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"Underage? She's seventeen this year. The normal age of marriage is sixteen, so she's more than ripe," the village head replied.Samuel looked at Kael to see if he too was shocked by what the old man had said."Oh, I forgot he's not human," he sighed, watching Kael bite into a goat leg, completely unbothered."Ehnm, I'm sorry, village head, but where I come from, people at that age cannot marry. Only from eighteen years and above.""Eighteen years? My wife was already pregnant with my second child at that age," the old village head said with a frown.Samuel ignored the remark and casually changed the topic."You said humans like me have come here before. How often do you see them around?" he asked."Hmm, they always appear every five years and disappear a few days later. I don't know where they actually go, but the next time they come, they are always different people.Come to think of it, it's already time for them to start appearing again. I was wondering if they wouldn't show up th
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"Then why don't you just move out of here entirely?" Samuel asked."We thought of it before and even tried, but it wasn't as easy as it looked. She attacked us and killed many people at once. We had to beg and promise to return and never attempt to escape again before she let us go," the old village head explained."How many people did she kill that day?" he asked."Thirty people in total," he replied.Samuel felt the number was indeed a lot. No wonder they had given up. If the monster had wanted to, she could have killed even more, so returning had been the better option. At least now she only took one out of every three people daily while they quietly searched for solutions, rather than slaughtering everyone at once.He relaxed his body and looked at the village head. The village head seemed confused by the look he was receiving. Frowning, he asked,"Is anything wrong? Is there something else you want me to tell you?""Yes. Aren't you leaving something out of the story?" Samuel repl
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"The last time they came, some of them attacked and raped our women and brutally murdered our men. Our only crime was accepting them into the village," the old man explained."Oh, that's very bad," Samuel said truthfully."Yes, it's bad. The reason I'm still talking to you is because the people who came before them were good people, so I know not all your kind are bad," the old man continued."I'm really sorry to hear your tale, sir. I will not trouble your people by showing myself here any longer," Samuel said resolutely, preparing to leave."Wait," the old man called after him."What's this? Can't you just let him go, Village Head? He's evil, and can't you see he has that evil creature with him?" one of the villagers stepped forward and said."Enough, Silas! Our tribe is not known for judging a race based on the actions of a few. Even here in the village we have bad people. Besides, we need their help!" the old man said firmly, causing the younger man to fall silent immediately.Sam
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She frowned. "It doesn't matter. Drop the seed and leave with your life," she said coldly."And what if I don't?" Samuel asked with a wicked smile."Then I will be forced to kill you." A trident suddenly appeared in her hand. "We traveled a long way for this, so please don't make things more difficult for us. I will compensate you as well.""If you need it that badly, why don't you stay here and wait another hundred years? Then you can pluck the seed yourself," he replied dismissively as he swam upward."Stop there, you bastard!"Green energy burst from the trident and shot toward him. Samuel twisted his body and dodged instantly.Without hesitation, he surged out of the stream. Fighting in the water would only give her the advantage.The moment he reached dry land, he realized the entire stream had already been surrounded.Two men were gripping Kael tightly, yet the two-headed minotaur showed no sign of struggling. All of them had fish scales like the girl, though theirs were far les
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"Please, please! Don't hit my head again. I promise I will be obedient, I swear." It began pleading.Samuel paused and blinked."Oh, you know how to beg? I'm still not convinced. I think I need to bash you a few more times." He said as he grabbed its head, his fist already tightening for another strike."Please, please! I promise, I swear! I will be obedient now. I will do whatever you ask of me. Please don't beat me anymore!" It cried desperately.Samuel stopped completely this time and quickly formed a set of binding runes."Prove it. Accept this rune into your spiritual consciousness." He said coldly."Wait, what is this? I can't." It shook its head."Then I will beat you to death." Samuel replied without emotion."Alright, alright! I will do it, just please don't beat me anymore. But... how do I know it isn't an attack that will blow up my head?" It asked warily."Because you can naturally sense if it is an attack, idiot." Samuel said angrily."Yes, you are right, and I can sense
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Samuel appeared inside a vast hall. When he looked back, the gate still shimmered behind him.He nodded to himself, then slowly turned around. The hall was ancient and eerily silent. Dust clung to the stone pillars, and the air carried a faint smell of age.He began to walk.Old objects lay scattered throughout the hall, some broken, some intact. Strange symbols were carved into the walls. The place felt important, yet abandoned for a very long time.Finally, he stepped into a smaller room.At the center stood a worn table. On it rested a piece of rough, yellowed paper and a parchment.Samuel approached carefully.He picked up the paper and unfolded it.Three words were written on it.“Find The Soulrender,” it read.“The Soulrender? That’s all? No clue, nothing? Come on, you know you can do more than this, right?” he grumbled as he set the paper aside and grabbed the parchment. A map was drawn on it, with clear routes marked.“A map, huh? I think the place it leads to might be where I
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