The villagers who could not obtain freedom. The boundary that prevented them from leaving was both a cage and a wall blocking external dangers. Once they stepped outside the boundary, they would become a source of attraction, and a large number of creatures would crave to devour them. But if they stayed within the boundary, their attraction would disappear, and the powerful creatures wandering throughout the Secret Realm were unwilling to approach the boundary. Even living creatures, once brought into the village, would rapidly lose their vitality, and no matter how powerful a creature was, it would not survive for more than three days. This was the result obtained by their ancestors through experiments.
At this moment, they seemed weak. But their ancestors were full of martial virtue. As the Traveling Chefs of that time, there was no lack of Nen ability masters in the village. After being afflicted by the curse, they actively responded and even tried various methods to resolve it through the village's connections at the time. However, due to various reasons, they ultimately failed. But they also left behind valuable gains—some characteristics of the curse. Their current way of life and the standard procedures for various hunts were all passed down from that time.
Relying on the things left behind by their ancestors, although their descendants were confined within the village, they had always lived quite well. But today, the characteristic that had always existed was broken. Those creatures, enduring their instinctive aversion, extended a part of their bodies into the boundary. For these villagers confined in the village, this was simply a collapse of their worldview.
"Ah!" Another scream came. The third creature was extremely fast and had actually reached the boundary during this time. It was a creature shaped like a frog, roughly the size of an elephant, considered the smallest among the three. But its original position was hundreds of meters away from the boundary. A long, slender red tongue suddenly flew in, its target pointing directly at the Saintess. And the scene of the tentacle reaching in and grabbing a villager just now was still deeply shocking everyone; no one had reacted. This red tongue was extremely fast, instantly wrapped around the Saintess, and then retracted.
"Melusine! Don't let the Saintess be captured—go save her quickly!" This scene immediately brought the originally shocked village chief back to his senses; he became somewhat frantic and shouted loudly. The surrounding villagers immediately wanted to act.
However, at this moment, Rabik shouted loudly, stopping them. "Retreat! Leave the boundary! Everyone get away from the boundary!" His words made the villagers who originally wanted to act stop in their tracks. At this moment, most of the villagers' minds were in a state of chaos.
"Rabik!" The village chief shouted angrily.
However, Rabik just glared at him fiercely. "You old fool! Those monsters can break through the boundary, but looking at them, only a limited number can come in, and they still detest this place. Everyone, quickly retreat from the boundary! If one more person gets pulled out, it's all over!"
The attraction of one villager was limited, but now two had already been pulled out. If there were a few more, then the attraction would be magnified to an unstoppable degree. At that time, the village would be surrounded by monsters. And now these monsters could actually break through the boundary—the danger involved was simply unimaginable. How much did they actually detest it? If the attraction was too great, making them go mad, abandoning the essence of their aversion and forcefully rushing in—such consequences were simply too terrifying to imagine. Therefore, Rabik's actions were completely correct; he reacted extremely quickly.
The village chief also reacted, but his entire face was flushed red. Clearly, the Saintess being captured was completely unacceptable to him.
"No, Melusine must be rescued. Do you understand?"
"I'll go. Everyone else, retreat from the boundary." The two seemed to be arguing and shouting, but they quickly reached a consensus.
"We'll do it." Kevin and the other three quickly arrived at the boundary.
"If you go out again, the situation will spiral out of control." Looking at Kevin, the village chief suddenly reacted. That's right—there were still Hunters in the village; they were not affected by the curse. He quickly and joyfully shouted, "Please rescue Melusine! We will give you generous rewards."
Rabik stared at the few people. His expression was solemn; he didn't immediately agree, and finally just said, "Thank you."
Kevin and the others directly rushed out of the boundary. In this situation, the best people for the rescue were undoubtedly the four of them, because they were not restricted by the curse and had no attraction. Moreover, they were just wanting the materials from these few monsters. If they had to search for them themselves, they didn't know how many months it would take. But now, these monsters had actively delivered themselves to their doorstep. Though the current situation was tense, to some extent, for Kevin and the others, this could be considered a good thing.
Of course, the premise was that they could truly deal with these monsters.
"Leave the rhino to me." Buhara, who had rushed out, immediately selected his target and said directly.
"I'll go find that snake; that villager should not have been eaten yet."
"Then I'll go too." Menchi and Gawain both chose the snake as their target. The remaining target was naturally left to Kevin.
In the distance, the Saintess was bound by the tongue and suspended in mid-air, the frog's mouth already wide open. And at this moment, a voice sounded in Kevin's ear again. "Truly persistent." But saving people was the priority now. He needed to finish the fight quickly.
Kevin crouched on the ground, and his Nen surged out violently.
"Bang!" The powerful force instantly blasted a pit in the ground, and Kevin had disappeared from where he was. His speed was incredibly fast; a piercing whistling sound came from the air. His entire body was like a launched missile.
"Shut up!" Kevin punched directly onto the frog's face. The powerful force instantly blasted a bloody, mangled pit on its cheek, and the power spread out like a wave. The frog's entire body was sent flying. But the problem was that its tongue was still wrapped around Melusine, with no sign of loosening. Or rather, Kevin's attack was too fast, leaving its tongue no time to react.
Just then, the snake wrapped around Melusine bit down on the tongue. The tongue immediately became soft and weak, releasing the Saintess, and the Saintess fell from the sky. After throwing the punch, Kevin pushed off with his legs and leaped into the air. He steadily caught the Saintess.
So light. The Saintess was much lighter than he had imagined. At this moment, heavy rain was still pouring down from the sky. After catching the Saintess, Kevin reached up with his right hand, grabbed the snake's tail, and pulled it down as well. However, at the moment of contact, craving surged like a tide. Fortunately, Kevin was well-trained in this regard; even with strong craving, he could remain unmoved.
"Are you okay?" After landing, Kevin looked at the Saintess in his arms and asked. Melusine slightly raised her head, her face a little pale, and looked at Kevin. At this moment, her entire body was soaked; her already somewhat form-fitting clothes clung tightly to her body. She shook her head.
Kevin originally wanted to put Melusine down, but an attack struck instantly. He could only hold her and jump back, dodging the tongue's surprise attack. The target wasn't me? If the target of the attack was him, Kevin could have reacted faster, but the problem was that the target of this attack was actually the Saintess in his arms. In this situation, the target was so clear. It was evident how strong the attraction of these villagers was. Even when facing a deadly attack, it could make these creatures disregard everything.
"Truly a toad wanting to eat swan meat." Kevin looked at the frog and complained; this phrase was really fitting here, and he couldn't help saying it.
"Huh?" Kevin's words made Melusine, who had just escaped danger, a little confused.
Another tongue attack struck toward them. This time, Kevin did not dodge. He suddenly grabbed with his right hand, firmly seizing the tongue that had shot out.
"Your attack speed is even worse than a bird's." Kevin muttered something and glanced at the Saintess in his arms. Seeing her panicked and helpless eyes, he could only comfort her. "I mean, don't be scared. It's okay now."
Saying this, Kevin twisted his right hand forcefully. The frog attached to the tongue was directly pulled over and slammed onto the ground by the powerful force.
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