I, Yuhaka, am hungry!

The female Rathalos is of medium size, slightly larger than Eohaka's third form. Eohaka doesn't have much of an advantage in size, but there's no need to worry too much about that. As long as Eohaka replenishes enough biomass, it can become even larger than the female Rathalos.

Furthermore, the female Rathian's fire breath and the venom glands on its tail are also very threatening weapons, posing a great danger to Yhwach, who currently lacks fire and poison resistance. In contrast, Yhwach's fire breath poses little threat to the female Rathian, who possesses fire resistance.

Now, Eohaka needs to acquire a biological essence effective against the Rathian to truly defeat her. (Note that Eohaka is not the max-level Dehaka from Zerus; the current Eohaka is more like a Dehaka with reset level and equipment.)

When Zelus looked in Yuhaka's direction, she saw Yuhaka running back to the small pond with a basket to catch fish. A bead of cold sweat trickled down Zelus's forehead as she said:

"She still can't forget about food..."

For Yuhaka, holding grudges is one thing, but life goes on. Yuhaka carefully pulled out a few sashimi fish from the small pool blocked by the fishing net. Last time, when Yuhaka pulled out a bursting dragonfish from the small pool, the bursting dragonfish chose to gloriously self-destruct in order to avoid being eaten by Yuhaka. The bursting dragonfish scared Yuhaka so much that he jumped out of the small pool and burrowed into the ground.

The scene almost made Zelusi laugh to death. After the Exploding Arowana exploded that day, Yuhaka didn't eat any fish for a whole day. Zelusi guessed that Yuhaka was scared by the Exploding Arowana.

But you still have to keep eating fish. Back then, when Yuhaka caught a fish, he would say these things to it.

"Fish, can you bang bang bang?"

"If you don't bang bang bang, I'll eat you up..."

"I ate it, ooh! (chewing)"

Of course, Yuhaka didn't ask every fish this question. Once she remembered what a fish looked like, she wouldn't ask about fish of the same species.

And so, after taking out several large sashimi fish from the small pool, Yuhaka carried the basket back to his nest.

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"I said, boss..."

The leader with the afro turned around and looked at the second leader with the afro, asking in confusion:

"What's wrong? Second brother, do you need to pee?"

The second brother with the afro shook his head and said:

"No, boss, don't you think there are fewer mushroom pigs around here?"

The leader with the afro picked a local specialty mushroom from under the tree roots and said to the second leader with the afro:

"Fewer of them? They've probably been scared away by predators. Didn't the official demonstration video yesterday mention that special phenomena occur under certain circumstances? For example, at night, you're more likely to encounter Nargacuga and some nocturnal monsters in the Ancient Forest, and during the day, you're more likely to be attacked by Rathalos and Rathian in the plains?"

Hearing what the leader with the afro said, the second leader with the afro scratched his head and said:

"Okay, that's true, but speaking of which, why are the third and fourth brothers guarding the camp? Wouldn't one person be enough?"

The second brother with the afro looked at the specialty mushrooms in his fanny pack and said:

"Moreover, the collection efficiency of two people is too low. We have only collected half of the amount so far."

The leader with the afro took out a water bottle from his fanny pack, took a few sips, and said:

"Don't you know what happened to Wang Laokui last night? Last time, Wang Laokui foolishly provoked the Felynes while hunting, and as a result, he was beaten to the ground and couldn't move. With the three buffs of paralysis, sleep, and poison all at once, Wang Laokui was paralyzed in less than 10 seconds. Now, the hunters on the forum all call the Felynes 'Felynes Daddy.' If we let Lao San and Lao Si guard the camp together, they won't get beaten up by a bunch of Felynes... right?"

Although the eldest brother with the afro didn't seem very certain, the second brother with the afro had already seen the hunter with the appearance of an ancient god being hit around like a tennis ball by several short-statured Grimaldi. The second brother with the afro suspected that the third and fourth brothers would also turn into ping-pong balls if they encountered Grimaldi.

The thought of a cat cart at the hunter's camp was too beautiful. The second oldest, with his afro, sighed and shrugged, saying:

"Okay, that's it."

"Okay, let's go to the next area. We've already picked all the local specialty mushrooms here."

After saying that, the two hunters with afro went to the next area to look for specialty mushrooms. Not long after the two left, Yuhaka passed by the area on his way to his lair, leading a dead mushroom pig and carrying a basket of sashimi fish.

...A loli is passing by...

After bringing the mushroom pig back to its nest, Yuhaka began preparing its own food. Yuhaka first processed the mushroom pig, removing its internal organs and some parts it didn't like to eat. Then, Yuhaka used its hunter's knife to cut the mushroom pig into various parts.

"Hey!"

Yuhaka placed a flat stone slab on the fire, then took out an oil brush and oil can he had taken from the hunter's camp, along with the slices of meat he had just cut, and waited for the stone slab to heat up.

Zelus, who was standing nearby, quickly hid far away when she saw Yuhaka grilling meat on a stone slab. Last time Yuhaka grilled meat on a stone slab, she was grabbed by Yuhaka and used as a grilling stone slab. Although the system panel can turn off the sensing system, being used as a grilling stone slab by this little beast is simply a disgrace to the system!

"Mmm... One day I'll definitely spank your little bottom!"

"OwO?!"

Whether Yuhaka sensed Zelus's resentment or not, Yuhaka suddenly shuddered and quickly looked around to check the situation. After finding no problems, Yuhaka touched her smooth little bottom with a puzzled expression. For some reason, she felt a cool sensation on her bottom.

However, compared to those, Yuhaka cared more about his stone-grilled meat. After dipping a brush in oil, Yuhaka smeared some oil on the stone slab. Then, he took out two small, peeled wooden sticks, picked up a slice of meat, and placed it on the stone slab. Immediately, the sizzling sound of grilling meat came from the stone slab.

"Meat! Delicious meat! Tasty meat~"

While singing a meat song, Yuhaka placed slices of meat on the stone slab. After a while, Yuhaka took a bottle of cumin powder and a bottle of salt and pepper, and then struck a pose like a popular internet celebrity sprinkling salt to season the grilled meat. He also flipped the grilled meat over.

Zelus, watching Yuhaka's actions from the side, said with a speechless expression:

"Don't learn those bad things..."

Yuhaka naturally didn't hear Zelusi's complaints, because Yuhaka's barbecue was already ready. Yuhaka took out a piece of lettuce, wrapped the barbecue in it, and stuffed it into his mouth. Instantly, the delicious flavor of mushroom pork and sweet lettuce spread in his mouth.

"Waaaaaah!"

Zelus looked at Yuhaka, who was enjoying the grilled meat on the stone slab and wagging his big tail, and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. She said:

"Why does this little guy seem to have forgotten what it was like to be kicked by the female Rathian today...?"

However, it's not a big deal for Zelus. As long as Ehaka is in this world of natural selection, Ehaka will eventually encounter a female Rathian or an enemy stronger than itself, and Ehaka will definitely fight them.

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"...Rokubei, do we really have to do this, meow?"

In a secluded cave, a black and white Meru cat looked at another Meru cat with black and white fur, and asked, "What is this Meru cat called Rokubei?" The Meru cat glanced at the Meru cat beside it and said:

"Lolota, do you still want to run away now, meow?"

The cat named Lorota quickly waved its hand and said:

"No, meow! I'm just a little worried... After all, that thing is a monster called the 'Queen of the Earth,' meow!"

Rokubei looked at Rorota with a disdainful expression and said:

"Hmph ╯^╰, what Queen of the Earth, meow? That title is just given by a bunch of noob hunters who can't even beat a stinky fire dragon, meow. What's so scary about it, meow?"

Rorota glanced down at Rokubei's trembling legs and whispered:

"...But Rokubei's legs are shaking uncontrollably, meow..."

"Seriously, meow! My legs aren't shaking, meow!"

Upon being exposed, Rokubei's tail hair immediately bristled, and he glared fiercely at Rorota, saying:

"I...I'm just a little excited about the thought of that stinky fire dragon getting unlucky later, meow!"

Rorota looked down at Rokubei's slightly swaying tail and knew immediately—it smelled like a lie, meow! Rokubei-chan!

Rokubei seemed to notice that Rorota was looking at his little tail, so he tucked it between his legs and glared at Rorota with a fierce expression, saying:

"Don't look at me!"

“Ho ho ho—!”

With the sound of flapping wings and a dragon's roar, Rokubei and Rorota's cat ears perked up. The two cats looked at each other, nodded, and hid behind a large rock.

"Roar……"

Boom!

With the sound of a heavy object falling, the carcass of a colorful bird fell from an open opening above the cave. Immediately afterward, a green, two-winged wyvern monster also fell from the open opening above the cave. This monster was the female Rathalos that had kicked Yuhaka into the small pool and stolen Yuhaka's food not long ago.

"Hooho..."

The female Rathalos stretched out her large wings, then dragged the carcass of the colorful bird to the vicinity of her nest, preparing to enjoy a feast she had just picked up.

Hiding behind a rock in the distance, Rokubei and Rorota watched the female Rathalos eat. Rokubei raised an eyebrow, looking at the female Rathalos with some doubt, and said:

"That's strange, meow... I remember this female Rathalos usually catches herbivorous dragons to eat, so why is it a colorful bird today, meow?"

Rorota looked at Rokubei and said:

"Uh...maybe...it wants a change of pace, meow?"

Faced with this answer, Rokubei was also unable to reply, after all, she was not a hunter or scholar who specialized in studying the ecology and habits of monsters. However, the only thing she knew was that the female Rathian had already entered the trap she had carefully prepared!

"Now, meow—!"

Rokubei suddenly stood up and pulled on a rope beside him. As the rope was pulled, a series of clicking sounds rang out as the mechanism was triggered. The female Rathalos, who was tearing off the feathers of the rainbow bird, heard the clicking sounds and looked up at the surrounding environment of the cave with some confusion.

But the female Rathalos didn't realize that the real danger was just above her head.

Snapped!

With the sound of the final mechanism being activated, a net hanging from the cave ceiling suddenly opened, and several spherical objects, about the size of lead balls, fell from the sky and landed on the female Rathian. Then, the yellowish-brown objects exploded on the female Rathian's body, and a foul stench immediately filled the air.

"Roar------!"

The female Rathalos, suddenly attacked by the stench, let out an angry roar. After all, anyone would be angry if they were suddenly smeared with poop while eating, right?

Rokubei, who had been hiding behind a rock, jumped out and laughed mockingly, saying:

"Meow hahaha! You stinky fire dragon, how does the peach-furred beast's poop taste? Isn't it fresh? Serves you right for taking over our home! Now you deserve to be covered in poop!"

Rorota rushed out, grabbed Rokubei, and started running, saying to her:

"Rokubei-chan, run! Stop mocking it!"

"Roar roar roar roar——————!"

The enraged female Rathalos shook off the dung on her head and then spat a large fireball in the direction of Rokubei and the others. However, Rokubei and the others were faster. In the blink of an eye, Rokubei and Rorota darted into a hidden passage, dodging the fireball attack and escaping. Only the enraged female Rathalos was left in the cave, roaring in impotent fury.

Chapter 05 [Attacks and Gazes from the Shadows]

“OwO?”

As if hearing the female Rathian's roar, Yuhaka raised her head and looked around. After confirming that there were no problems, she lowered her head and continued with her own business.

Zelus watched as Yuhaka used a small shovel to dig out a berry bush from the ground, wrapped the roots with lotus leaves, and tied it with rope. After completing this series of tasks, Yuhaka placed the berry bush in a basket next to him, which also contained several other similar berry bushes.

"Is this little idiot planning to farm? He's actually planted so many berry bushes to transplant near his nest..."

Yes, Yuhaka now plans to transplant all the berry bushes in this region to an open area near his old home. The key reason Yuhaka decided to transplant the berry bushes in this region to an open area near his nest is because he saw the influence of the "knowledge" in his memory. This way, he won't have to run around collecting berries anymore.

Most importantly, this way you don't have to worry about the berries being eaten by other animals or picked by hunters.

"Guoguo, put this away and go home!"

Yuhaka carried his basket full of berries on his back and headed home. On the way, he also picked some mushrooms and wild vegetables to take home for a barbecue.