Monster Hunter Gathering

"By the way, the Western elves will arrive at this house tomorrow!" Nie Chiwu gave Chirchak a thumbs-up. "We'll definitely have a fight with them about the maze then! Don't worry!"

"There's absolutely no reassurance in your words!" Chirchak raised his voice. "I think I know why Laos gets along so well with you!"

Chilchak seemed to have given up struggling, and after cleaning up the garbage, he prepared to go downstairs to see if there were any other discoveries.

Er Qiao, while reading Hills's diary, said, "Hmph, even though we've never met, I hate elves who look down on others. Who knows what kind of arguments we'll have later."

"Take your time." Nie Chiwu took another diary and closed it with a snap.

"If only those elves knew what we were trying to do..."

"I'm afraid they'll have to gather their army and kill us right away."

"I don't know if they can hypnotize us... Let's try."

"The exciting hunt...is about to begin!"

Chapter 80: Unsealing the Winged Lion

"Everyone, come and eat."

After preparing the phoenix meat and other foods, Sensi started to invite everyone downstairs to come and eat.

"coming!"

The three [Minor Mentality] hunters who were already upstairs reading a novel by Hills each, dropped their novels and pushed each other downstairs to eat.

Kazuma was pushed to the back, and for some reason he felt like he was back in school...

This sudden family atmosphere is really strange!

Despite the complaints, everyone soon arrived at the table and sat in the arms of those soulless bodies...

Although Malusil complained loudly as the situation had originally developed, she temporarily ignored it because of the possibility that the phoenix would be resurrected in her stomach.

“The ingredients you brought are very good.”

Senxi said truthfully at the dinner table, "Although I've never seen meat like this, I can tell it's nutritious... Do you usually eat this kind of meat?"

"We haven't been eating for long."

Nie Chiwu counted the days on his fingers: "But cats that hunt these creatures are always very careful about the ecological balance!"

"After all, for hunters, the most important thing is to coexist with nature. If the ecological balance is destroyed, we hunters will lose the meaning of existence."

Nie Chiwu took out his chopsticks and handed a pair to Tanjiro as he said this: "Humans themselves are creatures that have been separated from the basic ecosystem, so we have a greater responsibility to maintain this ecosystem. This is also for our better survival."

"Are you originally from the East? Are these chopsticks?" Chirchak said the same thing when he saw Nie Chiwu and Tanjiro holding out their chopsticks. "Come to think of it, you all look a lot like Kikuro... Do you know him?"

"I know, but I don't recognize it." Nie Chiwu picked up a piece of Phoenix meat made by Morixi with chopsticks: "Because Tanjiro and I are not used to knives and forks, so we use chopsticks, don't mind it."

Nie Chiwu's eyes narrowed. "Speaking of which... Laos, have you found it downstairs? The place where the winged lion is sealed?"

"Oh, yes! Speaking of this..."

Malushil also took out an ancient book with wings printed on it: "I found this! Its binding is the same as the book of the Mad Magician! I think it should be one of the books that sealed the winged lion!"

"Laos! Here you go!" Malushiel handed the ancient book directly to Laos.

Laos looked at the book that Malushiel handed to him, paused for a moment, and finally took the ancient book that sealed the winged lion.

The moment Laos took the book, the eyes on the ancient book opened, and the pupils of those eyes showed infinite ∞.

"Laos, are you ready?" Nie Chiwu spoke.

"I'm ready." Laos took a look at the book that couldn't be opened, and then handed it to Er Qiao beside him.

Er Qiao also took a look at the ancient book and then handed it to other hunters.

Each hunter took the book and thought about what he or she most wanted to do, then handed it to the next person.

After each hunter had looked at the ancient book, Tanjiro, as the last one, handed the Book of the Winged Lion to Nie Chiwu with both hands: "Captain! Here you go!"

"okay!"

Nie Chiwu stuffed the meat cooked by Senxi into his mouth and took the book handed to him by Tanjiro with one hand: "Senxi's cooking skills are amazing! If I have time... I must let you meet our cat grandma!"

"As for cooking, the essence can only be discovered through mutual communication!" Nie Chiwu placed the Book of the Winged Lion on the table while happily eating.

"It seems that everyone is ready."

Nie Chiwu's left index finger tapped lightly on the Book of the Winged Lion, while Nie Chiwu also looked at the expressions of the people around him.

Finally, Nie Chiwu also laughed: "I'm ready too."

"Come and enjoy the delicious food! For hunters, a good meal is the best habit before hunting!"

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After the meal, until the phoenix was digested, everyone leaned on the bodies that had lost their souls.

Because of the rule that these people could not be harmed, the Phoenix could not rely on fire to revive itself, and was simply digested by the crowd and died completely.

After that, everyone finally began to seriously study the book that sealed the winged lion.

"This book should be the one that seals the Winged Lion."

Nie Chiwu spun the precious ancient book around with his fingertips. "Maluthier should be able to break the seal. The question now is what should the Mad Mage do with it."

"Once the seal is broken, the Mad Mage should find a way to return. And according to our 'estimated' time, the elves should arrive here tomorrow."

Nie Chiwu said, "Laos already has an idea on how to deal with Falin's problem."

Laos nodded and told his companions the method he had thought of in the original plot. As for the ingredients, Laos did not take the risk of looking for rabbits again.

After all, he had enough food with him, and even prepared some bait ingredients for Monster Hunter - [Sleeping Raw Meat].

"Let Farin eat enough and drink some wine, and she will fall asleep soon." Laos said, "But the Mad Magician..."

"Now! We need the help of the Winged Lion!"

Nie Chiwu put down the ancient book and handed it to Malushiel: "Unseal the winged lion, and then we will fight Hills."

"If we remove the seal now, Hills should immediately notice what's going on here and rush back with Falin." Nie Chiwu explained to the people at the Labyrinth Fan Club, but his eyes remained fixed on Laos's face. "Have you decided to remove the seal?"

"Malushil, please unseal this book now."

At this moment, Laos also made the final decision: "Let us meet the winged lion."

"Ah."

After Malushiel took over the Book of the Winged Lion, she was also a little excited when looking at the book.

The possible solution to the final barrier of ancient magic she had studied was in her hands.

She also placed the staff she had woven herself on the book and began to use her staff to absorb the magic seal on the book.

Along with Malushil's spell, her staff began to sprout branches and leaves, and the seal on the book began to become thinner... Finally, under Malushil's spell, the seal on the book was finally completely pried open.

The Book of the Winged Lion took off, and huge wings expanded from the book, freeing a lion head full of divinity from the book like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.

The white lion head now had a human smile on its face as it looked at the people who had unsealed it.

"What a group of people filled with desire... Hello, nice to meet you."

Chapter 81 Prelude to Battle

Seeing the appearance of the winged lion, different people have different feelings.

While Nie Chiwu was looking up and down at the winged lion, he also pushed Laos from behind.

"Are you the Winged Lion..."

Laos looked at the winged lion with a lion's head emerging from the book in front of him and felt a little nervous. He walked over and picked up the book. "If it only has the head, it would be the same as an ordinary lion..."

"I've been watching you the whole time." The winged lion smiled, his lion face capable of conveying emotion. "Just as you expected, after the seal was broken, Hills discovered the situation here and rushed back with Falin."

"You've already made a plan to deal with Falin, right? So your final target... is Hills?"

The Winged Lion looked at Laos in front of him and asked, "Are you planning to replace Hills and become the master of this place?"

"Laos."

Chirchak poked Laos from behind. "The Winged Lion must be talking about what the people of the Golden Country say. Whoever kills the Mad Magician will become the king here..."

“I really haven’t thought about this yet.”

Laos shook his head: "But in order to rescue Falin, we do have to resolve the Hills issue first."

"Winged Lion, I want to know."

Laos looked at the Winged Lion and told him the first "bait" in the plan that he, Nie Chiwu and others had discussed before setting off.

"How did Hills become the Master of the Labyrinth?" Laos looked directly into the winged lion's eyes. They were clearly lion eyes, but they looked a bit like a goat, with a faint infinity symbol forming. "If I want to replace him as the Master of the Labyrinth here, what should I do?"

"Laos?" Malusil widened her eyes. She never expected that Laos would say such words to the winged lion.

After hearing what Laos said, the Winged Lion laughed even more happily: "You want to become the master of the maze?"

"I see that strong…" Winged Lion paused and changed the word: "pursuit."

"I can help you defeat Hills. Once you defeat him, one of you can replace him as the Master of the Labyrinth."

"But I'm curious, what do you want to do by becoming the Master of the Maze?"

The Winged Lion looked at the people in front of him.

The desire that emanated from the depths of his heart made Winged Lion intoxicated.

Not many people have such a strong desire.

Especially someone like Laos.

The half-elf's desires ran deep, too.

Dwarves and halflings...although they have desires, they find it difficult to expand.

The little girl whose soul merged with the monster's had nothing she wanted to do.

The remaining people...

The winged lion's pupils stared at the hunters.

The young man with the shield had a vague desire for revenge, but it was gradually fading.

The two men holding double swords and carrying bows seem to have strong desires, but they will stop on their own after reaching a certain level.

The young man with a scar on his head had the kind of look that Winged Lion had seen many times...it was difficult for him to become the master of the maze, but he was satisfied enough.

But the last one who pushed Laos before had a very deep desire and was particularly tempting.

"Laos, I've been watching you all the way. I know you."

The winged lion's tone sounded righteous, and he admired Laos. "You have love for monsters in your heart. You are different from other adventurers. I want to entrust the people of this country... and the monsters to you."

"To save the people here, I will help you defeat Hills." The winged lion extended its wings from the book and gently stroked Laos's face. "You will become a more reasonable master of the maze than Hills."

"In that case, let's go get ready."

Nie Chiwu stood up, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and then said, "Let's go prepare some food to make Falin fall asleep. Let's deal with Falin's problem first."

"Laos, you go talk to the Winged Lion," Nie Chiwu said as he took out some ingredients from his backpack. "Bring some sleeping pills too. We also brought Fire Dragon Whiskey. Let's get rid of Falin without causing her any pain."

"But Laos." Originally, Malushiel was a little worried about Laos, but was pulled away by Chilchak who understood the atmosphere.

In order to have enough space to cook, everyone ran outside to set up the pots and prepare food for Farin, leaving only Laos and the Winged Lion in the room.

Sensi and his companions walked in front.

As Nie Chiwu pushed everyone out of the room, Er Qiao shook her head and said to the others, "The devil didn't take a liking to us."

"The Winged Lion wasn't interested in any of us. In the end, the only people it was interested in were Laos, Malthil, and the Grand Commander."

Er Qiao muttered to herself because of this: "Could it be that I'm actually someone with very little desire? I don't feel anything at all?"

"Kazuma wasn't even noticed?" Iwatani Naofumi said, a little confused. "It seems his desire is quite obvious."

"Hey!! Why are you talking like I'm some scumbag?" Kazuma was furious.

"Captain, is it true that Mr. Laos will be able to face the Winged Lion alone without any problems?" Tanjiro glanced at the room behind him with some concern. "And what should we do now?"

"Whatever you do, follow the plan." Nie Chiwu patted Tanjiro's shoulder: "Since the Winged Lion only likes me and Laos, then it's just the two of us."

"You should be prepared for Laos and I to be completely bewildered." Nie Chiwu said bluntly: "After all, no matter how much you remind yourself to be strong, if you don't stand in front of that line, you will never know what you will do..."