"There's an intruder!"
"There's an intruder!"
Just as Sean was deep in thought, some of the Orc Priests in the shrine seemed to have discovered something. They roared furiously and caused a commotion. Soon after, all of them rushed over to Sean's side.
"Eh?"
Shien came back to his senses and couldn't help but be surprised.
Because of the [Concealment] skill, Shien didn't think that he would be discovered if he didn't show himself.
Even if the Orcs were born with sharp senses, Shien's scent would be hidden in front of the max-level [Concealment] skill. Logically, he shouldn't have been discovered so easily.
But then, Shien understood.
"Is there a problem with the flow of mana in the surroundings?"
That's right.
Due to the proximity of the temple, the magic that flowed out of the temple seemed to have touched Sean, causing him to be repelled.
Under the influence of that mana, ordinary people would be directly transferred out and wouldn't be able to continue staying there.
But Shien had the [Magic Resistance] skill, and it was also max-level, so the mana flowing over was resisted. As long as he wasn't too close to the shrine, it wouldn't be transferred away so easily.
This caused the mana of the temple to flow around Sean, but all of it was blocked, causing the place where Sean was located to become a void without the temple's mana.
Although the Orc Priests didn't discover Shien, they relied on their sharp senses to discover the mana void here. Thus, they discovered Shien at once, and their vigilance was triggered as they all rushed over.
"Who is it?!"
One of the orcs shouted with a stern expression.
However, when he arrived in front of Shien and saw Emerald beside Shien, his expression changed drastically.
"Half …!?"
The Orc Priest was about to shout something.
Unfortunately, Shien didn't give him the chance.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you make a fuss here anymore."
Shien suddenly flashed in front of the Orc Priest like a ghost.
"Bam!"
With a muffled sound, Shien's fist smashed heavily into the Orc Priest's abdomen.
"Guuu …!?"
The Orc Priest's eyes bulged, and he bent over and covered his abdomen.
In response, Shien only had one sentence.
"As expected of an Orc with outstanding physical strength. You're already above level 60. Of course, I can't knock you out with one blow, but your resistance is not bad."
As soon as his voice fell, Shien fiercely chopped down with his hand.
"Bam!"
With a second dull thud, a heavy knife hand landed on the back of the orc priest's neck, causing his voice to stop abruptly. Finally, he fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
The Orc Priests slowly gathered and came to the Orc Priest's side, who had been knocked unconscious.
The group of Orc Priests slowly gathered around their unconscious comrade.
"Alert!"
"Quick!"
The cries of the orc priests could be heard from time to time.
At this time, Shien had already left that position with Emerald in his arms and appeared on the other side of the Temple.
Specifically, he appeared in front of the gate of the Temple.
There were also Orc Priests guarding there. Although they knew that something had happened, they didn't dare to leave.
Obviously, their duty was to guard the Temple and prevent people from invading. For this reason, they couldn't leave without permission, even if something happened in other places.
"Seems like it's a bit tricky."
Shien thought.
Because of [Magic Resistance], he was still resisting the Temple's magic power, which caused the flow of magic power around him to be abnormal.
In this way, it would only be a matter of time before the surrounding Orc Priests noticed the abnormality here and found him.
"Should I retreat?"
While Shien thought so, he met Emerald's gaze.
The pair of amethyst eyes that were imprinted in her eyes contained emotions that others couldn't detect.
"… Seems like I can only force my way in."
Shien smiled bitterly.
If possible, Shien didn't want to force his way in.
Not for anything else, but because if the Orc Priests here were really the Orc Saintess's priests, it proved that they were the messengers of the Goddess of Life in the human world.
In the face of the messengers of the Goddess of Life, even a country wouldn't dare to neglect them, and the clergymen of the Temple would also treat them as important guests and treat them politely.
Especially the Orc Saintess, whose status was on the same level as the Temple Pope, even the king had to treat her with respect.
If Shien forcefully broke into the important place guarded by the Orc Priests, he would probably have a conflict with the Goddess of Life.
Under such circumstances, Shien naturally didn't want to have too much conflict with the other party.
But looking at the behavior of the Orc Priest just now, the existence of Emerald might make them hostile.
In that case …
"With Emerald, as long as I don't want to abandon her, I'm bound to have a conflict with the Orc Priests, right?"
So, instead of waiting for them to appear at that time, it was better to just fight them now.
Even if the other party's background seemed to be a bit strong, Shien wasn't afraid.
"Which family doesn't have a big shot?"
If all else failed, he would close the door and release Ai Yi.
So …
"Flying Star!"
Shien decisively rushed up and released magic without hesitation.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!
A rain of light immediately fell from the sky, bombarding the Orc Priests who didn't have time to react, causing them to howl in pain.
"Enemy attack!"
"Enemy attack!"
The Orc Priests who were bombarded to the ground first shouted, and then they were bombarded by a shower of light beams, completely fainting.
In front of the gate of the Temple, sand and stones were flying, and the rain of light was endless, causing the sounds of explosions and roars, as well as the Orc Priests' howls and howls of pain.
By the time Shien appeared from the dust, the Orc Priests were already lying on the ground.
However, Shien didn't relax his expression.
"What a strong resistance …"
Shien felt that as he got closer to the Temple, the mana flowing out of the Temple became more and more intense, intending to repel him.
Thanks to this, Shien felt as if he was walking against a strong wind, and his footsteps were a bit heavy.
"If it wasn't for the [Magic Resistance] skill, I would have been teleported away."
Shien looked at the gate of the Temple in front of him and frowned.
Under such a strong repulsive force, Shien's Magic Resistance skill seemed to be reaching its limit, causing the mana around Shien to constantly mix in, like a trickle squeezing out from a crack in a stone, and sooner or later it would touch Shien.
Shien was sure that once he stepped into the Temple, he would be transferred away.
"Even the max-level Magic Resistance skill can't completely resist this mana?"
What exactly is the background of this Temple?
Shien began to be curious.
Just as Shien was considering whether to use the holy sword to upgrade his Magic Resistance skill level, or rely on the protection of the holy sword to directly rush into the Temple, Emerald suddenly broke free from his arms.
"Emerald?"
Shien was slightly startled.
Under Shien's gaze, Emerald slowly walked in the direction of the Temple's gate.
Seeing this scene, Shien suddenly discovered an anomaly.
"The mana of the Temple didn't reject Emerald?"
Shien was surprised.
That's right, the mana of the Temple didn't reject Emerald. Instead, it seemed to be accepting her, allowing her to approach the gate of the Temple.
Emerald arrived in front of the gate, stretched out her hand, and placed it on the gate.
"Rumble …"
In the next second, the gate slowly opened with a heavy roar, as if welcoming Emerald.
It was as if they were welcoming the return of their master.
Emerald turned her head and looked at Shien.
Shien saw a sentence in her eyes.
"Come with me."
Emerald seemed to want to say so.
Shien couldn't respond in time.
"Over there!"
"Hurry up!"
The cries of the orc priests in shock and anger came into Shien's ears, allowing him to see the orc priests approaching from all directions of the Temple.
"[Flying Star]!"
At this moment, Shien once again used the suppressive magic, making countless flying stars fall from the sky, turning into a rain of light, and attacking the surroundings.
"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"
The sound of explosions and roars sounded again, accompanied by the more shocked and angry cries of the orc priests.
Shien followed Emerald into the dark Temple.
"Rumble …"
The gate of the Temple immediately closed automatically, isolating all the sounds.
Everything returned to peace.
Shien retracted his magic power and looked ahead.
"There … seems to be no one inside …?"
Not a single one of Sean's perceptual skills reacted.
However, Shien could still feel a very strong flow of magic power.
The magic power blew from the front like a storm, making Shien feel as if he had turned into dust, entered the nostrils of a giant beast, and was being breathed out by the giant beast.
Fortunately, this time, the magic power actively bypassed Shien and did not hit Shien. Otherwise, Shien would have been repelled.
"Is it because of you? Emerald? "
Shien looked at Emerald beside him.
Emerald also looked at Shien and nodded to Shien, confirming Shien's guess.
The young girl held Shien's hand, and a pair of amethyst-like eyes unconsciously lit up, causing all the magic power to bypass Shien.
Only then did Shien successfully enter the Temple. Otherwise, he would have to borrow the power of the holy sword to solve the problem of being repelled.
"What should we do next?"
Shien asked Emerald.
Emerald didn't respond. Instead, she directly took Shien's hand and pulled him into the depths of the Temple.
"Tap – Tap – Tap – Tap –"
In the incomparably quiet shrine, the footsteps of two people, one big and one small, were so clear and loud.
Sean observed the surroundings while following Jadeite's footsteps … and footsteps … and footsteps …
After an unknown amount of time, the long corridor came to an end.
Shien and Emerald entered an extremely vast hall and saw an incredible scene.
"What …"
Shien sucked in a breath of cold air.
