Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 191 The fog is coming
"what?!"

After using a little tricks, the originally difficult mud fish dragon was easily killed, and the promotion to four stars was a foregone conclusion. Lin Lin was about to put his hands on his hips and laugh, but what Ye Zi just said when he ran over made his grin freeze there.

Isn’t this fog a climatic characteristic of the submerged forest itself?
Just now, he was concentrating all his energy on the battle and didn't pay much attention to the changes in the surrounding environment. At this moment, Lin Lin squinted his eyes and looked around, and then he found that a faint white mist had enveloped the mountains and forests, showing a hazy beauty.

Although the fog is still considered thin, it does seem to be a bit thicker than before?

"Yezi, did you find anything?"

Ye Zi scratched his face in distress. "No, I just subconsciously felt that something was wrong. Apart from the fog being a little thicker, I didn't notice anything else."

"Sorry, Brother Lin Lin, maybe I'm overthinking it."

Lin Lin frowned slightly. If we put aside the purely natural changes, in his impression, there was only one kind of monster that could be related to the fog.

Ancient dragon - Xialong.

Are we in trouble with Xialong?
Lin Lin broke out in a cold sweat on his back, and he hurriedly used all his strength to activate his perception ability and listen to everything around him.

"eat……"

"Hungry……"

"thirsty……"

"The monster is so scary, and these two people were able to kill it. How amazing..."

"What a big fish! It's a pity I can't take a bite..."

"When will Master give me something to eat? I'm so tired from flying..."

Thoughts spread across the map in his mind, from near to far. Most of them were very weak, coming from various creatures in the environment or the insects and fish that lived there. The only ones who were more intelligent and alert in terms of direction and position were Ye Zi's hunting dog Xiaobai, the insect hunter Xiaojia, and the Fukuki rabbit Afuku circling in the sky...

Come to think of it, is that red rhinoceros beetle really that intelligent? It's not much behind Fukushima Rabbit in comparison...

Of course, beyond that, there were also faint fluctuations coming from the far northwest, following a vague connection—it seemed that the Fengshanlong couple were diligently preparing for pregnancy...

Shaking his head to get rid of the distracting thoughts in his mind, Lin Lin continued to listen attentively. A lot of trivial noises entered his ears, mixed together, and it was quite difficult to distinguish them one by one.

Time passed bit by bit, Lin Lin's face gradually turned red, and white smoke appeared faintly above his head, but what he heard was more or less the same, without the intelligent and lively voice that he had expected to be very similar to that of the Fengshan Dragon.

Helplessly turning off his telepathic perception, Lin Lin rubbed his swollen temples and slowly exhaled. He couldn't continue, his CPU was going to burn out...

But it seemed like I was overthinking it. Was this fog a unique climatic phenomenon of the Water Flood Forest itself, and had nothing to do with the Xialong?
Lin Lin touched his prop bag with a strange look on his face. Fortunately, it was fortunate. If a rosy dragon really appeared, he was really worried that the antidote he had prepared in his bag would not be enough...

"Brother Lin Lin? Are you okay?"

When Lin Lin came to his senses, he saw Ye Zi looking at him with concern.

"Why did your face turn so red just now?" "It's okay, it's okay."

Lin Lin waved his hand. "Maybe I'm worrying too much. I didn't notice anything unusual."

Brave had sharpened his knife, put the rapier back on his back, and then walked to the body of the mud dragon while rubbing his hands.

"Hehe, it's so fast... It's already four stars, it feels like it was only yesterday that I upgraded it to three stars..."

Lin Lin glanced back suspiciously at the faint mist, then turned his attention back and walked over:

"It was pretty quick, but it wasn't yesterday, it was less than a month ago."

Hearing this, Braif straightened his back proudly. "So, I must be the hunter who takes the shortest time to upgrade from three stars to four stars? Hahaha, I really am a genius!"

Lin Lin twitched his lips. There was really no way to refute this. After all, when they were hunting the Sand Dragon together, he had been promoted to Braif but lost that record due to a violation. Otherwise, this guy's promotion should have been synchronized with his own...

"Okay, stop showing off! Hurry up and finish peeling it and go back! Don't let the smell of blood attract other monsters. Shuimanglin is not a safe place."

"Hey! I feel like the past two years in Rocklak were wasted. It took me so long to get from one star to two stars, and now, not long after following you out, I'm almost at four stars. It's decided! I'm not going back to Rocklak. I'm going with you! Hehehehe, the path to becoming a Hunter Master is already unfolding before my eyes!"

Looking at Brave who was immersed in delusion, Lin Lin shook his head helplessly. He had to pull out the peeling knife and start peeling himself.

The first and most important thing is the water bag used to make new weapons. This thing is a kind of internal organ of the monster. It can be used to store body fluids and has very good water retention. However, it requires great care to peel it off. If you are not familiar with the monster's body structure, it is very likely that you will cut the water bag directly with one knife, thus causing this highly versatile material to be scrapped.

The second is the fins and teeth of the mudfish dragon, which are necessary materials for making swamp crossing beads. The teeth are as sharp and curved as knives, needless to say, but excluding the legs, a mudfish dragon has only six fins in total, four on the back and two on the sides. The one on the side was smashed by Lin Lin's axe during the battle, so there are only five left. I don't know if they are enough to make beads.

(Note: The legs of the ichthyosaur are actually a pair of fins that have been specialized and deformed.)

After finally stripping off all the materials, Lin Lin looked around and waved to the hound Xiaobai who was watching from the edge.

Although this guy had an instinctive fear of monsters due to psychological trauma, the mud dragon was dead after all. After looking at the corpse timidly for a few times, he still trotted over obediently and acted as a truck to transport materials.

There's nothing I can do. Who told him not to bring Tiaotiao with him? I have no choice but to let him down a bit...

"Ah, it's a pity that you can't ride the dog, Ye Zi, so you can only walk with us."

Lin Lin glanced at the mountain of materials piled on Xiaobai's back, and said to Ye Zi while holding back his smile.

"It's okay, Brother Lin Lin, you're making me sound like some delicate young lady. I'm also a hunter, so what's a little walk like that?"

"Haha, that's right. Let's go. Let's hurry back to the camp and take the wormwood with us. Once we're done fishing, we can head back!"

However, as the three of them set out on their return journey, the relaxed atmosphere slowly faded away.

Reaching out to push aside the branches blocking his way, Lin Lin looked at the lake in front of him, which was almost completely hidden under the vast mist. He glanced around again at the fog that reduced visibility to less than 100 meters, and his Adam's apple rolled.
"I'm afraid we're in trouble..."

(End of this chapter)