Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 527 Look, we fed it the Dragon-Slaying Spear, and it even has to thank us!
It was clear that the Great Sea Dragon's head hadn't been used for a long time and was extremely sluggish. After Lin Lin finished speaking, it took it a long time to react before it understood.

Could you polish the right corner of that pillar over there for me?
The Great Dragon lowered its gaze, staring at the unadorned dragon spear with a look of doubt. This thing looked no different from the rocks on the seabed, except that its shape was a bit more regular. Could this ordinary little thing really be useful?
'Why don't you try it yourself and see if it works?'

The Great Dragon was skeptical, but it turned and swam toward the location of the Dragon-Slaying Spear.

"Hey! Wait a minute, that thing can't start yet, you'll have to wait patiently!"

The giant dragon stopped moving and floated motionless in the sea, like a wooden stake, waiting.

Although they didn't have Lin Lin's ability to directly perceive the monster's thoughts and resonate with the ancient dragon, the other three members of the White Wind Squad also noticed the strangeness of the Great Sea Dragon as soon as it stopped moving.

Did Lin Lin successfully complete the communication with the other party?

The three of them gathered around Lin Lin, casting questioning glances at him.

Lin Lin gave an "OK" sign and pointed to the sea dragon's horn.

Both sides held frank, in-depth, and constructive discussions, and the talks made positive and important progress. Both sides agreed that it is imperative to resolve the issue of the "right horn of the giant dragon obstructing the view," which has injected new impetus into bilateral relations. Both sides are willing to work together to promote bilateral relations to a higher level.

In plain terms, it means that the Great Dragon is willing to cooperate with them, so there is no need for the two sides to fight anymore. They no longer need to worry about being blown away by a huge dump truck that is sixty or seventy meters long. They can just focus on sharpening their horns.

Ye Zi was overjoyed. As expected of her brother Lin Lin, there was nothing he couldn't do!

However, her smile quickly faded.

Even though the [THE Tracker] weapon in her hand was sharp enough, her strength was limited. In addition, it was difficult to exert force in the water. Even though the sea dragon was as still as a wooden stake, when she swung it with all her might, it was only bounced away with a clang. Her hands were so weak that she almost couldn't even hold the weapon.

Brave gave a thumbs up; when it comes to how to avoid bouncing your sword, the katana user is probably the most qualified to speak on the subject.

Although the katana itself would still deflect if swung at that horn, the air blade formed by combining the "ki" within the body with the ki groove in the blade has no physical form and therefore possesses excellent penetrating power. As long as the distance is precisely controlled and the air blade attached to the blade is used to attack, the katana itself will only lightly glide across the surface of the target and will never deflect.

In the heat of battle, this distance is almost impossible to control precisely at all times, and without absolute certainty, Bref would not rashly attack the sea dragon's horn.

But now that the Great Sea Dragon has finally calmed down and stopped making a rash move, isn't this the perfect opportunity for him to strike?

"Swish" "swish" "swish"

The gleaming blade flashed, and Breaf, sweating profusely, unleashed three consecutive air blade attacks that revealed the red blades, before finding himself in an awkward situation.

This is the sea. Forget about using techniques like the Spirit Blade Slash. Without a solid enough lower body, even the Iaijutsu is a luxury. And the Kamui Iaijutsu, which is derived from the Iaijutsu Slash, is even more out of the question.

So, the Supreme Red Blade was freed, but he had no way to consume the energy blade, so he could only continue to huff and puff as he did gymnastics.

After three more sets of air blade slashes, Bref looked at the dent he had deepened by three or four inches, silently sheathed his sword, and did not continue. He turned around, distanced himself again, and retreated back to Lin Linyezi and the others.

While it's true that the air blade slash won't bounce off, each slash requires precise control of the distance and the landing point must be concentrated on the same spot, which is a considerable test of concentration.

Unfortunately, this place is deep in the ocean, where the water pressure is so great that an ordinary person would have been crushed long ago if they went down here. Although hunters are physically strong and can withstand the pressure, it takes far more energy than on land.

In short, the katana-wielder wasn't tough enough and couldn't withstand the attack.

Ziyuan looked left and right, and found that the other three people were all focused on her. She couldn't help but chuckle. So what if their star rating is higher than mine? In the end, they still have to see if I, the young lady, can make a move.
She took the heavy crossbow from Lin Lin, returned to the heavy ballista, drew her bow, aimed at the curved horn of the sea dragon, and prepared to fire.

Just then, two bright white flashes suddenly appeared in the ruins below. Although they only lasted for a short moment, their brightness was even greater than that of the sea dragon.

That was the light from a flashbang.

'It's the date palms' signal!'

Lin Lin was overjoyed. It seemed that the Dragon-Slaying Spear was finally ready. Without the help of this big guy, they didn't know how long it would have taken them to finish repairing the horns!
'Oi! Big guy! The Dragonator is ready!'

The giant dragon's eyes darted around, glancing at Lin Lin.

To be honest, after Lin Lin and the others worked so hard, it felt that the effect of grinding the corners was already much better than when it hit the rock disk itself. If it kept going, it might be able to complete the task smoothly in just a few days. The progress was quite encouraging.

Could this thing really be faster than these little guys?
"Don't worry, it's much more effective than the weapons we have!"

'However, the Dragonslayer Spear is quite large, so you'll have to bear with it; it might hurt a little.'

'What should I do? Should I run into that pillar?'

If we disregard Lin Lin's earlier urging when he stopped to sharpen his knife, this was the first time Da Hailong had formally communicated with Lin Lin, which can be considered a breakthrough and something to celebrate.

"No, no need. Just wait in front of the Dragonbreaker, I'll start it."

The Great Sea Dragon didn't understand any of these things, but since Lin Lin and the others had done a good job repairing its horns, it naturally followed what its horn-repairing master had said. It swam leisurely to the Dragon-Slaying Spear and stared at it with curious eyes.

"Come on, tilt your head slightly!"

Lin Lin swam to the top of the city wall, stood directly above the Dragon-Slaying Spear, and repeatedly checked the angle:
"Turn a little more to the left... Hey! You've gone too far! Come back a little more, just a tiny bit!"

"Alright, alright, this is the angle. Don't move around! Otherwise, it'll hurt a lot if you hit it off-center!"

"Three, two, one, say cheese!"

After confirming the angle and position were correct, Lin Lin waved to Ye Zi on the other side, signaling her to activate the dragon-slaying spear's activation mechanism—although the principles were the same, the ancient dragon-slaying spears differed significantly from the modern ones in design. For example, the activation mechanism of an ancient dragon-slaying spear was nearly twenty meters away from the spear itself, while modern dragon-slaying spears typically have the mechanism located directly above the spearhead; the ancient dragon-slaying spears were simply simple polygonal prisms, while modern dragon-slaying spears have sharp barbs on the spearhead; and the ancient dragon-slaying spears had a striking mechanism, while modern dragon-slaying spears are mostly designed with a lever for easy gripping…

As Yoko forcefully swung the Insect Stick in her hand, the mechanism that had been dormant for thousands of years was activated. Like a small gear driving a chain, it instantly transmitted power to the activation device hidden inside the wall, releasing the internal structural restrictions.

In an instant, the powerful steam propels the ancient dragon-slaying spear forward, striking the crater that Lin Lin and his companions had worked together to create with a speed that the great sea dragon could not even react to.

"Click"

"Awooo!"

A crisp cracking sound rang out, but in this deep sea, only the great sea dragon could hear the sound.

It was completely unaware of the sharp sound, because the Dragon-Slaying Spear was incredibly powerful. The strong impact traveled from its right horn to its head, making its entire head buzz. The impact even forced its head to stand upright. If this were land instead of the deep sea, the Great Dragon would probably have thrown itself to the ground.

"Click-clack"

The Dragon-Slaying Spear slowly retracted into the wall under the action of the transmission device, leaving only its seemingly harmless and unadorned prismatic spearhead exposed, as harmless as a rock that can be found everywhere in the deep sea.

The giant sea dragon seemed stunned by this, floating there blankly for a long time without reacting. Lin Lin even subconsciously became worried.

This guy wasn't very bright to begin with, I hope he doesn't get a concussion from this and become completely stupid...

'Hey! Are you alright?'

Under Lin Lin's repeated calls, Da Hailong finally came to his senses, took a deep look at the thing that had hidden most of its structure inside the wall, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes.

The force of that blow, if it had landed on any part of its body instead of its hardest horn, would have caused it considerable damage.

To put it bluntly, after roaming the ocean for so many years, apart from that giant octopus, this was the first existence it had encountered that could threaten it, and it couldn't help but take it seriously—even if it was just an inanimate object, it was still an inanimate object worth taking seriously.

'Is this thing called a Dragon Slayer Spear?'

"Yes, weapons developed specifically to protect our homeland and fight against ancient dragons and powerful monsters are a testament to human ingenuity... Of course, they could also be dragonkin? Earth dragonkin? Or sea people?"

'What an amazing thing...'

The Great Sea Dragon considered the consequences of being hit by this thing on a softer part of its body, and instinctively shrank back, moving a little further away from the Dragon-Slaying Spear.

Immediately afterwards, its brain, which had been hit by a strong impact, began to function slightly, and it couldn't help but think of something.

With such power, if I hadn't communicated with this little one and had instead chosen to fight, would I have been lured over during the battle and unexpectedly taken a hit?
Just thinking about it makes me feel like I'm going to die of pain...

'Thank you.'

Look, we hit it with the Dragon Piercer, and it actually thanked us!
'You're a good person.'

Lin Lin twitched the corner of his mouth. Wait, why did he get friend-zoned?

"No need to thank me. The best thanks are the ones who stopped ramming the rock face and brought peace to Moga Village."

Lin Lin approached the right horn of the Great Sea Dragon. The dents that had been worn down by their repeated attacks had finally developed fine cracks after the powerful blow from the Dragon-Slaying Spear. Although the cracks were very inconspicuous and almost invisible unless you looked closely, they made the work much easier.

'Shiyuan, I'm entrusting her to you!'

Lin Lin made a hand gesture to Zi Yuan, and then signaled the Great Sea Dragon to swim towards the heavy ballista where Zi Yuan was. By getting closer, the ballista projectiles would be reduced less by the resistance of the seawater, and the effect would be much stronger.

Next comes the slow and steady process.

……

Lin Lin's chainsaw, Bref's air blade combo, and Ziyuan's slicing bullets and heavy crossbow bolts took turns attacking. After several hours of fierce fighting, and after surfacing several times to breathe, and with the oxygen jade almost completely depleted, the originally very small crack on the sea dragon's horn finally widened considerably. This horn, which had troubled the sea dragon for so long, finally appeared to be on the verge of collapse.

However, compared to the Great Sea Dragon's horn, Lin Lin and the others were not in much better condition. This was truly pure physical labor. Under the intense physical exertion, the energy from the sumptuous cat meal before setting off had been slowly depleted. The swordsmen's attacks had become weak and powerless, and Ziyuan was even more exhausted due to the high-intensity shooting, with her crossbow bolts starting to fly erratically.

This battle with a colossal ancient dragon is simply beyond human capability; it's exhausting... No, it can't even be called a battle. Apart from the initial clash, the Great Sea Dragon has been quite cooperative and hasn't put up any resistance at all.

Lin Lin even considered calling Tiaotiao to come and help, but after thinking about it, he realized that Tiaotiao couldn't even swim, so he gave up on the idea.

Forget it, let's just take it slow. If it really doesn't work, we'll go ashore to rest and replenish our energy before coming back for the second match.

"gollum"

A large bubble drifted over, enveloping Lin Lin and bringing a large amount of moist oxygen, thus dispelling his idea of ​​surfacing again to replenish his oxygen levels.

These are oxygen bubbles created by Chacha. The exact principle behind them is a complete mystery. However, according to Shion, it seems that Chacha learned this skill after wearing an ancient mask hidden in a cave in the Moga Village farm. It is quite useful in naval battles.

Surrounded by bubbles, Lin Lin gave Cha Cha a thumbs-up as she swam over, then prepared to charge towards the right corner of the Great Sea Dragon.

"Hey Meow, how about we try this? It's definitely not as powerful as a real Dragon Piercer, but it might come in handy, meow?"

(End of this chapter)