Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 537 The Great Void Displays Its Power, White Wind Assists in the Battle

The crimson figure soared into the sky, charging straight into the swarm of winged serpent dragons gathered above the canyon. It lashed out with its tail, tore with its claws, and bit with its mouth, rampaging and rampaging without restraint. It took a bite from one of these dragons and a bite from another, just like a starving homeless person rushing into a buffet restaurant. It didn't care about anything else and took whatever was in its mouth. It was truly domineering and unparalleled.

In comparison, the winged serpent dragon's counterattack was utterly weak and feeble. Its soft, sharp teeth landed on the dragon's scales, leaving only a white mark. Instead, it shattered its own teeth, twisted its mouth, and bled profusely. The little bit of poison mist it spewed out was no match for the extremely poison-resistant draconian dragon, and was instantly neutralized by its powerful immune system.

Having just experienced the utter ineffectiveness of a full-force attack on Lao-Shan Lung, the Sky now instilled the same frustration in these Pteranodons—even more so, since the Sky was far more agile than Lao-Shan Lung, while the Pteranodons' flying ability was far inferior to the Sky's.

In a fight, it couldn't possibly win. As for running, the Winged Serpent Dragon's flying speed was barely acceptable, and it couldn't outrun the Sky King at all. It could be said that once a Winged Serpent Dragon was targeted by the Sky King, it had absolutely no way to survive. It was incredibly frustrating. No matter how much it struggled, it would eventually turn into blood and go into the Sky King's belly, becoming its resources for quickly recovering its strength.

The only way to survive is to escape this area before you become the next pterosaur to be targeted.

At first, the group of winged serpent dragons were a little reluctant to leave. After all, the appearance of a super-large ancient dragon was a rare occurrence, if not a once-in-a-lifetime event, and it was one of their few opportunities to fill their stomachs.

However, even the best food is useless if you're not alive to eat it. Now, this male Rathalos, which for some reason ignored the Lao-Shan Lung's imposing presence, has appeared here, treating them like a buffet. As one companion after another falls to the ground, these Pteranodons finally realize that the King of the Sky is indeed the King of the Sky, an existence that these small Karami cannot shake. The Pteranodons that had gathered in a large group finally scattered and fled for their lives.

Grandpa Galba froze for a moment, watching as he charged into the winged serpent horde the moment he finished speaking, scattering them in terror. He fell into a deep silence.

"...So, it can really understand?"

Lin Lin shrugged:

"I told you, the Sky is our fighting partner, and it's very intelligent."

From the moment he was born, Da Kong displayed his unique intelligence. Now, having spent so much time with them, he is quite familiar with the common language they speak every day. It's just that his vocal cords don't support it, otherwise, he wouldn't be surprised if Da Kong could perform human speech on the spot.

Galba let out a long sigh, and he seemed to have aged several years:

"The world changes so fast..."

Lin Lin glanced at the vast sky above again. While the meat of the winged serpent dragon wasn't exactly gourmet, it wasn't too bad either. At least the vast sky seemed quite happy with its buffet. However, the density of winged serpent dragons above the canyon was rapidly decreasing, so the vast sky's buffet wouldn't last much longer. He then turned to look at the three high-ranking hunters from Minagard beside him:
"So, what is the battle plan?"

Having had no chance to speak and appearing rather inconspicuous, Bai Ye seized the opportunity to hurriedly explain:

"It is nothing special."

"The artillery and ballista attacks along the way are controlled by lower-ranking hunters recruited by Minagard. Our task, besides placing anti-dragon bombs, is to inflict as many wounds as possible on Lao-Shan Lung so that the dragon lance attacks when we finally reach the fortress can be more effective."

"Previously, we had a large number of Pteranodons to draw our fire, but now with this Rathalos, they can concentrate their fire on Lao-Shan Lung. We don't need to spend our energy dealing with attacks from above, so our chances of winning have increased by two points."

At this point, Bai Ye's expression became very excited.

"I understand."

Lin Lin nodded, pointing to the reddish-brown dragon in the distance. In just that short moment, the Old Mountain Dragon had already moved forward nearly a hundred meters:
"Can we go now?"

Elania turned her head and glanced at them, then immediately abandoned any further pleasantries with the reinforcements and charged ahead, chasing after the Lao-Shan Lung.

Seeing this, Lin Lin and the others did not hesitate and followed, ready to launch another attack on Lao Shan Long. Only Galba glanced at Da Kong's figure again, sighed softly, bypassed the gap that Lao Shan Long had gnawed in front of him, and hurried forward. His light crossbow was not powerful enough to provide much help on the front line, so he could only try his best to command these lowly youngsters.

Lin Lin chased after Lao-Shan Lung all the way to its hind legs, drew the [Destinietta] and slashed down at Lao-Shan Lung's carapace.

"when!"

The strong recoil caused Lin Lin's arms to tremble uncontrollably.

"Tsk..."

Lin Lin curled his lips. Only after trying it himself did he realize just how powerful the Old Mountain Dragon's defense was.

To put it bluntly, cutting into Lao-Shan Lung's carapace feels almost the same as trimming the horns of a Daimyo. However, Daimyo only has its two horns on such hard parts, while Lao-Shan Lung has its entire body protected by its carapace.

After a brief attempt, Lin Lin decisively abandoned the other areas and rushed to Laoshanlong, where he found the huge wound that Hela and the others had worked together to create.

Under the relentless attacks of several high-ranking hunters, the tough, thick skin barrier was finally breached, and the wound was stained crimson. However, after the Lao-Shan Lung's brief counterattack following the explosion of the dragon bomb, by the time it calmed down and resumed its journey, the wound had stopped bleeding and healed completely in a short period of time.

—At this point, nearly two hours had passed since Lao-Shan Lung entered the battleground and the high-ranking hunters officially joined the fight. "Continue to widen the wound!"

Hela, her voice hoarse, stood still again, hoisting her greatsword onto her shoulder and beginning to charge up her power. However, judging from her trembling arms and slightly pale face, the repeated use of her full-power True Charged Slash had greatly depleted her strength, and she was clearly forcing herself to continue fighting.

Aside from her, the others were also in poor condition, especially the dual-wielding swordsman Lin Yun, who appeared even weaker than Hela and somewhat delirious. After all, the Demon Transformation consumed too much of his physical strength, and even the Exhilarating Elixir couldn't fully replenish it. In addition, the Dragon Sealing Sword [Superb Skill] in his hand possessed excellent dragon attribute energy, and he had to be constantly on guard against Lao-Shan Lung getting up and slapping him. His mind was under immense pressure, and even a high-ranking hunter couldn't withstand such strain for long.

Seeing this, Lin Lin spoke up directly:
"You've all worked hard! But if we continue fighting like this, it's unlikely we can inflict enough damage on Lao-Shan Lung. It would be better if we retreated and rested for now, leaving this place to us!"

Elania, who had rejoined the battle, nodded:
“That makes sense. These are hunters newly sent by Dongdoruma to support us. We can leave this place to them for now, and you can rest and recover your strength.”

The reason it was "you" instead of "us" wasn't because Elania was being stubborn, but because she had focused her main energy on clearing out the Velociraptors around her, unlike the others who were continuously using their "ultimate moves" at full power, so her stamina was still sufficient.

Seeing the addition of fresh troops, the already exhausted high-ranking hunters did not force themselves to stay on the front line. Instead, they nodded, said "please," and retreated to a safe area to rest and recover their strength.

At this point, the combat personnel in this battle to block the Laoshanlong were officially changed.

As a heavy weapon user, Lin Lin took Hela's place without hesitation. Standing in front of the wound on Lao-Shan Lung's chest, he continuously attacked to accumulate energy, preparing his killing move.

Shion, holding her Dawn Cannon [Kaifeng], stood on the flank, utilizing the narrow firing arc to continuously fire piercing rounds at Lao-Shan Lung's wound. Her firepower was incredibly fierce, showing no concern for ammunition. After all, although she had arrived in the air and didn't carry much ammunition, this was a fortress specifically designed to defend against attacks from super-large Elder Dragons, and ammunition could be replenished at any time.

After sending Zach back, Brave returned to the battlefield, taking Graham's place. Also a katana user, he had learned a technique called Kamui Iai from Master Fugen of Flame Village, whose explosive damage was no less than that of heavy weapons. He and Lin Lin each accumulated energy/energy blades and took turns releasing their ultimate moves, forming a rather rhythmic cycle.

Instead of joining the two melee hunters to snatch the wound on Lao-Shan Lung's chest, Yoko took to the air, flung out several Wirebugs, and landed on Lao-Shan Lung's carapace. She found the huge wound blasted open by the Dragon Bomb and decided to launch her attack from there.

As usual, Elania roamed around the hunters, protecting them from the velociraptors so they could focus entirely on attacking Lao-Shan Lung. However, she soon realized she might be doing something unnecessary, because every time a velociraptor tried to get close to the two melee hunters, a crossbow bolt would fly in and accurately blow its head off. Turning her head, she saw the female hunter holding a heavy crossbow giving her a thumbs up.

After observing for a moment, Elania changed her strategy and went directly to Ziyuan's side to deal with the Velociraptors that tried to approach her. If no monsters were targeting Ziyuan for the time being, she would raise her hunting bow, charge up her power at Lao-Shan Lung's side, and fire "Dragon Arrow"—the reason she aimed at the side instead of Lin Lin and the others' chest was mainly because they hadn't coordinated before and were worried about accidentally injuring someone.

After Bai Ye caught up, he circled around Lao Shan Long's chest. However, Lin Lin and Bref took over the work in front of the huge wound, leaving no room for him to intervene. But as a light weapon, the Insect Glaive was simply powerless to open another wound on the chest.

Left with no other choice, he climbed back up to Lao-Shan Lung again, intending to attack the wound caused by the Dragon Bomb from behind. But as soon as he climbed up, he saw Yoko, who was also using the Insect Glaive, swing a Flying Round Slash at the charred flesh.

Fortunately, the wounds inflicted by the Dragon Bomb were small for Lao-Shan Lung, but large enough for the hunters, so the two of them attacking together wouldn't interfere with each other.

……

"Explosion!!!"

With a powerful shout, the giant axe fell from the sky and crashed heavily into the huge wound on Lao-Shan Lung's chest. As dragon blood splattered, surging dark red energy erupted like a geyser, completely covering the wound and continuing to spread outward, eroding Lao-Shan Lung's flesh and carapace.

This time, the Dragon-type Super Amped Elemental Discharge was also unleashed using the same Destenetta weapon, but both its energy intensity and blast radius were significantly stronger than before.

'As expected of the armor of the Heavenly Dragon...'

A thought flashed through Lin Lin's mind.

The armor crafted from the Celestial Dragon material is indeed excellent, and most importantly, it suits me perfectly.

When I received this armor from the blacksmith, he had already given me a detailed explanation. It was indeed worthy of being armor made from Ancient Dragon materials. The activated buffs included Critical Strike [Attribute], which enhances elemental attacks; Sharpness, which reduces wear and tear on weapons; Defensive Performance, which strengthens defense and blocking abilities; and most importantly, [Dragon Madness], which continuously provides Dragon Madness Virus to help Lin Lin enter his ultimate state.

With the added power, this devastating blow caused the Lao-Shan Lung to feel a sharp pain once again. It instinctively paused, then raised its claws and swung them horizontally towards its chest. The giant claws, which were over ten meters long, almost completely encompassed the area in front of it. With just its two legs, it would probably not be able to escape the attack range at all.

"Holy crap, run! Lin Lin!"

Because he was still building up his energy blades by attacking from the flanks and trying to open a new wound, he reacted immediately after Lao-Shan Lung revealed its attack intentions. He immediately sheathed his sword, shouted to Lin Lin, and ran away, barely managing to get out of Lao-Shan Lung's attack range.

However, Lin Lin was positioned right in the center of Lao-Shan Lung's chest. Not to mention the after-effect of the shield-breaking attack, even if he ran away immediately without the after-effect, he probably wouldn't escape the attack range of that giant claw. As for defense... Lin Lin didn't want to become a meat pie.

Ziyuan fired her heavy crossbow repeatedly at Laoshanlong's eyes, trying to stop its movements. However, Laoshanlong did not react at all, and its giant claw continued to swing forward with unwavering force.

"It's over!"

(End of this chapter)