After going into the sea, I met the witch lady

Chapter 301 The Secret of the World's Shelter: Red Light
The advent of the "Red Root" has brought profound changes to the Monster Hunter world, and this change is a catastrophic change that does not ask whether the creatures in this world are willing or not.

Ryan heard the meaning behind the words of the Great Elder Shugs.

When faced with the elder's question, "Will you bring greater disaster or hope?", Ryan smiled:

He reached into his bosom and pulled out a medal.

It is made of iron, with exquisite patterns engraved on it. What is even more eye-catching is the pale blue glow emanating from its surface, just like the pale blue star that guides "hope and road" in the darkest night sky.

"This is Irok's Blue Medal..."

The eyes of the Great Elder Shugoth became dazed.

Faintly, the talented young hunter from hundreds of years ago appeared before his eyes. He led the hunters to defeat powerful monsters one after another. But in the end, for the hope of the hunting group and the future of mankind, he resolutely embarked on the road of no return to pursue the "origin of red fire".

The hunting group and he at that time were far from being as strong as they are now. That was the most difficult time for all mankind.

And Ilok is also the first hunter in the hunting group to receive the Blue Medal.

"So, you met him..."

The Great Elder, Shoggoth, spoke in a complicated tone, but the look he gave Ryan was no longer vigilant, but much more friendly.

Anyone who can gain recognition from a "Blue Star" and restore the Blue Medal to its former glory must be a powerful hunter worthy of admiration.

"Mr. Ryan, please forgive my previous rudeness...You are too powerful. I have to be vigilant when I cannot confirm whether your intentions are good or bad."

The Great Elder Shugos lowered his head and said apologetically.

Ryan waved his hand nonchalantly: "Since you have determined that I am not in a deeper disaster, can you tell me more about the 'Red Flame Origin'?"

"To be honest, I have an irreconcilable grudge with the 'Red Jade Root'."

"However, I have searched all over the mysterious island and the Everfrozen Continent, and apart from finding a Red Dragon that was defeated by Red Flame in the center of the Everfrozen Continent, I have not been able to find the original Red Flame Source."

"Since the hunting group has been fighting the 'Red Jade Root' for so long, I guess they should have some information, right?"

"Red Dragon? You mean the King of Monsters?!" Upon hearing this name, the Great Elder Shugs' body trembled and his eyes widened.

After getting Ryan's affirmative nod, his heart was filled with turmoil.

Although he knew that the alien in front of him was much stronger than himself, he did not expect that the other party had the strength to defeat the king of monsters.

You know, the title of King of Monsters is not something you can just give casually.

It is undoubtedly the strongest monster below the Chaos Species!

As for the Chaos Clock? Those guys who can be called "gods" have a history older than human existence itself, and they are all in a long sleep and rarely appear in the world.

"Your strength is truly amazing."

The Great Elder, Shoggoth, sighed, and then said, "As for the 'Red Jade Origin' you mentioned, the hunting group has indeed collected and mastered some of it over the years."

"Since He is our common enemy, we should watch over and help each other."

"Mr. Ryan, do you know the specific classification of monster species?"

Without waiting for Ryan to answer, Great Elder Shugus continued speaking:
"The lower, the upper, the crown, the forbidden, the dream, and finally the chaos."

"The strongest special species inhabiting the Old World are only taboos. On the New World side, dreamy special species are beginning to appear."

"As for the Chaos Anomalies, they are all dormant in the distant borderlands."

"But do you know why the Chaos Anomalies, who are the 'overlords' of this world, are sleeping?"

"Their existence itself is too powerful, and they consume a huge amount of energy every minute and every second. Therefore, when it is not necessary, they will choose to sleep to reduce consumption."

"In past historical records, there seems to be an agreement between the Chaos Anomalies. Every hundred years, one Chaos Anomaly awakens and causes severe damage to the world. In other words, it devours the lives that have been nurtured for a hundred years."

"Now, it has been more than five hundred years since the last Chaos Anomaly awoke..."

The Great Elder, Shoggoth, said in a deep voice: "I'm sure you have guessed the reason for this."

"That's because of the 'Red Flame Origin'."

"He is an invader from outside this world, and once he arrived in this world, he showed unbridled aggression."

"As the absolute overlords of this world, the Chaos Anomalies will certainly not allow the Red Root to act recklessly."

“So, a world-shaking battle took place.”

“No one knows what happened exactly now.”

"But the Chaos Anomalies have fallen into a near-eternal slumber, and the 'Red Jade Root' has continued to silently influence everything in the world during these hundreds of years."

"It's already very clear who will win and who will lose."

"'Red Root' won?" Ryan was not surprised.

The strength of the Chaos Special Species, when converted, is roughly equal to the main god level, and even after the siege of several Chaos Special Species, it was still defeated. However, the strength of the "Red Jade Root" is by no means comparable to the Chaos Special Species in the general sense.

"Yes, He won, but it was not without cost." Great Elder Shoggoth said solemnly: "After so many years of tireless exploration by the hunting group, we found that five hundred years ago, when the 'Red Jade Root' first invaded the world, it was like a red sun in the sky, and its influence was at its absolute peak."

"After the great battle with the Chaos Anomalies, although the Red Flame is still there, it only appears once every hundred years, and its power is not as strong as before."

“Based on this, I made the following inferences:”

"Although the 'Red Flame Root' won the war, it was also seriously injured and had to hide. It only appears at special time points every hundred years to harvest the Red Flame power accumulated in the bodies of all spirits to recover from its injuries."

"I even have a guess: When the 'Red Jade Root' invaded this world, it might have been seriously injured itself, and tried to infect all living things, turning them into nourishment for its own recovery and advancement."

"But what he didn't expect was that the Chaos Anomalies were too powerful, and it ended up being a lose-lose situation."

Ryan listened quietly to the story told by the Great Elder Shugos.

The situation in the Monster Hunter world is now slowly unfolding before his eyes.

The Chaos Anomalies and the Red Origin suffered a mutual loss... The former fell into slumber... The latter harvested all souls...

Suddenly, Ryan had an idea.

If the erosion of all living things by the power of the Red Jade is regarded as the "Golden Law", does it mean that the origin of the Red Jade is already a ninth-level existence?

No, if He is really a ninth-order, then the Chaos Anomalies will not be able to make any waves in front of Him. But if not, it is difficult to explain the corrosive nature of the Red Jade Power on all living things...

Combined with what the Great Elder Shugs just said, Red Root was seriously injured and on the verge of death when it invaded the Monster Hunter World, so everything can be explained.

The Origin of Red Yao was originally a ninth-order supreme being, but due to some special reasons, he was seriously injured and on the verge of death. When he was dying, he discovered the Monster Hunter world and chose to invade it, trying to corrode all living things, using the vitality of a world in exchange for his recovery or even improvement.

However, Hong Yao Genyuan underestimated the resistance of the Monster Hunter world itself. Each of the Chaos Special Species it bred was extremely powerful.

In the end, although the Red Jade Root won, it also lost the ability to swallow up all living beings in one fell swoop. It could only choose to lurk, infect some creatures from the side, and come out to harvest every once in a while.

This can also explain why the Red Light Dragon would rather be trapped and die in the Demon Gathering Land than break through the Chaos Level - because it knows very well that the moment it becomes a Chaos Special Species, the Red Yao Origin will definitely descend. For the Red Yao Origin, there is nothing more nourishing than the "healing holy medicine" that has just broken through the Chaos Special Species.

But this brings up another problem...

"Red Jade Root, why doesn't it choose to devour the sleeping Chaos Anomalies?"

Ryan looked at the Great Elder, Shugoth, and asked about the doubts in his mind.

"If it is possible, I think the Red Jade Origin will definitely do the same." Great Elder Hugos was not surprised that Ryan could think of this: "After all, the Red Jade Origin is an invader of the world."

"And the Chaos Anomalies are the 'parents' of the world."

"After the Red Origin lost its supreme power to suppress the world, the world began to protect its 'parents', making it difficult for the Red Origin to find the traces of the dormant Chaos Anomalies."

"This kind of protection is almost absolute. Even if they are within reach, as long as the protection is still there, the Red Jade Origin will not be able to find the Chaos Anomalies."

"But this situation is gradually changing..."

The expression of the Great Elder Shugos was very heavy.

"The red sun that appears once every hundred years is the harvest of some living beings by the Red Root. This harvest has lasted for five rounds... and the intervals between them are getting shorter and shorter."

"This means that the power of the Red Jade Origin is gradually recovering."

"It has been more than ninety years since the fifth harvest. No one can be sure when the sixth red sun will appear in the sky."

"Maybe tomorrow, or maybe next year?"

"And what's even more deadly is..."

The Great Elder, Shoggoth, raised his hand and rolled up the leather armor. Suddenly, an arm covered with red rays of light was reflected in Ryan's eyes.

"!"

Ryan's eyes narrowed.

"You were also corrupted by the Red Yao?"

"Yes." The Great Elder Shugs had a calm expression.

When he was first eroded, his emotions were very complicated, but after so long, he had long since calmed down: "Hong Yao's erosion of living beings is based on strength. The stronger the strength, the more blood and flesh essence, and the greater the probability of being eroded. I am lucky that I have not been eroded until now."

"But the God of Luck can't always favor me."

"I was ready."

"When the red sun rises in the sky for the sixth time, it will be the day when I will have a decisive battle with the Red Origin."

“This is a battle that seems almost impossible to win.”

“But I had no choice.”

"Mr. Klein, your appearance has allowed me to see the light of the blue planet in the dark night of despair."

"If it were you..."

Ryan smiled: "That's what I came for."

"I once accepted Loic's help. If it weren't for his legacy, I would have died long ago."

"In this case, now that I have become stronger, it is only natural that I should do my part for the hunting group."

He stood up and said, "Great Elder, tell me where the source of the Red Jade is, and I will set off right away."

Looking at Ryan who looked ready to fight, Great Elder Hugos said apologetically: "I'm sorry, no one knows where the source of the red light is."

"After the great war five hundred years ago, His true form has never been revealed again. Even the hunting group has no records of what the Red Jade Origin's true form looks like."

"but……"

The Great Elder, Hugos, changed his tone and a faint smile appeared on his face: "I have a way to force Him to show up in advance."

"However, this method requires your help, Mr. Ryan."

"Oh, please go ahead." Ryan sat down again and said with interest.

"The fundamental purpose of the Red Light's erosion of all spirits is to restore itself. I have a special method that should be able to bring it back to the world."

"But once this method is used, the world's protection of the dormant Chaos Species will completely disappear."

"Therefore, before implementing this method, we need to first kill all the dormant Chaos Anomalies. In this way, even if the world's protection of the Chaos Anomalies disappears, the Red Jade Root will not be able to quickly recover from its injuries by devouring these Chaos Anomalies."

"That makes sense." Ryan nodded. "So, the hunting group knows where these Chaos Anomalies are sleeping?"

"To be precise, only a few people in the entire hunting group know about it. Apart from me, only the leader of each generation of the hunting group knows about it."

"The biggest secret of this hunting group."

The Great Elder, Shoggoth, smiled and said, "Originally, this was a secret that I was going to take into my coffin. Now that it can be used, it couldn't be better."

"Let's go now?" Ryan suggested.

"No hurry, it takes some preparation." Great Elder Shugus shook his head: "I need to contact the Great Elder of the Dragon Clan and ask him to help open the ancient teleportation array."

"It takes too much time to rush there."

"How long will it take?" Ryan asked.

"Half a day is enough." Great Elder Shugs murmured.

"That's great. I'll wait for your good news here." Ryan smiled. "By the way, let Lizel show me all your inherited skills?"

"In exchange, I will also leave my legacy."

“I always believe that skills can only move towards a broader future through constant communication and learning.”

"It is the luck of mankind in this world that you wish to do so." The great elder Shugs stood up and bowed deeply to Ryan with his huge body.

From a distance, it looked like a giant saluting the ants on the ground.

Somewhat funny.

But it makes people feel that it is natural.

This is because the presence of both parties is completely inversely proportional to their size.

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(Woohoo, I'm back to daily updates. I'm so sorry for the delay a while ago.)
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