Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 969: Locust Plague and Gold

At noon, the sky gradually darkened.

A whiff of fishy wind brought ominous news.

That was not a sign of a storm - within the control range of the Mage Tower, even a real storm could be dispersed at will.

"——What on earth is that?!"

Inside the Mage Tower, the confused mages cried out in fear.

They were the first to see what it was.

What was roaring towards us with such force that it blocked out the sky and the sun was a swarm of flies!

But they are not ordinary flies, but a strange insect species between flies and locusts.

They are black and yellow, with the red compound eyes of flies, the slender bodies and folded hind legs of locusts, and have wings and mouthparts similar to them. Each of them is about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and the two fists of an adult together are not as big as them.

As they flew by, fine dust like spores began to fall from the sky, turning the sky into a dim yellow, as if yellow sand was surging all over the sky.

The stench was similar to a mixture of rotting meat and fermented feces, and anyone who was stained by the spore-like earthy yellow dust would also emit a foul odor.

As the swarm of flies moved forward, the stench of decay became stronger and stronger, getting closer.

When they flew over human cities, people fell to the ground in violent vomiting and convulsions. After vomiting, they fainted and had a sudden high fever. Those who did not faint also burst into tears, and their skin bulged with transparent blisters, followed by weakness and incontinence.

And in the very center of the swarm of flies is a strange existence.

He looks like a giant, about three meters tall humanoid fly - he has a human body, but no sexual characteristics. His head is that of a fly, with hideous and sharp mouthparts. He has no hair, but two butterfly wings like a dead leaf butterfly, and his arms from the shoulders to the wrists are healthy and strong human arms, and from the wrists down are tree root-like structures.

He has no fingers, and the ten fingers on his hands are ten mouthparts.

The fly demon waved his mouthparts in both hands gracefully like a conductor, and the sound of orchestral instruments could be heard in the void. It was the "flies" that he had transformed into instruments that made the sound as they moved.

And his legs - he had no legs, but a bunch of tentacles that looked like tree roots, which were embedded in the body of a human male who looked sickly like a shrimp. The human male had empty eyes, drooping limbs, and a pale and bloodless body.

There were two bloody grooves on his back, and his curled spine was covered with hideous bloody spikes, connecting to the lower half of the fly man's body.

——It looks like a cicada that is halfway through its molting process and has not yet completely crawled out.

This is true.

Generally speaking, a fly demon shouldn't have a "lower half human" structure. Their lower half should have multiple overlapping insect legs like the Zerg. And he should also have wings on his back, but this fly demon's wings were also tightly attached to his back and could not be spread out.

This strange "half-baked" fusion of humans and upper demons gave the mages unparalleled oppression.

Because when the mages realized that they must not let these bugs get close to the army, they controlled the mage tower to launch a celestial strike.

Heavy rain and thunder fell one after another - a wet body should be more afraid of thunderstorms, and the soaked spores will also reduce their infectiousness.

However, the thunder that was so powerful in restraining the demons now became extremely weak and slender, and was completely unable to cause any effective damage to these demon flies!

In other words, it was actually useful. Each bolt of lightning could burn at least dozens of demon flies to death. However, their strengthened bodies could block the lightning, preventing it from penetrating the entire swarm of flies.

However, other magic flies can absorb the magic power that dissipates when the thunder falls, and new magic flies are born quickly!

When absorbing mana, their abdomens would begin to swell up. Once the swell reached its limit, it would burst. Many magic flies the size of thumbs would fly out. While absorbing mana from the air, they would cruelly devour each other, and soon they would grow into adults the size of two fists.

At this point, the mages knew why their celestial magic could not threaten the swarm of flies.

Because they are constantly devouring the magic power escaping from the air!
The mages originally cast spells by combining the weak magic power in the air, and the swarms of flies will even eat the clouds!

They are like an eraser, erasing all the "clouds" and leaving only the clear blue sky like a mirror.

The swarm of flies approached with increasingly frantic violin sounds. They even began to actively crash into the dark clouds, madly absorbing magical power at the cost of their own lives!
That's why it didn't approach the army directly through the portal.

Because the swarm of flies it summons still needs to absorb mana and gradually develop!

There is no doubt that even a high-level demon hatched from a demonized body cannot have this level of power.

——That is simply a catastrophic level of power. Even without the existence of the Fallen Angels, the existence of this fly demon alone is enough to destroy the country!
That is exactly the power of the sixth energy level!!
At the same time, another demon stepped out of the huge purple portal and appeared directly in the middle of the army!
"Hahahaha!"

Along with a hearty laugh that shook the earth, a gigantic demon with red skin walked out.

He has a pair of black horns that seem to be more than ten meters long, and looks like a strong male demon with a huge belly. The thickness and color of his shoulders even remind people of braised pork elbows; his hands are extremely huge, even bigger than his bald head; and his face is as handsome and unruly as a drunk hero, with a dark beard and eyes shining with dazzling purple light.

His body was covered with all kinds of treasures, and countless jewels were casually draped over his body, forming a thin and ridiculous "clothes". On his left waist hung a huge treasure chest, just like a human's waist bag. It was full of gold coins, which kept colliding as he walked, and the gems and gold coins on his body fell like rain.

——That was a demon that had never appeared in the material world. No one present knew his race, let alone his name.

What is quite eye-catching is that there is no belly button on his belly, but a huge, long umbilical cord - the end of the umbilical cord seems to be connected to something, but it is tightly grasped in his right hand and not shown to anyone.

"Come! Come! Come!"

The demon laughed heartily and walked unsteadily, using his huge hands to fill the treasure chest with gold coins and throwing them to the crowd like rain: "Gold, gems! Come on! All for you!"

The soldiers' eyes were dazzled by the dazzling gold. Some of them picked up the gold coins unconsciously to check the situation, while others bit the gold coins with suspicion.

"Yes, it's real gold!"

Someone shouted excitedly.

When some people began desperately picking up gold coins, the persistence of others seemed so ridiculous. As the gold coins rained down, the formation collapsed in an instant. "Gold, gold!"

"Don't grab it, it's mine!"

"Mine, mine, everything is mine!"

It was a cry like the howling of ghosts and wolves.

Their pupils gradually turned into the shape of gold coins, and a strange smile of happiness appeared on their faces.

When they lost control, the huge demon did not take the opportunity to attack them - he did not need to attack. As long as the fly demon arrived, these people would naturally die of illness.

Instead, the demon stretched out his left hand and cut his skin, from which more gold, silver and jewels flowed out.

"Come! My blood, my flesh, are all wealth! Give them to you!"

He laughed heartily.

Because he was instantly teleported to the center of the camp, the strong men had no time to arrive.

But fortunately, the terrified mages had not forgotten their duties at this moment - they instantly teleported Saint John and the others to the vicinity of this huge demon!
Saint John was also startled when he saw him.

It was not a common situation that she could feel a strange demon. So Saint John asked Wei Zhe directly through divine magic to find out the information about the demon in front of him.

But she got an unbelievable answer: "-That's the Greedy Demon, how is it possible!"

"Greedy demon?"

Cardinal Siegfried beside her was also surprised: "How can there be such a greedy demon! We must stop them quickly!"

The Greedy Demon is not a higher-level phantom demon, but a small red-skinned demon, usually less than the size of a human and as skinny as a malnourished child.

They like to collect treasures, and even bury them in their bodies. If they do this all the time, they will turn into a treasure chest demon. If you take the treasure from the treasure chest, you will gradually become obsessed and become a slave controlled by the treasure chest demon.

Those misers who are never willing to spend a penny, such as Grandet, will become this kind of demon after death... They are on the same path of love and in the same sequence of the mark of greed. They are even half a level lower than the blood demon.

The biggest difference between Greedy Demons and Blood Demons is whether the transformed person "cherishes his life and youth". If so, they will become Blood Demons, and if they simply love money more than life, they will become Greedy Demons.

The correct evolution of the greedy demon is the annoyance demon. This is a demon of wisdom, existing in the form of ideas and books. After the carrier is read and understood by people, it will possess the body of a high monk, a respected elder or a sage, pretending to relieve others of their troubles, but in fact quietly planting more extreme seeds for the other party, making the other party indulge in obsession and become more obsessed.

The Fallen Angels don't like them because demonologists don't dare to summon these demons, so it's difficult for them to offer souls. And these demons have no entity, only thoughts... so they can't form a fighting force now.

Generally speaking, the bigger the Greedy, the smarter, stronger, and calmer they are. The more treasure they collect, the larger they become.

When they are smart enough, they will directly evolve into annoying demons!
The common point between the demons of greed and annoyance is that they do not like to fight, unless they want to rob others of their treasures. When they rob, they only take away the treasures and will not kill everyone.

But just because they don't like fighting doesn't mean they can't fight.

——A greedy demon of this size is undoubtedly at the sixth energy level!

"No, it's too late... If we accept the bribe from the Greedy Demon, we may be controlled at any time."

Saint John glanced at the crowd that was scrambling for gold coins in the frenzy and had completely lost their order and reason in the rain of gold coins. He frowned and shook his head, “We have to try another method and attack the main body directly.

"The average Greedy Demon is at most at the third energy level, but this one should be at the sixth energy level. This is obviously abnormal..."

At this moment, the greedy demon came over swaying his body.

He was not timid at all, but greeted everyone in a friendly manner with a rough, uncle-like voice: "Hello, little heroes!

"Why don't you join in the fight? Are you shy? Come! I'll give you some too! Everyone gets a share!"

As he spoke, he turned the treasure chest in his arms upside down, and a huge mountain of gold appeared before everyone.

The strong feeling of dizziness made the heroes who were fighting against Tiansi stunned for a moment, and the outline of gold coins gradually appeared in their pupils.

It was Isabel who woke up first.

She was in a trance for only a moment, and then she regained her senses - followed by Saint John and Mu. To them, wealth was meaningless, so the charm of wealth was just that.

But everyone else was in a deep illusion.

"Come! You have a part to play, little pope! This is all real, it's not an illusion!"

At this moment, the greedy demon stretched out his hand and tore open his thigh, digging out a piece of "flesh and blood" from it - it was a golden, extremely gorgeous jewel.

Every time he called out "Come," people became more confused, just like "Sit down" when scolding a pack of dogs.

"Come!"

He threw these treasures directly to "Aiwass": "This is yours, if it's not enough, there's more!"

It's like tying a piece of meat covered in honey to someone in a hungry herd of beasts.

——At that moment, Isabel saw many people turning around at the same time, revealing strange smiles and looking back at her with greedy eyes.

It made her skin crawl.

(End of this chapter)