The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　"It's the blood of a Great Dragon, meow."

　"The blood of the Great Dragon, you also went to the deserted island, why haven't I seen you?"

　"It's Moshi. Moshi's location is on the flying merchant ship, so during the hunt, Moshi obtained the Great Dragon's blood there, and after obtaining the Great Dragon's blood, Moshi immediately returned here."

　"I remember that the blood of the Great Raptor is a precious ingredient. What do you want to do with the blood of the Great Raptor?"

　Donnie didn't immediately answer Sereria's question. He paused for a moment and continued, "It's for making potions. The concentration of the blood of the Chameleon is too low for the songstress, so we thought of the blood of the Great Wyvern. Moreover, according to records, the blood of the Great Wyvern has the effect of restoring any abnormal status. No matter how strong the abnormality is, it will be restored after bathing in the blood of the Great Wyvern."

　"And then it recovered?"

　"There was no recovery." Donnie lowered his head sadly as he said this.

　"Wait, since you're talking about potions, you didn't actually mix up the blood of the Great Ryukyu and make it into a potion, did you?"

　Donnie nodded matter-of-factly and said, "Although ancient texts record that bathing in the blood of a Great Dragon would have an effect, it is not appropriate for a person of your status, such as a songstress, to bathe directly in the blood of a Great Dragon. Moreover, the effects that can be achieved by bathing can also be achieved by taking pills."

　If you were to say that the songstress left because Donnie and the others made a mistake with the potion, Sereria would be the first to disbelieve it. After all, the songstress wore the items made with the Divine Dragonwood and the blood of the Mist Dragon without any problems, and the blood of the Great Dragon wasn't even splashed on the songstress. Obviously, this reason is untenable.

　Is it possible that Donnie and the others have been trying to regain the songstress's lost power?

　Sereria thought it was possible, but not very likely. Donnie and Bass had been considering regaining the songstress's power, but the songstress had reminded Donnie and Bass more than once that she did not want to regain this power. However, Donnie and Bass had been treating the songstress with their own self-righteous attitude.

　Is it possible that Donnie and Bass made a mistake with the medication, causing the songstress's symptoms to worsen or develop in another direction due to the medication not being effective? However, the songstress knows that Donnie and Bass are doing this for her sake, so she doesn't want them to see her condition and leaves on her own initiative.

　Such a possibility exists, and the possibility is quite high, but the correctness of this conjecture cannot be determined until we actually meet the songstress.

　"So, what are you planning to do now? Are you just going to wait here, or are you going to go out and look for the songstress?"

　"I want to wait here, in case the songstress returns sometime and there's no one here. She'll be lonely."

　Hearing Donnie say that, Sereria had no other thoughts. After leaving the Prayer Tree Spring, Sereria went to the tavern, and sure enough, the Grand Elder was still drinking in the tavern.

　Sereria sat down next to the Grand Elder with her cup in hand. The Grand Elder nodded and said, "Well, the songstress isn't home, is she?"

　"As expected of the Grand Elder, that songstress is indeed no longer at the Spring of Prayer Tree. The specific reason seems to be that those Felynes brought back the Great Dragon's blood and gave it to the songstress to drink, which caused her to leave that place."

　The elder smiled and downed his beer in one gulp. He then ordered another and quietly told the waiter to put it on Sereria's tab. However, Sereria quickly saw through this clumsy method.

　"Elder, is it really that fun to freeload off a junior's drink?"

　"Free wine always tastes the best, but if you'd like to trade something else, I have some top-secret information here. It's something Edward found out from conversations with hunters in other regions, and there are a few noteworthy clues. Would you like to hear it?"

　in fact

　Without the Grand Elder even asking, they already knew what Sereria's answer was. For hunters, nothing is more exciting than unknown news.

　Then the elder began to recount the mysterious explosion incident that Edward had taken over, and continued to the mysterious monster that Margaret had seen. The monster's body shape was different from ordinary monsters. Instead of wings that grew naturally on its back, it had huge bones, and its body surface was covered with bark that looked like charred trees.

　Sereria, who was initially overjoyed at hunting the Great Wyvern and obtaining a large amount of Great Wyvern materials, gradually turned gloomy upon hearing about the existence of a giant monster.

　"Oh dear, this matter might get a little tricky later on."

　Unlike the tense-looking Sereria, the Grand Elder remained calm, sipping beer one glass after another. Sereria, seeing the Grand Elder's lack of tension, asked worriedly, "Just a little bit?"

　“This still needs investigation, but Sereria, listen to me, the current situation of that monster is really just my speculation. That monster may not be an ordinary monster. From its appearance, it looks more like a toothed dragon, but we have too little information, so everything is still unknown.”

　Sereria's expression returned to calm. After drinking half of her beer, she said, "Should we send someone to investigate that monster next?"

　"You mean the observation balloon? We've already sent hunters and members of the Scribes' Team to investigate it. However, for the next few days until the results are available, if possible, we hope you can keep this a secret for now."

　"Well, I have no objection."

　Upon hearing Sereria's reply, the elder's tense expression relaxed considerably. "Thank you. Oh, by the way, there's one more thing. Although I'm a little embarrassed, please don't go hunting until we figure out the situation. It would be best if you could stay in the city."

　"What about the rest of the hunters?"

　"Hunters who are currently carrying out commissions will be advised to complete the missions while taking precautions to ensure their safety. Hunters' Guild will try to dissuade those who still want to take on commissions. Of course, if they insist on going out, the guild will sign a contract with the hunter to ensure that the hunter is fully aware of the dangers."

　Sereria nodded and said, "I understand. If you need manpower to conduct any investigations, it would be best to have someone who is familiar with the situation."

　The elder put down his wine glass and nodded slightly to Sereria. "Yes, that's right. And you, along with Sibert and the others, are all trustworthy and capable people. Believe me, Miss Sereria, if there's anything I need, I will ask for your help."

　"Hehe, since you put it that way, I will certainly live up to your expectations!" Sereria said with a smile. Because the Grand Elder had other matters to attend to, the conversation quickly came to an end, and the two parted ways.

　Sereria remained in a state of rest several days after learning that the monster the Hunter's Gathering Hall was investigating was likely an unknown and powerful Fanged Wyvern.

　The Ancient Dragon Observatory released observation balloons in hopes of determining whether a giant dragon with a charred black shell truly existed near Mejepoltan. However, before reaching a conclusion, the hunters and the Grand Elder agreed not to act on their own.

　Volume 1: Chapter 510 - The Lucky Diva and the Nightmare

　"Even so, the current state is too leisurely."

　Sereria was worried that Donnie would fall back into his previous state, so she checked on him every day. Fortunately, Donnie had not lost hope in life, or rather, he should not lose hope in life until he found the songstress and restored her power.

　The guild won't be offering any new commissions anytime soon, so Sibert doesn't have much to do. Most hunters seem to have nothing to do besides drinking and chatting in the tavern, but Sibert has his own ways of passing the time.

　He met this person by chance while investigating information about monsters. He was an old man who managed the books in the Mejpoldan Library. In his early years, he was a research scholar of the Bookslayers and knew almost all monsters like the back of his hand. Because there were few forms of entertainment here, children would always come and bother him.

　The children were always clamoring for him to tell them stories about monsters, and the old man loved to share these interesting tales with them. After getting to know the old man, Sibert joined the children's group, earning him the title of "King of the Kids."

　"Master! You've been doing nothing since you came back, meow. If you have time, let's play together, meow. We can play dodgeball or have a catnip feast and spend all of Master's money, meow! Buy lots and lots of catnip!"

　"Ah, what are you talking about?"

　Sereria heard herself

　As soon as the cat turned over in bed, she saw it happily running towards her. Seeing its dreamy look, Sereria could only smile wryly.

　"Meow meow, a feast of catnip, a bed piled high with catnip, a bathtub filled with catnip—as long as the owner has the wallet, all these dreams can come true, meow meow!"

　The beautiful wish gradually turned into delusion, and the Palico's eyes kept blinking, as if it were traveling in some dream world. Although it was still wearing a clean and tidy white chef's uniform, its tail, which was peeking out from under the hem of the uniform, was wagging incessantly.

　Sereria couldn't bear to shatter the Palico's fantasy, but even so, she still had to tell it the truth. Sereria lay down and stroked the Palico's head, saying softly, "Sorry, Meowkaka, I upgraded my katana and charge axe, so I don't have much money left now."

　Ha! My dream is shattered, meow!

　Upon hearing Sereria's words, Meowkaka felt as if she had suddenly fallen into an abyss of tragedy, and could only lie helplessly under the bed, whimpering and pretending to cry.

　"There's really nothing I can do about you."

　Sereria sat up in bed, thought for a moment, then quickly jumped off the bed, put on her boots, tied her shoelaces, patted Miaokaka's head, and said, "I may be out of money, but my brother is still rich. He hasn't even upgraded his weapon yet. Come on, I'll take you to ask my brother for money."

　"Meow meow?"

　Upon hearing this, Meowka immediately stood up. Although the cattail was very attractive to it, it still felt that it was inappropriate to ask its brother for money. However, Sereria did not think there was anything wrong with it, after all, it wasn't the first time she had tricked her brother.

　Inside the library, Sibert was talking to the old man about the ancient dragon. As a witness to the Great Dragon incident, the old man also wanted to know some things about the Great Dragon from Sibert, and of course, the World Lord.

　"The Great Dragon, even the Hunter's Guild can't make a reasonable classification of it. This kind of monster, which is like a snake but not a snake, and not a dragon but has extraordinary destructive power, is quite a headache. In particular, every time it appears, it destroys the ecological environment of the island to the point that it can no longer survive. It appeared once hundreds of years ago, but I didn't expect it to be killed by the Lord of the World."

　"Yes, and the Lord of Reincarnation is also very mysterious. According to the investigation report, Grandpa, you are so familiar with the ancient dragons, can you guess what the Lord of Reincarnation is thinking?"

　Upon hearing Sibert's words, the old man couldn't help but laugh out loud. He patted Sibert on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm just a retired old man. How would I know what an ancient dragon like the Lord of Reincarnation is thinking?"

　Sibert didn't answer. He knew his question was a bit beyond his scope. Just as he was about to continue exploring the answer, a shadow suddenly enveloped him. Just as Sibert was wondering why something strange was blocking his view in the well-lit library, he saw the most familiar figure.

　"Lia, what brings you here? By the way, how did you find this place?"

　“Brother, didn’t you say you made a close friend in the library? And now the guild doesn’t allow us to go hunting on our own, so I think you’re probably here.”

　"Alright, what brings you here? Don't tell me you like reading."

　"Ha, brother, is that what you think of me?"

　Upon hearing Sibel's words without hesitation, Sereria immediately retorted, but her rebuttal now seemed somewhat weak. Nevertheless, Sereria still put on an indifferent attitude, but Sibel still saw through her disguise.

　"Yes, isn't that the monster you hunt by instinct? What's wrong with you this time?"

　"Well, I spent all my money on upgrading my weapons and equipment. After upgrading them with materials from the Great Jaggi, the weapons gained growth attributes, so I couldn't resist and spent all my money. Then I was so bored at home that I didn't even have money to buy some catnip for Nyakaka."

　Sibert glanced at his younger sister. She was good in every way, but sometimes she acted too much on instinct. Like this time, how could she use all her money to upgrade weapons? She should at least have used some money to upgrade her armor.

　"Okay, I don't plan to upgrade my weapons and armor yet. My money is here, so I'll use it sparingly."

　As Sibert spoke, he tossed the strange dragon-shaped wallet to Sereria. It was a commemorative wallet launched by the Hunter's Guild, featuring a strange dragon as its design. After all, the strange dragon's appearance and its huge, odd neck were enough to prove that it was quite suitable for an item like a wallet.

　As time progressed, the Ancient Dragon Observatory continued to monitor the latest developments and would react immediately to any changes. However, no information had been received regarding the suspected Fanged Dragon monster that had been previously investigated, leading some to believe that it was incorrect information. But the Scribes' Team would not admit to making a mistake.

　Meanwhile, at dawn, the songstress awoke in a thicket of bushes. The dampness of the forest made her feel unwell, but she knew she couldn't stop there. She had to keep moving forward, trying to get as far away from Mejpoldan as possible.

　To say why a songstress

　This goes back to when Bass and Moz brought back the Crimson Blood of the Great Dragon. Although Donnie, Bass, and Moz had been busy trying to restore their power, the Songstress knew it was all in vain. However, since this would cheer Donnie and the others up, the Songstress wouldn't stop them.

　This time, as usual, Bass used the crimson blood of the Great Dragon to start making medicine. The songstress was already used to this behavior. Watching Bass wagging his tail as he brewed medicine for her, the songstress felt that continuing this kind of life seemed like a good thing.

　After the potion was made, the songstress took it as usual. But just as she was about to say that the potion was no different from the ones she had taken before, she suddenly felt a fever all over her body. Then, it felt as if all the blood rushed to her head, and the splitting headache made her unable to stand up.

　The sudden dizziness made it difficult for the songstress to discern her surroundings. Soon, Donnie and Bass also noticed that something was wrong with the songstress. Bass immediately took out the nutrient solution G and made the songstress drink it, but the songstress could no longer drink anything at this time.

　At this moment, Moshi arrived at the Prayer Tree Spring. Seeing the songstress in this state, Moshi immediately realized that something bad had happened. It was possible that the blood of the ancient dragon had clashed with certain components in the songstress's body, causing her body to be unable to maintain its balance. Just as Moshi was about to urgently induce vomiting in the songstress, she waved her hand and said that she was fine.

　Seeing that the songstress couldn't even stand up, Donnie and Bass were convinced that she wasn't alright. But since she insisted that she was fine, there was nothing they could do but quietly stay by her side, hoping that she could get through this crisis.

　Nothing happened that night. Donnie and Bass, both exhausted from staying up too late, fell fast asleep by the songstress's bedside. The songstress, now awake, was completely fine, but the dream she had last night had stirred up a sense of unease within her. She knew very well that her presence here, especially with these memories, would inevitably attract the ancient dragon to attack Mejboltan. What would she do then?

　Yes, I am the princess who destroyed the kingdom, the culprit who caused the downfall of the Ancient Shured Kingdom. Thinking of this, the songstress gave a bleak smile.

　Although the dream last night was not very clear, the immersive feeling made the songstress feel that the scene was incredibly real. Moreover, despite the unclear vision, the songstress could still distinguish the dragon that destroyed the ancient kingdom of Shured, the black dragon Miraboreas.

　Of course, the Black Dragon Miraboreas was the last taboo to appear, followed by the Imperial Dragon and the Frost Dragon, as well as the Dragon Machines that tried to resist them.

　The Dragon Machine Soldiers, which the Kingdom of Ancient Shured had created by killing more than thirty monsters, did not fare well against the Frost Dragon. Although the Dragon Machine Soldiers were twice the size of the Frost Dragon, the Frost Dragon was far superior to the Dragon Machine Soldiers in terms of reaction speed and elemental attacks.

　As the Frost Dragon moved, huge ice pillars began to form all around, and fireballs started falling from the sky. Although the Dragon Soldier's all-out attack could cause great damage, it was difficult to hit the Frost Dragon.

　The Frost Dragon simply flapped its wings, and the ice pillars it swung up easily froze the Dragon Soldier's limbs. But for the Dragon Soldier, who felt no pain, this was nothing. Even if its skin was torn and its muscles were ripped, the Dragon Soldier's movements would not stop. Moreover, the Dragon Jade of the Ancient Dragon within its body gave the Dragon Soldier extraordinary power.

　Moreover, even if its body is damaged, the Dragon Machine Soldier can restore its body to its original state by consuming its own fallen limbs. Of course, this relies more on the monsters hunted by the Kingdom of Ancient Xiured to provide the Dragon Machine Soldier with flesh materials. Furthermore, the Dragon Machine Soldier's flesh has corrosive properties, so once it touches it, the entire part will probably have to be abandoned.

　Meanwhile, the Imperial Dragon is facing the same problem. If it were dealing with ordinary hunters, the Serpent Serpents hovering around the Imperial Dragon could provide some assistance. But now the Imperial Dragon cannot send the Serpent Serpents to attack the Dragon Machine Soldiers. These small monsters are simply ready-made flesh and blood for the Dragon Machine Soldiers.

　Because of the Dragon Machine Soldier's unreasonable physical regeneration speed and disgusting corrosive properties, the Frost Dragon and the Imperial Dragon found it difficult to gain an advantage over the Dragon Machine Soldier for a while. In fact, the Imperial Dragon's indestructible scales even began to turn black and fall off because they were sprayed with the Dragon Machine Soldier's simulated blood.

　Under the relentless and insidious attacks, even the Emperor Dragon and the Frost Dragon quickly lost their advantage. The Dragon Machine Soldier seized this opportunity, opened its blood-red maw and tightly bit the Emperor Dragon and the Frost Dragon. A disgusting and ominous organ emerged from the Dragon Machine Soldier's mouth and gradually bound the Frost Dragon and the Emperor Dragon.

　The songstress is the one who controls the dragon soldiers from behind with her songs.

　Soon, that very evening, the Kingdom of Ancient Shured held a grand banquet to celebrate the killing of the Emperor Dragon and the Frost Dragon. Of course, this banquet was only for the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Ancient Shured. Although the Songstress sensed the anger of the Emperor Dragon and the Frost Dragon while controlling the Dragon Machine, she did not realize that anything was amiss due to the influence of the entire kingdom.

　Until its arrival.

　Pure black scales, a simple appearance.

　Its slightly larger size led King Gushured to believe it was just an insignificant dragon, but soon King Gushured paid the price for his arrogance when the black dragon Miraboreas nearly burned down the entire palace with a single breath of fire.

　The surviving nobles immediately urged the songstress to quickly awaken the dragon soldiers, but the black dragon Miraboreas did not give her any time. The occasional blue flames leaking from its mouth indicated that the black dragon Miraboreas was ready to unleash its Calamity Fire - Serious Breath. In an instant, a scorching blue flame swept across the entire palace.

　The iron gates and fences, made of the hardest metal, were almost powerless against the breath of the black dragon Mirapolias, like sand being washed away by water. They were then completely destroyed in the blue flames, and the dragon soldiers were burned to ashes before they even had a chance to activate.

　This was just the beginning. After destroying the capital of Gushured, the black dragon Miraboreas burned the towns belonging to Gushured to ashes one by one, as if calling them by name. Among those who survived, only one in ten thousand were lucky, but the songstress was one of the lucky ones.

　P.S.: Well, I initially thought of immortality too, mainly because creating a new concept from scratch is so difficult. Hikari has so many elements. Also, regarding philosophical elements, I feel that Hikari's instincts themselves constitute a kind of philosophy, and what she practices or represents is a concept. This is just my personal understanding based on Hikari's character design.

　Volume 1: Chapter 511 - The Lord of Extreme Flame and the Extremely Scorching and Freezing

　After an unknown amount of time, the songstress slowly awoke, but she found herself no longer in a dilapidated palace, but in an unknown camp, where several Palicoes were guarding her.

　Upon seeing the songstress awaken, the Palicoes happily gathered around her to celebrate her recovery. However, from the songstress's numb eyes, the Palicoes realized that there must be other problems with her. After asking around, the Palicoes learned that the songstress had actually lost her memories.

　"I am so sorry, I can't remember any of those things at all. I can't even remember my name, my parents, or the places I've lived."

　"No problem, meow. Miss, you should rest well, meow."

　"Yeah, meow, yeah, meow. If those memories are lost, they must be painful memories, meow. It's not a good thing to insist on remembering them, meow."

　"What a poor child. It's alright, our Felyne family will take good care of you. Just live well here and slowly regain your memories."

　Listening to the sounds rising and falling around her, the slightly tense expression on the songstress's face, which had been strained from searching for her memories, gradually calmed down. It seemed that, as the Felyne had said, she had indeed given up on that memory because it was too painful. If that was the case, then perhaps not being able to remember the past was a good thing.

　Why do I remember these creatures as Palicoes?

　After that, the songstress lived with the Palicoes. Life was simple but happy. Then the songstress came to Mezeportan and joined the Hunter Pioneer Team, witnessing the development of Mezeportan.

　As the songstress recalled what had happened, she brushed the dew off her clothes and gathered some common berries to fill her stomach. Now that she had chosen to leave Medeportan quietly, she could not return.

　Now that she has regained her previous memories, the songstress knows that the black dragon Miraporias will definitely come looking for her. For the safety of Mejepoltan, she herself absolutely does not want to return to Mejepoltan. Or perhaps this kind of wandering life is more suitable for her, the songstress thought.

　In Mejboltan, the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau has sent the latest news: the G-rank licensed members and the Scriveners have been urgently summoned to the Hunter's Gathering Hall, including Sereria and Sibert. The reason for summoning them to the Gathering Hall is that the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau has confirmed a monster at the top of the Ancient Tower that was not recorded in the data.

　According to the hunter's description, the monster seemed to be somewhat similar to the Frost Dragon in the records. It could easily wrap its body with fire and ice elemental energies that could not coexist. Furthermore, the hunter's observations confirmed that the monster's left and right halves could use abnormal abilities of these two different elements respectively.

　According to information obtained by the Ancient Dragon Investigation Bureau, the Hunter's Guild refers to it as the "Burning Zero Dragon" and has identified the subject of the investigation as an Ancient Dragon.

　Unlike the common four-legged, two-winged Elder Dragons, the Scorching Zero Dragon's body shape is more similar to that of the Fanged Dragon. Therefore, the Scorching Zero Dragon has powerful limbs and no physical features related to wings.