This time I chose Paladin.

Chapter 63 Second Breath
With Nie Weiyang as the center, the fighters almost subconsciously surrounded him. Even though he didn't have any aura-like skills yet, it was like some kind of resonance, some kind of illumination. As long as he was here, the people around him would involuntarily move closer to him and obey his orders.

Nie Weiyang didn't have time to think too much. Although he didn't know how to command a large-scale battlefield, small-scale combat involving himself was his strong point.

Under his command, the battle began to become more and more organized.

Nie Weiyang's style of blocking every possible path for the enemy was fully demonstrated against these combat elites. Even though the Dream Eaters were still generating crystals, the humans on the battlefield continued to clear them, gradually approaching the maximum value of 1000.

Before the last volley of light blasts descended, Nie Weiyang shouted, "Find cover!"

His voice was hoarse because he lacked life energy to recover after regenerating his arm. He also had many wounds on his body that had stopped bleeding. The recovery skills of extreme sacred attributes and extreme dark attributes were ineffective against him and would be offset. Only the recovery of natural elements would be effective, but such recovery resources were limited after all.

The people around him had become accustomed to obeying his urgent orders, as those who really didn't want to listen were already dead or seriously injured, or at worst, carried away by logistics. After this command was uttered, everyone quickly found cover and hid behind it, helping any comrades who hadn't had time to run to their positions.

The estrangements and contradictions had long since disappeared in the bloody battles fought side by side, or at least were temporarily suppressed deep in their hearts.

Neighbors who had quarreled, friends who had broken up with each other, people who had envied and been envied by others, all these identities disappeared in a short time, leaving only "people" and "people around them".

'boom! ! ! ’

The final sweep was complete, and no more people died.

The Dream Eater's health bar was emptied, and the huge polyhedron crystal swayed and rose, the light flickering continuously, like a broken light bulb.

After just a few seconds, its trembling suddenly stopped, and with a clear sound of crystal cracking, a sharp crack appeared on it.

‘Click! ’

The dream eater fell apart.

The crystals exploded and disintegrated, transforming into tangible streams of light in the sky, splashing in all directions.

The light bathed everyone, and the original heat was gradually dissipating. It began to become warm and gentle, like a gentle caress, bringing strength and life.

The badge of Administrator No. 2 dissipated in mid-air, its shimmering crystals scattering to the ground like warm hail. To the players, they displayed a message:
【[Heart Crystallization]-
A flash of inspiration in a dream. --
High-purity order energy crystal. -
·Requires special props for storage
Can be transformed into [Underworld Crystal] through ritual/alchemy

No one can store these mind crystals now. They dissipate naturally in the air, turning into a lustrous white mist that dispels foul odors and permeates the entire land and the creatures on it.

Nie Weiyang looked up, squinting at the last place where the Dream Eater had been. A moment later, someone walked up to him and just stood there quietly. Then came the second, the third...

He came to his senses and turned to look around.

Some unfamiliar faces, and some familiar faces, he thought.

He had seen them before, on the roads, in the camps, in the cities, and even more so among the dead of Lang City in his previous life. Now they were here alive, some gazing at the sky, some turning to look at him, and some heading towards the battlefield to collect the bodies of their loved ones.

This time, more than 20,000 people survived in Langcheng.

Nie Weiyang had no control over the people around him because he wasn't their commander, nor did he believe he could be a good commander. He hadn't even held any official position in Lang City, though Xiang Feng could have easily handed him a small portion of the Lang City battle affairs if he wanted...

He has been making knives for twenty years. Even if a change occurs now and he needs to become a knife wielder, the time is too short and he still has a lot to learn.

Today, he was commanding everyone here simply because his combat experience was countless times richer than theirs.

But command is an art, and it is not something that can be solved simply by relying on combat experience.

However, everyone in Langcheng obeyed Nie Weiyang's orders smoothly, regardless of whether they were combat professionals or not, and regardless of whether they understood his intentions. This surprised him a little.

Maybe it was because of his charm, or maybe it was because of something Xiang Feng had said? He didn't know.

But he knew that since they had obeyed, he had to be responsible for them during this period. "Thank you for your hard work," Nie Weiyang nodded to those around him.

This sentence was like a switch to a battle, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at each other. No one said, "It's not hard," because they were indeed very tired. A few of the usually cheerful people smiled, and although their hearts were still heavy, a subtle sense of tranquility spread among the crowd.

Because Nie Weiyang, who was at the center, was too calm, which was not indifference.

Almost all the people here are adults, and everyone can see that Nie Weiyang is not at ease at all.

But there was a strange calmness about him that prevented his emotions from interfering with his actions and made him appear as reliable and gentle as ever.

Logistics and medical personnel rushed up with carts and stretchers. Almost none of them were combat professionals, but they had contributed no less to the disaster. Nie Weiyang could see that several of the logistics personnel had been seriously injured.

Someone among the field doctors released a light curtain, detecting the coordinates of the vital signs of humans around who were still weak after being moisturized by the "Heart Crystal". Nie Weiyang's injuries had healed completely. He subconsciously wanted to go over to help, but was stopped by Xiang Feng.

"You can't expect to help with everything, Old Nie," he said. "We have a relatively sufficient staff right now. If you do things for them, you'll only diminish their own value."

As for why the manpower, which has always been in short supply, is suddenly sufficient?
Nie Weiyang and Xiang Feng returned to the camp together.

He sat in the camp, which was now two-thirds empty, and was dazed for a while. Finally, he exhaled a breath of turbid air. Just like the second breath after the first excessive exercise, he broke free from a restraint, and his heartbeat became stronger.

[Congratulations to the surviving players: The [Blood Moon Rising] event has ended...]

The announcement was released, the rewards were sent, and the only name registered was [Langcheng]. However, in the detailed list, Nie Weiyang's contribution value was as high as 31%.

The content is completely different from the previous life.

And this time, Nie Weiyang received it in the camp, among the crowd, not on the road of escape.

In addition to the normal rewards, he also received a "Certificate of Trust," which stated, "In a Level 3 Orange or higher public hazard incident, you were both the highest contributing individual and the most trusted individual on average." It looked like a white crystal, and its purpose was currently unknown. Nie Weiyang studied it for a while, but only discovered that it could slightly alter its appearance.

The blood moon faded, the sky rippled, the silver-white and pale gold moon reappeared in the sky, and the world became quiet.

Then the heavy rain stopped.

The rainy season, this long three-month ordeal, finally came to an end. Even though people knew something had changed forever, the clearing of the clouds and rain did not prevent the crowds from smiling.

Soon after, the moon dropped below the horizon.

……

The sun rises in the east.

Nie Weiyang sat on a box in the camp, watching the crowds before him stop, their world of cold, darkness, and damp bathed in golden sunlight. Tears welled up in their eyes, yet they still shouted, "Sun!" "The sun's out!" "Look! Look over there, there's light!" as they ran out of the camp. He sat quietly, hands clasped, eyes closed in the glare of the sun, feeling the night's care fade away. But instead of turning him to ash, the sun's warmth fell on him, warming his body and calming his heartbeat.

Human voices, the sound of wind, the sound of running... In the distance, birdsong rises, and the world begins to show its vibrant side to humans.

Such a noisy world, such a quiet world...such a beautiful world.

Well, one always has to lose something before one realizes how beautiful it is to watch the sun rise as usual. And only in the quietest moments can one hear the roar of one's heart.

For a moment, Nie Weiyang remembered that when he was on Earth, he saw someone say: You can never measure the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.

But this moment is extremely precious to him now.

　Volume 1 is almost over!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)