Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 498 Harvest
The two-headed crystal dragon, a rare variant, still provided the dragon-hunting team with plenty of surprises even in its final moments trapped on the ground.

It's hard, really hard.

Especially when he was in dire straits, and the power of light flowed into his body, healing him like a paladin, the paladins around him felt a very subtle sensation.

The fact that the healing power they considered sacred was appearing in such a beast was enough to drive some fanatics to despair.

Fortunately, most of the paladins of the Weavers' Knights had experienced too much. They might be devout, but they wouldn't be blindly faithful. If they were to truly believe in anything, it would probably only be the person who saved them.

Considering that the source of modern magic is dragons, Rean thought about it and felt that he could completely understand it.

The ability to control the elements solely through instinct is the most basic and core characteristic of dragons.

"boom!"

The dragon monk descended from the sky once more, unleashing a powerful, gravity-force-infused hammer that slammed into the dragon's body.

When that blow landed, the screaming Crystal Dragon once again lost the power to resist.

The ground also cracked silently, and the destroyer was not even pure force, but "vibration".

Among Wu's successors, Rean obtained the most complete soul power, but his way of using it was the most twisted. He never desired self-destruction, and after losing the core logic of "assimilation leading to death," Rean filled this technique with entirely new content.

"Buzz!"

Sapphire's left hand transformed into a tuning fork; each strike was a "micro-sound wave therapy" for life.

The same innate ability from the true dragon has become a "stone crusher" that destroys the body from the inside. Rean's target is not the stones, but the more important dragon heart and dragon crystal, which are the dragon's engine and fuel tank.

The collision of sound waves is also mutual. Rean was also shaken and felt uncomfortable, but he combined the abilities of the two heroic spirits and used Fisterion's soul sound to physically "move people's hearts".

I must say, the effect is really good.

Even the toughest armor, scales, and crystals cannot defend against "vibration." Instead, the sound waves that accompany the vibration lock onto internal organs and vital organs, detonating them one by one.

Rean's ability is far more useful than the penetrating power of a high-ranking monk.

At least you can defend against penetrating attacks, but if someone uses ultrasound on you, you won't be able to detect it, so how can you defend against it?

"Buzz!"

Once again, Rean pierced through the thick scales covered in a layer of crystal, along with the large amount of muscle and fat within. The most troublesome thing about slaying dragons is actually "getting stuck in the flesh".

For a warrior of average build, even wielding a two-handed longsword to slay a dragon would be like a toothpick piercing an adult's foot—or, considering the size, like a cactus thorn.

It's normal to feel pain, but don't even dream about a fatal injury.

Even if you cut your hand until it bleeds, the muscles, fat, and grease in a dragon's massive body are still far from its vital organs.

"Boom!"

Finally, seeing the dragon try to breathe fire but only cough up blood, Rean was satisfied and distanced himself again.

It is visibly that its heart has been damaged, and other organs have begun to rupture.

The "Magic Furnace" has stopped working again, and this time it will probably take a while to restore it.

The most painful part of fighting dragons is that they are tough and can regenerate energy comparable to that of mortals. Dragons have virtually unlimited elemental and magical power, so you can never win a war of attrition.

If it has healing abilities and is also very tough, well, that's what we're talking about right now.

The long battle had exhausted everyone around him. Every time they felt they were about to kill the dragon, this guy would unleash a "flash + crystal rain" to repel the attackers, then he would give himself a big heal, and then he would refresh his crystal shield, crystal armor, and crystal wall again.

This survival instinct was fully displayed, and it also showed mortals what level of strategic reserves are needed to truly face a dragon as an opponent, even if it is just a newborn dragon and does not have any means to threaten others.

"finally."

Finally, when it tried to refresh its crystal armor again, it only coughed up blood, and the healing process was halted due to the disruption of magic.

"Boom!"

When the two dragon heads finally fell to the ground, most people's eyes were still blank.

It's really fallen. Is this really the end? At this moment, Rean's feeling from his battle against the Sapphire Dragon resurfaced—that unsettling sense of unease, as if no matter how hard he tried, the opponent always had tricks up its sleeve and could keep fighting, especially considering this was merely a spawning dragon. "Hunting dragons... must be very cautious, extremely cautious."

But now, it seems like time to enjoy the spoils.

[Evolution material detected: Mutated Crystal Two-Headed Dragon Soul (Red Diamond). May it be extracted?]

This was Rean's first time encountering evolution materials of the colored diamond grade, specifically the top-tier red diamond grade of the brilliant diamond grade.

Instantly, Rean felt comfortable. How could he possibly refuse? I, Rean Sudar, have gotten to this point all through my own efforts.

"Heroic Spirit Compendium, add some points to my character!"

[Successfully absorbed. Strength increased by 1, Physique by 2, Agility by 2, and Spirit by 3. Please enter Dragon's Rest as soon as possible to accelerate digestion. This soul fragment requires physical integration to further enhance its power. Please consume specific materials as soon as possible to increase your bloodline strength.]

This time, Rean was instantly full!

"Uh, this feeling is even more nourishing than two real dragons?!" This is far more fulfilling than that sapphire dragon.

Rean vaguely sensed that this mutated true dragon was probably hatched from a life-giving land with several times the amount of materials available to them.

In fact, it's enough to create a family of crystal dragons.

Now, Rean has devoured the mutated dragon soul, instantly replenishing his strength.

[Biotype Level: Diamond, Status: Strength 20, Physique 26 (22), Agility 20 (12), Spirit 13 (22)]

In every aspect, Rean's attributes are close to those of an adult dragon.

Of course, it still can't compare to Srodehislalo (Strength 38, Physique 40, Agility 14), because Rean is in human form while the other is actually in dragon form. The enormous size will physically increase Strength and Physique, but decrease Agility and Reflexes.

In reality, Rean's physical strength is still about three or four times that of the dragon, so a direct confrontation would still be suicidal. However, if Rean could find a temporary dragon transformation spell or something, he would probably transform into a normal adult dragon.

But the gains are not limited to that.

Dragon transformation increased by 3.6%

[Dragon Soul trait absorption greatly increases resistance to Radiant Light and Crystallization (Crystallized Poison).]

[Detected the bloodline of a multi-headed dragon; detected the dragon soul of a multi-headed dragon. The unique racial talent tree of the multi-headed dragon is activated.]

[The Wrath of the Alien Dragon: Ignites the Dragon Heart, causing a short-term (ten-second) overload of magic, strength, and stamina, resulting in a short-term output of one to five times the normal value. Note: If the body can fuse with the Dragon Heart and Dragon Crystal of a Two-Headed Dragon, this talent will be further enhanced, and its duration will be significantly increased.]

The first awakened racial talent highlights a simple, brutal, and purely numerical aesthetic.

The deformed dragon heart and double the dragon soul brought at least 1.5 times the maximum output.

"It seems I need the Crystal Dragon Heart and Dragon Crystal."

After having a meal, Rean shook his head, but his heart was filled with joy.

However, the light flashing in his eyes revealed some crystal markings, which most people ignored. Only the Evolutionist, Ellie, who had been watching him intently, confirmed the reality with great joy.

He, Rean Sudar, can indeed become stronger by hunting dragons.

The dragon's fall was just the beginning. The logistics team stepped forward joyfully, and the knights celebrated their victory. Perhaps calling it a great achievement is a bit inadequate, since it wasn't a truly intelligent dragon, but it was still a feat worthy of being etched in one's memory and even recorded on one's family crest.

The fact that only a handful of casualties were suffered is an achievement to be proud of.

"Even without the dragon's treasure, just the materials from the dragon itself is a super harvest." The crystal dragon looks very complete, which is already very rare for dragon hunters. It's just that the monk with the inner wound is unexpectedly skilled in this area.

Those complete dragon hides and scales can be made into several top-grade crystal dragon armors, each starting at at least 100,000 gold coins!

Of course, this is on the premise that everything can be preserved; what's coming will come sooner or later.

The soldiers were most relaxed at the moment the war ended. The attackers naturally chose this moment as well!
"Boom!"

In a certain area on the ground, a series of explosions occurred, and the teleportation of the Great Mirror Demon was suddenly interrupted.

"They're here." And the agreed-upon red-feathered arrow delivered the planned warning.

(End of this chapter)