The Magic Empire for 20,000 years

Chapter 126 [Mastermind Dragon], High-Level Legend!?
More than 50 powerful elves and humans, some drawing their bows and arrows and longswords, others placing their hands into spell material pouches, and still others chanting incantations to gather magical energy in their hands, were about to launch a fierce offensive.

The elven envoys, in particular, were furious, looking as if they wanted to devour the green dragon lord, Emerald.

"They came so fast..."

"They broke free from psychological suggestion so quickly..."

"I was originally planning to let you fight amongst yourselves, wear down some of your fighting strength, and buy you a few more minutes..."

"If you had arrived a few minutes later, your expressions would have been quite something..."

The green dragon, with a hint of disappointment, turned its enormous, hill-like body around.

Just now, Lia suddenly unleashed a powerful burst of willpower, which severely affected the speed of the transformation.

Even more strangely, deep within the soul of this Sun Elf Crown Prince, there was a faint, ever-emerging soul energy that continuously resisted external mental shocks, delaying the time when Leah's mental breakdown would occur.

Therefore, the mastermind issued a new command.

Hundreds of mind flayers in the underground city used equipment to gather psionic energy and remotely projected mind interference onto this team of humans and elves!

Normally, this level of mental interference would be enough to cause serious infighting within a team that already had internal divisions, leading to numerous humans and elves killing each other and suffering heavy losses.

At the very least, it can buy considerable time until the conversion of Princess Leah is completed, allowing this legendary Sun Elf mage to become a force on the Mind Flayer's side.

However, for some reason, this strategy does not seem to have succeeded...

At this moment, with the mental crushing stopping and the excruciating pain that felt like it was tearing her soul finally subsiding, Leah, her face covered in blood and panting heavily, seized this hard-won opportunity to calm herself down.

Get well soon...

As long as I recover, I can fight alongside everyone...

When Lia saw Seymour, Prince Elf, and many members of the elven delegation who had come to rescue her, hope rekindled in her previously weary and desperate eyes.

Her persistence paid off!

As expected, the elves will not lose!

"That's all,"

The green dragon suddenly smiled, showing no fear as it faced the more than 50 menacing human and elven warriors:

"Humans and elves, your ability to come before me almost unharmed truly proves your skill."

"However, let's stop here."

"From this moment forward, submit to me."

"No, submit to the spirit of my great master, who is one with me..."

Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, laughed wildly and bent down, as if showing off something on his back.

"What is this green dragon saying?"

The elven envoys were bewildered and could not understand the green dragon lord's words.

They had assumed that the ancient dragon would be terrified upon seeing this team, which included three legendary figures and numerous high-level warriors—

Or they could use Princess Lydia as a hostage to blackmail her.

Or perhaps we could bring out the hidden ally who's been exerting psychological influence in the shadows.

However, the green dragon showed no fear whatsoever and even uttered strange words.

Recalling the inexplicable mental interference they had just experienced, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

"Is this green dragon collaborating with a legendary mage specializing in bewitching techniques?"

"Or some other ally?"

"But where are his allies?"

The next moment, everyone's gazes froze.

Before the eyes of all humans and elves, the appearance of Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, changed—

Behind this green dragon, a huge, terrifying brain slowly emerges.

No, that's not right!

The brain was originally behind the green dragon, but it was previously covered by an invisible "psychological shield" (psychological invisibility), so that everyone instinctively ignored it and did not notice it.

Now, in order to demonstrate its full power, the mastermind has deliberately removed the cover!

From the dragon's brain on its back, dark purple tentacles extended one after another. Several of these tentacles even pierced directly into the green dragon's skull, connecting with the green dragon's brain itself.

【Mastermind Dragon】!
"What kind of monster is this?"

"How ugly and disgusting!"

"Did Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, undergo some kind of bio-alchemy modification? Is that why it gained the ability to interfere with minds?" Upon truly seeing this ancient dragon carrying a giant brain, Elian raised an eyebrow, completely confirming his guess.

As expected, the ancient green dragon jade had been parasitized by the main brain and transformed into a [main brain dragon]!
The Mind Flayer's mastermind is the center of the Mind Flayer swarm's will, formed by the fusion of the brains of past Mind Flayers who died.

However, the mastermind also faces a major weakness—

Unable to move, it can only stay in the saltwater pool.

However, if the Mind Flayers successfully capture a dragon and allow the Brain to parasitize it, then the Brain will be completely freed from the shackles of the saltwater pool and become a freely moving nightmare!

"Just as I suspected, this is why the Green Dragon Lord Emerald did not show any signs of awakening..."

"This dragon, before it had even officially awakened, was already practically dead, transforming into the nightmarish new creature it is today!"

"Fortunately, fusing with, controlling, and parasitizing an ancient dragon is also a burden on the mainframe, slightly weakening its own psionic power. It doesn't become stronger than the original mainframe just because it has the added combat power of the dragon; it only gains the advantage of being able to move freely..."

El-Erian's thoughts were racing.

The elven delegation and the powerful humans ignored the terrifying appearance of the Emerald Dragon, the mastermind, and launched an attack directly:

"bluff!"

"No matter what monster the ancient dragon Emerald has turned into, it is still an enemy we must eliminate!"

The elven priests chanted prayers, bestowing blessings upon the entire group.

The elven warriors raised their longbows, and arrows, glowing faintly, whistled and shot towards the dragon.

Meanwhile, the most numerous mages unleashed a variety of spells, either to strengthen their allies or to attack Emerald, which had transformed into the Brain Dragon.

This includes two royals of legendary power, Seymour and Elf, who also unleashed spells or fired arrows.

Elian's gaze fell upon each arrow that Prince Elf fired, some crackling with golden lightning, others covered in a layer of azure frost, and still others enveloped in crimson flames.

"Enchanted adamantite arrows."

"As expected of the Sun Elf Prince, every single arrow he uses is priceless."

Looking at the dense barrage of spells and arrows raining down on him, Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord, simply laughed heartily, spreading his wings even wider.

The brain behind the dragon began to writhe, and strands of psionic light flowed through the grooves of the cerebral cortex.

Hu Hu Hu.

A terrifying gale swept through the enormous underground cavity, which was as big as a small city, stirring up dust clouds like a sandstorm.

An unimaginably powerful psychic energy erupted from this giant dragon.

All the spells and arrows shattered and vanished as they approached the jade.

"This is the power of my newborn self, born from merging with a greater spirit and a greater master!"

At that moment, everyone, including the three legends, felt an indescribable power and pressure, their very souls trembling.

"how is this possible?"

"This power is..."

Prince Elf—this warrior at the pinnacle of the initial legendary rank—had his palms sweating profusely as he gripped his longbow. For in that brief moment, the power revealed by the Emerald Dragon had even surpassed that of his once idolized and unattainable father.

Seymour Moon Whisper—this mentor who once taught magic to humans—was also trembling uncontrollably, his face pale. From that green dragon, he felt an indescribable sense of oppression that surpassed even that of his sister.

This gap is far greater than that between novice and intermediate legendaries.

That was a power capable of easily crushing them.

"High-level Legendary!?"

Even in the bottomless abyss, only the strongest group of demon lords have reached this level!
Only Elian remained unmoved in the face of the terrifying psionic power, his gaze fixed on the underground cliff behind Emerald, the Green Dragon Lord.

……

at the same time.

The southern border of Eldoron, the land of humankind.

South of the Xiyu River, a mighty legion of bipedal dragons finally arrived at the battlefield, attacking from the night sky.

Behind each two-legged wyvern are several half-dragon soldiers.

"Whoa!"

The dragons' piercing roars tore through the night sky.

The first few bipedal dragons flew over the crystal-clear Washing Jade River under the moonlight and over the huge stone tablet standing on the riverbank.

"Fight!"

(End of this chapter)