Spellcasting Gods

Despite being in this dim underground world, he couldn't even see fifty meters away.

"They've arrived? The Darrent expeditionary force?" Luke narrowed his eyes and stood up warily.

"Ah! That's right! But this time, it's not just the expeditionary force that's coming, there's also the Shadow Guard. So, are you ready to start our escape? If nothing unexpected happens, the Shadow Guard should already be on their way to this town."

As he spoke, the boy greedily licked his lips and turned his gaze to the female mayor not far away, who was completely unaware of what was happening and was still planning the "traditional ceremony" to be held that night.

Luke had undoubtedly noticed this as well, and asked with a smile, "So... I don't need to keep enduring this anymore?"

The boy nodded without hesitation: "That's right! Go do what you've always wanted to do. No matter what this town becomes, it has nothing to do with us anymore."

“Fantastic! Now, let me use the blood and souls of these filthy, ugly insects to create a beautiful garden.”

The words had barely left his mouth!

Luke took out a seed that emitted a dark green glow from his pocket and casually tossed it out the window.

next second...

A violent tremor suddenly erupted from beneath the entire town!

Before the townspeople could even react to what was happening, thick vines burst forth from the ground and grew rapidly at a visible speed, leaving no place unscathed, whether it was people, livestock, or buildings.

Chapter 1370 Luke's Revenge

"Damn it! Can someone tell me what happened?"

The female mayor stared in horror at the plants that were rampaging through the town, and couldn't help but scream.

Not only her, but almost all the surviving residents of the town were stunned by the unbelievable scene of disaster before their eyes.

In less than a minute, all sorts of enormous plants they had never seen before sprang up from the ground, forcibly altering the surrounding environment and even the terrain.

The entire town now looks like it's nestled in a dense jungle!

Moreover, whether it's vines strong enough to crush a house, or flowers that seem beautiful but are actually man-eating, they are all frantically hunting down the remaining survivors.

Since magic cannot be used to directly interfere with the actions of magical plants, they rely entirely on their most primal plant instincts to absorb nutrients with all their might, making themselves stronger and stronger before they die.

This is an underground world without starlight, so all surface plants that need to photosynthesize are destined to die young, even magical plants that rely on absorbing energy to grow.

In order to prolong their destined short lifespan, each plant frantically hunts its prey, converting them into nutrients and storing them as energy.

"Mistress... Mistress! We'd better run! This town is doomed!" The young servant stammered, backing away, his eyes filled with terror.

As a dark and sunless underground world, the most common plants here are mosses and fungi. They have never seen such destructive vines, or man-eating flowers that can swallow a living person whole.

Therefore, his behavior is not surprising.

However, the female mayor, who possessed a strong desire for possession and dominance, clearly could not tolerate the foundation she had painstakingly built over decades being destroyed in one fell swoop. She grabbed the male servant, opened her mouth to reveal her sharp mandibles, and bit through his throat in one swift motion, greedily sucking the scalding blood.

About a minute later, she threw the completely dead body aside, licking the bloodstains from the corner of her mouth, and ordered the guards beside her, who were also her own daughters, "Go! Gather your brothers and sisters immediately! Whoever is behind this, I will make them pay the price, the price in blood."

“As you wish, Mother.” The eldest woman quickly bowed deeply.

As the eldest daughter, she knew better than her later-born siblings how terrifying her mother was, and that anyone who dared to defy her will would die a gruesome death without mercy.

Before long, a guard of over a hundred fully armed young men and women was quickly assembled.

It goes without saying that these are the offspring of the female mayor over the years, her sons, daughters, and even grandchildren.

With the bond of blood and unparalleled power, the mayor is the supreme queen of this group, or even the "queen" of the "swarm".

"Children! I know you are all very scared right now, and desperate to leave this dangerous town where you could lose your lives at any moment. But the problem is, if we leave our own homes, we will lose our roots and become a group of homeless vagrants. Think about how we have been dealing with homeless people all these years?" the female mayor asked loudly, trying to remain calm.

“Mother is right! If we flee from here, endless suffering and death await us. Even for our own sake and for the sake of our descendants, we must find the culprit and restore everything to its original state,” the eldest daughter chimed in.

Unfortunately, these encouraging words did not resonate with these so-called "relatives".

The reason is very simple: their previous relationship was not based on feelings, but on a series of complex things such as power, strength, and blood ties.

So what these silent people desire most right now is for this female tyrant to die quickly so that they can regain their freedom.

The female mayor undoubtedly sensed that subtle emotion and immediately became somewhat furious, radiating a chilling aura.

But before she could vent her pent-up anger, a familiar voice suddenly rang out behind her: "Ah! Hello, dear lady. What, you haven't left yet?"

"It's you?!"

The female mayor turned around abruptly and saw two boys who looked almost identical to her walk out of the dilapidated house.

“That’s right! You guessed it, didn’t you?” Luke nodded with a smile, his face full of mockery.

After all, there have only been two outsiders in the town during this period, so even a fool would know that they are the most suspicious.

"Why? Why did you do this?" the female mayor demanded loudly, clenching her fists tightly.

Without hesitation, Luke replied, "Of course, it's to get revenge on your disgusting desires and behaviors. You know what? Every time you appear in front of me with a smile, I feel an overwhelming urge to vomit. Yet you feel so good about yourself, even thinking you're so charming that you can make most women overstimulate their hormones."

"You...you can read my mind?!" The female mayor's voice rose at least eight octaves.

“Congratulations, you guessed right. In fact, I only recently awakened this ability myself, and I'm not yet able to control it well. But it's enough to deal with someone like you who has no mental defenses.” Luke grinned, revealing an evil smile.

"So, you've been deceiving me all this time, treating me like a fool..."

Before the female mayor could finish speaking, the boy standing to the side couldn't help but remind her, "Damn it! Hurry up and deal with your troubles! I can already feel the Shadow Guard closing in on us."

"Don't worry, it won't be long." Luke shrugged nonchalantly, then put on an apologetic expression. "I'm sorry, although I'd like to play with you a little longer, time is running out. So goodbye, ma'am, and I hope you won't suffer a mental breakdown during your death."

As the last word escaped his lips, Luke immediately took more than ten steps back.

next second...

boom!

A giant, twisted black tree rose from the ground, secreting a dark red sap directly from its branches, enveloping all the Anyat people, including the female mayor, and no matter how much they struggled, it was to no avail.

Ultimately, when the giants stopped growing, these living people encased in resin became as eerie and beautiful as translucent amber.

Chapter 1371 Artistic Talent

"What an unbelievable sight! I never knew you had a bit of an artistic talent."

The boy looked up at the poor creatures struggling in the sap, slowly suffocating to death, his voice filled with admiration.

Because the suffering these poor creatures endured before their deaths was perfectly preserved, word for word.

Especially those hideous and terrifying faces; even the bravest person might have nightmares after seeing them.

“Art?” Luke chuckled dismissively. “Please, don’t mention the word ‘art’ in front of me. In my knowledge, so-called art is actually a tool used to build barriers between classes. It’s an obstacle deliberately set up by the few who hold power and wealth to prevent the majority of the lower classes from easily getting close to them. Art itself is meaningless; it’s only given value because people with ulterior motives think it has value.”

What is true art?

No one can give a precise answer or definition.

After all, everyone has different preferences and personalities, so differences in their views on things will naturally arise.

What some people consider unattainable may be utter garbage in the eyes of others.

Therefore, all those priceless paintings, sculptures, buildings, poems, music, etc., have invariably undergone a series of excessive hype and promotion, leading most people to believe that they are truly priceless treasures.

As the saying goes, a lie repeated a thousand times becomes the truth!

When 80% or 90% of people start to believe, priceless works of art are naturally created.

The wealthy and powerful, on the other hand, use these things to stifle the aesthetic sense of the lower classes, even turning them into a specialized profession or discipline, further widening the gap between classes.

It's important to understand that anyone who has enough time and money to learn these practically useless things is likely to be someone from the lower classes who face daily pressures of life and even survival.

Gradually, appreciating and savoring art became the privilege of the upper class, a symbol of refined taste and status.

As for the ignorant masses, besides looking at art with envy and admiration, they can only listen to the explanations given by those so-called "artists".

"Hahaha! I love your biting sarcasm! That's right! Art is a kind of visual or auditory self-hypnosis. In fact, most people's first encounter with a work of art is essentially a forced indoctrination of another ideology, or what we call brainwashing. Only those very few things that can resonate with all intelligent life deserve to be called true art. For example, those corpses hanging on tree branches—I believe every spellcaster who has deeply studied the subject of life and death would be irresistibly drawn to them. Because within these tree sap, the final boundary between life and death is perfectly preserved." The boy laughed as he spoke his innermost thoughts.

Disrespect for authority!

Disregard for tradition!

Disregard for life!

Defiant of all the rules of the universe!

There is no doubt that the two are much more similar than they themselves realize.

Just as the entire town was reduced to ruins and a large number of magical plants stopped growing, a dark force suddenly descended from the sky, completely enveloping the surroundings.

In less than a minute, several familiar figures appeared out of thin air; they were the Shadow Guards whom he had met briefly not long ago.

"Finally caught you!" The leader grinned, revealing a joyful smile.

It is likely that in his eyes, the two boys were destined to become bargaining chips for him to exchange for power with the parliament.

Unfortunately, neither of the boys showed any sign of panic.

Luke, in particular, had a hint of mockery in his eyes as he asked without turning his head, "So, are we retreating directly, or should we offer a gift first?"

"Do as you please! But don't go too far, or you might suffer a backlash from the force field," the boy casually reminded him.

Since the town is still within the strong influence range of the Earth's core force field, he is not too worried that the Shadow Guard will dare to make any big moves.

"In that case, let's start with the appetizers..."

The words had barely left his mouth!

Those magical plants that seemed to have fallen into a state of dormancy suddenly came back to life.

However, this time, it was clearly different from the previous aimless attacks.

Especially those brightly colored carnivorous flowers, which not only open their mouths full of sharp teeth to bite wildly, but also spit out gray seeds from their petals.

Every time a seed collides with a physical object, it triggers a violent explosion and energy shock.

One member of the Shadow Guard was caught off guard and nearly blasted to pieces by thousands of seeds. He retreated several hundred meters in a sorry state before barely escaping with his life.

"You bastard! How dare you!"

The unfortunate man, both shocked and furious, quickly used the unidentified black substance surrounding his body to repair it.

If it weren't for the force field preventing him from using large-scale destructive methods, he would definitely have taught this reckless brat a lesson.

"Shut up! Don't embarrass the Shadow Guard!" The leader glared at the unlucky fellow.

The latter didn't even bother to refute, immediately lowering his head, his eyes filled with anger, resentment, and venom.