Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 306 The Angry Lanlong

Ye Zi took a deep breath and lightened his body, stepping on the almost completely vertical tree trunk, and rushed onto the platform built by vines in the air in a few steps.

While still in mid-air and before landing, Ye Zi's body tensed up involuntarily, and he subconsciously took a defensive posture, reaching behind him to draw his weapon.

I thought this was just an abandoned dragon's nest, but I didn't expect there were monsters active here!
The vines hanging from the sky parted in the middle, and a shadow gradually approached. When Ye Zi was wondering whether to bypass it directly or drive it away with a stinky bomb, he met a pair of eyes as clear as the sky.

Is this a baby dragon? Why does it look familiar?
"Um...Dakong?"

Ye Zi asked tentatively, and then saw the fire dragon happily come to him and rub his arm with its big head.

Ye Zi's tense body relaxed quietly. She touched Dakong's head and was about to say something when she saw another head popping out from the place where Dakong's head was not far away. Although the head was covered with armor made of the shell of a thunder wolf dragon, Ye Zi recognized it at a glance.

"Tiaotiao? Why are you here too? Where's Brother Lin Lin? And where are the dates?"

After seeing Ye Zi's figure clearly, Tiao Tiao let down his guard, but it was obvious that he could not answer Ye Zi's question.

Instead, Dakong suddenly bit Ye Zi's arm guard lightly, dragged it hard in a certain direction, and whimpered twice in his throat.

Ye Zi followed Dakong's force and took two steps. He looked up and said suddenly:

"Are they still near Lingfeng?"

Dakong suddenly became a little excited, his claws kicking restlessly below, and his wings flapping twice subconsciously.

Looking at Dakong's reaction, Ye Zi pursed her lips, probably knowing that she guessed right.

She took a deep breath and called out to those below, "It's safe, come up! Take a break, and we'll move forward!"

So the two people below also climbed up one after another. Although Brave was slightly stunned when he saw Dakong, he felt relieved after seeing Tiaotiao's figure next to him. He found a place where he would not be wet by the rain, sat down cross-legged, took out the food he brought and started to eat quietly.

Does this fire dragon cub grow so fast? Although he went to see it once after hearing that the dragon egg picked up by Lin Lin hatched, Dakong was still a baby less than one meter tall at that time, which was far from the current height of over five meters.

As soon as Ziyuan climbed up, she saw two monsters right in front of her. Her subconscious reaction was, "Someone wants to kill me." Without thinking, she turned around and jumped off the platform.

However, she was bitten by the collar of the hound Xiaobai who was carrying her up, and she failed to escape.

"The one on the left is Tiaotiao, the Yellow Speed Dragon King, and the one on the right is Dakong, a male fire dragon cub. They were both raised by your senior brother... Well, buddy, don't worry."

A question mark popped up on Ziyuan's forehead. She looked back at the two dragons and found that they were indeed quite gentle and had no intention of attacking. Only then did she calm down a little.

Male Fire Dragon, Yellow Speed Dragon King?
This is not some Bobo herbivorous dragon. Her senior brother must be a genius to be able to tame such a monster.

"Okay, take a break, we'll set off in half an hour!"

Ye Zi casually took out a string of rabbit dumplings and stuffed three large glutinous rice balls into his mouth. While chewing, he looked towards the direction of Lingfeng, secretly sweating in his heart.

What exactly happened? Why did Tiaotiao, who was supposed to be with Brother Lin, appear here, while Yezao disappeared?
……

"Professor, how is it? Do you feel okay?"

Lin Lin looked at the old dragon man who was moving his body in front of him with a serious face:

"Although the creature in the sky has calmed down a bit now, no one can guarantee that it won't start going crazy again when we get down the mountain."

The old professor smiled and reached out to gently pat the arm of Kukosin, who was standing beside him, cautiously ready to support him at any time.
"If that ever comes to that, just leave me behind. I'll attract His attention..."

Before the old dragon man finished speaking, Kukosin interrupted anxiously:
"Teacher, how can that be? If you want to do this, you should let me do it!"

The old dragon waved his hands repeatedly, blocking Kukosin's words.
"I've lived long enough, and I don't have many years left to live. But you're different. You're still young and talented... Ahem, it doesn't matter if I die, but there are some things you must remember."

He looked around, his gaze sliding over Kukoxin, Lin Lin, and Yezao in turn:

"You must remember the information about that guy in the sky. Whoever manages to escape must bring it back to the Hunter's Guild."

The old dragon man's gaze finally fell on Lin Lin, and he said in a deep voice:

"That guy's name is Lanlong. He's committed more than one evil act in the past, destroying human settlements. The most recent one was a kingdom called Moon Clan Capital. The guild has been tracking him, but there have been few leads for over a decade. We didn't expect him to come to the Jieyun region."

"We must report Lanlong's whereabouts!"

"Also, although I didn't observe it for long, it was enough for me to deduce some information. Listen carefully, if the guild decides to attack Lanlong, this information will be very important..."

……

"That's all I can analyze at the moment."

After speaking a lot of words in one breath, Professor Longren looked a little tired.

Lin Lin nodded slightly. The information the other party said was basically the same as what he knew, except for some of the things about body structure and flight principles, which he didn't quite understand. On the contrary, Kukosin on the side nodded repeatedly with an excited look on his face.

It seems that I don’t need to remember this part, which is good.

Lin Lin took a few steps outside and looked up at the sky for a moment. After Lan Long's figure passed by and was blocked by the peak, he suddenly turned around and called out:
"That guy has run to the other side now. Let's get going down the mountain immediately!"

"Follow me closely, some sections are quite steep, be careful!"

"Jujube, I'll lead the way, and you stay behind."

"No problem, meow!"

……

Since they had planned the route in advance, Lin Lin and his group moved very quickly down the mountain after coming out of the camp. In just over ten minutes, they had completed one-third of the journey and were approaching the halfway point.

Lin Lin suddenly stopped and raised his hand to make a "hide" gesture. The three people and the cat hurriedly lay down on the ground and hid in the dense forest.

Looking from above, all you can see is a lush, green forest. And above it, a magnificent ancient dragon appears again.

However, this ancient dragon, which originally looked sacred at first glance, now seemed to have a bit more weird feeling, and bright red spots faintly appeared on its white flying membrane that looked like feathers.

Lin Lin's heart tightened. Based on his understanding of Lanlong, Lanlong usually maintained a pure white body that looked quite sacred. Only when it was excited or angry would it have these red spots on its body.

What on earth made it so angry?

Lin Lin had discovered this when he was exploring the area before. It seemed to be circling around the top of the sacred peak, constantly patrolling its territory. At that time, Lanlong felt free and easy when flying, but now Lanlong's flying posture had completely lost that floating feeling. Somehow, Lin Lin even felt an emotion called "frustrated" from its movements.

Although he was quite curious, Lin Lin still remembered the lesson from last time and refrained from exploring Lanlong's inner world. He waited until Lanlong went away again before waving his hand behind him, indicating to continue moving forward.

"That guy looks a little impatient, like he's looking for something..."

Unlike Lin Lin, who only wanted to get away as quickly as possible, Professor Long Ren kept walking, but his brain was quickly analyzing and thinking about Lan Long's behavior.

Behind him, Kukosin, who was carefully supporting the professor, subconsciously glanced up at the sky again and said with a guilty conscience:
"You're not looking for us..."

"Hurry up and go, meow!"

When Yezao heard what Kukoxin said, he couldn't help but shudder, thinking to himself, I hope this guy is a jinx!
But what happened next made Coconut Date feel cold in his heart.

This time, the three people and the cat had only walked for six or seven minutes. Just when they had finished half the distance, Lanlong's figure appeared in the air again.

It's cruising faster!
Originally, it would take it about twenty minutes to half an hour to fly a leisurely circle. Just now, when it flew away impatiently over the few people, it took it about ten minutes to fly a circle. But this time, it only took six or seven minutes!

If it continued to speed up, Lanlong would have to pass over their heads at least three times for the remaining half of the journey.

Moreover, Yezao also discovered that every time Lanlong flew over their heads, its flying altitude seemed to be constantly decreasing. If it continued to lower its flying altitude, the possibility of them being exposed to Lanlong would increase significantly!

But...it shouldn't be like this!
The three of them and the cat together are only slightly more conspicuous than a few elf deer. Lanlong is an ancient dragon, there is no reason for him to come looking for them out of boredom!
Isn't it said that most ancient dragons ignore the small animals around them?
Lin Lin was also thinking about this problem, but compared to dates, he had one more guess in his mind.

Rather than saying that Lanlong was looking for "them", it would be more accurate to say that Lanlong was looking for him. His two attempts to spy on its thoughts had already made the other party remember him in its little notebook.

But I clearly shut down my perception immediately after I found out that Lanlong could sense my feelings. After searching for a few times without finding anything, I should have given up. Is Lanlong so patient?
Or is it that it can vaguely sense its approximate area? That's why it keeps searching back and forth in circles?

Lin Lin pursed his lips. After Lanlong flew away, he did not continue to move forward. Instead, he turned around and waved to Coconut Date.

"Boss, what happened, meow?"

"I've already shown you the route map. Next, you take the old professor and Kukosin down the mountain along the original route. I'll leave from another direction."

Coconut's eyes widened immediately, "Boss! Why meow!"

Lin Lin was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I suspect Lan Long might be looking for me, so we're splitting up to verify my suspicions."

"If it's really me it's looking for, then it's easier for me to hide if I go alone. If it's you, then I can use flares to attract its attention."

"Okay, time is running out, let's act quickly!"

After explaining this to Coconut Date, Lin Lin rushed to another fork in the road without saying a word. Coconut Date gritted his teeth and turned around to call the two scholars to follow him quickly.

……

On the other side, Lin Lin had only been running out for about five or six minutes when Lanlong's figure appeared in the sky again.

This time, it can be clearly seen that the flight trajectory of this guy has changed, and the "circle" it is flying in has become narrower!

Good news, Coconut Date and the others should be safe.

Bad news, he himself is in danger!
Lin Lin tried hard to squeeze himself into the crevice of the rock. He glanced at the Lanlong flying lower and lower in the sky from the corner of his eye, and suppressed his breathing to an almost undetectable level.

Could this guy really have a vague sense of his own location?

Why is it?
Can just two brief moments of "resonance" have this effect?

After all, Mrs. Fengshanlong only behaved like this after she drank its ancient dragon blood!
After Lanlong flew over low again, Lin Lin drank a bottle of walking-enhancing medicine and then ran for his life.

Lanlong was getting closer and closer to him. He had to run out of the range of Lingfeng before Lanlong found him and get into the mountains and forests to be barely safe!

"Aoangangang!"

A roar from the sky behind him suddenly made Lin Lin's heart sink.

He maintained his high-speed running action and glanced back when he jumped over a huge rock. He found that Lanlong, who should have gone far away, had turned back again at some point, with a pair of eyes filled with anger fixed on his body.

"I am!"

Without time to think, Lin Lin slid and fell into a ravine.

The next moment, a huge water ball fell. If Lin Lin had not changed direction, the water ball would have hit him right on the body.

"You!"

The impact of the water ball blew away a large amount of soil and rocks on the ground. The broken stones with moist water vapor hit Lin Lin's back. Even with the barrier of armor, he still felt a slight pain.

However, Lin Lin had no time to care about the pain in his body. He saw another water ball coming towards the place where he was lying. Lin Lin hurriedly shook his hand and released a Kinsect, which pulled himself up and did a somersault to get away from the attack point again.

Lin Lin didn't even have time to catch his breath before he started running again with the help of the walking drug.

At the same time, Lin Lin once again activated his ability to listen to the inner voice.

Damn it, this ability will be discovered if I use it. Now that it has been discovered, let me see what you are thinking, you bastard!
(End of this chapter)