Chapter 22: Memory
It came again, with a monstrous flame, and everything it passed turned to hell!
It's the Red Devil.
When the merchants don't come, the mercenaries scatter and the town is defeated, but even the defeated town is still a town, and many people leave but many remain.
It took a long time for the town to slowly degenerate into a village, but the small town of Glia was an accident, and it took only ten years to go from a town that the entire empire had heard of to become a remote mountain village.
It's all because of it, the giant devil with red flames all over its body.
Five years ago, the Red Devils suddenly came out of the Harry Mountains and wantonly destroyed the fields and crops, and even hunted humans, the weak people fled under the threat of the devil, and the remaining townspeople who did not want to leave also hid within the walls in fear.
However, perhaps it was a lack of food, or perhaps simply a desire to have fun, it finally attacked the town.
The walls of the city were shattered in the blazing flames, and the flames raged wildly, countless houses collapsed and burned, and charred figures screamed and ran in the flames, and finally were engulfed in the flames.
The young people took up arms and swore to it under the mayor's leadership.
Eventually, the Red Devil retreated, badly wounded, and had to flee with a drench of blood, but the burning pupils told the townsfolk that one day, it would return with a wrath of destruction and burn everything to ashes!
In that battle, half of the town's walls collapsed, and the entire town was directly destroyed by three-quarters, and the rest was all black and crumbling.
At the same time, the mayor of the town was killed in battle, the elite of mercenaries were all wiped out, and the young men were almost killed and wounded......
After the war, the town of Glia was left with nothing but ruins and a large number of disabled people in urgent need of care.
For one reason or another, and for fear of retribution from the Red Devils, the town has once again ushered in a wave of exodus, and the number of townspeople in Glia Town has plummeted.
Under the successive blows, the Red Devil became the last straw that crushed the town of Glia, and the town of Glia, which had a slight reputation in the entire empire, became today's Glia Village.
Eddie had witnessed the attack when he was ten years old, when he had been placed in the refuge area by the mayor as a minor, and he hadn't seen the battle with his own eyes, but he had faced the huge figure that covered the sky......
This time, Gloria may be doomed!
Add is east of the village, and the Red Devil is now attacking the west, so if Add wants to escape, he can now definitely escape from the Red Devil's claws.
But, he didn't want to run away anymore!
Even if he was just an ant in front of it, even if he burned himself, he couldn't do the slightest damage to the crimson beast, and Eddie didn't want to run away again.
Add rushed in the direction of the Red Devil, without hesitation.
The experience of five years ago taught him that it is better to fight hard at this moment than to carry a knife and find no enemy after regret.
......
Five years ago.
One night, the streets were clearly starting to fall into depression, and the lights were sparsely lit, and if it had been before, the streets of the town had just entered the moment of revelry.
At that time, mercenaries returning from their missions, adventurers returning from exploring the Harry Mountains, and merchants who had traveled for a day gathered here, and the lights of the night were as bright as day, and continued until late at night.
But that's all in the past, and the town of Glia has lost so much that even seeing the bright lights at night has become a luxury.
But in Eddie's eyes, the moon in the sky is still so round, there are still so many stars, and the lights are still so warm and bright.
He loved it, he liked the people, and whether the town prospered or fell, he always loved it.
Add was running down the street as fast as he seemed to catch up with the wind, and he was left behind with a whoosh from the light house.
He was very happy, because the mayor promised him that when he grew up, he would let him join the town's self-defense forces.
It was a revered profession that went out hunting dangerous species around the town to protect the lives and property of the townspeople.
In the eyes of children, every member of the Self-Defense Forces is a first-class hero, and Eddie is no exception.
Eddie ran with excitement, dreaming of one day becoming a member of the Self-Defense Forces, and he would look majestic in his armor......
Disaster struck so suddenly.
A deafening roar resounded through the heavens and the earth, and the terrifying coercion filled the sky, and everyone seemed to be carrying a thousand catties on their backs.
Eddie froze as he ran, instinctively sensing something was wrong.
The moment he stopped, a "river" of flames suddenly roared and surged in front of him, and everything that stood in its way was instantly reduced to ashes!
In front of him, the houses along the street didn't hold up for even a second before they were gone!
Add stood there dumbfounded, staring at the flame-red sky, dazed and overwhelmed.
The scorching air rushed towards him, as if it was about to burn him, but he still didn't react.
The river of blazing flames ran through the town from south to north, and the walls that protected it melted in an instant, and the red-hot lava flowed continuously, making it stand out in the dark night.
Whoosh!
The air suddenly shook, and the sharp sound of breaking wind whirred, Eddie raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound, only to see huge fireballs falling from the sky like meteors!
Boom Boom!
As the first fireball landed and exploded, as if it had been agreed, the violent explosion continued to explode, and the monstrous heat wave rushed to the face, as if even the air was about to be burned out!
Huge wooden beams rose into the sky, burning in the air, spinning and falling to the ground, countless fiery figures wailing and crying.
It's hell!
Add looked up, and a huge fireball was falling in his direction, and the long tail flame was dissipating in the air, and the terrifying heat seemed to evaporate his whole body.
Add felt his mind go blank at the moment, and his feet trembled and he slumped on the ground.
"It's going to die! Run! Run! ”
He shouted loudly in his heart, but his weak feet were not obedient at all, and he could only watch as the fireball fell on him.
At that moment, he felt like he was going to die, and he never had a clear sense that he was still alive.
Just when Eddie thought he was going to be swallowed by the fireball, there was no scum left, and a fierce figure appeared in front of him!
It's the mayor! In an instant, Add recognized the town uncle who had always taken good care of him.
"Get out of here!"
Uncle Zhen let out a loud shout, and the two-handed giant sword in his hand slashed down at the fireball that was twice as big as his body!
The dazzling white light made Add squint, but he could clearly see that the huge, invincible fireball was dispersed by the mayor's sword......