The demons looked at each other, and small question marks visibly appeared above their heads.
What do you mean by "local" and "outsider"? Do you even distinguish between demons and monsters?
But the local demons on the other side spoke up again, acting quite familiar:
"I secretly wandered into this Dawang Village decades ago, and I've been here all these years, so it's not an exaggeration to call myself a local."
"You've been here for decades, and this village is still here. Why don't you just eat all the people here?"
The human-snake leader narrowed his snake-like eyes.
The reason it became the leader was not only because it was relatively strong, but also because the human-snake race was relatively treacherous and cunning.
Although it didn't detect anything unusual from Li Mo's aura, it had a vague feeling that something was wrong.
Demons are inherently bloodthirsty and cannot even control their hunger, yet this human-snake claims to have lived in a village for decades, and the village has remained peaceful and undisturbed.
Something's not right. Something's nine out of ten things is wrong.
"You mean that? Well, that's because I'm smart."
Li Mo not only showed no fear, but instead appeared proud and confident:
"I'm sure everyone feels the same way I do—I love eating children, right?"
"Really."
The demons all nodded in agreement.
Is it because people taste worse as they get older that they suffer more as they live longer?
"But children aren't something you can find often, and you can't just eat them whenever you want, so I came up with a plan."
Li Mo had an inscrutable expression:
"By keeping the villagers of this village in captivity and frequently intimidating them, they will regularly send me offerings. Although I can't eat my fill all at once, having something to eat every year is better than eating my fill once and then going hungry for a long time."
I call this approach "sustainable nurturing."
"Hiss..."
The demons leaned back slightly, a look of wisdom flashing in their eyes.
That makes sense.
The leader of the human smugglers was also pondering.
If so many demons feast on this massive invasion of the human city, won't the mortals of the city be wiped out very quickly?
The Celestials are a tough nut to crack, and the Dungeon Warriors are not enough to satisfy them.
The mortals of the human city have all been eaten. What will they eat next?
Suddenly, the way they looked at Li Mo changed to one of admiration. He was indeed a ruthless, clever, and cunning human-snake.
Upon seeing this, the leader of the human smugglers felt that he was being intellectually outmatched and that his position was being threatened.
So he looked at Li Mo with ill intent and said:
"This place is ours now, get out."
"No, please! It's not easy to see family now. It's like meeting fellow villagers. How can I not treat you well? I'm good at being a child. How about I cook you a meal?"
Li Mo was very enthusiastic.
Upon hearing him praise his culinary skills to the skies, the hungry demons' appetites were whetted, and they became unbearably hungry and thirsty.
"I think it's worth a try."
"You better not be lying to us."
"If you do well, we'll give you a chance to join us and work specifically to prepare blood food for us."
"In that case, lead the way!"
Seeing everyone's high spirits, the smuggler leader could only nod in agreement.
After saying "please," Li Mo swayed his body and led the way.
As he walked, he also tried to gather some information.
However, the leader of the human smugglers kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal much.
Soon, they arrived at the altar that had been set up in advance in the village, where, as expected, many mortals knelt and worshipped to welcome them.
Furthermore, large stones were placed in advance to serve as tables and chairs for the demons.
It seems Li Mo was right; under his years of tyranny, this village had become his backyard.
Awesome!
More than a dozen demons looked on with envy. Owning such a large village and having humans as slaves, this life must be too comfortable.
They secretly planned to learn from Li Mo so that they could emulate him in the future.
"No rush, let's start with the cold dishes. We can have the meat dishes later."
Li Mo said.
He then ordered Erniu and Tiezhu to bring him a large stall filled with fragrant sorghum liquor.
He drank it with great relish.
While drinking, he grabbed a handful of peanuts and a cold seaweed salad to go with his drinks.
"What are you drinking?" a rat-headed demon asked.
"Oh, this is alcohol, something humans drink. You probably won't be used to it."
Li Mo coughed lightly, appearing somewhat reluctant to share.
"Hehe, we're all family, don't be stingy, let me have a taste." The rat-headed demon chuckled, rubbing his hands together.
"I'm a snake, you're a rat, what kind of family are we?"
"Don't humans often say that snakes and rats are all in the same nest?"
That makes sense.
Li Mo was persuaded and took a jar over to his family.
What is a full jar to mortals is just a mouthful to a huge demon.
The rat-headed demon finished his drink, still savoring the aftertaste.
"Is it good?" a demon asked, swallowing hard.
"Sweet and spicy! It tastes even better than nectar!"
"I'll try some too..."
In the end, even the leader of the human trafficking ring couldn't resist.
Li Mo sighed and said with heartache, "Since we're all family, let's bring out all my stock today and drink as much as we want."
So, jars of wine were brought up one by one.
As they drank, they realized something was wrong.
Why do I feel a little dizzy?
"If you only drink alcohol and don't eat any food, how can you not get dizzy?"
"Why haven't the dishes arrived yet?"
"Coming soon."
But soon the demons were not only dizzy, their world began to appear colorful.
"Old wolf, why do you have three heads?"
"Hahaha, Rat King, your head has turned into a duck's head!"
"This wine is really easy to get drunk on..."
"Oh no, we think we've been poisoned!"
A spider demon is skilled at hunting with its venomous fangs.
It exhibited these symptoms the last time it bit itself, which is why it reacted.
Immediately, the expressions of the demons changed drastically, and they all stood up, finally realizing that something was wrong.
However, it was too late; they were already deeply poisoned and had no strength left.
There was a minor mishap, but it's nothing serious.
Li Mo hadn't expected a poisonous spider to bite him, but he had already prepared for the possibility that some demons might be resistant to toxins.
However, the poison he found in the bag at home was even more effective than he had expected.
In the end, only one spider demon escaped the net.
"Do it!"
Li Mo used the smashing of the cup as a signal.
Immediately, the townspeople who had been kneeling on the ground dropped their pretense and revealed their weapons.
"What do you want to do!" the demons roared.
"It's like meeting someone from the same hometown..." Li Mo raised his hammer.
The demons departed peacefully.
"Too brutal..."
The sound of swallowing could be heard outside; the person who brought the child covered their child's eyes.
Huang Donglai looked pleased:
"The methods I brought to Brother Li have finally come in handy."
"Alas, it's a pity I couldn't go in with you, otherwise we could have handled this matter even better."
Upon hearing this, the crowd silently moved a little further away from him.
"By the way, it's been a long time since I've seen Cold Fairy."
"If she's not in Dawang Town, where did she go?"
The scene soon returned to the city wall of the human city, in front of the south gate.
By this time, a large number of demons had entered the city. After discovering that the Heavenly Human City showed no signs of retaliation, the members of the Hundred Beast Hall also began to plan to pass through the city gates.
"So the Celestial Clan is nothing more than this?"
"Hey, have any of you suddenly felt a little cold?"
As the people in the demonic cult were talking, they suddenly all shuddered.