All my hunting commissions come from another world?

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Peach-haired Beast King: "?"

"Zhou Si, why do you want to become a hunter?"

The lone bird's sudden question stunned Zhou Si. Why did he become a hunter? Did it expect him to answer that it was for food? Besides, the lone bird hadn't called him by his name directly in a long time; it usually called him "Liao Zhou."

"If I had to say, I don't know what I can do in this world. I might as well join the Hunter's Guild so I can hunt with you."

Zhou Si finally revealed his true thoughts: he was originally a visitor from another world, had no attachment to his previous world, and had no other friends in this world except for a lone bird.

If you ask him what else he wants to do besides being a hunter, he can't exactly go back to the New World and become a savage, can he?

He never wanted to experience those days again when he had no one to talk to.

"What if I said I wanted you to leave? You can go anywhere. Can't you travel between worlds through the system? You can go to Alicia's place too. She's your friend, right?"

"You must really want to go back to real society, right?"

Upon hearing Lone Bird's words, a question mark slowly appeared above Zhou Si's head. He did miss life in the real world, but if he were to go to the Collapsed World, he thought being a savage in the New World would be quite nice.

You bastard! I've treated you well, yet you try to harm me?

"Why are you saying this suddenly?"

Zhou Si was clearly not a person lacking in intelligence or emotional intelligence. He quickly figured out the subtext in the cage bird's words. The cage bird wouldn't let him leave for no reason; it could only be because he thought there would be something he would encounter if he stayed. Moreover, in the cage bird's view, this was very dangerous for him.

Zhou Si had heard about Lone Bird's past from others. Lone Bird had lost something very important due to an accident, which was why she had always chosen to be a lone wolf.

Out of respect, he didn't inquire further about the specifics, but now that the lone bird had said such a thing to him, something very serious must have happened.

To put it somewhat arrogantly, he and Lone Bird could now fight even the legendary ancient dragons. He found it hard to imagine what kind of difficulties would lead Lone Bird to make such a choice.

Could it be some legendary taboo?

......

Ten minutes later, after listening to Lonely Bird's account of the current situation, Zhou Si's mind went blank, and the only remaining thought was to go back ten minutes and slap that jinx.

"Is that really the Hunter's Guild's assessment?"

Lonely Bird nodded seriously. No matter what Zhou Si's final choice is, she hopes that Zhou Si can understand the truth and then make a choice based on her own thoughts.

After all, this wasn't Zhou Si's responsibility, and neither morally nor logically did he stay here to face these challenges with them.

This time, Zhou Si remained silent for a long time. The scorching sand and wind of the vast desert hit his face. He had run so far following the speed of the Heron Eagle Dragon, yet there wasn't even a few drops of sweat on his forehead.

They were still some distance from their destination, the Crimson Forest, and Zhou Si had plenty of time to think. The Lone Bird wasn't in a hurry to get Zhou Si's answer, or rather, she wasn't telling Zhou Si these things in the first place to find out his answer.

"What are you going to do?"

"I am a hunter."

Lonely Bird answered without the slightest hesitation. Her expression remained as firm and calm as ever. Zhou Si looked at her like this and suddenly burst out laughing.

"why are you laughing?"

The lone bird was a little confused by Zhou Si's sudden laughter. Before she could figure out what was wrong with him, she heard Zhou Si say something that made her blood pressure rise.

“If you don’t leave, I won’t leave either. Besides, if I leave, there will be no one to save you if you’re daydreaming while hunting.”

"Have I been too lenient with you? If you ever try to kill me again, believe me, I'll twist your head off!"

Several veins bulged on the lone bird's forehead, and his hand couldn't help but reach for the weapon behind him.

"Bullshit! Your timing for the attack was completely off. By the time you swung your knife, you'd already been elbowed away!"

Not far away, Alicia watched the two suddenly start 'fighting' and a maternal smile appeared on her face. She rode her Heron Eagle Dragon to Melo, who was also watching the show, and sighed softly.

"They have such a good relationship!"

Unfortunately, Melo showed no intention of replying to her, simply staring blankly at Zhou Si and the lone bird, lost in thought.

......

Lu Yinglong and Zhou Si's pace was much stronger than expected. The Star Team usually takes most of the day to walk, but they saw the edge of the Crimson Forest in less than three hours.

Zhou Si looked at the towering trees in the distance and nodded to the group behind him. Once they crossed this rift, they would be able to officially enter the Crimson Forest.

"We're not far now, let's go."

"and many more."

Melo, sitting atop the Heron Eagle Dragon, suddenly spoke, causing everyone to stop in their tracks.

Zhou Si glanced at the rapidly flashing mechanical disc beside her head, then gave Lone Bird and Alicia a look, and the three of them immediately became alert.

"Melo, what's going on?"

"Several life forms have been detected fighting in the rift ahead, one of which has been identified as a hunter from the Survey Corps."

Melo recounted what she had seen. Although her combat power was essentially zero at the moment, her basic functions as an observer were not lacking, and maintaining this level of observation did not even require much energy.

"Let's go, save them!"

Zhou Si gave the order before Lone Bird could react, and Lone Bird, watching his profile, smiled for the first time in a long time.

At a command, Zhou Si charged into the rift valley first, followed closely by Lone Bird, while Ellie and Melo followed at the rear of the group. Melo didn't have much fighting power at the moment, so Ellie had to take on the responsibility of protecting her.

The four of them rode on their Heron Eagles and quickly arrived at the scene of the battle. In front of them, a female hunter wielding a large hammer was fighting a Peach-haired Beast King that was showing obvious signs of Honkai disease.

At this moment, the pink fur of the Peach-haired Beast King was covered with strange purple cracks, its front paws were covered with some white carapace, and its eyes were full of ferocity as it continued to attack Olivia.

But it was clear that its attack posed no threat to Olivia, and around their battlefield lay a pile of other creatures' corpses, all of which showed signs of Honkai damage.

It seems Olivia has been fighting here for quite some time.

Olivia casually dodged the Peach-haired Beast King's claws while wielding her sledgehammer, then swung it across the beast's head, causing it to stagger. Taking advantage of the moment, she turned to look at Zhou Si and the others who had just arrived.

"We've been waiting for you for so long."

"Let's deal with this first, then we can talk."

"of course."

Seeing the Peach-haired Beast King stand up again and attack them, Zhou Si and Lone Bird also raised their weapons and rushed forward.

Chapter Thirty-Nine: Symbiosis

Faced with attacks from two elite hunters and a humanoid Elder Dragon, the poor Peach-haired Beast King quickly lost its second life.

Looking at the enormous corpse in front of him, Zhou Si stepped forward and tapped the white carapace that was almost covering the entire body of the Peach-haired Beast King. He casually broke off a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it while closing his eyes and making a thoughtful expression.

"So, can you taste any difference?"

Alicia walked over curiously, trying to find any possible changes in Zhou Si. This was the second time she had seen Zhou Si eat a Honkai Beast. Last time, she was too shocked to observe carefully, but this time she had to take a good look.

"The taste isn't quite right..."

Zhou Si carefully considered the differences between this Peach-haired Beast King and the native Honkai Beasts of the Honkai World. The composition of their carapaces was vastly different. The Honkai Beasts' carapaces were entirely composed of Honkai energy, while the Peach-haired Beast King's carapaces resembled real carapaces.

If it weren't for the small amount of Honkai energy it contained, Zhou Si would have considered this shell as part of itself.

"Miss Olivia, why are you fighting these Honkai Beasts here?"

The lone bird walked over to Olivia's side. She was still the leader of the Bird Team, so it was more appropriate for her to handle this kind of communication between leaders.

"We discovered the problem shortly after we returned to our camp in the Crimson Forest. The monsters in the forest seemed to have sensed the threat and all hid away. The mullet people that were usually everywhere have also disappeared."

Olivia set the hammer aside and used the handle to support herself as she recovered her strength. Although these monsters were not very strong, their sheer number still caused her considerable trouble.

"While Eric and I were out investigating the situation, that guy attacked us."

The creature Olivia was referring to was clearly the companion Honkai Beast named Shesa. Zhou Si had a deep impression of Shesa, not only because Mebius's artificial Honkai form was cool, but also because of its special ability to revive the dead.

It was precisely because of this ability that it managed to survive until the seventh Honkai Impact in the original timeline before being killed by Mebius.

"That thing clearly possesses considerable intelligence. After its ambush failed, it immediately left the area and then threw these mutated monsters down to block me."

"So I had Atos take Eric back to the camp first, and I lured them out and dealt with them myself."

Olivia, recalling Shesa's actions, made this judgment: it's common knowledge that Honkai Beasts are often more intelligent than Herrschers (not really).

After listening to Olivia's analysis, Zhou Si looked at Alicia beside him and gestured for her to take out the communicator.

"Dr. Möbius, what are your thoughts on this?"

"Can you send me the body tissue of that Honkai Beast now?"

"no problem."

Zhou Si nodded. After he and Mebius reached an agreement, a new address appeared in the system's email function.

The First Laboratory of the Fire-Chasing Moth.

Zhou Si sent half of the Peach-haired Beast King's body via email. He didn't send the whole thing; he kept the other half to take back to the forest's base camp for Eric to see. After all, the local scholars in the Hunter World were no joke. Although their research directions were somewhat strange, their research capabilities were obviously top-notch.

After receiving a response from Mebius, Zhou Si stood up and looked at Olivia.

"How about we go back to base camp first and talk about it later?"

"makes sense."

Olivia nodded at Zhou Si and his group. This was indeed not the place to talk, especially since...

Olivia, Zhou Si, and the others all looked up at the sky through the gap in the rift. It was still early, but the sky had already darkened.

A wind so different from the sandy plains blew against my face, and as the dark clouds in the sky grew thicker, the wind gradually picked up.

Boom——

With a clap of thunder, a light drizzle began to fall, and the rain showed signs of intensifying. The group quickly packed their belongings and headed towards the forest base camp.

"This rain is abnormal."

Olivia and the lone bird rode together on a heron-eagle dragon, shouting loudly to the others.

The meteorologists in their team had not observed any signs of rain, and the cloud cover only covered the area of ​​the Crimson Forest, which was clearly not normal.

The sky was gloomy, the forest was dark, and the dazzling lightning illuminated the blood-red water. In the silent forest, nothing could be heard except for the thunder. The environment, which should have been full of life, now revealed a sense of death.

The group, who were visiting the Crimson Forest for the first time, were shocked by the eerie scene. Zhou Si subconsciously swallowed, as he was actually quite afraid of ghosts and monsters, and the atmosphere felt a bit creepy.

Fortunately, they encountered no accidents along the way and successfully returned to the camp before the rain intensified.

"Are you guys okay?"

Eric and Atos had been waiting at the camp entrance for a long time. They were relieved to see Olivia return safely. Before Olivia could speak, Eric's attention was completely drawn to the corpse of the Peach-haired Beast King behind Zhou Si.

Eric is the Star Guardian's scholar, and is also responsible for the Star Guardian's missions and management, but he is better known for his academic achievements.

Upon seeing the Honkai Beast Peach-haired Beast King that Shesa had transformed into, Eric's eyes lit up instantly.

"This is incredible, a monster from another world."

Eric carefully examined the remaining body of the Peach-haired Beast King. Its body had been completely transformed under the influence of Honkai energy. Most of the energy-providing organs had been replaced by new bones and muscles, while what supported its movement was a fist-sized Honkai energy crystal.

The situation of this Peach-haired Beast King is different from that of the Thorn Flower Spider that Olivia and the others had previously defeated. That Thorn Flower Spider was directly transformed into an almost 100% Honkai life form by a large amount of Honkai energy.

The peach-haired beast king in front of him had formed a special symbiotic relationship with Honkai energy, and this astonishing change made Eric exclaim in surprise.

The situation of the Peach-haired Beast King made the hunters present realize the seriousness of the matter. If Shesa continued to act, the entire ecosystem of the Crimson Forest might undergo drastic changes, or even be destroyed!

"Hunters, on behalf of the guild, I request that you slay that monster from another world."

After calming down, Eric spoke seriously to the group.

Chapter 40 Mission Begins

Outside the Crimson Forest base camp, a fierce storm raged, and the occasional thunderclaps made the atmosphere even more tense. After exchanging a glance with Zhou Si, Lone Bird turned to Olivia and said...

"We don't know enough about the situation in the Crimson Forest, so we're leaving the command of this operation to you."

"no problem."

Olivia nodded. Compared to the lone bird who was more used to working alone, and Zhou Si who had never had any command experience, Olivia, with her rich hunting experience and many joint hunts, was obviously more suitable as the team's leader.

Olivia spread out a simple map on the table, which was the result of their Star Team's investigation over the past few days. Although they hadn't had time to investigate in depth due to time constraints, they had basically explored the information around their base camp.

“We are pressed for time. That monster named Shesa will not sit idly by and wait to die, so we have no choice but to split up and find its current location first.”

Olivia looked at the people around her. She had heard some rumors about Lone Bird and Zhou Si, and had just fought alongside them, so she trusted their abilities. However, she knew nothing about Alicia and Melo, who were from another world.

“Aili is an expert at dealing with Honkai Beasts, as for Melo, let her stay at the camp.”