Monster Hunter Gathering

"You clearly knew that the maze masters would be deceived by me, yet you still believed that you could resist those temptations and fulfill my wish?"

"You are just creatures full of desires, humans full of desires, and even your life span is limited, yet you want to fulfill my desires?"

"Hahahahahaha..."

The winged lion laughed loudly, and then its entire body grew bigger.

In the blink of an eye, the winged lion maintained its appearance and turned into a giant winged lion tens of meters tall.

"Okay! I'll make a bet with you! Since you guys forced me into this situation!"

The winged lion said: "Laos Tudin! I will grant your wish! I will make you the master of this maze!"

"If you truly indulge in desire and become a monster, I will devour the desires of everyone in this arena!"

"I won't believe anything you hunters say anymore! You can't get rid of me anymore!"

"This is... your last chance!"

The winged lion raised its claws and slapped Laos hard.

The next moment, the winged lion raised its claws, and Laos disappeared completely.

"In that case..."

Nie Chiwu looked at Yishi and said, "Can we first confirm the safety of the hostages, Mr. Kidnapper?"

"..."

The winged lion glanced at Nie Chiwu and then looked at the hunters who came from other worlds.

"Hunting monsters... Haha, to humans, you are also like a group of monsters." The winged lion no longer used a flattering tone to seduce these hunters.

"Yes, that's why we need to pay more attention to our mental health."

Nie Chiwu said, "Let me think about it."

"Our gathering is like a club. Everyone is here by chance and invitation, so of course we gather together based on our interests."

"Life as a hunter is another life besides your own, so... mental health is very important!"

Nie Chiwu said to Yishi naturally: "Look at you, your mental state is very unhealthy."

"Do you want me to be your close friend and have a heart-to-heart talk with you?" Nie Chiwu grinned.

“…The people I met today were all a bunch of weirdos.”

The winged lion said this, its body shrinking back to the same level as the hunters. "Go and see, those people are in the cell over there. Without my power, they can't leave."

"As for what happened afterwards..."

The winged lion lay down, and its body gradually became clean and pure, leaving only the pure lion body and a pair of wings.

It was as if he was really the patron saint of this country, and then the winged lion pressed his eyes together as if he was full and ready to sleep: "You should just wait and see what Laos will do."

"Let's go."

Nie Chiwu and the other hunters walked past the winged lion.

However, as he walked past the winged lion, Nie Chiwu turned around and said, "Oh, right..."

"Winged Lion, have you discovered something?"

The winged lion opened its eyes and looked at Nie Chiwu.

Nie Chiwu said, "You look more and more like a human."

"You who are pure and without desire can be called a god. You who are filled with uncontrollable desires can be called a devil. And you who are becoming more and more like a human being..."

Nie Chiwu touched his chin and said, "I gave Laos a special permission. It's very special!"

"I had to ask Granny Cat for it with great difficulty."

Nie Chiwu grinned and said, "Laios might be a better demon than you."

The battle is basically completed

The battle for the maze rice is basically over. The next section is a bit more literary.

Ah, the battle writing is pretty cool.

……… ...

Chapter 154 The Devil Who Seduces People

When... Nie Chiwu and the others arrived in front of the cell, they were stunned by the scene before them.

At this moment, Sensi and others were busy crushing ice into shaved ice, then pouring various syrups and mixed fruits on it, and then handed these things to other villagers in the Golden City.

"What's going on?" Nie Chiwu scratched his chin, not understanding.

"Why are you eating shaved ice all of a sudden?"

"The Hunter's Grand Commander!" Malushiel anxiously squeezed to the side of the cell and asked, "Where's Laos? Didn't you see the winged lion? Why isn't Laos here?"

"Ah...Laios is fighting the Winged Lion one-on-one right now."

Nie Chiwu moved closer to the cell, looked at the shaved ice made by Senxi, and licked his lips: "Speaking of which, the battle we just had was really hard..."

"I fought such a huge Snake Emperor Dragon, and it was still so hot around the Snake Emperor Dragon. Moreover, I fought for such a long time without even a sip of water..."

Nie Chiwu kept talking like this.

Kazuma rolled his eyes at Nie Chiwu and said, "You just want to eat shaved ice, you bastard!"

"Why shouldn't I eat it?" Nie Chiwu said confidently, "I've thought about this so much, and now I just want a cup of shaved ice! Don't I have the right to do this?"

"Eat! Eat the big portion! One for each person! Others will think we can't afford it if they see us!"

Nie Chiwu said, "When we get back to the gathering, I'll have Granny Cat prepare a ton of shaved ice for us! It'll feel like a trip to the North Pole!"

"At this critical moment, eating shaved ice..."

Iwatani Naofumi's expression was also a little subtle: "I feel like the atmosphere of the final battle has been lost a lot."

"But it feels very Team Laos-style." Er Qiao said: "I want a shaved ice too! I want condensed milk!"

"Oh, then I want the red bean one." Naofumi Iwatani also raised his hand.

"Shaved ice..." Tanjiro touched his head, a little confused.

A charcoal-selling kid from the mountains, he had never eaten good food... nor had he ever eaten shaved ice in the heat...

“Hey! Laos is in a decisive battle with the Winged Lion right now!” Kazuma complained, “So add more syrup to my banana shaved ice!”

"You have absolutely no sense of urgency! How dare you criticize me?" Nie Chiwu was furious. "Give me two! One blueberry and one strawberry!"

"it is good."

Senxi was conscientiously mixing the syrup, while Chilchak, Kikuro, and Namali were diligently grinding ice cubes...

"These hunters are really a bunch of weirdos!" Kabul covered his face and wanted to give up.

"Nie Chiwu, is Laos really okay? How could he fight the winged lion alone? He obviously..." Malushiel asked anxiously.

But at this moment, Nie Chiwu had already taken his portion of blueberry shaved ice from Senxi's hand, then thought for a moment and said, "Of course it's because Laos is qualified."

"We have done everything we should do." Nie Chiwu stuffed the blueberry-colored ice into his mouth, letting the crushed ice melt in his mouth and taking away the heat from his body.

"The people in the labyrinth have united. After this incident, immortals like elves will realize that if they continue with their previous attitudes towards humans and monsters, they will face serious problems."

"Now there are no more options. The only thing left is what Laos has to do." Nie Chiwu said, "Although the Winged Lion's kidnapping of you was not part of the plan, Laos was lucky enough to convince the Winged Lion to make a bet with him. Now Laos has entered the Winged Lion's body and started the final duel with the Winged Lion."

"The final result depends on Laos's performance." Nie Chiwu clenched his fist.

"I feel uneasy no matter how I listen to it..." Kabul covered his face and didn't dare to listen any further: "Will the world really not end?"

"We really trust Laos!!!" Nie Chiwu clenched his fist, his face full of excitement, but...

Behind Nie Chiwu, several hunters except Tanjiro rolled their eyes at Nie Chiwu.

What Nie Chiwu said now was basically for these people to hear.

The hunter's original plan included a contingency plan for Laos's failure.

Now, Laos is in the belly of the winged lion. If he fails, Laos will become a cat car...

Although the hunters can't do anything about the winged lions, but...

Feline can.

Every hunter must remember one thing!

Felyne can do anything!!!

"Let's look forward to Laos's victorious return." Nie Chiwu opened his arms with a bright smile on his face: "Let's see what Laos and the devil will turn this world into!"

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When... the moment Laos was swallowed by the winged lion's claws, Laos felt that he had come to another space.

It was a ruin very similar to the building complex in the maze, but the ground here was littered with the skeletons of various creatures.

Laos had some impression of this place.

This is the place in the "Future" comic that Nie Chiwu showed him, where he and his companions finally faced the winged lion.

It is also the place where the winged lions finally destroyed the humans of the past.

"Winged Lion, are you there?"

Laos was walking forward in this area.

"Laos."

Soon, on a high hill formed by bones, the figure of the winged lion appeared there.

It lay on the small hill of bones, looking down at Laos standing at the foot of the hill: "How do you feel about this place?"

"Um……"

Laos looked around and said, "This should be the ruins of the city that was destroyed by the maze. You finally chose this place for our discussion..."

"You really do understand."

The winged lion stood up from the hill, and its appearance had changed slightly.

Although the prototype of the winged lion could still be seen, Laos could also notice that the winged lion had monster horns growing on its head and three eyes appeared between its eyebrows... Compared to the appearance of a simple winged lion, it was closer to a monster.

The winged lion...has always been approaching humans in the way that others most want to see.

In front of Thistle, it appears as a harmless winged lion cub, growing up with Thistle's desires.

When facing Malusil, it turned into a nearly human appearance, like a tall adult male. It saw that Malusil was determined to change the human lifespan because of the loss of her father.

But now facing him, the winged lion looked more like a monster.

"Laos, you exceeded my expectations."

Chapter 155: Accept the Hunter's Capture

"I originally thought that all your actions were within my expectations."

The Winged Lion said, "I know everything you did in the maze."

"You brought your sister to this maze. At first, you were always worried about money and food. Later, you became a famous adventurer... but suddenly lost your sister."

"That's when your desire began to ignite."

The demon's five eyes were fixed on Laos. "You led your team all the way to the deepest part of the maze. I even hid myself in your sword to guide you forward."

"But from a certain point on, you completely changed."

As the winged lion spoke, the surrounding scenery changed, and scenes from Laos's past appeared around him.

"You hate the human world and think monsters are much more interesting than humans. You don't care about the world as a whole, you only care about your acquaintances. You hate humans so much that you are obsessed with monsters..."

“That’s how it should have been.”

The winged lion suddenly jumped down from the hill and landed in front of Laos. "Why did you suddenly want to hunt me?"

The Winged Lion said, "You were suddenly surrounded by hunters from other worlds. You began to become something beyond my expectations, but I didn't care at the time."