Monster Hunter Monster Girl Story

Chapter 61 Fear

"Speaking of Ai, she's a pitiful person. Before coming to Yukumo Village, she was said to have been wandering around. An investigator once saw her collecting bone fragments in a stream to eat..."

"Ahem... The village chief said we can't mention Ai's past casually."

After being reminded by the older receptionist, the young female receptionist quickly covered her mouth.

"Sorry, I have to get back to work."

After the other person finished speaking, they continued carving.

Before long, after the debris was blown away, eight stars appeared on the surface of the heart-shaped skeleton, arranged in a four-up, four-down pattern.

Li Ai looked at the bone fragment, which was about the same size as the Hunter's Medal, and felt no appreciation, only a sense of unease.

The two receptionists behind the counter continued working, but no one brought out any bone fragments.

Li Ai then ordered local specialties, hot spring eggs and magical hot milk, and sat down at the round table.

While preparing the nutritious meals, Li Ai began to think.

"In the history of Jieyun Village, there has never been a well-known person named Xiao Ai. Secondly, people who can wander in the wild can easily find work and not be homeless. So, the only possibilities are either that they are mentally unstable or that they are just doing whatever they want and like to be close to nature."

The peeled onsen egg was put whole into my mouth.

Li Ai chewed a couple of times and immediately found it fragrant, smooth, and delicious.

"So far, everything makes sense, but what about that domino with the star carved on it?... Hearing that the Love Hunter was visiting, did it deliberately follow suit? That's possible, but to make sense, there's another explanation."

Li Ai held a cup containing magical hot milk above the wine barrel without pouring it in.

The vortex created by mixing the various snacks is still spinning in the center of the cup.

Li Ai looked away from the vortex and gazed at the four-star Love Hunter Medal on her chest.

"After the Thunder Dragon escaped from the snow mountain, it passed my information to that boss. Because of the successful female transformation of Zhuge Rabbit, the other party believed that the Love Hunter Medal I wore had the effect of promoting female transformation."

Hot milk was poured in, and wisps of white ripples quickly appeared in the wine barrel glass.

With rapid stirring, the white color quickly dissolves and blends into the other snacks and drinks.

"But this is Jieyun Village, with its streams, spirit peaks, and the Storm Dragon. How could this mysterious monster girl be lurking here?"

Li Ai gently shook her head, picked up the wine barrel glass, and leaned back in her chair.

Just as the wine glass touched their lips, a bolt of purple lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating two figures outside the noir curtain at the guild entrance.

The tall, thin woman holding the paper umbrella, with her long, slender ears drooping from her head, was clearly the dragon-woman village chief, Chie.

The other one, which was slightly shorter, was rather odd.

Two snake-like ribbons extend from both sides of the huge, shell-shaped brim.

The red curtain was lifted, revealing a blue arm.

This unusual skin tone made Li Ai's heart tighten, but she immediately relaxed after seeing the slender, well-proportioned fingers.

"It seems I was overthinking it. How could anyone perfectly anthropomorphize a monster girl?"

Through her research over this period, Li Ai discovered that anthropomorphizing people into feminine characters actually requires a lot of skill.

For example, on a sunny day, the hooves can change into legs, but the walking posture becomes uncoordinated, giving people a feeling of being unable to adapt.

The little fool thought his hands were extremely useful, but even with hard training, there were still a few emerald green dragon scales on the back of his hands, and his fingernails were curved and hooked.

A perfectly humanized, femaleized version of a woman, Li Ai, as a hunter of love, had never seen anything like it before.

"Is my medal finished?"

As soon as the woman entered, she called out to the counter.

The hoarse voice was hardly pleasant to hear, and the two rows of misshapen, sharp teeth in his mouth were thus revealed.

If it weren't for that alluring face, which was beautiful enough, most ordinary people would have been frightened.

"It's finished, Ai!"

The young receptionist held up a heart-shaped dominoes display.

"Thank you."

Xiao Ai laughed and ran towards the counter.

The soles of their feet left wet footprints on the floor of the guild hall.

His exposed bluish-green skin shone with a bright, moist sheen.

However, Li Ai paid no attention to these things. His gaze was focused on the brown metal armor plate that was stuck to the other party's body and had severe rust marks.

"It's the rusty shell left behind by a Snow Mountain Steel Dragon after it sheds its skin... This monster girl's appearance... is a skeletal dragon!"

After swallowing the nutritional drink, Li Aiqiang's mind went blank for a moment, and then a string of words quickly came to mind.

Two-Headed Corpse, the Demon Star of Naraku, the Corpse Dragon...

A terrifying ancient dragon capable of devouring an entire area, plunging it into utter stillness.

Li Ai felt that, let alone launching a targeted attack on the village, simply transforming into his 30-meter-tall monster form and moving around would be enough to destroy Jieyun Village.

"Could she be that mysterious monster girl?"

Squeak~

A scraping sound rang out.

With a bluish-green heel pressing down and scraping the ground, Ai came to an abrupt stop and turned her head to look in the direction the ribbon was pointing.

I saw a muscular, strong man, one hand covering his chest medal, the other holding a barrel-shaped glass and drinking alone.

"What's wrong, Xiao You?"

Xiao Ai murmured softly.

The ribbon was almost straightened and jabbed violently toward Li Ai, as if hinting at some major discovery.

Li Ai, whose heart was pounding, turned slightly to the side.

At this moment, the ribbon on the other side also turned around, but since nothing unusual was found, it did not react violently.

"We can talk about this later. Let's get my Medal of Remains first."

Ai continued running and arrived at the counter.

"Ai, even if this domino has stars engraved on it, it doesn't mean you're a hunter. Don't just show it off randomly."

The young receptionist offered a reminder.

"I see."

Ai took it and used a blue slime to stick it directly to the spot on the hunter's chest where he wore his medal.

"Hehe... By the way, you must have accumulated quite a bit of bone scraps and waste in the workshop and warehouse over this period of time."

"There are many. I'll issue a cleanup order later."

It seemed that this wasn't Ai's first time handling the task of cleaning up bone fragments and waste; the receptionist, familiar with the procedures, wrote out the work assignment.

Ta-da! Ta-da!...

Seeing the receptionist lower her head, the ribbon was pulled back even more forcefully.

Even Ai's head kept tilting to one side.

"You're always like this, you can't control yourself when you see food..."

Xiao Ai sighed, grabbed the tassel at the end of the ribbon, and tied a knot.

The ribbon, known as "Little Right," struggled for a moment, but ultimately seemed to droop down due to poor circulation.

As Li Ai stood up, trying to be as quiet as possible, the village chief, Chie, sat down across the round table.

"Village chief, I have something to attend to, so I must go now."

"Hmm, is there really something wrong with Ai?"

Chie's sorrowful sigh startled Li Ai.

He immediately realized that the other person might have noticed something was wrong during their long-term interaction.

"I can't believe it, but from what I know, it shouldn't be a monster that's too scary, right?"

Chie asked expectantly.

"This is arguably one of the most terrifying... Village Chief, why don't you contact the guild?"

"The guild said they could entrust the Hunter of Love to conduct an investigation first."

"this..."

Li Ai never expected that the problem would come back to her.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Ai's monster girl transformation is too perfect. Not only are all the villagers confused, but they also have no idea what kind of monster she is.

"Wait, I didn't receive any commission, and you didn't mention it when we met."

"It's my fault for not releasing it, because before the investigation was completed, everything in the village was still balanced and stable."

As Chie spoke, she turned her head and looked around the noisy guild hall: "Since your evaluation was already terrible, it's even worse now."

Upon seeing this, Li Ai immediately understood.

As a long-lived species, the Dragonkin have witnessed far too many ecological changes and threats.

Just like Lanlong on Lingfeng Mountain, who is regarded as a god by the locals.

When villages and towns are not yet strong enough, the best survival strategy is to avoid touching them, not to disrupt the status quo, and to maintain a balance.

What makes things even more difficult for Xiao Ai is that the other party has directly moved into the village.

If we rashly provoke them into hostility, the villagers will not experience forced relocation due to ecological impact, but rather the most tragic form of annihilation through combat.

"Perhaps...you have a better idea?"

A glint of light flashed in Chie's eyes.

No, no.

This is not the time to be concerned with saving face. Li Ai shook her head and waved her hand, giving an absolutely clear attitude.

Even if he were to reach seven stars, let alone now that he's only a four-star hunter, he wouldn't dare to attempt it.

"I understand. I will stall her. If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope you can help Jieyun Village, Li Ai."

After Qianhui finished speaking, she walked towards the counter without waiting for Li Ai's response.

Xiao Ai began to chat enthusiastically, while Li Ai quickly ran into the rain.

He desperately wanted to help Yukumo Village reverse its crisis, but whether there was any possibility of defeating the Bone Dragon was completely unknown.

Given the targeted nature of the Love Hunters, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that touching them means certain death.

He opened the Love Hunter Medal in his palm and sighed helplessly, "I'm sorry, I'm still too weak. I've let you down."

Inside the guild hall of Yuyun Village, after receiving her work assignment, Ai chatted with Village Chief Chie for a while.

She didn't understand why the other person was talking so much today.

Next, carrying the net bag, he went to the guild warehouse.

In one corner, a large number of scattered monster bone fragments were piled up. Some of them were moldy and abandoned due to the damp weather, while others were small, shapeless bone fragments that could not be used as materials.

Ai showed no disgust towards these unwanted discarded items.

It spat out a mouthful of blue viscous liquid, completely enveloping the object, and held it in front of its eyes, examining it carefully for a moment as if appraising a gemstone, before placing it into a net bag.

"Now that we have similar medals, what's missing... Xiao Zuo and Xiao You, help me think of something."

As Ai spoke, she noticed that Miyu didn't react at all. Realizing that she had tied a knot, she quickly untied it.

Whoosh!

The right-side ribbon, which had been untied, suddenly sprang up and instantly pierced through Ai's mouth.

"Mmm..."

Xiao Ai struggled, her eyes rolling upwards as if she had lost consciousness.

As the ribbon was pulled away, Ai knelt down and vomited a large amount of dark blue viscous liquid. At the same time, her eyes emitted a red light, and her expression became increasingly ferocious.

She reached out and grabbed the ribbon on the right, gritting her teeth as she said, "The hunter wearing the heart-shaped medal was right here."

At the village entrance guarded by the ghost gatekeeper, he wanted to stop Ai, who was about to leave the village, and hear her approval of his actions.

Unexpectedly, a cold glance from the other party sent chills down the Ghost Gate Guard's spine, and he unconsciously gave up his position.

"He seems to have completely changed... Is this the real Skeleton Monster? He's definitely not normal."

The Ghost Gate Guard muttered something incredulously.

In the pouring rain, feeling extremely uneasy, Li Ai ran as fast as she could towards the meeting point with the little fool.

The other party's current hostility towards the Love Hunter is clearly much greater than that towards Yukumo Village, and he doesn't want to get caught.

Inside the tree hollow where they had previously hidden, the little fool saw Li Ai, who was soaked to the bone and hadn't even put on a raincoat.

The little fool looked surprised, because she had never seen Li Ai so nervous before.

"Return to camp immediately! Find Cui Cui and evacuate!"

The man and the dragon then took off.

Boom! Boom!

Thunder rumbled incessantly in the sky, and the wind and rain grew increasingly fierce.

This weather was clearly unsuitable for high-speed flight, which showed how anxious Li Ai was. The little fool didn't raise any questions, but just flapped its wings with all its might.

At the same time, Ai jumped into the river and began gliding at high speed.

She followed the rushing water and entered a crevice in the mountain.

After walking for a while in the dim cave, a floating cave filled with blue light spots appeared ahead.

The Thunder Wolf Dragons, lying prone on the ground, saw Ai land on the riverbank, but did not show any contempt or hostility despite her tiny human figure.

Instead, it was terrified and fled with its cub in its mouth, screaming.

The sound echoed continuously inside the cave, and soon a large number of golden lightning insects surged out.

A gigantic golden thunder wolf dragon, missing a horn, charged forward, its entire body electrified.

The Thunder Wolf Dragon clan naturally cannot tolerate such intrusion into their nest.

But when it saw Ai's body shimmering with a ghostly blue light, the golden thunder wolf dragon gritted its teeth slightly and chose to lie down and lower its head.

"Jin Leigong, where is your elder brother?"

Ai doesn't seem to really want to communicate with the other person.

Boom!

Golden electric light spread out, and a tall, muscular woman covered in a lot of electrified hair appeared.

"My older brother has gone out to gain experience. If you need anything, just let me know."

"Find a hunter whose behavior is very abnormal; he's been in close contact with monsters."

After Ai finished speaking, Jin Leigong, who was standing with his arms crossed, looked back and roared twice.

A Zinogre responded quickly with a series of roars.

"Over there at Little Bear Waterfall."

"Phew... I've got my eye on you."

Xiao Ai let out an excited gasp, and a wisp of black energy seeped out, followed by a large number of red circular spots appearing on her body.

Her bones seemed to melt away, and her entire body quickly became limp.

"Wait... Boss! This is our lair!"

Jin Leigong roared, and all the golden lightning rushed towards his back.

Ai's figure straightened up again, as if her reason had been awakened. She walked to the riverbank, jumped into the water, and quickly disappeared into the distance.

"We actually have to call this monster 'boss'..."

After confirming that the other party had left, Jin Leigong clenched his sharp claws, looking extremely unwilling.