Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 281 The Fallen

It sounds absurd, even ironic, that the leaders of extreme ethnic/racist organizations are foreigners or even people of other ethnicities.
"But it feels so natural to me."

The messy things that happened in his past life broadened Rean's horizons in another sense; in another timeline, there were far too many similar things.

This may be partly due to the fanaticism of converts. On the extreme path, those who are not pure enough become even more radical and inhuman, as if they are afraid that others will worry about their purity. This kind of extreme radicalism can easily become a banner.

"Another possibility is that those local, uneducated cult members and extremists are simply no match for those transnational organizations and foreign forces. When it comes to conspiring, running cults, fighting for power, and bringing in funding, they are the professionals."

Rean sighed; this was an unexpected yet logical development.

Isn't it only natural that a country's own terrorist organizations would be infiltrated and controlled by transnational terrorist organizations from other regions, ultimately becoming puppets of seemingly insane foreign forces?

"A Great Horned Demon? No, a hybrid of beastly power, an experimental subject?"

Demons are among the inhabitants of the lower planes, and they are almost never seen alone.
Ugu said he had seen this person for several years. So, they have been lurking in this city, this kingdom, for many years.

"When a nation is in peril, demons and monsters truly abound."

Rean silently released "sunlight," a paladin's radiant power that is the natural enemy of all kinds of demons and monsters, especially demons and monsters from lower planes.

"Knight!! Goo! Knight."

The black-haired demon was clearly a mutant; its two canines had protruded, and its pupils were those of a wild beast. Something seemed to be twisting and emerging from its shoulder.

Rean's dragon eyes observed him. There was something else inside this monster. Perhaps inside this monster was a life-stitched body of several "beasts".

The Black Dog Demon didn't have the wings that a Horned Demon normally has, but its ridiculously hard, demonized skin had already blocked Hela's sword wind.

However, when faced with the holy light summoned by Rean's "sun," the scorching sunlight that would only feel warm and comfortable to most living beings caused his skin to turn black and discolor.

The burns spread throughout its body, some carbonized and some unresponsive, which reflects its nature as a Frankenstein's monster.

"knight!"

The enraged horned demon abandoned Hela, who was blocking its path, and charged towards Rean.

Hela didn't try to take the hit head-on; her fighting style wasn't suited to this. Having sparred with Rean hundreds of times, she knew...
"Battle Sword. Corrosion Armor".

Rean stepped forward; how could a paladin refuse the embrace of evil!

"Die, you scum!" The sudden burst of lightless swords was the response.

The sword blade, devoid of light, did not radiate the brilliance of other Demon-Slaying Slashes even upon impact.

But wherever the sword touched, large swaths of flesh and blood flew from the horned demon. Sull's ability to "kill at first sight" was as effective as ever.

"As expected." Rean sighed again; he knew it wouldn't be that simple.

Rapid regeneration visible to the naked eye is a standard feature of deer, but its appearance on this devil seems rather odd.

Perhaps, "beasts" are mortal enemies to beastmen, a path of no return that leads to misfortune if they are touched.

However, for other dominant species, it is also a resource that can be developed.

But this still doesn't seem to be all there is to it.
"%&@ (Magic Explosion)!"

A sudden whisper of purgatory echoed around, and blasphemous light slammed straight into Rean.

"Boom!"

This time, completely unable to dodge, Rean took the brunt of a magic energy explosion, the terrifying force sending him flying.

"Boom!"

The next moment, the part that was hit experienced a secondary explosion. Rean was almost knocked to the ground by the shockwave, but his armor allowed him to regain his footing.

"Little knight, why are you meddling in our troubles?" Faced with attacks from two formidable enemies, the devil seemed to be about to start reasoning.

On the other side of the dog's head appeared a demonic head with two large horns, yet the dog-man's features were still vaguely visible.

"A great sorcerer. At least at the sixth level or higher."

At that moment, Rean, who had just gotten up, suddenly realized that he, who also possessed the abilities of a sorcerer, could roughly understand what a pathetic existence was before him.

The sorcerer (magician) is a rather special spellcasting class. He can be any being, and as long as he makes a contract with an being from another dimension, he can borrow the power of the outer realms.

However, the power of beings in the outer realms is also limited, and they will not "gift" without limit. Even if both parties reach a "power for soul" contract, the other party will find loopholes in various ways to give as little as possible and receive as much as possible in return.

Under such circumstances, the spellcasting ability of sorcerers has always been quite subtle. Not only are their spell levels low, but their numbers are also very small. In fact, once they acquire a new spell, the sect leader may take away their old one. They can be described as beggars in the world of magic.

Therefore, they are typically fast and fierce in the early stages, but fall behind in the middle stages and have no late-stage potential. Even if my sect leader is a sucker, there is no reason for him to pay the price to support you to become a seventh-rank or higher.

"With at least three or four magical energy burst abilities at his disposal, this is a great sorcerer."

Therefore, many sorcerers are considered exemplars of using power to the extreme. One of the most common branches is to transform the magic energy burst of zero-ring tricks into powerful attack spells with the support of various specialties and extraordinary abilities.

"When I use high-level magic, you complain about my high energy consumption and even want to cut off my supplies, but when I use zero-level magic, you can't say I'm wasting money, can you?"

The sorcerer spends his entire life fighting wits and courage against the sect leader, and has developed his own combat system, but the magic energy explosion is always the most important part of it, and can even reveal the sorcerer's level and strength.

Although it sounds similar to the Paladin's Evil Slash, they are actually two different things. The Evil Slash will continuously improve as the Paladin progresses, and there are various upgrades and variations, while the Sorcerer's Super Magic Burst is the result of his own random modifications, requiring the active addition of all sorts of random plugins.

The end result is that after reaching a certain level, the destructive power often reaches a bottleneck, and the main offensive capability returns to the more functional "high-speed surprise attack tactics and spells".

Even a ninth-tier paladin would relentlessly slash at their opponent with the Demon-Slaying Slash, and the opponent would still be overwhelmed.

"Leave the hostages behind, and I won't kill you."

One was a horned demon hound's head, and the other was a horned dog's head. The two-headed demon was still very arrogant, seemingly not worried about failure at all.

His body has gradually become complete. The two-headed demon actually has only one heart. It is a near-perfect war machine, in which the spellcasting ability of a sorcerer, the dual cultivation of magic and martial arts of a demon, and the physical hardware of a beast are all fully embodied.

Perhaps, before long, it really will become what is known as the Great Demon.
"Your sect leader is here?"

Rean's seemingly casual remark caused Dog Head's expression to change drastically.

This, however, gave Rean enough information: this guy's sect leader should be in this city, or even right here.

Now, however, it seems not to be the time to investigate the devil's plot.

"The dog-man sorcerer is truly pathetic. He's given everything he has to his sect leader, hasn't he? You must have been quite famous before. Why don't you sign up?"

"Enough! Mortal!" The two-headed demon roared in fury.

Some things, when you get down to it, are actually quite simple: under normal circumstances, the devil cannot obtain the power of the beast.

So, is it possible for a sorcerer of canine origin to be a sorcerer? The answer is, of course, yes.

All you need to do is let it come into contact with beasts, gradually transforming it into a beast, while simultaneously making it fulfill the sorcerer's contract and turn it into a demon.

The final result is what we see before us: a half-beast, half-demon who has lost his mortal identity.

A pathetic creature caught between two sides, a seemingly powerful slave
"If even your soul isn't your own, what's the point of having immense power?"

That swinging Demon-Slaying Slash was Rean's response: Since you are twice as evil, then take my double Demon-Slaying Slash!

(End of this chapter)