Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 968: The Fallen Moon Sons

The sky was already bright, but Aiwass had not returned yet.

Isabel was busy all day yesterday, and fell asleep right after she released the possession. After waking up today and having dinner, she used the Puppet Mask Secret to attach herself to the Great Guardian again.

She then heard from the Great Guardian and Ligeia about the meteorite hitting the giant tree last night, and also learned that Aiwas had lost contact.

This made Isabel feel a little heavy.

She was not worried that Aiwass would escape or be in danger - she had absolute trust in Aiwass. Isabel believed that Aiwass was just delayed by something.

This young and determined queen is now simply worried about whether she can complete her task successfully.

…She wasn’t the real Aiwass after all.

Although the fifth-level artist can already imitate the fifth-level power of the path... but it is only the fifth level, which can't solve the problem at all. Whether it is dealing with the demon army or fighting the Fallen Angels, she is afraid that she will not be able to do it well.

If something goes wrong...those soldiers are innocent lives.

The lives of these people now rest on her shoulders, and Isabel feels particularly heavy-hearted due to her strong sense of responsibility.

However, she did not show this anxiety.

After a slight adjustment, "Evans" walked out with his head held high and a smile on his face.

Her eyes shone with a glow - it was the dark green glow of the Path of Beauty, but through the filter of illusion, to others, it became the same golden red as Aiwass's.

"——My soldiers, do you see the giant tree on the horizon?
“Look up, that giant tree carrying the meteorite is the miracle created by your great Pope!

"The despicable enemy wants to attack the innocent, tear the sky apart and make the earth roar. However, even this conspiracy will be shattered, and all innocent people will be protected!"

Aiwass was full of vigor and declared loudly: "We will win!"

"Must win!"

"Must win!!"

After defending for a whole night, the soldiers, whose passion had almost subsided, were aroused again.

The demons' attacks did not stop at night. Rather, they became more intense.

After all, demons don't need sleep, and dark magic is more active at night. And demons, who all have dark vision, also have an advantage in fighting against human soldiers who don't have night vision.

Yet soldiers must sleep—especially spellcasters.

It's not because they lose energy without sleep, but they need to replenish their mana by contacting the dream world. Even the soldiers from the Black Eagle Principality, those "hunters" and "warriors", they all need mana. And the decisive battle will inevitably take place during the day, even at noon, when the sun is the strongest, so at least at that time they cannot be without the strength to fight.

So these soldiers could only sleep in batches and in turns.

By taking alchemical potions and compressing the forced sleep in the tent for three hours, they took turns to replenish their mana, which would cause the awake soldiers to bear more pressure.

Even with the protection of the upper-level extraordinary, it would be useless - because these demons are used to consume their mana. Even if a certain area cannot be defended, it doesn't matter if the sleeping upper-level extraordinary is urgently woken up... It will only make them have less mana left the next day. Repeated harassment for a few days will easily overwhelm the soldiers whose minds have been polluted by anxiety and fear.

——Fortunately, there is the Son of the Moon, who also does not need sleep, can gain power at night, and can restore mana by preying on demons.

If Aiwass had not decided to bring along these disgusting Children of the Moon, their morale would probably have collapsed on the first night.

These children of the moon also gained initial recognition from people due to their powerful fighting ability at night.

When they first learned that they had to be mixed with these "blood-sucking monsters", many soldiers were dissatisfied and even frightened. No one knew whether they would attack them in the middle of the night and suck them dry. It was because His Holiness the Pope personally came to each camp last night to soothe their anxious hearts and guarantee them that they dared to sleep peacefully.

But once the war actually broke out, this discrimination, vigilance and hostility quickly dissipated.

The battlefield is a roaring meat grinder. It will crush the limbs and mix the spirits.

On the battlefield, teammates are divided into "awesome teammates", "reliable teammates" and "stupid teammates" - and the Moon Children, whose individual combat power is obviously much stronger than that of the demons, are "awesome teammates" that they can trust and feel at ease. The sense of security of having these people as a backing dispels a lot of tension and gives birth to friendship and trust.

And for the children of the moon, this is also a novel experience.

Although the Moon Children generally regard themselves as "creatures higher than humans", and therefore have a kind of unity and pride based on the tribe, they are parasitic on human society after all, and will inevitably be affected by the evaluation of human society - even if a person does not think that a certain person's opinion is correct, as long as he hears similar evaluations, he has actually been affected and changed a little.

Words can kill.

From this perspective, it is inevitable that the Moon Children will eventually form a group cognition that they are "superior". Because of the birth and predation mechanism of the Moon Children, people will eventually fear and reject the Moon Children, and the Moon Children cannot ignore the impact of this cognition and public opinion on themselves...

Therefore, they will directly attack those people, labeling those who reject the Moon Children as "stupid inferior creatures", so as to ignore the impact of this view on themselves as much as possible. The belief in the Blood Sky Master is actually the radicalization of this idea - as long as I completely do not recognize the existence of those people, they will have no influence on me.

——But in the final analysis, this is nothing more than deceiving oneself.

When a person repeatedly emphasizes "I don't care about your opinion", his defense has actually been broken.

There are very few Moon Children who are born with pure blood. The vast majority of Moon Children are "zero generation", that is, Moon Children transformed from humans, elves or werewolves. They have complete "memories of the mortal period", so it is impossible for them to be completely unaffected by the public opinion of human society.

...And now, it was the first time that they were accepted and recognized by humans. When they were no longer hunters but protectors; when they were no longer excluded, warned, or hated but trusted by their companions, some of the Moon Children inevitably wavered.

Although most Moon Children still disdain this kind of "acceptance" and even weave a logical chain in their minds that conforms to their worldview, there are already Moon Children who have doubts about their own blood-sucking behavior.

——When the Moon Children truly realize that the people they hunt, suck blood from, and kill are actually their own kind, they will inevitably feel guilty. After all, the Moon Children are not a naturally evil race like the demons. They are just humans with "stronger desires." Becoming a Moon Child does not turn you into a cold, blood-sucking demon without blood or tears.

The first and oldest children of the moon - those who believed in the eternal self - adhered to the "principle of dedication", that is, they could only suck the blood of those who voluntarily dedicated themselves.

But if this is the case, the Moon Children will not be able to spread and may even slowly die out. The predecessors of the Moon Children in the past realized this problem, so they separated themselves as a "higher race" so that the younger generations could ignore this problem as much as possible.

But they don't have their own culture after all, and they are still dependent on the human race. They don't even have any reproductive isolation from humans - even the identity of the Moon Child can be partially inherited through heredity. From this perspective, they can only be regarded as a special kind of human. Just like superpowers among humans.

Now, Aiwass threw this problem back to them, forcing the Moon Children to face this problem.

——If we are truly the same race as humans, then the blood-sucking trip...

The few awakened Moon Children hesitated and thought of the thick fog they had seen a few days ago.

Come to think of it, Wu Tiansi... was also the protector of the Moon Child in the past.

As they thought about this, they began to hesitate.

But just when they felt guilty about their blood-sucking behavior and began to doubt the racial education they had received.

At the same time, they heard a strange but gentle voice:
"My children, I am glad that you have realised this..."

That was Wu Tiansi's voice!
——The Heavenly Official is here in person!
These lucky children of the moon were almost trembling with excitement!

When have they ever received such treatment before?

I don't need to say anything about Heng... Whether it's the Blood Heavenly Master or the Feast Heavenly Master, it's impossible for them to have the time to care about ordinary Moon Children. The few who have heard the Blood Heavenly Master's voice basically scolded or mocked them. It's even more impossible for them to be so gentle, tolerant and kind like a mother.

Without exception, they all changed their beliefs and accepted the power bestowed by the Mist God.

That is a new ability called "Atomization"!
This ability replaced their bat-like power, allowing them to mist, thus bypassing many of the Moonchild's inherent flaws and even making their thirst for blood much less severe.

And this is only the first step.

Wu Tiansi promised that if they could further repent of their past sins and kill these fallen demons, they would be able to gradually transform into new lives that were equally immortal but did not need to suck blood!

——Isn’t that a perfect person!?
They are excited about it.

In the legend of the Moon Children, the so-called "perfect man" is the Moon Children who have lost all their shortcomings. They must suck blood to survive, so naturally they have to count it as a shortcoming - they are now standing on the blessed holy land, and briefly experiencing the beauty of being a "perfect man". It is also because of this that these Moon Children do not feel the uncontrollable blood thirst that can make people lose their minds.

There is no need to suck blood, and that is not a pity.

Just like some extraordinary people don't need to eat, they don't make people hungry, but keep them satisfied; some people don't need to sleep, they don't feel sleepy, but stay awake. Although they don't suck blood, they feel awake and comfortable as if they were full of blood.

But now, Wu Tiansi promised them that this would be the norm in the future!
Even if you leave this land, you can get rid of the curse of bloodsucking!
This can be said to be quite tempting for those Children of the Moon who have realized the "sin of blood-sucking"!

And Wu Tiansi encouraged them to get more Moon Children to come to their side - this made the Moon Children look at each other and quietly search for "kindred spirits" in the crowd. When they saw familiar faces looking at them, they would smile knowingly together; and when they saw that their friends were still ignorant, they would feel regretful.

——If possible, they also hope that their friends can come to "their side".

These "fallen" Moon Children have further stabilized the situation. These "New Moon Children" who have initially gotten rid of the Moon Children's defects are actively leading humans to expand outward - no longer just fishing, but doing their best, even risking their lives!
After the sun rose, the battle situation improved. The Moon Children became the main force in the battle, and the mages also realized that the Moon Children had changed from passive defense to active attack, and began to assist the Moon Children in the battle.

With these wise mages in overall command, the increasingly excited Moon Children continued to fight off the demons - and felt their bodies becoming free bit by bit!
That's a more fascinating experience than sucking blood!

Every time you kill a demon, you will feel your body become lighter and your mind become clearer!

The attacks of these "Moon Children" became more fanatical and excited.

Gradually, their movements and gestures brought up a thin mist. The hazy white mist covered the entire battlefield without anyone noticing, and the demons were strangled by the invisible white mist before they landed.

One after another, "Sons of the Moon" began to master the use of mist.

With them standing at the front and withstanding the most brutal charge, the human soldiers also displayed unprecedented resilience!
As more and more soldiers woke up, the troops were gradually replenished. The soldiers gradually recovered their magic power, and the front line began to advance outward!
When they began to push outwards, they were like a force to be reckoned with!

The increasingly fanatical "Sons of the Moon" began to shout - their corrupt emotions were transformed into fighting spirits, and their strong murderous intent was integrated into the demons.

The demons were confused and were repelled by these children of the moon.

Finally, the demons couldn't bear it anymore and called for help.

Then when the sun reached its highest point, the situation changed -

Swarms of flies filled the air, bringing with them the plague.

(End of this chapter)