"Careful!" I warned as I tugged on the reins of the Gale Dragon, sending it shooting skyward in an instant. Down in the canyon, it was far too easy for someone to seize the high ground and attack!
Sure enough, a feathered arrow came whistling through the air at astonishing speed and instantly pierced Lan Shi's Black Dragon. The Black Dragon let out a cry of pain and plummeted sharply. The armor on it was not Black Dragon Armor, but an ordinary legendary-grade battle suit, and the enemy seemed to know the exact gaps between its light armor plates. One arrow had struck it dead-on!
"Heh heh..."
A woman's sinister voice drifted down from the sky. Though she was above us, it felt as if she were beneath the Nine Netherworlds, leaving an ominous chill in my heart.
Lan Shi hurriedly controlled the Black Dragon, trying to calm it down. At the same time, he drew his skinning knife without hesitation. He did not even dare pull out the arrow, instead thrusting the knife straight into the wound. The Black Dragon, overcome with pain, turned and bit down on his shoulder. I heard two crisp cracks, and Lan Shi's brow tightened as he shouted, "You idiot, I'm saving you!"
The Black Dragon was both pained and furious, completely unable to understand Lan Shi. It bit down harder, making Lan Shi roar in agony, but no matter how much it hurt, he did not let go. The skinning knife was razor-sharp. He drove it into the Black Dragon's back along the arrowhead. Naturally, not every beast could take such treatment without a care, but after Lan Shi cut through a section of flesh and completely removed the arrowhead, the Black Dragon that had been biting him finally understood that its master