The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　Now, even if we wanted to leave, there was no time to seek refuge. If we returned to the New World or went elsewhere, the possibility of encountering the Lord of Resurrection on the way was not zero. Once an encounter occurred, there would be no hope of survival. Therefore, the most rational course of action was to stay in the relatively safe stronghold of the Demon Gathering Land. If we could successfully defeat the Lord of Resurrection, nothing would happen. However, staying here to confront the Lord of Resurrection was definitely not a reassuring thing.

　Bai Feng has done everything she should do, and now she is just quietly waiting for that moment to arrive. Every day she goes to the temporary command post to inquire about any new information. However, she also knows why the Commander-in-Chief is so sure that the Lord of the World will pass through the Guiding Lands. It is because Galeas and the people of Fire Village witnessed the Lava Dragon when they came here. In other words, it is inevitable that the Lord of the World will pass through here. However, the hunters must stop the Lord of the World, otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable.

　Although she knew that the Reincarnated One was coming soon, Bai Feng had a good impression of both the young girl and Lan Mei. She couldn't imagine what it would be like when the other party turned back into the Reincarnated One and stood in front of her. Bai Feng was also unsure whether she could handle it, but now she could only try to find out.

　Not only Bai Feng, but all the hunters here seemed to be prepared. After learning that their opponent was the Reincarnation Lord, they did not back down. Instead, they felt that this was a good opportunity. After all, their opponent was an Ancient Dragon. How many hunters could fight an Ancient Dragon? This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. However, from the announcement to entering the battle state, and now to the final battle state, the hunters did not have enough time to prepare. Currently, there are still a few lone hunters looking for teammates.

　Bai Feng chose Mary, Lie Yan, and Ophola to form a four-person team. The four of them had one thing in common: they were very familiar with the World Lord, or rather, the young girl.

　"Good morning!"

　Seeing Bai Feng raise his hand in greeting, Lie Yan also waved gently, "Good morning!"

　"This is Blaze." Looking at the newly joined Ophora, Blaze wasn't sure how to address her. "Oh!? This is the Pink Rathian's!?"

　"Hmm, the Pink Rathian set, not bad at all. This armor set isn't simple either."

　"This is a silver-white armor set made from materials from the Silver Dragon. How about it? Pretty good, right?"

　"Oh, it seems you're quite good at this too!"

　Bai Feng stared blankly at the two people who had just met but hit it off immediately. The four of them quickly divided the team into groups: three swordsmen in the vanguard and Ophola in charge of support. As she felt the weight of the responsibility, the temporary group was finally formed. To celebrate the formation of the group, the four of them went to the restaurant together.

　After the dishes were served, the four of them first toasted to celebrate their successful team formation, and then began to feast. Ovara and Flame ordered huge portions of meat main dishes, including dragon head steak and dragon tail hot pot. After these two dishes were served, the two of them immediately started a big eating contest.

　"It smells so good! Give me another serving of this!"

　"It's delicious! Give me another serving, and this too!"

　Bai Feng ignored the two who were about to spark a fight, and instead ordered a vegetable-based dish, while Mary ordered a fish dish. Just looking at Ophora and Lie Yan's enormous appetites, the two of them felt almost full. The four of them chatted casually about the monsters they had hunted. Although Lie Yan was the youngest among them, she had killed the most monsters.

　Seeing Lieyan's arrogant expression, Bai Feng's expression immediately turned serious. "We absolutely cannot let our guard down!"

　Just moments ago, Lieyan felt a little smug, but after hearing Baifeng's words, he immediately slumped his shoulders again. Seeing this, Baifeng put his arm around Lieyan's shoulder and said with a smile, "Of course, I also acknowledge your strength. However, the most crucial thing about this mission is that we were given far too little time to prepare. Although everyone has faced ancient dragons to some extent, the lack of preparation this time is undeniable, especially since it was the Returning World Lord."

　“If you insist on being so strict, we really can’t do anything about it. And maybe if we put out a bunch of delicious food, the Lord of Reincarnation won’t attack. By the way, is this worrying habit of yours a sign of getting old?” Ophola teased Bai Feng.

　The atmosphere in the four-person room became much more relaxed because of this joke. In any case, they had no choice but to take a gamble, and the fifth day, which would determine their fate, finally arrived!

　Volume 1: 439 - The Battle Against the Reincarnated Lord Ends!

　For the first time, Mary tossed and turned all night due to nervousness, and she also unusually overslept. Mary hurriedly checked her equipment, put on the Queen β armor set, and took one last look at the items in her pocket. The item bag contained the recovery potions, flashbangs, and sonic bombs that Mary had carefully selected the night before. Traps would not have any effect on Elder Dragons, so the paralysis traps and pitfall traps were removed.

　There was still some space in the prop bag, but Mary planned to pack in the emergency medicine and food provided by the assembly center.

　It was just approaching noon, but the surroundings were unusually quiet. The entire stronghold was filled with an unsettling silence and a tension that seemed to sting the skin. Mary arrived at the center of the stronghold, where many hunters had already gathered, and each group was making their final preparations for the hunt.

　"you are too slow!"

　Upon seeing Mary finally appear, Flame raised his hand to signal to her.

　"Sorry, I overslept!" Mary said hurriedly as she ran over, while Bai Feng smiled and said, "That's rare." Bai Feng, who used to be lectured by Mary for being late, felt a little smug about the change in their positions at this moment.

　"Everyone is ready!"

　Everyone's item pouches were bulging, and all their equipment had been polished and adjusted to its best condition. Flame and Ophora, having not brought any spare weapons or armor, were still carrying the equipment they had when they first arrived. Mary, on the other hand, had switched to the Dragon-attribute Blade of Destruction, a katana with vibrant red and gold serrated protrusions. Its most distinctive feature was that the blade resembled the gaping maw of a raging Deviljho. White Wind, meanwhile, had taken up the Crimson Dragon Severing Sword [Blast], forged from materials from the Fatalis.

　"Has Mary already collected her supplies?" Bai Feng asked.

　Mary nodded. Some tents had been set up in the central square for the hunters to rest in. The meeting place had placed some supplies inside the tents, and Mary stuffed emergency medicine and groceries into her pockets.

　"Has the Lord of Reincarnation not arrived yet?"

　“Yes, the command post has sent out balloons. If the Lord of Reincarnation gets close, they will send out a notification,” Flame said. Just then, the sound of horns rang out from all over the stronghold. These were the horns that were usually played during hunts.

　"They're here!" Ophora shouted, and not only Mary and the others, but all the hunters around them moved at the same time.

　Many hunters rushed towards the battle area at the same time. Some people first ran to the tents to replenish some bombs and pressure-sensitive grenades, while others thought that the equipment they had prepared was enough, so they rushed directly to the battle area. However, the first few impatient hunters did not see the figure of the World Lord until someone shouted that it was in the sky, and the hunters all looked up at the sky.

　A colossal figure was gradually growing larger in the sky, with enormous wings, a platinum-gold body, and wisps of black smoke surrounding it—this was the Returning World Lord.

　Bai Feng maintained a minimum level of vigilance, carefully observing the body of the World Lord. Unlike the World Lord he had first seen in Sky Mountain when it had just molted, the giant horn on its head had grown and curved due to its vigorous life force, like a crown on the World Lord's head. The dense blade scales on its back and wings shimmered brightly in the sunlight. The color reflected from the deep purple claws on its limbs and wings showed that it would not be difficult for the World Lord to pierce through the hunter's armor.

　Her crimson-gold pupils, like a deep abyss, gazed at the hunters on the ground. From her slightly open dragon mouth, one could see sharp teeth as thick as a human thigh protruding from her mouth. Bai Feng even wondered what would happen if he put his hand in. Suddenly, a chill enveloped Bai Feng. Everyone who saw the Returning World Lord for the first time was intimidated by her majestic figure.

　"The pressure they exert is truly extraordinary."

　Flame whispered, and White Wind, Mary, and Oflora all agreed.

　"Hurry up and go down!" Mary said impatiently, but Bai Feng immediately stopped her. "Before you came, all the hunters had already made an agreement. If everyone challenged together, it would only increase our casualties. So the challenge order was determined in advance, and we were placed last."

　"So that's it."

　“Let’s go to the Dragon Strike Gun mechanism and find the right moment to coordinate with the hunters on the field.” Mary nodded, then immediately ran to the lever and took out her observation device to start observing the World Lord, preparing herself for her turn to fight.

　"Gah~"

　A terrifying roar, powerful enough to shatter rocks, came from not far away. The hunters present all knew that the battle to repel the Lord of the World had begun.

　Bai Feng had imagined countless times what the battle to repel the Lord of Reincarnation would look like, but she never expected...

　As it turned out, the World Lord skipped the Berserker Transformation stage and directly entered the critical Berserker Transformation state. Its chest and body emitted a ghostly blue light, and the star map under its wing membranes became even more conspicuous. A hunter, bearing this invisible pressure, moved. He did not attack from the front, but from the side of the monster's body, where it was safer.

　But the Reincarnated One reacted even faster. Its enormous body moved at an unimaginable speed. As it stomped the ground with its limbs, its right wing claw opened and slashed at the hunter who had launched the attack. The hunter, who had already made the attacking motion, could not dodge at this moment. The right wing claw struck the target head-on with a whooshing sound. It seemed like a casual strike, but the hunter was sent flying. However, the attack did not stop. Where the Reincarnated One's wing claw swept, a purple pillar of light immediately rose up and exploded instantly, blasting away the hunter who tried to get close.

　Bai Feng could clearly sense that the hunters around him were beginning to waver. The hunter's companions who had fallen tried to rush over to support him and quickly retreated, but they were then blasted away by the Mad Dragon Virus of the Reincarnation Lord. The thick black and purple smoke also slowly spread out with the Reincarnation Lord's movement, and Bai Feng could even see the white and gold smoke floating on top.

　"It's my turn next. You guys keep an eye out for the Dragon Piercer to come and support me!"

　Without a second thought, Bai Feng rushed towards Hui Shi Zhu and swung his grappling hook to try and soften Hui Shi Zhu. However, the sword scales on Hui Shi Zhu's body cut Bai Feng's rope, causing him to fall from mid-air. But as he landed, Bai Feng still swung the Crimson Dragon Severing Sword [Explosion] and smashed it into Hui Shi Zhu. However, the sharp pain from the recoil from his tiger's mouth made Bai Feng mistakenly think that he had hit a rock.

　At this moment, the hunters surrounding the Lord of Reincarnation finally took advantage of the attack launched by Bai Feng to make their move. Unbeknownst to them, they had already felt the oppressive force emanating from the Lord of Reincarnation. Everyone understood that standing still in the face of such a powerful being was the most dangerous thing to do. The hunters finally regained their composure and began to hunt methodically. The four-person teams then dispersed and moved to the left and right sides of the Lord of Reincarnation.

　"Yes, that's it, let's go!" Mary couldn't help but cheer for her compatriots. The hunter in charge of sniping aimed at the World Lord and pulled the trigger of the resistance crossbow. The pressure-sensitive resistance bullet flew towards the World Lord after escaping the crossbow. The pressure-sensitive resistance crossbow, which could usually kill an ordinary monster with just one shot, could only play a negligible role in front of the World Lord's tough shell. However, the hunter still understood the principle of quantitative change leading to qualitative change, and the support itself could also divert the World Lord's attention from the other hunters.

　The Reincarnated One paid no heed to these feeble attacks. She slammed her wing claws into the ground, causing a massive explosion, and then spat out a fan-shaped cloud of Mad Dragon Virus. The dense Mad Dragon Virus immediately enveloped the hunters around the Reincarnated One. "Run!" Mary shouted. As if hearing her shout, the fleeing hunter simultaneously performed an emergency evasive jump.

　However, at the same time, the Lord of the World also detonated the Mad Dragon Virus. Although it did not hit the hunter squarely, the hunter still took most of the damage with his back, flying out instantly and crashing heavily to the ground. While he was still conscious, the injured hunter immediately took out the secret medicine and swallowed it, struggling to stand up again.

　The sky gradually turned black, but the tension in the audience did not lessen at all. If they were not careful, the situation could deteriorate rapidly. The hunters present felt this very deeply. Even the air seemed to become tense, and their skin felt a little stinging. Although they were not in the desert, their throats were still extremely thirsty.

　"Bang! Boom!" Almost every time the Lord of Reincarnation slammed down with its wing claws, swept across with its wing claws, or breathed out like a mad dragon, it would eliminate a group of hunters. Especially in the critical mad dragon state, the Lord of Reincarnation's attack range and attack power were greatly enhanced. Gradually, the hunters could not even get close to the Lord of Reincarnation. They could only hide at a distance and look for an opportunity. However, because the Mad Dragon Virus was spreading all the time, it was like a death omen reminding the hunters of the Lord of Reincarnation's powerful existence.

　Under this extremely heavy tension, the hunters off the field felt an extraordinary level of exhaustion. Once these hunters reached their limit, the supporting hunters had to replace them in time. Therefore, everyone had to be ready to go into battle at any time. The hunters did not relax their attack intensity while their companions readjusted their positions. The vanguard swordsmen were responsible for slashing, while the gunners were responsible for providing support.

　Just then, the hunters took advantage of the moment when the Wraith Lord walked above the Dragon Piercer to activate its lever. However, Bai Feng couldn't understand why the Dragon Piercer, which should have pierced the Wraith Lord's scales, was on the Wraith Lord's wing claws. The Wraith Lord even looked at the Dragon Piercer on its claws with interest before swinging it straight out. The hunters could hardly believe that such a thing could happen. The invincible Dragon Piercer was actually caught in the Wraith Lord's hand. Was this a dream?

　But the Lord of Reincarnation wouldn't give them time to hesitate. The hunters discovered that the dense Mad Dragon Virus was almost covering all of them. "Get out of here quickly!" Bai Feng shouted hurriedly.

　"What's wrong, Bai Feng?" Mary and Lie Yan were dealing with the Returning World Lord, and...

　Before Bai Feng could explain, a terrifying explosion emanated from the center of the Reincarnation Lord.

　"how?!"

　Bai Feng turned his head and saw the hunters who had been blown away. The explosion and the Mad Dragon Virus raged at the same time, and the hunters below the field were immediately unable to fight. The violent explosion subsided, and in the airflow generated by the aftershocks, Hui Shi Zhu stood there and looked around. The hunters who had been surrounding it before were now almost all lying on the ground. Some had completely fallen into a coma, while others could still barely stand up. Bai Feng looked around and realized that the only hunters who could move now, apart from the support hunters who were some distance away, were the three of them.

　To prevent the Reincarnated One from continuing its attacks on the fallen hunters, the other hunters who were not seriously injured should try to draw its attention. However, there was almost no one left to do so, as the unsuspecting hunters were all attacked by the Reincarnated One.

　"hateful!"

　The moment the effects of the explosion dissipated into the air, Bai Feng immediately rushed out from his hiding place, instantly closing the distance with Hui Shi Zhu. Ophola quickly loaded fireballs into the night cannon [Black Wind] and positioned herself for firing. Almost reflexively, Bai Feng raised the Crimson Dragon Severing Sword [Explosion] and swung its grappling hook at Hui Shi Zhu, who was still spewing the Mad Dragon Virus, before striking him squarely on the nose.

　It could be due to pain, but more likely it was because he was bewildered by the fact that someone dared to attack him so boldly, causing the Lord of Reincarnation to react slightly. That's why this attack, which wasn't very powerful, was able to hit its target. However, if he had been too bold in his attack, he might not have been able to dodge the opponent's counterattack, and might even have been caught in a massive explosion that could have taken down the hunters in one fell swoop. After completing the slash, Bai Feng did not linger at the spot where he had launched the attack, but instead flipped his feet and escaped from the side of the Lord of Reincarnation.

　Just as Hui Shi Zhu's attention turned to the side following Bai Feng, Lie Yan and Mary, who arrived shortly after, swung their weapons one after another, challenging Hui Shi Zhu. Lie Yan forcefully slashed the Divine Slash - Thunderous Annihilation into Hui Shi Zhu's wing claws, while Mary raised the Karmic Blade Annihilation, circled around to the opposite direction of Bai Feng's retreat, and slashed Hui Shi Zhu's side abdomen.

　The Revenant, struck squarely by Mary, Oflora, and the Flame, remained almost motionless. Just as the hunters thought so, the Revenant suddenly spewed a cloud of Dragon Virus onto the ground. Despite being shocked by the Revenant's tenacity and thick skin, Oflora still aimed at the Revenant's head, whose attention had been diverted, and pulled the trigger. Standing in a position where the Revenant was completely off guard, she fired multiple fireballs in succession, causing the Revenant to pause for a moment.

　Taking advantage of the opportunity, Flame and Mary quickly moved away from the dangerous target. At this moment, the Mad Dragon Virus immediately exploded. Just as they were glad that they had dodged in time, the Returning Lord's attack did not stop. As it raised its wing claws to land, the Mad Dragon Virus exploded again, this time in a cross shape. Mary and Flame, who were closest to it, were sent flying backward. Oflora was still reloading ammunition. In desperation, White Wind had no choice but to throw out a flashbang to attract the Returning Lord's attention and prevent it from continuing to attack Mary and Flame.

　The flashbang was pulled and detonated, painting the surrounding environment a uniform color. However, Bai Feng clearly didn't realize that the Reincarnated One might not need sight. Bai Feng was running at full speed to increase the distance between himself and the Reincarnated One. "Bai Feng! Quick..." Bai Feng suddenly heard Mary's voice. "Oh no, I'm done for!" Danger alarms blared in his mind. The enormous figure rapidly approached Bai Feng, and then Bai Feng felt as if his body had been struck by a heavy blow and became uncontrollable.

　No, it took Bai Feng three seconds to realize something was wrong; she had been captured by the Lord of Reincarnation.

　Then Bai Feng saw Hui Shi Zhu grab him firmly with a pair of winged claws and squeeze him with his palms. Various pains, such as his chest being compressed, causing his ribs to break and him being unable to breathe, filled Bai Feng's mind. Bai Feng's face turned red from not being able to breathe. Although his consciousness was already blurred, Bai Feng was still aware that he was being shaken around by Hui Shi Zhu. Bai Feng even had the time to think about what Hui Shi Zhu would do next.

　"boom!"

　The next second, Bai Feng was slammed to the ground by Hui Shi Zhu. The intense pain instantly made Bai Feng faint, but the next second, Bai Feng was shaken awake by Hui Shi Zhu. Judging from the intensity of the pain, Bai Feng guessed that all of his ribs were probably broken, and the Queen β armor set he was wearing should no longer be effective. Thinking this, Bai Feng vomited a mouthful of blood. Then, Hui Shi Zhu grabbed Bai Feng and rubbed him hard on the ground for a distance before swinging his wing claws and throwing Bai Feng away. At this point, Bai Feng completely lost consciousness.

　But the battle continued. The Mad Dragon Virus enveloping the entire body of the Reincarnated One was like the air in a volcano, rapidly depleting the stamina of the approaching hunters. Mary looked at the unconscious Bai Feng, and the depletion of stamina was slowly corroding the bodies and minds of Mary and the others. The damage, which was accumulating little by little, was not so much to the Reincarnated One, but rather to the hunters' fatigue. This atmosphere of doubt was already spreading rapidly among the remaining hunters.

　Blazing Flame touched the cool stone and suddenly thought how comfortable it would be to fall into a deep sleep like this. The feeling of his body heat being slowly absorbed by the ground was wonderful, since his whole body was already exhausted.

　Extremely, even the air he exhaled was mixed with the Mad Dragon Virus of the Reincarnation Lord.

　"You can't get discouraged like this!"

　Flame took out a recovery potion from her pocket and drank it all in one gulp. The emergency medicine provided by the gathering had long been used up. She then took out two of the three packets of food therapy she carried and forced them into her stomach, which had no appetite at all. Various forms of consumption were very serious. Even Ovora, who was not fighting on the front line, had used up more than half of her various recovery potions. The fireballs that were very suitable for the night cannon [Black Wind] were also almost empty.

　All that's left are LV1 to LV3 regular bullets, but those are almost half gone. Although there are still some LV1 to LV3 penetrating bullets left, these bullets have a very small magazine capacity and cannot be fired continuously, so their usability is naturally much smaller than that of elemental bullets. If this continues, Overra will definitely be in a predicament of running out of ammunition.

　After pulling the lever on the side of the Night Cannon [Black Wind], Ophora reloaded the bullets, choosing the same fire rounds with the same attributes as before. Since she didn't have many opportunities to fire, she wanted to use elemental ammunition that could cause greater damage.

　After raising her right knee, Overola braced herself with her right palm, straightening her entire upper body. Her whole body seemed to be creaking and groaning, and she knew she would be tormented by muscle soreness tomorrow, but Overola still had no intention of escaping this place.

　I really don't want to fight against an opponent like that, but no matter what, everyone must pull themselves together, otherwise...

　Blazing Flame rolled on the ground, barely dodging the Winged Claws of the Reincarnated Lord. The massive white-gold body brushed past Blazing Flame. Blazing Flame wanted to chase after it again, but her legs gave way and she sat down on the ground. "Ha~ha~ha~ha~" Blazing Flame felt her throat was unbearably dry, her tongue was almost stuck to her mouth and she couldn't move it. Her brain was also dizzy from lack of oxygen. The Divine Slash - Thunder Calamity Destruction in her hand felt extremely heavy at this moment. Despite this, Blazing Flame did not complain. Even if she had no strength now, she still wanted to create an opportunity for Mary.

　After dragging White Wind to the safe zone, Mary immediately went to check the Dragonslayer Gun. Fortunately, Mary found that the Wraith was located right in front of the Dragonslayer Gun. The hunters below had cleverly led the Wraith to that spot. If she could fire now, she would definitely hit her accurately. Mary gasped for breath, tried her best to steady her hands and firmly gripped the lever. After shouting for Flame to be careful and dodge, she started the Dragonslayer Gun without hesitation.

　Did it hit?

　No, Mary almost collapsed to the ground when she saw the Wraith Lord bite down on the Dragon Piercer and bite it off in one gulp. Suddenly, Mary noticed that the Wraith Lord's mouth was starting to gather the Mad Dragon Virus, and its wing claws were lowered to support its weight on the ground. The hunters who sensed the danger stopped in their tracks and scattered in panic to the left and right. Flame also realized that the Wraith Lord was about to do something terrible, but instead she raised the Divine Slash - Thunder Calamity and charged forward.

　"Flame! You were too reckless!"

　After Bai Feng fell unconscious, Lie Yan completely lost his composure. Although Mary tried her best to call out to him, she failed because of the distance. Not only Lie Yan, but also three other hunters rushed up without regard for their own safety. After the hunters arrived, Hui Shi Zhang opened his mouth.

　The purple beam of light instantly engulfed the hunters, and the accumulated Mad Dragon Virus in the surrounding area was also instantly detonated. Even Mary, who was furthest away, could not hear any sounds around her. After running a few more steps forward, she slowly realized the damage caused by the beam of light that was so close at hand. Mary quickly turned around and tried to get away from the place, but even so, she could not escape the blast radius.

　Thus, the counterattack ended in a complete rout of the hunters.

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　Volume 1: 440 - The Old Dragon Carrying the Volcano

　The battle that took place in the Guiding Lands was just a minor incident for the young girl. According to the information she obtained in the Convergence Lands, the young girl continued to fly southeast towards the New World in the form of a World Lord.

　The intense sunlight poured down from above as if charging towards the sea. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky; only a bright blue that stretched endlessly. The Lavasioth floating on the sea let the waves wash over the volcano on its back. Various seabirds and Acid Wyverns landed on the Lavasioth's back to rest. On the other side of the volcano on the Lavasioth's back, a large carnivorous pterosaur was eyeing a white-feathered seagull that was preening its feathers. Just as the carnivorous pterosaur suddenly charged forward, a rumbling sound came from inside the volcano.

　Startled, the seabirds and Acid Pteranodons scrambled off the Lava Dragon's back, while the carnivorous pteranodons frantically flapped their membranes and fled. The volcano first roared, then bursts of intense flame from the cracks in the rocks, and molten lava overflowed from the crater's crater, falling onto the sea amidst the swaying waves.

　With a hissing sound, another cloud of white mist rose. The seabirds seemed very familiar with this situation. After circling the back of the Lava Dragon a few times, they chose a quiet spot and landed.

　Lava Dragon had lost count of how many times he had woken up after falling into a coma. He struggled to open his murky eyes, but the white fuzz in his eyeballs made it difficult for him to see where he was or how long he had been asleep. Lava Dragon exhaled heavily, buried his head deep into the sea, and after saturating it with seawater, he turned and sprayed it all onto the volcano on his back. With some clarity restored, Lava Dragon continued to drift slowly on the sea, propelling himself along with his heavy hind legs.

　If nothing unexpected happens, the Lavasioth should have gone to the Rotten Vale to meet its end there. However, attracted by the pheromones emitted by the Xeno'jiiva, the Lavasioth headed towards the Ley Line. Considering that the energy released when the Lavasioth died was equivalent to a volcanic eruption, the dissipated energy would cause incalculable damage to the surrounding ecosystem, and the damage caused deep within the Ley Line would be even more terrifying, which is why the hunter had to defeat the Lavasioth.

　As a result, the Lavasioth can only wait to die in the sea. So even if it finds a vein of high-quality explosive ore during its drift, the Lavasioth will not eat a bite. The Lavasioth, which is about to reach the end of its life, has no desire to eat. You should know that when the Lavasioth is born, the thermal core in its body has not yet fully developed. So the Lavasioth will find a region rich in explosive minerals, either on the seabed or in the mountains, and bury itself deep in them, relying on geothermal heat and minerals to grow.

　Moreover, the Lavasioth is quite a homebody. As long as it stays near the volcano, it can continuously absorb heat energy or continuously gnaw on explosive ores to absorb energy. So unless the volcano stops moving, the ores are depleted, or it senses that its time is coming to an end, the Lavasioth will not easily move its nest.

　Only after the thermal core is fully developed or the minerals are consumed will the Lavasioth leave that place and continue to search for the next place rich in explosive minerals. This is why sighting reports and ecological information about the Lavasioth are extremely rare. In fact, before observing this Lavasioth in the New World, the Dragon Academy had observed a Lavasioth in the Frozen Isles of the Old World. It is said that the Frovasioth's lair was once known to no one until a group of hunters traveling on a dragon-slaying ship got lost and discovered it.

　The hunters attempted to hunt down the Zorah Magdaros using dragon-slaying boats equipped with dragon sniper rifles, and they did succeed. However, the Zorah Magdaros fiercely resisted and attacked, destroying all the hunting boats the hunters were on. This prevented the hunters from leaving the Frozen Isles. The enormous energy released after the Zorah Magdaros died attracted monsters from the surrounding area, including several Elder Dragons. But the hunters were powerless to resist these monsters and were all killed. Their corpses were mixed with the Zorah Magdaros's remains.

　Even today, on the Frozen Isles, one can still see the remains of a Zorah Magdaros with a dragon spear stuck in its head, as well as the wreckage of a hunter's dragon-slaying ship next to it.

　Some hunters might wonder why a creature of Zorah Magdaros, with its size, would go to the sea when living on land would be more convenient. Of course, this wouldn't be a problem for a Zorah Magdaros in its prime. Zorah Magdaros has two modes of locomotion: crawling on all fours and standing on two legs. On flat ground, Zorah Magdaros will crawl on all fours, while when it encounters obstacles or mountains that are too high, it will stand on two legs to overcome them.

　However, the massive weight of the Lavasioth and the volcano it carries are a huge burden for it to stand on two legs, so it usually walks on all fours. But it's different in the water, where the water helps support its body. There are two main reasons for this. First, it's related to the Lavasioth's skeleton. Although the Lavasioth has a four-legged, two-winged Elder Dragon skeleton, its wings do not have flight capabilities. Instead, they wrap around the body's heat dissipation organs during its development.

　As for the heat dissipation organs on the Lavasioth's body, its body temperature rises continuously when it ingests explosive minerals and absorbs heat energy. It then turns mineral impurities into lava and expels them through the pores in its shell. While this helps the Lavasioth cool down, it is far from enough. Therefore, the Lavasioth also has many heat dissipation organs on its back. When it expels impurities from its shell to cool down, these organs also spew out high-temperature lava to regulate its body temperature. After these substances cool down upon contact with air, they accumulate on the skin, forming a volcano-like shell over the years.

　These overlapping shells create the Lavasioth's staggering 123-meter width. The sufficiently wide shell ensures that the Lavasioth has enough buoyancy to support it when it dives into the ocean. Secondly, the shells on the Lavasioth's body are crystals purified from the minerals it ingests, which fuse with the Lavasioth's shells during its growth, forming a tight shell that makes the Lavasioth's body the most suitable shape and the best distribution of buoyancy.

　And the enormous lung capacity and superb balance that support its massive body—yes, that's how amazing Gu Long was.

　Since he began drifting at sea, Lava Dragon felt his energy waning day by day. At its worst, he would fall asleep while drifting, and when he woke up again, he had no idea how far he had drifted. However, Lava Dragon simply thought he had taken a nap.

　However, in reality, Lava Dragon had been asleep for more than 24 hours, but he himself was unaware of it. At this stage, Lava Dragon only hoped to find a good place where he could rest peacefully.

　On the sea, the Lava Dragon numbly paddled forward, its limbs propelling it forward. The warm sunlight made it drowsy, but for some reason, the volcano on its back was unusually restless, with lava occasionally spewing out and landing on the sea. This made the Lava Dragon not want to sleep at all today; it felt like something might happen. The warm sunlight caused the Lava Dragon to yawn widely, exhaling a puff of steam from its nostrils.

　Suddenly, Lava Dragon felt a dazzling star flash across the sky. However, because Lava Dragon's eyes were blocked by white fluff, the dazzling light did not have much effect on Lava Dragon, so Lava Dragon did not pay attention to it and continued to drift forward. However, Lava Dragon soon noticed something was wrong. Where did these strange sounds come from?

　Oh, it came from my back, huh? On my back?

　Lavasioth struggled to lift its head, trying to get a better look at what was on its back. But after trying for a long time, it could only see a blurry blue dot. The sound was coming from that spot. Lavasioth was about to lower its head and ignore it, but the blue dot got closer and closer and became clearer. Then, a little creature slammed into the tip of Lavasioth's nose from the volcanic shell above its head. Lavasioth barely managed to suppress the urge to sneeze before it could see that the little creature seemed to be a hunter.

　No, not a hunter.

　The little creature on the tip of its nose didn't have the hunter's scent; instead, it had a familiar aura. Could this little creature also be an Elder Dragon? What a strange Elder Dragon! However, the Lavasioth didn't mind the creature staying on its body. The Lavasioth slightly opened its mouth and let out a deep roar, as if to tell the little creature that there was nothing to worry about and that it could stay safely on its body.