Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 345 Outsiders

"Boom!"

The terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex had barely appeared when it caused an earthquake.

Its appearance is similar to the Tyrannosaurus Rex in Rean's memory, but it has some huge colorful feathers. There is no magical fluctuation around it, but just its size and physical strength are enough to make it a true killing weapon.

It sniffed the air and smelled the scent of outsiders. Then it saw a batch of tin cans being chased by a giant spider.

"Aww, aww, aww (meat!)"

Instantly, saliva dripped down in large quantities, and the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which was over ten meters tall, pounced on it.

Although it may not be able to hunt down the spider mother, it can easily take away a few prey.

"boom!"

But at this point, more hunters, unable to bear having their prey stolen, jumped out.

The hunters have been waiting for a long time to catch all sorts of creatures—those that fly in the sky, burrow underground, and run on the ground.

Among them are a family of velociraptors, a family of giant rats and ratmen, and a family of black dragons. Naturally, no weak creatures can survive in this "area of ​​light".

"Run!"

"Damn it, there are never enough to kill them all."

It's pathetic. The knights of the Sindark Empire, who were so imposing just moments ago, now only regret that their legs are too short and their armor too heavy.

This hunt will soon come to an end, and the results are already before the decision-makers.

"There were six people in total, and three of them escaped. All of them were at least Grand Knights, and their equipment was quite good. I even saw one of them withstand the Black Dragon's breath attack while wearing armor. The Arcane Knight, in particular, threw the scroll without any hesitation."

There was envy in Dania's tone; these guys' equipment was several levels above that of the Radiant Guardians.

The quality of the "elite standard" equipment used by the strong is actually the ultimate test of a country's alchemy, forging, and military industry capabilities.

These golden-armored men are most likely the young master's private guards. Although they are the duke's personal soldiers, they do not receive the country's top-tier equipment. However, the Radiant Guards are the most elite of the kingdom, which reflects the vast difference in military technology between the two sides.

"But they still failed, and the hero left immediately."

The duke's son, who was leading the expedition, did not participate in the subsequent exploration at all. After breaking through the wall and posing for publicity, he naturally turned around and went back.

This is actually what Dania envies the most. These great warriors are willing to do this kind of high-risk exploration work honestly, and are even willing to sacrifice themselves.

"Can they detect your surveillance?"

"That probably won't work; my little mirror spirit has been following me from the shadow dimension."

The other party thought that by killing the little mirror demon, they wouldn't be able to see their true situation. But in reality, little mirror demons are mass-produced items that aren't very valuable, and there were already extra little mirror demons following them.

However, in order to reassure the many participating forces, Dania naturally would not disclose these scenes.

From the kingdom's perspective, as long as it speeds up the exploration and sealing of the beasts, let them create gods and heroes if they want.

However, the intelligence they gained from the front lines at the cost of their lives will naturally only be shared with trusted individuals.
"To continue exploring, we must at least eliminate those powerful monsters. Each one is formidable."

Enclosed underground areas can easily become breeding grounds for venomous creatures. If we want to continue exploring, we need to eliminate the Tyrannosaurus Rex, the giant spider, and the ratman tribe.

"What a pity, there's only a black dragon, no sapphire dragon or fallen purple dragon."

It seems that the black dragon cubs seen before were not an exception. The three black dragons on the screen, one large and two small, have formed a family. Considering their habits, it would be strange to encounter four or five of them.

"Most likely, there are two young dragons, and the rest are baby dragons." Rean estimated that there was a high chance that there was also a mother dragon guarding the house or even incubating the eggs.

"Can I go around it?"

"It's difficult. We need to proceed steadily, so we can't give up on this promising area."

“Uh, they’re planning to build a fortified city here.” Rean picked up on the implication.

"It's the Mirror Woman's plan. She has her eye on that giant spider and wants to tame the spider swarm there. She's even willing to build a dark elf frontline base there in order to herd the spiders."

When confronted with Rean's questioning, Dania directly revealed the gods' secrets. Rean pondered for a moment, then nodded; it was indeed quite possible.

The Dark Elf pantheon originates from Lolth, the Spider Queen. Their taming of spiders is an art, whether it's training powerful groups, producing magical spider silk, nurturing divine beasts, or even choosing gods; the spider swarms here have this value.

From Dania and Rean's perspective, this is also welcome. If you have a vested interest or even a long-term business relationship, you will naturally protect Radiant City and suppress Beast Town.

Rean shook his head at this moment. This was not good news for Victoria and the others. It was almost inevitable that they would be transferred here to serve as cannon fodder, and it was even possible that another goddess would be transferred here.

The dark elf city of Menzoberranzan is the closest to here, so it will naturally be prioritized for deployment. It's possible that several matriarchs will be transferred here to fill the gaps.

"Forget it, the Dark Elves' affairs are none of my business."

Rean sighed. He understood the choice the two dark elves made more and more. In a theocratic society like the dark elves, becoming a so-called high-ranking person was not necessarily a good thing; it was just a more conspicuous and valuable pawn.

Rean doesn't reject sacrifice; in fact, he respects those martyrs and those who sacrificed their lives. But the idea of ​​being tied up and forced to shout "I am willing" as a form of voluntary sacrifice is something he'd rather forget.

"I will inform those two that they will be members of my team."

Knowing all this, Alexie and the others will probably make up their minds quickly.

"Whatever you want." Dania didn't care; she was willing to do anything to speed up the exploration process.

As the multiple layers of challenges in the underground ruins were revealed, the most anxious were actually the royal family, who were celebrating their victory in breaking through the shallow area with the common people in the square. Meanwhile, several nobles began packing their bags, preparing to flee.

For them, this level of bad news was enough to make them abandon the kingdom.

They are probably just waiting for an opportunity or a reason.

"You're just going to let them go?"

"Snapped!"

The girl slammed her fist on the table, clearly annoyed.

"They've already sold off most of their assets and relinquished their territories, so what can I do?"

There will always be traitors and deserters, but these guys usually get all the benefits, and now they talk about "free will" and just leave, which naturally makes people very unhappy.

"Uh, like leaking some information to bandits?"

"Not likely. They've hired very strong guards; they've probably been waiting for this day for a long time. Hmph, once we get through this crisis, we'll settle accounts one by one."

The aristocratic circles are intertwined with bloodlines, and many nobles have relatives and friends abroad. As long as they are willing to give up some things, they can develop in a different place.

"On the bright side, we have many titles and territories available. Do you want some territory?"

Dania's words startled Rean.

Those nobles who were in a hurry to flee were frantically selling off their lands. Some successfully changed their fiefdoms, while others were "fiefdoms" that could not be bought or sold. Naturally, the only option was to reclaim them for the royal family in exchange for a pitiful "compensation".

They ran away, which was very unpleasant, but in reality, the royal family actually benefited a lot in the short term.

Too many resources that cannot be taken away will eventually end up in the hands of the kingdom's master.

"No, I'm not interested." Rean truly had no interest in becoming a lord.

"Take it easy, I can't level up any further in the short term," Rean said, speaking the truth. There were already enough inexplicable enemies.

Dania nodded and did not insist further.

She really wanted to promote Rean to a high-ranking nobleman so he could work for her. But she also realized that Rean genuinely had no interest in politics.

If it weren't for myself, I probably wouldn't want to get involved in this matter at all.

The reason I specifically asked him to come over today is because there are some things that need to be said.

"Bad news: A Church of True God has its eye on Radiant City. Some people have fled at the sight of disaster, while others see it as an opportunity for speculation and profiteering."

(End of this chapter)