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That is today.
This afternoon, he and his sister will encounter the demons.
Tonight, the demons will enter the village.
If the rescue is delayed until dawn, the village will be destroyed and turned into hell.
In his past life, he was powerless that night because...
Today, he is not yet the "Sword Hero".
The birth of all heroes begins with the first hero, the first hero, the Holy Hero.
In other words, as long as this "Holy Hero" has not appeared, An Yi will not possess the abilities of a hero.
There is no system, no attribute bonuses, and no special abilities.
The disaster began this afternoon.
In An Yi's memory, the birth of the [Holy Warrior] will take place tomorrow at noon.
Wu: "Anyi! Where did you go with Dad so early this morning? Didn't we agree to go gather herbs early today? If we don't go now, we'll be late."
Back home, a girl with two braids and wearing a simple dress stood in front of the door with her hands on her hips.
Anne Carr, Annie's older sister, inherited her mother's beauty and was a popular pretty girl in the village.
"Can I not go?" An Yi asked casually.
“Of course not. Some precious herbs will take a long time to be harvested if we go a day late.” Annie looked at him as if he were an idiot.
If I hadn't gone, none of this would have happened; it was a wonderful thought.
However, based on An Yi's past experience, she knows that important events in her life are almost unavoidable.
However... that doesn't mean it can't be changed.
In his previous life, he was just an ordinary swordsman. From the time he transmigrated into this debate game until he was eighteen, he awakened the system and seemed to have entered a script full of bitterness and hatred.
In this life, however, he possesses memories of his past life and has shown exceptional swordsmanship talent since childhood. His personality has also undergone a significant change. Although certain inevitable events have occurred, his strength and personality have led to a major shift in the outcome.
For example, he lost an important swordsmanship competition in his previous life, which motivated him to work hard and train diligently.
In this life, he won the competition and became the strongest of the younger generation in the village, earning much admiration and appreciation.
The suffering you endured in your past life can be changed and avoided in this life!
What growth? What transformation? It's all bullshit!
He was determined to change the village's fate of destruction; he wanted to...
He personally rescued his sister.
He personally saved the village.
With his own hands, he killed those wicked demons who had caused him to die with hatred in his previous life! ;∞■＜"］
"Then... sister."
A dark fire ignited deep within An Yi's usually calm eyes.
"Before you go out, change into light clothes and bring potions to ward off monsters."
Chapter 2 The Beginning of Dusk
Level 1 Disaster: Goblin Invasion
Event Description:
A small number of low-level monsters [goblins] invade, a common demonic disaster in human settlements at the village level.
Even a novice warrior can easily handle this!
However, according to known records, goblins are among the demon races that have killed the most humans. Therefore, we urge the hero to protect the ordinary people around him.
This is the description of the "Goblin Invasion" from the system An Yi obtained in his previous life.
For those chosen as heroes, a Level 1 Disaster is nothing; it's like killing a few slimes at the entrance of the starting village to collect slime.
However, for ordinary people in this world, even the lowest level of disaster, Level 1, can bring utter destruction to a small village with a permanent population of a few dozen people.
Every day, small villages like these are destroyed by demons. If this were posted on a statistics website, it would just be a cold "death count +1 +1 +1 +1".
But if the demons actually arrive at their village, "+1+1" will become the people around them, and everything they are familiar with will be destroyed.
In An Yi's memory, he will never forget everything that happened in those few short hours.
The once peaceful village was engulfed in flames that night. Demons ravaged and trampled it; the weak villagers' resistance was utterly futile, torn apart by the monsters' brutality.
The streets were filled with flickering firelight and broken corpses. The village, which used to be filled with the scent of grass and earth, was now permeated with pungent smoke and a nauseating stench of blood.
In purgatory, the demons, like hellish monsters, wielded torches and carried severed heads and limbs, reducing everything from the past to ashes and scorched earth.
The village was destroyed.
Father died, mother died, sister died.
The neighbor's child, the respected elder, the childhood friends, the soldiers who had encouraged him—all were dead.
The accounts of the "Sword Hero" easily lead to the misconception that he survived because of his own abilities.
In reality, it was because he discovered the demons and reported it to the village that the nearest demon hunter team arrived too late, thus saving several swordsmen, including An Yi, who had fought to the bitter end. (Liu)
Those few swordsmen, barely cannon fodder among the demon hunters, were insignificant under the halo of the "Hero of the Sword," and utterly unworthy of being recorded in history.
There's even less need to record the two or three survivors.
"An Yi, An Yi...?"
Just then, Annie's voice came from beside her ear, waking Annie from her reverie.
"Hmm?" An Yi turned her head to look.
"What's wrong? I called you several times but you didn't answer. What are you thinking about?"
"Could it be that you saw a pretty girl in town?" Annie teased.
“Your sister is the most beautiful girl I’ve seen today; I haven’t seen any in town,” An Yi replied calmly.
"Wow~~ Annie is so good with words~" Annie nudged Annie with her shoulder, "If it were any other girl, you would definitely have wooed her away."
“Is that so…” An Yi responded softly.
In his past life, he only had revenge in his eyes, an endless revenge against the demon race. In order to prevent more tragedies from happening, he slaughtered the demon race almost endlessly for ten years.
He had forgotten how many women of the opposite sex had expressed their affection for him—women of low or high status, beautiful or ordinary, even other female warriors—but he had rejected or ignored them all.
He had neither the time nor the inclination to indulge in romantic pleasures.
Women will only slow him down the speed at which he draws his sword!
"Tomorrow is your birthday, is there anything you want?" Annie asked with a smile, but it was clear that she was trying to get information out of you in a very clumsy way.
If we know what our younger brother wants, we can prepare in advance!
Annie: "I want world peace."
Annie: "..."
How can we prepare for this in advance?!
"What birthday present should I give An Yi? It's so hard to decide..." Annie walked ahead carrying a medicine basket, glancing at An Yi every now and then, giving her frantic hints.
"It's fine if you don't want to send anything, I don't really want anything," An Yi said calmly.
“That won’t do. Starting tomorrow, you’re a grown-up, so we definitely need to celebrate properly,” Annie turned around and lectured seriously.
According to the actual situation in this world, eighteen years old is actually too late to be considered an adult. However, the game is set up this way, similar to "all characters are over eighteen years old".
“…There’s nothing to celebrate.” An Yi shifted her gaze from the front to the other side, a complex look flashing in her eyes.
"You're not allowed to say that! An Yi's birth is definitely something to celebrate!"
"You're great in every way, except you're too modest. You're so outstanding, the village's genius swordsman! Your birthday definitely deserves a celebration," Anne said.
"I am a genius, which is only natural."
Because he is the "Hero of the Sword".
"Don't you find it strange to say that to yourself...?"
"I don't think so, because there is no one more talented than me in this world."
He was just telling the truth.
"...I take back what I just said about you being overly modest. It's best not to be too arrogant, isn't there a saying that goes, 'There are always people better than you, and there's always something beyond your understanding'?"
Perhaps there are even more talented swordsmen out there than you.
“No,” An Yi said calmly. “If there were swordsmen outside who were more talented than me, then this world would be in danger.”
"My sister is starting to not understand what you're saying..." Annie was full of questions.
They chatted idly along the way, searching for herbs for several tens of minutes before finally arriving at the herb-gathering location.
The locations for gathering herbs are usually fixed, that is, fixed spawn points.
However, the process of gathering herbs is not like that of a player who can simply press F or E to finish. The area where the herbs grow, their specific location, and the parts to be collected all require time to find and confirm, so gathering herbs can take several hours.
When I came to my senses, it was already dusk.
The beautiful red glow of the sunset shone through the branches and leaves onto the ground, which would be a beautiful sight under normal circumstances.
But in a forest where monsters roam, the dark red light only makes people feel uneasy.
Darkness represents unknown dangers, while dusk signifies the imminent arrival of darkness.
At this moment, Annie was still focused on collecting herbs, trying to finish collecting all the last herbs before the deadline, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
An Yi, using boredom as an excuse, completed her pre-battle warm-up on the side.
Just as he had expected, no matter when he left home, Annie would be busy gathering herbs until almost evening.
The "Demon Invasion" incident usually occurs at night. Rather than saying that the two were discovered by the demons, it would be more accurate to say that they just happened to be on the demons' invasion route.
A rustling sound began to rise from the woods; the time was almost up.
Soon, the events that led to Anne's tragic death in her past life are about to begin...