Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Courtney, who was watching from behind, ran towards Xu Zhen with a worried look on her face: "Xu Zhen, are you okay?"

"Ah, nothing. It's really amazing, Loppel's defense-enhancing ability." Xu Zhen praised while stroking Loppel's head, but Lati and Courtney approached with completely non-smiling smiles.

"Indeed. But I think it's better not to rely on it too much. Also, I hope you don't make us worry!"

"Indeed, Lati is right. There are many attacks that cannot be defended. And I am worried too!"

"Chirp!"

From the beginning, Slakic was indignant and kept bumping into Xu Zhen. Although it didn't hurt, a feeling of regret gradually came over him.

"Oh, uh, um... sorry."

Although he was in a state of disgrace, Xu Zhen still apologized to everyone. After hearing this, everyone could only sigh helplessly. While Xu Zhen was stroking the head of the dissatisfied Slakic, he suddenly thought of something.

"Ah, let's try this..." As Xu Zhen muttered to himself, Lati narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice: "Master? What do you want to do now?"

"Uh, nothing. I was wondering if Slakic's fire could be defended against..." Xu Zhen answered with a surprised expression, and Courtney sighed deeply.

"We came here and said this suddenly... Although I want to say this, it is necessary to try. It is very important for us to understand the extent to which the current defense of Lopur can be strengthened."

"Yeah... sure. I see."

Although somewhat reluctant, Lati agreed with Courtney's opinion. Xu Zhen thought sorry in his heart while looking at Lopel on his shoulder.

"Slakic, breathe fire upon me once."

“Chi…”

Slakic looked at Xu Zhen who did not hesitate and nodded reluctantly. Lati and Courtney also showed worried expressions. If they failed, the consequences would be disastrous.

Of course, Lopur was as worried as they were, but Xu Zhen gently stroked Lopur on the shoulder and gave her words of encouragement.

"It doesn't matter. Use your powers on me as much as you want!"

“…Gurgle!”

After hearing this, although Loper seemed a little hesitant, he finally nodded with a serious expression as if he had made up his mind.

Then the ability was activated, and Xu Zhen's body was wrapped in a faint halo. Xu Zhen looked down at Slakic and gave a powerful nod. Seeing this, Slakic realized that this was serious, so he released a blazing fireball.

When the fireball hit Xu Zhen's body, the flames and the halo were eliminated.

"Okay, it's successful. It seems that fire can be completely defended." After hearing Xu Zhen's words, Latti, Courtney and Slakic finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“I was so nervous… but luckily it worked.”

"But, as I said just now, being overconfident is forbidden. If it is a stronger flame, it may still be unstoppable."

"That's true..." Xu Zhen muttered to himself while thinking. Although being able to defend against Slakic's flames was already very good, there must be more powerful monsters in the world.

If I continue traveling, I might encounter a monster like that one day. If that happens, I will definitely not be able to survive as I am now.

Courtney also considered this, so she repeatedly emphasized not to be overconfident.

"As experience increases, will there be more targets that can be defended?"

“It’s possible… but who knows?”

Listening to Lati and Courtney's words, Xu Zhen fell into thought. If the ability evolved, would it not only be able to defend, but also attack?

Right now, the defense boost only works as a defense. To be precise, it only lasts for two or three seconds after it's activated. If the effect could last longer, it would have a wider range of uses.

(It's probably like putting on a layer of solid armor in an instant. If I can use that hardness to hit the opponent, wouldn't that be an attack?)

Xu Zhen thought it was worth a try, but he also knew that it would be difficult to do it in his current state.

If you are wearing armor with aura, try not to move unless you are attacked in some way, otherwise the effect will disappear.

In fact, this was discovered the first time they tried to enhance Xu Zhen's defense.

Success made a halo around Xu Zhen. But then, as soon as he walked, the halo disappeared.

Then he tried to activate it again. This time he insisted on not moving, and the aura did not disappear. It seems that it is better to stay still while the defense enhancement is activated.

“Goo-chi?”

From his feet came the cry of Lopur. The thoughtful Xu Zhen obviously caught its attention. Xu Zhen squatted down and touched Lopur's head, and Lopur laughed as if he was tickled. The amused Xu Zhen muttered: "Well, don't worry. There is no need to rush."

This statement seemed to be heard by Courtney and Lati, who continued, "That's true."

"Yes."

Xu Zhen realized what he had just said and couldn't help but smile awkwardly. Looking at the wolf-shaped monster that had just been defeated, Courtney said, "Well, it's almost time for us to start dissecting the wolf. In order not to forget the original purpose of hunting."

“That’s true.”

"...Have you forgotten?"

"How shameful." Xu Zhen couldn't think of any perfunctory words, so he could only bow his head and apologize to Courtney.

Courtney just smiled bitterly and breathed a sigh of relief. Without saying anything more, she started to teach Xu Zhen the dissection steps again.

At this time, Xu Zhen saw a horrible scene he had never seen before, and he couldn't help but frown. Despite this, he still worked hard to dissect it, and finally completed the decomposition of the monster.

After that, Xu Zhen repeated the actions of defeating the monster and performing the autopsy. Gradually, Xu Zhen seemed to get used to the autopsy, and after a few hours, he could complete all the work smoothly.

As for the results of skinning, although there is still a lot of room for improvement, considering that he only spent a few hours to master the technique, it can be said that the results are quite good.

Courtney couldn't help but be surprised at Xu Zhen's high adaptability.

"By the way, Courtney. It's about time to go back today, right?" After dissecting the last monster, Xu Zhen wiped the sweat from his forehead with his palm and said, "It's getting dark. It's too dangerous to continue."

"Yeah, let's go back then."

Xu Zhen and his friends divided the food and materials into several portions, wrapped them in cloth, and each of them carried them out.

“Will Grandpa be surprised if we bring these back?”

"Yeah. He'll be surprised. He might even say we can go now."

"Are you overthinking this?"

Because they had just decided to leave a few hours ago, so it was impossible for Grandpa to agree all of a sudden. Xu Zhen thought so, and Courtney agreed with a wry smile. It seemed that she was just joking.

After walking for a while, Xu Zhen and the others returned to Kulele. Kulele, who greeted them, showed a very surprised expression, which was exactly the perfect "stunned" expression.

Seeing this reaction, Xu Zhen and Courtney both smiled and clapped their hands. They didn't notice that someone was watching them curiously from a distance.

With a smile on his face, the man disappeared silently from the tree into the dark forest.

When Xu Zhen and his team returned home with a large amount of materials, the thieves were collectively going down the mountain. However, the leader did not seem to be in a good mood. This was because he had given the three men a chance, but until now they had not returned.

After the hasty departure in the morning, several hours had passed. The sun was about to set, but they had not yet appeared. A man wearing a red scarf approached the leader and asked, "Chief, what happened to them?"

“Maybe they fell into the river, or got lost in the mountains. Whatever happens, they lost anyway.”

"Why can you be so sure?" asked the man in the red scarf. The leader sighed and replied, "Think about it yourself. If they had won, they should have returned triumphantly by now. They haven't shown up yet, which means..."

“…Lost again?”

"Yeah. Those guys are a bunch of losers."

The man in the red scarf seemed to understand the leader's disappointment. They had missed a great opportunity. If he were in the leader's position, he might have chosen to give up.

However, although the leader said something, he did not seem to completely give up their possibility, so let's put it aside for now.

“Even then, what shall we do? Will we have time to find them?”

"Well, they won't be so easy to kill. Maybe we can find them somewhere."

“That’s great. I’ll remind the brothers behind me to pay attention.”

When the man in the red scarf was about to call out to his men behind him, the leader sighed and said, "Don't worry. We left a moving signal just in case. They won't wait for us at that stronghold."

"That's right. We are so lucky." The man in the red scarf couldn't help but smile bitterly. The leader narrowed his eyes and turned back and said, "Wait a minute. Why were you laughing so happily just now?"

"Because I was touched by the leader's kindness."

“Nonsense. When have I ever been gentle to anyone?”

“Haha, maybe I misunderstood. Sorry.”

"You guy!"

The leader turned his head and ignored him. But if you listen carefully, you can hear him mumbling something: "Damn, those idiots... How much trouble do they have to cause me before they are satisfied? Give me the results quickly, it's so annoying..."

The man with the red scarf couldn't help but laugh at these words. He could clearly sense the concern for the three men. Although the leader's reaction was not direct enough, for some reason, it made him feel at ease. This is exactly the characteristic of this person, the man with the red scarf thought.

(This person... is truly a reason for everyone to admire him, including me...)

While muttering this in his mind, the man in the red scarf reminded his men behind him to pay attention to their surroundings: "Hey, you guys! The three people who set out this morning may be nearby, so be careful! Also, it's getting dark, find a suitable place to camp!"