Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

0022 Shield Bug King

The certification commission is completed, and the investigator stamps the certification seal.

The Blue Velocidrome was confirmed to be hunted in the area, and the One-Eared Black Wolf Bird was repelled.

The vast woodlands surrounding the waterfall were now only inhabited by the Great Monster Bird, and investigator Grave subsequently lifted the environmental instability assessment.

Unlike the previous authentications, Grave did not leave. Instead, he took out a knife, cut off some branches, and began to cover the corpse of the Blue Velociraptor.

"Investigator Greif, should the body be brought back to the village intact?"

Li Ai asked.

"That's right. As a boss monster, the Blue Velocidrome's bones, flesh, and hide all have certain material value. After our investigators complete the verification, we will mark and locate it, conceal its aura, and perform a series of operations. Once the guild's truck arrives, it will be transported back to the village workshop. After the extraction and dismantling are completed, the team can select 20% of it to craft equipment according to their own needs, or sell it to the Hunter Guild."

"The hunter team only gets 20%, that's a bit too little."

"That's about right. Think about it, the guild needs to continuously update the map, and also needs to station investigators to conduct real-time surveys of the hunting environment. Transporting goods in the wild is very risky, not to mention transporting monster carcasses. The village also needs to be protected, hunters need to be trained, and poaching needs to be combated. Each of these is very costly."

After Grave explained it this way, Li Ai could understand.

"Investigator Greif, if hunters were to continuously capture only one type of insect, would it cause ecological instability?"

Li Ai glanced at the fragments of shield beetle shells on the ground and asked a question.

"The ecosystem isn't that fragile. Many teams bring several insect nets before they set off, in order to catch some insects for crafting or making money."

"Then I'm relieved."

After covering the body, Grave said goodbye and left.

The time limit for the urgent commission [A formidable foe, Velocidrome, has appeared!] is 12 days.

Li Ai completed the task in two days, and with ample time to return to the village and submit the report, she did not leave prematurely.

The next morning, the sun shone brightly; it was a beautiful day.

Li Ai got up early, carefully sharpened the hunter's knife, and led the team into the jungle.

While looking around, my eyes quickly settled on the drooping ivy leaves.

Instead of selecting the thick branches suitable for setting up the trap, he only cut very thin seedlings.

Then it was placed on the accompanying flatbed truck, even though the ambulance team doesn't provide transportation services.

If the load is too heavy, even a cat can't push it. Although herbivorous dragons can carry heavy loads, no individual dares to roam freely in the forest.

But the girls all wanted to eat luncheon meat, and Qingcao had no doubt that Li Ai could protect her, so a mobile collection vehicle was created.

Midday, by the open river.

The woven rattan net traps have piled up into a small mountain.

After Li Ai dripped five drops of AD calcium milk into each rattan net trap, the mobile collection vehicle set off again, arriving at the area where shield bugs frequently appeared, and began to release them in large quantities.

When it was time to collect the bait at dusk, there was a shield bug in almost every net trap.

After having dinner at the camp, the mobile collection vehicle arrived at the jungle on the other side of the road. Li Ai bid farewell to the team and, dragging a large net full of shield worms, walked into the jungle.

"Hehe, we were just talking about things like favorability, is it really that hard to increase it?"

Li Ai smiled as she entered the forest, found a tree branch, and hung two shield beetles on it.

The crackling sounds of the collisions soon echoed through the forest.

As the wind pressure and airflow surged in, the branches and leaves trembled, and the giant bird landed.

Upon seeing the swarm of shield bugs inside the giant net, Yang Kuku froze on the spot.

"Hello... Can you hear me?"

Even when Li Ai waved her hand vigorously, the other party did not react at all.

Ugh... Ugh... Awooo!

After a series of low growls, the giant bird suddenly raised its head and let out a strange cry, then spread its wings and excitedly hopped around on the spot.

Meanwhile, glistening tears kept sliding down from the corners of her eyes.

"Don't get so excited, there will obviously be more..."

Before Li Ai could finish speaking, there was a loud thud, and the giant bird fell to the ground, its eyelids rolled back, and it fainted.

"Am I getting too excited?"

Li Ai leaned closer and gently touched his forehead. The strange bird's unfocused eyes refocused and looked at the human.

What was supposed to be a heartwarming scene suddenly turned sour when the other party abruptly shook off the attack, then got up and sprinted towards the swarm of shield bugs.

"Why does it feel like you're still wary of me? Could it be that you were attacked by a hunter? But I've looked all over your body and there are no obvious wounds."

Li Ai took out her phone and found that the affection level had reached four hearts, indicating that they had entered the dating phase. Not only was the progress of the romance not abnormal, but the speed was actually increasing rapidly.

The next day, Li Ai continued her operation as usual, but by evening, perhaps due to the increased awareness of the vine net traps and the already scarce population, the number of animals caught had been reduced by half.

The strange bird waiting in the forest paid no attention and continued to jump around excitedly.

The other party's favorability has reached the level of five hearts required for monster girl transformation.

At this point, Li Ai was in a bit of a predicament, because the only creature around was the Blue Velociraptor, and there were no events that could stimulate the Great Jaggi to turn it into a monster girl.

It was night when they returned to the cave camp. Qing Tian said that his skills had improved rapidly recently and he wanted to challenge Li Ai to a game.

Li Ai didn't hold back and immediately entered the game, utterly crushing her opponent.

"Hehe, I was just playing around. I'm not angry. I'm just going out for a walk."

After finishing her sentence, Qingtian, her face slightly flushed, clenched her fists and got up to walk towards the cave entrance.

"Don't go too far at night."

Li Ai gave a brief instruction.

With Qingtian's current combat strength, he wouldn't be afraid of encountering a Blue Velociraptor, so he wasn't too worried.

Soon, the sound of a runaway beast crashing into a tree came from the woods.

"Sunny days have matured; she knows how to rationally vent her anger now."

Li Ai gave a pleased compliment, then looked at her friend list for "Painful Elimination Game".

Both Sister Random Code and Wang are online and left messages for me.

Wang's schedule is very stable, and he sends hearts at almost the same time every day, just like clocking in for work. However, his game level count is still 0, meaning he hasn't even passed the tutorial.

Just as the other party said, he did not become obsessed with finding the phone and neglect his studies.

Sister Luanma has a very irregular schedule; she sends love at any time, as if she doesn't care about day or night.

After level 2691 on the homepage, there is also data for level 138 of Chaos Mode.

Chaos Mode is an extremely difficult mode that players unlock after completing 2000 levels.

Unlike the main story-customized levels, the chaotic levels are all randomly generated. Many unfavorable conditions appear simultaneously in the same game, and experienced players can tell at a glance that there is no possibility of passing.

It can be said to be the ultimate form of torture.

However, when Li Ai checked the comments after sending out free love, she discovered that in addition to needing a heart attack every day, "Gibberish Sister" also called the Chaotic Mode a genius design, concluding that the designer must have amazing wisdom.

"Sigh~ I never expected that even in such a small player community, there would be people who understand and appreciate my talent."

After expressing her feelings, Li Ai immediately purchased a gift package containing 200 hearts.

But when it came time to send it out, I hesitated, so I decided to communicate with them first.

Is it safe where you are?

"Your outfit and skin are both awful, I'm not envious."

Li Ai was a little confused when she saw the reply from the other end of the line.

"I sent it to the wrong person. I was communicating with Qingtian Duduan Wangu."

When Li Ai noticed that the sounds of impact outside the cave had stopped, she knew that Qing Tian had started laning.

"It's good to communicate more. Look at how clearly you can express your views when you type now."

I think so too.

Is it safe where you are?

"It's been pretty safe lately."

"Okay, to thank you for your support of this game, I will give you 200 hearts. Remember to make sure you are safe before you play."

Even after the care package had been delivered for a long time, Sister Random Code still hadn't responded.

Just when Li Ai thought the other person had disconnected again, a new message suddenly appeared in the chat box.

Why are you so good to me?

"Because meeting is fate, and you have a very high opinion of the game mode I created."

"Did you create the chaos mode?"

"To be precise, apart from some art and programming, I designed the entire game."

"very good."

The garbled character's avatar turned gray, and the cycle of disconnection and reconnection started again.

"She's a rich girl; otherwise, even if an ordinary person found a cell phone, they wouldn't play with it so recklessly."

Li Ai then turned to look at Wang's message.

Besides the quick reply of thank you for sending a heart, the other person left a message last night asking a question.

That is, some villagers disagreed with her and were no longer willing to perform their duties. Should she be expelled from the village to uphold the king's authority, or should she try to agree with them?

"Even hunter teams have to return to the village to resupply. If we were to send a villager out into the wild, it would be tantamount to sending them to their death."

Li Ai realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately replied that as long as it did not endanger the safety of the village, she suggested that Wang try to understand and agree with the other party.

"Thank you, but I feel that doing so would be beneath the dignity of the king."

"What's all this talk about prestige? It's already a miracle that the village can even stay afloat. Take my village, for example. It's not only the largest in the area, but it also has a team of hero hunters stationed there. Yet, when the fire dragon breeding season comes in the spring, we still need a lot of support to get through it smoothly."

"So you're saying that when it comes to survival and continuation, the king's authority is worthless?"

"Yes! That's it."

"What if the other party still doesn't agree?"

Li Ai raised an eyebrow, thinking that these villagers might be the kind of troublemakers in "Frostpunk," and that the problem wasn't entirely with Village Chief Wang.

Is the other person's position very important in the village?

"Yes."

Li Ai realized that there was indeed a reason why the other party dared to challenge the village chief.

"Then the only option left is to make empty promises."

"How exactly do I do it?"

"Simply put, it means promising to meet the other person's expectations and dreams, so that even if there are big differences, the other person will be willing to tolerate it."

"What a brilliant idea!"

"Use it appropriately, otherwise the other person will hate you intensely when their dreams are shattered."

"Then I'll help her achieve her dream, okay?"

Li Ai was quite surprised to see this response.

Although the village chief is the leader of a village, human power is ultimately limited in the face of the natural environment.

Moreover, this village has not yet established contact with the guild and can only struggle against nature alone for survival.

"Perhaps under these circumstances, the villagers' dreams are inherently simpler..."

Li Ai thought about it and agreed with Wang's question.

"Thank you, but it's a pity I can no longer send you my heart."

"Don't worry about it. As long as you can lead the village to persevere, that's fine. If I achieve great success as a hunter in the future, I might be able to help you."

Whether it was Sister Random Code or Wang, Li Ai found in them a feeling of chatting and making friends in the early days of the Internet.

Back then, everyone was very sincere and cared for each other as if they were true friends.

"Okay, I will inform the villagers about Li Ai's help to the people, and they will be looking forward to your arrival."

On the evening of the third day, the harvest of vine net traps plummeted to only five, and a large number of traps were broken and damaged.

After inspecting the scene, Li Ai was somewhat disappointed. However, the giant bird that had been waiting in the woods was still unusually excited when it saw the five shield bugs, and its number of hearts immediately increased to six.

"It seems that the Great Bird's optimistic personality is not just talk; he is genuinely happy about my arrival... It's just that the six hearts haven't been enough to achieve the monster girl transformation, which is really a bit of a problem."

Li Ai felt that the giant bird was currently willing to follow him.

However, if they cannot be turned into monster girls, the other party will spend a lot of time eating every day and will not be able to follow the team.

If left unattended in the wild, it could pose a danger.

So she took out the lizard, which had already gained weight, and fed it luncheon meat again, demonstrating the benefits of miniaturizing the monster girl.

On the fourth day, only three shield bugs remained after being captured.

However, Li Ai also discovered a piece of information: the shield worms did not break free of the vine net trap on their own, but were assisted by something.

So on the fifth day, Li Ai dripped more AD calcium milk into each trap, and after that, he lay in ambush in the distance.

Although there were not many shield beetles left in the surrounding area, four of them had already been trapped in the vine net within just one hour.

Having confirmed that her speculation was correct, Li Ai continued to wait and observe.

A huge yellow ball rolls across the grass.

"Is that the giant golden shield bug?"

When investigators determine a hunting commission, if the target is a large, boss-like monster, they will also measure the height and length of the monster's corpse.

Monsters whose size differs from a certain standard will be marked with a crown mark on their records. After being certified by the Hunter's Guild, they will be recorded in the hunter's career resume.

The largest size is Big Gold, and the smallest is Little Gold.

There's no such thing as a large or small golden crown for small monsters like shield bugs; it's just that this one was so big that Li Ai blurted it out.

It rolled into the net trap, its body stretched out and straightened.

The trapped shield beetle will roll out from the gap. At this moment, the big golden shield beetle not only does not leave in a hurry, but also sucks up the calcium milk stuck to the ivy.

It then rolls the trap across the ground until it expands, loosens, and completely breaks down, before starting to rescue the next one.

"You drink my milk and then destroy my traps? Very well!"

Li Ai ran to the mobile collection vehicle, grabbed some vine leaves, and quickly began weaving them according to the shape of the giant golden shield insect.

Soon a huge rattan net bag with double-layered cross-woven design was formed.