Chapter: 496
After spending a lot of effort convincing Infino, Bai Ling, with a hint of exhaustion on her face, secretly led Yu to the place where the eagle-headed orc was held, as sensed by her.
It seemed that Infino genuinely treated Yu as her own daughter, fearing any harm coming to the child. Bai Ling had to pat her chest and make repeated assurances before Infino finally let go.
While she was persuading Infino, Lethicia, that heartless one, was hiding nearby and chuckling, which was infuriating.
The thought of Lethicia’s irritating expression just now made Bai Ling feel like her hands were itching. Once this matter was handled, she would properly deal with that little rascal.
No one was getting a good night’s sleep today!
“This should be the place.” Peeking out from behind the trunk of a large tree, Bai Ling observed the two orc soldiers standing guard in front of the thatched hut and nodded secretly.
Inside the thatched hut, there was an orc with decent strength, comparable to the Pigeon Chieftain. Thinking about it, one could guess his true identity.
With such strength, being imprisoned in this rudimentary place, who else could it be?
Continuous curses came from within the thatched hut. The imprisoned eagle-headed orc was cursing the Pigeon Chieftain for being brainless, claiming that the blonde girl was definitely not a messenger of the gods, but a pure liar! However, the orc soldiers on guard at the door were indifferent; their orders were to prevent the eagle-headed orc from escaping, and what he shouted was of no consequence.
“The starry sky seems exceptionally bright tonight.” The orc with a chicken’s head looked up at the sky, feeling that the night sky tonight was different from the previous days. The stars seemed to have been injected with stimulants, appearing extraordinarily bright.
“The full moon night is like this… Is there a sound?” Another orc also looked up at the sky. He also felt that the sky seemed brighter today, but the faint sound in his ears made him abandon his thoughts about the sky. This sound, was it someone giggling behind that big tree over there?
A golden glint flashed from behind the big tree, attracting the attention of the two orc soldiers. Just as they were about to call for reinforcements, a ray of starlight landed behind them. Before they could react, they were knocked unconscious with two thuds.
To deal with such rookies, Bai Ling didn’t even need her sword. Yu hopped and skipped to Bai Ling’s side; it was she who had just attracted the attention of these two orcs. Looking at the two orcs lying on the ground, Yu’s face showed a look of admiration. Sister Bai Ling’s strength was so great! And the way she moved and her expressions when she acted were so cool and decisive!
Bai Ling, however, did not notice the admiration in Yu’s eyes. She gently touched the lock on the door of the thatched hut, and the simple lock opened silently. The eagle-headed orc imprisoned inside the thatched hut did not realize anything was wrong and continued to curse those he considered foolish, until he vaguely saw the door opening and the two figures standing in front of it. Because of the mental impact he suffered at noon, the eagle-headed orc’s originally sharp eyes had become almost blind. It wasn’t until Yu walked to within about a meter in front of him that he was able to determine the identity of the person in front of him from that bright golden streak. It’s that liar! And the white figure beside her must be the attendant who came with her at noon, right? From being able to see for miles to being blind, the eagle-headed orc could now only distinguish people by their hair color. Since both Linglong and Bai Ling had white hair, he naturally mistook the suddenly appearing Bai Ling for Linglong. However, this was not a big problem.
“Where is your headquarters, speak!” Bai Ling got straight to the point, pinning the eagle-headed orc down, putting her starlight longsword to his neck, and simultaneously releasing a small part of her aura. The eagle-headed orc’s pupils constricted. He felt as if the entire starry sky was crushing down on him. This feeling of powerlessness, of being easily ravaged by irresistible force, made his body tremble involuntarily. “I, I don’t understand what you’re saying!” The eagle-headed orc’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He tried to remain strong and calm to deceive Bai Ling. But Bai Ling wouldn’t bother with such trivialities. Without getting the answer she wanted, she was not ambiguous. With a flick of her wrist, the longsword at the eagle-headed orc’s neck fell, cutting off one of his fingers before returning to his neck. The sharp pain of his severed finger made the eagle-headed orc cry out in agony. With just this, he understood that he was not facing any kind souls. If he didn’t say something, he would likely suffer more torment later. Damn it, who is this person, and what does she want? What do you mean by ‘our headquarters’? My home is in the Cangying Tribe, what other headquarters could there be? “I can tell you, but you can’t kill me after I’ve spoken!” “You have no right to bargain.” Bai Ling’s voice was cold. “Yu, set his right foot on fire for me.” Upon hearing that she had a part in it, Yu’s eyes lit up. She immediately conjured a fireball and hurled it at the eagle-headed orc’s foot. However, perhaps due to a slight aiming error, Bai Ling clearly said “right foot,” but the fireball landed directly on the eagle-headed orc’s left foot. Instantly, the eagle-headed orc’s left foot turned to ash. The speed was so fast that the eagle-headed orc didn’t even feel the pain. “Bastard!” But the now numb left foot told the eagle-headed orc everything. The two people standing in front of him were true desperadoes. “If you cooperate, I can restore you to your original appearance, including your hand, your foot, and your eyes, all of which can be returned to their original state, and even made more powerful.” Bai Ling patted the eagle-headed orc’s face with her sword. She was not lying. The injuries sustained by this eagle-headed orc were not serious and could be completely healed with a few healing spells from Lethicia. As she spoke, she requested assistance from Lethicia, who was watching from the divine artifact space, asking Lethicia to help heal this eagle-headed orc’s eyes. “You said it was all up to yourself?” Lethicia’s voice, laced with a hint of teasing, sounded in Bai Ling’s ear. “It’s effective to use both hard and soft tactics. That was the hard part, now I’ll show a bit of the soft.” “Roar, you’re quite experienced.” A white light shot out from the dark spatial rift, accurately hitting the eagle-headed orc’s eyes. An incredibly comfortable cool sensation spread from his eyes. The eagle-headed orc blinked and found that his vision had indeed returned to its normal state. Then, he saw the appearance of the person in front of him clearly. The blonde girl had changed out of her gorgeous long dress from the day and was now wearing a black short skirt, looking somewhat vibrant. And the white-haired girl who had her sword at his neck was not the strange orc from earlier, but another, even more beautiful, and more dangerous, terrifying existence. Seeing the scattered stars flashing behind Bai Ling, the eagle-headed orc felt fear rising in his heart. If it weren’t for the last shred of pride of an orc warrior supporting him, he would have already knelt down and confessed everything he knew. “Who are you, and why are you looking for me?” “That’s not something you should know, and… you’re clearly the priest here, yet you don’t even recognize her?” Bai Ling raised an eyebrow and pointed to Yu, who was standing obediently to the side. “This is the deity you worship.” “Impossible! How could a deity be like this?” The eagle-headed orc retorted instinctively. In his mind, the deity was an immensely majestic and beautiful giant beast, whose wings could cover the sky, and whose authority could incinerate the entire continent. How could it be this somewhat dull and silly little girl in front of him? Perhaps sensing the disbelief in the eagle-headed orc’s tone regarding herself, Yu’s expression became unhappy. She ground her teeth, and wisps of golden flames appeared around her, forming the pattern of a fiery great bird behind her. A pressure even more terrifying than Bai Ling’s was exerted on the eagle-headed orc. The eagle-headed orc, who could still barely lift his head, was directly pressed to the ground by this pressure, unable to even lift his head. He felt a sensation of his body being burned by flames, and the eagle-headed orc was greatly alarmed. He knew exactly what this feeling meant, but how could this feeling appear at this time? As a mere divine official sent by the Cangying Tribe to monitor the smaller tribes under its command, his faith in the Great God Huangniao was not strong, but faith strength was not what was required to be a divine official. Before he left, he had swallowed a pill. That pill would make him feel the pain of his body being burned by flames if he committed acts of betrayal or disrespect towards the deity. Now, that pill had taken effect. The eagle-headed orc had indeed done many disrespectful things towards the deity before, but because the nature of those actions was minor, the pill’s punishment was merely a slight burning. But now, he felt like his entire body was about to catch fire. This was not a normal situation at all! Did I do something that betrays the deity? But am I not doing something that upholds the deity’s interests right now? What is going on? “Please, spare me. I know I was wrong. I’ll tell you everything, everything!” Rolling on the ground in agony, the eagle-headed orc wailed, begging for the deity’s forgiveness. Bai Ling quickly patted Yu’s shoulder, signaling the little one to stop. If she didn’t stop, this eagle-headed orc would likely die. She could clearly sense a heat source within the eagle-headed orc’s body emitting extreme heat. This heat source seemed to be influenced by Yu, and now this extremely active heat source was frantically destroying the eagle-headed orc’s body. If not stopped in time, this guy would turn to ashes. Yu glared resentfully at the orc who looked down on her, reluctantly retracting her flames and her hostility towards the orc. As Yu’s hostility disappeared, the heat source within the eagle-headed orc’s body gradually stabilized. Having narrowly escaped death, he looked at Yu, whose face still showed a displeased expression, with bewildered eyes, and couldn’t help but mutter to himself. Could this young lady really be the deity? Although she was very different from the majestic image he had imagined, that pressure and that burning sensation were telling the eagle-headed orc that the blonde girl standing in front of him might indeed be the deity he believed in. “I am a member of the Cangying Tribe and was sent here…” Prostrating himself on the ground, the eagle-headed orc told Bai Ling and Yu everything about his origins. Having just walked back from the brink of death, he no longer dared to hide anything and told them everything he knew, word for word. After recounting what he knew, he nervously raised his head and glanced at Yu. “Miss, are you really…” From any angle, she didn’t seem like that legendary invincible deity. And this white-haired woman, her attitude towards the deity was too casual, as if she were treating an ordinary junior. “She has just been revived. A phoenix reborn from ashes needs some experience to regain its past strength.” Bai Ling, mimicking Lethicia, began to tell lies. “As for me, I am one of her guardians.” “Guardian?” “There isn’t just one deity in the world; she is merely one among many deities. If it weren’t for a past agreement with me, I wouldn’t be here protecting her.” Bai Ling replied indifferently. Could it be that this white-haired young girl in front of him is also a deity?! The eagle-headed orc’s eyes widened as if he had heard something terrifying. “What?!” “Heh, I thought you people already knew about this. You didn’t know at all?” Bai Ling showed a contemptuous expression and shook her head affectatiously. “Given that you’ve been quite sensible, I’ll spare your life.” This reaction, this attitude, this white-haired young girl is definitely a deity! The eagle-headed orc didn’t know how to distinguish if someone was a deity. He only knew that deities were very powerful, and this white-haired young girl was definitely the most powerful being he had ever encountered. Compared to the momentary power the girl had just displayed, his seemingly invincible chieftain was like withered grass on the ground. In front of this young girl, his chieftain probably wouldn’t last a single move, the eagle-headed orc thought. Such a powerful existence must be a deity, right? “Deity, Deity! Please let me go with you. I am familiar with all the tribes in this area!” The eagle-headed orc cried out. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If he could use his diligent attitude to change the bad impression he had just given these two deities, wouldn’t his future be bright? “This…” Bai Ling was a bit stumped. This guy’s reaction was too strong, and how should I respond at this time? She subconsciously wanted to request support from Lethicia, but before Lethicia could respond, Yu had already made a choice for Bai Ling. “Okay.” She replied softly.
