Monster Hunter Gathering

Chapter 113 The Hunter and the Winged Lion's Telepathy

"I……!"

Malushil really wanted to tell Laos directly that she wouldn't do that, but when Malushil thought about what Laos said, the words of denial were suppressed deep in her throat.

"Malushil, it seems that none of us are ready to meet your ideals."

Laos held Maluciel's shoulders and said, "Give up the power of the labyrinth. We have other options."

Laos said to Malthil, "I also hope that I can continue to live like this, but if we are not prepared now... the power of the maze will only bring disaster."

"And... the Winged Lion."

Laios suddenly changed the subject of his conversation with Malthil and turned his attention to the winged lion, which had been reducing its presence.

"I've been wondering all along the way why, out of so many people to choose from, you chose Malushil as the Master of the Labyrinth..."

"I just figured it out not long ago." Laos looked at the winged lion: "You want to eat more."

"...?"

Malushiel was stunned for a moment.

What to eat

Malusil still doesn't know the true identity of the Winged Lion. Her becoming the Master of the Labyrinth was completely forced upon her...

While Malushier was lost in thought, Nie Chiwu...

Still drinking recovery potions while being attacked by Wendini's water cannons, the monsters spontaneously formed a formation to protect the carrot. Malushil was that carrot...

"Laios, I really like you." The winged lion suddenly laughed after hearing what Laos said.

"Don't humans often have this kind of emotion?"

The winged lion lowered its head slightly. Its body, which was several meters tall and now looked like an orc, made everyone present look like young children.

“I will save the tastiest and most desirable things for last.”

The Winged Lion looked at Laos and Malthir, both smiling. "For greater satisfaction, restrain your desires. In the end, what you want to eat will actually become even more delicious... and even more exciting."

"Laos, what does the winged lion mean?" Malushiel still didn't quite understand the situation.

"It's just as we were talking about."

Laos remained silent. Instead, the winged lion answered Malusil's question, "I want to devour the Lord of the Labyrinth... Originally, I wanted to devour Hisil as quickly as possible. After all, his desire has been brewing for a thousand years."

The Winged Lion commented on his food like a gourmet: "Hissel's desire has reached its peak... There's no room for further growth. His only desire is to stay in this maze. He's already done everything he wanted to do, so he's doing nothing. If he doesn't eat it now, it will just be wasted."

"Unfortunately, I haven't found the opportunity to eat him yet." The winged lion looked a little regretful. "But you are different."

"You still have a lot of things you want to do, your desires are extremely strong, and... your desires are such that even if you know my identity, you will take the initiative to come to me." The winged lion looked at Laos, his face full of appetite.

"So... when the seal on the book was released, you chose Malthil as the master of the labyrinth?" Laos observed the winged lion carefully. "Are you planning to use her as bait?"

"Do not."

The winged lion shook his head, his gaze fixed on Laos. "At that time, Malthil had been chased by the elves to the point of exhaustion and danger. I only helped her a little."

"I'm worried that without her, the way you interact with me will change." The winged lion also looked at Laos, the symbol representing ∞ in its eyes, like four overlapping pupils staring at Laos at the same time. "I... really want to taste your desire."

"Taste your desire to... finish me off." The devil's smile was faintly filled with a kind of fanatical greed. "Your desire will lead me out of this maze, won't it?"

"...?!"

Malusil vaguely understood what the devil said. She hid beside Laos and grabbed Laos's clothes. "Leaving this maze with the winged lion...what's going on?"

"The Winged Lion will indeed grant your wish, Malusil," Laos said simply, "but what the Winged Lion truly wants to do is bring everyone back into its body to fulfill all their desires."

"Yes."

The Winged Lion smiled and said, "What attracts me most is..."

"You knew this clearly, yet you still became the master of the maze in order to get rid of me and take me out of this maze."

"So... don't worry."

The winged lion leaned down and gently extended its hand toward Laos and Malthir. "I won't eat Malthir. After all, I've learned from humans that sometimes, in order to eat more delicious food, it's necessary to suppress the urge to eat."

"This is what you want to do, right?" The winged lion looked at Laos.

The man and the demon stared at each other.

This made Malushiel nervous.

Her nervousness caused the monsters she created to stop their attacks and look towards Laos and the winged lion, allowing Nie Chiwu to breathe a sigh of relief.

Although the monsters' ranged attacks weren't fatal, their numbers were overwhelming...

"No! Laos!"

Malusil grabbed Laos's clothes and said, "If that's the case...it's too dangerous!"

"Laos, it seems you are ready." The Winged Lion said to Laos: "It seems... I really can't satisfy Maluthier's desire."

"Replace the master of the maze... Winged Lion, you should know what I mean!" Laos said this to the Winged Lion with clenched fists, his eyes filled with determination and a hint of expectation.

"Wait, Laos, what do you want to do?" Malushiel was a little anxious, but found that she couldn't pull Laos' hand.

Laos seemed to have suddenly turned into a troll, and the strong Malushiel couldn't even pull his arm.

After becoming a hunter and eating a few cat meals, Laos's physical fitness has far surpassed that of normal tall people in his world.

"Well."

The winged lion looked at Maze with a bit of regret, then lowered its head, took one of Maze's hands, and gently touched its mouth: "What a pity! It seems I can only find the next master."

"So……"

As the winged lion spoke, the winged lion sword at Laos's waist, as well as the two books that had previously sealed the winged lion, now opened their eyes, representing infinity: "Let a new master of the labyrinth be born."

Chapter 114: Tanjiro Kamado, the Master of the Labyrinth

Laos opened his arms and closed his eyes, allowing Malushiel to pull his wrist but he couldn't move it.

He is fully prepared to become the new master of the maze!

Laos had even begun to imagine what kind of wish he would fulfill after becoming the Master of the Labyrinth! Would he become the most handsome Chimera, just like the future Nie Chiwu had envisioned for him? Or would he summon more monsters? Or...

Just as Laos was thinking this, he didn't feel any movement for a long time, and Laos suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Why hasn't the Winged Lion chosen me as the Master of the Maze yet?

When Laos opened his eyes, he saw Malushiel kneeling on the ground, holding his clothes with a sigh of relief, but the winged lion was gone.

"Where's the Winged Lion!"

Laos looked confused and then looked at his hands. "Am I already the master of the maze? Why does it feel like nothing has changed..."

"The winged lion just left." Malushiel breathed a sigh of relief.

She could feel that the power of the Lord of the Labyrinth was gradually disappearing from her body. Although she could still feel some residue now, it was this little residue that allowed her to confirm that the Winged Lion was no longer in this place.

"Fuck! Winged Lion didn't choose me!!!!" Nie Chiwu cursed out loud, then squatted down and began sharpening his shield axe, which had lost all its sharpness. "Don't even think about it. Winged Lion must be looking for another hunter to be the Maze Master, ready to take the position! Today, I will be the Maze Master!!!"

"?"

Laos looked confused.

After saying so much just now, he thought that the Winged Lion was going to directly choose him as the Master of the Maze, but it turned out that the Winged Lion was going to look for someone else?

Why?! Laos felt a little aggrieved. He was the one who had finally convinced the Winged Lion!

But before Laos could feel wronged, he was knocked down by Malushiel, Chilchak and Sensi.

"Laos, you...idiot!!" Malusil said angrily, "What are you thinking about!"

"Hey!!!! How many things are you hiding from us!!! How did you know about the winged lion!!!" Chilchak was also quite angry.

"It seems like I should eat something to replenish my energy..." Senxi was still paying attention to other places as usual.

"Wait..." Before Laos could finish his words, he was caught in the condemnation of his companions.

And at this moment...

Tanjiro's side.

After jumping off the pterosaur, Tanjiro and Itsuzumi advanced into the maze together.

Although Tanjiro's sense of smell is quite suitable for finding the way, Itsuzumi's actions delayed Tanjiro a lot of time. It took Tanjiro some time to make Itsuzumi have some initial trust in him.

At this rate, Tanjiro felt that he should be able to find Malsil as soon as possible.

but……

The Book of Winged Lion that Nie Chiwu originally threw to Tanjiro suddenly moved, and a big bulge appeared inside Tanjiro's clothes on his chest.

"!" Itsuzumi was startled by the movement of Tanjiro, and Tanjiro was also a little flustered. Then he saw the winged lion crawling out of Tanjiro's arms, which made Itsuzumi's hair stand on end.

"Tanjiro Kamado."

The winged lion lowered its head and looked down at Tanjiro with a smile on its face: "Do you want to become the master of the maze and fulfill your wish?"

"!"

Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the hunting plan had entered the next stage.

Although... Tanjiro himself felt that he was very satisfied with his current life and did not have too many wishes, but for the sake of the plan, Tanjiro still raised his head and said to the winged lion: "Yes!"

"Please let me be the master of the maze."

"What a kind child." The winged lion raised the corner of his mouth and stretched out his claws to touch Tanjiro's head: "Then... you are the new master of the maze. Your wish will come true."

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At...the original underground level, the elves had already gathered a number of people, ready to face the originally expected army of monsters from Malusil who wanted to come to the surface.

But after waiting for so long, they didn't even see a single monster.

This made the elves somewhat suspicious. What exactly did Malushil want to do?

Wasn't she planning to break through the maze? But the snake familiar had already smashed the maze, and now it was so dangerous, why didn't she take the next step?

Are you kidding me? !

Could it be that she set an ambush to lure these people to find her?

Just as the elves were speculating like this.

Suddenly, some changes occurred in the maze.

To be precise... the styles of some of the buildings or ruins they could see in the maze had changed a little.

"?"

Kikuro in the crowd looked puzzled.

Why does he feel that the style of the maze now is a bit like his hometown?

"What's going on?!" Flamela was a little annoyed as he watched the changes happening in the maze. "Why did the maze change again? What on earth is the maze master thinking?!"

Patadlu also had a serious expression: "We can't go on like this. We must get rid of the maze master, Malushil, as soon as possible!!"

At this moment, Malushil didn't know that she had been blamed for this, but the maze continued to change, and soon...

There was a new town in the maze, as well as several mountains that Tanjiro was familiar with.

"Is this your wish?" The winged lion looked at Tanjiro, who had changed from his hunter armor into simple Japanese clothes. "I thought your desires were more luxurious."

"That's all." Tanjiro said as he looked at the familiar scene, "I've already gotten a lot from others."

"I don't have so many things that I'm dissatisfied with..." Tanjiro said this, but he also looked at the door of his own house that was locked in: "But I..."

"elder brother!"

A surprised shout came from behind Tanjiro. At this moment, Izutsumi was furious not far from Tanjiro.

Nezuko ran over happily, followed by Zenitsu and Inosuke: "Brother! Is she your friend? Hello! I'm Nezuko!!"

"Brother! Come home quickly!"

Nezuko happily took Tanjiro's hand and said this.

And the locked door of the house was opened.