The Aberrant Dragon Cuixisi

A dragon's roar echoed from the depths of the cave, a sound filled with pain.

The sounds of tremors, deafening roars, and battle mingled together, their aftershocks spreading far and wide, casting a heavy, unsettling atmosphere.

Lily's expression suddenly changed.

This is the roar and cry for help of her compatriots; she is locked in a fierce battle.

The Dragon Girl looked at Kang De, hesitating to speak.

Just now they were urging Kang De to give up, and now they're saying to keep going? That's just too much...

The visor was lowered, gears engaged, and the armor emitted a crisp clanging sound. The combat system was ready, the jet propulsion system was activated, and Kang De's voice came through the visor, carrying a hint of iron-blooded ruthlessness.

"Lead the way."

Lily took a deep breath, and the next moment, a surging dragon roar burst from her mouth, sweeping forward and the sound waves reverberating through the stone walls and caves, reaching far, far away.

A moment later, the dragon's roar from before responded urgently.

Two sonic roars, each imbued with the power of a dragon's soul, collided and interacted. Through the secret technique of Dragon Ballad, the exchange of information was completed instantly, and Lily immediately learned of the other party's situation and current status.

"He was attacked by Cuixisi!"

The Dragon Girl maiden moved swiftly forward, heading towards the path ahead.

"Let's hurry and help him! This is our chance!"

We finally found Cuixisi.

If we save the dragon, we can learn a lot more detailed information.

Flames erupted from his battle suit as Kang De caught up from behind, saying in a low voice, "Be careful, this might be a trap."

Lily turned to look at Kang De. In their high-speed movement, he was right beside her. Although his face was hidden behind a full-face mask, seeing his figure still made the Dragon Girl feel at ease.

Is this what it feels like to fight side by side?

Father, is this the reason you left the lonely and desolate Dragon Island?

She turned back, her figure leaping and shifting between the rock walls. "It's enough that you're watching out for me."

After saying that, Lily didn't look back, sped up, and leaped up the cliff face more than ten meters above. Kang De and A Xing followed closely behind. The blue flames from the vector nozzles illuminated the underground world, providing a light source different from that of the bioluminescent plants.

Light from another world shines upon this underground world, which has slumbered and remained silent for countless years.

Beyond the cliff, after sprinting for several miles, lay an endless abyss. The dreamlike blue light from the crystals and luminous plants gradually changed color, becoming increasingly bright yet deep, eventually transitioning to a dark red. The light gradually made people uncomfortable, suppressing their mood. The terrain also became increasingly rugged and unpredictable. Fortunately, the connection between the Dragon Ballad was incredibly magical, Lily still knew the way ahead accurately.

Diving downwards, red mist drifted through the valley floor, and the elemental phenomena here became increasingly active. The cliffs and the dried-up riverbed were rich in high-quality metal ores. There was no time to explore in detail, so we continued forward. As we went deeper and deeper, the air became increasingly scorching, and the roar of the dragon became more and more obvious.

Two thousand four hundred meters underground.

In a crimson land strewn with fallen rocks, Kang De found the dragon that had cried for help.

The agonizing screams echoed through the underground world.

They descended the natural steep slope, with two enormous bodies entangled in the air ahead. The huge creatures were fighting above a massive rift, below which lay a deep, dark abyss that stretched into the distance, seemingly endless. The cliff walls on both sides were shattered and splintered by the aftershocks of the battle, with huge rocks constantly falling below, their echoes fading for a long time.

Upon witnessing the battle, Lily froze on the spot, murmuring, "Dragon God."

This is not a war of dragons.

It is the monster's abuse and destruction of the dragon.

A gigantic monster roared wildly and excitedly, barely recognizable as a former dragon. Bone spikes, deformed creatures, and tiny tentacles covered its body, making it look like the ugliest demon hovering in the air. Its forepaws had also become extremely large, with thick muscles and sharp claws that gleamed with a strong purple light, like the purple bladed weapons used by ancient people, tightly gripping its prey.

The monster was so enormous that it was obvious from afar, as it formed a stark contrast with its prey: a red dragon tightly gripped in its grasp. The massive dragon appeared so tiny in its hold, like a 2.4-meter-tall strongman holding a 1.5-meter-tall girl while eating on a train.

But it's even more explicit and violent than this.

Huge tentacles sprouted from the Aberrant Dragon's body, growing from its shoulders, back, and abdomen, waving and piercing into the captured dragon's body. Purple liquid flowed within the tentacles!

The dragon howled in agony, struggling desperately, twisting its neck with all its might, turning back to bite and spray dragon breath. The monster was bitten until it bled profusely, the intense dragon breath leaving scorched marks, but it recovered rapidly. The instinct for survival drove the raging red dragon to struggle and fight back frantically. The noble dragon used the most primitive fighting techniques: claws, teeth, rolling, biting, but all of it was useless!

Liquid, mysterious elements cruelly seeped into the dragon's body along its tentacles. The red dragon struggled more and more fiercely, its breath and Dragon Language Magic growing stronger. But this was due to the passive strengthening of the mysterious elements; distortion and erosion had already occurred. The tentacles pierced into the flesh, and the scales on the surface gradually twisted and mutated. In deeper areas, the flesh was also receiving this gift from the demon.

A deafening roar and a burst of brilliant flames erupted from the distance.

The sharp, arrow-shaped bullet detached from its sabot and pierced the sky.

In an instant, the mysterious elements within the monster's body began to operate on their own, and a brilliant purple energy shield opened. However, at this moment, a large amount of mysterious elements were being injected into the red dragon's body. This single-core, single-threaded approach was the most deadly, and the power of the energy shield was ultimately reduced.

The discarding sabot armor-piercing projectile is incredibly fast, unstoppable, and arrives in an instant.

The moment the arrow struck its body, the monster tilted its head back as high as it could, avoiding its brain. The piercing shaft pierced its cheek, the scorching arrow shattered and scattered, and purple blood splattered out.

A bloodcurdling roar immediately followed.

But the dragon assassin, who had concealed his presence, was already close.

Cuixisi!

A murderous intent and a roar erupted together. With a swift punch, the silver dragon's power to purify evil gathered at a single point and drilled into the shield area pierced by the armor-piercing bullet. Lily unleashed a powerful punch, and a dazzling wave of light burst forth. Hundreds of fist strikes, like meteors, slammed into the monster's head.

"Open up, open up, open up, open up!"

The meteor of light and purification slammed into the monster's head. The completely mutated dragon Cuixisi saw the attacker clearly. He was furious because of the excruciating pain, but when he saw the small and beautiful figure in front of him, whose face matched the one in his memory, he suddenly burst into excited laughter.

Even as the crimson dragon beneath him struggled more fiercely, and even as Lily's powerful punches were incredibly strong, amidst the flying blood and spurting purple liquid, he still danced wildly with ecstasy. The tentacles piercing the crimson dragon's body trembled excitedly, the purple supernumerary creatures on its scales, abdomen, and tail flashed by, and the dense array of eyes growing from its head spun rapidly, revealing bloodshot whites.

He looked genuinely happy.

"By the Dragon God!"

A twisted, malevolent voice emanated from his mouth, vibrating through the air.

He was shouting, he was roaring, he was venting, he was praising.

"Great Akatum!"

He cried out, "You did not deceive me! Such is divine power! All-seeing! Your guidance is profound; no change in destiny can escape the eyes of the God-King! You said a sacrifice of seven dragons was needed, but I only have six. I was pondering this with sorrow when the seventh dragon appeared before me! Praise be to Akatum! I will surely respond to your favor and call! I will heed your guidance and restore the glory of the ancient dragon race!"

The countless eyes that grew on its head turned and stared intently at Lily.

"Rebel Dragon! Ancient calamity! Shadow of the dragons! Daughter of Yinggeluisi!"

The Aberrant Dragon Cuixisi roared, "Wash away the sins of your father! The dragon gods and the dragon race need your dedication and sacrifice! Be honored! For you will..."

In the distance, artillery fire continued unabated. Lily swiftly swung her fists, while A Xing tore down a massive stone pillar from the dome of the stone wall and hurled it at Cuixisi. As for the restrained dragon, its struggles and counterattacks became increasingly fierce. But amidst this overwhelming onslaught, even as its energy shield teetered on the brink of collapse and its body was covered in blood and flesh flying everywhere, Cuixisi remained oblivious. He praised, roared, and howled.

The enormous tentacles churned, pouring in the demon's gift.

"Because you will..."

The struggling dragon suddenly shuddered.

"Thank you!"

Cuixisi opened her gaping maw, her tongue transforming into a dozen long, thin tentacles that burrowed into her opponent's head through their eyes, nostrils, ears, and mouth.

"Cleanse yourself!"

Visibly, the distorted areas on the surface of the red dragon are rapidly expanding.

No, that's because the abnormal mutations within the body have reached a saturation point, like an apple with a moldy core, where decay begins from the inside and eventually spreads to the entire surface.

"Transformation!"

The withered scales crumbled, the dull dragon horns fell off, the majestic dragon eyes became clouded, and a series of chilling noises rang out. Transparent, egg-like purple growths appeared on the dragon's body, bone spurs sprouted from its wings, new horns grew, and the once Flame scales transformed into a bewitching purple. In a short moment, the proud dragon that once soared through the sky became twisted, ugly, and fallen to the dust.

"--Promotion!"

The tentacles piercing the red dragon's body suddenly glowed, and enormous energy flowed within them. However, this was no longer the mysterious element injected into the dragon's body. At the moment of the mutation's completion, all the energy, Magic Power, life force, essence, and even soul power that the red dragon unleashed at the critical moment of life and death flowed back into Cuixisi's body along the tentacles that had pierced its body!

The mutated dragon let out a satisfied sigh.

The essence of the crimson dragon returned to his body, and the energy shield shone brightly. He released his claws, letting the crimson dragon's body fall to the ground with a huge roar.

The dragon wailed and howled, its eyes filled with endless regret and despair as it struggled to its feet, only to collapse again. It was still conscious and aware of the irreversible changes its body had undergone. The once proud sky dragon was now ugly, despicable, and as lowly as dust. How could the proud dragon accept all of this?

Lily witnessed all of this up close, and a chill ran through her.

She heard what Cuixisi said.

Cuixisi also witnessed the Space-Time Flashback.

He too fell into the trap of greed and obsession.

The Echo Stone says that it was not the guidance of the Dragon God, but the whispers of a demon. Indeed, how could Akatum have turned the dragons into such hideous monsters, and how could he have made them sacrifices?

But Cuixisi has gone mad.

He won't believe that.

He believed in the images in the Space-Time Flashback, and in the guidance of the devil.

He wanted to offer the dragon as a sacrifice.

And I... am the seventh one.

It will turn out like that.

Infused with mysterious elements, all life force is extracted and purified—this is the so-called ascension.

When the countless eyes on Cuixisi's head looked at her, when the tentacles waved and the demon's wings flapped, Lily, who once thought she was fearless, felt a chill.

Fear is an important trait that allows a race to survive.

The same goes for dragons.

Tentacles swept across the sky Aberrant Dragon flapped its wings and swooped down, spewing out a purple, venomous dragon breath as it charged toward the terrified Lily. The Dragon Girl's body stiffened, and by the time she realized she needed to dodge, it was too late.

The next moment, a figure flashed by, and A Xing suddenly rushed over, grabbed the Dragon Girl, and dodged to the side.

In the distance, the war platform unleashed its full firepower, bombarding the area with machine gun shells, large and small grenades, and rockets. Four air-to-air missiles circled along the stone wall, attacking from the side. The shockwaves and shrapnel caused casualties and halted Cuixisi's pursuit of Lily. The dragon, shielded by its energy shield, withstood the onslaught of kinetic weapons, but was still overwhelmed by the dense output. Its eyes darted around and spotted the roaring fortress in the distance.

An unheard-of alchemical weapon.

It's Kang De!

He roared, "You ant who blasphemes the glory of the dragon race! I'll kill you first!"

The Aberrant Dragon turned towards Kang De, its wings flapping as it suddenly accelerated. Even in the relatively narrow underground terrain, it remained agile and swift. Its multiple turrets rotated, its 23mm quadruple autocannons unleashing rivers of Flame, and its Vulcan cannons hummed as its autoloader continuously turned its wheel, loading shells into the smoothbore. However, Cuixisi was clearly stronger than the mad dragon Aocheweier, and even the armor-piercing discarding sabot shells imbued with mysterious elements could not cause much damage!

Cuixisi, with her energy shield fully activated, charged forward despite the intense barrage of fire!

"Die!"

The massive forelimbs clenched their fists and slammed them hard into the firing platform. The next moment, a black light flashed, and the alchemical weapon vanished into thin air, leaving behind four neatly arranged JDAM bombs on the ground.

Cuixisi slammed her hammer into the two-thousand-pound bomb with tremendous force. Time seemed to slow down. A Xing and Lily had already retreated rapidly, and they saw the distorted air slowly bloom.

The next moment, everything trembled. Firelight, smoke, shockwaves, explosions, and indescribable terrifying shockwaves rolled out. The world was filled with light and sound. Flame raged and thick smoke billowed, engulfing Cuixisi's figure. Large chunks of stone collapsed and fell from the dome and side walls. Collapses of all sizes occurred continuously. The brilliant fireworks continued to bloom.

But Cuixisi's savage dragon roar erupted from within.

Lily and A Xing's expressions changed simultaneously. The mutated dragon burst forth from the smoke and dust, its purple shield flashing. The terrifying wounds plaguing its body were slowly healing, and its shattered flesh was being filled with more purple mutants. It let out a furious roar, "Kant--!"

A grenade hit him in the face.

He turned his head angrily, and several miles to his left, a black portal opened wide. He saw the despicable Cathayan standing on the other side of the portal, with a thick and long alchemical weapon beside them.

Cuixisi roared and charged toward the portal, its wings flapping and filled with mysterious energy. It gripped the ground with its feet to help it fly, and the giant dragon shot out like a cannonball. So what if it's teleported? I'll chase it over there and torture it to death!

In a flash, he saw the portal closing, so he accelerated even faster. But just as he was about to burst through the portal, the mysterious elements within his body began to operate on their own, pushing against the air and creating tremendous resistance that brought his unstoppable impact to a sudden halt.

Cuixisi was startled, then realized. "This is a warning from the Dragon God!"

Seeing Kang De about to disappear, he was filled with resentment. His two tentacles shot out like lightning, passing through the spatial gate and swirling towards Kang De. In that instant, he heard the human's sigh.

The portal closed the next moment.

The tentacles that the Crimson Dragon could not break no matter how hard it struggled, the tentacles that Lily's slashes, powerful enough to assassinate a dragon, could not sever, and the tentacles that even a high-yield aerial bomb could not destroy, all snapped in an instant.

The perfectly smooth cut looked like a divine sword strike.

Cuixisi stared blankly at the severed wound, purple blood gushing out. He let out a terrible roar. Behind him A Xing and Lily attacked together, the immense force slamming into him. In the distance, Kang De reappeared, displaying that utterly detestable alchemical fortress, its entire body spewing Flame.

The situation is not looking good.

"I need to make some adjustments... Sublimating it is too costly."

He sighed, his tentacles thrashed, and he spat out venom, forcing Lily and the A Xing to retreat.

Lily's image was reflected in countless rolling eyes. "Don't refuse the Dragon God's kindness. This is out of consideration for our childhood friendship. It's an honor for you to have the opportunity to wash away your father's shame. It's a pity you don't understand, but that's alright. Fate is fate because it doesn't need understanding, only acceptance. You just need to feel honored."

"Run away as fast as you can, and then you'll know why an oracle is an oracle."

The broken ends of the tentacles were filled with purple superfluous creatures. Cuixisi flapped her wings and plunged into the bottomless chasm, her figure quickly disappearing. Lily wanted to give chase, but stopped. A Xing turned to look at Kang De, Kang De stepped out of the war platform and waved to her.

Horus's probe detached from its suit and flew downwards to continue its reconnaissance and vigilance.

The Dragon Girl looked at the giant dragon lying to one side, barely breathing, then at the huge, ravaged battlefield, and then at the direction Cuixisi had left, remembering what he had just said.

She also recalled the so-called promotion process that made her tremble.

Lily's knees suddenly buckled, and she almost collapsed to the ground.

Today she understood the distance between fantasy and reality.

Lily swore she would never write such scenes again, not even think about it.

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PS1: Update... Finally, 5,000 words.

PS2: By the way, I slept pretty well last night, although I woke up many times and dreamed about Neymar, the newly filmed the Legend of the Condor Heroes, and other random things. But I managed to go to bed early. I could have written a little more tonight, but it's better not to make any promises. I'll write if I can, and if not, I'll do it tomorrow. That's all.