Different World: The Devil's Coming

Chapter 274 The End of the City Lord

"Why did you come to such a dangerous place alone?"

The woman in front of him asked gently, just like the pastor comforting the little girl to sleep.

"Because an older sister said that I might be able to survive here..."

The little girl said timidly. The woman continued to ask.

"So where is that big sister?"

The little girl was stunned for a moment, and then tears flowed from her eyes. The little girl's tears could not stop flowing down. She pointed at one of the people who was killed by the crowd.

After taking a look, the woman said nothing more, and took the little girl into her arms and held her.

The little girl was obviously stunned. The little girl, who had only been held by her grandmother, wanted to struggle out, but the woman held the little girl tightly and whispered something.

"Cry if you want to."

The little girl couldn't hold it back any longer and burst into tears in the woman's arms. The crowd gathered under the church couldn't hold back any longer. After all, if they didn't do something, they might die because of what they had done before.

They started shouting in panic, accusing the little girl of being a disaster and the guards of not leaving the town. They also talked about themselves, saying that they had done some stupid things when facing death.

The woman didn't say anything, she just held the little girl quietly, without saying a word.

The guards returned, and the church members gathered around the church, and of course, surrounded the crowd.

"City Lord, is this...something wrong?"

"Let her go. Some things, once done, cannot be undone. Let the guards come back and guard the City Lord's Mansion. Ignore the crowd's cries for help."

"Okay, City Lord, it's just that... some people are innocent after all..."

"…She will know her limits."

On the other side, the crowd near the church saw that they were surrounded and lost their composure. They started to yell at the Paladins and priests, and even attacked them. However, these church members might not be able to hold out against the beast tide, but they could easily capture a group of ordinary people.

After all, the crowd was just venting their anger and impotence.

The little girl stopped crying and raised her head to ask the woman.

"Am I really a disaster?"

The woman smiled and touched the little girl's head.

"Whether it is a disaster star or not, it is up to you to decide."

"I burned down the village, and now disaster has come..."

"Are you talking about the village in that direction?"

Hearing this, the woman pointed in a direction. The little girl looked over and saw that it was the place where she came from, so she nodded.

The woman smiled and said.

"Then I have to thank you. That village has done a lot of bad things. I came here this time just to settle accounts with them."

"Then this disaster..."

"If it weren't for you, there would be more children like you who would be caught by them and die in pain. So, you saved a lot of people."

"I... saved someone?"

"Well, if it weren't for you, I might not have come here. In that case, many people in this town would have died. Because you were here, I was able to arrive in time and save them."

The little girl stopped talking, buried her head in the woman's arms, and cried silently. Except for her grandmother, no one had ever thanked her, let alone praised her.

The woman held the little girl in her arms and said nothing.

Suddenly, a ray of light descended from the sky again and landed beside the woman. The woman waved her hand to interrupt him and spoke bluntly.

"Read out their crimes and then execute them."

After saying that, the woman took the little girl away.

The man who walked out of the light felt helpless as he looked at the woman going away, but he had no choice but to do as he was told.

The crowd instantly boiled over when they heard the woman's words, and cursed one after another, but the man suppressed them with a wave of his hand.

After a brief observation of the traces in the town, and then some tracking methods, those traces were traced to each person. Soon, the man's verdict was drawn up.

As the man finished his words, the surrounding paladins raised their blades mercilessly and executed all the people in front of them.

If someone is not here, the paladins will break into the house, take them out, repeat their crimes, and execute them again.

The city lord stood on the city wall and watched countless people die in the town in front of him. He felt extremely painful. It was not because of empathy, nor was it because of pity. It was because this town was his hard work.

But after something like this happened, the city was doomed.

The city lord put down his sword. He was fighting the monsters just now to protect the people in the city. But he never thought that the people he was protecting had given up hope first and fell into madness.

The city lord closed his eyes and recalled how he had developed this place from a small village into a small town, and now it even had a city wall. After a while, perhaps this place would become more prosperous and become a city.

But... everything is over. Regardless of whether this town can survive, I am afraid I will no longer be the mayor of this city. Maybe... it is time to retire.

The church's execution was over quickly. The man released holy light, cleansing all the blood on the ground and restoring everything in the town as much as possible. As for the corpses? They were burned.

The man walked to the city wall and bowed to the city lord who was fighting bloody battles, showing his respect. Then he apologized to the woman for her rudeness. The city lord stood up and waved his hand, indicating that the man should speak frankly.

The man took out a plan, which stated that in the next six months, the church would provide resource support for the reconstruction of the town. At the same time, the church in the town would be upgraded and more members would move in.

The proposal was very tempting, and the resources offered were also very generous. If the city lord accepted it, perhaps this town could be promoted to a city, completely getting rid of the shadow of a small town and becoming a city that guarded a region.

But the city lord refused the honor and told the man that he would retire, and asked them to talk to the deputy city lord, the man who had advised the city lord before, in detail.

When facing the deputy city lord, the city lord stretched out his hand to stop him and said with a smile.

"It seems that I am old and it is time to retire. This city...is now in your hands. Don't let it down."

After saying that, the city lord patted the deputy city lord on the shoulder and left the city wall alone.

The guards spontaneously saluted the city lord. The deputy city lord looked at the plan in his hand and then looked at the city lord's departing back.

“Can you add one more item?”

"Hmm? Go ahead."

"If the city lord and his family have any illnesses that need treatment from the church, please put it all on me."

The man was stunned for a moment and nodded.

The deputy city lord laughed, and did not look at the plan carefully. Instead, he signed it directly after the man added this item. Then, after the man left, the deputy city lord invited the guards and church members to drink to celebrate their survival of the beast tide.

After everyone left, the deputy city lord smiled and read the plan. When he saw the last item, he found that it said:

"The guards and officials currently serving in this incident will all enjoy lifelong treatment services from the church. May the goddess bless you with happiness for the rest of your life."