Luo Yun and Ya Ji searched for two full days. They even circled Jinouga's current territory from the air twice, yet still failed to find the Jinouga leader's exact location.
The only time they detected its traces, they discovered a group of Jinouga hidden in the woods before they could even land. Among the Jinouga Luo Yun spotted, there were even two battle-hardened Jinouga.
Clearly, it was a trap!
Even ants could kill an elephant in sufficient numbers, let alone in terrain as unfavorable as dense woodland. Luo Yun decisively retreated with Ya Ji.
They had not found the Jinouga leader, but the two days of searching had revealed something unusual to him.
The Jinouga, which had already scattered and begun dispersing throughout the Ancient Tree Area, were once again gathering within this territory.
The ordinary Jinouga he had spotted alone already numbered more than twenty. They hid together in the forest, watching Luo Yun and Ya Ji with icy gazes whenever the two passed overhead, until they vanished completely from sight.
With the search yielding nothing, they could only return to the Ancient Tree Nest. Luo Yun instructed the Fire Dragon Detters to keep a close watch on Jinouga activity in the forest and actively contact the other Detel Tribes to find a way to locate the Jinouga leader.
Another three days passed like this.
In a semi-enclosed patch of dense forest in Jinouga territory in the lower levels of the Ancient Forest, surrounded by trees and vines with an underground stream nearby, the Jinouga leader lay atop the tallest boulder. Below it, five enormous battle-hardened Jinouga tore into their prey and fed greedily.
Throughout this forest, sturdy Jinouga lingered in twos and threes in the corners, while groups of Lightning Bugs fluttered through the dim surroundings.
These were