Chapter 1 Special Area

In the Flame Canyon, there was a special area called the Phoenix Nest, specifically producing various high-level flying mounts. However, obtaining a high-level flying mount required a significant price. Neither the Niuren Tribe nor other guilds had sent forces into the Phoenix Nest, as the situation there was too complex. Among all the guilds, only Angel Corps had ventured inside, and it was said they suffered heavy losses with meager gains. Now it seemed that Angel Corps had made some decent progress in the Phoenix Nest.

These flame-type flying mounts were all captured from the Phoenix Nest. As for the Scarlet Flame Dragon, it was also frequently seen in the Phoenix Nest, often stealing phoenix eggs.

These flame-type flying mounts caught Nie Yan and Xie Yao off guard.

The Darkwing Dragon roared and struggled incessantly, but it couldn't break free. The flames tightened, even making it difficult for the Darkwing Dragon to breathe.

On the other side, the Scarlet Flame Dragon was battling Xie Yao's phoenix. Due to the fatal injury caused by the previous sneak attack, the phoenix was at a disadvantage in the fight and was being tightly gripped by the Scarlet Flame Dragon.

Standing on the head of the Scarlet Flame Dragon was a warrior with a familiar face—Lie Yan, whom Nie Yan had met a few times before!

"So this is all a phoenix amounts to!" Lie Yan's expression was twisted, a cold smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

If it hadn't been for the sneak attack, the phoenix would never have been so easily defeated!

Moreover, a large group of fifth- and sixth-tier flying mounts surrounded the Scarlet Flame Dragon, providing cover for Lie Yan. Each time the Scarlet Flame Dragon attacked, five or six fifth- and sixth-tier flying mounts would clamp down on the phoenix, preventing it from dodging the Scarlet Flame Dragon's attacks. Soon, the phoenix was severely injured.

"Don't worry about me, leave quickly!" Nie Yan urged, realizing the situation was dire. The Darkwing Dragon couldn't escape, and he couldn't let Xie Yao's phoenix get caught too! Intense fighting had also broken out on the side of Cui Can Dao Guang and Shui Se Yan Tou, resulting in heavy losses, making a rescue impossible.

With a determined heart, Xie Yao steered the phoenix to the side.

"Want to run? Not so easy!" Lie Yan roared. The Scarlet Flame Dragon plunged downwards, grabbing the phoenix by the neck.

Xie Yao commanded the phoenix to suddenly spew a mouthful of flames, attempting to attack the Scarlet Flame Dragon. A sixth-tier Thunderhawk swooped out from the side, blocking the phoenix and the Scarlet Flame Dragon. With a boom, the sixth-tier Thunderhawk was blasted away and instantly killed!

But the phoenix's only chance to escape was gone!

Helpless, Xie Yao waved her staff and cast a Phantom skill, her body disappearing from sight.

With a shrill cry, the phoenix turned into flames in the void and vanished.

Lie Yan glanced at the system notification.

System: You have killed the Undying Fire Phoenix.

Lie Yan sneered, "Undying? It still died!"

Under his control, the Scarlet Flame Dragon turned and pounced on Nie Yan's Darkwing Dragon.

The flame net was very tight. Nie Yan looked at the upper left corner; the icon for summoning the Darkwing Dragon back was dark, meaning he couldn't summon it back.

Several sixth-tier flying mounts swooped down from above, trying to kill Nie Yan. Nie Yan leaped onto the back of a sixth-tier Thunderhawk. A cold light flashed from his dagger, and a player was instantly killed. The weapon in Nie Yan's hand instantly transformed into the Zennarde's Sword—Annihilation Slash!

A powerful sword light slashed down, erupting in a dazzling light.

Five sixth-tier flying mounts were instantly swallowed by the sword light. With a bang, Annihilation Slash struck a Flame Giant Bird, which cried out in agony, severely injured, and sent flying backwards.

The flame net binding the Darkwing Dragon became four strands.

But Nie Yan only had one Annihilation Slash skill! Ordinary skills were ineffective against seventh-tier flying mounts!

Damn it!

From the start, he had underestimated the strength of Angel Corps, leading to this ambush. Furthermore, Flame Giant Birds had never appeared before, so Nie Yan hadn't prepared adequately. It was too late for regrets.

After killing the phoenix, the Scarlet Flame Dragon pounced on the Darkwing Dragon.

Annihilation Slash had already been used, and Nie Yan had no other skills to deal with large flying mounts.

The Scarlet Flame Dragon suddenly opened its mouth, and a scorching flame blasted over.

Seeing the flame, Nie Yan immediately used a Divine Judgement skill. The flame swept over him, hitting the Darkwing Dragon, which roared in agony.

The Darkwing Dragon couldn't be saved. Feeling the immense pain after the Darkwing Dragon was struck by the flames, Nie Yan's eyes turned red, and veins popped out on his arms. He locked eyes with Lie Yan on the back of the Scarlet Flame Dragon.

"Crazy Thief Nie Yan, do you hate me? Come on, let's see how you kill me this time!" Lie Yan stood on the head of the Scarlet Flame Dragon and shouted, but for some reason, looking at Nie Yan, who still looked like a god in the flames, his legs trembled slightly. He didn't even dare to let the Scarlet Flame Dragon get close to the Darkwing Dragon.

Flame breath had a cooldown time!

Nie Yan quickly switched the Zennarde's Sword back to the Bloodthirsty Dagger. After exhausting all methods, he gradually realized that he couldn't save the Darkwing Dragon this time!

He glanced at the revival crystal in his backpack, his heart chilling. Helpless, he could only make this decision!

"Lie Yan, you idiot, quickly go up and kill him! Do you want to give Crazy Thief Nie Yan time to run away?" Angellic Sin cursed in the team chat.

"The boss just gave the order! Don't let Crazy Thief Nie Yan run!"

Receiving Angellic Sin's instructions, Lie Yan immediately controlled the Scarlet Flame Dragon to pounce.

Nie Yan couldn't directly fight the Scarlet Flame Dragon. He reached out with his left hand, shooting out a silk thread, trying to jump onto the back of the Scarlet Flame Dragon and kill Lie Yan. However, the silk thread curled up as soon as it touched the flames on the Scarlet Flame Dragon, losing its stickiness.

Silk thread feared fire!

Seeing the Scarlet Flame Dragon pounce, Nie Yan jumped up, dodging the Scarlet Flame Dragon's claw attack, and delivered a kick, hitting the Scarlet Flame Dragon's head hard.

But the Scarlet Flame Dragon was unharmed. Ignoring Nie Yan, it grabbed the Darkwing Dragon's neck with its claws.

The Darkwing Dragon let out a painful cry.

System: Your Darkwing Dragon has died.

Having been bound by the flame net for so long, the Darkwing Dragon was already on the verge of death. With the Scarlet Flame Dragon's fatal blow, it finally died.

Nie Yan chanted a short incantation. With a flash of light, the Darkwing Dragon's corpse disappeared.

The sudden disappearance of the huge corpse stunned everyone.

While they were stunned, Nie Yan jumped onto the back of a Wind Serpent, using Throat Cut to kill the player on the Wind Serpent's back.

"Leader Lie Yan, Crazy Thief Nie Yan is over there!"

"Don't let him run!" Lie Yan roared hysterically.

Standing on the back of the Wind Serpent, Nie Yan began to chant an incantation. At this time, all kinds of flying mounts pounced towards Nie Yan from all directions.

"Leader Lie Yan, the phoenix has been revived!"

"What's going on?" Lie Yan looked back at the distance and saw flames erupting where the phoenix had died. These flames quickly gathered together, transforming into a giant phoenix. Xie Yao, who had disappeared earlier, reappeared on the phoenix's back.

It was the Rebirth skill!

After being revived, the phoenix immediately flapped its wings and flew away.

"Leader Lie Yan, she's running away!"

"So fast!"

They discovered that the reborn phoenix was as fast as lightning, leaving their sight.

"Deal with Crazy Thief Nie Yan first!"

Countless flying mounts swarmed towards Nie Yan.

Looking at the approaching flying mounts, Nie Yan sneered. He would remember this debt today and settle it sooner or later. He counted silently, three, four, five. At the fifth second, a white light flashed, and Nie Yan suddenly disappeared.

At this time, the Flame Giant Bird, Lie Yan on the back of the Scarlet Flame Dragon, and others were stunned.

"Fatty, quickly use space magic to pull him back!"

"Hurry, there are only five seconds!"

A slightly obese mage quickly waved his staff. A powerful magic wave swept out. After casting for a few seconds, he said with a bitter face, "Crazy Thief Nie Yan didn't use a random teleport scroll, but a fixed-point teleport. My space magic level isn't high enough!"

"Damn it, you idiot!" Lie Yan was exasperated. "Damn it, he ran away again!"

The mage blushed and argued angrily, "You need at least level thirteen space magic to break a fixed-point teleport. Who has level thirteen space magic at this time? The highest level I've seen is only level eight."

"I know." Lie Yan waved his hand in frustration. Nie Yan was clearly prepared when he escaped.

They looked back at the other side; Xie Yao's phoenix had long disappeared into the horizon, and they couldn't catch up.

Watching the video, Angellic Sin slammed the table in front of him. "These pigs can't do anything right!" They didn't kill Crazy Thief Nie Yan, and the phoenix they managed to kill somehow ran away. The only gain was probably killing the Darkwing Dragon, but the sudden disappearance of the Darkwing Dragon's corpse made him very uneasy. Under normal circumstances, flying mounts couldn't be revived, but it wasn't absolute. If they had the corpse, plus something like a revival crystal, they could be revived once.

Things like revival crystals were extremely rare. Did the Niuren Tribe have them? No one could say for sure.

Angellic Sin paced back and forth anxiously. Had this battle been a win or a loss? Although they didn't get a single crystal core, at least the ambush was successful. He ordered the Angel Corps forces outside Okoron to intensify their attacks, and another wave of fierce attacks began.

Nie Yan returned to the guild headquarters in Okoron and entered the hall. He wondered how things were going with Cui Can Dao Guang and Shui Se Yan Tou and had to get them to retreat quickly. He immediately sent a message to Cui Can Dao Guang and the others to withdraw.

After a while, Xie Yao also returned. Fortunately, the phoenix had the Nirvana skill, allowing it to escape. The returned phoenix seemed very different from before.