Next, Zhang Tian checked Tobi-Kadachi’s signature moves.
One of them immediately stood out to him as an incredible skill, perfectly suited to Tobi-Kadachi’s Ability.
That move was Charged State.
Charged State
Status Move
When activated, Tobi-Kadachi enters a charged state, causing all of its moves to become Electric-type moves.
With this move, Tobi-Kadachi could make full use of the incredible power of its Ability.
“A powerful fast attacker. As long as it doesn’t run into a team built around Trick Room, it can basically toy with its opponents thanks to its extreme Speed.”
Moreover, after becoming a Pokémon, Tobi-Kadachi had learned Agility and Quick Attack, making its already overwhelming Speed advantage even greater.
Zhang Tian smiled in satisfaction.
As a longtime Pokémon player, he knew exactly how powerful the combination of Tobi-Kadachi’s Ability and Charged State could be.
After putting Tobi-Kadachi’s Poké Ball away, Zhang Tian rode Great Izuchi back to the corpse of Great Girros.
Because Arzuros was too slow, Zhang Tian had recalled it into its Poké Ball on the way there.
Compared with Great Izuchi and Tobi-Kadachi, Arzuros was simply far too slow.
“With Great Girros’s corpse, Pidgeotto should be able to reach Level 36.”
“But Great Izuchi, Tobi-Kadachi, and Arzuros are all huge eaters. I’m afraid this won’t be enough to last ten days.”
“At most, they’ll finish all of Great Girros’s meat in five days. Looks like I’ll have to come hunting again after that.”
Zhang Tian stared at Great Girros’s corpse and calculated how long their food supply would last.
“They’re really difficult to feed. The more monsters I have under my command, the more food I’ll need.”
“They’re already this troublesome with just three of them. If I have ten or twenty, I probably won’t be able to afford to feed them.”
“Unless I start feeding them the meat of ordinary monsters like Gargwa and Kestodon.”
“But if I do that, their growth rate will slow down dramatically.”
After thinking it over, Zhang Tian came to a conclusion.
From now on, whenever he considered capturing a monster, he would have to think carefully.
Only powerful monsters were worth capturing.
There was no point wasting resources on weak ones.
Just as Zhang Tian was preparing to leave, Pidgeotto suddenly called out.
“Pid-geotto!”
“Someone?”
After spending two years together, Zhang Tian could basically understand what Pidgeotto’s cries meant.
He turned around.
Two beautiful Wyverians dressed in shrine maiden attire were approaching.
They were none other than the two village maidens of Kamura Village—the dream girls of countless Monster Hunter players:
Hinoa and Minoto.
Hinoa carried a massive Hunting Horn on her back, and a Palamute walked beside her.
Minoto carried a shield and lance, with another Palamute accompanying her.
Hinoa looked at Zhang Tian curiously.
As a Wyverian, Hinoa knew about Riders.
Unlike ordinary Hunters, she understood exactly what a Rider was.
“That’s right.”
Zhang Tian rode Great Izuchi over to Hinoa and Minoto before giving a slight nod.
After Zhang Tian confirmed his identity, the sisters exchanged a glance.
Hinoa then smiled and said, “Mr. Rider, have you eaten yet? If not, why don’t you come back to Kamura Village with us? The food in Kamura is quite delicious.”
“I haven’t eaten yet.”
Since Hinoa had invited him, Zhang Tian naturally had no reason to refuse.
After all, if he wanted to forge equipment, he would eventually have to visit Kamura Village.
So even if Hinoa hadn’t invited him, he would have found a way to go there himself.
“Then follow us, Mr. Rider.”
Hinoa waved to him before mounting her Palamute and running ahead.
“Great Izuchi, keep up.”
Zhang Tian patted Great Izuchi before riding after Hinoa and Minoto.
As for Great Girros’s corpse, Great Izuchi simply carried it in its jaws.
The corpse was enormous, but Great Izuchi’s strength was even greater.
“Why did they invite me?”
“Great Izuchi shouldn’t be particularly strong in their eyes. Judging from the original story, the strength of these two girls shouldn’t be any weaker than a Rathian’s.”
“They can even fight monsters like Tigrex and Zinogre. By rights, they shouldn’t think much of the little bit of combat power I have right now.”
Watching Hinoa and Minoto riding ahead of him, Zhang Tian began thinking.
“In Monster Hunter Stories, Riders are incredibly powerful. By the end of the story, they can even ride Elder Dragons.”
“Perhaps the two of them saw my potential, which is why they invited me.”
“After all, Kamura Village is currently facing the Rampage and desperately needs more combat power.”
“And even if I’m not particularly strong right now, they have nothing to lose.”
“If I have enough potential, then they’ve essentially gained another powerful fighter for Kamura Village—and perhaps even another hope of victory.”
“That’s a profitable deal no matter how I look at it.”
“Of course, there’s also a possibility that they’re simply friendly and hospitable.”
“I never thought I’d actually get to meet these two girls in person.”
“My dream girls!”
As his thoughts wandered, Zhang Tian couldn’t help smiling and shaking his head.
As a Monster Hunter player, Hinoa and Minoto were among his favorite female characters in the series.
Besides the two Wyverian sisters, Fiorayne, the female knight from Elgado, and Luchika, the female Heavy Bowgun user, were also among the female characters Zhang Tian liked.
Because Hinoa and Minoto knew the Shrine Ruins so well, the three of them didn’t encounter a single large monster along the way.
Clearly, the two sisters were extremely familiar with the area.
As for the small monsters, they scattered and fled the moment they saw the three approaching.
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Along the way, Zhang Tian had used the System’s Scan ability on Hinoa, Minoto, and their two Palamutes, obtaining information about all four of them.
Minoto — Lance
Level: 79 (Champion Class)
Hinoa — Hunting Horn
Level: 79 (Champion Class)
Hinoa’s Palamute
Level: 59 (Quasi-Champion Class)
Minoto’s Palamute
Level: 59 (Quasi-Champion Class)
Both sisters possessed Champion-Class strength.
This genuinely shocked Zhang Tian.
But after thinking about it for a moment, he wasn’t surprised anymore.
During the Rampage mode in the game, the sisters had earned the nickname Dragonators.
A single shot from their Dragonator could deal damage far beyond what ordinary Hunters could achieve, blasting even massive monsters into the air.
Monsters such as Mizutsune and Tigrex could be sent flying by a single Dragonator strike.
Their strength was therefore obvious.
Within Kamura Village, aside from the Village Elder Fugen and the Instructor Utsushi, Hinoa and Minoto were probably the strongest fighters.
“We’re here, Sister.”
Minoto looked toward the village in the distance and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Her voice was soft and gentle.
Compared with the outgoing and cheerful Hinoa, Minoto was much more introverted.
She looked delicate and timid, as though she would be easy to bully.
But anyone who underestimated her would be making a serious mistake.
This was someone who dared to charge head-on against a Tigrex.
“We are.”
Hinoa nodded gently before turning toward Zhang Tian with a smile.
“Mr. Rider, we’ve arrived. I hope you’ll like Kamura Village.”
“I definitely will. With two such beautiful ladies welcoming me, I’m sure Kamura Village must be a wonderful place.”
Zhang Tian nodded with a smile.
Hearing Zhang Tian call them beautiful, Minoto’s face immediately turned red.
She became extremely shy.
Hinoa, on the other hand, happily accepted the compliment.
“Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Rider.”
“My name is Zhang Tian. Just call me Zhang Tian. There’s no need for all this ‘Mr. Rider’ stuff. It sounds too formal.”
Zhang Tian waved his hand and smiled.