I am the Executioner Dragon, but a cute mod

"To see a god? Like Yan?"

"Indeed, the king was sent down to earth by the gods to save us. This time, when he met the gods, he must have been conveying a divine message."

"After Yan received the divine oracle, he led us from a time of ignorance into civilization. Now that the King has received the divine oracle, where will we end up?"

"Your Majesty, we love you dearly!!"

These words made Qing feel very uncomfortable. Although he didn't want to shatter this beautiful fantasy, Qing had to do it.

他 说:

"God said that my strength comes from the glimmer of hope that breaks through fear, and if I want to go further, I must deliberately spread fear and despair."

This was by no means a respectable act, so I refused the gods. But to my surprise, the gods became enraged and wanted to blame us.

I...I'm so sorry."

In the end, the scene fell into a deathly silence. Qing lowered his head, knowing that it was his fault. If it weren't for his disrespect for the gods, he wouldn't have been punished by them. He was prepared to face the scolding and resentment of the ape people.

But to his surprise, after a moment of silence, a completely different voice rang out from the audience:

“Is power such a worthless thing? In my opinion, that god must be a devil in disguise, just to see us kill each other.”

"That devil is truly cunning, resorting to such methods to sow discord. If he dares to show himself, he will surely regret it!"

"Your Majesty, the one who is wrong is not you, the one who is wrong is that devil!"

"That's right, we believe you, King...!"

Hearing these words, Qing was speechless for a moment. He didn't understand why his people would support him so decisively. Wasn't this behavior blatantly going against the gods?

Regarding the punishment from the gods, Qing thought that if he could accept it, he would resist it; if he could not accept it, he would ask the ape-men to sacrifice him in order to ask the gods for forgiveness.

Now, Qing and his people are tied to the same boat, a boat that is bound to capsize. What's the difference between that and deliberately seeking death?

Qing was filled with doubt. He didn't know what kind of existence he was in the eyes of the people of Iz City. The lifespan of ape-men is usually around fifteen years, but Qing had already reached twenty-eight years old and had been the king of Iz City since he was eight years old.

This means that, in the memories of everyone present, Qing has been protecting them with his inhuman power since birth. Some of them even grew up listening to Qing's stories. To them, Qing is not only the king of Iz City, but also a living legend.

It was these factors combined that led to the unity between the ape-men and Qing. Faced with the unwavering trust of his people, Qing was at a loss for words to express his emotions. He did not express gratitude, but instead made a solemn promise to everyone:

"No matter what, I will make sure you live, no matter the cost... even death."

After saying this, Qing bowed deeply to the people, then turned and returned to the palace.

Now, he needs to think about how to deal with the divine punishment. After meeting the god and hearing those words, Qing even began to suspect that the appearance of the special species was also orchestrated by the god. He guessed:

[If those beasts truly were the work of a master, would they then send even more monsters to attack the city?]

With this in mind, Qing added "reinforcing the city walls" to his plan for dealing with divine punishment. Or rather, the most urgent task was to rebuild the section of the city walls that had been demolished for the expansion of the city, and then discuss the matter of reinforcing the city walls...

Chapter 160: The Prelude to Disaster

The apes did not deny Lilith's contribution of giving Qing knowledge, but after proposing to Qing the idea of ​​"becoming stronger by using fear," the apes separated the present from the past.

This is to affirm the Lilith of the past and deny the Lilith of the present, turning the blasphemous Qing into a hero who sees through the devil's disguise.

This is not a simple act of protection, but rather a manifestation of Qing's political capital, which far exceeds that of Lilith as a deity. This is a spontaneous act of blasphemy.

Upon realizing this, Lilith felt no displeasure at being desecrated. Instead, based on the unity between the people of Iz City and Qing, she devised an excellent plan: to use fear to level up Qing and see what he could do for the people.

The solution is to announce the coordinates of Iz City to all specialized species, thus triggering a beast tide.

"Heh heh, this is going to be good." Lilith rubbed her hands together, her eyes full of anticipation as she focused on the small world.

At this time in the small world, Qing had already organized the ape-men to start building city walls and arranged more patrol teams to patrol outside the city so that they could deal with the specialized species as soon as possible.

Although Lilith has announced the coordinates of Iz City for all specialized species, the specialized species are scattered, with a significant portion in the sea. It will still take some time for the entire main force to arrive in Iz City.

Meanwhile, some specialized species that were closer to Iz City gradually entered the city's territory, guided by a mysterious phenomenon that appeared in their minds.

They hid in the bushes, cautiously watching the patrolling ape-man soldiers, their mouths drooling uncontrollably. Although the specialized species had never seen an ape-man before, its intuition told it that this thing tasted delicious.

Then came a period of dormancy, followed by a surprise attack when the opportunity arose, and then the screams of the ape-men echoed throughout the entire forest.

In the palace in the center of Iz City, Qing, who was taking a nap on the throne, suddenly opened his eyes. He heard the scream and understood what it meant.

He quickly stood up from the throne and rushed out of the hall like a cannonball. He then ran towards the direction from which the screams came. He was faster than an antelope and soon arrived at the scene, where he saw the specialized species.

It was a medium-sized dog-sized rat with a pointed snout, thin whiskers, round and black eyes, and large ears... It was an ancient rat, although it was a specialized species, but a rat is still a rat.

At this moment, this ancient rat special species was pouncing on an ape-man soldier, gnawing at the soldier's leg with its big front teeth.

Unfortunately, after learning of the existence of more specialized species, Qing specifically instructed the craftsmen to increase the thickness of the armor so that when soldiers encountered specialized species, they would have time to wait for his rescue.

Now, this ancient rat variant was unable to penetrate the leg armor of the ape-man soldier. The other soldiers nearby were stabbing the ancient rat variant with spears, and soon killed it.

Seeing this, Qing was quite gratified. He did not leave, but walked up to the soldier and gently patted him on the shoulder.

Only then did the soldier realize that Qing was there. His face was filled with panic, but even more so with joy:

"Your Majesty, you've arrived..."

Qing raised her hand to stop him from saying anything more, and instead addressed everyone present with praise:

"Thank you for your hard work. I am just an ordinary person with power, but you are the real heroes."

These words excited all the soldiers present. One of them stood up and said excitedly:

“This is all we should do, Your Majesty. Leave these small matters to us; there are many more areas where we need you.”

Upon hearing this, Qing was at a loss for words. His people were supposed to be living better lives, but because of him, they were forced to participate in this unknown divine punishment.

He was about to make a promise to the soldier in front of him, but before he could speak, a sharp whistle rang out. It was a bone whistle that Qing had specially made. Every patrol team had one, so that they could transmit information when specialized species appeared.

Upon hearing the sound, Qing realized that a specialized species had appeared. Without saying goodbye, he rushed toward the source of the sound as fast as he could.

But this time he wasn't so lucky. When he arrived at the scene, a strong smell of blood filled his nostrils. Not far ahead, a black bear standing over three meters tall was sitting on the ground, holding half of an ape-man in its hands and gnawing on the most nutritious internal organs.

At this moment, the ape-man was still alive. He was holding a bone whistle in his hand. When he saw Qing appear, his eyes showed joy at the arrival of a savior, followed by deep sorrow, because even if Qing arrived here, he would still die.

"You beast, let him go!"

Seeing this, Qing didn't hesitate for a moment. He clenched his fist and charged towards the black bear. The black bear didn't even raise its head. In its eyes, this little skinny monkey would be hard to hurt, let alone kill.

But it was wrong, because Qing was no ordinary ape-man; he possessed a considerable amount of power within him.

When Qing's fist landed on the black bear's head, the terrifying force instantly penetrated the thick fur and fat, directly impacting the bear's skull.

puff!

A dull thud rang out, and before the black bear could even know what was happening, its head was smashed by Qing's punch.

Ignoring the headless bear carcass lying on the ground, Qing quickly picked up the dying ape-man soldier. His eyes were red, and his tone was urgent:

"Quickly, tell me, is there anything else you haven't finished? I will definitely take care of it for you!"

Upon hearing this, the ape-man forced a grin, revealing his blood-stained teeth. He didn't say anything like "Take care of my family" or "Please apologize for me," but instead said:

"Did I do it... well?"

The words Qing had prepared in his mind were swallowed back down. He stared at the ape-man soldier in front of him, and a tear rolled down his cheek.

Qing thought: If this guy dies, how heartbroken his parents and wife will be? Will his children, like himself, be shrouded in hatred for the rest of their lives? This is not just one person's tragedy; his death is a tragedy for the entire family.

When Qing came to his senses and wanted to say "very good" in front of the ape-man soldier, he saw that the soldier's eyes had lost their luster and that he had died after speaking.

Qing sighed deeply, and after saying "You did a good job," he took the body back to Iz City.

Such things happen frequently. In order to reduce such tragedies, Qing often stays in the palace in the center of Izu City so that he can provide support as quickly as possible whenever a special species appears. Even so, some tragedies are still beyond human control.

Seven days have passed since Qing blasphemed the gods. The number of specialized species that have appeared in these seven days has exceeded the total number of specialized species in the past twenty years. A total of nineteen patrol soldiers have died and seventy-two patrol soldiers have been injured.

With the ape-men united as one, the construction of the walls of Iz City has successfully reached 20 percent completion.

Chapter 161: The Monster That Brings Despair

Three months later, when a large number of specialized species arrived in Iz City, the city already had a brick and stone wall that was ten meters high, eight meters high at the base, and three meters wide at the top, which could easily withstand most of the specialized species.

In addition, the ape-man soldiers who killed the weaker specialized species in these three months also gradually became superhumans because they overcame their fear of the specialized species, with their strength roughly at the level of a third-level or fourth-level mage.

Faced with the beast tides generated by the specialized species, the main role of these low-level superhumans is to kill the weaker specialized species and try to restrain the stronger ones.

As for Qing, the King of Iz, he was responsible for dealing with those terrifying behemoths that were over ten meters long. Fortunately, these behemoths, which were over ten meters long, did not have any superhuman strength, so they moved slowly. They could usually be broken by simply knocking them down.

The most troublesome are the beasts that are between two and five meters long. They are incredibly balanced in strength and speed. If you don't prepare in advance, they can kill some ape-men who are comparable to fourth-level sorcerers in just one encounter.

At first, the ape-man superhumans suffered losses in this regard, but after learning their lesson, multiple ape-man superhumans together were able to overwhelm and kill this level of specialized species.

Faced with a disaster of this magnitude, the entire city of Iz was united. While the ape-man superhumans were fighting outside, they were responsible for preparing food and treating the wounds of the injured ape-man superhumans.

Even when there are gaps in personnel on the battlefield, these ordinary people without supernatural powers will rush forward one after another, without any hesitation, even knowing that they will die.

It was through the efforts of this group of people that Iz City survived the six-day-long beast tide. Outside the city, there were corpses of specialized species, rotting and emitting an unbearable stench, while inside the city, people were cheering.

Everyone was overjoyed to have survived, and no one mentioned those who had died in the battle; it seemed that only in this way could they conceal the sorrow.

Standing on the city wall, Qing watched people embrace each other and weep with joy. His expression was solemn. Although he didn't know why, he always felt that the divine punishment was not limited to this. That god would not let them off easily.

Qing's guess was correct. Lilith, who was outside the world, saw the people of Iz City united to overcome the beast tide. Although she admired the ape people's selfless dedication to fighting for the future, she still shook her head.

"Not enough, still not enough. After this battle, this guy's strength is almost at the level of a top-tier sorcerer. But is the extraordinary nature of this small world merely a physical enhancement? After all, it's negative energy like the world of sorcery, without any innate spells?"

Lilith stared at Qing standing on the city wall and muttered to herself, "For me, if transcendence is just about physical improvement, then it's too boring. What I want is that kind of flashy light pollution and move names that are full of chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur)."

But how can this effect be achieved?

Lilith pondered, but couldn't come up with a solution for the time being. After all, the extraordinary system of the small world had only just begun to unfold, and it was simply wishful thinking to think of expanding its uses.

What if we compare it to the extraordinary systems of the sorcery world?

Thinking of this, Lilith perked up immediately. In the world of sorcery, a top-tier sorcerer may not necessarily possess a domain, but a strong one will definitely possess one.

If Qing is continuously made stronger, and quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes, could he also acquire cool moves similar to [Domain Expansion]?

Thinking of this, Lilith became excited and immediately began to devise a plan to make Qing stronger.

Lilith immediately ruled out the idea of ​​launching another beast tide. With the unity of the Iz City ape people, Lilith had no doubt that they could hold out again. Moreover, after experiencing one beast tide, their fear of beast tides was no longer enough to allow Qing to level up.

We must design a stronger, more despair-inducing monster!

Lilith's eyes lit up. She casually grabbed a crocodile from the small world and, as if she had an editor, began to edit the crocodile's stats.

First, the size needs to be increased to twenty meters. A large size is necessary to have sufficient destructive power. However, such a size not only makes movement slow, but if it falls into a pit, the spine will break directly.