Monster Hunter Gathering

Kazuma and Iwatani Naofumi looked at each other, and then said a name together: "Nobita Nobi!"

"Sure enough! I always feel that the leader who goes to see the cat lady seems to be Nobita Nobi..." Kazuma complained.

Iwatani Naofumi was also somewhat helpless: "After all, our Felyne here is indeed as magical as Doraemon..."

A few minutes later, Nie Chiwu returned to the cafeteria with a proud look on his face, chewing on some freshly fried meat. "Today's cat meal includes fried dragon tenderloin! Granny Cat let me try a piece, and it's delicious!"

"You just ran into the kitchen to steal food!" Er Qiao complained fiercely: "That's what we want to ask!"

"Oh, you said this."

Nie Chiwu returned to his seat. "I've already asked, and Granny Cat said...there's nothing wrong with the commission title!"

"I can guarantee that what Granny Cat said is correct." Nie Chiwu also looked at Laos and said, "For us hunters, the most important thing to believe is that Felyn can do anything!"

"I understand." Laos nodded: "Then maybe... we have other options!"

"Besides repelling and killing..."

"Capture the demon."

Laos seriously expressed his thoughts to the five people in front of him.

"Interesting, worthy of being called the Evil Food King." Nie Chiwu scratched his chin. "You said it yourself, demons aren't living creatures and shouldn't be captured. Why are you saying you want to capture demons now?"

Laos briefly organized his words and said, "If demons are a collection of magical desires, then to our world, demons are like air and water."

"Capturing air and capturing water is absurd," Laos said. "Air and water won't fall into a trap, and won't be attracted by the bait."

"But demons are different. There are baits they can't refuse. Because demons' desires are too simple, so..." Leos paused, "they have unrestrained desires."

"The labyrinth will attract those who enter it. This is what Sensi told us, but the same is true for the devil. It is attracted to the 'maze' outside the maze, just like the masters of the maze will eventually be lost because of the power of the maze. I think the winged lion is the same."

"It's also a kind of 'Maze Master,'" Laos' tone gradually became more certain. "It's gradually acquiring the characteristics of a living creature, and naturally it can be captured like a living creature."

Nie Chiwu applauded after hearing what Laos said. "As expected of the Evil Food King! Look at your analytical skills. You're truly suited to being a hunter!"

"Now that you mention it, I also think the demon can be captured." Nie Chiwu clenched his fists. "Since the commission gives us the conditions to complete it, then we must have a way to complete it."

"Looks like we need to make some more preparations." Nie Chiwu gave them a thumbs-up. "If there's anything unfinished in your respective worlds, hurry up and deal with it! Once we've come up with a more or less similar plan, we can consider setting off!"

"So, we still have to take this risk in the end?" Iwatani Naofumi sighed: "I will hurry up and deal with my own affairs. Since I got the heavy crossbow, the adventures on my side have become much easier. I should be able to finish it soon."

"I... won't go back until I've mastered the Wave Ripple technique to the point of being invincible!" Qiao Qiao said this with great ambition. "Time doesn't flow in this world anyway! I'm going to melt Kaz with my Wave Ripple technique the moment we meet!"

"Since it's preparation time, I probably can't go back, right?" Laos pointed at himself. "Speaking of which, is there a lot of dragon meat here?"

"Of course it's rich!" Nie Chiwu thought for a moment and then said, "How about I take you to find herbivorous dragon eggs tomorrow?"

"It's this big!" Nie Chiwu gestured.

"Great!" Laos' face was filled with joy. "Can I bring a few more for Sensi and Maluxier?"

"Of course!" Nie Chiwu gave a thumbs up. "There will be more ingredients to try in the future! And in the future, when we go to other worlds, maybe brand new monsters will appear! And then there will be different flavors!"

"marvelous!!!!"

Leos Tutin, male, 26 years old, tall.

He felt that today, when he became a hunter, was the happiest day of his life so far.

"Here it comes, today's cat meal!"

At this time, Grandma Cat also came to the dining hall with the cat food she had just prepared.

"You haven't finished eating today's fire dragon meat, so I made it into fried dragon meat, meow." Granny Cat said kindly, "Be sure to eat more. If it's not enough, Granny will make more for you."

"Oh, by the way, I just heard that the Grand Commander and Hunter Laos are going to search for herbivorous dragon eggs tomorrow, right?" Granny Cat said gently, "Be sure to be careful. When you come back, I'll make you something delicious with the herbivorous dragon eggs."

"Grandma Cat!"

In an instant, Laos understood why Nie Chiwu and others trusted Grandma Cat so much.

He has now been conquered by the kindness of Grandma Cat.

“This place is amazing!”

Chapter 71 This is the King of Flying Dragons!

In...a huge forest filled with all kinds of dragons, two figures were walking among the trees, each holding an egg.

"Laos! We got the wrong egg!"

Nie Chiwu ran while carrying the egg: "We are holding a flying dragon egg now!"

"Sure enough! I thought we'd find the eggs where there are no signs of herbivores!" Laos followed Nie Chiwu closely, but he never let go of the dragon egg in his hand. "That's amazing! I didn't expect we'd be chased by two dragons!"

As Laos spoke, a huge black shadow swept across the sky above the two of them, as if it wanted to squeeze directly into the forest from above and catch Nie Chiwu and Laos.

"Roar!"

The huge dragon roar shook the forest. At this moment, the fire dragon couple who had lost their eggs were furiously searching for the trace of their eggs in the sky.

Accompanied by a burst of blazing flames, a leaf not far from Nie Chiwu and Laos was turned into charcoal by the flames, forcing Nie Chiwu and Laos to turn around quickly.

"Can the fire dragons here breathe fire? How does it work? Are they using the food they eat to breathe fire? I feel the temperature of this fire! It's even hotter than the fire dragon we killed!"

Laos said excitedly as he ran, "I just saw the stones over there are showing signs of melting! How on earth can the fire dragon's flames here reach such a high temperature? How can it withstand such a high temperature?"

"This kind of thing! Let's go back and look at the illustrated guide!"

Nie Chiwu screamed and continued running forward holding the egg: "It doesn't matter! As long as we get there! As long as we get there..."

"As long as we reach the camp, the Felyx will be able to protect us!" Nie Chiwu looked at the camp which was quite close to him, and burst out with a strong desire to survive. He accelerated his movement while holding the dragon egg.

The increased speed also created a considerable distance between Nie Chiwu and Laos.

But... at this moment, the female fire dragon covered with a green shell, with its huge weight, directly crushed the blocking trees, and bit Nie Chiwu who was holding the flying dragon egg, and rose directly into the sky along with the flying dragon egg.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!"

Nie Chiwu screamed as he was taken away by the female fire dragon.

Laos did not dare to stop and hurried forward into the camp. After stuffing the dragon egg into the box guarded by the Felyne, Laos finally sat down happily to rest.

"Oh! This is so exciting!" Laos said excitedly: "I didn't expect the ecology of fire dragons here to be so interesting!"

"Yeah, meow."

The cat in charge of the camp also continued Laos's words: "The Rathalos is known as the 'King of the Sky' and the 'Lord of the Sky'. It's a highly dangerous monster and is known as the 'King of Flying Dragons', meow."

"I noticed that the green one is a female fire dragon, right? They are obviously male and female of the same species, but there are quite a few differences between them. However, there seems to be no obvious difference in combat power." Laos took out a small notebook and began to record his recent discovery.

"The attack just now... the female Rathalos's hind legs looked very strong. She destroyed the tree in one fell swoop and captured the Grand Commander." Laos carefully recorded. "But the male Rathalos stayed in the sky. He didn't come down to attack directly, but just kept using flames... Is it because of the difference in fighting style?"

Laos muttered to himself while taking notes.

It was not until this time that the cat cart slowly arrived and pulled the half-dead Nie Chiwu back to the camp. When he was thrown off the cat cart, Nie Chiwu's face was still full of despair.

"Damn it! Two dragons actually tried to eat me!" Nie Chiwu said in anger. "If my equipment today wasn't prepared for stealing eggs, I would have fought back immediately! I'll show you, the flying dragons, what the bloody storm of the New World is like. I'll just throw a flashbang..."

"Captain! This place is truly amazing!"

Laos excitedly grabbed Nie Chiwu's shoulders and said, "You just said there's an illustrated guide, right? There are a lot of records related to the dragons here!"

"Yeah." Nie Chiwu felt a little dizzy from the shaking. "Actually, I know quite a bit..."

"Really!?" Laos' eyes were filled with curiosity.

"That's true. Who do you think I am? I'm an old hunter who fought my way through Kokote Village!" Nie Chiwu turned up his nose. "Take the fire dragon for example. You just mentioned the difference in breath between the fire dragons in your world and yours, right?"

Nie Chiwu said, "This type of monster has an internal organ called a 'flame bag', so the flames it spews out can explode. The power is so great that when the fire dragon exhales, it will burn its own throat, but it will regenerate its throat at an extremely fast speed."

"Fire dragons are the finest of this world! Whether it's their equipment, their meat, or the unique flavor of wine brewed from barrels smoked by their breath! They're all rare and exquisite! Furthermore, there are many different types of fire dragons, and they're widely distributed! They're one of the most iconic symbols of nature!"

Nie Chiwu also pinched his waist excitedly: "The fire dragon is an eternal romance!!!"

"Oh oh oh oh!!!" Laos frantically recorded the knowledge points about fire dragons that Nie Chiwu said.

After the two of them excitedly discussed in the camp for more than ten minutes, they sat contentedly in the tent and took out their cups to take a sip.

"I'm so happy today." Laos looked out at the world from his tent. "It's rare for someone to discuss monsters with me... although what we just discussed wasn't really a monster."

"We're talking about monsters!" Nie Chiwu said cheerfully, "After you rescue your sister, you can bring some of the ingredients here for her to try."

"We are fellow hunters!"

Nie Chiwu gave a thumbs-up. "Let me think about it... That's right! Our gathering is like a club! Just enjoy the beauty of this place!"

"Although we can't do it now, Granny Cat told me that once we complete enough commissions, we can invite others to come as guests!" Nie Chiwu said, "Then call your friends over! Your sister, Malu, Sensi, Chirchak."

Nie Chiwu's face was filled with excitement. "They are welcome to be our guests at the gathering!"

Chapter 72: Ancient Dragons, Hunters, Nature, and Nergigante!

"Oh! That's great!" Laos said happily, "Although Malusil doesn't like eating monsters, I don't think the monsters here are monsters, so it should be fine!"

"That's right! The monsters here are not affected by any magic! They are all creations of nature!" Nie Chiwu nodded.

Laos suddenly became curious. "Come to think of it, Grand Commander... I heard you and the others talking about equipment earlier, and you mentioned [Ancient Dragon]. What is that?"

Laos was curious. "Elder dragon? Does it mean a dragon that has lived for a long time?"

"Um……"

Nie Chiwu pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "That's not what I meant. Gu Long doesn't just refer to age."

Nie Chiwu scratched his chin to tidy up his words before introducing himself to Laos: "I'm also planning to write an introduction to monsters and hunters for the new recruits, so it's okay to tell you about it in advance today."

"Ancient Dragon is the name of a type of dragon."

Nie Chiwu said, "They possess powerful bodies and extraordinary strength that rivals natural disasters. They are the pinnacle of biological species in this world, with extremely long lifespans. Some even exist as ancient dragons... They have survived since times even older than the ancient times. They are extremely rare creatures that have escaped the [basic ecosystem]."

After hearing Nie Chiwu's introduction, Laos also became serious.

After all, those who are worthy of these introduction words are all extremely powerful creatures... Originally, Laos thought that the male and female fire dragons were powerful enough, but he didn't expect that there would be creatures that interested him even more.

"A more accurate way of putting it is... the ancient dragons are the embodiment of natural phenomena and disasters."

Nie Chiwu thought carefully for a moment and then said, "For example, the male fire dragon we encountered before, its flames were very strong, right?"

"But among the ancient dragons, there are species that can breathe fire. The flames they release can destroy an entire city. This is the true power of the ancient dragons."

Nie Chiwu counted on his fingers and said, "Those records and names of the ancient dragons basically use all kinds of fancy words to show how powerful they are."

"For example... [The Ruler of Evil Weather], [Lord of Purgatory], [Sun with Fangs], [Star of Despair], [Dragon of Destruction and Regeneration]..." Nie Chiwu counted on his fingers and listed a few of the more memorable ancient dragon titles: "My favorite is the last one!"

"The Dragon of Destruction and Regeneration? It sounds like a very powerful dragon. Why do you like this, Grand Commander?" Laos also became curious.

Nie Chiwu became very excited when the two of them started talking about dragons, just like when he talked about monsters, so Laos felt that the two of them seemed to be able to become good friends.

As for the ancient dragon that Nie Chiwu liked, Laos also wanted to know more about it.

"You want to hear it?" Nie Chiwu perked up. "The story of the Nergigante is truly amazing!"

"I'll search, I'll search..." Nie Chiwu excitedly began to search the panel, and finally found a simple drawing of Nergigante in the corner of the illustration book in Menbai's additional functions. He showed it to Laos: "Look! This is Nergigante!"

"A dragon bursting with muscular strength! Its melee combat abilities are exceptional! Its regenerative abilities allow it to launch its own spines as weapons! It's an ancient dragon that preys on other ancient dragons."

Nie Chiwu said excitedly, "Most ancient dragon species won't engage in violent fights with each other, but Nergigante is one of those rare species. Furthermore, when preying on other ancient dragon species, Nergigante will generally attack head-on!"

"Originally, the ancient dragon ecosystems were independent and peaceful, but with the arrival of a dragon like Nergigante, many changes are occurring!!"

"The reason I like it is because of this..." Nie Chiwu paused and said, "Because of [Balance]!"

"balance?"

Laos was curious. "Didn't you say it would prey on other ancient dragons? And you said it would cause some kind of change. It should be the one that breaks the balance, right?"

After Laos said this, something suddenly occurred to him: "Wait, ancient dragons are extremely rare beings that have escaped from the [Basic Ecosystem]... I understand."

Laos suddenly thought of what Nie Chiwu had just said: "The ancient dragon's ecosystem actually has some problems. You are talking about being out of the [basic] ecosystem."

"But ancient dragons are living creatures, so it's impossible for them not to impact the ecosystem. Uncontrolled natural disasters can lead to serious consequences... So, is Nergigante a natural [suppression] of the ecosystem?"

Laos also became excited: "That's right! That's right! Ancient dragons actually have their own "huge" ecosystem. It's just that the size of this ecosystem and the time it takes to change are extremely long, so it's difficult for ordinary creatures to notice..."

"But this balance still exists!" Laos clenched his fist: "Ancient dragons are also part of nature!"

"As expected, you noticed this!" Nie Chiwu gave a thumbs up: "That's right! That's why!"

"And I think that this should also be the definition of us Hunters."

Nie Chiwu looked at Laos and said, "I want to write this kind of message to other members and people who may appear in the future."