I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 198 The Empire
The Ice Snow Mermaid Sword slashed out and faced the golden lion's raised fist.

The timing of the female hunter's charged attack, the direction of the attack, and the distance control are all impeccable.

Whoa!

The falling blade collided with the fist, and large pieces of ice erupted.

swoosh~
The angle of view turned, and everything in front of me was tree branches.

Watch for a while, why are you running? You forgot that you are Tengumon. This kind of excitement is not something you can just watch.

Li Ming felt that if this was the memory recall of the Explosive Scale Dragon, he would at least watch the whole battle closely and maybe participate in it.

Not long after, Li Ming himself appeared.

Although the image in the eyes of the monster, he had long since lost any expectations.

But when he saw the male and female double-headed fire dragons sharing the same body after loading the Flame King mist ball, his bottom line was penetrated again.

Is this me?This is a devil!

What a joke.

Forget it, it’s still a monster’s perspective anyway, so image and stuff don’t matter at all.

Li Ming comforted himself and fell asleep.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the aroma of barbecue wafted from the tree hole camp.

Li Ming, who had eaten five large pieces, was planning his next move in his mind while walking under the moonlight.

Although the female hunter acted recklessly, judging from her combat performance, it was obvious that she would not die easily.

Probably because he was hunting alone and needed to track and fight the golden lion for a long time, no news was sent back.

In other words, there is no need to worry too much about recovering the corpse.

But what kind of hunter is he who dares to try to hunt a golden lion alone?
Such an outstanding hunter should be more steady.

As for Velociraptor, Tengumon climbed up and down to pick persimmons all day long, but it didn't leave a deep impression, so it should have gone deeper into the water-free forest's activity area.

After confirming the direction of action, Li Ming subconsciously bit his mouth.

sizzle~
Take a bite, and the sweet juice pours into your mouth.

"Where did this big persimmon come from?"

Li Ming was a little confused when he saw the big persimmon in front of him.

"It's the cat you just climbed a tree to collect."

Mido, who was holding a pile of big persimmons and couldn't see the way forward, responded.

"Okay, eating more fruits and vegetables won't do any harm to your body."

hiss~ hiss~
Li Ming spoke several times, and the obstruction in Midoduo's vision was quickly cleared, and his pace became much brisker.

We gradually explored the depths for about three hours.

One person and one cat stopped to summarize and analyze the traces they found.

Scattered black hairs like steel needles, rock walls that have been punched through, and large plate-shaped boulders that have been moved across a wide range.
There are various signs that the golden lion has been active in the surrounding area recently.

As for the Velociraptor, except for some old claw marks on the thick tree trunk, there are no other traces left.

"Go through this area. Then go here and then there."

Li Ming finished the calibration on the map and continued walking.

Shasha~
The sound of leaves on the treetops rubbing against each other reached my ears.

Li Ming looked in search of the sound.

The Poisonous Bird's [Color Discrimination] combined with the Giant Bee's [Injection Point Detection] are very useful for finding traces of monsters in the vast wilderness.

Li Ming noticed something unusual and whispered.

"There is a faint breath flowing out from behind the dense group of leaves."

"Is it a golden lion, meow?"

"It's not clear yet. Follow me closely. Let's go around to the side and take a look."

"Okay meow!"

After Midoduo finished speaking, he put on his swimming goggles and bit down on his breathing tube.

One person and one cat immediately got down and slowly walked around in the water.

puff~
Li Ming stood up from the water.

Using a thick tree as a shield, I looked out.

Looking from the side, there is nothing behind the dense cluster of leaves on the treetops.

"Am I too sensitive?"

"Gone?"

While Li Ming was chanting in a low voice, he noticed a woman's voice sounding simultaneously from the other side of the tree.

"Uh, may I ask who you are?"

Li Ming asked from behind a tree.

"Hunter on the hunt."

The huntress's voice was a little deep.

"Me too."

"Let's exchange information?"

"it is good."

The hunter team meets in the wild, in addition to assisting in hunting.

Another common thing to do is to exchange acquired regional intelligence.

The target that one's own team has not been able to pursue for many days may have been encountered by another team many times.

In hunting areas where there are no investigators deployed, if monsters appear randomly, they can also give each other early warnings.

Li Ming walked around the giant tree, but saw no one.

"Where are you?"

On the other side of the big tree, the other party asked.

"Don't move, I'll go find you."

Li Ming didn't expect that the other party would also look around the tree.

Soon, a woman in a golden lion suit appeared in sight.

Li Ming visually estimated that the other person was in his 30s, with blond hair and blue eyes, which is quite rare nowadays.

The large and small old scars on the face look like they have an indescribable sense of vicissitudes of life.

At this time, the other party was crouching under the tree, observing the surroundings, and seemed very alert.

On a kayak on the water nearby, Elu, wearing a golden lion cat armor, was holding a monocular and carefully monitoring the movements in the distance.

"Hello Auntie."

"Auntie. That's right. I didn't expect there to be such a young five-star hunter. Where are the other members of the team?"

The huntress' eyes darkened when she heard her aunt being called her.

"My name is Li Ming, and I am also a lone hunter. I am here to hunt Velociraptors. This is Mido Duo."

"He is also a lone hunter. Li Ming seems to have heard of it somewhere."

"Hello, Huntress Meow."

Midoduo waved his paw in greeting.

"Hello Midoduo, my name is Selina. Did you two witness the golden lion just now?"

"No, I just found a lot of traces along the way."

"It's strange. I clearly had that kind of feeling just now. Although it doesn't look like the individual I'm tracking, but..."

Selina suddenly looked at Li Ming with a strange look.

"Your Fire Dragon Armor has two rubies embedded at the same time?"

"Yes, aunt, how do you know?"

"The ability to wear it for a long time stimulates strong armor, and some senses will become sensitive. I guess the influence of the dragon jade is too strong, which made me mistake you for a golden lion."

Selina sighed.

"No trace of the golden lion was found. The surrounding area is safe, meow! My name is Clow meow."

After Kuro introduced himself, he retracted the monocular and came to Midodo.

The two cats looked at each other for a moment, then twisted their bodies and danced together.

Midodo mastered so many novel moves that Kuro was quickly defeated.

"Do you have any information on Xunlong?"

"I saw it once in a while, give me the map."

Li Ming handed over the map.

Selina unfolded it, calibrated it briefly and returned it.

"It's probably in this direction. It's similar to what you predicted. However, it requires more in-depth estimation to find it. In addition, the Velociraptor feels not simple. It may become a G-level individual. Please be careful."

"Thank you."

"Goodbye." "Wait a minute, auntie, the uncle in charge of storing the truck in the wilderness camp is very worried about your safety."

"Really, it feels really good to have someone caring about you."

Selina was a little surprised.

"Why not team up and hunt?"

"Six-star hunters are too busy, so it's hard to gather cats, and Selina is used to being alone. No! It's one person and one cat!"

Qrow corrected.

"As expected, he is a six-star hunter. Even so, hunting the golden lion alone is too risky."

"It's actually not bad after I'm familiar with the attack methods, and I'm currently only focusing on hunting. There are individuals who hope to pass the group trial, but haven't gone through the trial yet."

Selina explained.

It turns out that Selina is not a reckless woman.

Instead, he specializes in hunting those golden lions that have not yet eaten the unicorn horn.

It can be regarded as the lowest risk to control the number of individuals who pass the trial.

"So you've been hunting the golden lion?"

"Yes."

"Can I ask, is there any special reason?"

Li Ming couldn't understand it.

"Well, let's make some amends for the willfulness of my youth."

Selina thought for a long time before giving an answer.

After hearing the answer, Li Ming became even more confused.

The willful behavior of youth, golden lion, remedy
I feel like I can't be contacted at all. Wait a minute.
"Auntie, you are not the third princess of the empire, are you?"

Hearing Li Ming's inquiry, Kuro, who was in the second round of dancing, suddenly froze.

"No, meow! Selina is an extremely powerful six-star hunter, not some third princess."

Qrow quickly denied it.

"Since the fall of the empire, I haven't heard this title for many years."

Selina sighed, obviously admitting it.

"Uh-huh. Okay, meow, but the relevant records should have been destroyed. How did you know?"

Kuro lowered his head helplessly, and then started asking.

"I happened to read a book that said that when the empire still existed, the third princess often liked to issue some incomprehensible hunting contracts, such as hunting golden lions, making cotton clothes and slippers, etc., so I thought of it."

Li Ming explained.

"Yes, I issued those contracts. It was precisely because of the unrestrained hunting of the Golden Lion tribe at that time that the other party's hatred of humans intensified."

Selina admitted frankly.

"It's not all Selina's fault. The atmosphere in the empire was like this at that time. There was even a super-large imperial arena in the main city of the empire. People would put the captured Terror Tyrannosaurus in to watch the battle for fun."

Qrow said eagerly in defense.

Li Ming suddenly realized.

Perhaps the third princess was not an exception at that time, because night bird hunting was so frequent in the past.

It is because of the costumes made of its materials that they are the most fashionable wear for palace dances.

Super-large arenas capable of throwing Tyrannosaurus Rex and Golden Lions did indeed exist.

These phenomena obviously cannot be caused by Selina alone.

"Why did such a powerful empire collapse in such a short period of time? The information left behind was very limited?"

Li Ming couldn't help but be curious.

"You are already a five-star hunter. It is not a big problem to know, but it can easily lead to inner despair."

Selina said, her eyes immediately darkened.

"Please tell me, I can bear it."

Li Ming felt that there was nothing wrong and nothing could stimulate him anymore.

"The Black Refining Dragon landed at Tangia Port and kept advancing towards the capital of the empire. The sea of ​​​​era swallowed up everything around it. Nothing could stop it. After that, the empire disappeared."

Li Ming was stunned by Selina's brief description.

"The empire is gone"

"Yes, in order to experience the life of a hunter, I sneaked out of the palace and went to East Doruma, and I survived by luck. All the other royal families in the empire were unable to escape. Because they violated the taboo, the guild decided to destroy the empire. I didn’t understand the information blockade at first, and wanted to avenge my parents, brothers and sisters. It wasn’t until I actually became a hunter and gradually deepened my understanding of taboos that I realized how naive I was. You should be able to obtain it when you reach six stars. to get relevant information, but before that.”

Selina hesitated.

He considered whether to inform him of the information that a group of unknown ancient dragons were heading towards the original continent.

After all, it was despairing enough for the empire in its heyday to be reduced to ashes in the face of taboos.

"The information on the approaching huge threat was submitted by me."

Li Ming raised his hand and said.

"Li Ming, are you the member of the ruthless team that defeated the misty dragon at Lingfeng?"

Selina suddenly asked.

"it's me."

"What an amazing newcomer. If you are given enough time to grow, there is no telling what level you can reach."

"you flatter me."

"Those ancient dragons that came across the sea are very powerful, right?"

Selina asked.

In the summons letter issued by the guild, it only mentioned that a huge threat was approaching and hoped to be prepared. The actual situation did not reveal much.

"Yes, there is also the potential for huge ecological changes."

"It seems that we need to make more preparations. When the guild issues an emergency call, I will also go to East Doruma. The ruthless team will also come by then, right?"

Selina asked tentatively.

"should be."

"Looking forward to your performance."

"Actually, I have something I want to ask you to help me with."

"Well, sorry, I guess we'll have to wait until later."

Woooo~
Selina said, reaching out to cover her withered belly.

Li Ming is very familiar with this situation.

Not only is it difficult for a lone hunter to rest peacefully, but he also has to drag his exhausted body to hunt after a bloody battle with monsters.

Not only is this a great test of physical fitness, but one must also have a clear understanding of the timing of the hunting process.

Selina is obviously hungry and must hunt to replenish her strength.

"Cat Carriage!"

Li Ming waved towards the distance.

Selina and Qrow looked at each other, both curious.

Hucha~hucha~
A cat car with lots of airbags, wading through the water to get there.

"So many pieces of raw meat, meow!"

Crow's cat ears stood up and he exclaimed.

"I couldn't help it. It was a waste of time to hunt and track at the same time, so I came out with pieces of raw meat."

Li Ming explained.

"Won't this attract monsters?"

Selina asked in surprise.

"If you can beat them, get in the car. If you can't beat them, abandon the car."

Li Ming stated the travel policy.

For the cats accompanying the team, the cat cart is no longer a valuable item and does not need to be maintained at all costs.

"This kind of hunting configuration is really unprecedented."

Selina said, looking at the pieces of raw meat and wiping the corners of her mouth.

"Everyone, let's start roasting. Now you don't have to hunt for food. You have time."

"Yes, what can I do for you?"

"Isn't it difficult to kill monsters when hunting alone?"

"Yes, when a monster is on the verge of death, it will run away at all costs. It usually takes several areas to travel before it is possible to kill it. This is also the time when the hunter's resilience is most tested."

"Very good. When you're about to die, fire the flare and I'll help you fight."

"Hmm, wait, aren't you helping me?"

Selina asked doubtfully.

(End of this chapter)