Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 233 Dragonborn
Half of the private room, along with the theater ceiling, was divided diagonally.

Screams and the sounds of people running away filled the air, and the girl who did all this just smiled and asked for praise.

Rean looked around. There seemed to be no wounded or dead, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Wow, that's amazing!

Praise is free, so Rean naturally wouldn't be stingy. He always felt that if he didn't praise her properly, the girl in front of him might just slash him with her sword.

“Uh, considering that sharp sword aura, it shouldn’t be ‘possible’.” Rean now possessed “Lex’s” intuition and was even more aware of how formidable Hela was.

"At least level seven."

We were careless. We'll probably need to bring the city lord with us to have a chance of fighting this girl.

So young.

Looking at the enthusiastic girl, Rean sighed.

"How much she suffered! Rosalind is no good mother, damn it, and she's been influenced by Lex again."

Rean discovered that the effects of Rex's spirit possession were truly unique. Sul would make Rean even more intolerant of the unjust, Kuku would increase Rean's curiosity and thirst for knowledge to some extent, and Rex would make Rean...
"You've become so sentimental, you nagging hero, you deserve to die!"

Rean was a little numb. He could accept any change, but he never expected him to become so sentimental.

Especially when you see adorable little Dania and Hela, you just want to pat their heads and hug them. Beneath Lex's playboy exterior lies a pure-hearted man and a foolish father?!

However, on the other hand, he felt that he had become more numb to ordinary people. In the eyes of the "omnipotent hero", only his relatives and family members needed attention, and being a hero was just a job.

"Touch, touch." And Hela was already very close.

Uh, I accidentally touched it without thinking.

I must say, it feels really nice to the touch; the hair is very smooth, and the cheeks are very soft and supple.

Hela was actually touched? Hela was stunned at first, but then she smiled and rubbed against him, as if she wanted to have more physical contact with her child.

"Rean!!"

The other girl behind them had completely lost her temper.

She pulled Rean behind her. Her dragon eyes glared fiercely at him, but the same dragon eyes glared back at her.

The next moment, Hela showed a look of sudden realization, then covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Can't you do it?"

Nothing is more ironic than reality.

Can it be done? Can it do what? Can it slice through buildings or even cities with a single sword strike?! Is this something a normal person could learn?

"By the way, I'm Thorne. Hela Thorne." She touched the corner of her mouth, and despite their almost identical faces, she revealed a charming smile that Dania would never have.

But the hidden meaning in the words is even more important.

She abandoned the royal surname?!
At this moment, Dania D. Elysée froze completely. This meant that her older sister might be the only one to inherit her father's surname, and was more like the only heir than she was.

"Rean!!"

"Why are you glaring at me? I'm not Lex Luthor."

Rean sighed, "Can you sisters please not drag me into your arguments?"
He was starting to regret coming along. Could he please go find Lex and stop bullying this innocent and pitiful man?

Rean breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that although Hela clearly had some problems, she wasn't a bad girl. Hmm, I won't be influenced by Lex again.

"Hela, what is your purpose?"

In the end, Rean still asked the question.

Rean realized that Hela not only had no intention of leaving, but had actually been waiting for him.

"Me? Shouldn't parents be the ones to set goals for their children?"

Those pure eyes silently watched Rean, seemingly awaiting his command.

Rean could sense that any command he gave would be executed, even now that the city was being slaughtered. Rean felt a chill run down his spine; the beings before him might just be monsters disguised as humans.

But the next moment, the girl suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hehe, just kidding. I know you're not my biological father. It's just that Mom always nags me, telling me to listen to her. She's suffered so much for you. She's the one who loves you the most. She's the only one in the world you can trust." The girl's pupils dilated, and her pupils disappeared without a trace.

Her golden eyes were pure and clear, like a puppet being manipulated without a sense of self.

"No, children are also independent individuals. Although their birth may be related to their parents, parents have no right to restrict their lives."

Rean calmly explained his understanding, which was not only his own perception but also Lex's thoughts.

A surge of rage and pain welled up within him. As a warrior, Lex's emotions were far too intense. He was now inexplicably heartbroken for the child's plight and the fact that he would never have a happy childhood.

The girl's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, her smile turning into a furious rage, seemingly dissatisfied with Rean's denial.

This almost negated the first half of her life. Rean silently gripped his sword, ready for battle.

The next moment, the girl laughed again, then shook her head, and everything returned to normal.

"That was before I was ten years old. When I was fourteen, I beat my mother until she finally shut up. She cried so hard that night."

The girl's eyes regained their purity. Eyes may be seen as the windows to the soul, but they are more often the gateway to expressing inner emotions.

For Hela, it seems that everything is already under her control.

"If you're as selfish as Mom and want to treat me like a toy, then I'm truly disappointed."

What happens if we're disappointed? Probably, things will become less friendly, and we won't be able to talk about it at all.

"I have no interest in this kingdom or your grudges; I just want to live freely and happily."

Hela, however, was quite carefree, and her words stunned everyone.

Why?

"Why not? I am a dragon descendant, not a half-beast, thanks to Father's gift. My bloodline not only gave me power, but also the will and strength to resist fate. Sister, you don't have that, do you? Tsk tsk tsk, your bloodline development is so low, no wonder you're so weak."

"Rean!!" Instantly, Dania broke down again.

"To be honest, I'm not as good at developing my bloodline as she is."

Rean sighed; he knew Hela's words were clearly exaggerated.

The dragon descendants of the Thousand-Faced Dragon do not possess a particularly powerful bloodline; they are merely slightly special.

Rean asked Kuku, and judging from the data and skill panel alone, the Dragonborn of the Thousand-Faced Dragon was no different from ordinary Dragonborns; he was simply a Dragonborn with the powerful bloodline of a red dragon.

The only thing that transcends this is the ability to resist "fate." If one has enough willpower and strength, it is possible to resist the interference of fate, and even to actively interfere with fate in return.

Its potential is very high; a prophecy of total annihilation or the impending collapse of a race can be altered by the distortion of key moments. In dire straits, this bloodline can even make the holder feel their own doom.

What may seem like an intangible force can, at crucial moments, actively influence the holder's call to action and issue warnings.

Clearly, Hela has awakened her true power; she sees her future as that of a puppet and rejects this fate.

This power and blessing are completely meaningless to ordinary descendants, who may not even feel them.

But for a powerful figure like Hela, who had a tragic childhood, it's probably a different story.

This girl probably grew up in a very complex environment. The old capital was full of cultists, demons, monsters, and elemental creatures. How could a child growing up in such an environment be ordinary?

Perhaps to her, the city of Radiance, filled with sin, was also like a delightful playground.

"Your stance... never mind, it's meaningless, you haven't even thought it through yourself."

The girl was still eating sunflower seeds; it was just a pity the performance ended there.

She was completely indifferent to her mother's situation and to the interference of others. If her side forcibly interfered with her, then war would break out.

In every respect, even Dania had to admit that her older sister was more like a descendant of the hero Lex than she was.

But in the end, Rean still asked a rather helpless question.

"If your mother and I were to fight, which side would you take?" This question was asked on behalf of the kingdom, since the two sides were now on the brink of war.

The girl shook her head, as if none of this mattered.

“My mother is insane, she’s been insane for a long time. If you can really kill her, she’ll be very happy, extremely happy. She’s been looking forward to the end of all this for many years.”

(End of this chapter)