Previously on Swarming the Gods
This figure With a height that reached a hundred feet and an entire body scarlet-red, like red-hot steel, its enormous wings and tail lit with a blazing fire. Its two scarlet-red eyes were full of prestige, and it asked full of arrogance.
"So tell me human cubs will you take me to the source of the scent I smell? Or do I have to settle with eating you and finding it myself?"
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The towering figure that descended, causing the ground to shake from its sheer weight, was the Arrogant Scarlet dragon who looked down upon these puny humans with strange growths on their bodies.
The only reason why he came to them was due to that enticing scent that sent his instincts going wild as it both craved for the benefits it would bring him and at the same time that strange beckoning feeling it gave him.
Some of the weaker ones had fainted and began foaming from their mouths, some of them slightly stronger-willed merely soiled themselves, as for the female leader, she quivered in fear when his sight landed on her.
The dragon was starting to grow impatient, so to pass the time, he had an idea, but before that, there were a few questions to be asked.
"Did you all come from the same place?"
"UWAAAHHHHH!!!"
One of the men panicked before trying to run off.
*AARRRGGG-*
The proud dragon looked at the fool's actions with contempt before releasing a snort that made the runner combust into flames, the short agonized wail, and the smell of burning flesh was like a slap of reality.
Why did they sneak out?
Why were they so full of themselves?
Alas, there is no medicine for regret as now their very lives were at the whims of others yet again!
Since they were about to die might as well die bravely!
They unleashed the bone weapons and zerg carapace bringing forth an amused gleam run through the dragon's eyes.
Before laying down a chance, however, it was a ruthless one.
"kill each other, and the last two survivors will have a chance to be 'set free.'"
The tinge of mockery at the end was distinct.
You'd think that they'd work together and figure out a way to escape but fear mixed with despair can cause all sorts of reactions as well as idiotic actions!
To those irrational and selfish people, it was still a chance to live another 'day,' which was why the so-called leader, struck first, digging her blade through the side of the head of the man, that was hesitating to attack the dragon with the others that were brave enough to think that way, ending him swiftly.
The victim of her blade face filled with shock and anger looked at her before his eyes lost the light within as his blood spilled from the extra hole he had on his head.
As the fallen man's blood poured out, this jolted the others awake before there was a slight pause as to who should they attack.
The girl's earlier attack spurred the other on as they too tried killing one another with one strike as some made a scratch.
The others managed to cut some flesh.
The girl looked at this with indifference as this was her chance to survive since there were only two slots she will make sure to be one of them.
She scanned the brutal bloodfest before sneaking behind one of the careless.
One Larger man was stabbing his saber into his former comrade's chest, twisting and turning it, the girl struck swiftly attacking him from behind, cutting his head off as it spun through the air still sporting that sadistic sneer.
The headless body toppled down to the side as the saber was taken by the woman that slew him. As a man with bloodied greeves was finishing off the last one over on his side slowly as the sound of something like a fruit popping could be heard.
The victim was someone who cared dearly for the leader's childhood friends, he had lost so much while trying to get her attention even when that bastard who raped his beloved crippled them both, the young man did what he could to keep her alive and safe.
The other cultivator with his chest torn open was delirious from the pain and blood loss reached out to his beloved leader seeking her love and affection, he was about to call out her name only to receive a saber stake his head into the ground.
Such blind love from the young man was worthless to the girl as she wanted nothing more than to control her own life even if she had to become the most despicable woman in all of the immortal realms!
To somewhat stave off his boredom, the dragon was munching on the body that he had roasted a little too well. What made him even happier was the slight increase in cultivation even if it was small, it was still something.
Because dragons need a lot of time, which is something very scarce in this realm, to cultivate due to the constant enemies and other beasts that are trying to reach the apex.
T.S.D., aka The scarlet dragon, was blissful thanks to the warm feeling the one body provided; thus, he said full of greed.
"Good! Good...I have three tasks for you before I 'set you free' and you must complete them one by one."
The two fools faintly understood that there was no way of escaping this monster but a chance to live was hard to come by when facing something that could kill you with a mere snort!
Then again, TSD never planned on letting them go after tasting the first one, right now he was just trying to maximize his profits to satisfy his greed and ensure his survival.
the two survivors gulped as they prepared for a possible fight to the death against each other
"bring their bodies to me,"
It was so they did so as quickly as possible as the T.S.D. enjoyed their squirming reactions with every crunch he made staring at them as he relished the benefits that were received.
Upon finishing the bodies, he then dropped the next quest that the duo needed to complete as blood dripped from his maw.
"Which one of you can satisfy my curiosity?"
Both were confused at the question, so the towering dragon added.
"How do you all have the same physique?"
This one of those moments where who could answer first as the one who can't their ending would be evident if the dragon found their physique rather tasteful...
The duo racked their brains, trying to remember what they can the first one to say something was the girl.
"the one who helped us is what they called the queen of the hive-"
The woman went on and on about what she had seen and what she can remember.
As for the man, he paled from the thought of being eaten with him being a martial arts nerd and cultivation freak.
Out of sheer coincidence and well being lucky, he momentarily connected with the hive, allowing him to fully enjoy the countless memories that were collected from all of their slain enemies at the same time, shared his most recent memories with it as the most blissful feeling of learning so much as well as numerous ways on how to reach the next realms!
His memories ended up connecting with the closest 'hive mind,' which happened to be Bane due to how far out the group of infest cultivators made their way into the forest.
Sadly, the man took so long, and by the time he was about to say something, T.S.D. had closed his jaws upon the poor man ending him right then and there.
The dragon finished his snack before he dropped the last task.
"Take me there."
The tone he had an underline meaning that "say no, and I'll kill you now."
It was forcing the girl to make a choice that will affect the lives of those on this plane.