Anime Crossover: Master is Not Here Today

"Wait, what's that over there?"

After ascending into the sky, the land beneath their feet gradually came into view. Just then, Fujimaru Ritsuka suddenly saw thick dark clouds covering the land in the distance of the Dragon's Recess.

Beneath the dark clouds, a raging storm arose, whipping up countless tiny crystals and dust particles, forming several enormous tornadoes—spectacular, awe-inspiring, dangerous, and deadly, as if a natural disaster had struck.

"Roar!!!"

Upon witnessing that scene, Nergigante suddenly roared to the sky, flapped its wings vigorously, and immediately changed direction, flying towards the area where the storm was located.

Seeing this, Fujimaru Ritsuka and Meiryu Shina exchanged a glance and immediately followed.

"call--!"

As they drew closer, the howling of the fierce storm grew even more deafening, and the flying crystal fragments were as sharp as blades, forcing Meiliu Qi Na, who was holding Fujimaru Ritsuka, to temporarily stop in mid-air to prevent Fujimaru Ritsuka from getting hurt.

But Nergigante ignored it and plunged headlong into the storm of blades. The high-speed crystal fragments, which would be deadly to humans, collided directly with its body but could not harm it in the slightest.

"Roar--!!!"

At this moment, the culprit that created this huge storm was already at a disadvantage. Its body covered in wounds caused it to roar with a mixture of pain and anger, but its weakness could not be concealed by the furious attacks.

Opposite him, Bai Feng held a katana, his eyes calm and steady, his feet moving with effortless skill as he dodged deadly attacks, as if dancing on the tip of a blade.

At the same time, she can seize every opening in the attack, leaving a wound on her opponent with each strike, calmly and steadily taking victory into her own hands step by step.

Just like a hunter waiting for its prey to die.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 286 The Nergigante, a master of stealing kills, reunites

Steel Dragon, an ancient dragon species in legend, is said to be shrouded in storms, wielding supernatural winds, and clad in inviolable armor. It appears amidst raging storms and can easily unleash devastating storms upon a region.

As the name "Steel Dragon" suggests, its body is covered with a gleaming silver-gray metallic shell, the hardness of which far exceeds that of steel.

Especially for flight, the Steel Dragon's giant wings, several times the size of its body, and the exoskeleton near its back are far harder than other parts, and there is no blade that can penetrate these parts.

Its ability to manipulate wind and storms at will is also the origin of its other name, Wind Soaring Dragon.

More importantly, the Steel Dragon has a very wide range of habitats, with its activity area covering almost the entire world. It is frequently sighted in the skies above forests, snowfields, and high mountains, making it one of the most familiar ancient dragon species to people and also one of the most harmful to human society.

Thanks to this, Bai Feng is very familiar with the attack patterns of the Steel Dragon.

Because back in the Old World, she had once defeated a steel dragon.

Even so, Bai Feng remained fully focused during the battle. Even she couldn't afford to be careless when facing an ancient dragon-level monster.

Don't be impatient, and don't be careless, keep your pace...

however--

Just then, Bai Feng suddenly sensed something was amiss, so he subconsciously took a step back, putting distance between himself and the other party.

"boom--!"

The next second, a pitch-black and ferocious ancient dragon descended from the sky, its right palm containing terrifying power and enormous kinetic energy, directly slamming into the culprit's head!

The steel dragon's head slammed into the ground, creating a shallow, spiderweb-like crater with a dull thud, and the earth trembled as if in mourning.

Caught completely off guard by such a powerful sneak attack, the Steel Dragon didn't even have time to let out a cry before it instantly fainted, its body uncontrollably flipping to the side, its fate unknown.

As Steel Dragon fell unconscious, the raging storm in the area instantly dissipated and returned to calm.

'—Nergigante?'

Bai Feng did not let her guard down, but a hint of doubt appeared in her expression the moment she saw who it was.

Because the Nergigante in front of her looked very much like the Nergigante that was with Fujimaru Ritsuka, but many details of its body were not quite the same, which made her a little confused.

Could it be other individuals?

"White Wind!"

Just then, a familiar voice called out from the horizon. Bai Feng looked up in surprise and saw Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was being carried in a princess carry by Mei Liuqina, waving happily at her in mid-air.

"!"

Upon seeing Fujimaru Ritsuka, Hakufu finally relaxed and waved back happily.

"...aibo?"

On the other side, after noticing that the storm created by the Steel Dragon had disappeared, Reya and Sharu, who were hiding not far away, cautiously peeked out and soon saw the Steel Dragon lying on the ground, Nergigante, White Wind, and Fujimaru Ritsuka and the others approaching.

They immediately jumped for joy, running forward and waving excitedly:

"Ritsuka, Umeya Shina!"

"Reya, Xia Lu!"

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Reya happily hugged each other. After several days apart, the group reunited, and both sides were overjoyed.

Then, she asked curiously about the battle just now. Reya told them that she and Baifeng had not come specifically to hunt down the Steel Dragon, but had just accidentally bumped into it while investigating the Elder's Recess.

"What bad luck, I actually ran into Gu Long by accident."

Reya patted her chest in relief, then smiled with relief:

"Luckily, Aibo was there, otherwise it would have been dangerous."

Bai Feng looked at the steel dragon lying on the ground. Upon closer inspection, she discovered that its head, embedded in the ground, had slightly collapsed and appeared to be completely lifeless, beyond any doubt.

The power of Nergigante's terrifying palm strike that descended from the sky was unimaginable.

Although she had completely overwhelmed her opponent before he could deliver the final blow, she never intended to kill him.

Firstly, she was unprepared; this was a sudden encounter, and her initial goal was simply to repel the enemy. Secondly, the ancient dragons were extremely resilient; even when severely injured, they could often fly into the air and escape the battlefield.

If Nergigante hadn't ambushed them, Kushala Daora would probably have fled soon too, but unfortunately, there are no "what ifs".

Judging from this, it seems that Steel Dragon is more unlucky.

Fujimaru Ritsuka and Reya also looked at the Steel Dragon lying on the ground.

Reya's eyes were filled with curiosity and excitement. She was just an editor, and her understanding of Gu Long came almost entirely from his books. She had very few direct contact experiences like this.

Moreover, these are among the very few ancient dragons that have been killed.

As Fujimaru Ritsuka looked at the battered Steel Dragon and the fatal blow to its head, she thought to herself, "Memeko seems to be quite good at stealing kills."

"Roar!"

Having secured the final kill, and since White Wind wasn't a dragon, Nergigante showed no mercy, immediately lunging at the Steel Dragon's corpse, biting its neck, and beginning to drain the Elder Dragon energy from its body.

"What is that Nergigante...?!"

Seeing Nergigante's actions, Reya was shocked and quickly took out her notebook to jot down the scene.

At the same time, she also noticed the changes in Nergigante and curiously asked Fujimaru Ritsuka:

"Why does it look a little different than before?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka replied with a smile:

"After it did this to the ancient dragon beneath the ley lines, it fell into a deep sleep, and during that time it slowly turned into what it is now."

"So that's it..."

Upon hearing this, Reya looked at the predating Nergigante again, her expression thoughtful.

"So this is why Nergigante preys on Elder Dragons?"

After a short while, Nergigante released its grip and shook its wings contentedly, having completely absorbed the ancient dragon energy from the Steel Dragon's body.

This time, it didn't go to sleep immediately, but returned to Fujimaru Ritsuka's side and lay down to rest.

Although Bai Feng and Re Ya had seen this scene many times, no matter how many times they saw it, it still made them sigh.

After all, that's Gu Long!

Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled at Reya and said:

"I'm planning to return to the [Starry Sky] base now. Would you like to come back with us?"

"Really? That's great!"

Reya nodded happily in agreement.

They were originally supposed to continue their investigation in the Elder's Recess, but since this had happened, they naturally had to return to their base to report to the Commander-in-Chief.

At this moment, Reya suddenly remembered something and made a somewhat hesitant request:

"But could you wait a moment?"

Before heading back, they certainly couldn't just leave the steel dragon's corpse, which contained extremely rare ancient dragon materials, unattended.

Reya immediately wrote a short report and sent it back to her pterosaur. Upon receiving the letter, the commander-in-chief should send men to transport the steel dragon's carcass as quickly as possible.

"There's no need to go through all that trouble."

However, after hearing Reya's words, Fujimaru Ritsuka smiled, walked to the Steel Dragon's corpse, and then, to the astonishment of the others, put the Steel Dragon's corpse into the [Treasury of the Subject].

"Wouldn't that solve the problem?"

"Ah, um..."

Reya responded blankly, then belatedly remembered that Fujimaru Ritsuka was from another world.

Oh well, the spiciness is gone.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 287 Returning to the Base, Fujimaru Ritsuka is a Master Hunter?

"Boom, bang, bang..."

Nergigante followed behind Fujimaru Ritsuka. Its massive and heavy body caused the wooden platform to creak and vibrate with every step it took, as if it were about to break at any moment.

A wide path had long been cleared in their route, and the hunters kept a respectful distance, curiously observing the Nergigante.

Although Nergigante caused some disturbance at the port last time, it was short-lived and Nergigante flew away quickly, so most people in the base have only heard about various legends related to it so far.

For example, the corpse of the Elder Dragon (Xeno'jiiva) that helped hunters defeat the Zorah Magdaros, was tamed by the people of another world, and was even recently transported back to the base was found and defeated with the help of Nergigante.

The idea that Nergigante is not an ancient dragon that usually brings natural disasters, but rather a guardian of the ecosystem, has gradually come to be recognized, leading to a significant change in people's understanding of Nergigante.