One man and one dog, wandering in the world of Monster Hunter

Chapter 196: Sudden Investigation Mission

Overturned.

The car overturned less than 2.5 kilometers away from the swamp.

Everything went smoothly on the way here, but on the way back, the Marudori car Link was riding in overturned.

The culprit was a huge wild boar king that rushed out from the roadside.

This guy ran out of the woods in a rush.

Snap, very quickly.

The Marunori that Link rented was killed by it.

In the process, the bucket truck behind it was overturned.

"No! My bird!"

Seeing Marutori lying in a pool of blood, Link cried out in sorrow.

If you don’t know, you would think his father is dead.

There was a reason why Link cried so miserably. Not long after they left the swamp, the marunori pulling the cart died.

This means that we have to walk the rest of the way back.

It would take at least three to five days to walk from the swamp to East Dorma.

In addition, it was raining and the road conditions were bad, so I didn’t know when I could get home.

This is not Link's previous life. There are no main roads here, and the road surface is bumpy and difficult to walk on.

"Meow."

Chuchu patted Link's back soothingly, helping him come out of his sadness.

"Oh, now we're in trouble."

Zoro used the corpse of the Great Wild Boar King to wipe the blood stains remaining on the knife, and looked at Marutori's corpse with a headache.

When they were attacked just now, the two men and the cat jumped out of the car in time, leaving the poor Marunori to be hacked to death by the wild boar king.

The two of them then quickly dealt with the giant wild boar king and avenged poor Marutori-san.

For monsters that suddenly appear on the trade route, hunters passing by will not be punished by the Hunter's Guild even if they kill them.

At most, there is just a lack of commission money.

After all, it is impossible to leave the monsters running rampant on the road, run back to the guild to make a report, and then take the task.

A lot of time is wasted going back and forth, and there is no guarantee that passers-by will be attacked by monsters.

Sometimes, doing things in a special way is an indispensable part of a hunter's career.

"But how come a big wild boar king came out here?"

Zoro held his chin and looked towards the roadside, where the big wild boar king had rushed out.

There was an obvious mark of destruction in the woods. The broken remains of trees were scattered all over the ground. The thick tree trunks were knocked all over the place by the wild boar king's brute force, and some were even uprooted.

"I'm not sure, but judging from the panic it just showed, it seems to have encountered some terrifying monster. Should we go and take a look?"

Link adjusted his crooked helmet, looked at the path created by the Wild Boar King, and said thoughtfully.

"Let's go and take a look. If there are any dangerous monsters, we must report them to the guild immediately."

Hearing that there was prey, Zoro reached out and stroked the hilt of the knife, feeling a little excited.

His sword had long been thirsty for food, and the strange dragon before had not satisfied him.

"Wait...sigh."

Watching Zoro running excitedly towards the woods, splashing water along the way, Link sighed and quickly followed him.

If this person with poor sense of direction were allowed to run away alone, he wouldn't be able to find anyone.

"Meow."

I saw that both grown men had left.

Chu Chu glanced at the two bodies on the ground, shook her head slightly, and followed.

"Zoron, be careful."

Link chased Zoro all the way deep into the forest and noticed that something was wrong with the surroundings.

Normally, the forest shouldn't be so quiet even if it's raining.

Those monsters hunt regardless of the weather. The sky is big and the earth is big, but eating is the biggest thing.

A hungry monster is a brave one.

A hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex would pounce on an ancient dragon and take a few bites to taste its saltiness.

"Well, that's very wrong."

Zoro looked up alertly and observed the situation around him.

The trees around were tall and dense, their branches and leaves intertwined to form a dense green canopy, blocking the light from the sky and making the interior of the forest appear particularly dark.

Raindrops dripped from the leaves and hit the ground, making a crisp sound, which further highlighted the silence around.

It was too quiet, so quiet that even if a ghost suddenly appeared, Link wouldn't be surprised.

"Snapped."

Suddenly, Link stepped on a sticky substance. The sticky touch was so strong that he thought he had stepped on shit the moment it touched him.

When I looked down, I found it was a ball of white spider silk.

"Phew, luckily, it's not shit, it's just a ball of spider silk...wait, spider silk!"

Before Link could react, the spider silk under his feet seemed to come alive and quickly wrapped around his thighs. Then, a strand of snow-white spider silk shot out from a dark corner in the distance and suddenly wrapped around him.

"Be careful."

Seeing Link being attacked, the spider silk shot out and stretched straight, as if it was about to drag Link away.

Zoro, who had been on high alert, drew his sword and cut the tough spider silk in an instant, saving Link.

"Be careful, it's Shadow Spider."

Link took off the heavy crossbow from his back and looked in the direction where the spider silk was coming from with a serious look.

The monster, seeing that its sneak attack had been resolved, no longer hid its whereabouts and slowly crawled out from the depths of the dark woods.

The shadow spider is large in size but very agile, and makes no sound even when moving in a dense forest.

Unlike ordinary spiders, shadow spiders only have six legs. In addition to the four legs used for crawling, there are two pincers that serve as weapons.

Well, it's confirmed. Killing this guy will definitely not drop the Eight Spider Lance. After all, this guy and his little Ding Ding can't make up eight legs.

The shadow spider had a purple-black carapace growing on its body, and its eight eyes flashed a ferocious cold light in the dim light.

Its back was covered with a layer of soft purple skin for moisturizing. Link even saw half of the poisonous bird's head hanging on the skin.

It is not new that Shadow Spider eats poisonous monster birds. Although Shadow Spider is not strong among the Claw-Horned Species, it is also at the four-star level, so it is normal for it to eat poisonous monster birds.

After eating, they will wear the skin of the poisonous bird on their bodies to provide shade and shelter from the rain and to maintain body temperature.

It can be said to be the natural enemy of poisonous monster birds.

"Something's wrong, something very wrong."

Link only observed for a moment before noticing the differences.

Due to the dim light, Link couldn't see clearly, but he still detected wisps of black air from the monster in front of him.

He had never heard of Shadow Spider appearing with special effects.

"Don't be afraid, let's go together. It's just a four-star monster. Let's test its quality."

Zoro was very brave. Even though it was the first time he saw the Shadow Spider, he did not show any fear. He drew the katana on his back and rushed forward.

Seeing this, Link sighed helplessly. He could only take out the armor-piercing grenade from the ammunition bag, load it into the magazine, and help Zoro provide cover.

Link didn't hesitate and aimed his gun at the shadow spider's slender leg joints.

With a dull gunshot, the armor-piercing grenade arrived first and hit Shadow Spider one step faster than Zoro.