I draw skills in Monster Hunter World

Chapter 56 Daimyo Shield Crab
In the early morning, mist drifts.

After the team got up and cleaned up briefly, Li Ming put on the mud armor and set off to the coastal area that they explored yesterday.

The investigation continued until noon. In addition to huge depressions and pits on the sand, new traces were constantly discovered. The team also accidentally discovered the bodies of five peach-haired beasts.

The cone-shaped wounds arranged horizontally on the body surface looked like they were left after being squeezed hard by a giant crab claw.

The death of the one was the most miserable, with a big hole directly penetrated through its butt.

Li Ming deduced that this should be caused by the sharp horn of the dragon's head and shell that suddenly stabbed out from the sand below.

How to defend against an attack coming from below.
Li Ming, who felt a chill in his back, began to think.

After all, the standard shield defense posture can only resist attacks from the front.

It was difficult to temporarily adjust the direction and resist attacks from the side, let alone attacks from under the feet.

If the shield is completely facing downwards, I will definitely be knocked away. Even if my body is not unbalanced in the air, the daimyo shield crab that emerges can easily catch me with its claws.
When the spikes are about to emerge, retreating backwards, using a shield to resist the impact of other parts and sliding away is probably the only way.

In addition, the soil in non-beach areas is relatively hard, and it will definitely be more laborious to break and dig, which should significantly slow down the speed of the shield crab traveling underground.

Li Ming wrote down the key points he summarized, and the team continued to explore again.

About an hour later, the Fumu Rabbit came back with a chirp and circled overhead.

The team followed the guidance and finally saw a huge one-horned dragon head shell under two coconut trees.

"There are no cracks on the head shell of this individual. It seems a little difficult to break the head shell to start a battle."

Chuying put down the telescope and said a little disappointed.

"Hiding in the sand in this way, even if you can sneak up close, you won't be able to cause any harm."

The shield crab's body was buried under the sand, leaving only the head shell on its back on the surface. Li Ming felt that even if the raid could be successful, it would not make much sense.

While the team was studying tactics, two peach-haired beasts with their forepaws on the ground walked out of the jungle and came to the beach.

Ouch!Ouch!
Seeing the huge head shell, they let out an excited roar, and cautiously probed dozens of meters away to watch for a while. The head shell remained motionless, then they picked up rocks and started throwing them.

when!when!
Stones kept hitting the dragon's head shell, but when there was still no response, the two peach-haired beasts ventured in boldly.

Two exposed long black whiskers swayed slightly.

puff!
The sand exploded.

The leaping Daimyo Shield Crab flew forward and at the same time, it used its crab claws to catch a peach-haired beast that was trying to escape.

After the other peach-haired beast ran some distance away, it immediately turned around and roared to threaten it.

puff~
As the crab claws tightened, the peach-haired beast screamed, and blood continued to spill out. The scene was bloody and horrifying.

Three white fog balls fell from mid-air, and the crab claws on both sides of the Daimyo Shield Crab were raised simultaneously to demonstrate against the Peach Hair Beast.

Seeing the miserable death of its companion, the peach-haired beast didn't dare to stay for a moment longer, turned around and ran away.

After throwing away the body of the Peach Hair Beast, the Daimyo Shield Crab dug into the sand with its claws and quickly left through the underground.

"It seems to be very irritable, why?"

Li Ming couldn't understand it.

"Perhaps there is a turf war between the tribes. Yesterday we found the body of a small shield crab that smelled of feces. It was probably the work of the peach-haired beast tribe."

Chuying speculated.

"It's very possible. The location has been locked, and the information is almost understood. The battle will officially start next, Midoduo."

"Meow!"

"In order to limit the opponent's digging and traveling speed, we will guide the shield crab to fight in the woodland with harder geology. You are responsible for finding a suitable location to place the paralysis trap during the guidance process. Remember not to place it too deep, otherwise it may It will attract the peach-haired beast group and cause a melee."

Li Ming informed the deployment.

"No problem meow."

"In other aspects, don't force yourself. The team is very relaxed in terms of the contract time limit. In short, everything is focused on safety. Especially when the Daimyo Shield Crab sneaks into the ground, everyone has seen the power of the dragon's horn thrust. If something bad happens, , all members immediately stopped hunting and tried their best to escort the injured away."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he turned around and waved to the jungle.

呲~呲~
The trees shook violently, and dozens of cat heads poked out.

"The cat rescue team is confirmed to be in place. You need to follow the uplift track in the sand first. I will follow you soon after I finish the loving salvation ceremony."

After Li Ming finished explaining, the other three members immediately set out on the road.

Li Ming was somewhat resistant to the Peach Hair Beast's skill, Mist Ball, but since they were all delivered to his door, there was no harm in taking a look.

Looking at the corpse that was almost cut off at the waist, Li Ming clasped his hands together, then made a sign of the cross on his chest, and then made a hand-over salute.

"Amitabha, Amen, God of Infinite Blessings. Don't be so naughty in the next life."

After completing the self-created integrated version of the salvation ceremony, Li Ming checked the skills in the three white fog balls.

[Noisy Fart] Farts are extremely loud, with weak air impact, and may contain private goods.

really
Li Ming was a little speechless. He felt that if this skill was useful, it would probably be related to [Hmph! ] is released simultaneously with [Demonstration] to initiate taunting.

Don't talk about monsters at that time, I want to kill myself.

[Incomplete Digestion] Food does not need to be completely digested to produce residue-like feces with a strong odor.

Hmm. If you eat high-energy foods, you will excrete them after taking in the required nutrients. This may help speed up absorption.

It's just that the residue-like feces is a bit disgusting, but it's actually not bad, after all, no one will stare at your feces.

Maybe in the future, the raw materials for mixing the stinky balls can also be saved.
After Li Ming analyzed it, he unexpectedly felt that this white fog ball was not bad.

[Curiosity-Regret] Whenever curiosity is aroused, it will be suppressed.

Is this a skill that Peachmon realized before he died?
Li Ming felt that if the inference was true, then maybe this was an out-of-print skill, but he couldn't use it at all.

After selecting [Incomplete Digestion], Li Ming quickly rushed to catch up with the team to join them.

In the distance, a daimyo shield crab is half-submerged in the beach sand, with a corner of its head shell exposed on the surface, and two protruding long black whiskers swaying in the sea breeze.

Obviously still using the previous hunting routine, using static braking to attract the peach-haired beast to take the bait.

The team carried out operations separately according to the deployment.

Li Ming briefly ran and jumped to warm up, and unfolded the fan-shaped collar on his shoulders.

The Daming Shield Crab doesn't roar, and there is no burden when [Supersensory Hearing] is fully activated. Not only can Li Ming's hearing be sharper, but his positioning when traveling underground will also be more accurate.

Switching to [Ape Arm Throwing], Li Ming threw a stone from a hundred meters away.

Whoosh!when!
The pebbles hit the skull, sparking sparks.

Sensing a crisp sound, the long curving black whiskers slowly rose up.

After testing the throwing distance, Li Ming changed the throwing object to a dyed ball.

The pink mist dispersed on the sharp corners of the column. The Daimyo Shield Crab, sensing the abnormality, poked its head out of the sand and began to explore the surroundings.

"Humph!"

Far away from the jungle, a cold snort came. Li Ming, who held up his sword and shield to demonstrate, was quickly locked by the Daiming Shield Crab.

Bang!The sand exploded.

The huge body moved forward with the crab's legs.

The Daimyo Shield Crab raised its claws and responded with a similar demonstration.

"Come here!"

Li Ming increased the frequency of [demonstration], raising and shouting at the same time.

clatter!clatter!clatter!
The four crab legs moved, the crab claws opened and closed repeatedly, and the Daimyo Shield Crab rushed over.

"goodbye!"

Li Ming didn't hesitate, turned around and ran away.Although he didn't turn around to look back, the sound of the crab's legs hitting the ground every time was continuously conveying location information.

On the hard ground of the forest, when he saw the small flag placed by Mido Duo, Li Ming stopped running away after stepping over it. Instead, he turned around and stood with his shield up.

The pursuing Daimyo Shield Crab saw this and turned around as well.

Point the corner of the dragon's head shell on his back towards the direction of Li Ming.

Phew~ The four crab legs moved backwards and accelerated briefly, and a horned dragon's pillar-shaped sharp horn struck directly.

Bang!Click!
Li Ming fell backwards and at the same time, the paralysis trap was triggered, and the erupting golden light instantly locked the Daimyo Shield Crab in place.

Chuying, who was hiding in the bushes, appeared and hit her in the mouth with a level 2 normal bullet.

Li Ming walked around to the front and slashed at the crab claws.

when!when!Pooh!

After slashing three swords in one area, the hard crab shell on the crab claws cracked.

Apparently due to the sharpness of the villain's shield ax charged sword, even if the sword slashed with all its strength, it would not be able to penetrate and split the carapace.

After filling the energy bottle, Li Ming moved sideways to change his position, switched to a deformed slash, and used the ax blade to hit the mouth.

when!
The two crab claws that resumed action returned to the face together, protecting them in front of the body to resist.

"what!"

The ax blade continued to crush the crab shell and was slightly embedded inside the crab claws, causing gray juice to overflow.

Seeing that the wound reached the required size for venom injection, Li Ming pulled out the shield ax with all his strength, dismantled it, penetrated into the damaged area, and injected the sleeping venom.

At this time, a crab claw moved slightly, and in the exposed gap, a person and a crab faced each other.

Whoosh!Puff!

A ballista bullet passed through the gap and hit the shield crab's black bean-like eyes, and the protective crab claws retracted again.

"played well"

Bang!
In the middle of Li Ming's words, the crab claws protecting his face were brought together and pushed forward quickly.

The mud breastplate shattered and scattered, and Li Ming flew backwards.

Upon seeing this, Chuying accelerated her shooting frequency and kept moving forward to suppress it.

Li Ming quickly got up. The shield crab's body had already turned sideways. It used its claws to resist the projectile attack and at the same time moved sideways to approach.

After estimating the distance, Li Ming loaded the sword and shield in a misplaced position, allowing all the energy from the energy bottle to flow into the shield, thereby improving the shield's defensive performance and slowing down the impact on his body.

One side of the crab leg props up on the ground to exert force, jump sideways to the leaping Daimyo shield crab, and use the crab claws to launch a slap and smash.

Li Ming took two steps forward, took the initiative to exert force, and raised his shield to resist.

when!Blue sparks floated in the air.

The impact from the crab claws dissipated, and the giant shield crab's huge body briefly stopped in mid-air and fell vertically to the ground.

Li Ming, who was hit and fell backward, turned around while sliding backward.

After seeing the appropriate distance, see through and start early.

His legs were suddenly pressed down to stop sliding, and six lightning axes were swung out horizontally.

Swinging the rotating ax blade across the mouth, a stream of gray juice sprayed out.

Before he could react after being attacked, the second ax was at the previous position, further widening the wound.

The famous shield crab no longer hesitated and once again used its claws to protect its face.

Li Ming felt that if the ax was slashed further, not only would it be unable to break through the defense, but there would also be a risk of breaking his hands, so he quickly stopped his strength and changed his moves, taking advantage of the situation to dismantle the shield ax and carry it on his back, and continued to run to the crab claw wound to inject the sleeping venom.

goo~ goo~
There was a rumble inside the sleeping bag, the stored toxins were empty.

Li Ming was afraid of being hit by the same move again, so he quickly retreated.

The drowsiness caused the Daimyo Shield Crab to sway from side to side, and the crab's claws that supported the ground to maintain its balance quickly bent.

puff~
Finally collapsed on the ground.

Li Ming let out a long breath and joined Chu Ying.

"That moment just now, are you okay?"

Chuying asked worriedly.

"It's okay. Ugh."

After Li Ming finished speaking, he vomited a mouthful of blood.

Midoduo pulled out the cork and handed over the bottle of recovery medicine.

After wiping the healing concoction from the corner of his mouth, Li Ming took out several cooked crab legs, peeled them off and ate them on the spot.

"I want to attack with Dragon Strike Bombs."

Chuying observed for a moment and made a decision.

A monster in a sleeping state will expose its weaknesses without reservation.

The hunter team also has sufficient time to fully prepare for the attack.

Therefore, they usually choose their own killing move with the strongest instant damage to attack.

Chu Ying's choice seemed to be okay, but Li Fan noticed something was wrong.

"The effective range of the dragon bomb is too short. Wouldn't it be safer to use sealed ammunition to snipe the dragon bomb?"

"Well, I think we must make the most of this opportunity, otherwise I'll be sorry for the opportunity you fought for."

Chuying's eyes showed determination.

"But its weak point is its face. If you want to launch an effective attack with the range of the dragon bullet, you must penetrate into the intersection area of ​​the crab claws. If you cannot escape in time after waking up, it may be very dangerous."

Li Ming was a little worried.

According to the Monster Encyclopedia, the Daimyo Shield Crab has two places on its body that can be easily broken.

One is the back exposed after breaking the Ikkaku Dragon head shell, and the other is the face that can only be attacked from the front.

However, the head shell of a horned dragon has extremely strong defense, and its face, which is heavily protected, is guarded by two crab claws.

Even in a paralyzed state, Li Ming did not dare to rush into the intersection area of ​​the crab claws and launch a frontal attack.

However, Chuying's idea is not unreasonable. Judging from the damage caused so far, even if the next injection of paralyzing toxin is successful, it will be difficult to guarantee that the famous shield crab will be severely damaged.

Without the phased advantages brought by heavy injuries or damaged parts to be used, the team can only rely on its combat power for the rest of the hunt.

This never bodes well for hunting.

Li Ming listened quietly for a moment, then shouted and asked: "Midodo, Bubu, how are you two doing over there?"

"There's nothing unusual here, meow."

"Me too!"

The two cats on the tree branch, facing each other in different directions, looking into the depths of the dense forest, told him.

"I'll cover you."

"It's not necessary for two people to risk it together."

Chuying refused.

"It's not that I want to take risks, but I can't find a suitable place to attack other than the face."

Li Ming informed helplessly.

(End of this chapter)