His companion was a bald, burly man wearing a bull's head mask; he was the Bull Warrior. To Parker's question, he continued wielding his hoe without turning his head, replying, "The Shadow King is a benevolent ruler; he doesn't need our flesh and blood offerings. What we need to do now is work hard and not let him think we're lazy bugs! Enough said, Lord Shadow is coming!"
Parker turned his head and saw a shadowy ninja walking by with a notebook, stopping in front of each working human to rate their work diligence, which would determine the amount of food they were allocated.
The more diligent and efficient a person is, the more food they receive, and vice versa. Strong individuals like the Bull Warrior can exchange their work for food meant for two people, which is why they are so popular among humans.
Where there are people, there are classes. Class consciousness runs through the entirety of human civilization. Even wild animals follow classes. Whether in modern times that advocate democracy or in the ape-man era, capable people are sought after. In ancient times, apes who could obtain a lot of food had extremely high status and mating rights. The same is true in modern society, which is wrapped in the cloak of civilization, except that food has been replaced by money and power.
The streets are no longer empty, or only for demons to walk on; now more and more humans are taking to the streets to start the most basic trade.
Because the civilization created earlier was largely erased by the Holy Lord through the annals of history, people's trade was still the simplest form of barter.
A group of mothers and daughters walked down the street, exchanging their family's treasured herbs with vendors for everyday items, especially salt, one of the necessities of life.
The woman had just finished packing her things when her clothes were tugged. She had no choice but to pick up the items and ask softly, "Xiaorou, what's wrong?"
The girl named Xiaorou's eyes widened, and she pointed at the sky with a trembling finger, saying, "Green-skinned monster..."
"Green skin?"
The woman quickly turned her head and looked in the direction the little girl was pointing. On the azure horizon, a large number of green figures were getting closer and closer.
The woman's pupils contracted as she recognized the creatures: a group of green dragons, resembling lizards with enormous wings, spewing sulfurous flames from the air, their ferocious eyes greedily staring at the humans on the ground.
"The dragon is coming!"
The woman cried out in alarm, picked up the little girl, and ran towards home. The others heard the woman's voice and saw the group of ferocious monsters rapidly approaching.
"That's a flying dragon, a retinue of the Holy Lord! It must be the Holy Lord avenging Lord Xiaofeng! What do we do? The King of Shadows has harmed us!"
A sudden shout from the panicked crowd made the already frightened crowd even more panicked. No matter when, there are always people who try to profit from the suffering of others. That's why there were so many traitors during the War of Resistance Against Japan. And as the most inherently flawed human beings, we are naturally not lacking in traitors as well.
Seeing that his words had an effect, the middle-aged man's smile grew brighter and brighter. He had originally been a minor leader used by the Howling Wind Monarch to manage humanity, but after the arrival of the Shadow King, he had become an ordinary person, bidding farewell to wealth and glory.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. His purpose at this moment is to incite riots and then curry favor with the Holy Lord, so as to continue to be his little leader, exploiting mankind to please the devil.
"The Holy Lord is invincible, the King of Shadows is even more..."
Before he could finish his sentence, a shuriken pierced his forehead. He saw that the person who had been instigating the crowd was gone, and the others gradually quieted down under the management of the shadowy warriors. Although they were still afraid, they were dispersed to the other side of the city under orderly management.
At this moment, besides the flying dragons in the sky, a fierce torrent of water surged across the desert, and countless mermen wielding weapons waded through the water.
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Chapter 206: Soldiers Against Soldiers
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Outside Howling Wind City, besides the great flood to the east, dark clouds covered the sky to the west, countless bolts of lightning flashed, and giants several meters tall approached, wielding huge clubs.
With each step the Earth Demon takes in the southern land, the earth trembles, followed by a dense swarm of yellow sandworms.
Northwestwood, with his gargoyle army, charged forward with a sinister grin.
Dressed in a black robe, Little King Kong sat on the aerial throne formed by shadows. With the shadow soldiers as his best stalkers, he had already received their information, so there was no chance of any information gaps.
Sizzle!
Large numbers of bat warriors flew over the city and circled, while other troop types began to gather and guard the four sides of the city, confronting the armies of other demons.
"Zhou Lan should be out by now!"
With a casual wave of his hand, Little King Kong created a massive energy shield that protected the sky.
"You found out!"
A dark shadow appeared on the moon's surface, accompanied by a person and a huge, fiery meteor that crashed down on where Little King Kong was.
Sizzle!
The hundreds-of-meters-long rock generated tremendous friction as it passed through the atmosphere, shrinking to only a dozen meters in diameter by the time it reached the skies above Howling Wind City. Its surface became smooth due to the friction. Although it was much smaller, the energy it brought from falling from such a height was not diminished at all, and it slammed heavily onto the energy shield.
Bang!
Little King Kong calculated the impact force of the meteorite, reinforced the energy shield with three more layers, and with a wave of his hand, a huge column of water shot into the sky, extinguishing the flames generated by friction and increasing the resistance to the meteorite's descent, thus slowing its descent speed. However, the meteorite still fell.
The deafening roar and immense impact created a massive hurricane that swept across an area of three miles, leaving all living things dazed and confused. Some of the weaker creatures were killed instantly before they could even cover their ears.
The sudden drop in temperature generated a large amount of water vapor, obscuring visibility. Several demons stood together, while the Holy Lord sat atop a chariot pulled by several dragons, his massive dragon arms waving as he roared:
"attack!"
"Roar roar roar roar!"
The dragon in the sky roared excitedly, its mouth filled with orange flames, as it swooped down.
Bang bang bang!
The moisture was blown away by a gust of wind, revealing the nearly broken energy shield inside, but everyone inside was unharmed.
Little King Kong sat on the throne and said with a cold laugh, "My servants, come forth!"
The power of shadows covered the sky and the earth, and the pitch-black shadows draped the world in a dark veil. Shadow soldiers moved through the shadows and attacked the flying dragons.
The dragon's powerful body easily crushed a flying bat warrior, and flames spewed from its mouth, shattering several shadowy warriors who surrounded it into shadows.