The Reconstructed Ecology and the Future of X Thunderstorm

"Swish swish swish----"

The sound of Wind Blade cutting through the air was incessant.

Kevin, clad in Silver Scales and wearing a protective coat, moved nimbly through the golden grass.

Dodge according to the wind's trajectory.

Half of it dodged, the other half was blocked or deflected.

He parried while pondering.

Wind, in essence, is something that is pushed forward; it is the movement of air, formed by differences in air pressure.

It's like the grasslands on the outskirts.

Where Long-haired Yak pass by, some kind of power they possess makes the Wang Gen Grass able to gather the wind.

On the outer grasslands, Kevin can use his wind control abilities to create collisions with his opponents.

Both sides are offset by the movement of air.

But once they entered this Golden Grassland, it seemed that wouldn't work.

After all, Kevin's ability to control the wind comes from the lion, and the lion's control over the wind is, to some extent, passive and not powerful.

It's completely incomparable to the Long-haired Yak and this golden Wang Gen Grass.

However, these Long-haired Yak don't seem to have any special abilities other than wind control.

They lack the ability to resist those insurmountable rules.

Flames spread from his neck and engulfed Kevin's entire body.

The Phoenix's power propelled Kevin soaring into the sky, the scorching air immediately counteracting the surrounding air pressure.

The high temperature caused a significant change in the surrounding air pressure, and the Wind Blade that were originally heading towards Kevin began to fly and gather haphazardly.

The power of the Phoenix used for defense.

Kevin, who soared into the sky, was instantly sent flying in one of the directions, reflected by the golden light.

A line of Fire Line was drawn almost in the blink of an eye.

A few seconds later, the Wind Blade stopped.

The enemy began to flee.

"Trying to run?"

Kevin's Nen Aura shot out, forming a probe-shaped circle that instantly covered an extremely wide distance.

However, the feedback was not accurate.

"It's fine when it's close, but once the distance of the circle increases, the grassland will greatly affect the accuracy of the circle."

"Hmph, it really is a series of interconnected events."

This golden grassland, through the power of some plant, forcibly shortens the sensitivity and various exploratory abilities of its creatures.

But this didn't stump Kevin.

He had pinpointed the enemy's location and was no longer able to conceal himself while fleeing.

Using the speed of the Phoenix, he caught up with it almost immediately.

By lowering his altitude and eliminating the reflection of the golden light, Kevin could clearly see the enemy gathering the Wind Blade.

It is still Long-haired Yak with white fur, but it looks much larger and is in adult form. The horns on its head curve upwards and have Spiral patterns on them.

The entire enormous cow floated on the grassland thanks to some inexplicable Levitation Force.

They escaped quickly by hovering and flying.

"Still trying to run away."

Kevin snorted, and his Phoenix wings suddenly expanded. Flames even shot out from behind the wings, increasing his speed once again, and he instantly charged towards the Long-haired Yak.

The opponent attempted to turn by drifting while floating, but it was futile.

Kevin is getting close.

He reached out and swung his hand sharply, his Nen Aura forming a flexible Claw Hook that instantly hooked onto one of the bull's hooves.

Then, his body floated upright, and he was pushed backward by the firepower.

They pulled the cow by its hooves and yanked it backward.

Kevin forcefully dragged the Long-haired Yak into the grass, but he didn't want it to fall into the grass and be eaten by it.

It suddenly flew upwards, forcefully pulling the Long-haired Yak up.

As the long hair that almost covered his entire body became disordered, the body hidden beneath it was revealed.

Kevin frowned the moment he saw it.

This is not a cow at all.

There was no body inside, but rather a denser, finer layer of long hair. This hair was woven inside, forming a structure that resembled a body.

The four hooves were simply four peculiar structures hanging down from inside the long hair.

The "horns" protruding upwards from the front weren't horns at all; they were more like tentacles.

Why did it feel like I was hitting flesh when I struck the enemy with my hammer?

Long-haired Yak.

The real thing is the long hair; the yak is just a superficial name.

Essentially, it was a bull's horn with tentacles, its patterns shimmering slightly, and its originally scattered long hair stood upright in Kevin's direction.

The pressure in the air doubled.

Kevin immediately felt it; the air around him seemed to be pressing down on him with an invisible weight.

It seemed as if they were trying to crush him into a meat patty in the air.

"Hmph, get up here!"

Faced with this pressure, Kevin snorted and, disregarding everything, suddenly exerted force with both arms.

It looked like the Long-haired Yak was about to be overwhelmed.

The golden grass below instantly sprouted, intertwined, formed a grass weave, and shot directly into the sky.

In an instant, it wrapped around the Long-haired Yak and dragged it downwards, directly engaging Kevin in a struggle.

More golden grass edges, piercing Kevin.

The pressure in the air, the oncoming attack of the grass blades, the dragging force of the opponent.

Due to the conflict, Kevin had no choice but to let go.

The moment he let go, all the pressure vanished, and Kevin was carried a few meters off the ground by the scorching wings propelled by the recoil.

This height is just right; if it flies any higher, the golden light will obscure our vision.

Kevin watched as all the golden straw weaves shortened again and retreated back to the ground.

The vines that had enveloped the Long-haired Yak shrank into the grassland, and the enormous Long-haired Yak disappeared along with the change.

Kevin attempted to use circles for detailed exploration, but his efforts were obscured by the golden blades of grass.

The power of the flames receded, and Kevin landed on the ground.

However, even after falling to the ground, the surrounding Golden Grass Leaves remained motionless, just as they had been seen earlier, swaying gently in the wind.

It was as if they weren't the ones who attacked and stopped him before.

After confirming that there was no information, Kevin turned back, leaving the golden grassland and returning to where Melusina and the others were.

Rukira was still keeping watch in the sky.

"It seems that making any progress will be difficult; it's not as simple as we thought."

Koala looked at Kevin as he returned, and at Kevin obviously torn clothes on his body, and said.

Kevin walked over, sat down directly on the grass, and let out a sigh of relief.

"It seems that getting what we want on this grassland won't be so easy."

Kevin said this with a hint of helplessness.

He recounted the battle he had just encountered and the subsequent events to everyone.

After he finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought.

"It seems our previous guess was wrong. After the Long-haired Yak fell, it was not eaten by the grassland, but rather protected by it."

"This grassland has a very strong symbiotic relationship with the Long-haired Yak. The grassland can let other creatures roam freely, but it takes a protective stance towards the Long-haired Yak."

Upon hearing Melusina's analysis, Buhaci scratched his head and asked with some confusion.

"Are you saying that this grassland has its own consciousness?"

Men Qi interrupted from the side, shaking her head.

"Not necessarily. It could be some kind of mechanism, a protective mechanism of the environment, that requires certain conditions to be triggered."

Kevin pondered for a moment, recalling his recent battles with the Long-haired Yak on the grasslands.

"It must be the change in location that caused the grassland to react. Once it lands, the grassland will hide and protect the Long-haired Yak."

"But if the Long-haired Yak gets too far off the ground and flies away, the grassland will take measures to protect Long-haired Yak based on its location."

Based on what we just saw, the Long-haired Yak is not a cow at all, but a mass of hairy material.

The limbs, hanging downwards like cow hooves, were probably some kind of organ that allowed it to suspend itself on the grassland.

In other words, when faced with an insurmountable danger, the opponent can cancel their Levitation Force, crash directly to the ground, and trigger the protection mechanism.

The power generated by the opponent's glowing tentacles created a compressive force on the surrounding air.

Therefore, the force that generates Wind Blade is actually the compression of air.

At this time, the Wang Gen Grass plays a supporting role.

The opponent can exert some control over the surrounding Wang Gen Grass, allowing them to work with the Long-haired Yak to compress and propel air, thus creating Wind Blade.

"Wait a moment."

Men Qi suddenly realized something and slammed her fist into her palm.

"If Long-haired Yak isn't a cow, but just a bunch of hair, then what is Milk?"

Their goal from the beginning was Milk, but now it seems that Milk is no longer Milk, and this is a problem that needs attention.

After thinking for a moment, Kevin rubbed his chin and said, "According to the records in the Travelogue, the author did indeed drink Milk from Long-haired Yak. We can at least be certain that the precious items in the book do exist."

"But just as he refers to the other party as Long-haired Yak, it's only a name based on appearance. I don't believe the author didn't know that the other party wasn't actually a cow."

"In other words, this is a kind of perverse sense of humor, a slight misdirection. So the Milk must still exist, just not like the normal Milk squeezed from a cow."

At this point, Kevin fell silent, then lay down on the grass, staring at the sky.

He murmured.

If that's the case—so-called Milk might just be an extremely nutritious secretion or product.

"So, on this grassland, who needs such highly nutritious secretions the most?"

As soon as he murmured these words, everyone immediately realized what he meant.

"This grassland, this grassland needs the most nutrition. The grass on the periphery is malnourished. This Golden Grassland is its true form."

"If we look further inside, there must be some nutritionally complete portions."

The Long-haired Yak produces highly nutritious secretions that irrigate the soil, providing sufficient nutrients for the growth of the Wang Gen Grass.

Meanwhile, the Wang Gen Grass lives in symbiosis with the Long-haired Yak, allowing the environment to help and protect each other.

"So what do you think these Long-haired Yak eat? They can provide highly nutritious products, so they themselves must need enough nutrition, right?"

Men Qi stood with her arms crossed, completely baffled.

They've been here for a few days now, and it's not that they haven't tried to catch the other side, but they haven't actually seen any footage of it hunting.

Is it even possible to eat living things?

It doesn't make sense in many places.

For example, with the area-of-effect Wind Blade cut, no one seems to come and pick up the creatures cut by the Wind Blade.

If it's from eating Wang Gen Grass, it doesn't seem likely.

Since grasslands are fed with highly nutritious substances, can grazing itself produce enough nutrients?

It's not some kind of perpetual motion machine.

Even if that's part of it, it probably won't be the only or main source of nutrition.

There should be some other external source of nutrition and energy.

"Let's camp here for a few days and see how things go. After all, we've already come this far. If we go back now, it'll waste even more time coming back next time."

Kevin thought for a moment and then suggested.

After a moment's thought, everyone nodded in agreement. A key reason for their agreement was that Kevin's fighting skills were sufficient to deal with any threats here.

Otherwise, Kevin would have run away with everyone long ago.

However, the grassland stretched as far as the eye could see, and it seemed that no matter where they were, it didn't matter. So after observing for a while, they could only find a random place to set up camp.

Three days passed like this.

Because they camped here for three days, and during those three days they spent observing the entire area from the edge of the Golden Grassland.

Kevin, however, went even further, attempting to find the Long-haired Yak.

Then he discovered that, after just one battle, he seemed to have been entered into the opposing group's Threat system.

Normally, you would just walk around him.

However, Kevin sometimes encounters resistance when he goes too deep. The Long-haired Yak that come to his rescue do nothing but levitate in the air through their Hoof-shaped tissue. Once they reach a certain distance, the Golden Grass Leaves begin to attack and defend in accordance with the opponent's actions.

In this situation, Kevin really couldn't do anything about it.

This demonstrates the high level of intelligence of these Long-haired Yak.

They knew exactly what they were going to do: prevent Kevin from going too far into the Golden Grassland, and that was how they dragged Kevin along.

However, once the surrounding Golden Grass Leaves gathered together, it was as if they were going against the environment. Kevin did not believe that his power could cause any damage to the surrounding environment.

Even if it gathers its strength and launches a large-scale attack on the grassland, it will be meaningless, because according to what Koto had learned before, the reason why the Wang Gen Grass got its name is because its net-like root system is very well developed.

It's impossible to get rid of it. Kevin might just trim a section of the Wang Gen Grass system, and new roots will spread over and regrow.

But does Kevin have the ability to break through the opponent's defense?

Yes, there are.

But Kevin wasn't in a hurry, letting the other person hold him back each time.

Then they were forced to evacuate.

And so it went, until tonight.

Have you noticed that the humidity around us has increased these past couple of days? Is it going to rain?

Men Qi touched the Water Droplets on the grass blades and asked.

Rukira shook his wings.

"It's going to rain, and it's very obvious."

He pointed to the sky as he spoke.

At this moment, a large number of Rain Cloud gathered together in the sky, thick and dark.

This is clearly a sign of a major rainstorm.

"It's pouring rain, and there's nowhere to shelter from the storm. It's really troublesome."

Kevin stared at the sky.

He was confirming that there shouldn't be any problems with the Rain Cloud.

After all, Timely Rain Cloud had scared him.

It's probably just ordinary rain and clouds, but it looks a bit like Thunderstorm Clouds.