The Anumar were born with a strong physique and powerful strength, but the ability they displayed in their charge was far more than that.
The wind howled behind them as if they had been injected with an overdose of stimulants. Their physical fitness was close to the level of a peak-level Novice Knight.
Without the marquis' order, the four gunmen stationed on the several towers at the highest point of the residence had already aimed their Georgia rifles at them and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Even though they were charging like crazy black bears, the four Anumar slaves at the front were immediately shot in the forehead and fell.
The Georgia rifles were originally designed to accurately hit long-distance targets, and they were the pinnacle of firearms. They used hexagonal bullets and had a firing rate of 2-3 rounds per minute. The effective range was 730 to 910 meters, and the maximum range was 1,200 meters.
The performance of firearms was unparalleled in this era.
When the gunmen were at level 1, they could obtain the core abilities [Gun Sense] and [Vital Sight]. Their sharp senses allowed them to directly see the enemy's vital points and deal a fatal blow.
During the land security war, every gunman was equipped with three expensive Georgia rifles and two auxiliary reloaders, which allowed them to fire nine rounds per minute.
However, after killing the slaves at the front, they did not scare the people behind them at all. It was as if they had been cast [Shaman Witchcraft — Berserk].
Hundreds of bare-chested slaves howled as they turned into frenzied beasts and charged toward the door without caring about anything.
There was no doubt that if this group of people were allowed to charge into the residence, it would lead to an extremely tragic massacre, and the core managers of the Shattered Star Sea would be wiped out!
However, in the face of this terrifying power, the marquis and his wife did not even frown. Instead, they waved their hands lightly.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
The two Night Spirit maids with heterochromatic pupils standing beside them had already shot out like lightning.
In mid-air, Night Spirit, who was wearing a black and white maid dress, socks, and high heels, had a giant two-handed sword transformed from her "Venom Armor" in her hands.
[Venom Sword]
Although they still maintained the maid dress style, the close-fitting "Venom Armor" had already covered every inch of their skin, giving this group of "weak" Level 2 Sentinels a huge boost.
"Ha!"
With a low roar, the two Night Spirits who had entered battle mode had already set off a storm of sharp blades among the berserk slaves. Broken limbs, brains, and blood flew everywhere.
Although the slaves' physique and strength had significantly increased after "Berserk", there was still a huge gap between them and Night Spirit maids who had the "Venom Armor" buff.
Then, the Flesh Puppets in charge of guarding the mansion rushed out as well.
The [Heavy Armored Guards] were the defensive type. Six [Heavy Armored Guards] were clad in full steel armor, and they formed a steel wall. They charged at the group of slaves, and the black flood was immediately cut off.
Nails, teeth, fists, and feet … None of them could hurt the steel armor at all.
At the same time, the two "Knight" guarding the entrance opened their masks, and a large amount of blood-red mist gushed out, turning into two giant eagles that looked like they were made of blood mist and had the heads of tigers. They swooped down.
Roar!
[Blood Construct — Scarlet Kite Wings]: Made of runes and the blood of Transcendent creatures full of life energy. Immune to physical damage. Attacks have blood-sucking effect and spiritual corruption. It is more difficult to deal with than a Great Knight.
This was one of the results of the Mechanical Immortality School of Thought's research on how to achieve immortality. Now, it can only be used as a weapon. After Elvin's modification, it was included in the many templates of the "Flesh Puppets".
After the two [Scarlet Kite Wings] joined the battle, the marquis and his wife did not have to do anything.
In just three breaths, the guards had mercilessly slaughtered all the slaves. Broken limbs and blood were everywhere in front of the residence.
Because of the commotion caused by the slaves at the beginning, a large number of residents of various races nearby had gathered to watch from afar.
It took less than a minute for the slaves to riot and all of them to be killed. It was not until the red color filled their vision and their noses were filled with the smell of blood that the stunned group of people screamed and scattered.
As they ran, there were people shouting in the crowd.
"Murder! The new master is going to kill all the slaves! "
"Run for your lives! Bring your loved ones and run to the mountains! "
"Help!"
The ignorant natives who had never been educated had no discernment ability. Although they could not imagine how destroying their property would benefit their "master", they still ran faster.
And as if to prove what these people said, a few Nimansteans who were running with them suddenly pulled out the swords on their waists and killed a few of the slaves around them. There were both Anuma and Atreans among them.
No one knew who set fire to the houses of the slaves in different corners of the city, but a large-scale panic quickly spread.
Nympho frowned slightly. She reached out with her hand, and the few murderous and emotional fanatics were all imprisoned in place by an invisible force.
Noticing that there were no traces of Mind Control on them, the marquise's emerald eyes flashed.
She yelled, "Who ordered you? What do you want? "
However, their answer was far beyond the marquise's expectations.
"We did not order anyone."
They were not lying!
Through the [Mind Network], similar situations were happening in many places near Juarez City. First, a small number of people rioted, killed or were killed, and finally, a large scale riot.
Originally, it was just a group of Anuma people who overestimated themselves and wanted to demonstrate their power, but in the blink of an eye, it became a riot that spread across half of the Golden Sea.
The most important thing was that before this, there were no signs in the [Mind Network].
The marquise looked at each other and suddenly felt that something was wrong.
It was certain that someone was deliberately causing trouble for the duchy, but it was so fierce, so urgent, and so large that they were caught off guard.
This wasn't just to assassinate the administrative personnel; there were obviously more unexpected moves waiting for them.
The marquise had no choice but to give an order.
"Order, the entire city is under martial law. No one is allowed to run around! From now on, cancel the holidays of all slaves in the territory and implement military control. "
"Yes, Sir!"
Hawkins immediately sent people to put out the fire through the [Mind Network].
Knowing that their job was not easy, Elvin's military support was on point. The riot in Juarez City wasn't too serious for the defense forces.
At this moment.
Whoosh –
Accompanied by the light butterflies, Elvin, who received Besmir's warning, had already jumped thousands of kilometers from Changdao to here through [Dream Cruise].
"Marquise, Ma …"
Just as he was about to greet his parents-in-law, Elven suddenly turned around and looked at the bloody swamp, the six [Heavy Armored Guards] who were bathed in blood, and the two beautiful Night Creatures who had returned to their maid forms.
"Wait a second."
He gently waved his hand, and tiny white creatures quickly drilled out of the bodies of the slaves that didn't look strange. They twisted in the air and came to Elvin, and they were trapped by a wind elemental barrier.
They were fat maggots, and there were 102 of them, the same number as the corpses on the ground. They were obviously ferocious carnivorous maggots. Even though they were trapped, they were still gnawing at the wind elemental barrier.
It made a creaking sound.
However, no matter how small these living creatures were, they were as eye-catching as a bonfire in the night in the eyes of a "primo" like Elvin. It might be a bit difficult to hide in a living creature, but after the host died, they were exposed.
When they were discovered, a few of them were wriggling and trying to get into the gaps of the armor of the [Heavy Armored Guards] to find a new host.
The marquise and his wife couldn't help but gather around curiously.
"These are … maggots? Parasites? Are those slaves being controlled? "
Looking at the hundreds of fat maggots wriggling in the ball-shaped wind elemental barrier, it seemed like they were trying to form a whole body.
Elvin's "Data Analysis Vision" that was connected to the "Great Library of Turin" in his soul automatically showed the answer — [Crawler].
He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Followers of the evil gods?"
The souls of wizards and other extraordinary individuals wouldn't dissipate quickly after death. When their bodies were eaten by maggots, the remaining consciousness would gradually form a new body with the maggots. These were the followers and servants of the "God of Rotten Flies", [Crawler].
Their main area of activity was the Old Continent's Tramore Duchy!
The wizards who had left the continent and were far away from the gods didn't have much research on the followers of the evil gods. Elvin immediately contacted Professor Taylor through the [Mind Network].
In terms of understanding of these creatures, who could compare to the "Vissari School" whose headquarters was also there?
"Your Excellency, every [Crawler] is at least a Grade Two extraordinary monster, usually made up of thousands of living maggots.
With collective intelligence, they usually show the body of the extraordinary when they were alive and wrap their bodies with rags and robes to hide their terrifying appearance, thus disguising themselves as humans … "
Professor Taylor, who understood the urgency of the situation, told him all the information he knew.
Their terrifying appearance was secondary. The most terrifying ability was their large-scale parasitism. In the Old Continent, there was a Church of True God, so they had to restrain themselves a little, but in the New Continent, there was no need to worry about this.
They scattered and lurked in the human body. In the early stage, they could only stimulate the emotions and potential by secreting certain hormones. The higher the level of the [Crawler], the stronger its ability.
Only a single number of maggots had independent intelligence, and the other individuals generally wouldn't be too far away from the main body.
After a week, the clones would start to eat the host's body on a large scale, either using their own tissues to replace the host or using the harvested nutrients to start rapid reproduction.
This period of time was uncertain, usually lasting two weeks to a month. The host might not feel it at all, but they had already become a [Crawler] from the inside out.
His thoughts were actually the thoughts of the [Crawler], and his desires were actually the desires of the [Crawler]. Even the hobby that he was proud of might be the [Crawler]'s hobby.
Professor Taylor had even seen humans in this state until they died of old age.
They also had a weakness, which was that their combat strength was weak, and they could be killed by flames, ice, and even poison.
"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Professor Taylor."
After hanging up, Elvin summoned his magic book, Flesh Sacrifice.
"Ritual begins!"
A blood-red brilliance appeared and formed an illusory witchcraft ritual in front of him.
He reached out and tapped on a maggot.
Whoosh!
With a spiritual wind blowing in the void, an illusion of a double helix structure slowly extended out from the ritual, one end connected to the altar and the other extended into the void.
If one compared the structure of the double helix, one would find that it was exactly the same as a certain genetic code of the maggot.
[Blood Curse]
Buzz buzz buzz …
Hundreds of maggots in the wind elemental barrier died instantly.
The few people who were frozen by the nymphs also collapsed to the ground, including the chaos in the entire Juarez, which seemed to have quieted down a lot.
However, in the eyes of the seagulls, the vast area around them was not affected. Obviously, there was more than one [Crawler] that caused chaos in this land, and not all of them showed abnormalities.
Even the existence that could control so many [Crawlers] could not rule out the possibility that it was a Level Four, or even the "God of Rotten Flies" himself.
Unlike the East Coast that had been developed for many years, the West Coast had just been taken over and was the weakness of the duchy. In particular, the ethnic composition was complicated, and there were many non-Nimansterians, which was the most suitable for using schemes and tricks to create conflict between ethnic groups.
It was not completely without its disadvantages to have a bigger territory, and some attacks were really hard to guard against.
"The one hiding behind this is an extremely cunning opponent! Evil God … Evil God … These assholes are really scheming from day to night! "
Elvin's eyes flickered for a while before he connected to the [Mental Network] again with a serious expression and explained the general situation.
"Hersey, send the 'Sky Knight Squad' over. Bring Leonara along as well. Milan, that unreliable fellow, is not back yet, and we need Leonara's divination skills. We only have a week's time if we want to recover as much damage as possible. "
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