Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

The situation was indeed dangerous. If Chameleon and Rathalos had really fought, not only would the Ancient Forest region have faced a catastrophe, but the New World would have been devastated as well. And who knows, the three of them might have ended up getting slapped by Alatreon...

Dome didn't really want to get involved; it even hoped that Chameleon and Pink Rathian would perish together. But after hearing Chen Yan's "devout" prayer, "Great Taboo" inexplicably took a "kind heart" and jumped into the confrontational aura between Pink Rathian and Chameleon.

As the Pink Rathian and Chameleon turned around, its eyes flashed with light. At the cost of consuming two points of tamed divine power, it delivered a powerful mental shock to them.

It was thought that these two would bow down like Qilin, but who knew that these two would not play by the rules and bite without taking it seriously. Fortunately, it reacted quickly. Seeing that threatening them directly would not work, Duo Miao pointed at Chen Yan with its finger.

Its meaning was clear: if Chen Yan didn't obey, it would take him away to a place they would never find, even in death.

The Chameleon and Pink Rathian immediately submitted.

Seeing that Duo Miao was acting mysterious and not speaking, Chen Yan guessed most of the story. He pretended to massage Duo Miao to make her feel better, but his real intention was to rummage through the folds of her flesh.

He vaguely remembered that Duo Miao had taken the treasure out of here...

He saw it clearly at the time. Judging from the trembling of the fleshy back of the cat, it must have rolled up the folds of flesh on its body and then pulled out something that made the Pink Rathian and the Chameleon behave.

If he wasn't mistaken, it was probably a treasure left to it by its owner, most likely a scale from an ancient dragon.

To make a Chameleon in its "Strange Pulse State" and a Rathalos in its "Blazing Flame State" obey, it must at least be a super Elder Dragon at the unlocked level.

Serpent Emperor Dragon? Serpent King Dragon? Thunder God Dragon from the Hundred Dragons Abyss? Giant Halberd Dragon? Skeleton Dragon? Storm Dragon?

There are many ancient dragons with extraordinary strength, but most of them are extremely difficult to even see, let alone obtain their scales.

He asked many people to find out who Duo Miao's owner was, but he couldn't find out.

Flower Cat also sent a letter to the Cow Cat Village to inquire, and the reply said that no cow cats had gone missing from the village. Flower Cat was then asked how she was doing in the New World, how many gold coins she earned a month, whether she had married Little Beauty Cat, and how many litters of kittens she had...

Hua Miao was completely overwhelmed after reading the letter.

Chen Yan rubbed Duo Miao's soft paw pads, watching it contentedly squinting and purring. Could this Duo Miao have fallen from the sky?

Chen Yan shook his head and chuckled. Duo Miao wasn't Alatreon; how could it possibly fall from the sky? But it was strange, though; he'd been dreaming about Alatreon a lot lately. Could it be...?

Is Alatreon also dreaming about him?

Chapter 216 The Azure Star is here, disaster is imminent!

At the edge of the Elder's Recess, Azure Star, Aibo, Luna the Palico, and Meow followed the Grand Master who led the way, winding left and right until they arrived at the crevice of the broken mountain that had been half-collapsed by the Shattered Dragon.

Azure Star and his companions encountered the Grand Master on their way back from the Great Ant Hill Wasteland. As powerful beings, they only needed to exchange a glance to be able to travel thousands of miles with the Grand Master to this place.

The chief moved aside the massive, largely symbolic, boulder blocking the entrance, showing them the camp where he had lived for more than six months.

Animal hides of various sizes hung haphazardly on the walls, bones and bowls piled in the corners, scribbled, illegible maps painted on the walls, tables and chairs made of a few broken stones, and a golden carpet woven from the fur of an unknown monster on the floor...

In Aibo's eyes, this was a garbage dump that didn't even qualify as a makeshift camp, but in Azure Star's eyes, it was a paradise for men.

"Azure Star, what do you think of this place? It's pretty good, isn't it!"

Azure Star nodded in agreement. He glanced around at the many spoils of war in the camp. He didn't care about the shiny, good hides, but he nodded repeatedly at the ugly, wrinkled, and broken hides piled in the corner.

Seeing that he had such good taste, the commander-in-chief put his hands on his hips and laughed heartily.

After obtaining permission, Azure Star rummaged around and picked up a wrinkled animal hide, no more than half the size of her body, covered with bells.

Several unexploded "explosive scales" were still hanging on the dark red skin; these were the tail skin shed by a Bazelgeuse.

"You've got good taste, kid. You went straight for my most valuable treasure. Let me tell you, it's not just any ordinary Bazelgeuse, it's a..."

Before the Grand Commander could finish speaking, Azure Star chimed in.

"It's the scales of a Crimson Bulbasaur."

The Grand Master raised a golden eyebrow, secretly admiring that he was indeed the man he had chosen. He was just about to laugh and boast about how he had managed to tear a piece of flesh from the tail of a Crimson Lotus Scaled Dragon that had entered the "Crimson Lotus State" when Azure Star's next words broke his guard.

"It's a pity. If we had used less force, we might have been able to twist off its entire tail instead of just tearing off some worthless skin."

The Grand Master raised his golden eyebrows again. Having fought the Crimson Lotus Scaled Dragon and knowing how troublesome it was, the Grand Master was naturally unconvinced and immediately pointed to the relatively smooth edge of its skin to discuss it with him.

“I didn’t use any weapons. I just beat it with my bare hands for three days and three nights until it was foaming at the mouth and howling in pain.”

The commander gestured with his fists a few times, and the fierce wind generated by his punches swept through the mountain crevice, causing his golden hair to stand on end.

"If it hadn't unleashed its Crimson Lotus Explosion at the last moment, making it difficult for me to distinguish its head from its tail, I wouldn't have just torn off its tail skin..."

The Grand Master held the air in his arms with regret; his bulging biceps looked like two guillotines. Forget about a Crimson Bazelgeuse, even a Kushala Daora would have its leg severed if caught in his grip...

Azure Star nodded. He had heard about the incredible deeds of the Grand Master since he was a child. As a top expert in the Old Continent, dealing with a Crimson Lotus Scale Dragon was naturally no problem for him. It was just a pity that for some reason the Grand Master was born unable to control weapons and had to fight with his fists.

So rumors started circulating that the Grand Commander's ancestors also had dragon blood, but they weren't dragons that flew in the sky or ran on the ground; instead, they were dragons that climbed and jumped around in the forest...

There are even rumors that the Grand Commander traveled thousands of miles to the New World to find the Kirin Horn. Once he finds and consumes it, it will immediately deeply activate his bloodline, making him the legendary "Exhilarating" Grand Commander...

Azure Star shook his head; these were just things used to lull children to sleep, and he didn't really believe them.

While the men were discussing "business," the women and the little cat were also busy. Aibo and Luna tied up their hair and fur, rolled up their sleeves and fur, rolled up their trouser legs and fur, and started cleaning the campsite with great enthusiasm. As expected of a person and a cat with maxed-out support abilities, they quickly got the place almost done.

Looking at the newly renovated campsite, Aibo nodded in satisfaction, then suddenly realized that she hadn't eaten for over thirty minutes...

Cooking and eating to our hearts' content.

After the meal, the guild leader told us that the Dragon's Crystal Land was different from other parts of the New World. Powerful monsters and ancient dragons frequently appeared there, and investigating the anomalies that had appeared in this place would take a considerable amount of time.

Azure Star nodded. The energy here is extremely rich, so it is bound to give birth to some unusual monsters.

I'll try my knife on that short, ugly monster I've never seen before—it looks blue, has yellow-orange stripes, a bizarrely large jaw, and a huge belly. Hopefully, it'll give him some fun...

The Rock Thief Dragon, which was happily munching on ore, suddenly shuddered. It blinked its big, innocent eyes. As a monster with the lowest ecological niche in the Elder's Recess, even the passing Assault Dragon had to give it a head start. This also made it unusually sensitive to the sixth sense that danger was about to come.

It stopped eating the ore and ran straight to the territory of its "big brother," the Hammer Dragon.

We all eat stones, and after that broken dragon left, we'll see each other all the time. So naturally we should share the good times and the bad... right?

The Hammer Dragon, which was also happily munching on ore, suddenly shuddered, blinking its big, adorable eyes.

As a monster at the bottom of the ecological niche in the Elder's Recess, although the passing Assault Dragon dared not confront it, the short, stunned Rock Thief Dragon always came to bother it, and each time it never came empty-handed, always bringing it some "surprises".

It stopped eating the ore, stuck some on its body as food, bent its body, connected its head and tail, and turned into rolling wheels, running along the track to the deeper underground magma area.

A monster that the lava dragon disliked lived in the lava region. With the idea of ​​sharing both good times and bad, it came to the edge of its territory. Hearing the noise, the lava dragon poked its head out of the scalding lava and glared at it with its dead fish eyes.

As beings who know each other inside and out, the Malphite stood in an ambiguous position, neither too close nor too far, watching it. Knowing that the Lava Dragon's combat power had been greatly reduced after coming ashore, it was not worried about being ambushed. It only occasionally turned its head back, as if it was expecting something.

First, the Rock-Tiger Dragon came running over with its big belly. Having been run over by the Blast Dragon many times, the Rock-Tiger Dragon knew the rules and presented its gift early on: several carefully selected, delicious ores.

The lava dragon roared and warned repeatedly as yet another monster trespassed into the edge of its territory.

The Magnus was too busy to pay attention to the Rockruff and Lava Dragon, and kept looking at the underground entrance. As it waited expectantly, a person and a cat finally appeared at the entrance.

The two, a human and a cat, sipped their cold drinks while watching the three monsters—the Burrowdragon, the Rockruff Dragon, and the Lava Dragon—all staring at them.

Should we attack all three at once, or use a stink bomb to drive one or two away first?

Luna asked, and Azure Star shook his head, drawing his sword. Although he didn't know why these three different-looking monsters were together, since he'd stumbled upon them, he might as well "investigate" them...

...

After the three monsters roared in three stages—first with anger, then with shock and then with cowardice—the cocoon at the point where the ley lines converged trembled slightly. For some reason, it suddenly had a premonition that a great calamity was about to befall it.

He will hasten His call upon them.

Chapter 217 Grown Out of Shape?

The Old Continent, the headquarters for the Tianhuilong interception battle.

As soon as the hunters responsible for detecting the whereabouts of the Celestial Dragon opened the tent, they were doused from head to toe with highly effective disinfectant by several medical personnel.

The pungent smell of disinfectant made it hard for them to open their eyes, but instead of resisting, they actively cooperated, evenly applying the stinging disinfectant to every part of their bodies, including their private parts, for fear of missing even a drop.

Disinfection alone was not enough. Three rounds of testing were conducted inside and out to confirm that they were not infected with the dreaded "Dragon Virus" before the second layer of protection was lifted.

The guild leaders had been waiting for them for a long time.

"Good job... How's it going? Has Tianhuilong reached the planned ambush positions?"

Several hunters approached, explaining and gesturing as they went. The mapmaker followed their descriptions and sketched the route on the map, making the already strange route even stranger.

The commander-in-chief of the ambush operation did not look up. He stared at the enigmatic path of the Heavenly Dragon. Even though he had three successful ambush experiences against ancient dragons, he still couldn't figure out where this unusual ancient dragon was going.

He looked at the black general beside him.

"General, what do you think?"

The general shrugged, indicating that he would stand and watch.

The group chuckled slightly, then began a heated discussion about where the Heavenly Returning Dragon, which had appeared out of nowhere, was headed.

Judging from the current direction of Tianhuilong's journey, there are still mountainous areas in front of it, desert areas to its left, and forest areas to its right.

There are no large towns in these three areas, and the villagers in the few villages that exist have been evacuated in time. They have also set up ambush points at the passes leading to various cities. However, through the deduction of the Tianhui Dragon's movement route, it was discovered that it had no intention of attacking human cities.

He even deliberately avoided several small villages.

Along the way, apart from the necessary food and drink, Tianhuilong did not spread the "Mad Dragon Virus" wantonly. They carefully searched along the traces and only found a few scattered corpses with tragic deaths.

If they hadn't been caught by that unlucky family of three, they probably wouldn't have discovered the ancient dragon's whereabouts.

So, where exactly is this sneaky Tianhui Dragon going?

...

Outside the command post, inside a tightly wrapped tent, stood a huge glass container containing the extremely gruesome carcass of a herbivorous dragon.

This is one of the few precious remains confirmed to contain the "Dragon Virus".

Dozens of doctors and nurses were conducting experiments around a glass container. It's no wonder they were so engrossed in their research despite the danger; the material was incredibly valuable. It had been a century since the last time the Heavenly Dragon appeared and spread the "Mad Dragon Virus."

Just like hunters, they also yearn to make a name for themselves in their own domain...

Outside the glass container tent, there was another tent that was wrapped up even more tightly. Inside, instead of corpses, lay a family of three lying neatly.

Under the supervision of medical staff, Tai Gui, whose face had been contorted by the disinfectant, drank the extremely unpleasant-tasting antidote, while his wife, Youjia, in the next bed, drank the same amount of antidote without changing her expression.

The girl in the bed two beds away, Taijia, had clearly inherited her parents' good genes; her face was half pain and half calm as she drank the antidote...

"Hey, hey, hey, when are you going to stop locking us up? All we did was take a direct hit from the Heavenly Returning Dragon's Mad Dragon Compression Cannon. Apart from seven or eight broken ribs, a broken leg and an arm, a small hole in our skull, and seven or eight teeth knocked out... is it really necessary to treat our whole family of three for half a month for such minor injuries?"

With a towel on his head, a thermometer in his mouth, and his body covered in bruises, Tai Gui dry-heaved and complained to the medical staff.

The medical staff remained silent, only making sure the three of them had finished their medicine before turning around and going through numerous disinfection procedures before lifting one curtain after another to leave.

Tai Gui was indeed wronged; he truly had no idea that an ancient dragon lurked in that mountain gully.