All my hunting commissions come from another world?

For example, if you want to maintain the horned dinosaur's hearing, you have to temporarily focus all your attention on hearing, which is why you close your eyes.

"Strange..."

Zhou Si sensed the information around him with some confusion. Just a few minutes ago, he could feel a large number of zombies and Honkai Beasts gathering downstairs. Why are they all gone now?

"What happened?"

Zhou Si recounted her findings to them, but unfortunately Kevin and Mei didn't have a deep understanding of the Honkai yet, so they didn't know exactly what was going on.

"Let's get out of here first."

"Um... Brother Zhou Si..."

"What's the matter?"

Kevin's sudden outburst made Zhou Si look at him with some confusion. The white-haired boy looked worried and hesitated for a moment before asking Zhou Si for a request.

“We actually have another friend who got separated from us, and I’m very worried about his safety.”

"You seem to be able to sense what's going on around you, so I was wondering if I could ask you to help me find him."

Kevin unconsciously used honorifics, after all, Sue was a very important friend to him, and he didn't want anything to happen to her.

Mei, who was standing to the side, did not stop him. After all, Sue and Kevin were indeed very close. Mei had even joked that if Sue were a girl, Kevin would definitely not pursue her anymore.

"If you're talking about a squinty-eyed gray-haired guy, he should be fine."

Zhou Si quickly realized who Kevin was talking about. Although he didn't know Kevin's current condition, Zhou Si, who knew the future trajectory in advance, was certain that Kevin wouldn't die.

But some hardship is inevitable in the process.

Upon hearing Zhou Si accurately describe his friend's physical characteristics, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief, and now they had nothing to worry about.

"Thank you very much, let's go."

Zhou Si felt a little embarrassed by all the thanks she received along the way. She just smiled somewhat awkwardly and then led the way down.

The escape from the teaching building went exceptionally smoothly. The remaining idle assassins and Honkai Beasts were no longer a threat. Zhou Si easily cleared a path for them to leave. These ordinary assassins were not even as strong as the frogs and mosquitoes of the New World.

Leaving aside the various frogs, even a single bite from a mosquito in the New World would knock Zhou Si unconscious.

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"Excuse me, are you Dr. Mei?"

Zhou Si quickly escorted the two of them to rendezvous with the army of the Fire Moth. Upon hearing the news of Mei's arrival, the leading officer quickly approached them.

Although Mei hasn't even graduated from high school yet, her research has already gained some international recognition. These soldiers only know that their mission is to protect a researcher, and they are unaware of her specific situation.

But Mei clearly didn't intend to explain further, and nodded to the officer.

"This person is with me."

May pointed to Kevin beside her, and the sergeant nodded before instructing his subordinates to take the two of them to a safe place.

After seeing the two being protected from a short distance away, Zhou Si left. He didn't intend to make contact with the Fire Moths, since the Fire Moths were completely different from the Hunter's Guild.

Those high-ranking, powerful people really will arrest him and dissect him; Mei can't protect him now.

Zhou Si's top priority now is to find Bai and the Honkai Beast in the mission objective. Although the name suggests that it may be a tank-class Honkai Beast, nothing is absolute, and who knows what tricks the Honkai Beast might pull.

It's important to know that Changkong City is about to give birth to a Herrscher, a Herrscher from a previous civilization.

Zhou Sike is not confident that she can kill a Herrscher.

"Let's go back to the academy first."

Judging from the mission description, this Honkai Beast should theoretically have originated from the Thousand Feather Academy.

Gathering information and finding prey is also an essential part of hunting. Although Zhou Si has not learned much in this area, he has super strength and speed, so he can use the most basic method to search one place at a time.

Using his super strength and speed, Zhou Si quickly gathered clues within the academy. With his exaggerated efficiency, he soon found some suspicious traces.

Near the academy's cafeteria, Zhou Si saw some huge animal footprints that stretched outwards from the academy.

Zhou Si stood up from the ground and slowly looked up at the sky in that direction. He saw that the sky there was churning with terrifying purple lightning, and countless Honkai Beasts were standing on the ground and floating in the air. At the very center of the thunderclouds...

Zhou Si vaguely saw a figure, surrounded by a herd of beasts and embraced by lightning, resembling a king.

"The Third Herrscher, huh..."

Hopefully things won't get worse, Zhou Si sighed, suddenly feeling a bit dreadful about life.

Dude, this isn't a routine task, is it? He originally thought he could easily complete it with his abilities...

Who would have thought that Zhou Si, who used to joke about being imprisoned every day, is actually the one who's truly 'in jail'?

"Let's get started! As the caged bird said, we must be fully prepared before hunting."

"Um...it seems there's not much I can prepare."

Unfortunately, there was no cat food for him in this godforsaken place, and all the tools he had prepared beforehand were now just some practical items he carried in his waist pack.

"Let's go!"

I decided not to think too much about it, to set off first and then slowly look for Bai and the Honkai Beast's whereabouts along the way. If I kept staying in one place and getting caught up in my thoughts, I would end up accomplishing nothing.

Zhou Si slung the greatsword back onto his back and began to move forward, following the tracks left by the Honkai Beasts.

Chapter Twelve: You call that thing a magical girl?

You're so cute!

"Cute big cat, please tell me why you're here~"

In the ruins, a beautiful girl with pink hair excitedly stroked the creature in front of her that resembled a cat, her fingers constantly running through its smooth fur, a 'chihan' smile on her face.

"Let go, meow!"

Bai nimbly dodged and escaped the girl's clutches. Its cute cat face contorted into a fierce expression, trying to scare the girl away.

Unfortunately, its appearance served no purpose other than to excite the girl even more.

"You can actually talk? That's incredible!"

The girl's eyes lit up when she heard Bai's voice. This was the first time she had ever seen a talking cat. Could it be a magical creature from legend? Would she become a magical girl if she made a contract with it?

You know, Alicia used to love magical girls, and even dreamed of becoming a magical girl herself one day to save the world. It's just a pity that after the magical girl brains were eaten by the evil writers, those magical girl anime became more and more weird.

However, she still harbored some fantasies about this profession.

Of course, it would be even better if dear Dr. Möbius could become her partner.

"Don't come any closer, meow, or your owner will definitely punish you, meow!"

Bai was still trying to persuade the girl in front of it to back down. It wasn't that it didn't want to fight back, but the crystal arrows on the corpses of the Honkai Beasts around it hadn't dissipated yet, and it knew very well that it had no chance of escaping from the seemingly harmless girl in front of it.

"Oh, you actually have an owner?"

Did you get separated from her?

Alicia was somewhat surprised, but she also became curious about the owner of this adorable cat. Could it be that the owner of a talking cat is really a magical girl?

If Lone Bird were here at this moment, he definitely wouldn't be able to hold back his吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments).

You call that thing a magical girl?

Unfortunately, there's no one here to hear the lovely girl's inner thoughts.

Bai looked at the person in front of it very cautiously. Although it was created by the system, it was just an excellent Palico except for being able to use some convenient tricks through the system. Moreover, the Hunter's Book had now returned to Zhou Si's hands.

"What do you want, meow?"

"Of course I want to get to know your owner!"

Alicia answered in a light tone, revealing that she always harbored a strong curiosity about these unknown beings, stemming from her curiosity about her own origins.

Having traveled the world for so many years, she has always believed that there must be people like her in this world.

Upon hearing her words, Bai fell into deep thought. Its most important task now was to reunite with its master, but it was unclear whether asking this girl to help find its master was a good thing or a bad thing.

Even though its master's strength might far exceed its imagination, it still didn't want to cause its master unnecessary trouble.

Although it has already caused a lot of trouble.

After much deliberation, Bai made a decision.

"I can take you to your owner, but you need to do your owner a favor."

"Well, I'd like to hear your specific requirements first!"

"Master came here to hunt a special monster. You'll need to help... never mind, just don't cause trouble."

Bai was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly realized that his behavior might not be appropriate, so he quickly changed his words.

Alicia burst out laughing when she saw Bai Ke'ai's adorable appearance.

You're so cute!

"If it's about clearing out Honkai Beasts, of course I can help!"

"But in exchange, you not only have to introduce me to your master, but also tell me your name?"

Alicia's cheerful voice stunned White, who was still feeling somewhat ashamed and indignant. Looking at the girl's sincere smile, it nodded blankly.

"My name is Bai."

"My name is Alicia, remember my name well, okay?"

Alicia casually stroked the white fur again, feeling the texture on her fingertips, and her smile widened.

And so, the human and the cat began their journey to find Zhou Si.

"Little White, can you tell me about your owner? What kind of person is she?"

Alicia asked with some curiosity.

"He is a very good person, very gentle, very kind, and also very capable."

Bai tried hard to recall his impression of Zhou Si. Even though they had only known each other for a short time, Bai had a very good impression of Zhou Si.

Not only did it not blame him for his dereliction of duty, it also accepted him very gently. It felt very guilty when it thought that Zhou Si had suffered so much hardship alone in the New World because of him.

"That makes me even more excited."

As Alicia listened to Bai praising Zhou Si, she conjured up an image of a gentle, elegant, and beautiful young woman in her mind. She must be a very kind magical girl, only then would Bai praise her so highly.

In that case, Lady Alicia will have to do her best to help them reunite. Velvet and Dr. Mebius are still preparing their plans against the Third Herrscher, and the rest of the Firemoth are not yet ready to face the Third Herrscher.

She had some free time before that, which should be enough to help Bai find its owner.

"If only the Herrscher could be as understanding as White's master."

Alicia sighed, somewhat puzzled. The Second Herrscher was the same way; despite having a human face, she seemed completely irrational.

"Little White, don't you have any way to contact your owner?"

Bai shook his head. The technology in the Monster Hunter world was still in a relatively primitive state, and there were no such advanced means of communication as there are now.

Moreover, even if it exists, it will lose its effectiveness in the new world.

They can only maintain contact in other worlds after their master completes the mission and the system unlocks new features.

It can only rely on the faint connection between itself and the Hunter's Book to find its master's location, but this is obviously quite slow.

"By the way, it seems that the master's target will appear in a certain school."

Bai suddenly remembered the mission prompt and quickly said to Alicia.

"Then it should be in this direction. Xiaobai, let me take you there."

Alicia said, pulling Shiro into her arms. Shiro gripped the girl tightly in a flustered manner, and then Alicia ran towards the direction of Chiyu Academy.

Chapter Thirteen: Have you been seeing other hunters outside?

Changkong City is a vibrant city full of life, where people and nature coexist harmoniously. Animals of all sizes can be seen roaming the streets, adding a touch of life to this steel jungle.

The rolling thunderclouds in the sky had not yet ceased, and there was still no trace of Bai and the mission target.

Even so, after being busy for so long, Master Zhou decided to treat himself to something delicious.

High-end ingredients often only require the simplest cooking methods. Although the Honkai Beasts contain a large amount of Honkai energy, they are obviously an inedible species for ordinary people in the previous civilization who are not adapted to Honkai energy.

But this is not a problem for Master Zhou.