"Eleena, did you go to see that priest again?"
The chief of Kennington Village, who was standing at the entrance of the village, couldn't help but ask when he saw the little girl running back into the village.
"Yes, Grandpa Chief!" Eleena replied happily.
"It's best if you keep your distance from him."
The old Village Chief warned seriously, "He is too suspicious."
"But Mister Xi Wei healed Uncle Pierce yesterday …" Eleena asked doubtfully.
"Yes, and he didn't even take a single copper. If it was the church in the city, that kind of injury would cost at least three hundred Rions!" The village chief nodded. "That's why I don't think he's a good person. Listen to me, don't go see him again. "
The village chief, who was in his sixties, could be considered a long-lived mortal in this world. The long years he had lived had given him more experience and knowledge than the average villager.
If the other party had any requests, such as money or young girls in the village, he wouldn't have been so worried. But this kind of person, who seemed to have no desires, was the scariest.
There had been a village nearby where such a person had appeared. He was amiable and amiable, and would even help the villagers build fences and do farm work. It didn't take long for him to become a close friend of the villagers.
In the end, that person turned out to be a fanatic of an evil god. After gaining everyone's trust, he spent almost a year to turn the entire village into a huge sacrificial altar. In one night, he sacrificed the blood and organs of every villager in the village!
By the time the militia arrived, the originally bustling village was only left with the horrifying corpses that had been eaten by the demons of the Evil God until only their bones and skin were left …
The village chief had been a member of the militia at the time, and he would never forget the hellish scene he had seen.
"Mister Xi Wei isn't as bad as you say, Grandpa Chief!" Eleena said angrily.
Just as the village chief was about to say something else, a well-built young man from the west of the village ran over in a panic.
"Chief, bad news!" The man said, panting. "Our hunting team found fresh Dragonfang feces in the forest not far from here … Pierce said Tu …" Halfway through his sentence, he noticed Eleena and immediately changed his words. "It's Hawke Village. It's very likely that this Dragonfang was the one who did it, and it's moved to this area! They might set their eyes on this place … "
Eleena, who didn't understand what the name Dragonfang meant, tilted her head in confusion.
"What?!"
The old village chief's face was bitter, and the wrinkles on his forehead became deeper.
The Dragonfang was a monster that was somewhere between a wild beast and a magical creature. It was extremely vicious and brutal. Its body was twice the size of a lion or a tiger, and its strength was unparalleled. It could kill a wild boar with a single slap. Its tail was covered with sharp, horny bones that resembled the fangs of a giant dragon. Even three to five ordinary hunters might not be able to hurt it.
What was even more worrying was that this cunning and cruel monster loved the taste of humans, especially the brains of good people. Therefore, they often raided villages and left the livestock they kept outside. Instead, they entered houses to prey on women and children. They used the bone pieces on their tails to pry open people's skulls and suck their brains while they were still alive.
"Don't go out for the next few days. I'll ask everyone to pool some money tonight. You're fast, so bring the money to Eugene City tomorrow morning and ask for the help of the knights of the Sacred Army." The old man quickly made the arrangements. After a pause, he added, "Remember, you can only ask for help from the Brilliant White Church or the Temple of Glory."
The youth nodded hurriedly. Just as he was about to say 'yes', a bell rang from the watchtower on the west side of the village.
Both the old village chief and the youth's expressions changed.
The originally quiet village suddenly boiled up, and many villagers walked out of their houses with crude weapons in their hands.
Before they could do anything, the bell stopped ringing and was replaced by a shrill scream.
Then, the wooden watchtower collapsed. Amidst the smoke and dust, a beast that resembled a wild wolf but was much larger in size and covered in bone armor from head to tail slowly walked out. Its tail was covered in terrifying bone spikes as it swayed, and there was even a bloody arm hanging by its mouth.
It was clearly a four-legged beast, but it stood at the same level as a human. That alone showed just how huge it was. It was clearly much stronger than the average Dragonfang!
"Run, Eleena! Run!"
The old man pushed the girl back, and then resolutely stood in front of the girl with the sturdy young man.
By then, some of the villagers were already trying to surround the Dragonfang. However, the Dragonfang could tear the villagers and their weapons in half with a single bite. A swing of its tail could crush a person's head like a watermelon, not to mention its sharp claws that could easily leave marks on granite.
At the same time, the Dragonfang was extremely fast and agile. Even the bows and arrows that the hunters were so proud of couldn't hit it. Even if one or two stray arrows managed to hit the Dragonfang, they would be deflected by the bone armor on its back.
Eleena's face was pale with fear. She knew that there was nothing she could do here other than add to the chaos. However, at the same time, she couldn't just watch as the villagers who were like family to her were tortured to death by the Dragonfang while she escaped alone.
After a moment of confusion, she suddenly remembered what happened before.
"Mister Xi Wei! If it's Mister Xi Wei … "
Although the girl didn't know what kind of deity the God of Games was, she knew that Xi Wei, who could decide who the Saintess of a church would belong to, was definitely a very powerful person.
If it was him, he might really have a way to defeat this terrifying monster!
So, the girl tried her best to move her weak legs and stumbled towards the small stone house outside the village.
She fell a few times on the way, and her body was covered in scratches. However, she gritted her teeth and didn't care. She ran with all her might to the door of the small stone house, and knocked on the old wooden door.
Fortunately, the wooden door opened after a few moments, revealing Xi Wei's face, which wasn't particularly handsome, but it was quite pleasing to the eye.
"Mister Xi Wei! Please save everyone in the village! "
"What happened?" Xi Wei couldn't help but ask as he looked at the girl's tear-stained face.
Although as a deity, Xi Wei also had the Divine Eye that allowed him to see everything (other than the areas and things that were covered by other deities' powers), he was still too weak right now, so he could only see bits and pieces like a low-quality surveillance camera. Furthermore, using the Divine Eye required the power of faith, so Xi Wei only used it once or twice to see Eleena. He didn't want to use it because he wanted to understand her better and come up with a plan to convince her, and not because he was a loli.
The girl quickly explained to Xi Wei what had happened in the village.
"Please save our village!" Eleena cried. "As long as you can save our village, I'll do anything, be it the Saintess or anything else!"
"Faith isn't something that can be exchanged for just by asking for favors," Xi Wei said.
"But …" The girl was a little flustered. Other than herself, she couldn't think of anything else that could be exchanged.
"It's fine. Just bring me to the village first."
Still, Xi Wei had no intention of asking for favors. After all, he had just transmigrated to become a deity not too long ago, and he still had the mentality of a human. When it came to something like this, he had to do something if he could.