Hello everyone, Phoenix Champion here with another chapter of Monster Hunter HoA, I would have gotten this out sooner, but as I said in Chapter 1, I'm somewhat forced to make this story up as I go because it essentially coincides with indigorhob's story, plus it's tough making weak monsters last in a fight with G-rank Hunter gear.
Lloyd: seriously a G-Rank monster that was a joke in low rank is still a joke
PC: So true, A Jaggi can only last so long. I've also noticed a lack of reviews or anything really last week, people I'd really like your opinions of this story, review, PM, hurl a brick through my window with a note, anything.
Reigner: Anyway enjoy the chapter
*Chapter 4: Big hunt, back to fodder*
A week has passed since our egg-run/ Jaggi hunt and our jobs haven't gotten any more glorious, they were mainly just killing off pesky Altaroth, and Bnahabra, as well as a few asshole bullfango, and of course the boring as hell fetch quests to find parts of these things. During that week we had forgotten to check up on world events involving the monsters, so while we had down time before we get our next job I figured I may as well see what I could find out.
"Anything noteworthy?" Kevin asked handing me a Coca-Cola, I remained silent as I took the soda and continued reading an article "Okay on the day of our first job it seems that a train in the philipines was attacked by a pair of Rath's." I said, "Wait, did you say a pair of Rath's?" Krysta asked, "Yeah, a red one and a green one." I said spinning the laptop to face the others "Witnesses claim seeing two dragons, one red one green, attacking a public train system. Witnesses also claim seeing 3 armored individuals fighting the dragons off, siad individuals were also seen boarding the train with and staying near a researcher, mostly likely as an escort seeing as he was seen carrying a large briefcase." Kevin said reading the article aloud, "Fucking idiot stole Rath eggs, didn't take care of the parents, hired bodyguards knowing mommy and daddy were going to likely come looking for the eggs, then got on a train putting everyone on it in mortal danger. And I thought Americans were idiots." Mary growled "Hey, looks like a few witnesses reported seeing a fourth Hunter assist in taking care of the Rathalos, then leaving soon after." Kevin said "Most likely a local player in the area or some other hunter unrelated to the hired ones." Martin said.
At that time there was a knock at the shops front door, "Thats probably the pizza I ordered." Jason said getting up and leaving to get the pizza. "Okay Jason... huh, looks like some zoo's are debating on adding some of the smaller non-hostile monsters to their exhibits, such as Kelbi, Rhenoplos, Slagtooth, and Aptanoth, but no carnivores seeing as they may prove too dangerous to handle period." I said, "Could be entertaining, what else?" Krysta asked "Hmm... oh, it looks like someone has started a petition to have a wildlife sanctuary set up so captured monsters can be taken so they can live safely away from society and be safely researched behavior wise." I said, "I'd sign that petition." Krysta said, "Go nuts." I said spinning the laptop to her. "What I miss?" Jason asked returning with a pizza box "Zoo's planning to add small monsters and Krysta signing a petition for a monster wildlife sanctuary." Kevin said, "Huh, what do you know?" Jason said.
"Anyone else want to sign?" Krysta asked, "Maybe later, I still want to look up anything else that's happened." I said taking the laptop and also taking a sip of my soda, then I nearly choked it when I read the next article. "Whoa easy there, what did you read?" Mary asked patting my back, "Marine biology team encounters whale-like monster in deep oceans." I said showing everyone a black and white image of a Ceadus swimming into a ravine. "What the hell is that?" Kevin asked, "A Ceadus, the only known aquatic Elder dragon, sub-species not counted." Mary said, "That thing has a sub-species!?" Kevin yelled, "Yeah, the Goldbeard Ceadus." I said, "We won't have to worry about that thing will we?" Kevin asked, "No, Ceadus are deep ocean dwellers rarely coming close to the surface." I said causing Kevin to sigh in relief.
We then got an alert to a new job being posted for us, "If it's anything but a large monster, I'm out." Martin said, I rolled my eyes and read the post.
'First of all I never got to thank you for clearing out those ludroth last week, however it seems a bug you call a Seltas has decided to make it's new home at the lake, I've got the place publicly closed down, however I worry that some kids may just try to sneak in, see that Seltas and... I don't want to imagine any possible outcomes. I'll tell you this, I've seen no sign of a Queen, so please hurry and kill the Seltas.'
"Well it seems we've gone from killing small bugs to killing big bugs." I said, "Whoo, Promotion!" Martin shouted, "Finally, a large monster and something I know how to hunt." Kevin said "Let's go Jason, you can warm your pizza up later." I said
*Lake Hunting location*
"Linda you'll be our most effective hunter to take on a flier like the Seltas." I said, "What about flash bombs?" Loki asked "Yes flash bombs are effective against fliers seeing as they knock them to the ground, but only if they stay airborne, and not spin around like a top like the Seltas does." Viper said "Oh." Loki said.
We walked toward the lake fishing cabin and soon saw the Seltas taking a drink of water from the lake, "It looks so peaceful just sitting there... too bad large monsters are so hostile to everyone" Sledge said, "I know what you mean, carnivores want to eat us alive, and herbivores just try to survive and have naturally become extremely hostile, like diablos." Linda said, "Except Deviljho, they need to go extinct." I said, "Damn straight." Viper said, "Why Deviljho?" Loki asked, "Tell ya later." I said.
"Open fire Linda." Sledge said, "Gatling load, firing." Linda said firing a fast 9-shot burst with little distance between each shot, each shot hitting the Seltas with precision and pissing it straight off. The Seltas took to the air and charged us, forcing us to quickly evade, and Viper's evade ended up with him diving into the lake. "Viper this is no time for swimming!" I shouted and threw one of my dual blades, seeing as they have a short melee range, what expected was to hit it, what I didn't expect was to cut off one of its wings, causing it to crash into the ground. "Nice one, Launch!" Sledge yelled and sent Loki flying toward the Seltas while yelling like a maniac. While Loki kept the bug distracted by rodeoing it, I ran over and picked up my thrown blade, "Shit!" Loki yelled as he was thrown off by the Seltas, which then bum rushed Sledge at a surprising speed without being in the air. "Sledge! Watch out!" Loki shouted, Sledge adjusted his grip on his horn, took a step to the side, and swung his hunting horn like a baseball bat at the Seltas, the hunting horn collided with the Seltas's horn with such force that the Seltas's horn shattered from the middle outward, and the Seltas was then flung towards Loki from the impact of the swing.
"Loki incoming!" Sledge called, "Huh, Gaah!" Loki shouted falling backwards with his glaive sticking outward, and the Seltas flew into, and was impaled by the glaive. "That was... unnerving." Loki said as Viper surfaced, "Enjoy your swim?" I asked sarcastically while holding my hand out to help him up, "Fuck you, here's dinner." Viper said handing me an Epioth of all things.
*Rose Hunter HQ*
Krysta took the epioth to the kitchen because apparently her boyfriend has cooked one of them before. "So why must Deviljho be gotten rid of?" Kevin asked "One of the Deviljho's titles is 'the voracious devil', how such a creature evolved is beyond me. Basically the Deviljho is always hungry and he doesn't care about the meat he eats, it could be fresh, a week old, laced after he saw you place it, even his own fucking tail if it's cut off. Their one of the few monsters to use the Dragon element and his saliva causes a heavy defense down effect." Mary said, "Fucking hell." Kevin said.
I opened the laptop to inform the client the job was done seeing as he kept away from the lake, "What about Elder Dragons" Kevin asked, "Well... Elder dragons are some of the strongest monsters in the Monster Hunter franchise, and are well varied." Jason said, "The ones from 3U and 4U are the Ceadus, Goldbeard Ceadus, the Alatreon, the Dire Miralis, the 3 Mohrans, Jhen, Hallowed Jhen, and Dah'ren, the Kirin, the Oshiri Kirin, the Shagaru Magala, the Teostra, the Chameleos, the 3 Fatalis's, the Dalamadur, the Shah Dalamadur, the Kushala Daora, and the Gogmazios, most of which were in 4U." I said, "And they loved making you fight most of them to reach G-rank and in G3 quests." Martin said, "In our location of the world the main one's we'll have to worry about are the Kirins, the Kushala, maybe the Fatalis's, maybe Gogmazios, maybe Chameleos, maybe Shagaru Magala, and if fate hates us, a Dire Miralis at the coast." I said. "What's the easiest?" Kevin asked "In my opinion that would be Kushala, even though he has metal scales and can generate extreme wind pressure, bring a poison weapon and its wind pressure will be severely weakened, I use a Garuga longsword on him and I managed to take out a G-rank Kushala with 3 random guys in nine minutes and eighteen seconds." I said, "That effective!?" Kevin asked, "Yeah, as for the hardest Elder Dragon, that would be the Alatreon from 3, which is capable of using four different elements." I said as Krysta came back in with plates of cooked Epioth.
After we finished eating we received another job, 'Rose Hunters, we have received reports of several creatures known as Wroggi scavenging near the campgrounds, witnesses counted ten of them, take care of these poisonous pests.'
"Well... that was straight to the point." I said, "Before you ask Kevin, Wroggi are a relative of the Jaggi that are capable of releasing a toxic gas." Mary said.
*Campground Hunting Location*
We all readied our weapons as we approached a campsite with the ten wroggi scavenging around for... whatever, "Linda open fire!" Sledge yelled as Linda shot one of the wroggi in the head, getting the attention of the others. I threw out my carving knife toward one of the wroggi, impaling it's eye and killing it, Slegde swung his horn and knocked a pair of wroggi into a tree with lethal force, Loki swung his glaive to cut open the throat sac of a wrogg before chaining the next hit to decapitate it. "Five left!" Loki called stuffing a barrel bomb into the mouth of a wroggi then kicked it into 3 others with the resulting explosion killing all 4, the last wroggi tried to flee, only for Kevin to throw his glaive like a javelin, pinning the wroggi to a tree through its lungs.
"Nice throw." I said retrieving my carving knife, "Thanks." Loki said trying to pull his glaive from the wroggi and tree.
*Rose Hunters HQ 10:30 P.M.*
Everyone but me and Krysta had gone home and Krysta found me rubbing the stuffed Ludroths snout by the entrance, "Kris, what's on your mind?" Krysta asked, "I'm getting the same feeling I did back at the lake with those Ludroth a week ago." I replied, "You think the park rangers will find a Great Wroggi?" Krysta asked "I sure hope not." I replied as we left.
And that's that Chapter done, I meant to have it out 2 days ago but life got in the way. Oh and for BurningTigrex FinalNargacuga, I have cut my list of possible tamed monsters down quite considerably and to be honest it's actually exciting me to reveal the final result.
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