The demons didn’t attack all day?
This situation was so abnormal that it made Rocky immediately ascend the high wall.
Upon reaching the top, he quickly spotted Lin Feng, who had been on guard there all day.
“Captain Lin Feng, no demons appeared today?”
“Yes… none…”
Obviously, the quiet day had also left Lin Feng feeling uneasy. He frowned and glanced at Rocky, “No, not even a shadow of a demon all day.”
“Is this… a good thing or a bad thing?”
As someone new to Backhill Village, Rocky wasn’t sure if this was normal or an anomaly, so he could only ask Lin Feng.
But Lin Feng’s next response made his heart tighten.
“This has never happened before…” Turning to him, Lin Feng said with concern, “Normally, as soon as the village starts mining, demons begin appearing one after the other. From the first demon, the attacks continue nonstop until the mining ends, and sometimes even longer.”
“So I’ve never encountered this before.” After saying this, Lin Feng sighed, and it took him a while to muster a smile, “But you don’t need to worry. Maybe the demons will show up tonight, it’s quite common.”
Although demons previously appeared without interruption, they did not necessarily attack only during the day; sometimes, they started their assaults at night.
“Alright, I’ll have the troops ready at all times. If you need support, send someone to notify us immediately.”
Since Lin Feng had said so, Rocky could only nod, tell him that he would keep the troops ready to assist at any moment, and then he left.
Upon returning to camp, Rocky had no choice but to summon all the squad leaders, telling them to keep the guards alert at night in case the demons attacked.
Once he had arranged everything, he finally managed to return to his own tent.
After the battle yesterday and discussions with the various squad leaders all day, Rocky was completely exhausted. No sooner had he lain down on his bed than his eyelids began to droop.
However, he couldn’t allow himself to fall asleep; he was worried something might happen during the night.
Even though Lin Feng said the demons were likely to attack at night, Rocky was still very uneasy. After all, what if the demons didn’t attack during the night?
Wouldn’t that mean when it was his turn to defend tomorrow, a bunch of demons would suddenly appear?
If that were the case, it would be terrible because Rocky knew that a major reason they had won yesterday’s battle was due to good luck and because the number of demons wasn’t particularly high, staying in the single digits.
If it were his turn to defend tomorrow and more than ten demons appeared all at once, that would be troublesome, something Rocky had to consider seriously.
As he thought about it, he fell asleep…
There was no helping it; Rocky was just too tired. Not only had the battle taken a heavy toll on his body, but the myriad concerns had also drained him mentally. Thus, once he lay on his bed, he fell asleep and slept soundly until dawn.
After a solid night’s sleep, Rocky awoke and immediately cursed himself for his uselessness, rushing out of the tent. There, he saw the already prepared Guard Corps, everyone waiting for him.
“Liliya, how was last night? Did the demons come?”
While leading the Guard Corps towards the high wall to relieve Lin Feng, Rocky inquired about Liliya’s situation last night.
But to his question, Liliya shook her head with a troubled expression, “Last night… nothing happened.”
“……”
Such an answer immediately furrowed Rocky’s brows, because if the demons hadn’t appeared yesterday, they were definitely going to appear today!
This was troublesome, as the Guard Corps had just battled the day before yesterday. Although they had rested for a day and were in better condition, continuing the fight with the demons might still be too much for them.
Moreover, the injured from the last battle had not yet recovered, leading to an incomplete roster in the Guard Corps. A few missing regular guards could be overlooked, but the absence of Monte, a key member, undoubtedly weakened Rocky’s side significantly.
More importantly, since the demons didn’t show up yesterday, the number appearing today would definitely be especially high, easily exceeding ten, and possibly even more!
This made Rocky very worried about whether he and the Guard Corps could hold the high wall…
It seemed very likely that they would need the support of Lin Feng’s team today.
Worried sick, Rocky and Liliya climbed up to the high wall and began their day-long duty of defense.
An entire day went by consumed with his worries!
Yes, an entire day passed peacefully, and the demons still did not appear!
When evening came, Rocky, worried that the demons might appear at night, didn’t let the Guard Corps return to the camp to sleep, but had them rest right at the gate of the high wall, ready to fight at any moment.
But just like during the day, although everyone was very alert all night, it was a night tensely spent in vain, as the demons still did not show!
What in the world was happening?
Two consecutive days of tranquility increasingly worried Rocky, because it was unusually quiet to a frightening extent!
In fact, Lin Feng was feeling the same way at this time.
When Rocky personally led his troops to guard the high wall all night, Lin Feng also stayed awake all night. Surprisingly, he really hoped for the demons to appear that night because that was the only way he would feel at ease.
But his hope did not materialize, as the demons did not show up.
And when Rocky and Lin Feng again swapped their defensive duties, this heavy burden now lay on Lin Feng’s shoulders!
Taking over the duty of defense, he was just as deeply troubled as Rocky and stood on the high wall for a whole day and night, yet still did not encounter the demons that should have appeared.
Not only that, but after another three whole days, the demons still did not show up!
To calculate it carefully, it had been a whole six days since the demons had appeared, as if these creatures had vanished without a trace.
However, this situation was highly unusual for Backhill Village, because even when there wasn’t any mining happening, the demons would visit every now and then, albeit in smaller numbers. There had never been a memory of not seeing any signs of demons for six consecutive days.
Now everyone was getting anxious, wondering, where are the demons?
Where have the demons gone?!