novelODS Chapter 17 The Migration of the Dragoon Group
Chapter 17 The Migration of the Dragoon Group
The participants from Annam also looked grim as they watched the pack of wild dogs being wiped out. They had initially thought that the battle between Bai Zhou and Li Zhengtai's alliance with Yamamoto Ken would result in mutual destruction.
As a result, only Li Zhengtai and Yamamoto Ken were injured. Although some of the Cygnus from Baizhou also died, compared to the more than 500 of them, the dead Cygnus were far from being seriously injured.
The participants in Annam could have imagined that Chilong's next target would be themselves again.
Thinking of this, the participants from Annam felt they should find a way out for their buffalo herd, otherwise, if they stayed here, they would all be hunted down by the dragon herd sooner or later.
The territory originally belonging to the wild dogs has been taken over by the dromaeosaurids, and the buffalo are also migrating to distant places. Once the buffalo have finished migrating, there will be no more large animals in this area. In other words, the three territories combined cannot even support a dromaeosaurid pack.
"It seems Chilong will have to find a new place too."
To be fair, Bai Zhou didn't particularly want Chi Long to move. On the Ancient Continent, no piece of land was unclaimed; all land had a corresponding species owner.
Whenever they migrate, they will inevitably pass through the territory of others.
The migration of water buffaloes is not so bad; at worst, a few water buffaloes can be "given" as "passage fees."
But not dromaeosaurids. Dromaeosaurids are carnivores. Forget about paying tolls, dromaeosaurids would rather feast on any species that pass through their territory.
Bai Zhou opened the holographic map of the Ancient Continent to take a look.
The territory of Chilong, which was originally the territory of Fighting Cock, is located in the east of the Ancient Continent. The territories of Buffalo and Wild Dog are adjacent to Chilong's territory.
Now these three territories belong to the dragons; they can be used as resting places, but not as places to live.
The buffalo herds migrate northwards, where they first encounter grasslands, and then forests.
The grassland is divided into two parts, with elephants and zebras as the main species, corresponding to the countries of the White Elephant Kingdom and the Pharaoh Kingdom.
Further north of the grassland lies a forest, home to a diverse array of species, including pythons, monkeys, and gorillas...
Zebras are fine, but elephants are a different story.
The current Chiron is indeed strong, but it's still a bit of a stretch to enter the territory of the giants.
Let alone elephants, even a modern dexter dragon would be unable to withstand a headbutt from a buffalo, which is only because buffaloes are relatively docile.
With the absence of large animals in this area, dromaeosaurids will most likely have to migrate.
[That's right, but I wonder where Bai Zhou will send the Chilong to migrate? Will they follow the water buffalo, or will they head west or even south...?]
[There are elephants in the north; they are the apex predators of the land!]
[Is there a risk in the north, but not in the west and south?]
Although there are elephants in the north, there are also zebras, which are excellent prey.
The leader of the dragons stood atop a towering rock and let out a long roar towards the north.
The horde of dromaeosaurids below all looked up, their eyes gleaming with the light of hunters.
They have been fighting on this land for far too long, from the Red Junglefowl to the Deinosuchus to the Dromaeosaurid, each evolution accompanied by bloody battles.
Now, it's time to find new hunting grounds.
As the water buffalo migrated, the dachshund herds also began an organized migration.
More than four hundred dromaeosaurids formed a loose procession, led by their leader, and marched north along the tracks left by the buffalo herd.
Although the buffalo herd migrated a few days earlier, Chilong caught up with them in less than two days.
Compared to the slow pace of water buffalo, the migration of dromaeosaurids is very rapid and safe.
After all, there are currently no creatures in this area that can threaten the Dragoon swarm.
The buffalo herd walked ahead, while the dexterine herd chased after them. When the dexterine herd got hungry, they would speed up and kill some buffalo to replenish their energy, treating the buffalo herd as a "mobile granary".
The participants from Annam were furious at the sight, but there was nothing they could do but try to increase the speed of the buffalo migration in the hope of killing fewer of them.
A month later, the buffalo herd and the dromaeosaur herd arrived in the elephants' territory.
This land is more prosperous than the original territory of the dragon clan. The grass grows taller and greener, and it is a region with abundant rainfall.
The leader of the Chilong clan stopped and cautiously observed his surroundings.
It keenly sensed that there was a more powerful being on this land.
Suddenly, a slight tremor came from the ground.
"Knock knock....knock knock..."
The tremors grew stronger as they approached.
The Chilong group stirred and assumed fighting stances.
On the horizon, a group of enormous creatures appeared.
Those are elephants from the White Elephant Kingdom.
The lead male elephant is over four meters tall at the shoulder, and its tusks are curved like a crescent moon.
It was followed by more than twenty adult elephants and several calves.
The elephant herd moved slowly and steadily, each step causing the earth to tremble.
[This is the elephant, a species selected for observation by the White Elephant Kingdom.]
After two million years of regression, this elephant has become even larger.
[Not only that, haven't you noticed that this elephant has a lot more hair on its body?]
[Could a velociraptor handle such a large elephant?]
I feel it's not going to work out. Even if we manage to catch one, it will come at a very high price, making it a losing proposition.
The draconic leader did not attack rashly. It let out a deep roar and ordered the herd to scatter and form a semi-circle to confront the elephants.
The male elephant stopped, raised its trunk, and let out a deafening roar.
This is a warning; this grassland is their territory.
Shirasu frowned in the observation room.
While the current dromaeosaurid is powerful, it's still too much for it to directly challenge an adult elephant.
An adult elephant weighs over five tons, which is more than a hundred times the weight of a dextros.
Even if a dromaeosaurid's scythe-like claws could pierce an elephant's hide, it would be difficult to inflict a fatal wound.
"We can't fight head-on," Bai Zhou whispered.
The swift dragon leader began to slowly retreat. Instead of fighting, it led its herd around the elephant herd, moving northeast.
The elephant herd did not pursue them. Although the dromaeosaurid was dangerous to them, it was too small to warrant a major attack.
A wise choice.
It's definitely too early to fight elephants now.
As long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn.
The dragon herd followed the water buffalo herd northward.
They avoided the core areas of the elephants' territory and moved along the edges.
Three days later, the terrain changed again.
An endless grassland stretched out before us, dotted with scattered trees and ponds.
In the distance, a group of black and white animals are leisurely grazing.
zebra.
The zebra herd, a species selected for observation by the Pharaoh.
These zebras are about 1.5 meters tall at the shoulder and weigh around 300 kilograms. They move in groups and run extremely fast.
They have strong hind legs and sharp hooves; if kicked, even a lion can break its bones.
The buffalo herd stopped here; the area had enough grass and water for both the buffalo and zebra populations to survive together.
The reason why the participants in Annam did not allow the buffalo to stay in the elephant territory was not because they did not want the buffalo to stay there, but because the elephant territory could only support one population of elephants.
The introduction of other species would cause severe ecological damage. In addition, the participants from the White Elephant Kingdom did not welcome the Annamese buffalo herd. Therefore, the Annamese participants eventually controlled the buffalo and kept them in the zebra herd's territory.