A Dark, Windy Night, When Blood Blossoms Drift

Cold and food!

This snow season at Yu Long Pass was a struggle against both hunger and cold.

Even huddling together for warmth only improved their resistance to the cold.

But now, food had become the greatest problem.

Especially after the surrounding area had been ravaged by Snow Country's forbidden spell.

The already scarce wildlife had nearly vanished altogether.

By past custom,

once food ran short,

the higher-ups among the Demon Gods would merely turn a blind eye.

The corpses of fallen demons could be used directly to satisfy hunger.

But now,

they could not even indulge their cravings.

Because the corpses had either been collected by the Knight Order,

or buried beneath the thick snow, making them difficult to find.

Some had even frozen into solid chunks of ice.

This was undoubtedly making things worse for the Demon Race.

Attacking a perilous snowy region like Yu Long Pass had already placed immense strain on their supplies.

The casualties from that previous battle should have been more than enough to replenish their food reserves.

Yet who could have expected that when the Divine Knight suddenly made a move,

even Samykyna, the strongest commander among the Demon Gods, would have no choice but to order a retreat.

The number of corpses they had actually brought back was pitifully small.

It was nowhere near enough to make up for the food shortage.

And no one knew when the next shipment of food would arrive.

At present,

many demons slept in their tents without feeling too cold.

But they were truly starving!

Especially the Bear Demons and Bull Demons, crammed together inside their tents.

They all clutched their stomachs, their eyes secretly gleaming green as they watched their companions.

They could not help it. They were simply too hungry.

Though Bear Demons and