Winter Wolf's Pale Heart

"It's so hot."

Jonah removed his armor, revealing his well-trained upper body.

He looked toward the domed hall, where the flame of the Spirit Torch had gone out.

Under the blazing sun, neither eternal night nor plague could get close to Blackburg.

Despite the unprecedented triple attack of Demon Tide, Blackburg fared remarkably well.

Of course, there are also problems.

The range of the [Minor Disaster Generator] is not large, only surrounding Blackburg and some small fortresses nearby. In other parts of the Black Forest, the battle against the Demon Tide continues, and the situation is not optimistic according to the information Jonah has received.

Secondly, this scorching sun is also a natural disaster.

The parched land and deadly heat meant that if the mages hadn't collectively prayed for cooling spells and barriers after midnight last night, the soldiers of Blackburg would probably have been scorched to death by the sun long before being killed by monsters.

It is now late at night on the third day since the Blood Moon descended, and the duration of the Demon Tide is almost over, or rather, people expect it to end soon.

Although the frost has faded, the plague and the eternal night remain formidable, and all the major fortresses are engaged in a tug-of-war, guarding against the eternal night and the plague from infiltrating their defenses.

"We should be glad we don't have to deal with the Winter Wolf."

Beside Jonah, another mage remarked.

Without the Winter Wolves launching a frontal assault to directly damage fortress buildings, the damage that Plague and Eternal Night can inflict is limited. However, many fortresses have already been damaged by previous Winter Wolves attacks, giving the two an opportunity to exploit the situation.

"The Gray Tower has a plan. They will use the Eternal Blazing Sun to saturate the severely affected areas, hoping to slow down the advance of the Demon Tide. According to estimates, we will lose one-fifth of our land this time."

Jonah said in a deep voice.

The Eternal Blazing Sun also requires a mage's life to unleash, much like the Spirit Torch, but in the current situation, it is crucial to slow down the advance of the Eternal Night and the Plague.

"And him?"

The monk's question to Jonah was, of course, referring to Lu Ban.

"I don't know, maybe they're eating something."

Jonah thought for a moment and then walked toward the place where they would eat.

Sure enough, he saw a group of people surrounding Lu Ban.

The hero who defeated the Demon Tide Lord was eating the food in his bowl with gusto, looking nothing like a great man, but rather like a starving ghost who died in his previous life.

Are you really that hungry?

Seeing this, Jonah couldn't help but ask.

"I need to replenish my nutrition, do you understand?"

Lu Ban ate the bread and felt the nutrients in the food being quickly converted into his own energy, a feeling that was extremely wonderful.

After the crowd dispersed, Lu Ban stood up.

"How is the situation?"

He asked Jonah.

"It's still the same old war of attrition. We just hope this Demon Tide will only last for three days."

Jonah somewhat helpless.

"It will only last three days."

Lu Ban said with certainty.

He didn't tell Jonah that the system countdown he saw was three days long, and that there were less than a few hours left before the end of the Demon Tide, so the mage just assumed that Lu Ban was trying to comfort him.

How are you feeling?

Jonah looked at Lu Ban. Yesterday's serious injuries were no longer visible. He had examined Lu Ban's wounds, which were covered by some kind of special plant and were healing extremely quickly. Jonah had never seen such a recovery speed before.

In his understanding, only the Chosen of the Gods, those who are born under the watchful eyes of the gods, could receive such a blessing and gain extraordinary power.

As for the specifics, Jonah did not inquire further, and when others asked, Jonah simply regarded it as a miracle.

For the soldiers now, it's more effective to leave everything to the high and mighty gods and create an atmosphere of miracles than to question Lu Ban's secrets and cause unease.

"It's all set."

Lu Ban patted his chest.

"By the way, I think we might be able to make some improvements to the strategy for fighting the Demon Tide."

He added.

"Improvement?"

Jonah didn't quite understand.

"While the Eternal Blazing Sun is very effective, it consumes too much energy. If we could miniaturize it or create a Eternal Blazing Sun -like light using some method, and then launch it into the Demon Tide as ammunition, wouldn't that achieve a better result?"

Lu Ban gestured.

What he was talking about was not mere wishful thinking, but knowledge gained through the "Winter Wolf's Pale Heart".

If an ordinary person comes into contact with this, they will be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of knowledge and suffer severe intellectual pollution.

But Lu Ban is fine.

Although those ramblings haven't finished yet and are still nagging in my ear like an old woman, Lu Ban finds them acceptable.

From these ramblings, Lu Ban roughly learned a few things.

The cause of the Demon Tide was indeed the Blood Moon. Only when the Blood Moon descends do these demons possess the power to descend upon the Night Country. And the Blood Moon is the result of the corruption by a certain Great Being.

The reason why monsters fear sunlight is also related to the Blood Moon. When the radiance of the Blood Moon is obscured by other, stronger lights, monsters quickly lose their vitality and become extremely vulnerable.

The effects of the Spirit Torch and the Eternal Blazing Sun are actually quite similar; both create intense light to weaken the glow of the Blood Moon in order to combat monsters.

Finally, and most importantly.

That Great Being was sealed on the Moon of the Night Country.

Unlike Earth, due to the Earth's revolution and Moon, the Moon always presents one side of itself to Earth, so people can only see one side of the Moon.

However, in the Night Country, due to various conditions, the other side of the Moon may rotate to face the Night Country under certain circumstances.

That side is the sealed body of that Great Being.

That red Moon was stained with His blood.

These demons were created by the evil gods who were born from the wisps of will that the great being was sealed away, in a state of half-dream and half-awake.

Originally, these evil gods attacked each other and rejected each other's existence, which is why only one wave of Demon Tide would appear.

However, as the will of that Great Being gradually revived, these wills also gradually merged, leading to the emergence of the triple Demon Tide.

In the end, there might be a situation where the remaining eleven waves of Demon Tide attack the Night Country simultaneously.

"Therefore, when facing monsters, the most important thing is to prevent the Blood Moon's light from shining on them."

Lu Ban was struck by inspiration.

"Or, if you can do that, you can create a huge barrier to completely block out the Moon. If the moonlight cannot reach the ground, then the resurgence of those monsters will be extremely slow."

He said.

"Block the Moon?"

Jonah imagined it for a moment and thought that Lu Ban might really have something wrong with his brain.

"Either build a giant cage to enclose the entire planet, so that you can't see the Moon at all."

Lu Ban then made another suggestion.

"I will tell Gray Tower what you said."

Jonah couldn't imagine that situation; he remembered something else.

"By the way, Birmingham needs to see you. He seems to be on guard duty at the watchtower."