All my hunting commissions come from another world?

"We've run into a little trouble here."

On the other side, Zhou Si and Ai Li looked at the monsters that had already collapsed in front of them, and now they finally knew where the 'natives' had gone.

The monster horde in front of them was staring at the two of them menacingly. Although they were all ordinary monsters with relatively low ecological niches, their signs of decay were much more severe than those of the Peach-haired Beast King. In addition, due to their numbers, Zhou Si and Alicia really had no way to deal with them quickly in the short term.

“Lockbird, please go up first with Ms. Olivia. Whatever Shesa wants to do to Boyi Dragon, we must not let it succeed.”

"We'll come over once we've resolved things here."

Zhou Si quickly rolled away to dodge the flames spewed by the Honkai-transformed monster bird. These monsters had greatly improved in both physical strength and special abilities after being Honkai-transformed.

Zhou Si held the hunting flute behind her and weighed it in her hand. Alicia also pulled out the new bow that Spiral Workshop had prepared for her from behind her. According to Velvi, there was a little surprise for her on this bow.

Having already developed a certain level of understanding through their previous battles with the Herrscher of Thunder and the Thunder Dragon, the two launched simultaneous attacks on the opposing monster without any prior communication.

......

After hearing the sounds of fighting coming from Zhou Si's side, Lone Bird decided to go and contact Ms. Olivia instead.

But hasn't Ms. Olivia spoken on the channel for a long time?

"Ms. Olivia, how's the situation on your end?"

"Ms. Olivia, can you hear me?"

The lone bird tried calling out several times, but there was no response. Atos, who was next to her, immediately became nervous.

They were now not far from the lake on the mountainside. The lone bird could faintly hear the roars of monsters coming from that direction. The information from the Forest Foxes was indeed correct, but the problem was that Ms. Olivia had lost contact.

They could no longer turn back to look for someone; the monster's voice was gradually fading. No matter which monster was about to die, Lonely Bird had to rush over.

"Alright, Tuanzi, you and Atos go back to find Ms. Olivia, and Bai and I will go to the lake."

“I can provide Ms. Olivia’s current location; the earpiece I’m providing has a tracking device.”

After a moment's thought, Lone Bird made this decision, and then Melo's voice came through the earphones.

"Please, Miss Melo."

The lone bird clipped the earphones to Tuanzi's ears, and then draped the invisibility cloak over both of them.

This was a choice she made after careful consideration. Atos had also gone to the places Olivia had investigated, so that if Tuanzi were to follow it in the event of a normal emergency, the two Palicoes would be capable of handling it.

As for why Bai was chosen to follow it instead of Tuanzi, the reason is simple: Bai has other ways to contact Zhou Si, and with Bai around, even if they give the earphones to Atos, they don't have to worry about losing contact.

Watching the two Palicoes quickly disappear, Lone Bird pulled on the reins, and the Heron Eagle Dragon led the person and the Palicoes back towards the mountainside.

As the heron-eagle dragon crossed the last rock wall, a sizable lake appeared before the lone bird.

In the middle of the lake, a huge monster lay on the ground, covered in wounds, and beside it, a snake's shed skin lay quietly on the ground.

The lone bird looked at the purple cracks that almost covered the monster's entire body. Reflected by the rain, the monster seemed to be surrounded by a halo of pale purple mist.

"Am I still too late?"

Lone Bird's expression turned grim. This must be the overlord Poi Dragon that the raccoon had mentioned. In Lone Bird's eyes, its current state was very bad. Lone Bird quietly placed its hand on the katana behind its back, its eyes fixed on the direction of Poi Dragon.

The lone bird observed quietly until pinkish-white carapaces began to grow on the dragon's body, at which point she knew she had to take action.

Leaping off the Heron-Eagle Dragon, the lone bird casually scattered a handful of demon powder, then stuffed a red pill into its mouth.

Cautiously approaching Bo Yilong's side, Gu Niao slowly drew his katana from behind. The katana, taller than a person, was placed horizontally in front of him. Gu Niao held his breath and focused his energy on the blade.

Air Blade Swirl!

The lone bird took a heavy step with its right foot, twisting its body! The blade, like a full moon, sliced ​​across the body of the Wave-Eyed Dragon. The blade easily cut through the Wave-Eyed Dragon's skin, and after this strike, a white glow gradually appeared on the blade.

Chapter 43 A Long-Handled Hammer is Still a Hammer

The blade sliced ​​through the body of the Wave-Eyed Dragon, and the dormant monster awoke once more. The Wave-Eyed Dragon shook its massive body; its last memory was of the outsider opening its mouth at it.

Although it didn't know why it was still alive, Boyilong could feel a strange force surging within its body, stimulating its nerves.

Now it just wants to tear this ant in front of it to shreds.

A large amount of air rushed into its newly grown lungs. The lone bird keenly detected its inhalation and sheathed its katana, placing it horizontally at its waist.

Roar--

A deafening roar erupted from the mouth of the Wave-Eyed Dragon. In that instant, the blade was drawn from its sheath, and a flash of blue light passed over the lone bird. The roaring sound waves were neutralized by the Qi, and two more sword energies added two more wounds to the Wave-Eyed Dragon's head. The Qi blade on the edge of the sword turned orange-yellow at this moment.

The insect in front of him provoked him time and time again, and Bo Yilong could no longer control his anger. The newly added energy in his body was released as if by instinct.

zizi——

A piercing crackling sound of electricity rang out from the body of the Wave Dragon, and streaks of lightning flashed across its colorful 'water suit'.

"How could that be? Boyi Dragon is clearly a weak electric type!"

Bai stared in astonishment at the Po Yi Dragon covered in electric current, while Gu Niao keenly noticed the white carapace beneath the water-covered surface; it was that carapace that insulated the Po Yi Dragon from the harm of the electric current.

If that carapace is destroyed, the Poi Dragon should lose its ability to generate electricity.

Before that, the lone bird looked around at the environment with a headache. Was it too torturous to fight a monster that could generate electricity in a pool?

Is it impossible to get the craftsman to replace the accessories on her equipment now?

"Bai, how long will it take you to change your accessories?"

"It will take about 5 minutes."

The lone bird nodded, then tossed the helmet and arm armor that it could easily remove to White.

"Replace them with Thunder Resistance Jewels and Critical Strike Jewels for me."

"But what if we don't wear protective gear?"

Bai looked at Lone Bird with concern. The impact of wearing two fewer pieces of armor was not just a matter of having fewer protective parts. Armor made from monster materials could significantly increase a hunter's defense. If Lone Bird were to get hurt at this moment, the consequences would be severe.

Unlike the leader, Lone Bird's physical abilities are only slightly stronger than those of a normal hunter.

"Don't worry, just consider it as opening fire. Besides, aren't Lao Zhou and the others going to arrive soon?"

The lone bird raised her katana with a nonchalant air, as if in her eyes, this forest overlord, enhanced by Honkai energy, was no different from the entangled toad next to the Sand Plains base camp.

Just as the human and the cat finished their conversation, the wave of dragons hurtled towards the lone bird like a speeding train. Its massive body moved with surprising agility in the water, and the thunder armor atop its water-clothes was incredibly imposing.

But the lone bird, having removed its equipment, showed no panic. It simply sheathed its sword as before, and the Wave Dragon's chariot appeared before it in the blink of an eye. The familiar blue aura light shone again, and the perfect Iaijutsu allowed the lone bird to dodge the Wave Dragon's attack while turning its aura blade blood red.

But this time she obviously didn't dodge the attack unscathed. The electric current on her water suit was conducted through the pool to the lone bird. The lone bird shook her numb hands. If she hadn't been directly hit by the electric current, she could have barely tolerated it.

However, even such damage cannot be sustained too many times. Reality is not a game; real hunters get hurt, get tired, and can even die.

As for the Palico cart, although it exists, it's not nearly as fantastical as some people think. At least, no Palico can actually rescue a dying hunter from a monster's attack.

At this point, less than 10 seconds had passed, and it would still be some time before Bai finished changing his accessories.

Just as the Poi Dragon was preparing to launch its next attack, a loud whistle rang out from the Lone Bird's mouth. The Heron Eagle Dragon, which had been hiding nearby, heard the whistle and quickly ran over, taking the Lone Bird onto its back.

Just kidding, who would dodge with Iaijutsu if the dragon hadn't just been right in their face? Wouldn't it have been better to just ride the Heron Dragon Marathon?

Lone birds aren't stupid. If they had a better option, wouldn't it be pure foolishness to risk everything?

Moreover, their original target, Shesa, has not shown up yet. According to those Senli people, that Honkai Beast clearly possesses considerable intelligence. If they simply forget about it, the consequences would be unbearable for Lone Bird.

The Lone Bird placed the newly sharpened Greatsword directly into the weapon pouch on the Heronosaurus's body, and then took out the Light Bowgun that had been lying there.

Although this pool is the domain of the Po-yi Dragon, its massive size still somewhat affects its speed, at least not as fast as the agile Heron Eagle Dragon.

As the lone bird continued to fire its light crossbow, a large number of piercing bullets were shot at the shell of the Poirot, but even the piercing bullets, which were specially enhanced for penetration, could not cause much damage to the white shell.

After all, Lone Bird mainly uses melee weapons. Apart from bows and arrows, her light and heavy crossbows are not very good equipment. In addition, the equipment and accessories she wears are all designed for melee weapons, so she naturally cannot cause very high damage.

Although the damage is minimal, it's enough to attract the attention of the Poi Dragon.

Time passed second by second. Not only was Bai about to finish changing the accessories, but the Honkai-transformed Wave-Eyed Dragon, which had released a large amount of electricity, was also about to fall into fatigue. Seeing that the situation was increasingly tilting in Lone Bird's favor, the monster hiding in the shadows finally couldn't hold back any longer.

In the center of the pool, a pair of blood-red eyes watched the lone bird pulling at the Poi Dragon through the water. The hideous dark green snake scales rubbed against the rocks, making a piercing sound, but unfortunately, these sounds could not reach the lone bird's ears through the water.

The serpentine monster silently emerged from the water. Under the cover of the heavy rain and thunder, dark green lightning, as large as its body, condensed in its mouth, transforming into a huge ball of electricity.

Meanwhile, the lone bird seemed unaware of the impending danger and was still dealing with the Po-yi Dragon.

Just as the electric sphere was about to be released after it had fully condensed, a blue figure suddenly shot into the sky from below the cliff.

The blue figure was holding a giant hammer and was falling rapidly towards Shesa like a spinning top in the air.

Before the lone bird could react, it heard a familiar voice coming from the sky.

"Eat my heaven and earth's great colliding teeth!!!"

"Is that your fucking trick?"

The lone bird muttered a complaint, but a smile appeared on its face.

Chapter 44 What kind of combo is this?

Time goes back to ten minutes ago.

Zhou Si and Ai Li had just finished clearing out the monsters that had been transformed by Honkai energy. Most of them were small monsters from the Crimson Forest, and the strongest of them was only a Beast-Slaying Beast. Dealing with these few monsters wouldn't take them too much effort.

Zhou Si gradually became familiar with how to use the hunting flute. Although Lone Bird had taught him how to use the flute in the training ground, Zhou Si created some new moves on top of that.

After packing up the monster corpses and sending them to Mebius, Zhou Si looked at Alicia beside him.

"How about it, can you continue?"

"Something's strange. Theoretically, I should have consumed a lot of Honkai energy by now, but..."

Alicia looked at the longbow in her hand with some confusion. Although she was consciously controlling her Honkai energy output, the consumption should not be so small.

Moreover, the longer she stayed in this world, the lighter she felt, as if some kind of force was strengthening her body and replenishing her energy.

Alicia told Zhou Si about her feelings, but Zhou Si himself only had a vague understanding of the Monster Hunter world. It was better to hope that Dr. Mebius and Eric could figure out something than to expect him to know anything.

"Zhou Si, right? We have the results here."

As if on cue, Mebius's voice rang out at that moment, and Alicia quickly took out her communicator.

"Please tell me."

"I'll just state the conclusion as before; listen carefully to what follows."

Mebius's voice was very serious; she had indeed found something extraordinary on the corpse of the Peach-haired Beast King.

"Those monsters that were transformed into Honkai Beasts were not soldiers that Shesa used to resist you, but rather Shesa's mobile batteries. The core inside them was constantly drawing on the life force of these monsters and converting it into Honkai energy."

"But those monsters don't look like they've had their life force drained at all, Doctor?"

Alicia asked with great confusion, noting that the monsters looked increasingly ferocious, and some even had evolved powers that didn't exist before.

"Hmph, that Honkai Beast is very clever. While extracting life force, its core will also actively release some Honkai energy to strengthen and stimulate their thinking, so that they will work harder to obtain energy for Shesa."

"However, the released Honkai energy is ultimately just a drop in the ocean. The monsters will eventually be drained of their life force and become food for Shesa."

"So you need to hurry. If Shesa continues to act, the entire ecosystem of that area will be turned into Shesa's nutrients."

Mebius's words served as a wake-up call for Zhou Si and Alicia, revealing that Shesa's dangers were far greater than they had imagined.

"By the way, although those crystals can provide Shesa with energy without contact, if they are not in the same world, even if Shesa has all the supernatural powers, he cannot obtain energy from them. You should understand what I mean, right?"

Zhou Si understood what Mebius meant and agreed without much hesitation. She didn't know if keeping these Honkai energy crystals would cause other problems, so giving them to Mebius was a way of thanking her.

"Understood, Dr. Möbius. Consider this part my personal expression of gratitude to you."

"Hmph, you understand human language much better than Alicia."

Mebius nodded with great satisfaction, not forgetting to make a sarcastic remark about Alicia.

Ellie stood aside, pouting, but didn't dare to interrupt, since they were still talking.

Hmph, when I get back I'll put that little dress in Dr. Mebius's wardrobe.

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"I'm not late, am I?"

Returning to the present, Zhou Si smashed Shesha back into the pool with a hammer, taking the electric ball back into its belly as well. Seeing that Shesha was motionless for a moment, Zhou Si turned around and gave the lone bird a thumbs up.

"Just in time."

Lone Bird put on her new equipment with the correct accessories and switched her light crossbow back to her katana. Zhou Si arrived just in time. Although she had noticed Shesa's actions, it would still be difficult for her to face the combined attack of two monsters at once.

In particular, the ecological niche of that Shesa is clearly not just that of a regional overlord.