Monster Hunter in League of Legends

While lower-level ecosystems are not as powerful as mid-level ecosystems, they still have many useful applications.

It's somewhat sad to say that Tallinn has two mid-level stats, but none of the lower-level stats.

Ultimately, in Monster Hunter World, under the management of the Hunter Guild, it is forbidden to exterminate low-rank monsters after defeating or hunting mid-rank monsters.

These lower-level creatures often play a crucial and dominant role in the local ecosystem. If they were all wiped out, it could easily lead to ecological collapse, and even cause higher-level creatures, or even Elder Dragons, to rampage.

While this certainly had a significant impact on Tarlin, it is undeniable that without the protection of the Hunter's Guild, even with a complete Odogaron ecosystem, Tarlin might not have been able to grow to adulthood in the harsh environment of the Rotten Vale from infancy.

While thinking to himself, Tallinn also silently recited the mantra "extract".

As the wheel spun, the reward quickly appeared in Tallinn's sight.

[Obtained the following sub-item: [Shield Piercer's Hard Head]]

"Ashitas?"

Upon seeing this entry, Tarin was slightly taken aback, then quickly recalled a great deal of information about the Shield Dragon.

The Shield Dragon appears in Monster Hunter Wilds and is a common small, social, herbivorous monster found in the first chapter's map, the Great Barrier Wasteland. It changes its habitat depending on environmental changes.

They are also domesticated and closely integrated into human life. Although they are very docile, when faced with danger in a group, they will use their robust heads as weapons and respond by adopting a defensive posture as a group, demonstrating their skill in collective action.

Its head features resemble a goat's, with horns and massive, shield-like bony plates, similar to those of a Triceratops. This head is extremely hard; attacks from it can even cause the player to deflect their weapon, making its flesh extremely poor.

not bad.

Seeing the effect of the Shield Dragon, Tarin nodded in satisfaction.

From Tarlin's perspective, no matter how much the head is strengthened, it's a good thing, as it's a vital part of the body.

And to be honest, Tarlin has already prepared to gain abilities similar to those of some herbivorous dragons, such as the ability to digest grass—the ability to convert plants into protein, which is actually quite powerful in nature.

For example, there's the Thunder Armor Dragon with its own lightning rod, the Spiked Pteranodon that can fly in heavy rain, and the Helmet Dragon that dares to compete with large monsters for food.

Some of these intuitive part values ​​are even more useful than single mid-niche terms.

Now, with the added equipment, Tarin could clearly feel a surge of blood flowing through his head—just like when he obtained the Great Paralysis Thief Dragon's Venom Fang, the bones and flesh in the relevant area began to grow.

However, being a lower-level ecosystem, its enhancements are somewhat weaker compared to the Great Paralysis Thieflon. Unlike the Great Paralysis Thieflon's venomous fangs, which directly grow sharp fangs, its enhancements focus on bone density, muscle strength, and the toughness of its skin. However, after unleashing its Odogaron form, it should also grow new organs, completing its ecological integration.

But soon, Tarin also realized that the strengthening effect produced by the Shield Dragon's hard head was also beginning to take effect on other parts of his body.

The effect is the same: hardening of the head. The only difference is that there are no bones; only flesh hardens...

It's probably not a bug, it's part of the system.

Tallinn thought there shouldn't be any problem.

At the same time, it also sparked associations...

If the term is so versatile... then we need to study the Great Jaggi's tracking dragon charge and the Tigrex's continuous dragon charge more thoroughly.

As for the final mission reward, the Lucky Ticket, according to the description, it is used before the battle begins, and the reward is doubled after the battle ends—a decent consumable item. I'll consider using it next time I encounter high-value prey, such as Kha'Zix, or other hero units.

While pondering, Tarin noticed footsteps approaching and quickly lowered his head to adjust his weapon's trajectory.

Following the signal flare, Nidalee arrived and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Tarin standing there, seemingly waiting for a while, without any obvious injuries. She quickly reverted from her jungle cat form to her human form, approached Tarin, and stared at Kha'Zix's corpse lying nearby for a moment before saying:

"You killed him? I thought I arrived quickly enough, but I didn't expect you had already taken care of everything."

"We were pretty lucky." Tarin gestured with his chin toward Kha'Zix's body and said, "When we got here, it had already eaten several people. It probably thought I was the weakest among us and wanted to lure me out to kill me first."

Upon hearing this, Nidalee was slightly taken aback, then recalled that she had maintained her jungle cat form the whole way back, and a strange look appeared on her face.

He glanced at Kha'Zix's corpse, then shook his head and sighed, "That was really an unlucky guy, finding our strongest right away."

Before long, Rengar arrived, drawn by the sound. Even before reaching them, just seeing a figure, Rengar excitedly called out, "Where is Kha'Zix?!"

"Kazk is here."

Tarin raised a tentacle from Kha'Zix's head at Rengar.

During the process, a few drops of corrosive blood dripped onto the ground, corroding several small pits—it can only be said that Kha'Zix is ​​indeed designed based on Alien vs. Predator, even his blood is corrosive.

However, according to Tarin's observation, this corrosiveness is not a chemical corrosion, but rather originates from magical energy in the void.

Upon seeing Kha'Zix's corpse in Tarin's hands, Rengar opened his mouth, a look of confusion appearing on his face.

"Kha'Zix...is dead?"

Arriving at Tallinn, Rengar was bewildered as he looked at Kha'Zix, whose head had been bitten off and whose arm had been severed.

In response, Tarin reiterated that Kha'Zix had his eye on him.

Upon learning that Kha'Zix was being hunted because he had targeted Tarin first, Rengar's expression became complex. He then shrugged at Tarin and said:

"Perhaps I really need to learn more from you when it comes to hunting... Excellent hunters always appear as prey, and that's more than just something that sounds reasonable."

"It was just luck." Tallinn shook his head, then said, "Pack up and go check on those unfortunate traveling merchants."

Upon hearing Tarin's words, Rengar nodded, his gaze towards Kha'Zix's corpse carrying a hint of complexity.

Although he hated this guy, Rengar also regarded Kha'Zix as his nemesis in his heart without a doubt—the fact that Kha'Zix had blinded him was something that Rengar could never forget.

But now it seems like nothing really.

Touching his healthy left eye and feeling himself enter a second stage of development, Rengar finally felt much less regretful, realizing he could have a strong body like other normal flesh-toothed beasts.

After all, according to Tarin, the secret medicine not only restores him to his full condition and gives him the physique a normal flesh-toothed beast should have, but also breaks through his physiological limits.

Even setting aside the question of whether it can break through physiological limits, simply becoming like a normal flesh-toothed beast, increasing one's height from 2.1 meters to 2.3 or 2.4 meters, means that one's skeleton will be thicker and stronger. Furthermore, it will be able to support more muscles, store more energy, and unleash greater power.

And if he's lucky, he might even regress to his ancestral form?

Rengar knew that the flesh-toothed beasts did not have only one form—legend has it that in the distant land of Ionia, the birthplace and homeland of all Vastaya, there lived flesh-toothed beasts that were much taller than ordinary ones. There was a type of flesh-toothed beast with twisted horns on its head and three thick, long whip-like horns on its back.

Thinking this, Rengar quickly began to collect Kha'Zix's body.

However, while tidying up, Rengar couldn't help but ask, "Is it necessary to collect the complete body? If we're just collecting it, isn't the head enough?"

"It also has other uses."

Tallinn shook his head and said, "However, I cannot give you the head just yet; I have other plans."

"Huh? Give it back to me?" Hearing this, Rengar blinked in surprise, then said, "But according to the hunter's rules, whoever hunts the prey keeps it."

"Didn't you come here because of your promise to your father?" Tallinn countered.

After a moment of silence, Rengar shook his head and said:

"That won't do... This is your prey. I've already received enough favors from you, or rather, I was willing to hunt with you in the first place so that I could take this guy's head for you. Now that you've caught him yourself, I can't take away your honor."

"As for Pangav... that is, my father's side, you don't need to worry about it, I will explain it to him."

Rengar calmly stated, "I have more faith in my own strength than in any so-called test. At worst, we'll have a fight, and then let the rest of the tribe see who the real hunter is."

Upon hearing Rengar's words, Tarin shook his head and said, "Then you may be disappointed."

"...What do you mean?" Rengar raised an eyebrow in surprise.

After these two days of communication, Rengar learned that Tarin himself seemed to possess some kind of mysterious prophetic ability, able to see fragments of the past and future.

In response, Tarin said, "Although the flesh-toothed beast is called a 'beast,' it already possesses human civilization and habits, which is significantly different from you, who was abandoned in the wilderness from a young age..."

"...What do you mean?" Rengar asked, puzzled.

Nidalee, on the other hand, fell into thought for a moment after hearing Tarin's words, then looked at Rengar and nodded almost imperceptibly, as if agreeing with Tarin's statement.

Compared to those flesh-toothed beasts that would flee in terror at the mere sight of themselves transformed into humans, shouting Vastaya Xari as they go, Rengar, a flesh-toothed beast who would continue hunting even after having his eyes gouged out, disregarding his own life, was truly an anomaly…

Sensing Rengar's confusion, Tarin only paused briefly before saying:

"In short, when you return to the Flesh-toothed Beast tribe, go see your father and the spoils of war of the other old Flesh-toothed Beasts. Also, look at their weapons and claws, and then look at your own weapons and claws. Then you will understand."

Hearing this, Rengar was even more puzzled, but out of trust in Tarlin, he nodded and said, "I understand."

Having finished hunting Kha'Zix, Rengar prepared to return home. Although his feelings were mixed, Rengar decided to write down Tarin's words.

After picking up the body, Tarlin led the group back to the Ixtal trading company.

Having taken the healing medicine, their condition had improved considerably. Upon seeing Tallinn, their initial wariness quickly turned into relaxation. One of the older men rose and bowed to Tallinn and the others, saying:

"Gentlemen, thank you for your help. Without you, we would surely have been killed by that terrible jungle monster. May the wisdom of the original axioms guide you forever."

The Primordial Axioms, similar to the mathematical geometry of elemental magic, are the way the Ixtals, under the guidance of the ancient lord Skana, understood the world.

This way of understanding the world is also influencing every aspect of Ishtar's life.

For example, the Yuntars, the highest ruling class in Ixtal. Ordinary people in Ixtal have no idea what the outside world is like. They only think of it as a desolate wasteland where people can only struggle to survive and cannot even live a stable life.

However, this only applies to ordinary people in Yuntar—except that these ordinary people are not just ordinary people, but also include most of the scholars and elemental mages in the country.

Only the royal family of the capital city of Ishuoken, and Yuntar, are qualified to know what is happening in the outside world.

Of course, this does not mean that the higher-ups of Ixtal monopolized education in the country through knowledge. On the contrary, everyone in the city-state could learn about the primordial axioms, even slaves, and participate in the Yuntar examinations legally and equally. It was a fairly reliable and fair way to advance one's career.

While pondering, Tarin merely bowed slightly in return, then corrected, "This isn't some jungle monster, but a genuine void creature."

Upon hearing this, the old man was taken aback, then said with some surprise:

"Void creatures? Uh...aren't those monsters only existing in legends? They actually exist?!"