Chapter 286: Chapter 244 Accusation

But even though everyone was shouting so loudly, no one dared to do anything.

They didn’t even dare to get close to Gladys.

Not to mention the monster’s body still in front of Gladys, if she truly had the ability to directly cause the monster’s death, naturally, no one dared to approach her. After all, no one wanted to die willingly.

They just hoped that someone else would deal with the problem.

Hele also realized that under the current circumstances, the villagers were unlikely to accept any other possibilities; they were convinced of her identity as a follower of the Evil God.

Thus, Hele, whom they had pinned their hopes on, spoke up.

"Wait..." Hele started to say, "Don’t rush to conclusions, let’s first take that monster out and burn it..."

Then, under Hele’s command, the people, very reluctantly and trembling all over, disposed of the monster.

At that moment, because of the monster that had scared her out of her wits, Gladys finally let out a sigh of relief.

However, it was just a slight one.

Right after that, Hele, ignoring the shouts from others saying it was dangerous, walked towards Gladys.

"...Ah." Seeing someone approaching her again, Gladys couldn’t help but get nervous.

But Hele had no intention of harming her; he picked up the book that was on the ground, and then he coldly questioned Gladys:

"You... are a follower of the Evil God, aren’t you?"

"No, not at all..." Gladys tried to control the fear in her heart and shook her head vigorously.

But her voice of denial was so faint.

"..." Hele questioned her again: "Then, how did you uncover his true form, realizing that he was actually a monster? Otherwise, I don’t think anyone would normally call a regular person a monster."

"...Eh?" Gladys was stunned.

She herself didn’t know that she had actually uncovered the monster’s true identity. She had just screamed out that phrase instinctively out of fear.

Hele continued, "That guy showed his true form right after you shouted ’monster,’ and moreover... he appeared devout in front of you, then became motionless as a monster. Are you saying all of this was a coincidence?"

"No, that’s not it..." Gladys lowered her head, releasing a faint, powerless voice, "I don’t know..."

"How could she not know!" That’s when the villagers started clamoring again, "She obviously has the Evil God’s power! How else could she have survived in front of that monster!"

"That’s right! She’s had such deep interactions with that foreign woman, how could she not be influenced!? She must have learned some secret technique of the Evil God!"

"Kill her! Only by killing her can we weaken the Evil God’s power!"

"Kill her! Kill her!"

"...Ugh!" Hearing the growing deafening noise around her, Gladys tensed up, her petite body shaking uncontrollably.

"Damn it!" Carl, watching this scene, gritted his teeth in anger, his words squeezed through clenched teeth, "What... should I do?"

"..." Hele also looked towards the incensed villagers.

At this rate, it was almost inevitable that the little girl would be sentenced to death.

"..." After another moment of silence, Hele looked towards everyone and said, "My fellow believers, indeed, she can hardly escape the association with the Evil God, but let us also not forget, she is still a child with an immature mind..."

Before Hele could finish, the villagers’ faces changed upon hearing his words, and they quickly said:

"Grand Priest! We understand that God taught us to always have a heart of mercy and tolerance, but! That is a follower of the Evil God! There’s no need to show her mercy and tolerance!"

"Let me finish," Hele said. "What I mean is, since her mind is still immature, why execute her in haste? Better to use her to our advantage."

"...Use her?"

"That’s right." Hele nodded, "Her faith can’t possibly be unbreakable yet, she only possesses the ability. So, she could help us identify who are the hidden followers of the Evil God among the crowd. Therefore, let’s not be in a hurry to execute her. Moreover, she might even know the true form of the Evil God! Don’t forget, our ultimate goal is the Evil God; followers reinforce the Evil God’s power, identifying them weakens it, and only by resolving the issue of the Evil God can we resolve everything. Therefore, through interrogation, we might learn where the Evil God is hiding, or possibly..."

Saying this, Hele’s gaze swept over the crowd present.

"The Evil God might actually be among us, assuming a human identity."

Hearing his words, the villagers thought it made sense and expressed their approval with joy.

"That guy...!" And Carl showed a face full of rage.

"So..." Hele turned to Gladys again, "Tell me, who is a follower of the Evil God? You should know, right?"

"I... I don’t know." Gladys’s breathing became more rapid, "I... am not a follower of the Evil God, I don’t know..."

"Stop the nonsense!" At that moment, the villagers roared again: "Quickly reveal the identities of the other followers of the Evil God! You damn follower of the Evil God!"

"It must be those foreigners! If you name someone local from our town, then you’d definitely be lying! We can tell! So don’t think about lying!"

"I... I..." Faced with the ferocious looks and the mad screaming of the crowd, Gladys was stricken with overwhelming fear.

She had thought she could withstand this trial; now, she was filled with Regret.

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