I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 55
Go to the guild to confirm information updates in each area, check the monster encyclopedia for research information, and go to the processor to confirm the activation of equipment abilities.

After two days of painstaking research, the team zeroed in on the Daimyo shield crab.

What Chuying values ​​​​is that the ecology of the dense forest area is currently relatively stable, as well as the materials that can create shield crabs that stimulate focused defense capabilities.

In addition to shield crab armor, Li Ming is also very interested in defensive fog balls.

The alternative hunting target, Kappa Frog, can create a water attribute shield axe, but its defense is common to all monsters.

It not only has wide applicability, but also lays a good foundation for future hunting.

After making their decision, the team came to the counter to explain the situation.

Shui Yun found the contract and handed it over to the team for confirmation.

【Tear it apart!Cancer! 】★★★
Location: dense forest coastal area

Contract Target: Daimyo Shield Crab

Client: Coastal fishermen
Mission description: Daimyo shield crabs are sweeping across the dense forest coast!The fishing port was destroyed!The fishing boat was destroyed!We need brave hunters!

Honoraria: 5180+1290z (subsidy)
Time frame: 32 days

"That's it, thank you."

Li Ming confirmed.

"Okay, when you arrive in the dense forest, you must go to the stronghold to update the map and ecological information. The cat rescue team can also be hired locally, come on!"

After Shui Yun finished speaking, she pressed the guild seal vigorously.

After packing their bags, the team left the Feiye Fortress and took a truck to the port in the Waste God Community area.

"Well, that group of rodents seems to be following us all the time?"

While waiting for the transport ship on the beach, Midoduo looked up and found a group of rodents circling high up.

"There are a lot of rodents in the Abandoned Shrine, so don't worry about it."

After Li Ming told him, he seemed to have remembered something.

"Okay meow."

Late at night, in a single cabin swaying with the waves.

Midoduo was already fast asleep in the hammock and fell asleep.

Under the dim light of a butter lamp, Li Ming removed the cork from the reagent bottle and began to investigate the two rodents living inside.

The reason why rodents can make monsters go crazy is not only the continuous pain of being embedded in the carapace and chewing flesh, but also the injection of blood.

It greatly reduces the body's recovery ability and draws life force from monsters. The risk is a bit high no matter how it is used in actual combat.

The best way to use rodents is to overcome them through weirdness.

The way to achieve this is probably to let the rodents repeatedly stimulate the body and carry out some kind of activation mutation reaction.

However, based solely on body size, humans can only host four or five rodents at most. Can this level of parasitism really induce weird overcomings?
Looking at the two rodents with their wings folded and squirming on their arms, Li Ming had various doubts in his heart.

No matter, since you want to use this power, you have to start somewhere.
Li Ming panicked, grabbed a rodent, and thrust its sucker-shaped mouth toward his arm.

"Wow!"

The tube-shaped worm's body swelled and began to suck blood.

The surface of the originally dim rodent soon flashed a pink luster.

After filling up, Li Ming put the two rodents back into the reagent bottle, preparing to observe the difference between drinking blood and not drinking blood. At the same time, he held the Mad Dragon Virus injection and noticed his own changes.

Nothing unusual happened for an hour. Li Ming lay on the bed, sprayed himself with sleeping venom, and fell asleep.

squeak~
The flapping of rodent wings sounded.

Li Ming thought the rodent in the reagent bottle had escaped, so he opened his eyes to check.

As a result, I was surprised that I was not in a cabin, but in a dark space.

Only the circular hole at the top can glimpse a small piece of dark red sky.

squeak~
A large number of pink rodents gathered together, arranged in a circular spiral, and flew towards the round hole at the top.

At this time, a bat's wings kept extending, and a huge rodent suspended in mid-air descended from the round hole.

Li Ming, shrouded in the shadow of the bat wings, subconsciously reached out to touch the hilt of the charged sword behind his back.

However, except for the bear pajamas, there was nothing else on him.

"It must be a dream"

Li Ming muttered.

"If you can't beat the big ones, try the smaller ones. If the smaller females fail, try the males."

A woman's soft hum rang in her ears.

When similar scenes appeared in the past, he always viewed the world from a monster's perspective, unable to change anything at all.

This time is different. Not only is there no visual distortion in everything within the field of vision, but the body is also completely under his control.

"who are you?"

Li Ming raised his head and asked tentatively.

The suspended rodent with its wings spread did not respond, but shook its body and flew away from the black space.

"If the female fails, she will try the male. It's so sad."

After Li Ming finished chanting, he felt the soft cat's claws slowly moving on his chest.

"It's dawn, meow."

Hearing Midoduo's call, Li Ming opened his eyes. The sun shone in from the porthole and the blue sea was calm.

"Good morning. You go to the restaurant and order food first. I'll wash up and be there soon."

"Okay meow!"

Midoduo ran and jumped out of the cabin, and Li Ming took out the reagent bottle to record observations.

The one that didn't drink his own blood was in a very depressed state.

As for the sucking one, its belly is bulging and it is full of energy.

Looking at the insect cysts that glowed with pink fluorescence, Li Ming speculated that they must be the rodent worms, the calamity blood generated from their own blood.

After six days of sea voyage, the transport ship docked in the dense forest area in the early morning.

This place was originally under the jurisdiction of the Bokai Village branch. However, the influence of the village was gradually weakening, so it was handed over to Yanhuo Village for management.

The guild branch in the dense forest area was established directly on the sea extending from the ferry.

Li Ming came to the counter to explain his purpose, and quickly obtained the latest map and ecological information.

"There is a peach-haired beast king who has been very active recently."

Li Ming showed a strange expression.

"Yes, everyone has been troubled by this for a long time. Is the team interested in fighting against it?"

the female receptionist asked excitedly.

"No."

Li Ming shook his head firmly.

Peach-haired Beast King materials can currently only be used to create old-style equipment.

Wearing a complete set of armor can stimulate the antibacterial ability to resist odor, but it will also stimulate the negative ability of doubling hunger.

In addition, the hunting process is particularly difficult, and currently Li Ming has no desire to launch a crusade against it.

"Okay, what about the Cat Rescue Team? There are two tribes that can be contacted here, namely the Elu Rescue Team directly under the branch and the Melu Rescue Team that lives in the wild."

"Melu Rescue Team is ready."

"Okay, please give me the map. I would like to explain here that since the stronghold's field communication capability is not very strong, if the team cares about the slow communication time, they can go directly to the Melu Cat Tribe to sign the contract."

"Won't you take a detour?"

"No, it is precisely because it is close to the latest sighting point of the Ming Shield Crab that I gave the advice."

the receptionist explained.

"Well, let's set the meeting point at the Mel Cat Tribe." Not long after, the team, which had updated the contract information, set off for the Mel Cat Tribe.

Beach, under coconut trees.

Two fungus pigs with green moss on their backs are looking for food.

Li Ming, who was sneaking, came close and swooped down. He held his front hoof with one arm and fixed it, and stabbed the hunter's knife from the back of his neck.

Seeing that its friend was in trouble, the other fungus pig snorted angrily, spread its hooves and ran away quickly.

Before he could even take two steps, he was hit by several bursts of ballista pellets and fell to the ground.

[Mushroom Exploration], [Pig’s Head Arched to the Ground], [Hmph! 】.

The two sets of white fog balls were exactly the same, and Li Ming speculated that there might only be three skills in the Bacteria Pig skill pool.

The introduction of [Mushroom Exploration] is just like the name of the skill. You can use your sense of smell to locate the mushroom.

[Pig's head arching the ground] means using the pig's head to open up the ground.

【Hmph! 】The bacteria pig made a disdainful cry, which sounded a bit unbeatable, but it was the only way to express anger.

This [Hmph! 】Can it be used as a taunting skill?
Although they seemed to be of little use, Li Ming still followed the principle of taking nothing for nothing and picked up [Mushroom Quest] and [Hmph! 】.

The team continued to move along the coast. About an hour later, three small shield crabs appeared on the beach.

The two crab claws kept digging in the sand. After finding the shell, they pried it open with the sharp tip of the crab claws, picked it up and put it into the mouth.

The team observed for a while and confirmed that there was nothing unusual, so they launched an assault.

The three small shield crabs did not escape. They raised their claws and shook them, threatening to expel the team.

"Humph!"

Li Ming let out a provocative snort, and the other members were stunned when they heard it.

"It's okay, I just want to attract the little shield crab's attention."

After giving the explanation, he was the first to rush forward.

when!Poof!Poof!
With a series of slashes from the charged sword, the claws of the small shield crab were broken, and the snail-shaped back shell was also shattered.

Soon he was vomiting bubbles and sitting on his back, and three fog balls flew out.

The other two did not escape, but rushed over to form a surround. Li Ming switched to ax form.

The ax struck vertically, splitting the carapace and causing gray juice to splash everywhere.

The slightly flattened shield crab immediately fell into the sand.

The last one froze on the spot and began to dig in the sand with its crab claws in a panic, trying to escape.

Li Ming swung his ax horizontally and knocked it sideways, then jumped up and struck it hard.

click~
A crisp cracking sound sounded, and the little shield crab died.

[Demonstration], [Digging in the Sand], [Blowing Bubbles], [Crossing forward], [Lateral Movement].

Excluding duplicates, the three shield crabs exploded a total of five white fog balls.

[Cross forward slash] The crab claws on both sides launch forward slashes simultaneously.

If applied to a shield axe, the shield blade and the energy-charged sword would be slashing forward at the same time. It's a bit awkward, and I feel that only two swords can reasonably achieve this.

[Sand Digging] Use crab claws to quickly dig holes in the sand.

If you can only dig holes, it doesn’t make much sense.

[Demonstration] Hold the crab claws high to intimidate the enemy. After successfully driving them away, your self-confidence will increase.

If the eviction fails, they will most likely become the primary target of attack.

If I activate with my mouth [Hmph! ], and the body launches a [demonstration]. In the eyes of the monster, does it deserve a beating?
Li Ming speculated.

[Spit bubbles] The bubbles are round and big and not easy to burst.

I really can't think of any use.
[Lateral Movement] The small shield crab can attack enemies while moving quickly laterally.

The horizontal movement has become faster, and you can also launch attacks. If you use this sneak attack on humans, you will be invincible. Who would have thought that a person facing you from the side would suddenly punch you.

After thinking for a moment, Li Ming selected [Demonstration], [Cross-forward Cut], and [Lateral Movement].

As for the other fog balls, just complete them directly when you encounter the small shield crab again.

After cutting off the edible parts, the team continued on the road. At noon, they arrived at the Meru Cat Tribe marking point.

There happened to be a suitable cliff on the mountainside in the forest, so the camp was established.

Roasted mushroom pig, boiled crab claws, clam soup.

After a sumptuous lunch, Li Ming unfolded his fan-shaped collar.

By locating the gathering point of the meows, we quickly discovered the location of the Melu Cat Tribe, which was covered by a large number of vine nets.

Since there has been no rescue team business, the cats have been scavenging in the forest to make a living.

The team arrived and asked the leader to summon all tribe members immediately.

After signing the rescue contract, the team officially began tracking and exploring the Daming Shield Crab.

Fukugi Usagi is responsible for the coastal beaches, and the team is responsible for the dense forests that severely block the view.

puff~
While Li Ming was listening quietly in the forest, a muffled sound was caught by his ears.

"Who farted?"

Li Ming asked curiously.

"It's not me, meow."

"I'm not Meow either."

Midodo Bubu shook his head.

"Well, it all depends on what I do, and it's not me."

Chuying looked helpless.

puff~
The voice came again, and Li Ming looked up.

On the treetop not far away, a pink-haired orangutan with a hippopotamus face was rubbing his buttocks with one hand and holding on to the tree trunk with the other, looking at the team curiously.

"It's Peach Furmon Meow!"

Mido Dobubu exclaimed at the same time and hugged each other tightly.

"Everyone retreats at the same time, and try not to make too big a move."

Of course Li Ming wouldn't care about a peach-haired beast, but the team is currently in a dense forest. If the other party calls the peach-haired beast king to lead the entire group to siege the team, it will be difficult to deal with it.

After slowly retreating ten meters, everyone in the team turned around and ran quickly.

"It's really difficult to keep an eye on the movements of the peach-haired beast group."

Chuying looked at the map and looked embarrassed.

"There is no way. Since their habitats overlap, we can only be more careful."

There were two ethnic groups living nearby, so Li Ming felt that he should be more cautious.

The team changed the strategy of exploring two terrains at the same time, focusing their tracking mainly on the coast.

Time passed in the evening, and after half a day of exploration, a range was finally confirmed based on the huge digging marks collected along the beach.

However, it was obviously unwise to hunt at night for no reason. The team marked the location and decided to continue tracking tomorrow.

On the way back, the team encountered a small shield crab and a fungus pig, and had another friendly interaction.

The journey has been fruitful.

Many of these monsters would immediately lose their minds and launch a desperate charge upon seeing Li Ming, who was grunting and taunting him with his sword and shield raised high.

Under the moonlight.

A white sharp horn emerged from the sand, and as the dust scattered, a red giant crab carrying a huge one-horned dragon head shell emerged.

The crab's legs moved horizontally, and the giant crab began to explore on the beach full of carcasses of small shield crabs.

Wow~Wow~
When no crabs were found alive, a pair of giant crab claws were raised high toward the full moon, foam emerging from their mouths.

(End of this chapter)