Becoming the Villain’s Family - Chapter 364
Chapter 364
The village chief had long since realized that Maya was completely ignorant of the ways of the world because she had been ostracized everywhere, and he had been skillfully taking advantage of her.
“All this time, you’ve been buying potions from me…”
She was sure he’d pocketed everything. The goods, and the profits left behind!
Maya grabbed her hair and sighed deeply.
The villagers, who had been stunned by her outburst, quickly regained their composure.
“Kugh, enough! It’s just one wolf! Once we capture it, it’s over!”
Though they had relied on the potion’s power, these people had survived on their own in this harsh land before.
Several towering and imposing men, armed themselves and rushed forward, ready to corner the wolf.
‘Idiots.’
Did they really think that the potion she has developed so far only had one use?
‘Or are they that confident?‘
Despite their outward appearance, there might be hidden masters among them, just like in the novels she had read recently.
Maya thought hard about which potion to use from the vials in her possession while feeling tense.
‘If I let my guard down now, I’ll lose.’
She needed to assert dominance right from the start, even if it meant taking a risk.
After a moment’s hesitation, she threw the most powerful explosive potion she had to the ground.
Boom-!
But to her surprise, the zealots were blown away like leaves in the wind, without any resistance.
“What?”
This was nothing like she expected.
She had anticipated them casually brushing it off and saying, ‘You really thought this would defeat us?’
Maya, who had been waiting for a final, decisive blow, stood stunned as her first real battle ended so anticlimactically.
‘I thought they were supposed to be formidable, like a group of mid-tier villains in a story.’
She muttered in disappointment.
“Seriously, with this kind of pathetic skill, you really think you’re God’s chosen ones? Do you honestly believe that your god even knows you exist? What do you think he’s seeing?”
What even….are you?
That was her honest, unfiltered opinion.
“Kuugh… yo, youu…”
One of the zealots, his face twisted in either pain or fury, groaned before suddenly fainting.
Huh?
Maya scratched the back of her head, shrugged her shoulders, and turned away.
“Let’s go!”
“Yeah!”
She skillfully mounted the wolf’s back, and as she did, Astin’s eyes sparkled brightly as he cheerfully shouted.
The child’s eyes, already filled with wonder, now looked as if they had been filled with an entire galaxy of stars.
“Maya, you’re the best in the world!”
“Well, thanks, but.”
Maya cleared her throat awkwardly, looking troubled.
“What now? To find your sister, we’re going to need to catch someone and interrogate them.”
Even in a small village, it would be impossible to search the entire place. But it was unlikely the zealots would willingly open up.
“Doggy knows Sister.”
“What? You should’ve said that earlier!”
Now things had escalated for no reason.
Maya glanced at the group of fallen zealots, lying in a heap on the ground, and sighed. She was already thinking that once this was over, she’d have to move far away from this area.
“……”
Noah slowly lifted his eyelids.
His face was expressionless, without the slightest sign of sleepiness.
“Uhhh…”
The children were shivering, clinging to his legs. Even Ugo, who had been proud and distant from him, was doing the same.
‘How foolish.’
He lifted his arm, which had been motionless like it was stuck to the armrest, and wiped Elaina’s forehead, which felt unnervingly hot.
Her hair was stuck to her forehead with sweat, and her brow was furrowed in pain.
He looked down at his large hand, which easily covered her entire face. It was strange that such a small face could hold eyes, nose, and mouth.
‘Human child.’
It was fascinating to watch her move with her tiny limbs, squirming with effort. What was even more fascinating were the words that came out of her tiny lips.
She had promised to rescue him, to ensure he wouldn’t become an evil God.
But now, here she was, not escaping, enduring, and on the brink of starving to death.
Look at her helplessly trembling.
It wasn’t disappointing. He had expected this.
Still, a kind of resigned indifference washed over him.
He didn’t want to laugh at the foolishness of humans.
“It seems like you came here to get me out.”
Noah, who had been lost in thought for a moment, slowly turned his head.
Towards the door.
Ssssss—crack—!!!
Soon after, flashes of blinding light flickered in rapid succession.
Endlessly.
Thick smoke rose, and the acrid smell of burning flesh filled the air.
Someone, another person with divine power, was trying to open the door.
Divine power. An obvious sign of being chosen by God.
Noah briefly looked at it without emotion.
“God truly…”
He parted his lips slightly.
“Always loved the short-lived humans so much.”
Why?
Why exactly?
Noah wanted to know the reason.
For the first time since he had awakened, he found himself asking that question.
The wolf arrived in front of the temple.
‘Well, considering they said they were performing some kind of ritual, it’s only natural it would be at the temple.’
Maya stared at the quaint yet oddly ominous temple for a moment.
What could she say?
She hadn’t even spoken, but the faint sensation of a mild current coursing through her body made her feel a slight tingle…
“What is it? Who’s there?”
Maya quickly lifted a small vial of perfume in the direction of the approaching figure.
Ssshh—
It was sleeping medicine.
The guards’ eyes immediately glazed over, and they collapsed to the ground.
As Maya passed them, the village chief stood in her way at the temple entrance.
It was the same old man who had been impersonating the kindly village elder, using her to get whatever he wanted all this time!
“Just what the hell have you done with the potions you took from me?”
She couldn’t help but feel enraged, whether the man was elderly or not.
The villagers, using the name of God, had been so familiar with the act of abducting children and brainwashing them.
None of them seemed to feel even the slightest hesitation about it.
Just how many more similar evils had they committed? It was unimaginable.
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