Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 326 Newcomers must pass a test to join the group. (GIF)
Hearing Jin Leigong's low growl, Lin Lin couldn't help but smile. "Thanks!"

He waved his hand, preparing to turn around and go down the mountain, but suddenly stopped.

He noticed that several large blue wolves had gathered behind him and below, quietly resting on the platform that had once been the battlefield with the Storm Dragon. Of course, after such a great battle, the platform was no longer as flat, and the shattered rocks had formed many steps of varying heights.

The few Thunder Wolf Dragons stood there, heads tilted back, silently watching this side.

Huh?
Although Zinogre are social monsters, as large monsters, they have a large appetite and usually have clearly defined territories, rarely gathering together unless there are special circumstances.

It seems that Jin Leigong's loud roar just now was not just to vent his emotions after being reborn. Judging from the thunder wolf dragons that kept gathering around, that roar must have also served to summon members of the clan.

But the question is, what is Jin Leigong planning to do by gathering these Thunder Wolf Dragons?
A question mark appeared on Lin Lin's forehead.

It can't just be "I'll just say a few words below"...

"Roar!"

Jin Leigong gave Lin Lin another soft roar, signaling him to calm down. Then he slowly stepped forward and stood on the highest flat rock on the entire Spirit Peak, looking down at the Thunder Wolf Dragons below.

It glanced down, but didn't make any further moves for a moment. Instead, it waited quietly. During this time, new Thunder Wolf Dragons kept darting out from various places and joining the wolf pack below. Occasionally, a few Thunder Wolf Dragons would stir, but after Jin Leigong turned his gaze to them, they would decisively lower their heads and remain obediently still.

Lin Lin and Ye Zi exchanged a glance, but instead of leaving, they sat down and waited. They had a feeling that what they were about to witness might become valuable ecological data that some scholars would be eager to obtain for a chance to observe in person.

The wait wasn't long; in less than half an hour, seven or eight Zinogre had gathered on the platform below.

Are these all the Thunder Wolf Dragons currently scattered around Lingfeng?

Wow, quite a lot...

Lin Lin glanced at the Golden Thunder God, but found that it didn't seem very satisfied with this. It seemed that in its mind, the number of Thunder Wolf Dragons that should have gathered should have been a little more than this.

It seems that a few more have either encountered an accident or left the area...

But at this moment, Jin Leigong finally made a move. It raised its head and let out a powerful roar.

"Awooo!"

The voice was so loud that Lin Lin and Ye Zi had no choice but to cover their ears.

The next moment, the wolves below all raised their heads and roared.

"Awooo!"

If the roar of the Golden Thunder God himself can be described as deafening, then the roar of the pack of Thunder Wolf Dragons can only be described as overwhelming.

Lin Lin was certain that any monster living around Lingfeng would have heard that roar in unison.

Lin Lin vaguely understood that they were announcing to all creatures living around Lingfeng that Lanlong was gone and Lingfeng had become their territory again.

It was quite a ritualistic thing to do...

The orderly howls gradually subsided, and as the last roar faded, a profound silence descended upon Lingfeng Peak. Apart from the rustling of the wind through the grass, almost all the animals ceased their activity, and even the sound of insects flapping their wings disappeared.

Lin Lin and Ye Zi exchanged a glance, thinking that after this outburst, these big guys should be about to disperse, right? But what happened next told them that this was not the end of it.

Jin Leigong suddenly turned his head, gently grabbed the shield and axe hanging on Lin Lin's back, and lifted him up.

Lin Lin subconsciously glanced back and saw that the Golden Thunder God's head was held high. This action meant that the one standing at the top of the Spirit Peak was no longer the Golden Thunder God itself, but Lin Lin, who was being carried by it.

Lin Lin turned his head again and saw that the Thunder Wolf Dragons below seemed to be in a daze, their big eyes staring blankly at Lin Lin above.

Lin Lin blinked. The scene before him gave him a strong sense of déjà vu. If it were a baboon instead of Jin Leigong carrying him, the sense of déjà vu would be even stronger.

Lin Lin smirked, raised his hand, and waved gently downwards:
"Thank you for your hard work!"

"Awooo!"

"Ouch!"

"Ow!"

The next moment, chaos erupted within the wolf pack, with all sorts of howls and roars erupting. Several of the more agitated Thunder Wolf Dragons even instinctively took two steps toward Lin Lin.

Jin Leigong narrowed his eyes, put Lin Lin down again, and after his feet touched the ground, he turned his gaze to Ye Zi beside him.

Yoko took several steps back, shaking her head desperately, her face full of resistance.

Although she didn't quite understand what Jin Leigong and the group of Thunder Wolf Dragons were doing, she had a feeling that it was going to turn into some kind of trouble—besides, riding on Jin Leigong's back was one thing, but being held in his mouth and shown off to other monsters just didn't feel right.

Jin Leigong then looked at Lin Lin, so Lin Lin shrugged and acted as the translator:

She said she would just watch.

"Roar……"

Jin Leigong glanced at Ye Zi again, but didn't force him. He just roared and then turned back to look at the somewhat chaotic wolf pack below.

Just as Lin Lin was wondering what it was going to do next, Jin Leigong roared, suppressing the chaotic shouts below. Then, it leaped down from the mountaintop and landed gracefully in front of the dragons. Its golden eyes flashed with lightning, and its majestic gaze swept over the thunder wolf dragons that were much smaller than it.

Under the intense gaze of the Golden Thunder God, the commotion gradually subsided. One after another, the Thunder Wolf Dragons swallowed their roars, lowered their heads to avoid the Golden Thunder God's gaze, and shrank back.

However, not all Thunderwolves behaved this way. One of the more robust Thunderwolves in the pack, while avoiding Golden Thundergod's gaze, didn't lower its head but instead turned its eyes away, still whimpering softly. It genuinely acknowledged Golden Thundergod's leadership, but it refused to acknowledge the tiny creature—not even a Thunderwolf at all, and smaller than a Maru Bird—as having the same status as Golden Thundergod.

Just one question: Does he deserve it?
Jin Leigong's gaze swept over the stubborn "troublemaker." Questioning its decision was tantamount to challenging its position as the leader of the tribe, and it needed to be taught a lesson.

The golden electric light shining on its body became even brighter, and its eyes were fixed on this creature that was almost as big as itself, its powerful front paws seemed to be eager to strike.

The reason why they didn't just smash this guy's head off with a single Solar Punch was because he still had quite a few scars left by the storm on his body.

The Thunder Wolf Dragon clan that originally lived in Lingfeng actually had two leaders, but after the arrival of Lanlong, more than half of the clan members followed the overlord Thunder Wolf Dragon and left Lingfeng to seek a new life. Those who were willing to stay near Lingfeng and follow Jin Leigong were all individuals who were unwilling to submit.

They had all participated in the battles between the Golden Thunder Dragon and the Storm Dragon to some extent, but in the face of the Storm Dragon's mountain-splitting and rock-crushing torrent breath, ordinary Thunder Wolf Dragons were almost killed by a mere graze or a single impact, suffering heavy losses in the initial battles.

So later, Jin Leigong simply forbade them from participating in battles and instead focused on honing his combat experience in the hope of defeating Lanlong one day—the guy in front of us was one of the few who survived the battle against Lanlong.

After hesitating for a moment, Jin Leigong did not strike directly with his claw, but instead let out a majestic roar:

"Roar!"

They deserve much credit for successfully repelling the Storm Dragon!
However, the Thunder Wolf Dragon is still a monster after all. Although its intelligence is significantly higher than that of creatures in lower ecological niches, it has not yet evolved its own language. Communication between them is mainly based on body language and roars to convey their emotions.

Simple expressions like "I disagree" are fine, but for what Jin Leigong is trying to express right now, a simple roar is not enough.

To the thunder wolf dragon, the meaning was twisted into "He's strong enough, he deserves it!"

Immediately, the Thunder Wolf Dragon raised its head, looked towards Lin Lin's direction on the mountaintop, and let out a high-pitched roar.

The meaning of this roar is very clear: the Thunder Wolf Dragon only makes this kind of roar when it is challenging someone!
You say you're strong enough to deserve the same status as the leader? Well then, I'm going to challenge you and see if you're really that strong!

At this moment, Jin Leigong couldn't help but miss the convenience of communicating with Lin Lin without any obstacles. At first, he just felt it was novel, but now he realized that it had become so difficult to communicate with his own kind.

It roared angrily, no longer caring about the friendship of having fought to the death together, and raised its paw to slap the other, but was stopped by a voice that reached straight to the soul.

"and many more!"

It subconsciously turned its head and saw Lin Lin's figure on the mountaintop take out something, put it on himself, and then leap down.

Unlike the lightness of its landing, where it skillfully used force to dissipate the impact, Lin Lin looked truly light at this moment, his whole body floating down... no, gliding would be more appropriate at this time. Lin Lin glided down, and when he reached the ground, he rolled over to dissipate all the impact, landing in front of Jin Leigong.

The improved gliding suit from the date palm is surprisingly good! I thought I'd need to use a Wirebug to salvage the situation...

Lin Lin put away his gliding suit, glanced at the Thunder Wolf Dragon staring at him with high fighting spirit, and then turned his gaze to the Golden Thunder God:
"Actually, there's no need for them to treat me the same way they treat you. All I ask for is peaceful coexistence. Forcing them to acknowledge my status will only make them resent you."

"Roar!"

Anyone who dares to complain? I'll beat them to a pulp!
amount……

Lin Lin smirked. "Let it fight me. If I win, they'll be much more convinced. If I lose, doesn't that just prove your decision wasn't quite right?"

In the world of monsters, the strong ultimately reign supreme.

Of course, there was actually an even more important reason why Lin Lin was willing to accept the challenge of this Thunder Wolf Dragon.

Having just fought Lanlong, he was already somewhat unsure of his own strength. Although he knew that luck played a big part in his survival, he couldn't help but have the illusion that "I was able to exchange blows with Lanlong, so does that mean I'm strong enough to challenge an ancient dragon?"

Fighting a familiar opponent again is the most effective way to confirm your own strength and ability.

When he hunted the Thunder Wolf Dragon, he relied on a well-thought-out plan and the combined efforts of the three of them. Even so, an accident still almost occurred. This time, in the battle against the Thunder Wolf Dragon, he plans to use the most direct way to judge his own strength—without using any traps or even environmental traps, and without using any props, relying solely on his own body and a weapon to fight this Thunder Wolf Dragon.

Before the transmigration, this fighting style had a resounding name: "TA Rules".

After hearing Lin Lin's words, Jin Leigong turned and glared at the troublemaker, but ultimately took two steps back, giving Lin Lin and the troublemaker space to fight.

Not only Jin Leigong, but the other Thunder Wolf Dragons also retreated, forming a large circle that surrounded Lin Lin and the troublesome Thunder Wolf Dragon in the middle.

Seeing that things were not going well, Ye Zi on the mountaintop flung out her flying insect, leaped a few times, and landed beside Lin Lin, drawing her insect staff:
"Brother Lin Lin, what's going on? These Thunder Wolf Dragons have suddenly gone berserk?"

Lin Lin waved his hand, "No, don't worry. I just want to fight that guy and see how strong I am."

Ye Zi glanced around at the circle of Thunder Wolf Dragons watching and found that they were either curious or excited, but they did not seem to have any intention of swarming and attacking. Only the big Thunder Wolf Dragon, which was surrounded in the middle like Lin Lin, seemed eager to try.

"Then... Brother Lin Lin, be careful..."

"Don't worry, isn't there Golden Thunder God watching over things? If I can't beat him, I'll just call him to come save me!"

Ye Zi's gaze swept over the ice-blue shield and axe on Lin Lin's back, and finally he nodded and stepped back to Jin Leigong's side.

"Big guy, if things get really bad, you need to save them right now!"

Jin Leigong looked down at Ye Zi, listening to the changes in the other's tone of voice. It seemed that there was no difference between what Lin Lin said and what Ye Zi said, but it just couldn't understand the other's meaning as instinctively as it did.

Jin Leigong exhaled a heavy puff of white steam from its nostrils and let out a low growl in its throat, which was its response to Yezi—though it itself did not know what it was responding to.

"Swords and blades have no eyes, so be careful!"

In the arena, Lin Lin drew his shield axe and aimed it at the opposing Thunder Wolf Dragon.

(End of this chapter)