Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 565 Little Fire Dragon
The Commander-in-Chief's fingertips turned white from gripping the letter tightly, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was extremely serious.

The soldier delivering the letter stood aside, not daring to breathe. As a messenger, he naturally knew the contents of the letter, since he was there to provide answers to the Commander-in-Chief on behalf of the general who was personally directing the investigation of the ancient city of Xiureide's defenses.

The Commander-in-Chief put down the letter, sat down heavily, leaned back in his chair, and slowly exhaled a large breath.

He rarely behaved so rudely in front of outsiders, but now he was genuinely tired.

The Black Dragon is an absolute taboo in human history, and its power is beyond question.

Moreover, the letter mentioned that the black dragon that was observed was very likely the one that destroyed the ancient city of Shured a thousand years ago.

How terrifying must the power of a forbidden being who has lived for at least a thousand years be?
If this were the commander-in-chief before the Safi'jiiva hunt, he would probably already be considering how many hunters to send to the Old World to participate in this hunt.

However, after the battle with Safi'jiiva, we have gained a preliminary glimpse into just how terrifying a creature that scholars have described as transcending the taboos of the food chain truly is!
Even in a large-scale siege led by a group of top hunters wearing Elder Dragon armor sets, it still managed to inflict such enormous damage on the hunters with ease. If it weren't for the arrival of the Blazing Sun Dragon, it might have been able to leave safely.

Not to mention the various anomalies that occurred during the subsequent battle with the Blazing Sun Dragon, which far exceeded the manifestations of natural disasters.

At this moment, even the Commander-in-Chief had some doubts: could the Black Dragon really be defeated by humans?
No, calling it a punitive expedition is far too arrogant!

Is it something that humans can expel?
Are those large machines that you're so proud of, which can cause great damage to ancient dragons, really useful to Him?
The answer to this is truly impossible to know.

At least one thing is certain: the research by scholars at the Ecological Research Institute has led to the conclusion that the large-scale machinery currently available in the New World is no longer very effective against the Blazing Sun Dragon from the previous Lava Dragon subjugation battle.

Within that extent of terrain destruction, immobile large machinery is nothing more than easy targets to destroy.

"You should go and rest first. I need to think about this carefully."

Think about it, how many hunters can the research team still mobilize without affecting Blazing Village and Starry Sky Outpost?

Without Blazing Village and the Ancient Tree civilization, the Commander-in-Chief wouldn't be too bothered. Death during a hunt isn't unacceptable for hunters, so even if the entire investigation team that had completed the main exploration quest 'The Secret of the Ancient Dragon Crossing' were brought back to the Old World, there wouldn't be any problem.

However, many hunters have completely integrated into the ancient tree civilization, and the newborn children are about to grow up, identifying themselves as villagers of Blazing Fire Village and hunters of the New World. They have taken root here completely; this is their home.

"Ah~~"

On the command platform, a deep sigh drifted away with the sea breeze.

At the top of the ancient tree, patrolling cats would take two steps and then turn back to look into their nest to make sure that the beautiful figure was still there before they could continue forward with peace of mind.

Then, out of fear and worry, he turned his gaze back to that direction.

Although the Dettels are cat-like beastmen, their loyalty and bonds are more like those of dogs.

The disappearance of Luo Yun and Ya Ji has left them with psychological trauma. Afraid of being 'abandoned' again, they can only find solace in this way.

Inside the nest, Little Loren, engulfed in flames, roared and charged at Luo Yun once more. The massive fiery dragon chariot, carrying fluttering radiant crystal butterflies, crashed violently into the languid figure in front of it.

boom!
The crystal claws suddenly gathered a large amount of energy, enlarging several times over. They forcefully pierced through the flames of the calamity, gripping Little Loren's slender neck tightly. With exaggerated, monstrous strength, they slammed Little Loren's dragon chariot to a halt. The entire dragon was pinned to the ground by immense brute force, unable to move.

After becoming a taboo, Luo Yun also habitually abandoned many fancy fighting styles. When facing an ancient dragon of Xiao Luoren's caliber, he could easily overwhelm it with his physical strength alone.

One claw is enough to defeat it!

"Hoo~~ho~~"

Little Loren's nostrils spewed bursts of flames from his furious breath, but ultimately he could not escape Luo Yun's 'clutches' and had to give up.

Tonkotsu and his child, who were watching from the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that little Loren had gradually calmed down and the flames on his body had subsided.

Little Loren lay on the ground, his eyes vacant, his halberd-like tail slapping the ground unconsciously. The whole dragon lay there quietly, and the world seemed to have turned gray.

He is nearing adulthood, and these years have been the best period of his physical development. Whether it is muscles or energy organs, he has changed every day.

During this active period in the New World, in order to maintain the stability of the Ancient Tree, He has often left the Ancient Tree area to fight against those ancient dragons.

There were wins and losses, but at least He could feel the gap between Him and these veteran ancient dragons. As His body grew, the gap narrowed, and He could even predict that He would eventually surpass most of the ancient dragons.

However, in front of his father, who had changed again, the only difference between him and the past was that he would no longer be rolled into a ball.

Other than that, there's still that deep sense of powerlessness.

"Crack, click, click!"

Just as Little Loren was beginning to doubt Long Sheng, he suddenly felt an itch on his heel.

It tilted its head, freeing itself from Luo Yun's grasp, and looked down.

A young fire dragon with a big head, bright, sparkling eyes, and dark gold patterns with some crystals on its small, unopened wings is grinding its teeth with the crystal on its heel.

When she noticed that little Loren was looking at her, she even took a moment to let out a "ga" sound, as if she were greeting him.

Luo Yun discovered the little thing's existence even earlier than Xiao Loren. It was precisely because he saw the little thing running over here with its still unsteady little legs that he didn't give Xiao Loren any face and directly used this very confidence-damaging method to forcefully pin Xiao Loren down.

The concern was that the aftershocks of Little Loren's battle might affect the opponent.

Little Loren looked at the little thing that was about to grind its teeth again and really wanted to kick it away.

But when he thought that if he did this, the Charizard couple would probably give him a double beating, he chose to back down without hesitation.

For some reason, this little thing, who had just been able to leave its eggshell and learn to run, seemed to prefer sticking to Loren rather than its more familiar parents.

(End of this chapter)