81: Chapter 81 The Dragon Cub! The First Mount

"What is it? What trouble?"

Qin Yu's brow furrowed slightly, his deep eyes instantly becoming sharp.

The blood-covered Valkyrie panted heavily, her face showing a bizarre mixture of terror and ecstasy.

"It's... it's Swift Dragons! Swift Dragon cubs!"

She shouted in a hoarse voice.

"The Eighth Squad... they succeeded! They found a Swift Dragon nest and stole back a litter... five cubs in total!"

Swift Dragon cubs!

As soon as those four words were spoken, everyone present, including the newly promoted Li Mo who was still immersed in joy, couldn't help but gasp!

Especially war commander Chen Xiao; an incredibly fervent light instantly erupted in her heroic and beautiful eyes!

Mounts!

War mounts that could be used to charge into battle!

This was something she, a war fanatic, had dreamed of!

"And the trouble?"

Qin Yu's focus, however, was on the latter half of her sentence.

"It's... it's the adult Swift Dragons!"

The Valkyrie's body trembled violently out of fear.

"The parents of that litter, and... and their pack, at least... at least a hundred adult Swift Dragons! They've all chased us here!"

"The only three remaining members of the Eighth Squad have... they've all died in battle to cover the cubs' escape!"

"Now, those five cubs have been brought back, but that pack of crazed Swift Dragons is frantically attacking the outer perimeter of our Tribe!"

"The sisters on the watchtower are fighting back with crossbows, but... but they can't stop them! There are too many! They're too fast!"

"They... they're about to break into the valley!"

Before her voice even faded!

"Awooo—!!!"

Bursts of sharp, violent, and bloodthirsty howls clearly drifted over from the direction of the valley entrance!

The sound was as dense as rain, as if hundreds or thousands of evil ghosts were shrieking simultaneously!

The air in the entire valley seemed to freeze at this moment!

"Seeking death!"

Killing intent exploded in Qin Yu's eyes!

He didn't even have time to put on clothes; his powerful body, covered in explosive muscles, turned into an afterimage and instantly disappeared from the bathhouse!

"Chen Xiao! Assemble all Valkyries! Follow me to meet the enemy!"

"Liu Wei! Organize the Arcanist squad to provide suppressive fire from the high ground!"

"Lin Waner! Su Qingyao! Prepare healing and buffs!"

Qin Yu's cold and clear orders echoed through the air!

The girls who were still enjoying the hot springs instantly entered combat status!

Without the slightest panic, they put on their armor and grabbed their weapons with near-instinctive speed, rushing to their respective posts!

This was the Dragon God Tribe!

An efficient and cold war machine polished under Qin Yu's iron-blooded leadership!

...

When Qin Yu reached the valley entrance.

The scene before him caused even his cold eyes to narrow slightly.

At the valley entrance, the crude defensive line constructed of giant logs and rocks was currently undergoing a storm-like attack!

Countless lean figures, wolf-sized and covered in dark green scales with mouths full of sharp fangs, were frantically charging the line like a tide!

They were the most notorious opportunistic predators in this rainforest—Swift Dragons!

Their speed was astonishing, maneuvering between rock walls and trees like ghosts!

Of the crossbow bolts fired from the watchtower, eight out of ten would miss!

Every swipe of their glinting claws left deep gashes in the hard wooden stakes!

"Roar!"

An exceptionally robust Swift Dragon suddenly accelerated, actually charging straight up the ten-meter-high watchtower along the steep cliff wall!

The two Valkyries on lookout duty turned pale, having no time to counterattack!

Puchi!

The Swift Dragon's bloody maw snapped shut, instantly biting through the throat of one of the Valkyries!

Blood dyed the night sky like a fountain!

"Xiao Ya!"

The other Valkyrie let out a grief-stricken roar, raising her spear and stabbing fiercely at the Swift Dragon!

But the Swift Dragon's reaction speed was faster!

It nimbly twisted its body to dodge the spear, and its scythe-like tail, carrying immense force, slammed into the Valkyrie's waist!

Crack!

The crisp sound of bone fracturing rang out!

The Valkyrie screamed as she fell heavily from the ten-meter-high watchtower like a broken kite!

Bloody!

Brutal!

This was the Swift Dragon's way of hunting!

"Beasts!"

A raging fire of fury burned in Qin Yu's eyes!

They dared to touch his people?!

"Seeking death!"

A roar as cold as the ice of the Nine Underworlds erupted from Qin Yu's mouth!

The ground beneath his feet shook violently as he charged into the chaotic battlefield like a cannonball!

Boom!!!

Qin Yu directly slammed into a Swift Dragon that was trying to tear at the defensive line!

The fierce predator, weighing over two hundred pounds, didn't even have time to scream before its entire body was smashed into a blur of flesh and blood by that irresistible, terrifying force mid-air!

[Ding! Killed 'Adult Swift Dragon'! Strength +1.5! Agility +2.0! Constitution +1.0!]

The system notification sounded in his mind.

But Qin Yu was deaf to it!

His eyes had turned completely blood-red with rage!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

Like a tiger among sheep, Qin Yu unleashed a one-sided, bloody massacre within the beast tide of over a hundred Swift Dragons!

His fists were the most terrifying weapons!

With every punch, a Swift Dragon's head would inevitably explode like a watermelon!

His legs were the sharpest battle-axes!

With every sweep, he could kick several Swift Dragons in half!

Blood!

Internal organs!

Severed limbs!

The entire valley entrance was instantly dyed red!

Those originally ferocious and violent Swift Dragons finally felt fear after witnessing the terror of this bipedal creature!

They began to retreat, began to wail!

"Now you want to run?"

"Too late!"

A cruel smile curled at the corners of Qin Yu's mouth!

Just then!

"Patriarch! We're here!"

Chen Xiao arrived leading the fully armed Divine Punishment Squad!

"Fire!"

At Chen Xiao's command!

Buzz, buzz, buzz—!

Dozens of glinting crossbow bolts instantly covered the area like dense raindrops!

Puchi! Puchi! Puchi!

A series of sounds of blades entering flesh rang out!

The dozen or so Swift Dragons at the very front were instantly turned into pincushions!

Immediately following!

"Arcane Missiles!"

From above, the Arcanist squad led by Liu Wei was also in position!

Balls of energy emitting blue light accurately struck the Swift Dragons trying to escape, like homing missiles!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions followed one after another!

Severed limbs and debris flew everywhere!

A one-sided slaughter officially commenced before the Dragon God Tribe's powerful military force!

In less than ten minutes.

Over a hundred fierce Swift Dragons were slaughtered to the last!

The entire valley entrance had turned into a bloody Shura Hell.

A thick, nauseating smell of blood permeated the air.

Qin Yu stood amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood, his bare upper body covered in hot beast blood.

His cold gaze swept across the battlefield and finally landed on a large cage woven from vines in the corner.

Inside the cage, five Swift Dragon cubs, only the size of small dogs and covered in downy fur, were huddled together, shivering.

Their eyes were filled with terror for the bloody hell surrounding them.

As well as a deep-seated hatred for Qin Yu, this 'demon' who radiated the scent of their kin's blood!

The largest and darkest-furred cub even bared its underdeveloped milk teeth and let out bursts of threatening low growls at Qin Yu!

"Heh... interesting."

Looking at that unyielding alpha cub, a playful smile curled at the corner of Qin Yu's mouth.

"As expected of a future overlord of the skies; even so small, it has this much ferocity."

He slowly walked toward the cage.

"Patriarch! Be careful!"

Chen Xiao hurriedly spoke up to warn him.

"Don't be fooled by their size; their teeth and claws are already very sharp!"

Qin Yu ignored her.

He walked to the cage, reached out, and directly opened the door.

Then, under everyone's tense gaze, he reached his hand inside.

"Awoo!"

The alpha cub seemed provoked and suddenly lunged forward, opening its mouth to bite Qin Yu's wrist fiercely!

However!

The instant its teeth were about to touch Qin Yu's skin!

Buzz—!!!

An invisible, absolute pressure belonging to the [Wilderness Lord] erupted from Qin Yu's body, originating from deep within his bloodline and soul!

That pressure felt like a monarch at the top of the food chain looking down upon his subjects!

"Whimper..."

The body of the previously fierce alpha cub suddenly stiffened!

Its golden pupils, once full of hatred, were instantly replaced by endless terror!

Its body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably!

Finally, it let out a whimper like a puppy, its entire body going limp as it buried its head deep into the ground.

Submission!

The most complete submission, stemming from bloodline instinct!

"Very good."

Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction.

He grabbed the alpha cub by the scruff of its neck and lifted it out of the cage.

Then, turning around, he casually tossed it to Chen Xiao, who was already standing there dumbfounded.

"Chen Xiao."

"From today on, it is yours."

"Give it a name and feed it well."

"I hope to see you charging into battle on its back before we go to war with 'Hope Barrier'."

Chen Xiao scrambled to catch the still-shivering Swift Dragon cub, her whole mind blank.

Happiness had come too suddenly!

The Patriarch... the Patriarch actually bestowed the Tribe's first mount upon her?!

"Th-thank you for the gift, Patriarch!"

Chen Xiao trembled with excitement, holding the warm little fellow as she knelt heavily on one knee!

The surrounding Valkyries all cast gazes of insane envy at her!

Owning a Swift Dragon mount!

What an honor that was!

Just as everyone in the Tribe was immersed in this joy and longing for the future.

Woo—woo—woo—!!!

From the watchtowers on both sides of the valley, which had only been built a few days ago, the most urgent and sharpest alarm in history suddenly blared!

That sound was ten times more shrill than when they encountered the Swift Dragon beast tide just now!

"What's going on?!"

Qin Yu's brow furrowed sharply as he looked up toward the watchtower.

He saw the Valkyrie atop the tower waving her flag with all her might, pointing toward the depths of the rainforest to the east!

Her voice, carrying a hint of distorted terror, drifted over from afar on the valley wind!

"Patriarch!!!"

"The east! There's a situation to the east!"

"A... a well-equipped human squad is approaching us!"

"They... they have glowing... spears in their hands!"