Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

Without continuing to joke with the two, Ritsu Narose pointed his tail to the lower left corner of the map and began to explain their route of action this time.

They will set out from the [Coral Plateau], prepare their equipment and supplies, and then head towards the Dragon Crystal Land in the upper right corner.

Although I really want to teleport everyone to the destination directly, considering safety factors, it is safer to make full preparations first.

"and many more--"

Chihaya Aine raised her hand and pointed at the map nervously, saying, "You can't walk that far with just your own two feet, right?"

If it was just flat land, it would be fine, but when Chihaya Aine saw those patterns that looked like continuous mountains and volcanoes, she felt a little uneasy.

"That's really a problem."

Ritsu Narose nodded, then put several options in front of everyone.

In addition to airships, which are a means of transportation that can be understood in the literal sense, there are also several other methods of movement that seem very wrong.

"Excuse me...what do you mean by 'I'?"

The smile on her face became a little forced. Although Nagasaki Suyo roughly guessed the answer, she didn't dare to say it out loud.

And when she saw Ritsu Naruse pointing at himself, Nagasaki Suyo's heart finally died... uh, fell to the ground.

"But, didn't Naruse-kun say that we can't withstand your flying speed?" Chihaya Aine asked curiously, remembering the conversation that night.

"Then I thought about it carefully. As long as I put you in my mouth, it should be--"

"I think airships are pretty good."

Turning to look at the others instantly, Chihaya Aine's answer was unanimously praised.

Regarding this scene which was completely within his expectations, Ritsu Narose didn't say much. When he was about to ask if there were any other questions, Kaname Rakuna, who had been sitting obediently, suddenly raised her hand.

"hungry."

"..."

Ritsu silently took out the matcha ice cream he had bought yesterday from the refrigerator, and Naruse quickly comforted the little kitten.

"Is it really okay to let Lenai-chan go with us?"

Hearing Nagasaki Suyo's concerns, Naruse Ritsu confidently said, "I still have the confidence to protect you all."

After all, he is the leader and tour guide of the tour group, and it is his responsibility to protect the group members.

"If everyone has no objection, we can set off now."

"Eh? At Naruse-kun's house?"

Chihaya Aine found that the preparations for traveling to the world were not what she had imagined. She learned the news from Line last night and spent a whole night looking up the "information" and suddenly felt a little depressed.

"Could it be that Aine feels it's too bland, so she wants to add some special effects?"

Recalling her attitude when she enthusiastically discussed with him on Line, Ritsu Naruse roughly understood Chihaya Aine's thoughts.

"Uh...well, actually I don't really care!"

Unable to tell whether she was just pretending to be tough or really didn't care, Ritsu Narose had no choice but to stick to her original plan.

I took out my phone and clicked on it. Suddenly, the edge of the carpet covering the living room floor emitted a strange light, giving people the feeling that it separated the space above the carpet from the outside.

Just like the monitor skipping frames, when they felt the touch from under their bodies change from the sofa to fine sand, they realized that they were in another strange world.

As if they had heard some kind of guidance, the girls took a few steps out of the camp built of fine sand and rocks, and saw this dreamlike scene before them for the first time.

Flying eboshi, shimmering with a pale blue light, drifted in the air, while large pink coral reefs, resembling cherry blossom trees, swayed in the breeze below. In the distance, against the azure sky, the various rocky peaks, resembling reefs, made one wonder if they were at the bottom of the ocean.

"This is the world of monsters and hunters."

The original clothes were quietly changed, and Ritsu Narushe, dressed in armor, appeared from behind.

Seeing this all-too-familiar scene before him, he said nothing more. After taking the equipment from the camp, he beckoned the stunned crowd to follow him out of the camp.

61. Don’t look back, I am Ashina Isshin

Taking into account the physical differences and the fact that they were carrying a cart, Ritsu Narose did not lead them to jump off the cliff in front of the camp, but instead started from the path behind and walked down the ladder to the ground.

"We are currently located near the South Camp, and our target is another camp in the northeast direction."

The map of the Coral Plateau was handed to everyone, with the route of this journey already drawn on it.

Since the others did not have suitable equipment, Ritsu Narose decided to advance from the west road, taking a rope set up by the map developer to cross the coral plateau and directly head to another secretly built camp.

In order to ensure that the ancient dragons' actions would not be noticed, Mingse Ritsu and other ancient dragons specially set up many secret camps independent of the hunters' camps.

Moreover, at the beginning of the transmission, Ritsu Narose knew that there were no hunters around the South Camp - otherwise he would not have chosen this place as the starting point.

Although many rough hunters would not care, for the sake of convenience, it is better to go to the secret camp to rest and gather the equipment for them first.

Otherwise it would look too ostentatious no matter how you look at it.

Another reason why they did not go to the Kitato camp immediately was because Ritsu Narose wanted to take this opportunity to test everyone's physical strength so that he could modify the plan later.

"Is that... a deer?"

Before setting off, Gao Songdeng saw an animal suddenly appear under the pink coral tree in the distance.

"Eh? Where?"

Upon hearing this, Chihaya Aine looked around and soon saw the deer with a dark green appearance that Takamatsu Deng mentioned.

"The Elf Deer—its horns have considerable medicinal value. This is a female deer, though, so the horns are smaller."

Ritsu Naruse was in no hurry to rush everyone to their destination. While briefly explaining their habits, he handed them the binoculars hanging from his waist.

As he had said before, he would rather they treat this operation as a tour.

To put it in a less accurate way, Ritsu Narose hopes that through this action they can dispel the mystery surrounding him, which is a process of "demystifying" him.

The female deer in the distance looked at them curiously for a few seconds, and when she saw that they seemed to have no intention of attacking, she continued to enjoy the plants near her mouth.

After watching the female deer leap into the distance with the plant with anemone-like leaves in its mouth, Ritsu Narose and his group also walked towards the designated path.

Soon, everyone saw the herds of elven deer appearing in the distance one after another.

"To ensure the safety of females and fawns during the breeding season, Elf deer typically live in groups consisting of multiple females and one male. After the breeding season, the females will lead the fawns until they grow up."

"Ha... this is really scumbag."

Shiina Riki was clearly talking to the elf deer, but why do I always feel like she was hinting at something?

After glancing at Tatsuki Shiina, Ritsu Naruse decided not to provoke her for the time being.

As they continued walking, Ritsu Narose began to explain the origin of the area under their feet, which was named the "Coral Plateau".

It is said that in ancient times, an ancient dragon named [Tian Di Huang Ti Long] unconsciously caused a series of changes in the earth's crust through "vibration" over a long period of time, causing huge changes in the landform.

One of the affected areas became the current Coral Plateau.

Directly below the Coral Plateau is an area called the Miasma Valley.

When creatures living on the plateau die, their bodies may fall into the valley, becoming food for scavengers below. Meanwhile, creatures that die in the monster cemetery will also become nutrients flowing into the earth, giving birth to the next generation of "life".

In this way, the coral plateau and the miasma valley have formed their own unique ecological balance.

Looking at the empty space not far away that was completely covered by fog, Chihaya Aine swallowed silently.

"If I remember correctly... Naruse-kun planned to have us cross this place on a rope?"

"sodayo~"

"Can I refuse now?"

“If Aine is good at climbing, she can climb all the way up.” Pointing to the layers of terraces ahead, Ritsu Naruse smiled.

Before he could finish his words, Ritsu Naruse felt something poking his lower back.

Looking back, he saw that Lenai was hitting his armor with a coral stick he had picked up from somewhere.

"Tired." With its mouth slightly turned down, the cat showed some signs of fatigue.

"Is that so... then do you want me to carry you?"

Looking at the "clothes" on Ritsu Narose that looked very uncomfortable, Kaname Rakuna shook her head.

"How about carrying it on your shoulders?"

Maomao shook his head again.

"Well……"

Looking at the pterosaurs gathered in the air in the distance, the idea of ​​using them as a temporary means of transportation was also discarded. However, this problem did not bother Mingse Ritsu for too long - because he remembered that he still had a vehicle in front of him.

Making full use of his past experience of surviving in Tarkov, Ritsu Narose reorganized the interior of the [Silver Thunder] cart and actually made room for Kaname Lenai to sit inside.

After some trouble, everyone continued on their journey in a rather strange atmosphere.

"I wanted to ask you before we set out..." Looking around with curiosity and extreme caution, Shiina Riki said to Naruse Ritsu, "Where did you get this armor?"

"The armor is made from the scales of my body's shell. As for the weapon..."

"The spear on your back is actually my tail, and the other sword is a spare weapon I left in this camp."

Looking at the long sword behind Ritsu Naruse, which was almost as long as her height, Shiina Riki could not connect it with the "tachi" in her impression.

"After all, this is a weapon invented by hunters for hunting monsters, so its normal size is definitely slightly different from that of ordinary weapons."

"……monster?"

Murmuring softly, Shiina Riki finally remembered the words she had seen in the study of Naruse Ritsu's house.

Suddenly, an indescribable feeling filled my whole body.

It's like your tough roommate A admits that he is Kamen Rider, your roommate B who likes to watch Dragon Ball claims that he is Pretty Cure, and your Buddhist roommate C who wraps himself in a dark green military coat all day confesses his identity as the Giant of Light.

I thought they were joking, but one day Dai Shocker suddenly appeared and appeared together with villains from other universes like Evil Belia.

You just brought your lunch back to the dormitory and saw your roommates running to the toilet on the floor. Then, a strange light and unbearable sound came from the toilet.

Then, you see outrageous things like Kamen Rider, Pretty Cure, Ultraman, etc. appear outside the house.

It's too abstract.

"Is Lixi tired too?"

Nagasaki Motoyo's voice suddenly sounded in his ears, and Shiina Riki came back to his senses, and found that everyone was looking at him with concern - except for a wild cat that had fallen asleep.

"I just..." Looking at a guy who was completely unaware, Shiina Riki quickly looked away as if he didn't want others to notice.

"I'm just a little surprised..."

62. Feng Piaolong: I have no objection

Taking into account the girls' varying physical strength, Ritsu Narose then found a secluded place for them to rest.

The competition in the Coral Plateau is not as fierce as that in the Dragon Crystal Land - and even in the Dragon Crystal Land, there are tooth dragon species like the Rockthief Dragon that mainly feed on rocks.

So there's no need to worry about a hungry Tyrannosaurus suddenly popping out from nowhere.

Taking advantage of this time, he took out the notebooks he had prepared in advance and handed them to everyone, saying, "Everyone can choose a set of styles they like. I will prepare it for everyone when we arrive at the destination."

"Can we also have clothes like Naruse-kun?" Chihaya Aine asked as she took the notebook.

The next second, she, who has always been interested in fashion design, was instantly attracted by the clothes above.

“It’s so beautiful!”

Chihaya Aine's cheers echoed throughout the area.

"This one is so pretty! This pink one is also! This furry one is so cute..."

The pink coral birds that were flying among the land corals to feed were frightened and flew away, forcing Gao Songdeng to stop his observation.

Just as he walked up to Chihaya Aine and wanted to ask her what she was looking at, Takamatsu Deng was pulled by the excited pink-haired girl.

"Deng-chan, look! The clothes up there are so pretty!"

"Eh?"

After taking the notebook, Takamatsu Deng just turned to the first page and was attracted by the unique style of clothing on the paper.

"Is that so? It really feels like another world!"

"Um……"