My Divine Pet Enables Me To Become The Biggest Winner
Chapter 991 - 496: It’s Better to Rely on Our Own People_3

Chapter 991: Chapter 496: It’s Better to Rely on Our Own People_3

Countless monstrous silkworms filled the entire wilderness, buzzing and flying in the air, crawling everywhere on the ground, densely covering the trees and huge rocks!

There were five cultivators in the wilderness, with remarkable strength and tacit cooperation. Led by two from the Fifth Great Domain with the assistance of three from the Fourth Great Domain, they formed a dark red light ball to resist the erosion of the monstrous silkworms. From time to time, they would send out Flying Swords to kill dozens of these monsters.

However, the silkworm monsters were Tier-6, and the cultivators were already sweating on their foreheads. It was only a matter of time before they would be defeated and devoured by the monsters.

Unable to tolerate it any longer, the Chaotic Demon silently killed them and burst into the wilderness, wrapping its body around the entire forest.

The five cultivators suddenly felt as if they had fallen into darkness and chaos. Everything around them became confusing and reversed. Their senses were useless, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that they could originally control also disappeared!

"Not good!" Their faces turned pale. They were already unable to cope with one silkworm monster, and now they were faced with another seemingly stronger monster.

However, in their stupor, they kept hearing the sound of chewing and crunching as if something was eating crispy fried insects. That was when the insects were constantly screaming their strange shrieks, and the cultivators felt a chill in their hearts: this demon was devouring the silkworm monster. For a powerful demon, a Tier-6 silkworm monster should be even more "delicious." But after it finished eating the silkworm monster, it would be their turn...

They were stuck in this chaotic state, unable to do anything but silently await death. What agony!

Suddenly, the chewing sound disappeared. ’It’s our turn now!’ The cultivators’ fear reached its peak, but the light reappeared before their eyes. The feeling of confusion and inversion began to fade slowly. They shook their heads and saw a terrifying Demon Plant approaching like a giant crab. On the branches of the Demon Plant sat a little girl with blood-red eyes.

The sight of this combination sent chills down their spines: what kind of monsters were these?!

The Chaotic Demon let out a satisfied burp nearby, and the foul air it exhaled was a mix of black and yellow. The five cultivators wrinkled their brows and covered their noses: it stank so bad...

The Chaotic Demon was furious. If it weren’t for its intervention, they would have long become food for the silkworm monster. They dared to complain about its smell when, in fact, it wasn’t the demon itself that stank, but rather the odor of the silkworm monster that it couldn’t bear and had to exhale.

Both angry and wronged.

The Mesmerizing Demon took out the Horizon Bureau Token. Her speech had become much more fluent: "We’re from the Horizon Bureau. If you don’t want to die, follow us. If you fall behind, you’ll have to rely on your luck."

The five cultivators breathed a sigh of relief, almost moved to tears. They used to be afraid of the Horizon Bureau like a tiger, to the point of cursing and blaming it in private. But they never thought that in times of danger, the Wood Dynasty’s people would turn out to be more reliable.

"Are you under the command of Governor Bertram?" One of them from the Fifth Great Domain asked respectfully.

The Mesmerizing Demon replied, "Indeed."

"No wonder," thought the cultivator in the Fifth Great Domain. Among the good officials of the Horizon Bureau, only Owen Bertram and Master Lane qualified as such. Master Lane, though ruthless and merciless, had once defended the Northwest against the Nine Witch Demon Court and was a hero of the Wood Dynasty.

Furthermore, under Owen Bertram’s rule, the people along the river became more prosperous, greatly improving the reputation of the local Horizon Bureau. Even His Majesty, who was once considered an inept ruler, became a wise ruler when he arrived at the Summit Metropolitan Office!

Historical imperial teachers would praise him as an expert.

Thus, even if the cultivators habitually disliked the Horizon Bureau and didn’t praise Owen Bertram publicly, they knew in their hearts that he truly was a good official.

The Boundary Flower carried the Mesmerizing Demon in a horizontal manner, maintaining a distance of several dozens of meters from the Chaotic Demon. The five cultivators hurried to catch up, still very afraid of the Tier-7 Demonic Beasts, but also finding their relationship quite odd: it seemed they were together, yet there were many contradictions...

The crucial point was that they didn’t dare to ask.

In the end, the most tragic fate was that of the Tier-6 Sage of Demons, the Silkworm Monster. It was silently erased from this world. Though it was a well-known cruel creature in the Nine Witch Demon Court, it had entered the Wood Dynasty, eager to devour at will... only to end up whetting the appetite of the Chaotic Demon.Boundary Flower, Mesmerizing Demon, Chaotic Demon, and the five small cultivators formed a strange team following the traces of the Silkworm Monster, quickly approaching the barren stone mountains nearby.

In the dense thicket of deadwood at the perimeter, a sudden flurry of hurried noises arose as something quickly fled. The three leaders remained motionless, and a Fifth Great Domain cultivator, who was quite perceptive, darted out in the direction of the noise.

Soon, a scolding sound came from that direction: "Why are you running?"

The reply came back with a hint of mournful sadness: "At first, I only saw those demon beings and thought I was definitely going to die. How could I not run?"

The Fifth Great Domain cultivator brought back a rather peculiar individual, who appeared quite thin, short and with a face full of vicissitudes.

The Fifth Great Domain cultivator introduced: "These are all subordinates of Governor Bertram of the Summit Metropolitan Office. We owe our lives to their rescue from the Silkworm Monster."

The man sighed deeply and gave a sincere bow: "After all, we still have to rely on our own people! We accidentally entered the moth’s territory where we couldn’t escape no matter what. That Silkworm Monster just stood by and watched us being killed without caring."

"I only managed to survive because my cultivation has a secret technique that allows me to be reborn after dying in battle. However, I only dared to use the secret technique after the Silkworm Monster killed the moths."

Mesmerizing Demon waved her small hand: "Follow us then. You guys take extra care of him; he has the power of only a Tier-3 cultivator at most."

Thus, they continued on their journey, encountering the corpses of cultivators killed by the demon beings and rescuing a little over a hundred people. These people gathered together and cursed the foreign races. Among them were those who had just escaped from the demon beasts with their companions, only to encounter the Old Wizard from the Northern Plain. They had to flee for their lives once more, with all their companions dying at the hands of the Old Wizard, leaving only them alive.

Others initially followed the powerful cultivators from Sang Island but gradually discovered they were not treated as human beings but mere tools by these powerful figures. They were sent into dangerous situations without any regard for their lives.

"Our own people are better..."

In response to such emotions, Master Lane just snorted. Some people needed a lesson steeped in blood and tears before they could understand some of the most basic and simplest of truths. Those unlucky ones wouldn’t even have the opportunity to understand.

From their conversations, Owen Bertram confirmed something: "The Northern Plain and Sang Island both sent people here. Along with the Silkworm Monster, quite a group has gathered. What is their goal in gathering at the Country of Mourning? The risk they take shouldn’t be just for the cultivation resources in the Extinction Domain."

"What a pity! The Chaotic Demon swallowed the Silkworm Monster in one gulp, leaving no demon soul for interrogation."

With his master’s complaints ringing in his ears, Chaotic Demon felt a bit sulky. Naturally, he had his own methods and had already scanned the memories in the Silkworm Monster’s Demon Soul. He also knew the real reason why the Silkworm Monster entered the Country of Mourning but felt that his master was too biased and didn’t particularly want to say it out loud.

After some thought, Owen Bertram gave an order: "Find the powerful cultivator from Sang Island. He must not leave the Country of Mourning alive!"

Mesmerizing Demon’s eyes lifted, and a large swath of blood strands burst from the void, grabbing several cultivators who had once followed Michael S. Lucien, and brought them to her.

"Ahhh!" The cultivators’ hands and feet trembled in fear. Mesmerizing Demon frowned: "Stop screaming. I have a question for you." Several cultivators were on the verge of tears. They had all been truly frightened in the Country of Mourning, and they couldn’t help but be scared by the girl’s actions.

Master Lane slapped his forehead. Once these fellows return, he must educate them about their working methods.

After inquiring about Michael S. Lucien’s whereabouts, Mesmerizing Demon quickly learned the goal of the people from Sang Island: "A strange stone emitting a gem-like, water-wave-shaped glow?"

Owen Bertram immediately began his investigation and asked Master Lane before learning: "Gonggong Miracle Stone? Tire-8 Treasure Material! This treasure can anchor a sea storm and continuously refine high-level Divine Water. It’s indeed very useful to Sang Island."

Owen Bertram stroked his chin, smiling and nodding: "It’s also quite useful to me. I’ll gladly accept it."

Finding Michael S. Lucien, however, was a challenge. Among the cultivators brought by Mesmerizing Demon’s blood strands, one timidly raised his hand: "Miss, I have a way that might be able to find Michael S. Lucien."