Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

Mercer thought with some double standards.

Because Mercer's body is no longer what it used to be, or perhaps the ability of [Ferocious Aura] has spread throughout his body during the growth process. Even if Mercer is motionless now, he still has an aura similar to dragon power spreading around, making many Creatures dare not approach.

Because of this, the sheep did not dare to approach, even pushing them hard was of no avail. In desperation, the people had no choice but to slaughter them one by one on the spot.

Of course, this group of people had more than that. In order to please Mercer, they did everything possible. Some even brought cooked food directly to try to calculate the god's preferences from their own perspective.

As long as they offered something loyal to them, Mercer would not refuse it. Even though he had lost his sense of taste, it looked beautiful visually, so he would naturally have an appetite.

Feeling the food on the edge through the scale powder, Mercer also felt a sense of pleasure.

However, although I didn’t understand what this goddess’s prayer meant, it was really smelly and long, and the food was almost getting cold while waiting.

Just when Mercer was feeling bored, a dish-horned beast not far away that was waiting to be slaughtered broke free from its restraints and started running around in panic.

"——What...stop it!"

"Ahead is...Master Priest, be careful!"

"what?"

Hearing the sound coming from behind, the goddess kneeling on the edge of the volcano turned her head, only to see the panicked disk-horned beast rushing toward her.

"—Ahhh!"

Under Mercer's interested gaze, the Goddess and the Discocorn fell from the edge of the volcano.

The goddess let out a shrill scream, and at the same time, her body kept hitting the bulges of the volcano wall. Sometimes she even fell into a brief dizziness, and was awakened by the pain of the impact.

Perhaps it was because the body was cushioned when rolling on the slightly sloping mountain wall, or maybe the orcs were a race with thick skin and thick flesh, so the goddess was lucky enough not to die.However, she had been hit on the head several times, and I don’t know if her brain circuit became normal after this impact.

She first lay motionless on the ground, then got up in confusion and looked around. Then she looked at Mercer in horror and screamed even more horrified:

"Help!!!"

She sat down on the ground and moved behind her while looking at Mercer, but her back was against the wall. She had no way to retreat and could only keep praying:

"Don't eat me, don't eat me, Lord God, my meat doesn't taste good. Look at those strong meats out there. They are muscles trained by fighting wild beasts. If you want to eat, just eat them... .”

Seeing that the black dragon had begun to crawl towards her, the goddess' whole body was shaking like a sieve, and there was already a hint of crying in her voice:

"S-please spare me, I really don't taste good..."

Mercer stopped his movements. He did not come to the goddess, but grabbed the fat sheep that was bleeding from its orifices but still struggling.

Raising his hand and opening his mouth, Mercer swallowed the fat sheep. During this period, he glanced at Ginpo with disdain.

She probably said something like "Don't eat me," but little did he know that Mercer was not interested in her at all.

Mercer's actions were telling her this, lest she lose her mind and actually sacrifice human flesh one day.

When she saw Mercer turning his back to her, the goddess was stunned for a moment, then showed an expression of ecstasy, and blurted out her admiration for Mercer.

"Master Priest!"

Above the head, people's anxious shouts came. After hearing this, the goddess's expression suddenly became ferocious, and she shouted towards the top of her head: "What are you calling! Why don't you hurry up and pull me up!"

——After a while, the goddess was sitting in a basket and was pulled up by everyone. As soon as her feet hit the ground, she opened her hands and shouted: "Did you see it? This is the mercy of the gods!"

But this time, her words were not responded to by everyone. It was only after a hunter pointed out that he hesitated to speak that she discovered her changes.

There was blood flowing out of his head, dyeing his whole face red, making him look like an evil ghost.

Wiping it casually, the goddess shouted hoarsely: "It doesn't matter! We can't keep the gods waiting for too long! Let's start the sacrifice now!"

After everyone looked at each other hesitantly for a while, they pushed the slaughtered pan-horned beast into the pit and piled it into a small mountain.

After a long period of chanting and praying, Mercer finally waited for the feast. He crawled over and swallowed all the horned beasts.

After watching Mercer enthusiastically eat his food, the goddess and others left the place.

——Sitting on the sedan chair, the goddess wiped the blood from her head while looking at the strong hunters around her.

No one present noticed that the goddess' eyes became surly, staring at people's eyes as if she was examining something.

Chapter 141: Two-legged Sheep

"Huh...huh..."

Shia raised her head, looked at the woods in front of her, and continued to bury her head, chopping firewood.

In order to leave here, she needs to make more preparations.

Clothes, food, warm firewood...

Therefore, she must work harder than before.

Sweat dripped from her brows, across her cheeks, and onto the ground.

There are many difficulties in crossing the ice sheet, but in a month or two the climate will warm up, the ice and snow will melt, and grass and trees will grow. During those months, people will go out to sea to fish. During this period, when the grass grows, they will also It will be harvested and stored in large quantities.

This period of time was also the best time for her to take Rachel away. In the warm climate, she should be less likely to get sick.

Rachel originally proposed to prepare for a few more years to be safer before leaving.But Shia disagreed.

The most important factor is what happened a month ago.

——It was the day of the sacrifice. Although I was disgusted with such things after learning the truth about the so-called gods, I had to show off no matter what, so I had no choice but to attend.

She was shocked when the priest fell from the mountainside, but she felt a little regretful when she found out that she did not fall to her death.

But she quickly forgot about it after returning to the village, because the goddess had already started treatment with her own medicine.

But after that, the goddess's attitude changed. She initiated prayers to the gods more frequently, and told everyone that she was able to escape from the dragon's mouth because she could communicate with the gods.

And because everyone present witnessed that scene, they all had no doubt about her words.

At her request, people's worship of gods became even more crazy, and it even affected Shia's life.

At the same time, the goddess also requires every household in the village to pay a certain amount of food as an offering to the gods every month. If it is not met, the gods will be furious.

These portions are only the size of a Discocorn, which is not difficult for Shia, and because the climate is getting warmer, the creatures are becoming more active.

But Shia was not willing to do this. If serving the gods was a lie, then the so-called sacrifice was just a meaningless contribution.

She couldn't stand the atmosphere here, so she left.

...When the sun set over the west mountain and the sky became a little dim, Xia touched the sweat on her head and looked at the snow-capped peaks on the side.

Its body was already filled with the day's harvest, and firewood and food were hanging beside it. It was even piled up to the point that Shia couldn't sit on it.

She patted its cheek apologetically, and walked away after finishing her day's work.

......

——After returning to the village, it was already night.

However, Shia discovered that the people in the village were not asleep yet, but had gathered in the center of the village, and a bright fire was emitting at the same time.

She frowned and smelled a familiar smell, the smell of barbecue.

Although she was wondering when the villagers held a bonfire party, she returned home immediately and unloaded Xuefeng's things.

After returning home, she helped Rachel cook tonight's dinner.

"Now many people in the village have gathered together. Do you know what happened?"

At the same time, she asked her sister.

Rachel also put down her book, thought for a while, and shook her head helplessly: "It seems to have started in the afternoon. I only heard the voice of the priest in the distance in the house, and then the villagers' loud approval voices, and then it was too It was cluttered and I didn’t hear clearly.”

She pondered for a while, raised her head again, and said with a hint of seriousness in her tone: "But sister, I seemed to hear someone screaming at that time, but I'm not sure. You'd better go and see what happened." .”

"Human screams?"

Hearing this, she frowned unconsciously. After being silent for a while, she stood up and said, "I understand, just wait for me."

She came to the door, put on her clothes and planned to go out, but she dared to put her hands on the door. She paused and picked up the hunter's double sword beside her.

After Shia went out, she went straight to the center of the village and looked worriedly towards the direction where everyone was gathering.

There, a bright flame burned and the surroundings were filled with fragrance.

She saw some people hanging a pan-horned beast over the fire and cooking it, exuding a tempting delicacy.

I also saw people putting large pieces of food into a large pot, stirring it, and adding seasonings to cook it into a thick soup.

I also saw the goddess standing in front of the column, grilling food.

She grabbed a person and asked, "What's going on here? Does the priest have any requests?"

The man who was stopped turned his head, looked at Shia doubtfully and asked: "Tomorrow is the time for sacrifice, don't you know?"

"I understand this, but what about you..."

"In order to make my sacrifice more delicious, the gods will definitely be happy!"

As he said that, he showed a very contrasting and fanatical smile, which immediately startled Shia, and she subconsciously let go of her hand.

...After walking around in a circle, Shia understood somewhat. In order to make the gods in their hearts more happy, people followed their own ideas to make the sacrifices look more valuable.

The first one to do this publicly was the goddess.

"Master Priest..."

She stepped forward and tried to ask the goddess if this was a mandatory requirement.

——However, as soon as he walked in, he discovered that the person grilling on the shelf was a figure with a familiar outline!

His abdomen was filled with spices, his expression was painful, and his mouth was beautifully biting a piece of fruit. He looked extremely terrifying!

Shia's pupils instantly tightened and she stopped.

The goddess also turned around after hearing the sound, glanced at Shia, and put down the seasoning in her hand.

"It's Shia, you're back." She smiled weirdly, her eyes were red. Ever since her brain was dropped, her eyes were full of red bruises, looking extremely scary.

"What the hell is this..." Shia looked at the goddess in disbelief and shouted angrily: "What have you done!"

"Because he had no sacrifice to offer, so in order to prevent the gods from being angry, I made him a sacrifice. Is there any problem?"

"Is there any problem..." Looking at the calm face of the goddess incomprehensibly, Shia said excitedly: "This is a living person!"

"Doesn't this just show our loyalty? There are only sacrifices of this level!"

——I can’t understand, I can’t figure out what they think. Aren’t the people on the grill part of the village?Didn't he send out a cry for help?Why are people so unmoved by what is happening in front of them?

At this moment, the aroma in her nose turned into a bloody stench, which made Shia couldn't help but cover her mouth and almost vomited.

As for the Goddess, she just looked at Shia with a look of pain on her face and said calmly: "If you have nothing to do, don't bother us. Remember to attend the sacrifice ceremony tomorrow, by the way -"

Before she finished speaking, a stern look appeared in her eyes: "Don't question me, let alone speak loudly to me. I hope nothing will cause me trouble before I retire, do you understand?"

Chapter 142: Punishment

——The gift from the gods is not priceless. This is the only truth that the goddess understands.

If you want to pray for good weather, you must offer sacrifices; if you want to be invincible, you must offer sacrifices; if you hope to escape death, you must offer sacrifices afterwards.

In other words, in the heart of the goddess, when the black dragon let him go, he had already answered his prayer.

In return, sacrifices were naturally offered.

If the sacrifice needed to escape from the mouth of a wild beast is a pan-horned beast, what is the sacrifice needed to escape from the mouth of a god?In the heart of the goddess, I am afraid that only humans can satisfy the needs of the gods.

Yes, the so-called punishment is just a reason. Her real purpose is just to select a sacrifice to sacrifice to the gods.

The goddess who was sitting on the sedan chair and watching everyone climbing the mountain thought so.

She suddenly rubbed her eyes, then looked at the blood in her hands, and couldn't help but shake her head.

Her physical condition has deteriorated since she fell from the mountain last month. She also knows what will happen next, but before that, she must do her job well.

——Serve the good gods and then find new priests.

While she was thinking among the pregnant women in the village, everyone had stopped, and there was the crater in front of them.

The goddess came to the ground on crutches and began to perform the ceremony.

As participants, everyone stood on the edge of the volcano, holding hands.

Shia looked at the huge figure below and was still afraid.

Even if it becomes a false "god" that she needs to believe in, she still feels lucky.Fortunately, it has no desire to attack humans. If it showed its fangs like an ordinary beast, Shia knew that she would not have any fighting spirit, not even the desire to hold a weapon in front of it.