The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　The defense captain was clearly taken aback by Frillie's words. After a moment's hesitation, he shouted, "This has nothing to do with you, Frillie. And you two, go back to your cells immediately." The defense captain's mind was in turmoil. Intuitively, he believed Frillie's words, but this was all the evidence he could find. At present, his only option was to send Frillie back, but looking at the three people in front of him, he didn't think he could successfully take her back.

　"If I'm not mistaken, it should be those demons who killed the count and then created chaos to escape. If we can go to the city lord's mansion to investigate, we can find out the truth."

　The truth was that Count Granat, who had been starving for two days, was desperately banging on the guest room door. When Luguna and the others left, they had locked the door from the outside, so even he had little idea what was happening outside. When Frilian and the captain of the defense team arrived, they saw Count Granat frantically cutting the ropes on his wrists with glass. When he saw someone finally break down the door, Count Granat shouted, "Quickly stop Luguna and the others! Those guys are trying to break through the city's defensive barrier magic!"

　"My lord, you may not know this, but those three demons have disappeared, and the defensive barrier magic is still intact."

　Count Granat rubbed his wrist, completely unaware of what had happened, but there was no time to lose. Count Granat had no choice but to immediately order people to investigate what had happened after the demons left the city lord's mansion, and then discuss with Frilian how to deal with the demons next.

　A dozen meters away from the territory of Granat, the purple-haired demon carrying the scales was watching with great interest the defensive barrier shimmering with an eerie light in the distance. In the wave of attacks that had just been launched, Ifrit, who was at the forefront, crashed into the defensive barrier repeatedly, then fell to the ground and turned into magical particles. However, the defensive barrier did not show any signs of damage, just like it had eighty years ago. This was why Aura had sent his subordinates to negotiate peace. He hadn't expected them to all be killed. But thinking that he could add another item to his collection, his irritable mood quickly turned into some happiness.

　However, to Aura's surprise, the people who came out of the territory of Guranat were not some battle-hardened adventurers, but a pair of sisters. The older sister looked to be about sixteen years old, and the younger sister about ten. Aura was stunned when she first saw them, because at first glance they looked too much like demons. But Aura quickly realized that these two were not demons. In this respect, she was much better than the likes of Luguna.

　"Heh, I never thought Guranat had fallen so low as to use aliens to fight against the demons. It's really laughable. Does he really think that sending two little brats can stop me? Or do you two look down on me so much!"

　With a roar from Aura, the three headless soldiers in the front row immediately raised their greatswords and double-edged axes and slashed at the young girl. The girl didn't dodge; she just stood there, letting the weapons fall on her.

　It was shattered into pieces and fell to the ground. The little girl stared at the three smelly guys in front of her with her reddish-gold pupils, covered her nose, turned around, and with a flick of her tail, tore the three of them in half.

　Looking at the young girl and Lan Mei standing not far away, Aura's eyes narrowed. If there were no other people, she could be sure that the people who killed her executioner were these two sisters. Although these sisters didn't have much magic, they were very strong in combat. Aura thought that adding them to her collection to deal with the humans would definitely be a good choice. As for when to add them to her collection, that would naturally wait until all the actors were in place.

　The guards on guard noticed the situation as soon as the dark army appeared and immediately sent someone to report the news to the captain of the guard. The information that Aura was attacking with his army also quickly reached Count Granat. After receiving the news, he immediately told Frilian and the others. As members and reserves of the hero's team who had repelled Aura the Guillotine and defeated the Demon King, Count Granat felt that they should also know about this.

　Protected by a defensive barrier, the Guranat territory is temporarily safe from Aura's attack. However, the presence of these disgusting undead creatures outside the town is disrupting the town's life. To avoid being affected by Aura's obedience magic, the army is hesitant to advance too far and is currently only using arrows to repel the skeleton soldiers at the front.

　"That is Aura, one of the Seven Sages of the Collapse. Everyone, be careful not to get too close. The range of the Obedience Magic cannot be extended into the barrier."

　Philen was the first to spot the young girl and Lan Mei standing not far from Aura, and exclaimed, "Where are Xiao Guang and Miss Lan?"

　Frilian immediately looked over and saw the little girl wielding a giant blade larger than herself, swatting away the approaching skeleton soldiers. Lan Mei was standing on a headless soldier that was about to dissipate. Frilian turned around and met Philon's panicked eyes. Frilian comforted her, "Don't worry, Philon, Xiao Guang and A Lan don't seem to be in any danger yet."

　Upon seeing Count Granat and Frilian arrive, Aura ceased her attack on the young girl. As long as Frilian did not actively expand the battle lines, Aura was absolutely confident that she could win this war. Looking at Frilian holding her staff, Aura chuckled and said, "Long time no see, Frilian."

　“Yes, it must have been eighty years since we last met, Awula. You plan to invade this city, right? If you are willing to turn back, I would be very grateful to you.”

　"No way!"

　"why?"

　"Because I am now in a position of advantage, and my three subordinates died there, but so be it. Let me use that as an excuse to invade this city properly."

　The young girl looked around innocently. She didn't know what these people were talking about. They could just fight. Besides, the smell emanating from that old hag was even stronger than the previous guy. The young girl couldn't help but want to kill her.

　"Xiao Guang, don't go near that guy, her magic is tricky."

　Frilian immediately unleashed a normal attack spell at Aura. Eighty years ago, she and her team of heroes, including Simmel, failed to kill Aura, causing her to hide. Now that she had finally seen Aura, Frilian was unwilling to give her another chance. At the same time, Philon also unleashed a normal attack spell. The two spells combined to form a dense network that attacked Aura.

　While controlling the headless soldiers to block the tricky magic attacks for her, Aura ordered the headless soldiers to attack the defenders. Seeing this, Shutark immediately raised his double-edged axe and rushed over.

　"The number is even greater than before. To be able to manipulate such a massive number, the magic of the demon race is truly terrifying. Although this is a kind of magic that is difficult for humans to control, the essence of this magic is disgusting. It is an extremely vile magic."

　Listening to Frilian's words, which sounded like praise, Aura gently stroked her face with satisfaction. "That's quite an understatement, considering how hard I've worked to gather so many soldiers."

　Frilian glanced at them briefly and noticed that some of the headless soldiers wore armor in a style she recognized. This solidified her resolve. "I must kill you here, Aura." Then, a beam of light shot out.

　"I look forward to that day, but until then, can this little baby be mine? Obey the magic!"

　"broken!"

　To Frilian's surprise, Aura used the explosion to quickly reach the little girl's side, and Aura had already taken out the Scales of Obedience. Frilian knew very well that once the magic started, it could not be stopped, and the headless soldiers were constantly rushing in front of Aura to block Frilian's attacks for her.

　"Haha, hahaha, this little guy is also an important person to you, right? He has no magic, but his combat skills are top-notch. He is truly the best collection. Frilian, if I were attacking other people while you were busy dealing with this little guy, wouldn't that scene be ridiculous?"

　As the scales of obedience appeared, a ball of black flame flickered from Aura's body and flew to one side of the scales. Aura was anticipating the arrival of the young girl.

　When the soul emerged from her body, the scales of obedience swayed twice and then fell silent.

　"Hey, what's going on? Obedience magic!" The Obedience Scales swayed twice and then stopped moving, and everyone around looked in this direction.

　"Auserlese! A magic that commands obedience!"

　As soon as Aura finished speaking, with a "crack," the scales of obedience shattered and vanished into the air as magical particles. "Huh?" Before Aura could figure out what had happened, a flash of blue light appeared before everyone's eyes, and Aura's pupils immediately lost their luster.

　A massive triangular dragon head emerged from the light screen, and a 53-meter-long dragon appeared before everyone's eyes. Its entire body was covered in white-gold scales that shone brightly even in the night. At the ends of its thick limbs were steel claws that gleamed with metallic luster. Its back, wings, and all over its body were covered with sharp blade scales, making it seem as if this dragon didn't even need to lift a finger; it could kill a whole bunch of people just by rolling on the ground. However, what truly shocked Aura and Frilian was the dragon's magic power.

　Demons don't conceal their magic, so Aura's body was surrounded by abundant magic. In comparison, Frilian, who had been suppressing her magic, looked much more ordinary. But compared to the Lord of the World, it was like the contrast between a firefly's glow and the blazing sun. Aura's entire field of vision was filled with the Lord of the World's emanating magic, and she could hardly see anything else. She also understood why her obedience magic had failed; this was someone she simply couldn't challenge.

　Upon realizing this moment, fear, terror, and panic immediately overwhelmed Aura. Without hesitation, Aura grabbed a headless soldier and hurled it at the Reincarnation Lord while simultaneously fleeing backward. Before she could get very far, just as she turned to see if the Reincarnation Lord was chasing after her, she saw the Reincarnation Lord lower its wing claws, prop itself up, and a beam of azure light, powerful enough to cover the entire city, instantly engulfed Aura.

　And Frilian finally understood why she couldn't understand the magic of young girls; how could the instincts of living beings be explained by magic!

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　Volume 1: 413 - Chronicles of the New World

　At Starry Outpost, Sunshine looked worriedly at the hunters brought back by the Palico Rescue Team. Because some hunters had been sent to investigate the Forbidden Land, most of the hunters in the outpost were newbies who had just joined the guild. However, the Commander-in-Chief also intended to train these new hunters, so he did not limit the number of missions below Master level that they could take on. Moreover, the Palico cart was an unavoidable part of the hunter's activities.

　"Those two have encountered a Crippledosaur. That guy is not easy to deal with."

　Judging from the marks on the novice hunters' armor and the salty smell, these two novice hunters must have gone to the Coral Highlands. The claw marks on their bodies are also very distinctive, and only the bites of Odogaron or Fatalis would leave such marks. However, since they are novice hunters, the target of the quest they accepted should be Odogaron.

　"They should have taken on that seven-star difficulty quest. I remember the quest was about the intersection of the Coldclaw and the Odogaron, and it required hunting a Wind-type Dragon and an Odogaron. Although I want to praise their courage, it was indeed a bit reckless to challenge a seven-star difficulty quest right from the start."

　Sunshine Bro downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, and just as he was about to focus on finishing the barbecue in front of him, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the Commander-in-Chief, the dragon-human scholar from the Ecological Research Institute, and the head of the research class from the Resource Management Institute gathered together. Under normal circumstances, the appearance of any one of these three people wouldn't mean anything, but the fact that all three were gathered together meant that something must have happened at the Starry Sky Stronghold. Sunshine Bro thought about it carefully, but he couldn't recall anything happening recently. Could it be news from the Forbidden Land?

　In fact, the Commander-in-Chief summoned the Dragonkin scholar and the head of the research group not because of news from the Forbidden Land, but because the monsters in the New World had shown some strange symptoms. First of all, the monsters in the Ancient Forest, especially the Anjanath and Rathalos, had shown varying degrees of hyperactivity and had been unusually active recently.

　Furthermore, the battles for monster territories in the Coral Highlands are too frequent. Moreover, according to the Palico rescue team, the two hunters who were carted today were not defeated by Odogaron, but because when Odogaron and Kamaji were fighting for territory, Dizzy Bird repeatedly joined the battle, causing the hunters to be unfortunately killed in the fight between the three dragons.

　However, the Dragonkin scholars have also been paying attention to news from the Forbidden Land. The Chainblade Dragon, which is considered an extinct species, is different from the monsters they have seen before. The Chainblade Dragon has chain-like wings. There are also monsters such as the Thunder Dragon and the Spiny Spider, which stand at the top of the region. Moreover, even if they have not personally gone to the Forbidden Land, scholars from various places have been helping to analyze the ecology and habits of the newly discovered monsters.

　In addition to the unusual occurrences in various regions, the Commander-in-Chief also brought an urgent update from the Dragon Academy: information about the World Lord appearing around the world. Based on reports from elders of hunter guilds in various locations and numerous eyewitness hunters, the Dragon Academy confirmed that the World Lords appearing worldwide are the same monster, and that the World Lord's last known location was Elgard.

　The report concludes with detailed data about the Reincarnation Lord, and most importantly, a summary of the information provided.

　That was the little girl who appeared at the same time as Hui Shi Zhu. Long Li Yuan judged that the little girl was suspected to be the human form of Hui Shi Zhu. In other words, Hui Shi Zhu and the little girl had to be equated. Long Li Yuan compiled a large number of eyewitness reports, confirming that the time of the little girl's appearance and disappearance completely overlapped with that of Hui Shi Zhu, and that the changes that occurred in Hui Shi Zhu also occurred in the little girl.

　For example, in Xinard Village, the little girl still had black hair when the hunters discovered the Black Devourer, but after the Black Devourer molted and became the Reincarnated One, the little girl's hair turned platinum blonde. Also, in Flamefire Village, the little girl appeared at different times than the Reincarnated One appeared. Furthermore, after investigations in Flamefire Village and Cloud Village, the traces left on the monster corpses submitted by the little girl were traces that could only be left by the Black Devourer or the Reincarnated One.

　Of course, Ryukiin was also aware that this matter was somewhat illogical, and there were legends in hunter history about ancient dragons taking human form. As for why Ryukiin wanted to release this information, the reason was very simple: to remind hunters to be cautious if they found the little girl in the base.

　The young girl was completely unaware of this. In fact, the strange phenomena observed by the Commander-in-Chief in the Ancient Tree Forest and the Coral Highlands were also related to her. The unusual activity of the monsters and the excessively frequent territorial disputes were all because the young girl had returned to her hometown. With her around, the monsters had to be more vigilant and hunt harder to ensure their safety and the survival of their race.

　"Hey, what's that little girl doing at Starry Sky Outpost?"

　"Ah, little girl, what little girl?"

　"That little girl in human form who seems to be the reincarnation master, is the one next to her her older sister? But the two of them don't look alike, and their dragon horns and such are different. Her older sister doesn't have a tail."

　"It's possible that her older sister found the Black Dragon when it was a child and raised it until now. Hmm, it sounds like something unbelievable."

　"Look, there are three Melalus following behind them. They really are ancient dragons."

　"Not only that, there's another point. If that little girl is the Reincarnated One, then the other person is most likely an Ancient Dragon as well. And that outfit, is it a Steel Dragon?"

　The appearance of the young girl dragging the Wind Dragon at Starry Sky Outpost immediately attracted the attention of many hunters. Besides admiring that such a young hunter could kill the Wind Dragon, they were also impressed by the news that she was suspected to be the Reincarnation Lord. The Commander-in-Chief also learned about the young girl's appearance at Starry Sky Outpost immediately. Out of caution, the Commander-in-Chief did not intend to do anything to the young girl, at least not at Starry Sky Outpost. They knew too little about the Reincarnation Lord and the young girl.

　As soon as Melalu arrived at the base, she mingled with the Palico chefs of Lynx Pavilion. After traveling through many worlds, Melalu had a lot to discuss with the Palico chefs about cooking. As Melalu who had come to the profession later in life, they also had a lot of cooking skills to learn from the Palico chefs so that they could make more perfect dishes for the little girl.

　Mary became a hunter four months ago, near the end of the warm season. On that day, the weather was unbelievably hot, as if autumn had suddenly returned. At that time, Lilith was troubled at a table in the Lynx Pavilion.

　In a sense, this trouble was a more difficult task than hunting. Under the scorching sun, all thoughts in my mind were driven away by the heat. I tried desperately to work, accompanied by the hissing sounds of the heat, but to no avail.

　"Uh, what's going on?" During the meal, a woman dressed in a light green waitress uniform came over with water that Lilith had ordered. "Ah, Patty, that hissing sound was really strange just now. The guests all found it very incredible." Mary didn't want to interfere with her business, so she just joked around.

　"Sorry, it's hotter at home than here at the bar. It's much cooler here. Starry Sky Base has changed a lot."

　Hearing Lilith casually mutter her inner thoughts, Mary burst out laughing, as if she were talking about someone else's business. Didn't Lilith also make a huge contribution to this? It's okay for you to be proud sometimes.

　“Yeah, but it feels so unreal. All these years of hunting and stuff feel like a dream,” Lilith said, shrugging.

　"Huh? What are you doing?"

　"what!?"

　Mary's gaze fell on Lilith's hand, and she quickly snatched the letter from Lilith's hand.

　"Ah, what could it be?"

　【Dear Nora, it's already time for the next season to arrive, but the weather is still hot】

　"Haha~"

　Mary smiled secretly and gave her a meaningful look. Lilith instinctively avoided her gaze without thinking. Indeed, it was surprising that Lilith, who rarely wrote letters, had actually started writing one. The recipient was Nora, a woman Lilith knew who lived in Manti City.

　"Well, how should I put it? She wrote me many letters, and it would seem a bit unreasonable not to reply."

　"Huh? What? Not even once?"

　Did you reply?

　Mary stared wide-eyed at Lilith in disbelief, asking her the question.

　"Don't talk nonsense. I'm really bad at this. I don't even know what to say. I think hunting missions are much easier than this."

　“Oh, this is because of you, Lilith.” Mary sighed and shook her head. “First, you have to write that you are happily writing back, and then write that I also care about what Nora does every day.”

　"No, that's not what I think about every day..."

　“Shut up!” Lilith’s opinion was completely rejected, and the reply was full of lies.

　"Then write 'I'll come see you next time,' and that will be perfect."

　Mary thought her explanation was perfect and kept talking, giving the impression that she was implying, "Just write it exactly as I tell you." Lilith sensed something was wrong and snatched the letter back from Mary. In that instant, a girl suddenly appeared before Lilith.

　"Ah, that."

　The girl's expression was stiff with tension, unlike her usual relaxed demeanor when simply asking for directions. She was dressed in snow mountain attire, which, while offering little physical protection, provided excellent insulation. It allowed for free movement even without hot drinks in the cold, suggesting it was geared towards novice hunters in the snow country. It seemed this girl was likely a novice hunter who had come down from the mountains to train.

　"Does Lilith know her?"

　"No, I don't know them at all."

　As Lilith and Mary were exchanging information, the girl stepped forward and took a deep breath.

　"Master, please accept me as your disciple!"

　The Lynx Pavilion also has reception areas and seating, meaning that what happens at the Lynx Pavilion can be clearly seen from the surrounding passageways. The girl's voice makes passersby stop and watch.

　"Ah? Disciple?"

　Lilith blurted out a rash question without realizing it.

　"Yes, I've heard the rumors about you, Master! The miracle that happened in Manti City...you must be that legendary hunter?"

　"Miracle!?"

　"The legendary hunter!?"

　Lilith and Mary exclaimed in unison, "Indeed, Lilith became even more famous after defeating Teostra. However, that victory was the result of the combined efforts of many people. Lilith felt that those who only spread her name had ulterior motives."

　"That's not how it is. You're exaggerating too much. What miracles, what legends. I just did what an ordinary person could do. That battle actually relied on the strength of many people."

　Lilith instinctively rejected the overly high praise. However, the girl's reaction had the opposite effect.

　"So humble! Master is indeed a very noble person! Just as I thought! I want to become your disciple, and I think you are the only one for me!"

　The girl's attempt to deny her own overestimation of herself had ironically become an act of touching emotion, and if things continued this way, nothing Lilith said would make a difference. Mary seemed to have planned to see the joke all along, and she was thoroughly enjoying watching Lilith's reaction.

　"Oh no, wait a minute, it's not like that. I'm not so great that I can already take on disciples, you..."

　“Yes, Master! I am Lilith from Bokai Village, and I am 16 years old.”

　"Bokai Village!?"

　Pokai Village is a village north of Jiangbo Village, located halfway up the Frasia Mountains. Indeed, wearing snowsuits is a rare sight in a relatively warm place like Starry Sky Stronghold, and the journey from Pokai Village to Starry Sky Stronghold is a very long one. The girl's fatigue was evident on her face. Although she felt bad about refusing her, Lilith still couldn't imagine herself becoming her master.

　Being a hunter and becoming a confident, skilled expert is one thing, but passing on one's experience and techniques to others is another matter entirely. Especially since the profession of hunter is extremely dangerous, imparting immature techniques, conveying correct methods incorrectly, or transmitting them too early could be disastrous—a matter of life and death!

　To be able to guide others, one needs to accumulate more experience, and it's best to choose a senior who has already taught many people when seeking a mentor.

　"Your name is Lilith, right? I see you're using a spear, aren't you?"

　Lilith noticed the gun handle peeking out from behind the girl and was quite surprised upon closer inspection. She realized that what Lilith was carrying was a spear called Crimson Tail, forged from ochre using materials from fire dragons. It was definitely not a weapon for beginners, and was far superior to the snow-capped mountain attire the girl wore.

　Lilith tried to dismiss her by suggesting that the person wielding the spear should be the master of the spear user. But it was too late when he noticed Akauji; in that instant, Lilith spoke.

　"Yes, my father was also a hunter in Bokai Village, but he was seriously injured when he was attacked by a monster while hunting a few days ago."

　"Are the injuries serious?"

　"Fortunately, I survived, but I could no longer hunt, so I retired."

　"Oh no, it's great that my life can be saved."

　"Yes!"