Chapter 120:
[November 3, 2019] ... "Their spirits are full of grievances, but as long as the grievances aren"t deep, they"ll eventually dissolve on their own. Once gone the spirits will be able to reincarnate. These baby spirits had bad luck though. They met these girls before their grievances dissolved.
The girls weren"t pregnant but they had a magic aura around them that made it seem like they were. This attracted the baby spirits. They entered the girls" bodies and patiently waited to be reborn. But after waiting and waiting they realized they"d been cheated. These girls weren"t pregnant; they weren"t going to be reborn at all.
On top of failing to reincarnate, they were contaminated by some kind of magic because of the girls. The baby spirits grew resentful. It would have been a wonder if their aura didn"t turn black. They would take revenge on the fake mothers who cheated them out of their chance to reincarnate. The babies would infect the mothers and destroy their chances of reincarnation too."
"Wait. What about the one who planted the magic in the girls? " Luis interrupted Lydia. "Was there some kind of benefit for this person?"
"Of course there"s benefit. Do you know where demons come from? They form from human emotion and desires. I was suspicious before, but now I"m certain. There"s definitely a powerful demon nearby, one that"s probably very hurt. He"s creating the grudges in order to harvest them as a tonic for his wounds. The stronger the resentment the better the tonic. His strength will replenish as he devours them. There will be a wave of monsters as he does." Lydia explained.
"Wait, hold on! I thought demons were created from the G.o.ds. An impure G.o.d turns into a demon. How can a demon be formed from human emotions? That"s not right!" Gerasi shook his head, clearly disagreeing with Lydia"s statements.
"You swine! You son of a hog! Those are the ancient demon G.o.ds! These are mortal demons, inferior demons. How can they be from the G.o.ds? You might as well say G.o.ds come from cabbages!" Lydia vented out her aggravation.
"I"m sorry Lydia! This guy"s IQ is too low. He barely sc.r.a.ped by in cla.s.ses. Don"t mind what he says. Please continue." Luis hurriedly grab Gerasi and pulled him back.
What? It wasn"t even something you learned in cla.s.s OK? It was commonsense. Gerasi knew Luis was just making fun of him to ease the situation so he obediently backed down.
"Lydia, so what you"re saying is that the babies in the girls" bellies were just food for the demon, and that he would eventually come for them?" Zi Cheng summarized the main points for everyone.
Yifu was scared silent. She hunched her shoulders up to her neck and tried to hide behind Zi Cheng.
"After all that time for the grievances to incubate? Of course it will come for them." Lydia said casually.
The group was even more anxious after learning the truth about the pregnancies. Demons! Based on what Lydia said, the demon was also a powerful one. This really complicated matters.
They continued around the town doing what they could with heavy hearts. From time to time residents would rush out to greet them or give them a gift before hurrying back inside to lock their doors and windows.
Elena and Ming Xi reunited with the team after successfully convincing the mayor. Both sides filled the other in on what happened. Luis did most of the talking, sharing what had happened with the vengeful little baby spirit.
In this manner, they continued visiting the people one house at a time, saving those they could. One of the houses they visited was the house of the boss"s close friend. The daughter there was fortunate to have parents who loved her dearly.
Her parents knew something big was going to happen and their lives could be forfeit, but they chose to stay when they found out their daughter couldn"t come with them, neither wanted to leave their daughter to die alone.
Fortunately Feng Wu"s group arrived in time and saved her by purifying the baby spirit. The family cried in joy.
The kids left after leaving the family the same admonishment they left everyone else: stay indoors and don"t let the rain hit you.
Feng Wu abruptly stopped and said, "Wait. It"s going to rain soon."
"Is Princess Nai Nai almost here?" Jier asked. He understood Feng Wu well. With just that short sentence he knew what she meant.
"So slow. What took her so long to get here?" Wind wrinkled his nose.
"Don"t talk, just look for a place to shelter from the rain," Ming Xi ordered.
Because it was so close to the realm battlegrounds, the town had a lot of adventurer visiting it every year. There were many small inns all over town catering to this clientele. So Ming Xi and his group quickly found an inn to shelter in.
It was a good thing. The rain came crashing down shortly after they went inside.
It was clearly day, but the sky was so dark it felt more like the middle of the night. The kids had sprayed their eyes so for them the rain wasn"t clear liquid, but red b.l.o.o.d.y droplets. Everything was tainted red. The only respite came from the black fog that rolled through.
Screams, filled with mourning, drifted into town.
"Princess Nai Nai is coming." Elena clenched her hand tightly around her sword.
Those residents who planned to leave quickly ran back home. They were soaked but they didn"t mind since they were so close to home still. It was easy enough to change into dry clothes. They would try to leave again once the rain let up. Once inside they shuttered their windows and locked their doors.
Unfortunately most of them wouldn"t get that chance. For most this would be the last rain they"d live to see.
When the princess finally arrived the mayor went out to greet her and lend her the use of his personal manor. He left with a big umbrella afterwards.
The sky cleared up and the rain stopped half an hour later. People returned to packing so they could leave.
The mayor had sent out several runners to tell everyone several adventurers had warned him something big was going to happen in town, that it would not be safe to remain. He advised everyone to leave for a few days until things settled down.
Most of the town"s residents were normal people. They didn"t know any magic or how to cultivate so they were very respectful to powerful adventurers. Most of the residents decided to leave after listening to what the mayor"s message. Only a minority opted not to seek refuge in the city. Instead they chose to stay behind and mind their homes.