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

Chapter 229: Daimyo Shield Crab

Foot of Yiqunling Mountain

"That thing doesn't look like a Daimyo Shield Crab."

Link and Chuchumao were in the bushes, observing secretly. Not far away, a big and domineering crab was walking sideways in front of them with a step that showed no regard for its relatives.

This is a big one.

Its body is dark purple, and its height is nearly three stories high. It has a hard ceratosaurus shell on its back, and it looks like it's not someone you'd want to mess with.

Purple shield crab is a subspecies of the Daimyeon shield crab, or an older species.

The growth of the Daimyo shield crab can be roughly divided into three stages.

The young small shield crab, the growing big shield crab, the perfect purple shield crab, the ultimate...

There is no Ultimate Form.

Every stage of the shield crab's growth is difficult, and because their crab roe is very popular with residents everywhere, they are often targeted by hunters, and the number of young shield crabs that can successfully survive their infancy is very small.

When they reach maturity and become daimyo shield crabs, they cannot escape the persecution of hunters. Therefore, very few of them can live to old age.

The purple shield crab's body turns purple due to pigmentation caused by changes in its diet.

This bright purple color is not only beautiful, but also very dangerous and contains extremely strong toxins.

"Hey, there's another crab over there."

Link turned his head to look in the direction the purple shield crab left, and found that there was a real famous shield crab walking towards the purple shield crab on the opposite side.

"Oh!"

Then the two domineering guys crashed into each other.

"!"X2

Both crabs were mute. After they bumped into each other, they raised their claws and performed a silent pantomime that probably only they could understand.

No one knew what the two monsters said to each other. It might be that the old purple shield crab lady was angry because she didn’t get compensation, so she raised her crab claws and smashed at the big shield crab.

"Oh!"

This blow hit the Daimyo Shield Crab hard on the forehead, causing it to stagger.

Hey, being hit for no reason, the young man certainly didn't want to accept it. He stood up and leaped towards the purple shield crab, charging towards it at the cost of his life.

"Hiss, the beating is so brutal. We are all from the same clan, is it really that serious?"

Looking at the two big crabs engaging in a fierce battle, Link raised his hand and rubbed his chin.

He really couldn't get involved in this battle scene. After all, this crab could jump dozens of meters high and couldn't fall to the ground for several seconds. Being hit by it was no joke.

It is guaranteed to turn into small pancakes.

He is only eighteen and doesn't want to go to the second dimension so early.

The fight between the two crabs did not last long, or perhaps out of respect for their fellow crabs, they fought back and forth for a few rounds.

In the end, the Purple Shield Crab, with its rich combat experience, had the upper hand. It knocked the Daimyo Shield Crab to the ground with one hammer, spitted out a mouthful of poisonous saliva, and left.

It's so uncivilized.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, the poison of this purple shield crab is really poisonous and corrosive."

Looking at the Daimyo Shield Crab whose carapace was stained by poison and full of pits and holes, Link shook his head.

No poisonous monster is easy to deal with. No matter what kind of poison it is, it almost always has a strong corrosive property. If you get touched by it, you will never feel good.

"Come on, Chuchu, let's go."

Picking up leaks is an essential part of the protagonist's job. While the Daimyo Shield Crab is falling to the ground, Link rushes up with his weapon in hand.

The weapon he used this time was, as usual, a broadsword. Against the multi-legged crustacean monsters, the thick broadsword could cause great damage.

It is mainly convenient for cutting legs.

Running close to the Daimyo Shield Crab, Link ruthlessly slashed at one of its crab legs with a charged attack.

This crab has two claws and four legs. Its slender legs are its biggest weakness. If you break one of them, it will lose the ability to jump.

Link didn't know what this guy looked like. He was obviously a crab, but he could jump higher than the ghost frog.

But it’s okay, it won’t be able to jump anymore soon.

cut!

While Link's thoughts were wandering, the sword filled with power was swung down mercilessly and hit the joint of the shield crab's leg. With a crisp "click", one of the crab legs of the Daimyo Shield Crab was chopped off mercilessly.

The crab legs are several meters long. Just this one leg is enough for Link to eat for a whole day.

Looking at the crab legs that fell to the ground, Link wanted to pick them up and run away.

But how could the famous Shield Crab, who had suffered a great loss, let him go?

It supported itself on three legs, and although it was missing a leg, it did not affect the shield crab's mobility much. It raised its heavy clamps that were as heavy as a hydraulic press and smashed it down on Link's head, trying to flatten him with this blow.

Roll over and do it under the crotch.

The shield crab's butt was its open space for attack, and Link rolled flexibly from in front of it to behind it.

"Is this the skull of a unicorn? It looks so handsome."

Link touched the shell on the back of the shield crab, feeling its rough texture, and looked at the true red horn pointing straight to the sky, feeling a little emotional.

Unlike the purple shield crab, the shell carried by the Daimyo shield crab is the head shell of a unicorn.

Because the true red horn of the Unicorn was regarded as a symbol of heroism, many hunters in the early years took pride in hunting Unicorns, and they almost killed this monster to extinction.

If the guild had not stopped the hunters from hunting the unicorn in time, this monster might have become extinct by now.

But even so, after all these years of development, the number of Unicorns has not increased, and there are very few sightings, making it considered a rare species of monster.

It's comparable to the Peach-haired Beast King.

Only the big-name shield crab that loves to burrow into the ground can find the shell of a dead unicorn dragon from deep in the underground rock layer and use it as its own home.

"Tsk."

There was no safe place behind the Daimyo Shield Crab. It soon realized that Link was running behind it. It waved its two claws wildly, and soon made a big hole and drilled into the ground.

Link didn't have any good solution for this. He gave Chu Chu a look, telling her to find an opportunity to set a trap, and then he ran quickly.

Link was very careful as he ran and felt the vibrations of the ground.

There are quite a few monsters that can burrow underground, and each one is very dangerous. Under Ni Tai's instruction, Link has done a lot of training in sensing vibrations in order to avoid being killed by the monsters that burrow out of the ground.

"boom!"

Feeling the vibration under his feet becoming stronger, Link knew that the attack was coming and dodged without hesitation, avoiding the real red horn that suddenly shot out from the ground.

The Daimyo Shield Crab chose the skull of the Triceratops as a weapon not for its appearance, but more to use it as an offensive weapon.

Whether it is a powerful collision or a sinister and cunning underground thrust, they are all means for its survival.

Having dodged an attack, Link did not dare to delay and stood up to continue running away. This was because the Daimyo Shield Crab had just attacked and gone underground again. Its attack had not yet ended. If he continued to lie on the ground, he would be easily taken away by the second stab.

"boom!"

Sure enough, less than three seconds after Link stood up and fled, the second attack followed. The hard rock surface was pierced by sharp corners, and gravel flew everywhere.

In this way, after Link ran for more than two minutes and dodged more than a dozen attacks, the Daimyoji Shield Crab underground finally felt tired and crawled out from the ground.

"Nie shit."

After running away for a long time, Link finally found an opportunity to fight back. Naturally, he would not let it go. While the Daimyo Shield Crab was catching its breath, he drew his sword and attacked.

Not only that, Chu Chu, who had not found an opportunity to set a trap, also showed up and set a hole trap under the monster.

The limbs of the Daimyo shield crab are slender, and Chuchu knew that the paralysis trap would not necessarily be stepped on by it, so she changed to another trap.

"Boom."

As the special explosive bomb inside the pit trap was detonated, a deep pit was immediately blown out on the ground, trapping the Daimyo Shield Crab inside.

The thin but extremely tough ropes tightly bound the body of the Daimyo Shield Crab, making it difficult for this ground-digging monster to break free.

In order to restrain the monster, the material of this rope is not simple. It uses spider silk produced by the claw-horned monster.

Some riders would raise shadow spiders or even skeleton spiders, letting them produce large amounts of monster spider silk to make a profit. Chuchu's trap materials were purchased specifically from the guild store.

If Link had enough money, she would even want to use the golden thread of the mantis to make a trap.

With that kind of material, even an ancient dragon monster would not be able to break free for a while.

It might not be easy for Link to deal with the lively Daimyo Shield Crab.

However, at this moment, facing the Daimyo Shield Crab with its hands and feet tied and struggling desperately in a pit, Link could only say "hehe".

This is no different from a tied up hairy crab. If it can still run away, Link might as well just go to bed, go home to confess his love to the dragon sisters, live a happy life with a wife and children, and never go out hunting again.