The people who walked out of the forest looked very strange . They were all above six foot and were very muscular . They were s.h.i.+rtless, revealing their dark skin . Their features were menacing with a mouth of fangs and curled horns protruding from their foreheads . The only piece of clothing on them was a leather kilt around their waist .

They seemed to be hunters . Right now, they walked from the forest to a small town, carrying the corpses of a few giant unknown beasts .

Some people appeared in the town too . At closer inspection, they looked exactly like the hunters, albeit a bit weaker . They cheered happily after seeing the hunters . Some kids ran out too and circled the hunters . Their small hands grabbed at the prey while giggling .

Seeing this, Gretel determined, "They're demons, probably a type of horned demon… But for some reason, I feel like their bloodline isn't pure . "

"Mixed demons?" Link asked . He also felt that these demons had a mixed aura . Sensing more closely, it felt gloomy but didn't have the chaotic fury of demons from the Abyss .

"Most likely . They don't seem very powerful . Should we go and check?"

"Sure . " Link nodded .

He felt that mixed demons were weak . These hunters were at most Level-5 and were very average . Even if Gretel was momentarily disabled, nothing bad would happen with Link present .

He had another consideration . Gretel was beautiful, but that was from a human's beauty standard . Maybe she was an ugly hag to the demons so he wouldn't have to worry that her looks would cause trouble .

Seeing that the hunters had walked to the entrance of the town, Link carried Gretel out of the forest . Once outside, he canceled the Invisibility spell and strode towards the mixed demon hunters .

They were discovered by the demons after 150 feet . These guys seemed really shocked . They looked left and right, yelled something, tossed their weapons onto the ground, and started running over . They yelled while running and seemed really excited .

"Are they going to attack?" Gretel asked Link .

Link shook his head . "Doesn't seem like it . They didn't bring weapons . "

Despite his words, he still activated a transparent spatial defense s.h.i.+eld around them, just in case .

A few seconds later, these demons were around 100 feet away . Then, ignoring the mud on the ground, they fell to their knees and practically prostrated themselves on the ground .

Link had never seen anyone attack on their knees, so he instantly relaxed after seeing this .

They kept mumbling while kneeling . Link listened for a bit . It seemed to be a variant of the lingua franca, and he could make out some words, but they spoke too quickly . They were also very nasally so Link couldn't figure out what they were saying .

"Tellie, can you understand?" Link asked .

Gretel shook her head lightly . "Just some words, like 'G.o.d's messenger,''saint,' and such . They seem to be wors.h.i.+pping us… No, I think they wors.h.i.+p someone who looks like us . "

This made sense . It was Link and Gretel's first time here . These demons shouldn't recognize him and wouldn't wors.h.i.+p them . The only possibility was that a human who looked them had come before . This man was probably really powerful . Otherwise, he wouldn't be revered like this .

In that case, things would be much easier .

Link didn't speak . He moved his hand and activated the Magician's Hand . The kneeling bodies were lifted up .

They instinctively tried to resist, but Link's power was on a whole other level . They couldn't fight back at all .

The hunters were terrified and shocked . One of the most muscular started screaming something . Link could make out a few words, like "holy,""saint,""savior," and other reverent words .

He couldn't understand now, but he wasn't worried . For people like him and Gretel, learning a language, especially a variant of the lingua franca, was extremely easy . As long as they stayed with these people, they could learn it in a few days .

Before this, they would just have to stay quiet, listen, and watch .

He didn't care what the demons were saying . Keeping his face expressionless, he pointed at the small town and started walking over . The mixed demons exchanged glances and followed behind him .

When they got to a stone wall, Link decided to impress them with a spell . Waving his hand, a string of runes appeared on the wall . Then he patted the wall . Like a stone cras.h.i.+ng into water, a door opened up in the wall .

Carrying Gretel, Link walked in . When the demons followed through, the simple portal had already disappeared . The demons touched the smooth wall, looking side to side, up and down . They just couldn't find a crack that could allow someone through .

By now, many people were gathered by the wall—all mixed demons . Seeing this, they all cried out . Link could hear shock and reverence in their voices .

The streets inside the town were very dirty, like the outer city of Scorched City . The ground was covered in mud, feces, shattered bones, rotting vegetables, and more . The entire town reeked of garbage .

Gretel furrowed her brows . She knew that she couldn't show her disgust, so she forced it in .

Link wasn't accustomed to this either . He cast a Levitation spell for them and put Gretel down . Then he cast a cleaning spell in the air . They wouldn't have to smell the disgusting odor anymore .

After that, he cast a force field that pushed the two forward . They floated slowly towards the city center .

The mixed demons in the town clearly hadn't seen magic before . Seeing the two floating above the ground, they were all shocked . The result was that wherever Link and Gretel pa.s.sed, the townspeople all knelt down in wors.h.i.+p, disregarding the dirtiness on the ground .

After floating like that for a few minutes, the two saw some Warriors with dirty leather armor and steel spears . They walked over, escorting an old demon with a head of white hair and a face of wrinkles .

This elder was clearly of high status . He walked over unsteadily with his cane . The others all followed him respectfully .

After he saw Link and Gretel, he squinted and studied them for a long while . Then he tossed his cane to the side and fell to his knees .

Seeing him like this, the Warriors behind him followed him and knelt without hesitation . This made Link feel something was wrong .

The people they saw before were all commoners . Bluntly put, they were ignorant country b.u.mpkins . As long as they looked similar, it was easy to mistake Link and Gretel for someone else . This elder was different though . From looks of things, he should be smarter . He might not be very knowledgeable, but should at least know more than the regular citizens . He'd studied them carefully before kneeling too . This meant that Link and Gretel looked very, very similar to the man they wors.h.i.+pped .

"This doesn't make sense," Gretel also whispered . She found it odd too .

But they had a language barrier right now and couldn't communicate . Though they had doubts, they couldn't say anything . What could they do?

Link looked around and saw some smaller demons kneeling in the crowd… They should be the kids . They clearly didn't feel as reverent as the adults . Though they were kneeling too, they kept sneaking glances around .

Link also saw many smoked vegetables and meat hanging from the houses on the side of the street . There wasn't much though . The clothing of the villagers was very shabby too . The men were mostly naked with a rag around their waist . The women were slightly better, but only with an extra rag around their chest . The kids were basically all naked .

The mixed demons here had horrible living conditions and lacked much material wealth .

Thinking of this, he got an idea . He would learn the language first, but he didn't want to learn from adults . Their thinking was less innocent and could be troublesome . He would learn from these kids and know many things that the adults weren't willing to say .

Link kept his expression stern . First, he waved at the elder's cane, and the plane wooden staff flew to his hands .

He sneakily took out a piece of Mithril and used enchantment to fuse the Mithril into the cane . He added a Level-5 strengthening spell and then used the Mithril to draw many elegant patterns .

This way, the cane became beautiful like a piece of art . Something so beautiful had never appeared in the town before . Link could see the desire clearly in the elder's eyes .

Link didn't give him the cane immediately . He pointed at some kids and then pushed the cane forward a bit . His meaning was clear: exchange the kids for the cane .

The elder hesitated and looked to the children's parents . Link followed his gaze and pointed his fingers at them, casting a dragon healing spell to all these demons .

Link could tell that they all had some sort of ailment due to long years of labor . With the spell, all their problems were cured . Many men had been hunched over, but now they stood up tall, full of energy . They seemed to have aged backwards instantly .

This action was like a G.o.d's hand . Instead of punishment, it was healing . It was also showing that the kids wouldn't be treated badly with him, let alone be in danger .

Some parents voluntarily pushed their kids to Link—five in total .

Link nodded lightly and tossed the cane to the elder . Then he pointed to the forest outside the town . Without explaining himself, he activated the Dimensional Jump .

A white light appeared . Under the townspeople's reverent gazes, Link, Gretel, and the five children disappeared from the town .

Buzz . The group reappeared in the forest .

"What are you planning?" Gretel finally asked .

"We'll stay here for a while and learn from the kids . After we know the situation, we can use the locals' help to find the materials needed for your antidote . I'll also use this time to study this meteorite . "

There was actually another reason . He felt that the people here had reacted too strangely to them . This island might contain some secret . He had to at least figure out if they were friends or foes .

Gretel didn't really mind . "That works . "

Link chuckled . "So I'm going to build a safe fortress first . "

For a Legendary figure, turning dirt into stone and stone into a building was a simple task .

Chapter 501 Wors.h.i.+pped as a SaintTranslator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe people who walked out of the forest looked very strange . They were all above six foot and were very muscular . They were s.h.i.+rtless, revealing their dark skin . Their features were menacing with a mouth of fangs and curled horns protruding from their foreheads . The only piece of clothing on them was a leather kilt around their waist . They seemed to be hunters . Right now, they walked from the forest to a small town, carrying the corpses of a few giant unknown beasts . Some people appeared in the town too . At closer inspection, they looked exactly like the hunters, albeit a bit weaker . They cheered happily after seeing the hunters . Some kids ran out too and circled the hunters . Their small hands grabbed at the prey while giggling . Seeing this, Gretel determined, They re demons, probably a type of horned demon But for some reason, I feel like their bloodline isn t pure . Mixed demons Link asked . He also felt that these demons had a mixed aura . Sensing more closely, it felt gloomy but didn t have the chaotic fury of demons from the Abyss . Most likely . They don t seem very powerful . Should we go and check Sure . Link nodded . He felt that mixed demons were weak . These hunters were at most Level 5 and were very average . Even if Gretel was momentarily disabled, nothing bad would happen with Link present . He had another consideration . Gretel was beautiful, but that was from a human s beauty standard . Maybe she was an ugly hag to the demons so he wouldn t have to worry that her looks would cause trouble . Seeing that the hunters had walked to the entrance of the town, Link carried Gretel out of the forest . Once outside, he canceled the Invisibility spell and strode towards the mixed demon hunters . They were discovered by the demons after 150 feet . These guys seemed really shocked . They looked left and right, yelled something, tossed their weapons onto the ground, and started running over . They yelled while running and seemed really excited . Are they going to attack Gretel asked Link . Link shook his head . Doesn t seem like it . They didn t bring weapons . Despite his words, he still activated a transparent spatial defense s.h.i.+eld around them, just in case . A few seconds later, these demons were around 100 feet away . Then, ignoring the mud on the ground, they fell to their knees and practically prostrated themselves on the ground . Link had never seen anyone attack on their knees, so he instantly relaxed after seeing this . They kept mumbling while kneeling . Link listened for a bit . It seemed to be a variant of the lingua franca, and he could make out some words, but they spoke too quickly . They were also very nasally so Link couldn t figure out what they were saying . Tellie, can you understand Link asked . Gretel shook her head lightly . Just some words, like G.o.d s messenger, saint, and such . They seem to be wors.h.i.+pping us No, I think they wors.h.i.+p someone who looks like us . This made sense . It was Link and Gretel s first time here . These demons shouldn t recognize him and wouldn t wors.h.i.+p them . The only possibility was that a human who looked them had come before . This man was probably really powerful . Otherwise, he wouldn t be revered like this . In that case, things would be much easier . Link didn t speak . He moved his hand and activated the Magician s Hand . The kneeling bodies were lifted up . They instinctively tried to resist, but Link s power was on a whole other level . They couldn t fight back at all . The hunters were terrified and shocked . One of the most muscular started screaming something . Link could make out a few words, like holy, saint, savior, and other reverent words . He couldn t understand now, but he wasn t worried . For people like him and Gretel, learning a language, especially a variant of the lingua franca, was extremely easy . As long as they stayed with these people, they could learn it in a few days . Before this, they would just have to stay quiet, listen, and watch . He didn t care what the demons were saying . Keeping his face expressionless, he pointed at the small town and started walking over . The mixed demons exchanged glances and followed behind him . When they got to a stone wall, Link decided to impress them with a spell . Waving his hand, a string of runes appeared on the wall . Then he patted the wall . Like a stone cras.h.i.+ng into water, a door opened up in the wall . Carrying Gretel, Link walked in . When the demons followed through, the simple portal had already disappeared . The demons touched the smooth wall, looking side to side, up and down . They just couldn t find a crack that could allow someone through . By now, many people were gathered by the wall all mixed demons . Seeing this, they all cried out . Link could hear shock and reverence in their voices . The streets inside the town were very dirty, like the outer city of Scorched City . The ground was covered in mud, feces, shattered bones, rotting vegetables, and more . The entire town reeked of garbage . Gretel furrowed her brows . She knew that she couldn t show her disgust, so she forced it in . Link wasn t accustomed to this either . He cast a Levitation spell for them and put Gretel down . Then he cast a cleaning spell in the air . They wouldn t have to smell the disgusting odor anymore . After that, he cast a force field that pushed the two forward . They floated slowly towards the city center . The mixed demons in the town clearly hadn t seen magic before . Seeing the two floating above the ground, they were all shocked . The result was that wherever Link and Gretel pa.s.sed, the townspeople all knelt down in wors.h.i.+p, disregarding the dirtiness on the ground . After floating like that for a few minutes, the two saw some Warriors with dirty leather armor and steel spears . They walked over, escorting an old demon with a head of white hair and a face of wrinkles . This elder was clearly of high status . He walked over unsteadily with his cane . The others all followed him respectfully . After he saw Link and Gretel, he squinted and studied them for a long while . Then he tossed his cane to the side and fell to his knees . Seeing him like this, the Warriors behind him followed him and knelt without hesitation . This made Link feel something was wrong . The people they saw before were all commoners . Bluntly put, they were ignorant country b.u.mpkins . As long as they looked similar, it was easy to mistake Link and Gretel for someone else . This elder was different though . From looks of things, he should be smarter . He might not be very knowledgeable, but should at least know more than the regular citizens . He d studied them carefully before kneeling too . This meant that Link and Gretel looked very, very similar to the man they wors.h.i.+pped . This doesn t make sense, Gretel also whispered . She found it odd too . But they had a language barrier right now and couldn t communicate . Though they had doubts, they couldn t say anything . What could they do Link looked around and saw some smaller demons kneeling in the crowd They should be the kids . They clearly didn t feel as reverent as the adults . Though they were kneeling too, they kept sneaking glances around . Link also saw many smoked vegetables and meat hanging from the houses on the side of the street . There wasn t much though . The clothing of the villagers was very shabby too . The men were mostly naked with a rag around their waist . The women were slightly better, but only with an extra rag around their chest . The kids were basically all naked . The mixed demons here had horrible living conditions and lacked much material wealth . Thinking of this, he got an idea . He would learn the language first, but he didn t want to learn from adults . Their thinking was less innocent and could be troublesome . He would learn from these kids and know many things that the adults weren t willing to say . Link kept his expression stern . First, he waved at the elder s cane, and the plane wooden staff flew to his hands . He sneakily took out a piece of Mithril and used enchantment to fuse the Mithril into the cane . He added a Level 5 strengthening spell and then used the Mithril to draw many elegant patterns . This way, the cane became beautiful like a piece of art . Something so beautiful had never appeared in the town before . Link could see the desire clearly in the elder s eyes . Link didn t give him the cane immediately . He pointed at some kids and then pushed the cane forward a bit . His meaning was clear exchange the kids for the cane . The elder hesitated and looked to the children s parents . Link followed his gaze and pointed his fingers at them, casting a dragon healing spell to all these demons . Link could tell that they all had some sort of ailment due to long years of labor . With the spell, all their problems were cured . Many men had been hunched over, but now they stood up tall, full of energy . They seemed to have aged backwards instantly . This action was like a G.o.d s hand . Instead of punishment, it was healing . It was also showing that the kids wouldn t be treated badly with him, let alone be in danger . Some parents voluntarily pushed their kids to Link five in total . Link nodded lightly and tossed the cane to the elder . Then he pointed to the forest outside the town . Without explaining himself, he activated the Dimensional Jump . A white light appeared . Under the townspeople s reverent gazes, Link, Gretel, and the five children disappeared from the town . Buzz . The group reappeared in the forest . What are you planning Gretel finally asked . We ll stay here for a while and learn from the kids . After we know the situation, we can use the locals help to find the materials needed for your antidote . I ll also use this time to study this meteorite . There was actually another reason . He felt that the people here had reacted too strangely to them . This island might contain some secret . He had to at least figure out if they were friends or foes . Gretel didn t really mind . That works . Link chuckled . So I m going to build a safe fortress first . For a Legendary figure, turning dirt into stone and stone into a building was a simple task .