I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 11 Luck and Misfortune

In the morning, the sky is clear.

The team had breakfast and prepared for the hunt.

Since Lindsay had to wear a heavy cast-iron suit, and the strap buckle was the largest model that could carry an iron lance, she needed the hunting cat Sanye to assist her.

In comparison, Wa Xiu, who was wearing a black leather suit, looked much more relaxed.

He and the hunting cat Obsidian each had an ore dagger, and sat by the campfire to polish it with a sharpening stone.

"It's done, nya, let's try it!"

Midoduo's cat claws moved away from Li Ming's back.

Li Ming, who was sitting on the rock, stood up, turned left and right, stretched his arms and felt it.

"The tightness is just right, not bad, Midoduo. Both sides of the shoulders are soft, are they padded with something?"

Li Ming turned his head and realized that the height of the two buckles on his shoulders had increased, and they were no longer as tightly attached to his pajamas as before.

"I cut a scarf and sewed it on, so it shouldn't be too tight and cause bleeding."

Midodo informed.

"Thank you. When I become a hunter and make money in the future, I will definitely buy you the best scarf."

Li Ming promised.

"No need, Meow, as long as we can create our own stories."

"Sure, let's go!"

After Li Ming finished speaking, he inserted the charged sword into the vertical rail on the inside of the shield, lifted the ax handle with both hands over his shoulders, and loaded it toward his back.

when~
There was a crashing sound.

The Skeleton Shield Ax was slightly tilted to the side and could not be loaded on the back correctly.

"Well, it's a little crooked, meow, and the buckle position needs to be upwards."

Midoduo guided.

"Ah!"

Li Ming exerted force again and raised his arms.

Dang~dang~click~
The sound of crisp metal bites sounded.

"You still have to practice."

Li Ming let go of his hands and let out a sigh of relief.

"Equipped with a shield and axe, and accompanied by a hunting cat, he already looks like a hunter."

Wood walked out from behind the rocks and said with a smile.

"I went to observe and learn, and also to get used to the feeling of traveling far away with a shield and ax on my back."

Being able to carry a weapon does not mean that you can participate in hunting.

Li Ming still has a clear understanding of this.

"Remember not to stray too far from the team today."

Wood said solemnly.

"Okay. Senior Wood, are you carrying a shield axe?"

Li Ming discovered that the weapon on Wood's back was wrapped in a thick tarpaulin.

But from the general outline, it can still be seen that it is a shield axe.

"Yes, the material used to create it is of the same species as a nearby monster. In order not to cause trouble, it was covered up."

Wood explained.

Li Ming didn't expect such a thing to happen.

However, if you think about it carefully, you can understand that carrying a weapon made of the same material as the monster will indeed attract the opponent's attention more easily.

"Is it a shield ax made of Huang Velociraptor material?"

Li Ming speculated.

"Almost, it's time to set off."

After doing a good job of concealing the camp, four people and four cats rappelled down from the mountainside to the surface using ropes.

The scent of the dyed balls remains, which can accurately guide hunters to find their targets.

However, there are inherent differences in the smell ability between people.

In order to detect monsters more quickly and accurately, the sniffing work is usually carried out by the person with the best sense of smell in the team.

Wasiu raised his head to face the sky, closed his eyes and took a breath.

"This way."

After a moment, he pointed in a direction with his hand.

Li Ming, who was walking forward with a skeleton shield and ax on his back, gradually found the feeling of walking through the sand dunes with a back armor a while ago.

The difference is that in a completely full state and with the blessing of the refreshing feeling of cold drinks, one's own physical strength and endurance have been greatly improved.

Although in this state, the shield ax will still produce a strong sense of pressure, but currently there are not many problems when carrying it for long distances.

"It's time, meow."

An hour later, Sanye shouted, took out a dark red fruit from his bag, and handed it to Lindsay.

crunch ~ crunch ~
Like chewing an apple, Lindsay started to eat it in one bite.

"Senior Wood, what is that?"

Li Ming, who was at the end of the team, asked curiously.

Wood rolled up the map in his hand and informed: "That is the seed of strange power."

"Is it a little early to eat now?"

Li Ming asked puzzledly.

"That's not for hunting, but part of Lindsay's strength training plan. Even if you're not hunting, you have to eat a few pills on time every day."

"So it is."

In the game, strange power seeds are props that increase attack power.

The reality is that it seems normal to use it as a supplement for strength training.

"The price is not cheap, is it?"

"Yes, the main reason is that it is difficult to collect. With the salary of a two-star hunter, it may be necessary to obtain hunting contracts more frequently to maintain it."

Wood informed.

"Can't you build a farm and plant it on a large scale?"

Li Ming asked.

"Farm. I haven't heard anyone mention this word for a long time. In fact, some people have tried it a long time ago, but the artificially cultivated monster seeds can only bear fruit one to three times at most. Botanists speculate that this may be due to the lack of monster activity in the planting environment. Related, in addition, monsters also have a demand for strange power seeds, so planting involves a great risk."

"So the impact of frequent activities of monsters in the wild is also one of the conditions for the growth of strange power seeds?"

Li Ming speculated.

"There is indeed a similar view, but it has not been verified yet."

About an hour later, under the leadership of Vasiu, the team arrived at the top of a sand dune not far from the swamp.

In the sunken sand pit, a sand dragon with hardened mud on its body is attacking a rock pillar ant nest.

Ah Ju bent down, picked up a ball of fine gravel with her cat's paws, and said disappointedly: "The terrain here is completely impossible to dig a trap, cat."

"Let's attack directly. Last time, even if the silt on the body surface was hydrolyzed and softened, it didn't bring much advantage."

Crouching Lindsay, speaking out.

"It's injured, very seriously."

Hei Yao put down his binoculars and gave information that surprised everyone.

The team immediately started to watch carefully, and soon saw a huge concave cavity on the side of the Tushalong's body.

Judging from the degree of bending and indentation of the surrounding carapace, if the hole had not been filled with silt, the squeezed flesh and collapsed bones would have been directly exposed.

"Haha, this is so lucky. As long as we attack the wound, we can ignore the hardened mud."

Lindsay's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Idiot, use your brain."

Wasiu sighed helplessly.

"When we last met, the Sand Dragon didn't have this wound on its body, which means it was attacked recently, and a monster that can cause such a penetrating wound is definitely not something we can deal with."

Wood informed of the dangers.

"Are monsters intruding? I remember telling you during the guild training that if you encounter an unmatched monster during hunting, you should evacuate first. When safety is sufficiently guaranteed, you can collect the opponent's ecological information as much as possible and report it to the guild to help prevent and respond. .”

Lindsay recalled.

"That's right, but the evacuation will continue. I have no decision-making power."

After speaking, Wood spread his hands and crossed his legs on the sand.

"I won't evacuate, but I won't stop you from leaving either."

Wasiu expressed his attitude.

"Haha, after wandering around for a long time, didn't you decide to continue hunting? This is obviously the same decision as mine, little top."

Lindsay laughed and patted Vasiu on the back.Wasiu stumbled and was almost knocked down.

"Who do you think is the little top?"

Seeing the other party's gloomy look back at him, Lin Ma immediately waved his hand and solemnly apologized: "Sorry! I was too presumptuous!"

When Wasiu saw this, he could only sigh helplessly and said: "Find a way to end the hunting as soon as possible. If an adverse situation arises, remember that you don't need to rescue me. The first thing to do is to evacuate safely."

"That's not okay. I use a spear full-time just to protect others."

Lindsay looked determined.

"Whatever you want, Obsidian, Ghost Medicine."

Wasiu, who was crouching and watching, said helplessly and stretched his hand to the side.

Obsidian handed the bottle containing red liquid to the other party's hand.

"If that monster really appears, I will do an ecological observation, and you can just evacuate."

Wood informed.

"Thank you, Lao Wu, but you have to pay attention to the observation distance."

After Lindsay finished speaking, she jumped directly from the top of the hill and slid down the slope.

"If anything happens to me, the contents of the storage box at the camp will be left to you and Lindsay."

After Vasiu finished speaking, before Wood could respond, he jumped up the ramp.

The two people and the cat quickly disappeared while sliding down.

"They turned out to have a good relationship."

Li Ming was a little surprised.

"If you can trust each other and become teammates, you will definitely recognize each other. What about you? Do you want to evacuate first?"

"Well, Midoduo, go and tell the rescue team that there are high-risk monsters operating nearby, and the most likely type of monster is a horned dragon."

Li Ming informed.

"Okay meow! Ceratops, right?"

After Midoduo quickly climbed a few steps, he suddenly stopped in place.

After a moment, the cat turned its head stiffly and asked again in an uncertain tone: "Is it Meow the Ceratopsian?"

"That's right, if it's a dragon slaying, there should be transverse cuts left. Only the sharp horns of a ceratopsian can achieve such a deep puncture wound. Why are you shaking?"

Seeing Midoduo's legs trembling, Li Ming asked out of curiosity.

"No, meow. If there is a horned dragon, I must inform you immediately."

After finishing speaking, Mido Duo, who was somewhat absent-minded, began to move forward with staggering steps.

"If we tell you now, the ambulance team will be in chaos."

Wood said slightly helplessly.

"I believe the Melu Cat Tribe can handle it."

"Honestly, I admire your courage more than your ecological knowledge."

Wood said a slightly weird compliment.

"courage?"

"Yes, Meow. You are familiar with Ceratops and know that the other party is nearby, yet you can be so calm. It's really rare."

Ah Ju told the reason.

Li Ming suddenly realized the problem.

According to the contract levels he learned about.

The Huang Speed ​​Dragon in a group is almost a one-star monster, the Yellow Speed ​​Dragon King is almost a two-star monster, and the Earth Sand Dragon is a three-star monster.

And Ceratopsaurus is a five-star!
And there is no difficulty gradient in reality, and the game experience is optimized.

The pair of curved horns on the head of the ceratopsian can't even bear the weight of a sand dragon with a thick carapace, let alone a human being.

Is it too late to be afraid now?
"If you want to become a top hunter, courage is an indispensable condition."

Wood stared into the distance and sighed.

"Actually, I'm not as calm as I look on the outside."

"Don't be humble."

"It's meow."

Stop flattering me blindly!
Helpless Li Ming clenched his fists.

But then I thought about it, Lindsay and Wasiu, who were actually participating in the hunt, were not afraid. Why were they so nervous?

And the reality is not a game scene. It only takes a day to walk there and back.

There is no reason why we would encounter such a vast sand plain area.

Moreover, the hard-hit Earth Sand Dragon has a high chance of being hunted today. If he evacuates now, he won't be able to get the skill ball.

The most critical point is that I couldn't grasp the movement of the ceratopsian at all. I bumped into it on the way out, and it immediately collapsed.

Li Ming made an analysis and felt that it would be the safest to go with the team.

"Senior Wood, you and Ah Ju seem to be very calm, right?"

After calming down, Li Ming discovered an unusual place.

"A-Ju and I are seniors anyway. We must set an example in front of young hunters, right A-Ju."

"That's right meow."

Seeing that one person and one cat were constantly looking around while talking, Li Ming could clearly feel that something was being hidden.

However, the world of monster hunting does not have all kinds of conspiracies and plots set up to kill people and seize treasures, so this kind of concealment is most likely to be in good faith.

when!when!
A burst of intensive cutting sounds broke out.

Large pieces of hardened mud flew out.

After finishing the ghost dance, Wa Xiu landed in front of the earth sand dragon's head. At the same time, he attracted the opponent's attention and stepped on the sand with his feet, flying to widen the distance.

"Ha ha!"

From the side of the Earth Sand Dragon, Lindsay shouted twice, and the tip of the iron spear thrust diagonally upward, hitting the hollow wound twice in a row.

puff!puff!
Blood splattered, and the crisp sound of flesh and blood cracking could be heard.

Hey~
The Earth Sand Dragon let out a deep cry, staggered and leaned sideways, falling heavily onto the sand.

Seeing the perfect opportunity to attack, Lindsay raised the iron spear in his hand horizontally, unleashed all his strength on his legs, and rushed forward while pedaling.

He stepped on the ground and stopped, swinging his arms sideways to remove the heavy shield.

The spear that had gained momentum during the attack was thrust straight out.

Puff~ Puff!

With the help of powerful sprint, the spear penetrated half of the length before stopping its penetration.

Aw~ow!
The earth sand dragon fell to the ground, swaying and rolling violently, and started to resist.

Swinging with great force, Lindsay tried to pull out the spear several times to no avail, and the handle fell out of his hand.

At this time, Tushalong, who was standing up on the outside of his hind legs, had completely lost his will to fight.

As his feeble feet moved, he dragged his body and began to escape.

Victory is imminent, and the two men and two cats are chasing after them.

Wood and Li Ming also followed immediately.

"It's running toward the swamp."

Wood quickly determined the direction where the sand dragon was going to escape.

"It's not good, meow. The rescue team hasn't followed up yet."

Ah Ju reminded.

"When facing a horned dragon, it's understandable that it would flee temporarily."

Wood acted quite calmly.

Under the harsh ecology of the sand plains, Meru cats are a species that survives in every crack.

If the horned dragon sighting report had been submitted earlier and the local guild branch had issued a warning, the Melu Cat Tribe would never have accepted this first aid mission.

swoosh~
On the top of the dune in the distance, a four-wheeled flatbed truck jumped out, sending a burst of dust flying.

"Uh! Follow me, meow!"

Ah Ju said excitedly.

"Is this tribe so brave?"

Wood looked quite surprised.

"I told you wait a minute, isn't the car moving too fast?"

Li Ming was halfway talking when he suddenly realized something was wrong.

Call ~
From the top of the sand dune where the flatbed truck had just jumped, a large cloud of yellowish dust flew up.

A huge khaki figure suddenly appeared.

In the sand plain area, Ceratopsaurus was sighted and confirmed.

(End of this chapter)