Year 31 of the Human Calendar - West wall of the Holy Land of Xue - Outside the wall

(Tang POV)

-After the thirteenth wave-

[GOLD RANK SPIRITUAL CREATURE DEFEATED, MIND EXPERIENCE OBTAINED]

Those things keep coming.

*Sssshh*

The system recognizes them as spiritual creatures, but looking at them after being defeated I start to doubt that.

Upon dead, or whenever it is for them, their bodies become smoke leaving behind only a Dantian.

This ghost army may be the reason it was called the strongest city in the west.

It would be better for us if this is the only reason...

-After the sixteenth wave-

[GOLD RANK SPIRITUAL CREATURE DEFEATED, MIND EXPERIENCE OBTAINED]

As I am recovering my stamina on the wall, Hom spoke to me.

“It seems that they run out of cultivators“ Hom

In the last wave, the cultivators stopped coming.

“Little by little we are reducing their numbers“ Tang

“But the 120 creatures keep coming without fault...“ Hom

“Lets focus on the positive side of this moment“ Tang

It is not the time to lose morale.

-After the nineteenth wave-

[GOLD RANK SPIRITUAL CREATURE DEFEATED, MIND EXPERIENCE OBTAINED]

As I drank water from a bottle on top of the wall, I start thinking.

Even trough the time hole of one hour between waves is not enough to recover all our stamina, we still make the most of it.

A drop of sweat leaves my face and hits the ground.

*Drip*

Is this the best way?

Should I switch people from the first line with others in the second line?

...no.

The people inside the walls are not accustomed to fighting, bringing them here will create casualties.

The spiritual creatures that manage to enter are less in number and aren't in their best condition, they were already injured or tired.

Fighting is our responsibility, not theirs.

I must not give up.

-After wave twenty-one-

[GOLD RANK SPIRITUAL CREATURE DEFEATED, MIND EXPERIENCE OBTAINED]

The sun rises over the horizon again and the spiritual creatures keep coming.

...

Thanks to the System, one or two days without sleeping does not cause drowsiness.

“*Inhaling* Haaaaa“ Hom

“Huuuuuu *Inhaling*“ Tang

She and I sat down while we waited for the next wave.

We stopped talking in order to recover more stamina, Every single point matters now.

-After wave twenty-four-

The planet made a complete turn on itself and we are still here, Fighting.

But it doesn't matter, we humans are strong.

Even tired, even in the face of uncertainty, even in front of demons, we keep going forward.

All of the guards on this side of the walls are still alive.

Some of them have lost parts of their bodies. Fingers, hands, feet, arms, legs, eyes, skin, those things might be important but...

“...“ Tang

I look at the determined expression on their faces.

But they know what is at stake here, they lived it in the past and they will gladly give their lives for the future.

-After wave twenty-six-

It is time.

Only 110 gold rank spiritual creatures came to attack, that means that this way of attack ended.

“...!“ Tang

“...!“ Hom

She too realized it...

My Life Detection sensed danger.

...The lord is coming.

I shoot a special firework in the sky, a Jade colored firework.

......

...

I can see him now, a middle-aged man in a white robe walking while being surrounded by a jade aura.

“We can do it“ Yue

My wife at my side holds my hand and I smile at her.

“And we will do it“ Tang

...I change my expression to a serious one.

I speak with the six others members of this party, the ones that will join me in this battle.

“Representatives of the Holy Land of Xue!“ Tang

“Now, in this moment, the fate of humanity will be decided!“

“If this kingdom falls, there will be no future in which humans can live in peace!“

“Instead of playing happily, the children will be forced to kill each other!“

“Instead of songs of hope, there will be tales of coarseness!“

“Instead of families, there will be human goods!“

“Instead of valuing life, there will be murderous pride!“

“My friends, Today we are the wings of the goddesses of life and peace!“

“WE ARE THE WINGS OF FREEDOM!“

I draw my Bastard sword from its sheath at my waist.

“FORWARD!!!“

“UUOOOHHHHHHHHHH!“ Tang

“UUOOHHHHHHHHHH!“ Yue

“UUOOOHHHHHHHHH!“ Hom

“UUUUOOOOHHHHHHHHH!“ Qianshan

“UUOOOOHHHHHHHHHH!“ Qianxun

“UUOOOHHHHHHHHHH!“ Hikari

“UUOOOHHHHHHHHHH!“ Benjamin

Our clothes are full of sweat, our skin is covered in blood and...

Our future is a bright one!

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-Tang Lynn Lv. 59(Max) -

HP 95%

MP 37/63

Stamina 016/170(+7)

Brawn 64(-4)

Awareness 63(-10)

Endurance 34(+6)

Resistance 32

SKILLS

Page of Enlightenment

Sword Art Lv. Max

Wind Manipulation Lv. Max

Mana Attuned Lv. Max

Life Detection Lv. Max

OTHER

Exhausted (Brawn, Awareness, Endurance and Resistance - 10)

Healthy mind in a healthy body (Endurance and Resistance + 10)

Trained body (Stamina + 7, Brawn and Endurance + 6)

50 years old

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