Monster Hunter Gathering

Nie Chiwu suddenly sprinkled the two handfuls of powder in his hands into the air. For a moment, brown-yellow light and light green light lit up on Laos' body.

A handful of hardening dust and a handful of life dust not only improved Laos's defense, but also pulled Laos, who had little life left, back from the brink of death.

At this moment, Malushil was almost done with the spell, and several water balls had already floated up around Malushil.

"Senxi!!!" Zilchak suddenly noticed that the throat of the Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher had begun to roll, and immediately shouted at the top of his voice: "Towards Malushil!"

"Oh oh!!" Sensi took the platinum pot and immediately ran to Malushiel and raised the platinum pot after Zilchak spoke.

As the throat of the Cinder Blade Dragon rolled, molten explosive material spurted out of its mouth. A huge ball of it hit Senxi's adamantine pot directly, and a second explosion occurred afterwards, almost blowing Senxi away.

It was this little bit of time that Sensi bought that allowed Malushil's spell to end. In an instant, the Undine gathered together and turned into a huge ball of water. They suddenly fired a water cannon attack, hitting the huge blade tail of the Cinder Blade Dragon that was burned red by the high heat.

The blade tail, which had already endured a lot of attacks, was suddenly attacked by the full force of the water cannon in such a scorching state. The huge impact force and a large amount of heat were taken away by the water vapor in an instant, so that the blade tail finally couldn't hold on and made a loud breaking sound.

"Roar--!!!"

The Cinder Blade Dragon Slash let out a shrill roar, and after its tail was cut off, it rushed forward and staggered to the ground, revealing a huge gap.

At this moment, Nie Chiwu had transformed the shield and axe combination in his hand into a huge battle axe and rushed towards the direction of the dragon-slaying blade.

The Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher instinctively wanted to swing its tail to sweep Nie Chiwu away, but the broken blade tail was not only not long enough, but even the explosive dust had been washed away by the water elf.

"Die to me!!"

Taking advantage of this gap, Nie Chiwu finally came to the front of the Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher with the axe-enhanced shield axe, and pressed the spinning axe blade against the neck of the Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher who had not yet fully climbed up.

The friction between the spinning shield axe and the monster's flesh made a harsh sound. The Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher, who had already accumulated a lot of wounds on his neck, could no longer withstand the attack of the shield axe with his shell and scales. In the end, with the spinning shield axe and flesh flying everywhere, Nie Chiwu opened a huge gash on his neck.

"We won!" Malushiel shouted in surprise.

"Get out of the way!!!"

However, the sensitive Chirchak had a completely different opinion and shouted loudly at Nie Chiwu.

The next moment, the Cinder Blade Dragon Slash suddenly turned its head and opened its huge mouth towards Nie Chiwu, spewing out a mouthful of explosive lava that had been in its mouth, blowing Nie Chiwu away.

It was not until this time that the Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer slowly fell down completely.

"Captain?" Laos hurried to check on Nie Chiwu, discovering he was already drinking healing potions. Even though his entire body had been burned by the lava, Nie Chiwu had somehow managed to avoid being sent to the cat cart despite the dying attack of the Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher...

Chapter 122 The Gap Between Lower and Higher Level Equipment

"What a terrifying monster." Senxi said this with lingering fear as he looked at the motionless Zhanlong.

With its massive bladed tail, the Dragon Slayer's attack range and desire were unprecedented in the maze. If such a monster appeared in the maze, it would likely severely damage the ecology of the area...

"Finally defeated him." Nie Chiwu said this as he stood up again, holding the recovery medicine bottle in his mouth: "Okay, let's rest for a while and then continue on."

"There won't be more monsters like this out there!" Zilchak said. "You said this was a monster from your place... but I've never heard of such a monster appearing before!"

"There shouldn't be many like the Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer, but there should be some ordinary Dragon Slayers." Nie Chiwu said so, and then when others were resting, he checked the broken blade tail of the Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer.

Just like the dragon-slaying weapon Nie Chiwu remembered, the innermost part of the blade tail was the dragon's flesh and bones, while the outer metal adhered and grew on the flesh, forming this peerless divine weapon...

Nie Chiwu reached out and knocked on the outer shell of the blade tail, and also confirmed something during the observation.

"Laos, this really isn't a real dragon slayer." Nie Chiwu looked at Laos: "This blade tail is made of ordinary metal."

"right!"

Laos came over and knocked on the outer shell of the blade tail to confirm the fracture surface before saying this.

Nie Chiwu had mentioned the characteristics of the Dragon Slayer to Laos before. A considerable part of the Dragon Slayer's shell and tail blade is made of a special metal called [Snake Stone]. It is a blue metal, which is why the Dragon Slayer's body shell and tail blade have a faint blue tint.

Zhanlong itself has the habit of ingesting iron ore and coal, using these as raw materials to generate lava with the help of the heat in its body. The lava and explosive substances it spewed out before also came in this way. Part of the metal will be absorbed by Zhanlong or spewed onto its body as the raw material for its shell and blade tail.

"Um……?"

Senxi saw Nie Chiwu and Laos surrounding the broken blade tail and came over.

Although Sensi, as a dwarf, is not that sensitive to metal, he can still identify it: "Is this tail made of iron? It looks like a little bit of mithril is added... No wonder it's so strong."

"Is it strong?"

As Nie Chiwu said this, he took out a blue knife and slowly pressed down on the end of the blade. When he picked it up again, he saw that the knife had left a clear mark.

"I was saying... it's not that easy to deal with two monsters of the Four Heavenly Kings' level..." Nie Chiwu couldn't help but complain: "Damn, a fake species created by the devil!"

"Huh? You mean, this monster's true form is even stronger?!" Zilchak was completely shocked. "What kind of dangerous place did you come from?! So there are places like this in the world? Could it be the deepest part of the Western Continent?"

"Well, why not let Felyne identify it?" Laos suggested. "Malthyr has just cast so much magic, she should recover her energy..."

"Right! No matter what, after defeating a monster, we should start peeling the materials carefully!" Nie Chiwu happily took out his skinning knife: "Now no one will care how many times I can dig out the monster..."

"I'll come and help too." Senxi looked at the Dragon Slayer with curiosity.

To be honest, Sensi is very interested in what the meat of this unknown creature looks like...

About five minutes later, two Felynx also arrived at the scene after receiving Nie Chiwu's call, and had already dealt with the body of this [Fake Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer].

"Meow, it's confirmed, meow!" One of the Felyne cats looked at Nie Chiwu and Laos with shining eyes: "Captain and Hunter Laos are amazing, meow! This monster's strength is almost the same as a normal dragon slayer, meow!"

"The Dragon Slayer is a very powerful monster, meow!" Another Felyn said happily, "The hunters' strength is growing very fast! It seems that soon the hunters will be able to use the materials they hunt to make high-level equipment, meow!"

"Hey, it's not bad. After all, we worked together pretty well this time... huh?"

Nie Chiwu was still laughing when he suddenly noticed something: "What do you mean, using the materials you hunt yourself to make high-level equipment?"

"Because the hunters have just started hunting, the Felyne cats can only provide low-grade equipment made from degraded materials, meow." The Felyne cats looked at Nie Chiwu innocently: "The Grand Commander is really amazing, meow! He actually defeated the Dragon Slayer with low-grade equipment!"

"Once the hunters have found high-quality materials themselves, they can craft normal high-level equipment, meow!"

"..."

Nie Chiwu looked at Elu Cat, who looked happy for him, and didn't know what to say for a moment.

So, although the monsters he and Laos fought were not real monsters, the bad news was... they were not using normal equipment... no wonder it was so difficult to fight.

"So..." Nie Chiwu asked quietly, "Isn't the lower-level equipment made from the materials of lower-level dragons?"

"No, meow!"

The Felyne said something cruel with a happy expression: "There are no lower-rank dragons, meow! Equipment made by normal monsters is higher-rank equipment, meow!"

"The equipment the hunters wear is made from scraps!!"

"Oh, meow! I remember now! The only low-tier equipment crafted directly at the gathering was the equipment made from Muzan's materials! Once the hunters get the other materials, it should be able to be upgraded to a higher tier, meow!"

Felyne spoke cruel words in a cute tone, making Nie Chiwu realize that hunters like them were still at a very low level...

"I'm going to have special training when I get back!" Nie Chiwu said indignantly, "I'm going to eat eight meals a day! Sooner or later, I'm going to turn back into that humanoid Taboo who killed all the monster hunters!"

"Well, Captain! Hunter Laos! We'll take this prey back first!" The two Felynx had already lifted the [Pseudo-Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher] onto the cart before they knew it. "We'll skin it and hand it over to the hunters! Good luck hunting!"

"Good luck hunting..."

Nie Chiwu also patted his face, then cheered up again: "Come on then! It's time to take over as the Master of the Maze!!!"

"Let's see who will be the next master of the maze!!"

Just as Nie Chiwu said this, the winged lion was already standing in front of Tanjiro.

"Are you sure you want me to eat your desire right now?" The winged lion lowered its head and looked at the young man in front of it. "I originally thought that humans would enjoy their desires more."

Chapter 123 Tanjiro's last wish - saving the dragon

"Mr. Winged Lion."

At this moment, Tanjiro was standing on a hill that was almost exactly the same as his hometown. Not far away from him was his home.

"I know very well that what I have now are the desires that I want to realize deep in my heart."

Tanjiro looked up at the tall winged lion with a peaceful smile on his face. "If possible, I really want all my family members to come back to me. I want them to see what I am like now. I want those who have left to see... Nezuko and I are living well now. We have new friends and a new life."

“But I still want to go back.”

Tanjiro raised his face and smiled at the winged lion: "Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, Kanao... and others, no matter what we have been through, we have come this far."

"so……"

Tanjiro looked at the winged lion like this and didn't continue speaking.

The winged lion looked at Tanjiro in silence for a moment and said, "Originally, I wanted to wait until your desire became even stronger before eating you... but it seems that's no longer necessary."

The winged lion leaned down and knelt on one knee in front of Tanjiro, his tall body looking at Tanjiro at eye level: "Is this okay? You told me that you hunters from other worlds can even restore their desires. Don't you want to get rid of this trouble of mine?"

Yishi looked into Tanjiro's eyes. The other's eyes were still that faint red, and there was no sign of being confused by his desires. If he really wanted to make Tanjiro indulge in his desires... Yishi guessed that it would take at least ten or even dozens of years.

Unfortunately, there is no time now, and Tanjiro is willing to be eaten by it, but the winged lion doesn't understand why Tanjiro is looking at him like that.

Yishi discovered that he seemed to have rarely met or never met someone like Tanjiro.

After all, over the countless years, most of those who came before it were people filled with various desires, either wanting treasure or pursuing power...

He seemed to be empathizing with himself... Even the Winged Lion could sense that Tanjiro wouldn't hesitate at all if he could do something to him, but he did feel sympathy for himself.

I really want to...taste this.

An indescribable appetite surged in the winged lion's heart.

Originally, he just picked Tanjiro as the master of the maze. After all, he wanted to save Nie Chiwu and Laos for last.

But the desires shown by Tanjiro at this moment made the winged lion really eager to eat him.

If he didn't eat it any more, the Winged Lion was afraid that this desire he had never tasted before would disappear...

"So, do you have any other wishes you want to fulfill, Tanjiro?" The winged lion's throat rolled, as if it were a real creature: "What is the last wish you want to fulfill as the master of the labyrinth?"

"..." Tanjiro thought seriously for a moment, then said: "I also want to see someone I respect very much, and... I want to protect the people who are still in the maze."

As Tanjiro said this, he also thought of the man who was burning like a flame and saved all the passengers on the train in his memory.

The winged lion noticed Tanjiro's rising desire almost instantly, and also felt that the Cinder Blade Dragon Slasher had been killed by Nie Chiwu and others.

This gave Winged Lion a little idea.

"I understand."

The Winged Lion licked his lips and said, "I will fulfill your wish. If you can really recover as you said, then I will give you some small help at that time."

The winged lion said this, and its hand had already reached into Tanjiro's body, grasping the special desire that made his appetite surge at the moment.

"Let the person you want protect the people in the maze."

The winged lion excitedly lowered its head and licked the flawless, gem-like desire flowing from Tanjiro's body. "It's... an unexpected taste."

While the winged lion was eating, it also followed the wishes of Tanjiro, the master of the maze, and mobilized the power in the maze again.

At this moment, some monsters in the maze have even begun to attack the humans in the maze.

"Damn it! What kind of monsters are these!!!"

Some lone adventurers cried out in fear at the huge female fire dragons.

But the monster he discovered had already noticed the frightened little guy and was suddenly rushing towards him.

But just as the female fire dragon was about to pounce on the adventurer, a huge sharp blade with a scorching breath slashed down from top to bottom, causing the female fire dragon to instinctively want to dodge.

However, the huge body that had already rushed forward could not overcome the huge inertia for a while, so the female fire dragon only had time to dodge most of its body, but the thorns on its wings were still cut off by the hot blade.

The female fire dragon let out a shrill cry and flew into the sky. The sharp blade that cut through the thorns also shook violently after the female fire dragon left, as if to shake off the excess objects on the blade.

The adventurer, however, covered his mouth tightly and dared not make any sound.

Because the one who severed the female fire dragon's thorns was another gigantic monster...

A dragon that was almost identical to the one just killed by Nie Chiwu and others - the Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer.

But unlike the almost furious monster before, this Cinder Blade Dragon Slayer did not have the same anger and irritability as the Dragon Slayer. There were bright flames and high emotions in its eyes.

The adventurer looked at the huge Cinder Blade Dragon with some despair as it looked down at him. Just when he almost thought he was going to die, he felt his body lighten. The Cinder Blade Dragon used the tip of its tail to lift up his clothes and threw him onto its back.

then……

This lone adventurer discovered that this unusually powerful monster seemed to be...

Rescue those lone adventurers? And why did it feel like this monster was using some kind of methodical combat technique?

Why... is there such a monster?

On the other side, when Nie Chiwu and Laos brought Marusil to the foot of the mountain where Tanjiro was, they suddenly saw a shadow staggering down in the air.

When the shadow hit the ground, Nie Chiwu and the others realized...