Monster Hunter: This Fire Dragon has characteristics

Chapter 23 The Deter Tribe

Not long after Luo Yun and Yaji fell asleep, a furry cat's head with a pair of long and pointed ears suddenly poked out from the gap in the nest. When it discovered the two sleeping fire dragons, it was almost scared to death.

This is a tribe of orcs native to the New World, named Detel. Because they have social habits and appearance similar to those of the Felynx, they are also called mountain cats.

"Meow?" (Why did you stop? Hurry up and get on!)

The urging voice behind him almost made the little Detter's heart explode. After lightly kicking its companion below, it quietly shrank back.

After a while, two Detters crept onto the platform. The black cat claw patterns on their white fur on their abdomens trembled slightly with uneasiness, revealing their inner fear.

Two pairs of big eyes were fixed on the sleeping fire dragon. Every subtle movement was extremely cautious. Even the breathing was made as light as possible. The body was moved slowly and silently, and finally the prey was carefully carried to the other end of the platform.

Then he quickly climbed up the vines, crawled to a hidden crack in the air, and ran quickly into the crack on all fours.

On the platform, the sleeping female fire dragon slightly opened one eye, watched the two Detels crawl into the crack, and then closed her eyes again.

Years of living alone have made Yaji extremely alert. She can detect strange smells and weird noises, and she remains aware of this even when she falls asleep.

This habit formed over a long period of time was still maintained even after Luo Yun arrived.

Yaji judged the two "tiny" mountain cats to be of no threat, so after confirming that they had completely left, Yaji leaned towards Luo Yun, feeling the warm body temperature from her own little male fire dragon, and fell asleep again.

The hollow corridors formed by the intertwined growth of ancient tree trunks are interconnected, like a natural maze.

After the two Detters passed through one passage after another with ease, they finally arrived at a very hidden area in the outer canopy of the ancient tree.

The outer periphery of this area is surrounded by the thick branches of ancient trees, leaving only gaps for sunlight to penetrate. These branches can not only better hide this area, but also block the prying eyes of flying dragons. Even if there are fire dragons fighting outside, the aftermath of the battle cannot break through so many branches and come inside.

A circle of thick branches on the outside makes the canopy space a semi-enclosed Garden of Eden, while layers of thin branches inside make the internal terrain more complex.

Vines and leaves formed one narrow platform after another. Of course, this was only relative to the behemoth. For Detel, these platforms were enough.

On these small platforms, some are equipped with huts built of leaves, while others are equipped with bonfires, meat drying racks, and water tanks. However, the only thing in common is that around these platforms, there are totemic symbols of this Deter tribe.

The two Detters ran quickly among the branches and soon came to the largest platform. As soon as they put down the pieces of meat in their mouths, two other Detters came up and took the two pieces of meat away.

"Woo~"

A somewhat aging voice came from the big tent in front, and then an old Detel with an aging body and gray beard walked out, holding a dragon bone staff.

At the top of the staff is the skull of a flying thunder dragon, but due to the erosion of time, the skull has cracked in many places.

As the leader of the Detel tribe, this flying thunder dragon was obtained when he was young by cooperating with the warriors in the tribe and trapping and killing a sub-adult flying thunder dragon with the help of a thief dragon. It is also the symbol of glory of the Detel tribe.

"Why did you come back so late this time? Has there been another accident with the thief dragon tribe?" sighed the old Detter.

Detel has the ability to communicate with the thief dragon. As small creatures in the ancient tree forest, the two sides have always gotten along very happily.

The thief dragon made up for Detel's weakness in combat ability, and Detel relied on command and traps to enhance the thief dragon's hunting ability. The two sides cooperated with each other and lived a comfortable life in this forest.

However, since a very powerful giant thief dragon appeared in the thief dragon group near the ancient tree some time ago, many thief dragons followed the giant thief dragon to leave the bottom of the ancient tree and go to other areas to expand their territory.

Many thief dragons that were connected to them and could be summoned by horns also left. This not only had a significant impact on Detel's hunting, but also greatly increased the danger for Detel after leaving his home.

As a small creature, those giant beasts often do not regard the Deter as a threat. As long as it does not wander around in front of them, there will generally be no problem. After all, to put it bluntly, the meat of a Deter is not enough for those giant beasts to fill their teeth.

The real threats to Detel are often small or medium-sized omnivorous or carnivorous creatures that are no more than two or three meters long, and these creatures are abundant in the ancient tree forest.

The Raptorosaurs are at the top of these small and medium-sized creatures, so the Deter tribe living in the ancient tree forest often has one or two Raptorosaur groups with good relations that can be summoned by horns as a guarantee for the tribe.

After hearing the leader's question, the two Detters looked at each other, nodded, and began to talk to each other with meows.

"So you're saying that the group of thief dragons that were in contact with us have all left, and that a pair of fire dragons have chosen to build a nest on the route we must take when we go out?"

The chief was shocked by the news.

What does it mean that misfortunes never come alone? This is what it means that misfortunes never come alone!

Without the familiar group of Raptorosaurs, the warriors in the group will be greatly affected when going out hunting, and it is not easy to establish good relations with the new group of Raptorosaurs.

But the most troublesome ones were Luo Yun and Yaji who built their nest on the platform.

This Detel tribe is one of the largest in number in the entire ancient tree forest. The reason why there are so many people in the tribe is that the place where they live is so safe.

The entire residential area has only one entrance and exit, and the environment inside the entrance and exit is very complicated. The outer perimeter of the residential area is wrapped with layers of branches, making it both hidden and safe.

Moreover, the upper layer of the ancient trees was the territory of the fire dragons. The pterosaurs, which posed the greatest threat to them, did not dare to approach this area at all. In such an absolutely safe place, they did not need to change their residence frequently like other tribes, so the tribe slowly expanded.

But now, a pair of fire dragons have built a nest right at the doorstep, and the situation has completely changed.

Yes, the fire dragon generally won’t attack Detter, but it can’t be prevented from often appearing under the opponent’s nose in the future, right?
And it was in the opponent’s lair!
Even if the pair of fire dragons are arrogant, this can be tolerated, but what about when they start to reproduce and hatch eggs?
No fire dragon can ignore the presence of creatures that pose a threat to its offspring hanging around nearby.

So now there are only two choices before Chief Deter.

1. Migrate with the whole family.

While there is still time, before Luo Yun and the others pay too much attention to them, the entire tribe will move. Second, try to communicate and surrender, and reach a dependent and symbiotic relationship with the pair of fire dragons.

But generally speaking, these giant beasts are extremely cold-blooded and arrogant, and Deter has no bargaining power with them. Even to be used as emergency food, he does not seem to be qualified.

As for driving away the pair of fire dragons.

Ha ha!

It's not crazy yet!

Although there are indeed precedents of orc tribes successfully hunting large creatures, not to mention that the ecological niche level of those hunted creatures is not high enough to exist like fire dragons, just think about how much it will cost to complete a hunt?
And it's not just one fire dragon, but a pair of them that will cooperate with each other and attack at the same time.

It is impossible to fill in their entire tribe.

Then, how about seeking help from Detel who also lives in the ancient tree?

This is also unrealistic. There are more than one group of Deter living in the ancient trees, but life is generally difficult for those living in other places. Accepting this group of them would be a huge burden.

Chief Detel walked to the edge of the platform, crouching down, and looked at the tribesmen on the platform below, each doing his job. The young Detel followed the elders to help, or jumped up and down and played.

This harmonious scene is brought about by their residence.

So if it chooses to leave, not only will it be reluctant to leave, it will also be a disaster for the entire tribe.

"So we can only try to communicate?"

Chief Deter shook his head and squatted on the edge to think carefully.

In the end, he couldn't think of any other solution, so he could only gather his tribesmen together to repeat the situation and make preparations for both scenarios.

It personally led people to try to communicate with the fire dragon, while the rest of the people were ready to leave.

If communication fails, staying will only lead to slow death until everyone starves to death.

But if communication is successful, perhaps their lives can be more fulfilling.

However, this possibility is very small. After all, it is a fire dragon. If the fire dragon could communicate easily, other tribes would not have to live such a hard life.

Luo Yun knew nothing about the Deter tribe. When he was woken up, he found three furry guys at the entrance of the nest. One of them, a mountain cat that looked very old, dared to face Yaji's death gaze and dragged the piece of meat in his hand, which could barely fill his teeth, in front of them.

Then it meowed.

The most important thing is that Luo Yun actually understood it!

It cannot be said that you understand, you can only say that you understand what the other person wants to express.

Tribe, submission, warning, protection. What the hell?
At this time, Luo Yun was fully awake. He also recognized that the three mountain cats in front of him were actually three Detels, but what he couldn't understand was when the Detels would take the initiative to contact the behemoth?

Aren’t we all just keeping to ourselves?
I ignored you, so you still gave me a detour?
I don’t understand. I don’t understand at all.

After Chief Detel shouted for a long time, he saw that the two dragons did not respond at all. Even the female fire dragon that looked very domineering had a hint of impatience in her eyes. His heart sank.

He lowered his head and slowly retreated, intending to leave quickly before Luo Yun and the others got angry.

Just as it was preparing to go back and move out of disappointment, Luo Yun suddenly stood up.

The huge body leaned in front of it with a great sense of oppression. This action made the two Detels behind the Detel leader nervously hold the bone spears, looking ready to fight to the death at any time.

Chief Detel was tense all over, but he saw that Luo Yun did not make any other movements, just looking at it carefully.

Yaji could feel that Luo Yun had no ill intentions, but she still followed Luo Yun's actions and stood up, staring at the three little things in front of her with sharp eyes, thinking that a breath of fire should be able to solve the problem.

"roar~"

Several low roars were heard, and after Chief Detel carefully listened, his big cat eyes lit up instantly, and he understood the meaning.

The male fire dragon expressed confusion and needed an explanation.

It’s good to have a response! The worst thing is no response!

A response means there is a possibility of communication. Only cold indifference, or even the worst direct expulsion, means there is no possibility at all.

So the Detel leader immediately started communicating and explained the situation in detail.

Although the two sides did not speak the same language, Luo Yun still had a general understanding of the situation after the other party used his hands and feet to communicate.

The nesting location he chose was actually adjacent to the other tribe's colony.

In order for the ethnic group to survive normally, the other party expressed its willingness to surrender.

After that, they expressed their own value, for example, their group could help Luo Yun and Ya Ji with early warning and protection, and could help them stop or even drive away thieves like Sao Bird, etc.
All Luo Yun needs to do is to turn a blind eye to them and give them a living space. Of course, it would be even better if he could leave some leftovers for them after hunting.

After all, fire dragons are notoriously picky. When food is not scarce, they will often only eat the meaty and delicious parts of the food. The rest of the meat with poor quality and the parts covered by hard shells will be discarded.

(End of this chapter)