“Aaaaaaaaaah…!”
A scream echoed through the sky above the evil aura-filled plain, startling the evil beings below. They raised their heads, looking up at the sky and roaring.
In the air, Shien was flying, carrying Maeve, a look of despair on his face.
Maeve clung to Shien like an octopus, her limbs wrapped tightly around him, screaming incessantly.
Shien felt like his eardrums were being assaulted by demonic sounds, his head spinning, almost ascending to heaven on the spot.
“Hey, can you stop screaming?” Shien pleaded with the cat-girl, who was unleashing the sonic attack. “If you keep screaming like this, I’ll die. Please, spare my life!”
“B-b-but…!” Maeve clung tightly to Shien, her voice at least ten times louder than usual, causing her to cry out as well, “Why do we have to fly!?”
“Didn’t I already explain it to you?” Shien looked like he was about to faint, staggering slightly. “There are so many evil beings on the ground. If we walk, who knows how many times we’ll be attacked. It’s better to just fly. It’s faster too, right?”
Therefore, after Maeve pointed out the direction, Shien grabbed the cat-girl and took to the sky.
Who knew that once they were airborne, Maeve not only clung to him but also unleashed her ear-piercing screams, almost causing Shien to crash.
As the strategist of the beastmen priest group, Maeve naturally understood how correct Shien’s actions were.
However…
“I… I’m afraid of heights!”
Maeve cried.
Hearing Maeve’s words, Shien wanted to cry even more.
“You’re afraid of heights?” Shien wanted to bang his head against a rock, saying in exasperation, “Aren’t you a cat? Cats are afraid of heights?”
As expected of another world, he could even encounter a cat with a fear of heights. It was truly an eye-opening experience.
Actually, Maeve wasn’t afraid of heights. It was just because of her personality, she felt more secure with her feet on the ground. Sometimes, she was fine with jumping a few times in the air with her own strength, but this feeling of completely leaving the ground, unable to control her own body, and entrusting everything to someone else, made Maeve feel very insecure.
That was why Maeve was afraid of heights, not because of acrophobia.
At least, that’s what she believed.
Now, the cat-girl’s face was pale, and her limbs were wrapped around Shien so tightly that he was worried his bones would crack.
If it weren’t for the fact that this girl was also giving Shien some benefits while using her sonic attack and death hug, letting him feel the softness and elasticity of her body, Shien would have thrown her back to the ground.
“Anyway, stop screaming. If you’re really scared, just close your eyes!”
For the sake of his own life, Shien no longer cared about taking advantage of the situation and could only say these words resentfully.
“B-b-but… I still have to guide you!”
Maeve said tearfully, her eyes still glancing at the ground uncontrollably, her face turning even paler.
“Just point me in the direction. I’ll find it myself.”
Shien said without hesitation.
“Th-then… fly that way!”
Maeve pointed in a direction with a trembling hand, then quickly retracted it and clung to Shien again.
This time, she directly wrapped her arms around Shien’s neck, almost choking him.
Shien could only increase his speed and fly towards the temple.
“Aaaaaaaaaah…!”
Maeve, with her eyes closed, felt the sudden increase in speed and screamed again.
“Stop screaming!”
Shien shouted with a grimace.
“Aaaaaaaaaah…!”
Maeve couldn’t hear anything, just kept screaming.
“What… what sin have I committed?”
Shien’s expression turned into despair once again.
With an earth-shattering scream, Shien flew towards the temple at high speed, transforming into a stream of light.
…
At this moment, in the pitch-black temple on the plain, black fog-like evil aura was surging outwards.
At the temple gate, along with the surging evil aura, evil beings rushed out.
Some were killing each other while roaring, while others seemed to be attracted by something and scattered around, making the once heavily guarded temple look like a castle under attack, a scene of chaos and disorder. It was somewhat spectacular. ṛÅNŐᛒΕⱾ
Shien arrived above the temple with Maeve.
“We’re finally here.”
A relieved expression appeared on Shien’s face.
Maeve also seemed to be tired of screaming. She looked at the chaotic scene below with a pale face, her voice still trembling.
“A-are we going down?”