The moment they saw the demons, the faces of countless small traders and passers-by were instantly filled with panic and confusion as if the world were collapsing at that moment.

Among them, the lucky ones with quick wits flashed a look of determination and resourcefulness in their eyes. Before the others and the town defense force could react, they were like agile rabbits, their figures flashing, using the chaos of the crowd as cover to skillfully weave in and out of it, running towards the city regardless, with only one thought in their hearts: to survive.

Others, however, made the wrong decision in the chaos. Their eyes were filled with confusion and fear, as they looked around helplessly. In a state of extreme panic, they began to run in the other direction, towards the gates of the other city districts, as if they were their last lifeline. They stumbled, pushing each other, hoping against hope that they would find a chance to escape there.

But more, that is, the majority of ordinary people, chose to desperately squeeze towards the only entrance not far away.

But the problem is that, since the only entrance to Gluia Town is not large, so many people are crowded together at the entrance, like a huge human flesh lump, and the door is firmly blocked by the human flesh lump, so no one can get in. Their bodies were pressed against each other, emitting painful groans. Some were pushed to the ground and let out terrified cries, but they were quickly drowned out by the noise of the crowd.

The town defense force, as a professional army, still has a good military sense.

The captain, who was stationed at the western gate of Gluia Town, quickly climbed onto the city wall and stood on top of it. When he saw the demons that had invaded the town surging in like a black tide, his heart also fell into chaos and he felt a sense of despair. But he could not retreat. He tried hard to regain a shred of sanity and decisively shouted:

“Close the gates, don't worry about them!”

The dwarf warriors around him were looking at their captain with surprise, panic, and incomprehension in their eyes, but he still shouted at the top of his voice, with an unmistakable firmness in his voice.

“Close the gates!”

“If we don't close the gates, then we'll never be able to close this one!”

“If so many monsters break through the city gates and break into the city, then we'll all die!”

“Think of your parents in the city, think of your loved ones and children!”

The captain's face was red with emotion, and veins stood out on his neck. His angry shout, like a series of heavy hammer blows, successfully restored the remaining dwarf warriors of the town defense force to their senses, and they put aside their useless sensibilities.

Gritting their teeth, with their hearts filled with concern for their families and a belief in protecting their home, they began to push the city gate together with all their strength.

With their efforts and the tragic cries from outside the wall, the gate on the west side of Gluia Town was finally shut tightly.

The heavy sound of the door closing seemed to be a boundary between life and death, separating the inside of the city from the outside world. The dwarf warriors' hearts were filled with helplessness and guilt.

But something unexpected happened that surprised the captain of the town defense force.

He and the other dwarf warriors had been feeling very guilty and sad, praying to the king to forgive them for forcibly closing the city gates. However, the sight in front of them made everyone stand still.

The monsters with sharp teeth and claws did not go on a rampage against the townsfolk he had kept outside the gates. They just scanned the townsfolk with their wild and crazed eyes, and let out low growls from their throats, but did not pounce on them immediately.

These monsters were obviously in a state of extreme hunger and tyranny, and they were actually just driving these townsfolk away!

The demons scattered in an orderly manner, forming a chaotic but effective encirclement and surrounding the townsfolk in the center. With their sharp claws and terrifying growls, they drove all the townsfolk who had been rejected out the door in other directions.

Moreover, not all of these monsters had left. There were about four hundred demons, constantly surrounding the western city gate in a posture of imminent attack.

These demons paced back and forth, kicking up clouds of dust with their feet, spewing fetid breath from their mouths, and keeping their eyes fixed on the city gate as if they would attack at the slightest movement, preventing all the town defense force soldiers who wanted to leave the city from doing so.

On the other side, countless townsfolk, crying out in despair, did not want to die like this. Their faces were filled with fear and despair. Driven by the demons, their bodies trembled with fear, but the instinct to survive made them have to move their feet and flee in the other direction.

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“What the hell... what's going on?”

The captain was at this moment in a state of confusion at the irrational actions of the demons before him. His eyebrows involuntarily knitted together, and his eyes were filled with doubt and incomprehension.

In his impression, monsters were all irrational monsters. Those monsters in his past knowledge were like machines that only knew killing and devouring. Their actions were only driven by instinct, blindly rushing towards their prey and then tearing them to pieces with their sharp teeth and claws. They simply did not have the ability to think or restrain themselves.

In such a situation, they would never give up the food in their mouths. In the captain's imagination, those hungry monsters should see the unarmed townsfolk like hungry wolves seeing lambs, and they should be unable to wait to pounce and tear them apart, with blood splattering and screams of agony the normal scene. But now, the monsters in front of him were indifferent to the “food” that was delivered to their mouths. This was really against common sense.

So, this is very unusual!

The captain's heart was racing, and a sense of unease spread through his mind. He couldn't help but clench his weapon in his hand, his eyes darting back and forth between the demons and the townsfolk, trying to find a clue.

“These monsters aren't attacking them, even though they're so hungry... Wait!”

The captain's eyes suddenly widened, as if he had caught a glimmer of light in the darkness. His lips trembled slightly, and a flash of lightning seemed to cross his mind, instantly connecting some seemingly unrelated fragments.

Suddenly, the captain suddenly realized.

A chill ran through his heart, his eyes revealed panic and beads of sweat began to appear on his head.

Years of experience made him belatedly realize Caelan's real plan!

An evil, cold, but incredibly efficient siege plan!

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Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!

A sudden burst of urgent and heavy bell sounds exploded in the sky above Gluia Town.

The unsuspecting Gluia Town finally began to ring the warning bells.

At this moment, apart from the north gate, the other gates had already been “attacked” by the demons like a storm.

But only the townsfolk at the north gate and the dwarf warriors of the town defense force looked confused.

Although Gluia Town was not large, the problem was that it was not small either. The streets of the town were as intricate as a maze, and it took several blocks and some winding alleys to get from one gate to the other.

This layout was Gluia's unique scenery in peacetime, but at this time, it became a huge obstacle to the transmission of news.

A few minutes was not enough time for the news of the attack on the other gates to reach the North Gate accurately.

And by the time they realized the severity of the problem, it was already after the bell had been rung.

Moreover, the first sight the warriors at the North Gate saw was not the fanged and clawed demons. They saw countless townsfolk from other directions, driven by the demons, pleading for help!

The townsfolk were ragged, their faces were full of fear and despair, their eyes brimming with tears, and they stumbled towards the north gate. They were panting from their exertions, but they still ran towards the north gate with all their strength.

They cried out:

“Save us! Save us!”

These town defense force soldiers had made a sacred vow in their hearts to protect the townsfolk.

The captain of the town defense force at the north gate stood on the city wall, his eyes fixed on the surging crowd approaching. His eyebrows were knitted in a frown, his eyes full of complex emotions...

They are their own relatives, the apple seller, the old friend they drank with, and...

The crowd was so large that the captain of the town defense force standing on the ramparts of the north gate felt as if his mind had gone blank for a moment.

His lips trembled slightly as he, fearing the torment of his conscience, did not close the city gates in time.

He, no, it was Gluya Town that lost its only chance!

A huge pair of hands, with a powerful force, stopped the slowly closing city gate. Those purplish-red hands were covered in ugly warts, and these warts also emitted a foul-smelling gas, which caused the crowd outside the city gate to vomit.

Those hands pushed hard, and the city gate let out a mournful “creak”, and the gap that had slowly closed was once again pushed open.

The Evil Miasma Demon Queen stopped in front of all the dwarf warriors.

The city gate.

It had been captured!