Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

He swung his shield to deflect the attack, then swung his sword rapidly, slashing out twice in succession. After a familiar combo, the last yellow speed dragon fell in a pool of blood.

After defeating the opponent in front of him, the young hunter immediately lunged sideways and rolled over.

"boom!"

A huge yellow and green figure rushed over, creating several cracks in the rock where the hunter had been standing a second ago.

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, who failed to hunt for food, had all his men killed or wounded, and had also failed in his sneak attack, stared with his scarlet vertical pupils and growled angrily.

Orlan quickly stood up, raised his shield and one-handed sword, and stared at the last and strongest opponent in front of him.

"Next is one-on-one."

Chapter 31 Aolan's Methods

After a brief standoff, the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King took the lead and launched an offensive.

It raised its body, opened its bloody mouth, and pounced on the hunter.

It's still the same unpretentious, even dull attack method, but the presence of paralyzing fangs forces hunters to be alert to deal with it.

If he made a mistake, even if he was just brushed by those poisonous fangs, he might die in the hunting ground.

Holding the shield in front of him and jumping sideways to avoid the attack is the safest way to deal with it. Even if the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King makes subsequent pursuit, he can deal with it calmly.

But his caution seemed unnecessary.

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, who had bitten in vain, did not make any further attacking moves. Instead, he jumped back several meters away, as if he was on guard against the hunter's counterattack.

A feeling of disappointment arose in Orlan's heart.

Why don't you attack? As the leader of a tribe, have you become timid after losing all your men?

Or is it that the Speed ​​Dragon King, known as the first level for novice hunters, is actually only at this level?

Orlan pursed his lips and used his reason to suppress these impetuous emotions that were not conducive to judgment. He held the shield in his right arm and the hunting knife in his left hand, and took steps to actively approach the target.

Huang Speed ​​Dragon King pressed his center of gravity backward, tightened his thigh muscles, and prepared to jump back again to create distance.

Olang suddenly accelerated explosively. In the blink of an eye, the distance of only a few meters between the two disappeared to zero. The hunting knife in his hand carried the force of the forward rush and slashed at the opponent diagonally.

Charge and slash!

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, who was originally preparing to jump back, was a little slow and was slashed in the chest by the hunter who got close first.

"Gah--!" The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King screamed in pain, and its ferocity was finally aroused. It no longer thought about retreating, but lowered its head to bite the hunter who was close to it.

Orlan used his shield to protect his body and dodged the bite by turning sideways, but the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King's counterattack did not end there. It turned its body and lashed out with its slender tail like a whip.

Orlang, who never let his guard down, took a step back and jumped away. The tip of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King's tail swept across the shield, and the strong force caused him to pause slightly.

It finally looks like something!

Before the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King could turn around, Orlan's leg and core muscles tightened like a bowstring. After a brief burst of energy, he rushed forward.

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King just turned around at this time, and chopped the top of its head with a sword that was much heavier than the previous charge and slashed it without reservation. While cutting a bloody wound, the majestic crown was also cut off.

Huang Sulong, who was suddenly hit hard, leaned back and became quite stiff.

Orlan did not rush to continue attacking, but instead stored the excess "inertia" of the previous sword and entered the charging posture again.

One second, two seconds, at the moment when his strength reached its limit, he took another step forward and slashed with another heavy horizontal blow, which made the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King's head tilt.

The "fatal combo" with the addition of greatsword charging and some sledgehammer inertia conversion techniques has already changed beyond recognition. If an experienced one-handed sword user who is proficient in fatal combo is here, he will probably feel uncomfortable watching it.

The core of a truly deadly combo lies in "rhythm" and seizing the opponent's weaknesses, rather than charging.

A move like Orlan's, where great power can create miracles, after stunning the opponent, he gathers his strength, recharges for more than a second, and then strikes with all his strength, stunning the monster again. This strange move is more like a charged slash and headlock with a greatsword than a fatal combo.

Of course, the greatsword users would not agree with this statement. They would say, isn't this just a deadly combo with a slightly slower rhythm and slightly stronger power?

How could a charged slash be such a light thing!

In fact, Orlan himself understood that his fatal combo, which randomly incorporated the greatsword charging technique, was actually a bit mediocre.

It is less powerful than a greatsword, less flexible than a sword, and closer to a sledgehammer in overall rhythm, but lacks the advantage of a sledgehammer's heavy attack.

If used against larger and more powerful monsters, this move may seem awkward because it cannot stun the monsters and the rhythm of the attack will be interrupted.

But it is just right for the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King.

Before the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King could stand firm, the shield strike that had been charged with power hit it on the forehead, making it dizzy and dazed. Several of its fangs were knocked out, and it staggered backward again.

Of course, Orlan wanted to continue suppressing the opponent at this pace, but no matter how good a greatswordsman was, he couldn't accumulate power indefinitely.

Not to mention that the difficulty of charging power with a one-handed sword is much higher than that of a greatsword. With his current skills and physical fitness, he can only perform such heavy blows three times in a row at most.

If you continue to accumulate strength forcibly, your muscles may be strained due to the continuous tension.

So he had no choice but to give up the excellent attack opportunity in front of him, keep his distance, and give his muscles a few seconds to relax?

of course not.

The weapons he possesses are not limited to the greatsword, the sledgehammer, and the basic one-handed sword, which can be borrowed from each other.

There are also dual swords with completely different fighting styles!

Initially, he had tried to combine the dual swords' demonization with the greatsword's charged slash technique. If he could retain both the high speed of the demonization and the powerful force of the charged slash, wouldn't it be super powerful?

However, after many personal experiences, he found that the two were almost incompatible.

The principle of ghost transformation is to stimulate the fighting spirit and force the body into a super-active state. In this state, the heart rate increases sharply, the blood flow rate is extremely fast, the muscles are very unstable, and the fingers will twitch like cramps after moving a few times.

There are not many hunters who can adapt to this state, and only this small number of hunters can activate the demon humanization in actual combat and become dual-sword users.

However, even a skilled dual-sword user cannot perfectly control his body in the demon-human state, and can only form muscle memory through countless training sessions.

The typical manifestation is that during the ghost's wild dance, the movements are almost impossible to stop, and can only be forcibly interrupted by means such as flying, jumping and rolling.

The Great Sword Charged Slash requires absolute control over every muscle in the body.

Take the analogy of herding sheep. Only by making every sheep obedient and gathering into a group can we successfully drive the flock in a certain direction.

Each of the "sheep" in the ghost-like state is crazy and running around. There is almost no way to force them to gather together.

Therefore, every attempt he made to accumulate power in the demon-human state was a failure, a complete, utter failure with no room for maneuver, and in the end he had no choice but to give up.

He once asked Ms. Mary Dan about this question.

Although the latter was neither a greatsword user nor a dual-sword user, he was the strongest hunter he knew, and his vision was far beyond that of ordinary hunters.

After listening to his problem, Marydan found a "solution" for him from another perspective.

The flock of sheep are forced to gather together for a long time. After a long time, they will get tired of it and will not be able to gather together for a while. This is the same as the fact that a greatsword cannot be charged indefinitely.

Why not let the sheep run wild at this time? When they have had enough fun, they can gather together again, right?

Orlan slammed his sword and shield, initiating his demon transformation.

Amidst the flash of red light, fighting spirit surged through his body. The young hunter's figure flashed and he came before the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King. The sword and shield in his hands intertwined and turned into a blurred afterimage.

The ghosts are dancing wildly!

In just a few seconds, Aolan, who had created dozens of new wounds on the chest, neck and head of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, was able to break free from his demon transformation.

The muscles that were originally tense due to continuous exertion have been completely relaxed.

While the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King hadn't recovered from the violent flurry of attacks, Orlan once again tensed his core muscles and entered a charging stance.

Chapter 32 Air Drying

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King was breathing heavily.

Its head, neck and chest were covered with scars. Perhaps none of them were deep enough to kill with one blow, and many of them could be healed with a good night's sleep.

But every wound was bleeding continuously, and the blood loss accumulated over time. The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King became very weak, his movements were much slower than usual, and even his steps became unstable.

Even so, Orlan, who was hovering beside it, always held up his shield and did not let down his guard.

There are countless examples of people forgetting to be cautious because the monsters became weak, and being killed by the monsters' desperate counterattacks.

He eliminated Huang Sulong step by step in a planned manner, constantly eliminated unexpected situations, and carried out the hunt steadily until now. He would never give his opponent a chance to turn the tables.

Perhaps with another round of fatal combos or a flurry of demonic attacks, the weakened Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King would fall completely, but Orlan no longer had any intention of launching another attack.

He was prepared to stick to his target like a plaster until they bled to death.

On the one hand, doing so can minimize the risk, but the more important reason is that the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King already has enough wounds on his body.

He also wants to extract as much material as possible.

As the monster and the hunter ran and chased each other through a canyon passage between rocky mountains, a bright light suddenly flashed at the edge of Orlan's vision. He paid a little attention and looked over there.

It was Seabuckthorn, and it was reflecting the sunlight with the shiny surface of the hunting cat dagger in its hand. After receiving the signal, Orlan raised his shield to indicate that he had received the message.

He slowed down his pace a little, putting about twenty meters between him and the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King.

You can't push it too hard, nor can you let the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King run around. It would be best if it could continue to move forward slowly as you wish.

But this unusual behavior made the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King feel something was wrong. Its pace of progress became a little hesitant, as if it was hesitating whether to continue moving forward or turn around and launch a final counterattack while it still had a little bit of strength.

Ao Lang couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. It seemed impossible to make the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King obey him in such a "gentle" way.

He hit the shield several times with his hunting knife, making a harsh metallic noise. Then he chased after him, shouting, with a ferocious look as if to say, "I'm going to kill you now!"

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King, who was still hesitating, was frightened and subconsciously quickened his pace and ran forward, completely unaware that the color of the ground at the end of the passage was slightly off.

The moment it stepped on the land, a big hole collapsed in the ground. At the same time, a large net woven from spider webs and tough vines (ivy) popped up and wrapped its body tightly.

The hole trap set by Seabuckthorn is effective!

The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King struggled desperately. Perhaps it wouldn't be long before it could break free from the net and escape from the trap.

But hunters and hunting cats obviously won't give it such a chance.

Seabuckthorn ran over with a big bag of powder and poured it all down on the head of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King with a "whoosh".

"Go to sleep, meow!"

This is a capture anesthetic made from a mixture of sleep grass and paralysis mushrooms. Generally speaking, the correct way to use it is to load it into hollow material bullets and crossbow bullets to make capture anesthetic balls, or use it as anesthetic bullets to maximize efficiency.

But the conditions are limited at the moment, and Seabuckthorn can't care so much. Instead of wasting time tinkering with some material bullets, it is better to make more anesthetics and increase the dosage!

Its choice was undoubtedly correct. The Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King inhaled an overdose of anesthetic used for capture during the struggle and fell into coma in a very short time.

"Capture successful, meow!" Seabuckthorn jumped up excitedly.

Aolan came over and rubbed its head. "Well done. Let me bleed it and prepare to skin it."

"Meow?" Seabuckthorn tilted his head. "They've been successfully captured. Why don't you consider transporting them back? Meow? The guild will give you a higher reward, meow."

"No need for that. The sand boat we took when we came here couldn't hold it. We'd have to find a special transport team to transport it. It's just a Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King. There's no need for that."

Having said this, Orlan paused for a few seconds, his voice becoming lower. "Besides, I have other uses."

Seabuckthorn blinked, "Okay meow, I'll listen to you meow."

This is an oasis that is about to be swallowed by the desert.

Dried and broken bones can be seen everywhere around the long-abandoned village.

In the center of the ruins of the abandoned village, there is an exceptionally large skeleton. The huge curved horns connected to the skull point straight to the sky like two flagpoles.

On the tip of one of the big horns hung the head of the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King.

The sand and dust blew through the holes in the bones, making a soft "woooo" sound like crying, slowly drying the bloody head.

Rocklark, The Meeting House Tavern.

"Cheers to celebrate Brother Aolan's successful promotion to two stars!" Resha raised the glass in his hand and cheered loudly.

"cheers!"

"Meow!"

Several wine glasses collided with each other, spilling some of the golden wine in the glasses.

"Ha! I didn't expect that you would be promoted to two stars so quickly." After drinking the beer in the glass in one breath, Nuri smashed the glass on the table and said with a laugh.

Asa, unable to stop talking, quickly chimed in, "That's right! I'm still slowly climbing up to one star, but how come you've already reached two stars like your brother?"

"Isn't it because you're such a loser?" Resha taunted him mercilessly, "Look at how many missions Brother Aolang has completed in the past few months, and how many have you done yourself?

If you spend half the time you spend on big mouth training, you should be almost ready for promotion now!"