Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

"After charging up... it's an explosive fireball."

In addition to venom glands that produce toxins, the female Rathalos also possesses an organ called the "Flame Sac." This organ stores combustible dust that, upon contact with air, will ignite violently to form flames.

The moment the fireball shot out, the all-seeing Flame ran directly to the left front. At the same time, he disassembled the shield-axe in his hand and put the shield back in his hand. Flame immediately felt a strong sense of security surge into his heart.

At that moment, the exploding fireball slammed directly into the ground, causing a powerful explosion. Smoke billowed from the crater in the ground, and pebbles shattered by the impact flew in all directions like bullets.

But Blazing Flame couldn't care less about that, because right in front of him, the female Rathalos, with blood still streaming down her forehead, folded her wings after shooting the fireball and charged ruthlessly toward him with heavy steps!

There are no special techniques involved; it simply relies on the user's weight and speed to ram into enemies. As the name suggests, the move is as simple as a dump truck that can send people to another world at any time.

This is the standard ability of large monsters—Dragon Charge!

Each type of large monster has a different level of control over driving skills. For example, the Poison Bird's bird-car is like a drunk driver on the road; it would get you called in by the police in no time.

However, as the Queen of the Land, the female Rathalos possesses superb driving skills. She can even navigate three consecutive hairpin bends through drainage ditches, performing a triple dragon charge, which is extremely powerful. Most importantly, she can freely perform tail whips, front bites, and other attacks after the dragon charge.

So, should we hide?

Rathian's charge attack is easy to dodge. Because of its enormous size, Rathian cannot accelerate itself to a speed that others cannot react to during the charge. As long as you find the right moment to pounce, you can avoid the attack.

However, this time, Blaze wanted to try a different method.

Staring at the charging female Rathalos, Flame took a deep breath and released Wirebug. The Wirebug's spikes quickly pierced the ground, pinning Flame, who was struggling against the shield, to the ground.

[Fully Charged Counterattack]!

Today, we bravely faced off against the long line of cars driven by women!

"Mr. Blazing Flame?!"

Seeing Flame's actions, Angie, who was not far away, was dumbfounded. There was clearly a distance between her and the female Rathian, enough for Mr. Flame to easily dodge the attack, so why didn't he dodge?

No, this is not the time to think about these things. I should be going to support Mr. Blazing Flame!

Angie's heart tightened, and she mustered her strength to move forward towards the flames.

But the next moment.

His steps faltered, and then, as if triggering a domino effect, a chain reaction erupted from the cat-man warrior's body.

Anqi swayed, feeling weak all over as if she were drunk, and a strange, sweet, metallic taste rose in her mouth.

...Poisoned?! When did that happen...?

Angie gritted her teeth and stood firm.

The cause of the poisoning shouldn't be the female Rathalos. From the beginning until now, she hasn't been attacked by a female Rathalos, and her abnormal status resistance didn't develop when attacking the poisonous spikes. High-level adventurers' abnormal status resistance can grant immunity to most toxins, and even if it doesn't grant immunity, it should still cause some reaction. Therefore, the source of the poison isn't the female Rathalos, which means...

His gaze was fixed on the corpse of the poisonous bird beside him.

Just now, the female Rathalos's claws severed the neck of the Poison Bird, and the sharp claws directly tore several large holes in the Poison Bird's body.

One of the holes was located in an area just below the neck, the very throat pouch the Poison Bird used to ferment tree fruits. Blood and unfermented matter gushed out, and a strong stench of blood and cheap alcohol filled the air...

Chapter 99: You beast, don't run away, meow!

The Poison Bird feeds on various fruits and plant seeds that are easy to chew and swallow, which are then stored in its throat pouch and carried away.

Different kinds of fruits and seeds react chemically with the venom produced in the throat pouch of the Poison Bird, creating venoms of different properties...

The description of the Poisonous Bird's characteristics by Lieyan echoed in Anqi's ears, making her realize in an instant how she had been poisoned.

The bloody smell of the poisonous bird and the pervasive smell of alcohol masked the odor of the leaked toxins, which is why she unknowingly inhaled them.

Unexpectedly, the unusual resistance not only failed to resist this toxin, but it also failed to provide any warning...

It's really embarrassing that we got caught in this place.

Fortunately, just to be on the safe side, I brought some easy-to-use medication with me.

Supporting her weak and powerless body, Anqi reached into her waist pouch, took out the herbal powder, and sprinkled it forcefully.

It possesses powerful detoxifying effects, and even once dispelled the dust emanating from the corrosive liquid of a new type of worm monster. It emitted tiny specks of light and merged into Angie's body.

Immediately afterwards, all the symptoms disappeared completely.

Such a thing is impossible.

The truth is...

The antidote... is ineffective?

Am I poisoned?

Feeling the utterly powerless sensation within her body, Anqi's expression changed.

Wait, does that mean I might not be poisoned, but simply... drunk?

Just as Anqi was filled with doubt and uncertainty, the flames on the other side experienced a collision that greatly excited him.

With its head bowed, the female Rathalos charged forward like a bulldozer, crashing headfirst into the Wirebug-reinforced fortress. A thunderous roar echoed in all directions, and an immense force surged from the shield in Flame's hand to every corner of his body. This sudden burst of power even pushed him back seven or eight meters.

But the blazing momentum did not collapse, and the judgment for a fully charged counterattack was successful.

Flame was invigorated; accepting the female Rathalos's chariot with dignity was something he had never dared to imagine before.

Although the fire dragon family is rather weak in the game, they are always used as targets by various gods and monsters. Their ecological niche has also dropped from its original dominant position to the current position of being in the upper and middle layers respectively.

In the real world, however, female and male Rathalos are basically the highest-level monsters that a hunter can hunt in his entire life. Even guilds use the ability to hunt a male Rathalos alone as a criterion to determine whether a hunter can be called an elite hunter.

Even so, few people would think they could withstand a female Rathalos's charge head-on. After all, the idea of ​​a person trying to outmuscle a dragon that is more than ten meters long is incredibly foolish.

Not everyone can be a group leader.

Even before leveling up, Blaze, who could hunt powerful dragons like Rathalos, Tigrex, and Magnus, wouldn't consider taking a direct hit from a dragon's charge. It would be much easier and safer to dodge it directly.

However, the more unlikely something is to happen, the more exciting it becomes when it does.

Just like the raging flames now, they have become completely excited.

There is nothing more gratifying than seeing the remarkable results of your hard-earned training.

If so, it would be under the above premise, followed by a satisfying super-resolution!

All grenade launchers released!

Super!!!

A giant axe, its blade edged with silver, descended from the sky, and the magnificent lightning tree bloomed once more!

A powerful, unreserved Super Amped Strike appeared on Rathian's body at the expected time, instantly enveloping her in a layer of fine, crackling lightning.

The armor on the female Rathian's body shattered under the attack of the Super Amped Elemental Discharge, and blood gushed out from the wound.

The female Rathalos felt fear.

Despite the hundreds of times difference in size between herself and the bipedal creature before her, a creature she considered insignificant—one she would rather capture and eat than eat—the female Rathalos now saw this bipedal creature as a far more dangerous being than the wyverns and fanged dragons that would challenge her for territory.

At least it can fight those things to a standstill, and even if it can't win, it's very easy to run away.

But now...

Recalling the light bomb that had blinded her and knocked her to the ground from the sky, the female Rathian fell silent.

This is clearly a dead end...

Even his own dragon chariot was forcibly intercepted, so the difference in strength between himself and the guy in front of him was obvious, not to mention the shimmering insects.

.........etc.

.........

It seems that the two-legged creature wasn't the only one competing with it for its prey just now?

The female Rathalos raised her head, and her wide field of vision instantly caught sight of the seemingly listless two-legged creature behind her.

This is divine intervention!

The female Rathalos roared excitedly, then abandoned the flames and ran towards Angie.

Just as Lieyan was about to warn Anqi to get ready, he noticed something strange about her, and his expression changed drastically!

"Grace! Angie is in trouble! Ellu, Onion, stop the Rathian!!"

The more powerful a monster is, the smarter it is, and the stronger its fighting instincts become. In fact, as time goes by and they age, some individuals who have accumulated a lot of experience can even develop deeper wisdom.

This female Rathalos is undoubtedly the best of the best.

Of all the paths, it instinctively chose the one with the highest chance of survival, using the weakened Angie as a breakthrough point, and flew directly to the wild area where it could no longer see these two-legged beasts, completely eliminating the fighting.

In fact, it was very close to success.

Just as it had anticipated, the two-legged creatures behind it were not strong enough to stop it. In fact, they didn't even make a move. As long as it was out of the flash's range, it could take off and say goodbye to the two two-legged creatures.

Unfortunately...

"You beast, don't run away, meow! Stay here, meow!" Onion, a Fanged Hound charging from the side, an enraged Felyne raised a gigantic barrel bomb several times its own size, planting a massive mushroom cloud atop the Rathian's head.

Then, the disoriented female fire dragon saw a dwarf emerging from the bamboo forest carrying a giant axe.

This was the last scene it saw.

Rathalos defeated!

Chapter 100: Looting the Corpse

With a flash of the giant axe, the dragon's head landed on the ground.

The dwarf warrior's swift and powerful strike severed the female fire dragon's head.

The female Rathalos's massive body seemed to freeze for a moment, then, inertia propelled its headless form to take its final step. The headless body then slowly collapsed to the ground, and dragon blood gushed out like a small spring from the clean cut, flowing in a steady stream.

"Are you alright, little girl?"

Grace swung his battle axe, which was even larger than his body, to shake off the blood that had splattered on it. Then, he peered out from under his helmet and looked at Angie beside him.

"I'm fine."

Angie swallowed hard and answered somewhat blankly.

This was the first time she had witnessed the most senior member of the clan display his strength in front of her.

The shock of a powerful enemy, which required her to exert all her strength to deal with, being killed in one blow was still too great for her.