Chapter 69 Sea of ​​Fire (1/2)

The visits and solicitations from the major forces were just a small episode, and the battle with the locusts continued.

After he rejected them one by one, no one came to him again.

However, the battle in recent days has quietly changed.

Er Gouzi suddenly found that in the past one or two days, the locust swarm seemed to be crazy, all rushing towards the pepper field he was defending.

The direction defended by other teams was calm, and few locusts were willing to go.

Are these locusts stupid? There are better ways to go, but they have to gnaw on this hardest bone.

The locust swarm came like a dark cloud, and they continued to fight for a day and a night, without a moment to spare.

When the team members were hungry, they grabbed a few locust corpses and stuffed them into their mouths to chew.

The trace toxicity in the locusts in turn stimulated the spirit of the team members, making them more excited and tireless.

The team of more than 2,000 people was reduced by nearly a quarter, and the constable led the supervision team to kill a lot of people, barely blocking the trend of escape.

Seeing his men dying one by one, Er Gouzi actually wanted to withdraw from the battlefield with his men several times and stop fighting.

Anyway, the spiritual fields belong to the county magistrate. If they are eaten by locusts, they will be eaten. It has nothing to do with them.

The government office only gives four dou of rice every day, and some are deducted in the middle. Why should we fight for the officials!

Several times, he deliberately allowed his men to retreat to the side.

But the Dianshi brought a group of people to guard outside to supervise the battle, watching them closely. When they retreated, they were beheaded again.

"Dianshi, we have been fighting for a day and a night. Can we withdraw and take care of ourselves?"

Er Gouzi could only bite the bullet and ask the Dianshi.

"Retreat? You still have several acres of precious spiritual medicine behind you. Can you afford it?"

The Dianshi stared at Er Gouzi with a squint and asked coldly.

"Anyone who is afraid of fighting will be killed without mercy!"

Er Gouzi wanted to say that they were all the county magistrate's spiritual fields and spiritual medicines, so why should I be responsible?

He didn't dare to say this, because the people should not fight against the officials, and the higher the official, the more powerful he is.

He could only lead his men to continue fighting the locusts.

The corpses of locusts on the ground had accumulated into a thick layer, and there was a creaking sound when stepping on them.

Er Gouzi and the two big white geese fought desperately, but manpower was limited, and their defense line eventually collapsed.

The black swarm of locusts rushed into the pepper field and bit it frantically. The layer of fishing nets arranged on it was useless and was bitten to pieces in a few breaths.

"Everyone, rush into the pepper field and continue to kill locusts."

The Dianshi who was supervising the battle in the distance shouted, commanding Er Gouzi's team to rush into the pepper field and continue fighting.

The opportunity that Er Gouzi had been waiting for finally came, and he was the first to rush into the pepper field.

In the chaotic battle, he stole two small pepper trees when he got the chance and quietly put them into the yellow gourd.

So far, he finally got the pepper tree he had been thinking about.

At this time, he had the mind to look at the entire battlefield.

His team members died in battle one after another, and they often fell to the ground for only a moment before they were gnawed to a skeleton.

The feathers of the two big white geese were messy, and the white feathers were dyed red by blood.

But the locusts in the sky were still densely packed, and there was a trend of increasing numbers.

It seemed that all the locusts were attracted to this pepper field.

At this time, he found that there were dozens of mutant locusts, squeezing on a white plant to bite.

This is not a pepper tree.

He swung his sword and killed more than a dozen mutant locusts in succession.

But this white thing seemed to be extremely tempting to them. The mutant locusts were endless and rushed here one after another.

Er Gouzi stood in front of the white plant, dancing his sword into a piece of light and shadow, and everything around him was chopped to pieces.

Including the white plant, which was also chopped into countless pieces by him.

He rolled on the ground and took the root of the white plant into his arms.

After the white tree was cut off by him, the locusts continued to bite the broken branches on the ground.

In addition to this white tree, there were several other trees in the whole pepper field, as well as some scattered white branches.

Without exception, there were many locusts scrambling to bite on each white tree.

Among these locusts, he even found a king insect that was more than one foot long.

He killed it with a sword and picked up the body.

There were already two locust king corpses in the gourd, and one corpse could allow two geese to evolve into spirit beasts.

At that time, four more spirit beast-level geese could be added.

Up to now, he could guess with his feet that the locusts should have been attracted by this white tree.

Moreover, this kind of tree was only moved here in the past one or two days.

At this time, there were still countless locusts in the sky, landing here.

The people in the locust-killing team screamed from time to time, and were soon gnawed into skeletons.

Er Gouzi looked around and found that several people from the government office were burying something around the pepper field.

He had a bad premonition in his heart, and called two white geese to follow him, slowly approaching the edge of the pepper field during the battle...

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At the same time, on a tall building, the county magistrate and several confidants were watching the battle here.

"County Master, do you want to start now? The locust-killing team below is almost exhausted."

A confidant asked.

"No, wait a little longer!"

The county magistrate's tone was calm, and he had an aura that was as calm as a mountain.

"There is still a big insect king that has not yet arrived."

"If the Insect King doesn't die, he will fall short in the end."

"Driving thousands more people to the pepper fields to temporarily hold back the insect swarm and prevent the insect swarm from leaving the pepper field."

"I obey my orders!"

The confidant retreated and soon saw a group of soldiers driving a locust extermination team. More than a thousand people rushed into the pepper field.

In fact, the pepper trees in the pepper fields have been almost completely eaten by locusts, and there is no longer any significance to protect them.

Many locust swarms cannot find food and have begun to fly away.

At this moment, a locust extermination team of more than a thousand people was driven into the pepper field. The locust swarm found fresh food and was detained in the pepper field to fight with the locust extermination team.

But the combat effectiveness of this thousand-man team was far inferior to Ergouzi's team. They didn't last long before they were almost dead.

"My lord, do you still have to wait?"

The county magistrate stroked his beard and said unhurriedly: "Wait a moment."

As a result, the police drove more than a thousand people into the pepper fields.

Some of them were too afraid to attack the former. These soldiers were merciless and killed one person at a time.

Several teams were filled in one after another. At this time, a two-foot-long insect king flew from the sky and entered the pepper field.

"My lord, can it be started now?"

"Okay, let's do it!"

The county magistrate's tone was firmer this time, and the speed of his tone was also a bit faster.

"Should we withdraw all the people from the locust extermination team?"

Before leaving, this confidant asked one more question.

"nonsense!"

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"Withdraw the people, and the locust swarms will also run away!"

"Someone has to make sacrifices to do great things. Sacrificing a small number of them can wipe out this large swarm of locusts. It's worth it!"

"Honor your orders!"

The confidant took the order and went down to execute it with great enthusiasm...

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In the pepper field, Er Gouzi and two geese had already reached the edge of the battlefield.

He saw that what the county officials had buried in the soil were pieces of fiery red stones, and he didn't know what they were for.

I thought to myself that when the right opportunity comes, I will dig out a piece or two and take a look.

At this moment, several groups of people poured into the pepper field, and it was already a mess, and no one could care about anyone.

Sure enough, Er Gouzi caught an opportunity. He dug his foot into the soil and dug out a red stone.

He raised his head and looked around, no one was paying attention, and then quietly put the red stone into the gourd.

Then he continued to fight the locusts as if nothing had happened.

During the battle, he had been looking for the Locust King.

The corpse of a Locust King can allow two big white geese to evolve into spiritual beasts, which is very attractive to Ergouzi.

I just killed a foot-long one, but the insect swarm still hasn't dispersed. There should be a more powerful insect king controlling the insect swarm.

Just then, an insect king flew from the sky.

This insect king was larger than the one he killed in Snake Creek Village. It was more than two feet long, so it might not be easy to deal with.

Ergouzi was not in a hurry to take action, but slowly approached, looking for an opportunity to kill with one strike.

Perhaps because there were too many powerful people present, the Insect King did not pay attention to Ergouzi. Finally, the distance between him and the Insect King was only three feet away.

Divine consciousness locked...

At this moment, flames suddenly rose around the pepper field.

These flames soared into the sky and connected into one piece in the sky, covering this large area.

Suddenly everyone in the pepper field and the locusts were in a large sea of ​​fire.

"Ah! Ah! Ah..."

Waves of heart-rending screams could be heard from the sea of ​​fire.

Seeing that the situation is not good, the Locust King will flutter his wings and fly away.

But as soon as it flew upward, it was forced back by a wall of fire.

The flames on the fire wall became even hotter, and one of its wings was scorched as soon as it got closer.

Everyone and the locusts were in a hurry to escape.

Ergouzi was ready for everything. Adhering to the principle of sacrificing his life rather than his wealth, a dazzling light shone on the heavy sword in his hand.

In a flash of light, the insect king was cut in half by him.

He jumped to pick up the corpse of the Insect King, and then looked around, looking for a way out.

The entire battlefield was enveloped in a sea of ​​flames, and many people ignited by the flames screamed and bumped around.

The feathers on the two big white geese were also ignited by the flames, and they screamed loudly.

But he soon discovered that there was a small gap in the sea of ​​fire.

It seemed to be the place where he had just dug up a red stone.

Immediately, he called the two big white geese down, took out the gourd, and poured some water on himself and the big white geese.

Then he led the big white goose towards the flame gap.

In this burning situation, one person and two geese used their speed to the extreme. It only took a few breaths to rush out of the sea of ​​​​fire.

Er Gouzi rushed out of the sea of ​​fire with the big white goose and sat on the ground.

There were still many people in the sea of ​​fire howling and looking for a way out.

"This way... cough cough cough... escape this way... cough cough cough..."

Er Gouzi wanted to shout loudly to guide others.

"Cough cough cough..."

There was no fire on his body, but his throat hurt so much, as if there was a flame burning in his throat, and he couldn't make any sound at all.

He drank a lot of saliva, but it was only a little better.

"This way... cough cough cough..."

Er Gouzi covered his throat, his voice was hoarse, and he looked towards the direction of the pepper field.

That pepper field had turned into a sea of ​​fire, and the people and locusts inside were engulfed by the flames.

The more than 2,000 people who followed him to fight were all burned to death.

Only a few wounded and the elderly, weak, women and children survived, and now they were lying outside the sea of ​​fire crying loudly.

Zhao Xiucai, Qian Xiucai, and the constable under his command, these three people were martial arts, and they also failed to escape.

Fortunately, he stole a piece of red stone by accident, which created a small gap in the sea of ​​fire, so he was able to escape by chance.

Otherwise, he would be in the sea of ​​fire, surrounded by walls made of flames, and he would not be able to get out at all.

In addition to him, there were more than 20 other people who escaped from this gap under the guidance of his shouting.

The Dianshi led a group of people to quietly guard around the sea of ​​fire, with a grim face.

This fire should have been set by this group of people.

Er Gouzi finally realized at this moment why those forces came to win him over two days ago.

It turned out that those officials had already decided the fate of Er Gouzi's team and let them die as cannon fodder.

If they had agreed to the winning of any force that day, the more than 2,000 people would not have died.

Then they would be replaced by people from other teams and come here to die as cannon fodder.

Er Gouzi couldn't help but think of what the Daoxuan Sect envoy had said to him that day.

For someone like him who has no power background, even if he passes the examination to become a scholar, a juren, or even a jinshi, in the eyes of those officials, he is just used to work and take the blame.

Forget it, when things here are over, he will go back to Shekou Mountain to farm.

Even if he passes the examination to become a juren in the future, he doesn't want to get involved in the affairs of these officials.

As a farmer, he can't beat these people, so he still farms and practices honestly on Shekou Mountain.

At this moment, he understood Sima Yi a little bit. He has excellent talents, but he is unwilling to learn martial arts and get involved in the affairs of the government.

Er Gouzi sat on the ground and thought about it. The flames in the pepper field gradually calmed down. The people and locusts inside had turned to ashes.

At this moment, a loud noise came, and the ground shook with it, and the spiritual energy in the air fluctuated violently.

"Not good!"

The Dianshi, who had just witnessed thousands of people being burned to death without changing his face, changed his expression at this moment.

"Everyone follow me!"

The Dianshi's figure flashed, and he ran towards the center of the spiritual field.

Others at the scene didn't know what happened, but they also rushed over.

After a while, Er Gouzi stood up lazily and followed the crowd far behind.

He found that the same wind control technique was performed by the Dianshi Lord, and the speed was several times faster than his.

The place where the loud noise was made was also a spiritual field.

It's just that the spiritual energy in this spiritual field is the most concentrated, and it is surrounded by other spiritual fields. It was not damaged in this locust plague.

When Er Gouzi arrived, he saw the Dianshi Lord and the county magistrate fighting with a birdman with wings on his back.

The birdman was only three feet long, with wrinkles all over his face, but his eyes were big and round.

But the pair of wings on his back were more than ten feet long each.