Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 119: Jumping Battle (Five-in-One, Words Update)
"Boss, do you think this place looks familiar?"

Juzao climbed onto Tiaotiao's back, looked at the oasis in the distance, and after a moment asked Lin Lin uncertainly.

"look familiar?"

Lin Lin was slightly stunned. This vast desert was filled with nothing but yellow sand. Occasionally, monsters like sand fish and sand dragons would rush over when hearing the noises of the caravan. Did they look familiar?

"It's... the oasis where we first met Jumpy, meow!"

Date unfolded the map, identified the direction, calculated the distance, and then nodded confidently, "This is it, meow!"

"Oh my goodness, this oasis has really changed a lot!"

Lin Lin himself couldn't recognize it, but since Date Palm said so, it was probably not wrong. So he looked at the oasis that gradually expanded in his eyes and deeply felt the magic of nature.

The oasis before him was lush with vegetation, verdant and lush. When he got closer, he could hear the chirping of insects carried by the wind. From time to time, birds unique to the desert flew by in the sky, preying on emperor grasshoppers on the ground. It looked like a scene full of vitality, a stark contrast to the oasis that had appeared when he came back to hunt the Sand Dragon King. It looked like it was on the verge of death, dilapidated, and as if it would wither away completely at any time.

"Yes, meow! The water source here was almost dry last time I came here, meow. Now it's bursting with new vitality. It looks like the water source is fine, meow! We can finally take a good rest, meow!"

Lin Lin nodded, but did not continue the discussion with Coconut Date because he suddenly noticed that the bushes at the edge of the oasis were shaking a little. It was not the natural wind, but more like there were living things moving around inside.

Lin Lin whistled to inform the caravan members to be on high alert, and at the same time he pulled out the earth and sand shield axe on his back.

"Something's happening, meow!"

Date's reaction was equally quick. Although it did not notice the unusual shaking of the bushes like Lin Lin did, its keen sense of smell allowed it to detect a very faint smell of blood in the air.

Lin Lin took the lead, passing the crowd and walking in front to clear the way. Brave also jumped out of the car in the middle to guard against possible attacks from behind.

Wanting to catch up with Lin Lin, Coconut Date patted Tiao Tiao under him, signaling it to speed up.

But what puzzled it was that Tiao Tiao, quite abnormally, did not cooperate with it, but kept sniffing the air, as if trying to identify something?
"Tiaotiao, what's wrong, meow?"

It's true that there is a slight smell of blood in the air. If Tiao Tiao smells this, shouldn't he get excited?
Not long after, the figure that jumped out from the bushes answered Date's confusion.

"Kaaaoao——"

The orange and green stripes were quite familiar. Apart from being smaller than Tiao Tiao, the attacker looked almost the same as Tiao Tiao.

It’s Huang Sulong!

Lin Lin left the main group and walked in front. He had heard the creature hidden in the dark's desire to attack from his heart early on, and had been on guard. At this moment, when he saw a shadow rushing out, he inserted his sword into the shield in front of him without hesitation, blocking the attacker's attack and bite. He completed the transformation of the weapon like muscle memory and swung it out with a powerful blow.

However, seeing the appearance that was too similar to Tiaotiao, Lin Lin hesitated for a moment and still did not kill him. He just changed his chopping to hitting, and used the shield as an axe to knock the guy away.

"Gah!"

The Earth Sand Shield Axe was so heavy, and it was also supported by the inertia of the big swing. Even though Lin Lin finally restrained his strength, the sneak attacking Huang Sulong was like a football, and was directly knocked into the air and turned twice before falling back to the ground.

When the yellow-headed dragon was dizzy and limping to its feet, it looked at the unprepossessing but extremely powerful creature in front of it. It howled in fear, turned its head in a hurry and hid in the bushes, not daring to look back.

After dismantling the sword and shield, Lin Lin stood there and listened for a moment. After confirming that there were no other predators hiding, he turned around and gestured behind him, indicating that he could continue moving forward.

This kind of sneak attack by a small monster is not the first time. There is nothing to be surprised about. The only thing worth mentioning is that the attacker is Huang Sulong.

Lin Lin subconsciously looked at Tiao Tiao. Tiao Tiao must have seen him injuring the yellow speed dragon just now, right? Should he be... okay?

With Lin Lin leading the way and Braif at the rear, the caravan entered the oasis very smoothly and found a water source to rest.

Although he was attacked twice during this period, he knocked back the attacking Huang Sulong with his axe one by one, so he was able to escape without any danger.

Next to the wide lake, Lin Lin poured the boiled and cooled water from the pot into the water bag.

This can be considered a small habit brought from his original world. Even though the water here can be drunk directly, if conditions permit, he would still prefer to boil the water first.

Feeling the heavy weight of the water bag, Lin Lin put it back to his waist with satisfaction, and turned to look at Tiao Tiao who was drinking water by the lake.

Ever since following Lin Lin, Tiao Tiao has been enjoying a variety of meats in Rocklark and has plenty of water to drink at will. He can be said to have been living a good life.

This time they walked in the desert for such a long time, and even though Lin Lin would give it some water from time to time, thirst still brought back the cherishment of water in its genes. Now that it had found a water source, it had to drink until it was full.

"Drink enough?"

Lin Lin walked to Tiao Tiao and saw that it finally raised its head. Then he smiled and reached out to scratch the scales on its neck.

"Snoring..."

Tiao Tiao made a slight snoring sound in his throat and rubbed Lin Lin's heavy armor lightly with his head.

Lin Lin put his ear close to Tiao Tiao, and after a while he grinned. It seemed that he didn't mind that he had just injured several yellow speed dragons. What this guy was thinking about now was why he left the rich and leisurely life of Rocklak and ran into the desert again.

This doesn't seem like the previous one where we had a clear goal to hunt something?

"We just want to change our habitat and broaden your horizons."

Lin Lin smiled and prepared to go find Brave to tell him to keep an eye on the caravan while he went to get some meat for a snack. He had been eating the food he brought with him every day for the past few days and his mouth was really dry.

At this moment, a faint cry of surprise came into my ears, accompanied by a malicious roar.

Buho!

Monsters are attacking!

Lin Lin didn't bother to think about why he was surrounded by monsters even though he had explored the surrounding area before setting up camp and confirmed it was safe. He just rushed forward with his shield and axe on his back.

The camping location was a secluded corner sheltered from the wind, not far from the lake. In just ten seconds, Lin Lin ran back and saw Braif struggling with a figure that looked much taller than the yellow speed dragons around. The people in the caravan relied on the truck to build a temporary defense line, pulling out non-hunting swords to drive away the yellow speed dragons that were eager to try the taste of human flesh.

Without thinking too much, Lin Lin roared, drew his sword and shield and rushed forward.

He did not directly join the battle against the Yellow Speed Dragon King. With Brave's strength, dealing with the Yellow Speed Dragon King was not a problem. It was just that he had to deal with the siege of the Yellow Speed Dragons, protect the caravan, and guard against the paralyzing venom of the Yellow Speed Dragon King. He was a little overwhelmed for a while.

The first things Lin Lin dealt with were the yellow speed dragons that kept attacking the temporary defense line formed by the trucks. This time he did not hold back. He smashed the leg bones of one of them with a hammer, and then swung his shield and smashed the skull of another one with a shield strike. He used the shield axe as if it were a piece of cloth.

Huang Sulong, who was known as a desert bandit and was used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, was so frightened when he saw a killing god suddenly appearing from the side, killing them like chopping melons and vegetables. He was as strong as a monster and could not be shaken no matter how hard he tried. He dared not get close to him and instead protected Huang Sulong King in front of him.

Lin Lin's move scared off a large group of Yellow Speed Dragons, which relieved a lot of pressure on Brave. He stopped pestering them and unleashed a series of air blade slashes, instantly creating a large wound on the Yellow Speed Dragon King. Blood flowed out, making the bloody smell in the area even stronger.

The severe pain in his body made the Yellow Speed Dragon King subconsciously step back and distance himself from the two humans in front of him, but he did not retreat. The situation was in a stalemate for a while.

Just when Lin Lin could no longer hold back and was ready to capture the leader first and kill the Yellow Speed Dragon King, a figure suddenly jumped out from the other side and slammed into the Yellow Speed Dragon King, knocking him staggering and almost falling.

Looking closely, it turned out to be a yellow speed dragon wearing simple leather protective gear. Who else could it be but Tiao Tiao who was left behind just now?

"Gahhhhh!"

Turning his head and seeing the attacker clearly, the Yellow Speed Dragon King howled angrily and immediately pointed his spear at Tiao Tiao who appeared out of nowhere.

Are you so eager to come back and challenge the leader?!
Lin Lin paused slightly. Why did it sound like this Yellow Speed Dragon King knew Tiao Tiao?
"Gahhhhh!"

Tiao Tiao roared back without showing any weakness. Even though its height and weight were a little inferior to the Yellow Speed Dragon King, the momentum of its roar was not weaker at all.

You useless old man who even the Sand Dragon King can't defeat, it's time for you to abdicate!

Lin Lin blinked and came to his senses. So this was the tribe that drove Tiaotiao out?

Didn't they already migrate away? Did they return after discovering the oasis had "resurrected"?
However, the racing thoughts in his mind did not affect Lin Lin's actions. He stepped forward and was about to swing his sword at the Yellow Speed Dragon King.

However, just as he rushed to Tiao Tiao, Tiao Tiao turned his head and roared at him, which made him slightly startled.

You mean, you want to fight this guy one-on-one?
Is it really a competition for the position of leader?
Tiao Tiao screamed again. Lin Lin hesitated for a moment and took two steps back.

He glanced at the Yellow Speed Dragon King. Although the other party focused most of his attention on Tiao Tiao, he never ignored the existence of the two hunters. Only after Lin Lin retreated did he roar to fight.

Lin Lin left the central battlefield to Tiao Tiao, and at the same time grabbed Brave who was about to rush up.

Brave looked at Lin Lin doubtfully, but Lin Lin just shook his head and said, "Go and see if anyone is injured. I'm here."

Brave looked hesitantly at Tiao Tiao who was confronting the Yellow Speed Dragon King, then looked at the group of Yellow Speed Dragons that were scattered around as if watching a show. Finally, he nodded, left a word "Be careful" and slowly retreated.

Lin Lin gripped his sword and shield, took a deep breath, and watched Tiao Tiao rushing towards the Yellow Speed Dragon King. His eyes swept over the surrounding Yellow Speed Dragons, as if ever since Tiao Tiao challenged the Yellow Speed Dragon King, they had not paid any attention to the caravan members or even to himself and Braif, the two hunters who had just been fighting with them.

"Ow!"

Tiao Tiao rushed forward with all his strength, turned sideways before the two sides were about to make contact, and slammed into the Yellow Speed Dragon King with the side of his body protected by leather.

Although the Yellow Speed Dragon King was bigger and heavier, Tiao Tiao had been eating and drinking well every day for nearly two months, and his body had grown rapidly at a speed that was simply impossible in the wild. His tonnage was only slightly inferior to that of the Yellow Speed Dragon King. At this moment, with the inertia of the charge, the two sides were evenly matched.

However, the opponent was able to grow from an ordinary yellow speed dragon to the yellow speed dragon king. He had experienced far more battles than Tiao Tiao, and his combat experience was far superior to Tiao Tiao. While staggering backward, he directly lashed out with his tail.

"Oh!"

Tiao Tiao, who was already staggering backward, had an unstable balance and was hit by the tail. He had to stagger and retreat a long way to the side before he could stabilize his body.

Fortunately, in addition to the nutritious and extremely tough scales on his body, there was also a layer of leather on the outside. In addition, the attack from the Yellow Speed Dragon King was so sudden that Tiao Tiao's balance was only disrupted, and he was not actually injured.

He steadied his body and jumped without stopping, rushing towards the Yellow Speed Dragon King again.

However, the Yellow Speed Dragon King just squinted his eyes and stared at the young challenger in front of him. He stayed where he was without moving until Tiao Tiao rushed to him, then he exerted force with his legs and jumped back.

It didn't jump far, just enough to avoid a bite from Tiao Tiao's open mouth. Then it opened its mouth slightly and spit out a large mouthful of paralyzing venom, pouring it on Tiao Tiao's head.

If a hunter was sprayed with this powerful paralyzing toxin, he would fall to the ground and twitch, and then watch the Yellow Speed Dragon King slowly walk forward and bite his body with his sharp fangs.

Fortunately, Tiao Tiao is also a yellow speed dragon. As long as the scales on his body are not damaged, he has a high resistance to this kind of venom. His movements have only become a little stiff, but he is not affected too much. Instead, he took advantage of the time when the yellow speed dragon king was spitting venom to rush forward again, and took another simple bite, leaving an uneven bloody wound on the left front paw of the yellow speed dragon king.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King actually knew that his race had a strong resistance to paralyzing venom, but he deliberately exposed this flaw. Based on the experience of being challenged many times in the past, these young and energetic guys basically just rushed forward when fighting. As long as there is a flaw, they will rush up and attack desperately, not knowing that this will just put the fragile neck at their own mouth.

Expecting that Tiao Tiao would seize this opportunity to bite his front paws tightly, the Yellow Speed Dragon King opened his mouth wide, ready to bite off the neck of this unknown challenger exposed in front of him, but to his surprise, he bit into nothing.

After Tiao Tiao took a bite and saw blood, he not only did not pursue the victory, but instead jumped back to create distance, as if he was observing the animal's reaction.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King would never have thought that Tiao Tiao, who had followed Lin Lin and watched him fight many times, had already realized a truth:
When the battle begins and both sides are testing each other, the priority is to inflict injuries on the other side and protect themselves from injury. Only when the opponent reveals a flaw that is large enough to be resolved in one go, is it worth launching a desperate attack.

Its leader has the appearance of an ancient dragon. If it doesn't learn the leader's fighting style, will it learn from the Yellow Speed Dragon King who can't even beat the Sand Dragon King?
After discovering that things did not go as he expected, the Huangsu Dragon King, who felt humiliated, became furious. He let out an angry roar, exerted force with his feet, and leaped more than ten meters into the air.

It's going to crush this guy's spine with this blow!

It's a pity that as a fellow Huang Speed Dragon, Tiao Tiao was also very aware of the power of this attack, and had no intention of resisting this "flying grass". He lightly jumped back to create distance, and then without any hesitation, jumped into the air in the same posture.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King had just landed, and before he had time to feel angry for not being able to step on the opponent, he felt a shadow looming over his head.

As soon as he raised his head, he saw a pair of feet with sharp claws suddenly stepping down. One claw stepped right on his face, and the other claw landed on the wound that had just been cut by Brave's air blade.

"Ow!"

The Yellow Speed Dragon King howled in pain, lost all his strength, and was kicked to the ground.

"Huh? Tiaotiao is pretty awesome!"

Lin Lin raised his eyebrows in surprise. If the small crossbow made by Date was built by then and used with Tiao Tiao, hunting a fire dragon might not be impossible.

The group of yellow speed dragons that were watching quietly around saw the original yellow speed dragon king being knocked down, and they all widened their eyes in surprise. Two of them subconsciously left their original positions and wanted to stand next to the new leader Tiao Tiao.

However, an angry roar stopped them in their tracks, because the Yellow Speed Dragon King, who had just been knocked down, got up again, roared furiously, and glared at Tiaotiao with his bloodshot, almost scarlet eyes.

In a leadership struggle, only when one party withdraws can the other party maintain its position or take over the tribe.

It hasn't exited yet!

When it defeated the old yellow speed dragon king, it knew that the loser's fate would be to be expelled from the tribe and wander alone in the sea of sand until one day it died alone. It could not accept such an outcome!
What makes it even more angry is that it is now beginning to show signs of aging. If it can be knocked down by this new challenger now, will it face more and more challenges in the future until it is driven away or even killed?
Kill him! This competitor must be killed! This will prove that his rule is still strong!
In his rage, the Yellow Speed Dragon King's physical strength and agility were greatly improved. However, due to his strong desire to attack, Tiao Tiao didn't have time to react before he was knocked over by the Yellow Speed Dragon King.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King didn't hesitate at all. He opened his big mouth and was about to bite Tiao Tiao's neck.

Lin Lin, who was watching, grabbed the shield axe and rushed forward when he saw that the situation was not right, intending to knock down the Yellow Speed Dragon King with one axe.

But the next moment, seeing Tiao Tiao rolling again with the force of being knocked over, and then standing up in a slightly embarrassed manner, Lin Lin couldn't help but stop.

This little guy must have watched himself practice tactical moves a lot. Although this roll seemed very strange due to the different body structure, he had indeed learned the idea of using the momentum to regain his balance.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King, enraged, transformed into a mad dog, not giving Tiao Tiao any time to breathe before launching a fierce attack. After being knocked down by the initial delay, Tiao Tiao was overwhelmed by the continuous attacks and completely fell into a disadvantage. Although Tiao Tiao tried hard to avoid the opponent's sharp attacks, preparing to wait until the Yellow Speed Dragon King's physical strength was almost depleted before counterattacking, the continuous attacks still left Tiao Tiao with many scars. The simple leather protective gear made by Lin Lin was also torn and bitten beyond recognition, and the excruciating pain constantly stimulated Tiao Tiao's nerves.

While Lin Lin was sweating and ready to rescue at any time, Tiao Tiao seemed to be irritated by this mad dog-like attack. His initial idea of responding calmly and depleting the opponent's physical strength was gradually replaced by the bloodthirsty murderous intent rising from deep within his body.

Tiao Tiao no longer focused on dodging the opponent's attacks, but was determined to scratch a bloody mark on the opponent's body even if he was hit by a claw, and to bite off a piece of the opponent's flesh even if he was hit by a bite. The battle between the two gradually evolved from countering each other's moves at the beginning to the most primitive bloody fight.

Lin Lin had already grabbed the shield axe and wanted to suddenly attack the Yellow Speed Dragon King from the side, but the two sides were entangled together and he could not find a chance to attack without accidentally injuring him.

"Don't worry, boss!"

Yezao's cry made Lin Lin turn around, and saw Yezao holding a big package in his hand, showing it to Lin Lin.

"The caravan has already evacuated to the other side under Brave's cover, meow! This is the potion I got from them, meow. It's called Life Dust, meow!"

"There's some recovery medicine here, meow. Jump, it'll be fine, meow!"

"Hmm—I hope so..."

Lin Lin let out a breath. If he had known it would develop like this, he would not have let Tiaotiao fight alone. He and Brave could have killed the Yellow Speed Dragon King together, and Tiaotiao would not have suffered so many injuries.

Fortunately, Tiao Tiao was protected by the leather suit on his body. Although the protection provided was not strong, it was better than nothing. Although Tiao Tiao was almost covered in blood at this moment, it was basically only skin and flesh that were injured. The Yellow Speed Dragon King on the opposite side was much more miserable than Tiao Tiao.

The wound that was initially caused by the continuous slashing of the air blade was targeted by Tiao Tiao during the battle. A large piece of flesh was missing from the side of the Yellow Speed Dragon King's chest, and the white bones were faintly visible in the deepest part.

The fierce battle resulted in a significant consumption of physical strength, and the constant blood loss made Huang Sulong King increasingly weaker without him realizing it. Until he wanted to jump up and kick again, his feet softened and he almost fell down. Only then did Huang Sulong King realize that his condition had fallen into absolute danger.

If you continue to hit it, Tiao Tiao might be seriously injured, but it will definitely die!

His head, filled with rage, cooled down due to blood loss, and the Yellow Speed Dragon King finally realized that death was approaching.

It doesn't want to die. Even if it leaves the tribe and lives alone until death, it is definitely better than losing its life in the competition now.

The Yellow Speed Dragon King finally let out a wail, turned around and limped away.

Tiao Tiao's angry and bloodshot eyes gradually turned back to their original orange-red color, and he regained his sanity. The pain all over his body seemed to break through the shielding of his brain and transmitted into his mind from all directions, making Tiao Tiao tremble twice in unbearable pain.

"Sprinkle the powder!"

Before Tiao Tiao could turn his head, he heard a familiar voice, followed by a "Meow!", and his whole body was covered in green dust. The thick dust made Tiao Tiao sneeze uncomfortably.

But the next moment, Tiao Tiao widened his eyes in surprise, because he suddenly found that under the thick dust, the wounds on his body that were constantly stinging became cool and there was a slight itchy sensation.

Is this the wound healing?
What a magical powder! In the past, when I got injured, I could only recover by eating and resting. It turns out that just sprinkling a handful of powder can have such an effect?

Tiao Tiao turned his head left and right in surprise, looking at his body, wanting to see it more closely.

"do not move."

A pair of big hands wrapped in armor suddenly pressed down on Tiaotiao's head, but Tiaotiao did not react. It had already judged from the sound that this was its leader.

A bottle was stuffed into my mouth. What was this drink the leader gave me?
The bitter taste was a bit like eating weeds that promote wound healing, but there was also a strange sweet fragrance that mostly masked the bitterness...

After finishing one bottle, he poured another one. Lin Lin gave Tiao Tiao three bottles of recovery medicine G in a row. He judged Tiao Tiao's feelings through his mind, and when he was sure that there was no problem, he breathed a sigh of relief.

When he looked up, he saw twenty pairs of eyes staring at him, which made Lin Lin stunned for a moment.

Don't these kind of pack monsters usually retreat after defeating their leader? The Yellow Speed Dragon King has already fled, so why are they still here, seemingly hesitant to move forward?

The next moment, Lin Lin suddenly realized that the battle just now was a battle for the leader of the tribe. It was not him but Tiao Tiao who defeated the Yellow Speed Dragon King. So now in the hearts of this group of Yellow Speed Dragons, Tiao Tiao is their new leader!

No wonder they don’t leave and even want to move towards this side.

As for why they didn't dare approach? Judging from their inner voices, some were afraid of him after seeing him kill so many people, some were at a loss after seeing the new leader fall into Lin Lin's hands, and some were confused by the harmonious relationship between the new leader and a man and a cat...

"Tsk..."

Lin Lin curled his lips, raised his hand and rubbed Tiao Tiao's head. After it shifted its attention from its rapidly healing injuries to himself, he let out a long breath.

"It's good to return to your own tribe. If you want to stay here and become the Yellow Speed Dragon King, I support you."

"But from now on, you must manage your tribe well and not attack passing merchants. I don't want to see you on the guild's hunting commissions!"

"I'll come visit you again if I have the chance..."

Lin Lin couldn't help but sigh as he spoke. Is this what it feels like to say goodbye? When he parted with Xiong Er, he was just as sad as he is now...

"Boss meow? What do you mean meow?"

Jujube was still carefully helping Tiaotiao clean the wound to prevent leather debris, broken scales and the like from growing into the wound. Upon hearing this, he looked up at Lin Lin in astonishment.

"It means exactly what it says..."

Lin Lin shook his head. "The battle Tiaotiao just fought was a battle for the leadership of their tribe. Tiaotiao defeated the Yellow Speed Dragon King, and now he is the new Yellow Speed Dragon King."

"Is this meow?"

The date palm suddenly became depressed, and a layer of dark clouds visibly covered the top of its head.

Since following the boss, the person who has been with it the longest, apart from the boss, is Tiao Tiao, a particularly smart and docile yellow speed dragon. Now, suddenly learning that the companion whom he thought would always be with him is leaving, Yezao is even more sad than Lin Lin.

Tiao Tiao had just defeated the guy who had ruthlessly driven him away. Even though he was in pain, he was very happy in his heart. He felt like he had gotten revenge and was feeling proud.

Why did the leader and his companions look so sad after the fight?

Tiaotiao looked at Lin Lin and Yezao blankly.

It couldn't understand their conversation, but after spending so long with them, judging from the tone of their voices and the expressions on their faces, it seemed as if they were even sadder than it was after losing the fight.
"Ow?"

Are you, the leaders, dissatisfied with my performance in battle?

yeah?
Lin Lin blinked. What happened?
Did I misunderstand something?

Lin Lin subconsciously glanced at the group of yellow speed dragons who were watching not far away.

Tiao Tiao noticed Lin Lin's gaze and looked at them. Then he stood up suddenly, made a ferocious look, and let out a roar.

It must be these bad guys who attacked those people and raw meat, which made the leader and the others so sad. Because the leader was protecting them, they had no intention of eating the raw meat. How dare they?

Get out! Get out! Get out! All of you!
Don't stay here and make my leader so sad!

Amid Tiao Tiao's furious roar, the yellow speed dragons, who were neither able to go nor to move forward, scattered like birds and beasts and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Boss meow? Did we make a mistake meow?"

Date noticed something was wrong, and the overflowing sadness in his heart was interrupted. He looked at Lin Lin cautiously.

"This...this isn't right? Those Yellow Speed Dragons, including the Yellow Speed Dragon King, think this is a battle for leadership?"

Lin Lin stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Could it be that Tiaotiao simply wants to fight the Yellow Speed Dragon King?"

Confused, Lin Lin stopped thinking about it and picked up the dates and put them on his back. "Where did Brave and the others move to? Let's follow them."

So Coconut Date pointed in a direction, and Lin Lin started walking.

After taking two steps, he turned his head to look at Tiao Tiao. When Tiao Tiao saw that the leader was about to leave, he didn't care about the pain in his legs and hurriedly limped after him.

Now Lin Lin was finally sure that he was overthinking. He slowed down his pace, bent down and picked up Tiao Tiao. However, because of the injuries on Tiao Tiao's body, he didn't dare to carry the whole dragon directly as he did during the previous training. Instead, he helped it to put more weight on himself so that Tiao Tiao would not have to work so hard to walk.

……

The bonfire burned quietly, driving away the chill of the night.

Everyone in the caravan sat around the campfire, expressing their gratitude to Braif.

Brave just waved his hand, looking a little absent-minded, and only turned his head from time to time to look into the distance.

The caravan had been gone for a while, so why hadn't Lin Lin caught up yet? Yezao said he was going to help, so why had he disappeared?
If he hadn't had to consider the safety of everyone in the caravan, he would have gone back to look for people by now.

"Master Lin Lin is back!"

Brave was gnawing on the freshly roasted meat sac when a shout suddenly drew his attention back.

I suddenly turned my head and saw a figure emerging from the forest. Who else could it be but Lin Lin?
However, when he saw Lin Lin's blood-stained earth and sand armor, Braif stood up suddenly.

What happened? He had seen Lin Lin's strength before. A mere Yellow Speed Dragon King plus more than ten Yellow Speed Dragons shouldn't be a threat to him at all!
Could it be that other highly dangerous monsters have invaded? !
Brave hurriedly ran towards Lin Lin, and only after he got close did he realize that none of the blood on Lin Lin's armor seemed to be his own.

Brave's face turned dark and he punched Lin Lin on the chest armor. However, thanks to the excellent protective ability of the earth and sand suit, Lin Lin didn't feel anything at all - of course, Brave didn't feel anything either, because the alloy armor he was wearing was also quite hard.

"You guy, how come you're covered in blood? You scared me!"

Lin Lin laughed dryly. "I'm not injured. Tiaotiao is mainly injured. This is from the wound cleaning and treatment."

"Tiaotiao is injured? Why is Tiaotiao injured?"

Lin Lin looked away with a guilty look on his face. "It was... it wanted to fight the Yellow Speed Dragon King in a duel, and got injured during the fight..."

"But Tiaotiao is still quite powerful. Even at a size disadvantage, he was able to inflict more serious injuries on the opposing Yellow Speed Dragon King. However, this is mainly due to your Air Blade Slash, which created such a large wound."

Brave asked with a dark face:

"Can you still understand Tiaotiao's speech? Tiaotiao can still say that he wants to challenge the Yellow Speed Dragon King in a duel?"

Lin Lin curled his lips and said, "Go ask it yourself! It wouldn't even let me get close to help..."

"Let me ask..."

Brave laughed angrily and didn't know what to say, so he turned around and looked around, but he didn't see Tiaotiao.

Looking more closely, the dates are gone too?
"Where's the jumping date?"

Lin Lin pointed to the other side and said, "They're resting in another safe area not far from here."

Then he looked at the group of merchants not far away who were looking over here, "They were just attacked by a group of yellow speed dragons. I'll bring the bloody Tiaotiao over here, so they don't get too stressed out."

"After all, yellow dragons like Tiaotiao are still too unbelievable to most people. If things go wrong, some people might think that the group of yellow dragons was attracted by Tiaotiao. It's better to keep a little distance. It's better for everyone."

Brave shook his head. "How is that possible? We all have eyes. Jump Jump not only didn't cause any trouble along the way, but also discovered and warned monsters in advance when they attacked!"

Lin Lin smiled and passed on the topic. "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. I came here just to report my safety and to reconfirm the caravan's location."

"Those yellow speed dragons probably don't dare to chase us anymore. I'm going to get some food and barbecue. Remember to come and have some later! It's over there!"

……

The Yellow Speed Dragon King was only a small episode in the caravan's journey, and such small episodes were simply too numerous to count during the long journey. In addition to the Yellow Speed Dragon King, the Sand Dragon King and the Earth Sand Dragon had attacked the caravan along the way. They even encountered a rampaging horned dragon when they were about to enter the sand plain area.

Lin Lin really wanted to kill a horned dragon to upgrade his shield axe, but the problem was that it was definitely not now!
The horned dragon, known as the Desert Tyrant, was absolutely devastating to the caravan! Relying solely on Lin Lin, a three-star hunter, and Braif, who was still at two stars because he hadn't followed the procedures when hunting the Sand Dragon, it was a pipe dream to repel this terrifying monster.

Fortunately, thanks to the presence of Tiao Tiao, they were not helpless. Finally, relying on Tiao Tiao's desperate escape and the support of Date's props, they successfully led the horned dragon to the next door to fight with a rock dragon. The caravan took advantage of this time to hurriedly flee the area.

Lin Lin could clearly feel that after the horned dragon crisis, when Tiao Tiao appeared in the caravan's sight again, he was no longer met with surprised and evasive glances, but with heartfelt gratitude and admiration, which made him feel happy for Tiao Tiao.

There is another point worth mentioning. Since defeating the Yellow Speed Dragon King, Tiao Tiao seems to have entered a growth period again. His height is visibly increasing, and the brow-like protrusion on his head is also growing larger and larger. He is apparently developing into the appearance of the Yellow Speed Dragon King.

This made Lin Lin a little surprised. It turned out that to become the Yellow Speed Dragon King, it was not something that could be achieved through natural growth. Did he need to defeat the original Yellow Speed Dragon King?

Or is there some other factor involved, such as being recognized as the leader by a group of yellow speed dragons?
Lin Lin is not a scholar from the Scribe Team, so if he can't figure out this problem, then forget about thinking about it. Anyway, it's a good thing that Tiao Tiao becomes stronger!

Instead, as the sight changed from yellow sand to brown rocky landforms, and then to gradually lush forests of various types, the continuous mountain ranges undulated before his eyes, the air became moist little by little, and Lin Lin's heart became restless.

Three or four months of traveling back and forth may not sound like a long time, but it feels like he has been away from the red village for a long time. He can't wait to go back to the village!

　It's already... about to burn out...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)