Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"What's wrong!?"

"There is a way."

Hearing this, Chihaya Aine, who was trying to hypnotize herself into becoming the world's number one swordsman, was cheered up.

It's better to wait a little longer for the sword or something like that. At this time, I'll use a simpler method that doesn't require any operation to defeat the monster!

A few seconds later, Chihaya Aine stared in a daze at the tail that appeared in her hand instead of the katana.

Behind her, Takamatsu Touma was expressing her thoughts: "The Poison Bird will store plants in its mouth or tail, then mix them with venom and spit out a powerful, highly toxic breath."

"Even a female Rathalos wouldn't charge forward despite the venom."

While telling her what she had just learned from Ritsu Naruse, Takamatsu Touma raised her arm with difficulty and held the katana, which was taller than her entire body, in her hand.

Although it sounds very strange to describe the tail jet attack method as "breath", now is not the time to focus on this issue!

Shaking her head, Chihaya Aine gritted her teeth and lifted up the tail with colorful patterns.

The pink crystals on her chest grew hotter and hotter, her face flushed red as she struggled to lift the poisonous bird tail that was too big and heavy for her.

In the past, even a small section at the end of the tail was not something she could move easily.

But now, she found that she was actually adapting to this extremely heavy tail, and even had enough energy to aim at the bad-tempered female fire dragon.

"Really...why do you have to target us?!"

Even though she was cheering for the female fire dragon as a mother, the current situation did not allow Chihaya Aine to place her extra kindness on the other party.

Her body was tingling with fear as she was being stared at, yet she still had time to complain non-stop. After finally getting the tail on her shoulder, Chihaya Aine hurriedly looked at Takamatsu Deng behind her: "Is Deng Deng okay?!"

"Okay, okay!"

Trying hard to recall what Ritsu Naruse had told her about the poisonous bird, Takamatsu Deng found out the muscle group used to control the tail, then aimed the tip of the sword at it, slowly exhaled, and then stabbed down with force.

"Guguwa——"

The poisonous bird that was originally lying on the ground suddenly struggled violently. At the same time, its tail began to flow venom in a way visible to the naked eye.

Temporarily changing her job to become a firefighter, Chihaya Aine hurriedly grasped the trembling tail and aimed it at the aggressive female fire dragon.

Feeling that what she held in her hand seemed to have turned into a bomb again, Chihaya Aine shouted in panic: "I'm going to cum——"

As soon as he finished speaking, the purple venom accumulated in his tail gushed out, shooting straight at the female fire dragon that was still brewing a fireball in her mouth.

During the female fire dragon's hunting career, it had seen the poisonous bird many times and naturally knew its attack habits - but this unique attack method was the first time it had encountered it.

Due to a moment of negligence, all the venom of the poisonous bird was shot onto its face.

The fermented plant juices mixed with the poison secreted by the poisonous bird itself, emitting an odor that made the dragon feel physically uncomfortable. Even with the protection of the eyelids, the female dragon's vision was inevitably affected.

Changing from an ancient dragon form to a human form, Ritsu Narushe swung the remaining half of the fire dragon's tail, using it as a baseball bat to knock the incoming electric dragon away again.

Turning around, he saw that Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Deng had actually worked together to contain the female fire dragon's attack, so he temporarily gave up the idea of ​​rushing to their aid.

"Good job!"

He casually used the fire dragon to hit the unknown electric dragon, and encouraged Mingse Ritsu.

——“Keep shooting!”

"But I can't ejaculate anymore!"

No matter how much Takamatsu Touma prodded the Poison Bird, the tail in Chihaya Aine's hand showed no sign of spurting venom again. Only a few drops of venom trickled out from the nozzle at the tip of the tail, no longer the torrent it had been.

Seeing the female fire dragon barely shaking off the venom on her face and staring at her again - and with an even more ferocious gaze, Chihaya Aine swallowed and began to think about what to do next.

Inspired by Takamatsu Deng, she quickly searched her waist bag, trying to find props that could be used.

"It's usable, it's usable, it's usable... I found it!"

Without caring about its appearance, Chihaya Aine took out a still-twitching insect and attached it to the projector.

——"Chihaya-ryu flash bomb!"

Before using it, Chihaya Aine never thought that the effect of "Shimmering Wing Bug" would be so significant.

Not only was the female fire dragon frustrated in its charge, but even the electric dragon on another battlefield was blinded by the unexpected flash bomb and crashed from high altitude.

Only Takamatsu Deng and Naruse Ritsu, who had closed their eyes in advance, and the fire dragon who was knocked unconscious by him were not affected.

"Success!"

The girl's cheers came from the other side, and Naruse Ritsu's face was subtle. He didn't expect Chihaya Aine to suddenly use this move.

I originally thought she was distracted when I was explaining the props, but it turned out she was listening very attentively.

His mood became cheerful, and his previous anger had almost dissipated, so Ritsu Narose prepared to send the three flying dragons on their way.

Gathering Qi into a blade, the already agile posture becomes even more agile under the propulsion of dragon energy.

Blood splattered on the olive-colored scales, and even the throbbing electric snakes could not prevent the wound from turning into a fatal flaw.

The Emerald Lightning was pierced by the Silver Wings. After a final roar and struggle, it gradually lost its strength. It fell to the ground and slept on the same land with the scratching bird that it once disdained.

"It's you next."

The scarlet blood droplets fell to the ground, turning into a dark trace.

Seeing the predator, which he could not defeat despite his best efforts, closing in on him, the male Rathalos roared in despair. Meanwhile, the female Rathalos, which he had protected behind him, suddenly stood in front of Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Touma.

"……Eh?"

At first she couldn't understand the female fire dragon's behavior, but when Gao Songdeng saw the gray dragon egg, she knew the reason.

This is simply to protect its unborn child.

Just like when it first came here chasing the scratching bird, the female fire dragon's purpose has not changed from beginning to end.

"What the hell... We're the victims, but why do we seem like the bad guys..."

Chihaya Aine grumbled unwillingly, but turned her head away, refusing to look at the female fire dragon who had her back to them.

"……lamp?"

Seeing Takamatsu Deng suddenly stand up next to her, Chihaya Aine hurriedly stopped her: "Don't attract attention at this time, what if..."

"I want to send the eggs back."

"what?"

Blinking, Chihaya Aine immediately understood Takamatsu Touma's intention. After a moment's silence, she shook her head and hurriedly dissuaded him, "No, no! No matter how you think about it, it won't work!"

"Deng saw it before. Just getting close to it would make the female fire dragon want to eat us all in one bite."

"I know..." Gao Songdeng said slowly, pursing his lips, "but... I still don't want them to die here."

"If they die, the egg will die too, right? Maybe they have other eggs waiting for them at home, some unhatched or already hatched."

"This..." Scratching his head, the topic that Chihaya Aine had actively avoided was brought up again by Takamatsu Deng.

She had never thought deeply about such questions before - after all, she had never had the opportunity to think about such questions before.

As a girl who was more influenced by her emotions, Chihaya Aine naturally couldn't bear to oppose Deng's idea. However, judging from her rationality, they were not right to do so.

Want to let go of the monster that showed its intention to attack them just a few minutes ago?

This is really arrogant.

Besides, monsters aren't scared by them...

Blinking her eyes, Chihaya Aine decided to let someone else think about this troubling problem. After a quiet discussion with Takamatsu Touma, they decided to give the proposal and power to decide the fate of the fire dragon to Naruse Ritsu.

Noticing the girl in front waving at him, Ritsu Narose paused.

Seeing Chihaya Aine pointing at the dragon egg, then pointing to the two fire dragons beside it, and then starting to perform the gesture dance she created, he barely understood what they were thinking.

Walking in front of the dragon eggs in front of the two fire dragons, Ritsu Naruse noticed that the flames in the female fire dragon's mouth were still strong.

Without further thought of provoking the foolish mother who had lost her child so as to have a legitimate reason to kill him, he picked up the ill-fated dragon egg and placed it on the soft grass closer to the fire dragon couple, which had not yet been affected by the battle.

Afterwards, he returned to Chihaya Aine and Takamatsu Touma, sitting motionless on the poisonous bird pretending to be dead.

Still not fully accustomed to the loss of its tail, the male Rathalos stood shakily on the ground. Its sharp claws dug into the ground, and with lingering fear, it stared intently at Ritsu Narushe, wary of his every move.

However, when his partner left with the dragon eggs and he flapped his wings as if to fly, the strange-looking ancient dragon did not make any further movement.

After seeing two figures, one red and one green, disappear in the distance in the sky, Ritsu Narose turned to look at the other two.

"Sorry……"

"Why are you apologizing to me?"

Seeing Naruse Ritsu asking himself the question, Takamatsu Deng was stunned for a moment, then whispered softly, "I'm too willful."

It was not difficult for Ritsu Narose to understand her thoughts.

Just like what Meng Ge said, "A gentleman stays away from the kitchen." Although this sentence seems to be hypocritical to many people, it does touch upon a part of human nature.

The so-called "compassion" is nothing more than this.

"Nature's order is based on absolute power. The strong intimidate the weak, and only then will the weak willingly submit to the domination of the strong." Naruse Ritsu said, stroking Takamatsu Deng's head, "It is precisely because I am stronger than the fire dragons that I have the right to show them mercy."

When we take away the warmth between people, we find that this world is far more cruel than the world of young girls.

The humans of this world might possess the power to become "terrible bipeds," but there are beings far more powerful than them. Leaving aside the ancient dragons, the embodiment of natural disasters, even flying dragons like fire dragons alone are enough to give humanity a hard time.

While there were many powerful individuals among humans, monsters like the Azure Star were even rarer than ancient dragons. As for the option of "showing mercy to monsters," most people in the world simply didn't have the qualifications to even consider it.

"But it's not something the lamp is worth spending time worrying about."

"But I've caused you trouble..."

"Everyone gets along with each other, which is a process of causing trouble for each other..."

Seeing the two of them getting all tangled up in front of her, Chihaya Aine, unable to bear it any longer, finally jumped in between them. She yelled "Stop!" in her old Union Jack London accent, and spread her arms to separate the two who were about to kiss.

"Hey, how long are you guys going to stand here like idiots? We haven't even had lunch yet!"

"right."

Suddenly remembering this, Ritsu Narose looked at the iron pot that Takamatsu Deng had casually placed on the poisonous bird's head.

"But we don't have much food left now, otherwise..." As he spoke, his gaze gradually slid towards a certain poisonous bird that began to tremble, "Sure enough, we should try the leg meat of the poisonous bird, right?"

"Uh uh, I don't want to eat this."

The thought of the stinking venom gushing out made Chihaya Aine's stomach turn completely off. She pinched her nose and waved her hand, then ran back to the platform to look for any remaining portable food she had left there.

As for Ritsu Narose, he called Takamatsu Touma to go with him to check the bodies of Electric Dragon and Scratching Bird, while updating their current mission log.

"With this, the mission [Investigate the Anomalies in the Northwest Area of ​​the Ancient Tree Forest] should be completed." Dragging the dead body of the electric dragon over, Naruse Ritsu explained while thinking about how to transport it back to the base. "With this kind of guy who likes to actively invade and kill everyone he sees, it's only natural that this area has been in constant turmoil lately."

"Even if we hadn't shown up today, it would have fought the fire dragon." Feeling that the girl next to him seemed to still be emitting a low pressure, he added with relief.

"If Deng doesn't want to feel guilty about something like this next time, then work hard to become stronger."

"Me?" His face was filled with astonishment. Gao Songdeng shook his head after being surprised. "I can't do it..."

"When I say 'strong', I'm not talking about fighting," Naruse Ritsu shrugged and said in a rather casual manner, "If we're just talking about physical strength, there are countless ancient dragons who are stronger than me."

"Right now, I have the final say in the team because I'm stronger than both Touma and Aine. But if we were to move to another place—like a karaoke bar, for example—you would be much stronger than me. And at that time, it would be your turn to take the lead."

Bringing over the horrific carcass of the stork, Naruse Ritsu said seriously, "Take this mission, for example. If the original intention was to get botanist Master Takamatsu to record the plants, and Takamatsu was in charge, then everyone would definitely respect Takamatsu's ideas, and wouldn't care about Takamatsu's desire to let the fire dragon go."

Dominate...?

Listening to Ritsu Narose's teachings, Takamatsu Touma came up with a new idea.

38. Does anyone really like to drink a beautiful girl’s bath water? (Two-in-one)

"Goooo?"

The poisonous bird, which was feasting on the scattered roasted walnuts, looked up alertly and made a protesting breath towards the pink-haired girl who appeared at the railing in front of it.

However, before it could continue to act violently for a few seconds, a walnut shell thrown at it made it shrink its head, and it lay back on the ground with a look of grievance and continued to eat.

Inside the Star Stronghold, Ritsu Narose was observing the poisonous bird he had captured by the fence.

After realizing who was the boss, it showed a strong spirit of self-management and followed them obediently, carrying the body of the scratching bird - and the Detter Forest Cat Logistics Team who received the signal flare and came to carry the body of the electric dragon, and returned to the Star Base together.

Although the research on the poisonous bird is as detailed as that on the great ferocious jackal dragon, and is enough to publish a series of books, such a discerning and special individual is still rare.