Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

"It's so late and you two still haven't closed the windows, the cold wind is blowing right in..."

Chen Yan closed the window tightly, turned around, went back to the hot pot, picked up his bowl and chopsticks, and tried to reach the last few pieces of meat in the pot.

But his movements were far too slow. The cat, with its quick eyes and claws, perfectly exemplified the saying, "Eating what's in your bowl while eyeing what's in the pot."

Here, take it.

"Eat mine."

Naomi and Halle simultaneously picked up large pieces of meat with their chopsticks, then simultaneously offered them to Chen Yan's mouth, only to simultaneously stop them in mid-air.

There were signs of a storm.

"To suffer!"

Chen Yan swiftly devoured the meat that Naomi and Harley offered to his face, giving them no chance to exchange glances.

The storm has subsided.

Naomi rolled her eyes at him.

"You're quite clever, kid."

Harley chuckled to herself with delight.

"Chen Yan ate mine first."

During the lively conversation, Chen Yan also learned about what happened after Ao Tu Na disappeared.

"The Commander-in-Chief made arrangements for the aftermath, but there was nothing to be done except for the collapsed mountain."

"Before those four fire dragon kings left, they took another batch of fire dragons with them. Currently, there are very few fire dragons left in the forest. The stronghold hasn't even issued any missions targeting fire dragons for a long time."

Naomi slurped her noodles slowly and deliberately. She always ate in a way that involved taking a bite of vegetables, a bite of noodles, and a bite of meat, prioritizing a healthy lifestyle.

"That's right, that's right!"

"I secretly went up there a few days ago and saw that many of the fire dragon nests have eggs. I guess it won't be long before things return to normal."

Harley stirred the contents of the bowl a few times with her chopsticks, rolled it into a ball, and stuffed it into her mouth all at once. It had meat, vegetables, and noodles—it was incredibly satisfying.

"By the way, how are those henchmen that Aotu Na brought doing?"

Chen Yan's eating style is a middle ground; he eats vegetables, noodles, and meat in one bite, but the portion size is perfectly balanced, just enough to be evenly distributed on both sides.

"Henchmen? You mean the Thousand-Blade Dragon Swarm and the Electric Dragon?"

Harley picked up her chopsticks and eagerly spoke.

"The Thousand Blade Dragons all ran away! The Electric Dragon didn't run away, and it even went to provoke the Fire Dragon again. Let me think, it seems like it was just a few days ago. I saw it being surrounded and bitten by seven or eight Fire Dragons, and it finally fell miserably into the forest. I wonder if it's still alive now."

"However, those fire dragons didn't fare well either. At the last moment, a long electric blade shot out from the head of the electric dragon and cleaved the huge fireball that the fire dragons had spewed out in one swish. It seems that some of the fire dragons couldn't dodge in time and were hit by the blade."

"The electric dragon is really fierce. Even as it was about to fall, it was trying to pull a fire dragon down with it. Its eyes were so fierce, it was terrifying, absolutely terrifying..."

Harley shrank back, still feeling a lingering fear whenever she thought about it.

"Electric blades emerging from its crown? Could it be the Azure Lightning Lord, one of the two monsters of the Electric Dragon?"

Chen Yan put down his chopsticks, and the monster's radar antenna extended, ready to pounce.

Harley thought about it carefully, then shook her head hesitantly.

"It shouldn't be... Their lightning blades are different colors. The lightning blades condensed by the Electric Dragon are emerald green, while those condensed by the Azure Lightning Lord seem to be bluish-white, right?"

"Even if it's not the Azure Lightning Lord, it's still an extremely powerful electric dragon. I've never heard of an ordinary electric dragon being able to generate electric blades."

Chen Yan nodded, making up his mind that regardless of whether it was the leader of Qingdian or not, it was worth his time to go and see.

Because it's an electric dragon!

The electric dragon is incredibly cool!

What if I randomly give him a mission and then randomly reward him with the "New Year's Greeting Sword Technique" - Lightning Blade?

Drawing his sword, sparks and lightning flashed all the way—it was so cool, wasn't it!

Chen Yan was fantasizing when Hua Miao chimed in.

"What are you afraid of? If anything happens, the two of us will protect you. Don't even mention a mere electric dragon. Even if that Miss El comes, Boss Chen Yan won't be afraid. Boss, am I right?"

Naomi and Halle paused with their chopsticks, and suddenly a storm was brewing.

"Miss El?"

"Miss El!"

The cat looked up and saw that Chen Yan had disappeared. It sensed that something was wrong and tried to run away, but its face was already being pinched from both sides.

"Flower Cat, tell me, who is this Miss El?"

The cat looked miserable; it knew nothing except the name!

Chen Yan, having slipped out of the room, arrived at the mysterious outpost, the open-air warehouse.

As expected, as soon as he stepped inside, a dark shadow enveloped him, shielding him from the cold wind.

Meimei held Chen Yan in her arms, her eyes seemingly filled with confusion.

"There's no other way, if we don't run now we'll be torn apart alive... Let's go for a drive."

With a few excited growls from the Nergigante, a massive black shadow rose into the air, carrying Chen Yan, and flew towards the Moonlit Forest.

...

The howling sound carried by the wind attracted the attention of several people.

They put down the large bags they were carrying on their shoulders and looked up at the night sky, but before they could figure out what was going on, the captain of the supply ship called out urging them on.

"What are you three slacking off for again? Boss Naomi said that each of you owes her 10,000 gold coins. You can only leave when you've paid off your debts through hard work."

He waved the paper in his hand and began to speak in Naomi's tone.

"Gentlemen in high positions, you wouldn't want these photos to spread throughout the Old World, would you?"

Chapter 120 Good Luck and Bad Luck

The electric dragon was lucky; when it crashed into the forest, a broken tree branch pierced its translucent wing membrane, rendering it unable to fly.

The inability to fly significantly reduces the combat effectiveness of electric dragons.

But if you say it was unlucky, it just so happened that when it landed and rolled, it fell into a very hidden cave. Not only did it escape the search of the sky fire dragons, but the cave also contained a lot of fresh prey.

The good news is that it's full.

The bad news is that the cave's original owner seems to have returned.

The electric dragon curled up into a ball, hiding its badly injured abdomen, where it had been clawed by the fire dragon several times, its skin torn and still dripping black blood.

Pointing the slightly charred, thorny piezoelectric scales towards the outside of the hole, a thin arc of electricity danced between the nearly broken scales, finally converging on the still relatively intact "moving pincers" at the end of the tail.

The sharp, plier-like blades snapped shut, easily leaving marks on the rocky wall.

A faint crackling sound echoed as the electric dragon growled at the darkness outside the cave. Although it couldn't see any monsters, it always felt that something was watching it.

Therefore, it had to put on a fierce appearance in order to scare it away.

As for voluntarily leaving this nest to avoid conflict, that's completely outside its consideration.

It loves to actively invade the territory of other monsters, attack them, and take over their land.

Despite being severely injured, it is ferocious and never fears battle, provided it can see its opponent.

It continues to terrorize the darkness.

Outside the cave.

To be honest, Nargacuga was unlucky. Tonight, it went out to hunt some Mushroom Pigs for dinner, but after only a few steps, it found a Rathalos that had been almost split in two.

No human can resist its ribs, pork belly, liver, and tongue, and velociraptors especially love to eat them.

This is a rare delicacy; the last time I had it was after a male velociraptor risked his life to fight a fire dragon in pursuit of it.

Unfortunately, just as it was full and ready to accept a courtship, the male velociraptor, whose intestines had been torn apart by the fire dragon's claws, only had time to let out a low growl of resentment before it breathed its last.

It was lucky, really. It had worked so hard to carry the house back, intending to replenish its supplies, but when it got to the door, it discovered that its house was gone.

It was originally homeless, hiding in tree holes or rock crevices during the day and going wherever it wanted to hunt at night.

But with Aotuna's arrival and departure, there are fewer fire dragons and more herbivores in the Ancient Forest. Even the mushroom pigs, which are rarely seen on ordinary days, are now roaming around everywhere. It is reluctant to leave such a good hunting ground.

So, good news: I found a whole fire dragon when I went out.

Bad news: the cave has been taken over by a monster that looks quite menacing.

It crouched on a crooked tree branch outside the cave, hopping restlessly from tree to tree. Thanks to the unusually full paw pads under its wings and the thick black fur covering its body, it made almost no sound when leaping through the dense forest.

Its powerful wing claws spread open and closed, causing the wing bones supporting the wing membrane to tremble, especially the outermost, hardest and sharpest wing bone, which easily splits a few fallen leaves in two.

It hesitated whether to take action to reclaim the cave.

As a monster that prefers to move in the dark, the velociraptor's nocturnal behavior makes it less inclined to engage in direct combat with other monsters.

The last time it dealt with a large monster was when it was an Anjanath that was in heat and wouldn't sleep during the day, roaring, howling, and running around everywhere.

Annoyed by the noise, it lay in ambush in a densely vegetated area. When the red-faced, thick-necked Anjanath passed by, it silently pounced and beheaded the unsuspecting Anjanath.

From then on, it never fought with other large monsters again, and used all its skills only to hunt herbivorous dragons, elf deer, and mushroom pigs. Its blade wings had not been stained with the blood of other monsters for a long time.

Xunlong hesitated again and again, but finally decided to make a move.

The velociraptor clicked its tongue; its teeth were small and sharp, probably no match for the bird's beak opposite it, so it closed its mouth.

It raised its blade wings to take a look. Sparks were flying from the other side. If it fought it in close combat, it might get its fur blown off by the electric shocks. So it lowered its blade wings.

Then we'll have to use the tail.

Its tail, which accounts for half of its body length, is one of its most prized weapons. It can whip its opponents from various angles and also throw out sharp thorns to kill them from a distance.

Just as it made up its mind to throw out some sharp thorns to test the strength of the monster that had occupied its lair, its pair of furry ears twitched, and it heard a faint sound from the sky.

The extremely cautious velociraptor immediately abandoned its plan to attack. Its supple body clung tightly to the tree, its jet-black fur absorbing all the moonlight, and the entire dragon silently disappeared into the darkness.

"That's strange. The impact marks are clearly around here, so why haven't we seen the electric dragon? Could it have been carried away and eaten by a fire dragon or some other monster?"

Fearing torture from the two women, Chen Yan lingered nearby. He followed the trail of clues, but they disappeared in this area.