Usually after a heavy rain, the world enters a state of peace and tranquility. But today seems to be an exception as an army of devils marched towards the Nekoshou village with full killing intent.
This army consisted of 150 lower-class devils,30 high-class devils, and lastly 5 Ultimate-class devils. Although this army is small compared to the village they were about to attack, one must know that such an army is considered an elite unit in the supernatural world.
And for such an army to be mobilized to destroy a yokai village is even considered overkill. After all, unlike Devil Society, the Yokai faction is considered one of the weaker factions due to all the infighting they have.
So one could imagine the chaos that is happening in the Nekoshou village when they realize that an army of powerful soldiers is heading towards them with full killing intent.
"Village chief, what should we do, those devil bastards are coming here with full force, " one of the village elders asked with despair-filled eyes.
" Chief, I say we pack our bags and run away immediately. If we hurry enough we may be able to escape from them. " One of the elders suggested while his legs were shaking in fear.
" Maybe we should send someone to investigate. Who knows, maybe they are just passing by " another said, trying to comfort himself.
" That's impossible, we have already heard that the Neboris family base was blown away. They are definitely coming towards here. " The one next to him retorted.
The village chief looked at the panicked elders and let out a tired sigh. " I will issue my orders. " He said as he looked at everyone.
" We will divide into two teams. One team would be led by me to confront the enemy and buy enough time for the other team to escape with our younglings. " He stated, making the elders have complicated feelings.
Although they wanted to join the team that would be escaping, they knew it was impossible. As elders, they have the duty of protecting the village. And although they are terrified, they would still do what is necessary to save their younger generation.
"Yes, chief, we will follow your orders till we drop dead," the elders all saluted as they made up their minds.
"Good, then issue the evacuation notice to everyone, let the volunteer soldiers gather in front of the gate. We will make those devil scum pay with their lives," the village chief said as he got up from his seat.
All the elders saluted and went to work immediately. They couldn't waste even a second. If they were late, their whole village would face destruction.
After everyone left the tent, the village chief, who was left inside sighed heavily again. He looked to his side and said, "Miyuki, I know you are here come out."
At his words from the darkness, a black shadow moved, and a young girl with long, flowing black hair walked out. " Father, " the girl said as she kept her head down.
Looking at his daughter, the village chief had a rare tenderness in his eyes as he spoke, "Miyuki, I think you have an idea of what I want to ask of you."
Miyuki didn't reply as she just kept her head down. She clenched till blood came out of her hands. " Can't stay with you to help everyone on the battlefield? " she asked with unwillingness.
"Miyuki, now is not the time to be stubborn. As the older generation, it is our duty to protect the younger generation. So, please don't try to waste our sacrifice," the village chief spoke with a serious tone.
"But father…" Miyuki wanted to argue, but her father stopped her by saying, " That's enough, Miyuki. As my eldest daughter, you have to remember that after my death, you are the one responsible for the safety of all the villagers.
So as my heir, you must remember not to be willful and jeopardize the safety of everyone who is under you. Do you understand?"
Miyuki looked at her father and finally said, "I understand, Father." With her words, tears began to flow uncontrollably from her eyes.
"That's good now go. Those devil scum would be here any minute. Evacuate everyone through the secret tunnels and go straight towards the Kanto and seek refuge from Lord Magari. If you manage to reach there, I'm sure those devils won't be able to harm you," the village chief said as he stood up and walked out of the tent.
But before he stepped out, he said in a soft voice, " And stay safe, Miyuki ". With those parting words, he left the tent, leaving the still-crying Miyuki.
"I won't let you down, Father," Miyuki mumbled after she regained her composure. She couldn't stay here and cry all day. As her father said, as the next village chief, she has a huge responsibility to protect her people.
And with this thought, she walked out of the tent and went to work immediately. They have very little time to escape and reach safety. So every second is a matter of life and death.
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" It seems we are a bit too late," Magari muttered as she looked around at the corpses of Nekomatas that were scattered around. Although she ran at her full speed, she still was unable to stop a tragedy from happening.
Kuroka, who followed behind, was looking at the dead bodies with deep sorrow. These people all died because of her.
"Come, let's go. From the footmarks, it seems the enemy had just passed through this place. If we managed to hurry enough, we could catch up with them before they managed to get away.
"Umm." Kuroka nodded her head as she followed Magari. She decided that in the future she would kill all those bastards who were responsible for this massacre.
Magari, who noticed her mood change, sighed. Although she wanted to say this is not her fault, she knew Kuroka wouldn't listen to her. After all, from her point of view, all this started because she killed that bastard of a devil.
Although she isn't wrong but it actually isn't the complete truth. According to what Roxanne just found, these guys have been capturing Nekomatas in secret for years. And in the past, many Nekomatas had also managed to escape.
The only reason such a big fuss happened is because Kuroka was the only test subject who managed to survive their experiments. All the previous experimental subjects only managed to live about a year before they all died.
So this attack had two main goals. One is to capture Kuroka back. And lastly, it is to collect more experimental subjects in secret. Those bastards wanted to show the public that they had killed off all the Nekomatas so that other parties wouldn't be able to copy their research.
And these guys obviously set their eyes on the younger generation, as they even slaughtered every single adult without any hesitation. This obviously indicates that they are prepared to completely enslave the Nekomata race and make them their future slaves.
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