Chapter 211 - 210 Fear of Death
A group of Gray Dwarves, nothing more. Even if they have Spiritual Energy, it’s not a big deal. Adding in the Shifting Beast doesn’t change much—reality isn’t the same as games. In games, even a commoner can damage an Ancient Red Dragon with a good dice roll. In reality, that’s impossible. Leon was confident Cecilia could handle them easily.
If one intends to learn Spiritual Energy, then mere observation won’t suffice. Reading ten thousand books pales in comparison to walking ten thousand miles. There’s no better way to gain firsthand experience than by battling enemies who wield Spiritual Energy.
As for Mind Flayers, who are also proficient in Spiritual Energy—perhaps letting them serve as Cecilia’s opponents would be more ideal—Mind Flayers are powerful aberrations. Even though Cecilia is a Green Dragon, a young Green Dragon would struggle to deal with that many Mind Flayers. A single moment of carelessness could spell disaster. It’s simply not suitable to use them as opponents.
Leon had no choice but to intervene.
Considering that in countless worlds, Mind Flayers are the scourge of intelligent life, Spiritual Tyrants, slave traders, and interdimensional travelers, harvesting entire races for their twisted purposes, they are evil beyond description.
Among all races, Mind Flayers harbor special animosity toward the Githyanki and Githzerai, as both of these races hunt Mind Flayers. Mind Flayers never show them mercy, and in turn, the Githyanki and Githzerai reciprocate with the same ruthlessness.
Under such circumstances, the Githyanki and Red Dragons form an alliance. Who knows how many Githyanki have ridden on the backs of Red Dragons to hunt down Mind Flayers. Mind Flayers surely hate Red Dragons immensely. Without a single warning or exchange of pleasantries, Leon dove straight into action.
The Mind Flayers are formidable foes to Gray Dwarves, as well as troublesome opponents for Cecilia. But in Leon’s eyes, they were inconsequential. It was a simple matter to annihilate them using his skillset.
In short, three Mind Flayers, along with a swarm of Brain-eating Monsters, were all disposed of. There was no need to worry about reinforcements from the Mind Flayers—unless a Mind Flayer Witch Demon was present, which, with a challenge rating as high as 22, would be a true monster. However, such creatures wouldn’t appear in a backwater like this. Leon leisurely reverted to his human form.
"You may proceed," Leon said as he sheathed his sword and found a stone covered in faintly glowing moss to sit on. "I guarantee no one will disturb you."
"We surrender. We’re willing to surrender," Benhard said, raising both hands. Truth be told, his head was still spinning, and everything felt surreal no matter where he looked.