Chapter: The Invasion Begins
Sleep.
Drink.
Sunbathe.
Charles lived at Cheng Yu's manor, and these were the three things they did every day.
Cheng Yu thought he was a pretty good slacker. Charles was even better.
However, though Charles lay around slacking off every day, their various life magic spells were very practical.
Weed-removal magic could eliminate all weeds in the garden and farmland.
Cleaning magic could make clothes covered in oil stains spotless.
Deodorizing magic could make a stinky toilet no longer smell...
Cheng Yu couldn't figure out where this person had learned so many weird spells.
In ten days, Cheng Yu—with his exceptionally high magic talent and repeated practice—completely mastered fly-swatting magic. The flies in the manor suffered heavy casualties.
At the same time, his first-tier freezing magic had also improved. Before, he could only freeze a basin of water. Now he could freeze a large tank.
The weather was clear. A breeze blew through the woods.
At the junction between the farm and the forest, Cheng Yu stood alone at the edge of the field, practicing fly-swatting magic.
He held his breath and raised his right hand. Under the control of his mind, magic power slowly condensed in his palm. Lines quickly interwove to form the texture of a magic array.
Before long, a circular magic array emitting bright white light appeared in Cheng Yu's palm.
He swung his hand forward.
Bang!
A large stone over two meters high in the distance shattered into pieces.
The power of fly-swatting magic depended on the physical strength of the mage. But mages' physical strength was weak—so it could only be used to swat flies.
"This is too absurd."
Fly-swatting magic combined with Cheng Yu's powerful strength was simply a bug-like existence.
Moreover, fly-swatting magic was instantaneous. The moment Cheng Yu swung, the force acted on the target. There was no skill delay.
How insanely determined was the mage who invented fly-swatting magic to kill flies?
After practicing fly-swatting magic, Cheng Yu returned to the manor and sat at the stone table to continue improving his strength and defense attributes.
He opened the system panel. The current positive emotion value displayed in the upper right corner: 2,023 points.
"Give me 10 strength points and 10 defense points," Cheng Yu said to the system.
[Host has spent 2,000 Positive Emotion Points. Strength +10, Defense +10]
Host: Cheng Yu
Cooking Level: Max
Strength: 602
Defense: 602
Skills: Silver Moon Shockwave, Magic Mastery (Passive)
Equipment: Dragon-Pattern Golden Knife
The positive emotion points gained over the past ten days had basically all been used by Cheng Yu to add points. His strength and defense attributes had broken through to over 600 points.
When his strength and defense attributes were over 300 points, Austin had said his strength was roughly equivalent to a third-tier warrior.
Now with 600 points of strength and defense, he wondered if he'd reached fourth-tier warrior level.
Suddenly, a massive red energy column shot up from the horizon in the distance. Looking from afar, it resembled a red pillar connecting heaven and earth.
Cheng Yu sat at the stone table, staring at the red energy column in surprise. What the hell is that?
It seemed to be a phenomenon caused by some powerful magic.
"Look over there," Cheng Yu said to the other three people at the manor.
Ivennie, Mina, and Charles looked in the direction Cheng Yu pointed simultaneously.
"What is that?"
Ivennie frowned, an ominous premonition settling over her.
If she remembered correctly, that was the direction of the Northern Fortress.
With a flushed face from drinking, Charles glanced north, said nothing, and continued humming and drinking.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!"
Mina looked at the strange phenomenon connecting heaven and earth with surprise, captivated by the spectacular and beautiful scene.
"Mina, are you an idiot? Obviously something big happened over there," Cheng Yu complained.
Mina, being airheaded, focused on different things than ordinary people.
"Oh, you're right~"
Mina only just realized something major had happened in the direction of the Northern Fortress.
The red energy beam lasted over ten seconds, gradually thinned, and finally disappeared.
Light traveled faster than sound. After the beam vanished, a deafening explosion sounded. The earth shook. The shockwave generated by the explosion weakened into a strong wind, rattling the woods near the manor.
Clearly, a violent explosion had occurred in the direction of the Northern Fortress.
An hour later, a messenger carrying a small flag rushed into Bailu Town.
"The wall of the Northern Fortress has been breached by the demons! The demon army is attacking through the gap! The Northern Fortress defenders are fighting the invading demons! Please stay home or flee to Snow City for refuge!"
Such a message spread through Bailu Town.
The town residents panicked.
Cheng Yu received this news from town residents. He was also a bit worried.
Bailu Town was 50 kilometers from the Northern Fortress. If the demons broke through the defense line, they could reach Bailu Town in half a day at most.
Should he take Mina and Ivennie and run?
But if they ran, what would happen to this manor?
Caw~
Just as Cheng Yu lowered his head in thought, a strange cry came from the sky.
Looking up, a ten-meter-long black strange bird was flying toward Bailu Town.
On the bird's back stood a fully armed demon soldier—ugly face, dark skin, with a pair of black demon horns curving backward from long red hair.
This was flying cavalry in the demon army. They had much higher mobility than ground troops. After breaking through the border, they penetrated into Black Sun Empire territory at the fastest speed.
However, when Cheng Yu saw the demon flying cavalry, his concern wasn't the demon—it was the black bird beneath.
The Encyclopedia of Plants and Animals on the Celsis Continent introduced this black bird as a demon beast: the Black Shadow Crow.
It lived year-round in the extremely cold northern lands. Its meat was delicious.
Large areas of Bailu Town's buildings were exposed to the demon soldier's sight. Joy spread across his rough, ugly face. "Hahaha! We finally reached a human town! I'm going to slaughter them today!"
Cheng Yu swallowed. He couldn't help thinking about how delicious Black Shadow Crow must be. He condensed a fly-swatting magic array in his palm.
He raised his hand and slapped toward the head of the Black Shadow Crow a hundred meters high.
The Black Shadow Crow had no defense. Its head was struck by Cheng Yu's magic. A ball of red blood exploded in the air, and it fell headfirst.
The demon soldier on the bird's back didn't figure out what was happening and fell with the Black Shadow Crow.
Though demons were stronger than humans, the impact of falling from a hundred meters was enormous. The demon soldier suffered multiple fractures. The demon horns on his head broke off.
"Hahaha! Delicious Black Shadow Crow!"
Cheng Yu's eyes flashed with desire for food. He walked quickly to where the Black Shadow Crow had fallen. Seeing the demon soldier lying on the ground, he asked, "Friend, you seem injured?"
The demon soldier's face was covered in blood. He struggled to get up and looked at the Black Shadow Crow. He didn't understand why its head had suddenly exploded.
Looking at Cheng Yu not far ahead—this human was handsome and gentle, seeming like a friendly human.
"I'm injured. My head hurts so much." The demon soldier covered his head. His head injury was the most severe.
"Let me help relieve the pain."
With a kind smile on his face, Cheng Yu walked toward the demon soldier.
"That... I... actually..."
The sudden kindness left the demon soldier at a loss.
This human seems pretty nice. I'll leave him with an intact body later~
As he approached the demon soldier, Cheng Yu's eyes suddenly turned fierce. He grinned. "Hehehe. You have a headache, right? Twist your head off and it won't hurt anymore."
He rushed at the injured demon soldier at lightning speed, giving him no chance to react. He grabbed the demon soldier's neck and twisted it off.
The demon soldier died with eyes wide open, staring at Cheng Yu in disbelief—five parts panic, five parts rage.
After killing the demon flying cavalryman, Cheng Yu dragged the Black Shadow Crow's corpse back to the manor and stored it in the ice cellar.
I'll taste how delicious this Black Shadow Crow is later.
Cheng Yu's manor was located north of Bailu Town. Demons invading the Black Sun Empire would have to pass through Cheng Yu's manor to reach Bailu Town.
As soon as Cheng Yu walked out of the ice cellar, three more demon flying cavalry flew toward Bailu Town in the sky.
[Mission: Kill the demon creatures that invaded Bailu Town. Mission Reward: Special Recipe]
The system notification sounded.
The special recipe Cheng Yu had obtained last time was black flatbread, which slightly increased magic power for a short period.
He wondered what the special recipe would be this time.
"Friends from the demon clan, have you had lunch?"
Cheng Yu stood on the ground and waved at the three demon soldiers in the air.
This human took the initiative to greet them. Seemed quite friendly.
One of the demon soldiers called down, "Haven't eaten yet!"
"Haven't eaten? Please eat three big slaps!"
Cheng Yu used fly-swatting magic. He slapped three times, striking the heads of three Black Shadow Crows.
The Black Shadow Crows and the demon soldiers on their backs fell together.
The demon soldiers fell from a hundred meters and were knocked unconscious.
Cheng Yu took the opportunity to easily kill the three demon soldiers, then dragged the Black Shadow Crow corpses back to the manor and stored them in the ice cellar.