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

"Sand Lion! Hoist the sails! Set sail!!!"

A sound with extremely high transparency and clarity came from the bow, like the first ray of sunshine in the morning, penetrating the still roaring sandstorm and awakening the sleeping sand ship.

As the strong wind blew, the sails were lowered by the crew, and as if they were given life, they gradually inflated and filled with power.

With a slight roar, the anchor was pulled up, and the ship slowly sailed out of the port, stirring up a string of golden waves.

A person who seemed to be the captain stood at the bow and gave orders. She stared at the horizon on the boundary line with a sharp gaze, and there was a confident light flashing in her deep eyes.

"Strange, where's the captain?"

Link squinted his eyes and looked around, only to find that the person standing at the bow was not the naked captain who had been drinking with him that day, but a big-breasted woman he didn't recognize.

"Oh, there's the Captain."

As she spoke, Remule raised her hand and pointed at the strange pole above her head. Link looked in the direction of her finger and found a man hanging on the observation deck.

The key point is that the man is not wearing any clothes.

"Is this some kind of performance art?"

The corners of Link's mouth twitched, and he was speechless as he looked at the man who was swaying in the wind in the sandstorm and making strange noises from time to time.

"It's okay, you'll get used to it. The captain always makes trouble during the Fengshan Dragon Festival, so for everyone's safety, the captain sister hangs him up there."

Remule shrugged her shoulders, looking accustomed to it. Her words revealed her helplessness about this "routine operation", but also her approval of the captain's way of handling the problem.

The people around nodded, as if they were already accustomed to this practice.

"So this isn't the first time."

Link shook his head, somewhat unable to understand why such a man was called the best captain of Lokrak.

"The ship is about to set sail. All hunters are in their positions. Melee hunters go to the edge of the deck to guard against attacks from sand fish. Ranged hunters stay alert to the situation in the air to prevent flying monsters from damaging the sails and the pole."

As the order was given, the atmosphere on the deck suddenly became tense.

The hunters quickly and orderly distributed to their respective positions, and the long-range shooters were divided into three teams, guarding the bow, stern, and hull respectively.

As if to take care of Link, the newcomer, Lemule placed him in the safest position on the ship.

That is, he stayed on standby and found someone to take care of him.

So he could only watch in boredom as the melee hunters walked calmly towards the side of the ship, staring vigilantly at the surface of the sand sea to guard against attacks by sand fish.

Don’t underestimate sandfish as they are just small monsters. In sandstorm weather, they can use the wind to jump out of the sand sea and jump onto the deck of the ship. Then, with the help of the fins and dorsal fins on both sides of their bodies that are as sharp as blades, they swim wildly on the deck, causing damage to people and objects.

What melee hunters have to do is to use their weapons to slap the sandfish back into the sea before they jump onto the deck.

It is commonly known as playing baseball.

"Hey, Virgil, how about a competition to see who can catch more sandfish?"

A handsome silver-haired man holding a big sword put the sword on his shoulder and shouted to another man not far away.

Link followed the line of sight and found that it was also a silver-haired man. His hairstyle seemed to be fixed with hairspray, and even the raging sandstorm could hardly mess it up.

Judging from their faces, this pair of men must be blood brothers.

The man named Virgil showed a completely different temperament compared to the man holding the greatsword.

The man with the big sword looked casual, as if he didn't care about worldly constraints at all. His untidy appearance seemed to have a hint of unruly charm.

Virgil, on the other hand, was completely different. He wore a well-tailored suit, with both the collar and cuffs ironed and exquisite, revealing a rigorous and meticulous attitude towards life.

He stood there, and even though there was a whistling wind all around him, he was like a pine tree rooted in a crevice in the rock, tough and unshakable.

Just like the sword in his hand.

"childish."

Virgil held the sword in his arms and ignored his brother's words. His sharp eyes were like the last setting sun in autumn, penetrating the thick sandstorm and falling on the calm sea of sand.

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But this calm was only temporary, as the ship "Sand Lion" slowly moved forward in the vast desert sea.

Schools of fish gradually appeared in the sea.

At first, only one or two sand fish occasionally jumped out of the water.

However, as time went on, more and more sand fish began to surface. They seemed to be attracted by the "Sand Lion" and swam around the ship, swimming up and down, or shuttling left and right, forming a vivid picture.

As the school of sand fish approached, the atmosphere on the boat gradually became tense.

The hunters clenched their weapons tightly.

Link also took off the heavy crossbow from his back, opened the cloth bag, and quickly unfolded it.

In order to avoid the influence of wind and sand, Link took his weapon to the blacksmith shop these two days and installed a shield above the muzzle.

The shield was tightly fixed on the muzzle of Link's spear. The shield was made of thick fine iron and the surface was carefully polished, presenting a deep iron gray color.

Even if he didn't fire, with his strength, he could wield a heavy crossbow and use this heavy shield to knock away small monsters like sand fish.

"Buzzing."

In addition to sand fish, insects gradually appeared in the air. They were yellow-green beetles about the same size as humans, with two horns on their heads.

"All shooters, be alert! Axe beetles have appeared. These guys can only fly quickly on the outskirts of the desert with the help of wind and sand. Once we enter the depths of the desert, we will be able to shake them off."

After hearing the order, Link, who had originally planned to play a baseball game, could only turn the muzzle of the gun towards the air.

The Axe Beetle is a two-star level beetle monster.

Their original species was the Axe Beetle that lived in forests and rock walls. However, after coming to the desert, due to changes in habits and environment, they changed into a two-horned subspecies. In order to distinguish them from the original species, the guild named them Axe Beetles based on the axe-like double horns on their heads.

Axe Beetles are weak, but also very strong.

It is weak because as a beetle-like monster, its body structure is very fragile. Even a two-star hunter like Link can shatter its shells and break its limbs using ordinary bullets.

It is strong because it serves as a guard for another monster, the Cannon Beetle.

Axe beetles and cannon beetles are husband and wife, but just as most insects are matriarchal, so are axe beetles and cannon beetles.

A cannon beetle with a large harem of axe beetles.

When faced with a crisis, the Cannon Beetle will use the round moon tail behind it to launch the Axe Beetle as ammunition.

This is also where the name of its cannon comes from.

The launched axe beetle is extremely powerful, and even a high-level hunter who is caught off guard by this attack will be severely injured.

However, in contrast, the axe beetle will also be smashed to pieces.

That’s right, the axe beetle’s power was gained at the cost of its life.

It’s an awesome attack that can only be launched once in a lifetime in order to protect the one you love.

Although not voluntarily.