0p0 Chapter 386 Beast King
Chapter 386 Beast King
The pig boss was caught off guard, and a choking sound came from his throat. He struggled frantically with his limbs, but could not shake the hand that was as strong as an iron clamp.
Hu Qing had a blank expression on his face as the spiritual power in his body exploded. The pressure of the Dust-Breaking Stage came crashing down like the sky falling!
"boom--!"
The entire Wild Boar City below was instantly shrouded in white light, the wooden tents collapsed like paper, and the ground cracked.
The spiritual power storm swept through, and all the orcs disappeared in blood mist before they could even scream.
When the white light faded, the once noisy Wild Boar City was now dead silent, with only the mess on the ground.
The pig boss's face turned purple and red from being pinched, his eyes full of fear and confusion. It was not until this moment that he realized that the two people in front of him were not messengers sent by the Beast King at all!
"Who... are you..." It struggled to squeeze out a few words from between its teeth.
Gu Yang did not let go, but increased his strength. Beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down the greasy pig bristles.
Boss Pig's cloudy little eyes moved back and forth between Hu Qing and Gu Yang in fear, and his fat body trembled uncontrollably.
The death of all his men wasn't a big deal; given his prestige in the area, he could always recruit new ones. But if his own life was also lost...
"Snapped!"
Gu Yang threw Pig Boss to the ground like a broken sack, splashing a cloud of dust.
Hu Qing landed lightly with Xiao Zi on the ground. The purple-scaled little dragon darted out and sniffed around in the ruins, looking for possible buried treasures.
The pig-headed man instinctively wanted to escape as soon as he landed on the ground. He used all four hooves and just rushed out a few meters when suddenly the pig hair all over his body exploded - a chill of death instantly enveloped his whole body!
"boom!"
A sharp spiritual power whizzed past its pig ears and blasted a deep pit about ten feet wide on the ground in front of it.
The flying gravel hurt its back.
Boss Pig froze in place, slowly turned his head, and met Hu Qing's half-smiling eyes.
It immediately collapsed as if its bones had been pulled out, and fell to its knees with a "thump", with its forehead hitting the ground with a "dong dong" sound.
"Please spare my life, sir! Please spare my life! I won't dare to do it again, never again..."
Gu Yang sneered, stepped forward and kicked the fat pig over, stepping heavily on the muddy chest with his black boots:
"Run? With your limited ability, you think you are worthy of showing off in front of us?"
The pig boss rolled his eyes as he was stepped on, but he didn't even dare to struggle. He could only squeeze out intermittent pleas for mercy from his throat.
Hu Qing stood with his hands behind his back, his sleeves rustling in the cold wind.
He leaned forward slightly and said in a steady voice, "Why were you so respectful when we first met just now?"
Boss Pig was panting heavily and didn't hear the question clearly.
It was not until Gu Yang repeated it impatiently that he finally woke up from his dream and stammered:
"The two... the two adults... don't have any orc characteristics... I thought they were elders from the capital..."
"Oh?" Hu Qing raised his eyebrows and exchanged a glance with Gu Yang, "Tell me in detail."
Boss Pig swallowed his saliva and explained tremblingly: "Actually...we orcs are originally mutated humans.
The higher your cultivation level... the less beastly characteristics you will have..."
It pointed at its huge pig head and said, "In the eyes of a truly powerful person... people like me are no different from animals..."
This statement surprised Hu Qing and the others.
Gu Yang relaxed his grip a little, and said thoughtfully, "So the leaders of your kingdom..."
"Yes... yes!" Seeing a turn for the better, Pig Boss quickly explained, "Several great elders are almost indistinguishable from humans. They only reveal some characteristics when they use their original power...
As for His Majesty the Beast King...it is said that he has completely transformed into a human form!"
Hu Qing's eyes flashed, this information was unexpected -
No wonder the Orc Kingdom has been able to develop to this day. It turns out that the top leaders have already reached the threshold of returning to nature.
In the distance came the sound of digging. Xiao Zi was happily searching among the ruins, occasionally picking up some shiny objects.
This greedy little guy is collecting the spoils.
"There's one more thing." Hu Qing suddenly changed the subject. "What's that 'human flesh offering' you mentioned just now?"
When Pig Boss heard Hu Qing asking about human flesh, his fat body trembled violently, his mung bean-sized eyes rolled around in panic, and he stammered:
"My Lord, please understand! This... this matter is really not a small matter..."
Before he finished speaking, Gu Yang's eyes became fierce, and he raised his foot and stepped hard on its fat belly, with such force that it almost crushed its internal organs!
"Ouch!" The pig boss's face was twisted in pain, and smelly saliva was flowing out of his mouth.
"It has nothing to do with you?" Gu Yang sneered, and stepped on it with an extra strength. "Then why are you collecting human flesh, you bastard? Are you going to eat it?!"
The pig boss rolled his eyes as he was stepped on, and a wheezing sound came out of his throat. He struggled and shouted:
"It's... it's the Beast King's order! I... I was forced into this..."
Hearing the word "Beast King", Gu Yang's eyes became stern and he slowly loosened his foot.
Hu Qing also narrowed his eyes slightly, motioning it to continue.
Boss Pig, as if he had been pardoned, lay on the ground, gasping for breath, and said intermittently:
"His Majesty the Beast King has issued an order... All border forces bordering humanity must surrender a certain amount of human flesh and blood every month...
If we fail to prepare everything when the elders come to inspect, the whole clan will suffer..." Its voice trembled, "I was forced to do this..."
Hu Qing's eyes were cold, and he asked in a deep voice, "Have the elders ever told us what this flesh and blood will be used for?"
Boss Pig shook his head vigorously. "The elders are so powerful that they don't even bother to talk to us... They just come every month with a cold face to pick up the goods and never say a word..."
Hu Qing and Gu Yang looked at each other with serious expressions.
——If this was really an order from the Beast King himself, then the situation of the surrounding human settlements would be dangerous.
King Liang had been in seclusion for a long time, and the border defenses were weak, making it impossible to stop the orcs from looting.
Even more disturbing is the purpose of the Beast King collecting human flesh and blood...
Gu Yang whispered, "This matter is really too strange."
Hu Qing nodded, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "Ordinary cultivation does not require such a large amount of flesh and blood... unless..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Zi's dragon roar suddenly came from a distance.
The two turned their heads and saw Xiao Zi scratching something in the ruins with his claws, his purple-gold scales sparkling in the sunlight.
The big pig took the opportunity to move back secretly, but Gu Yang stepped on his tail and he screamed in pain.
"Want to run?" Gu Yang sneered, "Take us to see the 'elder'"
Boss Pig shuddered. "This... the elder's whereabouts are erratic, I really don't know..."