Villagers screamed in panic, scattering to escape back to their homes. Some, with eyes red from desperation, ran toward the fields, determined to salvage what they could of their crops.
The village head shouted at the top of his lungs, "Get back! Hide immediately! These locusts are poisonous!"
Xiao Chenyuan immediately issued an order, and the black-armored guards rushed out to block the villagers.
Suddenly, someone screamed, "Something's not right! The locusts aren't heading toward the fields! It's like they're..."
"They're flying at us! The locusts are coming for us!"
The villagers' faces turned deathly pale. Although they had encountered locusts before, the previous swarms were smaller. Yet even then, they had seen the locusts devour not only the crops but also poultry and livestock.
Were the locusts coming to eat humans now?