Chapter 68 Prelude.
It’s known that the Hōng Lóng’s Dragon Charge can reach fifty kilometers per hour, but Jié Jié surpasses this in endurance and speed, maintaining an average of forty kilometers per hour for eight hours during regular activities.
This is like a scooter whose throttle has been twisted to its limit.
And he had been traveling back and forth through the forest at such speed for two days straight.
Perhaps the range he covered was nothing compared to the vast expanse of the primeval forest, but it already encompassed most of the Thunder Wolf Dragon clan’s activity area.
Battle after battle, contending with the Thunder Wolf Dragons in the forest, the Hōng Lóng’s body was now riddled with scars.
Fortunately, the nutrients provided by the Thunder Wolf Dragons were enough to sustain the Hōng Lóng’s rapid metabolism; the wounds healed into scabs and grew new scales and flesh.
But this left the Hōng Lóng’s colors mottled, while the unbroken scales from battles deepened in hue.
Life Energy is something life itself produces. With the radiation field of Earth Pulse Energy, what lies beyond the scale of life becomes possible within it.
Even though the New Continent normally has faint Earth Pulse Energy fields, waiting for them to accumulate would take forever.
Might as well lie down on the energy veins and start sucking.
After wandering around, Jié Jié returned to the area where he first entered the primeval forest.
The wind carried the familiar scent of the Thunder Wolf Dragons, mixed with blood and two other distinct smells.
Jié Jié carefully analyzed the tangled scents, and his claws found the answer before his eyes did.
A Savage Jaw Dragon was feasting on the remains of a Thunder Wolf Dragon.
This wasn’t surprising. What was surprising was the emerald figure perched on a towering tree nearby.
The Female Fire Dragon raised her head from the meat she had taken up the tree, spotting the massive Hōng Lóng approaching from downwind.
“Roar!”
She took flight, emitting a bright call, seemingly warning the Savage Jaw Dragon.
“Hooo?”
The familiar young Savage Jaw Dragon looked up, trembling at the sight of the monster that had once rolled him into a ball.
If not for another of its kind turning into a Flying Dragon and saving it, it might have died that day.
And the one before it now seemed far more ferocious than the last one.
The Savage Jaw Dragon stood tall, slightly twisting its hips, ready to flee, even giving a glance to the Female Fire Dragon within sight.
As for Jié Jié, he felt no hostility, only confusion.
Occasionally referring to the Fire Dragon as “Silver Chaos Wife” stemmed from the whimsical second-creation inspired by guild tasks.
Like always receiving commissions to hunt Great Birds, Black Wolf Birds, and Female Fire Dragons together, sparking speculation among Avial researchers about interspecies mating possibilities.
Or witnesses claiming to see an Electric Dragon and Female Fire Dragon meeting secretly, leading to their extermination tasks.
And each time, the official spouse Fire Dragon was never home, thus spawning jokes and nicknames like Silver Chaos Wife.
But now, seeing the Savage Jaw Dragon and Female Fire Dragon sharing prey and hunting together, this sort of cooperation usually only happens between social organisms or kin, right?
How did this burly Savage Jaw Dragon actually hook up with the Female Fire Dragon?
Jié Jié didn’t know that when he transformed into a Fire Dragon and flew off in front of the Savage Jaw Dragon, it blew its mind.
Lost in thought, Jié Jié hesitated to act.
When his thoughts cleared, the Savage Jaw Dragon relaxed upon realizing the Hōng Lóng meant no harm.
Days later, Jié Jié and the Savage Jaw Dragon met again.
Their windows of the soul met with the roof of understanding, Jié Jié marveling at the Savage Jaw Dragon’s ingenuity.
Putting aside any emotional factors, this was simply two creatures choosing to cooperate against a threat from another species, aiming for greater hunting returns.
They hunted solitary Thunder Wolf Dragons, turning former threats to their survival into food—a very stable big pie.
In doing so, they inadvertently reduced the excessive population of Thunder Wolf Dragons.
Nature balancing itself in this way left Jié Jié in awe.
Life always finds its own way out; everything is part of nature.
Such a powerful example surely gave Jié Jié’s current actions a boost of confidence.
Jié Jié didn’t disturb the pair eating, turning away instead.
He believed this was acting in accordance with nature, being part of reducing the number of Thunder Wolf Dragons naturally.
With great enthusiasm!
Yet under his efforts, many Thunder Wolf Dragons were driven to other areas, and the howls heard every few days had decreased significantly.
His boundless energy had nowhere to vent—had he done enough?
Recalling his path, Jié Jié realized there was still one place he hadn’t touched.
There were the most Thunder Wolf Dragons there, including their king, a forbidden zone for other monsters.
Recalling the golden lightning-covered king, he knew he should stop here.
The Hōng Lóng was strong, but that was the Golden Thunder King!
Even if he had reduced some numbers on the outskirts, he didn’t think he could defeat a wolf king.
Especially one who still retained a portion of his pack.
But having done all this, did stopping mean everything would end easily?
A particularly loud howl made Jié Jié look up from his meal; the distant dark sky was illuminated by golden light.
He seemed to understand something and swallowed the last piece of meat in his mouth.
What was the end for the barbarian?
If not dying along the way, naturally it was to meet the king he should challenge.
Whether dragged there or going triumphantly.
His boundless energy turned into overwhelming passion at this moment.
Avoidance?
Let the king see what the shadowy villain looks like.
Let it see what kind of barbarian hurt its people.
Let it see what kind of barbarian threatens the order under its rule.
“Tsk.”
The barbarian disrupting the order truly deserved death. Jié Jié spat inwardly.
“Hoooooo-roar!”
Thinking of this, he let out a series of roaring laughs.
The laughter grew louder, eventually becoming a thunderous shockwave that echoed with the Golden Thunder King’s howl.
The barbarian issued a challenge to the king, and the king now knew where the barbarian was.
Chapter 69
