I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 21 - Limusa’s Temple (4/5)

Unlike the desert outside, which was surrounded by sandstorms and had cracked earth, here the trees were lush and green, and the water and grass were abundant. It was a vibrant scene, truly an oasis in the desert.

“Did you know about such a good place before?” Orson said this, subconsciously asking Laina beside him.

“I... I didn’t know.” Laina was also stunned. She had only heard about the scenery before her in the stories Arati told.

Orson could probably guess the reason.

This oasis was the best soil in the desert, thus it was chosen as the location for the temple of Limusa, Lord of All Beasts, the deity of the beastmen’s faith. A vast complex of buildings was erected here.

This place was essentially the sacred land of the beastmen.

And sacred lands were generally prohibited from development. Therefore, although the soil and water conditions here were excellent, no beastmen were seen planting grain.

Faith, sometimes, was both good and bad.

When there were no major events, Limusa’s temple was rarely visited. Normally, there were no guards at the temple. The two thus approached the temple without any hindrance.

Just then, a shout of reprimand came from behind them.

“Two demi-humans! This entrance is not for you to use!”

A shaman-like beastman appeared behind the two.

Although the temple had no guards, there were shamans who resided here permanently.

Although demi-humans and beastmen worshipped the same deity, the beastmen, who claimed to be the legitimate heirs of Limusa, completely looked down on demi-humans. At most, out of respect for worshipping the same god, they would allow them to enter through the side entrance to pray, but it was impossible for them to use the main entrance.

Demi-humans who wanted to visit could only enter through the side entrance.

“Apologies, great Shaman, devout Shaman,” Orson said this, trying to ingratiate himself with the other party in the beastman language.

“Presumably this is the temple of our great deity, Limusa, Lord of All Beasts? As His devout followers, we wish to come here to pray. May I ask where we should enter?”

Seeing Orson being so understanding, the Shaman nodded appreciatively.

“Although I don’t know how you got in, those who can reach here are certainly sincere. Normally, you demi-humans enter through the side entrance. Now, in consideration of your sincerity, you may enter through the main entrance to pray!”

“Thank you very much,” Orson quickly bowed to the Shaman, and Laina also imitated him.

Indeed, the beastmen outside were currently fighting among themselves, completely unable to face Limusa with honor. And the demi-humans who could reach here were naturally not ordinary individuals.

And before entering the temple, for some reason, Laina walked ahead of Orson to the entrance and pushed open the large door.

The two entered the temple, and then were stunned by the scene before them.

From the outside, the temple was about twenty to thirty meters high. Orson thought there would be many levels inside.

But in reality, there was only one level inside the temple.

In the vast space, a bronze statue stood in the center.

The bronze statue was of a solemn figure with a beast’s head and a human body. Based on Orson’s guess, this person should be Limusa, Lord of All Beasts.

And surrounding the figure with a beast’s head and a human body were countless animals.

Jackals, wolves, tigers, leopards, pigs, dogs, cattle, sheep, from fierce beasts to livestock, from birds to fish, none were absent.

Some were prostrating at Limusa’s feet, some were sitting on Limusa’s shoulders, and some were circling around Limusa.

Orson had only seen such a magnificent scene in the Great Cathedral in Saint Roland City, the capital of the Empire.

The Great Cathedral was dedicated to Hela, the Goddess of Life, the deity who, according to legend, had a history and conflict with Limusa, Lord of All Beasts.

“Is this the deity we worship? Truly great...” Laina said this, walked to the bronze statue, devoutly placed her hands on her chest, and silently murmured something.

Orson, meanwhile, wandered around inside the temple, seeing if he could find anything.

Then, he discovered that on an altar, there was a yellowed book.

He approached the altar, picked up the book. On the title page of the book, a passage was written in a script completely different from the Common language of the continent today.

Orson was startled.

He had some knowledge of this script.

It was the Common language of the Ancient Continent, equivalent to the predecessor of the current Common language of the continent.

Although it was called a predecessor, in reality, apart from some similarities in certain words, there was basically no resemblance. Instead, it had more common points with the Elvish language, which was currently in use.

And coincidentally, Orson happened to have studied both of these languages. Although there was very little information about the Ancient Continent language, with the help of the Elvish language, he could manage to read it somewhat fluently.

Seeing Laina still praying on the side, he opened the yellowed book.

Then, his expression, which was initially calm, gradually turned to shock.

The content recorded in the book was about the ancient era, the timeline when the gods coexisted.

It was like a mythological story. The background recorded was the same as that in human records, but the story itself was completely different.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Hela, the human deity, and Limusa, the beastman deity, were friends. At that time, there was no racial distinction between humans and beastmen.

Limusa first created all the beasts, while Hela created the intelligent species, humans.

Later, humans learned to use tools and make fire, and civilization was born.

And the birth of civilization was accompanied by a great deal of killing.

Humans created by Hela, in order to survive, extensively hunted the beasts created by Limusa. Many of Limusa’s meticulously created beings went extinct due to the large-scale hunting by humans.

Because of this, Limusa expressed his dissatisfaction to Hela. Hela, however, stated that humans were originally higher beings, and higher beings eating lower beings was not a problem.

Afterward, Limusa created various fierce beasts. While humans were attacked by fierce beasts in the early stages, resulting in some casualties, later, humans also discovered the weaknesses of fierce beasts and began to gather in groups, using tools and weapons to hunt fierce beasts. The number of fierce beasts also gradually decreased. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Finally, Limusa created the beastmen.