Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 69: Integrate into the ecosystem, or be eliminated
The return of these battle-hardened fire dragons did not affect the fire dragons that were defeated by them and had to change their nests, but rather the Deter tribe in the tree canopy.

As the Detel tribe responsible for the sanitation and surveillance of the fire dragon couple's nest near the tree canopy, with the return of these five battle-hardened fire dragons, they directly lost the business of three pairs of fire dragon couples.

It’s not that the Detels haven’t tried to communicate with these battle-hardened fire dragons.

Unfortunately, perhaps because these battle-hardened fire dragons had not-so-nice experiences in the Dragon Crystal Land, their personalities have not only become more violent, but their nerves are also very fragile.

The Detels had only approached the edge of their nest, and before they had even entered the nest, they were attacked by battle-hardened fire dragons. No matter how the Detels showed their goodwill, they remained unmoved, and they even chased them into the treetops.

Fortunately, although the Detels have lived in peace with the fire dragons in recent years, they have not lost their basic vigilance.

As soon as the battle-hardened fire dragon showed signs of attacking, it ran away immediately, so it did not suffer any substantial damage.

But this made the fire dragon, who was used to being served by the Detels, feel uncomfortable.

The location of the returned battle-hardened fire dragon's lair is very close to Detel's residence. The battle-hardened fire dragon's sense of crisis has not yet recovered from its experience in the Dragon Crystal Land. It patrols over the lair very frequently every day, which seriously affects the Detels' travel.

We have gotten used to a clean nest, with organisms cleaning up food scraps and not having to turn a blind eye during rest time. But suddenly, we are back to the days before liberation, and our quality of life has dropped drastically.

The Detels often only come once every few days, and they are unable to guard the nest around the clock. They often just come to clean the nest, peel some food, and then rush back to their residence while the battle-hardened fire dragons are out looking for food.

After a while, the fire dragon couple, who had gotten used to the presence of the Detels, felt as if bugs were crawling all over their bodies and felt very uncomfortable.

However, due to the difference in strength, or the rules of the ancient tree of the Fire Dragon Clan, they could only endure it for the time being.

But after a long time, there comes a day when you can no longer bear it, and the trigger is just a very small thing.

That day, the Detels had just finished cleaning the nest of the battle-hardened fire dragon couple they had been serving, and were walking back with the shed scales and a few pieces of meat.

When passing by the territory of a battle-hardened fire dragon that had returned from the Dragon Crystal Land, he was accidentally discovered by the battle-hardened fire dragon that had returned early from foraging.

As a last resort, while avoiding the attacks of the battle-hardened fire dragons, he ran back to the nest of the battle-hardened fire dragon couple to seek shelter.

Perhaps it was the experience in the Dragon Crystal Land that made the battle-hardened fire dragon habitually engage in deep pursuit.

The pursuit then rushed into the nest of the fire dragon couple and continued to attack Detel under the eyes of the fire dragon couple.

This time, the battle-hardened fire dragon couple was completely furious.

You said that you blocked their way and reduced their quality of life, but you rushed in and attacked these little things in front of them. Didn't you see the fire dragon scales hanging around their necks that were stained with the scent of the couple?

You just come in here and attack me so blatantly, thinking this place is your nest, right?

So they took decisive action and launched a double attack against the battle-hardened male fire dragon that had lost its partner.

The battle came very suddenly, but was fought very fiercely.

The battle-hardened dragon couple's attack made the battle-hardened dragon a little confused. After all, in the Dragon Crystal Land, except for creatures like Rock Thief Dragon that don't have much survival pressure, the rest are basically extremely powerful monsters. Even battle-hardened dragons must stick together to survive, and their nests are very close to each other. Therefore, it is common for them to rush into another dragon's nest in order to chase and kill creatures that dare to enter their territory. Often, the owner of the nest will not be angry, and will instead chase and kill the creature together.

But this battle-hardened fire dragon forgot that this is an ancient tree, and an ancient tree that has undergone great changes!

These Detels are no longer beings that need to be guarded against, but rather new symbiotic creatures.

If there were not enough of them in the tribe, they would serve more than just the fire dragon couple near the canopy.

All the fire dragons in the ancient tree accepted their existence. Even the new fire dragons that joined later could accept this very naturally after seeing how their 'predecessors' treated them.

Even the young fire dragons living in the upper, middle and lower parts of the ancient trees envied the powerful fire dragons who could build nests near the tree canopy and enjoy the convenience brought by the new symbiotic relationship.

Therefore, these battle-hardened fire dragons that returned to the ancient trees unexpectedly became outliers among the ancient tree fire dragon clan in just four years!
Simply put, they have been eliminated by the times!

Now, not only has it been eliminated by the times, but it even wants to pull back the fire dragon that has entered the new era.

Even though they adhere to the "three no's" principle, the symbiotic relationship has long been stable and has become a part of the ancient tree fire dragon's ecology.

Therefore, the thin film of anger in the hearts of this battle-hardened fire dragon couple, who had been unhappy for a long time, was suddenly punctured, and they attacked the battle-hardened fire dragon without hesitation.

It was this battle-hardened male fire dragon that broke into the nest of the battle-hardened fire dragon couple, so he deserved to be beaten.

Therefore, the fire dragons that sensed the battle just watched from afar without any unnecessary movements.

The battle-hardened male fire dragon that survived in the Dragon Crystal Land is indeed powerful, but it cannot fight two battle-hardened fire dragons at the same time.

It was soon defeated and flew back to its nest with a whimper.

But this battle-hardened fire dragon couple had no intention of letting it go. They chased it directly into its nest, as if they were determined to drive it out of the nest.

This behavior was a bit extreme, and made the other four battle-hardened fire dragons who had also returned feel threatened, and they wanted to stop the battle-hardened fire dragon couple.

As a result, as soon as they took action, they were met with a joint boycott by the ancient tree fire dragons.

Under the gazes of hostile fire dragons, they could only watch as the battle-hardened male fire dragons who had once survived together in the Dragon Crystal Land left their nest and built a nest on the other side of the ancient tree.

Without the presence of this battle-hardened fire dragon, the Detels' routes of movement became much smoother and the quality of service was restored a lot. Although there was still the threat of four battle-hardened fire dragons, there were no more obstacles on the most critical route.

In addition, after experiencing this incident, the four battle-hardened fire dragons also realized the changes in the ancient tree ecology. They did not continue to target the Detels, but chose to give up some of the habits they developed in the Dragon Crystal Land and began to try to reintegrate into the ancient tree clan.

This is what a stabilized ecosystem looks like. Even battle-hardened monsters can only choose to blend into the ecosystem if they don’t have the power to change it.

Or be eliminated by the ecology.

(End of this chapter)