Gris was thrown down painfully, but he was a Dragon Species after all; even falling from a high altitude didn't cause him much trouble.
With one dragon claw clutching his backside, Gris slowly stood up, his mouth still muttering curses.
"F*ck, that damn..."
Before he could finish cursing, he felt a wave of coldness. Turning his head stiffly, he saw the Three-Headed Golden Lion right before him.
Gris's expression froze, a sycophantic smile appearing on his pitch-black dragon face.
"Hi~ How are you?"
The golden lion's mouth curled into a grin, making Gris couldn't help but shudder.
"I'm fine, thank you. And you?"
After speaking, and before Gris could answer, a voice like a demon's whisper drifted over.
"Where is your mother?"
Gris's dragon brain spun rapidly. He suddenly pointed toward the sky, where he and Jona Velli had just been.
"Up there!"
Hearing this, the Three-Headed Golden Lion trembled all over and subconsciously looked up.
The sky was clear for ten thousand miles, with blue sky and white clouds; indeed, it was a very sunny day.
But... looking left and right, he didn't see the silhouette of any dragon.
The Three-Headed Golden Lion looked back at Gris and found that the Little Black Dragon had already started running into the distance. Only then did he realize he had been played.
"Roar!"
A loud lion's roar rang out, and the golden lion's speed was several times faster than Gris's.
Gris ran with all his might, but the distance between him and this magical beast was closing at an extremely fast rate.
"Damn it! Damn it all! That cursed Jona Velli!!"
From the fall mid-air, Gris's dragon wings had been broken. With his recovery power, he would have to wait at least a minute.
"Roar!"
The golden lion was six meters long, while Gris was barely over two meters. Trying to escape its pursuit was like a pipe dream.
Although Gris was a bit silly, he knew that if this continued, he would definitely be caught.
"Damn it, damn it!! I'll blow you up!"
Gris suddenly turned around, Acid Breath condensing in his mouth, and sprayed it at the Three-Headed Golden Lion.
An earthy-yellow crystal shield appeared in front of him, easily blocking Gris's attack.
The highly corrosive Acid Breath began to dissolve the shield, but the speed was slow—in short, it was useless.
Looking at that earthy-yellow shield, Gris's heart sank. This was the Three-Headed Golden Lion's innate ability, Protective Aura. Judging by the shield's color and the lion's fur, it should be earth element affinity.
The Three-Headed Golden Lion leaped forcefully, pouncing at Gris. Gris subconsciously dodged to the side, barely avoiding the strike.
A thick, earthy-yellow lion tail lashed out like a whip. Unable to dodge in time, Gris's black dragon scales were shattered, bright red dragon blood flowed from the scar on his body, and he was sent flying, crashing into the ground.
Gris cursed inwardly, but being injured made him even more cautious. However, he understood that if this continued, he would definitely not be able to dodge the next attack.
The Three-Headed Golden Lion turned its body and looked at Gris with a playful expression. It was in no hurry to kill him, instead walking over slowly.
Gris forced himself to stand up and growled in its direction.
"Roar..."
"A sense of weakness, like a kitten hissing."
In the eyes of the Three-Headed Golden Lion, this Little Black Dragon was already a meal on its plate, making its heart leap with even more excitement.
It couldn't be helped; a dragon was a treasure from head to toe. dragon blood could enhance bloodlines. For humanoid creatures, after being baptized by dragon blood, they might become Dragon-Blood Warriors, Draconic Bloodline Sorcerers, or other dragonkin.
Dragon bones could be made into Dragonbone Swords and the like, and dragon scales could be made into Dragon Scale Armor and other magical equipment and items.
For magical beasts like them, dragon blood could strengthen their bloodlines, and with luck, it could even raise their life level.
Therefore, dragons were undoubtedly the best advancement materials, but also the hardest to obtain. After all, their strength was right there.
But now, this enormous opportunity was right in front of him; how could he not be excited?
Just as his thoughts were wandering, a White Fledgling Dragon had already crouched low to the ground and slowly opened her dragon mouth.
In the next second, blue-white Frost Breath shot out from the dragon mouth. A beast's instinct made the Three-Headed Golden Lion dodge subconsciously.
The linear breath that should have blown his head apart hit his right shoulder. A huge bloody hole appeared where it hit, and cold frost condensed instantly.
This powerful attack caused boundless fear to rise in his heart, but it was immediately followed by an eruption of intense anger.
He looked angrily at the source of the attack and found it was a White Fledgling Dragon with her dragon mouth already open. Once discovered, Jona Velli immediately shouted.
"Kill the bastard!"
Before he could react, the injured Gris's body moved faster than his thoughts. His already prepared dragon body shot out like an arrow from a bow, biting onto the lion's head.
"Roar-aow-aow!!"
Great pain surged, causing the golden lion to scream uncontrollably.
Seeing him reveal another opening, Jona Velli opened her white dragon mouth, and the highly piercing linear breath shot out again.
It hit his lion paw. The renewed pain made this lion fly into a rage on the spot.
Before a roar could even be released, Jona Velli had already lunged to his side. Her powerful dragon claw struck the bloody hole on his right shoulder, flipping him over onto the ground, followed by another blast of breath. Gris took the opportunity to dodge away.
The Three-Headed Golden Lion subconsciously triggered his Protective Aura, and the earthy-yellow barrier shield blocked the incoming dragon breath.
Before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the two wyrmlings had closed in. Sharp dragon teeth bit into his body. Jona Velli was even more brutal, specifically targeting his injured areas.
Fortunately, the Three-Headed Golden Lion's level was there. Even such fierce attacks couldn't do anything to him for a while. Instead, he seized an opportunity and bit down on Jona Velli.
Scales that seemed hard were like paper before the massive lion teeth, their defense broken instantly.
But her awl-like dragon tail slapped the lion head that was biting her. The powerful force made him subconsciously loosen his grip, and Jona Velli used the chance to pull back.
Seeing Jona Velli leave, Gris also quickly extricated himself.
Having gained a brief moment of rest, the golden lion looked at the two dragons angrily and spat out a curse.
"Despicable!"
Facing his words, the two dragons didn't care. The various terms Jona Velli had heard in her past life were much filthier than this; the words the lion spat out had zero lethality to her.
As for Gris, being a Black Dragon, calling him despicable was practically a roundabout way of complimenting him.
"Gris, do you trust me?"
Hearing Jona Velli's words, Gris subconsciously showed alertness. It couldn't be helped; this fellow was always pranking him. She was more of a dog than even the old schemer Green Dragon—a real piece of work.
"What for?"
Jona Velli ignored the alertness in Gris's tone.
"If we want to take him down, we need tighter cooperation. He's at his wit's end now and will surely make a crazed final struggle."