The Chameleos had never been in such a sorry state.
It felt immense humiliation, but that humiliation did not turn into anger. Instead, it awakened its instinct.
Run. Leave!
That was what it wanted most at that moment.
The enormous fireballs were far too dense. Every hit only strengthened its desire to escape.
With the deterrence of the Poison Mist, there was still a considerable distance between the Rathalos and the Chameleos. At that range, the flames' power was greatly reduced, preventing the Chameleos from suffering fatal injuries.
Once the Chameleos plunged into the forest, the Rathalos completely lost sight of their target.
Above the dispersing Poison Mist, the Rathalos flock let out triumphant roars.
"Roar~~~"
A long, resounding roar, like the approach of a bomber, drifted over from afar.
The massive Brachydios came racing over.
It had heard it!
It had heard it from very, very far away!
This was the battle symphony of two colossal beasts fighting for their lives, the bloodiest contest between life and death!
Such commotion, such sounds, sent its emotions soaring and its blood boiling!
It felt like its blast scales could barely be restrained!
It needed to fire! It needed to pour everything out!!
It would bring this wonderful music to an end with its blast scales!!
"Roar?"
Having rushed here with all its might, Mr. "Air Police" Brachydios found itself watched by pairs of cold vertical pupils. Groups of powerful Rathalos stared unblinkingly at this uninvited guest like a criminal gang.
The Brachydios's speakers were turned off, and its roar came to an abrupt stop.
"Damn it! This isn't two giant beasts fighting each other at all! It's clearly a Rathalos flock bullying some poor kid!"
Realizing it had been tricked, the Brachydios awkwardly twisted its body. Under the gazes of the many Rathalos, it performed a face-brake crash landing, then took off in a fluster and fled toward the distance without caring where it was going.
It was strong. Even against a Rathalos, it could nearly crush one in a one-on-one fight.
But that was only in a one-on-one situation!
There were so many Rathalos here, and every one of them was fired up, looking eager to start a fight immediately. They were clearly not to be provoked.
It was merely big, not stupid!
It had no hobby of challenging an entire Rathalos flock alone and becoming airborne takeout.
Watching the Brachydios disappear into the distance, the Rathalos looked at one another, utterly unable to understand what that guy had come for.
After taking a deep look at Luo Yun, who had barely managed to fly again, the Rathalos returned to their nest in the Ancient Tree after completing a defensive battle against an Elder Dragon.
When the Detter saw Luo Yun and Ya Ji return safely, they danced about in delight. For a time, meows echoed endlessly through the nest.
When the Rathalos had flown away from the Ancient Tree to support Luo Yun, the Detter had also sent companions to scout the outer canopy of the Ancient Tree.
They had witnessed the Rathalos' battle against the Chameleos in its entirety.
It was an unbelievable victory. The Chameleos, which so often left creatures helpless, had actually been driven away!
And the one who had contributed most to all of this was Lord Luo Yun, whom they had pledged themselves to!
"Meow! Meow meow!!"
The Detter Chief called out loudly, quieting the excited Detter.
Luo Yun needed to rest properly next. The wounds on his body were symbols of honor, and they should not disturb him at such a time.
With the Detter Chief's arrangements, the Detter reluctantly returned to their dwellings.
Before leaving, they secretly gathered up and took away the scales Luo Yun had shed through his daily metabolism.
Neither Luo Yun and Ya Ji nor the Detter Chief seemed to notice.
Luo Yun and Ya Ji did not care. Rathalos had powerful metabolisms and shed plenty of scales every day. The Detter were also responsible for cleaning the nest, and those discarded scales had been what they cleaned up in the first place.
As for the Detter Chief, it understood that this kind of reverence for the dragon they served would help strengthen the cohesion of its tribe. It was a very good thing, so there was no reason to stop them.
Thus, the plan to stop the Chameleos had come to an end.
Still, Luo Yun felt vaguely uneasy. He always felt that this inexperienced Chameleos would not give up so easily.
It would very likely return, and if it did, it would surely be wary of Luo Yun's plans.
Elder Dragons were not ordinary monsters, and the Chameleos in particular was one of the more intelligent Elder Dragons.
Next time, it would likely be even more troublesome. It would not give the Rathalos flock another chance to locate it, so he needed a new plan.
With that in mind, Luo Yun began his recovery.
Most of the injuries the Chameleos had inflicted this time were superficial. Instead, that crash landing had dealt a considerable amount of shock damage to Luo Yun's internal organs.
Fortunately, the Chameleos had been driven back and did not appear again for several days.
Creatures began gathering near the Ancient Tree once more.
The monsters that had fled in haste gradually returned, greatly easing the Rathalos' food shortage.
With Ya Ji caring for him, and the Detter volunteering to go to the lower levels of the Ancient Tree to contact the returning Jagras and gather information, Luo Yun had an easy few days.
But all of this was very likely just the calm before the storm!
In the Great Antlion Desert, a huge, ferocious beast with a pair of thick, sharp horns on its head and a maw full of pointed teeth burst abruptly from the sand. It looked extremely dangerous, yet it was a herbivorous Wyvern Species whose diet consisted of happily munching cacti.
It charged straight at the group of "little things" that dared to wander freely through its territory.
Duang!!
A massive shield blocked the Horned Dragon's charge and met its pair of giant horns with a heavy crash.
The Great Leader's arm muscles bulged, veins clearly visible, while his legs carved two long furrows across the ground.
"AAAAAHHH!!"
With his roar, this muscular man, barely over two meters tall, actually stopped the charge of this twenty-four-meter-long beast by force!
He even began a contest of strength with it!
It was like an ordinary person being evenly matched in a pure strength contest against a creature the size of a mouse.
This was the sheer caliber of a humanoid Golden Lion—the legendary hunter!
A strong white Felyne sprinted over, leapt onto the Horned Dragon's back, and began charging the greatsword it had drawn.
At the same time, beside the Horned Dragon's powerful right leg, the Sword Master, clad in Female Fire Dragon armor, also raised a Female Fire Dragon greatsword and began charging it.
Though the Sword Master moved later, he struck first. In less than a second, he completed a three-stage charge and heavily cleaved the greatsword into the right leg wrapped in scales and horny plating.
The Horned Dragon let out a pained wail. Then the Great Leader's Felyne companion finished charging as well and brought its blade down onto the Horned Dragon's head, breaking through its scales and lodging in its skull.
That injury drove the Horned Dragon mad.
Drawing strength from nowhere, it sent the Great Leader flying with a single thrust. After shaking off the Felyne, it swept its giant horns toward the Sword Master at its feet.
From the sky, the Dragon Person Hunter descended while swinging an Insect Staff, driving one end of it precisely into the wound the Felyne had created.
The heavy force threw the Horned Dragon off balance, sending its head crashing straight into the ground.
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