The cave was dark and pitch-black, and only the fluorescent moss emitted a faint light. It was almost impossible to see one's fingers in front of one's face. But the creatures living here had long familiarized themselves with the surrounding environment and had mastered night vision. As long as there was no light, they could see clearly.
Abyss.
This was the land of the Abyss.
Countless demons were born here, and many creatures of other races also lived here. To weak creatures, the existence of the Dimensional Wall was a river that they could not cross in their entire lives. Therefore, they could only choose to live here until they died.
Lily carried her heavy luggage and walked toward a plain. Her footsteps were heavy, and her movements were slow.
As an underage member of the Cat Clan, she was only about 1.3 meters tall. Her face was flushed red, and it was obvious that she had been moving for some time. The most eye-catching thing was the cat ears on her head. They were orange in color, and there were even some beautiful lines on them.
She was only a child. Compared to her clansmen who could fight goblins, she was just a little kitten.
However, Lily had no complaints about the heavy physical labor. At least, compared to before, their lives were much better now. They no longer had to worry about being cold and hungry, especially the enemies around them. They no longer harassed their clansmen, and most of them even often came to share the work of their clansmen.
All of this was because of the strength of Sister Phra.
Lily was still young and did not even have the concept of a demon lord, but she had witnessed her clansmen wandering without a fixed place to have a cave of their own.
In the Abyss, be it demons or dark creatures, they all lived in caves. After all, this was a gathering place for lunatics, and those gorgeous buildings would be the first targets of attack. Precisely because of this, caves became popular. Without a certain level of strength, it was impossible to live in them for long.
Lily clearly remembered that they had been in a state of change ever since she was sensible. They walked and stopped, and they did not have a home of their own.
Ever since Sister Phra became a demon lord, all of this changed. They had a cave with an area of more than ten thousand square meters, and there was even an underground spring that could meet the daily water needs of their clansmen.
The resources of the Abyss were scarce. Be it food or water, they were the targets of various factions. It was said that the previous residents here were a powerful kobold tribe. But under the suppression of Sister Phra, most of the kobolds became slaves, and this place naturally became the territory of the cat clansmen.
Lily did not find it hard to carry the luggage. From the moment the cat clansmen were born, their fate seemed to be destined. They would either become food or die early after squeezing out all the strength in their bodies. The scenery of their lives was only to reproduce.
As for the elderly cat clansmen, in order to save some food for their clansmen, they would choose to go to the wilderness when they could not do heavy work. Everyone knew that there was only death to wait for them. There was no chance of survival.
Children from poor families were able to take charge of the household at a young age.
Growing up in this kind of environment, Lily had already learned a lot of survival skills. As early as when her clansmen were as tall as her legs, she had already become an expert scavenger. She possessed an astonishing talent. In the words of Sister Fra, if her nutrition and training could keep up, she could become a renowned master assassin.
Lily was only thirteen years old. She did not care about the so-called master assassin. She just looked at the cave behind her reluctantly. To her, she was just reluctant to part with such a good living environment.
There was a water source in the cave and even a small house that belonged to her. Although it was only five square meters, it was the only room that belonged to her in her life. In the past, she had slept on the ground, trees, or even in the mud.
"It's said that I can't come back here anymore. I promised to help Weiwei dig up her house the day after tomorrow, but it seems like there's no other way."
A gentle hand was placed on Lily's head, startling the little girl who was still thinking. She hurriedly turned around and after seeing a familiar figure, she said softly, "Grandpa Merck …"
A feline with a long white beard nodded slightly at Lily. He looked like an old cat past his prime. His ears even drooped down, making him look old and clumsy.
This was the witness of the cat clansmen.
He was the one who had rejected the objections and recommended Phra to be the new clan leader. In the history of the cat clan, there had never been a precedent of a female clan leader. Therefore, some of the so-called higher-ups of the cat clan had objected. How could they change the rules of the cat clan?
However, at that time, Grandpa Merck, who was originally very amiable and had great prestige in the clan, had raised the stick in his hand and hit those who objected. When he was completely exhausted, he had stopped the violence, panting heavily.
[You should all understand the current situation. The original intention of establishing the clan rules was for the good of the clansmen. Now that everyone is dying, what's the point of mentioning the clan rules?]
Merck had supported Phra to be the clan leader. Time had proven that his actions were correct.
"Little girl, what are you thinking about?" Merck looked at Lily and asked with a smile.
Lily put down the luggage in her hands and looked at the cave behind her reluctantly. She said shyly, "Grandpa Merck, I don't want to leave our home. It wasn't easy for us to settle down here. Now, we have to move again. What if it's not so convenient there? You have to know that the water source is in the cave. We don't have to walk more than ten miles to find water. No one will be killed on the way … "
Merck patted Lily's head lightly and said softly, "Do you want to hear a story?"
Lily, who was still young, looked at Merck. Listening to her grandfather's story was a rare ray of light for her and her friends in this difficult life in the abyss!
"We didn't live here in the past. We lived in a vast forest beside an entire river. There were countless fruit trees there. When we were hungry, we could reach out and eat them. There were also plenty of fish in the river. Little girls like you couldn't even finish eating those big and fat fish in three days.
"We lived in a house. During winter, we would burn wood in the house for warmth. We didn't have to endure the harsh environment and no clansmen would freeze to death in the wilderness.
"The sun will rise as scheduled, and a new day will begin. The strong warriors will go out to hunt, while the female clansmen will tidy up at home. When the sun sets, the lake will be filled with the laughter of the children …"
Although she didn't understand what a river was and what a sunset was, it didn't stop Lily from listening with great interest. That was the world of her dreams. Perhaps it was a city that could only appear in her dreams!
Lily said emotionally, "That must be the heavenly kingdom of the goddess!"
Merck's smile froze.
"Goddess? Perhaps, but that place doesn't seem to welcome poor believers like us … "Merck thought bitterly.
The Goddess of Cats and Dance was a god that loved pleasure. Compared to the cat clansmen who lived in the abyss, she seemed to care more for the believers who were handsome and good at singing and dancing.
Merck had lived in the abyss for 61 years. If Phra hadn't become the clan leader and successfully awakened as a Fist Master to lead the clansmen out of their predicament, he would have walked to the plains alone a few years ago and started to save his clansmen.
In the history of the cat clansmen, the older clansmen had to make sacrifices because this was an abnormal greatness brought about by poverty and hardship. The older clansmen wouldn't reject it because their parents had also gone through all this.
In these decades, he hadn't seen the goddess descend even once. There weren't even any miracles. Merck's faith had been shaken long ago.
When was it?
When his wife passed away due to hunger, when his son's head was chopped off due to battle, when countless older brothers and sisters stepped into the wilderness with simple luggage, he was disappointed again and again. His faith was broken again and again until it disappeared.
Merck wasn't pedantic. He knew that everything his clansmen had now wasn't because of the goddess, but because of the miracle created by Phra and the man behind her.
He couldn't forget that when his clansmen couldn't hold on any longer, the other party sent food and weapons and helped Phra defeat one strong enemy after another, becoming a demon lord who enslaved demons!
Sometimes, Merck thought that he was dreaming. When did the little girl he watched grow up become an incomparably powerful Demon Overlord?
It was precisely because of this that when Phra told him that she would arrange for his clansmen to live in a true pure land, Merck didn't ask any questions and directly gave the order to move!
They were going to the human world!
According to Phra's description, it was a land that was countless times more beautiful and rich than the so-called God's Kingdom!
Merck had already lost his faith. He didn't hesitate to leave the land that the goddess was watching. In the past few decades, he knew that compared to charity, the cat clansmen needed to rely on their own hands to fight for it!
They were no longer the pitiful worms that had been driven to the wilderness by the Goblins. Instead, they had a demon lord as their backer. Thus, they didn't need to ask the so-called god. They had the right to pursue beauty themselves!
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