novelMigli Chapter 2948 Defeating the Demon, the Change in People's Hearts
Chapter 2948 Defeating the Demon, the Change in People's Hearts
Chapter 2948 Defeating the Demon, the Change in People's Hearts
As they walked, they adjusted their state of mind, and the breathing of the nine people became increasingly heavy.
“We can’t stop. There are still many people waiting for our rescue.” Lynn’s voice was firm.
Arthur nodded, a resolute look on his face: "We will continue on this path until peace is restored to the land of chaos."
The seven heroes nodded in agreement.
Everyone's face showed a hint of determination.
They all knew that this was a road full of dangers and challenges.
But they were prepared.
For world peace (scratch that), for the protagonist's halo, they are willing to give up everything.
As long as the aura is there, you can be resurrected even if you die.
The group's adventure was clearly fraught with danger and the unknown.
But these guys didn't give up.
Subsequently, they went through a series of arduous battles.
This includes deception and betrayal—the devil will impersonate one of them.
They need to play Werewolf and build mutual trust to identify each other.
Demons are not simply reckless creatures.
Different worldviews define demons differently.
Some settings are based on pure power, contrasting with the cunning of the devil.
Some characters are portrayed as a collection of evil and demons.
In this world, demons are clearly a combination of cunning and malice.
Fortunately, the nine of them were guided by some unseen force.
They finally arrived at the heart of the demon realm.
This place is filled with an aura of darkness and evil.
A suffocating sense of oppression permeated the air.
In the heart of the demon realm, they encountered the most powerful demon in history—the Lord of Darkness.
The Lord of Darkness stood before the crowd.
It is not huge, but it has four pairs of black wings and is very agile.
This is one of the most troublesome bosses.
Its entire body was covered in crimson scales, and its eyes gleamed with wisdom and cunning.
It exudes a terrifying dark power.
"This is the Lord of Darkness," Arthur said softly.
The old knight's voice carried a hint of nervousness.
Lynn nodded, his hand gripping the Demon Hunter Bow tightly.
"Everyone, we cannot back down."
"For world peace, and to save our civilians, we must fight to the end."
The seven heroes nodded in agreement.
Come here.
We can't just run away, can we?
A look of determination crossed their faces.
They knew this was a battle concerning the future of the medieval kingdom.
They have to give it their all.
Whether he becomes king or a savage chieftain depends on this.
To put it bluntly, they haven't become noble at heart.
They are just speculators.
They lost their heroic spirit.
In reality, they couldn't really be called heroes; they were just a group of high school students who had encountered a stroke of luck.
They have no heart of a hero, only the strength of a hero.
"Let's go together!" Lynn said resolutely.
Compared to the seven outsiders, his voice was much firmer; he was already prepared to make sacrifices.
This is not easy.
The battle is about to break out.
Lynn and Arthur were the first to rush towards the Lord of Darkness.
The seven heroes, however, remained quite cunning.
They exchanged a glance and then shielded the two natives in front of them.
Even tank athletes are mindful of their hatred and don't display too much power.
They were simply attacking from behind.
They're firing their cannons instead of going forward to fight, even though they're tanks.
Lynn, on the other hand, bravely rained arrows down on the Lord of Darkness.
He attracts the most hatred and harm.
However, the female mages behind him kept healing him and applying buffs.
However, the addition is done slyly, so it's not particularly strong.
It was always relatively mild, so the Lord of Darkness didn't think it was very important.
It won't suddenly add a large amount of health.
It won't apply a very strong buff all at once.
Arthur was naturally the most courageous.
He is the embodiment of the fusion of world consciousness, and he knows the horror of demons.
These are incurable lesions that must be removed as soon as possible.
His longsword left numerous wounds on the Dark Lord's body.
The seven heroes each used their unique strengths and courage (cunning and wit) to fight against the Lord of Darkness.
The Lord of Darkness's attacks are exceptionally powerful.
It flapped its flexible wings, stirring up gusts of dark wind, trying to drive everyone away.
But Arthur bravely stepped forward, and even with the seven heroes not giving their all, he managed to withstand the Dark Lord's attack thanks to his courage and the blessing of the world.
This is what a qualified tank should be.
The Lord of Darkness also realized that killing Arthur would be pointless if the others didn't kill him—clearly, this was the cunning of the other seven, leading it to make the correct judgment.
It is cunning.
It knew that if it desperately tried to kill the seven people, the seven people would definitely fight back fiercely.
In this way, it's equivalent to fighting nine people at full strength.
If I fight desperately to kill Arthur and put pressure on the seven men, they will just slack off.
In this way, it's equivalent to having two players going all out, plus seven players just slacking off.
The devil's math skills are definitely up to par.
Otherwise, how would you deceive others?
So he used one part of his strength against seven people, one part against Lynn, and seven parts against Arthur.
He reserved a portion of his strength to deter those seven people.
"Hold on, everyone, don't give up!" Lynn shouted.
His arrows flew again toward the Lord of Darkness, as he tried to draw the Lord of Darkness's attention.
However, the Lord of Darkness was too cunning.
It skillfully evaded Arthur's attacks.
Arthur began to unleash his full power, drawing streaks of sword light in the air and striking the Lord of Darkness's vitals.
The seven warriors are still paddling along.
Arthur said angrily:
"When the world ends, you will all die!"
"Do you think the devil will let you go?"
"Think of the story of the cow and the wolf!"
"When the calf dies, it's the calf's turn!"
The seven heroes were immediately filled with shame.
They also started to put in a little more effort.
Each of them used their unique talents and cleverness to continue fighting against the Lord of Darkness.
The battle was arduous.
The Lord of Darkness is not so easily defeated.
It soon discovered that the group was not easy to kill.
The main reason is that there is a global aura protecting the other party.
If it's just a simple enemy, it's easy to kill.
After thinking for a moment, it suddenly pretended to be hit in a vital spot, and its body turned into a cloud of black mist and dissipated into the air.
"We won?"
"Is this how you win?"
"The boss's health bar is depleted, right? It should have a second stage, right?" the high school students asked doubtfully.
“That’s right, we won!” Lynn quickly affirmed.
He needs to boost morale.
Thus, after the Lord of Darkness was defeated, the dark power of the Demon Hell seemed to be gradually dissipating.
Deep within the demonic hell, the souls of imprisoned people were finally freed.
Nine people rushed over quickly.
Then they saw prisons collapsing one after another, and the terrible instruments of torture vanishing.
The people cheered and rushed to Lynn, Arthur, and the seven heroes to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, heroes!" a young woman said emotionally, tears streaming down her face.
Wen Rensheng shook his head upon seeing this.
These guys are too young to know what lies behind their gratitude.
That would be endless complaints and grumbling.
No matter how well you do, people's hearts are never satisfied.
Unless you are certain from the outset that you are not doing things based on their likes or dislikes.
At this moment, Lynn, clearly not expecting this, simply smiled and said, "It's nothing, we just did what we were supposed to do."
"The beauty of our kingdom depends on the efforts of everyone."
"Wait, I remember now, it was you who led us into this hell!" a man who looked like a merchant suddenly shouted.
"Yes, I also remember that he looks a lot like him."
“We’ve suffered a lot here, you should compensate us!” The merchant pushed his way to the front.
The seven heroes were dumbfounded.
Were all medieval merchants this courageous?
Aren't they afraid that Lynn could slap them to death?
Lynn obviously did not do that.
Instead, he was somewhat at a loss: "I'm sorry, I didn't know this place was hell."
"As for compensation, I will give it to you. What do you want?"
The seven heroes immediately began to laugh inwardly.
This idiot...
You think you can be a hero?
Sure enough, the merchant cunningly said, "I want your bow. Do you know how much we've suffered here?"
"No, these are arrows for hunting demons, I can't give them to you."
"In that case, you must compensate us with 10,000 mu of land. You know my whole family has been suffering here!" the merchant said impatiently.
It turns out that was a bargaining tactic.
"Ten thousand acres? That's too much!" the old knight said speechlessly.
As a knight, he actually only owned one village, and only one-third of the village's land belonged to him, which was about fifty acres.
The rest belong to the lord; he is merely acting as his custodian.
The so-called reward of a village is often not the whole village.
For example, the rivers, forests, and mines surrounding the village still belong to the lord.
He stepped forward and kicked the merchant to the ground: "You bastard!"
"Greedy fellow!"
"No one forced you to come here; you came of your own volition."
That businessman was indeed willing to risk his life for money; he said fiercely, "He's the one who said this is paradise!"
"This is the paradise of our dreams, that's why we came here!"
The seven heroes silently retreated to the back.
Each of them wore a hint of schadenfreude on their face.
They were comrades before, but now they've instantly become enemies.
This is human nature.
"You bastards, your greed will only allow the devil to succeed!"
“We cannot allow the darkness of evil to continue to spread. We must protect our homeland. Your greedy hearts will allow the evil to return.”
The seven heroes nodded in agreement.
The hint of schadenfreude on their faces vanished.
Because they knew the old knight was right.
Although the Lord of Demons is dead.
But they understood that the word "death" did not exist in the devil's dictionary.
Where there are people, there is evil.
That's how cruel reality is.
This is yet another battle concerning the king's future.
Everyone must give it their all.
The businessman fell silent.
Others, however, were not so bold.
Besides, they knew about this, so it's no wonder Lynn was blamed.
After all, it was their choice.
Of course, there's a lot of resentment.
But now is not the time to vent.
And so, after a half-hearted rescue of the people, Lynn, Arthur, and the seven heroes discovered another enormous problem.
That is, how do we bring them back to the human world?
You should know that these people are in a soul state.
Their bodies no longer exist in the mortal realm.
In reality, when they arrived in Hell, their flesh and blood became a feast for the demons.
To the devil, a human being is useful in every way.
Not a single hair will be wasted.
This is the importance of intelligence.
Here, the old knight pointed at Lynn: "Do you still remember the Stone of Life?"
"remember."
"Now is the time for you to make a decision: if you sacrifice yourself, you can bring everyone back to life."
"Because you possess the power of the world."
"what?"
The seven warrior high school students were taken aback when they heard this.
Thankfully, they weren't the ones who became the heroes.
Many people immediately looked at him.
The merchant panicked.
He shouldn't have acted so recklessly for money.
We should at least wait until they come back to life before asking for them back.
Wait, if the other side chooses to revive them, they will die.
Then the inheritance should belong to oneself.
I should perform better.
The merchant immediately stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, great hero, it was my mistake."
"We should not be deceived by the devil, and we are grateful for your actions."
"Yes, even if you don't resurrect us, we will always remember your great act of releasing us."
And so, one ordinary person after another, whether sincere or not, spoke out.
Lynn was extremely excited.
The seven heroes secretly chuckled.
A bunch of idiots.
These people are the most orthodox mob.
Only five percent of people are reasonable and willing to endure losses.
Most people wouldn't do that.
They are ungrateful and will curse others after they've had their fill.
They argue unreasonably and do all sorts of nonsense.
Without force, don't expect them to do anything normal.
They were quite adept at petty theft.
This is, of course, the opinion of the Seven Heroes themselves.
Actually, the probability they mentioned is too low. It should be that 5% of people are the ones with the best character, the kind who are willing to sacrifice themselves.
50% of people are neutral; they are willing to reason and won't cause too much trouble.
5% of people are the most evil; they will do anything to be reasonable.
The rest of the people were cunning, swaying back and forth.
Neither particularly evil nor kind, they are driven solely by self-interest, and even the smallest gain is unacceptable.
So Lynn chose to sacrifice himself.
He gripped the Stone of Life tightly.
I started chanting scriptures to myself...
"I am willing to give my own life to bring everyone back..."
And just like that, everyone left amidst a burst of white light.
The old knight then vanished.
They regained their bodies and, led by the seven heroes, traversed the forgotten forest and returned to the kingdom.
The people cheered with joy as they looked at their familiar homes.
They flocked to the seven warriors to express their gratitude.
"Thank you, kings, you are the real heroes!" an old man said excitedly, tears streaming down his face.
"No need for formalities, just live a good life from now on."
"After this war, we must unite!"
Then the seven kings erected an inscription for Lynn and the old knight.
They're not stupid; they want to elevate the two of them to a high position and then include their own deeds in the story.
In this way, the legitimacy of the rule can be established.
Their rule came from saving everyone and defeating the demons.
At least no one will easily find excuses to oppose them.
In this way, time passed little by little.
Ten years later.
Lynn and the old knight's reputations have suffered.
Because many people wanted compensation, they ended up receiving very little.
His demon-hunting bow was auctioned off, and the proceeds were used to purchase 100,000 acres of land.
But it can only be distributed to a very small number of people.
People forgot the demons and the pain, and only remembered that it was Lynn's fault.
(End of this chapter)