Chapter 409 Happy New Year

Yaoguang City.

Almost all the shops closed early and went home to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner, but at noon, the number of pedestrians on the street was visibly reduced.

In the Demon Slayer Division headquarters, everyone was still working overtime. There was no holiday this year.

However, with the reunion festival just around the corner, people would inevitably be distracted and miss home, and the efficiency of the staff suddenly became very low.

From time to time, someone looked outside the headquarters, and their faces were almost full of "want to go home".

"I haven't been home for several months. My daughter is angry and said that if I don't spend the New Year at home, she will throw all my luggage outside."

"Who isn't? Since the Holy Land War, the demons have been very well behaved recently, but the higher-ups are still nervous. In my opinion, if they can't give us a day off, they can give us half a day off."

"That's right, the demons were so powerful before and suppressed us humans because 'that lord' hadn't appeared yet. Now that that lord is here, the demons don't dare to take action at all."

"Have you heard? The two Abyss Lords in the Holy Land War are actually not from the supply team. The killing was done by that adult. The demon race lost two generals at once, how could they dare to jump around. "

"I just find it strange. The material team didn't even bring the Venerable, how could they kill the eighth-level demon? Even with the specialness of the holy land, it is absolutely impossible to do it. "

"If you ask me, just go to war with the demon race directly. They are just a group of beasts who bully the weak and fear the strong. With the current momentum of our human race, we will be able to defeat them in a fight."

As the discussion of the crowd became louder and louder, almost all the staff members participated in it. People imagined and discussed that it seemed that the human race could wipe out the demon race at any time, and victory was only a matter of time.

Xia Lin passed by the crowd, and every smiling face she saw was full of contempt for the demon race and blind longing for complete victory.

With her usual personality, she would definitely join the crowd and gossip together.

But she was not in the mood today, she just quickened her pace and walked towards the chief office.

"Xiao Linzi! There is something wrong with the public opinion atmosphere of our human race now!"

"Everyone thinks that the demon race is just a group of ants that can be crushed at any time, and even the headquarters are hearing such voices."

"This won't work."

"Shouldn't we think of a way to make everyone alert?"

"Otherwise, if a fight really breaks out, the arrogant will be defeated."

Xia Lin just pushed open the door of the office and spoke like a machine gun.

Lin Yuan put down the battle report in his hand, raised his head and looked at his senior sister, revealing a gentle smile.

"The human race has been suppressed for too long. It's hard to boost the morale of the human race. I don't think it's necessary to suppress it by force."

"If you win once, you will be proud and complacent, and then be killed by the enemy. That's called arrogant soldiers will be defeated."

"But what if we keep winning?"

"The fear of the demon race that has accumulated for thousands of years will be completely ended in the hands of our generation."

Xia Lin was choked and couldn't speak. She could only sit down opposite Lin Yuan and muttered softly, "Anyway, it's always right to be careful..."

"Senior sister, tomorrow is the New Year. You should relax today and go to Liming City with me for the New Year's Eve dinner."

Lin Yuan seemed to be in a good mood and took the initiative to pull Xia Lin.

"Ah? Why don't you eat in Yaoguang City? Run so far." Xia Lin pouted, but still followed Lin Yuan obediently and left the office.

A breeze blew, lifting the latest battle report that Lin Yuan was reading just now.

[All the main forces of the demon clan are rushing to Fengdu City]

[It is expected that all the forces will be assembled within a week]

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The night is getting darker and the starry sky is like ink.

Outside Changsheng Hall, strings of red lanterns sway gently in the breeze, emitting a soft and warm light, which makes the originally cold shop look particularly festive.

Occasionally, sporadic firecrackers sound on both sides of the street, accompanied by the cheerful laughter of children. The air is filled with a faint smell of sulfur and the aroma of New Year's Eve dinner, and the taste of the New Year is getting stronger.

In the store, the hot steam of the hot pot rises, and the red oil in the copper pot is rolling and bubbling. Various ingredients are rolling and jumping in the soup, emitting an attractive aroma.

"Master, try this, the craft I just learned, the beef slices marinated with a secret sauce are particularly tender and smooth." Gou Shengzi picked up a piece of black and strange substance from the bowl, and wanted to throw it into the pot.

Lu Changsheng was quick-witted and quickly reached out to stop Gou Shengzi's violence.

You call that beef slices?

If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a piece of cow dung on the roadside.

Any good cow would have died in vain in your hands.

Don't waste my hot pot!

Lu Changsheng silently complained in his heart.

"It seems that the Demon Slayer Department has notified that there will be a fireworks show at 12 o'clock tonight. Let's go and watch it together after we finish eating." Lu Changsheng said while winking at Gu Jia calmly.

Gu Jia understood, and while Gou Shengzi's attention was attracted by the topic of the master, she quickly dumped all the dark dishes on his hand into the trash can.

"The fireworks show of the Demon Slayer Department? I haven't seen it for several years..."

"I remember the last time the Demon Slayer Division organized a fireworks show, I was still a child." Gou Shengzi had a nostalgic look on his face.

"I've never seen it once." Gu Jia answered expectantly.

"Plus one." Ergouzi's mouth was full of food, and he could only raise his hands to briefly express his feelings.

"Master hasn't seen it either. This is the first time since I moved to Yaoguang City."

"After we finish eating, let's go watch the fireworks show and celebrate the New Year."

Lu Changsheng picked up a piece of fat beef in the pot, stuffed it into his mouth, and said while chewing.

"Yeah!"

"good!"

"yeah..."

The four masters and apprentices chatted while eating. The mountains of food piled up on the table were nothing compared to Er Gouzi, a big eater, and a young ancient dragon that was growing in size.

Before 12 o'clock, the food had been cleared away.

Lu Changsheng led the three little ones and walked slowly towards the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Division.

There are more and more pedestrians on the road, holding colorful lanterns or holding the hands of family and friends. Their faces are filled with festive joy and warmth.

The children were dressed in new clothes, wearing a variety of tiger head hats and rabbit ear hair accessories, holding small firecrackers and toys in their hands, and excitedly shuttled and played among the crowd. Occasionally, there were bursts of crisp laughter.

Vendors also took the opportunity to set up various stalls around the area, offering steaming candied chestnuts, crispy and delicious popcorn, and sweet but not greasy candied haws, filling the air with an alluring aroma.

Occasionally, you can see a few artists in gorgeous costumes. They play, play, sing, or perform acrobatics, attracting bursts of applause and cheers from the crowd.

Lu Changsheng and his disciples found a location with a relatively wide view, and quietly waited for the fireworks show to begin.

"I heard that the Demon Slayer Division suffered a heavy hemorrhage this year and almost sold out all the fireworks in Yaoguang City and several surrounding major cities."

"Tonight's performance will definitely be particularly exciting."

"It's time for us to have a good celebration. We humans have been suffering for so many years. It's time to celebrate the New Year in a lively way."

"Fireworks! Fireworks! Fireworks!"

The crowd was discussing the performance for a while, and Lu Changsheng was also looking forward to it.

I don't know who was the first to notice that the huge numbers lit up on the big screen outside the Demon Slayer Division's headquarters, and they shouted excitedly.

"It's about to begin, it's about to begin!"

"ten!"

"Nine!"

"eight!"

Gu Jia waved the small lantern she bought from a street vendor and shouted excitedly along with the crowd.

Gou Shengzi carefully protected his senior sister, for fear that her senior sister Gu Long, who was more powerful than an elephant, would be squeezed by a group of ordinary people.

Ergouzi had eaten dinner in a hurry and had not yet recovered his breath, so he could only fish in troubled waters and paddle with the crowd.

Lu Changsheng looked at the three disciples with a smile and shouted along with the crowd.

"three!"

"two!"

"one!"

"Happy New Year!!"

"Happy New Year!!!"

"Happy New Year!"

The crowd cheered and chanted, and the couples hugged each other to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

However, the originally planned fireworks show never started.

Just when people were asking each other at a loss.

boom! ! !

A huge roar erupted from the center of Yaoguang City and resounded throughout the city! !

The ground shook violently, as if a big earthquake had occurred.

Amidst the smoke and dust that reached into the sky, the figure of a huge creature was looming.

roar! ! !

With a terrifying roar sounded.

Countless monsters rushed out of the smoke and waved their butcher knives at the crowd!

The joyful festive atmosphere came to an abrupt end, and in an instant, Yaoguang City became a purgatory on earth.

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