I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

At this point, the Golden Fire Dragon had completely lost its ability to resist, and its golden head lay motionless on the ground.

Seeing that the Golden Rathalos had been completely defeated, Bronya and Lilia breathed a sigh of relief. Rosalia, who was perched on a tree trunk, stuck out her rear end and wagged her large tail, calling out to Bronya and Lilia behind her:

"Bronya, Lilia! Help! I'm stuck and can't move!"

Upon hearing Rosalia's words, Bronya and Lilia both broke out in a cold sweat. Then, Bronya and Lilia went to Rosalia's side, grabbed her legs, and pulled her out.

After pulling Rosalia out, Bronya dusted herself off and looked at Rosalia and Lilia, saying:

"Alright, tell me, when did you guys show up? I remember telling you to wait for me at the camp, right?"

Upon seeing Bronya's "kind" gaze, Rosalia and Lilia instantly realized that if they didn't confess honestly, their bottoms would be in trouble.

Chapter 524 [The Fluffy Guy and the Loli Lover Make Their Reappearance]

In a makeshift camp, Rosalia and Lilia were kneeling in front of Bronya with expressions that said, "I was wrong, but I won't change." Hearing their words, Bronya understood what had happened. It turned out that these two idiots had come here to join in the fun because gathering was too troublesome.

Of course, for Rosalia and Lilia, the monsters here are not a complete threat, but there is still danger. After all, this place is a very dangerous area. If the monster level is calculated according to village rank, low rank, high rank, and G rank, then the Gold Rathian that Bronya and her companions encountered this time is a G rank monster.

Although dealing with a G-rank Gold Rathian would be as easy as swatting a mosquito for Bronya, her current goal is to obtain the complete Gold Rathian body to use as a cooking tool for Eohaka.

Rosalia and Lilia were not incapable of defeating the Gold Rathian, but their complete lack of understanding of its characteristics led to Rosalia's mistake, as the Gold Rathian's head was exceptionally tough.

Rosalia's greatsword "Sleeping Beauty" could only leave a shallow scratch on the golden fire dragon's head at most, which made Bronya wonder if the monsters in this world were even tougher than the tank-class Honkai Beasts.

Then Bronya looked at Rosalia and Lilia and said:

"Alright, if you want to hunt with me, you'd better listen to me, otherwise things won't be good if we encounter dangerous situations."

Upon hearing that Bronya was willing to take both of them, Rosalia looked delighted and hugged Lilia, who was standing nearby, saying:

"Great! Bronya's willing to take us hunting!"

Lilia, standing to the side, also looked somewhat speechless and pushed Rosalia's chest, saying:

"Rosalia, don't hug me all at once, the thorns in your chest are going to prick me."

Yes, Rosalia and Lilia were now back in their Cherry Bomb and Blueberry Agent armors, and in the uncensored version at that, which looked like "beep" nightgowns. Bronya even seemed a little unable to control herself.

Speaking of which, what's wrong with their clothes?

Bronya was very puzzled by this...

.................................at the same time................................

At the spot where Bronya and her companions had hunted the Golden Rathalos, a female hunter wearing Kirin armor appeared.

The female hunter picked up a piece of somewhat dark, golden carapace from the ground, smelled it, and said:

"Tsk tsk, the smell of gunpowder... looks like there are wild hunters involved in this capture mission..."

A male hunter in a Hunter's Guild uniform appeared behind the female hunter and said to her:

"Maxie, have you found any trace of the Golden Fire Dragon?"

That's right, this female hunter is Maxie, a friend of lolis and a lover of furry creatures. Maxie turned around and looked at the guild knight from the Hunter's Guild behind her, saying:

"Found it, meow~ But Ronnie, it seems our prey has been intercepted by someone else..."

Upon hearing Maxie's words, the hunter known as Ronnie was also taken aback and looked at Maxie, saying:

"You mean... there are illegal hunters coming to the G-rank area to hunt?"

Ronnie didn't think any illegal hunters would come to the area inhabited by G-rank monsters. After all, not many of the monsters living in this area were easy to deal with. Various subspecies and rare species of monsters lived in this territory, not to mention that there were two monsters in this area that the Dragon Institute considered extremely dangerous.

Those illegal hunters are a group with no good equipment or hunting skills. Of course, it is possible that there are powerful illegal hunters among them, but those with such skills would have already gone to the Hunter Guild to become official hunters.

Of course, this is on the premise that there is no record of illegal hunting in the Hunter's Guild; otherwise, it will be the Dark Night Guild that deals with those people.

"So, what's the situation now?"

In response to Ronnie's question, Maxie put away the slightly charred fragment of the golden fire dragon's carapace in his hand and said:

"I'm not entirely sure, but since we haven't seen any vehicles or drag marks, it seems the golden fire dragon isn't dead yet, but..."

Max looked at the bloodstains not far away, sniffed his nose, and said:

"That golden fire dragon also seems to be seriously injured, and it should have escaped by now."

Hearing Maxie's words, Ronnie scratched his head with a troubled expression and said:

"Did they escape...?"

Max took out a piece of jerky, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and said:

"Ugh... If only I had brought a companion cat with me..."

Ronnie, who was standing nearby, looked at Maxie with a disgusted expression and said:

"Who do you think caused our absence of any companion cats...?"

Hearing Ronnie's words, Max looked at Ronnie with a sullen expression and said:

"Huh? What can I do? Those cat companions are so cute and fluffy, how could I possibly resist them!"

Hearing Max's words, Ronnie looked at Max with a speechless expression. He didn't expect his old classmate to still be so shameless, but it was none of his business.

"Ha... So, have you made any other discoveries?"

Ronnie sighed helplessly, but he still wanted to ask Max if he had made any other discoveries. In a sense, Max's intuition was very accurate, and he could basically discover things that Ronnie couldn't.

Max touched his chin, looked around, and said:

"Although traces of gunpowder were found, surprisingly no barrel fragments or spent cartridge cases were discovered..."

Hearing Maxie's words, Ronnie looked puzzled and said:

"That's strange. I don't think any illegal hunter would be so careful to collect the remains of their hunting tools, hmm... unless—"

Before Ronnie could finish speaking, Maxi interrupted him, saying:

"Unless the other side already knows that a G-rank hunter is coming."

Ronnie nodded and said:

"Hmm, I think we might encounter those illegal hunters on this mission."

Meanwhile, Maxie, standing to the side, wore an expression as if she had spotted some prey and said:

"Isn't this great? To be honest, it's been a long time since I've hunted anyone..."

Then Maxie's expression turned serious as she said:

"Speaking of which, why do I feel like I smell a sweet, loli scent?"

"???"

Chapter 525 [Fishing]

Hearing Maxie's words, Ronnie looked at his old classmate with a speechless expression and said:

"Hey you, are you obsessed with little girls??? You scared the Third Princess to tears last time, weren't you chased by a whole bunch of guards...?"

Hearing Ronnie's words, Maxie's face stiffened, and then he scratched his cheek awkwardly and said:

"Well... in the end, I still completed the quest issued by the Third Princess to hunt down a few golden lions, and in the end, the Third Princess forgave me, didn't she?"

Ronnie covered his face and said:

"Alright, that's enough. Besides what you just discovered, have you found anything else?"

Max looked around and said:

"Hmm... judging from the signs of the fight, there were probably two or three people involved. One of them was probably using a heavy or light crossbow, another was using a katana or a one-handed sword? I'm not so sure about the last one..."

Hearing Maxie's words, Ronnie didn't doubt it too much. After all, Maxie's reconnaissance skills were there. Of course, aside from Maxie saying she smelled a loli's scent, there were no people or roads in this area, and there were no airship routes. It was impossible for there to be a human child here. Although there was the possibility of illegal hunters kidnapping people, Ronnie didn't think that illegal hunters would bring any burdens to this dangerous place.

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Meanwhile, on Bronya and Arlene's side...

Bronya is currently fishing near a wide river, while Rosalia and Lilia are also fishing nearby. However, one of them looks bored, while the other looks like she's about to fall asleep.

"Bronya...why are we fishing? Wouldn't one net be enough to catch a whole bunch of fish?"

After hearing Rosalia's question, Bronya replied:

"You idiot Rosalia, how can you confuse fishing with net fishing?"

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia gave her a blank look, clearly not understanding why Bronya said that. Seeing Rosalia's bewildered expression, Bronya explained to her:

"Fishing is different from net fishing. The process of fishing, from waiting for the fish to bite to reeling it in and discovering what kind of fish it is, gives people a sense of pleasure and excitement. Net fishing, on the other hand, is just casting the net and then pulling it up to see what the catch is."

After hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia's head steamed a little, and her eyes showed a "@▽@" expression. It was clear that Bronya's words had caused Rosalia to have a mental block. Seeing Rosalia's expression, Bronya sighed helplessly. It seemed that what she said was a little too profound for this little idiot Rosalia.

Just then, Lilia, who had been sleeping, suddenly felt her fishing rod vibrate, which woke her up. She quickly reeled in the line and tried to pull the fish up.

In reality, you can't just pull the fishing rod forcefully when fishing. Of course, it's a different story if it's a small fish, but you can't do that with a big fish, because the fishing line and rod will break.

However, the fishing rod in Lilia's hand was projected by Bronya using the Herrscher of Reason, so there was basically no risk of the rod breaking or the fishing line snapping. Combined with Lilia's monstrous strength, it wasn't long before she caught a large fish. Lilia, looking sleepy, stared at the large fish in her hand with a slightly puzzled expression. Then, Lilia looked at Bronya and asked:

"Bronya, what kind of fish is this?"

Bronya looked at the large fish in Lilia's hand, which was struggling occasionally. Unlike ordinary fish, the fish in Lilia's hand had a head with a hard, carapace-like texture. Bronya stroked her chin and said:

"A gluttonous tuna, Lilia's luck is pretty good."

Rosalia looked at the fish in Lilia's hand and said curiously:

"Bronya, is this fish rare?"

Bronya shook her head at Rosalia's question and said:

"No, on the contrary, this fish is quite common, but it's still a bit rare compared to common fish like sashimi fish. But Lilia is quite lucky to have caught a gluttonous tuna on her first fishing trip."

After hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia also gave a "keep up the good work" look and said:

"Great! Lilia has already caught a big fish, so as her older sister, I must catch a fish even bigger than the gluttonous tuna in Lilia's hand!"

Hearing Rosalia's words, Bronya broke out in a cold sweat and said to Rosalia:

"Go Rosalia!"

Upon hearing Bronya's words, Rosalia happily hummed a song and continued fishing, while Bronya silently wiped the cold sweat from her brow. Although she didn't know if there were any fish larger than the Gluttonous Tuna in this river, Bronya had never seen a fish larger than that before…

About three minutes later, Rosalia, looking bored, sat in her chair and stared at the float that was bobbing motionless on the surface of the water, saying:

"How boring... Why aren't the fish biting...?"