I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 92 Worm Clock
Early the next morning, the team gathered in the puppet shop on the first floor to discuss matters related to the assessment.

The two-out-of-four assessment items are not much different from the three-star assessment.

But one of the advanced and ultimate assessment standards is still very difficult to study.

Li Ming needs to be actively prepared when he has the blessing of the fog ball, especially Chu Ying.

As for the selection tendency, Li Ming is basically confident of hitting the ultimate target in addition to coordination, especially the physical fitness test.

Although Chuying never slacked off in daily training, she basically only had coordination and weapon use left to try to attack.

Li Ming saw the promotion pattern of the Hunter Guild.

Very few people are almighty and perfect. The way for ordinary people to advance is to find ways to guide them in what they are best at and practice a certain item to the extreme.

In principle, training is prohibited on the streets in the city, but because it is close to the separation wall and there are few residents, no one will come here to supervise.

The team started preliminary training on the rooftop terrace.

As for why not go to a very large training ground with complete equipment.

The main reasons are the long distance, queues, and the fact that super coins are not allowed to be used.

Under Sophia's guidance, Chuying practiced the most basic side-raising aiming of the heavy ballistae.

But there is no launching link, it is just aiming and lifting.

Li Ming had seen Chuying perform similar training, but it had never lasted so long.

"It's shaking again."

Sofia, who was sitting upright on the chair, finished speaking indifferently and raised her cup to drink tea.

Chuying had sweat beads on her cheeks and raised her arms slightly.

The muzzle of the slightly trembling green bear tube stopped swinging.

Such strict training requirements attracted the attention of Li Ming and the cats.

Sophia turned her head and looked. Li Ming and the other cats unconsciously speeded up their training and refocused on their training.

After the lunch break, Chuying collapsed directly to the ground, as if she had lost the ability to move.

Bu Bu was fed strong walking medicine, and the fatigue was relieved.

"You have made great progress, but you are still far from the level of a four-star hunter."

Sofia, who brought lunch, said helplessly.

"So no matter how hard you try in the remaining four days, there is no hope of breaking through?"

Chuying dropped her shoulders, looking a little frustrated.

"It's a long shot. If you attack reconciliation as a final project, it's a little bit more likely, but I wouldn't recommend it."

"Well, I also want to use weapons as my ultimate project."

"That's going to take a lot more effort."

"I will! Teacher!"

"Very good. After lunch, aim and lift for 4 hours."

"Uh no problem!"

Chuying, with a bitter look on her face, nodded in approval.

"Teacher, if you have time, can you help guide Li Ming?"

Chuying asked tentatively.

"He probably doesn't need my guidance very much."

"It's not a guide on how to use the shield axe, but an assessment of experience."

"He has a high probability of passing on his own."

"really?"

"Of course, it shouldn't be too difficult for a hunter who can still jump around with heavy weapons on his back to pass the four-star hunter assessment. Your sense of choosing a partner is really good."

"Actually, it can only be regarded as a chance encounter."

"Eat quickly. As long as the feeling of training is still there, you can focus more on it."

After Sofia urged them, she brought Li Ming and the cats' lunch to the terrace.

"It's a little little, so please don't dislike it."

"thanks for treatment."

Li Ming expressed his thanks.

The two small steaks and several pieces of broccoli on the plate were indeed not enough for him.

But if you want to completely satisfy your appetite, the cost of ingredients alone in East Doruma will be very outrageous.

There was a lot of frozen raw meat stored in the chilled carriage, but considering the follow-up training and assessment, the team decided to save some.

If you don’t eat enough, you have to sleep to make up for it.

After practicing all morning, Li Ming decided to take a nap to relieve fatigue.

I saw the other person lying down on the terrace and sleeping peacefully.

Chuying's eyes darkened slightly, she changed her direction, and continued her continuous training aiming at the side lift.

bang~ bang~
A dull heavy sound sounded.

Tiny stone particles scattered from above the separation wall.

Li Ming woke up and looked up at the wall.

"I heard the sound and got a little closer. I'll go up to observe."

Sophia said as she stood up, lifted up her skirt and came downstairs.

He changed into lightweight leather armor, put on the shoulder bag commonly found on investigators, and returned to the terrace.

"Teacher Sophia, where are you going?"

Seeing the other party filling the quill with ink, Li Ming asked curiously.

"Paid employment of the guild. If the mantis gets too close to the separation wall, go and observe the movement visually."

Sophia explained.

"Can't an airship in the sky work?"

Li Ming pointed to the sky.

"Its newly built market city in recent years has blocked the observation airship's view a lot."

"So that's it. Can I go and have a look?"

"Yes, but you must not cross the city wall, and you must not do anything that would irritate the mantis."

"no problem."

The reason why Li Ming wanted to go with him was certainly not because he wanted to hit the ball.

The Pavilion Mantis is also a seven-star monster at least and cannot be provoked at all.

What he wanted was eyewitness information to deduce possible weaknesses and the types of fog balls that would explode.

Make plans for how to obtain fog balls in the future.

Of course, if you find that there is absolutely no chance of winning, then the idea of ​​​​not touching it can be considered a gain.

Sophia grabbed the slightly protruding wall tiles with her bare hands and quickly climbed up on the surface of the isolation wall.

Midoduo climbed on Li Ming's back and followed closely behind.

Two people and one cat quickly reached the top of the city wall.

The dark yellow ruins city with a messy appearance and no rules appeared in front of us.

Although the name contains the word "city", the area in front of me is a large ruins piled up with huge amounts of building fragments.

Facing the middle of the isolation wall, there is an open semi-curved dome, which is the only building that shows signs of human conception.

Under the dome, countless thick I-shaped steel beams are inserted deeply into the rubble-filled ground.

The upward-facing ends of all steel beams are tied with a sticky golden silk thread.

These threads are in a taut state and converge at the center of the semi-arc dome, suspending a huge bell in the air.

"I'm tired of watching it a long time ago. I'll leave the observation to you."

After Sophia finished speaking, she threw the telescopic telescope to Li Ming.

"Okay, that bell is..."

"It was originally installed in the airport tower to tell the time for city residents and airships. After it was captured by it two years ago, it was hung here. The purpose is unknown. The residents in the city generally call it the insect clock."

Sophia explained.

"Isn't it two years ago when it was expanding into the city and expanding the market?"

"That's right, the core of the insect nest moved to the city at that time."

“Were there any major ecological changes at that time?”

"No, many scholars have made similar speculations, but no one has been able to provide definite evidence to explain why Mantis builds an insect clock."

Li Ming stretched out the monocular and looked for sounds.

Not long after, a golden figure with four insect legs touching the ground appeared in the observation tube.

This monster that looks like a mantis is only more than ten meters long according to visual inspection.

The appearance is gorgeous and golden, very eye-catching.Two golden silk threads are tightly wrapped around the hook-shaped hook.

Li Ming described the corresponding characteristics based on what he saw, and Sophia carefully recorded them.

"It's okay that nothing has changed."

For Sophia, a big discovery means a hefty reward for reporting sightings.

But it also means that danger may come.

Cha~cha~
Friction sounded.

At the other end of the worm thread, two thick steel beams tied and dragged slid out from the cover of the market city.

Mantis lowered a pair of hooks and scythes and moved them quickly in front of him.

At the same time as the worm thread tightened, one of the steel beams slid against the ground.

The single hook and sickle rose up, and as the forearm swung around, the steel beam began to spin in mid-air.

Hu~hu~
Li Ming couldn't help but swallowed when he saw this, and then lowered his head.

If this "little flying stick" was thrown, he didn't think the city wall would be able to withstand it.

Bang!
There was a banging sound, and shock waves and dust spread outward.

Most of the steel beams penetrated the ground.

The mantis's purple compound eyes blinked rapidly and looked at the depth of its steel beams.

Then he tightened the worm thread, dragged another steel beam to his side, swung it around and began to strike.

Boom!Boom!
After two strikes, he stopped when he saw that the newly penetrated steel beam was as deep as the others.

"Why is it that it is not very big, but it has such terrifying power? Meow!"

Midoduo asked in disbelief.

"It may be due to the characteristics of the beetle species."

Li Ming speculated.

"Steel beams are implanted into the ground, and then connected to the insect clock with worm silk. This is where the observation ends."

Although Sophia didn't use a telescope, she could already understand the situation just by looking at the general situation.

Just as they were about to evacuate, [Incubation Nest Exploration] and [Supersensory Hearing] suddenly caught a strange feeling.

Li Ming continued to observe, but did not notice anything unusual.

hum ~ hum ~
Suddenly, all the worm threads tied around the steel beams began to buzz with slight trembling.

The insect clock hanging high began to sway slightly, and the amplitude gradually increased.

when!
The bell hammer collided with the inner wall of the insect clock, and a buzzing sound began to be transmitted to the outside world.

"It actually rang."

Seeing this scene, Sophia was especially surprised.

"Never rang before?"

"Yes."

The tremors of the insect silk subsided, the insect clock returned to normal, and everything returned to normal.

The strange ringing of the bell brought more investigators to the scene.

But apart from this sound, no other abnormalities were detected.

Li Ming didn't know whether this was good or bad.

Judging from the collected intelligence, there is a high probability that the opponent will explode a power-related fog ball.

The team's hunting may be almost non-existent, and given the current coexistence situation, the Hunters' Guild will definitely take action to stop it.

Since this day, although the time has no rules, the insect clock will definitely ring once a day.

No adverse effects have been seen yet, but the crowds who flocked to listen under the wall greatly boosted the business of the Muppet Store.

Sophia, who was too lazy to put up a sign at first, not only created a store plaque, but also wiped the window glass with her cat.

In the intense preparation and assessment, time passed quickly.

Although Li Ming was under less pressure, he still did not slack off.

Chuying was in a worse situation. She relied on force-taking drugs every day to stay alive, forcing herself to complete various excessive training contents.

The fourth night, because tomorrow is the assessment date.

Li Ming took Mi Gugu and Bulala and dragged the refrigerated carriage to the puppet shop to hold a barbecue party.

The cats danced and sang, and Li Ming and Sophia followed the beat.

Chuying ate the barbecue in a hurry and continued training.

"Teacher Sophia, is Chuying's hope high?"

Li Ming asked.

"It's not big, but with this experience, it will make subsequent exams less difficult."

Sophia told frankly.

"Is it lacking in some aspect?"

"The side-lift shooting action is still not stable enough, and it is difficult to shoot at the long-distance target used in the ultimate use of the heavy ballista. Do you want to change your partner?"

Sofia speculated.

"There is no such idea."

"In fact, it is very common for members to change. I have joined many different teams, and some of them did want me to stay together, but the reality is cruel after all. Casualties, loss of courage, and doubts about the meaning of hunting are all... As a result, everyone failed to make it to the end.”

Sofia sighed.

"Who was the most powerful hunter in the Hunter Brigade back then?"

"Do you know the Hunter Brigade?"

Sophia was a little surprised.

"Yes, I heard someone mention it by chance when I was at the Sandstone Cave Branch."

"Some people even remember a group that disbanded within less than a month after its establishment."

"Will it collapse in one month?"

"Yes, the man who claimed to be the leader of the group took a piece of white dragon scale and began to lobby the hunters to join. As a receptionist, I actually believed him. As a result, the hunters recruited were seriously injured. In addition, the Fengshan dragon attacked the hunters midway. The brigade quickly disintegrated, and later the Lockrak station was cancelled. I was unwilling to accept the guild's deployment, so I became a hunter."

Sophia recalled.

"Isn't there a genius who can easily master all hunting weapons?"

"I've never heard of it. If you just talk about the achievements of the members in the hunter journey, I'm the highest."

"That's it"

"No more chatting, I'm going to guide Chuying in her training."

Sophia said, got up and left.

Li Ming recalled the contacts during this period.

It was discovered that due to the changes in the world, Sophia was very different from the female receptionist who regarded Broken Dragon as her first love.

The next morning, Li Ming, who was sleeping on the roof terrace, woke up from piles of rod-shaped bones.

Finish washing, put on the armor, and then jump down from the window.

Chuying, who was wearing a water beast suit, quickly opened the door and walked out with Bubu.

"Teacher Sophia, aren't you ready yet?"

Li Ming asked.

"Her armor is a little troublesome to put on."

Chuying explained.

Not long after, the door of the monster puppet shop was pushed open.

Sophia, wearing dark blue armor, walked out of the store.

"What is this armor?"

Li Ming felt that the shape was somewhat familiar.

"Dragon Broken Armor. I haven't worn it on you for a long time."

Sofia looked at her palm and slowly clenched it.

"Haha, thank you for coming to the scene to cheer us on."

Chu Ying quickly changed the topic.

"It should be done. Is there any problem with the aiming adjustment of the green bear tube?"

"No."

"Then let's go. Li Ming, are you sure you don't want to change your armor anymore?"

Sofia couldn't help but ask.

"Yes."

Li Ming gave confirmation.

(End of this chapter)