Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 563 The Depressed Ancient Tree
For many days, Luo Yun remained vigilant, but the Valley of the Dark Realm remained calm, which made him somewhat suspicious of Long Sheng. It wasn't until he actively communicated with the newly formed natural consciousness in the Land of Gathering Demons that he realized he had been outwitting and outmaneuvering thin air all these days!

When Luo Yun heard from that somewhat immature natural voice that the other party had not sought help from any other taboos, and had not even made any backup plans besides Him, the entire dragon almost turned red.

While complaining that this newly formed natural consciousness wasn't as experienced as the one on the New World, who left enough room for error in every event, it flew back to its nest, instantly entered a sleep state, and directly blocked out the 'explanation' of a certain natural consciousness.

Although a natural consciousness wouldn't normally have any extra emotions, for the sake of cooperation, regardless of whether Luo Yun listened or not, he still explained it to him.

It's simply that the Demon Gathering Land, as a newly formed continent, cannot afford the costs of both forbidden lands.

After all, taboos are different from other creatures. Other creatures would be lucky to get some life energy or an increase in energy affinity, but when it comes to taboos, you really have to give them an area to use as a nest, or even provide them with a tributary of the earth vein.

Only extremely special taboos like the Black Dragon do not require these.

After all, whether it's Luo Yun or Huang Hei Long, they both belong to the taboo of the 'nature' side, and both symbolize the ultimate regulation of nature.

The Black Dragon, however, represents the 'end of human civilization,' which, simply put, is a special attack against humanity. It will only truly intervene and destroy everything in that civilization when human civilization reaches a very dangerous stage.

Although throughout history, most human civilizations have been destroyed by their own hands, less than half were actually wiped out by the Black Dragon.

With the threat of Alatreon gone, Luo Yun finally felt much more at ease, and life finally began to settle down.

Within the Valley of the Dark Crimson Dragon, there is an abundant energy source. This energy is sufficient to meet Luo Yun's daily needs and also provides enough energy to generate special Taijing Crystals as food for Ya Ji.

Life was leisurely, but the downside was that she had a bland palate, and only occasionally would Aki go to the ice plains to hunt some deer to improve her diet.

As time went by, Luo Yun began to miss the cats' fire dragon cat food and delicious mushroom pork.

Once a thought takes hold in your mind, it's truly impossible to stop.

The Valley of the Dark Realm, which he had been quite satisfied with, now felt empty no matter how he looked at it. No matter how magnificent the crystals or how beautiful the scenery, it still felt a bit desolate with only him and Aki there.

A sneer escaped his lips. His greatest wish since birth had been fulfilled; he had become a taboo subject, just as he had hoped. And yet, he was affected by loneliness. How truly...
But then again, who says that taboos must be lived in solitude and have to endure loneliness?

They all have endless life and absolute power, so they must live according to their own ideas, otherwise wouldn't it be a waste of their breakthrough?
With a sudden thought, Luo Yun successfully convinced himself.

They found Aki basking in the sun atop a crystal pillar. After discussing it, the two dragons left the Valley of the Dark Realm and flew towards the New World.

In the Forest region of the Guiding Lands, Xia Guagua, with dead fish eyes, helplessly listened to the noises coming from below her nest.

Since escaping from the Valley of the Dark Realm that day, He returned to His lair above the hunters' camp and remained there for several days until the hunters returned with news that Luo Yun had resolved the red taboo. Only then did He resume His activities.

Perhaps it still has some integrity; when it encounters hunters during its daily activities, it always feels a little guilty and chooses to avoid them.

Originally, she thought life would continue peacefully, but for some reason, some of the Ancient Tree Dragons who had followed Aki chose to stay in the Guiding Lands. Because the competition for survival there was too fierce, these creatures, accustomed to sticking together, surprisingly chose to cooperate with the hunters, forcefully taking over the territory around the hunter's camp and starting to build nests there. This kept Xia Guagua from getting a good night's sleep for days. Until today, she simply couldn't take it anymore.

"Croak! So noisy, croak!!"

A dragon's roar, accompanied by a croaking sound, came from above, startling the fire dragons that were building their nests or sunbathing.

Just as they looked up to check the situation, and Xia Guagua was about to roar twice more to let these guys know what the pressure of an ancient dragon was like, two figures happened to pass by overhead.

The familiar oppressive aura and the familiar airflow forced Xia Guagua to suppress her dragon roar.

It wasn't that He was afraid of Luo Yun. Even though He had indeed decisively fled from the Valley of the Netherworld and hadn't even offered to support Luo Yun, Xia Guagua believed that Luo Yun would understand Him. After all, in that kind of battle, He would have been nothing more than a sitting duck.

Ke Luoyun wouldn't care about these things, but that unreasonable tyrannosaur would!

He didn't want to attract Aki's attention and then suffer a beating he couldn't even fight back against.

The ordinary ancient tree fire dragons, upon seeing Luo Yun, immediately and skillfully lowered their heads and lay prostrate on the ground, showing their submission to the king.

Even though Luo Yun didn't notice them.

Even though they have now separated from the ancient tree, this is still the case.

The ancient trees no longer possess the bustling activity of their heyday.

After Luo Yun left and Aji led some ordinary fire dragons to support the investigation team to the Guiding Lands, the activity level of the Radiant Fire Dragons, having lost their two main pillars, decreased significantly. In particular, the appearance of some Elder Dragons in their hunting range caused them to voluntarily abandon those areas and retreat back to the Ancient Tree area.

Fortunately, there are still Loren and the Rathalos couple on the Ancient Tree, which can provide sufficient deterrence against those active Ancient Dragons; otherwise, even the area under the Ancient Tree might be affected.

However, recently, according to the cats in charge of the Rathalos couple, the couple seems to be planning to move to the Elder's Recess for the sake of their newborn cub's growth.

That's right, the Heracross successfully gave birth to and hatched a female cub. However, this cub did not have many characteristics of the Heracross. Instead, it resembled the appearance of a crystallized Heracross. Its bloodline seemed to have reverted to its ancestral form, as it was born with the blood of an ancient dragon.

This means that when this little guy grows up, there is a certain probability that he will become an Elder Dragon, rather than an Elder Dragon-level creature.

Driven by the unique sense of responsibility inherent in ancient tree dragons, the Rathalos couple wanted to take their little one to live in the Crystal Lands, where life energy was more abundant.

The departure of high-ranking members of the Ancient Tree Fire Dragons has caused widespread panic among the lower ranks. Not only are the fire dragons at a loss, but the villagers of Blazing Village and the Ancient Tree Hunters Guild are also somewhat bewildered.

Under the influence of such emotions, the atmosphere on the ancient tree began to become gloomy.

(End of this chapter)