Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 152 Heart to Heart
What would have happened if Rean and his group hadn't come to the underground?
It is likely that, despite some twists and turns, the underworld will eventually reach a "reconciliation".

Although it is unknown whether the mind flayers ultimately enslaved the dark elves and beastmen, or whether the dark elves and beastmen formed an alliance, they will eventually reach an agreement.

The next target is undoubtedly the mortals on earth, who, barring any unforeseen circumstances, will support the successful resurrection of the "deer."

After all, once the "deer" is released, it will definitely start killing people on the ground.

When living space on the surface becomes available, they will naturally try to occupy it.

In the competition for living space, different races begin their relationship with each other as hypothetical enemies.

"Why should we rush to interfere when enemies are fighting each other?" Rean watched the battle between the beasts and mind flayers with great pleasure. He even saw a large number of dark elf warriors in the Beast Order's ranks.

Fate took a twist at this moment. When the mastermind enslaved the Beast Prince and began to rebuild the "Mind Flayer Empire," it meant that the Beast faction, the Mind Flayers, and the Dark Elves had become mortal enemies.

People on the surface may look down on the underground world, but for them, it is the most important living space and a necessity for the reproduction and development of their species.

As time went on, their hatred and friction inevitably increased dramatically.

The dark elves of the various families were ordered to eliminate the mind flayer mastermind and reduce the pressure on Mosodirka from the threat it was facing.

But in ordinary times, like those three unlucky girls, they had a lot of contact with the Beast Order, and now they were going to the battlefield together, which seemed to be a matter of course.

The lizard riders are elite warriors of the dark elves. Some of them are temporary patrols drawn from outside the city, while others are private soldiers that various families originally kept outside the city.

On the battlefield today, at least a hundred individuals have appeared, using their mobility to attempt to bypass the battlefield and achieve their strategic objectives.

The noble ladies from various families, under the protection of the guards, fulfilled their duties as priests, casting various support spells on the front lines.

It is worth mentioning that, since the deity worshipped is the Silver Bottle Mirror Woman, a dark elf and god of the shadow realm, her auxiliary effects are quite subtle. On the contrary, her various spells that summon shadow creatures and attack with shadow energy are quite powerful.

"Awooooo!" What Rean was most concerned about was the black dragon knight gliding across the battlefield.

Even including the tail, a young black dragon is probably less than four meters long.

However, the areas it glides through leave behind trails of deadly acidic breath.

Just like the dragon wings that rely on magic, the dragon breath that seems to "spit" is actually a powerful and deadly magical elemental attack.

Anyone caught in the blast, whether it's a mind flayer or a slave warrior, will be severely injured, even if they don't die on the spot.

Riding a black dragon, Lucille Charlotte waved her battle flag and halberd, boosting morale and pointing towards the direction of the attack, while roaring at the behemoth. Don't ask why, that's just what she did!

To be honest, in the eyes of the underground dark elves, she really did seem to be possessed by a war goddess at this moment, with a bit of the future goddess demeanor of Mosodirka.

"But is this constant attention-grabbing a sign that they've lived too long?"

Rean could understand that she needed more prestige and to be remembered by the dark elves on the battlefield, but in a war zone where you were not the strongest, wouldn't it be safer to keep a low profile, after all?
"Boom!"

The visible mass of magical energy transformed into cannon fire, slamming into the giant deer.

"Buzz!" The deformed giant deer, while its body was blossoming and it was howling in pain, launched a counterattack.

The tentacles on the brain danced wildly, and the flashes on the antlers continued to discharge electricity.

"Buzz buzz buzz!" This time, it was a frenzied sweep like a series of lightning bolts.

Everything around was engulfed in electric grids, and countless lives were suddenly attacked.

Most of the victims died instantly from electrocution, but the first to suffer from this kind of attack were their own people who were closest to them!
This is lightning simulated by psionic energy, but to reach such an absurd intensity can only mean that the mastermind is simply too powerful within its own territory.

The mind flayers avoided the giant beast, unwilling to become cannon fodder given their intelligence.

The slaves who were killed, however, obediently followed the giant beast.

In the center of the battlefield, two magical girls and the behemoth (plus the main brain) began a brutal and direct battle.

In an instant, the magic cannon and the gravity wave clashed, and the mainframe almost frantically transformed its mental abilities into various elemental magic.

After all, beasts and magical girls are hardly considered sentient beings and are basically immune to emotional harm.

Fighting the Mind Flayer in its territory and against the Mastermind is as foolish as challenging a high-level mage in the Mage Tower. But it seems there's no other choice right now.

Many mind flayers have fallen, their psionic energy and even their souls directly extracted by the mainframe and used as fuel to control the behemoths in battle.

What it needs to control now are two beast princes who have been forcibly matured!

The behemoth went mad, and the magical girl, who was also prematurely matured like it, was unable to skillfully use her "authority".

But some things don't require skill; the super-powered magic cannons, which convert life into magic, are heavier with each shot.

The Beast Prince was accelerated to evolve again, and his metabolism was sped up by psionic energy, allowing his wounds to heal at a rapid pace.

This is clearly a waste. Beasts are already incredibly resilient creatures, and forcibly accelerating the metabolism of a giant beast that is already being artificially matured will continuously damage its very essence, leading to a shorter lifespan.

But I doubt anyone on the battlefield cares right now.

Ironically, both sides, who also wield the power of the "deer," are burning their own lives in a desperate struggle under the control and drive of others.

Even if they win, they won't get a share of the spoils or the spoils of war.

The dark elves were also on the move; they didn't try to kill the giant deer, and even deliberately avoided the battlefield. Beneath the crack created by the boulder, the underground lair of the mind flayers had been revealed.

"The great Lady of the Mirror is watching us. As long as we kill the mastermind, we are destined to become the new chosen ones!"

This is probably the truth.

The haughty lady either summons monsters or leaps onto a "filthy lizard" to charge alongside the lizard rider.

There is only one record of merit, and no one will allow others to claim it.

The cunning dark elves immediately grasped the situation. While the magical girls were keeping the giant deer and the main brain occupied, the main brain itself was naturally caught off guard.

A large number of lizard riders, leading the noble ladies, moved forward, bypassing battlefields and rushing into the rift.

"boom!"

The first lizard rider, accompanied by an eldest daughter, was the first to leap into the crack in the base, and then...
"Ahhhh!"

The woman's screams echoed around, clearly indicating that she had met with misfortune.

This underground fortress, which serves as the main body of the brain, is clearly not undefended.

"The entire underground base is probably filled with the psionic energy of the mainframe. There are at least a hundred psionic fleas in this community. The psionic energy they extract is quite terrifying. The weak cannot even get close to them."

Purple Rose made her judgment, and she simply watched the battlefield with a smile. She watched the deadly battle between the two deer magical girls and the giant deer, seemingly completely detached from it all.

"I can't get close to the battlefield, otherwise they might drop everything and eliminate me first."

Her calm words, however, revealed the snake witch's helplessness.

"As soon as a 'snake' appears, the 'deer' will ignore everything around it and perish together with the 'snake'. Tsk, we are the least destructive beasts, isn't that too much?"

But Rean didn't believe the second half of the story at all; to continue treating the "snake" as a harmless beast would be truly foolish.

He wanted to ask what they had done to become the number one hated figure.

Are we just going to stand here and watch?

Rean was somewhat unwilling, given the sheer amount of evil involved, but he also knew that if he and his group were thrown into such a battlefield, they would be wiped out instantly.

"I can't get close, but you can."

The smiling purple rose drew closer, seemingly with a hidden meaning.

"I," Rean was a little confused. Was there something special about me?
I'm not a thief, and I can't teleport. If I get close to a mental field of this level, I'll be doomed.

"Don't rush, wait a moment and give her some time. Actually, I left a teleportation point specifically for you."

"Huh?" Rean was even more confused, but Purple Rose was already beside him. The two Sallymen on the other side were already glaring at him.

"Auntie, what do you mean? The absurd psychic field at the mind flayer's lair would kill anyone who isn't a high-level professional instantly."

"The power of the mind can be protected by the mind." Purple Rose has already prepared a solution.

“I can’t do it, it’s not even in the same league.” Sallyman shook her head. She could try to fight an ordinary mind flayer with all her might, but that was the mainframe’s mental domain.

"Idiot, I wasn't talking about you." Purple Rose glared at her, annoyed.

Then she turned her head, stood on tiptoe, and stretched out her arms to try to hug Rean.

"Auntie!"

Suliman's roar still echoed in his ears, but Rean found himself unable to move.

Then, he stared blankly as the red lips drew closer!

"Auntie!!"

"Hiss! (You stinky woman!)"

It was bound to happen, and Rean's eyes widened in disbelief.

But he truly felt a softness he had never experienced before.

The light kiss was only for a moment, yet it felt like eternity.

The cute magical girl covered her cheeks, her face flushed as if she had just drunk some alcohol.

She seemed a little embarrassed, yet also excited.

Rean was stunned. His first kiss was gone just like that, right on the battlefield?
"This is also my first kiss." She lowered her head when she said something embarrassing, but the next moment she raised her head again, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Can you trust me and give me your heart?" The girl looked at the man she admired and no longer hid her feelings, directly expressing her love in public.

Before Rean could respond, Suliman's head of snake hair stood on end.

"Small," but with just a wave of her hand, Purple Rose stopped Sallyman in her tracks.

Sallyman, who was about to make a move, found herself completely unable to move! She could only stare at him with teary eyes.

Rean was stunned, but his head was suddenly twisted around by both hands.

The pouting girl looked up at her, and from this distance, Rean could see her watery eyes and smell the faint, pleasant fragrance of flowers.

"Now, you're only allowed to look at me." The girl no longer suppressed her emotions.

I took a deep breath. Now that I've been confessed to, and since Rean isn't a herbivore, he'll give me a clear response.

The next moment, his mouth was sealed shut again.

This time, it seemed like something moist entered my mouth!
Then, the girl stepped back and looked at him with a smile.

Just as Rean was able to breathe again, before he could even speak, his mouth was gently sealed with a finger.

The girl still smiled brightly, but her eyes held a complex mix of emotions, as if she had seen through everything.

She knew how Rean would answer, but she didn't want to hear it.

"Just kidding, we haven't gotten to that point yet."

"Just entrust your heart to me for now. Trust is magic, and I will protect you."

While Rean, who was silenced, was puzzled, she gently waved her staff, muttering to herself.

At the same time behind her, the most active dragon on the battlefield and its knight had already rushed into the underground base.

She was the strongest of the dark elves on this expedition, and also the bravest and most fearless dragon rider charge.

“Hiss hiss hiss (We have never left.)” Just then, Purple Rose completed the spell.

The next moment, the scenery before Rean's eyes vanished in an instant.

When it regained its mobility and vision, it found itself on the back of a black dragon!
This "coordinate" is on the back of the black dragon!
Purple Rose was not lying; this was a "prey mark" prepared for Rean.

But at that moment, without anyone on the battlefield noticing, Rean hitched a ride on the Dragon Knight's vehicle and entered the mainframe's base!

Less than a meter in front of him, the dragon knight Lucille Charlotten was still laughing wildly.

The black dragon's power, along with the "divine artifact" she wielded, successfully isolated the intense pressure of the mental field, and everything proceeded as planned.

Overwhelmed with ecstasy, she seemed to have already envisioned herself becoming the matriarch and a candidate for the next city lord.

Looking at the evil that was so close and completely unguarded, Rean began to think seriously.

"How about we start with a righteous backstab to calm our nerves?"

(End of this chapter)