Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

"Monster Hunter isn't all about fighting and killing; it's also about human relationships and social interactions..."

With the ecological problem in the southeast corner of the Anthill Wasteland resolved, it seems that the Teostra and Lunastra can only be found in the northeast corner near the mountains.

Harley closed her notebook. Naomi had also relayed a message to her, saying that the base had also discovered the anomalies in the desert and had dispatched several elite teams to investigate.

The team still exploring is Aiden, whom they call "Sunshine Bro," and his partner, Competitive Sister. They have discovered the Steel Dragon's trail and are tracking it with all their might.

Meanwhile, Azure Star, who was called back midway due to the Sea Dragon incident, also discovered some anomalies.

Those were a group of cacti with legs that could run incredibly fast. He tried to catch some of them, but they were too agile for him to keep up with.

Harley didn't pay any attention to the strange cactus; she was more concerned about what the group of ancient dragons were looking for.

"Alright, get some rest tonight. We'll head to the northeast corner of the desert first thing tomorrow morning. Now we'll finally know what they're looking for!"

Chen Yan arrived in the desert and called out to the little horned dragon several times before it finally came out.

It looked at Chen Yan hesitantly, turning back every few steps. Encouraged by the gaze of the mother dragon, whose head was the only part of her body visible, it took small, quick steps to reach Chen Yan.

Unlike before, when she would be so happy to see him that she would knock him down and lick and rub him, this time she lay down on her side with a slightly stiff posture.

It drooped its wings in front of its body to hide itself, and just as it mustered the courage to open its wings after being urged by the mother dragon, Chen Yan had already fallen asleep on its wings.

He's exhausted today; he's been so sleepy for ages.

The baby horned dinosaur looked at its mother with a dejected expression. This is not what you said!

Chapter 157 Xia Guagua has become stronger, but she also seems to have become uglier!

In the Old World, somewhere within a mountain range, lies a black hole that seems to connect to an endless abyss.

Even the midday sun cannot penetrate the black hole at all; it can only illuminate the parasites that come and go.

Their cylindrical bodies are covered with symmetrical dotted patterns, and they have large, thin wings on both sides.

Their entire bodies are bright red, an extremely peculiar shade of red, resembling flowing drops of blood—it's impossible to describe these beautiful yet chilling creatures.

At the foot of the mountain, a group of herbivorous dragons with huge stomachs but skin and bones were munching on the lush, delicious grass.

This grassland, rarely disturbed by carnivorous dragons, is truly exceptional.

They should have been fat and healthy, growing in large groups, but this herbivorous dragon herd of only seven or eight had vacant stares and only knew how to keep eating, driven by the instincts of their withered bodies.

A herbivorous dragon finished munching on the few blades of grass at its feet and was about to step to the side when, as it twisted its body, it suddenly heard several sounds of bones cracking at its ankle. It swayed twice and collapsed to the ground with a thud, startling a few "apricot leaves" off its body.

Before these "apricot leaves," which had no eyes or noses and only had mouthparts covered with sharp teeth, could return to their places, other "apricot leaves" hovering nearby had already stuck to them.

They easily tore through the wounded skin of the fallen herbivorous dragon with their small, dense, and sharp mouthparts, and greedily sucked its blood and essence.

This herbivorous dragon looked like it was wrapped in a scarlet cloak, and it wasn't just it; all the herbivorous dragons looked like that.

After these greedy insects had completely drained the herbivorous dragon of all its blood and energy, the "apricot leaves" suddenly flew up and transformed into bloated or shriveled gnats.

The satiated gnats swayed in the wind, swirling and rising into the air, surging into the cave, floating in bulging bellies. Before long, another group of shriveled gnats flew out.

The grubs that hadn't had their fill of food joined the foraging army in the sky. As soon as the herbivorous dragons below showed even a little bit of their skin, they would swarm up and fight for it.

Of course, their primary targets are the monsters that have strayed into this deadly region.

The corpses of the monsters that had been drained by them almost filled the hilltop. Even the shriveled corpses were not wasted; tiny parasitic egg cases, some millimeters or even centimeters in size, lay submerged in the mountain of corpses, waiting to hatch.

The Netherworld Dragon, nearly fifty meters long, was resting in its underground nest tens of meters deep, surrounded by a massive number of bright red grubs.

The gluttonous grubs that flew back from all directions landed on Him, biting tightly into His rough, thick carapace with their sharp mouthparts, and spitting their blood and essence back onto His body.

Every second, hundreds or thousands of gnawing insects provide energy to the Abyss Dragon. Although the amount is small, the gnawing insects are hardworking. With their tireless efforts, a bright red energy crystal soon forms on the Abyss Dragon's back.

But less than three seconds after the energy crystal, which was about the size of a fist, appeared, there was a "whoosh" sound, the crystal suddenly became blurry, and then a "snap" sound, it broke off at the root and flew up and disappeared in mid-air.

Finally, amidst a series of crunching sounds, it completely disappeared into the dragon's belly.

Perhaps the energy crystals were a bit too hard to chew, because with another "whoosh" sound, several adult grubs, each two or three meters long, that had been hovering above the Nether Abyss Dragon were being strangled and sent flying backward as if bound by some invisible rope.

It meandered east and west, eventually disappearing into a giant mouth.

Plump and juicy rodents!

One bite and you'll find it crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and bursting with flavor—it's simply the pinnacle of culinary delights!

The dragon declared that it could eat a hundred of them and never get tired of them!

The rodents were startled and flew around wildly, wishing they had voices!

As if sensing something, the Nether Abyss Dragon suddenly opened its eyes, twisted its thick, long neck, and looked around the cave where it lived, but it didn't see anything special.

However, now that it had opened its eyes, the Netherworld Dragon took the opportunity to sense the energy fed back by the gnawing insects, and immediately let out a low growl of dissatisfaction.

Why is there only such a small amount!

It seems there are few monsters in this place; I'll have to consider moving again!

As His roar echoed, the swarming gnawing insects went wild, frantically burrowing into His body. The Abyss Dragon opened every crevice of His massive body, allowing the gnawing insects to crawl inside. Soon, His body was covered in a thick layer of blood mist.

As for those still foraging outside, let them chase after them slowly.

The Abyss Dragon, which was moving its wings and claws, was completely unaware that a sneaky Mist Dragon had quietly landed on it.

To prevent being caught evading the fare, Xialong deliberately chose a good spot: its tail, which was furthest from its head.

The Abyss Dragon began to dig its way through with its powerful claws, and nothing could withstand a single claw strike from it.

While spreading its wings to prevent pebbles and dirt from hitting its head, Xialong digested the crystals and rodents it had just eaten, slowly digesting the abundant energy they contained along with the special virus.

No matter where the Netherworld Dragon goes, as long as it hasn't transformed into a bizarre, overcoming individual, it will stay with the Netherworld Dragon for as long as it remains.

As the Abyss Dragon dug deeper and deeper, rubble began to fall like raindrops, making it increasingly difficult to maintain its cloaking. The Mist Dragon simply moved to its tail and revealed itself.

The surrounding rodents swarmed at the sight of the alien, but Xialong's eyes darted around, and a powerful surge of rodent energy erupted from its body, startling them into flying erratically.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xialong selected a few large grubs as snacks. Ever since she found this Nether Abyss Dragon, she has been working towards overcoming the strange individual. Over time, she has consumed countless energy crystals and grubs.

He lay prostrate on the hooked tail of the Netherworld Dragon, looking at his drastically changed body with some concern.

Although the overall color of its body is still mainly purple, the toes, claws, limbs, and the tip of its tail have begun to turn black, as if covered with a layer of hazy black veil.

Meanwhile, under the influence of the scorching parasitic energy within his body, his body began to show tear-like patterns.

I've become stronger, but I also seem to have become uglier.

He clearly tried his best to avoid becoming ugly!

Because Chen Yan enjoyed touching Him indiscriminately when they were close, He did not choose the fastest and most direct way to become stronger.

If He were to let these parasites bite His skin and inject the virus, He would have already completed His metamorphosis. But He was afraid that Chen Yan would not like His scales covered with tiny bite marks and would refuse to get close to Him.

Therefore, He chose a slower method, accumulating energy and viruses little by little by devouring parasites and the crystals that condense on the surface of the Abyss Dragon, thus undergoing a metamorphosis.

She still ended up looking uglier.

He looked at his paws, his tail, and his limbs; they were still smooth, but they had turned black...

Even the paw pads he loved so much had turned black. Would Chen Yan really be disgusted with him...?

The Nether Dragon jolted slightly, and the Cloud Dragon regained its senses, suppressing its worries and anxieties.

It casually ate a few more grubs. Regardless of whether Chen Yan disliked it or not, it wanted to eat more so that its transformation would be faster.

He missed him terribly.

Chapter 158 Earth Dragon and Lion

The two people and the cat clung to a protruding rock on a cliff nearly a hundred meters above the sand. The cat mustered its courage and peered tentatively into the cave.

It had to muster up its courage. The ancient dragon scent here was terrifying, and the area around the cave entrance was covered with scratch marks left by sharp claws. Judging from the shape, it looked exactly like the scratches made by cat claws.

It was just a cat's paw that was several meters long.

The cat stuck its head out halfway before quickly pulling it back in. Only after confirming that no fireballs had been thrown did it stick its head out again to look.

I first stared at it with wide eyes to get a rough look, then squinted to get a closer look, but after looking at it roughly and carefully for a long time, I could only see a reddish color and couldn't see anything clearly.

Chen Yan and Harley also peered inside. The cave seemed to be connected to an active volcano, and the strong smell of sulfur assaulted their nostrils. The air was distorted by the intense heat of the lava.

Even with its focused cat eyes, Hua Miao can't see much, let alone their human eyes.

Although it looks quiet inside, no one knows whether Teostra and Lunastra are actually there.

At the foot of the mountain, the little horned dinosaur looked up at them, occasionally letting out a worried cry, and Chen Yan responded promptly.

He knew that the little horned dragon, who had been beaten by Teostra and Lunastra, was very scared, but with his brave and careful horned dragon wife by his side, there should be no danger.

After a day and a night of trekking, the group of humans, cats, and dragons crossed the desert and successfully reached the northeast corner of the desert.

We didn't encounter any Kushala Daora or see any other hunters along the way, so we must have been the first to arrive here.

Upon arrival, we immediately saw a conspicuous cave entrance located halfway up the mountain. The cave was freshly dug, with pebbles scattered on the sand, mixed with a lot of reddish hair and broken scales. This should be a cave newly dug by two ancient dragons.

To avoid alerting them, Chen Yan and his group discussed the matter and first had the horned dragon dig a burrow nearby to set up camp, then patiently waited for several days.

But we didn't see any ancient dragons coming or going. In order to find out if they had abandoned this place, we decided to risk climbing up to take a look, but we still didn't see anything.

Since we can't see it from the outside, we'll have to go inside and take a look.

Following the previously established plan, Chen Yan nodded to Harley and Flower Cat, then climbed up and headed into the cave.

Harley grabbed his trouser leg.

"Chen Yan, why don't I go? You have no exploration experience, and it would be dangerous if they found you..."

Chen Yan, with a cold drink in his mouth, didn't say anything, but just shook his head.

Harley is indeed skilled at disguise, but inside the cave, there are only rocks and lava, and sparks fly everywhere. The invisibility cloak woven from leaves wears out very quickly here.

If they were to attract the attention of the Flame King Dragon and the Flame Consort Dragon, it would be far easier for Chen Yan, with his fast legs, to escape.

Seeing Chen Yan plunge in, Harley and Flower Cat climbed down the mountain and waited with the little horned dragon. But they hadn't been waiting long when the sand under their feet suddenly loosened, and the man, the cat, and the dragon all sank into the sand.

The baby horned dinosaur opened its mouth to roar, but its mother covered its mouth with a wing claw. The cat also tried to roar, but Harley covered its mouth.

The very next second after they disappeared, the clouds surrounding the mountain peak were shattered by a massive dragon shadow wreathed in flames.

He swooped down along the mountain ridge, his crimson feet treading across the mountainside beneath his flame-covered body, easily scratching and cracking the hard volcanic rock with his sharp claws.

His entire body was covered in crimson scales, and the backward-curving horns on his head and the thick red mane around his neck made him look extremely majestic, with a face like a lion.