Monster Hunter Gathering

"They know about our situation, so they will come to help us find Farin!" Laos said happily.

"What are those! Laos, are you really not talking nonsense?" Malushiel stood on tiptoe, as if she wanted to see if Laos was really poisoned and had hallucinations.

Sensi's attention was focused on the egg that Laos brought over: "Such a huge egg, is it a dragon egg?"

After checking it out, Senxi nodded with that elf-like look: "Very fresh, very good."

Itsujinmei put on a stinky face like a dog-headed man: "He smells like other guys, and also the smell of some unknown beast."

"Laos, how did you transform back?" Chirchak asked with great concern. "What's with that equipment you're wearing? Have you returned to Yade and the others?"

"Well..." Laos said, "Actually, they are here too. They also said they want to meet you."

"Aho! My dear friends!"

Just as Laos was saying this, a man wearing armor similar to Laos's jumped in from outside, carrying an unrecognizable weapon on his back. He rolled into the room and said, "Let's get acquainted quickly! I'm the Grand Leader of the Monster Hunter Gathering! You can call me Nie Chiwu or Grand Leader!"

"Senxi! How about our local specialty, herbivorous dragon eggs?" Nie Chiwu struck all sorts of strange poses. "Actually, I wanted to bring you some flying dragon eggs, but they're a bit difficult to carry... I'll definitely let you taste them next time."

"Captain, don't be so familiar when you first meet us. Others will think we're weird."

Following closely, Nie Chiwu, Er Qiao and others also walked in one after another, which made Qierchak alert, worrying that these people might be guys who attacked others in the maze for profit.

"Eh……"

Iwatani Naofumi noticed Chirchak's expression, an expression he was particularly familiar with, so he began to explain, "We're not the kind of people who rely on the maze to survive, and we won't endanger your safety. But this kind of thing can't be expressed directly... Let's just get along well from now on."

"We are here to help you!" Tanjiro said righteously, "Ms. Farin was turned into a dragon, right? We are here to help you defeat the Mad Magician!"

"Hello!!!!"

Chirchak suddenly became anxious: "Laos, what on earth were you doing last night?! Did you really intend to defeat the Mad Mage?"

"Yes." Laos said this with unexpected determination: "After learning a lot, I realized one thing... If we want to save Falin, we must defeat the Mad Mage."

"And... I've already figured out how to return Falin to her original form!" Laos said happily, "As long as we eat and digest the part of Falin that was transformed into a dragon... we can drive the dragon's soul out of Falin's body!"

Laos' words made Malushiel and the others almost think that Laos had gone completely crazy after being missing for a night. Instead, Sensi started to think.

"This is a fact. I can explain it to you in detail." Nie Chiwu stood up to help Laos explain.

If Laos really had to explain himself, given Laos's credibility, it would take who knows how long it would take. It would be better to let an outsider do it himself.

"In this maze, the souls of living things are bound to their bodies. Even in death, they can't leave, right?" Nie Chiwu said simply, "But Falin is now fused with the dragon. If the dragon's soul is not eliminated, Falin cannot be resurrected normally. The only way to eliminate the soul in this maze, besides eating it, is to take it out of the maze, but then Falin's soul will also disappear."

Nie Chiwu looked at the people in front of him and said, "How should I put it... To show our sincerity, why don't you take a shower first?"

"The transformation can be ended by simply washing away the spores of the transformation mushroom," Nie Chiwu explained. "Besides, you don't have any other options now except defeating the Mad Magician."

"Oh yes!"

Laos also said: "I know one more thing!"

"The Western Elves' ship has arrived! It seems they are going to take coercive measures against this maze!"

Chapter 76: People who reach a consensus and move forward together

"!"

Laos' words made Malushiel and Chilchak, who understood the meaning of the arrival of the Western elves, open their eyes wide.

Malusil jumped up, grabbed the armor around Laos' neck and shook it vigorously: "You should have said this from the beginning!!!!!!!!!!"

"It's over! The Western elves are coming!" Chirchak also looked a little overwhelmed. "We're doomed! They must have noticed that we used black magic! Those guys will definitely torture the country where we captured the elves to death..."

"Ah, let me correct you on that." Nie Chiwu raised his hand and said, "Actually, it's not torture to death. It's mainly because the elves have a different concept of time. For the elves, they just torture the prisoner until they die of old age..."

"Isn't it exactly the same!!!!" Chilchak shouted, holding his head.

"So our only option is to defeat the Mad Magician." Laos clenched his fist and said confidently, "It's okay! There will be a way!"

"Why are you so optimistic!!!!" Chilchak shouted.

"because……"

Laos rubbed his head and said, "I feel like after seeing Nergigante, these things are nothing."

"I find that there is definitely something wrong with our concept of life and death." Kazuma muttered to himself.

Qiao and Kazuma were also muttering, "So meeting an ancient dragon has this effect? ​​I'm going to try it when I get back, maybe to boost my courage or something."

"Let's take a shower first and get rid of the spores from the transformed mushrooms." Nie Chiwu said to Malushiel and the others, "I believe our journey together will be very pleasant."

As Nie Chiwu said this, he also picked up the hilt of Laos's Winged Lion Sword from the side and handed it to Laos beside him: "Laos, your sword."

"Oh! Kensuke!" Laos also hung Kensuke on his waist. "In that case! Let's have breakfast too! The captain and the others brought some new ingredients. Go wash off the spores on your bodies first!"

Although they still had a lot to say, Malushiel and the others decided to deal with the mushroom spores on their bodies first.

Laos and the other hunters started to make a fire on the spot and prepare to cook.

Laos was in charge of drawing the heating array, and then the others set up the pot. As for Nie Chiwu...

They called one of the Felyne cats who set up the temporary camp to help them make cat food.

"Leave it to me, meow!" Elu Cat, one of the cat grandmother's direct disciples, picked up the spatula confidently and started to cook cat food.

Laos squatted aside with great interest, watching how Felyne cooked, and asked from time to time what ingredients the cat food was made of.

For example, dragon leg meat, coral shrimp, fire dragon whiskey, secret barnacle abalone, etc...

When Malushiel and the others came back after taking a shower, they were stunned by the table full of dishes.

"Why is there so much food?" Malushiel shouted, "How did you make it?"

"Of course it's our hunter's best friend! The Felynx can do it!!!" Nie Chiwu confidently showed Malsir and the others the hunter's best friend, the Felynx: "The Felynx can do anything!!!!"

"Hello, meow!" Elu Cat also waved his hands vigorously: "I hope you like the cat food I made, meow!"

"The cat can talk! Isn't it a monster!" Chilchak shouted.

"Hmm?" Izutsumei approached the cat with some doubt, sniffed it, and asked doubtfully, "Were you also transformed into this person by black magic?"

"No, meow." Felynx shook his head: "We Felynx have always been Felynx!"

"We ate a lot for breakfast." Senxi looked at the huge amount of cat food in front of him with some doubts, and said worriedly in his tone that had not yet returned to normal: "It would be a shame if it was wasted."

"waste?"

Nie Chiwu waved his hand and said, "No, don't underestimate our appetite. Eat as much as you want, and we'll take care of the rest."

After Nie Chiwu said this, everyone had an exceptionally hearty breakfast...

Malushil and the others, who had eaten their fill early, were a little shocked when they saw the hunters' stomachs were like bottomless pits. They wondered where on earth they managed to stuff so much food into their stomachs.

And for some reason, Laos's appetite suddenly increased a lot, surprisingly not less than others...

"We'll need a lot of food in the future." Senxi thought seriously about the issue of food collection: "We can't let the young people go hungry..."

"Don't worry! We'll bring our own food." Nie Chiwu said as he ate, "Because hunters have to fight a lot of monsters, their appetites are naturally a bit bigger... But don't worry! We won't bother you too much!"

"There are a lot of monsters here, right?" Nie Chiwu patted the shield axe on his back and said, "We are hunters, and we are very good at hunting!"

"We are all rare and precious hunters in the world!" Nie Chiwu began to introduce himself and other hunters to Malushiel and others with excitement.

"This is JOJO! His abilities are heroic strength and ripples!"

"This is Naofumi Iwatani! His abilities are the heroic heavy crossbow burst and shield!"

"Sato Kazuma! His abilities are stealth sniping and stealing!"

"Tanjiro Kamado! He has amazing swordsmanship and a strong head!"

"Finally, there's Laos, who just became our partner! He knows a lot about monsters! He has strong observation skills! He will definitely bring great surprises to us hunters!" Nie Chiwu said excitedly.

"Laios is among the hunters." Chilchak muttered.

"Ah, Laos is among them." Malusil also showed a suspicious look.

Izujinmei was even more speechless: "..."

Although he had some doubts, after learning about the things about the Western elves, he had no choice but to listen to Laos and go with these hunters.

The original team of five people suddenly expanded to ten people and continued to move deeper into the maze.

The body that had not yet transformed back caused a little trouble to Malushiel and others, but they soon arrived at the door leading to the depths as before.

"Here we are again. There are no chains here. How can we move forward?" Chirchak scratched his hair in frustration. "It seems there is no other way..."

Chilchak was about to ask Laos, but he saw Laos approaching some gates with the help of his sword, and the other hunters were all ready to fight?

Laos was originally worried whether the winged lion would come out to help him open the door as before, but the next moment a lot of tentacles emerged from the sword, which made Laos feel relieved.

As the door opened, the sound of gargoyles moving around was heard above the door.

Nie Chiwu immediately drew out his shield axe, holding the sword in his left hand and the shield in his right hand: "It's time for us to show our skills!"

"Crush these gargoyles!"

Chapter 77: Hunters who are extremely cruel to gargoyles!

Malusil, who was still in half-man form, was the first to hear the voice of the gargoyles coming from above everyone's heads. As soon as she raised her head, she saw three gargoyles with bared fangs and claws rushing towards the people below.

When it pounced, the gargoyle had already locked onto the guys who were the most obvious targets.

Several members of Laos's team were still in their transformed state and not used to fighting, so... the hunters simply blocked the path of the gargoyles as they pounced down.

Just as Malusil was about to cast a spell, the Shield Hero stopped her: "Stop! You'll faint if you cast a spell in your current Halfling form! Get back first!"

Naofumi Iwatani picked up a heavy crossbow filled with shield parts and began firing at the gargoyles. The powerful bullets made one of the gargoyles retreat repeatedly.

"You guys go in, and we'll take care of the gargoyles."

Nie Chiwu carried a shield and axe and stood in front of Chilchak, blocking the gargoyle's powerful downward attack. At the same time, he charged the sword in his left hand and fiercely carved two extremely deep marks on the gargoyle's body.

Seeing that these big guys wearing strange equipment were so fierce, Chilchak carried the small Malushiel and rushed towards the opened door without hesitation.

But Chilchak discovered that there was a figure that ran even faster than him... It was the smallest boy among the hunters, the one with a large bow on his back.

"Hey! Aren't you going to help your companions?" Chilchak shouted as he ran.

Kazuma continued running without even looking back: "You must be joking! I'm not in a combat position! I'm a logistics hunter responsible for support! I will never engage in direct combat! I'm not a combat profession!"

"?" Chilchak was a little confused. The other party was holding a bow and arrow that was taller than a halfling and said that he was not a combat profession?

At this moment, a flash bomb suddenly lit up behind him, causing Chilchak to look back and see the battle scene of Nie Chiwu and other hunters.

The gargoyles that originally had the advantage in air combat now all fell to the ground and struggled, while the hunters surrounded the gargoyles and beat them up without any moral fighting spirit.

The shield and sword in Nie Chiwu's hands were assembled into a battle axe with the blade still spinning, which cruelly sawed off a large amount of gravel at the gargoyle.

Er Qiao faced the gargoyle's head, waving the two swords in her hands rapidly, carving the gargoyle's head into a ball.

Naofumi Iwaya blocked the back of a gargoyle and sprayed a large number of diffuse bullets from the heavy crossbow, smashing the lower body of the gargoyle carved by Jotaro to pieces.

As for Tanjiro, he was relatively... kind. He just used the sledgehammer to smash the last gargoyle into several large pieces of stone. He was not as cruel to the gargoyles as the others...

Chilchak suddenly realized why Kazuma said he wasn't a combat class.

There aren't many combat classes like this in the maze. Using those weapons on such a small gargoyle seems a bit wasteful...

"Malushil! Chirchak!" Leos hurriedly dragged Itsuzumi and Sensi inside. "I'm glad you're all okay. I've personally experienced that being with a race you're not comfortable with can have a significant impact on combat!"

"Where on earth did you find these people?" Chirchak looked at the hunters who had cruelly turned the gargoyles into a pile of rubble. "And... aren't you planning on exploring the maze in the future?"

Chilchak had wanted to say this before, but Laos's behavior seemed like he wanted to quit the team and join a new organization, which forced Chilchak to ask now.

"No?" Laos was a little confused. "Our team is a team, and the hunter is a hunter."

"I cherish you all very much." Laos looked at the members of his team with a reassured look on his face.

“Hey! The way you talk! No wonder your companions misunderstand you!” Kazuma, who had long since left the battle, shouted, “Hunters are like that! Hobby clubs or something! Don’t you have that kind of thing here?”

Kazuma pointed at himself and said, "We all have our own companions! It won't affect our own team at all!"

Malushiel looked towards the gate: "Interest..."

At this moment, four hunters carrying huge weapons had already dealt with the three gargoyles and entered the gate chatting and laughing, showing no signs of fatigue after the fierce battle.

"……club?"

Chilchak was speechless: "What kind of club has such fighting power?"

"Dragon hunting?"