Ancient Forest Uprising

Luo Yun was naturally unaware of what was happening deep within the Ancient Tree Forest. At this moment, he was still conversing with the Detter Chief.

As Detters who had lived in the Ancient Tree Forest for generations, they possessed a long-standing culture and heritage. Thus, out of curiosity, Luo Yun began to inquire about the situation in the Ancient Tree Forest.

"Meow, meow~"

"The summit of the Ancient Tree is home to the God of Hurricane, not to be provoked. Deep within the forest, near the canyon area, there is a deadly poisonous fog and invisible monsters. Every few thousand days and nights, the forest becomes cold. When the forest experiences too many cold and hot cycles, many lethal spores will appear."

The conversation with the Detter Chief went relatively smoothly, but it also gave Luo Yun a renewed sense of crisis.

He vaguely guessed what lay behind these phenomena the Detter Chief had described.

However, this also aligned with Luo Yun's own speculations. The New World, being a place for Ancient Dragons to cross over, not only saw increasingly frequent Ancient Dragon crossings in recent decades, but the New World's rich life energy was more than enough to attract various Ancient Dragons to settle here.

Not to mention the favorable ecological environment and excellent inclusiveness here.

But the summit of the Ancient Tree, the God of Hurricane… was it a Steel Dragon or a Kirin?

No wonder the strongest ones he encountered when challenging the Fire Dragon only approached the tree canopy, still a considerable distance from the summit. So, it was because an Ancient Dragon resided at the summit.

However, whether it was a Steel Dragon or a Kirin, their appearance would inevitably bring hurricanes. Even if they tried to restrain themselves, there would at least be winds encircling them.

But during the time he had been here, the Ancient Tree had been calm and serene every day, with clear skies. He had also flown above the Ancient Tree more than once and hadn't seen anything special.

It was very strange.

"Meow! Meow meow!"

An urgent series of meows came from a gap in the nest. A Detter who had gone out on patrol emerged in a panic, scrambling out on all fours and quickly running to the Detter Chief.

The two Detters then began to converse rapidly, meowing back and forth.

The Detter's unusual behavior made Luo Yun uneasy. Today was Ya Ji's turn to go out hunting. If there were problems, would it affect her?

Soon, the conversation ended, and the Detter Chief quickly reported to Luo Yun.

"Forest, in chaos. Many, many large monsters from the depths have come here. A massacre, food will be affected. Many lightning wolves have started fighting on the lower levels."

The depths of the Ancient Tree Forest were in chaos?

Lightning wolves… were they Jinouga?

What could have happened to cause monsters of the Jinouga's ecological niche to migrate in groups? And to migrate to the lower levels of the Ancient Tree?

This was not good. Jinouga were creatures with strong territorial instincts. Their migration to the Ancient Tree would inevitably lead to conflict with the Fire Dragon populations. Ironically, Fire Dragons were weak against the lightning element, so it was likely that a great battle would ensue.

In a hunting ground not far from the Ancient Tree, Ya Ji was gnawing on the carcass of a Diablos when the sound of breaking branches in the forest suddenly alerted her.

She released her prey and assumed a combat stance, staring intently at the figure slowly emerging from the forest.

The creature resembled a giant wolf, with a pair of earthy yellow dragon horns on its head like wolf ears. Its skin was covered in earthy yellow, broad plates, small blue scales, and white fur. Its two forelimbs were incredibly muscular, encased in thick scales that resembled bracers.

Around the white mane on its back, Thunderbugs circled and danced.

Its massive 17-meter size exuded an intense pressure. Its eyes, filled with malice, stared fixedly at Ya Ji as it cautiously advanced.

"Roar!!"

Facing this extremely obvious hostility, the poisonous spines on Ya Ji's back stood on end, her powerful hind legs tensed, and the patterns on her wings slowly unfurled.

There was no need for words. Battle!

A terrifying green Dragon Charge rushed directly towards the Jinouga with an unstoppable momentum, kicking up dust along the way.

This large Jinouga had intended to use its powerful muscles to block her directly with its hands.

However, upon initial contact, the muscles in its forelimbs immediately let out a cry of being overloaded.

In its disbelieving eyes, Ya Ji's wing spines fiercely tore through its scales, digging deep into its flesh.

Then, the entire giant wolf was shoved and crashed into the forest, smashing through tree after tree.

As it landed, the Jinouga felt its forelimbs were about to break. The horrifying wound on its chest was bleeding profusely, like a leaking pipe that couldn't be stopped, quickly pooling on the ground.

It couldn't understand, it truly couldn't understand!

Was what it had just faced a Wyvern Species or a Dragon Species!

A Female Fire Dragon, though adept at ground combat, why did it possess such terrifying strength?

With just one charge, it had been severely injured to this extent.

Due to a momentary lapse in judgment, with its current injuries, it couldn't even stimulate its own electric organs to attract Thunderbugs.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, the Jinouga, which had only managed to prop itself up halfway on its forelimbs, was then stomped into the ground by a massive force.

With a high-pitched roar, the sound of cracking bones echoed, accompanied by faintly purple, searing flames exploding. The Jinouga's consciousness completely sank into darkness.

Ya Ji fearlessly spread her wings and soared into the sky. After surveying the area like a queen, she flew towards the Ancient Tree's nest.

The Ancient Tree was already in chaos. On the lower levels of the Ancient Tree, several Great Jagras were confronting Jinouga, while Nargacuga concealed its form in the shadows, ready to launch a fatal attack at any moment.

Hundreds of male and female Fire Dragons descended from the sky, circling overhead and continuously roaring at the 'invading species' on the ground.

But whether it was the Jinouga, the Nargacuga, or scattered other large beasts, they refused to yield, determined to seize enough territory here.

The surrounding tree trunks were covered with Rathians. The massive, veteran Great Rathian led several Great Rathians, observing from afar. It didn't matter who won; it wouldn't affect them. As bottom-tier creatures among the Ancient Tree Forest's large beasts, they were not qualified to participate in battles of this caliber.

The Detters who had gone out all returned to their clan, waiting in fear and trepidation for the war to end.

This war, which concerned the fate of their race, was bound to last more than just a day or two.

This abnormal population migration had directly thrown the depths of the Ancient Forest into chaos, with life-or-death battles occurring in every corner almost constantly.

The herbivore dragons, the prey in the hunting grounds, sensed the crisis and began migrating elsewhere.

A food shortage finally appeared. Since there weren't enough herbivore dragons, they had to make do with carnivore dragons, and the slaughter escalated once more.

The entire ecosystem of the Ancient Forest suffered a tremendous impact.

Meanwhile, the first Investigation Team was still diligently searching for traces of the Kirin in the Great Antlion Desert, completely unaware of the situation unfolding in the Ancient Forest.