Monster Hunter: I can hear the monsters' thoughts

Chapter 67 Rescue
Yellow sand swept across the undulating sand dunes. In the shady depression where the sunlight could not reach, several figures sat in the middle of a simple shack built with a few wooden boards, sighing dejectedly from time to time.

"When will the guild send hunters to rescue us?"

A boy who was about seven or eight years old pursed his lips, his voice trembling unconsciously.

"Soon, soon..."

A woman with her long hair tied to one side patted his back gently, comforting the boy with her mouth, but her face showed an unconcealable worry.

At the door of the shack, the lean man turned his head and said, "The peregrine falcon that was sent for help has been released for a day. If we're lucky and it successfully reaches Rocklark, the rescue hunters should be leaving soon and should arrive by tonight."

On the other side of the boy, a man with a tired look on his face exhaled, looked at the lean man and asked, "Mike, can our supplies still hold up?"

Mike sighed, "Although I really want to say it's enough, the truth is, it's not enough..."

"That frenzied sand dragon's appearance caught us all off guard. With all we have now, drinking water is fine, but hot and cold drinks are truly insufficient. You've experienced before how difficult it is to endure in the desert without these things..."

The man turned his head and glanced at the two people beside him, his Adam's apple rolling up and down, "I don't want my share, but my child and my wife..."

"Hant!"

The woman held the man's hand anxiously and worriedly, but the man shook his head at her and said, "My body is strong enough and I can handle it without relying on cold or hot drinks."

Mike gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, we prioritize protecting women and children. We have always done so."

Several people were talking in low voices when suddenly a figure slid down from above the sand dune, his voice unable to conceal his nervousness.

"Captain, that sand dragon has appeared again! It's coming this way!"

"Damn it, is this guy never going to stop?"

Mike pounded the ground angrily. This damn beast, the caravan was just passing by from a distance and hadn't provoked it, but this guy rushed towards them like a dead horse, forcing them to flee in all directions. As a result, it was still not satisfied and kept pestering them like a ghost!

After taking a few deep breaths, Mike grabbed his backpack and said, "I'll go lure it away!"

Hunter held his hand, and seeing his puzzled look, he shook his head and lowered his voice.

"My son has always wanted to be a great hunter, so much so that I've also gained a better understanding of hunters' methods. Let me take over."

Mike subconsciously glanced at the boy, and then Hunter added: "Another one."

His fingers gripping the backpack tightened and loosened, and Mike finally let go of the backpack with a sigh, "I must survive!"

Hunter picked up the backpack and took a look at it, then turned back to look at his wife and child. In the face of their pleading gazes, he pursed his lips, turned around and rushed out, leaving only two words of determination.

"must."

The woman covered her mouth and cried inconsolably. The boy wanted to rush out to pull his father back, but was held tightly by his mother. Mike looked at them intently and did not speak for a long time.

Until a nightmare-like roar sounded and gradually faded away, the mother and son finally knelt on the sand as if they had collapsed, and could no longer suppress their sobs.

……

The sky gradually darkened, the sails were inflated, and the sand ship was moving at full speed under the control of Date. "We should be almost there..."

Lin Lin estimated the time and turned to look at Brave who was holding the iron knife. The other party's anxiety made him a little worried.

"In your current state, are you really okay facing the Sand Dragon?"

"How about I go fight that guy, and you take the opportunity to search and rescue?"

Brave's eyes were red, and he shook his head. "I'm fine. The Sand Dragon is a monster with a strong sense of territory. No other dangerous monsters will appear in its territory. As long as we kill that guy, the caravan will be safe."

Lin Lin glanced at him, but in the end didn't say anything else, just gave him a reminder.

"Don't try to be tough after the fight. That guy is tough as nails. If we chop him with our weapons, they'll definitely bounce off."

Brave took a deep breath, "I know."

At this moment, Tiao Tiao, who had been lying quietly on the deck, suddenly raised his head and wanted to stand up uneasily, but then lay down again because of seasickness.

"Tiaotiao, what's wrong?"

Tiao Tiao raised his eyes to look at Lin Lin, then twitched his nose and let out a low growl.

Lin Lin's eyes narrowed as he turned to look at the date tree. "Turn slightly to that side. There's a smell of blood."

Brave suddenly became nervous, his heart pounding, but he was already a two-star hunter after all, and he knew that he probably couldn't fight in his current state, so after taking a deep breath, he distracted himself with jokes.

"You have a pretty good nose, you can smell this?"

Lin Lin twitched the corner of his mouth and glanced at Tiao Tiao who was lying on the deck. He thought to himself, it seems that I didn't pay any attention to this guy at all and didn't notice Tiao Tiao's strange behavior just now.

Soon, rough stones gradually increased on the ground composed of fine sand, the sand surface gradually turned into rock, and the low vegetation around it also gradually increased - this was another oasis, and different from the half-dead oasis when hunting the Sand Dragon King, this oasis was more similar to Rocklak, growing on a rock platform. Judging from the state of the vegetation here, the water source of this oasis should be quite abundant.

At this point, the sand boat was no longer suitable for driving, so after pushing it into the nearby bushes and hiding it, the group began to move forward on foot.

Well, walking is actually not quite accurate, because Date is riding on Tiao Tiao's back - Lin Lin actually wanted to ride, and although Tiao Tiao did not object, he was too heavy with his shield and axe, and with Tiao Tiao's current physique, he could not carry it at all, so he had to give up.

When its feet touched the ground again, Tiao Tiao regained its spirit. It kept sniffing the faint smell of blood in the air and looked at Lin Lin with excitement.

Is it time to start hunting?
The target is the source of the bloody smell, right?

Lin Lin opened his mouth, but gave up on correcting her. He just made a gesture of inhaling hard towards Tiao Tiao.

Because of the language barrier, Tiao Tiao found it difficult to understand what he meant, but it was much easier to understand if it was body language. Tiao Tiao suddenly entered a state of hunting excitement, unconsciously lowered his body, and trotted briskly in pursuit of the scent molecules in the air.

More than ten minutes later, Tiao Tiao stopped and looked at the heavy thing that was nearly fifteen meters long and as thick as a brown tank. He looked at Lin Lin with a suspicious expression.

Chief, is this what we're going to eat today?
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