Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 131 The so-called intelligence

When Lin Lin rushed back to the village and headed straight for the meeting place, he found that the village chief, the drunkard president, Mia and Sophia from the scribe team were all gathered together. A few hunters in the village were also waiting here, waiting for the first-hand intelligence that Lin Lin would bring back.

Taking off his helmet, Lin Lin wiped the water droplets off his face and went straight to the point without any nonsense:

"It's a quadrupedal monster, covered in electricity, about sixteen meters long. The power of a single front claw is enough to easily crush the cervical vertebrae of a giant wild boar king. In my opinion, it's as dangerous as a ceratopsian."

"Five-star level of danger?"

The drunkard president glanced at Lin Lin, and after getting a positive answer, he rubbed his head with a headache.

Jieyun Village has always been a tourist resort, and most of the hunting commissions are completed by hunters who come here for leisure. Right now, the highest-level hunter in the village is only a four-star bowhunter who is recuperating here. Apart from that, Lin Lin, who just brought back the intelligence, is the highest-ranking one. If the monster really approaches Jieyun Village, I'm afraid they will have to ask for help from the headquarters.

"If that's true, a monster no less powerful than a ceratopsian has appeared nearby. We really need to take it seriously."

He took a deep breath and turned to look at Mia. "Can the Scribes find any records of this monster?"

So Lin Lin also added a detailed description of the appearance of the Thunder Wolf Dragon. However, he did not have much hope for the records of the Scribes. After all, before Lanlong occupied Lingfeng, the Thunder Wolf Dragon had been living there for generations and it was difficult for outsiders to know about it.

Sure enough, after listening to Lin Lin’s description, Mia frowned and thought for a long time, and finally shook her head.

However, she did not deny it directly, but just said that she would go back and look for more information.

However, the village headwoman, who had been sitting there quietly without saying a word, seemed to fall into deep thought after hearing Lin Lin's description of the appearance.

"This description seems somewhat similar to the legendary monster called Thunder Wolf Dragon?"

"Oh? The village head lady has heard of that monster?"

Compared to the drunkard president's momentary excitement, the village head's mood did not change much. She shook her head:
"It's just some rumors that have been passed down from the past. It says that someone once saw a mysterious monster called the Thunder Wolf Dragon deep in the stream, near the sacred peak."

"I used to think it was just a story made up to scare children, but now it seems that the rumor is not false."

Sophia was quite interested in the existence of a large number of unknown mysterious monsters and couldn't help but ask:

"Ms. Village Chief, could you please elaborate on that rumor? Perhaps it will reveal some crucial information."

The village chief shook his head helplessly:
"It's not that I don't want to talk about it, it's just that the rumors don't describe it very well. We only know that it's a carnivorous monster that releases powerful electric currents. Besides that, the rumors only mention that it releases balls of light that can turn."

Lin Lin couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Was there actually a legend about the Thunder Wolf Dragon in Jieyun Village? This was a bit unexpected...

"Yes, what I saw should be the Thunder Wolf Dragon that the village chief mentioned. It can indeed release 'light balls', but in fact, those so-called light balls are just insect swarms formed by the lightning insects that live in symbiosis with it."

Anyway, he was the only one who saw the Thunder Wolf Dragon, and no one else knew what happened in between. He didn't have to worry about anything and could just reveal all the information he knew about the Thunder Wolf Dragon.

"Symbiotic with lightning bugs?"

The two members of the Scribes were excited upon hearing this, but it wasn't just the Scribes present; there were also the hunters still in Jieyun Village. Rather than discussing topics like "coexisting with something," they were more concerned with what tricks the monster had and how to deal with it. "Did you fight that guy? Tell me!"

Brave's eyes widened. My goodness, he had just relaxed for two days, and this guy took the opportunity to run out and fight?
Lin Lin rolled his eyes. "We didn't fight. If we had, I might not have been able to come back. This is the conclusion I came to from secretly following and observing."

"It can be used as a reference, but it may not be absolutely accurate."

"The Thunder Wolf Dragon possesses incredibly strong muscles. It can control the electrical currents that converge on its front paws, raise its upper body high, and repeatedly strike out in front of it, each strike heavier than the last. The force is so strong that it's difficult to resist head-on."

Got it, you have to dodge this move.

"Its tail is very long and flat, which can effectively balance its body's center of gravity, allowing it to perform acrobatic movements and launch large-scale attacks all around it."

I see. Cutting off the tail can destroy the balance of this monster.

"Its front paws and tail are covered with a large amount of carapace, which is very hard. Its hind legs and back are not protected by carapace at all. Together with its head, it is almost a vulnerable part that can be attacked."

I understand. The tail meat is of poor quality, so you can give up the idea of docking the tail.

"It can also summon lightning bugs from the surrounding environment to coexist with it, releasing a large amount of electricity, which puts it into a strengthened state. I call it the 'super-charged state.' In this 'super-charged' state, its strength, agility, and even its desire to attack will increase significantly, making it extremely dangerous."

Got it, try to stop this guy from strengthening his actions.

"But it's probably to better store electricity. When it's 'super-charged', its carapace opens, exposing the skin that protects it. This means that the quality of its meat improves during this time."

I see. Keeping the Thunder Wolf Dragon in its super-charged state will make it easier to kill it... No, this idea is still a bit too dangerous for low-star hunters like them...

Brave looked at Lin Lin with a vacant look in his eyes: "Did you discover all this by secretly following and observing? Did you really not fight in person?"

Lin Lin shook his head honestly, "Really not."

Although he had fought hundreds, if not thousands, of Thunder Wolf Dragons in the game, there were really none in reality. He was very honest.

Brave muttered, "It's really strange. How can I know so much just by following and observing..."

Lin Lin pretended not to hear and turned to look at the village headwoman and the drunkard president, the two leaders of Jieyun Village:

"There's actually one thing I haven't told you about the Thunder Wolf Dragon."

The drunkard president swallowed his saliva. He had a bad feeling. What this kid was going to say was definitely not good news!

"The Thunder Wolf Dragon is likely to live in groups."

Like a sudden thunderclap, the whole meeting hall was in an uproar.

Are you kidding me? A monster whose individual danger level rivals that of a Rathalos or a Ceratopsus, the pinnacle of their ecosystem, actually lives in groups like a Gyrodon or a Velociraptor?!
(End of this chapter)