Chapter 5: Saintess In-Training (1/2)

When Eleena brought Xi Wei back to Kennington, there weren’t many villagers remaining.

Even the ones who had been able to survive had been only able to do that due to the fact that the Dragonfang had been using them to satisfy its beastly nature to hunt and toy with its prey.

It would repeatedly let the villagers it captured flee, then chase after them and capture them back to where they started, then let them go again and repeating the process all over again. The moment the villagers got mauled until they couldn’t move or until it got bored of them, it would finish them in one bite!

Suddenly, the Dragonfang lifted its head and fixed its gaze on the entrance of the village.

It smelled the scent of new prey, but also sensed the danger that came along with it.

“Mister Xi Wei…” Eleena gripped onto his shirt as she spoke, her voice trembling with fear.

“Don’t worry, it’ll be fine,” Xi Wei reassured, patting her head gently.

At first, the sight of the grotesque monster startled Xi Wei as there were no animals that looked as fierce as the one before it did.

Immediately after, he realized that the Dragonfang did not have any magical energy. Even though it seemed like it held some degree of intelligence, at its core it could not even be counted as a magical beast.

If it were enemies of this level, Xi Wei could defeat dozens of them without batting an eyelid!

The Dragonfang probably knew that it was being looked down upon by its ‘prey’, so it growled in anger and pounced in their direction.

Feeling a sharp gust of wind coming in his direction, Xi Wei huffed coldly and stared at the monster head-on. Without him moving even a finger, the monster was deflected by an unseen force.

Most of the bone plates on the monster’s body shattered, and even the spikes on its tail broke. Like a mutt that had its legs broken, the Dragonfang stumbled and let out a wail in pain.

The scene that unfolded in front of her stunned Eleena to her core. She could not believe her eyes.

Even though she somewhat felt that this man was strong and had the ability to defeat the Dragonfang, she did not think that he was powerful enough to defeat it without even lifting a finger!

Actually, it wasn’t hard to understand why the Dragonfang ended up like this.

If you spit toward the sky, it would ultimately land on your own face. Even though Xi Wei was one of the weakest deities in the pantheon, he was still a god! The moment the Dragonfang attacked him, it triggered Xi Wei’s Divine Fury, immediately causing its attack to be countered onto itself twofold!

Deities were not invincible, but if anyone wanted to challenge a deity, they would have to at least be a Legendary Warrior that was not confined by natural laws. If they did not meet that prerequisite, no number of mortals would be a match for a deity.

“Mister Xi Wei, it’s going to run away!” Eleena shouted worriedly as she saw the Dragonfang limping away from the village, pulling on Xi Wei’s shirt. Growing up in the mountains, she knew that many wild beasts were very vengeful creatures, and if they failed to slay it, the Dragonfang would definitely come back to seek revenge.

“Eleena, I can only do this much,” he explained, shaking his head before looking at her seriously, “Do you want to avenge your family with your own hands?”

Eleena’s eyes brightened, before dimming again and shaking her head. “I can’t defeat it, I’m too weak…”

Even if the Dragonfang were at the end of its rope, a young girl like Eleena still wouldn’t be able to defeat it.

Xi Wei nodded in agreement—had Eleena been too terrified to avenge the villagers, or had she been blinded by hatred and rushed in without any thought, he might have been truly disappointed in her.

Even though she met with such a terrible fate, she could still think and weigh her options calmly without letting it get to her head. It was a valuable trait to have for a young girl who grew up in a remote village such as this.

“What if the God of Games could give you the power to defeat your enemies?” Xi Wei coaxed patiently.

Eleena remained silent for a while, before resolutely lifting her head and fixing her gaze on Xi Wei. “Then I am willing to become a believer of the God of Games!”

“Belief isn’t something to only be spoken by mouth. Close your eyes and envision His name in your mind, and feel His power with your heart,” he said solemnly.

If he had said the same words to a person on Earth, they would probably think that he was mentally unstable, but in this world it gave off a feeling that he really knew what he was talking about.

Eleena followed his instructions and closed her eyes, uttering the name of the God of Games internally. When she was at her most desperate, the deities that she had worshipped had not even offered even a bit of pity and help. It was Xi Wei that had given her salvation and reignited the sparks of hope in her heart. So at that moment, Eleena truly offered her most sincere and earnest prayer.

“Speak the words ‘O Master of Games, grant us new life’ in your mind,” his voice rang out in the silence.