Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 155 The Successful Infiltrator (Nearly 10,000 words in three chapters, please vote with monthly tickets)
[Beastification exceeds 5%, second bloodline ability: Desire Snake Eyes awakens.]

[Desire Serpent Eyes (Legendary): As the inheritor of %&#, you can see through the desires of other beings at a glance.]

As my successor, do whatever you want. Desire is the source of life's evolution, so what reason is there to refuse the sweetness of evolution? —I have absolutely no intention of hiding my identity.

Without realizing it, Rean still crossed that line.

Having absorbed too much knowledge about "beasts," his own beast (snake) bloodline was further activated, and he successfully awakened a second bloodline ability.

But now, too busy to check the encyclopedia, he is unaware of these changes.

He was swaying through the hellishly defended mind flayer base, his steps as erratic as a twisted puppet, showing no regard for his own family.

Whether it was a high-level mind flayer rushing by or a mind-eating monster with a keen sense of smell, they all ignored him. The drive of the soul brought psionic energy, and the fluctuations of thought generated waves of spirituality, but in this "doll" with its brain sealed, none of these existed.

The empty "machine" was of no value to these brain-eating monsters, and the ignored hints naturally caused them to miss out.

He was like an invisible, long-term manipulated puppet, passing through one obstacle after another with eerie steps.

Occasionally, there are some high-ranking slave warriors whose brains are paralyzed, and they will subconsciously ignore him.

While his body moved forward automatically, his mind was also comparing the newly acquired knowledge with the cruel scenes he had witnessed in the past.

During the brutal underground battle, the horned beast viciously tore at the small animal, swallowing it whole in two bites.

Then its strength and flesh were restored, and it even grew new organs and a new beast head.

The Holy Mother's family was no different; those multi-headed monsters were also created by her eating them one by one.

"I see, so this is the essence of the 'deer,' the source of its evolution. I understand now, I understand now."

By comparing past practical experience, things that were previously incomprehensible suddenly became clear after acquiring relevant knowledge and theories.

There are no supernatural abilities or battle outcomes without a reason. Rean, who previously only knew the result, now knows the "cause." This means that he can stop all of this from happening.

Beasts are not immortal, and deer are even less so. Their seemingly powerful abilities and characteristics actually have a clear operating logic.

When a monster can be analyzed and understood, it is no longer invincible.
"what."

"what?"

"what!"

When Rean suddenly opened his eyes, he almost cried out in fright.

He had unknowingly walked too far, crossing too many floors. When he opened his eyes, he found that he had already arrived in the main computer's room!
It was a fairly spacious hall, but there were not many furnishings, except for a large saltwater pool with a large pit dug in the middle, which was particularly eye-catching.

What's even more impossible to ignore is its enormous brain, or rather, its aggregation of countless brains.

Those were deformed and twisted chunks of flesh, yet they were subtly arranged to resemble the shape of a giant brain.

The enormous creature occupied an entire pool, with countless writhing external tentacles on its surface.

Around the pool, there were also some dark elves and orc slaves serving him.

Rean could see clearly that they seemed to be massaging it and putting in jars of what appeared to be brain cells and nutrients.

"Snap!" But those tentacles were not friendly.

It casually twisted off the head of a dark elf slave who was a little slow, then skillfully removed the brain and piled it directly into the pool.

This is probably how it eats. But what's even stranger is that even at the very last moment, the slave still had a smile on his face, as if he were in the sweetest dream.

This is the mind flayer's mastermind, possibly the strongest mind monster in the prime material plane.

Its strength is directly related to the number of sub-units (minion flayers) it controls, and there are at least a hundred mind flayers within range now. It is likely that its strength is more than ten times higher than the standard value.

"boom!"

Suddenly, in the middle of the hall, a spatial portal opened by waving tentacles.

On its home turf, the mainframe's powerful abilities are enough to easily distort reality.

This scene made Rean a little uneasy. Was this really an opponent he could handle?

Rean has a certain understanding of psychic abilities; under normal circumstances, he is proficient in everything except "psychic manipulation."

It can be converted into the effects of other magic, causing elemental damage, but the conversion rate is pitifully low, and it often lacks elemental expertise, so the damage effect may only be one-tenth of that of an elemental mage of the same level.

It also has healing abilities. However, apart from healing emotional wounds, its effects are mostly limited to "pain relief".

Of course, the main reason is that the healing ability has too many side effects (accelerating metabolism and reducing lifespan), so even those with psychic abilities prefer to seek out healers and priests.

The only commendable aspect is that it can also be applied to the realms of time and space.

Especially top-tier psychic abilities, who are among the very few powerful individuals capable of touching the realm of time. However, such beings are extremely rare and require exceptional talent; even the mind flayer's mainframe in front of us could not achieve that.

"This is simply tearing space apart with brute force. It's a terrifying power."

Using mental abilities to forcibly distort such a large spatial rift is truly an extraordinary feat of brute force.

The next moment, several high-ranking spirit flayers emerged from among them, dragging their newly acquired spoils, which were also old acquaintances that Rean had just parted ways with.

The black dragon was completely unable to move, and its whole body smelled of burning.

Its head was pierced with large tubes, like straws for instant drinking, while the unfortunate eldest daughter was left with only a head!
"Let me go! You filthy male!" But at this moment, the human head, whose life was being sustained by the tentacles, was still cursing angrily.

Should we praise her for being consistent and true to her original aspirations? Even after all this, she still managed to curse with such vigor.

But the fate of this dragon knight duo was already sealed the moment they charged into this place.

Even if they eliminate that high-level mind flayer, the endless stream of mind flayer monks, even mind flayer elders and mind flayer modifiers, will overwhelm them.

Character determines destiny, and even death. The fact that someone can still criticize this severed head is probably only because someone wants something fresh to eat.
"Splash!" She was thrown directly into the pool.

"You damn brain-splattering monster, I am..."

This means that the furious outburst has come to an end.

The illusion has been shattered.

"Aaaaaah! What happened to me? What's going on?!"

She had no idea what had happened; she had just woken up from a dream. Wasn't she still in the middle of a battle?

The next moment, she realized that everything was gone.

Without a body, without a future, without life. Her only usable eyeballs stared at the tentacles reaching towards her. Her face was contorted, and pain, helplessness, and despair all rushed out at once.

Fear made him tremble, and his screams echoed throughout the hall, but...
[Delicious seasoning, little one, you tried your best, it tastes so good, so good!]

For mind flayers and the mastermind, the emotional essence of living beings is also a delicious seasoning, especially the strong flavors of "despair" and "anger," which are a memorable spiciness for them.

The dark elf noblewoman, who aspired to be the city lord, thus became food for the monster.

Her dragon was also dragged to the edge of the pool, where tubes inserted into its brain dripped brain matter, which would become a delicious beverage.

But the mastermind didn't stop there; instead, it continued to speak.

Why haven't you attacked yet? Don't you earthlings always say that we are most vulnerable when we are eating?

The sudden words startled Rean.

The next moment, he realized that he had become the center of attention.

Unbeknownst to him, both the eyeballs on the mainframe's tentacles and the three obviously high-level mind flayers were staring at him.

Could it be that I've been infected too?
No, since I decided to come here, I was already destined to be discovered, but why was I so reckless, thinking that I could definitely win?
Could my fate be the same as this dark elf's?
Come here, let me see your brain.

A calm yet intense mental fluctuation echoed throughout the hall; under the overwhelming pressure of the mental power, any resistance was futile.

Even if Rean were a paladin with maxed-out resistance, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand this level of mental pressure. If he were alone!
"Hey, you stinky brain, don't touch other people's toys!"

The girl's cheerful voice echoed in the hall, causing the mainframe's absurdly strong mind control to fail completely.

The reason? This is not a contest of strength against strength, but merely...
"A puppet that has already been controlled, a mind that has already been manipulated, how can your tentacles touch it?"

"Rean" said with a distorted expression.

At that moment, he realized that the voice of the purple rose that he had been hearing all along was actually spoken by himself!

That's right, Rean was manipulated from the very beginning.

"Give me your heart for now." From that moment, when Rean made that promise, he became the "snake's" puppet.

Therefore, before this manipulation is eliminated, it will naturally not be manipulated a second time by outsiders.

This means that even the mastermind's mind control ability is no longer effective!

At this moment, Rean is perhaps truly invincible to most psychic users!
"Alas, I only wish for your painless death." These heartfelt words are filled with compassion and empathy.

However, this absolute disparity in combat strength is a reality that both sides must acknowledge.

One by one, the high-level mind flayers looked over. Even if mind control abilities were ineffective, "telekinesis" and "elemental damage" could easily kill Rean.

The two sides are not even in the same league.

They didn't act immediately, perhaps because they wanted the "food" to remain intact, or perhaps they simply wanted to see what else the clown could perform.

Rean seems to be in dire straits.

But suddenly, he coughed unconsciously.

"Cough cough cough." The violent coughing made it impossible for him to straighten up.

He coughed so hard his head was buried in the ground. Was it a respiratory spasm caused by excessive tension?
"Thud." But as he coughed, something fell to the ground!
"Hi!"

It was a cute little light purple snake, waving its tail proudly as if greeting the others.

The next moment, "she" swelled up to one meter, then three meters, and then transformed into a smiling young girl.

"Magical Girl Purple Rose, come in!"

The cheerful girl shouted a customary slogan and struck a pose that was supposedly a family tradition of offering her hands in greeting.

Meanwhile, in the squad outside, the "Purple Rose Doll" had already transformed into a petal.

The mystery has been revealed. From the very beginning, with that sweet first kiss, Purple Rose sent "herself" into the womb of the man she loved!
If Rean can remain calm now, he might be able to claim that his first kiss was rose-flavored.

With her back to the dumbfounded Rean, she deliberately struck a pose and angle that she thought looked the most beautiful from behind.

Now is the moment for the damsel in distress to save the hero and rake in his favor, but before she can even continue reciting her lines...
"Snake! Snake!" The giant beast outside saw its natural enemy through the mental link.

[Snake! Take me away! Quickly!!] The mastermind lost its composure.

At that moment, both the giant deer outside and the mind flayer mastermind inside screamed like frightened little girls.

"Is this... a snake?" Rean was completely stunned.

But as he gripped the sword, he knew what to do now.

(End of this chapter)