Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 495 Two-Headed
The two-headed dragon is a harmful mutation among true dragons.

For oneself, for others, and for the entire community.

"If there are two of you in your body, then which one is the real you? If the other you is a wild beast, and you have morality, self, and dignity, can you get along stably with the other one? Especially when it's eating raw meat or even more disgusting things directly."

To put it bluntly, when it eats X, isn't that the same as you eating it?

Twins are prone to conflict, let alone conjoined twins, especially when one is normal and the other is "mentally challenged".

The Dragon Legacy has never been reliable; some people have an extra piece, some have a missing piece, and some have been overlooked. I won't go into the details about the infamous White Dragon, the disgrace of all dragons.

Multi-headed mutant dragons, such as two-headed dragons and three-headed dragons, may appear among most real dragons, but they generally do not live long.

In fact, parents who notice these deformities may actively remove them. This is a last resort to maintain the genetic stability of the population.

Their bodies are prone to problems. Double the consumption but only a single "energy reserve" not only leads to physical weakness from exertion, but also makes it easy for this deformed child to be kicked out of the dragon's nest due to insufficient food intake.

However, if they grow up, they possess several times the power of a dragon, and often easily become famous strongmen, such as Tiamat (this is questionable, some suspect she was actively evolved and modified later), or someone present here.
"What are you looking at me for? This isn't my brother."

Rean even had time to crack a joke.

"At least, I won't bite myself."

Right before everyone's eyes, as the two dragon heads crawled out, their first targets were each other!
"Awooo!!" The two heads didn't seem to recognize each other; they were just instinctively biting each other because their bodies were bound.

Most hydras die in their juvenile stage; they do not have the innate skill of using two heads.

The struggle for physical control between them can easily lead to their weakening and death.

"This is passable development, at least we didn't encounter two crazy dragons."

If a legacy is replicated into two parts, it will also face the internal conflicts caused by two cunning heads being stuffed into one body. If only one part is inherited, the "normal" one will be dragged down to death by the brain-dead one, or the direct conflict between the two sides may become so great that it cannot be resolved and they will perish together.

This isn't even the worst development; what's worse is that a legacy has shattered into many pieces, ultimately creating two mentally unstable individuals.

Uh, it seems to be talking about Kuku's legacy. In essence, there is no difference.

The best outcome for a two-headed dragon is that it doesn't inherit any dragon lineage. Just like the two wild beasts currently, they can survive in the wild's ecological cycle by relying on their larger and stronger mutated bodies.

"Attack! Dragonlance Team!"

Of course, this is on the premise that it survives its current predicament.

Following the battlefield commander's orders, the Dragon Spear Regiment, forming a battle formation, surrounded them.

"Ouch!"

The two-headed crystal dragon roared to the sky, its entire body emitting a white light that blinded the dragon lance knights who rushed towards it.

"Ouch!"

Then, it let out a painful howl.

This wasn't a hunter; the hunters were all blind. The other dragon head, its eyes stung by the flash, instinctively bit its brother hard!
"Roar!" The dragon roared in pain; this attack was more effective than any other attack it had ever launched so far.

Looking at the bleeding neck, Rean subconsciously touched his own neck. As one of the few alternate visionaries who avoided the "flashbang" (he was using a high-dimensional overhead view), he was even more grateful for Kuku's gift and the uniqueness of the Thousand-Faced Dragon's soul, which prevented him from experiencing the pain of being torn apart by multiple heads.

The two dragon heads were tearing at each other in full view of everyone. They screamed in agony, but the biting only got worse.

Newborn animals can only sense pain; they are not yet intelligent enough to know where the pain comes from.

The more it hurts, the harder it bites, and then the more it hurts again. For wild animals, pain is not only a warning, but also a switch that drives them into a frenzy of survival.

They need some time to adapt to their environment, but how could the Kingdom give them that?
"Entangled in thorns."

"The Curse of Pain".

The druids were the first to make their move.

Transformed into giant beasts, some bears, some owls, and even a small green dragon, they constitute Rean's strongest fighting force.

The druids of the Green Garden were working much harder than expected; it was clear they also deeply despised this kind of life.
"Blasphemy! An unnatural birth."

"Deformed children, natural distorters."

Various words, mixed with contempt and even hostility, came out of the mouths of these druids.

These obviously "unnatural" deformed children, who are monsters with disordered genes, are inherently hostile to newborns born from abnormal births in this underground labyrinth.

Under the leadership of the Forest Giants, they unhesitatingly became the frontline bulwark. When it comes to fighting dragons, they are truly professionals!
The druids, transformed into behemoths, blocked the behemoths' pounces and tail sweeps, while the collisions restricted their movements.

Faced with a target that cannot move, someone will naturally strike it hard.

"Try this!"

The giant hurled a chained anchor, the rusty iron surprisingly sharp; the dragon-hunting anchor prepared for the sapphire dragon pierced directly through the wing of the crystal dragon, which was also a gem dragon.

The primary goal has always been to acquire dragon wings that allow flight; dragons that can fly represent a completely different level of combat power.

"Ouch!"

The dragon let out a miserable cry, its crystal wings shattered from its wounds, clearly rendering it unable to fly. But in Rean's eyes, this move was actually somewhat unnecessary.

The dragon's flight is not simply a matter of physics; the proportions of its wings that allow it to fly are ultimately a magical ability, and this requires a learning and adaptation process. This dragon never made a move to take off, seemingly unaware that it possessed this ability.

However, some things will never be forgotten.
"call!"

The crystal dragon was breathing heavily, its mouth suddenly bulging out – this was its most obvious characteristic.

"Watch out for the dragon's breath!" Without needing a reminder, those who needed to raise their shields did so, and those who needed to dodge retreated. Nobody wanted to be hit by a wave of dragon's breath.

But here, fate seemed to play a cruel joke. In just a moment, the power was fully charged.

Or rather, it exploded!

The two-headed crystal dragon, locked to the ground, opened its mouth without hesitation and unleashed a breath of light that was about to spiral out of control.

As the dragon's mouth opened, a dazzling light erupted from within, and a torrent of light washed over everything around it, as if the sun had descended to earth.
"Damn it!"

In that instant, all the warriors who tried to avoid the dragon's breath were caught off guard and instantly blinded.

Even though the information mentioned that the Crystal Dragon's breath was a "blind ray," no one expected that this flashbang could explode directly in its mouth. Visibly, the dragon's mouth was charred black, as if it had been hit by the explosion itself.

Was this a mistake? Or was it fate and the Dragon God's blessing? But that sudden burst of blindness caused most people to lose their sight. Even in front of the mirror demons broadcasting the event, countless people were writhing on the ground in agony.

Dragons are children of the elements, and dragon breath is their instinctive way of controlling elemental power. This unprecedented "giant flashbang" caused the melee front line to become noticeably sluggish and hesitant.

It's not just sight that's lost; the dizziness from the bright light makes it impossible to stand, and the accompanying empathy causes those who are too close to lose even their sense of sensation, touch, and hearing.

"Ouch!"

Finally, it activated one of its instincts.

A gale swirled beneath the dragon's wings, and the dragon, possessing both wind and light attributes, finally remembered that it could still fly.

The stunned forest giant loosened its anchor. It seemed it could only watch helplessly as the cumbersome dragon successfully completed its test flight, entering the ten-times more difficult second phase.

After all, Crystal Dragon is a well-known guerrilla master. Except for a few types of True Dragons, most players who use wind, flash, and confusion attacks seem to think that head-on confrontation is an extremely foolish thing to do.

"Roar!"

Finally, the two-headed dragon seemed to have found a way to fly. It twisted and climbed into the sky, with small tornadoes even instinctively rising around it.

Meanwhile, the interceptors on the ground seemed to still be blinded by the dragon; in this state, let alone pursuing them, even self-defense was difficult.
Since the start of the war, the dragon has finally revealed a human-like expression, its open mouth seemingly mocking those weaklings who cannot fly.

It instinctively climbed higher, preparing to use the fighting style recorded in its genes to trap and create distance from its opponent with flashes of light, use the power of the wind to climb higher, and then let the crystal rain, accelerated by the gale, bring an unstoppable death storm to its opponent.

However, this time, it's not just them that can fly.
"Want to come up? Did you ask me?"

The son of the black-winged red dragon was already standing on its head.

He had been waiting for a long time.

Rean suddenly raised his hands, and like a thunderbolt falling to earth, they crashed down!

"Heartbeat. Shattering Strike!"

The next moment, a violent eruption occurred between the dragons.

The terrifying shockwave shattered the clouds.

"Boom!"

The two-headed dragon, which had just taken off, fell back into its original "cradle".

(End of this chapter)