The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　When the Needle-Clad Dragon is in a defensive state, its body will temporarily harden. If a hunter attacks the Needle-Clad Dragon at this time, it will be hit by flying needles. Although the power is not high, at close range, the hunter will hardly be able to react. Attacking it rashly is very dangerous.

　However, the Needle-Wrapped Dragon is not without its weaknesses. In order to form the spikes on its body, the Needle-Wrapped Dragon will continuously secrete oil, which is highly flammable. Therefore, to some extent, the Needle-Wrapped Dragon is very weak in its resistance to fire.

　As the Needle-Entangled Dragon slowly shifted its position, it let out a low roar from its throat, trying to find the Crystal Dragon's weakness so it could launch an attack. However, the Crystal Dragon remained low to the ground, and it knew that the battle on the high ground had been fierce. Its roar was its own answer.

　In that case, after dodging the stone thrown by the Crystal Dragon and landing, the Needle-Entangled Dragon did not run away again. Using its left forepaw as a fulcrum, it used its right forepaw to forcefully slash the ground to complete a turn and then flung the needles on its tail at the Crystal Dragon.

　As the Crystal Dragon pierced the rocky surface with its massive horn and was about to charge at the Needle-Entangled Dragon, it saw countless needles flying towards it. The Crystal Dragon simply swung its tail in front of it, blocking the needles shot out by the Needle-Entangled Dragon. The Needle-Entangled Dragon seemed to have anticipated this situation, but the fact that these thinner needles could not penetrate the Crystal Dragon's scales and crystal defenses still made the Needle-Entangled Dragon feel somewhat disappointed.

　The Needle-Entangled Dragon's attack did not stop. It leaped high into the air again, landing squarely on the Crystal Dragon's head. The Crystal Dragon had been carefully observing the Needle-Entangled Dragon's movements. After noticing the Needle-Entangled Dragon's intention, the Crystal Dragon decisively swayed its body, spilling the Enchantment Glass from its back onto the ground and taking two steps back.

　The Crystal Dragon's Enchanted Glass stores the solar energy accumulated during the day. If a Needle-Entangled Dragon were to attach itself to it at this time, although it wouldn't cause much damage, it could still blast off a portion of the many needles on the Needle-Entangled Dragon's back.

　Furthermore, although the Needlewyvern is a flying wyvern, it cannot fly, or rather, once it has leaped into the air, it cannot change its landing position.

　Suddenly, the Needle-Bound Dragon spewed out a large burst of air, igniting the Enchantress Glass on the ground. At the same time, the Needle-Bound Dragon used the recoil from the air burst to adjust its landing position. It did not land in the optimal area because the flames caused by the explosion of the Enchantress Glass would ignite the needles on the Needle-Bound Dragon's body.

　Crystal Dragon clearly hadn't expected that Needle-Entangled Dragon would avoid its trap at such a critical moment. Crystal Dragon quickly adjusted its position, mobilized the energy stored in the crystals on its back and gathered it in the giant horn on its head, then released it all at Needle-Entangled Dragon in one go.

　Although the Crystal Dragon does not have an organ to release its breath, it can release its stored energy through its breath. The Needle-Entangled Dragon quickly leaped across the ground to dodge the Crystal Dragon's breath while continuously shooting spikes from its back at the Crystal Dragon. The spikes hit the Crystal Dragon's face, although a very small number of spikes pierced the gaps between its scales.

　But the Crystal Dragon's breath only veered a short distance before continuing to chase the Needle Dragon's tail. After firing another round of needles, the Needle Dragon leaped onto the Crystal Dragon's back. While the Crystal Dragon turned to guard itself, the Needle Dragon landed, kicking up a cloud of dust.

　Unfortunately, the Needle Dragon's back slam did not hit the Crystal Dragon. Instead, it left a large patch of needles on the ground. Just as the Crystal Dragon was about to lower its head and stab the Needle Dragon with its giant horn, the Needle Dragon suddenly swung its tail and lashed out at the Crystal Dragon's back. If the Needle Dragon had hit the Crystal Dragon like that, the Crystal Dragon would have been at a disadvantage.

　The Crystal Dragon forcefully changed the direction of its body rotation, instead of crashing into the Needle-Entangled Dragon, it opened its mouth and bit the Needle-Entangled Dragon's tail to prevent it from falling onto its back. In this way, the two dragons became entangled, with the Needle-Entangled Dragon pressing the Crystal Dragon down and trying to lash it with its tail.

　A moment later, the Crystal Dragon pinned the Needle-Entwined Dragon down and gathered its power, attempting to burn off the needles on the Needle-Entwined Dragon's body with its energy breath. Although the two dragons fought fiercely, it seemed that they could not determine a winner for the time being.

　Just then, Needle-Entangled Dragon suddenly noticed out of the corner of its eye that while the two dragons were fighting, a pair of hunters were standing under a tree not far away watching their battle. No, perhaps they weren't hunters; at least Needle-Entangled Dragon felt that those two people were different from the Iron Pot Hunters it had seen before.

　The Crystal Dragon quickly noticed the changes in the Needle-Entwined Dragon, and thus also discovered the two unusual hunters, who seemed to be...

　In a conscious reaction, the Needle-Entangled Dragon and the Crystal Dragon stopped attacking each other and instead charged towards the two strange hunters, the little girl and the Storm Girl.

　To enter Rainbow Waterfall, one must pass through the highlands. As soon as the young girl and the girl from the storm arrived at the highlands, they saw the Needle-Entangled Dragon fighting the Crystal Dragon. Since there was something so interesting, the young girl and the girl from the storm didn't rush on their way. Instead, they took out some snacks and watched from the side. But who would have thought that the Needle-Entangled Dragon and the Crystal Dragon would target them?

　Before the Needle-Entwined Dragon and the Crystal Dragon could reach her, a pale blue light began to emanate from the little girl's body. Then, in the next second, a seventy-meter-long platinum dragon appeared from the blue light. Before the Needle-Entwined Dragon and the Crystal Dragon could figure out what was happening, the Crystal Dragon was already firmly fixed in place by the Reincarnation Lord's dragon teeth.

　The Needle-Entwined Dragon was pinned to the ground by the Winged Claws of the Reincarnated Lord. Even if the Needle-Entwined Dragon wanted to do something with its needles, its needles could not pierce the scales of the Reincarnated Lord. The Reincarnated Lord's increasingly forceful winged claws made the Needle-Entwined Dragon's breathing more and more difficult.

　The crystal dragon thrashed about frantically, trying to escape from the mouth of the Reincarnation Lord. But even though its flesh was almost torn off, the Reincarnation Lord's dragon teeth remained firmly embedded in the crystal dragon's flesh, and the teeth had even pierced the bone.

　Just as the Crystal Dragon was gathering the power of the Enchanted Glass on its back and was about to unleash it, the Reincarnated Lord, carrying the Crystal Dragon in its mouth, swung its head and slammed it into the Needle-Entwined Dragon. Neither the Needle-Entwined Dragon nor the Crystal Dragon expected the Reincarnated Lord to do such a thing. The Enchanted Glass and the needles collided and instantly ignited into a raging fire.

　The flames on the Needle-Entwined Dragon were particularly intense. The Lord of the World paid no attention to the flames on the Needle-Entwined Dragon. He slapped it hard with his claws and put down the Crystal Dragon he was holding in his mouth. Then he turned around and used Iron Mountain Lean to knock the Crystal Dragon and the Needle-Entwined Dragon away. He then spat out a large amount of Mad Dragon Virus in their direction.

　The exploding Mad Dragon Virus extinguished the flames on the Needle-Entwined Dragon's body, but by this time, most of the fine hairs and needles on the Needle-Entwined Dragon's body had been destroyed by the flames and Mad Dragon Virus.

　Suddenly, Lanmei felt as if water was dripping from the sky. As she raised her hand, a light drizzle began to fall. "It's raining," Lanmei said softly.

　The previously somewhat dejected Needle-Entangled Dragon seemed to sense something and immediately roared as it stood up from the ground. The needles that had been destroyed on its body regenerated in a short period of time. At this moment, the Needle-Entangled Dragon realized that it had reached the final moment. The thunder in the sky seemed to be responding to the Needle-Entangled Dragon and kept ringing.

　The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and lightning kept striking the Needle-Entwined Dragon. The Needle-Entwined Dragon knew that this might be its only chance in its life. The energy stored in the Crystal Dragon's body was gradually assimilated into a powerful energy breath emitter due to the thunderstorm.

　The Lord of Reincarnation had no intention of giving them a chance to live. Before the Needle-Entangled Dragon and the Crystal Dragon could use their trump cards, the Lord of Reincarnation spat out several blobs of Mad Dragon Virus at them. While the Needle-Entangled Dragon and the Crystal Dragon were dodging the Mad Dragon Virus, the Lord of Reincarnation descended from the sky.

　Surprisingly, the rain stopped after the Needle-Entangled Dragon died. Of course, this doesn't mean the Needle-Entangled Dragon had the ability to change the weather. This is mainly due to the high altitude of the highlands, and also because of the flowing clouds, the weather in the highlands changes quite rapidly.

　Just as Crystal Dragons can use lightning in rainy weather, it is the Needle Dragons and Crystal Dragons that adapt to the environment, not the other way around.

　When Melalu returned from sheltering from the rain and was about to continue to the next place with the young girl and Lanmei, what appeared beside the World Lord were the Needle-Entwined Dragon and the Crystal Dragon, which had been dead for a long time. Without much thought, Melalu and the others understood that the young girl had asked them to cook both of these monsters.

　Dealing with two dragons is indeed quite difficult, but with the young girl and Lanmei there, they can help at any time. Besides, they won't be camping here tonight, and even if they wanted to, there wouldn't be a suitable place. However, Melalu chose another way to deal with the Needle-Entangled Dragon.

　This involves covering the surface of the Needle-Wrapped Dragon's body with a thick layer of branches and dead wood. Once the pile is nearly full, it is set on fire. The flames not only remove the fine hairs and needles from the Needle-Wrapped Dragon's body but also provide a simple disinfection, making subsequent treatment easier.

　As for the Crystal Dragon's body, the Meralu would start with its soft abdomen and use sharp daggers to cut the Crystal Dragon's body into appropriate sizes.

　'Aglaia'/>

　P.S.: The previous chapter was banned! That's strange, I didn't write anything particularly bad. They just said the first two paragraphs had issues, which I at least revised. It's really frustrating.

　I'd like to recommend a book: *Chihaya Aine Has Nine Wings*.

　[Orange; Love ALL; Supernatural Power Battle]

　Chihaya Aine became a person with out-of-control supernatural powers due to a disaster and had to drop out of school in the UK and return to Tokyo to prepare to become an ordinary person.

　But reality does not allow it.

　She knew that she was surrounded by the old members of the former heroic team Crychic and formed a new team.

　Unbeknownst to her, her five closest friends are actually members of the ultra-dangerous supernatural criminal organization AveMujica.

　Deng shouted that he wanted to be with her forever.

　Li Xi has a sour face every day and seems to have a prejudice.

　Her most popular anchor Miao Mengqin and her favorite idol Sanjiao Chuhua invited her out on a date one after another.

　Toyokawa Shoko, who is shrouded in numerous mysteries, lives with her, making lunch boxes during the day and becoming her enemy at night.

　Plus Goto Ichiri who worships her, and Isen Jinna who has an inexplicable crush on her...

　Oh, and from time to time I have to battle AveMujica with everyone from MyGO!!!!!

　Alas, in this vortex of chaos, only Nagasaki Suyo is gentle and considerate, and she is the only harbor that can comfort my soul...

　Eh? Why didn't Su Shi respond to me when I greeted her just now?

　Huh? What do you mean I'm not needed?

　Don't scare me!

　Book 1: 497 - To be the earth with one's body

　The young girl hadn't expected that the Needle-Entwined Dragon and the Crystal Dragon would rush right up to her. It wasn't even noon yet, and she hadn't expected her lunch to be delivered to her door early. But since that was the case, she didn't mind eating a little earlier.

　Although the Needle-wrapped Dragon appears to be very large, a large part of its body is made up of the dragon's own yellow hairs and spiky quills formed by oil. Burning them off is the simplest and quickest way to deal with them, but it is important to extinguish the flames as soon as they have charred the dragon's skin.

　This not only involves burning off the gland-filled skin of the Needle-Wrapped Dragon, but also because the skin constantly secretes oil, giving it a strange smell. Moreover, the glands are more densely distributed closer to the side of the skin. Even if the outermost layer of skin isn't burned off now, it will be cut off during stewing.

　It can also remove the strange smell from the skin of the Needle-wrapped Dragon, not just the strange smell of oil, but also the smell of various toxins on the Needle-wrapped Dragon. If you want to remove this smell during cooking, a lot of seasonings are essential, and even then, the smell may not be completely removed, and it may even make the meat taste bad.

　Therefore, burning it is the safest way. After all the fine hairs and thorns on the body surface are burned away, Melalu will use a dagger to scrape off a layer of skin until the pink flesh inside is exposed. Next, the plague sacs and paralysis sacs inside the Needle-Entangled Dragon's body need to be removed before proceeding to the next step of cooking.

　As for the Crystal Dragon, Melalu planned to make it into sashimi. It seemed that because the outer layer was protected by crystals and scales, the pink flesh inside the Crystal Dragon was very tender, and the texture of the fish meat was also great. So, while the Crystal Dragon was fresh, after gutting it, Melalu immediately separated all the fish meat along the bones.

　Because of the high altitude and the recent rain, there was little worry about the Crystal Dragon meat spoiling if left outside. While the Needle-Wrapped Dragon dish was still being prepared, the young girl and Lan Mei had already begun to enjoy the Crystal Dragon.

　The fish meat of the crystal dragon is excellent. Apart from a slightly hard membrane between the large pieces of fish meat, it is almost all oily fish meat. This membrane is crunchy and enhances the taste of the fish meat.

　Lanmei has her own rules for eating sashimi. First of all, she doesn't dip the fish in any sauce or seasoning and just eats it directly to savor the original flavor of the fish. Because the fish leaves the ocean after it grows up, and because the crystal dragon has always been eating minerals, the crystal dragon's meat doesn't have much of a fishy smell.

　However, because it doesn't have much sweetness, the fish meat tastes very bland. After tasting the original fish meat, the next step is to dip it in a sauce made of soy sauce and wasabi. After dipping it in soy sauce, the sweetness of the crystal dragon meat is brought out, and the crystal dragon meat tastes different at this time.

　Besides providing spiciness, wasabi can also enhance the freshness of fish. However, only a little wasabi is needed. Otherwise, the spiciness will overpower the fishy smell and make the fish taste strange. In addition to these, another way to eat it is to cut scallions and ginger into strips, mince garlic, and then add soy sauce, sugar and other seasonings to make a sauce to pour over the fish.

　However, this time the young girl did not choose that method. Instead, she took out the iron plate for grilling. Under the heat of the charcoal fire, the iron plate quickly became hot. The young girl picked up a piece of fish with her chopsticks and placed it on the iron plate. Watching the fish quickly turn white on the iron plate and almost turn golden brown, the young girl immediately picked up the fish.

　In addition to the fish, chopped onions and seafood soy sauce were arranged around the iron plate. Besides the fish, Meralu also prepared quail eggs and hard-shell dragon meat steaks, which were then pan-fried.

　Cooked quail eggs, fish, and armored dragon meat are stacked together, and then sprinkled with onions between each layer as a garnish. As for why no other vegetables are used, it's because young girls can only accept these.

　Finally, Meralu's special seafood soy sauce is drizzled over the multi-layered meat patty, and a delicious meat burger is ready. With just one bite, you can taste the flavors of fish, armored dragon meat, and takoyaki. The onions and seafood soy sauce blend these meat dishes together perfectly, and the meat burger quickly disappears into the little girl's mouth.

　When the crystal dragon meat was almost gone, the roasted needle-wrapped dragon meat was ready. The golden-brown needle-wrapped dragon meat, coated with honey, was constantly tempting the young girl, who had no choice but to put down the crystal dragon meat and walk to the needle-wrapped dragon meat. While it was being roasted, Melalu had already used her dagger to cut the needle-wrapped dragon meat into appropriate sizes.

　The young girl boldly grabbed the forelimb of the needle-entwined dragon and tore off the entire leg. Because the outer skin was first charred over a high fire and the moisture was locked in with honey, the juices flowed out as soon as the girl tore off the forelimb. The girl happily took a bite, and the crispy outer skin made a crisp sound in her mouth.

　This was just an ordinary lunch for the young girl.

　The young girl and Lanmei traveled very fast, so much so that when Sereria arrived at the highlands, all she saw was a pile of bones. From the comparison of the marks and the shape of the bones, Sereria determined that it was a Needle Dragon and a Crystal Dragon. In addition to their marks, there were also some huge claw marks and much larger footprints.

　Although she didn't see it, Sereria was able to determine that it was the work of the Reincarnated Lord based on the direction and size of the claw marks. In addition to these marks, Lanmei also found a lot of traces of cooking with fire. At this point, Sereria could conclude that this was what the little girl did, which also proved that Sereria's tracking direction was correct.

　Even though all the evidence pointed to the young girl as the Reincarnator, Sereria still wanted to witness the scene of the young girl becoming the Reincarnator. Sereria opened her item bag. The food inside had been used up. The flashbangs and sonic grenades were still there, but there was only one paralysis trap and one pitfall trap left.

　Obtaining food was not a problem for the hunter. If she encountered a herd of armored dragons or a herd of clouded deer on the way, killing one would be enough to satisfy Cerelia's needs for several days. Moreover, because she had been tracking for several days, Cerelia felt that her mental state was starting to deteriorate.

　If Sereria were where she was now, she could guarantee that she would be able to track down the Reincarnated One, and even observe the scene of the young girl becoming the Reincarnated One. But now, Sereria still felt that she would definitely be able to see it.

　Since the Reincarnation Lord, the Storm Dragon, the Needle-Entangled Dragon, and the Crystal Dragon have all stayed here, this area should be very safe for the time being. No reckless monster would dare to cause trouble in front of the Reincarnation Lord. Therefore, Sereria plans to take advantage of this opportunity to rest here. However, even so, Sereria still needs to choose a suitable cave as her base.

　After all, there's no guarantee that some crazy monsters might come to this place.

　With the mental issue resolved, the next problem to solve is the availability of items. Items can be crafted by gathering materials or obtained from nearby camps. However, considering the time and efficiency, Sereria felt that obtaining items from camps would be the fastest option.

　Thinking of this, Sereria immediately took out her portable map and started searching on it. Luckily, the nearest camp was to the northeast of this location. Although it was somewhat off the expected route, the straight-line distance was not far. With this in mind, Sereria immediately changed her strategy. The next step was to replenish her supplies.

　After leaving the highlands, the young girl and the five girls headed towards the Rainbow Waterfall. After passing through the Alcoris Forest, they headed northwest and saw a huge cliff by the sea. In front of this cliff was the mysterious Rainbow Waterfall.

　If I had to describe Rainbow Waterfall in one word, it would be "divine craftsmanship." Perhaps it is the power of nature, or perhaps it was created by a powerful ancient dragon. The entire Rainbow Waterfall area presents the appearance of a sky island. Of course, the land of Rainbow Waterfall is not completely floating on the water, but is supported by rocks that grow from the seabed.

　These stone pillars may look fragile, but they are actually very hard. After all, so many monsters live on the ground of Rainbow Waterfall, and with the weight of the soil and rocks themselves, these stone pillars would have broken long ago if they were too fragile.

　Because it was almost like jumping from one cliff to another, Lanmei took the initiative to carry the little girl on her back this time. Rather than having the little girl transform back into the form of the Reincarnation Lord to take them up, Lanmei felt that it would be better for her to transform back into the form of Lanlong to take them up. Soon, before the dark clouds and storm gathered, Lanmei brought the little girl and the others to the ground of Rainbow Waterfall.

　Unlike the dense forest of Alcoris, which is full of tall trees, the ground of Rainbow Waterfall is covered with low shrubs and various deciduous trees. Moreover, probably because many birds fly to Rainbow Waterfall to nest and breed, Rainbow Waterfall is almost full of beautiful herbaceous plants and various fruit trees.

　This is also the time when various plants on Rainbow Waterfall are in bloom and bearing fruit; as soon as I arrived on the island, I was greeted by a riot of colors.

　The sight of the scenery naturally increased Lanmei's favorability, and Melalus and the others curiously looked around at various places in the Rainbow Waterfall.

　The island where the young girl and Lan Mei landed is the largest main island of Rainbow Waterfall. Ordinary hunters would have to take a dragon boat or patiently climb up the vines on the stone pillars step by step to get there. There are also many fruits that Melalu has never seen before, and at this moment they are excitedly tasting the fruits one by one.

　Unlike Melalu, the young girl and Lanmei were not captivated by the beautiful scenery and abundant fruits before them. As apex predators, their first step upon arriving in a strange place was not to taste the food, but to take over the entire area. As long as the place existed, all the delicious food would eventually belong to them.

　The Rainbow Waterfall isn't very large overall. Because it's located at sea, unlike the Alcoris Forest where it's difficult to notice the overall situation from inside, the young girl didn't exert much effort to jump to the next island. As for the more distant islands, the young girl simply transformed back into the Reincarnated One and flew there.

　While the young girl was inspecting the Rainbow Waterfall, Sereria also arrived. However, she did not come out of the Alcoris Forest, but rather through an underground passage to the coast, which is below the Rainbow Waterfall.

　Looking at the river water that seemed to have fallen from the sky but was actually left from the ground of Rainbow Waterfall, Sereria suddenly thought that she could swim up the river. Unfortunately, hunters could not do this. Although they could jump from dozens of meters in the air without any problems and be saved by the Reincarnation Lord's claw, hunters could not swim upwards like fish.

　Sereria tidied up her item bag, placing the traps and trap-making materials at the bottom, the rope nets and dust to effectively mitigate the impact, the fragile nutrients and antidotes in the middle, and finally the elixirs and secret medicines on top.

　While this wouldn't guarantee that all the items would be protected if they fell to the ground, it would at least protect the fragile items while she was climbing. After tightening her protective gear and weapons, Sereria prepared to begin her climb.

　The vines wrapped around the stone pillar were incredibly strong. Although it looked unbelievable, Cerelia grabbed the vines and began to climb. However, before climbing, Cerelia drank a secret potion and a speed-enhancing potion to relieve her muscle fatigue and energy depletion, which would shorten the one-hour climb to fifty minutes.

　As she climbed, Sereria carefully kept an eye on her surroundings, afraid that some curious wyvern might fly over and scratch her. However, the climb was surprisingly peaceful. Although Sereria kept flashbangs ready, no monsters appeared.

　After climbing for twenty minutes, Cerelia had reached halfway up the stone pillar. She could feel that the stamina potion had worn off. Cerelia grabbed a vine and tied it tightly around her arm. Then she took out the stamina potion from her backpack and drank it. Cerelia had prepared four bottles, enough for her to climb to the top.

　However, just as Sereria drank the stamina potion and prepared to continue climbing, the entire sea surface suddenly became restless, as if a huge monster was moving underground. In order not to fall, Sereria could only hold on tightly to the vines.

　Sereria nervously looked around, trying to figure out what was wrong, but all she could see was the chaotic sea, and she didn't see anything strange.

　Until Sereria looked at the place called the isolated island, for some reason, a violent gash spewed out from the center of the island and began to shake violently. Sereria had seen such a description in the tree, and if she was not mistaken, it should be an underwater volcanic eruption.

　Yes, barring any unforeseen circumstances.

　Volume 1: Chapter 498 - You must come back alive!

　If an underwater volcano erupts, you can see white mist rising from the sea surface. This mist is formed when the erupting magma meets and evaporates the seawater around the crater. Upon contact with the magma, the seawater heats up rapidly until it boils, which is a fatal blow to fish swimming near the crater.

　In addition, the molten lava, after being cooled by seawater, will solidify and become the foundation of new land. The islands formed by volcanic rock will slowly increase in size. At the same time, the waves generated by violent crustal movements will damage the surrounding environment, and a large amount of volcanic ash will be ejected, floating in the air and making the sky look hazy.

　Although what happened on the island initially looked like an underwater volcanic eruption, after the first burst of thick black gas, no similar gas ever came out of the hole again. Instead, it spewed out some small rocks and the like, so it didn't seem to be an underground volcanic eruption.

　Considering the unknown situation, Sereria did not continue climbing. After all, if she climbed too high, the time it would take to fall would be enough for the flying dragon to grab her and fly her back and forth several times. With this in mind, Sereria stopped and prepared to jump into the sea at any time.

　But things didn't seem to be going as Sereria had expected. Instead of white mist billowing out of the island, rocks kept shooting out. Large numbers of rocks crashed around the island and into the nearby sea, causing many shield crabs and seabirds to scatter or fly away to other places.

　Sereria could even see a sea dragon on the deserted island's beach suddenly drop the water beast it was hunting and plunge into the sea, swimming away rapidly. Immediately afterward, a huge rock fell right where it had been standing.

　Meanwhile, the land creatures on the isolated island could only tremble and pray that the stones wouldn't fall on their heads, or run to a safe place and quietly wait for the disaster to pass.

　The disaster didn't last long. Cerelia was still hanging firmly on the vines. Her wrists and arms didn't feel sore, but looking at the gradually calming sea, the scene that seemed like an ancient dragon descending seemed like a dream. But Cerelia was certain that she had indeed seen it.

　Geological activity? No, the hunter's intuition told Sereria that this was not a simple geological activity, but based on the information available at present, there was no evidence to suggest that it was the activity of a monster or creature.

　After careful consideration, Sereria decided to temporarily halt her pursuit of the Reincarnated One and Lan Mei. She then organized the matter and wrote to the Hunter's Guild and Gathering Hall in Mejeportan, inviting her brother and Edlinka to join the investigation. Once everything was ready, Sereria decided to go and investigate on her own.

　Although the distance didn't seem very far from the stone pillar, as the saying goes, "looking at a mountain makes a horse run itself to death," and it would be best to take a boat to get to the island. Fortunately, Cerelia found a usable small boat at her outpost in the Alcoris Forest. After quickly tidying up her equipment, Cerelia prepared to head to the island.

　While keeping an eye on the surroundings of the island, Sereria carefully rowed the boat, afraid of attracting the mysterious monster.

　On the night the Hunter's Guild and Gathering Hall received the letter, the hunter known as the old man arrived at the tavern in Mejpoldan, but at that moment his face showed deep weariness.

　"Oh dear, it's rare to see you at this time of day." Hearing someone speaking to him, the old man slowly raised his head.

　"Heh, you seem to spend all your time here." The one who answered him was a scholar from the Scribes' Guild. Like the old man, he had retired from the guild but still loved the hunter's profession, so he often came to the tavern.

　"Yes. As long as we stay here, we can meet a lot of hunters every day."