I'm a villain, not a devil

Chapter 667 Pelican Town

Northeast of the imperial capital, Pelican Town.

This is a small town with a population of no more than 5,000. Thanks to the nearby lakes and mountains that can serve as barriers, Pelican Town can barely survive in this wasteland world even without relying on the imperial capital.

Most of the people in the town are fishermen. The nearby lakes are enough to feed the entire population of the town. The mountains are extended from the Raya volcano and are more than enough to serve as a barrier. People can go up the mountain to hunt game from time to time.

There are many small towns like this in the territory of the imperial capital. In name, this is the territory of the empire, but in reality, it is more like a small settlement where people take care of their own life and death.

The empire would only send people to collect taxes every year. Of course, when encountering major dangers, the empire would also send troops to assist.

That being said, the people of Pelican Town haven't seen the Empire's army or caravans for a long time.

There is no money to be made in a small town like theirs. Not to mention the Empire, even the Crazy Beasts don't bother to look at them. Moreover, as soon as the people in the town learn to walk, they have to learn to swim in the lake and hold their breath the next day. Everyone is an expert at swimming back and forth in the water.

It's not for anything else, just so that when they occasionally encounter a crazy beast, the whole town can sneak into the lake to escape - God blesses them, and their greatest treasure trove is this lake, which is not only rich in aquatic products, but also has very few dangerous mutants in the water.

This town will probably continue to exist in this mediocre way, at least that's what the mayor thinks.

However, the young people in the town don't think so. As the population of the town grows, and coupled with the recent empire's massive killing of the crazy beasts within its territory, Pelican Town, which was originally ignored by everyone, has gradually begun to appear in the vision of outsiders.

Young people who are unwilling to remain silent begin to reach out to the outside world, hoping to see things that they will never see in Pelican Town in their lifetime.

A few days ago, two daring young men rashly ran to a place more than ten kilometers away. They heard that a large caravan from the empire would pass by there, so they brought their dried fish and some rare treasures they had accumulated, hoping to exchange them for some new things in the imperial capital.

The things were not exchanged. When they got there, the caravan happened to encounter several crazy beasts. As a result, the caravan fought desperately, but in the end there was still one crazy beast left that could not be dealt with, and finally all of them were eaten by the crazy beast.

Even though current trade is countless times safer than before, and even though the number of maniac beasts within the empire is decreasing rapidly, it is still not surprising to encounter such a thing. Small caravans that take unfamiliar paths in order to speed up their journey will basically end up like this if they encounter a powerful maniac beast.

Wealth and wealth are found in danger.

The unsuccessful caravan ended up in the belly of the mad beast, but the two young men from Pelican Town buried themselves in the thorny bushes, gritted their teeth and said nothing, and finally they really got this rare wealth.

The maniac beast had no interest in the cargo. After eating the person, it left directly, leaving only a pile of body parts and an overturned truck on the ground.

These two daring guys really lay in the bushes for more than an hour. After they were sure that the crazy beast was far away, they went forward to check.

Not long after, the unsophisticated people in Pelican Town saw two young boys in the town pushing a cart each back to the town.

The car was actually filled with all kinds of new stuff. When had the people in Pelican Town ever seen this?
In an instant, the goods brought back by the two were snatched away by the people in the town.

However, before much of the goods had been sold, the mayor and his men arrived.

After understanding the whole story, the mayor scolded the two men. "There was human and animal blood on it, and you had the guts to bring it back, thinking you made a profit?!" The mayor was so angry that he was shaking all over, and the blackened silver-plated cane made a loud sound when it knocked on the ground. "The crazy beast loves blood the most! It will rest nearby after eating, and when it smells the blood, it will turn around and chase after you. You two are going to kill everyone in the town!"

The two young men were panicked. They only saw the good things in front of them, so why would they think about the crazy beast?
One of them was still a little stubborn and couldn't help but mutter, "The Mad Beast is coming, can't we just dive into the lake together?"

The mayor yelled, "Idiot! Idiot! Is this crazy beast that's following us the same as the one we encountered?! Moreover, which caravan that dares to risk its life doesn't have a few good fighters? That caravan was wiped out, and many people in our town don't even have superpowers!"

"The crazy beast will settle down in the town and we will stay in the lake forever?! When the time comes, it will guard the lakeside and eat whoever floats up!"

The mayor's face turned pale with anger. He could not help but pick up his walking stick and beat them: "You are using the lives of our people to provide a buffet for those beasts! The lake is the cauldron, and we are the dumplings that are fished out after being boiled!"

The other young man shrank his head and said quickly, "Don't we still have Glenn? He is so strong now, a crazy beast is definitely not his match."

The mayor became furious when talking about Glenn. Glenn was an orphan he adopted. He was abandoned outside Pelican Town twenty years ago. There was a symbol similar to "eight" on his back. When he was a child, he was called "Little Eight Little Eight". He was named Glenn when he grew up a little.

Glenn has shown extraordinary talent since he was young. Even in Pelican Town, which has few resources, he has advanced to the king level with his talent.

This would have been a good thing, but Glenn couldn't stand being lonely. He was the most noisy person in the town, and those young people who were clamoring to go out and see the world were all led astray by him.

However, this is not the most important thing at the moment. The most important thing is...

The mayor said angrily: "Glenn went to the deep water area and hasn't come back yet!"

The onlookers were immediately horrified. They didn't dare to approach the deep water area of ​​the lake. Glenn was a bold and powerful kid, so it was okay for him to go in. But now the crazy beast was coming, what would they do if Glenn was not there?

Just as everyone was whispering to each other, suddenly, a huge cloud of dust rose in the distance, and a fishy wind swept over.

The mayor was immediately shocked: "Oh no, the crazy beast has come, everyone, hurry to the lake!"

The others were horrified. They didn't expect the crazy beast to come so quickly!
Just now, people who had gathered in the town square to buy goods started moving, but when they looked back, they suddenly collapsed to the ground.

That crazy beast has actually appeared at the town entrance!
Too fast! This is definitely not an ordinary crazy beast!
Most of the people in Pelican Town were ordinary people. They were so frightened that their legs became weak and they couldn't even run. The crazy beast knocked down several buildings with one claw and directly picked up a dozen people with its other claw and threw them into its mouth.

Blood suddenly spread everywhere.

The mayor was old and was the last one to fall behind. The crazy beast was not satisfied after eating a dozen people, and it picked up the mayor with one claw.

It threw it into the sky and opened its mouth wide, and the mayor was about to fall into its terrifying mouth.

(End of this chapter)