Chapter 350: Who Doesnt Have a Big Shot Backing Them?

Chapter 350: “Who Doesn’t Have a Big Shot Backing Them?”

“Intruder!”

Just as Shien was lost in thought, suddenly, in the temple ahead, some of the beastmen priests seemed to have discovered something. Roaring angrily, they caused a commotion, and then they all came rushing towards Shien.

“Huh?”

Shien came back to his senses, surprised.

Because of the [Concealment] skill, Shien hadn’t expected to be discovered without actively revealing himself.

Even though beastmen were naturally born with sharp senses, with the maxed-out [Concealment] skill, even Shien’s scent would be hidden. Logically, he shouldn’t have been discovered so easily.

But then, Shien understood.

“Is it the flow of magic power around here?”

Indeed.

Due to his proximity to the temple, the magic power flowing outwards from the temple seemed to have touched Shien, causing a repulsive effect on him.

Under the influence of that magic power, ordinary people would be directly transferred out, unable to remain there.

However, Shien had the [Magic Resistance] skill, also maxed out, so he resisted the incoming magic power. As long as he didn’t get too close to the temple, he wouldn’t be easily transferred away.

This caused the temple’s magic power to flow around Shien, being completely blocked, resulting in a void where there was no temple magic power in his location.

Although the beastmen priests hadn’t discovered Shien, they sensed this magic power void with their naturally sharp senses. They immediately discovered Shien, their vigilance triggered, and they all rushed towards him.

“Who’s there!?”

A beastman shouted angrily.

However, when he came to Shien and saw Beatrice beside him, his expression changed drastically.

“Half…!?”

The beastman priest was about to shout something.

Unfortunately, Shien didn’t give him the chance.

“Sorry, I can’t let you shout here anymore.”

Shien, like a ghost, suddenly appeared in front of the beastman priest.

“Thud!”

With a muffled sound, Shien’s fist heavily struck the beastman priest’s abdomen.

“Ugh…!?”

The beastman priest’s eyes widened, and he bent over, clutching his stomach.

Shien only had one thing to say about this:

“As expected of beastmen with outstanding physical abilities. Having trained to level sixty and above, of course you can’t be knocked out with one hit. Your resistance to blows is quite good.” 𝑅ÅƝΟβЕş

As soon as he finished speaking, Shien delivered a sharp chop with his hand.

“Thud!”

A second muffled sound. The heavy chop landed on the back of the beastman priest’s neck, silencing him as he finally collapsed, losing consciousness.

Shien then picked up Beatrice, who had been silently watching everything, and vanished in a flash.

The group of beastmen priests slowly gathered around their unconscious companion.

“Alert!”

“Quick, alert!”

“Someone’s been knocked unconscious!”

The shouts of the beastmen priests rang out.

By this time, Shien, carrying Beatrice, had left that location and appeared on the other side of the temple.

Specifically, he appeared in front of the temple gate.

There were also beastmen priests guarding here. Although they knew something had happened, they endured their anxiety and didn’t dare to leave their posts.

Clearly, their duty was to guard the temple and prevent intrusions. They couldn’t leave their posts, even if something happened elsewhere.

“This seems a bit tricky.”

Shien thought.

Because of [Magic Resistance], he was still resisting the temple’s magic power, causing an abnormality in the flow of magic power around him.

This way, it was only a matter of time before the surrounding beastmen priests sensed the abnormality and discovered him.

“Should I retreat?”

Shien considered this, but then he met Beatrice’s gaze.

In those amethyst-like eyes, there was an emotion that others couldn’t easily perceive.

“…It seems I can only force my way in.”

Shien smiled wryly.

If possible, Shien didn’t want to force his way in.

For no other reason than that if these beastmen priests were truly the priest group of the beastmen saintess, it would mean they were messengers of the Goddess of Life in the human realm.

Even a nation wouldn’t dare to neglect messengers of the Goddess of Life, and the priests of the temples would treat them as honored guests with utmost courtesy.

Especially the saintess of the beastmen tribe, whose status was equivalent to the Pope of the temple. Even the king had to treat her with respect.

If Shien forced his way into the important place guarded by the beastmen priests, he would likely be going against the Goddess of Life.

Under such circumstances, Shien naturally didn’t want to cause a major conflict with them.

But judging from the reaction of the beastman priest just now, Beatrice’s presence might provoke hostility from them.

In that case…

“With Beatrice, as long as I don’t want to abandon her, I’ll inevitably have to confront this beastman priest group, right?”

Then, instead of waiting for that moment, it was better to be decisive and start now.

Even if the other party seemed to have a powerful backing, Shien wasn’t too worried.

“Who doesn’t have a big shot backing them?”

If all else failed, he could just unleash Airi.

Therefore…

“[Flying Star]!”

Shien decisively charged forward and unhesitatingly unleashed his magic.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—!”

A rain of light immediately descended from the sky, bombarding the beastmen priests who hadn’t had time to react, causing them to cry out in pain.

“Enemy attack!”

The beastmen priests, knocked to the ground, first shouted, then were bombarded by another wave of beam-like meteors, completely losing consciousness.

In front of the temple gate, for a moment, sand and stones flew, and the rain of light continued, accompanied by explosions, roars, and the angry shouts and cries of pain from the beastmen priests.

When Shien emerged from the dust cloud, the beastmen priests were lying all over the ground.

However, Shien’s expression didn’t relax.

“Such strong resistance…”

Shien felt that as he got closer to the temple, the magic power flowing out from it impacted him more intensely, trying to repel him.

Thanks to this, Shien felt like he was walking against a strong wind, his steps heavy.

“If I didn’t have the [Magic Resistance] skill, I would have been transferred away already.”

Shien frowned as he looked at the temple gate before him.

Under such a strong repulsive force, Shien’s [Magic Resistance] skill seemed to be reaching its limit. Magic power was constantly seeping into his surroundings, like trickles of water squeezing out from cracks in a stone, and it would eventually reach Shien himself.

Shien was certain that once he stepped into the temple, he would be transferred away.

“Even the maxed-out [Magic Resistance] skill can’t completely resist this magic power?”

Just what was the origin of this temple?

Shien became curious.

Just as Shien was considering whether to use the Holy Sword to enhance his [Magic Resistance] skill level or rely on the Holy Sword’s protection to directly rush into the temple, Beatrice suddenly broke free from his arms.

“Beatrice?”

Shien was slightly taken aback.

Under Shien’s gaze, Beatrice slowly walked towards the temple gate.

Seeing this scene, Shien suddenly noticed something unusual.

“The temple’s magic power isn’t repelling Beatrice?”

Shien was surprised.

Indeed, the temple’s magic power wasn’t repelling Beatrice, but instead seemed to be accepting her, allowing her to approach the temple gate.

Beatrice arrived at the gate, reached out, and placed her hand on it.

“Rumble…”

The next second, as if welcoming Beatrice, the gate slowly opened with a heavy rumble.

It was as if it was welcoming its returning master.

Beatrice then turned around and looked at Shien.

Shien saw a sentence in her eyes.

“Follow me.”

Beatrice seemed to want to say that.

Shien didn’t have time to respond.

“Over there!”

“Hurry over!”

The angry shouts of the beastmen priests reached Shien’s ears, and he saw more beastmen priests approaching from all around the temple.

“[Flying Star]!”

Immediately, Shien once again used the suppressing magic, causing countless shooting stars to descend from the sky, transforming into a rain of light that attacked the surroundings.

“Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—!”

Explosions and roars rang out once more, accompanied by the even angrier shouts of the beastmen priests.

Shien then followed Beatrice into the dark temple.

“Rumble…”

The temple gate immediately closed automatically, isolating all sounds.

Everything returned to silence.

Shien then restrained his magic power and looked ahead.

“There seems to be no one inside…?”

None of Shien’s perception skills reacted.

However, Shien could still sense a very strong flow of magic power.

That magic power blew towards him from the front like a storm, making him feel like he had turned into dust and entered the nostrils of a giant beast, about to be blown out by its breath.

Fortunately, this time, the magic power actively bypassed Shien, not impacting him. Otherwise, Shien would definitely have been repelled.

“Is it because of you, Beatrice?”

Shien looked at Beatrice beside him.

Beatrice also looked at Shien and nodded, confirming his guess.

The young girl held Shien’s hand, her amethyst-like eyes unconsciously lighting up, causing all the magic power to bypass Shien.

Only then did Shien successfully enter the temple. Otherwise, he would have had to resort to the power of the Holy Sword to solve the repulsion problem.

“What should we do next?”

Shien asked Beatrice.

Beatrice didn’t respond, but directly took Shien’s hand and led him deeper into the temple.

“Tap—tap—tap—tap—”

In the incredibly quiet temple, the two sets of footsteps, one large and one small, were so clear, so loud.

Shien observed his surroundings as he followed Beatrice, walking… walking…

After an unknown amount of time, the long corridor came to an end.

Shien and Beatrice entered a vast hall and saw an unbelievable sight.

“Wha…”

Shien gasped.