System vs Rebirth

Chapter 1473: Ancient Ape Demon

The morale of the people within the city was extremely high. All of them were moved by Adam's speech. He recognized his own shortcomings but showed courage that rarely appeared among nobles.

The people were holding their weapons, preparing to fight to their very last breath. Of course, Adam rushed to the wall together with them to show his resolve. He didn't plan to retreat, no matter how scary it was.

Adam stood on top of the wall, watching the horizon. He had seen this field so many times, but this was the first time he had found it so beautiful.

Before the fight against the Ardagan family, the Lesen family was enjoying prosperity. Adam, as the oldest son, obviously enjoyed a lot of privilege. Looking back, he had been arrogant and hadn't thought much about common people.

However, it all changed the moment Noel crushed his family. His father was exiled, his sister was turned into a servant, and his family faced a huge debt.

At first, he didn't know what to do. He was forced to study, but that was it. He was forced to train his body, but his power was only that of a spirit practitioner.

That defeat taught him a lot of things. For the first time in his life, he learned the meaning of responsibility.

It was stressful every day, but he gradually learned things and became a true lord. Of course, a lot of his decisions came from the old adviser, who had been serving his father up until now.

If not for him, the territory would have collapsed. But thanks to his sister, the family managed to survive, as they didn't have to pay their debt to the family. In fact, they enjoyed many benefits thanks to her contribution to the Ardagan family.

Yet, despite all her contributions and praises sung for her, he didn't feel jealous. It might be due to the fact that the family could still collapse at any moment, he was thankful to his sister but not jealous.

Instead, it was actually rousing his desire to become much better. He might not have the talent of his sister or his father. However, he could still become someone that a lot of people admired.

Once he first heard the news about their territory getting attacked, he panicked. As a former noble son, his first thought was escaping with the rest of his family. There was no way to win.

However, his thoughts changed after seeing the soldiers rushing to the wall. Some wanted to fight for their homeland. Some actually couldn't escape simply because of him.

The moment he saw their expressions, he realized that he wasn't fighting alone. He had his privilege, but he also had his obligations.

Because of his lack of talent, he couldn't help but want to do something in this situation. At the very least, he wanted to be remembered as the lord who gave it all for the family despite being talentless.

Adam clutched his hand as black dots appeared in his vision. He couldn't help but raise his head, finally seeing what they had been waiting for.

"This…"

The soldiers gasped. Some even fell down. Although they had prepared themselves, it was normal to be scared.

Numerous demons trampled the field in front of them, marching toward their city. The majority of demons were small, but some of them were huge.

They were unleashing their own killing intent, directing it at the people on the wall. In addition to their horrifying appearance, it couldn't be helped if they felt scared.

Even Adam found his body trembling. Still, the most terrifying demon behind them was that huge ape demon. The ape demon was colossal. Its body was twice the height of their wall. And they had been boasting of having the highest wall in their territory.

Unfortunately, even with a height of 50 meters, it didn't mean anything to the ape.

"Are we supposed to fight something like this?" Adam's body was trembling uncontrollably.

The ape was three times bigger than even the second biggest demon, the demonic energy naturally released from its body generating so much pressure on them.

The knight captain gritted his teeth. As one of the two spirit grandmasters of this city, he knew very well how powerful this ancient demon is.

"Not good…" The knight captain shook his head. At the very least, he couldn't be a coward. Even if he was going to die, he had to drag as many demons as possible down with him.

Yet, when he wanted to say something, his mouth was stuck. What could he say in this situation?

That was when Adam, who was supposed to be more scared of him, suddenly climbed the edge of the wall and shouted. "Don't be scared!"

"!!!" The soldiers were startled. It was clear the voice was shaking. Even when they turned around, they saw Adam's legs shaking.

Adam knew this as well. Even then, he said, "Even if I tell you not to be scared, it's not possible since you can see how scared I am right now. However, imagine the people behind us.

"If we, the mighty warriors of the Lesen family, are already this scared. How about our people? And all these brutes will now trample our homeland and leave not a single soul behind.

"How can we let them do what they want? This is a battle concerning the survival of the Lesen family. No matter how scared I am, I don't want to bring shame to my ancestors.

"That's why I only have one order for all of you. Look forward! Cast your gaze to the front! Even if we die here, let's die with our heads up and drag these demons with us!"

It was a sloppy speech, but hearing it from the one who was probably most scared among them was strangely relieving.

That's right. Look forward. Even if they die here, die with their heads up.

It was fine if they were trembling. They still should grab their weapons and lock their gazes on the demons.

People started to get up one by one as they started roaring.

"Oohhhhhh!"

"Kill the demons!"

"We won't die without a fight!"

Unfortunately, it was all empty talk. No matter how high their morale was, it was useless against an absolute power.

The ape demon scooped up the ground and turned it into a massive ball. If it hit the wall, the entire wall would probably collapse even with their enchantment.

The people couldn't help but look up with pale faces as the massive ball covered the sky.

"Is this… the end?"