The Greece Antagonist-Chapter 869 - 39 Xili, the Overly Generous with Speed of Light
Chapter 869 -39 Xili, the Overly Generous with Speed of Light
At dawn, the outline of a village materialized amid the hazy fog.
Scores of simply dressed villagers gathered in front of an ancient treehouse, some whispering secretly, others solemnly waiting.
A quarter of an hour later, as the fog surrounding the village thickened, an elderly man with a white beard, using a wooden cane, approached the tightly shut doors of the treehouse with some anxiety and knocked:
“The time has come.”
The door opened in response, a young girl wearing a blue floral crown and dressed ornately, led out by two peasant women like a bride prepared for her wedding.
At the end of the road, a middle-aged man with a beard, having waited for a long time, stepped forward and embraced his daughter, bowing his head to gently kiss her cheek.
Only when the villagers around them urged did he reluctantly let go of his arms, gazing at his daughter, who was made up beautifully today, and couldn’t help but tear up:
“Forgive me, child, your dad had no choice.”
The girl gently shook her head, raised her hand to wipe away her father’s tears, then took a deep breath and made a resolute reply:
“I want to bring redemption to our village!”
After speaking, she resolutely stepped past her father and walked into the thick fog outside the village.
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An onlooker cloaked in a cape was just about to follow her, but a hand from behind firmly held his shoulder.
As the girl’s figure was swallowed by the white fog, the watching villagers couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief.
According to the “tradition”, as long as the ritual is completed, the village will be safe for the coming year, and no one will be killed for angering the “Heavenly God”.
Anticipating the scenes that would follow, the villagers either shook their heads and left in twos and threes or walked forward to compassionately pat the middle-aged man’s shoulder, or stood at the village entrance waiting for the fog to dissipate…
However, no one noticed that among the originally watching crowd, it seemed that four figures were missing.
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Meanwhile, in the fog-laden forest outside the village.
The girl, struggling to sacrifice herself to save the villagers, was knocked unconscious with the hilt of a sword, her limp body falling into Rose’s arms.
Xili pulled down her hood, slightly puzzled, and looked towards the man beside her who claimed to be “Luo En” the Human Mage:
“Why did you stop me back in the village?”
Luo En glanced at Xili beside him, advised earnestly:
“If you don’t want to cause trouble for your employer, you should keep it low-key.”
“Why do you say that?”
Celebrian also came over, asking curiously.
Looking at his two naive teammates, who seemed like curious babies, Luo En had no choice but to spell it out:
“We talked about it on the road earlier, this village’s tradition has been going on for decades, right?”
Xili and Celebrian nodded.
Humans, though numerous, are generally weak individually.
In remote areas like this small village, they naturally do not have the strength to oppose the monsters in the fog.
For survival, they can only compromise by selecting a sacrifice from the community to satisfy the monsters’ hunger, ensuring the village’s safety—this is the real truth behind the [tradition].
Luo En continued to explain: “It’s been going on for decades, conservatively estimated, nearly one-third of the families in this village have sent their daughters. If we show up grandly, solve the monsters in the fog, and rescue that girl, if you were one of those villagers who lost their daughters, what would you think?”
Celebrian pondered for a moment, vaguely understanding Luo En’s deep meaning, and slowly said:
“Would they feel resentful? Why should my daughter die while his daughter gets to live?”
Luo En nodded and continued:
“Moreover, if they knew that we were demon hunters hired by the girl’s father to disrupt the [tradition], their resentment might turn even greater, possibly even targeting the father and daughter. Hence, for the sake of the employer, it’s better to handle this matter more subtly.”
“That’s rather exaggerated, isn’t it? They’re just ordinary people harassed by monsters, even if they want revenge, they should be targeting the monsters, not having such hostility towards their own kind, who are also victims?”
Xili raised an objection, clearly disbelieving.
Luo En didn’t argue, but replied with a smile:
“Shall we make a bet? If you’re right…”
“Your and Celebrian’s debts are written off!”
Xili immediately hugged Celebrian’s arm, eagerly making her request.
Due to spending her childhood deep within the Royal Palace, she had lacked playmates and longed for a friend her age.
Through their interactions over the past two days, the graceful and learned Celebrian had greatly endeared herself. Moreover, being related by the Elf Royal Family Bloodline, there was a subtle kinship between them.
Especially after learning that Celebrian owed someone a huge debt, Xili was even more eager to help her newly made friend, and today took the opportunity to raise the issue.
Upon hearing this, Luo En smiled and said, “And what if you lose?”
Celebrian wanted to stop the bet, but it was already too late.
Xili,without waiting for her to speak, patted her chest and made a prompt promise:
“I’ll help pay off her debt!”
“Deal!”
Luo En smiled and lifted his hand, decisively high-fiving Xili to seal the bet.
Seeing matters had reached this point, Celebrian instantly regretted it.
On the way, Xili noticed her sometimes looking gloomy and couldn’t help but ask why.
She wasn’t very good at lying, so she had to vaguely explain that she owed someone a huge debt, and it was a bit hard to repay. Today, this righteous human girl took the matter to heart, taking the initiative to offer help.
