Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 522 The White Knight of the Icefield
Despite the sadness, life goes on.

Moreover, there are only signs of this so far. Luo Yun is not a heaven-defying being like the Netherworld Lamp Dragon. Even with an energy core in his heart, the speed of transformation is not that fast.

Furthermore, the transformation process requires not only time but also a large amount of Taijing energy. Currently, besides the Yaojing Butterfly, only the Ancient Tree can help him complete the conversion of life energy and Taijing energy more efficiently.

On this day, Luo Yun was leisurely enjoying the sun hanging in the sky when a blue figure suddenly appeared in his field of vision, carefully bypassing the ancient tree and flying towards the sea.

Upon closer inspection, isn't this Bing Zhoulong, the country bumpkin girl?

Due to the unique nature of the Icefield and its exaggerated territoriality, Velkhana is arguably the Elder Dragon that communicates the least with other Elder Dragons. Basically, apart from communication with its own kind, it is always alone.

The Ice Plains are sparsely populated, and even the orcs there cannot form a relatively advanced civilization. Therefore, even though she has lived for a long time, in terms of knowledge, she is really just a country bumpkin.

However, judging from the fact that the opponent is well-prepared, with even their obsidian armor shining brightly and their body full of energy, they clearly don't intend to go back to staying at home, but are preparing for battle.

In the original story, if the Research Team hadn't misunderstood the other party and hadn't fought with Darren, causing Velkhana to believe that the Research Team's existence was a threat to it and to show obvious hostility, it would have interfered with its subsequent battle with Groudon.

Driven by its instinct to prioritize dealing with potential sources of interference during battle, the Ice Dragon ultimately decided to eliminate the Seliana stronghold in the Icefield first.

Then, a hilarious and absurd scene unfolded!
Instead of attacking the hunters who were attacking Him, and instead of using His own flight ability, He went head-to-head with the giant iron gate of the Seliana stronghold!

They could have just flown in, but instead they chose to attack the iron gate.

Finally, it took a direct hit from a cannon specifically designed for Elder Dragons, its chest pierced through, and it was severely wounded. It fled back to its lair, where Darren caught up and blocked its entrance. It fought to the death with Darren and eventually died in its own lair.

This is also why the Ice Witch of the Ice Plains lost her title and was called a country bumpkin.

He's ignorant and brainless!

This time, without the interference of the investigation team, it seems that the two sides will keep to themselves and not interfere with each other. The Elder Dragon team to hunt the Earthshaker can be formed, but it is unknown who will be the main force.

Thinking of this, and recalling the last time they fought the mighty Xeno'jiiva, the only Elder Dragons they encountered who were unlocked were him and Kulve Taroth, Luo Yun felt uneasy.

Regardless of their duration, all battles at the unlocked level share one common characteristic: they are extremely tiring!
The energy consumption and physical exertion involved were incomparable to battles fought during the ordinary Elder Dragon era.

If you don't have enough energy, you really can't break through the defense!
That exaggerated resistance to energy attributes is really a headache.

Just like Luo Yun, with his current energy resistance, he is at most considered to be weak in dragon attribute, and that is only because the dragon attribute energy level is almost equivalent to the Taijing energy.

"There shouldn't be anything like this here, right? Even livestock aren't used like this!"

Shake your head to shake off this feeling of unease.

The Ice Dragon is gone, and he no longer needs to be the sun in the sky. He no longer needs to interfere with the changing of the seasons, and he will probably be back to his wonderful, carefree life!

Life without the pressure of survival is so simple and unpretentious.
Icefield, coastal area.

Darren is currently in the midst of a fierce battle.

Not far ahead, the White Knight, familiar with the terrain, leaped and darted through the snow and ice as if it had inexhaustible energy. With its two large fangs, it attempted attacks from various directions. The Ice Fang Dragon, a top predator living deep within the ice and snow, is known as the Phantom Dragon and the White Knight of the Icefield.

Although it looks like a saber-toothed tiger, it is actually a true flying dragon. However, like the Tigrex, its wings are not fully evolved, which makes its flight ability not particularly outstanding.

Compared to flying, they prefer to rely on their strong hind limbs to make extremely long-distance jumps, landing on all fours using their wing claws and hind limbs, thus ensuring a stable landing despite such exaggerated jumping ability.

The thorns on its talons and hind limbs, which are significantly more numerous than those of other flying wyverns, are not for attack, but rather for securing itself in the cold, icy regions to prevent slipping.

In terms of ecological niche, Barioth is equivalent to Rathalos in the Iceborne region.

However, in terms of how troublesome it is, this guy is even more dangerous than Rathalos!

Its attack methods are varied and dynamic. It is not like the Fire Dragon, which goes straight for the opponent with its overwhelming force, nor like the Velociraptor, which sacrifices some power for more agility.

It hunts by frequently shifting positions, combining ranged and melee combat, and emphasizing both strength and speed.

Therefore, for small creatures, such a Barioth is undoubtedly more troublesome, even a nightmare!
Hunters, small creatures who rely heavily on skill, truly dislike hunting prey that comes with such a monster that knows when to advance and when to retreat.

Having barely avoided its attack, just as they were preparing to counterattack...

Ugh!
It jumped back!

Just when you think it will jump back, a blast of cold wind comes hurtling towards you.

After blocking your view, it suddenly lunged forward without warning.

Compared to wyverns, this is a hunting style more like that of a big cat. Many novice hunters who encounter it are doomed, unable to even escape.

Even with Darren's composure, he couldn't help but feel somewhat frustrated when facing the Ice Fang Dragon, which was clearly more energetic than those from the Old World.

Holding the Blazing Wings, he stared intently at his opponent.

Beneath the lair of the Barioth Dragon lies an adventure ship from decades ago, said to be the same ship where Master Wilderness's missing teacher once sailed.

Like Mia, Master Yuanye's purpose in coming to the New World was not only to unravel the secrets of the Ancient Dragon Crossing.

Finding traces of her missing teacher is also part of her goal!

Moreover, information obtained from the frozen shipwreck suggests that the adventure ship also heard the 'mysterious song' back then and launched some investigations into it.

This could very well help them overcome their current stagnation.

This made the presence of the Barioth Dragon somewhat of a hindrance. After much deliberation, the Seliana base issued a mission to expel or subdue the Barioth Dragon.

Faced with this guy whom they had dealt with once before and knew how troublesome he was, Darren, their strongest fighter, was ultimately sent out.

(End of this chapter)