Heart Palpitations

In the world of Monster Hunter, every monster has corresponding vocabulary that describes its essence, such as the Brute Jagras being a thug.

What is the word that best describes the Black Wolf Bird?

Combat!

As a Bird Wyvern Species with average strength at the bottom of all giant beasts, the Black Wolf Bird's strength can be said to be unique, at the top of the Bird Wyvern Species, and even in the entire ecological niche, the Black Wolf Bird can be considered mid-to-upper tier.

In the New World, the Black Wolf Bird's strength has further improved, even reaching the upper tier in the ecological niche.

The most troublesome aspect of the Black Wolf Bird is its fighting spirit; it seems to be born to fight and die for battle. It is also very easy to care for, eating insects, carrion, or more directly, stealing food from the Great Maccao. For the sake of battle, even raising offspring becomes extremely difficult, forcing it to, like a cuckoo, mix its eggs with those of the Great Maccao.

Under these habits, the Black Wolf Bird is either fighting or on its way to fight every day.

Other creatures fight either for survival or for territory, but the Black Wolf Bird's fighting is purely to enjoy the process of combat. Therefore, no matter how powerful the enemy, the Black Wolf Bird will not retreat.

Even when facing beings like the Savage Deviljho or the Golden Lion, it dares to initiate an attack.

Even if it can't win, its fighting spirit will not disappear; instead, its battle intent will become even higher during the fight. Even if severely injured, it will still leave wounds on the opponent.

It is precisely because of this reckless, all-out fighting habit that many creatures in higher ecological niches are reluctant to engage in prolonged struggles with the Black Wolf Bird.

Therefore, it is truly puzzling to Luo Yun why this monster, born for battle, has come to a place with no enemies to fight to its heart's content, and is even acting like it's fleeing.

As for the idea that the Black Wolf Bird knew this was a hunting ground and wanted to see if there were any opponents, that's even more impossible.

It's not particularly far from the Ancient Forest. Even during such chaotic times, the Fire Dragon still dominates the hunting grounds, and large, high-tier ecological Wyvern Species represented by the Fire Dragon are the natural enemies of the Black Wolf Bird.

The Black Wolf Bird cannot outfly the Fire Dragon or the Electric Dragon. In such battles, it has no advantage in size or speed, and in fights that end quickly without prolonged engagement, the Black Wolf Bird's feared poison and flames have little effect.

So, its only possibility must be fleeing!

Worried about the presence of higher-tier predators, Luo Yun flapped his wings and stopped, looking cautiously in the direction the Black Wolf Bird had come from.

Because he had lowered his altitude, the forest was not completely obscured by the canopy.

But as Luo Yun looked, there was nothing but a faint white mist?

Feeling a bit confused, Luo Yun heard the panicked cries of Herbivore Dragons and quickly looked down. The Herbivore Dragons were startled by the sudden appearance of the Black Wolf Bird. Although the Black Wolf Bird only flew overhead, the Herbivore Dragons still chose to flee.

If the Herbivore Dragons ran into the forest, it would be troublesome.

Therefore, Luo Yun no longer hesitated and dived down again. After quickly taking down two Herbivore Dragons of decent size, he ate rapidly while still warily looking in the direction the Black Wolf Bird had come from.

The mist in the forest cleared up quickly, and until Luo Yun was full, no enemies emerged.

Luo Yun did not indulge his curiosity by investigating the forest. He dropped the half-eaten carcass and, grabbing another one, took flight back to the Ancient Forest.

The matter of the Black Wolf Bird was just a small interlude. Although Luo Yun was a bit curious, as time passed and other events unfolded, this incident was completely forgotten.

For some reason, in the past few days, a sense of oppression had been growing stronger.

Initially, only Luo Yun felt this way, but gradually, the dragons in the Ancient Forest began to experience the same situation. It felt as if they were being targeted by something in a higher ecological niche.

At first, all the dragons were just wary of each other. Gradually, as this feeling deepened, as if something deep within their bones was screaming a warning, some dragons finally couldn't bear it.

Scattered Fire Dragon families began to choose to fly away from the Ancient Forest, seeking refuge elsewhere temporarily.

The Jinouga at the bottom also stopped fighting over territory and began their migration once again.

With the renewed migration of the Jinouga and other creatures, the vicinity of the Ancient Forest truly became devoid of food.

Even when Luo Yun and Ya Ji hunted together, their harvest was only enough to sustain them, let alone other adult Fire Dragons.

Gradually, a vicious cycle formed around the Ancient Forest.

In this environment, even Chief Detter came to discuss with Luo Yun whether they should migrate. If they migrated, their clan was willing to continue following Luo Yun.

Luo Yun was somewhat conflicted about this, not because he was reluctant to leave, but mainly because if they migrated, where would they go?

The entire Ancient Forest only had one Earth Vein node; in other places, the Earth Vein Energy was relatively weak.

Therefore, migration would only be possible towards the Great Antlion Desert or the Coral Highlands across the Great Canyon.

The environment of the Great Antlion Desert was not very suitable for Fire Dragons, especially Male Fire Dragons.

The Coral Highlands, on the other hand, was the territory of the Velkhana. As fellow Wyvern Species, conflicts were easily triggered. In such a scenario, Luo Yun and Ya Ji would very likely have to face an entire Velkhana clan simultaneously. Therefore, without sufficient strength, the Coral Highlands was not a good choice.

As for the Dragon Crystal Land, not to mention how long it would take to fly there, and how many battles and risks they would encounter along the way.

Even if they reached it, the food scarcity there was exaggerated, the environment was too harsh, and it harbored countless Ancient Dragons or powerful special species.

Migration was not a small matter; it wasn't as simple as flying wherever one pleased. It was a very dangerous undertaking, so unless absolutely necessary, he truly did not want to leave the Ancient Forest.

In a bad mood, Luo Yun flew out of his nest, intending to patrol the surroundings. Suddenly, he noticed that a dense fog had risen to the northwest of the Ancient Forest at some point. The height of the fog even pierced through the dense canopy, displaying a different color in the sunlight.

This is abnormal. It's afternoon, so why is there such thick fog?

Sensing something was wrong, Luo Yun immediately accelerated and flew towards the sky above the dense fog.

As soon as he reached the area, before he could descend to the canopy, his trait was instantly activated.

Flames covered his entire body, making crackling sounds as they came into contact with the dense fog. Luo Yun's sharp eyes noticed that the mist that was burned away eventually turned purple before dissipating.

"This mist is poisonous!!"