I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 13 The contract is reached
"Hey meow!"

Ah Ju, who was running, turned his head and threw a ball of light with his cat's claws.

The sphere exploded when it hit the sharp corner, and a bright light flashed.

Stimulated by the bright light, the ceratopsian lost its direction and braked suddenly. Its huge body drove its double-edged axe-shaped tail hammer and turned sideways.

Li Ming didn't have the ability to respond to Wood, so all he could do was convey the crisis situation to Wasiu and Lindsay, and then try to stay as far away as possible.

The team of four divided into three waves and began to evacuate.

Not long after, the horned dragon's vision gradually recovered, and a roar echoed across the sky.

The anger contained in it made Li Ming feel more fierce than when he first met Wood.

Suddenly, the Sand Plain area suddenly became quiet.

Li Ming turned his head and looked back and found that the horned dragon was gone, only large amounts of sand and dust were flying in the air.

If it buries under the sand, the Ceratopsaurus will use its hearing to detect movement on the surface, instead of directly locking on the attack target like in the game.

Thinking of this, Li Ming stopped suddenly, and with as gentle movements as possible, he slowly lay down on the sand and listened.

Boom~ boom~
There was a dull rumble, as if a speeding steam train was traveling underground.

Judging from the vibration amplitude and sound, he concluded that the horned dragon was not near him. Li Ming breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat up from the sand.

At this time, Lindsay and Wasiu, who were running wildly near the swamp, came into view.

On the trembling sand, clouds of sand and dust arranged in straight lines spewed out and attacked the two of them.

"It's over."

As soon as Li Ming finished speaking, a gray sphere drew an arc in mid-air and landed on top of the sand.

bite!
The sphere exploded, causing a circle of gray sound waves.

Bang!
The sand exploded, sharp horns appeared, and the ceratopsian, half of its body still buried in the sand, emerged with constant howls.

The one who threw the sonic bomb at him was Wood who came to support him.

"Keep running away!"

After hearing Wood's reminder, the two people who looked back turned and quickened their pace.

The horned dragon twisted its body and tried to break free from the sand, but found that it had little effect. It waved its earth-yellow wings vigorously.

Hu~hu~
The lower body that was trapped quickly broke away from the sand.

After successfully attracting attention, Wood and Orange turned around and fled towards the shore of the swamp.

"That place is a dug and laid trap!"

Li Ming quickly noticed the other party's intention.

After being frustrated one after another, the horned dragon continued to run rampantly, apparently unaware of the trap.

One foot stepped into the air, and the yellow leaves covering the vine grid flew up.

The horned dragon dwarfed and fell into it again.

At this time, Wood and Orange fled at full speed and finally escaped safely.

"Huh~ so dangerous."

Li Ming took a deep breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up and went to join the team.

During the process, he noticed several sharks with yellow dorsal fins exposed in the sand, swimming and gliding around.

Seven or eight yellow speed dragons traveling in groups were also looking around vigilantly.

He had to stay nearby despite the risk, obviously he came here for the body of the Earth Sand Dragon.

If it hadn't been for the deterrent of the horned dragon, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been directly close.

It seems that guarding the monster's corpse is also part of the hunting process.

After the team reunited, all members closely watched the movement of the ceratopsian in the distance.

"Lao Wu, thanks to you and Ah Ju coming to support, you can throw the sonic bombs very accurately. Did you undergo special training?"

a crawling Lindsay praised.

"I'm just relatively proficient. You can do it with more practice."

Wood responded.

"Shouldn't we ask about the horned dragon shield and axe first?"

Wasiu said helplessly.

"Oh! Is that a shield ax made of horned dragon material? It's so powerful, isn't it expensive?"

Lindsay exclaimed after hearing this.

Wasiu's eyes darkened and he directly told the key point: "Who asked you to ask whether it is cheap or expensive? How can a two-star hunter be equipped with a horned dragon shield axe? This is the key to the problem."

"I was noticed, huh."

Wood rested his chin on his hand, rubbed his stubble with his palm, and began to think.

"I can't make up a reason. Well, I'm actually a five-star hunter."

After Wood finished speaking candidly, the atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.

"A while ago, the guild's field investigators reported suspected traces of ceratopsians to the branch. We felt that it would be very risky for you to go hunting, so we joined in."

Ah Ju explained.

"I see. So is it really expensive to make a horned dragon shield axe?"

Lindsay thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask out her curiosity.

"Yes, all the savings over the years were almost gone."

Wood lamented.

Obsidian, who was watching, put down the telescope when Li Ming borrowed it.

Next to the body of the Earth Sand Dragon, in addition to large and small pieces of mud, there were three fog balls floating on the ground.

This was expected, but what he didn't expect was that one of the fog balls was green.

Green ball?

Could it be that more powerful monsters can explode balls of other colors?
Li Ming felt that this was the only way to explain it.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see the skill description because of the distance.

After discussion, the team decided to take turns to monitor and wait.

The purpose is the same as Li Ming guessed, which is to protect the body of Tushalong.

Without food or mortal enemies, the ceratopsian wandered around for a while and lost interest in the current area.

The curved corner smashed into the sand, the two wing claws dug quickly, and the huge body got under the sand.

The team immediately took action and rushed quickly.

The Yellow Velociraptor group is relatively knowledgeable. When they see hunters traveling in groups, they roar to convey danger signals and avoid them.

The group of sharks was more stubborn. After arriving first, they quickly glided around the body of the sand dragon, as if they were determined to win.

Li Ming also participated in the battle to guard the corpse.

However, because the opponent was sliding too fast under the sand, Li Ming's energy-charged sword struck downwards several times, but failed to hit.

Insufficient strength and lack of weapon proficiency make it difficult to accurately hit high-speed targets.

After summarizing the problem, he put the shield in front of him and by observing the exposed yellow dorsal fin, he realized that the opponent had been gliding in a circular route around the body of the Sand Dragon.

After finding the pattern of the route, an idea emerged.

Li Ming put the charged sword into the strap and released the shield from the movable buckle on his forearm.

Spotting the dorsal fin coming around, he jumped up with his shield and thrust the shield into the sand.

when!Poof!

The shark hit its head on the shield and jumped more than five meters high. After falling into the sand, it fluttered for a while.

Regarding this giant fish, which was as long as a person, Li Ming first walked around to its head, and then took off the energy-charging sword.

"You were very fast just now."

The shark's round black eyes trembled fiercely.

"Hey! Hey! Hey!."

Li Ming raised the charged sword and smashed it violently.

Blood mixed with gravel continued to spray, the shark's struggle gradually weakened, and soon three white fog balls flew out.

呲~呲~
A plume of blue smoke emitted from the core of the energy-charging sword, which was obviously caused by the high temperature inside.

But Li Ming felt that the energy injected by these vibrations was not as much as expected.

He speculated that the lack of shock caused by the lack of strength was one aspect.

Secondly, the smash just now was not a full-force slash in the standard movement of the shield axe, where the body drives the arm and swings widely.Both of these points will lead to a reduction in injected energy.

After analyzing the reason, Li Ming began to check the skills in the fog ball.

【Handsome】1 star

Skill introduction: Because this male shark is fast enough, it is quite popular among the females in the group.

[Hearing under the Sand] 1 star

Skill introduction: Can accurately locate targets on the sand surface through hearing.

[Sand Slide] 1 star

Skill introduction: The shark has smooth scales on its abdomen. Even if it jumps out of the sand, it can still slide smoothly by swinging its body.

There is no doubt that [Handsome] and [Hearing Under the Sand] cannot be applied at all.

[Sand Slide] If paired with a sand skateboard, it seems possible.

The current maximum number of fog balls can be loaded, although there is only one.

But there is no limit to the storage of fog balls. In line with the principle of taking nothing for nothing, Li Ming picked up the [Sand Surface Sliding].

After the remaining two fog balls dissipated, the shark group that had been unable to attack for a long time began to retreat.

The other three were a little surprised that Li Ming could hunt a shark on the spot by himself.

Bang!
A flare with bright blue light exploded in the sky.

"The next step is to wait for the field investigators to confirm the completion of the hunt."

Seeing Li Ming staring at the sky curiously, Wood gave an explanation.

"What if after confirming the hunting situation, there are still monsters trying to kill the corpse?"

Li Ming asked.

"The team's hunting contract has been fulfilled. The guild needs to worry about what happens next. Even if the monster body is accidentally lost during transportation, the guild will convert the materials into compensation according to the share ratio."

Wood informed.

Li Ming felt that the guild's approach was quite conscientious. After all, after the hard battle, the team had no energy left to stay in the wild for a long time. However, he vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he tentatively asked: "What is the material sharing ratio between the hunter and the guild?"

"Depending on the danger level of the area and the type of mission, the material sharing ratio is not fixed, but it is usually [-]:[-]."

"If you can get [-]% of the materials, that's pretty good."

Li Ming glanced back at the body of the Earth Sand Dragon and felt that the monster that was more than ten meters long could definitely decompose a lot of materials.

"Well, it's the guild that gets [-]%."

Wood said helplessly.

"Okay, I think it's easy."

"Lao Wu! Li Ming! Come and peel off the materials!"

Next to the body of the Earth Sand Dragon, Lindsay held up a hunter's knife and greeted him warmly.

"Ah? Do I have a share too?"

Li Ming was a little surprised.

"Of course, it is a basic etiquette among hunters to help each other when meeting in the wild and to reward those who help. Moreover, as long as you don't take too much at this time, it will not be counted in the share."

Bass~bass~
After Wood finished speaking, he pulled out the knife at the same time as Da Ju, and walked towards the body of the earth sand dragon.

Li Ming walked up to him and didn't know what to order for a moment, so he decided to choose the skill ball first.

There are two white fog balls, [Insect Lair Positioning] and [Dissatisfaction].

One effect is to sniff out the location of nearby insect nests.

One is that when encountering a powerful enemy, he will not retreat easily.

Earth Sand Dragon probably gave this skill to Li Ming for nothing because he was [unconvinced]. He doesn't even want it now, let alone specially selected it.

[Insect Nest Positioning] is pretty good, but...
Li Ming turned his attention to the only green fog ball found so far.

[Milt Armor] 2 stars

Skill introduction: The earth sand dragon smear mud on the body surface, and after it solidifies and hardens, it can form high-strength armor.

This skill seems to be applicable to oneself, and the defensive power of hardened silt is also very impressive, but it has a dirty feeling.

Li Ming hesitated slightly.

However, I thought that living in the wild in the monster hunting world for a month was not much more decent than rolling in the mud, so I bent down and picked up the [Milt Armor].

"Here comes the loving salvation ceremony, meow!"

Daju said, stopping the knife in his hand to cut the carapace.

Everyone also stopped and stared solemnly.

"what?"

Li Ming didn't know why.

"Don't worry Li Ming, we will absolutely respect your beliefs and habits."

Wood said solemnly.

"Thank you everyone"

Li Ming didn't know what Metta's salvation ceremony was at all, but since it could make abnormal behavior less abrupt, it was still good.

Not long after, the Merlu cats arrived pushing a flatbed truck.

Lindsay was rescued once by Cat Car during a hunting trip.

When the field investigators arrived, the hunter team and the Meru Cat Tribe were all present. For the cats, it was the perfect time to confirm the contract.

"I'm so glad you're okay, nya!"

Mido Duo burst into tears and hugged Li Ming's thigh.

"Today is dangerous enough. Is everyone okay?"

"Fortunately, only some of the carts were too strong and twisted my legs."

"Do you still want to be a hunting cat?"

Li Ming asked.

"Uh, I still want to meow!"

Midoduo hesitated for a moment and answered firmly.

"Aren't you afraid of encountering more dangerous situations in the future?"

"I'm scared, meow, but I still want to create my own story!"

"Okay, then from today on, we will officially become partners."

Li Ming stretched out his fist downwards and met Midoduo's soft cat claws.

During this period of waiting, the cats did not sit idle. Instead, they kept covering the mud around the body of the Tusandosaurus on the cat cart, intending to carry it back to the tribe.

According to Midoduo, this kind of silt that has been rolled and crushed by the sand dragon for a long time is high-quality nutrients for growing crops.

When the other party was alive, he would definitely not be able to get close to collect it, but it was different now.

More than three hours later, a yellow figure appeared on the undulating curves of the sand dunes.

The visitor was covered with a camouflage net made of withered yellow leaves, and a shark's dorsal fin stood erect on its back. If you didn't identify it carefully, you would easily miss it.

Everyone present knows how dangerous it is to travel alone in a high-risk area.

Not only are the waiting people not impatient, but they hope that the other party will put safety first and not rush to come.

"I am Sheng Ji, a field investigator from Shayuan. Thank you all hunters for your hard work."

"Hello Shengji, the sighting of the Ceratopsaurus has been confirmed, please be more careful."

Wood said, handing over the hunting contract.

Sheng Ji read the contract, observed and recorded the dragon in a circle, then pulled out a hunter's knife and stabbed it into the hollow wound on his side.

Then he took out a circular seal, pressed it with both hands, and printed the red flying dragon paw print representing the guild on the hunting contract.

The whole process can be described as simple and efficient.

Because the Melu Cat Tribe successfully carried out a rescue, the leader Aile also put his cat's paw print on the contract in the presence of the witness.

"The Earth Sand Dragon looks dead, so why do you want to stab it?"

In Li Ming's impression, it seems that only the poisonous monster bird can cheat death.

"Maybe someone once took advantage of process loopholes and got through."

Wasiu speculated.

(End of this chapter)