Ye Qiyan appeared behind the Kobold statue.
[Rebellion × Pride]
Standing atop the dog's head, he found the hiding place at the back that the old believer he had knocked unconscious had mentioned.
On the statue, carved from a single massive boulder, a stone slab of a different color lay in this one exceedingly concealed spot that absolutely no one would discover under normal circumstances.
This was a statue of the god worshipped by the temple's believers.
To discover this slab, one had to stand atop the statue, which, to the believers, was disrespectful to their faith.
Whoever had hidden it seemed not to want anyone to discover this thing.
That was strange.
Because, according to the caravan leader's story.
The one who defeated Nephthys was this Kobold.
Having obtained the desert and the spoils, why would he hide them away?
Ye Qiyan lifted the slab, and upon seeing what lay inside, he understood why the caravan leader had called it a knife.
It was not a knife.
It was a feather.
A feather of intertwined red and gold.
Rumble-
The very instant Ye Qiyan took the feather.
The temple shook, and all the believers fell to the ground.
The night sky suddenly lit up with brilliant golden radiance.
Looking up.
He saw yellow sand filling the sky and covering the night, with a phantom Kobold floating above it.
"Thief!!!"
An enraged voice resounded through the night sky.
Everyone heard the voice. Those inside the temple knelt in prayer, some even with tears in their eyes.
Yellow sand poured into the temple, charging toward Ye Qiyan atop the statue.
Though he maintained the state of Pride, it was precisely because of Pride that his presence both unconsciously escaped people's sight and shone so dazzlingly that they could not help wanting