The dark dragon’s ferocity caused everyone to gasp.

Nie Yan's pet, like himself, was full of killing intent.

Although the dark dragon was being ganged up on, its attacks were decisive and ruthless, not losing out in the slightest.

"Mad Thief Nie Yan lives up to his name. If it were me, I'm afraid I would have already been defeated."

"What ruthless methods!"

The players sitting on these flying mounts admired Nie Yan, but they had orders from above not to let Mad Thief Nie Yan get away. They would definitely not hold back.

Two Nether Dark Eagles fiercely tore at the dark dragon's body, their sharp claws tearing off a large chunk of flesh. The dark dragon hissed miserably and swatted one of the Nether Dark Eagles away with a claw.

Nie Yan jumped onto the back of another Nether Dark Eagle, kicked the thief off its back, and slashed his dagger across the Nether Dark Eagle's throat, sending blood splattering everywhere.

The Nether Dark Eagle cried out in grief and fell from the sky.

Nie Yan used a crawl skill and leaped back onto the dark dragon's back.

The dark dragon rolled and fought with the sixth-order flying mounts. Its body was already covered in wounds, as many as twenty or thirty, a bloody mess, making it a shocking sight.

Nie Yan glanced at the dark dragon's condition. It was severely injured and on the verge of death.

There were still more than twenty flying mounts surrounding the dark dragon, making it impossible to break through.

The dark dragon was still putting up a desperate fight.

With no way out, the dark dragon's final struggle had a hint of tragic color.

Nie Yan's heart sank to the bottom. It seemed that the dark dragon was doomed to die.

At this time, he could only abandon the dark dragon. Although reluctant, Nie Yan had no choice.

Although trapped by the dark priest's Chains of War, Nie Yan was confident that he could escape, but it was basically impossible to recall the dark dragon because recalling the dark dragon required chanting a long spell, and these guys would definitely rush up to interrupt him while he was chanting!

As if sensing the helplessness in Nie Yan's heart, the dark dragon cried out sadly, then suddenly accelerated and pounced down on a Golden Winged Basilisk below.

Seeing the dark dragon pounce, the Golden Winged Basilisk tried to escape in a panic, but it was too slow compared to the dark dragon.

The dark dragon plunged down, grabbed the Golden Winged Basilisk's wings, lowered its head, and bit down on its neck.

The Golden Winged Basilisk screamed miserably, its tail whipping fiercely at the dark dragon's body, but no matter how it struggled, it could not break free from the dark dragon's bite.

Soon, the Golden Winged Basilisk breathed its last.

The dark dragon opened its mouth wide, and the Golden Winged Basilisk fell from the sky.

Nie Yan saw an opening. An idea flashed through his mind, and he immediately gave the dark dragon an order.

The dark dragon suddenly accelerated and rushed outwards.

"Intercept him, don't let him run!"

"Hurry, if he gets away, none of us will have a good time!"

Three Nether Dark Eagles immediately intercepted them horizontally.

The three Nether Dark Eagles swooped in an instant, their sharp claws flashing with a cold light.

The dark dragon was already severely injured. If it was pounced on by these three Nether Dark Eagles, it would definitely die!

Nie Yan manipulated the dark dragon to suddenly fly sideways, dodging them, and looked ahead, only to find that the only way out was blocked.

These guys were well-trained and coordinated very well. It could be seen that they were definitely experts from a certain guild. In the entire dark camp, only a few guilds could pull out so many sixth-order flying mounts at once.

If he abandoned the dark dragon, Nie Yan could still escape, but if he waited for the dark dragon to die, it would be difficult for him to escape.

Usually, when encountering any sudden situation, Nie Yan could always make the most sensible decision at the fastest speed, minimizing losses, but now, he hesitated.

With Nie Yan's current strength, he could completely find a pet of the same level as the dark dragon.

Although he rarely summoned the dark dragon, when it came to really giving it up, a strong reluctance welled up in Nie Yan's heart. After all, the dark dragon had been through many battles with him, and there was a sense of connection between them.

In this virtual world, the dark dragon established a spiritual contract with Nie Yan from the moment it was born. As time passed, they slowly built up tacit understanding, and it gradually developed some intelligence. No matter what happened, it would always unconditionally believe in its master, even if its master decided to abandon it, it would fight to the last moment.

The dark dragon turned its head and glanced at Nie Yan.

Nie Yan and the dark dragon looked at each other. He realized for the first time that the dark dragon's black pupils actually contained such complex emotions. He seemed to be able to feel the deep sorrow and longing in the dark dragon's heart.

That kind of sad emotion made Nie Yan feel an inner shock.

Seventh-order flying mounts already had a certain degree of intelligence, but Nie Yan could be sure that only eighth-order flying mounts would have such complex, human-like emotions.

A kind of pain surged into his heart. The dark dragon was about to be promoted to the eighth order. Was it really going to die here?

The dark dragon roared in a low voice with its last strength, as if venting its anger. The surrounding sixth-order flying mounts paused slightly, trembling a little. They still had an instinctive fear of dragon creatures.

The dark dragon was already at the end of its rope, and could only fight to the death.

The intense unwillingness and anger surging in the dark dragon's heart stirred Nie Yan's heartstrings, making Nie Yan feel agitated.

It was like losing a comrade-in-arms. He had never felt this way before. For the first time, Nie Yan had such emotions for a virtual pet.

The three Nether Dark Eagles pounced up again.

Flying mounts were huge in size. If five flying mounts pounced at the same time, they could completely fill the surrounding space, making it impossible to fight. Attacking with three together was the most appropriate. Since the Nether Dark Eagles excelled in close combat, they became the vanguard.

The dark dragon wrestled with the three Nether Dark Eagles, adding a few more wounds to its body.

Nie Yan could feel the dark dragon's vitality rapidly draining away.

The dark dragon looked back at Nie Yan. This should be the last look. Nie Yan felt that the dark dragon's pupils were gradually becoming blurred and dull.

It was finally reaching the end of its life.

Nie Yan clenched his fists, feeling a tearing pain in his heart. This made him very puzzled. He would actually have such emotions for a virtual pet.

Humans were emotional creatures. Although the dark dragon was only a virtual pet, it was raised by Nie Yan bit by bit, from the fifth order to the peak of the seventh order, and it was about to break through the eighth order. In order to help the dark dragon advance, Nie Yan searched everywhere for dark-type crystal cores, dragon crystals, and other things that could help the dark dragon advance. He spent so much effort and also invested some emotions. If the dark dragon died, he would definitely feel heartache.

Nie Yan glanced at his backpack. A row of dark-type crystal cores and four dragon crystals were quietly placed in his backpack. He had not had time to feed them to the dark dragon yet. Before that, he wanted to feed the dark dragon gradually, little by little, so that the dark dragon could steadily improve and impact the ninth order or even higher, but now, all of this was in vain.

"The dark dragon is about to die, everyone, give it your all!"

"After the dark dragon dies, don't let Mad Thief Nie Yan escape!"

"I'll pay 500,000 gold coins for the dark dragon's crystal core. Its crystal core is mine!"

The players riding on the flying mounts around them became excited and couldn't wait to divide the spoils. The dark dragon's crystal core was definitely a very big temptation for them. Even if they couldn't kill Nie Yan, being able to get the dark dragon's crystal core would be a big gain.

Everyone felt that the dark dragon was hopeless.

Nie Yan looked at the dark-type crystal cores in his backpack. He would risk it. He didn't know if these dark-type crystal cores could help the dark dragon, but he could only try. Each of these dark-type crystal cores was worth a lot. If they didn't help the dark dragon, he would only lose both the bait and the fish, wasting these precious crystal cores for nothing.

But at this time, Nie Yan didn't want to think so much. He grabbed a handful of dark-type crystal cores, about five.

Nie Yan gave the dark dragon the last order, turn your head and open your mouth!

The dark dragon didn't have much consciousness left, but after receiving Nie Yan's order, it still turned its head.

Nie Yan stuffed these dark-type crystal cores into the dark dragon's mouth.

With a gulp, these dark-type crystal cores were swallowed by the dark dragon.

The dark dragon did not become energetic because of this, but the breath it spewed out was slightly stronger than before.

He would go all out. Nie Yan grabbed another handful of dark-type crystal cores and stuffed them into the dark dragon's mouth.

Not enough, stuff another handful.

Nie Yan stuffed five or six handfuls of dark-type crystal cores into the dark dragon's mouth. These were all obtained when he changed to the Holy Shadow Dancer. If he used them up, it would be difficult to find them again in the future, but at this time he didn't care so much.

Stuffing crystal cores into pets was not something that no one had ever done. He remembered that in his previous life, a player stuffed a large number of crystal cores into his seventh-order flying mount, he didn't know exactly how many, causing it to explode and die. Nie Yan was doing the same thing!

Nie Yan didn't dare to feed the dark dragon too many crystal cores before, and he had this consideration, but now, he didn't care about these things anymore. He would treat a dead horse as if it were still alive!

After swallowing more than thirty dark-type crystal cores, the aura emanating from the dark dragon suddenly rose a lot. The powerful dragon might caused the surrounding sixth-order flying mounts to retreat a little. The players sitting on these flying mounts looked at the dark dragon in surprise. No matter how they commanded, the flying mounts under them didn't dare to approach.

"Damn it, move!" A warrior forcefully drove the Nether Dark Eagle under him. The Nether Dark Eagle flapped its wings violently and struggled, almost throwing him off. He barely managed to stabilize himself.