Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 231 Distress Signal (Two in One)

Compared with ordinary travelers, hunters' luggage is often much heavier. For this reason, before traveling, hunters often hire or rent a trailer, and Lin Lin and others are no exception.

Although they had deliberately streamlined their luggage and left most of the materials accumulated during this period in Yanhuo Village, several weapons for each person, several sets of armor, an incubator containing dragon eggs, and some medicine props still filled the small cart pulled by the Marunori.

When leaving, almost everyone in the village came out to see him off - of course, most of them came specifically for Ye Zi.

After all, she is a girl who was born and raised in the village and grew up under the care of the villagers. Now she is embarking on a long journey, and everyone who knows her will put down what they are doing and come to see her off.

Of course, after staying in Yanhuo Village for such a long time, Lin Linbrev and the others had gotten to know many villagers, so they didn't seem embarrassed about having nothing to do.

After the somewhat sad farewell blessing, Lin Lin turned over and straddled Tiao Tiao's back, looking back at everyone.

Puxian, Suifengnen, Daowen, Nitai, Daoling, Huoya, Shuiyun, Mugwort, Daofeng...

Lin Lin's lips curled slightly, and he turned around and said, "Let's go!"

……

Brave led the way with Marunori, Ye Zi followed closely on Xiaobai's back, and Lin Lin brought up the rear riding on Tiaotiao's back with Coconut Date.

Sensing the presence of its natural enemy not far behind it, the maru bird did not need the driver to whip it, and was very motivated to travel. As long as it did not deviate from the direction, Brave did not deliberately slow it down. Therefore, the speed of this hunting team was much faster. When it was about to get dark, the three had already left the Feishen Community area and passed through the Feiye Fortress.

After a whole day of hard work, Marutori, who was pulling the cart, was exhausted. After a brief discussion, the three decided to stop here for the day, rest for a night and continue their journey tomorrow.

"Further ahead is the stream area. It must have rained a few days ago, so the road is a bit muddy and not easy to walk on."

Braif pushed aside the vines, walked to the campfire at the foot of the rock wall, sat down, and complained.

He had just briefly explored the surrounding terrain. The road was muddy and not suitable for trucks to travel at all.

"At least there's no continuous torrential rain. Have you forgotten what happened when we last came to Yanhuo Village? Be content, it's already pretty good."

Brave recalled the heavy rain and curled his lips:

"That rain last time was outrageous. I don't know how long it lasted... I feel like even the rain that drowned the forest couldn't have been as heavy as that..."

Ye Zi, who was feeding her hunting insects with honey bait, blinked at the words, "Is it heavier than the rain that flooded the forest? Are the water sources in the stream area so abundant?"

Although she had never been to the stream area, she was deeply impressed by her last visit to the waterlogged forest. She thought the rainfall in the waterlogged forest was outrageous enough, but she didn't expect there would be a master?

"No, although the stream is lush with water and grass, the original rainfall is not that exaggerated."

Lin Lin shook his head and looked through the rock wall towards the direction of Lingfeng:

"That time, the weather was abnormal. It was like something was manipulating the celestial phenomena..."

"Manipulating the celestial phenomena? How is that possible..."

Ye Zi subconsciously felt that it was ridiculous, but then he remembered the thick fog that covered everything in the water and submerged the forest, and his voice dropped as he spoke.

"You mean, the chaos in Jieyun Village might have started with Gu Long?"

Lin Lin hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded. "Have you heard of the legend of the 'Tianjin Bane Land'?"

Brave shook his head. What the hell? I've never heard of it...

Ye Zi, on the other hand, poked his cheek thoughtfully, "It sounds familiar, as if... I've heard it somewhere before?"

"That's a legend from Jieyun Village. Tianjin Huotu is said to be the god who controls storms. Unfortunately, this legend is true. According to the information I received from the president of the Rocklark Guild, Tianjin Huotu's true form is an ancient dragon named Lanlong."

After a pause, as if to illustrate the other party's terrifying nature, Lin Lin added:
"It is said that the torrent spewed by the Mist Dragon can tear the earth apart and crack mountains. The ecological disaster it can cause is no less severe than the Night Parade of a Hundred Dragons."

The last sentence was said specifically for Ye Zi, so that the girl could understand the other party's strength level more intuitively.

Ye Zi was shocked by Lan Long's strength, but Brave always felt that something was wrong.

"That's what you said, but how do you know that the rain was caused by Lanlong?"

Lin Lin coughed dryly, his mind racing, and he tried to make amends:
"I'm not sure either. Just looking at the heavy rain, the first thing that comes to mind is the Storm Dragon, who controls the storm."

Lin Lin's words actually inadvertently revealed a message. He was quite familiar with the abilities of various ancient dragons. Fortunately, the two were thinking about other things at the moment and did not notice this. Otherwise, if they kept asking, Lin Lin really didn't know how to explain it.

Ye Zi suddenly stood up and slammed his dragon bone stick on the ground.

"Even if there's a Storm Dragon causing trouble in Jieyun Village, that's not something we can control. The guild has so many elite members, they definitely won't sit idly by. All we need to do is defend Jieyun Village until they can deal with the Storm Dragon, right?"

"Hey, Yezi is right! Even if there's a Storm Dragon, there's still a guild! We're here to help in Jieyun Village!"

Lin Lin looked at Ye Zi's murderous expression, then looked at Brave who seemed to have suddenly realized something, and couldn't help but smile.

When he told his teammates about Lanlong, he also told them how dangerous this trip was. If they backed out because of this, he wouldn't feel anything, just a little disappointed at most. But seeing how they behaved, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

It’s great to have such reliable teammates...

The bonfire flickered, the stars shone, and the fatigue of the journey surged up. Except for Lin Lin who stayed up for half the night, the rest of the people fell asleep.

Lin Lin looked at the jumping flames for a while, then shifted his attention to the surrounding environment.

The night in the wild was not quiet, it could even be said to be a bit noisy. Even though they had sprinkled insect repellent powder, they could still see faint blue dots of light flying through the air from time to time, and then being swallowed by the Maruniao tied nearby - those were lightning bugs, Maruniao's favorite delicacy.

"Snapped--"

A blue light slammed into Lin Lin, knocking him over on the spot. A bolt of lightning suddenly erupted from his body, piercing through his ice-blue armor and landing on him. Lin Lin shuddered violently, shaking off the dizzy lightning bug.

Damn, I almost forgot. When Dao Wen introduced this set of Transformed Ice Shark armor, he mentioned that this equipment's resistance to lightning is extremely poor. Thanks to its excellent conductivity, it not only fails to provide protection when facing lightning attacks, but will spread the current throughout the body, causing the hunter to fall into paralysis, dizziness and other fatal negative states.

It seems that although this set of equipment is good, it can't be worn when fighting Thunder Wolf Dragon. The Earth Sand Set is more suitable...

Lin Lin poked the ice-blue armor on his body with his hand, and was thinking about whether he should just change back into the earth and sand suit right now, but suddenly realized that something was wrong.

What they spread were not fake medicines, but herbs they collected by themselves, and were prepared according to effective prescriptions tested by countless hunters. Logically speaking, even beetle monsters like flying beetles and giant bees would not approach easily, so how come lightning bugs appeared from time to time?
Lin Lin couldn't help but stand up, walked out of the rock wall, and looked around for a moment.

Sure enough, tiny specks of blue light appeared in the gloomy forest at some point. Although they seemed to be dancing in a disorderly manner, if you looked closely for a moment, you would find that they were generally flying in a certain direction.

Lin Lin quickly looked in the direction where the lightning bugs were flying. Although his vision was blocked by the dense knotwood trees and was not very clear, Lin Lin knew in his heart that not far away in that direction, there must be a thunder wolf dragon calling out to these lightning bugs.

Lin Lin couldn't help but grit his teeth. It seemed that after such a long time, the unrest caused by the Thunder Wolf Dragon had expanded to a considerable scale. He had just left Feiye Fortress not far away, but he had already encountered the Thunder Wolf Dragon.

Lin Lin was a little hesitant for a moment. Although he could see the gathering of lightning bugs, he didn't hear the roar of the Thunder Wolf Dragon, which meant that the other party should be a little distance away from him. Should he wake up his companions for this?

Soon, a red firework exploding in the distant sky helped him make a decision.

The red flare represents danger and help. Someone else has encountered the Thunder Wolf Dragon!

Lin Lin didn't care about anything else. He hurriedly woke up his two teammates, briefly informed them of the situation, and then called Tiaotiao and Yezao to quickly rush towards the direction of the Thunder Wolf Dragon.

Brav had just woken up and was still a little dazed when he saw Ye Zi roll over to his feet, jump onto Xiaobai's back, and rush out.

Brave: ...

He looked at the two people who disappeared in the blink of an eye, then turned around and looked at Marutori who had a silly look on his face. He sighed helplessly, hugged the Ice Fang Vermillion Blade in his arms, and with the help of the cold air emitted from it, he woke up instantly.

Marutori and the truckload of equipment and props are all here, so someone must be left to watch over them. Those two have already run away, so he's the only one left to take on this important task...

……

Meanwhile, on the other side.

On the tree, the young hunter in a Jieyun suit put down the flare he had just fired, feeling his heart beating rapidly in his chest, but he didn't dare to breathe deeply, for fear that the slightest movement would attract the "unparalleled hunter".

Thunder Wolf Dragon, because it has fought with hunters many times since its appearance, and those hunters either returned empty-handed or failed in frustration, it got the title of "Peerless Hunter". This kind of terrifying guy is simply not something that a rookie like him can contend with.

The young hunter tightly gripped the knife made of knotted cloud wood, and his joints looked pale from the excessive force. He had thought that as a hunter, he should take on more gathering tasks to help the village overcome the difficulties, but he did not expect to have the bad luck of encountering a thunder wolf dragon on his way back to the village.

"boom!"

The dull footsteps gradually approached. The young hunter subconsciously held his breath and dared not move his body. He looked down through the obstruction of the leaves with the corner of his eyes, and then saw a tuft of pale hair - that was the electric hair growing on the back of the Thunder Wolf Dragon.

The young hunter closed his eyes, praying in his heart that he would not be discovered by the other party, but the opposite happened...

The Thunder Wolf Dragon stopped under a tree, moving its nose to capture the remaining scent in the air. The inexperienced hunter was not good at concealing his own scent, and the Thunder Wolf Dragon keenly sensed something unusual.

"boom!"

It raised its claws and slapped the tree trunk, which was so thick that two people could hug it, making a "crackling" sound.

The young hunter's heart sank, knowing that he had been discovered. He tried hard to adjust his posture in mid-air. After landing, he staggered, but managed to stabilize his body.

He drew the small knife from his waist, suppressed his heartbeat that was about to explode, and stared quietly at the giant beast in front of him.

Although the distress signal was sent out, he did not have much hope in his heart. With the chaos caused by the Thunder Wolf Dragon, traffic was blocked and the hot springs were closed. Hunters coming to Jieyun Village became extremely rare, and hunters with the strength to compete with the Thunder Wolf Dragon were even rarer.

To survive, I'm afraid the only one I can rely on is myself.

"Ouch!"

The burly figure roared towards the sky, and as the bright blue light gathered behind it, its hair stood on end and its whole body shone with dazzling electric light.

Perhaps because it had dealt with hunters before, it knew that dealing with this seemingly small creature was not as easy as it looked. The Thunder Wolf Dragon directly entered the super-charged state, wanting to crush the opponent with the force of thunder.

With a roar, the Thunder Wolf Dragon did not stop at all, and ran towards the figure in front of it on all fours.

"Hold!"

The young hunter widened his eyes, staring at the other party's movements. He subconsciously wanted to raise the small shield in his right hand, but immediately realized that this thin round shield could not withstand the impact of the behemoth.

Although he realized this in time and did not make the wrong decision, this brief delay had already made him lose the best opportunity to dodge. The young hunter was already in despair, but still gritted his teeth and pounced to the side.

The young hunter was trying his luck, but as he lunged forward, a strong beam of light suddenly flashed across the clearing in the woods.

In the moment when the surroundings were briefly illuminated, although the young hunter's body was unable to react and he still fell heavily to the ground, hope had already risen in his heart.

This is a flashbang! A hunter saw the rescue signal, I don't have to die!

At the moment the ball of light exploded, the blinding light temporarily deprived the Thunder Wolf Dragon of its vision, causing it to lose its balance and sense of direction in its charge.

It forced itself to stop, and its body left a long trail on the ground.

It subconsciously wanted to raise its claws to attack the surroundings, but it felt its head suddenly sink and a huge force hit its head, making it buzz.

(End of this chapter)