Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

Chapter 83 Operation

"Please speak."

This is not the time to be sentimental about love, Pontos sat up straight and listened attentively.

Li Ai then explained her planned scheme.

"We're supposed to repair the dragon lance at the underwater ruins, and then attempt to destroy the proliferating giant horns, but how can we be so sure that the mad sea dragon will appear there?"

Pontos expressed his bewilderment.

Since they are all abnormal individuals, they shouldn't have a stable habitat at all.

"I believe that as long as we communicate well, Xiaobai will be willing to help guide him."

"So, she didn't want the crazy woman to harm the ecosystem anymore either."

Pontos seemed to be deep in thought.

"Mr. Pontos, is Li Ai's plan feasible?"

A-Xia tentatively inquired.

"Even with the best preparations, facing the Great Sea Dragon in the underwater ruins is extremely dangerous. However, Moga Village has no other choice at the moment. Asa, I'll leave the task of contacting the guild for support to you. I'll explain the situation to the village chief and mobilize the villagers. As for the silver-haired girl, we'll leave it all to Li Ai."

Once Pontos had completed his deployment, operations commenced in three directions.

Li Ai realized that Xiao Bai hadn't eaten enough yesterday, and since fish prices in Moga Village were extremely cheap, she bought a large quantity of fish and seasonings.

"Neither the crazy woman nor Ai are normal monsters, so Shiro must be under a lot of pressure. Besides, last night's events were rather monotonous..."

Thinking about tonight's meeting, Li Ai felt that the scene should be lively.

"But among the monster girls, no one can get along with Shiro, right?"

Because the growth of the giant horns was suppressed, Xiao Bai's temperament was as docile as a normal sea dragon.

But after all, it's a giant sea dragon that can cause the island to tremble with just a few movements, and it's a monster that has long lived in the deep sea. Ordinary monsters would probably just want to stay away from it.

As Li Ai pondered, she saw a sailor named Ailu carrying a small wooden bucket walking on the pier.

"Yes, there is also an Ailu tribe on the island's coast that worships the White Sea."

Late at night, on an unnamed little island.

Under the coconut trees on the beach, a stone bearing the mark of the sea god is surrounded in the middle.

A large number of fires lit up as more than a dozen Ailu were simultaneously grilling fish.

Li Ai spread some of the freshly prepared sauce on her lips and tasted it.

After confirming that the taste was correct, they were distributed to the Elru.

After brushing on the sauce, the aroma from roasting becomes even more intense.

When the full moon rose to its highest point in the night sky, the surging waves suddenly became more violent.

The small, silvery-white body leaped out of the sea and crashed heavily onto the beach.

But before she could even turn over, she looked up and saw a group of Ailu staring intently at her.

Chief Ellu swallowed hard, then nervously handed over her grilled fish.

"Sea God! This is an offering from the Ailu tribe by the sea!"

Xiao Bai's eyes lit up when he smelled the aroma of sauce similar to that of stir-fried giant squid.

"Thank you."

Xiao Bai took it, slurped it up, and the whole grilled fish disappeared.

The Ailus then held up their grilled fish and began to line up.

At this moment, El noticed that a large number of fish had leaped onto the beach in pursuit of the sea god.

So they picked it up, processed it, and continued baking.

As Xiaobai ate, she saw the Ailus working hard to grill the fish and were extremely busy. Suddenly, she felt unworthy of the attention, so she looked at Li Ai, who was grilling fish not far away.

The other party was not alone; there was also a monster girl with red crab claws on her arms, who accompanied them.

Behind the two, there was a small house made of a giant head.

At this moment, Li Ai had cooked the giant squid a second time until it was almost done, so she picked it up and handed it to Nicole across from her.

Nicole didn't stand on ceremony and began to chew heartily.

Soon the two whiskers on his forehead straightened up instead of hanging down.

"Delicious! This trip was definitely worthwhile!"

Nico came because the Ailus dared not let the ferocious white sea dragon pull the small boat.

If the Ailus were to go alone, their safety could not be guaranteed, so Li Ai thought of the famous Shield Crab Neeko.

Although she was also a terrifying monster in Ailu's eyes, she was at least not as terrifying as the White Sea Dragon, whose mere glance would plunge everyone into terror.

"Li Ai, did you bring all these Ailu?"

Xiao Bai started asking questions.

"Yes."

Why are people bringing food to us?

Xiao Bai was puzzled.

"Because you have brought them many bountiful harvests, the Ailu admire you and want to take this opportunity to repay you."

"Bringing a bountiful harvest... but I don't recall ever doing anything like that."

Li Ai pointed to the schools of fish scattered on the beach: "When you swim around the island base, looking for suitable exposed mineral veins, you inadvertently lead schools of fish to the shore. This may be insignificant to you, but for the Ailu, it brings more hope for survival."

"So that's how it is."

Little White never expected that its normal swimming would have such a significant impact on the surrounding environment.

"Unfortunately, disasters often happen in a similar way, and then all that's left is suffering."

Sensing that Li Ai seemed to be implying something, Xiaobai lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

"Aunt Bai must have brought a lot of suffering to the humans and monsters around her."

"Yes."

"But I've tried, and she simply doesn't want to leave this area. And even if she goes to a new place, the disaster will just repeat itself."

Xiao Bai said helplessly.

"I have a plan that can temporarily improve the situation. Would you like to hear it?"

"certainly."

Li Ai then revealed the battle plan for the underwater ruins.

When Xiaobai heard that a battle was about to begin, he was a little nervous, but after hearing that the attack would only target the giant horn, he immediately understood Li Ai's intention.

"But that's something even Ai Haibara finds difficult. Can a human hunter really handle it?"

Xiaobai became suspicious.

In their eyes, humans are not very powerful beings.

"The hunter leading the team is more powerful than you can imagine."

"Okay, let's set a time then. The underwater ruins are an area that Aunt Bai likes to stay in, so it shouldn't be difficult."

Xiaobai was quite confident in guiding people through this familiar terrain.

"Then let's do it in seven days. There's a lot of preparation work to be done in the village."

"Wait, is Aunt Bai in danger?"

Xiao Bai suddenly felt a little worried.

"For humans today, even if they wanted to hunt, it wouldn't be possible."

After Li Ai said that, Xiao Bai's doubts were completely dispelled.

"By the way, have you had any contact with the Nether Sea Dragon? You mean that extremely abnormal sea dragon with incredibly strong combat power?"

Li Ai felt that she had a pretty good grasp of the situation around the isolated island.

The only species for which there is absolutely no information is the rare Nether Sea Dragon.

"She's... a very difficult monster to deal with, and once she gets angry, she's terrifying."

Judging from Xiaobai's somewhat fearful expression, Li Ai knew how difficult the other person was to get along with.

"Has the other person also become a monster girl?"

"Yes, but she wouldn't let me get close, and I've never seen what she looks like. Also, Ai told me that I'm too young and I should never go to her territory unless necessary, so we've become even more distant since then."

"The Nether Sea Dragon that voluntarily became a monster girl... I feel like I can't handle this..."

Li Ai felt a headache just thinking about it. Obviously, if the operation succeeded and the surrounding seas calmed down, she would be the next one to become active.

"By the way, we can't underestimate top hunters. It seems the Uromaga has been gender-swapped, but it was still hunted down by Sikoryu..."

Li Ai tried to think positively, but when he thought of the tragic loss of the Bokai Village squad, where only Xike Rui survived and the rest of the members perished, his heart tightened.

As the sun rises again from the sea, Neeko transforms into the Daimyo Shield Crab, carrying a dragon head shell on her back, and drags the small boat carrying Li Ai and the others across the sea.

A long, white hair, as hard as a steel needle, was passed among the Ailu.

These are the hairs that fell from Little White's body, which have become the new sacred objects of the Sea God in the eyes of the Ailu.

At the same time, preparations for the battle, which would determine the survival of the village, were being carried out intensively in Moga Village.

All the able-bodied men and women in the village, regardless of whether they were hunters or not, went to the underwater ruins under the leadership of the village chief, Mord, to repair the Dragon Lance.

As for the rest of the village, except for those in charge of combat logistics, they all moved to temporary shelters in the Moga Forest outside the village for safety.

The greatest advantage of underwater ruins as battlefields is the dragon-slaying spears that the early inhabitants deployed within them.

When the sea dragon stirs up the water, the massive group of ruins can create a certain degree of obstruction.

As for its drawbacks, it's that it's too close to the village of Moga on the shore.

The battle caused a huge impact, which could easily spread here.

On the fifth day, all three dragon-slaying spears installed in the ruins walls fired successfully, and two heavy ballistae were also successfully repaired.

But when the good news arrived, the once bustling Moga Village pier was now completely deserted.

Only Li Ai and A Xia from the open-air guild, along with a few hunters of sufficient star rating to participate in support operations, would be happy about this in the entire village.

As dusk fell, the villagers who had participated in the repairs returned, collected their payment, and hurriedly left.

The village fell into complete silence.

After finishing the tasks, A-Xia looked at the sunset and exclaimed, "It's unbelievable that Xiao-Bai, a monster girl who is actually a sea dragon, would be willing to help humans to assist in fighting the sea dragon."

"Because Xiaobai knows that this time humanity only wants to stop environmental degradation... Aren't you going to evacuate?"

"No, when the guild's support arrives, someone on the ground needs to be informed of the situation."

Do you think the guild can provide helpful support?

Li Ai asked.

"I probably can't give you that, but the Marine Team is fighting for their lives, and I can't just hide. I really can't do that."

Asha's gaze was firm.

"Then let's prepare for the tsunami and collapse. The impact of this battle will definitely not be small."

"I thought you would advise me to evacuate, just like everyone else."

A-Xia was somewhat surprised.

"I understand you. Sometimes, the one who survives is the one who suffers the most."

After Li Ai finished speaking, she picked up the nutritional drink prepared on the counter and drank it all in one gulp.

"Uh... have you ever experienced your teammates dying?"

A-Xia asked cautiously.

"No, but I've had similar experiences."

Li Ai sighed.

As night fell, the madwoman's normal time became increasingly shorter.

Little White has entered the deep sea and has begun attempting to guide it.

So Li Ai didn't go to that island today, but instead played on her phone in the spacious, newly built guild inn.

I saw the photos that Qingtian sent, showing herself with the grass and the situation at the Sheep Village Ranch.

The heartwarming scene helped Li Ai calm down a little after a long period of tension.

"Yes, it's definitely enough. The madwoman hasn't turned into a woman yet, she doesn't have much of a mind, and she hasn't undergone any mutations or enhancements. There shouldn't be too many problems in this battle."

Li Ai didn't want the Sea Team to repeat the tragedy of the Bokai Village squad, so she thought of almost every detail of the operation.

Even so, I still feel deep down that I haven't done enough.

When I'm feeling anxious and upset, I simply can't fall asleep.

The upcoming support operation will not require direct confrontation with the madwoman.

However, since it is located within the underwater ruins, it is likely to be affected.

To avoid affecting her condition, Li Ai took out a sleeping herb from her bag, intending to use it to fall asleep.

However, after thinking about it, I gave up.

Next, open the Pain Elimination Game and try to calm your mind.

After using in-game items to easily win a few rounds, the pressure was greatly reduced, and he started reading his friends' messages in the game.

Besides needing to take care of her heart every day, Sister Luanma also sincerely thanked Li Ai for teaching her how to use other functions of her phone.

When Li Ai checked the information, she found that the opponent had reached level 7000 in normal mode after being stuck in the chaos mode due to a bug.

Li Ai responded politely, and also kindly offered a reminder.

Don't get addicted to games. Use your phone's functions and go out for walks more often when you have free time.

After sending the message, I realized that this world isn't a place you can just wander around in, so I quickly reminded the other person to try to stay in a safe area.

The other party did not reply, not because they were disconnected, but because they never logged into the game.

"If other functions of the phone can truly help the other person stop being addicted to games, then that would be a good thing."

Li Ai opened the village chief's record.

The recipient hadn't played a single game, but still expressed gratitude for the love they received.

Their exchange focused on the governance of villages and towns.

The other party seems to be using this game entirely as a chat application.

This time, however, the message was a little different. The other person said that they had made a new friend, but didn't know how to address them by name. To show respect, they specifically wanted to ask Li Ai for advice.

There are only five players in the entire server, and the only one whose name cannot be read correctly is "Gibberish Girl".

"This is really a difficult problem..."

Looking at the screen, Li Ai really felt a headache coming on.

"How does it feel to communicate with them?"

Li Ai received a response less than ten seconds after the message was sent.

"She struck me as eccentric, yet novel. She had many subversive insights and was a very interesting person."

"So, someone you can have fun with, but also someone you can treat as an equal, right?"

"Yes."

"Calling someone a senior or a big shot is not appropriate."

Li Ai thought about it and realized that both of their information indicated they were female, so she had a clue.

"Then let's match them as best friends."

"Jimei, that seems to be a very elegant term of address."