Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

Chapter 177 Press X

After trapping the target with spider silk, the spider uses the silk to pull it to fly and pounce. This is one of Shadow Spider's most proud killer moves.

Whether it is herbivores such as mushroom pigs and herbivorous dragons, or large monsters such as giant birds and poisonous birds that are larger than themselves, this can almost be said to be an invincible move.

However, this was the second time he failed in front of the hunter, which made Shadow Spider very angry.

Amidst a strange bubbling sound, a dark purple, highly poisonous liquid spurted out of the Shadow Spider's mouthparts and landed on the pair of horns that had become nonexistent when folded up.

This is not the venom secreted by the shadow spider itself, but the deadly poison stored in its body after it preys on monsters with venom glands and venom sacs, such as the poisonous bird.

Immediately afterwards, the claws on both sides of the mouthparts stretched out with a "click".

The horns, covered with tooth-like barbs and smeared with deadly venom, looked particularly intimidating, but Orlan did not feel nervous.

The preparation time for this move is particularly long, as it involves spitting poison and unfolding the horns.

If you were entangled in the shadow spider's silk beforehand, or were seriously injured by being pounced upon, then this pair of poisoned horns would be quite terrifying.

But if you take precautions in advance, this move is actually not difficult to avoid.

At this time, Orlan didn't even plan to hide. In his opinion, this was not only an attack with a large flaw and easy to dodge, but also a great opportunity to attack!

While the shadow spider was spreading its horns and ready to attack, he raised his hand and fired his grappling hook, which quickly hooked onto the poisonous stinger on the shadow spider's back.

As the spring rapidly reeled in the rope, he leaped up, and the poisoned horn snapped shut under his feet, but of course it bit into nothing.

The distance of more than ten meters disappeared in an instant. In the blink of an eye, Orlan flew to the front of the shadow spider, released his claws, and twisted his waist in the air following the huge inertia. His body spun at high speed, turning into a storm of sword blades, sweeping across the back of the shadow spider.

Dancing wildly in the air!

For the dual-sword wielders of the old times, this was an extremely difficult move to perform.

Not only does it place almost stringent demands on the user's own skills and balance, but it also requires coordination with the terrain and perfect timing to be successfully performed.

But now that the catapult has been invented and gradually improved, the difficulty of performing this move has been greatly reduced.

It can be performed actively even on flat ground, and the timing of the choice is more flexible.

Olang landed on the ground with staggered steps, trying hard to get rid of the excess inertia caused by the high-speed rotation. Finally, he supported himself on the ground with his hands and managed to stand firmly.

"Squeak!" The shadow spider's body trembled.

The hunter's attack was surprisingly effective.

Under the high-speed spinning blade, the poisonous bird skin covering the shadow spider was cut into a series of dense cracks. The flames bursting out from the blade further burned the leather, expanding the series of cuts and finally connecting them together, splitting the poisonous bird skin in half.

It is easy to put on a complete cloak, but if the cloak is cut into two pieces vertically at the back, it will no longer be able to be put on.

At the moment, the tattered skin of the poisonous monster bird was barely hanging on to the body only by the barbs on the shadow spider's legs and the spikes between the shells.

The hunter doesn't even need to do anything extra. As long as the shadow spider moves a little more, the broken skin will fall off naturally.

After confirming this, Orlan knew that the mission of the borrowed pair of strange bird ears in his hand was almost completed.

If the Monster Bird's ears really want to break through the Shadow Spider's tough chitinous shell and cause fatal damage to it, it is not impossible, but the efficiency is too low.

It's time to switch back to the iron sword [Kagura].

Of course, if you can replace it with a lightning-attribute sword at this time, that would be the best choice.

Unfortunately, he could not have anticipated that he would be able to borrow a pair of fire-attribute swords by chance before the battle began. Otherwise, he could have just carried the Zhanpo Sword with him, and he would not have to find a way to escape from the battle and run to the camp to change weapons if he wanted to replace the Zhanpo Sword.

Thinking it was a pity, Orlan began to consciously move towards the position of the iron sword [Kagura]. In terms of absolute destructive power, the iron sword [Kagura] was naturally superior to the ears of the monster bird.

Just as he was fighting and retreating, luring the shadow spider to move in the direction he wanted, a shout suddenly came from the woods in the distance.

"Mr. Hunter! My father has woken up! He said you must need this, so I brought it to you!" The young man who had left before suddenly ran back.

He was like a nimble deer, running out of the woods, stabbing the sword on his back into the ground, then turning around and running without stopping.

Before Ao Lang could yell at him to leave, he had already disappeared without a trace, leaving Ao Lang unsure whether to praise him or scold him.

Never mind, at least he was kind-hearted and did a good thing.

Hidden behind his visor, Orlan gritted his teeth.

He was too lazy to play any more games of lure and pull with Shadow Spider, so he simply raised his arm and fired the last flash grenade loaded on the projector, stunning Shadow Spider on the spot.

Then he quickly ran to the Zanpakuto, carried the Zanpakuto and the scabbard on his back, and threw the strange bird ears on the ground. He would apologize to the real owner of the weapon after everything was over.

After changing into a katana, Oran's whole aura changed.

It's not just because weapons like the katana emphasize offense.

In the previous battle, his main goal was to break the poisonous bird skin "armor" on the Shadow Spider, but now, he began to run for the Shadow Spider's life.

Since Shadow Spider had used a flash bomb once before and was somewhat accustomed to it, the stun effect caused by this flash bomb was much weaker.

By the time Orlan, equipped with a Zanpo sword, rushed in front of it, it had basically recovered its ability to move.

"Zizila!" The sword was unsheathed, and arcs of electricity jumped between the blade and the scabbard.

Orlan strode forward, and the sword blade wrapped in lightning carried the inertia of the charge and slashed down vertically.

Step forward and cut.

The sword accurately fell on the shadow spider's head, cutting a crack in the tough shell, and "crack!" a ball of electric sparks exploded where the sword blade touched.

The chitinous carapace was scorched by the electricity, and the air was filled with a strange burning smell. (Unintentionally thinking of using an electric mosquito swatter to kill a mosquito)

If the flames burning on the monster bird's ears before only made Shadow Spider feel instinctive disgust and discomfort, then the lightning that burst out from the cutting knife made it really feel pain.

Instinctively, it shrank back, but then it became even more angry, raised the two relatively short but more flexible claws at the front of its body high, and slashed at the hunter in front of it.

As soon as Orlan swung the first sword, he began to prepare for Shadow Spider's next counterattack.

He steadied his center of gravity, placed the scabbard diagonally at his waist, and turned the blade over to sheath it.

At the same time as the sword was sheathed, the shadow spider swung its sharp claws down without any hesitation or pause. Orlan's blade was unsheathed, and in a burst of lightning, the two crossed swords chopped down the two falling claws one after another, deflecting the pair of sharp claws.

The shadow spider's sharp claws were deeply embedded in the ground, and its attack missed again, while sword energy was rapidly condensing around the hunter.

With a red light flashing in its pupils, the Shadow Spider in a furious state burst out at a speed far faster than usual. Its horns dripping with venom quickly unfolded and scissored towards the hunter in front of it.

Having seen through the Shadow Spider's attack, Orlan immediately swung his sword and retreated following the inertia of the sword.

The shadow spider's horns were almost closed in front of his nose, and a few drops of venom splashed onto his visor. He could even smell the fishy odor that penetrated the visor grille and entered his nose.

Before Shadow Spider could retract its horn, Orlan raised his blade and retaliated.

See through the slash!

The force of this sword was not very strong, so naturally it failed to chop off the shadow spider's hard horns. However, the electric light that burst out from the blade stimulated it to shiver, and it quickly folded back the horns and shook its head continuously.

With this strike, the sword energy lingering on the blade became condensed, and the hunter's momentum also rose.

Although the momentum is far from reaching its limit, since the prey has revealed a flaw, there is naturally no need to miss the opportunity that is right in front of you for the so-called maximum power.

Orlan thrust his sword forward decisively, the tip of the sword piercing the shell near the shadow spider's head. He took advantage of the forward momentum to leap up, flipped his body in the air to adjust his posture, and slashed down with the sword blade surrounded by lightning.

Air blade cuts!

Chapter 178 Gradually Suppressed

This attack of the Dragon Slash seized the flaw, and the Shadow Spider had no way to avoid it.

The lightning-sparkling blade slashed down and accurately hit the shadow spider's head.

It is difficult to severely damage the shadow spider with one blow using the Slash Blade's own Slashing Flame (green), but with the combined effects of the top-down gravity of the Ascending Dragon Slash, the entanglement of the air blade, the lightning burst, and other multiple factors.

A large piece of the shadow spider's facial carapace was chopped off, and several eyeballs on one side were chopped into pieces. Thick dark green fluid burst out from the wound.

The electric arc penetrated into the shadow spider's body through its highly conductive shell, further attacking its nerves and causing its originally coordinated limbs to twitch.

It suddenly jumped back, its broken mouth covered in green blood opened, and it let out a long, shrill hiss like the sound of sharp metal objects rubbing against each other.

“Jiyaya——!!!”

Although his ears were hurting, Orlan still continued to charge forward despite the monster's roar.

Before adapting to the severe pain, the monster that has just suffered a severe blow is more likely to reveal flaws than usual. Such a good opportunity to attack must not be missed.

While running, Orlan deliberately chose to approach from the side where the shadow spider was blinded. There should be a blind spot there, and the judgment of his actions would be slightly slower.

Orlan came to the front of the shadow spider and drew his sword, stepped forward and slashed. This is the fastest move among the basic katana techniques.

However, the moment he drew his sword, Shadow Spider quickly took half a step back and dodged his sword attack.

It was a pity that the attack failed, but this was not uncommon. Orlan did not pause at all and continued to thrust his sword forward, pointing directly at the shadow spider's head.

But what he didn't expect was that the shadow spider actually swung out its sharp claws at the same time and deflected the tip of his sword.

This doesn't look like someone who has suffered a serious head injury or whose eyesight has been severely affected. This guy's dodging is still agile, and his reactions are quick and accurate.

Olang suddenly realized that he seemed to have fallen into stereotyped thinking.

The head of most monsters is the most obvious weak point. If the head is hit hard, the condition will inevitably be affected, but this is not necessarily the case for the shadow spider.

I heard that some insects can survive for several days even if their heads are removed, until they starve to death due to lack of food.

Although shadow spiders are not insects, they belong to the same category of arthropods. Their heads are not necessarily their weaknesses, and vision is not necessarily their primary sense.

So what's its real weakness?

Orlan paused his attack, swinging his sword to deal with the counterattack of the shadow spider's sharp claws, while turning his eyes, searching various parts of the shadow spider's body.

It soon landed on the fat belly that lacked the protection of a thick shell.

That's right! It was the same thing when we dealt with the Queen Bee. Arthropods' internal organs seem to be mostly concentrated in the abdomen. This must be the Shadow Spider's weak spot!

Raising his sword to block the attacking claws, Aolan stirred up his blood and immediately began to transform into a demon.

With his extraordinary mobility in the demon-human state, he quickly circled to the side of the shadow spider and risked crawling between its two pairs of legs.

“Swish! Swish!”

The upward slash broke through the thin shell on the shadow spider's abdomen, and the vertical slash that followed followed the sword path and penetrated deep into the wound. The two sharp swords were released in an instant.

The tip of the sword feels soft when it enters the flesh. This is the weakness of the Shadow Spider!

Following the inertia of the red blade's swing, Aolang immediately followed with another air blade cassock slash, which intersected with the previous two swords and cut a cross-shaped wound.

Then he continued to repeat this small combo that Amos called "evil" but his favorite.

Feeling the pain, the shadow spider quickly moved its limbs, turned at full speed, and swung its sickle-shaped claws across.

"Shh!"

The whistling sound of the air tearing apart showed the incredible power of this attack. If it was hit head-on, even a hunter equipped with high-performance armor would suffer serious damage.

Orlan, who was in the middle of his third combo, noticed the movement of the shadow spider's limbs. He interrupted the move immediately, stepped back, and allowed the limbs to sweep past him.

Then, he transformed the inertia of retreat into forward force, swung the sword, and slashed forward.

The shadow spider simultaneously raised its abdomen and stabbed the hunter with the poisonous needle in its tail.

The sharp blade wrapped in electric light collided with the tail stinger flowing with venom. The attacks from both sides failed to hit the other, but in this confrontation, the hunter had the upper hand.

Orlan turned his head, dodging the light blue sleeping venom sprayed from the shadow spider's tail stinger. The few drops of venom that splashed on the surface of the armor had no effect.

The electric current that erupted from the sword blade followed the hollow stinger and penetrated the shadow spider's abdomen where its internal organs were concentrated. The shadow spider was electrocuted and twitched, its limbs contracted, and it took two steps back.

Without hesitation, Orlan held the sword diagonally behind him, entered a charging stance, and slowly stepped forward, continuing to approach his opponent while repeatedly adjusting the angle of attack.

The shadow spider shook its round abdomen, recovered its strength, raised its sharp claws high, and slammed down at the approaching hunter.

At this time, Orlan also completed his preparation for accumulating strength. At the moment when the sharp claws were about to fall on his head, he turned into an afterimage and rushed forward.

The sword blade surrounded by electric light drew a bright arc of light in the night sky. The hunter's figure passed by the side of the shadow spider. The next second, a narrow blade more than one meter long emerged from the side of the shadow spider, and a large amount of green blood gushed out.

The damage caused to the Shadow Spider by this sword was no less than the previous air blade cut. The Shadow Spider's limbs softened and it almost fell to the ground.

But it finally held on, bending its limbs on both sides of its body to gather strength, and then suddenly jumped up.

Orlan thought that the shadow spider was going to fight back, so after charging up the air blade and spinning it, he immediately swung his sword to shake off the blood and mucus on the blade, then ran quickly to prepare for the upcoming attack.

However, it didn't expect that the shadow spider did not pounce on it, but leaped to a giant tree twenty or thirty meters behind it, panting and adjusting its state.

Lacking the means of long-range attack, Orlan glanced at the projector on his left arm, intending to fire a flash bomb to knock the shadow spider down from the tree.

However, in the previous battle, three flash grenades that had been loaded in advance were fired one after another, and reloading was very time-consuming.

He had no choice but to take out a flash bomb from his waist and throw it out with his hand.