I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

"Hmm... indeed, it's much more convenient over there, but in that case, our Merlin Cat Restaurant here will have to close temporarily—"

Click!

Ji Lin had just said that the Melu Cat Restaurant was going to be temporarily closed when Xiao Hei, who was standing nearby, was so startled by Ji Lin's words that he dropped his game console.

The reason Xiao Hei was so frightened was quite simple: Ji Lin said that the Merlin Cat Restaurant would be temporarily closed. This made Xiao Hei think of the following logic: [Merlin Cat Restaurant closed → no work → no food]. Seeing Xiao Hei's pale face, Ji Lin roughly guessed what Xiao Hei was thinking and explained:

"Um, Miss Xiao Hei, although it's temporarily closed, we still need to provide three meals a day."

After hearing Ji Lin's explanation, Xiao Hei immediately regained his normal expression and picked up the game console from the ground. However, as soon as Xiao Hei picked up the game console, his face turned ashen again. The reason was simple: the screen of the game console in Xiao Hei's hand was cracked.

Finally, after Bronya used her Herrscher of Reason abilities to repair the game console in Black's hand, Black breathed a sigh of relief once again.

After deciding to go to the cats' place to hatch their cocoons, Yuhaka and Jilin temporarily moved to Yuhaka's nest island. It didn't matter that the Meru Cat Restaurant was temporarily closed, since there weren't many people there, and most of them were regulars.

As for Kanna going to school, there's nothing to worry about; Yuhaka can simply use the door to take Kanna to school.

Chapter 988 [Netherworld Dragon: Where's my food?!]

On Yuhaka's private island, Yuhaka set up an incubation pool in a pool-like area on the first floor of the ancient tower. Then, Yuhaka and Jilin carried the cocoons and placed them into the incubation pool.

Ji Lin looked at the two cocoons placed in the incubation pool and asked Yuhaka:

"Is this all right, Master Youyou?"

After briefly checking the cocoon and finding no problems, Yuhaka nodded in agreement. Seeing Yuhaka's confirmation, Ji Lin looked at the notebook used to record monster food ingredients and said:

"Next, we need to find suitable biomass for our little baby. Which monsters should we use...?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka, standing to the side, also had a bright, sparkling expression as he said:

"All of them~OwO/!"

Upon hearing Yuhaka's request for all the monsters' biomass, Ji Lin's lips twitched as he looked at Yuhaka and said:

"Master Youyou, are you planning to go catch those monsters by yourself?"

Yuhaka was stunned when he heard Ji Lin's words, as if to say, "Aren't you and Youyou going to catch it together?"

Seeing Yuhaka's "OwO?" expression, Ji Lin looked at Yuhaka with a helpless expression and said:

"I need to stay and watch over these two children, so it'll be up to you, Master Youyou, to catch those monsters."

“QwQ......”

Hearing Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka also looked unhappy. Seeing Yuhaka's expression, Ji Lin sighed, pinched Yuhaka's cheek, and said:

"Don't worry, I won't let you go catch those monsters alone. Let Rokubei and the others hunt the lower-level monsters. Let Bronya handle the slightly higher-level monsters. Bronya can get some biomass for the sisters. As for Master Yu-Yu, you can go find the more troublesome monsters."

Upon hearing Ji Lin's words, Yuhaka saluted to show he understood. Then, Yuhaka ran off with cheerful steps. After Yuhaka left, Ji Lin shook his head helplessly and continued to organize the supplies for staying here, such as tents. Although the interior of the ancient tower had been mostly cleaned by the cats, the traces left by time could not be changed unless Ji Lin asked the cats to renovate it.

Of course, if Ji Lin had more time to do these things, he would like Maomao to help decorate this place.

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In the Elder's Recess in the New World, a group of hunters are tracking a Kushala Daora. Of course, this is not an ordinary Kushala Daora, but an Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora. Compared to the ordinary Kushala Daora, the Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora has more health and higher attack power. It also has a very troublesome characteristic: after being hit by a flash bomb, the Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora will not fall from the sky but will remain in flight.

This also means that hunter players have lost one of the ways to deal a lot of damage. Skilled players generally don't have to worry about these issues.

"I said, have you prepared your things?"

In the hunter camp, a hunter with a light crossbow was checking his ammunition and talking to the others. One of the other hunters had a greatsword, another had a hunting horn, and the last one had a large hammer. In a sense, such a short-handed hammer was not very suitable for fighting Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora, especially in a group.

In a multiplayer scenario, the monster's aggro will be drawn away by other players, making it difficult for hammer hunters to lock onto the monster's head and causing the monster to wander around aimlessly.

"Everything is ready, we can begin."

After hearing that everyone else was ready, the light bowgun hunter nodded and led the other hunters to find Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora. However, just as they saw the Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora, they heard background music coming from the sky.

Waaaaaahh ...

"Huh??? Where did this background music come from???"

As the four looked on in confusion, they heard a familiar whooshing sound from the sky. For modern people, that familiar airplane engine sound was all too familiar to them. As they looked up at the sky, they saw a "shooting star" flying through the air with two fiery tails.

As the meteor in the sky suddenly accelerated and turned, it rushed towards Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora. Kushala Daora, who was lying on the ground like a cat, was startled by the sonic boom in the sky. The startled Kushala Daora was so frightened that it quickly used its ability to fly up. However, even though Kushala Daora flew up, it was still rammed headfirst by Eohaka.

What would happen if an object over 40 meters long, weighing over 100 tons, and flying at supersonic speeds collided with a ram? Without a doubt, this Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora would be instantly reduced to pieces.

The massive impact and loud noise of the object hitting the ground immediately struck the four hunter players who were watching from a distance. Before they could even react to what had happened, they were carted to the ground.

The culprit behind all this—Yohaka—was sitting in what looked like a crater, looking around. She was searching for the corpse of the Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora that she had accidentally killed. Yohaka circled around in place but couldn't find the Kushala Daora's body, which left her somewhat dumbfounded.

Where is the meat that Youyou is going to prepare for the baby? Oo-oO

After thinking for three minutes, the silent Yhwach realized that he had smashed the Kushala Daora to pieces. In subsequent hunts, Yhwach carefully avoided smashing his prey and instead chose to launch sneak attacks. As a result, many monsters living in the Elder's Recess fell victim to Yhwach's ruthless attacks.

For this reason, many monsters began to flee the Elder's Recess and run to other areas. However, Ehaka did not care about this, because Ehaka could fly back and forth between the New World and the Old World with his powerful mobility, so it didn't matter where the prey ran.

While these matters are not important to Yhaka, they are a headache for the Hunter's Base, and of course, there's also the Xeno'jiiva below the Elder's Recess.

Chapter 989 [The Troubled Hunters (Part 1)]

At the Hunter's base in the New World, the Commander-in-Chief in charge of the Survey Corps' operations is troubled by the recent monster riots. Because the monsters in the Elder's Recess are fleeing to other areas, the monsters in other areas are forced to spread to even more distant regions. After all, the Elder's Recess is home to Elder Dragons, and the escape of those Elder Dragons to other areas scare away the monsters in the original areas. Except for the stupid and the brave, most other monsters run far away.

"This time, the ancient dragon's actions are very unusual, as if it has been frightened by some terrifying being."

The team leader of the investigation team scratched the back of his head and said, "This monster riot happened very quickly. Around morning, the hunter outpost in the New World received reports from the hunter players. After all, many hunter players suddenly failed their missions without seeing the target. At first, the hunter players thought it was a bug in the game, but when some hunter players used exploration mode to investigate the cause, they also discovered the footprints left by an unknown ancient dragon."

At this moment, the hunter players couldn't help but think of the unknown Elder Dragon monster that the players had discovered before. Thinking of this, the hunter players became excited. The last time the Elder Dragon appeared, it was a bit short, and they didn't even get a single material, which made the hunters feel regretful. Even the hunters wearing the Plunder Armor didn't get any materials dropped by that unknown Elder Dragon.

After all, those hunter players wearing glittering gold loot clothes were too conspicuous. When Yuhaka saw those very conspicuous guys coming over with weapons, he didn't think they were up to anything good.

So Ehaka also sent all the hunter players to experience the cat cart.

"Yes, according to the hunters, it seems that the appearance of new Elder Dragons has forced those monsters to flee to other areas, and even the Rotten Vale has seen a significant increase in monsters from other regions."

"Not only in the Rotten Vale, but also around our hunter's camp, many monsters have appeared, forcing the scholars to temporarily halt their work."

Upon hearing what the scholar said, the Commander-in-Chief frowned and said:

"Hmm... this is going to be bad. If things continue like this, the investigation team won't be able to continue its work."

The commander-in-chief then planned to send some elite hunters to the Elder's Recess for investigation, while the rest of the hunters would be responsible for dealing with the monsters in the area near the base. If the monsters around the base were not driven away or defeated, the work of the research team at the base would be severely affected, not to mention that the hunters were still investigating the Zorah Magdaros incident, and this matter absolutely could not be delayed for too long.

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Compared to the hunters' situation, Yuhaka's situation was much easier. Although most Elder Dragons were strong, they were completely unable to withstand Yuhaka's powerful attacks.

After the monsters in the Elder's Recess were scared away by Yhaka, Yhaka was too lazy to chase after them. Yhaka planned to first deliver the prey he had caught to his cub, and then consider preparing for the hunt.

After returning to the island with Yuhaka, Yuhaka excitedly ran to the pool in the ancient tower. Upon arriving at the pool, Yuhaka discovered that many cats were placing their carcasses into the water. Seeing the cats' actions, Yuhaka had an "OwO?" expression, looking somewhat puzzled.

Yuhaka probably doesn't understand why the cats break down their prey before throwing it into the hatching pool.

Yuhaka returned and came to Ji Lin's side. Ji Lin was checking the condition of the cocoons and the hatching pool. Upon seeing Yuhaka return, Ji Lin looked at Yuhaka and said:

"Master Youyou, you're back! How did the hunt go?"

Upon hearing Ji Lin's question, Yuhaka waved his hands happily and said:

"Youyou caught so many prey!"

As he spoke, Yuhaka also wanted to drag the prey out of the dimensional hole, but Ji Lin quickly stopped him. Besides the bloody and stench of the corpses, Ji Lin had placed a lot of things here. If Yuhaka dragged out those monster corpses, he would probably mess up Ji Lin's arrangements.

Ji Lin also asked Yuhaka to hand over the hunted prey to the cats to process. After Yuhaka handed the prey over to the cats, Yuhaka, like Ji Lin, squatted by the pool and curiously watched the hatching pool. The prey that was thrown in quickly disappeared into the green bottom of the pool as if it had melted under the effect of the hatching pool, and the blood in it also quickly disappeared into the pool.

Meanwhile, the two cocoons in the center of the hatching pool have grown a little bit, which seems to indicate that the process is already having some effect.

Upon seeing this, Ji Lin stroked his chin and said:

"Hmm... I see you don't have to worry about the smell of blood here, otherwise this place probably wouldn't be habitable."

Yuhaka, who was standing to the side, didn't pay much attention to Ji Lin's words, but shook Ji Lin and said:

"Ji Lin, Youyou wants to eat~"

Upon hearing Yuhaka call out that he wanted to eat, Ji Lin patted his apron, stood up, and said to Yuhaka:

"Okay, I understand, Chef Youyou. I'll go make you something delicious."

As she spoke, Ji Lin went to cook. After seeing Ji Lin cook, Yuhaka glanced at Ji Lin's setup. Because Ji Lin needed to watch over the cocoon, she had prepared some necessary living supplies. In addition to the tent for sleeping, Ji Lin had also placed the corresponding kitchen utensils and special alchemy tools that generate electricity using elf ore.

After all, diesel engines are a bit noisy, so it's better to use the alchemical tools made by Rigota.

Among the items on display was Ji Lin's laptop. As for where the internet came from... the answer is simple: just open a door to the house.

After a while, Ji Lin cooked a pot of fried rice and called Youhaka over to eat. Upon hearing that there was food to eat, Youhaka wagged its big tail and ran over.

Of course, while Yuhaka was enjoying his meal in peace, a group of hunters were so upset by the things he had done that they couldn't even eat properly.

Chapter 990 [The Troubled Hunters (Part 2)]

In a secluded hunter's camp in the Ancient Forest, a member of a scribe team responsible for investigating monster ecology is surveying the surroundings with binoculars. Nearby, a Palico wearing a chef's apron is stirring broth in a pot with a ladle. Beside them lies a hunter wearing armor made from Rathalos materials, and next to the box is the hunter's heavy crossbow.

The hunter, wearing fire dragon armor, yawned and then spoke to the scribe team member who was crouching nearby in the camouflage grass:

"So, how's your record coming along?"

Hearing the hunter's words, the members of the scribe team sighed helplessly and said:

"To be honest, it's terrible. Because of the Elder Dragons that have escaped from the Elder's Recess, the monsters around us have started to scatter and flee. Now, as soon as you step out of the base, you can encounter a Great Thief Dragon being chased by a Anjanath."

Lying beside the box, the hunter, hearing the words of the scribes, looked troubled and said:

"Ugh... Just hearing about it gives me a headache."

In response to the hunters' complaints, the scribes shrugged and said:

"This was unexpected. However, once the other hunters have investigated the matter of the Elder Dragon escaping from the Elder's Recess, things might take a turn for the better. The Lava Dragon issue hasn't been fully resolved yet, and now another being has appeared that can scare away those dangerous Elder Dragons. Could it be a natural disaster from the border that has come over?"

Hearing the words of the scribes, the hunter looked at the cat companion who was standing to the side saying that the meal was ready and said to the scribes:

"Alright, instead of dealing with things we can't handle, shouldn't we eat?"

Hearing the hunter's words, the scribes rubbed their bellies and said helplessly:

"That's right, it's better to eat first."

As they were talking, the two gathered around the pot. The cat servant who was in charge of cooking filled two bowls with meat soup and handed them to them. The two accepted the soup from the cat servant and said thank you. Just as the three of them... or rather, the two of them and the cat were about to drink the soup, a sudden vibration sounded. The two of them and the cat, who were about to eat, were stunned. Before they could come to their senses, a loud bang came from not far away and startled them.

The two people and the cat quickly put down the meat soup they were holding and hid in the camouflage bushes nearby. The hunter also picked up his heavy crossbow. After the two people and the cat hid in the camouflage bushes, the hunter set up the heavy crossbow and loaded sleep bullets. If they encountered a monster that they couldn't fight, they would put it to sleep first.

"What's going on? Are some kind of monsters fighting over territory?"

Regarding the hunter's question, the scribes used their binoculars to examine the distant, disliked dusty area and said:

"I don't know. It doesn't look like it. There were no sounds of fighting or monsters roaring."