Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

Chen Yan was unable to draw his sword for a long time due to its relentless attacks. He finally managed to dodge its unreasonable tail whipping, fire breath, and wing flapping with a backflip, and retreated until he was right next to the Rathalos before it stopped its pursuit.

The female Rathalos let out a triumphant roar.

Halfway through its roar, it realized that the wretched Pink Rathian had stuck to the Rathalos again. Enraged, it charged in and used its brute force to forcibly separate the two dragons.

Clearly, the female Rathalos won the second combat skill test.

"It's a tie, so let's decide who stays and who goes with the final test."

Chen Yan retreated, walking at least several dozen steps away under the questioning gaze of the Rathalos, while the Flower Cat perched on his shoulder silently stuck two purple scales to its forehead.

He looked up at the air, snapped his fingers, and the empty treetops suddenly blurred. The Radiant Dragon, coiled on them, appeared. It didn't need to say anything; the unique aura of the Ancient Dragon made the Rathian and Pink Rathian feel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

The male Rathalos was also seeing the true form of the Chameleon for the first time, and its body tensed slightly. However, because it had received such kindness, there was little fear in its eyes, but rather gratitude. It bowed its head to show respect.

The moment it lowered its head, the Chameleon's throat rose and fell slightly, and it spat out a mouthful of venom, which rapidly vaporized in the air, turning into a thick white mist that enveloped the Rathalos.

The male Rathalos, with its head down, was completely unaware, but the female Rathalos and Pink Rathian saw it clearly. Faced with the attack of the Elder Dragon that terrified them, the two female Rathalos made completely different choices.

The female Rathalos roared and used a powerful lunge to knock down the male Rathalos beside her. She landed on top of the male Rathalos, spreading her wings to their maximum extent to protect him from the fall.

Meanwhile, the Pink Rathian let out a strange cry, slammed a fireball into the ground, and used the force of the explosion to soar into the sky, completely disregarding whether the Rathalos would be affected by its flames, and without looking back, it flew straight into the clouds.

The venomous mist from the Rainbow Dragon rained down on the female Rathian, but the excruciating pain it expected did not come. Instead, it felt as refreshing as if it had rolled around in a stream.

What He sprayed was not poisonous mist, but water mist.

"Now you know who to choose, right?"

Chen Yan patted the stunned fire dragon, listened to the spinning wheel in his mind, turned around gracefully, and called to Captain Xialong to pick up passengers. Captain Xialong, who was usually available whenever called, was unresponsive this time and deliberately avoided looking at him.

He thought for a moment and suddenly realized what was going on. He casually tossed away the Pink Rathian's scales, and the Chameleon finally stuck out its tongue to pull him away, satisfied.

[Task completed.]

[Muscle Enhancement]: Your muscle tissue is comprehensively enhanced.

Chapter 68 Your lapdog, is he gone?

In mid-air, Xialong shielded Chen Yan beneath its body, frequently darting in and out of the clouds, soaring high and low across the forest and the horizon. Subtle electric currents emanated from beneath its skin, stimulating its scales to achieve even deeper camouflage.

No matter how he took detours, hid in the clouds, or changed his color, he could never shake off the feeling of being watched.

Its eyes, with their unobstructed vision, constantly observed everything around it, while its cochlear-shaped curled tail amplified its perception to the limit. Yet, no matter how it searched or looked, it could not find what was spying on it.

This feeling was not unfamiliar to Him. Back then, the Rusty Steel Dragon had used a storm to cover its form, making Him unable to sense it, and had followed Him for several days and nights. Just when Him relaxed his guard, it tore through the storm and charged at Him, severely injuring Him with a single tail strike.

They then pursued him for a long time, giving him no time to absorb the earth's energy to heal his injuries, which caused his wings to become deformed and almost lose his ability to fly.

But this time, it felt even worse than being targeted by the stainless steel dragon.

As an extremely intelligent ancient dragon, He knew that the difference between one ancient dragon was greater than the difference between an ancient dragon and a flower cat.

The creature that has its eyes on it and remains undetected must be a monster far stronger than the Steel Dragon, or at least one that rivals the Elder Dragon.

The dragon's eyes darted around as it looked at Chen Yan stroking its claws. It made up its mind that now that its wings had been restored, it was time for it to become stronger.

He hovered and landed in a thicket of grass outside the Starry Outpost, startling away several dozing herbivorous dragon cubs.

The sleepy cat tossed the drowsy kitten over to the scurrying herbivorous dragon cubs and gently rubbed against Chen Yan with its horn.

Chen Yan stroked it, and it felt quite nice. With his tireless efforts, the Xialong's originally rough horn became smooth and lustrous.

"What, you're leaving?"

Chen Yan looked down and carefully checked himself to make sure there were no remaining Cherry Fire Dragon scales on his body. To prevent any lingering scent, he wiped himself with a leaf.

"That Pink Rathalos has nothing to do with me, there's no need to kill it... Aren't you going to find it?"

Xialong shook its head and then nodded, its mouth slightly open, its eyes darting around, and its claws pawing the ground. Chen Yan tried hard to understand what it meant, and then his expression began to turn serious.

"Aren't you going to find Pink Rathian? Or are you going to cause trouble for Nergigante?"

"No, absolutely not! I've already told you, the Nergigante's metabolism is incredibly fast; your poison is practically ineffective against it. Didn't we already agree that you'd only bother it when you've mastered dragon-attribute energy breath...?"

Xialong shook its head again. This time, it only did two things: first, it tried to stretch out its curled tail, and second, it shook its wings.

"You're going to find that stainless steel dragon???"

After understanding, Chen Yan immediately stopped it.

What a joke!

What will you use to deal with the Steel Dragon's storm?

Did you also have a windproof bead inside your stomach, or did you secretly practice your trump card, the ramp hammer? What, you're saying you caught two flashing winged insects without any preparation?

Seeing Chen Yan's frantic state, Xia Long rolled her eyes and flicked out her tongue, smashing a Honeypot Bug from a great distance. Chen Yan immediately understood.

"Eating insects...you're going to find rodents?"

"You want to form a symbiotic relationship with the grubs, become a special individual that overcomes the anomalies, and then seek revenge on the Steel Dragon?"

Xialong's eyes slowly moved, a gesture indicating "yes".

"That won't work either! The Gnawing Worms aren't so easy to overcome. Putting aside how difficult it is to deal with the Abyss Dragon and the Silver Dragon, the Gnawing Worms alone could easily kill you if you're not careful!"

"I disagree. If you insist on going, take me with you. I'm getting tired of the New World anyway, and it would be nice to go back to the Old World to visit relatives. I'll go back and pack my things now, you wait..."

Before Chen Yan could finish speaking, his vision suddenly blurred, the world spun around him, and he stumbled and fell into the claws of the Xialong that were already prepared.

"You...have poison...on your horns...why..."

Xialong didn't move, but instead condensed another drop of milky white venom on its horn, watching it solidify and slowly drip into Chen Yan's mouth.

Although Chen Yan bit his lip tightly and refused to open it, the venom dissolved into his skin the moment it touched it, and after a few breaths, his eyes became even more glazed.

Xialong looked at Chen Yan quietly.

He didn't care about Steel Dragon; he just didn't want to experience that feeling of helplessness he felt when facing Nergigante again.

Slowly, Xia Long laid Chen Yan down. He glanced at the bushes beside him, then, with medicine hidden in his paws, Hua Miao, who had been crouching, got up with a smirk.

"Boss Xialong, nothing escapes your notice. This isn't an antidote, this is..."

Before it could finish speaking, Xialong exhaled a breath of mist containing a slight toxicity, and Hua Miao rolled its eyes and fell asleep.

Xialong licked his cheek one last time, looking at Chen Yan who was tightly gripping its claws with reluctance, but quickly became firm again, pulled its claws away, and slowly spread its wings.

He will return! And he will successfully transform into a monster and overcome his individuality to return! When that time comes, we will definitely be able to protect him well!

Xialong flew away without looking back, unaware that Chen Yan, who should have been asleep all day, was struggling to prop himself up.

Although he had never received any quest rewards such as [Venom Resistance], spending so much time with Xialong had given his body a great deal of resistance to poison through repeated exposure.

Chen Yan did not try to stop him, but simply gripped the hilt of his sword and watched Xia Long leave.

Until His figure slowly disappeared into a hazy glow of sunset.

"Aotu Na, take your piercing light back!!! It's blocking my view of Xia Bao's departing figure!!! It's obstructing my vision!!!"

Before Chen Yan could recover from his grief, a dark shadow appeared again from the glow of the sunset, and then slowly grew larger under his surprised gaze.

"Xia Bao, you're back! I knew you couldn't bear to leave me, I...I'm so sorry!"

It wasn't Xia Bao, but a grinning Sakura Fire Dragon that landed in front of Chen Yan with a thud. It stared at the dumbfounded Chen Yan, its whole body twitching with excitement.

Those incredibly bright pink eyes made no attempt to conceal their intense malice. If translated, it would roughly mean—"Your patron is gone, isn't he?"

That's right, it's the Pink Rathian that was just scared away by Chameleon's water mist!

It gently stroked Chen Yan's face with its still soft, pink wing membranes, its gaze wandering over him, wondering whether to bite off an arm or a leg, completely unaware that Chen Yan, with red eyes, slowly pulled out his knife.

Actually, even if it noticed, it didn't care. That fat cat was as weak as a little thief dragon, so how strong could its companion be?

Until it heard those five words, spoken through gritted teeth.

"Flying! Blade! Rock-Splitting! Slash!!!"

...

Seeing Chen Yan riding on its back, gesturing whether to cut off its tail or its wings, the Sakura Fire Dragon completely understood.

It's wrong.

It closed its eyes and waited for death, unaware of the pain. It only felt Chen Yan roll off its body, sit down in front of it, and tap its nose with the back of the knife.

"I'm too lazy to kill you... You can leave."

The Sakura Rathalos gave Chen Yan a deep look, as if trying to memorize him, before flying away.

Chapter 69 Lack of Martial Morality

In the dormitory, the cat excitedly burrowed in and out of the thick blanket, having completely forgotten when it was the last time it had been covered by a blanket.

Chen Yan sat at the small wooden table, idly fiddling with a miniature dragon made of dragon scales.

The miniature dragon is riding on a charming little doll that looks like Chen Yan, and on the doll's shoulder is a little cat-like feline made of cat fur.

"Our family of three living a good life is more important than anything else... Why bother attracting rodents for no reason..."

Chen Yan was extremely depressed.

The cat, who was rolling around on the bed, suddenly perked up its ears. It heard familiar footsteps, sniffed with its wet little nose, and smelled the aroma of food.

Sure enough, a few seconds later, Harley shoved the door open with her butt and staggered in, backing away.

"Quick, quick... get out of the way! I won't be responsible if you get burned!"

Although she entered the room with her back to her, she was very familiar with Chen Yan's room. With a few skillful blindfolds, she dodged the tables and chairs, turned around, put the freshly roasted mushroom pig on the table, and blew cold air on her fingers.

"Who told you to be in such a hurry? You picked it up and ran off before letting it cool for a while."

Naomi, who followed her into the room, flicked the forehead of the impatient Harley, and glanced around the room. Her gaze lingered on the thick blankets piled on the bed, and then on Chen Yan's listless back.

She took out several bottles of fruit wine from her backpack.

"The head chef didn't know that Xialong had left. When he saw that I hadn't come to pick up the roast pig today, he specially arranged for the kitchen helpers to deliver it. The mushroom pork tasted pretty good. I shared some with the kitchen helpers. The rest, you're lucky."

She pulled over a cushion and sat down on the floor, kicked away Harley who was trying to come closer, and reached out to pull Chen Yan to sit down next to her.

"What's wrong, Mr. Big Eater? I noticed you only drank a few sips of soup at dinner tonight. Did you run out of money again and can't afford to eat, or are you missing a certain dragon and can't eat?"

Before Chen Yan could even speak, Naomi, who was teasing him, stuffed a fragrant piece of roasted pork into his mouth. It was fatty but not greasy, and melted in his mouth. It seemed that the head chef's skills had improved again.