This Giant Dragon is So Powerful!-Chapter 99 - 92: Curtain Falls

On the plains near the outskirts of the Dark Forest, countless crude temporary beast-hide tents densely populated the land.

As night fell, a large number of Centaur Warriors continued to patrol and roam around with utmost vigilance.

"Report~ The main human forces from the Kingdom and Duchy have halted a hundred kilometers away." A Centaur Scout delivered the news.

"Report~ A human army spotted thirty kilometers to the north, with numbers ranging from five hundred to one thousand!"

"Report~ A human army spotted forty kilometers to the south, with numbers ranging from three hundred to eight hundred."

One by one, the Centaur Scouts brought back the information they gathered.

These Centaur Scouts were formidable, all elite warriors who mastered Hurricane Fighting Qi, swift as the wind, and with Dark Vision, they could see their surroundings clearly even in pitch-black night. Without encountering powerful Mages or Professional strongmen, humans could hardly leave a trace on these Centaur Scouts.

Centaur King Morgan and dozens of Centaur high officials from various tribes combined this information and discussed for a while, finally reaching a conclusion,

"Humans are weighing their interests, neither side wants to confront us, seemingly cornered and fearing a backlash... They probably won’t dare to pressure us further for the time being," said an elderly Centaur High-level Professional with white hair and beard gently, then looked at Morgan with burning eyes,

"King, shall we proceed into the Dark Forest next?"

"Enter," Morgan replied firmly, "Staying here might allow brief peace, but such a small territory can’t even solve the basic needs of our clan. Only by entering the Dark Forest can we seek a development space."

The numerous Centaur high officials remained silent, for Morgan spoke the truth.

However, entering the Dark Forest... Centaurs are suited to survive in vast plains, whereas the forest, which restricts flexibility and speed, is not suitable for Centaur hunting and fighting.

"Don’t worry too much, once I recover from my injuries and complete the transformation of my body and fighting qi to Legendary, the Wilderness Plains will still belong to us Centaurs. Furthermore, I intend to take a part of the human realm’s domain too." Morgan spoke calmly, as if stating a fact.

The Kas Duchy lacks a Legendary Powerhouse, insignificant to Morgan, who is already stepping into the threshold of Legendary.

The Yalbit Kingdom is rumored to have a Legendary Professional, but that person hasn’t appeared in public for a long time. If the Legendary Powerhouse is still alive, why hasn’t the Kingdom sent them out this time?

If a Legendary Powerhouse made a move, the Kingdom could easily swallow up the Wilderness Plains without needing any schemes with the Kas Duchy, let alone waste precious Eight-Ring Magical Artifacts. Isn’t that superfluous?

Therefore, Morgan speculated that either the Legendary Powerhouse has long died or traveled the continent, or the Other Plane, or even if they’re present, the Kingdom cannot muster them.

According to rumors, the Legendary Powerhouse isn’t of the Kingdom’s royal blood, just a commoner. The truth of the rumors remains irrelevant for now, but the fact is, the Kingdom hasn’t dispatched the Legendary Powerhouse, which is enough.

"The leader is right, what we need currently isn’t immediate gains or losses, but time. Once the leader recovers from injuries and becomes Legendary, our Gale Centaur will return to past glory and step towards prosperity!"

"Well said!"

"Haha, then let’s march into the Dark Forest!"

The Centaur high officials who were initially hesitant laid down their concerns under Morgan’s confident words, looking invigorated and hopeful for the future.

On the tenth day of humans entering the Wasteland, the Knight Scout discovered with astonishment that a large number of Centaurs and Pasture Beast Groups around the Dark Forest’s outskirts had completely vanished.

The Centaurs have completely abandoned the Wilderness Plains.

The Kingdom and Duchy were both pleased and worried, but regardless of the joy and concern, they immediately sent forces to secure the fertile land.

In the absence of external threats temporarily, the two nations began secretly pulling each other’s legs for more benefits and sometimes a few isolated teams wandering the Wilderness Plains would suddenly disappear.

Hostility and hatred between the parties began to rise and accumulate.

Ultimately, the division of interests on the Wilderness Plains took a month before the territorial boundaries were gradually defined.

Purple Thorn Duke of Kas Duchy made concessions in this division, claiming only forty percent, with the Kingdom seizing the remaining sixty percent.

As for the deployed armies, a small portion was sent back, while the majority remained on the Wilderness Plains.

After all, these troops were mostly dispatched by various nobles, and now that the territorial allocation is completed, the soldiers will naturally be stationed to defend the newly opened noble territories on the Wilderness Plains.

Defending against the demons and monsters in the Wasteland, as well as other nobles.

Territorial expansion relies on slaves and commoners, thus a large population began being transported from the two nations to the Wilderness Plains for territory construction, farming land, raising beasts, orchards, estates, mining, metalwork, etc. A slew of adventurers drawn by the scent of money swarmed in like hyenas smelling blood...

Both nations’ nobles invested substantial manpower, resources, and finances in developing these new territories while extracting abundant rare specialties, minerals, Demon Materials from the plains... The overall atmosphere on the Wilderness Plains was thriving.

Meanwhile, the Centaur Clan advancing into the Dark Forest overcame numerous obstacles, losing at least a few thousand members, with tens of thousands injured due to various reasons, barely securing foothold on the outskirts of the Dark Forest.

Fortunately, the territory occupied by the Centaur Clan was far from the new and old Monster Race territories under Udi’s command, with no immediate overlap of interests.

However, this is only temporary. Once the Centaur Clan truly secures their foothold, they will inevitably start expanding. As the Monster Race under Udi grows in population and strength, expansion is unavoidable.

So, it’s almost certain that both sides will eventually intersect.

Regarding the Queen of Darkness, Leanna?

The Dark Dragon Nest’s influence is small, Leanna isn’t attentive to the development of her monster forces, thus doesn’t need to occupy large territories. Her only requirement for her followers is to satisfy her food needs and not let other creatures disturb her slumber.

This is a reclusive mother dragon, much like Udi, preferring to quietly develop.

Centaur’s side deliberately avoided the Dark Dragon Nest’s influence by several dozen kilometers, steering clear of Gray and other Monster Race’s hunting areas.

....

One day, Udi awoke from the Banquet slumber and checked the changes in information on his panel.

[Udi: Biological Level 10; Mage Level 7] (Body length 20.96m)

[Life Force: 36.84]

[Current Banquet Level: 79 layers] (Cooldown: thirty days)

[Spell-like Abilities: Dark Magic, Low-Light Vision, Identification Skill, Fierce Momentum, Corruption Domain, Floating Skill, Cloud Mist Skill]

[Spell Rune: Fourth Ring: Any Gate (Mastery 20%), Three-Ring Shrinking Spell (Beginner 5%), Tier Three Acceleration Technique (Beginner 95%), Second Ring·Water Element Enhancement Technique (Returning to the Essence), Tier Two Water Healing Technique (Mastery 12%), Second Ring Invisibility Skill (Beginner 15%), One-Ring Weakness Technique (Beginner 15%), One-Ring Water Blade Skill (Beginner 25%), Zero-Ring Secret Rune (Beginner 42%), Zero-Ring: Mage’s Hand (Beginner 55%), Tier Zero Communication Technique (Beginner 43%)]

Five months had passed since entering the young dragon stage slumber, and over a month since the end of the Wilderness War.

Udi’s strength continued to steadily increase. Through daily natural development and cultivation of Spell Rune, plus the monthly Banquet enhancement, although the first two saw slow growth, especially the first, the combination of all three made Udi’s strength unique among the entire Five-Colored Dragon and Metal Dragon Race.