The Simple Life of Killing Demons - Book 12: Chapter 75

Volume 12 Chapter 75 : Counterattack Battle (9)

The sky was densely gray and the land was shrouded in the darkness before dawn.

“It’s truly tragic,” Yalide sighed as she looked at the soldiers gathering the spirit corpses lying on the ground around them.

“Yes… but everyone fought till the end in order to survive.” Silent Water said.

“Indeed.” With Dusty by her side, Reidy had somewhat recovered from the impact, “I’ve read some lines in a textbook before that struck me. Some people are deceased, yet they still lived. Some are alive, yet they are already dead.”

“Yes.” Yalide glanced at the spirits who fought valiantly earlier. Each one of them seemed to have undergone a transformation, their aura completely different.

Meanwhile, those spirits who were hiding instead of fighting, all came out after Wind Fury and the other city lords came back. They formed a dense crowd, appearing timid and fearful. Seeing their once familiar friends turned into lifeless bodies on the ground, tears streamed down their faces.

Yalide shook her head and sighed once again.

There were approximately fifty thousand spirits in Delza, and twenty thousand of them participated in the battle. Among them, one-third soldiers and guards suffered heavy casualties. As for the common spirits, more than half were killed or injured.

Casualties were not what pained Yalide the most. What truly saddened her was that many spirits dared not face the danger head-on. They lacked the courage to confront peril. In her eyes, even if she possessed unparalleled abilities from the past and managed to save them, what about the next time? Perhaps if they had united from the beginning, the outcome would have been different.

Yalide thought of that and smiled once more. Just as Reidy said, the deceased spirits still lived, but the living spirits were, in a sense, already dead. Whether they could revive themselves or not depended on them.

“Everyone! You all have done well! You’ve held on until now! You defended our homeland! As for the fallen spirits, they are the greatest! They fought for themselves, and for us!” Wind Fury used the wind to levitate himself and spoke loudly to the spirits gathered below.

“Ooh!!!” Most of the spirits participating in the battle were non-humanoid spirits. They let out a cheer, as if tasting victory after struggling on the brink of death. Everyone was awakened to the inner strength that had always been within them.

As for the humanoid spirits, only a few participated in the battle. Those who participated in the battle were all commoner spirits, while the noble spirits hid. After hearing Wind Fury’s words, all the nobles wore expressions of shame.

The common spirits they usually looked down upon now unexpectedly stood taller than them. That left a bitter taste in their mouths.

“Everyone, no matter whether your contribution is great or not, always remember that you are hundreds of times better than the traitors,” Wind Fury added.

The noble spirits considered it and realized it was true. While they might not have fought, they were certainly much better than those who betrayed their own comrades.

“I believe everyone has thought about it. The invasion in Delza must have also happened in major cities across the country. We have not received any answer or support from any city so far, which indicates that they are in dire straits at the moment. Fortunately, we have received assistance from two esteemed dragons.”

As he spoke, the spirits focused their attention on Valarie, who was speaking to Lin Xiang not far away.

“That’s a dragon? Not as terrifying as I imagined.”

“Yes, you can say they’re a true embodiment of beauty and power.”

Many spirits had witnessed the battle between Valarie and the bull-headed demon clan member earlier, but due to the intensity of the fire, they could not see Valarie clearly. Now that their field of view was clear, they all could not help but exclaimed in awe.

“There is another one, who is currently arranging the burial of our fallen heroes,” When Wind Fury said that, the spirits looked towards the commoner spirits who were being lifted and put away by the soldiers and guards.

They all felt sorrow. Who could have imagined that companions and loved ones they had met and talked to just a few hours ago would now be cold lifeless bodies?

“The dead have passed. We should hold everything they did close to our hearts. Now, I would like to introduce another esteemed individual. This person is the most crucial figure in this war.”

“Who? Is it Sir Lin Xiang?”

“You’re right, if Sir Lin Xiang hadn’t returned, we might still be foolishly waiting at home for our demise.”

“Speaking of crucial figures, it’s none other than Sir Lin Xiang.”

“Oh? Is that so?” Wind Fury did not know much about Lin Xiang. He only occasionally heard the name, Lin Xiang, from Wind Chimes and other spirits. He shook his head, “No, I’m not talking about him. I’m talking about someone very, very important. She— is the dragon god! She is our guardian, Lady Yalide!”

“Dragon god!?”

“Lady Yalide!?”

The spirits erupted into commotion. While they might not have understood who the dragon god was, they knew the significance of such a title—the highest being in the demon realm.

“That’s right, I am the dragon god you speak of, Lady Yalide.” Yalide appeared in the spirit’s sight with her arms crossed.

“You?” Many spirits expressed doubts.

“Can you release divine skills like Sir Lin Xiang and inflict harm upon the demonic creatures?”

“Indeed. Sir Lin Xiang killed thousands of demonic creatures instantly with a single light blast. If Sir Lin Xiang is the great dragon god, I can still believe it.”

“What? Killed thousands of demonic creatures in an instant?” Wind Fury looked at Lin Xiang in disbelief. Like him, many spirits who had not witnessed that scene all turned their attention to Lin Xiang.

Unaware of the spirits’ discussions about him, Lin Xiang was listening to Valarie describing the battle details at the moment.

“Don’t be ridiculous, ” A noble spirit who did not like Lin Xiang very much said, “He looks weak, yet he killed thousands of monsters at once? With all due respect, even if our City Lord Wind Fury and City Lord Reggie joined forces, they can’t do it. He’s just a human. Are you all not deluded by fear of those demonic creatures? And light blast? What’s a light blast?” The spirits had no concept of angels, but they believed that no creature could wield light magic.

“Say that again!” Thousands of spirits looked at the nobleman in unison, startling him.

“We all saw it, and if it weren’t for Sir Lin Xiang emitting that light at such a critical moment, I might have been killed by that demonic creature.”

“Yes! It was Sir Lin Xiang who emitted that light, which affected the demonic creatures’ attacks. It saved my hand from being bitten by those nasty bugs.”

“Sir Lin Xiang is truly amazing! With just a single roar, he sent the huge insect flying. You cowards didn’t fight but dared to question Sir Lin Xiang, what right do you have to speak!?” The voice of a little wood spirit girl rang out.

The word “coward” caused the spirits, who had not fought, blush.

The noble also lowered his head, not even daring to gasp for breath. In the past, how could those commoners dare to talk to him like that?