All my hunting commissions come from another world?

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Si decided to let Melo stay, as the current situation was not suitable for her to continue.

"I can offer you assistance."

Melo stretched out a hand, and then, to everyone's astonishment, a dense stream of data consisting of 0s and 1s appeared beside her delicate palm.

"Reading, code 138h45v2".

【典开】

The tip of the last remaining 'tail' behind Melo lit up with a pale blue light, and four teardrop-shaped earphones appeared in Melo's palm.

"This machine can serve as a connection terminal so you can stay in touch. Since it uses spirit power, you don't have to worry about being affected by Shesa's abilities."

"Thank you so much, Melo! But do you still have enough energy? Would you like some more?"

Zhou Si looked at the headphones in her hand with some surprise. She had been in the New World for too long and was almost brain-dead. She never thought of this trick.

However, he still looked at Melo with some concern. The energy that Zhou Si provided to her was only enough to keep her moving, not to mention that one of the 'tails' she used to link and store energy had broken off and had not been reconnected.

"It's just a phone cosplay, so it won't consume too much spirit power, and we've already figured out a replacement energy source for the machine."

Melo gave Zhou Si a thumbs up, a hint of smugness in his crimson eyes.

Sometimes I really wonder if you're a machine race.

Zhou Si handed the earphones to the others, and after learning about the function of this little gadget, Olivia sincerely exclaimed in admiration.

"What an amazing prop."

If only their world had something this convenient. Now, with this thing, their battle plans can become more flexible, and communication between them is much easier.

With the help of these things, Olivia felt even more confident about the task ahead.

"We split into three groups to carry out the operation."

"Lone Bird, you're in charge of leading the Scoutflies to find Shesa's whereabouts, and have all the Palicoes follow you."

Olivia handed the sealed jar containing a large number of guide insects to the lone bird, and instructed the three Palicoes beside her to help the lone bird find clues.

“I will search for the nearby monster lairs. Shesa shouldn’t be able to transform so many monsters in such a short time. The forest is so quiet, there must be something wrong. I need to check the status of those monsters.”

Olivia expressed her concerns and then turned her attention to Zhou Si and Aili.

"Finally, there's Mr. Zhou Si and Miss Ellie. I've heard that Mr. Zhou Si had a good relationship with the local orcs when he was in the New World?"

"It's alright, what's wrong?"

Zhou Si nodded. To be precise, he had a good relationship with the Grimaldians in the Crystal Lands. Because of Zhou Si's physique, the Grimaldians would often ask him to bring back some materials from the lava lake below. Over time, they gradually became familiar with each other.

"A group of orcs called the Forest Foxes live in the Crimson Forest. Their tribe has lived here for a long time, and they know much more about this forest than we outsiders do."

“I have a feeling that this heavy rain may not be related to that Honkai Beast. I hope you can find out about the forest from the Mori people.”

"no problem."

Most orcs are simple-minded, and Zhou Si has dealt with them quite a bit, so he's quite familiar with them.

"Keep communication channels open at all times."

After Olivia assigned all the tasks and gave them a brief final word of advice, the group left the base camp together.

At this moment, a torrential downpour began outside, and the water level in the Crimson Forest rose considerably, already above Zhou Si's calves.

Lone Bird and Olivia have already set off, while Melo, lacking combat abilities, chose to stay at the camp. Now, only Zhou Si and Ai Li remain here.

"Thank you, Ellie."

Zhou Si's voice reached Alicia's ears through the rain. This kind-hearted girl had helped matchmake and even joined their hunt. As a friend who had only met Zhou Si once, she was being incredibly kind.

"You're welcome. Just remember to treat me well afterward!"

Alicia accepted Zhou Si's thanks. Rainwater slid down her long pink hair. Alicia patted the equally soaked Heron Eagle Dragon, her expression showing great pleasure.

She doesn't dislike this kind of otherworldly adventure; besides, defeating Honkai Beasts is her job.

The two didn't continue their conversation; time was of the essence. Lu Yinglong and Zhou Si simultaneously took a step forward and rushed into the rain.

Following the map provided by Olivia, the two raced upstream along the river, and soon a magnificent building made of huge stones came into Zhou Si's view.

A glorious civilization may have once existed here, but now, eroded by the passage of time, only these megalithic structures retain a trace of their former splendor.

It seems that these ancient buildings have now become the dwellings of the Senli people, and perhaps we can find out about Shesha from these beastmen who are scattered throughout the forest.

The Heron Eagle Dragon's claws hooked onto the winding vines, carrying Alicia up to the top of the building, with Zhou Si following closely behind.

When the two reached the top of the building, they were met with a group of Senbiya people holding simple weapons and watching them warily. Behind them, a Senbiya person was lying weakly on the ground.

Chapter 41 The Mori Tanuki

Several round, chubby Senli bared their teeth and claws at Zhou Si and Ai Li, trying to scare them away and protect their kin behind them.

Zhou Si looked at the dying Senliren. Its decorations were more elaborate than those of other Senliren, and judging from the anxious looks of the people around it, it was probably a respected elder in their tribe.

“Zhou Si, that Mori-tanuki seems to have traces of Honkai energy erosion on its body.”

Ellie's voice rang in his ears. She was very sensitive to Honkai energy. With her reminder, Zhou Si also noticed the faint purple cracks under the fur of the raccoon.

The situation looks bad; if it doesn't receive treatment soon, that raccoon will probably die.

"We don't mean any harm."

Zhou Si put the hunting whistle behind him aside, spread his arms and slowly squatted down, indicating that he would not pose a threat to them. Ellie next to him imitated Zhou Si's actions.

These beetles are all very tense right now, so I try not to upset them.

“Your tribesman is sick, but I have a way to cure him. Can we take a look at his condition first?”

Zhou Si's actions were clearly effective. After seeing him remove the terrifying weapon, the Senli people relaxed their tense mood, and one of the older Senli people stepped forward.

"Are you in cahoots with those guys who came to the forest a while ago?"

"Yes, they are our companions."

The people from the Forest Fox were mostly talking about the Star Team. Zhou Si did not deny their relationship, and he believed that the guild's hunters would not do anything out of line.

Hearing Zhou Si's affirmation, the forest foxes indeed became more relaxed. It seems that Olivia and her companions left a good impression on these forest foxes.

“You can come over here and leave the female over there.”

"Eh?"

Suddenly being called out, Alicia was a little confused. She always felt like she had been disliked since she came to this world. Even so, Alicia still obediently squatted down next to the Heron Eagle Dragon and watched Zhou Si walk over to the group of cute Senni.

Zhou Si bypassed the still somewhat wary Senlimen and arrived at the Senlimen that had been corrupted by Honkai energy.

When did this start?

"Two days ago, a large green snake attacked our camp, and the chieftain became like this after being injured."

The Senli Guardian looked extremely dejected, feeling it was because it had failed to protect its chieftain.

Two days? Zhou Si was quite surprised by this number. Under normal circumstances, it would be considered very good if an ordinary person could withstand the corrosive effects of high concentrations of Honkai energy for even a few hours. This chieftain of the Mori people had actually persisted for so long without dying or turning into a Honkai beast.

It's unclear whether the Honkai energy was affected by this or whether the creatures of the Hunter world are more adaptable to this energy.

"Forget it," Zhou Si shook his head, suppressing the thoughts churning in his mind. He wasn't a professional, so he decided to wait for the test results from Mebius.

Zhou Si opened the system shop after a long time and spent 100 investigation points to buy a bottle of Honkai Energy Inhibitor, which he then poured into the mouth of the Morinkaman.

Honkai energy is not a toxin or abnormal state, so the antidote for the fruit has no effect on it. Fortunately, the system shop does sell everything, and the Honkai energy inhibitor, which originally had very strict manufacturing conditions, only costs 100 per bottle.

The inhibitor's effect was remarkable. As the purple markings on their chieftain's body gradually faded, the surrounding raccoon people excitedly rushed over.

"Ahem... Thank you, friend who has come from afar."

The chieftain of the Senli people, whose health had improved somewhat, spoke weakly.

"My name is Taoyuan. Your purpose in coming here is probably to find that monster, right?"

With the help of its tribesmen, Taoyuan sat up from the straw mat. Its tired little eyes revealed the wisdom and experience of its chieftain, the Senli people.

"Yes, our goal is to defeat that monster."

"Suppress them! Suppress them!"

Zhou Si nodded. Upon hearing Zhou Si's words, the surrounding Senli people instantly became agitated. In their eyes, that giant snake was a bad thing that had harmed their chieftain and must be punished!

"Could you tell me something about that monster? And this heavy rain doesn't seem to have formed naturally either?"

Taoyuan nodded slowly, and then began to tell Zhou Si about their encounter with Shesha.

"Because the barren period is coming soon, my people and I need to prepare enough food to get through this time, so we went to the orchard we usually visit."

"Because of its location, few monsters can get there, so it has always been our place to gather food."

"But when we arrived at the orchard that day, we found a huge snake carcass lying there motionless."

Taoyuan's voice gradually trembled, and Zhou Si and Alicia gradually learned about what had happened that day from its words.

After discovering Shesa's 'corpse' in the peach orchard, the mischievous forest foxes decided to climb over the monster's body because it was blocking the way to the orchard.

Just as they climbed above Shesa's body, the monster's corpse suddenly began to tremble violently, and the Senli people, unable to stand, were quickly thrown off.

Just as the Senli people were wondering what had happened, the abdomen of the snake corpse suddenly split open, and a large, dark green snake, identical in appearance but much smaller, crawled out.

"Several slow-reacting tribesmen were swallowed by the giant snake on the spot, while I was grazed by the snake's attack during the retreat, and that's how I ended up like this."

"Any other clues besides these?"

Taoyuan touched his round head, thought carefully for a while, and then spoke.

"The large snake had many wounds on its body, and the smaller snakes seemed very weak when they came out. Moreover, in the past two days, the tribesmen have frequently spotted that monster hunting other creatures in the forest."

Taoyuan's mind gradually cleared, and as it looked at the heavy rain outside, it suddenly remembered something.

"Oh right, rain!"

"That monster must be fighting with the Po-yi Dragon!"

"Bo Yilong?"

"It's the overlord of the forest, a very, very big monster. Every time it appears, it's accompanied by this much rain!"

Zhou Sichao nodded to Ai Li, "This should be it."

Do you know the exact location of the Boyi Dragon?

“Climb up the mountain along the vines. There is a large lake halfway up the mountain, where the Boyi Dragon lives.”

Chapter 42 Frequent Reports of 'Victory'

Have you found any traces of Shesa over there?

"No meow yet."

In the pouring rain, a lone bird cloaked in invisibility is searching for Shesa's whereabouts. She is accompanied by three Palicoes: White, Dumpling, and Olivia's companion, Atos.

They had been searching for some time, but the rain had buried the usually obvious traces deeper, making it much more difficult for them to find them.

"They've already located the Senli people's camp in Lao Zhou. Looks like we need to speed things up."

Upon hearing the message through the earpiece, the lone bird called to the Elru, preparing to search higher up.

By this time, the water level in the Crimson Forest had already reached above her thighs. Fortunately, Lone Bird had come prepared and replaced the ornaments on her legs with a Swamp Crossing Bead, allowing her to move freely in the deep water.

Riding on her heron-dragon, she and the Palicoes climbed up the mountain along the vines. The air grew increasingly stuffy, and the higher she went, the more she sensed something waiting for her above. Her intuition was always accurate; perhaps she would soon find Shesa's trail.

"Hunter, look over here!"

Bai seemed to have noticed something and quickly called the lone bird over.

As the lone bird approached, it discovered that the white creature held several dark green scales in its hand. Looking around, the lone bird also found traces of something hard rubbing against the surrounding rock walls. It tried rubbing the scales against them and left very similar scratches.

"This should be it."

The lone bird nodded, then released the guide insects. A large number of tiny green lights flew out of the bottle behind her. After locking onto the information on the scales, the green light screen flew towards the mountain.

"So it really is up there..."

Lone Bird muttered a couple of things under his breath, then reached out and turned on the team's voice chat.

“I think I’ve found traces of Shesa. The guide insects are now gathering on the mountain.”

"Be careful, Cryptow. I just finished negotiating with the Forest Fox. Shesa is very likely to be fighting with the Crimson Forest's overlord, the Wave Dragon."