HEPO - Chapter 70: Yaine Was Right, Pretty Things Are Deceptive

Glaring at the short outsider before him, the priest fumed, his hand holding his staff trembling with rage.

However, the one before him remained seated on the ground, smiling calmly as if oblivious to the priest's anger.

While the two were locked in this standoff, the scrawny earthwalker who had been contemplating his life noticed something unusual ahead.

The beautiful maiden, presumably a manifestation of the divine, seemed to be performing a ritual on the seven Earthwalker soldiers.

She gently cupped one soldier's face, gazing into his eyes with a sweet smile.

The Earthwalker soldiers around him watched enviously, while the soldier himself was overcome with emotion. He stared into the maiden's eyes, breathing heavily, thinking to himself that even kneeling wasn't enough to show his devotion. He clasped his hands together so tightly that they nearly bled.

Then, the maiden slowly opened her mouth.

For some reason, the soldier instinctively did the same.

A strange, mist-like energy began to flow from the soldier's mouth, twisting in the air before drifting into the maiden's mouth.

Suddenly, two golden beams of energy shot from the maiden's eyes, directly into the soldier's.

A harrowing scream erupted from the soldier. The veins in his arms bulged as his body convulsed violently. Clearly, he appeared to be in excruciating pain.

The surrounding soldiers panicked, backing away in fear and confusion, their eyes darting between the priest and the maiden.

They didn't understand why the holy blessing ceremony included such a torturous step.

And outside the shrine, seeing that the ritual had begun, the priest's face darkened.

He struck the ground with his staff, releasing an invisible wave of energy.

Instantly, all the scrawny earthwalker saw was darkness enveloping, like an unseen force was trying to drag him into the abyss.

But the next moment, a hallowed light split the darkness.

When the scrawny earthwalker regained his senses, he found the priest several meters away with a terrifying gash across his ch

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