Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

Haifa scratched his head and chuckled, "But after all, you've had a nearly ten-year hiatus. Even after a few months of rehabilitation, it's hard to say you've returned to your peak.

Besides, even if you were in your prime, you wouldn't be sure of dealing with this green swift dragon, right?"

"Haha, I don't think I'm any more fragile now than I was ten years ago." Huali checked her Leng Leng Chopping Knife (transformed Ice Shark double blades). "Taking care of children has unexpectedly tempered my will."

"Oh! There's an old saying in Rocklake that goes, 'When you become a mother, you become as strong as a rock platform.'

My mom is like that. My dad always says that after I was born, she became incredibly strong.”

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Huali didn't really want to talk to this guy for a moment. After checking her equipment and personal items for the last time, she walked out of the camp alone.

"I'm going."

After arriving at this unremarkable camp, Orlan sat quietly for a long time before finally standing up.

"lets go."

A man and a cat walked out of the camp.

Seabuckthorn, who was following closely behind Orlan, kept scratching his beard, and from time to time he raised his head to stare at the latter's back, looking a little uneasy.

What it was worried about was not the monster it was about to face, but the condition of Orlan.

For some reason, he has become very silent since he received the mission to hunt the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King.

Although he usually doesn't talk much, he's not as talkative as he is now. He hardly opened his mouth on the way to the hunting ground, and he didn't respond when we spoke to him. He seemed absent-minded.

I can't go on like this, meow. In this state, not only will I not be able to complete the mission and get promoted successfully, but something bad will happen during the battle, meow!

Seabuckthorn stretched out its claws and grabbed the hem of Orlan's clothes.

Aolan's reaction was a little slow. He dragged Seabuckthorn forward for several steps before he reacted. He turned back with some confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong with you, meow!" Seabuckthorn was a little angry. "You've been acting weird since accepting the mission, meow!"

"I'm fine," Orlan said casually.

Seabuckthorn stared at him, took out a flare from his bag, and put his claws on the flare's fuse.

"If you don't explain clearly, we'll pull the strings, meow."

Orlan's face froze. If Seabuckthorn sent out a distress signal, then this promotion mission would undoubtedly fail, and subsequent promotions would also be affected.

He could not accept such an outcome. Even if it was not for promotion, he had to complete this mission.

He didn't intend to share the reasons with others, but if there were seabuckthorns with similar experiences, perhaps...

Orlan put his hands on his face and rubbed them vigorously, forcing himself to cheer up.

"This area wasn't originally so desolate. It was a fairly large oasis. The area in front used to be a large lake with lots of fish in it, but now there are only a few puddles left."

Seabuckthorn was stunned when he heard this, "Are you familiar with this area, meow?"

Aolan smiled with some difficulty, "This was once my home."

Chapter 26 Skeletons

(A cat made by my girlfriend..)

Although it was just a simple sentence, and the person he was talking to was not even a human, but a Felynx.

But it was like finding an outlet for the emotions that had been pent up in his heart. Olang, who was almost swallowed by loneliness, suddenly felt a lot better.

As for the sea buckthorn, its originally pointed and erect ears have drooped down.

Aolan reached out his hand with amusement and rubbed its little head, "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine, really.

But before we officially start hunting, can you accompany me to a place?"

"Of course, meow." Seabuckthorn nodded vigorously. "There's no one watching here, meow. If you feel uncomfortable, it's okay to cry, meow!"

"No." The expressionless look on Aolan's face gradually turned calm. "It's been so long since I've come back to see you all. It doesn't look good to look so sad. Come with me."

They walked slowly forward around the big lake that was about to dry up completely.

Suddenly, Orlan stopped and walked towards a pile of dead reeds. Scattered around the dead reeds were a few weathered bones, human bones.

Seabuckthorn looked at Aolan nervously, thinking that these bones might belong to one of his relatives or friends.

Ao Lang walked over to the remains, squatted down, reached out his hand and stroked them gently.

There are still many traces of being bitten on the skeleton, which is not surprising. In this resource-scarce desert, it would be strange to have a complete skeleton left.

Seabuckthorn thought that Aolan would collect these bones, but he didn't. He just rubbed them for a while, then stood up and continued walking forward.

Seabuckthorn quickened his pace to catch up, "Aren't you going to collect it? We have plenty of time and supplies, no need to rush."

"No need." Ao Lang's tone was so calm that it frightened Seabuckthorn. "Body buried in the sand will be dug up and eaten by wild animals. Cremation disrupts the natural cycle.

Desert nomads don't have funeral traditions. We were born in the wilderness, and naturally, we should die in the wilderness. Death deserves grief and remembrance, but there's no need to invest too much emotion in corpses.

".I hope you can think positively."

As they continued to move forward, they would occasionally find a few scattered broken bones.

Olang said, "There's no need to be sentimental about corpses," but whenever he saw the bones, he would stop and touch and caress each one before moving on.

Until they came to an exceptionally large skeleton.

It was obvious that this was the skeleton of some large monster, with two large curved horns attached to the giant skull that looked like a small house.

"What is this, meow? A horned dragon?" Seabuckthorn stuttered, "Is this the culprit?"

Orlan came to the overturned skull and patted the pale, dry, but still majestic horns. "No, this is the skeleton of a Tailed Axe Dragon. It was once the guardian of this oasis. Back then, everyone called it 'Big Guy'.

As for the monster that caused all this, to be honest, I also want to know where it went, but..."

Olang glanced around and could vaguely see some dark yellow figures lurking and slowly approaching between the weeds and the ruins of the village.

"Although they may not be the same group from back then, since you are the ones occupying this place now, I shouldn't have any complaints about taking my anger out on you."

Orlan tightened the strap of his shield and pulled out a hunter's dagger that reflected a cold light from behind him.

As if they realized that their "prey" had discovered their presence, the desert bandits lurking in the dark no longer hid. They walked out from the remains of the weeds with a growl and slowly surrounded them.

"One, two, five Yellow Speed ​​Dragons, meow?!" Seabuckthorn's voice was trembling. "Aren't these too many, meow? We need to retreat quickly, meow. It's better to disperse and defeat them, meow!"

Without waiting for Orlan's reply, the two yellow speed dragons had already started moving their legs, accelerating with strange cries, and rushed up impatiently.

"You can't run away, protect yourself."

After looking back and saying this, Aolan took the initiative to charge towards the fastest yellow speed dragon.

The yellow speed dragon seemed to have not expected that the prey in front of it, which was not big in size and had an ordinary breath, would launch a counterattack so decisively.

In the blink of an eye, he had arrived in front of it.

In group combat, the velociraptor even dares to actively attack large monsters. Naturally, it is impossible to be frightened by the prey in front of it. It opens its bloody mouth without thinking, raises its pair of small but equally sharp forelimbs, and bites forward.

At the moment of imminent collision, Orlan misstepped his steps, raised his shield sideways, deflected the attack of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon, and then swung out the hunter dagger in his left hand.

By adding a large amount of high-quality ores and re-melting the strengthened hunter dagger, its destructive power is no longer comparable to its initial state a few months ago.

The sword blade easily cut through the trachea and carotid artery of the yellow speed dragon in front of it. The dragon, which was so aggressive a second ago, suddenly had limp hind legs and rolled to the ground.

Although he didn't die immediately, it was obvious that he didn't have much time left to live.

He eliminated one opponent at an extremely fast speed, but the situation did not improve much. The second yellow speed dragon was only a few meters away from him and was about to jump and pounce. Several others also surrounded him from the side.

Worried that Orlan would be attacked from both sides, Seabuckthorn drew his cat sword, gritted his teeth and rushed forward, wanting to share the pressure with him.

But at this moment, Orlan, who had been ready to fight to the death, suddenly changed his movements. He dropped his weapon, pushed off the ground with his feet and quickly retreated. He was so decisive that Seabuckthorn couldn't react in time and almost hit him from behind.

The second yellow speed dragon jumped and missed the target. It shook its head and continued to speed up and chase.

At this time, Orlan had retreated to the remains of the Tailaxosaurus, leaning his back on a huge rib that was as thick as a man, three or four meters high, and looked like a pillar of a house.

Seeing that the prey no longer retreated, Huang Sulong bit it without hesitation.

Orlan seemed to be stunned and stayed where he was until the moment when the hooked teeth filled with paralyzing venom were about to touch him, then he suddenly turned around and went around behind the ribs.

"Bang!" The anxious Huang Sulong hit the rib hard, and several of his fangs were broken.

Ao Lang's steps were staggered and he kept moving. While Huang Sulong was dizzy from bumping into the ribs of the remains, he had already come out from behind the ribs.

He raised his hand and stabbed the sword into the armpit of Huang Sulong's forelimb, avoiding the bones and going straight into the chest cavity.

He twisted the hilt of the sword, crushed the yellow speed dragon's heart, and then pulled out the hunting knife. The second yellow speed dragon also fell to the ground and turned into a lifeless corpse.

Seabuckthorn finally reacted.

Orlan did not lose his rationality as it had worried; on the contrary, he was very calm.

It would be dangerous to deal with the siege of five yellow speed dragons at the same time on an open flat ground.

But if he has his back against a cover, with his familiarity with Huang Sulong's attacking habits and his own flexible steps, he will have much more room to maneuver.

As for where to find cover? The skeleton of the Axolotl is the best cover!

After years of being eaten by scavengers, decaying and weathering, the flesh and blood on the skeleton have long disappeared, but the ribs and spine, which are the main part, still remain basically intact.

The gap between the ribs was only one person wide, and the hunter could easily pass through by just leaning slightly sideways.

The yellow velociraptor has a slender body, so it can squeeze through. However, due to its body structure, it cannot turn around while passing through the gap between the ribs.

This makes it impossible for them to bite the agile hunters and Elu.

The battle turned into a one-sided game. After just a few tens of seconds, the remaining three yellow speed dragons also fell beside the remains of the tail axe dragon.

The flowing blood dyed the dry bones red.

Chapter 27 The Sand Bandit Leader Attacks!

"This idea is great, meow!" Seabuckthorn seemed very excited, "It would be no problem if a few more came around this skeleton, meow!

Maybe even the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King can be taken out with this method, meow!"

"It's not that simple." Orlan's expression remained unchanged, "But we should be able to fight alongside the 'big guy' for a while longer.

Don't strip the body yet, the gains are insignificant. Use this time to polish your weapons and recover your strength."

"I understand!" Seabuckthorn took out a small dried fish, put it in his mouth and chewed it while asking, "What did you mean when you said it's not that simple?

"As for the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, is there a way to break through the restrictions of this bunker?"

It takes a long time to cultivate and accumulate tacit understanding. It and Orlan have not yet reached the level where they can guess each other's thoughts at a glance.

In this case, clear communication of each other's ideas is the key to smooth cooperation.

Orlan also realized that the instructions he had given before were a bit too vague. Speaking too little at a time like this is not a good habit and he needs to correct it.

"After we dealt with two of them, there aren't many Yellow Speed ​​Dragons left. We can easily deal with them using their skeletons as cover.

But if the number of yellow speed dragons doubles, under the command of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, some of the yellow speed dragons will squeeze into the chest cavity of the skeleton, and the others will wander around on the outside. No matter where we go, we will be attacked.

Even the slightest mistake and injury could lead to muscle paralysis, and then we would be the ones in the back seat."

"So that's how it is, meow."

"As for why we didn't leave immediately, it's because the smell of blood will attract more Yellow Speed ​​Dragons. We can take this opportunity to further reduce the number of Yellow Speed ​​Dragons, so as not to be disturbed when hunting the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King later."

"But when the Yellow Speed ​​Dragons realize the danger, won't they move in groups?" Seabuckthorn asked worriedly, "What if the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King attacks with a large group of Yellow Speed ​​Dragons? Wouldn't that be very dangerous?"

"That shouldn't be the case. According to the habits of yellow dragons, a group of three to five is normal.

There are usually only two to three guards that follow the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King and move in sync with him.

There are too many of them for the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King to command, so it is unlikely that he would lead a dozen or so Yellow Speed ​​Dragons to charge at once."

"That's meow." Seabuckthorn, who also grew up in the wild, thought about it and felt that what Orlan said made sense.

"Let's use this place as a base to fight and reduce the number of Yellow Speed ​​Dragons. When you feel it's time to evacuate, give the order.

We'll use flashbangs to create a gap and break the encirclement, meow."

"Really reliable." Aolan rubbed Seabuckthorn's head, "Then we'll run to the rocky Gobi area in the north.

The terrain there is complex, which makes it convenient for us to conduct guerrilla warfare."

"I understand, meow!" Seabuckthorn straightened his chest and saluted with "Yes, sir."

Orlan looked at it with amusement and continued to sharpen the blade.