"An intruder!"
"An intruder!"
Just as Shien was lost in thought, some of the beastman priests inside the temple seemed to have noticed something. Roaring angrily, they stirred into commotion and all rushed this way.
"Huh?"
Shien came back to his senses, unable to hide his surprise.
Thanks to his Stealth skill, Shien had not expected to be discovered without deliberately revealing himself.
Even though Beastfolk had naturally sharp senses, Shien's max-level Stealth skill concealed even his scent. Logically, he should not have been discovered so easily.
But then, Shien understood.
"Is it because of the mana flow around here?"
That was exactly it.
Because he was near the temple, the mana flowing out from it seemed to have touched Shien and repelled him.
Under the influence of that mana, ordinary people would be directly teleported away and unable to remain here.
However, Shien possessed the Magic Resistance skill, which was also max level. He resisted the incoming mana, so as long as he did not get too close to the temple, he would not be teleported away so easily.
As a result, the temple's mana flowed around Shien only to be blocked off entirely, turning the place where he stood into a hollow devoid of the temple's mana.
The beastman priests had not discovered Shien directly, but their naturally sharp senses detected the hollow in the mana. They immediately realized something was wrong, their vigilance triggered as they all rushed over.
"Who's there!?"
One beastman shouted with a fierce expression.
However, when he arrived before Shien and saw Emerald beside him, his expression changed dramatically.
"Half—!?"
The beastman priest was about to shout something.
Unfortunately, Shien gave him no such chance.
"Sorry, but I can't let you keep shouting here."
Like a ghost, Shien suddenly flashed in front of