Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

"In my experience, heavy armor warriors should focus on strength and durability. For example, Grace, who is very similar to you, Flame, has both strength and durability at their maximum."

Of course, Grace is a dwarf, so he naturally has an advantage in both strength and endurance. As a human, Flame, you don't need to imitate Grace. Developing agility and dexterity isn't a bad thing either.

But for heavily armored warriors, durability is indeed an unavoidable ability, and Flame, your situation is special. That Overlord Blue Bear Beast shouldn't be considered very strong over there.

"Hmm, it's not very strong." Blazing Flame considered the strength of the Overlord Azure Bear Beast for a moment, then nodded in confirmation.

“Then we need to increase durability even more.” Loki clapped his hands. “When facing a powerful enemy, maximizing defense is the right way.”

“You know a lot, Loki.”

Blazing Flame nodded in satisfaction.

Loki's words really hit the nail on the head; defensive strength is the source of a sense of security!

On the other hand, if durability is increased, will the hunter's ability to withstand attacks and recovery speed improve, thus turning him into a hunter with truly terrible flesh quality?

This looks very promising!

"So, how can I increase my durability stat?"

Flame humbly sought guidance, and Loki smiled slightly.

"Increasing durability is very simple."

"As long as I get beaten up, that's fine."

Chapter 43, Minotaur: Don't come any closer!

"Get beaten up..."

Flame drew out his words, his gaze landing on the grinning Loki, and said meaningfully, "Wouldn't you call this settling a personal score?"

"Where is this personal vendetta? You, Flame, are the designated core and pillar of our clan. How could we possibly be harboring ill intentions just because you disturbed our rest and forced us to do some cleaning? It's impossible, absolutely impossible!" Loki put his hands on his hips, chuckled, and spoke with absolute certainty.

but--

They've all confessed without even being asked, this god...

Black lines hung down from Lieyan's head, and his teeth were itchy.

However, he had to admit that Loki was absolutely right.

Putting aside Loki's own petty thoughts, for adventurers, the stat of durability really does grow faster by getting beaten up, and the more severe the beating, the more durability experience they will gain after recovering.

In the original story, after Bell was abducted to the Freya Familia's battle wilderness, he endured intense beatings for a short period of time, causing his durability attribute to surpass his agility attribute for the first time.

This shows that taking heavy beatings combined with effective healing methods can indeed increase durability in a short period of time.

However, even if this method is genuine, it would be quite difficult to actually implement it on Lieyan.

Because Flame's fighting style is already established, the battles he has experienced in the Monster Hunter world have ingrained dodging and rolling into his very bones, to the point that it has even become a kind of intuitive conditioned reflex.

Knowing when to roll, when to step aside, when to use insect defense, and when to use a shield—all these are encompassed within the scope of these conditioned reflexes.

Such instincts formed after experiencing events are extremely difficult to overcome.

And to be honest, Flame didn't really want to overcome this intuition. This intuition had helped him many times and would continue to be effective in his battles. Overcoming this intuition would be a huge loss.

If you want to train your endurance while preserving this instinctive intuition, the only way is to put down your weapon and simply take the beating without retaliating.

Hiss—is this Loki's open scheme?

They even planned something like this! How terrifying!

Lieyan gasped, suddenly caught in a dilemma.

On one hand, he genuinely wanted to make his flesh incredibly tough, adding a tiny bit of security to his already acquired equipment; on the other hand, he didn't want Loki to succeed and witness him getting beaten up...

Or, could we set up the training grounds on a floor of the underground city, or simply bring people directly to the arena in Flamefire Village?

However, everyone has gone on an expedition, so we'll have to wait for them to return to help with training and recovery.

Before the expeditionary force returned...

Or should we go down to the fifteenth floor?

As Lieyan pondered the skill "Bull Killer," a thought stirred within him.

With this skill, going down to the fifteenth floor to find the Minotaur for melee training shouldn't be a problem. However, the efficiency of durability growth will probably be much worse than that of training with a high-level adventurer.

However, it's okay. As long as you don't set your expectations too high, and don't aim for durability like Grace's near-maximum or Bell's SS-level durability that directly surpasses the limit, the problem of low efficiency can actually be made up for by increasing the time.

If others grind for two hours, I'll grind for eight hours here. I'll just have to grind.

Anyway, he has enough physical strength and medicine to support him.

Besides, didn't Loki also say that he didn't need to imitate Grace, and there was nothing wrong with developing agility and dexterity? If that's the case, then what else is there to say?

The liver is doomed!!

He, Lieyan, has no other special abilities but strong perseverance and patience. Back then, when that Umbrella Bird was low on health, it roamed three different areas, but he still managed to catch up with it and kill it. With that kind of perseverance, what can't he overcome?

"Um, why aren't you saying anything?"

Seeing the flames fall silent, Loki felt a sudden, inexplicable unease.

Did she say something she shouldn't have?

The flames look kind of terrifying these days... Just looking at them makes my liver hurt...

"It's nothing. I just thought about how to train my endurance, and I've already figured it out."

"Have you thought about it?"

“That’s right, I’m going down to the fifteenth level of the dungeon to find the Minotaur and fight him hand-to-hand.” Flame narrowed his eyes, his killing intent palpable.

“The fifteenth floor, the Minotaur…” Loki swallowed hard. “How about we think of another way, or lower the standards and start testing from the upper floors?”

Good heavens, going to the fifteenth floor to fight the Minotaur hand-to-hand? What kind of lousy idea was that?

"The other way is to ask the commander and the others to give me special training after they return from their expedition, but it's obvious that this method won't work now."

As for starting the experiment from the upper levels, that's unnecessary. With my current physical abilities, even in melee combat, the monsters on the upper levels are basically unable to harm me. Rather than wasting time on the upper levels, it's better to go straight to the point and choose the Minotaur as my opponent.

I can handle the other monsters that might appear on the fifteenth floor. Even if something unusual happens, leaving won't be difficult. Besides, I have the "Bull Killer" skill, which will further enhance my safety.

As Lieyan spoke, he felt that his idea was indeed quite good; he hadn't said everything and had left room for maneuver in all aspects.

Oh no... this kid actually came up with a plan, and it's quite detailed and even she thinks it's feasible.

The problem is that she had planned to have Bert and Grace give Flame a good workout after the expedition returned, but Flame not only thought of that possibility, but also expanded the plan to go to the dungeon.

If Finn finds out that I was the one who provoked the Flame to go and fight the Minotaur...

Thinking of this, Loki suddenly shivered.

'Loki, have you considered what would happen if something went wrong with the flames...'

If Finn in his leader form were to give him a merciless lecture, then his days as a god would be over.

Even Riveria and Grace, who are usually good peacemakers, are unlikely to side with her this time. Instead, they are more likely to join forces with Finn to launch a verbal attack against her.

Oh no, she can already imagine this terrible future!

Chapter 44: Good Morning, World

"Alright, I've almost finished here, so I'll head back now."

Flame dressed himself and lit the parchment over the candle flame.

His original purpose was to find out whether hunting in Flamefire Village could be converted into various kinds of experience. Now, he not only got the answer he wanted, but also obtained a brand new growth plan. Although he didn't gain anything substantial, it was still a very rewarding experience.

All that's left is to experiment with whether fighting with the cows will increase durability, but Lieyan has decided to conduct the experiment in a few days.

As for the reason... well, it's naturally due to the lingering effects of the Hundred Dragons Night Parade in Flamefire Village.

The Hundred Dragons' Night Parade brought more than just the immense danger of the dragons attacking the village; it also brought changes to the surrounding ecological environment after the rioting dragons broke free from the Hundred Dragons' Night Parade state, as well as threats to surrounding villages and itinerant merchants.

If these ecological changes and threats are not addressed in time, they will have a significant impact on Yanhuo Village.

Of course, the latter is the main reason for the significant impact. After all, the natural environment of the Monster Hunter world is self-regulating. The dozens of dragons participating in the Night Parade of Hundred Dragons will compete with other dragons of the same kind around Fire Village for territory, and those that are defeated will naturally seek other places to live.

But if the traveling merchants are affected, the overall quality of life in Flamefire Village will likely decline significantly...

Ahem, I’ve gone off topic.

Additionally, because Blaze has been promoted to High Rank Hunter, the guild may assign him some High Rank quests depending on the situation. In short, these few days are a busy time for Blaze.

So there's no way around it; the plan to fight the Minotaur will have to wait a few more days until we're less busy.

"Hey, wait a minute, you're not really planning to fight the Minotaur hand-to-hand, are you?"

Seeing that Flame was about to leave, Loki was dumbfounded.

You can't just leave like this! If Finn finds out about this, I'll be in big trouble!

"Yes, don't worry, I will be very careful." Lie Yan nodded slightly; he considered himself quite adept at being cautious.

Avoid the first round, back down the second, test the third, fight the fourth, and go all out on the fifth and sixth.

By this standard, the Tauren are already very familiar people.

He's already survived Monster Hunter by following this standard, so why would he be afraid of a mere minotaur?

impossible.

"This isn't a matter of carelessness... Ultimately, it's not appropriate for a Level 1 character like you to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Minotaur..."

Loki tried to persuade Flame to give up the idea.

Although she was quite certain that Lieyan was measured and had his own plans, and there was a 98% chance that nothing would go wrong, the remaining 0.2% was actually within his contingency plan.

But the problem is, if Blaze implements this plan,

So, as the main trigger for this plan, she, Loki, has to be killed.

The importance of the flames is undeniable, and no amount of protection is too much.

Although everyone had been lenient and allowed Lieyan to go into the dungeon on his own before,

But that's because Finn had determined through several days of observation that Flame was strong enough to dominate at that level, and Flame himself was calm, reasonable, and wouldn't do anything outrageous.

This does not mean that the Loki Familia has relaxed its protection of the flames.