As I said at the beginning, after finding a way to deal with it, the 'Daimyo Hermitaur' was just 'a little' disgusting. Its defense was high, and it liked to dig and run away...
In the end, when the Daimyo Hermitaur was defeated, Lancer and the three Palicoes were already exhausted. This was especially true for Lancer because of his weapon. In order to cause enough damage to the opponent, he had to keep using 'Weapon Overload.'
Because the amount of energy infused wasn't too much, and the weapon itself was hard enough, the weapon's durability wasn't too affected, but he was half-dead from exhaustion. Fortunately, he had a 'Felyne Meal' before setting off and had a piece of equipment that restored his stamina, otherwise he would have collapsed long ago.
After this battle, which was not dangerous but long and Spartan, Lancer deeply realized one thing—the real world is not a game. In order to cope with various situations, you must make sufficient preparations.
For example, the Quinque in his hand is very useful against small enemies, but it is a bit inferior when dealing with giant enemies of the same level. After all, being constantly stabbed by a sharp steel needle is painful, but not fatal. In this kind of situation, a sharpened pencil might not stab as deep as a steel needle, but it can be fatal.
It's a pity that in this so-called 'welfare world,' his 'supply system' has not been refreshed. Otherwise, he would really want to buy a 'lance.'
After the one person and three cats rested together for a while, Jack took out a 'signal flare' and shot it into the sky. About half an hour later, a 'smoke dragon' came toward them, and when the other party stopped, Lancer finally saw their situation clearly.
A team consisting of a hunter carrying a weapon, several ordinary people who were not carrying weapons, and more than ten Felynes appeared in front of him.
"Which district's hunter are you, little brother? This efficiency is good~ You single-handedly defeated 2 Daimyo Hermitaurs in one day, and one of them was even carrying a Monoblos skull..."
The overly familiar hunter chatted with Lancer for a couple of sentences and then told the people to get to work.
Then, they saw more than ten Felynes start to dismember the Daimyo Hermitaur's corpse with small knives, and then a few human helpers began to carry the parts. Finally, the main body, which could not be dismembered, was carried by everyone together onto a small wooden sand boat.
Should I say that the other party was really 'quick and fiery'? It only took them about twenty minutes from their arrival to their departure.
Lancer, shaking his head, went straight to look for the other 'Daimyo Hermitaur.'
That's right, Lancer quest this time was for two Daimyo Hermitaurs, which was why the quest difficulty was five stars.
If some places 'might have other monsters coexisting,' places like this, where two monsters live together, are even more dangerous. However, Lancer felt that his luck this time seemed to be good? After all, the second one didn't 'intervene' when he was fighting the first one.
But just as Lancer was feeling smug...
"Rumble~!"
The shaking beneath his feet suddenly gave him a bad feeling.
"Bang!!"
Accompanied by a towering sand wave, Lancer lunged forward, and then a huge bony dragon skull appeared in his field of vision...
Okay, Lancer finally knew why there was only one Daimyo Hermitaur before. It turned out that the other one had started 'molting,' and he had luckily found a 'Monoblos' skull!!
You have to know that when the shell is replaced with a Monoblos skull, the most despairing thing is not the stronger defense, but the straight-up increase in 'lethality'!
If hunters with strong physical constitutions and powerful defense provided by their equipment were to be hit by a Daimyo Hermitaur's shell charge and lose most of their health, then being hit by a Monoblos skull would probably send them straight to the 'cat cart.'
At this moment, Lancer, who was running for his life, really didn't know whether he should say he was lucky or unlucky?
He actually encountered a Daimyo Hermitaur carrying a Monoblos skull...
"Little brother, which district's hunter are you? This efficiency is good~ You single-handedly defeated 2 Daimyo Hermitaurs in one day, and one of them was even carrying a Monoblos skull..."
The overly familiar hunter tried to talk to Lancer, but Lancer, who was lying next to him, was sprawled out on the sand boat, and the three Felynes were lying around him.
The very 'bold' Tiger was in a similar posture to Lancer, but it was in the shape of '木' (wood) rather than '大' (big). Its long tail was resting on Lancer nose. Aruru was normal, lying on its side next to Lancer, and Jack, who was the most tired (because of close combat), was uncharacteristically not tsundere and curled up on Lancer chest. In any case, a cushion is better than nothing.
Seeing the one person and three cats fall asleep like this as soon as they got on the boat, he just smiled, after all, he had seen similar situations many times.
When Lancer woke up, they were almost at the 'village.' Looking at the pale sky, he couldn't help but stretch. He remembered that when he defeated that Daimyo Hermitaur, it was a bit dim, but it wasn't night yet. It seemed that he had slept for at least 12 hours this time.
But he couldn't be blamed for this, after all, he was just too tired.
Physical exhaustion could be recovered by relying on 'compressed food,' but fatigue could not. During the continuous high-intensity battle, his nerves were always tense. After the support team finished dismembering the Hermitaur's body, Lancer could no longer suppress his exhaustion and fell asleep.
At this moment, looking at the materials that had been tidied up behind him, a happy expression couldn't help but appear on his face.
That's right, they had been tidied up.
Things like the Monoblos skull, only the horn had practical value. As for many parts of the Hermitaur's body that could not be used to make weapons or armor, they were directly left at the campsite to be used as 'building materials.' Of course, the most delicious parts of things like crab meat were packed and taken back, but other parts were eaten directly because fresh meat couldn't be kept for long.
At this moment, Lancer was full of anticipation looking at the village in the distance, after all, with the materials, he could commission the creation of new equipment!
And depending on the situation, he could also get a set of protective equipment~
"Materials from two Daimyo Hermitaurs... very good, the quest is complete. Here is your reward. Go and rest for a while at the Gathering Hall."
If it weren't for the village chief being near the village entrance, Lancer would definitely have gone to the forge first. The shorter the things the other party said, the happier he was. After taking the money, he ran away in a flash. The next part was what he was most looking forward to!!