these require the weapon and the body to form a 'pathway for qi,' meaning that qi must flow back and forth between the body and the weapon.

The Insect Glaive contains a special creature that can exhale compressed air, giving it exceptional mobility.

However, it can also interfere with the flow of air.

However, Li Xia didn't care, because even with a spear, he could use these two techniques.

As a weapon with some unique characteristics of Zanpakuto, it would be ridiculous if Night Silence couldn't circulate true qi.
First, I went to the receptionist on the first floor to collect the hunter's standard equipment.

It is primarily a projectile launcher.

You can throw various items such as stones you find, exploding fruits, and flashbangs, and you can even throw 'dung'.

Throwing the hardened excrement of a higher-ranking monster can frighten lower-ranking monsters and make them leave.

It can also be used to throw grappling hooks; in short, it's a very practical tool.

Unfortunately, the supplies provided by the Hunter's Guild cannot be taken out of this world; you have to acquire the equipment yourself.

There are also some recovery items, such as:
[Nutritional Supplements]

[Quality: Blue] [Type: Recovery Item]

[Effect: Mixed with a small amount of life force, it can restore approximately 25% of health (at the current rank) and can heal injuries caused by internal wounds.]

[Special Restriction: Must be consumed completely; effects will be slow and last for 1 minute.]

[Review: A very classic healing potion with impressive recovery capabilities]

This potion is a specialty of the Monster Hunter world, in addition to other nutrient solutions and secret medicines.

The large healing potion is twice the amount of the healing potion and can restore about 50% of the body.

As for the secret medicine, that's amazing; it guarantees a 100% recovery.

However, like Senzu Beans, this thing has a limit on the number of times you can hold it, with a maximum of one.

In addition, there is an ancient secret medicine, which is a very precious purple consumable.

It's said to directly increase physical attributes, but I've never seen anyone sell it; people usually just eat it themselves once they get it.

"Xia, have you seen the commander?"

Alvin was still holding the whiteboard, constantly shouting and directing the logistics personnel to unload the supplies, which were the wreckage of the Fifth Fleet that the powerful hunters had salvaged from the sea.

Upon seeing Li Xia, he hurriedly waved, glanced around furtively, and then slipped a stack of coupons into Li Xia's hand.

"You're about to go hunting, right? Eat something before you leave!"

You have received 5 meal vouchers.

Meal vouchers?

Li Xia suddenly remembered that there is a Palico chef group in Monster Hunter, who can provide various buffs in their meals, also known as Palico food.

You need a meal ticket to eat cat food.

"The guide says that if you save more than 20 people, you will get Alvin's meal voucher."

A howling sound came from nearby, and it was holding an iPad, intently studying the strategy guide.

"Ahem—" After handing over the meal voucher, Alvin coughed lightly twice, his fist pressed against his mouth:
"Since you are going to hunt, according to the rules, you must be accompanied by an observer. She will record your hunting activities and investigate any abnormal behavior of the monsters."

As he spoke, he pulled out a young girl who was hiding in a corner eating snacks from behind him.

"Abbot, from today onwards, you will be Xia's observer."

Aibo nodded blankly, his mouth stuffed full of snacks like a hamster.

She reached out and swallowed the food in her mouth with difficulty.

"Hello, I'm Abbott. From today onwards, we're partners!"

Li Xia looked at the crumbs and saliva on her hands and remained silent for a moment.

Only then did Aibo realize what he was holding. He quickly chuckled and pulled it back, awkwardly wiping it behind his back.

Then, with a serious expression, he said, "Junior Investigator, Abbot reporting for duty!"

Li Xia nodded, turned and left.

"You have half an hour to finish all the preparations, and we'll set off in half an hour."

In the lush ancient forest
Abbott took out his monoculars and nervously stared at the monster below, then flipped open the encyclopedia and whispered:

"The Poison Bird, a 2-star bird wyvern, is a very dangerous monster that mainly sprays venom with its poisonous tongue and tail."

Abbot muttered a few words to himself and offered his suggestion:
"Partner, I think we should lie in wait. I remember there are a few terrain features we can use. First, we can bind them with vines, and then—"

She turned around to look at her side, only to find that Li Xia had disappeared at some point.

"Whoosh-"

A sharp, piercing sound rang out, and Aibo looked in the direction of the sound, unable to help but open his mouth.

Li Xia moved with the speed of a streak of light, leaping down from the tree trunk dozens of meters high in an instant and heading straight for the Poisonous Demon Bird.

My partner—my partner just rushed over and got himself killed like that?!
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