Monster Hunter: This Dragon's Built Different-Chapter 436: Trust
The Everstream was labyrinthine, and there were no reserve supplies or logistical support of any kind. Without a planned investigation, barging in on the strength of nothing but those Wyverian hunters' not-very-detailed notes would make it very likely for them to get lost inside.
But Darren couldn't say anything at this time. Even if he had already successfully competed for the post of Fifth Fleet Master and become one of the decision-makers, he knew very clearly that when it came to a matter this big, it was best for there to be only one voice within the Research Commission at this moment.
Just as Darren nodded in agreement—
A whooshing sound came from the entrance to the Everstream.
Turning his head in curiosity, he saw the thick effluvium begin to churn violently, like a pool of stagnant water being stirred from within, spinning faster and faster.
With a bang, the effluvium "exploded"!
A massive void burst open with a thunderous boom, accompanied by a roaring gale!
This foul-smelling gale slapped across everyone's faces, driving away the stifling heat that came from within the Everstream.
"Wind? Where did that wind come from?"
In the temporary camp, the people who had been sitting around conserving their strength were startled by this sudden gale. They all sprang to their feet, drew their weapons, and braced for battle.
But in the next second, large numbers of ice-blue butterflies—larger in size—surged into the Everstream along with the gale. Amid the shrieking wind, they flew over everyone's heads, seeming to carry out an advance escort duty for the appearance of some dragon.
"Hiss~ What huge Radiant Crystal Butterflies! So Radiant Crystal Butterflies can get this big too?"
An Insect Glaive user looked at his precious third-generation Radiant Crystal Butterfly, which was lying somewhat listlessly in the Kinsect box because it hadn't been replenished with energy in time.
Then he looked again at the ones dancing up above.
For some reason, it always gave him the sense of déjà vu of a brawny young man who worked out year-round versus a malnourished, worthless skinny monkey.
When the one on him was one that had circulated out from the Ancient Tree— a third-generation Radiant Crystal Butterfly with the most precious bloodline!!
Behind the pass, the Fire Wyverns who were also conserving their strength keenly sensed the Radiant Crystal Butterflies' arrival. With just a glance upward, they spotted that group of massive Radiant Crystal Butterflies.
In the entire Ancient Tree, the only one who could command the first-generation Radiant Crystal Butterflies that the Radiant Crystal Butterfly Queen had painstakingly bred was their king!
Even little Loren, as a second-generation offspring of the Sunblaze Dragon, could only get the smaller-bodied, shorter-lived second-generation Radiant Crystal Butterflies to do his bidding!
"ROAR!!"
One excited dragon roar after another spread continuously through the Fire Wyvern pack. One by one, the Fire Wyverns quickly perked up, hurriedly flew to below the pass, and did their best to lower their altitude.
When the king arrived, no Fire Wyvern would dare position itself above the king!
The Radiant Crystal Butterflies' appearance was only a prelude; that enormous passage formed by the whirlwind was still being maintained very steadily.
The hunters, who had already guessed who the reinforcements were, were likewise showing excited expressions. No one would doubt whether the Sunblaze Dragon would also have no way to deal with this effluvium.
Likewise, no one doubted that the Sunblaze Dragon would be unable to take them out!
After all, that was the god of the Ancient Tree!
Whoosh—
There were no extra sound effects, nor any strange entrance theatrics.
It was simply with a fierce gust of wind that Logan shot out of the effluvium like a streak of blue light, his massive body naturally hovering right at the top of the Everstream entrance.
In the dim environment, those patches of ice-blue scales shimmered brilliantly in the glow of the magma.
That powerful and enormous silhouette did not bring the hunters a sense of ecological-tier pressure, but rather an inexplicable feeling of reassurance.
"Great, it really is the Sunblaze Dragon!"
"Wasn't the Sunblaze Dragon in the Elder's Recess? Why is it here?"
Within the crowd, some people were excited, while others were puzzled.
But as little Loren's figure also burst out of the whirlwind passage, the senior members of the Research Commission—those who knew what had originally been discussed with little Loren—unanimously voiced their admiration for his quick thinking.
Indeed, given the current situation, rather than going to ask the scholars of the Third Fleet for help, it was better to seek out the Sunblaze Dragon.
It wasn't that they hadn't thought of this option before; it was just that from the information Darren had brought back, they knew that the area named the Elder's Recess by the Admiral was presently at a critical juncture.
Not only was the Sunblaze Dragon there, but there was even a clearly more powerful special Nergigante present as well.
In the scholars' analysis, what was happening in the Elder's Recess was undoubtedly a matter that concerned the overall ecology of the New World.
Therefore, under this premise, even if the Research Commission might suffer heavy losses because of it, they had never considered disturbing the Sunblaze Dragon.
Yet no one had expected that, in the end, the Sunblaze Dragon would still come.
Between determining the future of the New World and rescuing the Research Commission, no one had expected that the Sunblaze Dragon would still choose to rush over.
That said, although there was still deep concern in their hearts about whether this might affect what the Sunblaze Dragon needed to do, that trace of being moved truly existed.
"Thank you—truly, thank you!"
The Commander did not know what more to say for the moment. Who could know what kind of pressure he, as a decision-maker, had borne between those two choices earlier?
The hunters present were all elites, and the vast majority were young hunters of the Fifth Fleet with bright futures ahead of them.
Losing even a single one would make his heart ache. In the operation to block Zorah Magdaros, there had only been injuries, with no fatalities.
If, because of his decision, the losses had been too great, then even with the psychological resilience forged over decades of leadership, he feared he would not be able to withstand such a blow.
Fortunately, there was no need to think too much now—he just needed to follow the Sunblaze Dragon's decision!
Logan, without flapping his wings, simply controlled the airflow to keep himself suspended in midair, lowered his head and looked down at the large crowd below, where humans and wyverns were intermingled together.
Without much in the way of gestures, he gave the Commander a look. Then, as his wings spread and energy unfurled, massive Terastal crystals began to emerge from the ground. After these crystals pieced themselves together, they formed a crooked, winding path that extended straight into the whirlwind passage.
"Roar~~"
The deep, resonant dragon's roar was not loud, yet with more than a thousand people and nearly a hundred Fire Wyverns present, it was still transmitted clearly to everyone's ears. At the scene, aside from the gurgling sounds of magma surging behind the pass, only Logan's roar echoed through the air.
"Th-the Sunblaze Dragon lord means that the hunters should all use cool drinks in advance and put on all their equipment. The passage he's taking us through will be very hot!"
The Felyne Elu, who was responsible for interpretation, hurriedly translated.
Before the Commander could issue any orders, groups of hunters spontaneously opened the crates of cool drinks in the camp and quickly distributed them to everyone.
In response, the Commander's expression remained unchanged. Like everyone else, he held a cool drink with the lid already opened in his hand, quietly waiting for the Sunblaze Dragon's command.
"ROAR!!"
Another dragon's roar rang out. Without any translation this time, the hunters moved in orderly fashion toward the entrance of the passage. In the second before entering, they finally drank the cool drinks in their hands, then, without hesitation, walked into the deep passage that stretched beyond sight.
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