Published: March 2, 2025
“Demonic creatures!” Upon hearing these words, Asha was instantly shocked.
Having just escaped from Africa, Asha still felt an instinctive fear towards the term "demonic creatures."
Unexpectedly, Shima beside her simply shrugged and comforted her in a relaxed tone.
“Don’t worry, don’t be so tense. The so-called collective demonic creatures, red alerts, and martial law are all common occurrences. I've only been here for about a month, and I’ve already heard about the danger alerts three times. It’s just a cautious attitude and approach; there’s nothing to be concerned about.”
“However, the activation of the level restraint is a big deal.”
Shima grasped the key point— the so-called danger alert and martial law were only broadcast once, while the news of the level restraint being activated had been played three times. From this small detail, one can see the distinction between what is serious and what isn’t.
Seeing Asha still frowning and looking panicked, even gripping Friday much harder than before, Shima smiled and shook her head, while searching for the remote control for the television in the living room.
“I’ve told you, don’t be so tense. Little demonic creatures can’t stir up much trouble here. If you don’t believe what I say, then just see for yourself.”
Shima turned on the television, leisurely changed channels, and finally switched to Channel One, then gestured for Asha to look.
“Here, live broadcast.”
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“Good afternoon, dear viewers. We interrupt this program with an emergency situation report. Just ten minutes ago, the level restraint from level five to level six has been broken, nearly twenty days earlier than experts predicted. This is preliminarily estimated to be related to the current battle situation occurring on the African continent. At the same time, the concentration of demonic energy in the air has surged, and it has been detected that demonic creatures are gathering near the Demon Realm Gate close to Huaxia. A red alert has now been issued…”
Asha stared at the television, where the host was speaking fervently, her mind momentarily blank.
Before Asha could snap back to reality, the image on the television changed rapidly, switching to a view near the Demon Realm Gate closest to the gathering point in Beijing—likely taken from a drone’s perspective.
“What we are seeing now is the real-time image of the Demon Realm Gate.”
The towering Demon Realm Gate was spewing demonic energy wildly. The clear camera faithfully presented the terrifying scenes inside the Demon Realm Gate to all the viewers—inside were dark shadows of demonic creatures, waiting eagerly for the concentration of demonic energy in the air to reach equilibrium.
A large number of demonic cannon fodder who had not yet reached level six had already impatiently crawled out from inside the Demon Realm Gate, starting to form ranks in front of the gate, a chilling aura enveloping Asha’s heart.
Asha felt somewhat dazed; with the increasing number of demonic creatures gathering, her sense of unease grew stronger. Until the demonic clan army in front of the Demon Realm Gate clustered to a very dense degree, various skill lights swirling above the demonic clan ranks, only then did Asha tremble and look at Shima beside her, asking uneasily.
“Um… with so many, will it really be okay?”
Shima waved her hand at Asha, gazing at the vast demonic army on the screen, a hint of barely noticeable worry appearing in her eyes. Then, her worry quickly dissipated as if she thought of something, and she confidently said to Asha.
“To be honest, this is the first time I’ve seen so many demonic creatures, but trust me, it’ll be fine!”
Having just arrived in Beijing for less than a month, Shima indeed harbored some inexplicable confidence in the gathering point—possibly due to Dijang, who served in the military, having leaked some military intelligence about the strength of the gathering point.
However, today, this inexplicable confidence was quickly shattered by the might of the demonic clan, gradually transforming into worry and fear.