I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 8 Basic Principles of Shield Ax

If you want to be a hunter, you can’t eat this much. Meow
This sentence caught Li Ming's attention. In his impression, Midoduo also said similar words when he was physically weak and unable to move with his back armor.

After eating various foods provided by Midoduo, the situation has indeed improved.

The high correlation between strength and eating seems to be basic common sense here, and then think of those monsters that appear to be incredible in terms of strength.

Li Ming speculated that the world of monster hunting might be a "high-energy" world.

Driven by such an overall "high-energy" ecological cycle, humans, monsters, plants, fish, insects, and ores are all endowed with extraordinary properties.

When energy gathers and accumulates at a certain node for a long time, and after endless years of evolution, it is not surprising that a powerful monster at the level of an ancient dragon can evolve.

Fortunately for Li Ming, he was not excluded from this overall high-energy ecology just because he was a time traveler.

After the second round of meat was roasted, Li Ming ate three more large pieces to verify his guess.

The tired feeling when digesting with a full stomach did not appear, but he felt full of energy.

Li Ming came to the Skeleton Shield Axe, first lifted the shield with one hand, then held the handle of the broad-bladed bone knife and lifted it up.

It's still quite heavy, but at least it's enough to hold.

Li Ming wanted to try the in-game holding position, but found that there was no place for gripping on the inside of the shield, only a cross-shaped metal slide rail.

Hunting with a shield is obviously not the correct way to use it.

Wood, who was picking his teeth, saw this and came over with a smile.

"If you want to use the shield axe, you still lack two auxiliary equipment."

Wood said, raising his right arm slightly to show the metal buckle fixed to the gauntlet.

"This is a buckle that fixes the shield to the forearm. When the shield ax transforms into an ax form, the shield needs to be detached from the arm quickly. When it returns to the sword form, it needs to be loaded as soon as possible. Therefore, hunters who use shield axes will choose this kind of buckle. It is enough to quickly disassemble and assemble the movable buckle. If it is a long gun or a blunderbuss, because the heavy shield is only responsible for defense and is heavy, in order to pursue stability, fixed buckles that cannot be quickly disassembled will be chosen.”

No wonder that when Lindsay was knocked away by the sand dragon, his spear fell out of his hand, but his heavy shield showed no signs of loosening. It turned out that the buckle firmly fixed the heavy shield to his arm.

Li Ming was stunned and asked: "Where is the other auxiliary equipment?"

"This is a must-have for every hunter."

Wood said, turning around and showing the metal buckle on the back armor.

"This is a strap buckle for storing weapons. Every hunter will be equipped with it. Depending on the weight and type of the weapon, the buckle will have some differences. The way to store the shield and ax is to mount the sword first, and then mount the sword. shield, thereby achieving the fixation of the shield axe.”

"So the cross slide rails on the inside of the shield, the horizontal rails are used to fix the arms, and the vertical rails are used to store and fix the back?"

Li Ming asked.

"Yes, you are very observant."

"Then these two pieces of auxiliary equipment."

"I've asked Daju to search in the storage box."

"Thank you so much."

"One more thing I have to remind you. After you are proficient in installing buckles, you can barely complete the disassembly and assembly independently. If you are wearing buckles, you must have a helper, especially after wearing armor, so you'd better find a hunting cat partner as soon as possible. .”

Wood gave advice.

Li Ming glanced at Mido Duo, who was resting on his side beside the campfire, and responded: "Well, I will find a way."

Not long after, Ah Ju came over with equipment.

"Which one is your dominant hand?"

Wood asked while checking the auxiliary equipment.

"Right hand."

"When using the shield axe, do you want to focus on defense or attack?"

"Is there any difference?"

Li Ming asked puzzledly.

"This determines your dominant hand, whether to hold a sword or a shield in sword form."

Wood explained.

Li Ming understood immediately.

The dominant hand can exert force more flexibly and smoothly.

If you focus on attack, hold a broad-bladed knife.

If you focus on defense, install buckles to secure the shield.

"I want to focus on attack."

"Although it is just a tentative training, once the habit of using weapons is formed, it is difficult to break it. Don't you think about it again?"

Wood asked cautiously.

"no need."

Soon, with Wood's assistance, the two pieces of auxiliary equipment were put on.

Since the bear pajamas do not have insertion openings, all variable dimensions can only be reduced to a minimum in order to tighten and fix them.

Click~just click~
Two crisp bite sounds came to mind.

The bone broad-bladed knife and bone shield were mounted on the buckle on Li Ming's back.

It's so heavy, it's like carrying a mountain on your back.
Li Ming adjusted his breathing and straightened his waist after a moment of adaptation.

"Yes, except for the weird clothes, he already looks a bit like a hunter."

Wood commented.

"By the way, what's the pattern on your clothes? Is it a cub of the Blue Bear subspecies?"

Ah Ju asked curiously.

"That's right"

After some tossing, the huge full moon rose from the end of the desert and was shrouded in night.

Wood glanced at the sky and said, "I'm going to keep vigil. You can practice pulling out and storing the shield ax tonight. Lindsay and Wasiu need to get enough rest and don't make too much noise. I'll have a chance tomorrow." Please continue to guide.”

When the other party went to the campfire and sat down cross-legged, Li Ming let out a sigh: "Hunting weapons in reality are really hard-core."

He had never thought before that without anyone's guidance and assistance, he would not even be able to master the storage and carrying of the shield axe.

Next is the practice of pulling out and storing.

Li Ming has an innate advantage in this regard. He knows the action procedures for using weapons.

The difficulty is how to reproduce it yourself.

Grasp the handle of the knife backwards with your right hand, lift up and pull out the shield ax, lift it from the shoulder to the front of the body, swing the left arm horizontally, and insert the buckle into the guide rail as quickly as possible. When the knife and shield are completed, they will be separated.
On the mountainside cliff under the moonlight, a figure wearing thin clothes kept repeating the two basic actions of storing and pulling out the shield and axe.

"Li Ming, take a rest, meow."

Mi Duoduo, who was watching quietly from the side, saw Li Ming's breathing getting heavier and heavier after training for a long time, so he whispered a reminder.

Gently placing the shield ax on the raised rock, Li Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and asked, "Mi Duoduo, have I made any progress?"

"Yes, meow! It feels like the movements are getting faster and smoother."

Midodo commented.

"Whoo~ that's fine."

Li Ming let out a long breath and sat down on the ground.

"This must be very tight, meow, let me help you remove it."

Midoduo quickly ran to Li Ming's back. When he saw the blood marks on the shoulder of his pajamas made by the metal buckle, he immediately exclaimed: "It's bleeding, meow!"

"It's okay, but I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you a story tonight."

Li Ming didn't pay much attention to this.

"Well, why do you insist on becoming a hunter, meow? In fact, whether you go to the stronghold or stay in the tribe, you should be able to live a good life."

Midodo's ears dropped and he sighed.

"Remember the story I told you?"

"Of course I remember Meow, every one of them is wonderful." Li Ming raised his head and stared at the bright stars and said, "I also want to be a protagonist and have my own story."

"Become the protagonist. Have your own story?"

Mido mostly opened his mouth, looking extremely shocked.

"Of course, being able to eat every meal is part of the reason. Are you willing to go with me?"

Facing Li Ming's invitation, Mido Duo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head vigorously.

"No, meow, I'm Melu Cat!"

"What's wrong with the Mer Cat? Vasiu's hunting cat partner is also a Mer Cat."

Li Ming encouraged.

"But. But I don't know how to do anything except push a cat cart. Meow, you'd better hire professional Ellu to hunt cats after you get to the base."

Midoduo turned around, lowered his head nervously and rubbed the cat's paws.

"I can't be a hunter either. Wouldn't it be nice for everyone to learn and grow together?"

Li Ming persuaded to explain.

Be the protagonist and have your own story.
When he thought of these words, Midoduo's heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably.

"I want to discuss this with Elle, nya"

"Of course, the decision is up to you, or you can try it first. Here are two people you can learn from, which can help you get into the role quickly."

Li Ming gave suggestions.

"Okay, you said there was a barbecue dinner at the hunter camp, so I came here."

Midoduo sighed, feeling that he had become a hunting cat inexplicably.

But the thought of being able to stay by Li Ming's side and eating a large piece of barbecue seemed pretty good.

In the early morning, Wood, who had been standing by the bonfire all night, got up and stretched his waist.

When I came to the edge of the cliff to relieve myself, I found a piece of carapace of a carapace-eating herbivorous dragon buckled on the ground.

While watching, the back armor suddenly opened.

Li Ming and Midoduo sat up from the ground.

"I have learned a lot."

Wood looked surprised.

"Senior Wood, I found the hunting cat."

Li Ming informed happily.

"Senior Wood, please give me some advice, nya."

Midoduo jumped up on the spot, imitating the appearance of El Cat in his memory, and bowed to Wood.

"I feel like you two can become a very good partner. Ah Ju is happy to help Hunting Cat. If you don't understand anything, feel free to ask Li Ming. Did you go well with the practice of pulling out and storing the shield ax last night?"

Wood asked tentatively.

"I'm not sure. Why don't you demonstrate the results? Midoduo, help me put on the strap buckle."

"Okay meow."

One person and one cat immediately cooperated.

Seeing the dark red blood stains on both sides of the shoulders of Little Bear's pajamas, Wood suddenly sighed and held his forehead.

"Sorry Li Ming, I was negligent and forgot that the strap buckle must be fixed on the breastplate in order to fully bear the weight of the shield axe."

The embedding points of the breastplate for the strap buckle and the shoulder protection can effectively offset the heavy pressure of the shield and axe.

"It's okay, I've recovered."

Li Ming is not being polite, the scar is really healed.

As for the reason for the rapid healing of wounds, he speculated that this is one of the impacts of high-energy ecological cycles on humans.

Click~click~click~
After recalling the key points of yesterday's actions, Li Ming pulled out the shield axe, inserted the buckle on his left arm, and quickly split the stacked skeleton shield ax into a broad-bladed knife and a shield.

"Good standard action."

There was a look of surprise on Wood's face.

Guilds also have illustrations of standard actions.

But it is very rare to be able to reach Li Ming's level after just one night of practice.

"Unfortunately, the speed is still too slow, and the power call is also lacking a lot. There is still a big gap between it and actual combat."

"clear."

Li Ming still recognized the shortcomings mentioned by Wood.

After all, the targets to be dealt with in actual combat are monsters. If the speed and method of drawing out the weapon are not up to standard.

That's not fighting monsters, but delivering food to monsters.

"I didn't expect you to adapt so quickly. Next, let's talk about the basic principles of the shield axe."

After Wood finished speaking, he picked up a dead tree and traced it on the rock surface.

"The broad-bladed sword you are holding is called a charged sword. Let me ask you a question, where does the energy of the weapon come from?"

"do not know."

Li Ming really hasn't thought about it deeply.

"It's vibration. The sound waves played by the hunting flute are vibrations. The Qi that Tai Dao injects into the Qi training tank is also generated by the vibration caused by the feedback from the slash. When the vibration you cause collides with another vibration at the right time, The two vibrations cancel each other out, and at the same time, they will generate an extremely powerful new energy. This is too advanced for you. Speaking of the energy-charging sword, it has three functions. One is to slash monsters, and the other is to combine with a shield. To transform into an ax form, the third is to accumulate energy through striking and vibration."

Li Ming raised the energy-charging sword and came closer to observe it carefully.

"Let's talk about the flaws first. In order to increase the upper limit of energy storage, the thickness and width of the energy-storing sword have been maximized. However, when the energy accumulation reaches the limit, the impact of energy spillover is still not completely solved. At this time, the energy-storing sword will enter At high temperatures, the edge will soften under the influence of the high internal temperature, resulting in a complete loss of sharpness.”

"Then hunting with this kind of weapon is dangerous, isn't it?"

Midoduo asked curiously.

Because even the cat daggers used by the tribe have the best selection criteria for sharpness.

"Midodo, you are right, but what if the energy accumulated in the sword body can be transferred to a container that can be fully stored, transported and released?"

Wood asked rhetorically.

"You mean the energy bottle loaded in the shield?"

Li Ming asked tentatively.

"That's right, when you were practicing waving the shield last night, you should have heard an abnormal sound vibrating inside. That was the sound made by the empty energy bottle shaking slightly."

Wood informed.

"What a complicated structure, meow"

Midoduo looked at the Skeleton Shield Axe, and suddenly felt that this heavy hunting weapon was becoming more and more unusual.

"In addition to resisting impact, the shield of the shield ax is combined with the energy-charging sword. The ax form uses the sharp shield blades on both sides of the edge to swing and hit, which can cause very objective damage to monsters. It is also the best tool to store and release energy, instantly Its energy output is so high that it can empty five fully charged energy bottles with one strike."

As he said this, Wood looked proud.

"Oh~ What a powerful weapon, no wonder Li Ming chose it."

Midoduo praised.

"It's awesome, haha."

Wood smiled heartily and was very happy.

Li Ming was silent on the side.

As his understanding of the shield ax deepened, he began to doubt whether he could control this weapon.

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(End of this chapter)