The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　The strike that severed the horn of the Scorching Dragon almost exhausted Sereria's most...

　After a moment of exhaustion, Sereria felt all her strength drain away, her knees buckled, and she knelt on the ground. Her gaze remained fixed on the Blazing Dragon, but her body was completely immobile.

　In Sereria's eyes, that final moment was terrifyingly slow. After noticing that Sereria had shattered the Scorching Zero Dragon's curled horns, Sibert and Edlinka rushed to the Scorching Zero Dragon without hesitation and desperately struck its head with their weapons.

　Having recovered from the pain of its shattered giant horn, the Scorching Zero Dragon quickly moved, but its massive body did not completely escape the hunters' attack range. For the first time, the Scorching Zero Dragon's huge body appeared to sway, perhaps due to the accumulated damage from before.

　However, in the blink of an eye, the Scorching Dragon stood up again. Sereria and the others had almost exhausted all their strength, and now almost no one could stand up and confront the Scorching Dragon. However, every hunter stared intently at the giant beast in front of them with eyes full of obsession.

　"Roar, ahhh!"

　The Scorching Dragon let out an even louder roar towards the sky. Then, it swallowed the broken giant horn on the ground, took a deep look at the hunters on the ground, and then jumped off the top of the ancient tower. Unbeknownst to them, the sunlight had changed color, and under the setting sun, the crimson color on the Scorching Dragon's body became even more intense.

　"it's over?"

　Edlinka murmured to herself, as if she were seeing a scene from a dream, stuttering and not knowing who she was asking, but her voice was gradually gaining strength.

　"We did it! We did it!"

　These words spread like ripples, and they repelled the Scorching Dragon. Sibert and Edwater hugged each other excitedly. Edlinka still had enough strength to stand up, but Sereria couldn't stand up at all. Edlinka slung her weapon over her back, walked over, and helped Sereria up.

　Sereria slumped to the ground, her breath ragged. She could no longer sense the presence of the Scorching Dragon. Sereria looked up and saw a pale blue sky through the gaps in the white clouds. A small bird emerged from the clouds, flapping its wings and flying towards the Alcoris Forest.

　It felt like the little bird was telling Sereria and the others that they could finally relax.

　In that case, the Scorching Dragon shouldn't come to this place again for at least several hundred years. But what exactly happened to summon the Scorching Dragon? That's a question for the Scribes to investigate, as hunters aren't good at this kind of thing.

　After resting for a while, the four of them helped each other and then walked down the stairs of the ancient tower. The stairs of the ancient tower were very wide, and even if the four of them stood in a row, they could walk down. However, as soon as they reached the bottom of the ancient tower, Sereria, who had just needed to be helped, suddenly straightened up from somewhere with her strength.

　"Ugh! How did it escape? And I haven't even harvested any of its materials yet!"

　Seeing Sereria's indignant expression, Sibert gave a wry smile, and Edward joked, "Yeah, if the Scorching Dragon hadn't taken its big horn at the end, we might have been able to upgrade the weapon again."

　"That's what I mean, since I've already smashed them all, it would be better to just leave them as they are."

　"Hahaha~"

　Sibert could only cover her face, but thankfully Edlinka didn't play along. "Alright, let's go back to Mejpoldan and put everyone at ease. Then we have a celebration banquet."

　"Oh! We must drink our fill!" Edward clenched his fist and raised it high.

　"You'd better watch your step. If you get drunk, I won't carry you home."

　"Hahaha, you underestimate me. Let me show you the belly I've developed from my sister's bento boxes." Before Edward could finish speaking, he was punched by Edlinka. The punch landed on Edward's back with a dull thud, causing Sibert and Edward to burst into hearty laughter again.

　"But if we're not careful, you might drink all the wine in the village."

　"Hey, let's not argue about this anymore. Whether it's me or Edward, we both just want to have a good drink."

　Hearing Sibert's relaxed tone, Edlinka and the others finally felt that everything was over, and they all burst into laughter.

　They faced a harsh situation they had never experienced before, and even they found it hard to believe that they were able to achieve final victory. However, Sibert had one thought: that nature was the source of the Scorching Zero Dragon, a creature that defied common sense, and that the hunters who were able to defeat the Scorching Zero Dragon were also part of nature.

　Sibert once again truly experienced the magnificence and grandeur of the forces of nature. Hunters and other ordinary people live in such an environment, sometimes having to face threats from monsters or other natural phenomena. They do their best to fight against them, defeat them, and ultimately survive.

　The banquet to defeat the Scorching Dragon lasted for three whole days. In the end, Sibert and Edward slept on the bed like rag dolls for a whole day. When they woke up, they found that the Scorching Dragon had appeared a week ago. Moreover, when Sibert was washing his face, he discovered that his face was covered with doodles that Nyanka had drawn on it out of boredom.

　"Meow Kaka!"

　"Playing pranks when you have free time is just in a cat's nature, meow."

　Watching Miao Kaka flee in a panic, Sibert gave a bitter smile. His body, still heavy with fatigue, was exhausted. After washing off all the paint from his face and tidying himself up, Sibert struggled to change into his everyday clothes and, out of concern for the others, opened the door and went out.

　When the people of Mejepoltan saw Sibert, every hunter they saw thanked him. Although they did not face him directly, the fear brought by the Scorching Dragon still shocked everyone. Even the hunters who participated in the logistics were generously thanked by the citizens.

　Although the banquet had been going on for three days, Sibert and the others were still exhausted, so the hunters at the gathering place planned to hold another spirit-boosting celebration today.

　Upon hearing the news, Sibert took a walk around the streets and then went straight home. During his walk, he saw Edlinka sitting by the river fishing and dozing off, while Edward, as if worried about not being able to drink enough at the party that night, spent the whole day in the tavern drinking heavily as if he were taking a beer bath.

　Sibert didn't want to disturb them, so he walked away without a word. He looked around but couldn't find his sister Sereria. Sometimes Sibert really envied her energy.

　Faced with such a disparity, Sibert could only manage a wry smile, but he also cherished this hard-won peace and quiet. In the end, he stayed in the house all day without doing anything. Seeing that someone was finally playing with him, Miaokaka wagged his tail happily.

　That evening, the hunters gathered at the tavern, where all sorts of food and drink were laid out on the tables. The taps on the barrels were all turned on, and the aroma of roasted meat, the fragrance of fine wine, and the boisterous chatter created an unprecedentedly lively scene.

　"Oh, you've really had a hard time this time."

　"You too, thank you for your hard work."

　As soon as Sibert stepped through the gate, the old man immediately waved to him. Although he hadn't directly fought the Scorching Dragon, Sibert knew very well that the old man must be running around helping the hunters, and he had already done so when facing the Great Jagras.

　"Hehehe, how about that? If I were a few decades younger, I could definitely break off the other horn of the Blazing Zero Dragon."

　The old man laughed happily as he drank his beer. Sibert took a sip of beer and said nonchalantly, "Whatever makes you happy, sir. Just be careful not to get killed by it."

　"Hey, don't dampen his spirits, the old man is really into it."

　At this moment, Edward approached Sibette. Edward smiled, put his arm around Sibette's shoulder, grabbed a full glass of wine, and drank it down in one gulp.

　"Pfft~ This wine is really delicious!"

　Sibert doesn't usually drink much, so seeing Edward's hearty manner made him a little envious. Gradually, more and more people entered the manor. The waitresses shuttled back and forth in the hall to deliver food and beer. Meowka and other Palicoes also ran over, acting cute and charming towards the hunters.

　Several empty barrels were placed in the center of the tavern, and hunters confident in their strength gathered around. Just as Sibert noticed this, Edward was dueling with the fifth person.

　"I won, haha!" After defeating the fifth person, Edward walked over to the table where Sibert was. "Has Sereria already slept? Why is she nowhere to be seen?"

　"I am here."

　As soon as Edward finished speaking, Sereria came to his side. After Sibert and Edward gave up the seat that the old man had just occupied, Sereria quickly sat down.

　"Was something wrong that caused this?"

　Sereria took a sip of fruit wine, then nodded. "Donnie and Bass, you know them, right, brother?"

　"I know, the Palico that serves that songstress, right? What's wrong?"

　"The songstress has gone missing. Donnie and Bass have searched almost the entire Mejpoldan, but they still haven't found her. According to Donnie, the songstress has very poor survival skills, and it would be impossible for her to go into the wild on her own."

　"Missing? Well, if it's a Palico, we should be able to find it, right? There shouldn't be many of those songstresses in the Prayer Tree Spring. The Palicoes should be able to find it quickly."

　"That's the problem. Donnie and Bass couldn't find any trace of the songstress at all. Although I don't want to admit it, there's only one possibility: the songstress wanted to escape from this place, so she deliberately left no trace. This was also to prevent Donnie and the others from finding her."

　After downing a full glass of beer, Edward let out a satisfied sigh and then asked, "Is there some kind of conflict between that songstress and these Palicoes?"

　"No, but if we're talking about strange things that happened before that, it's that the Palicoes obtained the Great Dragon's blood. And according to what Donnie and the others did before, this blood should have been made into a potion for the songstress to use, or she should have taken it herself."

　"The crimson blood of the Great Dragon? Ingest it? Are you sure? What if that stuff isn't handled properly?"

　That substance is highly poisonous to humans, and could be fatal if handled carelessly. Are those Palicoes really so confident they can handle it?

　"Actually, besides Donnie and Bass, there is another Palico named Moshi. This Palico is very familiar with these things. As for processing materials, they previously made potions using the blood of the Chameleon and the Divine Dragonwood of the Floating Mountain Dragon. The songstress did not have any adverse reactions after using them."

　"But we can't guarantee that every dose will be the right one. Without experiments and controls, the reaction after taking the dose is unknown. At least from what we've seen so far, the changes in the songstress after taking that dose haven't been positive."

　Sibert was sipping his beer, and after hearing Edward's words, he seemed to remember something and explained, "I heard a story from the old man before, about the Kingdom of Ancient Shured."

　"The one that was destroyed by the black dragon Miraporias and then split into two countries?"

　"Besides this, there's nothing else, right? According to historical records, the Kingdom of Ancient Shured was destroyed because it disrupted the ecological balance, wantonly slaughtered ancient dragons and various monsters, and created forbidden artificial creatures. When the Kingdom of Ancient Shured used these powerful artificial forbidden monsters to conquer the world, the Black Dragon descended."

　"Although the Kingdom of Ancient Xiured was destroyed, a very small number of people survived. According to those survivors, the princess of the Kingdom of Ancient Xiured, the Siren Princess, also survived."

　Upon hearing the word "sirens," Sereria immediately thought of something. Seeing Sereria's expression, Sibert knew what she was thinking and nodded, saying, "You're right. Sirens and songstresses both control and grant power through their songs. However, none of this has been proven. The songstress also played a significant role in the early days of Mejepoltan's establishment, so no one cares about these things."

　"At the same time, it's not recommended to get close to siren, right?"

　"People at that time had no other choice, but you know that the Great Dragon's Crimson Blood has another effect, right?"

　"It can quickly restore hunters to their best condition, and even injured hunters can return to their previous healthy state by stimulating their potential."

　Sibete nodded and continued, "So I suspect that the songstress may have lost the ability to control monsters with her singing for some reason, but under the baptism of the Great Dragon's Crimson Blood, she regained this ability. So she left for experiments or she was no longer suitable to stay here."

　"If the songstress really can control monsters, what should we do next? Should we tell the Hunter's Guild about this?"

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　PS: This concludes Xiao Guang's journey on the border for now. The next step is Xiao Guang's path to godhood. Well, for Xiao Guang, it's just a trip. So, Honkai Impact 3rd Star Railway! Activate!

　Volume 1: 520 - Can I eat this?

　His scales and claws hang from nothingness, and his horns are the broken tail of a comet.

　He never crawled on the railway tracks, but every traveler who looks up at the starry sky has seen the shards of light cascading between the scales.

　Existence is His lightest shackle, and people call the cracks in the universe the cradle.

　There's no need to feed them with flesh and blood; all that's needed is to offer up a patch of unpolluted night sky as a meadow.

　The twisted horns will pierce the cocoon of time.

　All that is asleep is boiling in its veins;

　All that perishes is reborn in the bones.

　The girl's mirror surface shimmered with a light like the movement of a fetus, and all the nothingness being gazed upon was now flowing with a bronze-colored heartbeat from her palm.

　As the starship sails through the corridors piled with dragonborn skeletons, the Möbius dragon will cast a glance through the porthole.

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　Immortal boat, Luofu.

　After the chaos of the Star Core, the tense atmosphere over Luofu seemed to have eased considerably, and the restoration work in various areas was gradually underway. With the help of the Construction Bureau and the Pill Refining Bureau, the damaged areas quickly began repair work, and Jinren Lane and Changletian returned to their previous bustling scenes. The star rafts of Liuyun Ferry and Huixing Port also gradually returned to their orderly take-off state.

　"However, things are far from over. The plan of the Great Lord of Annihilation will not end so easily. Fortunately, we can catch our breath for a while. During this time, we must eliminate the maggots inside Luofu. But I didn't expect that with the Martial Arts Ceremony just around the corner, the Marshal would send General Tianji and Elder Yan to Luofu. This is really a strong medicine for Luofu, Marshal."

　"General Jingyuan!"

　One

　The loud shout suddenly woke Jing Yuan from his state of rest with his eyes closed. Jing Yuan helplessly rubbed his throbbing head before turning his gaze to the young Yunqi soldier in front of him.

　With the power to cleave the heavens and chase away wolves, the Cloud Cavalry, as an important armed force of the Immortal Ship Alliance, spans the six existing Immortal Ships. The Cloud Cavalry not only needs to protect the safety of the people of the Immortal Ships, but also bears the heavy responsibility of conquering the abundant evil creatures.

　"Oh, it's Squad Leader Dewei. What is it?"

　"Reporting to the general, I have something to report. According to the plan, my troops were to wipe out the Abundant Beasts hiding on Cangxiu Twenty-Three today. However, after we landed in our star raft, we found that all the creatures on Cangxiu Thirteen, including the Abundant Beasts, were already dead, but their deaths were somewhat peculiar."

　"Cangxiu Twenty-Three, if I remember correctly, the planet occupied by the Buli people are all from there. It's a good thing that someone is helping the Immortal Ship wipe out the Buli people's lair, as long as they're not those notorious space pirates. Getting involved with them won't end well. Also, we can provide them with support when necessary."

　“General Jingyuan, here’s the suspicious point. Based on our investigation, judging from the marks on the ground and the shape of the wounds, these Buli people clearly died at the hands of a huge creature. Judging from the marks at the scene, the creature’s intelligence level was not high. This can be confirmed by the corpse of Chaofu. However, we found that Chaofu’s corpse was also a bit strange. Considering these suspicious points, this matter is too suspicious. Although it is not a big deal, I think it is better to report it.”

　"Bold and meticulous, that's good, you did a great job. Are there any other problems?"

　After thinking carefully for a while, the Cloud Cavalry squad leader, known as Dewei, added, "If there's anything else, it's that some of the wounds on Chaofu's body look strange. They don't seem like bullet or weapon wounds, but rather..."

　Seeing Dewei's hesitant expression, Jingyuan found it a bit strange. However, after a moment's hesitation, Dewei finally spoke up: "It looks a bit like the cuts made when slicing meat..."

　"Ok?"

　Actually, you can't blame Dewei for this, because that's exactly what the young girl did. The reason is that the young girl really couldn't tell whether Bu Liren was edible or not.

　According to biological classification, the Buli people belong to the Canis subspecies of the Hominidae family in the order Primates. The biggest difference between them and the Xianzhou people is that the Buli people have wolf bodies and wolf heads. In this respect, the Buli people are different from the fox people who share the same roots. The animal characteristics of the fox people are only reflected in organs such as ears and tails. From the outside, they look more like the Xianzhou people.

　As for whether Hilichurls are edible, one of the criteria young girls use to judge whether a target is a bipedal creature with little meat and many bones, and whose body is covered in irregular protein blocks of strange metal, is whether the target walks upright. Generally speaking, bipedal creatures are mostly not tasty, such as Hilichurls.

　However, if you're saying that Buliren can't be eaten, the young girl has eaten large canine creatures, such as the Thunder Wolf Dragon and common monsters like the Long-maned Wolf and the Storm Fang Wolf. Compared to Buliren, these monsters are all large canine creatures in the young girl's eyes, except for the fact that they walk upright. Especially their forelimbs, they look like they would taste delicious if braised.

　However, adhering to the idea that practice makes perfect, one method young girls use to find out whether something tastes good or not is to take a bite.

　Bu Liren had no idea that in the little girl's eyes, their bodies had already been marked with dividing lines, such as how to eat the spine and how to eat the hind legs. However, since the little girl did not bring Melalu with her this time, if she wanted to eat these bad things, she would have to do it herself.

　Compared to the fact that the young girl was always wavering between being edible and inedible in the eyes of the Bu Liren, the young girl and Lan Mei were rare "treasures" in the eyes of the Bu Liren.

　First of all, according to Xianzhou, or rather, according to those who are familiar with this history, the young girl and Lanmei are genuine members of the Chiming Clan, which is beyond doubt. Buliren had previously had the idea and actions of using the Chiming Clan to purify their bloodline, but due to the Chiming Clan's unique way of reproduction, Buliren's plan ultimately failed.

　During that operation, the Buli people who abducted the Chiming tribe were either secretly beheaded or subjected to concentrated attacks, specifically direct attacks using space-based weapons. This led to the Buli people developing an obsession with the Chiming tribe.

　Now, two Vidyadharas appeared before the Buli people. The shorter Vidyadhara looked to be only a little over ten years old, with an OVO-like expression that made him look silly. The taller Vidyadhara looked to be seventeen or eighteen years old. Perhaps because they had seen too many fox people, the two Vidyadharas in front of them were very attractive to the Buli people, both in terms of physique and appearance.

　Considering this hard-won opportunity, the people of Buli couldn't help but wonder if this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for them. If they could have a "slave" of this quality, whether they ultimately ate him or sold him, the people of Buli would feel that their lives had been worthwhile, let alone having two now.

　However, Bu Liren's mind had no room to think about why the young girl and Lan Mei appeared on this planet, or how they arrived. In short, they came, didn't they?

　Thick saliva dripped from the mouths of the first few Bu Liren who discovered the young girl and Lan Mei, and the muscles in their legs tensed up, as if they were ready to pounce at any moment. They didn't even want to report this to their Nest Father, because if the Nest Father were here, these two Ming Clan members would have no chance at all.

　As for the young girl, she didn't take Melalu and the songstress with her this time. In fact, every time the young girl and Lanmei went to the new world, it was always the young girl's idea on a whim, which is why the songstress didn't find out about it until the second day. However, with Melalu's company, the songstress had already gotten used to life here. Since Melalu thought it was okay, the songstress accepted it as well.

　According to the songstress, the young girl and the swan are like conjoined twins. When they go out, either the young girl wraps her tail around the swan's leg, or the swan holds the young girl's hand. Moreover, there have been instances where the two of them disappeared together before, so Melalu and the songstress are already used to it.

　The young girl was still thinking about how much seasoning she had on her, whether it would be enough for barbecuing, but in the next second, Bu Liren exuded a strong malice. Lan Mei also felt this strong malice that had materialized. The young girl turned her head and looked at Bu Liren running towards her on all fours. The young girl took out the Berserker Giant Fierce.

　Before Bu Liren could figure out where the giant blade, which was even taller than her, came from, Bu Liren, who was closest to the little girl, was already cut in half by her. Thick black blood was thrown aside by the little girl, and the smell of blood in the air immediately became stronger, which further aroused Bu Liren who was following behind.

　Will Bu Liren become angry because of the death of his companion?

　No, it doesn't.