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Chapter 724 This earth vein core that gave birth to the Nether Lantern Dragon... is also a kind of dragon egg nest!
If we disregard subsequent additional quest collaborations and the Iceborne DLC, this quest, titled "The Closing Grounds," is actually the final quest in the Monster Hunter World game.

Others may not know what's inside the core of this ley line, but General Orange (?) knows it all too well.

Deep beneath the Elder Dragon's Recess, in a region deep within the ley lines, lies the nascent form of an Ancient Dragon King, drawing upon all the energy of the ley lines with all its might. Its name is—

Netherworld Dragon.

This being, located at the summit of the New World, feeds on the death energy of all the ancient dragons in the ley lines, and its very existence attracts ancient dragons from all over the world to collectively exhibit the "Ancient Dragon Crossing" phenomenon. In a sense, it is the culprit behind the dungeon's modifier "Ancient Dragon Catastrophe".

It can be said that only by defeating Xeno'jiiva can the crisis of the Elder Dragon Catastrophe be truly resolved.

If it doesn't die, then no matter how many ancient dragons that have disrupted the ecosystem due to their rampaging power are dealt with by Cheng Tian and the other outsiders and hunters, more ancient dragons from other regions will continue to rush towards the New World.

However, the current situation is somewhat different.

The nexus where the Netherworld Dragon resides is most likely the origin of the soul sacrifice rule that led to its emergence in the New World.

Based on Cheng Tian's experience in the dungeons of "Cadillacs and Dinosaurs + MapleStory", it is very likely that something similar to the Aether Crystal, or simply a fragment of other dungeon essence, broke through the spatial barrier and fell into the center of the ley lines, or even into the body of the Xeno'jiiva dragon that was still incubating, thus causing the soul sacrifice of everyone in the New World.

Even if it has nothing to do with soul sacrifice, a pure Xeno'jiiva is not an easy creature to deal with; even in its juvenile stage, it already possesses the aura of an Elder Dragon King.

But after a brief mental whirlwind, Cheng Tian immediately focused on the final additional prompt.

Why would this space add such a prompt at the end of this task?
Humanoid sassy bird MAX...sassy bird MAX...

……Um!?
Cheng Tian's body trembled slightly, and an incredulous light suddenly appeared in his eyes.

He seemed to understand what the hint was saying.

At this point in time, the Xeno'jiiva should still be in its juvenile stage, sleeping in the core of the ley lines in the form of a "cocoon" or "egg" to absorb energy.

In other words, before it hatches, this thing can actually be classified as a dragon egg.

If we extrapolate further, could the core of the ley lines that gave birth to the Xeno'jiiva be considered as an alternative dragon egg nest?
If there's a nest, raid it! If there are eggs, collect them!
I, Lao Cheng, am determined to go to this place where things will end!
The Star Base and the Blazing Sun were operating at full capacity, naturally to handle this final entrusted mission.

The guild leaders in the original work were quite unreliable. They sent only one Azure Star, one Grand Guild Leader, and one NPC Dragonkin Hunter into the core area without any warning.

Whether it was due to interference from outsiders or simply good timing, the Xeno'jiiva broke through its crystalline cocoon and, in its juvenile form, began to display the power of a future Elder Dragon King.

...Then the Grand Master, damn it, carried the injured dragon hunter away, leaving Azure Star alone to face the colossal creature that was 45 meters long. Cheng Tian almost cursed out loud when he saw the Grand Master run away on the spot the first time he did this mission.

This time, Cheng Tian knew in advance that he would be facing the juvenile form of the Ancient Dragon King, and that it would involve a series of boss battles. Therefore, he naturally had to allocate resources and personnel to the maximum extent possible.

Yes, that's right. For this mission, Cheng Tian will directly use a human wave tactic, piling up resources to kill the Netherworld Dragon, which may have some special abilities that it might have developed.

It's worth mentioning here that while the Sun Legion provides numerous benefits and conveniences to the Hunter Guild, some of the Hunter Guild's functions are also working to address the Sun Legion's shortcomings.

For example, the processing workshop, centered around the members of the second generation, can process various materials into weapons and equipment, allowing the legion to initially break away from the Gates Group's supply of materials and also gain the ability to develop its own weapons and equipment.

Now, Cheng Tian's puppet troops and some Martian units have been upgraded with all sorts of weapons and equipment.

The third team, mainly composed of scholars specializing in ecological research and dragon behavior analysis, can help accelerate the breeding and research of new species and help screen for better dragon genes. They can directly become Utan's scientific research assistants, rather than just decorative figures like a puppet army.

Incidentally, upon learning that he had gained such a large group of scholars and researchers under his command, Utan was so happy that he immediately did a somersault on the spot.

For Utan, who has always fought alone and has already differentiated into four personality clones of bio-engineered machines, this is finally a battle he can win.

These already intelligent scholars and researchers were quickly captivated by the recording equipment in the institute, and began to humbly seek their advice and strive to integrate into the institute.

In the guild, these scholars could only study the new continents of the Monster Hunter world, but with Cheng Tian, ​​they had the opportunity to study the ecology of other worlds!
For pure academic researchers, this temptation is truly deadly!
In a sense, if these scholars weren't supported by the belief of "studying the ecology of the New World and the Ancient Dragons," they would probably be more likely to defect from the guild and follow the Blazing Sun Legion than the young hunters of the Fifth Fleet... But if Cheng Tian were to be more forceful or offer them a way out, the chances of them stepping down would be quite high.

In addition to the efficient mobilization of personnel and resources, the hunters and mages have also been busy, with all those currently fighting on the front lines concentrated near the Elder's Recess.

Their mission is to snipe the mutated monsters lured there by the dragon vein.

If you can kill one more enemy on the outskirts, you'll be able to kill one less enemy in the final area, reducing the chances of the mission being disrupted or encountering unexpected problems.

Interestingly, almost all players who have officially joined the Sun Legion or the Order of Balance are now acting alongside the NPCs, who are mainly responsible for sniping and killing mutated monsters.

Although they felt somewhat like they were being used as subordinates by Cheng Tian, ​​they were happy to do so, after all, the benefits of the legion were really attractive.

Moreover, compared to those players who refused to join the Legion or Cult early on, thus missing out on the progress of killing Behemoth and getting stuck at the "Ancient Dragon Slayer" stage with miserable expressions, they clearly felt much more comfortable.

Happiness built on the suffering of others has a unique flavor to it.
And so, when the countdown for the player group's stay reached its final 18 hours, the large team of forty people, centered around Cheng Tian and composed of players and NPCs, entered the long underground river leading to the Convergence Land.

(End of this chapter)