Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

The thing was not big, about one meter long but less than two meters. Its body was round and looked like some kind of giant frog.

But looking at the sharp fangs and the chisel-shaped bone spines with barbs on its head, you can tell that this thing is probably not related to something as weak and harmless as a frog.

The deformed baby ice shark, as the name suggests, is the juvenile form of the deformed ice shark.

A small amphibious monster that only appears along the coast of the cold zone. Orlan had read about them in the biological encyclopedia, but this was the first time he had seen one in person.

“Gah—”

"Ji Ga!"

The two young ice sharks that climbed onto the ice sniffed around and almost immediately locked onto this side, rushing towards this side.

"The baby ice shark is also a transformed ice shark, right? Can I kill one of the baby ice sharks and report back?" Orlan muttered to himself.

Of course that's not allowed, he was just mumbling that casually.

The appearance of the baby ice shark made him both happy and sad. He was happy because the tactic of using the injured Bobo to attract the deformed ice shark was indeed effective. If he could attract the baby, there should be no problem in attracting the adult.

It’s a pity that this place is still on the coast and the water is too shallow, which is not the area where deformed ice sharks are active.

If this Bobo could be more agile and walk a few hundred meters forward, the first fish to be lured here might very well be his target.

Amid Bobo's panicked growls, two young ice sharks approached rapidly, their bloodthirsty and ferocious postures no less than many large monsters.

"This isn't for you." Orlan drew his sword and rushed forward. "Call your mother!"

"Ji-ao!" Noticing the approaching hunter, the ferocious young ice shark immediately changed its target of attack. It kicked the ice with its four short legs and pounced on the hunter from the front and back to bite him.

An inexperienced novice might panic for a while when faced with this sudden attack, but since he is already four stars, if he is still struggling to deal with one or two small monsters, he should consider changing his career.

The sword was swung diagonally, chopping the young ice shark in front of him on the head with a reverse kasaya slash, knocking it down from mid-air. At the same time, Orlang stepped back to avoid the attack of the second young ice shark.

He was a little surprised that the young ice shark he hit rolled over and got up again.

If it was a monster like a velociraptor, this sword would be enough to chop off its head. How come this young ice shark seems to be fine?

His eyes moved, and he quickly found the reason. "Was the sword blade blocked by the bone spines and plates on the head?"

Orlan immediately changed his attack mode and took advantage of the moment when one of the young ice sharks jumped again to raise his sword.

The tip of the sword cut across the soft belly of the young ice shark at a tricky angle, cutting open its throat, chest and abdomen. The young ice shark rolled to the ground, screaming "Jijia", and its internal organs flowed out during the struggle.

Orlan ignored the doomed guy and turned around, swinging his sword to chop at the second young ice shark that was attacking from behind.

The sword blade accurately bypassed the hard bone armor and cut into its side, killing it cleanly and neatly.

But at this moment, the sound of ice breaking was heard again.

The third young ice shark, which had not appeared before, crawled out from under the injured Bobo, and the bony spines on its head pierced deeply into Bobo's abdomen like a sharp chisel.

As its body rotated and its sharp teeth bit, the young ice shark drilled its entire body into Bobo's belly like a small drill.

It drilled deep and bit and gnawed at the same time. The pain was far beyond what Orlan had felt before with that neither-deep-nor-shallow sword strike.

Driven mad by pain, Bobo lost his mind and ran wildly, growling.

Aolang cursed inwardly, put away his weapon, and sped up to catch up.

The only thing to be thankful for was that the poor old Bobo was heading towards the frozen sea, which was exactly what the hunter wanted.

As it ran, blood gushed out from the big hole in its abdomen like a fountain, leaving a dark red bloodstain on the ice, and then seeped into the unfrozen sea water below along the cracks in the ice.

He ran like this for about two or three hundred meters. Old Bobo's pace became slower and slower, and finally he could no longer hold on and collapsed on the ice.

Blood mixed with fragments of internal organs gushed out of its mouth and nose, staining a large area of ​​the ice surface red. Its life entered the final countdown.

But at this moment, the dying Bobo suddenly began to convulse violently all over.

A big bulge appeared on the bleeding abdomen. The next second, with blood and flesh splattering, the ferocious little monster broke out of the body and drilled out from Bobo's body, which was not yet completely dead.

Aolan couldn't help but pause.

It’s not because of the ferocity of the deformed baby ice shark, but because of the changes in its body.

Before entering Bobo's body, the young ice shark was about 180 centimeters long and weighed about 100 kilograms. However, when it broke out of the body, its entire body had grown more than two or three times larger.

Double in size in just a few minutes? Even the fastest-growing creatures wouldn't grow this fast. Otherwise, with enough food, wouldn't these young ice sharks mature within a day?

This goes against the laws of nature.

Aolan looked at it carefully for a few seconds and found something strange.

The body length of this young ice shark did not increase much, and its tail and limbs did grow larger, but it was basically still within the reasonable range of biological muscle congestion and expansion.

The main reason for the increase in size is the trunk.

This guy must have swallowed flesh and blood several times his own weight, and expanded his body several times, giving people the illusion that his body size has increased several times.

"How greedy." Looking at the deformed baby ice shark whose belly was swollen like a ball and couldn't even walk properly, Orlan felt a little disgusted.

He put his hand on the hilt of his sword and approached quickly, ready to kill the guy first.

The bait I worked so hard to find is just for you to eat for free?

At this moment, the ice surface under the hunter's feet trembled slightly, as if something was approaching rapidly from under the ice.

Orlan hurriedly stopped, and the iron sword [Kagura] slid out of its scabbard. He quickly scanned the surrounding ice surface, alert to monsters that might appear at any time.

Dozens of meters away, a triangular shark fin broke through the ice like a big knife and came straight towards this side.

"Are you finally here?" A smile appeared on Orlan's face under the visor.

What he feared was a sneak attack from under the ice, just like the time when the young ice shark attacked Bobo.

But now that he has shown up, there is nothing to be afraid of. In terms of head-on combat, he is no match for any four-star dangerous monster.

The shark's fins were getting closer and closer. Just as Orlan was getting ready to respond to the attack, a huge blue monster suddenly broke through the ice, opened its bloody mouth full of sharp teeth, and swallowed the fat baby ice shark into its stomach in one gulp.

ps. After a young ice shark bites a hunter in the game, its size will directly increase several times. It will not turn into a ball, but the entire model will be enlarged several times. This is a bit too outrageous, so it is described here as swelling due to eating too much.

Chapter 226 I like this kind of monster with high attack and low defense

For a moment, Orlan wondered if the monster that had leaped from beneath the ice had simply taken the cub into its mouth as an act of protection.

But looking at the bloody scene of it raising its head and chewing, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and broken limbs scattered all over the ground, Aolan knew that he was overthinking it.

Most creatures have the instinct to protect their young, and even if they don't, they rarely hunt specifically for food.

The brutal monster in front of him, which looks like a giant shark but has four legs, is obviously one of the very few exceptions.

The cubs tasted so good it was happy with them that it would have liked to eat a few more if it had the chance.

"Is this Zaboya Zakiru (transformed ice shark)?" Orlan looked at the opponent in front of him cautiously.

A monster that is so cruel to its own cubs must be cruel by nature.

Compared to juvenile ice sharks, adult morphs have lighter skin, a bluish-green hue similar to sea ice.

The body is more streamlined, the limbs are more fully evolved, and can even be called slender. The movements should be much more flexible than those of the chubby juvenile.

Another most obvious difference is that the head of an adult deformed ice shark is not covered with sharp bony spines and bony plates like that of a juvenile.

This is undoubtedly good news for hunters, otherwise the monster will be like wearing a helmet, which will be a hindrance when attacking head-on.

Aolan held the sword at an angle and slowly stepped back a few steps.

He noticed that the deformed ice shark's bluish-blue hide was covered in cracks and scars.

This reminded him of the description in the illustrated book: the deformed ice shark loved to fight and had a strong sense of territory. These scars should be the marks left after it fought with other monsters for territory.

This means that unlike monsters like the Tailhammer Dragon, which have a mild temperament and a relatively rigid attack pattern, the Transformed Ice Shark will be very aggressive and is a monster that is very good at fighting.

For Orlan, this is good news.

Compared to thick-skinned and tough guys like Rock Dragon, Tail Hammer Dragon, and Explosive Hammer Dragon, he is better at dealing with monsters that are highly aggressive but relatively weak in defense.

The hunter stared at the monster in front of him, and under the lock of his aura, the deformed ice shark with very average eyesight finally noticed the "inconspicuous little animal" next to him.

In order to avoid losing his target later, Orlan took out a dye ball and threw it at the monster.

The dye ball exploded on the deformed ice shark's back, and the strong-smelling dye covered the towering triangular dorsal fin.

In this way, even if the deformed ice shark dives under the ice, as long as its dorsal fin is exposed above the ice, it will definitely leave scent and traces, making it easier for him to track it.

The pungent smell of the dyed fruit angered the deformed ice shark, which had an extremely keen sense of smell. It took a deep breath, and the next second, a terrifying sonic boom swept around like a huge wave.

“Ji’aoa ...

Faced with the sound waves, Orlan could not help but cover his ears tightly. Even so, under the suppression of this loud noise, he still felt stiff and unable to move.

It's hard to imagine a shark making such a terrifying noise.

Orlan gritted his teeth and endured it. Among all the monsters he had faced, perhaps only the roar of the Boom Dragon could overpower this guy.

I should talk to Haifa and borrow the earplug guards first.

After a loud roar, the transformed ice shark's center of gravity pressed backward and the muscles of its limbs tensed. Noticing these movements, Orlan immediately judged the former's attack intention and dodged to the side at the first opportunity.

Sure enough, after a brief build-up of momentum, the deformed ice shark with its bloody mouth wide open launched a charge towards the dragon chariot straight ahead like a cannonball.

The hunter dodged in time and passed by the monster. The huge mouth filled with blood closed beside him, and the crisp "crack" sound made people's hair stand on end.

An extremely ferocious character, an astonishingly loud roar, and a crazy dragon chariot that rushed and bit over there.

This guy is just like a weaker version of the Dragonite.

Ao Lang laughed softly. Not only was he not frightened by the violent aura, but he became excited instead.

I don't have the strength to fight Hong Long alone right now, so why not use you as my training ground first?

Orlan immediately turned into a demon, and chased after the dragon car, but it missed the target and the transformed ice shark had no time to stop on the smooth ice surface.

Before his opponent could stop and turn around, he took the initiative to strike, and with a simple but extremely swift forward slash, it fell straight down and hit the deformed ice shark's shovel-shaped tail.

The steel blade successfully broke through the blue-green leather, leaving a bleeding wound.

As he expected, the transformed ice shark was not a monster with strong defense.

Then

As Orlan was preparing to launch a follow-up offensive, he suddenly noticed that the muscles of the transformed ice shark tensed for a moment, which instantly made him give up the idea of ​​continuous attack. He immediately turned his body and stepped back.

See you!

As he swung the blade horizontally, spinning on the ice to create some distance, the transformed ice shark suddenly turned around and swung its claws, grabbing the hunter where he had been standing a second ago.

“Sizzle!”

Ice chips flew everywhere, and Orlan's eyes swept across the deep claw marks left on the ice, and he had some idea in his mind.

The force was not small, but not too exaggerated. If it were a dragon, the surrounding ice would probably have shattered with this claw.

The inertia of turning and retreating turned into forward force as his muscles tensed. Orlang dodged the attack and rushed forward without stopping. The sword in his hand slashed from bottom to top at the round nose tip of the deformed ice shark.

The Seeing Through Slash successfully hit the target, cutting a bloody wound on the nose of the transformed ice shark.

The tip of the deformed ice shark's nose is densely covered with nerves, giving it a sensitive sense of smell and pain. When suddenly attacked, it subconsciously shrank its body.

Olang seized this flaw, which could not even be called a flaw, and raised the sword vertically without hesitation, then raised it diagonally behind his shoulder, entering a charging posture.

The transformed ice shark's reaction was equally quick. While its body was retracting, it simply tightened the muscles of its limbs further and also entered a state of accumulating power.

It was the same kind of straight-forward dragon car as before.

Aolang made a judgment in his mind, but he did not choose to dodge. Instead, he continued to condense sword energy, accumulate strength, and wait for that fleeting critical moment.

"Roar!"

As the transformed ice shark exerted force on its limbs, preparing to pounce forward and bite, Orlan released his attack.

In a flash, the hunter's body turned into a shadow and disappeared from the transformed ice shark, and the two passed each other again.

He seized the moment when the deformed ice shark's hind legs were exerting force and was about to leave the ice surface, and the sword energy, which was swirling around and charging, slashed across, cutting a deep wound into the joint at the ankle of its hind leg.

Under the stimulation of severe pain, the injured hind leg cramped and the strength loosened, while the other hind leg was still exerting explosive force.

It was like a wooden stick was stuck under the feet when the deformed ice shark was about to start running. Its body balance was instantly disrupted, and its center of gravity was completely destroyed under the push of its own power.

It subconsciously tried to steady itself, but maintaining its center of gravity and regaining its balance on the slippery ice was no easy task. Caught off guard, the Transformed Ice Shark fell to the ground.

How could Orlan, preoccupied with attacking intent, miss such a perfect opportunity? He immediately activated his demonic transformation, rushed over to the fallen Ice Shark, and swung his sword at full speed at its triangular head.

Red Blade Continuous Slash!

In the distance, on a low ice cliff only a few meters high, Haifa, holding a telescope, kept shouting.