Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

After learning that the target of the two men's hunting was the Tailed Axosaurus, the attitude of the villagers immediately changed, and they looked at them with a sense of vigilance.

The children, whose emotions were written on their faces, even showed obvious anger.

Realizing that something was wrong, Huali stood up. Even the carefree Haifa noticed the change in the atmosphere and stopped eating Haifa with a stiff expression.

As the leader of the nomads, the middle-aged man pressed his palms to the restless herdsmen to signal them not to get too excited, and then looked at an older woman next to him.

The latter is his mother and the elder of this small tribe.

The elder stood up on crutches and came to Huali.

She asked in common language with a slight accent: "You two master hunters, although this request may be a bit rude, can you please give up hunting that 'big guy'?"

Obviously, she could tell that among this two-person team, Huali was the one who made the decision.

Huali frowned.

She had never worried about her own safety. Even if she did not use weapons illegally, she and Haifa were absolutely sure to protect themselves in front of this group of herdsmen based on their physical fitness.

Not to mention that they are all equipped with high-level armor, and ordinary weapons are no different from reed poles in front of their armor.

"What's the reason?" Huali asked in a calm tone.

Although the herders warmly entertained them, she would not directly consider giving up hunting just because of this favor.

The elder organized some speech, "The big guy is the tail ax dragon, the patron saint of this oasis and even the entire surrounding area.

It drives away and kills dangerous predators that come into the area.

It is precisely because of its existence that we can graze, fish and live peacefully in this oasis. "

Is this really the reason? Huali sighed secretly.

She has encountered similar situations more than once. It is not too rare in this world for small settlements to regard certain powerful non-carnivorous monsters as their patrons and live in their territories.

In order to maintain the security of their own territory, these herbivorous monsters will take the initiative to deal with invading carnivorous monsters, which greatly reduces the risk of attacks on the settlement.

But they are unreliable.

Whether it's childhood encounters or later experiences, tell her something.

——Don’t trust monsters too much.

She once heard an example from her predecessors. There was a small mountain village in a remote area in the northern part of the Frasia region. The villagers worshiped a certain giant beast living nearby as a mountain god.

Due to the existence of this giant beast, the snow lions and white velociraptors that are common in the snow mountain areas dare not approach. Even the Honglong that roams around hunting will be driven away by the giant beast.

The villagers have gradually become accustomed to all this, and have never considered recruiting hunters to live in the village, nor have they thought of merging into other safer and larger villages.

Until a certain snowstorm, a giant foraging beast broke into the village, trampled the wooden houses to pieces, devoured all the wood and left leisurely.

The village was destroyed as a result, and many villagers died in a stampede. Many more died of freezing in the snowstorm after losing their shelter.

These monsters may not be directly hostile to humans, but at the same time they don't have any humanistic affection, let alone any desire to protect them.

It is foolish to trust your safety and life to them.

After a moment of silence, Huali said to the elder: "The guild decided to hunt the Tailed Ax Dragon because its activities affected the safety of nearby trade routes.

Caravans and travelers have been attacked, and some people have been injured because of the tailed axosaurus.

If we continue to let it go, more serious casualties may occur, so we must."

She was only halfway through her words when Haifa quickly took over, "We will contact the guild to explain the situation here.

How about we first see how the guild responds? "

Huali frowned, but she also noticed that some herdsmen were very emotional. In order to avoid further intensifying the conflict, she said nothing more and just took out the money bag and placed it in front of the elder.

"Thanks for the hospitality, these are the cost of the food."

After saying that, he was ready to leave with Haifa.

A young man who looked to be in his early ten years grabbed the money bag and threw it back at her angrily, "I don't want your money! Don't hurt anyone!"

Huali didn't pick it up and let the purse fall to the sand at her feet.

After giving a cold glance to the stubborn young man who was still next to her and asking about the life of a hunter, she left without saying a word.

On the way back to camp.

Haifa scratched his messy hair frantically, "Uh-huh! Why do we have to encounter this kind of thing? It's so annoying!"

Huali's expression was as calm as ever, "We don't have a carrier pigeon. If we want to contact the guild, we can only control the sand boat and return the same way.

Let me remind you first, after reporting the situation here, the guild's reply will most likely be 'continue hunting'. "

"Hey!" Haifa sighed heavily, "Having said that, I will always do what I said. I will sail back overnight. Will you come with me? Or stay in the camp?"

Huali, who had already guessed Haifa's answer, said expressionlessly, "Stay in the camp, there will be fewer people on the boat, and the speed will be faster."

"Okay, don't mess around until I come back." Haifa reminded Huali Ju emphatically, "Whether you plan to hunt directly or negotiate with the nomads, wait until I come back."

"You know, I won't do anything I'm not sure about."

Later in the night.

Hua Li in the hunter camp tent opened her eyes.

She had always been a light sleeper, especially in such a wild place. The small noises coming from outside the camp that were difficult for ordinary people to hear were enough to wake her up.

She sat up, with a trace of helplessness on her face.

She could roughly tell that the noises outside were not from monsters, but more like humans walking on tiptoe.

Without picking up the weapon placed at the head of the bed, Hua Li slipped out of the tent silently in the shadow of the night like a ghost.

It was almost the same as she guessed.

The one who slipped into the camp was the boy who had clashed with them before.

He sneaked to the storage box, opened the lid of the storage box with force, and looked inside. When he found that the storage box was full of various supplies, he showed a smug smile on his face.

Hua Li, who was hiding in the shadow of the dark corner, restrained her breath and looked at this scene with a frown.

Is he going to steal something? It seems that this little guy needs to be taught a lesson.

Huali was about to walk out of the dark, but the boy suddenly made other moves.

He used his bare feet to move around and gathered a small pile of dry sand, then took off his pants and urinated on the sand.

Huali: “?”

While Huali was stunned, the boy squatted down, mixed it with his hands, grabbed a handful of wet urine mud, and laughed strangely, ready to throw the pile into the storage box.

Huali: “.”

She originally thought that this kid was going to steal their supplies, but it turned out that he was just going to throw urine mud into the storage box.

From criminal behavior to prank, but ** is even more disgusting, okay? !

On her face, which was always calm and composed, she rarely showed an angry mood. Huali clenched her fists and walked out from the dark corner where she was hiding.