Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 153: Swallowing the Hercules
Lin Lin shook his hands awkwardly. This was very different from the game.

In the game, you only look at your Kinsect slot. As long as there is enough energy left, you can use your insect skills. But this is not the case in reality. The axe strike and jump are performed with the Kinsect in your right hand. What's the use of the energetic Kinsect in your left hand?

As for switching hands... He'd just started practicing this move, and now he was reversing left and right? Ouch, even his muscle memory would be messed up.

"Xiao You, I'll give you a snack later!"

Facing the Kinsect that poked its head out of the insect box in his right hand, Lin Lin didn't care whether it could understand or not, and just drew a big pancake.

He swung the axe again, smashed it against the ground, and released the Kinsect...

This time, Lin Lin's jumping posture was slightly straighter, but still a little crooked.

"Come again!"

……

"Come again!"

……

"Again……"

Lin Lin wanted to continue practicing, but Xiao You, who was repeatedly exploited, began to go on strike passively.

Helplessly, he dripped a few drops of magatama grass nectar into it, untied the wrist armor, and made room for Xiao Zuo and Xiao You. Then Lin Lin put on his equipment again and started practicing again.

"Kongjie!"

……

"Kongjie!"

……

"Ku! Solution!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Lin Lin fell back to the ground panting, put the automatically disassembled sword and shield on his back, and looked at the wood chips flying in front of him. There was a deep chop mark on the belly of the mechanical frog. Although he looked tired, his eyes were shining.

"Hahaha! I've got it! I'm a genius!"

In their sleeves, Xiao Zuo and Xiao You flapped their wings, protesting against the unscrupulous boss who had exploited them all day.

"Ahahaha, thank you for your hard work! Extra food! Extra food for everyone!"

……

The next day.

Lin Lin put on his equipment and took a deep breath when he looked at Yezao and Tiaotiao who were also fully equipped.

When one is still, one becomes more eager to move. Yezao and Tiaotiao's shooting practice yesterday was quite effective, and Lin Lin's painstakingly developed air defense skills were in urgent need of practical training, so...

"Let's go! Accept the commission! It's time to test our current level!"

"Okay meow! I'll definitely be able to help Boss this time meow!"

……

Meeting hall.

Shui Yun leaned forward slightly and nodded, greeting Lin Lin.

"It's been a while since we last met. Mr. Lin Lin, are you here to take on a commission?"

"Yes, it's a good opportunity to test my current level."

Lin Lin smiled, paused, and said to Shui Yun:
"No need to add 'Mr.', just call me Lin Lin like Huoya did."

Shui Yun's eyes moved slightly, sister...

After a pause, Shui Yun nodded. Although her expression did not change, the way she addressed him changed to:
"Then Lin Lin, do you have any requirements for the commission?"

"Don't go too far, three stars will do, nothing more."

Shui Yun nodded, and after a moment she pulled out a scroll from the counter. The figure with a white, plump belly on it was very lifelike.

Hunting Quest: Whale Swallowing Hercules (★★★)
Mission content: Hunt a Kappa Frog
Reward: 6480z
Processing fee: 500z
Mission Location: Abandoned Shrine
Limited time: 14 day

Client: Shui Yun, receptionist at the meeting place

Lord Hotoyo Minoru has misunderstood. In this case, it is not easy for me to tell you that the monster to be hunted is a kappa frog... Therefore, I secretly prepared this letter of authorization, and now I would like to trouble you to go hunting.

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Lin Lin glanced at the power of attorney twice, then looked up at Shui Yun, still with a dull and expressionless expression on his face, as if he had not explained the meaning of the explanatory text at all.

He turned around and glanced at Sui Fengmin, who was sitting on the back of the ghost frog cub and looking through documents. The other party seemed to be thinking about something and did not pay any attention to him.

Lin Lin: ...

Okay, it’s okay if you don’t want to say it.

"There's no specific individual required, right?"

Shui Yun nodded, "Yes."

"received!"

"Excuse me."

Lin Lin waved his hand and saw Shui Yun take his notes and start to handle the formalities, then turned to inquire about Brav's news.

Although he has been focusing on raising the Kinsect these days, he has also gone to look for Brave's residence to get to know him. However, he has gone to look for him several times, but he was not at home every time. If he had not asked Huoya, who often saw him in the training ground, Lin Lin would almost think that Puxian had sent this guy for closed training.

"Brev? He's been taking quests almost every day lately, but they're all small monster-killing quests."

Shui Yun paused for a moment, looked out the door of the meeting place, and interrupted with an irrelevant topic:
"Your two hunting companions, are you going to hunt with us too?"

Lin Lin nodded. He had learned from Zizhehua last time that followers' resumes also needed to be recorded, so he immediately understood. "Just record the dates, jump... After all, it hasn't been certified by the guild."

"I see."

Shui Yun continued her movements, but continued the topic she had left off:

"Normally, defeating small monsters like that shouldn't be a problem for a three-star hunter like Braif, but strangely, he often comes back injured."

"Well, it seems like you haven't been hurting as often in the past two days?"

Lin Lin raised his eyebrows. How could a sickle-weasel dragon be injured when fighting a wild boar?

Thinking about the katana used by Brave, and that he came to Flame Village to learn techniques such as Mikiri, Iai, and Denglong, Lin Lin felt that he seemed to have discovered the truth.

Could it be that he is going to practice with these monsters?
Shrimp Head, no wonder I didn’t see you these few times. I guess you’re too embarrassed to see people.

Lin Lin complained silently, said hello to Shui Yun, turned around and walked out of the meeting hall.

"Jujube, how are the preparations going?"

"It's done, meow! We can go anytime, meow!"

"Then let's go! We've been stuck in the village for so long, it's time to stretch our legs!"

……

Although the abandoned shrine is named as a shrine, its actual scope is much larger than the several shrines in the central location. The area adjacent to the stream area in the north is even more abundant with water resources. There is even a waterfall formed at a certain pass, washing the cliff day and night.

After the waterfall falls, it flows along the height difference and finally turns into a very wide "river" with the water level just above the ankles. This river is also the source of life for the creatures living in the abandoned shrine area.

At the source of the river, beside the quiet pool below the waterfall, a patch of grass swayed slightly, and then a shadow dominated by purple emerged.

The figure was slender, with a length of just over half a meter and a width barely as long as a palm. For the various monsters living here, let alone the elf deer, even some environmental creatures could probably bully it.

The figure carefully observed the surroundings and when he found no danger, he hurriedly moved his short limbs and crawled to the side of the pool, hoping to find some shellfish and snails to relieve his hunger.

At this moment, a dull sound was heard, and the pool of water, which was already rippling due to the waterfall, now rippled into a circle of extremely conspicuous waves.

"Quack!!!"

(End of this chapter)