Monster Hunter Gathering

"Signatures are signatures! That's just how it is in the adult world!"

At this moment, Sakura Anko truly felt the malice from the adults.

Chapter 386 Hunters' Group Action

After being forced to accept Nie Chiwu's proposal of cooperation, what Sakura Anzi didn't expect was that Nie Chiwu gave her a suggestion that gave her a headache.

Nie Chiwu, let Sakura Anzi go to school.

"Don't worry, I will help you with the admission procedures. We have connections!" Nie Chiwu touched his nose.

The relationship he was talking about was to let Junji solve Xingzi's schooling problem by directly allowing Xiang and the others to go to school.

"Huh?" Xingzi showed an incredulous expression: "You want me to go to school?"

"It's a student's duty to study Kola!" Nie Chiwu said confidently, "If you don't want to go to school, I'll find you a tutor. If that doesn't work, I'll teach you myself."

Nie Chiwu put his hands on his waist and said confidently: "Do you understand what it means to win at the starting line? I will buy you two sets of papers later..."

"How can a magical girl be like this?"

"In other worlds, there are still magical girls who have to work! Have you ever seen a magical girl in her thirties who is a company slave?"

Sakura Anzi's small resistance was eventually suppressed.

Homura Akemi personally suppressed the rebellion and accepted a bribe from Nie Chiwu to order a Madoka figurine.

Although Homura Akemi didn't know why the phone Nie Chiwu took out could connect to the network in Nie Chiwu's own world and open the software called Tao*... but Nie Chiwu did place an order for a Madoka figurine wearing a cherry blossom kimono for Homura Akemi in front of her.

As for how the network is connected, the captain said you can ask Felyne, the hunters are all trying hard to survive.

When Sakura Anko stood in Madoka's class with an embarrassed look on her face, the students below were whispering about whether there were too many transfer students in their class this year...

After Junji helped Sakura Anzi get into the school, Nie Chiwu finally achieved his goal - to cram all the magical girls and newcomers into the school.

After sending a message to other hunters privately, Nie Chiwu went straight back to the gathering.

Nie Chiwu, with a somewhat tired expression, hurried to the cafeteria and lay down on the table, exhaling a long breath of extreme fatigue.

"Uh——" General Nie Chiwu collapsed on the table.

These days, he has been busy in Xiaoyuan's world and doesn't even have much time to rest.

Those who had received news from Nie Chiwu also put down what they were doing and rushed to the cafeteria to find Nie Chiwu.

"Captain! Have you finished your work over there?" The first person to come to the cafeteria was Tanjiro, who usually stayed in the training ground.

Although he was still covered in sweat from training, Tanjiro ran all the way over from the training ground as soon as possible.

"You're worthy of being the face of our gathering! You're so hardworking, Tanjiro!" Nie Chiwu gave Tanjiro a thumbs-up. "How's your Sun Breathing practice going?"

"Hmm... As expected, I'm still not as good as Mr. Yunichi." Tanjiro shook his head and said, "It's really difficult for me to use the Sun Breathing as freely as Mr. Yunichi does without being restricted by the moves. With my talent, it's really hard to do."

Tanjiro held the hunter's huge sword in his hand and held it horizontally in front of him: "But I will keep working hard! One day I will reach the level of Mr. Yunyi!"

"That's great. Actually, you can also communicate more with JOJO. After all, he uses ripple breathing. Maybe you can draw inferences from his experience..." Nie Chiwu scratched his head: "Huh? Speaking of which, where has JOJO been recently? Isn't he at the training ground?"

"Mr. Joseph seems to have been dealing with something in this world recently, but he seemed to have been in the blacksmith shop when he came to the gathering." Tanjiro patiently explained to Nie Chiwu: "It seems that Mr. Joseph is looking for something."

"Looking for something? What?" Nie Chiwu scratched his head. Er Qiao's voice echoed behind him: "Of course, I'm looking for the insect arrows and Dio's coffin."

When Nie Chiwu turned around, he saw Er Qiao, who was covered in dust and looked like she had just crawled out of a cave.

"Everyone is making progress, so of course I can't fall behind." Er Qiao coughed twice, pretended to casually raise her right hand, and waved it in front of Nie Chiwu.

A glimmer of crystal red light immediately attracted Nie Chiwu's attention. On the wristband worn by Er Qiao, the Aizhe redstone was quietly embedded there.

"How did you know I made a hunter-specific amulet out of Azer Redstone?" Qiao smiled, suppressing a smile. "It's just for the Wave Breathing Technique. It can directly amplify the ripple energy I release by dozens or even hundreds of times. The ripple laser I learned from Kaz is really useful."

"?" Looking at the pretending Er Qiao, Nie Chiwu slowly asked, "A small opening doesn't count as an opening. If it's not closed, it's not open, right?"

"Everyone is working hard, why should I just sit there and do nothing?" Er Qiao said confidently, "I'll wait until I find the insect arrows. Then I'll show you what the Hermit's Purple Requiem is all about!"

"Byd...where are the others?" Nie Chiwu glanced elsewhere: "I don't believe that you two are the only ones working hard. Why are you all starting to get involuntarily?"

"Perhaps it's because we lost so hard against Tenkai Ryu last time." Naofumi Iwatani walked in from outside the cafeteria and took up Nie Chiwu's topic. He was accompanied by Yang Le and Shirou. "If it weren't for our lack of strength, Tenkai Ryu wouldn't have escaped and threatened other places."

"As a gamer, there's no such thing as letting the boss escape!" Yang Le looked eager to try. "After I got back, I practiced hard in the Fragrance Realm!"

"I also have reasons to work hard." Shirou said with the same expression as Yangle: "At least before the real difficulties come, I have to be fully prepared."

Following closely behind Naofumi Iwaya and the others were David and Xin Meir.

David looked a bit more robust than before, and his clothes were bulging out a bit.

"I have dealt with all the recent matters. I was not here last time, so I will definitely help this time." David had a confident smile on his face, while Xin Meir kept smiling and didn't say anything.

"Great! Looks like everyone's here!" Nie Chiwu took a quick look and slammed the table before standing up. "Then let's get ready to act now. While the newcomers are still in school, we'll..."

"Eliminate all factors in Mitakihara City that could affect the Witch Night battle today—leaving no one behind!"

“Oi!! Where are all the people gathered? Where did you put me? I want to go too!” Kazuma suddenly rushed in from outside the cafeteria, with frog slime on his body: “You bastard captain, don’t just ignore Mr. Kazuma!”

Chapter 387 Cleanup Operation

"Kazuma?" Nie Chiwu said mercilessly, "Who?"

"Let's fight! Let's fight now!" Kazuma clenched his fists and rushed towards Nie Chiwu.

"Stop, I'm just kidding." Nie Chiwu stopped Kazuma and got down to business. "In short, the appearance of Witch Night and the Tenkai Dragon is imminent."

"As for the Chaos Black Dragon... although it's sad, it's very likely been killed by the Tenkai Dragon. Now, the Tenkai Dragon is probably dormant somewhere." Nie Chiwu sighed and said, "To prevent any accidents, we must deal with all unexpected situations in Mitakihara City before Witch Night occurs, and... as much as possible, prevent other magical girls from entering Mitakihara City."

"Are there many magical girls in Madoka Magica's world?" Naofumi Iwatani asked seriously.

Nie Chiwu thought for a moment and said, "There are quite a few of them. At least I know of many derivative works. No one knows how many of them were deceived by Qibi."

"Also, Kyubey is also within our exclusion range."

Nie Chiwu clapped his hands, and the Felynx, who had been prepared long ago, pushed over a tactical board with a detailed map of Mitakihara City on it.

"At the moment, we can confirm the location of Witch Night and the locations of the various witches in Mitakihara City." Nie Chiwu slapped the map. "Before the end of today, put on our best equipment and eliminate all witches, familiars, and Kyubey, who serves as the eyes of the incubator."

"The Winged Lion is ready. As we begin the cleanup, it will unleash its magical power and transform Mitakihara City into a 'maze.'" Nie Chiwu picked up a pen and drew a huge circle over Mitakihara City. "The Winged Lion will ensure that Kyubey's influence is no longer within this area, protecting us from Kyubey's surveillance."

"But I'm sure Kyubey will discover something unusual in Mitakihara City. During this time, Kyubey might trick other magical girls into coming to Mitakihara City to investigate or attack. So we have to allocate some manpower to patrol the edge of the maze."

"The Winged Lion will mark the magical girls that enter the maze for us. We will then capture them. You all know their situations well, and you should be able to capture them without endangering your lives."

Nie Chiwu drew another small circle on the tactical board. "This is where Witch Night will appear. There's a barrier created by a winged lion imitating a witch, and the Felyne engineering team has already built a battle fortress against the ancient dragon."

"In the next few days, the Winged Lions will successively create new pseudo-witch barriers around them, and the Felyne cats will also install some other anti-dragon devices in them."

"When Witch Night arrives, the Felyne cats will shatter the core of the pseudo-witch barrier and release the anti-dragon mechanism within. By then, the citizens should have already taken shelter, so our battle won't be affected too much."

"But there's one more thing we still have to be careful of." Nie Chiwu looked at the map. "There's another point about the magical girl setting... the Seeds of Sorrow that have been used by the magical girls, which were once the witches' soul gems, will still transform into witches after being reinfused with despair."

"This is probably why magical girls always have witches to fight." Nie Chiwu's expression was calm, but his fingers were clenched on his arms. "Once Kyubey realizes that Mitakihara City is out of control, we may have to face even more witches."

"Is the witch... strong?"

David asked this question with some doubt.

He has been busy in his own world recently and has no concrete understanding of the witch's strength.

"If it were a regular witch..." Nie Chiwu thought for a moment and said, "Let me explain it this way. Before becoming a flame demon, Homura Akemi always used her thermal weapons to deal with witches."

"Oh!" After Nie Chiwu said this, most people present had a general understanding of the witch's strength.

"That's no problem for me! It's a good opportunity to try out the new prosthesis!" David bumped his fists with excitement on his face.

"How many prosthetics have you installed recently..." Nie Chiwu couldn't help but glance at the now incredibly muscular David. "Can Night City's prosthetics keep up with your hunting? Your body is already stronger than most, right?"

"Well... to be honest, the hardware isn't up to par." David spread his hands helplessly. "But I brought back the monster materials and some materials here. Uncle Lai Xuan arranged for a lot of people to do research, so..."

David clapped his hands, and a small dragon breath cannon launch chamber popped out from his two arms, as well as several auxiliary robotic arms that could help David hold the weapon firmly in his hands and assist in adjusting the angle.

"Now that my body is healed, I can install more prosthetics...!" A large number of prosthetics on David's body began to work, and those prosthetics, which were made with a mixture of Monster Hunter materials and technology, had an energy level so high that even if Heavy Hammer was resurrected, he would be called a pervert.

"I still think that this method of using prosthetics to assist in combat is most suitable for someone like me who comes from a cyberpunk background." David smiled brightly. "Although there are some restrictions on recovery potions and the like, Arasaka Corporation is already researching micro-recovery potion injection equipment to prevent the regenerated body from squeezing out the prosthetics..."

David suddenly remembered something, ran out quickly, and brought back a box: "And there are some smart devices similar to telescopes and night vision goggles. Uncle Lai Xuan specially made them so that they don't need implants. They should be of some help with hunting..."

"Is this the value of a giant enterprise?" Nie Chiwu's mouth twitched as he looked at the fully armed David, but he was also pleased with the development of the hunters in the gathering.

The hunters did not give up the pursuit of their own paths because of the power of the hunters. The whole gathering was like a hundred flowers blooming, each with its own splendor.

"What about Yang Le and Shirou? You should have no problem facing magical girls and witches, right?" Nie Chiwu looked at the other two people.

"Of course no problem!" Yang Le gave a thumbs up.

"I can." Emiya Shirou nodded affirmatively.

"Alright! Then... get dressed! Put on your armor!" Nie Chiwu waved his hand: "The action begins!"

"Iku, let's go!"

At this moment, Kyubey was still wandering around Mitakihara City, looking for a girl to sign a contract with, unaware that a cleanup operation targeting Mitakihara City was approaching...

Chapter 388 Pushing Forward

After all the hunters put on the high-end equipment that they had hunted themselves and had made by Felyne, they appeared in Mitakihara City together, wearing full protective gear and carrying huge weapons.

A large number of people wearing various types of armor appeared in Mitakihara City in broad daylight, attracting a lot of people's attention. Nie Chiwu and others were just about to allocate the clearing area according to the map when the police officers on the other side came to investigate what happened after being notified by others.

"Actually... we're a group of cosplayers doing some kind of cosplay!" Nie Chiwu confidently told the officer, "We're wearing this outfit for the performance."

To dispel the officer's suspicion, Nie Chiwu raised the sword in his hand with one hand. After lifting it lightly, he said, "Look, this isn't very heavy... Listen to the sound."

Nie Chiwu knocked on the greatsword made of monster materials, and a sound that was not metallic came out: "These are all props."

After hearing the knocking sound, the police officer felt a little relieved.

Come to think of it, a group of people wearing armor that looked so clearly carefully designed, how could it be real? And it was obvious that these things were not made of metal.

If it were iron armor, a normal person might not be able to stand up and walk properly due to the size of the armor.

After finally fooling the police, the hunters quickly divided the areas where the witches found by the Felynx were located and began the cleanup work.

The Kyubeys who were wandering around the city looking for qualified magical girls had no idea that a dimensional rift had quietly opened in the center of Mitakihara City. Endless magic power was pouring out of the rift, gradually expanding outward and turning it into a "maze."

When the expanding magic power passed over a Kyubey, the Kyubey that was walking in the alley seemed to have sensed something. It raised its head and looked around as if trying to find the reason why it felt abnormal, but what responded to Kyubey was an arrow falling from the sky.

Hundreds of meters away, Shirou Emiya, standing on the roof of the house, used the smart telescope produced by Arasaka Corporation to look in the direction where he shot the bow, and just saw the scene where the arrow directly killed Kyubey.

"Three kilometers to the four o'clock direction, there's the next Kyubey." After Shirou killed a Kyubey, the winged lion's whisper sounded in his ears along with the vibration of magic in the air, guiding Shirou to the location of the next Kyubey.

Shirou went in the direction indicated by the winged lion without hesitation, ready to snipe the next Kyubey from a high place.

At the same time, some hunters had already entered the witches' barrier, such as... David.

Feeling that her barrier was invaded, the witch seemed very excited, and a large number of demons in the barrier gathered together to attack David.

David stood at the entrance of the barrier, looking at the familiars rushing towards him. He had taken the gunpowder from his back, and his modified eyes lit up with a red light of locking onto them.

Those familiars that were already deadly to ordinary people suddenly slowed down in the world where David had already started to accelerate. The Sian Westin specially customized and developed for David by Arasaka Technology was now running at full capacity.

A scorching wave of air gushed out from behind David's spine, discharging the heat generated by the operation of the prosthesis through the gaps in the armor, vaguely revealing the external parts of the Swanwestin that almost covered the entire spine.

"A total of... three thousand one hundred and ninety-two." David's mechanical eyes counted the number of attacking demons in a short time.

"Clearing the miscellaneous soldiers is a bit too troublesome, so..."

David took out a few high-explosive bombs from the magazine on his waist and threw them directly in the direction of the familiar. Then David aimed the rifle in his hand at the high-explosive bombs that were thrown out.

The scorching energy gathered in the gunpowder, and the mechanism inside the gunpowder suddenly bounced. The gushing energy swept in front of David, and at the same time detonated the high-explosive bombs that David had just thrown out.

A violent explosion erupted within the barrier. The witch had no idea what was happening before most of her familiars were swept away by the blast.

And from the gap of the explosion, the invader that the witch had just noticed rushed over. When the witch wanted to resist, David had already rushed to the witch in his Swanwestin and threw the rifle directly into the witch's body.

"Load."

David loaded the new dragon-shot bullet into the magazine of the gun. As the mechanism operated, the shell, which had become red hot due to the heat from the previous dragon-shot, popped out of the gun.

Before the red bullet shell hit the ground, David suddenly thrust his rifle into the witch's body: "Fire!"

The unreserved explosion surged from the witch's inside in all directions until it broke the witch's body.

In the witch's broken body, David's mechanical eyes accurately locked onto the small object that flew out with the explosion. He released his shield and stretched out his hand suddenly, and David grabbed the witch's seed of sorrow in his hand.

"It worked." David breathed a sigh of relief.