Mr. Dragon Knight, the dragon girls are chasing you!

The moment the words fell, Eluvia suddenly raised her head, no longer looking at Luo Ye, and instead unleashed the last breath of dark dragon breath that had been brewing deep in her throat, which had compressed most of her remaining life force, towards the overwhelming torrent of attacks!

"Breath of Destruction - Eternal Night Descends!"

At the same time, a dark golden, extremely complex magic circle suddenly lit up with her heart as the core, and a thin but incredibly strong golden thread shot out from the magic circle and instantly pierced into Luo Ye's chest!

"Ugh!"

Luo Ye let out a painful groan, feeling his heart begin to pound wildly. Then something hot, violent, and filled with endless darkness and destruction rushed into his body along the golden thread, into his limbs and bones, and into the depths of his soul!

[WARNING! Forced infusion of ultra-high-level energy detected! Body is being modified by an unknown contract! Pain level: Exceeds threshold! Mental shock: Exceeds threshold!]

[Ding! Detected an epic-level unique contract: 'The Dragon Knight Covenant of Life and Death (with Black Dragon King Eluvia)' is being signed!]

[Contract Parties: Luo Ye (Human) & Ailuvia - Wings of Eternal Night (Black Dragon King)]

[Contract Effects: Eternal Bond, Shared Life, Soul Resonance, One-Way Power Channel Opening (Dragon → Knight)]

[Initiating a job change according to the contract terms...]

[Job change successful! Hidden unique job 'Eternal Night Dragon Knight' activated!]

[Major boost to base stats! Health +1000%, Maximum Mana +500%, Strength +300%, Stamina +400%, Agility +200%... All elemental resistances greatly increased! Gained Shadow and Destruction affinity!]

[Obtain the Dragon Knight's exclusive skill tree:]

【1. Dragon's Might (Passive Lv.1): Permanently increases base strength and grants a brief burst of power, gaining a portion of the contracted dragon's physical strength as a bonus. (Current bonus: 5%)】

【2. Dragon Thrust (Active Lv.1): Infuses the power of the dragon into a thrust attack, dealing massive single-target physical damage and inflicting the 'Armor Penetration' and 'Tear' effects.】

[3. Dragon Riding (Passive Lv.1): Greatly enhances stability, coordination, and control when riding (especially dragons), and allows for basic telepathic communication with the mount.]

(Currently bound to: Eluvia - Wings of Eternal Night)

[4. Dragon Soul Resonance (Active Lv.1, Contract Exclusive): Briefly activates the contract connection, sharing some senses or states with the contracted dragon. Can be actively turned on/off.]

【5. Eternal Night Descends (Ultimate Skill, Not Yet Unlocked): Requires deep resonance with the contracted dragon and fulfillment of specific conditions to unleash.】

[Warning: The forced signing of the contract has placed a tremendous burden on your body and soul, currently placing you in an overloaded state. All attributes are temporarily boosted by 50%, but this comes with intense pain and the risk of mental erosion. Please carefully control your power.]

[Ding! Detected a change in the affinity level between you and the contracted dragon 'Eluvia - Wings of Eternal Night'.]

【Elvia - Wings of Eternal Night Affection: -10 (Extremely Vigilant) → 15 (Slightly Curious and Complex)】

A series of system notifications exploded in Luo Ye's mind.

At the same time, an unprecedented and extremely violent force surged and roared within his body, as if it would burst his body!

Muscles were swelling, bones were groaning under the strain, blood was boiling like magma, and the edges of vision were tinged with a faint, dark gold color belonging to dragons.

Pain, unimaginable pain! But accompanying the pain is a powerful sense of power that can be addictive!

"roar!!!"

Eluvia's destructive dragon breath and the Hunter Alliance's concentrated fire collided violently in mid-air!

The black breath, like the deepest night sky, possessed the ability to annihilate everything, frantically devouring and dissolving magical light, arrows, spears, and aura strikes.

The shockwave from the explosion spread wildly in a ring, shearing away another thick layer of rock from the canyon walls, turning countless fragments of rock into dust.

The closest dozens of hunters didn't even have time to scream before they were completely vaporized in the energy turbulence.

The stalemate lasted for less than three seconds.

Eluvia was eventually exhausted. After annihilating more than 70% of the attack, her dark dragon breath lost its strength and was utterly crushed by the remaining energy torrent!

The remaining energy slammed into her already shattered body, exploding into large sprays of blood and broken scales. She let out a muffled roar, suppressing extreme pain, and her massive body staggered again, almost collapsing completely.

The remaining attacks then swept towards the tiny human in front of her, the one with whom she had just formed a pact!

At this critical moment, Luo Ye suddenly looked up. In his dark gold eyes, pain and rage intertwined, but his consciousness remained exceptionally clear.

"Now!"

He let out a low growl that sounded inhuman, and the surging, violent power belonging to the Black Dragon King rushed wildly from his body through his arm to the enchanted spear in his hand.

"Dragon - Thrust!"

No tricks, no fancy moves, just the purest release of power and bursts of speed!

hum!

The spear let out a mournful cry of unbearable strain, and its blade was instantly stained dark gold, covered with a layer of destructive energy that seemed to solidify into a tangible form.

Luo Ye's figure transformed into a blurry stream of dark golden light, not to dodge, but to face the remaining energy fragments and go against the current!

Puff puff puff!

The dark golden sword light was like a hot knife cutting into grease, tearing apart and shredding the incoming magical remnants, broken battle aura slashes, and stray arrows!

Luo Ye's figure weaved through the energy fragments, each swing of his sword accompanied by the tearing pain of his muscles and the wild release of power, but his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

It works!

This power! Though painful, it was terrifyingly strong!

He forcefully cleaved a brief passage through the turbulent energy flow, instantly inflicting dozens of deep, bone-revealing wounds on his body, leaving him covered in blood. However, he successfully rushed to the side of Eluvia's massive head and used his body and the longsword that had begun to melt and crack to shield her from the last few fatal energy piercings!

"puff!"

Luo Ye coughed up a mouthful of blood, mixed with fragments of his internal organs.

The excruciating pain nearly made him faint, but the raging dragon power within him was frantically repairing his injuries, while simultaneously bringing even deeper burning pain and strain.

[Warning! Health is rapidly decreasing! Critically injured! The Life and Death Pact has taken effect; injuries and pain are shared...]

【Elvia - Wings of Eternal Night】

[Affection Level: 15 → 28 (Shocked, confused, slightly moved)]

Eluvia's molten gold vertical pupils suddenly contracted as she stared intently at the back of the human figure who stood stubbornly in front of her, covered in blood and seemingly on the verge of shattering.

Is he... really protecting me?

With his newly acquired, yet still not fully controlled, meager power, and his fragile body?