The demons looked at each other, and small question marks appeared visibly above their heads.
“What do you mean local or foreign? Demons don’t differentiate like that.”
But the demon across from them spoke again, quite familiarly:
“Decades ago, I quietly infiltrated this Great King Village. I’ve been here for these years, so saying I’m local isn’t wrong.”
“Why haven’t you eaten all the people here if you’ve been here for decades?”
The snake-headed leader narrowed its eyes.
It became the leader not only because it was stronger but also because the Snake People were more cunning and treacherous.
Although it didn’t sense anything unusual from Ke Mo’s aura, it had a vague feeling something was off.
Demons were naturally bloodthirsty, unable to control their desire to eat, yet this snake man claimed he stayed in a village for decades without causing any harm.
Something was wrong, very wrong.
“You’re asking about this? Of course, it’s because I’m clever.”
Ke Mo wasn’t scared at all; instead, he was proud and confident:
“I believe everyone likes eating children, right?”
“That’s true.”
The demons nodded in agreement.
The taste of mortals worsens with age, could it be due to the hardships they endure living longer?
“But children aren’t always available. So, I came up with a plan.”
Ke Mo looked mysterious:
“I kept the villagers in this village, frequently scaring them, so they would regularly offer me tributes. Although I can’t eat as much as I want at once, I get to eat every year, which is better than being full once and hungry for a long time.”
“I call this sustainable human farming.”
“Ssss…”
The demons leaned back slightly, their eyes showing wisdom.
There was logic to it.
The snake-headed leader was thinking too.
With this large-scale invasion of the Human City, wouldn’t all the humans there be eaten soon if many demons are feasting?
The Celestial Race is tough to crack, and the martial warriors of the Underground City aren’t enough.
If the humans in the Human City are all eaten, what will they eat next?
For a moment, their gaze towards Ke Mo turned appreciative. This snake man was clearly ruthless, clever, and cunning.
Seeing this, the snake-headed leader felt his intelligence was being challenged, threatening his status.
So, he looked unkindly at Ke Mo and said:
“Now this place belongs to us, get out.”
“Don’t go, after finally meeting family. Old friends seeing each other, shouldn’t we entertain each other? I know how to make children. Why don’t I cook a meal for you?”
Ke Mo was very enthusiastic.
Hearing him boast about his cooking skills, the hungry demons couldn’t help but become excited, their appetites stirred.
“I think we should try it.”
“You’d better not be lying to us.”
“If you do well, you’ll have a chance to join us, specifically to provide us with sustenance.”
“Since that’s the case, lead the way!”
Seeing everyone’s excitement, the snake-headed leader had no choice but to nod.
After Ke Mo said ‘please,’ he wriggled his body and led the way.
As he moved, he tried to gather some information.
But the snake-headed leader was tight-lipped and didn’t reveal much.
Soon, they entered the altar set up in the village, where many villagers were kneeling to welcome them.
Large stones were already placed there, serving as tables and chairs for the demons.
It seemed Ke Mo wasn’t wrong; the village had become his garden under his long-term tyranny.
How pleasant.
More than ten demons looked enviously at such a large town with humans as slaves. This life was too comfortable.
They silently planned to ask Ke Mo for advice to imitate later.
“Not in a hurry. Let’s start with cold dishes, and the meat dishes will come later.”
Ke Mo said.
He ordered Niu Er and Tie Zhu to bring him a big stall filled with fragrant sorghum wine.
He happily drank it.
While drinking, he grabbed a handful of peanuts and mixed seaweed to accompany the wine.
“What are you drinking?” asked a mouse-headed demon.
“Oh, this is wine, a human drink. You might not be used to it.”
Li Mo coughed lightly, not very willing to share.
“Hehe, we’re family, don’t be stingy. Let me try.” The mouse-headed demon rubbed his hands and smiled.
“We are snakes and mice, how are we family?”
“Haven’t humans often said that snakes and mice live together?”
“That makes sense.”
Li Mo was convinced and fetched a jar for the family.
To humans, it was a full jar, but to the giant demons, it was just a sip.
The mouse-headed demon finished and still wanted more, savoring it.
“Do you want more?” another demon asked, swallowing saliva.
“It’s sweet and spicy! Better than nectar!”
“I want to try too…”
In the end, even the snake-headed leader couldn’t resist.
Li Mo sighed and said, “Since we are family, let’s open my inventory and drink as much as we want.”
Thus, jars of wine were brought up.
As they drank, they realized something was wrong.
“Why do I feel dizzy?”
“Isn’t it natural to feel dizzy if you only drink without eating?”
“Why hasn’t the food arrived yet?”
“It’s coming.”
Soon, the demons weren’t just dizzy; the world before their eyes started to turn colorful.
“Wolf Elder, why do you have three heads?”
“Hahaha, Mouse King, your head has turned into a duck’s head!”
“This wine is really intoxicating…”
“No, it feels like we’re poisoned!”
A spider demon was skilled at injecting venom to hunt.
It had experienced similar symptoms when it bit itself last time, so it recognized the signs.
Instantly, the demons’ faces changed dramatically. They stood up, finally realizing something was wrong.
But it was too late; they were too deeply poisoned and had no strength left.
“A minor accident, but nothing serious.”
Li Mo hadn’t expected a poisonous spider to bite him, but he had prepared for the possibility that demons might have resistance to toxins.
However, the poison from the stash he found was more potent than he thought.
Only one spider demon escaped.
“Attack!”
Li Mo smashed the cup as a signal.
The townspeople who were previously kneeling suddenly revealed their weapons.
“What do you want!” the demons were furious.
“Old friends seeing each other…” Li Mo lifted his hammer.
The demons died peacefully.
…
“How brutal…”
Outside, the sound of swallowing saliva was heard, and those with children covered their eyes.
Huang Donglai showed satisfaction:
“The methods brought by Brother Li have finally been put to use.”
“Alas, I wish I could join them, otherwise, I could have handled this more beautifully.”
Upon hearing this, everyone silently distanced themselves from him.
“By the way, when did we last see Cold Fairy?”
“If she’s not in Great King Town, where could she be?”
The scene quickly returned to the city walls of the Human City, in front of the South Gate.
At this point, a large number of demons had entered the city. After noticing no counterattack from the City of Divine Beings, people from the Hall of Beasts gradually planned to enter through the gates.
“The Celestial Race is nothing special.”
“Hey, have you guys noticed it’s getting a bit cold?”
People from the Demon Sect shivered simultaneously.
