Chapter 178
The sun rose again, illuminating the dark world once more.
Whether this night was filled with more corpses, misfortune, and nightmares, it is now a new day. A new day begins, and everything seems to be reborn.
When Christon woke up, light streamed in from the window behind him, casting pale green patches on his back. It was light reflected from the green leaves outside, looking crisp and vibrant.
After his four spider legs retracted, only a few small bone spurs protruding nearby proved that he was not a normal human. It was fortunate that these things could be retracted at any time, otherwise it would indeed be inconvenient to lie down and sleep.
Speaking of which, we can't help but feel sorry for those winged creatures. They seem to sleep sitting up, then wrapping themselves up in their wings to sleep.
Or you can just sleep face down.
That way of sleeping looks uncomfortable.
Chris tilted his head and looked at the girl who was sleeping soundly against him.
Suddenly, it felt unreal, a strange feeling, as if I had settled here a very, very long time ago. I had lived here for a very, very long time, and everything had always been peaceful.
It seems that before, his wife had fallen seriously ill one day, and he had been fantasizing about those things while knitting a sweater, waiting for her to recover.
But he soon laughed at himself; it was impossible. He had already been through a lot and was on a sinking ship.
"Sleep a little longer." He suddenly heard a soft murmur. He looked down slightly and saw Deedri burrow deeper into the blankets. She seemed to be awake, but didn't seem to want to get up.
Their relationship is now officially confirmed, and Ark will likely be pleased. After all, there are often couples like this in his team. He's often happy about things like this.
I'll definitely be able to get a good night's sleep tonight; it's still early.
The little spider turned around and hugged Deedri, then closed its eyes again.
How heartwarming! It's so good to have survived this long.
"Speaking of which, little spider, do you think our child will be a sheep or a spider?"
Suddenly, Deedley remembered a serious question. She didn't seem to have slept well, and in her drowsy state, this thought suddenly popped into her head. She was really curious, so she asked it very seriously.
"Um, theoretically we shouldn't have children, right?" After thinking seriously for a while, the little spider said, "We are essentially monsters. Although we can do all sorts of things like humans, we are still monsters in the end."
“That’s true.” After receiving this answer, Deedris closed her eyes again, her voice slightly dejected: “But speaking of which, it would be quite scary if we were still in our original forms.”
"Hmm." The little spider didn't deny it, but scratched its face: "But I can't go back now. My current form is what you see here. I abandoned my original spider body."
"Then I can rest assured that I won't wake up one day to find myself hugging a monster," Dedeline said with a smile, then yawned.
She finds it uncomfortable to lie flat on her back because the ram's horns on her head would pierce the bed if she did. So she has to sleep on her side or stomach.
Then she sat up, took a roll of bandage from the bed, and began to wrap it around her body.
This thing was like underwear to her, because it was quite heavy and would be uncomfortable if she didn't have something to hold it in place.
"Um, you can try this." Spider handed over a stack of white things. Dedeline paused, looking at the clothes.
It was a sweater made of spider silk.
"Weren't you still halfway there yesterday?" Dedeline asked, then shook her head helplessly. "You're making me feel so lazy."
The little spider scratched its head and said nothing.
For him, sleep was meaningless, so after finishing last night, he got up again to completely finish the garment.
"It fits perfectly," Dedeline said, looking at the dress and wanting to express her admiration.
There is no fabric in the world as fine as this, and it fits my body perfectly. Not too big, not too small.
She tried to make her body generate steam, but her clothes didn't get soaked, and she didn't leave any water on her body. The refreshing feeling made her feel a little unnatural.
Then, Deedley hesitated for a moment, then lit a flame in her hand and approached the spider silk.
Not only was it not burned, but I didn't even feel any heat on my body.
The sturdiness of this thing far exceeded my comprehension. This thing was completely a suit of solid armor... perhaps even more solid than solid armor.
"This must have used up a lot of your magic, right?" she said, looking at the little spider. "This gift is truly precious."
But the little spider hugged her and rubbed her head.
"It doesn't matter. This stuff can be replenished anyway, so there's no point in keeping it," the little spider said. "Besides, I now have a way to restore it."
Dedeline didn't ask any further questions about the specifics, simply giving a soft "hmm."
......
"Congratulations!" Xiaobai said with a fork in her mouth after learning that the two were officially dating while eating breakfast.
Lori, sitting opposite them, nodded slightly to the two of them, seemingly as a greeting.
Chris looked at the child, hesitated for a moment, then turned away to focus on his breakfast.
She had tear stains on her cheeks and looked a little sad.
If Lori doesn't ask, no one here will comfort her. If she asks someone, perhaps she can get some comfort.
But false comfort was useless to her. She had to understand that the world was especially cruel to her. She had to be strong.
It's not about becoming stronger, but about becoming more resilient.
Becoming stronger would only backfire, making her more hard-hearted.
Karl is gone, which means everyone could potentially leave her. No one can confidently say they can protect a demon race forever.
She's a particularly tragic person, so she has to bear some things on her own.
Even so, all three of them were feeling terrible; the child looked so pitiful. They wanted to hold her in their arms, rub her head, and tell her that everything was alright.
But no, there is no such thing as happiness waiting for her.
“Now that you’re awake, we’ll be leaving tomorrow,” Xiaobai said. “We’ve been making preparations while you were unconscious, and Benny said she had something to discuss with Ark, so it took a long time. But we have to leave tomorrow no matter what. We were planning to put you on the carriage tomorrow, but now that you’re awake, it’s obviously good news.”
Xiao Bai sighed, rested his head on his hand, and looked outside.
After all, she was still an outsider, Xiaobai thought. She should clarify her stance; firstly, she could confirm that she did not agree with Benny's actions.
Although he was a demon, he had now sided with the church. The demons had given him to the church as a gift, not believing it was the right thing to do, but simply that he had happened to meet the right people.
It's quite a waste of my resolve. I was prepared to be treated like a toy so that monsters could better integrate into humanity. But when I was given a guy with dark circles under his eyes and an unkempt appearance, I felt a bit disillusioned.
That guy tossed me a weapon the first time we met. What was that saying again...?
"You're the servant who was sent here? You look even weaker than I imagined. What are your skills? Assassination or setting traps?" she said, looking at the adorable girl who looked completely bewildered. She didn't consider the girl's potential for entertainment at all.
Although she had made herself clear, she didn't mean anything by it, nor did she believe her servant should be useless except for making tea. So she used her own salary to buy some equipment for Xiaobai and found some decent teachers. She managed to train a child who wasn't meant for combat into someone who could launch an attack on the Demon King without hesitation.
Benny has admitted that she made a mistake this time, but she shows no remorse whatsoever.
I could leave like Karl now, and there are plenty of places that would take me in. I could go back to the church, or visit my family—they probably wouldn't dislike me. If all else fails, I could become a mercenary like Deedris and support myself.
But I am a servant, and I shouldn't have taken a clear stance in the first place. The master has already made his decision, and I can only follow.
It would be normal for him to die suddenly one day.
Xiao Bai frowned and looked outside.
But there were indeed spies here; not far away, an elf was sitting on a tree branch.
There have been people watching this area since the day before yesterday.
They were transporting demon gods, but they only agreed to accept these people to rest and recuperate on their territory under duress from the saints. This contradictory situation left them only able to feel resentful towards themselves, yet powerless to do anything about it.
This feeling is really unpleasant. Being watched by a group of people makes it seem like I and the other people living here are monsters who will cause a huge mess if we're not kept a close eye on them.
Or perhaps he was staring at another house, a house that was now somewhat empty, when Little White met Lady's eyes.
After looking at each other for a moment, Xiaobai waved and Lady nodded, and that was it for greeting each other.
Over there, Lady was having breakfast with her two cats.
After meeting Benny, the original elf Chuli chose to stay in the Spirit Forest, thus ending their simple employment relationship.
She felt she wasn't qualified to join a battle that had reached the level of rules, so there weren't many people left.
The area was relatively spacious, because although in name, Lady, Grey, and Benny shared one room, while Dark and Ark shared another.
But in reality, for a long time, the people who lived here never saw Yak and Benny again.
Lady rested her head on her hand, looking outside, her mind a jumbled mess.
She hasn't complained these past few days and has been diligently working on the transformation.
The number of clones has also been expanded to fifteen, and they are all fully armed and ready for combat.
As for herself, although she was a bit overconfident, she had put in some effort to obtain a better energy core, and now, judging from the magical power she was wielding, she was at the level of a calamity.
The magic arrays around his body have been thoroughly repaired, and his weapons have been completely replenished. He also completely renovated both carriages, a project that is now finished.
Today is the last day of work. She only needs to do some final tidying and maintenance before she can fully recover to her peak combat power. Moreover, because of the replacement of the magic core, her performance has doubled.
But even so, what's the use?
The battle with the defeated in that city left Lady with psychological trauma. She realized that those stronger than her were not just slightly stronger, but on completely different levels.
However, Benny completely destroyed a force capable of destroying a nation with a single blow. The moment one saw it, or rather, any moment one witnessed, one felt a strong sense of emptiness.
This is true for just one saint; there are now five known saints in the church.
It's truly a case of appeasement; they think the monsters have no ability to resist, so they let them develop unchecked. But when they gain the power to retaliate, those guys probably won't be so lenient.
However, this makes me want to think back to that long, long time ago, during the great battle between dozens of demon gods and more than a dozen saints.
What kind of landscape was it? And what was it like long ago, when gods, demons, and angels were still around?
A feeling of insignificance and powerlessness; having no idea how to reach that line.
“I think you don’t need to be, and therefore, you’re frustrated,” said the winged white cat. “Originally, we were all just dust.”
"Are you guys really that open-minded?"
"We've even given up on our own mission, so we should just accept our insignificance and live on. We have no right to talk about lofty ideals." The shadowy figure with spider legs behind him said, "Now everything is in the past, this world has been abandoned. Everyone may soon perish. We are all just dust, none of us are superior."
"Yeah, that's true." Lady chuckled self-deprecatingly, then continued eating. "We'll need your help later."
“It would be a bit like we’re just freeloading if we did nothing here, but it would be best if we could help,” An said, and then fell silent.
Both rooms have now fallen silent, with only the sounds of eating remaining.
No one knows what will happen next; they can only vaguely sense that nothing good will come of it.
It would be strange if something good happened, so everyone is quietly preparing to hold the blade tightly when danger comes.
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