I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive - Chapter 569
22. Hunting for Game!
Subhumans, though numerous in the Austro-Hungarian tribe, hold a rather low status. As “beastmen,” they lack the corresponding physique and strength, and their animal ears and tails set them apart from humans, making it impossible for them to integrate into other human kingdoms. Thus, these awkward beings, revered in a society that values strength and has a strict hierarchy, are essentially relegated to menial tasks and servitude.
In simple terms, their status is slightly better than that of powerless slaves. After all, most beastmen in the Austro-Hungarian tribe are straightforward and simple-minded, too lazy to torment these little ones. As long as the subhumans obediently perform their menial duties, they won’t cause any trouble or go hungry.
Little fox Zelus is one of them, and her job is to clean the temple where the patriarch of the Austro-Hungarian tribe resides. This is a special task, and until now, no helpers have come to assist her. Cleaning during the day is laborious, and she often works late into the night.
And today is no different.
Wiping windows, sweeping floors, mopping, and finally, meticulously cleaning every corner and crevice with a cloth. If she slacks off and doesn’t do these tasks well, being scolded is the least of her worries; the big brutes might just withhold her food.
Thinking of this, the little fox couldn’t help but complain, “They’re just a bunch of filthy beastmen; why do they have to be so particular in this place…”
Though the little fox is well aware that the area she cleans is the temple used by the “patriarch” of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, isn’t it true that these beastmen’s “patriarch” rarely makes an appearance? Even when he does, he’s just a shadow, and shadows don’t lie around sleeping. What’s the point of cleaning the temple so thoroughly?
Muttering complaints, the little fox still diligently completed her work.
If she didn’t clean properly, those beastmen, especially the ancient two-egg, would start nagging again. Sigh…
“So, these beastmen…”
After the little fox could feel her clothes becoming increasingly uncomfortable, today’s cleaning task was finally complete. While pondering whether the “patriarch” had been appearing too frequently lately, causing the beastmen to push her to clean even harder, she tossed the cleaning tools into a corner, wiped her sweat, and prepared to leave.
Once back, she would quickly throw away this ragged outfit, take a nice bath, and enjoy a late-night snack! And since she didn’t have to clean the temple tomorrow, she could consider where to go for fun, like… finding those two humans?
【Crack】
Just as the little fox was about to step out of the temple, a faint sound caught her attention. Her furry ears perked up, capturing the noise perfectly.
This is the temple for the patriarch’s appearances! There’s no way any wild beasts would be lurking here! Surely, it can’t be haunted, right? Hahaha—
With that thought, the little fox hurried her pace, disregarding whether the noise was from a ghost, a spirit, or a zombie. As long as she ran fast enough to get home, they wouldn’t be able to affect her!
She was almost scrambling away, truly like a fox fleeing, but at that moment, an overwhelming sense of danger from her instincts made the little fox come to an abrupt stop. In her line of sight appeared a figure… that definitely shouldn’t be in the patriarch’s temple at this time!
“Witch…”
In that moment of surprise, the little fox immediately stepped back, even transforming one of its hands into a furry claw.
“Who… who are you!? You’re trespassing in the Great Chief’s temple! You’ll be struck down by his thunder!”
Though it was said, the little fox certainly knew who the orc before it was—the Grand Shaman of the Austro-Hungarian tribe, the one who maintained the tribe in the absence of the Great Chief.
While it sounded like a grand and noble title, the little fox had learned from its subhuman friends that this Grand Shaman was quite unfriendly and dangerous towards subhumans. It was said that many subhumans, having initially trusted his words, went to work for him, and after that, no one ever heard from them again; they couldn’t even be found…
“Eaten,” “killed,” “sold”… rumors had long circulated among the subhumans, making the little fox unwilling to have any dealings with this Grand Shaman. It had just wanted to scare him off using the Great Chief’s name, but now it seemed… completely ineffective…
“You foolish beast, don’t you even recognize me!?”
The Grand Shaman emerged from the shadows; this was no illusion. His green, glimmering eyes made the little fox feel a genuine sense of danger.
“I need a subhuman now. You, come back with me!”
“No!”
The little fox immediately shouted out!
Who knew whether following this rat back would lead to heaven or hell!
Seemingly taken aback by the little fox’s roar, the Grand Shaman fell silent for a moment, then sneered, “Hmph, there’s food! Just follow me!”
Upon hearing this, the little fox became even more certain: the Grand Shaman was lying; he just wanted to take a subhuman back with him!
“Absolutely not! Don’t think you can trick me! I know everything! The subhumans who went back with you have all disappeared!”
The Grand Shaman, struck at a sore spot, immediately turned vicious: “What does a mere beast understand! It is an honor for you slaves to serve the Austro-Hungarian tribe! Stop your prattling; if you don’t come, I’ll break your arms and legs and take you anyway!”
“Don’t want to, don’t want to!”
Unknowingly, the little fox had even begun to display its animal instincts, scratching the ground with its claws while letting out a threatening growl at the Grand Shaman.
“Hmph, just a little subhuman, and you think you can bite me?”
If it were a one-on-one situation, the little fox was confident it could bite the Grand Shaman’s hair off, but the next moment, at his command, several orc subordinates appeared by his side!
All of them were orcs from the Grand Shaman’s side. At a glance, it was clear that the Grand Shaman’s appearance here tonight was no coincidence; it wasn’t just anger that drove him to capture it, but simply… to take it away!?
“Catch this thing! Don’t let it escape!”
It was already difficult for a subhuman to face one orc, let alone this many! Without a second thought, the little fox immediately decided to turn and flee! Where to run was another matter; for now, it just needed to escape! Who knew what would happen if it was caught by this Grand Shaman so obviously? It might end up being cut up for soup!
However, just as the little fox turned around, ready to make a run for it, a hand suddenly reached out from around the corner, covering the little fox’s face. Before it could even struggle, its body was yanked away!
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