The night rain was sporadic, the fire light was bright and dim, and the miserable howl suddenly rose and disappeared. The black wolf Toltec stood tall and solemn, standing at the highest point of the city. The surrendered general Papu bowed slightly, with a respectful and submissive expression, and took a step back. The two of them stood in tandem on the high city wall, watching the fierce shouts of killing spread all the way, and watching the swaying firelight flashing in the drizzle until it spread throughout the city-state!
"The Lord God bless us! He is watching us!...Kill! Kill these so-called descendants of gods who obey the false gods, and destroy all the hidden snake tribes of the rebel alliance!..."
As the night gets darker, the fighting boils over. The kingdom's warriors swept across like a storm, flooding all the city gates. The Hidden Snake warriors were suddenly attacked and had no time to organize themselves. They could not even find the leader of the tribe. That night, their weak and dying resistance was like summer flowers knocked down by heavy rain, trampled under their feet by straw sandals, and red juice oozing out. Then, blooming bright reds began to surround the outer city on all sides and gradually rotated to the center of the ancient city. Finally, the flowing blood gathered together, as if flowing upstream, all the way to the towering pyramid!
"Praise the Lord God! We fight for the Lord God and capture this last false holy temple!"
The fighting came like a tide, drowning everything in the city, and finally gathered in front of the pyramid in the center. The warriors of the Fanatic Kingdom chanted the slogans of the Lord God, swung their sharp battle axes, and chopped down the last remaining temple guards who resisted. Then, they stepped on the slippery rain and blood, stepped on the dying Hidden Snake warrior, and fought step by step towards the highest temple, to the temple of the Feathered Serpent and the Sun!
"Ah! Gods in the sky! That cold sun, that flying feathered serpent!... Let us shed our last blood and die for them!..."
Soon, there were more and more lying corpses, and fewer and fewer temple guards were resisting. Even the priests of the temple gods joined the fighting front line. They shouted wildly and desperately, blocking the entrance to the temple, and were easily stabbed down by bronze spears, turning into layers of sacrifices. Seeing that this ancient holy city pyramid, this last temple of the Sun and the Quetzalcoatl, will no longer be able to hold on!
"Gods bless you! We ignite the fire of the sun, and we follow the footsteps of the feathered serpent to the endless and vast East China Sea!..."
In the majestic and deep temple, the remaining Totonak elders gave out desperate and shrill shouts while raising the torches in their hands. Surrounded by many elders, a stooped old man Totonak finally appeared at the top of the pyramid temple. Wearing an ancient divine crown composed of long golden feathers, and a three-color extended feather sacrificial robe, he held a burning torch high in his hand, slowly walked out of the temple, and appeared in front of the rain curtain and many warriors. And the torch in his hand, even though it was covered with raindrops, did not go out at all, and even shone with a captivating red light!
"O Lord God! He is the 'Noble One of the Sea and the Earth', the Seaside High Priest of the Hidden Serpent City, Atko Yotelsin!"
General Pappu let out a low breath and couldn't help but raise his head, staring at the extraordinarily gorgeous and extraordinarily dim figure, as if he was seeing the end of dusk. From such a distance, he couldn't actually see the figure clearly, but he could clearly recall the long-feathered golden crown that symbolized the sun, and the three-color feathered robe that symbolized the feathered serpent.
And the old man under the golden crown and feather robe is the inheritor of the ancient divinity, the former spiritual leader of millions of Totonak tribes, and the most distinguished chief priest of the seaside!
"Huh? He is the leader of Hidden Snake City, so what is the chief priest of the seaside?"
Black Wolf Toltec squinted his eyes and looked at the old man on the pyramid for a while, but there was no fear or respect for divinity on his face. He looked at it carefully for a while and then asked with some doubts.
"Pap, why can't the torch in the old man's hand be extinguished in the rain?"
"Well…"
Hearing such a question, Jiangjun Papu froze in place, and his sad mood was interrupted. He was stunned for a few breaths before he came back to his senses, lowered his head and answered frankly.
"Boss Black Wolf, that is the 'divine fire'... It is actually a torch soaked in very light black oil for a long time... This black oil is a gift from the God of the Sea. It has the divinity of the Mother of the Sea, so it can burn in the rain. …”
"Oh! It turns out to be black oil!..."
Hearing this, Hei Lang slapped his head hard and suddenly realized.
"Yes! I remembered it! When they attacked the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl, the priests of the Quetzalcoatl also burned a lot of black oil that is not afraid of water. That fire burned the entire temple!..."
“…”
Jiangjun Pappu lowered his eyes and remained silent. He once again recalled the destruction of the ancient city of Quetzalcoatl, and recalled the despair when his faith collapsed... But for some reason, this time, he didn't feel much sadness, only an unspeakable silent emotion.
"The gods of the seaside land are about to die... and the new main gods will devour their corpses, their temples, and their believers... The most dazzling sun slowly rises from the west, replacing the old ones. everything of!…"
"Haha! The gods are watching us! This is the last moment, the arrival of the end, and the end of the fourth era!..."
On the pyramid temple that is tens of meters high, the chief priest of the seaside, Atko Yotelsin, holds an immortal torch high. He screamed old and shrill, his voice seeping into people's hearts in the rainy night, like a dying night owl unwilling to give up.
"The temples of the gods have been immortalized for thousands of years... They will die in the end, and they will return in the new era!..."
"The gods are immortal, and the gods will return!..."
In front of the temple, the priests and elders shouted in unison. That desperate and crazy expression, that twisted and stubborn posture, are like the grass and vines on the bottom of the sea, entangled and falling into the endless deep sea.
"The priests of the gods inherit the immortal divinity... We will die tonight, and we will be resurrected in the new era!..."
"Divine immortality, resurrection after death!..."
"Come! The gods lead us! Let us light the gift of Poseidon, turn it into burning smoke, and float into the kingdom of the gods! Hahaha!..."
"Light up the gifts and float into the Kingdom of God! Hahaha!..."
The sky became darker and darker, and the raindrops seemed to have stopped. In front of the besieging kingdom warriors, red fire suddenly rose up, like the giant mouth of a volcano demon, swallowing up the dying corpses and the living priests. Soon, the shouts in the flames suddenly turned into crazy howls, and then twisted into a dying curse, floating in the distance.
"Hahaha! I curse you, evil Mexica people!...Eternal fall into the realm and the abyss of the sea!...Souls...Eternal fall..."
Hearing the old, shrill and fading curse, General Papu trembled all over and slowly lowered his head. In front of him, the black wolf Toltec frowned, listened carefully for a moment, and then suddenly turned his head and asked.
"Pap, is this the voice of the chief priest?"
".Hmm...Heilang leader, he should be..."
"So, he fought with me for three years, and now he died so casually? He died after shouting a few words?!"
".Well...it should be..."
"Ah! No! His Highness said that his life and death must be determined!..."
Hearing this, unknown anger surged up in Hei Lang's chest, and he couldn't help but roar. Then, with a sharp look in his eyes, he gave instructions to Chabo, the red-haired bodyguard beside him.
"Cha Bo, it's been raining and the wood is wet. The temple won't be able to burn for a while! Go! Bring two teams of personal guards over to help Tupa put out the black oil fire! Then , find the old man’s body, if you want to see him alive or dead, bring him here!”
"Okay! Boss!"
The red-haired bodyguard Chabo nodded respectfully. He took a deep breath, raised his feet and was about to run away.
"By the way! Chabo, do you know how to put out this fire?"
"I know, boss! Black oil fire is not afraid of water. When the brothers first saw it, they were shocked and thought it was some evil thing. After seeing it more often, they became familiar with it... Isn't it just digging on the ground? Put the soil in straw bags and baskets to bury the fire!..."
"Okay! Get out of here!..."
"okay!"
The red-haired bodyguard Cha Bo moved forward skillfully, rolled his hands, and flipped them up like a grass rat in the wilderness, and ran away in a moment. In front of him, the last temple of the Hidden Serpent burst into flames, and the revered seaside priests turned into smoke, like feathers turned to ashes, or like feathered serpents that were completely dead. Behind him, groups of Totonak vanguard battalions formed an array of long snakes and finally began to enter the city to completely clean up Hidden Snake City!
The old seaside snake died completely on this night. And the new Mexica Divine Snake finally extended to thousands of miles of coast, occupied every coastal city-state, and opened up the sea to the east~
(End of chapter)
