Monster Hunt: Notes from a Hunter

With curiosity in my heart, I ate much faster.

The last piece of sashimi was not even grilled. The pork chop was cut raw and divided among everyone. After a brief cleaning and tidying up, the group walked in the direction pointed by Pandan.

After walking like this for a few minutes, the tiny sounds became clearer and clearer, and the faint "meow" sound mixed in with it proved the source of the sound.

"This is it, meow!" Xianglan, who was leading the way, stopped.

However, all you can see are narrow caves and countless stalactites.

The two cats looked up at the same time. The sound came from above, which meant that they had indeed arrived at the source of the sound, but it was on the ground and they were underground.

"Meow——." Zhupa looked sideways at Xianglan.

Xianglan wanted to argue, but Gordon made a quiet gesture.

He took off his wrist armor, wiped the wet stalactites beside him, and then raised his fingers to feel them for a while.

"It's windy, although not too strong." Gordon looked around and said, "There should be an entrance to the ground nearby. Let's look for it."

"Just say meow!" Xianglan put her hands on her hips and stretched out her belly, "I won't lead you the wrong way, meow!"

"It's just good luck, meow."

The group searched for a while and finally found an upward passage.

In the narrow place, Gordon and Hayata could only move forward on their stomachs. Although they suffered a little bit, they finally returned to the ground and did not have to turn back and take a detour.

At the other end of the passage, there is a wide and flat stone platform leading to it.

This large piece of reddish-brown sandstone can be seen everywhere in the Big Ant Mound Desert. In the center of the sandstone platform, a group of Deters with mainly black hair were gathering there, not knowing what to do.

The hunters did not rush out of the passage, but let Zhupa and Xianglan go over first to make contact.

In the wild, Detel is more alert and cautious. To put it more directly, he is timid. When seeing a large unfamiliar creature approaching, he will easily run away in panic.

Elu, who has a similar body shape and appearance, should be better.

Two Ellu climbed onto the stone platform. They did not hide their whereabouts and were quickly discovered by the Deters.

The Deters suddenly became nervous, but did not run away.

Several relatively strong Deters held up large shields that resembled animal faces and blocked the front, while other Deters set up bone staffs and cooperated with each other to establish a line of defense.

In the distance, Gordon, who was peeping with a telescope, was a little surprised, "Oh, that's very brave. Is this the 'Guardian Clan'?"

"It feels a bit like the army." Hayata also sighed with emotion.

Pork Chop and Pandan quickly raised their paws and stopped to show that they had no ill intentions, and the Detel gradually calmed down.

A particularly strong Deter meowed, signaling for his companions to put down their weapons, and then took the initiative to step forward.

"Ni Men, Shi Lu Miao?"

Zhupa was relieved to hear that the other party could actually speak the common language of the old continent, which would make communication easier.

Thanks to Mr. Munro who is committed to spreading the common language!

"It's Meow, this is Pig Chop Meow."

"It's Xianglan Meow!"

Detel pointed to himself, "I am Sandstone Cat."

"Why do you have black fur when you live in a place with such strong sunlight? Won't you die from the heat?" Xianglan asked curiously.

Then he turned around in a circle and showed off his shiny hair, "I am a cat who was born in the desert. Such beautiful silver-white hair can help reflect the sun!" (Note)

Deter, named Sandstone, looked at Pork Chop in confusion. Pandan just spoke too fast and the content was too complicated, so it didn't understand.

Pig Chop covered his face, "Don't pay attention to it, meow."

"What's wrong with Ni Men?"

"I was just passing by. I heard the excitement here, so I came over to see Meow." Zhupai, who knew that the other party was not fluent in Common English, deliberately slowed down his speech, "We have two companion Meows, can we let them come over?"

"Tongban Meow? Ke Yi Meow."

After receiving the permission, Pork Chop turned around and waved his paw at Gordon and Hayata who were hiding in the distant passage.

The two walked out of the hiding place and came this way.

Sandstone was stunned. He thought that Pork Chop's companion was also Elu, but he didn't expect that he was a human.

Some Detel who had never seen humans became panicked, and Sandstone meowed at them to signal them to calm down.

Fortunately, the people in the investigation team had never done anything to harm Detel before, and Pig Chops greeted them in advance, so no further commotion was finally caused.

In order to avoid scaring these little guys, Gordon did not even dare to wear a helmet. He and Hayata raised their hands in front of them and did not get too close to show that they were not a threat.

The scene was a little awkward.

In order to break the deadlock, Pig Chop took the initiative to find a topic and asked Sandstone: "What were you doing just now?"

Shayan raised the bone staff in his hand and said, "Yanwu meow, this is the traditional meow of our wasteland guardian clan. Meows will compete like this every time."

As it said, it took a closer look at the pork chop, which was in no way inferior to its physique, the armor on its body, and the weapons on its back, and said with great interest:

"You are also a warrior, meow? Do you want to come and compete, meow?"

Pork Chop blinked, "Is that okay, meow?"

"I want to participate too, meow!" Seeing that the other party didn't mean to invite her, Xianglan was a little angry, and she jumped in front of Sandstone, "What's the reward for the champion, meow?"

Sandstone tilted his head, "Reward Meow? There is no reward for Meow, just the strongest Detel in the clan, Cats are allowed to hold protective shields."

It picked up the large beast-faced shield beside it and said, "This is it after all, meow."

"It looks so ugly, meow." Xianglan muttered.

"What did you say?!" Sandstone's mane stood up.

Xianglan quickly changed her words, "I said she looks so Shen Miao!"

"Meow, meow, meow! Queshi is very serious, meow!"

Pork Chop wants to sew up Xianglan's mouth. This large protective shield is obviously the pride and even totem of the guardian clan. How can it be called ugly?

Although it is indeed ugly.

"You want to come and compete, meow?" Shayan looked at Pig Chop again, "I am the strongest warrior in the clan, meow. As long as you beat me, you can ask the chief to give you a big shield, meow."

"You just want to compare with it?" Gordon, who was sitting watching the show, said with a smile.

Although he was not interested in the ugly and heavy shield, Pig Chop did not hate the competition and was about to agree.

"I'm better than a meow!" Xianglan's eyes were filled with anger as she was ignored again.

Sandstone scratched his ears, feeling a little helpless. He pointed at the fellows behind him and said, "It's also a meow. Why don't Danny fight with them first to see how they can meow?"

Pandan's body size can only be considered average among Ellu. Based on the concept that the bigger the wild Detel is, the stronger it is, so it is relatively weak.

The veins on Xianglan's forehead were beating wildly, but the caution (coward) in her nature made her decide to play it safe.

If everyone in this group of Detel were martial arts masters, wouldn't it be embarrassing for him to be beaten badly?

So he picked up his little paws, raised his chin and said to the group of detel: "You guys give me a spanking first, and let me see how good you are."

Hayata: "."

Sandstone didn't care, and signaled the two Deters, who had just been interrupted in the middle of the competition, to continue the previous competition.

The other Detel immediately stepped aside and made way for a clearing. This time, not only the pandan pork chop, but also Gordon and Hayata came over curiously.

It is not common to see the martial arts competition between the Detels.

The two Deters approached each other and bowed to each other. Then they raised their bone staffs and stared at each other, waiting for the referee's order.

"Hey, is it very ceremonial?" Gordon smiled and said to Hayata: "Why does it feel a bit like the etiquette before your swordsmanship competition?"

Hayata was obviously a little confused, "Indeed, I don't know if it's a coincidence or who taught them."

"Meow!"

Following the referee's order, the bone staffs in the two Detel's hands clashed together.

The attack was evenly matched, with no one taking the lead, and a new round of ping-pong-pong followed.

The Deters were playing lively, and there was a hint of surprise in Gordon's eyes.

Obviously, these two Deters are not just wielding weapons randomly, they really have the concept of "martial arts".

Although it is relatively simple and primitive, with no complicated moves, the technique of exerting force and the angle of swinging the bone staff are somewhat particular.

But as they waved the bone staff faster and faster, their center of gravity began to become unstable due to the long-handled weapons, and their pace became even more messy.

At this point, it's all about reaction speed and strength.

In the end, one of them swung the bone staff and failed to defend himself in time. The other one swung a stick on the head and fell down dizzy.

Victory or defeat is determined by points.

"Meow meow meow~!" The Deters were cheering for the winner.

"Meow meow meow meow!" Xianglan was also laughing wildly with her hands on her hips.

It jumped into the center of the field and said in an arrogant tone: "Is this a meow? I can beat ten meows!"

Most of Detel couldn't understand what it was saying, but they could hear the disdain in its tone, and they all turned their gazes over.

Realizing that something was wrong, Xianglan shrank her neck and said, "I'm sorry, meow, I'm just kidding, can I give you two?"

Looking around, he noticed that several burly Detel, including Sandstone, who was carrying a large shield, were also looking at him, and he quickly changed his mind again.

"Forget it, meow, just fight one on one, meow."

Ps. Note: In the previous plot, it was written that the pork chop turned black when it was too hot to go to the volcano. Some readers reminded that Siamese cats turn black when exposed to cold, so it was revised.

I remember seeing a duel between Deters somewhere in the camp of the Guardian Clan. Two Deters struck each other with bone staffs. It was quite interesting.