Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story
0028. Prologue
"Could it be that the sudden increase in physical strength has also altered my perception?"
Li Ai thought to herself that this was the only reasonable explanation.
Actually, he had noticed before that his senses of sight, smell, and hearing had improved significantly as his star rating increased.
While the items in the store do provide numerical boosts, the effects of these boosts on the human body are not so singular when they are actually applied.
All the people in the village who were involved in hunting and logistics arrived.
Alvin, the short and elderly dragonman village chief, stepped onto the stage in the hall that had previously been used for performances. After delivering some inspiring words, the hero hunter Sene took the stage next and began to explain the allocation plan for the hunting areas.
The most dangerous area, where the fire dragons were most concentrated, was, as usual, handed over to the hunters stationed in the village.
Teams with insufficient star ratings are responsible for infiltrating the nest, carrying dragon eggs, and assisting in tracking and observing high-risk targets.
Hunting commissions in the remaining areas of Forest Hill are accepted by the visiting support teams.
Meanwhile, all investigators will be stationed in the field until the end of the breeding season, and there will be no rotation or rest time unless specifically called up.
The usually noisy hall was now quiet except for Seneca's introduction.
Even the usually carefree instructor, Langde, wasn't smoking; he was diligently taking notes.
In the serious atmosphere, Li Ai listened especially attentively.
After Sene stepped down, a bespectacled guild dragonman scholar took over, introducing some recent ecological and environmental changes in front of the Forest Hill map display board.
The map on the display board was later replaced with a sketch of a Rathalos.
The painting clearly shows that the opponent's left claw wing has been significantly shaved off and is no longer able to regenerate, and its body surface is covered with various old wounds of different sizes.
"This fire dragon is named Broken Claw. Its individual characteristics are just as depicted in the painting. What is not obvious is that one of the wing bones on its left wing was broken. This can be confirmed by its slanted flight posture. Broken Claw has been sighted three times in a row during the breeding season. Due to its extremely high combat experience, this individual is extremely difficult to deal with. If you are not a five-star hunter team, please stay away immediately."
The painting was then changed again, this time to a male fire dragon with a horizontal scar on its face.
After reading the descriptions of several high-risk individuals, Li Ai gradually understood why these fire dragons existed.
During the annual Rathalos breeding season, even a team of hunters with all five stars cannot guarantee that they will be able to hunt down the target Rathalos every time.
After many years, some injured and disabled individuals not only failed to be hunted, but also accumulated extremely high skills and hatred in their fight against hunters.
Even if such individuals meet the star rating standards, they are still difficult to handle.
According to the Dragon Scholar, the guild classifies these high-risk commissions, which target battle-hardened individuals, as G-level. These commissions are only issued after rigorous screening to confirm that the team possesses the necessary strength.
"That concludes the introduction of the high-risk male Rathalos. Next up is the female Rathalos."
Upon hearing what the dragon scholar said, Li Ai unfolded the three-fold book and began to take notes seriously.
The reason for the differential treatment is that even if the male Rathalos is not a high-risk individual, Li Ai would have no choice but to run away if she saw it.
As for the female Rathalos, known as the Queen of the Earth, you must carefully remember each one within the capture range.
The individual, whose eggs were destroyed, was "heartbroken" and behaving erratically.
Even in their old age, they remain enthusiastic about participating in the breeding season, enjoying intervening in small-team hunts and ambushing individual "matchmakers" of the hunters.
"Heavywing," an obese individual that hunts herbivorous dinosaurs and eats half of them but discards the other half.
...
"I never expected there to be so many bizarre individuals among female Rathalos."
After recording each one, Li Ai couldn't help but scratch her head.
"The next one is the female Rathalos that the village hunters recognized as the most threatening during last year's breeding season."
"There are other experts?"
After hearing the scholar from the Dragon People give such a grand introduction, Li Ai perked up.
Soon, a female Rathalos with half of its tail missing was placed on the display board.
"This one, named Duanwei, also participated in the breeding season last year. According to the observation report, its behavior was... well..."
The fact that even a learned dragonman scholar was at a loss for words suggests that this individual must be extraordinary.
"After it entered the breeding season, it has been trying to prevent other male and female fire dragons from contacting each other, and it is extremely hostile to all male creatures in the forest."
As soon as he finished speaking, a discussion broke out in the originally quiet and serious guild hall.
"Hehe, Li Ai, this severed tail is your nemesis, the Hunter of Love."
Lande joked with a smile.
"This behavior is somewhat targeted; you have to avoid it if you encounter it."
As Li Ai spoke, she took careful notes.
Before the war preparation meeting ended, the village chief went on stage again to encourage everyone, saying that this time the guild would definitely be able to ensure that Kokot Village would not suffer any harm, just like in previous years.
Under the moonlight, Li Ai walked back to Yang Village. Under the familiar tree, Qing Tian was sitting on the ground, tapping on her phone.
"You're back!"
"You're not on night duty tonight, are you?"
"I slept too much during the day, so I switched shifts with Buka... Suddenly, the 'Gibberish Girl' complimented my skin and homepage, saying she had great taste, and even apologized and wanted to make up with me. Do you know what happened?"
On a sunny day, someone showed off their phone screen and asked a question out of curiosity.
"I don't know, I think I was just impressed by your taste."
"Hoo~ I see. Then I can try to get her to join my Love Guild in the future."
"There are only five players on the entire server, and you're still creating a guild?"
"Didn't you say that as long as you're having fun, you can do whatever you want?"
"That's true."
As Li Ai spoke, she leaned against a tree and sat down on the grass.
"It's my turn to be on night duty tonight, why aren't you resting at the farm?"
Sunny day doesn't understand.
"I have a plan to tidy up. The house is too small, and going back to do it will disturb everyone's rest. Besides, I'm not very afraid of the cold anymore."
"I see. Then you can PK with me later."
"no problem."
After Li Ai finished speaking, she began to organize the intelligence she had gathered that day.
A short while later, Qingtian, who was staring at the screen, suddenly frowned.
"They rejected my guild invitation..."
Immediately afterwards, a message popped up.
H冹(H?E?钥?: My heart is almost depleted. Have Li Ai send some more while turning her back on the common people, otherwise I will revert to my previous attitude.
"I knew you wouldn't praise me for no reason..."
On a sunny day filled with resentment and snarling, something suddenly occurred to him, and his anger vanished instantly.
At the same moment, Li Ai's phone vibrated twice, indicating that Qing Tian's favorability rating had reached eight hearts.
"Huh? I don't have a walkthrough."
Li Ai glanced to the side curiously, only to see Qing Tian's longing gaze.
Li Ai raised her hand and slowly moved closer to his face.
"You slept really well on your way back, there's a huge lump of sleep in your eyes."
As the finger wiping away the eye boogers withdrew, Qing Tian's lips twitched slightly, then she sighed helplessly, "Qing Cao told me everything about the Exterminator Dragon, and about the confession enhancement... I want to try it too."
"Alright, let's begin."
As Li Ai spoke, she stood up and swept the dust and grass off the surface of her armor, appearing extremely formal.
"I don't like you, I'm just making the necessary efforts to become the Great Wild Boar King."
Sunny emphasized.
"I understand. Come on, please confess your feelings."
As Li Ai spoke, she did a set of warm-up exercises under the moonlight.
Qingtian stood there, took two deep breaths, and after a long pause, finally lowered her head and sat back down under the tree.
"Can't you say it?"
"Yes."
"Then use your phone, you usually love sending messages on your phone."
"That's right!"
Qingtian took out her phone, and with practiced, rapid fingers, she quickly wrote a confession message.
But when she was about to click send, she discovered that the text was not something she had come up with on the spur of the moment, but something she had planned for a long time, which was why she typed it so quickly.
As she scrolled through their past chat history, tears welled up in Qingtian's eyes.
"After failing, won't things turn out badly?"
"It's sunny," Sunny asked.
"Don't worry, it won't happen. Even the minimum guarantee will make you a level stronger, and you might even learn a new move."
Li Ai assured him.
"I mean, will things be the same between us as before?"
"Of course...you cried?"
"No! You were wiping your eye boogers too hard just now!"
Qingtian shouted and pressed the send button forcefully with her finger.
Li Ai's phone then vibrated twice.
The message indicates that the confession on a sunny day failed, but a confession enhancement has been obtained.
The combat power rating has been upgraded from 2.4 stars to 2.9 stars, and the racial limit has been raised to 3.6 stars.
The favorability rating remains at eight hearts, unchanged.
Bang!Bang!
It stomped its hooves twice, kicking up a cloud of dirt.
"Hooray~ My stomping is definitely more powerful now! I'm going to experience the enhancement. Help me keep watch this night, bye-bye!"
After saying this with a smile, Qingtian transformed into her monster form and ran away before Li Ai could respond.
"Don't wander recklessly onto the commercial front!"
Li Ai called out and gave a word of instruction.
He could tell that Qingtian was feeling down, but she was just pretending to be happy.
The problem is that this time the increase in affection and the arrival of the confession were too sudden, and he couldn't handle it better.
"I told this 'garbled code' girl not to tell Qingtian."
Li Ai opened her phone and began to question the other party.
"You accepted my donations, so why didn't you do what we agreed on?"
"Because my heart is worn out."
"But you made that promise."
What is a promise?
Li Ai was completely speechless when she saw this.
"A promise is something you agree to do, and you must keep it."
"Adhering to this philosophy will put you at a significant disadvantage in terms of survival."
"Without this concept, the villagers simply cannot cooperate with each other, and how can the village and town function to resist the monsters?"
"I understand. It's like someone foresees a threat and asks me to kill someone. If I agree, I must kill them. Otherwise, if the other party grows stronger in the future, they will be detrimental to everyone. This is an important manifestation of a commitment."
Li Ai was also confused when she saw the example given by the "garbled code sister," but the logic was indeed correct.
That's right.
"But you designed the game and didn't keep your promise."
"How is this possible? Where are the rules not followed?"
Li Ai would certainly not agree with the claim that the game she designed did not keep its promises.
"It's called Pain Elimination, but after playing it for so long, the pain I feel has only intensified."
"That's a misunderstanding. It's a 'painful match-3' game, meant to make you more and more miserable the more you play, not to eliminate the pain."
Li Ai defended herself.
"No, this is just the feeling of the initial experience. What the designer really wanted participants to experience was the feeling of redemption when they passed the level after suffering so much, so as to offset and forget the pain they had experienced."
Li Ai frowned slightly when she saw this reply.
He had to admit that although Sister Luanma's communication was a bit abnormal, she was still very perceptive.
"Okay, you're right, that's the original intention behind designing the Pain Elimination Game, but since you can feel it, why do you still think it's a breach of promise?"
"The time it takes for my heart to recover is dragging on, which is causing me pain."
"There's no way around it; all games that require in-game purchases are designed this way."
"The other chaos mode isn't chaotic enough either."
"Seriously? Some games are obviously doomed from the start, isn't that chaotic enough?"
Li Ai never imagined that some players would think the Chaos Mode wasn't hardcore enough.
"Since you were forced to break your promise, then it was my fault this time. If there are any consequences, I will help make amends."
Li Ai originally wanted to have another conversation with Qingtian, but thinking about Luanma Jie's past, she decided to let it go.
"No need. Our ideologies might inherently clash. If you want to help, just don't contact Qingtian Duduangu for the foreseeable future, but be careful not to block her!"
"Understood."
Li Ai put down her phone, looked at the crescent moon in the night sky, and sighed.
"What an odd person he is, yet it is precisely this odd person who can understand the true meaning of the Pain Elimination game."
Wang doesn't play games at all, Cisel and Mitsuha are casual players, and although Sunny is enthusiastic, she has never had a similar feeling.
Li Ai never expected that the most eccentric character, the one with the most profound feelings about this game, would be the one with the most feelings about it.
"I don't want to think about that anymore. Sister Random Code is rich enough to let her stay home and play on her phone all day. As the hunter of love, I can't let that happen to her."
After Li Ai finished speaking, she looked at the time and it was exactly midnight.
After receiving and taking the two medicines from the Nine Dragons Pulling the Coffin, he once again organized the information at hand and began preparing for the attempt to capture the female Rathalos.
Time flew by and it was early March.
Early in the morning, a large number of trucks entering and leaving the village were crammed together at the entrance, causing severe congestion.
At a glance, all you could see were hunter teams from all over the country supporting the breeding season.
This is not only a large-scale ecological protection operation, but also a hunting extravaganza among hunters.
At this moment, the guild hall was packed with people.
To accommodate the large number of hunters visiting, the counters were opened in three places at the same time.
The hall was packed with people drinking, clinking glasses, laughing and joking.
The notice board had just been posted when it was immediately torn down.
Many hunter teams are not familiar with the local environment, so they urgently need a commission to go out into the wild to train and adapt.
Seeing this, the local hunters did not try to snatch it.
At that moment, the hall door was pushed open, and a hunter with extremely broad shoulders and a tall, imposing figure, wearing blue Velociraptor armor, walked in.
We've all seen powerful hunters, but those with muscles like this are truly rare.
The hunter was wearing a pink heart-shaped three-star badge. Upon seeing this, an Ellu waved its claws and then gave up its seat.
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