Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

Chapter 70 Moga Village

Li Ai and Tianyan rode on Little Fool, while Little Raccoon rode on Cui Cui.

The Love Hunter and four monster girls set off.

Although the Sky Eye is blind, it still provides a novel experience for the Sky Eye to feel air currents and sunlight at high altitudes.

However, this also revealed a problem: the need to frequently land and replenish water to keep the body moist.

Approximately 20 days later, in mid-September of 390.

At midday, the sky was clear and blue.

A giant island, adjacent to the mainland, appeared on the sea.

Li Ai, atop the dragon's back, glanced at the map and confirmed that this was the isolated hunting area. The two dragons then landed on the beach in the shallow water.

Next came the placement of the monster girl.

There's not much to worry about with Cui Cui and the little fool; they're highly adaptable and together they'll be able to build the Wolf Castle very quickly.

Since the raccoon didn't have a map of the island yet and wasn't very familiar with the honey collection points and the surrounding environment, Li Ai decided to let her follow Tianyan and stay on the beach for a while.

After giving his instructions, Li Ai walked to the harbor of the isolated island.

The port was very small, with only a simple wooden pier, yet it was able to hold seven or eight small boats, including transport ships and fishing boats.

The fishermen and the hunting team rested together in the shelter that had been set up there.

Most of them were sea people with bronze skin and webbed hands and feet.

The island itself is a hunting ground. Although it is not highly developed, it is not uncommon for hunters from other places to be present as the only public camp on the entire island.

The problem was that Li Ai's pink heart-shaped hunter badge was too eye-catching, so everyone turned their attention to it.

After a brief introduction, everyone understood the role of the Love Hunter.

Before long, a small boat returning home set off from the isolated island.

The small boat carried about ten people, making it seem somewhat crowded.

Listening to the creaking of the old boat, Li Ai hesitated whether to put on the lifebuoy issued by Jieyun Village.

Several hunters and sea dwellers suddenly stood up and jumped out of the boat into the sea.

When they returned along the net, various fish, corals, and shellfish were brought back together.

Even the elderly captain, who was having a good chat with Li Ai, accidentally jumped into the sea.

The passengers nearby, however, were unfazed and took over the steering wheel to help control the vehicle.

A harbor with numerous piers appeared along the coast.

The children of the sea, who were playing in the sea, did not avoid the boat when they saw it; instead, they smiled and came to greet it.

The passengers on the ship threw out and distributed the fish and shellfish they had caught in the sea.

After the children who had been diving and swimming dispersed, a small, thin sea boy had just swum to the side of the boat.

His gaze swept around the room before finally settling on the imposing Li Ai.

Since Li Ai didn't go to sea, he naturally had no marine products to send out.

He rummaged in his pocket for a moment and took out a bottle of AD calcium milk.

The sea creature's child was stunned for a moment, then, as if seeing a treasure, solemnly accepted it with both webbed hands.

After shouting his thanks, he laughed and dived into the water.

Before the boat even reached the shore, the passengers jumped into the water and swam toward the various piers.

When the ship docked, only Li Ai and the captain remained on the crowded vessel.

"Young man, you need to go into the water more often, otherwise it will be very inconvenient to hunt on a deserted island."

"Yes, Captain."

After landing, Li Ai looked around. Behind the huge harbor formed by the piers was a fishing village, with most of the buildings being very simple.

However, it has everything: a merchant guild, a general store, and a hunter's guild.

Here, everyone greets each other warmly, and the overall cozy atmosphere is similar to that of other villages and towns.

"So this is Moga Village..."

"An outsider hunter?"

Li Ai looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man sitting by the pier, fishing.

The other person appeared to be wearing a hood and a long robe for sun protection.

Judging from his muscular physique, he should be a hunter.

"Yes, Li Ai, the Love Hunter, comes from Kokot Village."

"What a strange name. It's quite rare to see hunters from Kokot Village come here."

The float suddenly sank, and the man quickly pulled the rod to reel in the line.

Bang!

The water surface burst open, and a clump of green seaweed was hoisted up.

"Looks like I'm out of luck today... My name is Pontos, from East Doruma, and I'm the resident hunter captain of Moga Village. Welcome to the hunt."

The man stood up and shook hands with Li Ai.

"Hello, Pontos."

Seeing that the other person's outstretched hand had no webbed fingers, confirming that the other person was not a local sea tribe, and considering their job title, Li Ai immediately made a deduction.

"Were you assigned here by the guild to investigate the earthquake in Moga Village?"

"Uh...yes, how did you know?"

Pontos looked surprised. A five-star hunter in Moga Village might be considered a top-tier hunter, but there was still a long way to go before they were famous throughout the continent.

"That's what the people on the ship said."

"Everyone is probably disappointed with the slow progress of the investigation."

"Pontos sighed."

"No, everyone trusts you and believes you can definitely find out the truth."

"So everyone's so forgiving of me...sigh~"

Upon hearing this, Pontos looked even more distressed.

"Don't be so sad. Many ecological surveys suddenly take a turn for the better."

As Li Ai spoke, she took out a box of Furongwang cigarettes, gave one to the other person, and then put one in her mouth herself.

After skillfully lighting the fire, the smoke carried the scent of the enhancement substances that hunters often consume.

Feeling a sense of familiarity, Pontos asked curiously, "What's this? Is it a new buff item developed by the guild?"

"It was specially made for me."

As Li Ai spoke, she raised a lighter.

Pontos followed the other man's example and put the cigarette in his mouth.

After a wisp of smoke drifted out, Pontos seemed to feel less pressure.

He turned and gazed at the distant sea, then began to recount his predicament.

"At first, I thought the culprit was a sea dragon that was migrating towards villages and towns and constantly attacking human ships. However, after hunting several, even though the migration towards Moga Village was greatly suppressed, the tremors continued. After that, the investigation made no further progress."

"Don't blame yourself, you've done very well... I heard there's an underwater ruin here, and I'd love to see it. Have you found the village?"

Li Ai asked tentatively.

"So it was you who came here to search for treasure."

I guess so.

"My attendant Chacha... is not an Elv attendant from other places, but a Felyne attendant who has visited that area and found nothing unusual."

The absence of the sea dragon's remains on the seabed surprised Li Ai, who was now filled with doubt.

However, he did have some understanding of why the third-generation hunter was fishing so leisurely.

Because the ecological investigation cannot proceed, hunting monsters again will be futile if the real culprit causing the anomaly cannot be found.

"Could it be that the Great Sea Dragon has also become a monster girl on its own...?"

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Once this thought came to her, Li Ai's mind couldn't stop.

Because of their docile nature, the sea dragon has a large number of bioluminescent bacteria on its body surface, and these flashes of light can attract huge schools of fish.

It was then regarded by the ancestors of Moga Village as a symbol of a bountiful harvest.

The animal that triggered the earthquake and tsunami became unusually aggressive because its giant horn on one side had grown abnormally and was severely obscuring its eyes.

In order to wear down the giant horn, it constantly crashes into the continental shelf.

This led to a crisis in Moga Village, and the surrounding ecosystem also experienced abnormalities.

But if the other party is successfully gender-bent, all these crises might be avoided.

However, according to Pontos, the tremors are still ongoing, which is somewhat puzzling.

"I'd like to ask, is the impact of the earthquake becoming increasingly severe?"

"No, but the fact that the sea dragons are restless and migrating away from their homes is enough to give the hunters in the village a headache. Moreover, since the anomaly exists, it will eventually become a hidden danger if it is not eliminated."

Sea Dragons are five-star monsters, although they don't appear in large groups like during the Fire Dragon breeding season.

However, Moga Village, which relies on fishing for a living, clearly lacks the mature hunter training system that Kokot Village has.

For a remote coastal village, the appearance of even a few sea dragons would already be a high-risk ecological disaster.

"Judging from this, the threat posed by the Great Sea Dragon isn't particularly prominent at the moment..."

Li Ai wondered if this was a good thing or a bad thing, but the course of Moga Village had indeed been rewritten.

After saying goodbye to Pontos, Li Ai arrived at the local guild.

This was the first time he had ever seen an open-air hunters' guild built on a pier.

Above them, the sky was blue and the clouds were white. The hunters sat on barrels, chatting and drinking with their companions at the table.

Inside the counter, there was only one young female receptionist wearing a red headscarf.

Upon seeing the unfamiliar Li Ai, who was looking around the guild environment with some confusion, she immediately raised her hand to greet her.

"Hello, hunter! I'm Ash, the receptionist! Welcome to the Moga Village Guild!"

Li Ai walked towards the guild's interior, to the only counter with a wooden wall.

"Hello, I would like a map of the isolated island. If you have any of the underwater ruins, please send me a copy as well. Also, I would like to inquire about the three-star and four-star commissions within the village."

"Give it to me... What is this?"

A-Xia looked at the Love Hunter's medal and blinked.

"The Hunter's Badge and the guild headquarters documents should have been communicated by now."

"Excuse me, please wait a moment."

Although there was only Ah Xia at the counter, and the other party was not very old, he was still very experienced in handling things.

After searching through a pile of documents for a while, I quickly found the document.

"There are hunters with this kind of function..."

A-Xia kept looking at the contents of the document, comparing them with Ji-Ai's, her eyes filled with astonishment.

"I'm sorry, because the local guild is short-staffed, I have to take on multiple guild functions, so I rarely have time to understand the content issued by the guild."

"I understand."

Li Ai looked up at the sky.

For a remote guild without a roof, there's really nothing to criticize.

Asa quickly produced the map and the commission as requested.

The areas adjacent to villages and towns, such as Moga Forest and the Lonely Island, are well-marked and updated promptly.

The areas where the threatening sea dragons are currently spotted have been marked in red.

"It turns out that by traveling overland through the Moga Forest, one can reach the isolated island by passing through a few shallows."

Li Ai's mobile map is comprehensive, but it lacks detailed markings and doesn't provide any reasonable route planning.

As for maps of the underwater ruins, although they exist, they were last updated three months ago, and the markings are not detailed enough.

Next comes the commission; Li Ai is not here to hunt and increase her star rating.

Half of it was because she was coerced by Ai, and the other half was to prevent the Black Dragon from landing and causing a tragedy.

Therefore, capturing monster girls to strengthen the team is the most important thing to do right now.

To Li Ai's disappointment, there was no urgent request from Hailong at the moment.

"Ah Xia, when do you usually receive urgent requests from Hailong?"

"There shouldn't be any more in the near future, because Mr. Pontos has completely stopped their migration. The village chief said that if we give out too many hunting contracts, it will only provoke a counterattack from them."

"I see..."

Li Ai wasn't too disappointed and continued flipping through the commission book.

After all, the Sea Dragon is a five-star monster, and it's not something you can just capture easily.

"Missing Person Request: [The Silver Maiden of the Sea], Requester... Pontos?"

Li Ai was also taken aback when she saw the Samsung commission.

"Uh...this!"

A-Xia suddenly raised her hand and blocked the commission page.

But seemingly realizing that doing so was inappropriate, he moved his hand away again.

He raised both hands to his uniform tie, clenching them into fists with a helpless expression.

Li Ai continued reading the details: "While fishing by the sea at night, I saw a girl in the sea whose whole body radiated silver light. If you can find her, I hope you can help convey that I want to meet her again."

After Li Ai finished speaking, she looked up and saw that A Xia looked ashamed and indignant.

"Mr. Pontos is really something, issuing such a commission, and the village chief actually agreed to it. I'm sorry you had to see this, Li Ai."

"No, this commission of 4000z isn't low, why hasn't anyone accepted it?"

"Because the girl Mr. Pontos is looking for doesn't exist at all. None of the villagers have ever seen her, and there are no other tribes around Moga Village. Everyone thinks he fell asleep while night fishing and had a...not-so-normal dream!"

Ah Xia said with certainty.

Li Ai could tell that A Xia admired Pontos, so she was unwilling to acknowledge the existence of the Silver Maiden.

"I'm a professional at handling these kinds of requests."

"You mean... this is a monster girl?!"

"It's just speculation at the moment, but based on the described features, it is indeed quite possible."

There was no trace of the sea dragon in the underwater ruins, and the earthquake neither intensified nor stopped.

The most reasonable explanation is that after being anthropomorphized, it became extremely small and moved around along the nearshore coast.

Ah Xia suddenly smiled as if she had just thought of something.

"If she really is a monster girl, that wouldn't be so bad."

"I'll take this commission. And for the next one... [Sing, Birds of the Lonely Island], that'll do."

"No problem. Finding people and hunting commissions don't conflict and can be accepted at the same time. However, it will mimic the roars of many monsters, which is very likely to attract other monsters during hunting battles. Please be sure to keep this in mind, team."

After giving the reminder, A-Xia pressed the guild seal.

"Um... Mr. Love Hunter, if you find out the truth and the Silver Maiden is the monster girl mentioned in the guild documents, won't Pontos have a hard time accepting it?"

"It's hard to say. Some people might find it hard to accept, while others..."

Seeing Xia's distressed expression, Li Ai didn't mention the special case that would make her even more excited.

"I will come to my senses and realize the truth."

"Then I'm relieved. I wish you a safe and speedy return, Li Ai."

"Um.

"Come on, I'll take you to collect the supplies."

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"You're also in charge of managing the warehouse?"

Li Ai was somewhat surprised.

"Yes, I also manage the guild shop. If you need to purchase supplies, just tell me."