The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　The two immediately tensed up, focusing all their attention on the Reincarnation Lord, not even paying attention to the ribs in front of them. The Reincarnation Lord calmly tore off pieces of meat from the Spinosaurus and put them in his mouth to chew. However, since the Reincarnation Lord did not make a move, Flame and Fiorena did not attack either.

　The Lord of Reincarnation was not willing to accept this. He said, "Giving you one bite is enough. Why would you want more?"

　You're not leaving, huh? Fine, I'm leaving!

　The Reincarnated One, carrying the remaining Spinosaurus carcass, flapped its wings and left. Seeing the Reincarnated One leave, Flame and Fiorena breathed a sigh of relief. The Flying Dragon Blade [Moon] and the Ice Emperor Palace fell to the ground. The two squatted down and panted heavily. From facing the Spinosaurus to finally seeing the Reincarnated One, their tense mood had never eased, but now they could finally relax.

　Seeing their leader leave, the Meralus were also packing up to leave. Flame, seeing that they were about to leave, took the initiative to speak to them, "You're leaving too, come visit Elgard sometime!"

　"Hehe, now that the Lord of Reincarnation has left, you don't need to be in such a hurry. Are you in a rush to deliver food to the Lord of Reincarnation?"

　"Meow, meow, meow." What are you saying? We'll just find a better place.

　When they heard that food was being delivered to the Lord of the Reincarnation, the Melarurus were clearly taken aback. However, Flame and Fiorena were preoccupied with the Spinosaurus ingredients and did not notice the Melarurus's change. The oldest Melaruru kicked the one that was standing there in a daze, and the three black cats immediately carried the remaining ingredients and the rest towards the Lord of the Reincarnation.

　In Elgardne, Gareas looked at the cart full of materials, and his tense expression finally relaxed. The dragonman doctor glanced at the quantity of materials and said, "We just got the medulla oblongata of the fire dragon, and with so much concentrated venomous blood from the spiny dragon, the antidote we make will be five hundred times the amount used during the plague in the kingdom, and the effect will be better than before."

　"The more of this stuff, the better. Even if we find the culprit, these medicines will still be useful until the parasites are completely eradicated."

　After exchanging a few words, Yan immediately took the materials to prepare the antidote. The antidote was quickly prepared and delivered by Yan to the people infected with the virus. The next day, the team of hunters who had been attacked by the Silver Dragon and fell into a coma woke up, and Gareas immediately inquired about the situation.

　"So, while you were dealing with the electric dragon, the Silver Dragon took the opportunity to kill the electric dragon and then attacked you?"

　"Yes, Admiral Gareas. And it's easy to deduce from this incident that the Silver Dragon is the host of those parasites. The previous incidents involving the Anjanath, the Ice-type Fish-type Dragon, the Steel-type Beast, and the current Electric Dragon are enough to prove that this Silver Dragon is spreading parasites on a large scale. If the Silver Dragon is not defeated in time, I'm afraid the disaster caused by the parasites will not end."

　"Then, pass on my orders: post notices now, form a sixteen-person team to investigate the whereabouts of Jueyinlong, and after finding his trail..."

　Launch an immediate punitive expedition.

　P.S.: During the Song Dynasty, filled buns were called mantou, which are similar to steamed buns today, while unfilled buns were called chuibing, which are also similar to mantou. Ming Dynasty eunuchs also had their own objects of worship. While common people worshipped Guan Yu, they worshipped Yue Fei, mainly because they believed their loyalty was comparable to Yue Fei's.

　PS2: Well then, I wish everyone a wonderful and pleasant day!

　Volume 1: Chapter 384 - The Ultimate Showdown Erupts?

　Inside the Hunter's Guild in Elgard, Gareas was discussing the matter of the Reincarnated One with scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observatory.

　"So, the reason we were able to obtain Spinosaurus materials to make the antidote is largely thanks to the Returning World Lord?"

　Gareas nodded, neither confirming nor denying the statement. Flame was a hero of Flamefire Village, Fiorena was the kingdom's chief knight, and the two still had five flashbangs and three pitfall traps left in their pockets, along with half of their nutrient and antidote supplies. Defeating the Spinosaurus would be no problem for them at all.

　However, the appearance of the Reincarnated Lord accelerated this outcome. In fact, in the end, the hunters did not obtain fewer materials. Although the venomous blood fell to the ground and mixed with the sand, it did not hinder the preparation and use at all. After sifting, it had no effect on the effectiveness of the antidote.

　As for the Spinosaurus's heavy shell, thick scales, and other materials that the Reincarnated One dismantled, they seemed to be of no use to it. Although dragon scales can be fried and eaten, this only applies to newly grown scales. These scales, which have become highly calcified and mineralized through the monster's own growth, are inedible. In the end, the Reincarnated One could only discard them.

　These materials eventually ended up in the hunters' pockets, as expected. As for the dragon meat taken by the Wanderer and the discarded dragon bones, these materials were not very valuable, and the hunters could always find substitutes.

　However, the focus is not on that, but on the unique ecology of the World Lord that Flame and Fiorena discovered, which actually recruited several Melaruru to cook for it.

　The hunters knew that the Elder Dragons possessed unimaginable wisdom and were also quite noble creatures, but they never expected that the Elder Dragons' wisdom had developed to the point of being able to recruit subordinates. Moreover, after noticing that Flame and Fiona had been observing from the side, the Lord of the World actually gave Flame and Fiona a piece of meat as if it were charity. At that moment, Fiona's thought was: Does the Lord of the World want us to take the benefits and then get lost?

　So this was an ancient dragon negotiating with the hunters? This horrified the hunters even more, but Blaze felt it was more like an ultimatum.

　"Yes, and judging from the behavior of the Revenant Lord observed by Blaze and Fiona, it has shown extraordinary wisdom and a considerable degree of rationality. In the end, the Revenant Lord did not attack Blaze and Fiona, but the existence of the Mad Dragon Virus is still a threat to Elgard. However, everyone's main task now is to find and defeat the Silver Dragon. The work of defeating the Revenant Lord will also be put on the agenda later. I have reported to the Hunter's Guild and the Dragon Academy, hoping that they can make a decision in advance."

　“Hehe, I don’t think things will be as simple as you think. Some time ago, in order to investigate detailed information about the Forbidden Land, the Hunter’s Guild and the Dragon Academy recruited hunters from the New World Ancient Dragon Investigation Team and several cities such as East Doruma and Barbare to investigate the Heavenly Barrier Sand Plains.” The dragon-human scholar said while organizing the ecological records about the World Lord in his hand.

　"It is said that they encountered a flying dragon that can manipulate lightning and a brand new horned monster there. The Hunter's Guild has tentatively named them Thunder Dragon and Spiny Spider. Elgard can handle monsters like the Silver Dragon, but it is feared that the Hunter's Guild will not be able to spare any hunters to help deal with monsters like the World Lord in the short term."

　“I know about this too. To be honest, if I didn’t need to investigate that mysterious cave, I would also like to go and see that forbidden place. But I am the admiral of Elgard, and Princess Kichir is here. Elgard cannot do without me.”

　For the young girl, her temper is a bit worse during her molting period. So, when a Spinosaurus rushed to her table while she was eating, the young girl impatiently killed it. In fact, most of the time, the young girl is in a drowsy state. If it weren't for the fact that Lanmei thought she was too heavy and it would be tiring to hold her in her arms all the time, she could lie in Lanmei's arms for a whole day. Lanmei also knows that at this time, the young girl becomes a different kind of creature, only knowing how to eat and sleep, and she spends most of her playtime sunbathing and sleeping.

　(〃 〃) A gentle breeze blew by, and under the warm sun, the little girl nestled next to Lanmei, squinting her eyes contentedly.

　Although she hadn't drunk alcohol or engaged in strenuous exercise, the little girl's face was still flushed. Lan Mei knew this was because her internal heat organs were functioning. Under the influence of the Crimson Emperor Dragon God Jade, the large amount of energy stored up was being used for the development of the little girl's bones and scales. Her previously porous calcareous bones were undergoing multiple molts...

　The growth has transformed into a crystalline hexagonal honeycomb structure, and only in this way can the skeleton support the girl's originally enormous body.

　Actually, this is what the molting period is like. The little girl just needs to lie next to you, eat, drink, and sleep. But Lanmei suffers because the little girl lying on her is like a furnace. And even if there is a furnace next to her, Lanmei can't push her away. Even if she does push her away, the little girl will still cling to her.

　"Sometimes I think you're quite polite, but you're really hot right now, my legs are sweating."

　As Lanmei spoke, she tried to pull the little girl off her, but as soon as Lanmei pried the little girl's fingers apart, the little girl gripped even tighter. "Huh? It's not hot."

　"You may not be hot, but I am!"

　The little girl ignored Lanmei's complaints and clung to Lanmei like an octopus. The more Lanmei pulled down, the more firmly the little girl clung to her. Before long, Lanmei looked at the little girl in her arms, panting. Lanmei sighed and finally gave up resisting. After playing for a while, the little girl got sleepy and quietly fell asleep in Lanmei's arms.

　Looking at the baby girl in her arms, whose chest was rising and falling slowly, and whose lips were glistening with color in the sunlight, Lanmei couldn't help but swallow and hugged her a little tighter.

　Inside the submerged forest, Blazing Flame was hunting a Kappa frog. The frog's abdomen and limbs were covered with a large number of grubs. Under the influence of the grubs, the Kappa frog had completely lost its mind and was frantically attacking Blazing Flame. Blazing Flame jumped to the side with the Flying Dragon Blade [Moon] in his arms. After landing, he quickly drew the blade and left a long, narrow bloodstain on the side of the Kappa frog's abdomen. Blazing Flame then threw out a Floating Insect. As the wire was pulled, several flashes of light landed one after another on the Kappa frog's back.

　The kappa frog opposite didn't dodge; instead, it raised its belly high and lunged at the flames. Its green belly fell from its head, and the flames quickly rolled on the ground to avoid the attack. Then, it raised its Flying Dragon Blade [Moon] and, using the momentum and weight of its charge, thrust it forcefully at the kappa frog. This level of attack was not something even a large monster could ignore. The kappa frog immediately turned around and stopped lunging. The flames took the opportunity to create distance and then leaped up from the ground.

　With a single slash, Blaze temporarily created distance between itself and the Kappa Frog. Blaze then skillfully shifted its weight onto its newly landed foot, flipped the blade, and forcefully flicked upwards. The Kappa Frog seemed startled by Blaze's double slash, and after standing still for a few seconds, it suddenly lunged at Blaze.

　Flame remembered clearly one of the techniques for hunting Kappa frogs: when a Kappa frog tries to swallow its prey, it will pause for a very short time. After sensing the Kappa frog's intention, Flame circled around to the side of the Kappa frog in rhythm with the stepping forward slash. According to general rules, hunters should indeed get close to the monster's body like Flame, but the long katana is not very flexible. Even if the distance between the hunter and the monster is shortened, the advantage of the katana's length will become an awkward disadvantage, that is, large slashes are likely to be blocked by the monster's hard head and claws.

　But Flame is no ordinary hunter. As a hero of Flamefire Village, she can handle anything with ease, even without using powerful, sweeping slashes. The Flying Dragon Blade [Moon] wields with the freedom of a true katana hunter, as if it were an extension of her own body.

　Lieyan had already anticipated the Kappa Frog's movements, dodging in advance and creating distance. Taking advantage of the Kappa Frog's swaying body as it searched for Lieyan, Lieyan launched another round of thrusts and forward slashes. Lieyan always targets the opponent's weaknesses, striving to achieve the greatest effect with the least amount of effort. After gathering more energy, Lieyan forcefully swung the katana from right to left, which is the Spirit Blade Slash III.

　Although the landing position was different from before, Blaze still pursued the most powerful attack. The Kappa Frog's steps became unsteady again. After completing the Air Blade Slash, Blaze took a few steps back to readjust its body posture, increasing the distance between itself and the Kappa Frog. When the Kappa Frog turned its body to face Blaze and tried to swallow Blaze, Blaze used Wirebug to dodge the Kappa Frog's throw and aimed at the Kappa Frog's vulnerable abdomen. A storm of attacks immediately followed.

　"Boom!" Just after the Blazing Flame sheathed its blade, the Kappa Frog let out a miserable cry and its entire body leaned back. Upon closer inspection, the skin on the Kappa Frog's lower abdomen had been torn open by the Blazing Flame's slash, and the sparse carapace was broken, revealing the vulnerable organs hidden inside. Even the most resilient skin finally broke after accumulating a certain amount of damage.

　The Kappa Frog struggled to its feet and spat out a water ball in retaliation. Blazing Flame nimbly dodged it and then launched a fierce attack on the Kappa Frog's wide-open chest. After Blazing Flame plunged the Flying Dragon Blade [Moon] into the Kappa Frog's body and pulled it out, the Kappa Frog finally collapsed to the ground with a thud.

　Although the monster hunted this time was a mutated kappa frog, the outcome was unusually smooth, likely partly due to the Mad Dragon Virus, given the recent frequency of the Returning Lord's appearances. The Hunter's Guild refers to this irrational and frenzied state entered by monsters infected with the Gnawing Worm as "mutation." However, the next monster they might face is the Silver Dragon, which will certainly be quite difficult, but Blaze believes they will ultimately succeed.

　Meanwhile, on the other side, the young girl was ready to molt, and the rodents in the entire area seemed to sense something, and...

　They are quietly gathering in a certain place.

　Another monster was also aware of all this, but it was still lurking underground. It was not for any other reason than that the Silver Dragon was still looking for it. However, none of the grubs that had left underground to forage had returned, which made it somewhat anxious.

　"Fiolena, what do you think?"

　“Admiral, something is amiss here. I suspect that the place where those gnawing insects are gathered is most likely the territory of the Silver Dragon. Moreover, the hunters have been hunting mutated monsters recently, so the Silver Dragon probably sensed something and is therefore spreading the gnawing insects.”

　"Fiorena, look at you, you're getting anxious again. If that's the case, what's the reason the Silver Dragon released the gnawing insects?"

　"Perhaps it's just to distract the hunters, or maybe the Silver Dragon is expanding its territory. Wait, could it be that the Lord of the World and the Silver Dragon are starting to fight over territory?"

　Bahari shook his head and began to explain his speculation, "When we were hunting the Ice Man Ichthyosaurus before, we captured some surviving parasites at the last moment and studied them. The study revealed something amazing: the parasites have a tendency to trace their origins. That is to say, the parasites in the petri dish kept flying in a certain direction, and no matter how they turned around, they always faced the same place. Obviously, that direction is the direction of the parasite's host."

　"Why would a parasite return to its host? Aren't they all capable of parasitizing any organism?"

　The dragon-human physician stepped forward and said, “This involves some reports about the plague. The parasites are unable to extract vital energy from humans. In other words, the parasites that have bitten humans only inject viruses into the human body. Of course, this is why we need to eliminate those mutated creatures. But another point is that since the parasites can return to their hosts, it is not quite appropriate to call it parasitism. Symbiosis is more appropriate.”

　Symbiosis?

　"Yes, the parasites are weak, at least in terms of monsters. They're not really dangerous to hunters either. If you have a weapon, you can deal with them even with a stick. So why do the parasites spread so freely? The answer is that they have hosts protecting them. While they're foraging for food, they're also looking for suitable hosts. Once they find a suitable host, the parasites will stay by its side and then try to infect other creatures after their population has grown."

　"Then, what is 'monsterization'?"

　"You can see the harm these parasites cause, and the monsters are aware of it too. Not to mention, they live by sucking life essence. As the saying goes, one thing subdues another. Naturally, some monsters can absorb their power for their own use. The rest are either strong enough to not be controlled and thus become hosts, or those who are not strong enough will naturally become mutated monsters and become food. This is the conclusion drawn by the scholars of the Ancient Dragon Observatory through speculation."

　After hearing these speculations, Flame and Fiona couldn't help but get goosebumps. They never expected that there were such disgusting and strange things in the world. However, they still couldn't explain why those rodents were floating in that area in such a large area, causing the entire sky to turn red. But their next task was to investigate this matter.

　As for this reason, the Abyss Dragon is all too familiar with it, or rather, it's incredibly wronged. Of course, this injustice is only a single assessment of this particular incident. The whole story dates back hundreds of years. The Abyss Dragon, living underground, once dug a tunnel in the kingdom's territory, attempting to come to the surface to hunt. However, the Silver Dragon, who lived nearby and considered the kingdom its territory, discovered the Abyss Dragon's existence, or perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Primal Form Silver Dragon.

　Under those circumstances, the two ancient dragons engaged in a great battle. Perhaps the Abyss Dragon was not good at dealing with agile enemies, or perhaps the Primal Form Silver Dragon, which could fly, had the advantage in the air. In the end, the Abyss Dragon was defeated and returned to the underground.

　However, the matter did not end there. The Abyss Dragon had left a contingency plan: the parasites. Not all the parasites on the Abyss Dragon's body returned to the underground. Some of them parasitized the original form of the Silver Dragon. Over a long period of time, the two formed a symbiotic relationship and transformed into the Silver Dragon that hunters see today. After coexisting with the parasites, the Silver Dragon became extremely irritable. The Silver Dragon, having lost its mind, even attacked the royal capital, and then it was never seen again.

　Throughout the entire incident, the people of the kingdom had never seen the Abyss Dragon, so the culprit became the Silver Dragon. In the time that followed, the Abyss Dragon was traumatized by the Silver Dragon and remained hidden underground, not daring to show itself again, and could only secretly release gnawing insects to obtain energy.

　Then, fifty years ago, the Abyss Dragon, unable to wait any longer, decided to return to the surface. It traveled underground, crossing the territory of the Silver Dragon, and arrived at the other side of the continent, which is now Elgard. Just as the Abyss Dragon was about to dig a large hole to release the parasites, it accidentally dug into the ocean due to a positioning problem. A large amount of seawater flooded in, forcing the Abyss Dragon to return underground. Even this brief appearance was discovered by the Silver Dragon.

　Unfortunately, by the time the Silver Dragon arrived in Elgard, the Abyssal Dragon had already escaped, and this time someone also witnessed it.

　He recognized the Silver Dragon, but because the situation was different from before, he was puzzled.

　Now, having amassed a great deal of power, the Abyss Dragon was planning to return to the surface once more. This time, it was confident that it could resist and defeat the Silver Dragon. Just as it had this thought, the ley lines changed. A large amount of ley line energy seemed to have received a summons and gathered at a certain location. When the Abyss Dragon tried to approach that place by following the traces, the forbidden aura made it leave that place without a second thought.

　Just kidding. The Silver Dragon is indeed a formidable monster, but even a young dragon younger than itself would have to think twice before attacking an ancient dragon that manipulates the ley lines at will and begins to evolve into something forbidden. Otherwise, it wouldn't just be a matter of being beaten back to the ground by the Silver Dragon; it might even lose its life.

　But on the other hand, since they've already come all this way, the Netherworld Dragon probably wants to take a bite out of it.

　P.S.: I went for a follow-up check-up yesterday, and my elderly family members were worried, so they did a lot more tests, which wasted a lot of time. That's why I couldn't update. Please forgive me; I really just didn't have time to write anymore.

　PS2: An absurd fact is that most burglaries actually occur during the day. A fully loaded large cruise ship needs at least twenty minutes to stop moving. In a football match, the referee can send off anyone on the field, including players, coaches, team doctors, assistant referees, sideline reporters, and photographers.

　PS3: Well then, I wish everyone a happy day!

　Volume 1: Chapter 385 - The Opening of the All-Out War

　When people's hearts are consumed by darkness and the country is in turmoil, the demons of the abyss will appear on the earth;

　The demon, wreathed in crimson flames, will devour the creatures on the ground. Innocent souls will eventually become wandering flames within the crimson flames, ultimately becoming sacrifices to the demons of the abyss and returning to darkness.

　In the meeting area of ​​Elgard, Gareas was discussing the parasites with scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observatory. According to intelligence observed by frontline hunters, the parasites they encountered, after attacking and sucking the life essence of monsters, were flying towards the Fortress Highlands. At the same time, hunters on the Fortress Highlands observed that a large number of parasites had gathered in the sky above the area, so large that even the sunlight shining down was stained blood red. This anomaly also proved that the Silver Dragon was indeed on the Fortress Highlands.

　As speculated, scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observatory began attempting to pilot airships into the area. However, the large number of parasites severely threatened visibility and navigation safety, so they could only conduct a simple survey of the surrounding area. Both the hunters conducting the survey and the scholars from the Ancient Dragon Observatory were well aware that allowing the parasites to continue gathering in this way would be a cataclysmic disaster for the local ecology of Elgard.

　What is now certain is that the Silver Dragon has definitely appeared in the Fortress Highlands, and the hunters must hunt it down if they want to break the current situation where there are swarms of gnawing insects.

　On the north side of the fortress highlands, a red-armored beast with its face covered in grubs rolled into a ball and sped across the plain. The pain of being bitten and injected with a virus by the grubs forced the red-armored beast to rely on the power generated by rolling to get rid of them. However, the teeth of the grubs were not so simple. Even rolling at full speed, the red-armored beast could only shake off a mere fraction of the grubs on its body.

　Not far away, the silly-looking Kappa frog was digging for sea cucumbers by the riverbank. After swallowing the sea cucumbers along with the rock it was perched on, the Kappa frog, its belly bulging, crawled into the river to drink. Its flat, shovel-like mouth dipped into the water, and with its mouth slightly open, its highly elastic abdomen contracted as it inhaled. With the help of its internal water sac, it sucked all the river water into its belly through the indentation of its mouth. The Kappa frog, with its keen sense of counter-surveillance, raised its head and glanced around. Everything was calm. After drinking its fill, the Kappa frog sank its entire body into the river. Just as it was about to take a short rest, a round ball rolled towards it.

　With a "splash!", the Kappa frog, on high alert, immediately crawled out of the river. Although the Kappa frog is classified as a large carnivore, it has only just reached the threshold of a large monster. The Kappa frog still has a large number of natural enemies. The Kappa frog looked at the red-armored beast curled into a ball. The pungent smell emanating from the air made the Kappa frog recognize that thing as the red-armored beast. Therefore, the Kappa frog did not run away.

　Who

　Let's make them both equally matched.

　The Kappa Frog immediately opened its mouth and roared to stop the Red Armored Beast from approaching. However, the Red Armored Beast had already lost its mind due to the virus from the Gnawing Worms. Pain and frenzy were eroding its nerves. It only wanted to desperately bang its head against the wall or fight something else to die quickly in order to relieve its pain. Moreover, the Red Armored Beast's own behavior of curling up and rolling around was also to look for potential predators. However, due to the Gnawing Worms, the surrounding ecology had already been in chaos.

　The Crimson Armor Beast roared and charged at the Kappa Frog, who, not to be outdone, swung its legs and ran towards the Crimson Armor Beast.

　"Bang!" The Crimson Armor Beast and the Kappa Frog collided violently. Using the force of the roll, the Crimson Armor Beast stretched out its claws and firmly pressed the Kappa Frog under its body. Then, it stretched out its tongue and kept lashing at the Kappa Frog's body, trying to force the Kappa Frog to give up resisting. However, although the Kappa Frog's disc-shaped bony armor on its head and the moss-covered carapace on its back were covered with moss, they were extremely hard. The Crimson Armor Beast's tongue whip could not easily break through the Kappa Frog's defense.

　The Red Armor Beast kept slapping the Kappa Frog's back spines with its claws and trying to press the Kappa Frog to the ground. However, as the two struggled, the Red Armor Beast's center of gravity was constantly being raised. Its hind legs were about to be lifted off the ground by the Kappa Frog. Finally, the Red Armor Beast stuck out its tongue and hit the Kappa Frog in the eye.

　The intense pain momentarily relaxed the Kappa Frog, and just as the Red Armored Beast was about to throw the Kappa Frog to the ground, its hind legs slipped and it almost fell. It could only throw the Kappa Frog heavily to the side, roll over, and stand up again. The Kappa Frog stared at the Red Armored Beast with one yellowish-brown eye and one scarlet eye, filled with resentment.

　"Bang!" This time, the Kappa Frog didn't let the Red Armor Beast's sneak attack succeed. Its grass-green forelimbs firmly grabbed the Red Armor Beast's shoulders. No matter how the Red Armor Beast tried to repeat the same trick, the Kappa Frog just closed its eyes and shook the Red Armor Beast vigorously. Soon, the Red Armor Beast was thrown out by the Kappa Frog due to the problem of center of gravity and strength. It rolled on the ground a few times before slowly standing up.

　The Kappa Frog looked at the Red Armored Beast lying on the ground and laughed triumphantly, but it soon stopped laughing because it found that its forelimbs were also bitten by those red flying insects, and it found that it could not shake them off at all. The Kappa Frog immediately tried to swat its forelimbs to get the red flying insects off, but the grubs were creatures that would not let go once they bit. Just then, a purple-white teardrop-shaped object fell from the sky.

　The strange object that suddenly fell startled both the Red Armor Beast and the Kappa Frog. They both looked over, but the purple-white teardrop-shaped object did not change. Just as the Kappa Frog was about to go over and take another look, purple-white teardrop-shaped objects continued to fall from the sky. The Kappa Frog was so frightened that it ran away. However, the Red Armor Beast did not understand and stuck out its tongue to try to probe it.

　"Boom!" With a moderate explosion, the Red Armor Beast's tongue was instantly blasted into several pieces, and the aroma of roasted tongue wafted out. Half of its face was a bloody mess, and it let out a miserable scream. Upon seeing this, the Kappa Frog immediately tried to run far away, but before it could get far, those purple and white teardrop-shaped objects landed behind it like homing missiles, constantly closing in on it.

　In the end, the Kappa Frog was surrounded by those purple-white teardrop-shaped objects. Just as the Kappa Frog was shaking its head and looking bewildered, the purple-white teardrop-shaped objects around it exploded one after another. Fierce flames licked at the Kappa Frog's body, and the shockwaves of the explosions sent the Kappa Frog flying.

　The fallen Kappa frog looked at the Red Armored Beast wriggling and struggling beside it, helplessly waving its limbs haphazardly. It didn't even know who the enemy was. Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the sky, and a huge flying dragon with a red glow on its body swept across the sky. The purple-white droplet-shaped objects fell from the huge flying dragon, and they fell in large numbers, like rain.

　Under the relentless bombardment, the Kappa Frog had long lost the ability to escape and could only watch helplessly as the giant flying dragon descended from the sky. As the giant flying dragon landed, all the teardrop-shaped objects on its body fell to the ground and exploded upon impact. The flames from the bombardment instantly scorched away much of the surrounding blood, and the Kappa Frog and the Red Armor Beast had already lost their lives completely in the explosion and impact.

　The howling roars and explosions caught Fiorena's attention as she searched for the Silver Dragon. She immediately pulled out her binoculars and looked toward the flickering flames.

　"Yes, Bazelgeuse. But why does this Bazelgeuse feel a bit strange? It's completely different from the one I saw before."

　The Crimson Bazelgeuse, in a state of heightened excitement, was radiating a crimson glow, and the scales on its tail and neck remained intensely hot. When Fiora found it, the Crimson Bazelgeuse was tearing apart the corpses of a Kappa Frog and a Red Armor Beast. Fiora carefully compared her memories with those in her mind and immediately recalled the report she had read before.

　"It's a Crimson Scale Dragon! Damn it, how did this guy get here?!"

　Meanwhile, the Blazing Flame had quietly arrived at the heart of the gathering Moths, which was also the central area of ​​the Fortress Highlands. There stood an abandoned castle there, architecturally similar to the observation post of Elgard, and extremely dilapidated. From the Blazing Flame's perspective…

　In fact, this castle is completely beyond repair.

　In addition, Blazing Flame also found traces of the Silver Dragon on the side of the ruins of the ancient castle and in open areas. Blazing Flame crouched down to examine the findings carefully, and from the claw marks and footprints, it seemed that the Silver Dragon had left the fortress highlands and was not here.

　In the center of the castle, Blazing Flame also found many tiny, blood-red crystals among the nearby stone pillars and trees. The surface of the crystals had dense, tooth marks of varying sizes. Judging from the size and shape, they were traces left by the Silver Dragon. Blazing Flame knew that monsters did indeed swallow stones to crush food and aid digestion, but the dense tooth marks on them indicated that the Silver Dragon's purpose was not to use them as digestive aids.

　So, out of curiosity, Lieyan touched it and even broke off a piece to play with. However, the crystal didn't seem to be very hard, and it would easily crumble into powder if squeezed. From all aspects, it didn't seem to be a substance that could be generated naturally. So, since it wasn't a substance that could be generated naturally, it was very likely a secretion from some kind of organism.

　Jueyinlong's?

　P.S.: I only spent one day with someone else today, and then they switched to another person. I'm so tired~ I'll just post this for now~

　Volume 1: 386 - In the Rainy Night, Under the Moonlight

　Blazing Flame mentally compared the minerals he knew with this crystal, and finally determined that he had never seen this kind of stone before. Moreover, the ecological report of the Silver Dragon was not clear, so Blazing Flame could not determine what it was. He could only take a part of it and put it in his backpack to hand over to the scholars of the Hunter's Guild for research after returning to Elgard.

　There seemed to be nothing in the abandoned castle worth investigating further. Lie Yan glanced at the somewhat eerie ruins of the ancient castle again. She had only taken a few steps when she suddenly felt a drop of water fall on her face. Lie Yan stretched out her palm, palm up, and looked at the sky. There was a dark cloud on the distant horizon, which looked like a heavy rain was coming. The gnawing insects were still hovering in the air.

　She wondered if it was just her imagination, but she felt that the number of rodents in the sky seemed to have decreased.

　The cool raindrops hitting Blaze eased her tension from investigating the Silver Dragon's lair considerably. However, this level of rain wasn't particularly troublesome for a seasoned hunter like Blaze; it just meant she needed to be careful when dealing with certain monsters, such as those that could manipulate ice or water.

　As soon as Blazing Flame left the ruined castle, his hunter's intuition told him that something was coming. So Blazing Flame didn't leave and immediately ran to hide in the bushes next to the ruined castle. Just as Blazing Flame hid, a dark shadow drifted by and a huge figure descended from above Blazing Flame's head.