CHAPTER 317: CHAPTER 37: THE HOLY BEAST SCAM

Within Bailu County, a spy of Viscount Mo’er infiltrated into the Lord Mansion, "Lord, a Mountain Beast Tide has erupted in Fengdan County. Its scale is unprecedented; according to someone from the village, there are thousands of Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs and over a dozen Two-headed Ice and Fire Wolves."

"Thousands? That’s really a major Mountain Beast Tide," Viscount Mo’er said, his face glowing with excitement, laughing non-stop as he clapped his hands, "Those stupid hillbillies, they’re getting what they deserve now. They’ve had years of poor harvests; this year they must have been so poor that they didn’t even offer sacrifices at the Beast God Altar. Haha, this is great, now we don’t have to lift a finger, the Beast God will strike first. Butler, prepare my favorite horse and a small squadron for me; I shall personally go to Fengdan County to ’comfort’ those poor villagers."

Viscount Mo’er sneered, eager to seize the moment of weakness. This time, he was determined to leave none of those ungrateful hillbillies alive.

Within Fengdan County, the attack by the thousands of Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs continued.

The small group of villagers led by Hongling could only contain the Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs that were destroying the farmland; Helian Sheng, despite having small-caliber Xuan Crystal Cannons, was overstretched and could only blast a small gap within the horde of mountain beasts.

The situation had not fundamentally turned around, and soon, the Dark Beasts began to concentrate their forces, surging towards the direction of the village.

Seemingly aware of the Defensive Dark Array in the village, the beasts dispersed, charging at the Dark Array from all directions,

"Howl--" Several Ice and Fire Wolves took turns spitting Ice Arrows and flames at the Dark Array, while the mountain pigs, gleaming with snowy white fangs, charged toward the Dark Array like moths to a flame, again and again.

Even though Yue Jinghua had already replaced the Dark Pills in the Defensive Dark Array, under the watery onslaught of the Dark Beasts, the color of the originally golden Dark Light of the Dark Array gradually weakened.

The villagers huddled together anxiously, looking around for the Lord, but at this time, the Lord, once full of fighting spirit, was nowhere to be found.

Without a leader, the villagers became even more anxious. It was then that Nan Muyu stood out.

He spoke out loudly, "Everyone, don’t be deceived by that fake Lord; the Young Master Yue from the Duke Mansion has always been in the Imperial City, and has never been to Fengdan County. We have been abandoned. This beast tide is ferocious, and we, villagers with no ability to fend for ourselves, are utterly powerless to stop the steps of the Dark Beasts. It would be better to open the Dark Array early and split into multiple groups, fleeing in all directions; perhaps there’s a chance to survive."

No sooner had he spoken than there was uproar among the people.

The Lord was not the heir to the Duke Mansion, could it be they had been deceived?

The Duke Mansion had never considered Fengdan County’s territory; the villagers felt as if they had been splashed in the face with a bucket of water, and their passion to resist the enemy suddenly extinguished.

The beasts roared incessantly outside the village, their fangs of the Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs threatening to pierce the Dark Array at any moment.

"Slap!" Nan Muyu, who was instigating the villagers to flee, received a solid slap to his face.

That loud slap caused everyone in the village to be stunned.

In the crowd, a beautiful lady raised her hand and gave Nan Muyu a firm slap, "Who says Huahua isn’t from the Duke Mansion? If she isn’t, then what about me? There are cowards who crave life and fear death, traitorous dogs who betray their masters for personal gain, but there is absolutely no mother who misrecognizes her children."

Lie Rou lifted her eyelids, looking towards the village chief, "Village chief, are you doubting the Young Lord’s identity? Or are you suggesting that I, the Duchess, would bring a counterfeit to deceive the people of Fengdan County?"

"Lady, we didn’t mean that," the village chief hurried forward to smooth things over, and listening to him, the villagers thought, that’s right, the Duchess herself is here, so what Nan Muyu said about the fake lady must be false.

Nan Muyu was about to sway the villagers when he was interrupted by Lie Rou. Fuming inside, he glared at Lie Rou, but considering Teng Wu and others were watching, he restrained himself from acting out.

But he still wouldn’t give up. Earlier, the butler of Viscount Mo’er sent a letter, mentioning in his heart, as long as he could incite the villagers to close the village-protecting Dark Array, they promised to spare his family and children.

Moreover, from his experience as a member of the Fengdan County Guard Army, this Xuan Beast Tide tonight was extraordinarily immense. Even with the well-equipped County Guard Army, it was uncertain if all the villagers would come out unscathed. Under the current circumstances, divine intervention was needed, otherwise...

"Believe it or not, it’s up to you. If you don’t leave, I will," Nan Muyu said without further ado, abruptly exerting strength in his feet, and charged towards the Dark Array.

Teng Wu’s eyes flashed with cold light, and he was about to make a move to stop it.

Suddenly, there was an uproar among the villagers.

Just as everyone was arguing, the attack outside the Dark Array suddenly stopped.

The Stone-eating Fragrant Pigs, which had been relentlessly ramming into the barrier of the Dark Array, suddenly froze as if they had been hit with an immobilization spell, daring not to move.

In the sky above Fengdan County, a beastly projection appeared.

Her golden hair cascaded like waves, her eyes like green agates, and the stunning beauty of the Snake Woman Gorgon, her graceful figure, and the divine pressure radiating from her made everyone forget about the snake lower half of her body.

At this moment, all the villagers’ breaths were held in an instant, and even the snow and wind on the continent seemed to fall still.

The villagers’ mouths were agape, Nan Muyu was also stunned on the spot, Yun Luo let out an "Ah," Teng Wu felt the powerful aura of the Snake Woman Gorgon and quickly retreated to Yun Luo’s side, with a wary face he shielded Yun Luo behind him.

Abruptly, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence, and a reckless Two-headed Ice and Fire Wolf spat out an Ice Arrow at the Snake Woman Gorgon.

Before the Ice Arrow could reach mid-air, the Two-headed Ice and Fire Wolf let out a pitiful scream, its body froze into ice and then exploded with a bang.

"It’s, it’s the Beast God," the village chief knelt on the ground with a thud, bowing in the direction of the Snake-haired Gorgon.

In the region around Xuan Beast Ridge, there have always been legends about the Beast God. In earlier years, when Fengdan County enjoyed good weather and timely rain, they would send people into the Beast God Altar inside the ridge to worship the Beast God.

This year, Fengdan County encountered a rare snow disaster in a century, the villagers, after paying their taxes, had no surplus food to offer to the Beast God; they thought that this Mountain Beast Tide was the Beast God’s punishment. Little did they know, at the moment of life and death...

In the sky, the Beast God unexpectedly appeared.

Some say that the Beast God can transform into half-human, half-beast. Others say that the Beast God is as beautiful as a deity, and her every move can strike terror into the hearts of Ten Thousand Beasts.

The villagers all shuddered and came to their senses, one by one, they knelt down and worshipped towards the Snake Woman Gorgon.

"Beast God!" Outside the village, Helian Sheng and Hongling also couldn’t help but stop their actions.

The miserable death of the Two-headed Ice and Fire Wolf greatly deterred the beast horde.

The golden-haired Beast God opened her crimson lips, and her pleasant voice clearly drifted into every inhabitant’s ear of Fengdan County: "Citizens of Fengdan County, I am the Holy Beast Gorgon, invited by the Lord of Fengdan County, to help you quell the Beast Tide."