Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

"Sure enough, the next one is right meow! Five hundred and fifty-fourth floor meow!" Pig Chop was the first to jump down the narrow and long stairs.

Hayatta followed closely, "I counted five hundred and fifty-six floors."

"Meow meow? Could it be that human beings and Ai Lu are different meows?"

Zhu Chop looked back at the stairs suspiciously, "Gordon counted five hundred and fifty-six floors at that time, how many floors did you count, Panlan?"

Under the watchful eyes of Hayata and Pig Chop, Panlan trembled her beard and shifted her gaze, "Five, five hundred, five hundred and fifty-five levels meow!"

"Tell the truth meow."

". The even numbers are messed up, meow."

"Waste wood meow!"

"I'll count meow again!" Unconvinced, Pan Lan wanted to run back, but was dragged back by Hayata.

Counting the stairs was just to distract Pandan, which seemed like too much distraction.

"Cheer up, we're almost there." Hayata rubbed Pandan's furry head and reminded her.

Xianglan froze when she heard this.

Once he realized this, the suffocating sense of oppression suddenly came from all directions like a tide.

If it was said that before, it felt like being stared at by some kind of horrible monster, but now it feels like he has been sucked into the mouth by that monster.

"Meow!" Xianglan shrank back again.

Zhu Chop's expression became serious, "To be honest, meow, Panlan, you'd better stop here meow, I provoked you before, but if you have reached the limit, you will really go crazy if you keep going forward meow."

After thinking about it, it added, "If I didn't go with Gordon at that time, but came here alone, I might have gone crazy meow."

Hayata also nodded, "You don't have to force yourself."

Panlan scratched her ears frantically, then suddenly grabbed the reply flute on her chest, as if trying to blow away the fear, she blew hard.

"Didu—."

"Although, although I won't be of much use this time, I'm Hayata's hunting partner meow! As long as Hayata can continue to move forward, I can do meow!"

"So enlightened meow! Then let's rush over there in one go, meow!"

Pig Chop pointed to the dark area ahead that could not be illuminated by the lights, "We didn't face its cat with fear, we came this time to blow it up!"

"Blow it up meow!"

"Chong meow!"

"Meow meow meow!"

Pork Chop took Pandan and rushed out on all fours.

Hayata was stunned for a moment, seeing the excited appearance of the two Ailu meowing and charging forward, the uneasiness in his heart dissipated a little.

"Huh~." She took a breath, took a step, and chased the Ailu in front.

"As Senior Gordon said, after all, it's just a head that was chopped off countless years ago."

Different from being cautious when they came last time, under the leadership of Zhu Chop running at full speed, the huge Blackstone Tower soon appeared in front of them.

"That head is up there meow."

Pig Chop pointed at the top of the Blackstone Tower, and said to Hariyata and the others: "Next, I can finish it alone, you can wait here for a while.

I've faced it before, no problem meow. "

Xianglan said dissatisfiedly: "There's so much nonsense meow, it's all here meow!"

"Don't worry about us, pork chop you." Halfway through speaking, Hayata suddenly frowned.

She noticed something unusual.

"Pig chop, although you have indeed faced it, it does not mean that there is no risk when you face it again. The plan for the whole process of joint action was formulated from the beginning.

Accompanying each other, monitoring each other, and reminding each other, this is the real reason why we entered the ruins together, have you forgotten? "

"Meow?"

Zhu Chop held his head and thought for a while, "I haven't forgotten these meows, it's just the final part of reconciling and placing the explosives, which is enough for me meow.

I understand what you mean meow, but Hayata, is it possible that your thinking has been confused meow, why do you have to face that head in person meow? "

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Hayatta didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Pan Lan blinked at the side, "The pork chop is so annoying, if you think we shouldn't go up there, why are you bothering meow?

He also took us to the Blackstone Tower, let us stop at the stairs, won't it be fine? "

Pig Chop was also stunned upon hearing this.

Until then, they didn't really experience the professor's so-called "sense of confusion".

From their respective perspectives, these choices and judgments seemed to be logical, but from another perspective, something seemed wrong. In the end, they couldn't tell who had the problem.

Or, there is a problem with everyone.

Patting himself on the cheek hard, Hayata said in a deep voice: "It's unreasonable for us to spend time discussing these things now.

Although it is a bit arbitrary, from now on, everything will be done according to my instructions. "

"Good meow!" Xianglan agreed without hesitation.

Pig Chop also nodded, "This is more efficient, meow."

"Before we set off, we have already determined the plan, so we will strictly follow the plan."

Hayata glanced at the Blackstone Tower, "I'll repeat the plan, the pork chop will walk with me, and Pandan will lie behind me and close her eyes for a few seconds.

After facing the head, if I didn't respond within half a minute, the pork chop would wake me up by scratching and making noises. If neither the pork chop nor I made any movement, Pandan, whose eyes were always closed, would wake me up. "

"Good meow!"

"Understood meow."

"There's no time to delay, Panlan, climb up."

"Meow!" Pandan hopped onto the backpack behind Hayata.

"Everyone, be mentally prepared. Let's go up the stairs now." Holding the wind lantern, Hayata walked step by step to the top of the Blackstone Tower.

As he kept going upwards, Hayata could feel his heart beating faster and faster.

If he stabbed himself at this time, the blood would splatter very high.

No, what am I thinking?

Even though she has undergone countless psychological constructions, she still feels that her mind is in a mess.

It's just a head that's been chopped off long ago, it's just a head, it's just a head

Hayata kept saying to herself in her heart.

Before he knew it, the platform on the top of the Blackstone Tower was already in sight.

"Panglan, start counting seconds, and make your voice louder."

"Okay, good meow!"

Xianglan closed her eyes tightly, her voice trembling, "One! Two"

"Pork chop, let's go up."

"Good meow."

Hayata and the pork chop took a deep breath at the same time, and stepped up the last few steps.

Dark golden pupils.

Blood, breath, thinking, and even the illusory soul froze the moment they looked at this pupil.

The sound of Xianglan being close behind the ears for a few seconds seemed to be far away and indistinct in the sky.

"Five, five, five"

Why does it keep calling five, what number is after five?

What is in front of me, what do I see? Hayata felt that his thoughts were extremely chaotic, and his soul and heart seemed to be torn into two parts.

"It's just a head, it's just a head"

What is this sound? It feels very familiar, ah, this is my own voice, the voice I have been chanting in my heart.

It's just a head.

Hayata shuddered and woke up suddenly.

She panted heavily, cold sweat soaked her shirt, and the voice of Panlan in her ear returned to normal, "Six! Seven! Eight"

Was it only a moment?

Hayata turned his head to look at the pork chop. Just in time, the pork chop shivered twice and regained consciousness.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I still feel terrible meow"

The voice of the pork chop was trembling, and it also looked at Hayatta, "Meow? Hayata has come to his senses meow, it's amazing, meow, faster than Gordon!"

Hayata patted Panlan's little head lying behind her, "It's ok, we're fine."

"Is it really all right, meow?" Xianglan still didn't dare to open her eyes.

"Um."

Hayata looked at the rotting head again, the sharp teeth and sharp horns were still ferocious, and only one dark golden pupil was still emitting an ominous light.

But that's all.

"As Senior Gordon said, it's just a head."