Chapter 25 Asking for Rain
It was a hot summer day and there had been no rain in Beast City for several days. The ground was dry and cracked, and the trees turned withered and yellow. A Yao looked at the buds that had just sprouted in the ground and felt worried.

The high priest didn't look very good today. He went to the main priest's hall early in the morning. A Yao was also very curious about what Mu Hui was doing outside.

So I followed the High Priest quietly.

I saw a group of orcs kneeling in front of the towering door of the main hall, their faces full of anxiety, their lips were cracked, and their expressions were anxious.

"God of Beasts, please grant me mercy, High Priest!"

"God of Beasts, please grant me mercy, High Priest!"

"God of Beasts, please grant me mercy, High Priest!"

The golden rings on the high priest's body jingled, and the man's face was serious. He no longer had the calmness and gentleness of the past. Instead, he looked so solemn that it made A Yao smack his lips.

A Yao had never seen the High Priest so nervous, so he didn't dare to speak.

Mu Hui coldly ordered: "Take one ox and one sheep, and set up an altar in the priest's temple."

The strong male orcs hurriedly took the cattle and sheep from their homes and moved them together to the door of the priest's temple. A few male orcs who knew the rules built a high platform.

A Yao looked from afar and couldn't imagine that an altar had to be set up here to pray for rain.

The high priest's white robe fluttered, and his big, bony hands gently covered his face. A green-faced, fang-toothed mask appeared out of thin air and was put on his face.

However, the sun is still shining brightly and the sky is blue as far as the eye can see without any clouds.

The bright sun made all the orcs present sweat.

The meticulous high priest walked slowly towards the platform. Complex animal noises could be heard all around him. They were roars from different animals, mixed together yet exceptionally neat.

Every step the high priest takes will release his spiritual power in a self-centered way with great momentum.

He finally reached the highest point of the altar, chanting the oldest and most solemn incantation of the orcs, with only his golden pupils revealed through his mask. He cut off the heads of cattle and sheep with his own hands and placed them on the table on the altar.

The spell turned into twisted hieroglyphs, each one flying high into the sky. Clouds had begun to gather in the sky, piling up in gray above the Beast City.

The orcs below began to worship, knocking their heads on the ground like balls, repeating the action over and over again.

The high priest opened his arms, and his majestic spiritual power emanated again. His voice was loud and noble, like a violin.

Countless raindrops fell from the sky, and the drizzle covered the dry earth, and the orcs began to feel happy.

However, within a few minutes of the drizzle, the heads of the cattle and sheep began to turn black and turned into thick smoke, and the high priest also spat out a mouthful of blood.

He couldn't help but murmured, "Beast God, how could it be possible?"

Seeing that the high priest was injured, A Yao did not bother to hide his strength. He jumped directly from the ground and steadyed the high priest's weak body.

The girl picked up the blood from the sheep's head with her fingers and put it under her eyes.

[System: SSS-level item Tears of the Mountain God, usage time 1/60 minute.]

Under the puzzled look of the high priest, A Yao's body was gradually wrapped by countless streams of water, and a pair of gentle big hands lifted her body.

The originally disintegrated clouds condensed again, and rumbling thunder sounded everywhere.

This was the first time that A Yao himself used the Tears of the Mountain God. He quickly constructed a magnificent scene of heavy rain in his mind.

Lightning suddenly pierced through the clouds, and the sky seemed to be pierced with holes one after another by lightning.

The torrential rain covered the Beast City. The raindrops were as big as broken beads. They splashed dust when they hit the ground, and they also felt a dull pain when they hit the orcs. [System: SSS-level item Tears of the Mountain God, usage time is 15/60 minutes.]

A Yao felt as if his consciousness was being sucked away by something, but he still gritted his teeth and persevered.

The high priest didn't care how embarrassed he was now. He only saw that the girl held up by the water looked very pale. She shouted in panic: "Little cat, this is a punishment from the Beast God. You can't change her fate!"

A Yao's consciousness is now focused on fighting a mysterious force, so he can't hear Mu Hui's voice.

The rain from the sky was getting heavier and heavier, gradually submerging the insteps of the orcs below. They still did not dare to get up, because the cattle and sheep that the priests had prayed for rain for were not taken away by the Beast God, which meant that this was a disaster sent down by the Beast God, and they really did not dare to resist.

[System: SSS-level item Tears of the Mountain God, usage time 43/60 minutes, Sister Yao! Your mental strength is about to collapse, stop now, Tears of the Mountain God puts a heavy load on the body! ]

A Yao now felt like she was drowning in water, with countless voices whispering in her ears, but she could not understand these obscure languages. She only felt that the voices were getting louder and louder, so harsh that they gave her a splitting headache.

The girl's body began to change, and the mental power of all the orcs around her began to leak out, all rushing towards the small figure in the air.

Twisted black lines appeared on A Yao's face, his skin began to peel off, and his eyes, which were originally closed, suddenly opened, and a scarlet light flashed inside.

The water automatically wrapped around A Yao's body, repairing the cracks. Then the skin tore open again, bleeding and repairing itself again. This cruel cycle continued.
All the orcs in the Beast City were grateful to A Yao, except the high priest who tried his best to get close to her but was unable to take A Yao back because the girl's body was separated by a barrier of water.

[System: SSS-level item Tears of the Mountain God, duration 60/60 minutes, the item has been taken back.]

[System: Sister Yao! ]

The dark clouds in the sky disappeared in an instant, and the girl fell from the water's palm, her face as pale as paper. The last thing A Yao saw was the high priest catching him in his gentle arms, and then his eyes turned black and he fainted.

The water on the ground was already above the knees. The Beast City was no longer dry, but instead looked like it was flooded.

"The Beast God appeared, all thanks to the prayers of the priest and A-Yao for rain that moved the Beast God!"

"Lord Muhui is wise, Lord Ayao is wise!"

"The beast god is on top!"

The high priest felt heartbroken. He ignored everyone's concern and flattery, and hurriedly fled with A Yao in his arms, leaving only a desolate back to the orcs.

Back in his tree house, A Yao's lips were pale, his brows were slightly wrinkled, and his thick eyelashes were motionless like a feather fan.

Mu Hui tentatively called out, "Kitty, are you okay?"

A Yao's body did not move, and he did not respond to the high priest's words.

This was the first time that A Yao had overdrawn his mental strength to use an item. Whether it was the universal branch or the Tears of the Mountain God, he had to endure immense pain. Therefore, when the system was hosting A Yao's body, the use of an item never exceeded five minutes. Sha Tongzi also felt sorry for A Yao.

The girl's hair quickly turned white, then began to turn back again, over and over again, until it stopped with only one strand of white hair left.

The high priest carefully checked the girl's breathing and found it was very irregular, so the man had to hug little A Yao tighter.

He whimpered and said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. How could I bring you near the altar without teaching you anything? Kitten, wake up."

The man's tears wet his white collar. Before the wet tear marks had dried, more tears rolled down.

His hands were shaking nervously, and Mu Hui felt afraid for the first time, just because of the stubborn little female in his arms.

For three consecutive days, the priest did not deal with the affairs of the Beast City. The beastmen knew, of course, that the high priest's wife had been injured in the effort to bring rain, and the situation was very serious. Everyone was grateful and behaved themselves in the city.

Mu Hui stayed by A Yao's side day and night, his face full of pain and decadence, completely lifeless.

(End of this chapter)