Homecoming and Hunger

The sky had completely cleared. Although Speed Boost had vanished long ago, only now did Luo Yun finally breathe a sigh of relief.

The burning pain in his throat made him frown slightly. The flames he had unleashed in his extreme fury had clearly exceeded the limits of his body's instincts. Only flames of that intensity could truly inflict some damage on the Chameleos.

The flames covering his body died out. Once he stopped keeping his nerves taut, exhaustion swiftly washed over him. Luo Yun had never felt so weak, especially with not even a single spark left in his fire gland.

Fortunately, thanks to the alterations from Body of Flames and Fire Attraction, he did not need to eat special things to replenish the substances in his fire gland like other Male Fire Dragons did. Once his strength recovered, his fire gland would synthesize them on its own.

The weakness throughout his body made Luo Yun feel deeply uncomfortable and hungry. He wanted nothing more than to collapse onto the ground and gasp for air as he recovered his strength.

But when he looked at Ya Ji beside him, her body twitching faintly from pain from time to time, Luo Yun could only force himself to perk up again and put on a show of still being in good condition.

Although Luo Yun did not think anything could have survived the Chameleos's Poison Mist as they had, one could never be too careful.

The Chameleos's venom was terrifyingly toxic, but fortunately, this was venom used in battle. Its potency was fierce, but it did not last long.

Female Fire Dragons possessed decent venom glands and strong poison resistance to begin with. On top of that, Ya Ji was an oddity. As far as Luo Yun remembered, she had never stopped seeking out toxins over the years. Every so often, she would eat poisonous mushrooms, venomous creatures, and similar things to maintain the potency of her venom.

With Ya Ji's poison resistance surpassing that of normal Female Fire Dragons, the poison in her wings was neutralized in less than half an hour. After lying down for that long, she had also recovered much of her strength.

She tried flapping her wings. She could fly, but it still felt somewhat awkward.

The poison had been cured, but the damage it had caused would not heal anytime soon.

Luo Yun and Ya Ji exchanged helpless looks. Under these circumstances, Ya Ji could not undertake a long-distance migration. Their migration plan had ended before it had even begun.

More than that, their hunting plan for the day had been a complete failure.

That herd of Herbivore Dragons had all been poisoned to death by the Chameleos. More than ten enormous corpses lay there, yet Luo Yun had no desire to take even a bite.

Who knew how long the Chameleos's mixed toxins would remain in the corpses? What if something went wrong after he carelessly ate one?

Forcing himself to look away from the "food," Luo Yun, who had also regained some strength, spread his wings and took off. He planned to return to their nest in the Ancient Tree to recuperate, then consider what to do next.

Not long after Luo Yun and Ya Ji left, several wingdrakes flew over the area. Seeing the dead Herbivore Dragons on the ground and confirming they belonged to no one, they cried out excitedly and descended. The group of wingdrakes gathered around one Herbivore Dragon corpse and began feasting.

They had only eaten half their fill when the wingdrakes collapsed one after another. Their corpses would serve as a warning to any creatures that might come later: these bodies were extremely dangerous.

The Detter Chief directed the clan's activities. Every cat carried quite a few items, including dried meat, traps, and weapons.

Since they were preparing for a long-distance migration, these were all necessary preparations.

That was right, the Detters had reached a decision: they would follow Luo Yun in migrating.

The Ancient Forest was becoming more chaotic by the day. Everywhere was dangerous. Rather than that, they might as well continue following Luo Yun. At the very least, under the protection of Luo Yun and Ya Ji, their clan's safety would still be somewhat assured.

As for the dangers they might encounter during the migration, they had long since prepared themselves mentally.

In this forest, no race could undertake a large-scale migration without suffering losses. As long as the seeds of their clan remained, they feared nothing.

But when they saw Luo Yun and Ya Ji return, the Detters were all stunned.

What was going on?

Hadn't they already left? Why had they come back?

Amid the strange looks from all those wide eyes, Luo Yun returned to the nest, ignored everything, and flopped down. He closed his eyes and began recovering his strength.

The experienced Detter Chief noticed the wound on Ya Ji's wing and the exhaustion Luo Yun displayed. It understood that something serious must have happened.

It turned back and soothed the clan, telling them to return to their living area for now and not disturb Luo Yun's rest.

It then sent two young Detter warriors outside the nest to stand guard, while it remained behind and sat in a corner, thinking about what accident could have caused two fire wyverns as powerful as Luo Yun and Ya Ji to run into trouble at the same time.

As for why it did not speak to Ya Ji while Luo Yun slept, that was entirely because Ya Ji was like all other fire wyverns: too proud to pay any attention to Detters.

Thus, it could only wait until Luo Yun woke up to resolve the doubts in its heart.

Fortunately, this time, his fire gland had merely been overstrained. There were no other serious issues. After fully relaxing in a safe environment, he could actively absorb Life Energy to speed up his recovery.

As for the throat burned by his own flames, that was nothing.

What fire wyvern had never been burned by its own flames? The muscles inside his throat healed incredibly quickly and had already recovered on their own.

He lay there for nearly two hours before hunger forcibly woke Luo Yun.

After such intense exertion, his metabolism had accelerated tremendously. Having eaten nothing to begin with, Luo Yun could no longer endure it. The moment he opened his eyes, he intended to go out hunting.

Instead, he saw Ya Ji calmly eating bite-sized chunks of meat while the Detters worked hard to carry their stored meat out from their living area.

When the Detter Chief noticed Luo Yun had awakened, its eyes lit up. It let out two loud meows, and two Detters immediately carried chunks of meat over to Luo Yun.

Though Luo Yun felt a faint stir of gratitude at the food brought before him, his body moved even faster, nearly instinctively devouring the meat.

The chunks of meat stored by the Detters were huge to them, but to Luo Yun, each was only a single bite.

After several mouthfuls, his hunger eased considerably. Once the Detters carried the last piece of meat before Luo Yun, they all sat on the ground and wiped away their sweat.

Luo Yun licked his lips, still unsatisfied. He looked toward the Detter Chief, which was about to come over and ask him something, let out a low roar at it, flexed his wings, and flew out of the nest.

"We'll talk when I return from hunting."

That was what Luo Yun meant. Naturally, the Detter Chief understood. Seeing that Ya Ji was not leaving with Luo Yun, it realized the migration plans had changed. It relaxed and began soothing the clan.