Chapter 269: Tiamat's Greed

The moment Cassius brought the "Heart of Karix" into the main material world, the flesh and blood on the heart began to decay rapidly and eventually turned into ashes.

For matter that has lost the source of immortality, time in the astral plane is almost still, but this is not without cost. Once they are taken out of the astral plane, their lost time will be traced back.

Eventually, this gigantic heart with a diameter of twenty meters gradually shrank, leaving only a blurry, glowing crystal mass - that was the immortal blood power remaining in the body of Karix.

Cassius picked it up carefully.

[Heart of Karix]

Wonders, Myths

Domains: Chaos, Destruction, Dragons, Evil, Fire (Revival)

Effect: Unknown (extremely dangerous)

Introduction: Among dragons, Karix the Nothing represents pure power and destruction. It is argued that Karix is ​​in fact insane, which is the cause of the endless winds in the Tunnel of Madness. Before being banished to the Tunnel of Madness, Karix periodically came to the Prime Material Plane to vent his unholy flames of destruction upon the human world.

His body was sealed in the void of the astral world by the gods, and his divine power dissipated with the passage of time. The only remaining violent blood gathered in the heart along with the trembling of the basal blood vessels, quietly waiting for the return of Karix.

Cassius felt somewhat inexplicably uneasy. The moment he descended into the main material world, he felt several eyes focused on him.

"This is……"

He quickly used his will to distort reality, creating a temporary different-dimensional space, hiding the blazing energy crystals and the astral prism inside, concealing their aura.

At this moment, an inexplicable feeling of oppression came from his mind and then spread to the outside world.

Cassius looked up at the sky, his expression suddenly becoming solemn.

"It's Tiamat."

Sure enough, along with the invisible fluctuations, a huge phantom with five colors and five heads appeared in the air, looking down at the red dragon with a ferocious smile.

"Kid, you've become stronger."

Cassius nodded slightly and greeted her in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Good day, Your Majesty Tiamat. My meager strength is nothing compared to your great power."

The five giant dragons seemed to be looking carefully, or looking for something, their eyes filled with endless greed.

"But the more powerful a child is, the more likely they are to become rebellious, especially a 'special' child like you."

"I hope... you are not like that."

Cassius folded his wings and acted as if he was sincere and innocent - even though such an expression was so hideous and incongruous on a red dragon's face.

"Your Majesty, I have always been working hard for your Five-Colored Dragon cause. How can I be considered a rebel?"

The shadow of Tiamat continued to look the red dragon up and down, and the leading head grinned again.

"As a young dragon, I am very pleased that you have such awareness. I have also been persistent in finding ways to expand the power and influence of the Five-Colored Dragon Clan in the world."

But He paused, and His tone suddenly became strange.

"But."

“The five heads opened their mouths at the same time, and the overlapping and resonating sounds were extremely oppressive.

A powerful pressure was suddenly released, and a strong wind swept across the earth, forcing Cassius to use all his strength to support his body and barely avoid kneeling or lying down.

"Why do I smell the scent of my foolish brother in you?" Tiamat said.

This is the true face of the Five-Colored Dragon Queen and the God of Evil Dragons. The kindness He showed before was not even a mask. It was just a toy to deceive the young dragon Cassius.

But once his core interests are touched, he will tear off all his disguises and show his greed and power without hesitation.

Cassius raised his head with difficulty and looked into the eyes of the five-headed dragon in the air with an innocent and righteous expression.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are saying."

The red dragon seemed unable to withstand the pressure, lowered its head, and trembled as it defended itself:
"I am just a lucky person who was blessed by my ancestors and dug out a little heritage from the blood of the great dragon. I don't understand your grievances, nor do I understand the long history. I just want to follow your footsteps and reproduce the supreme glory of our five-colored dragons."

"I have only been in this world for ten short years, which is less than the time it takes you to take a nap. How could I know another great Dragon God, or even your brother?"

Finally, he raised his head with all his strength and said word by word through gritted teeth:

"Your Majesty Tiamat, there is no two suns in the sky, and no dragon has two masters."

"In my heart - you are the only sun!"

Tiamat gave him a long look.

Suddenly, the suffocating and powerful pressure was greatly reduced, and the tone of the five-colored dragon became gentle, as if everything that had just happened had never happened.

"Child, I hope you really think so in your heart."

"I have seen too many young dragons with great potential. They often chose to fight against me for their own selfish interests, and even caused disasters. In the end, I had to wipe them out with great pain."

"You should know that I regard every five-colored dragon as my own son or daughter. Even if I bite their necks off myself, I will still feel extremely sad and often even shed tears."

"I don't hate these rebellious children, I just feel extremely sorry for their behavior. They could have become part of a great blueprint, but chose such a doomed tragic ending."

Cassius nodded quickly, his eyes burning, and he answered earnestly: "I will follow your instructions, Your Majesty."

"Casius, my child, you must remember that whatever I do is for the common good of the Five-Colored Dragons."

"I hope you don't go down the opposite path."

The shadow of Tiamat looked at him deeply again, as if trying to find something, causing Cassius to hold his breath.

Then, He disappeared into the void, and the powerful pressure also disappeared with it.

"huh, huh"

Cassius' heart was pounding and his breathing was extremely rapid.

He used the limited knowledge of mental magic to construct dozens of mental barriers in his mind in one breath, which gave himself some psychological comfort.

"I was too careless after my deep sleep and underestimated the power of the gods."

"This terrifying vision of Tiamat must not be used casually. It is best to completely eliminate it from your mind."

Cassius thought so.

Just by bringing back the "Heart of Karix" for a few seconds, he attracted Tiamat herself to come in her incarnation, and there were even several dragon gods lurking in the dark. This situation was extremely dangerous.

Fortunately, he can now barely be considered a "relative" of Tiamat, and is tied to the scattered chariot of the five-colored dragon, so the interests of the evil dragon god have not been completely affected.

(End of this chapter)