The common people spent the whole night on tenterhooks. Only when dawn broke did they finally feel relieved.
Everyone hurried out of their homes to look around, wanting to know whose family had suffered disaster last night.
"There are signs of fighting. It might have been government officials battling Demons."
The scene of last night's battle remained, and many surrounding buildings had been destroyed.
"I heard the army took over the county city's security yesterday. It must've been the army fighting Demons."
Some of the better-informed commoners knew the authorities had already sent in the army, and they were overjoyed.
"Great! If the army has stepped in, maybe they really can deal with the Demons."
"The army is far stronger than the government officials. We'll be much safer from now on."
"I hope the army can wipe out the Demons and restore peace to the county city."
"..."
The moment the army took over, it had fought a fierce battle with Demons that very night. It was as different from the authorities' previous inaction as heaven and earth, and the people finally saw a glimmer of hope.
"Whose family was attacked last night?"
Everyone asked one another, wanting to know whose household had been targeted by Demons.
"My son! Has anyone seen my son?"
At that moment, a disheveled couple rushed into the crowd in a panic, grabbing anyone they saw to ask.
Seeing this, the others immediately knew what kind of Demon had struck last night.
"It was the Soul-Seizing Demon that steals children. Another family has been torn apart."
With Demons running rampant and striking repeatedly these days, the common people had come to understand some of their methods.
Among them, the Soul-Seizing Demon specialized in stealing children. It could make people fall asleep without realizing it, and