Chapter 501 - Worshipped as a Saint (1/2)
501 Worshipped as a Saint
Translator:Nyoi-Bo Studio | Editor: Vicky_
The people who walked out of the forest looked very strange. They were all above six foot and were very muscular. They were shirtless, revealing their dark skin. Their features were menacing with a mouth of fangs and curled horns protruding from their foreheads. The only piece of clothing on them was a leather kilt around their waist.
They seemed to be hunters. Right now, they walked from the forest to a small town, carrying the corpses of a few giant unknown beasts.
Some people appeared in the town too. At closer inspection, they looked exactly like the hunters, albeit a bit weaker. They cheered happily after seeing the hunters. Some kids ran out too and circled the hunters. Their small hands grabbed at the prey while giggling.
Seeing this, Gretel determined, “They’re demons, probably a type of horned demon… But for some reason, I feel like their bloodline isn’t pure.”
“Mixed demons?” Link asked. He also felt that these demons had a mixed aura. Sensing more closely, it felt gloomy but didn’t have the chaotic fury of demons from the Abyss.
“Most likely. They don’t seem very powerful. Should we go and check?”
“Sure.” Link nodded.
He felt that mixed demons were weak. These hunters were at most Level-5 and were very average. Even if Gretel was momentarily disabled, nothing bad would happen with Link present.
He had another consideration. Gretel was beautiful, but that was from a human’s beauty standard. Maybe she was an ugly hag to the demons so he wouldn’t have to worry that her looks would cause trouble.
Seeing that the hunters had walked to the entrance of the town, Link carried Gretel out of the forest. Once outside, he canceled the Invisibility spell and strode towards the mixed demon hunters.
They were discovered by the demons after 150 feet. These guys seemed really shocked. They looked left and right, yelled something, tossed their weapons onto the ground, and started running over. They yelled while running and seemed really excited.
“Are they going to attack?” Gretel asked Link.
Link shook his head. “Doesn’t seem like it. They didn’t bring weapons.”
Despite his words, he still activated a transparent spatial defense shield around them, just in case.
A few seconds later, these demons were around 100 feet away. Then, ignoring the mud on the ground, they fell to their knees and practically prostrated themselves on the ground.
Link had never seen anyone attack on their knees, so he instantly relaxed after seeing this.
They kept mumbling while kneeling. Link listened for a bit. It seemed to be a variant of the lingua franca, and he could make out some words, but they spoke too quickly. They were also very nasally so Link couldn’t figure out what they were saying.
“Tellie, can you understand?” Link asked.
Gretel shook her head lightly. “Just some words, like ‘God’s messenger,”saint,’ and such. They seem to be worshipping us… No, I think they worship someone who looks like us.”
This made sense. It was Link and Gretel’s first time here. These demons shouldn’t recognize him and wouldn’t worship them. The only possibility was that a human who looked them had come before. This man was probably really powerful. Otherwise, he wouldn’t be revered like this.
In that case, things would be much easier.
Link didn’t speak. He moved his hand and activated the Magician’s Hand. The kneeling bodies were lifted up.
They instinctively tried to resist, but Link’s power was on a whole other level. They couldn’t fight back at all.
The hunters were terrified and shocked. One of the most muscular started screaming something. Link could make out a few words, like “holy,””saint,””savior,” and other reverent words.
He couldn’t understand now, but he wasn’t worried. For people like him and Gretel, learning a language, especially a variant of the lingua franca, was extremely easy. As long as they stayed with these people, they could learn it in a few days.
Before this, they would just have to stay quiet, listen, and watch.