"Meow! Are you done fighting?"
Amid the cheers of the Fire Dragon Detters, a Detter with somewhat scruffy fur squeezed in through a gap in the platform, followed closely by four more Detters.
Like the Fire Dragon Detters, this newly arrived Detter wore a Fire Dragon Scale around its neck as an ornament.
However, Xita immediately noticed the difference.
The scale ornaments worn by the Fire Dragon Detters were all smooth and nearly flawless, gleaming with a metallic sheen under the sunlight.
The Fire Dragon Scale hanging around this Detter's neck, on the other hand, looked somewhat dull and aged.
By comparison, one was fresh from the factory, while the other had been discarded by the factory after being left around for too long.
"The fight's over, meow! What's happening outside? Did we win?"
The Fire Dragon Detter commander who had been holding the horn earlier jumped down from the wall and asked with some concern.
"We won. Those Jinouga have begun retreating, and some Rathalos are still pursuing them."
The Detter glanced enviously at the ornament on the Fire Dragon Detter commander's head before hurriedly answering.
Their tribe also lived on the Ancient Tree, except they dwelled in the canopy near its crown.
Over the past few years, they had watched their neighboring Fire Dragon Detters live better and better lives after pledging themselves to a powerful Fire Dragon Couple, and they had grown envious.
So, after shamelessly seeking advice from the Fire Dragon Detters, they imitated their approach and began reaching out to other Fire Dragon Couples.
With Luo Yun and Ya Ji setting a precedent, the Fire Dragon Couples on the Ancient Tree did not drive away these well-intentioned Detters when they approached.
With an attitude of not taking the initiative, not refusing, and not taking responsibility,