Chapter 191 Golden Dragon

Nie Yan leaped onto the arena. For Dolent to think he could use a Behemoth to restrain Nie Yan's Golden Dragon was a complete joke. Nie Yan would show him just how ridiculous that idea was.

Nie Yan chanted a spell, and a beam of light flashed. The Golden Dragon was summoned.

At this time, the Golden Dragon stood over three yards tall, nearly four. It towered over the Behemoth. Its entire body was covered in dense, golden dragon scales. These golden scales gleamed with a hint of bright red light, exuding a bloodthirsty aura.

Since people rarely saw high-end pets like the Golden Dragon and the Behemoth, they didn't know much about them. They only knew they were strong but couldn't say exactly where their strength lay. The only basis for judging their strength was the videos of Nie Yan using the Golden Dragon to slaughter monsters underground, as well as the battle of Cripps Fortress. The Golden Dragon had also made an appearance there. These videos had slowly spread.

The Golden Dragon's strength was astonishing. Thinking about it, the Behemoths on Angel Corps' side shouldn't be too bad either. As for which was stronger, the Golden Dragon or the Behemoth, they couldn't say for sure.

Nie Yan was quite knowledgeable about these high-end pets. After all, in his previous life, when players reached level 100+, these types of high-end pets were relatively common. Many top professional players had acquired these ultimate pets.

Nie Yan knew that Behemoths excelled at close combat. The Dragon race wasn't weak in close combat either, only slightly inferior to Behemoths. However, the growth rates of the two were vastly different, so the Behemoth was no match for the Golden Dragon.

"Let's begin," Nie Yan said casually. His current strength far exceeded that of Dolent and the others. A simple comparison of their stats would reveal that.

Nie Yan had over 6,000 health points, while Dolent only had over 3,000. In terms of levels, Nie Yan was level 72, while Dolent was only level 61. As for other key stats like attack, defense, stealth, perception, and so on, Nie Yan surpassed him by more than 30%. This was all due to Nie Yan's experience from his previous life!

No Thief could compare to Nie Yan right now!

Under normal circumstances, Nie Yan kept his stats hidden. He wouldn't reveal them to the public. Of course, others could see his health points. Nie Yan's 6,000 health points were truly astonishing. Most Thieves would feel inferior upon seeing them. This was due to the bonuses from his equipment and Centurion title. Dolent and the others were simply overestimating themselves by trying to challenge Nie Yan.

At this moment, the Behemoth roared and charged toward the Golden Dragon with heavy steps.

Dolent had begun!

The moment the Behemoth charged towards the Golden Dragon, Dolent also entered stealth, slowly disappearing.

Eye of Truth!

Two beams of blood light burst from Nie Yan's eyes, scanning the surroundings. A faint figure appeared in his vision, about thirty yards away. Nie Yan didn't rush up to attack. He commanded the Golden Dragon to breathe dragon breath.

Dolent was in stealth, but when he noticed the change in Nie Yan's pupils, the tangible gaze directed towards him, he was shocked. He knew Nie Yan had a pupil skill, but that was just hearsay. When actually facing Nie Yan, the psychological pressure was immense. Seeing the scorching dragon breath rapidly approaching, he quickly used Gale Step to fly away.

With a bang, the dragon breath struck the ground in the center square, scattering sparks and then disappearing without a trace.

The ground, reinforced with countless mages' protective magic, wasn't damaged in any way. However, the surrounding onlookers could still feel the scorching energy emanating from the dragon breath. Waves of heat rolled through the air. If that dragon breath had hit, even a Warrior would have lost half their health!

With a dull thud, the massive bodies of the Behemoth and the Golden Dragon collided, causing the ground to tremble. The immense power contained within the two beasts made the surrounding players blanch.

The spectators on both sides of the arena quickly retreated, fearing being caught in the crossfire, only feeling slightly safer after retreating more than thirty yards.

"Damn, what kind of power is this? It's terrifying."

The Behemoth slapped its palm on the Golden Dragon's chest. The Golden Dragon's body only swayed slightly, and a damage number of over 1,000 floated above its head. Compared to the Golden Dragon's current 27,000 health points, it was negligible.

Counterstorm!

A sharp whirlwind rose around the Golden Dragon. It swiped its claws at the Behemoth's shoulder blade. The powerful force sent the Behemoth staggering back five or six steps, tripping and falling to the ground. The Behemoth, with a total of 16,000 health points, had lost over 3,000 from the Golden Dragon's claw.

Everyone was stunned, including Dolent. Dolent looked at the two giant beasts in the arena with disbelief. He never imagined that the Behemoth's strength would be so different from the Golden Dragon's. Wasn't the Behemoth's close combat ability supposed to be stronger than the Dragon race's?

Behemoths had always been the overlords of the land, while the sky belonged to the Dragon race. Dragon race creatures that couldn't fly were generally low-level. How could the Golden Dragon be so powerful?

After the Behemoth and the Golden Dragon exchanged blows, Angel Feather, who was watching the live broadcast of the match in the Bloodlust Fortress guild hall, suddenly stood up.

"How could this be?" Angel Feather muttered to himself. The Golden Dragon's strength caught him off guard. He thought the Behemoth was sure to win against the Golden Dragon in such a narrow space, but he didn't expect things to take such a turn. He wanted to ask, what did Nie Yan feed his Golden Dragon to make it grow so strong? How could the gap between the Behemoth and the Golden Dragon be so large? He previously thought Nie Yan was just bluffing, but now he realized that Nie Yan was fearless because he had something to rely on!

At this time, the battle in the arena was still intense.

Nie Yan still stood there leisurely, showing no intention of attacking.

Dolent tried to approach Nie Yan, wanting to turn the tide, but another dragon breath sprayed towards him, forcing him to retreat another fifty or sixty yards.

While fiercely attacking the Behemoth, the Golden Dragon still had the strength to deal with Dolent!

The Behemoth was in an extremely miserable state. It got up, was knocked down by the Golden Dragon, then got up again, and was knocked down again. After several consecutive times, it was covered in wounds and whimpered in pain. Faced with the Golden Dragon's absolute power, it didn't have the slightest strength to resist.

The battle was completely one-sided, without any suspense.

Dolent watched anxiously and shouted, chanting several more spells. The Behemoth's size soared, becoming a bit thicker, and the snow-white fur all over its body turned an unusual red. Its pupils became blood red with rage. The Behemoth had entered a berserk state!

The larger Behemoth tried to counterattack the Golden Dragon. Suddenly, a meteor burning with flames fell from the sky. It was the Golden Dragon's Meteor Fall. With a loud bang, the flames swept over, and the Behemoth was smashed to the ground by the powerful force of the fireball. No matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't get up.

The Behemoth couldn't even compete with the Golden Dragon in close combat, let alone the Golden Dragon's powerful magic. Even if it went berserk, it was useless. It was still suppressed by the Golden Dragon and couldn't lift its head.

Much of the fur on the Behemoth's body was charred. It growled and tried to get up, but the Golden Dragon spat out another mouthful of scorching flames. The powerful dragon breath struck the Behemoth's chest, and the Behemoth screamed and flew backwards, crashing heavily to the ground. Its health points were finally depleted by the Golden Dragon, and it turned into a beam of white light.

The arena was silent. No one expected this outcome. They thought that even if the Behemoth couldn't defeat the Golden Dragon, it could at least last a long time. But they didn't expect the Behemoth to be so vulnerable in front of the Golden Dragon, beaten without any resistance. Even entering a berserk state didn't change anything. In the end, it could only end in a miserable defeat.

"Boss Nie Yan's Golden Dragon is too fierce."

If all pets were to be ranked, Nie Yan's Golden Dragon would definitely be the undisputed number one!

With the Behemoth dead, there was no need for Dolent to continue fighting. Under the dragon breath, he didn't even have the chance to approach Nie Yan. He slowly emerged from stealth, looking at Nie Yan in the distance, who still hadn't moved.

Nie Yan simply stood there, yet he exuded an aura of overlooking the world. Under his control, the Golden Dragon was simply invincible.

"I concede," Dolent said, somewhat dejected and frustrated. He stared at Nie Yan in the distance and said, "Can I have a proper fight with you, without any pets? You can treat this as a request, unrelated to the previous challenge."

"You're not qualified yet," Nie Yan said calmly, as if stating a fact.

No one doubted Nie Yan's words.

Is that so? A trace of gloom flashed in Dolent's eyes. "Then what do I need to do to be qualified?"

"Wait until you advance to Shadow Dancer," Nie Yan said. Only Thieves who had reached the Shadow Dancer class were qualified to fight Nie Yan. Nie Yan would definitely reach the Shadow Dancer class sooner than them because Nie Yan had already understood the secrets of Shadow Dance. All that was missing was levels! As long as his level was high enough, Nie Yan could easily pass the Shadow Dancer class change quest.

Shadow Dancer, Dolent murmured the word, a strange brilliance flashing in his eyes. He clenched his fists. He would become a Shadow Dancer to challenge Nie Yan!

Players hadn't heard much about the term Shadow Dancer. It seemed to be the class change after Great Thief, the pinnacle of existence, only achievable after level 100.

After Nie Yan said this, the term Shadow Dancer suddenly became highly sought after, and players frantically spread the word.

Becoming a Shadow Dancer would allow one to challenge Crazy Thief Nie Yan. Shadow Dancer suddenly became the goal of all Thieves.

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(Previously, I wrote the wrong growth rate for the Golden Dragon. The Golden Dragon's growth rate should be 20, and the Behemoth, which is the same level as the Dragon race, should have a growth rate of 15. I'm very sorry, I made another small bug. There's too much data, and I remembered it a bit confused.)