Chapter 178 : Asking for Directions Scares People Away?

“Milly, we…”

Although she knew perfectly well that Milly was out looking for demons, finding a hidden demon in the massive Starlight City would be difficult for just her.

Moreover, if Milly found a demon, she was going to ask for the specific location of the Demon King’s castle. If she got the answer, she might leave Starlight City immediately and head straight for the Demon King’s castle.

Even if she was the hero chosen by the Goddess and possessed the Goddess’s blessing, her opponent was the Demon King who could destroy the world, not to mention the other demons. Wasn’t it reckless for Milly to go alone?

Even if she added herself, that was only two people. And Stacy knew clearly that she currently had no combat ability; she could only stand behind Milly.

Applying the blessing of holy light for her… if just the two of them left the city to go to the Demon King’s castle, they would probably be wiped out by the Demon King’s army halfway there.

What kind of hero descends on the first day and, without any preparation, charges straight into the Demon King’s castle? That was no different from seeking death.

Even if she was just a hero, she absolutely could not be this reckless.

When Milly really found a demon and got the address of the Demon King’s castle from their mouth, she would stop Milly from going alone no matter what. If she had to go, at least let her accompany her.

She would try hard not to drag Milly down… no, wait, wasn’t it that they couldn’t go? Not until the hero had grown stronger.

Stacy slapped her cheeks hard. When did she fall into Milly’s way of thinking? For a split second, she actually thought that just two people would be enough?

Heavens, how could she have such a thought?

Stacy covered her slightly burning cheeks and followed closely behind Milly. It was a pity Milly couldn’t hear Stacy’s inner thoughts or notice Stacy’s abnormality at this moment. If she knew, her sense of dissonance would only be stronger.

Right now, Milly’s mind was entirely focused on finding demons in the city.

However, wanting to precisely locate a demon in this huge Starlight City was indeed a bit difficult, especially since there were only two of them. As a Saintess, Stacy surely had a way to confirm it, but she didn’t want to screen them one by one.

As for how Milly was going to find the demons? That was naturally the simplest method.

Milly closed her eyes. With the activation of “God’s Perspective,” everything within range floated clearly in Milly’s mind. Even the slightest concealment would be discovered.

After all, this was called God’s Perspective. If it missed information, it wouldn’t be worthy of the name.

Next was combining it with the Appraisal skill. Ordinary citizens wouldn’t show any information, but as long as it was a key character or someone in disguise, corresponding explanatory text would automatically appear.

Milly just needed to see whose head had “Demon” written over it. Once found, she would just sneak over.

If possible, she wanted to drag the person into a small alley to deal with them. Firstly, she didn’t want to leak the news that she was hunting demons everywhere. Secondly, catching a demon in public, combined with her identity as a hero, would definitely attract a crowd of mortals surrounding her, which would be troublesome.

Alright, now let her see where the demons had hidden themselves. If she found them, she would send out some small gifts.

After confirming with the Appraisal skill, Milly confirmed that there were no hidden demons in this area. Then she would change locations and look.

Milly also confirmed one thing: her abilities seemed to have been enhanced.

Whether it was the electricity released earlier or the God’s Perspective she was using now, both had been enhanced.

If one said that the Goddess’s blessing was applying a layer of buffs to her, that would make sense.

The enhanced God’s Perspective clearly had a larger range. She didn’t know how the duration was, but Milly opened her eyes and continued forward. There were no hiding demons in this area; she had to change places to continue searching.

So, in the time that followed, Stacy would notice that for every few minutes Milly walked, she would suddenly stop, stand in place with her eyes closed, and then continue forward.

She couldn’t understand it. Just like back in the prayer room, when Milly asked her to say those words. However, regardless of who was doing what, Milly must have her reasons for doing this.

Silently counting the time in her heart, just as it was about time for Milly to stop, Stacy would immediately catch up to Milly.

She walked around her, trying to see what Milly was doing with her eyes closed. She wondered what she was doing.

This time, Milly stopped just like before. However, as Stacy looked at Milly’s condition, she saw Milly open her eyes. Their eyes met. Stacy, somewhat startled, took a abrupt step back.

Milly didn’t say anything. Instead, she strode forward, running quickly in a certain direction.

“Hey, Milly?”

What was she doing now? Although she didn’t know, maintaining her trust in Milly, Stacy still chased after her. She saw Milly arrive in front of a tavern.

“What is this? Was Milly thirsty?”

She ran towards the tavern. Judging by Milly’s appearance, she didn’t look like someone who would drink alcohol. Although the tavern also had juice, if she was thirsty, she wouldn’t necessarily come to a tavern, right?

Seeing Milly push the door and walk into the tavern, Stacy hesitated for a moment but still walked in. As a Saintess, this was her first time entering such a place. So the moment she entered, she instantly attracted the attention of everyone else in the tavern.

“The Saintess?”

“Why would the Saintess appear here?”

“Wait, that unfamiliar face, could it be…”

The noisy tavern instantly quieted down. Watching the two women enter one after another, whispers and chatter emerged from the quiet crowd.

“Milly, we…”

Feeling the burning gazes from all around, Stacy stepped forward, wanting to pull Milly out quickly. Then she saw Milly walking toward a young man who was drinking alone.

“Good afternoon, sir.”

The young man put down the wine glass in his hand. Just as he was about to speak and ask, upon hearing Milly’s next sentence, he slammed the glass down heavily.

“I don’t know what you are saying. Or rather, Miss, we don’t seem to know each other.”

“It doesn’t matter. You just need to answer my question.”

After a brief clash of gazes, the young man threw down his glass and fled out the door, running toward the alley outside the street.

“Milly?”

Stacy hadn’t heard Milly’s previous question clearly. She was curious about what Milly had asked to provoke such a huge reaction from the other party. However, Milly didn’t reply to her. Instead, she directly condensed a spark of electricity at her fingertip.

“Go.”

The electric current released from her fingertip quickly darted out of the tavern, chasing in the direction the young man had fled. Judging by the speed at which he ran away, he should be lying in the small alley by now.

“This person really has no brains. If he ran onto the crowded street, Milly might have hesitated about whether to release the electricity. Running specifically into a deserted alley—that played right into Milly’s hands.”

“Alright, it’s time for her to go out and collect her harvest. That guy is probably electrified and lying on the ground, unable to move by now.”

“It’s resolved.”

“Wait…” Milly walked toward the door. Stacy stepped forward and grabbed her sleeve. “At least tell me what just happened?”

Just now, Stacy clearly felt the magical fluctuation coming from Milly. After that person fled, Milly definitely did something. Now she just dropped a ‘it’s resolved.’ What exactly was resolved? Stacy was getting dizzy; she had to ask Milly to clarify.

“At least tell me what just happened!”

“If I don’t explain, this guy will probably chase me and ask all the way. Although I really want to say I have nothing to say to this NPC, mentioning it briefly wouldn’t hurt.”

“I just simply asked for directions.”

“Asking for directions can scare someone away directly?”

“Of course,” Milly turned back, tilting her head, the corners of her lips curving up slightly. “I asked, how do I get to the Demon King’s castle?”

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