Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 528 The cruel reality

Slowly gathering his own energy, Luo Yun drove away the Radiant Crystal Butterflies that were constantly purifying his Taijing energy from his body surface, and his body visibly shrank by one level.

The Earth Crying Dragon's attack method involves a very small proportion of elemental energy, giving it high energy resistance. However, the Radiant Butterfly's physical defense is not as impressive as its energy resistance, so it cannot last long in a battle against the Earth Crying Dragon.

After all, that guy's shock attack is a large-scale attack that can directly shatter the mountains on a small island. There is basically no better way than to withstand it head-on.

Rather than making such a useless sacrifice, it would be more cost-effective to leave these powerful and active Crystal Butterflies, which were purifying the Crystal Energy for themselves and were influenced by their own abilities, on the Ancient Tree to enhance its overall strength.

After devouring the mushroom-fed pig in a few bites, it let out a low growl under Tonkotsu's puzzled gaze, then quickly spread its wings and flew out of the nest, leaving Tonkotsu standing there helplessly, reaching out as if to say something.

Luo Yun had just flown out of the ancient tree and was trying to determine the direction of the Origin Island when he saw Ya Ji returning from inspecting her territory.

Upon seeing Luo Yun about to cover his entire body with the Taijing membrane, one immediately knew what he was planning to do.

With a flick of its wings, it quickly changed direction and flew in front of Luo Yun, blocking his path.

His mouth was slightly open, and his throat was filled with deep sounds.

Previously, whether it was the battle against Nergigante in the Wildspire Waste or the recent battle in the Elder's Recess, Luo Yun had left Aki behind. This time, however, she caught him red-handed and insisted on going along.

Yaji is highly intelligent and knows that Luo Yun's actions are a form of protection.

However, this kind of protection really hurt her deeply. Fire dragon couples, especially subspecies and special species, often face enemies together, regardless of the strength of the enemy, even if they die together.

But ever since Luo Yun transformed into an ancient dragon, he has changed. He now hides any dangerous situations from Ya Ji and goes alone.

Aki is not the kind of ordinary female Rathalos who knows nothing. She is also an Ancient Dragon. She can sense the energy fluctuations emitted by Luo Yun when he fights other Ancient Dragons. Therefore, Aki is well aware of the risks Luo Yun faces in battle.

The thought of her partner facing enormous risks alone, while she herself became a burden, unable to help at all, made Aki feel very depressed.

Instinct told her to rush over and face it together, but reason told her to protect the ancient tree for Luo Yun, as it would be the safest haven for Luo Yun after he was injured.

Ultimately, reason prevailed over instinct, and Aki forcefully suppressed her impulse. During Luo Yun's absence, she managed the Ancient Tree meticulously, until Luo Yun returned and led the Radiant Fire Dragon Guard to maximize the Ancient Tree's defensive capabilities.

But this time, she really couldn't hold back anymore, so she subconsciously stopped Luo Yun, stopping this man who was much bigger than her and had grown into someone she had to look up to!
This time, however, they are facing the Earth-Crying Dragon, or another name for it, the Heavenly and Earthly Crying Dragon!
In terms of pure strength, this guy might only be able to compete for a top-five spot among the Elder Dragons of the Unrestricted level, but his fighting style is definitely that of a killer of the weak. Ordinary Elder Dragons, without special targeted defensive abilities, are not even qualified to participate in the battle against him.

Aki's talent is truly exceptional. With the boost from her symbiotic traits, she managed to break through to become an Elder Dragon, while the Rathalos couple, who are just below Aki, are still only Elder Dragon-level creatures.

By relying on the long lifespan of the ancient dragon to hone her skills, Aki's ultimate goal will certainly not stop at her current strength, but that's a matter for the future.

Facing the Earth-Crying Dragon, Luo Yun was confident that even if he couldn't defeat it, he wouldn't be in mortal danger. However, he couldn't guarantee that Ya Ji would survive such a battle.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Luo Yun decisively refused Ya Ji's offer to him.

Without any roundabout approach or attempt to ease the tension, it was stated directly that this battle was beyond Aki's capabilities; with her current strength, she would only distract Luo Yun. Ultimately, she was a monster; sometimes, presenting the cruel truth in its rawest form was the most direct solution.

This will not affect Luo Yun and Ya Ji's relationship. Having come this far together, they have already developed a strong enough ability to withstand pressure. Moreover, given the Fire Dragon's innate stubbornness, only in this way can Ya Ji's idea be completely dispelled.

As expected, after hearing Luo Yun's answer, Ya Ji's expression froze, and then she lowered her head slowly with a dim look in her eyes, flying to the side to make way for him.

After taking a deep look at the instantly dejected Ya Ji, Luo Yun reaffirmed his resolve once more, spread his wings, and flew forward.

As it passed by Aki, Aki moved its body, flapping its wings rapidly. The dragon circled Luo Yun twice before flying onto Luo Yun's back. Its strong hind claws gripped the thick scales on Luo Yun's back, and its spiky jaws rubbed against the top of Luo Yun's head, emitting low growls amidst the rubbing of the scales.

Only after he had absorbed enough of Luo Yun's scent did he slowly detach himself and fly back to the ancient tree without looking back.

Luo Yun turned around and looked at Ya Ji's somewhat lonely figure. He took a deep breath, covered his entire body with the Taijing Membrane, and in a violent sonic boom, he quickly turned into a red dot.

Deep within the ancient tree palace nest, Aki ran quickly to this spot, looking at the red crystals growing in the corner of the wall.

This is a Crimson Crystal that grew after the excessive energy that Luo Yun actively generated during the construction of the energy internal cycle was filtered by the Ancient Tree.

At this moment, the Radiant Crystal Butterflies that had detached from Luo Yun were fluttering around this area. However, the energy purity of those Radiant Crystals was such that even they could not stay on them for long. They could only absorb the energy by moving around.

With heavy footsteps, Yaji stared intently at the crystals with her vertical pupils, her mind filled with Luo Yun's sharp and merciless voice.

Finally, gritting its teeth, amidst the panicked fluttering of the Crystal Butterflies, it opened its blood-red maw and bit off a piece of blazing crimson crystal.

Feeling the exaggerated energy explode in her mouth, Aki tightly closed her lips, chewed it up quickly with her teeth, and swallowed it whole.

The next second, terrifying crimson energy erupted from the stomach, which could devour scorching minerals and possessed an extremely exaggerated digestive ability.

In just a moment, Yaji felt as if these energies were like a band of robbers sweeping in, instantly breaching all the energy organs in her body and expelling and suppressing the energy within her.

The sensation, as if her body was being torn apart, almost made her scream in agony.

But the image of Luo Yun, with his cold eyes, kept appearing in her mind, and in the end, Ya Ji forced herself to suppress her wails.

I lay down on the spot, closed my eyes, and tried to fight the pain in my body in this way.

While the Crimson Crystal energy was damaging Aki's body, it was also beginning to subtly integrate into Aki's life energy.

This was the only way that Aki could think of to catch up with her increasingly distant partner as soon as possible!

She wanted to stand by Luo Yun's side, whether in peace or danger!
(End of this chapter)