Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 42: Cub (3rd update)
Rean's team finally encountered the interceptor, but did not launch an attack anxiously.

"Spying Evil."

The holy light illuminated the cave before us.

Blocking the passage was a strange beast.

It is a dog-like creature crawling on all fours, its body as white as snow, but its head is particularly cute. It has no tail and a pair of seemingly pure eyes.

But the appearance of this one-meter-tall cute little beast here is something wrong.

There is no food here that is needed for normal life to survive. What does it eat?

Larry's reconnaissance was evil, but responded with a burst of white light.

This is the normal way for Paladins to play, used to test the aggressiveness of foreign beasts.

Generally speaking, "neutral" means that the animal will not actively attack people in most cases.

But it seemed that it was still not safe, so she threw out another "crime and punishment judgment".

It was still a pale white light, and the beast had not killed humans in two weeks.

".It's clean and doesn't smell of blood."

Talia's sense of smell made a judgment, but then she stopped Larry who was trying to walk straight past her.

Even though all the detection methods showed that there was no problem, her biological instinct had already determined that something was wrong.

Her hair stood on end. She couldn't understand what kind of life was in front of her, but it was definitely not a good one.

"Kill it." Talia finally made a judgment.

Now is not the time to protect animals.

Larry, the forward, paused and drew his sword, but before he could do anything, something strange happened.

"what!"

The "puppy" suddenly tilted its head, and its skull flipped 180 degrees, as if there were no joint restrictions at all.

Its mouth is facing upwards and its eyes are flashing downwards.

The creature that should have been dead had a strange curve at the corner of its mouth.

His originally pure eyes trembled violently, and his original pupils shook violently in his eyeballs.

In a flash, numerous pupils appeared in the slender dog eyes.

Countless pupils, flipping from black to white, seem to be looking at you.

From this moment on, the mere sight of this creature made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

But an even more incredible scene has just begun.

It stood up.

The little beast just stood up like that. In the process, its flesh and blood expanded, and its body suddenly swelled up, turning into an upright human-beast like a bear.

"Destroy evil!"

Rean's movements were the fastest, and since they were enemies, there was no need for him to hesitate.

The attack was fast and fierce, the silver light turned into an arc and directly hit the opponent's chest.

“It doesn’t feel right.”

But the next moment, he frowned. He did not feel the slightest blessing of holy power. The monster in front of him was neither evil nor sinless.

"Boom!"

Then, Rean, a pure warrior, was hit by his "cleaver" and was directly knocked back.

Rean was surprised to find that in terms of pure strength, the ogre's strength was actually not as good as the monster in front of him which was just a small beast.

And the wound caused by the knife healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"What kind of monster is this?" Li En had never heard of this kind of creature in these days, and it didn't match the common creatures in the underground ruins at all.

No one can give an answer, but since he is an enemy, just kill him.

The knights drew their swords without hesitation, and Taliyah stepped into the shadows, ready to deliver a fatal backstab.

However, this battle was destined to be much harder than everyone expected.

Ordinary weapons cannot penetrate the defense at all. Dimon's diamond double swords have little effect on it, and they don't even leave a mark when they cut it.

Rean's Sword of Courage is powerful and can break through defense, but the purely physical wounds it causes cannot match the opponent's healing speed.

On the contrary, Larry was able to actually hurt the opponent due to the different damage and curses brought by those magic swords.

Can't waste time here.

"Go away!"

Rean roared and swung his sword with all his might, forcing the enemy back.

If the Evil-Breaking Slash doesn't work, then just chop to death.

Rean swung his sword with all his strength, one strike after another.

Continuously roaring and accumulating strength, even by the standards of a warrior, Rean is at his peak at this moment.

Finally, a nearly perfect full-strength evil-breaking slash completely cut it open.

Then came a fierce attack head-on, with brute force transformed into the purest physical attack, and the sword edge directly split the monster in half.

Even so, it did not die. After being split into two halves, it continued to struggle on the ground.

This scene gave everyone a headache, as it revealed the problem of forming a team with the same profession. When facing a restrained opponent, everyone was restrained.

The Paladin always stands at the forefront of the fight against evil. That also means that if it weren't for evil, he would be a weakened version of a blank warrior. Rean doesn't have the ability of Sur to swing the Evil Slash against the God of Law.

Since elemental damage is effective, it would be nice to have a wizard at this time.

Fortunately, this time, it did not succeed in resurrecting.

After struggling for more than ten seconds, it died and turned into a pool of black water.

"Finally." Larry breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to sheath his sword.

This time, the blade of her rapier was bent and needed urgent maintenance, causing considerable damage.

However, it seemed that everyone was happy too early.

"Crack, snap, snap."

In the cave at the corner, familiar footsteps were heard again.

"One, two, four." Soon, there were four "puppies" standing in the passage ahead, watching them silently.

This time, everyone took a deep breath. This battle was destined to be difficult.

Rean was in a tough battle. However, the experiences of some people were even more surprising.

A team from the slave market also encountered them.

"Oh, there's a puppy here!" The scout in the front, when he first saw it, turned back to chat with his companions while reaching out to tease it.

"Click!" Then, in the eyes of everyone, he turned into a living person and disappeared in just a blink of an eye.

Only the "puppy" was chewing happily.

It has a small body and a swollen mouth that is bigger than a human.

In just a few seconds, it finished chewing, regained its cute posture, and continued to silently look at the team in front of it.

"Ahhh!"

The fighters were still getting ready, and at the back of the team, a young priest was screaming and covering his hands.

The next moment, he fell to the ground and died suddenly. The monster standing upright was chewing the severed hand in its mouth, and slapped it into a pancake with one slap.

Similar things happened throughout the cave, and small animals appeared one after another in front of the invaders.

They have no malicious intent and just enjoy eating.

What could make the herd happier than waking up and encountering delicious food delivered to their doorstep?

Not all teams have the ability to escape or even resist.

In one corner, a skirmish had just ended.

There were the corpses of two small animals on the ground, but all five members of the team had been killed.

In the midst of flesh and blood, there was only one little beast that was still alive, happily enjoying its meal.

As it ate, its body gradually swelled up.

"Woo woo!" Finally, it made a throat sound similar to a deer's cry, and its entire body swelled up.

What was even more bizarre was that two short, broken horns had grown from its forehead, with faint spirals forming on them.
It gradually changed from being dog-like to being a bit like a deer.

There were more and more eyeballs in those strange pupils.

"Get out of here!" In the dark cave, the holy light was still shining and the war cry continued.

Even facing so many "dogs", Rean and his crew continued to fight.

But there is no doubt that Rean's team has been caught in a tough battle.

In this difficult time, it was captain Rean who stood firm. Even within the confines of the narrow cave, his two-handed sword spun like a windmill, swift and agile as a dragonfly, and as resilient as a rock shield. He single-handedly blocked the attacks of at least three small beasts.

"Boom!"

Even if he was repelled again, he could still quickly relieve the force and attack again by walking in a defensive waltz.

Constantly being pushed back by brute force, yet continuing to attack forward, this is the combat technique of a veteran.

The fact that they have been able to persist until now is the result of the crushing of experience and combat skills, and the crushing of reckless recruits by experienced veterans.

At this time, borrowing the powerful fighting instincts and combat skills of the heroic spirit, Rean demonstrated almost perfect fighting and defensive skills.

And, of course, the consistent stability of the movement and the mental toughness that is unafraid of fear.

However, since the Evil-Breaking Slash was not effective, he could not act as the main attacker.

"Judgment Strike." The rapier behind him pierced the eyeball of another small animal.

Standing back to back with Rean is a six-armed female knight, delivering stable and efficient damage.

Her magic sword is either enchanted with fire, thunder, or carries the curse of weakness and the doom of slowness, which can actually hurt these beasts.

The effect cannot be said to be good, but it is still stable, at least better than holy power.

The two sides inevitably fell into a war of attrition, and the recovery ability of these beasts was extremely amazing.

If Rean hadn't blocked most of the pressure, there would probably have been casualties in the battle.

On the other side, Talia led one away and kept trying to weaken it.

Her daggers were very effective against humans, but the wounds they could inflict on beasts were too small, and they were also ineffective against these powerful undead creatures.

"Treat minor injuries." A strong voice sounded from behind.

A warm light fell on Rean, and his wounds healed quickly.

Rean looked back and saw that the fierce and decisive dual-sword Damon had become a logistical assistant because of his weak diamond dual swords (made of unenchanted and magic metal).

The decision made at noon was correct. Fortunately, Rean allowed Dimon to accumulate enough holy power.

Now, at least with the support of Dimon and Larry who took turns healing, this line of soldiers was held by Rean.

It seems that relying on attrition can win? Li En was somewhat helpless. If it really came to the point of attrition, how could he hunt the murderer?

God knows how many more of these beasts lie ahead.

However, there don't seem to be many shortcuts, and if you think too far ahead, you might really die here.

"Perhaps, they have some weaknesses?"

It's normal for a monster that has never been seen before to have some fatal weaknesses.

Here, Rean made a potentially fatal mistake.

Just like what Professor Suhl told Dania before, it is not a good habit to casually "open your eyes" and look at people.

But at this moment, it was Rean himself who took the initiative to open the dragon's eye.

When the upright dragon pupil opened, what was seen was not the strange "upright human-beast", but a group of twisted spirals.

In the dragon's eyes, these strange creatures appear to be standing upright like a large horn with faintly strange spiral patterns on it.
"Dragon dragon dragon dragon!! There's a dragon!!"

But suddenly, a scream interrupted Li En's thoughts.

The beasts, which had remained silent even in death, suddenly let out strange howls.

Then the other beasts also started to cry out.

The roar of "Dragon, dragon, dragon" echoed throughout the cave.

"What are they yelling about?!"

"Headache! It hurts so much!"

The others didn't seem to hear what Rean heard. They just thought they were roaring and attacking mentally.

The next moment, even more bizarre changes occurred.

The skin of these dog-like creatures, which was originally as smooth as snow, suddenly twisted and changed color from white to black, and "oil and water" continued to drip around their bodies.

The upright "bear man" suddenly expanded, and its body even reached the ceiling.

Their pupils were filled with twisted fragments.

They kept roaring, large amounts of blood oozing from their mouths, and the whole creature kept twitching, as if it had fallen into madness.

"Dragon, dragon, dragon!" They were still shouting the word, and then rushed towards Rean like crazy.

But to the ears of everyone except Rean, it was just a malicious roar that brought a dizzying effect.

Rean suddenly realized that perhaps the "comprehension of language (understanding human words)" in his "beast transformation" system had taken effect.

"Boom!" The crazy beast roared and charged at the "dragon" with brute force.

This time, Rean, who tried to block the way, was directly knocked away by the sudden surge of brute force.

At this moment, the huge force brought by the ogre gloves was no longer enough.

"Rean! Catch it!"

The glove that was suddenly thrown was caught by Rean in mid-air.

Now, maybe some hill giant-level strength is needed.

Before he could change, a new wave of attacks from the crazy beasts arrived.

"Boom!" This time, Li En gritted his teeth and held up his sword to block it.

But his legs, which were pushed back, left two grooves on the ground, and his hands were bleeding from the knuckles.

"Break the evil!" Larry, who was anxious behind him, swung the Sword of Holy Light regardless of the consequences and rescued him.

"Dragon dragon dragon!" The monster actually let out a scream.

This time, the evil-breaking silver sword actually forced the monster back!

The holy power that was originally harmless to it, this time, when the sword touched the beast's body, it actually had an effect like melting snow.

Huge gaps appeared directly on the monsters where they were hit by the swords.

Now they are no longer neutral hunting beasts, but bloodthirsty maniacs who attack all life.

"Dragon dragon dragon dragon!" But suddenly a scream appeared in Rean's ears.

"Rean, be careful!!"

While Rean was still surprised that the Evil Breaking Slash worked again, Talia's cry of warning was already too late.

The monster that was chasing her abandoned her and turned around and jumped towards Rean.
"That's too late!"

The two swords were still blocking the front, and it was too late to turn around.

The monster's foul-smelling saliva was already in front of him. After all, the bloody mouth on Rean's head seemed to be about to close.

Rean subconsciously threw his fists in resistance, and his fighting body instinctively retreated to avoid it, but it seemed too late.

"Boom!"

The sudden explosion shocked everyone.

The outstretched arm actually pierced through the evil beast that was so close!
The evil beast that could not die was actually crushed to pieces by this instinctive attack.

Then, the monster's regeneration, which had been working repeatedly, lost its effect, and its entire body turned directly into ashes.

Rean's arms also became strangely thicker, and the exposed skin had a hint of light red dragon scale color.

In fact, the answer has already been given in the picture book.

[Encountering the 'beast', the dragon blood is boiling. The degree of dragonization is increasing.]

[Dragonization reaches 5%, racial talent 'Dragon Claw' activated! ]

At this moment, what Rean felt was the change in the shape of his entire left hand. His fingers became twisted and looked like claws.

Cooperating with Longyan, he instinctively stretched out his hand, trying to grab something in the air.

"Crack." It seemed as if something was being strangled.

In the void, it seemed that from that moment on, something began to change.

"careful!"

Another crazy beast shouting "Dragon, dragon, dragon" was close at hand, and Rean punched again.

"Snapped!"

This time, the attack penetrated the front, but the opponent still did not show any regeneration effect, and turned into ashes piece by piece.

With just one punch, the extremely difficult group of beasts was easily wiped out.

At this moment, everyone was confused, and the most confused one was Rean himself!

He looked at his fist.

"So, I'm so fierce?!"

(End of this chapter)