Monster Hunter: I can accept monster quests

After the smoke and dust cleared, the Ice Dragon slightly opened its beak, and ice crystals condensed around it, gathering into a slender ice pillar before starting to rotate. Excess ice crystals were flung off, and hundreds of sharp ice shards aimed at the six fire dragons below.

Just as the Ice Dragon was about to spread its wings and unleash a rain of ice shards to cleanse the fire dragons, a few stubborn sparks arrived late, crackling and popping against its frost armor.

Now all the dragons' eyes turned to the Azure Fire Dragon.

The Azure Fire Dragon was so embarrassed it wanted to crash into a volcano. What could it do? It had squeezed and squeezed the dragon fire sac inside its body until it finally managed to get a tiny spark, hoping to get a token reward, but who knew it would turn out like this...

After the interlude, a torrential downpour of ice crystals arrived.

With a roar, the Black Flame King unfurled its massive wings, the golden membranes covering them showcasing its unparalleled power.

Icicles pierced its body, either bounced off by its deep-colored scales or left only as small ice crystals. As the red lotus patterns on the scales began to appear, the ice crystals quickly melted and dripped water.

It sheltered the Purple Poison Princess and the Azure Fire Dragon.

Meanwhile, the gold and silver fire charged upwards against the ice shards. Their golden and silver scales were like an alloy forged through countless hammerings. Not to mention mere ice shards, even if knives fell from the sky, they might not be able to penetrate them even a little.

As the four dragons roared in unison, a blazing white light, so intense it seemed capable of melting metal, emanated from their chests and heads.

After entering the "Calamity Flame State", their physical fitness, flame temperature, and combat instincts were all enhanced. The four dragons exchanged glances and took turns inhaling and gathering fire power at half a second interval. The surging blue and white Calamity Flame spewed out from between their teeth.

As they circled, the four of them seemed to transform into a blurry, scorching blue-white sun.

The Ice Dragon didn't react much, continuing to stab them with ice shards, but the Hell Wolf Dragon patted its paws, indicating that if these big shots fought, it was likely that they, the passing brats, would get hurt.

The Ice Curse Dragon paused for a moment, then released the Qilin and the dragon.

Then, he faced the [Fourfold Calamity Flame Bullet] spewed by the two pairs of Gold and Silver Rathalos alone.

Four blue and white fireballs, radiating terrifying heat, attacked the Ice Dragon from four directions.

Two pieces, one on top and one on the bottom; two pieces, one in front and one behind.

Some aimed at His chest, which was covered by thick frost armor, while others struck His back, which was covered by icy blue armor. The remaining two Blazing Flame Bullets struck His head and tail, one after the other.

Despite being surrounded by four dragons, the Ice Dragon remained unfazed. It first raised its tail, then flicked it out with a special motion that resembled gouging it out.

Almost instantly, the Calamity Flame Bullet that came crashing down from behind was punctured and exploded. Before the Calamity Flame could even erupt, its tail had already retracted. Then, with a slight bow of its head, it thrust and retracted at the speed of light with the slender tip of its crown.

The incoming Flame Bullet didn't even realize it had been pierced; it flew for a while before exploding.

As for the Fiery Bullets that attacked from below and onto his body, upon contact with the near-zero-degree icy blue shell and frost armor, they were instantly frozen before they could explode, turning into two hard ice bullets that landed on the ground. A few seconds later, two mushroom clouds exploded on the ground.

The attack of the gold and silver fire dragons was neutralized almost effortlessly.

Just as the Ice Dragon was about to use a four-hit combo of Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce Pierce to instantly kill the four fire dragons, it suddenly lowered its head, its pupils contracted slightly, and looked at the small, dark stone that was slowly but surely hurtling towards it.

For the first time, the Ice Dragon, which had never dodged before, avoided it.

Black Flame King was slightly out of breath, feeling a pang of regret. It was just a hair's breadth away from hitting the target with "Gunpowder Rock".

The golden and silver fire dragons, who managed to escape, flew down.

The dragons, split into two groups, looked at each other. After a brief exchange, they realized that only by uniting could they possibly defeat this mysterious and powerful ancient dragon.

However, there was no clear winner between them, and neither was willing to be commanded by the other, so the situation was somewhat tense for a while.

Snowflakes inexplicably began to fall from the sky, which was quite frightening in the volcanic region. All six fire dragons looked up at the same time, and it was clear at a glance that the Ice Dragon was preparing a powerful attack.

They move at the same time, and then stop at the same time. When they see that the other side has stopped, they fly again, and when they see that the other side has flown, they stop again.

This is truly awkward.

Chapter 248 Chen Yan, I'm asking you, why don't you have the Xialong Armor?

Absolute Zero

The cold air poured down, and everything frosted over.

Wherever the Ice Dragon passed, blizzards fell, lava froze, and hundreds of miles of volcanoes turned into snowfields.

The six fire dragons, who were still locked in a stalemate, were instantly frostbitten. Their scales became stiff, and cracking sounds filled the air. The skin beneath the scales quickly turned black, and the ends of their limbs even began to die.

In the face of life and death, the six of them instinctively huddled together for warmth, and even more instinctively protected the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the middle, while keeping the young and strong outside.

They huddled together, rubbing their bodies against each other desperately, but they still couldn't resist the pervasive chill.

The Silver Rathalos was so cold it was dizzy and wanted to fight back, but let alone breathe fire, it almost had its lungs frozen by the icy air rushing into its mouth as soon as it opened its mouth.

Seeing that the weakest Azure Fire Dragon was about to collapse, Black Flame King had no choice but to squeeze out a second "Gunpowder Rock" from his Flame Bag. The small stone, capable of causing a nuclear explosion, was passed around among the six dragons like a hand warmer.

The temperature emitted by the gunpowder rocks was suppressed in the frigid conditions, but that meager warmth undoubtedly protected their last bit of body heat.

The Purple Poison Princess trembled and begged the Black Flame King to spit out a few hundred more pills. The Golden and Silver Fire Dragons nodded frantically. This time, they would give the Black Flame King anything he wanted, except for his mate.

Black Flame King forced a wide-eyed roll at them. Each "gunpowder rock" was formed by his immense pressure, and this was the last one he had left.

The Ice Dragon, riding the frost, looked down silently at the struggling fire dragon. It did not attack, for it preferred the intact ice sculpture.

Until a huge fireball crashed down from above.

The belated Pink Flame mother and daughter dragons joined forces to spew out flames that turned into fireballs, but before the fireballs could even get close to the Ice Dragon, they were frozen solid and shattered by the surging cold air, and the purple poisonous mist that followed them suffered the same fate.

Sakura's eyes narrowed slightly; with just one move, it knew this unfamiliar ancient dragon was very strong.

After exchanging a few low growls, the Great Rathalos turned back and flew back to the Ancient Forest, while the Little Rathalos, which had entered "Super Flame Mode," dragged the Chameleon, which had entered "Pulse Mode," into the swirling snow.

Dragon flames, poisonous mist, explosions, and dragon roars rose and fell in succession.

Panting, the Great Rathalos flew to the open-air warehouse behind the base and found Chen Yan mending the wings of the Heavenly Dragon.

"What?! The Velkhana has appeared in the Elder's Recess?! How did it get here so fast?!"

"Did the Wind Dragon fly too slowly and the Ice Dragon couldn't wait to come and eat it, or did the Heavenly Roar Dragon get restless and come out early?"

Chen Yan quickly finished stitching the last two stitches, gave Tianhuilong a few words of advice to take good care of his injuries, and was then carried by the Great Sakura Fire Dragon, who had been eating and drinking haphazardly, to the Dragon Crystal Land.

However, halfway through, following Chen Yan's instructions, it placed the Flower Cat in the Wasteland of the Giant Ant Mound.

"Flower Cat, go and call Teostra and Lunastra for help!"

The flower meowed a few times and ran towards the horned dragon's nest.

Chen Yan sped into the volcanic area, surveying the terrain along the way. Once he found an open space, he immediately patted the Great Sakura Fire Dragon's claws and commanded it to land.

The Great Rathalos roared urgently, for we were still quite a distance from where the Velkhana was.

"Mrs. Sakura Fire Dragon, I know you're in a hurry, but please don't rush."

"The ice curse dragon in the sky isn't so easy to deal with, but I have a plan that can make it instantly stupid and forget that it can fly. You come and help first. Yes, push that big rock next to your feet over here..."

Chen Yan drew his knife and began to carve the rough stone.

It took shape in no time.

With his final stroke, a simple stone gate took shape.

He specifically chose basalt to achieve a color close to that of iron.

To ensure the stone gate's sturdiness, he specially thickened and enlarged it, which should be able to withstand several impacts from the Ice Dragon.

"That's about right. If this Velkhana were the naive and innocent one from the story, it would probably just stand its ground and fight the gate head-on without flying or jumping. Then we'd get Teostra and Lunastra to gang up on it and see if it's scared..."

Chen Yan clapped his hands, subconsciously climbed onto the body of the Great Sakura Fire Dragon, and sat steadily in his usual spot.

The Great Sakura Fire Dragon stiffened, turned its head to look at the composed Chen Yan, took a couple of breaths to calm its inexplicably accelerated heartbeat, and then awkwardly spread its wings and took flight.

To be honest, being ridden by someone is actually quite comfortable...

When Chen Yan arrived, he immediately spotted the Ice Dragon navigating the blizzard with ease, the Six Fire Dragon that was about to be turned into an ice sculpture, and the Sakura Fire Dragon and Mist Dragon struggling against it.

His arrival immediately attracted the attention of all the fire dragons present, especially the Azure Fire Dragon.

The Azure Fire Dragon, which was on its last breath, suddenly became energetic, howling and struggling to fly away, even spitting out a few sparks despite the raging wind and snow.

The dragons surrounding it were overjoyed and hurriedly used its tiny sparks to warm themselves.

The Great Rathalos, for some reason, turned its head away somewhat guiltily; well, what could it possibly explain...?

When Chen Yan spoke again, he firmly locked onto the Ice Curse Dragon's hatred.

"You ugly bastard, come out and fight me for three hundred rounds!"

Ice Curse Dragon couldn't understand what Chen Yan was saying, but it understood his eyes. They were ten times more hateful than those of the Hell Wolf Dragon and a hundred times more hateful than those of the Flame Golem Dragons!

The Ice Dragon, enveloped in frost, charged forward in a dragon chariot-like attack.

Chen Yan patted the neck of the large Sakura Fire Dragon, signaling it to charge forward, but found that the beautiful dragon beneath him did not react. Looking down, he realized that he was not riding the small Sakura Fire Dragon.

"Well, please don't mind. I was just in a bit of a rush, and you look so much like Sakura's Fire Dragon that I accidentally rode the wrong dragon. You should rest now!"

Chen Yan explained for a moment, then leaped forward to meet the Great Sakura Fire Dragon's somewhat reluctant gaze. Facing the Ice Dragon's crested ice spikes as it lowered its head, he met it with [Flying Blade Rock Slash].

The crisp sound of blades clashing echoed in the wind and snow.

"The crown is shattered!"

Chen Yan's face was pale from the cold, his head was covered in frost, and his hands and feet were black, but he still proudly showed the Ice Curse Dragon the tiny bit of ice on the tip of his blade. The Ice Curse Dragon shook the broken crown on its head, now completely enraged.

He turned around and exhaled a breath that was close to zero degrees Celsius, the icy air chasing after Chen Yan, who had nowhere to get a foothold in mid-air.

Chen Yan remained completely calm. This place might lack many other things, but it certainly didn't lack flying fire dragons.

"Pinkfire Dragon Armor, Combine!"

Sakura Fire Dragon burst out from the snowstorm and caught Chen Yan steadily.

The moment it came into contact with Chen Yan, the unique [God of Bravery] that belonged only to him and Sakura Rathalos was activated, and its momentum surged again and again, almost overshadowing the Ice Dragon.

The effect of 【The Warrior Who Surpasses All Warriors】 is simply heaven-defying. The previously somewhat weak Sakura Fire Dragon seemed to have been injected with hormones. It spewed out a deep blue calamity flame, which not only dried up the snow and wind, but also directly confronted the zero-degree breath without being at a disadvantage.

Chen Yan did the same. He unleashed another [Flying Blade Rock-Breaking Slash], and the red-fire blade energy, which expanded several times, forced the Ice Curse Dragon to dodge for the second time. The Ice Curse Dragon looked at the man and the dragon with a puzzled expression in its eyes.

They were clearly two weaklings, but how did they become so powerful when stacked together?

Not only Him, but even the Mist Dragon, which was also lying on the back of Sakura Fire Dragon, was stunned. However, after a moment, its eyes looked a little strange. It stared at the backs of the person and the dragon and smacked its lips.

He didn't care anymore; after driving away the Ice Dragon, he was determined to work with Chen Yan to develop the "Misty Dragon Armor."

Chapter 249 Never let the Ice Curse Dragon see the iron gate!

The little Rathalos, which had been being dominated by Velkhana, finally had a chance to get its revenge.

It ceased fire on its own initiative, spread its wings and swept across the place where the breaths of ice and fire mingled, then swooped down and extended its sharp claws to grab the head of the Ice Curse Dragon.