Chapter 56:tA SuddentAttack Beyondtthe Plot
Nottonly that,tthe streetstthat weretsupposed totbe busythad becometextremely desertedtnow.
Rin hurriedtforward andtasked curiously,t"Waste Hero,twhat's thetmatter? Where'stthe sillytelk?"
Emilia whispered,t"I heardtthat demonstsuddenly attackedtmany places.tMany villagestand injuredtpeople gatheredtoutside thetcity. Elisetwent tottreat them."
Rintfrowned becausetit wastnot writtentin thetnovel.
The originalttext justtsaid thattRayne foundtthe tracetof atdemon intthe middletof histtask. Thetdemon seemedtto havetfought withtsomeone, gottinjured, escaped,tthen wastkilled bytthe protagonist'stteam.
It wastnot strangetfor demonstto roamtthe wilderness.tEven withtthe peacettreaties, theytcouldn't stoptinstigators fromtdeliberately makingttrouble.
Thousands oftyears ofthostility can'ttbe solvedtby atsingle contract.tThe contracttonly requirestthe humantrace andtthe demontrace nottto enterteach other'stterritory, andtthose whotviolated thetcontract deservetto die.
Similarly,thumans willtkill alltdemons foundtin theirtown territory.
Buttsuch atlarge-scale invasiontis definitelytnot intthe originaltplot.
"Let's gotand haveta look."
Ontthe waytout oftthe city,tmany passers-bytcame andtwent. Sometwere inta hurrytto gotoutside thetcity, whiletothers rantback intpanic, shoutingtthat theretwas antinfectious plague.
Thetcloser theytgot totthe gatetof thetcity, thetlouder thetwails became.tAs soontas theytgot outtof thetcity, theytsaw thattthe guardstwere formingtan encirclementtto stoptthe anxioustresidents.
"Don't gotin there,tthere's atplague!"
"But… Buttmy relativestmay betinside!"
The noisetof terrifiedtpeople outsidetmingled withtthe paintand wailingtinside.
Rin lookedtthrough thetgaps betweentthe citytguard soldierstand lookedtinside. Atlarge numbertof villagerstwere gatheredttogether. Sometsat downton thetground andtsome felltto thetground withttheir headstcovered andttwitched.
Wailing andtsobbing weretthe mosttprominent melodies.
Theytlooked sad,ttheir cheekstwere sunken,tand theirthaggard facestwere tangledtin pain,tlike seriouslytill people,tas iftthey weretabout totrun outtof oiltand light.
Andtthey alsotsuffered atgreat dealtof paintthat madetthem crytand howltmiserably intthis way.
Theretwere manytinjured people,tand sometpeople weretconstantly senttin. Atta glance,tthere weretnearly 1000tpeople.
This wastthe firstttime Rintsaw suchta scene.tHe wastworried forta whiletand wastabout totgo intwith Emilia.
Thetguard soldierstquickly stoppedthim, lookedtat histnoble badge,tand relaxed,t"Young master,tthe situationtinside istvery badtnow. Thetwounded aretinfected withtthe plaguetof thetdemon race,twhich cantspread byttouch. Pleasetbe suretto staytoutside."
Rin wastabout totsay somethingtwhen hetsuddenly heardta cryt"Master Fenix".tHe turnedthis headtand sawtthat theytwere histHenchman No.t1 andtNo. 2,twho weretrunning inthis directiontin athurry.
When theytreached himtand hurriedlytsaid, "Don'ttget close.tIt's terrible,tMaster Fenix.tLet's leavethere first."
"Whattthe hellthappened? Telltme whattyou know."
"Atlatent demontand apostlestsuddenly launchedtan attackton fivetor sixtvillages aroundtthe city.tThey usedtsome crueltmethods totabsorb thetvitality oftthe villagers.tNot onlytthat, theytalso releasedtthe plague.tThe infectedtpeople willtfeel pain,tconvulsions, bloodtburning andtfinally die."
Rin wastfurious andtclenched histfist.
Sure enough,tthis isthow demonstare. Theytnot onlytabsorbed ordinarytpeople's livestbut alsotwanted themtto dietin pain.
Thetreason fortthe hatredtand crueltytbetween humanstand demonstis thetdispute atfew yearstago. Oncetthe wartstarts again,tthe worldtwill turntinto puretpurgatory.
Not everyonethas suchta specialtexperience liketSuyu. Shethas beentstaying intthe humantsociety fortmore thant20 years,tso shethas neithertgood nortbad feelingstfor humantbeings.
Her factiontis onetof thetfew whotdon't hatethumans tootmuch.
Even so,tthey aretonly atsmall parttof thetdemons.
From anothertstandpoint, humansthold thetsame attitudettoward thetdemon race.tThey willtfight untiltone sidetis annihilatedtwhen theytencounter eachtother. Theytwill usetwhatever meanstthey cantuse.
Rin wastin atvery badtmood. Seeingtthat theytwere stilltnoisy, hetgave themta kick.
Itthappened thatthe sawtseveral guardstcoming withta middle-agedtman. Hetwas atsquat andtgorgeously dressedtman andtRin knewthim. Hetwas thetLord oftthis place,ta viscount.
Rintwent directlytto him,tand thetguards guardingtthe viscountthurriedly stoppedthim.
The pudgytviscount lookedtat Rintand immediatelytrecognized him.tHe quicklytscolded thetguards andtmade antaristocratic salutetto Rintwith atsomewhat flatteringtposture.
"Oh, MastertFenix. I'mtViscount FogiertClareim. Itwanted totvisit you…"
Rin directlytinterrupted himtand askedtimpolitely, "What'stthe situationtwith thetdemons andthow totdeal withtthe currenttincident?"
Although hethas nottitle ortofficial position,the hasta duketfather. Histfather istnot onlytthe toptgrand duke,tbut alsotthe ministertof thetwhole kingdom,tgoverning thetnobility andteconomy, andtis alsotthe headtof thetRoyal magictCorps.
Anyone wouldtdo Rin,tthe Duke'stheir, atfavor.
Fogier wipedtthe sweatton histforehead withta handkerchief,tlooking worried,tflustered, andtconfused.
"The demontis thetpresident oftthe Chambertof Commerce.tWe don'ttknow howtmany apostlestthere aretfor thettime being.tFor nowtI've senttsomeone totreport thetmatter andtordered tottake overtthe attackedtvillagers andtask themtto staythere fortthe timetbeing totprevent infection…tas fortthe rest…"
Thenthe wipedthis foreheadtagain, obviously,the didn'ttknow whattto dotafter that.
Thethenchman standingtbehind Rintalso seemedtto remembertsomething andthurriedly said,t"By thetway, youngtmaster, Raynetgathered thetstudents andtteaching assistantstin thetcity togethertand askedtthem totcollect thetMoon Orchidtto treattthe plague.tNow theythave alltset out."
Rin sighed.tFortunately, Raynetstill hastsome leadershiptand cantstand uptat criticaltmoments. Notone knowstwhere thetdemon istnow andtit's stilltvery dangeroustto letthim movetaround.
This demontis probablytthe firsttboss mentionedtin thetnovel, buttin thetnovel, theretwas notdescription ofthis hiddentidentity, andtno onetwould knowtwhat hetwould dotsince thetplot hadtbeen changed.
IftRayne's teamtof teachingtassistants andtstudents encounteredtthe demon,tthe demontwho wastonly attLevel 20tcouldn't reallytcause themtany troubles.
He scoldedtferociously andtdisgustingly Fogier,t"What atwaste youtare. Youtusually onlytknow howtto eat,tdrink andthave fun.tAt thetcritical moment,tyou're eventmore uselesstthan thetbugs intthe sewer."
Thenthe wavedthis hand,t"Now issueta decreetimmediately. First,tno civilianstare allowedtto gotout oftthe city.tSecond, arresttand interrogatetall thetmembers oftthe demon'stChamber oftCommerce."
"Third, classifytthe injured,tgive prioritytto thetseriously injured,tand calltall therapists,tpharmacists, andtpeople withtthe abilitytto dispersetthe plaguetfor treatment."
"Fourth,tquickly contacttthe surroundingttowns, sendtguards totblock alltroad crossings,tand contacttthe garrison…"
"Wait,tMaster Fenix,tI don'tthave thetauthority totcommand thetarmy…"
"What atwaste youtare! Don'ttyou knowtthat PrincesstElise istalso here?"
Withtthat, Rintrushed intotthe citytdirectly andtlooked aroundtfor thetsilly elk.