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

[Ding, eat artillery hermit crab, strength +0.5, defense +1]

After dinner, the system popped up. Link took a quick glance and stopped paying attention to it. This creature was a small monster, so naturally, the attributes it added were not many.

Being able to add a little bit of defense was a little beyond his expectations.

"Gulu gulu."

Not long after Link finished his meal and was about to pack up for bed, a familiar gurgling sound came into his ears, interrupting his actions.

"This is... the sound of a cart."

Just as Link was wondering why there was a rumbling sound from a cart, a cart carrying people rushed out of the cave entrance at a rapid speed. Without stopping, it spun around not far in front of Link, threw the hunter on the cart to his feet, and then ran away.

With Link's eyesight, he could only see two white cat tails passing by.

"Ugh, it hurts."

The person who was thrown out of the car was a man wearing red armor and a helmet of the same color. He sounded to be in his twenties. He covered his butt with his hands and shook his head which was a little dizzy from the bump. As he stood up, the collision of the armor plates made a slight sound.

The fall just now obviously caused him a lot of pain.

"Um, who are you?"

After standing up straight, the man realized there was someone in front of him and asked in confusion.

Link was speechless when he heard the stranger's question, but he still answered politely.

"Two-star Hunter, Cautious Link, this is my partner, Matsutake, and you."

Although the way the visitor appeared was very special, Link was knowledgeable. Looking at the way the other party appeared, it was obvious that something unexpected happened during the hunting process and he was sent back by the cat car.

“Hahaha, I’m so sorry to have made you laugh. I’m the four-star hunter, Happy Soran. I was just fighting with the Red-Armored Beast and was hit by its paralyzing fluid. Fortunately, my follower cat called the rescue team in time and helped me lead the Red-Armored Beast away, otherwise I would have been doomed.”

After hearing Link's self-introduction, the man stretched out his hand covered with a red glove and shook hands with Link, then took off his helmet, revealing a somewhat young face.

The man was obviously an optimist. Even though he said that he was about to die, the corners of his mouth were still filled with a smile that he couldn't pull away.

He had dazzling blond hair and a pair of blue eyes that showed countless joy. His skin was fair, and he didn't look like a man who grew up in the desert at all. His nose was straight and his lips were well-defined. When he smiled, he showed a row of neat and white teeth, which made him look particularly charming.

Charming like a Pekingese.

"...and where's your cat?"

Link looked left and right, but couldn't find the follower cat in Soren's mouth.

"Forehead......"

Hearing this, Soran’s smile disappeared. He was so focused on being happy that he didn’t even notice that the cat was missing.

"No, my lovely Duoduo, how can I live without you?"

It was hard to imagine that the man who was as happy and gentle as the wind just now suddenly became frowning, looking around anxiously, and even ran to the stove next to the tent, opened the lid of the pot to look for his follower cat.

"Is this guy crazy? Your cat is missing, how could it appear in my pot? I don't eat cat meat."

Looking at Soran's actions, Link was speechless, thinking that this guy looked a little silly and naive.

Then Link watched helplessly as this guy pulled out an Elu cat wearing red armor and a red fox mask from the empty iron pot.

"...Well, I must have not woken up yet. I am dreaming now. Why is there a cat in my pot?"

This time, it was Link's turn to be dumbfounded. Even Matsutake stared with his eyes wide open, watching Soran grab a cat from the pot like a magic trick.

"Hahahaha, I found it. Duoduo, why did you sleep in the pot? Come on, let me introduce you to my new friend."

Having found the cat, Soran's mouth curled up again, and he came to Link, carrying the cat named Duoduo.

"Link, let me introduce you, this is Duoduo from my family."

Soran held Duoduo's armpits with both hands and held her in front of Link like Simba.

"Hello, meow. I am Soran's follower, the elusive Duoduo meow."

Unlike the cheerful Soran, this female Elu cat named Duoduo is very polite, and her fur color is also rare, somewhat like a red Maine Coon cat.

Although being flattered by Soran made her feel a little hopeless, she still introduced herself politely.

"Ah, hello."

Although he was very concerned about Duoduo's elusive title, Soran's next behavior attracted all Link's attention.

"By the way, Link, have you eaten yet? Although the hunt for the Red-armored Beast failed, I did gain something. Look, I cut off its tongue."

Soran flipped his hand and took out a bundle of pink rope from somewhere.

Oh no, that's a bunch of rolled-up tongues.

'Shit, where on earth did he appear from?'

Link stared at Soran for a long time, but couldn't see where this guy, who didn't even have a weapon, got such a bundle of tongues that were more than ten meters long.

He didn't even have a hunting bag.

"Forget it, it's just a small matter. Let's just taste the tongue of the Red Armored Beast."

In just a moment, Link put this little thing behind him.

Anyway, everyone has their own secrets, so why bother about other people's secrets? He is still a systematic time traveler.

"Sauron, I'm a good cook. Do you need my help in dealing with this tongue?"

Although he had just eaten, with delicious food in front of him, there was no reason to retreat, so Link directly recommended himself.

"Great. Duoduo and I are not very good at cooking. We are still worrying about whether to eat this tongue raw or boiled. In this case, I will leave it to you."

Soran was obviously a thick-skinned man. After hearing what Link said, he directly handed the tongue in his hand to Link and asked him to deal with it.

With this carefree look, he doesn't seem to be afraid that Link will run away with this valuable tongue.

But Link was obviously not that kind of person. He took the tongue, got out of the camp, ran to the water and cleaned the tongue of this rare red-armored beast.

The tongue of the red-armored beast floated in the water like a soft pink coral, its surface covered with fine wrinkles, showing a healthy luster, about one finger wide, and a mouth-watering pink color.

To the touch, the tongue of the Red Armored Beast was extremely flexible and smooth, as if a piece of fine silk was wrapped around elastic muscles, and when Link gently touched it with his fingers, he could feel the slight yellow mucus on its surface and the vitality of the muscles.

After washing off the small amount of paralyzing fluid on the tongue, Link returned to the camp and began to think about how to deal with this tongue.