Chapter 494
Chapter 494 - 474: The Joke of Fate
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Let’s rewind a little, behind the massive beast, robbers were brewing their plans.
The robbers from Evil Bone and the Red Sand Thieves, keeping a safe distance, set their sights on the core of everything, the core guarded by the beastmen — the God’s tomb Room.
Its importance need not be stressed, the fluctuations that transform humans into Beastmen also originate from there.
The leader of the Red Sand Thieves, Captain Rute... real name John J. Carl, Lieutenant Colonel, former member of the Marine Corps, now leader of his own mercenary group after retiring.
He threw his powerful cursed tool, Red Bone Cross, to Evil Bone. The pain was agonising, so agonising that he couldn’t breathe... But if he could gain higher-level treasures because of this, it was worth it.
"I am already a fifth-tier professional and can gradually mutate. It is at least Rule-level, the mutation seems to be permanent, maybe even a higher level... I bet!"
These two groups of robbers, with their hands in different pockets, would inevitably have a big fight.
But before the showdown, let’s kill the original owner first.
Early on, the battle was going smoothly.
Or rather, the massive unidentified snake was very efficient.
The snake near the tomb was agitated by the Death Squad and made a great show of power. The Beast God’s believers who had been trying to evade it had nowhere to run but had to fight their way through tenaciously.
Transferred on by the transformed big Lion Men and Tiger Men, the mutated beastmen showed regular military formations and began to slay the massive beast.
But this narrow tomb turned out to be a disadvantage for the owners. As long as the massive beast rolled its body forcefully and opened its mouth for a bite, the beastmen had nowhere to escape.
But when an intelligent creature had to compete with a massive beast in terms of brute strength, the result, regardless of winning or losing, was quite sad.
In one meeting, several mid-to-high level believers suffered the snake’s envenomation.
Then, when the Beast God’s believers paid a heavy price and used the Beast God’s secret skills and flesh to tie up the massive snake... the robbers arrived.
Gunfire lit up the narrow and dim tomb, toxic daggers and assassins erupted at the same time.
Just in a moment, the Beast God believers suffered several times more losses than their encounters with the massive snake... The most painful thing is, they still dare not allow the beast to move freely. In front, is the dwelling of the Deity, the only chance that all believers have struggled for decades and sacrificed generations to attain, the only possibility for the revival of the Deity.
Even if the chance is only one percent, they would not allow any enemy to pass... especially when one intruder had already occupied the God’s tomb.
At that moment, the Beast God believers came to a realization.
Devout believers, fanatical followers, at this moment, there is no difference. They abandoned reason, embraced the beastly nature in their blood... As the last gift of the Beast God, in exchange for abandoning rationality, they could explode with several times the power.
One Mad Beast after another was born, they threw themselves to their death for their faith with no hesitation.
Ripping, tearing, sharp claws, they like moths fluttering towards the flame, flung towards the massive snake that blocked most of the passage... and then were bitten to death in one bite.
The massive body is the biggest advantage when wild beasts are biting each other. This narrow terrain made the "beasts" who had abandoned reason fleeting "shooting stars".
When the giant python was still swallowing forcefully, the bigger and stronger Mad Beast had become more chewy meat blobs.
But their sacrifice was not meaningless, they indeed left gaping wounds on the massive snake, more importantly, winning... time.
"Beast, kneel! Your master is here!"
A high-level Beast God Priest rushed over, merely waving his staff could immobilize the raging python... for a moment!
"Die! Stupid, graceless brute!"
But at this moment, a giant bear rushed on it, a slap ripped out a lot of flesh.
He stood up brusquely, at least over four meters tall. His huge body, in this not so spacious maze terrain, was not less intimidating than that of the python.
The massive beasts began to engage each other, slapping each other and biting and tearing each other’s bodies, testing each other’s body strength and healing ability.
"Revive, warriors of the Beast God."
Where the elder with the staff waved it, a large number of transformed beastmen healed at a speed visible to the naked eye and re-entered the battlefield.
Two elders who came over to assist, one supporting with spells, the other defending the front line, managed to hold back the massive beasts with difficulty.
However, the others naturally engaged the robbers, both sides plunging into a brutal melee... cruel to the Beast God believers.
After all, the invaders’ "main tank" is a colossal serpent that was not even on their side. The various range attacks from the rear, as long as slightly evading it, could cause the beastmen considerable discomfort.
Not only were the Beast God worshippers restricted to their battlefield, they were utterly unable to evade combat. Their robust bodies lacked long-range weapons in the first place... getting into close combat means approaching the two giant beasts’ battlefield, and they’d probably not even know how they’d die.
Every moment, Beast God believers died in the range weapon fire.
Every moment, transformed beast warriors fell on the charging path.
As warriors, as devout believers, these followers who still held their faith after the deity’s downfall, have absolutely no possibility of retreat.
"...Why, the kin of my Lord, are you attacking us ..."
Finally, a choked female voice echoed throughout the hallway.
Rute, the leader of the "Red Sand Thief" in the back, shivered. He recalled the previous events, almost getting instantly killed by that monstrous woman... If he hadn’t used that taboo item decisively, probably he would be stone-cold by now.
The door behind them opened wide, and the Great Priest, Marian, who held the Twisted Oak Staff, walked out.
Her eyes had become those of beasts, a silvery light swirling around them. As the human envoy of the Beast God, she was supposed to have some "divinity".
Looking at the humanoid creature before it, the giant serpent paused... it flickered its tongue, unconsciously hesitating for a moment, then quietly backed away slightly.
It was terrified, fearful of the humanoid monster before it, more afraid of the non-human entity than of itself.
The next moment, Marian froze... Her glowing eyes dimmed as she unconsciously touched her forehead. Her eyes showed a hint of confusion.
That was but a brief moment of confusion, she regained her composure instantly, but that made the giant beast pounce on her once again.
Elder Bear charged forward and was sent flying again.
The silver light returned to the Great Priest’s eyes as she attempted to communicate with the giant beast once more.
Though the monster before her already had an absurd mutation rate, and most of the Beast God’s abilities could no longer affect it... as the Great Priest of the Beast God, she still had some privileges.
She tried to forcibly link with it... The next moment, a stream of eerie thoughts flowed into her mind.
"Death, Sun God, Curse, Divine-Blood, Curse, hostility, Curse, Curse, hatred..."
Blood’s color, death’s curse, curse of hatred, all of these flooded her already muddled mind, her silver eyes dimmed again.
However, before the link was broken again, she had accomplished her intention.
"...Your enemies, are behind you. They are forcing you to attack us, they are much more delicious and weak..."
𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
Beasts like this don’t understand reason, but they know the law of the jungle - the strong prey on the weak.
The next moment, the giant serpent tried to turn back... The battlefield became even more chaotic.
But at this moment, a small episode occurred. Fate played a sinister joke.
"Huh, what was the third thing I was supposed to remember..."
"The first, kill the Red Sand Thief and lift the curse off me."
"Second, my daughter is coming. I have a secret bond with her, hiding from everyone... Strange, why are we hiding from others?"
Focusing too much on implanting the idea into the giant beast caused her to forget the most important "first thing". At the same time, the reason for the original "third thing", for the secret cooperation with her daughter, was lost.
"Never mind... let’s first revive my Lord, that is the key to everything!" She reconfirmed the most important "first thing".
Meanwhile, a series of domino effects began to unfold.
The thieves’ assault brought the elders, who were originally stationed at crucial points, for support. At that moment, a duo hidden in the shadows also seized the opportunity to act.
— End of Chapter 494 —