One day,

A large dryad stronghold somewhere.

A sturdy dryad rode through several teams of dryads on a giant wolf to the wooden house in the center of the colony.

The dryad rider dismounted from the wolf's back and walked to the wooden door, clutching a package of animal skins in his hand.

It knocked on the door and respectfully shouted inside, "Commander, I have brought information from the vicinity of Ash Mountain. ”

A soft, neutral voice came from inside the door.

"Come in."

The rider pushes open the door and enters the house.

There was a good-looking dryad in the house.

It has fair skin, no bark on its limbs, and strange symbols written all over it.

In particular, its eyes, the color of the pupils are like deep emeralds, and there is a kind of soul-stirring beauty.

The Dryad, known as the Leader, is different from the others, looking elegant and friendly, but a little weird.

As soon as the rider saw the Dryad Leader, he showed signs of decline.

It instinctively fears the Dryad Lord.

The Dryad Commander continued to speak in a kind tone, "The compatriots who are building a temporary base haven't come back since six days ago to report what happened there. ”

"Understood, Chief."

The rider places the skin wrap on the wooden table in front of the dryad leader and opens it.

Inside the package were several black scales and a few tufts of brown animal hair.

"The makeshift stronghold is gone, and only traces of these monsters have been found."

The Dryad Commander grabbed a piece of black scale in his hand and carefully observed the pattern of the scale.

The Commander's face changed slightly, and he said, "This is left by the descendants of the devil?" They've been attacked by dragons? (The dryads refer to the dragon species as the offspring of otherworldly devils)

Then it moved its gaze to the brown fur.

"As for these, they look like bear hair. If it's close to there... Could it be that it is a war bear? ”

The rider immediately spoke, "Commander, the group of compatriots stationed outside the territory of the War Bear has also disappeared, and from there the black scales have also been found. ”

The Dryad Commander asked, "What does the War Bear Clan say?" ”

The rider reported truthfully: "The War Bear Clan said that a huge black dragon suddenly appeared, killing our compatriots in a very short time. ”

The Dryad Commander was silent.

After a few minutes, he asked in a low tone, "A few weeks ago, the people who went to fight the rock monster said that they saw a red dragon and a black lizard without wings on the outskirts of the forest where the unicorns lived.

Later, they saw a winged black dragon cub in the middle of the forest. War Bear's so-called black dragon should have something to do with it. "The dryads didn't know that Red was the son of the First Dragon.

The rider chimed in, "The young dragons and lizards are relatives of the dragons, and they are here to take revenge?" ”

The Dryad Commander asked, "Although most of the Devil's descendants are things that have not been raised by their elders, it is not impossible. I ask you, do you think the Bears would lie about this? ”

The rider denied, "Probably not, the war bear doesn't have the intelligence to lie." The Warrior Bears are not as stupid as our brethren. ”

The Dryad Warlord shook his head.

"I don't think so, War Bear is still 'a little bit' smarter than that idiot. Is there anything else the Bears are talking about? ”

"Yes, the war bear said that several of them were missing, and they suspected that the black dragon did it."

The Dryad Commander smiled slightly.

"It's not bad, it seems that the group of compatriots did a good job of carrying out my mission before they took up the duty. Stealthily kill war bears, leaving no trace. ”

What the Dryad Commander didn't expect was that it was actually the group of Dryads who didn't complete the order, but left a big flaw.

It was this flaw that annoyed the War Bears and forced them to attack the dryads.

The Dryad Lord continued to think.

"The War Bear Clan is an ally of the Green Dragon of the Gray Mountain, do you think that black dragon has anything to do with the Green Dragon?"

"It's very likely." The rider's face turned ugly. "Wait, Commander, do you think that black dragon will appear in the Battle of Grey Mountain?"

"I'm not just worried about the black dragon, I'm worried about the red dragon. The red dragon resembles the rumored Son of the Fire Demon, and I reckon it is a relative of the Son of the Fire Demon. The Tree Spirit Commander guessed, but he didn't know that the red dragon was the real son of the Flame Dragon. (The dryads call the fire dragon the fire demon)

The rider asked, "Do you want to delay the attack on Ash Mountain?" ”

"No, even if there are three dragons, we can hunt them all. The first is the difficult and stubborn green dragon, no matter how stubborn it and its allies are, they will not be able to stop the attack of our army, and they will soon be able to kill it. As for the other two... The same is true. ”

The Dryad Commander spoke with confidence, not considering the Red Dragons as formidable opponents at all.

After listening to the crusade against the Iwadi Wulong, it felt that the red dragon was at most about the same strength as the average Titan.

Otherwise, it thinks that with the aggressive nature of the dragon species, it will not be forced away so easily.

"It's a pity that the temporary base was destroyed and a lot of supplies were lost. But it doesn't matter, it's just a spare part, and the rest of the supplies are enough for us to use until this end. At that time, this area will be ours, and the Ash Mountain will also be in the bag, and it will not be difficult to rebuild the stronghold. ”

The Dryad Warlord had intended to build the temporary stronghold destroyed by Gran into a new Dryad stronghold in the region.

Gather dryads during construction and crusade against the Bears who have allied with the Green Dragons.

"Commander, I don't know anything."

"Just ask."

The rider was afraid of offending the commander, so he nervously asked, "Why are we attacking the Gray Mountain?" ”

The Dryad Commander replied gently, "Well, I've known you and me for a long time, so I'll tell you the truth." ”

Then the voice of the Dryad Commander became quiet, "The Grey Mountains have what our people need. The green dragon is too stupid to make use of those treasures, so we should be allowed to get them. The catastrophe is coming, and we must gather more strength. ”

The rider asked in confusion, "Commander, is the Apocalypse really coming?" ”

The Dryad Leader said solemnly, "That is the prophecy of the Tree of Origin, and you have to believe it even if there is no warning. ”

"Understood." The rider didn't dare to say more.

The Dryad Commander commanded him, "Then I have a new mission for you to investigate the matter of the Black Dragon, and now I will go." ”

"Yes." The rider finished his task and immediately left the cabin.

The Dryad Commander stared at the ceiling and muttered to himself, "Either the Bear Clan has an affair with the black dragon, or the black dragon has brown hair. Either way, the investigation is clear and correct. ”

...

The rain hadn't stopped, and a strong wind was blowing on Gran.

He was covered in rain and now felt cold.

The rain often dripped into his eyes, which made him very uncomfortable.

Although he will not freeze to death, it will upset him.

Gran now really envy the thick fat of the war bear, and the bear hair on his whole body will not be cold even if it is wet, and he will even be refreshed.

He felt that he should also upgrade his talent for cold resistance.

I thought that this area was very warm, and there was no need to upgrade this talent, but now it seems to be a miscalculation.

He felt that he should upgrade his stinking talent too.

It's not stylish, but it's really useful.

On the way back to War Bear territory, Gran uses this mental plan to pass the time.

In the end, it took a day, and he finally dragged his hungry and cold body back to the territory of the war bear.