The Ordinary Me is Worshipped as a Deity by the Extraordinary Them - Chapter 175.1

When leaving that area where they had originally camped and rested, Su Li focused most of his attention on his injured companions.

However, he hadn’t completely ignored Elvi, who had been pierced through the heart.

The young man’s peripheral vision swept by, and all he could see was the giant dragon’s back turned toward them, falling forward uncontrollably in a half-kneeling position.

After that, Elvi’s entire body appeared to become increasingly rigid.

Whether she had completely lost all warmth or was simply stiffening, he didn’t know.

But just as the Raven had said, they needed to leave this place as quickly as possible to prevent the subsequent arrival of Beast Tribe monster beasts from Ergonikin.

Although when they were truly leaving, looking from afar, even Su Li could already see Beast Tribe squads rushing urgently from the direction of that city.

With a turn of his thoughts, Su Li inquired from Gabriel about the direction where the Water Tribe was located.

The gray wolf pointed in a direction and estimated roughly before saying: “Going in this direction, given our current condition and inability to travel at full speed, it will probably take two nights and one day to reach the location where the Water Tribe is situated.”

“But speaking of which… can you tell me why you want to go to the Water Tribe?” Gabriel’s arms still trembled slightly as he spoke. The battle with the giant dragon, whether for humans or for this monster beast, had been an incredibly unbelievable confrontation.

The most exaggerated part was that they had actually gained the upper hand.

“I had a previous transaction with a merman,” Su Li didn’t conceal this, though he didn’t explain the transaction’s details in detail either. Instead, he said: “I don’t think Elvi died in this battle.”

“Although I don’t want to admit it, after Elvi was affected by my verbal influence, there was a very high probability that she was in a state of mental chaos. This was why she engaged us in close combat, yet her intention wasn’t to take me away, but rather to attack you all.”

“She needed an outlet,” Su Li’s tone was light, carrying an inexplicable sigh-like quality.

“An outlet for the pain brought by failure, and the subsequent venting that arose from it.”

Victoria’s death, the losses of other dragon clan members, being targeted by the Winged Tribe, the destined incompatible current situation, and the pain experienced by other dragons from witnessing their companions’ deaths.

All this weight had pressed down on Elvi’s shoulders.

To be realistic, it would be quite impossible for a dragon who was already ill to maintain absolute composure under such circumstances.

From the moment humans were transformed into monster beasts, they were no longer human.

The possibilities that humans possessed simply didn’t exist in monster beasts.

“So you’re saying that despite all we sacrificed, we still didn’t kill her?” Roy, who had regained consciousness, revealed a tone of regret. In a moment of carelessness, the two-star mercenary gripped the fur of Gabriel, who had transformed into a gray wolf to carry them as they fled.

The latter gasped and turned his wolf head to say, “I don’t care how your emotions fluctuate. Human, if you dare to grab my fur again, I’ll drop you directly.”

Roy apologized repeatedly. “Sorry, sorry, I got too emotional.”

“But thinking about how we worked so hard, even nearly died on the spot countless times, only to create a situation where Elvi went from having her heart overflowing with anger to gradually becoming calm due to this ‘failure’… I really can’t feel happy about it. We should have delivered the finishing blow then, regardless of whether Ergonikin’s people were coming or not.”

“Why do you say that?” Gabriel caught the key word “Ergonikin.” “The Beast Tribe have always wanted to declare war on the other two tribes. Upon discovering a giant dragon, the most likely thing for Ergonikin people to do, besides killing it on the spot, would be to escort it before the King and have the King handle it personally.”

Egbert’s expression darkened, and seeing that Su Li made no move to stop him, he understood this was tacit approval.

Then he said, “Regardless, that’s still a dragon, and moreover, a giant dragon who controls the entire dragon clan.”

“The Beast Tribe expending enormous costs to achieve victory, versus letting others fight among themselves and then reaping the benefits—these are completely different matters.”

After Egbert let out a deep breath, he continued, “You might not fully understand what these words represent, but you should know that as long as Elvi didn’t die on the spot, with the resources the dragon clan has stored, buying her own life from the Beast Tribe’s King wouldn’t be too difficult.”

This was answering the possibility from Gabriel’s perspective.

Gabriel remained silent for quite a while before saying, “I don’t understand at all.”

“However, your attitudes are also quite obvious. You should be worried about me now.”

Gabriel seemed to find such words somewhat embarrassing, and his forward sprinting motion slowed down, running with a somewhat “bouncing” appearance.

“But I think your concerns are unnecessary. I also don’t want to admit the fact that you saved me, but that’s the reality.”

“You saved me, sparing me from the degrading act of dying by suicide. And the life-saving grace wasn’t just once. I feel like I can remember the name Gabrielkin for a lifetime. Beyond that, you even brought me into a battle with Elvi Bessemer, that kind of powerhouse who surpasses me by who knows how much in combat. I don’t think I have any regrets.”

“…As for helping the King, regarding the Water Tribe squad I killed before, without you all, my fate would probably have been mutual destruction with them.” Gabriel genuinely felt he had profited.

“Looking at it this way, I’ve already achieved dedicating everything to the King. And the current me, besides being a land-dwelling monster beast, is also Gabriel who was saved by you all. Before repaying this life, I have no intention of making any moves unfavorable to you.”

It was unclear whether this gray wolf was too perceptive or simply stating his inner thoughts.

But the other humans, who were skilled at reading facial expressions and eyes besides Su Li, exchanged glances and all tacitly agreed that Gabriel wasn’t lying.

Lan Zhe collapsed on the wolf-form Gabriel’s back, gazing up at the sky with a deep tone. “Should I say something at this moment? Like, saving you was just because we wanted to, and it has nothing to do with whether you need to repay us?”

“By showing such an attitude, would you be moved and then protect Su Li even more bravely? If so, that would be wonderful.”

Gabriel: “…How am I supposed to respond to that?”

“If you don’t know how to respond, then don’t,” Roy said. “Anyway, congratulations on joining this team that, while knowing where it’s heading, can’t be certain whether it will capsize.”

“Is it still too late to regret now?”

“No one would ever regret encountering Lord Su Li!” Egbert’s injuries were severe, but when saying this sentence, his articulation was particularly clear. “Lord Su Li is someone destined to resolve this chaotic world.”

“And what I must do is teach everyone all the common sense and principles in Lord Su Li’s eyes.”

Gabriel felt somewhat envious. Although he had said countless times that he must follow rules and dedicate everything to the King, in reality, his dedication stemmed from rules and from following what everyone else did.

He had never had thoughts of wanting to dedicate body and soul to the King from the heart.

While such behavior could be labeled as excessive trust, this kind of unreserved belief in another existence besides oneself was already an incredible thing for Gabriel.

What was even stranger was that besides the three humans, that natural monster beast also trusted Su Li in the same way.

Even when Su Li said Elvi wasn’t dead, the others believed it without hesitation…

Gabriel thought this and asked it out loud.

“Why believe that Elvi isn’t dead? Isn’t this just like what Lord Su Li said—that dragon didn’t use her full strength when facing us at all. Rather than saying we defeated her and then hastily left to prevent subsequent trouble, it’s more accurate to say we were worried that after Elvi came to her senses, she would directly annihilate us on the spot.”

“Furthermore, even if Lord Su Li didn’t provide those detailed explanations, I would still believe Lord Su Li as always.” Egbert never missed an opportunity to express loyalty, especially when injured.

What was even better was that during the battle, the Raven had focused entirely on deflecting force, which meant that while everyone else was severely injured, this monster beast, aside from being exhausted, had no injuries requiring long-term recovery.

This being the case, how could the Raven have any chance to continue staying close to Lord Su Li?

Egbert thought this while blatantly moving closer to Su Li.

When he sat, the young man’s sleeves could be completely captured in his vision just by naturally lowering his head…

Egbert’s breathing became uncontrollably heavy.

“As long as Lord Su Li says Elvi is fine, then even if that dragon truly died completely, there must exist other monster beasts with resurrection abilities who would forcibly pull her back from death’s embrace.”

Su Li said helplessly, “No, that’s something only gods can do.”

“Lord Su Li has always been the god in my eyes!”

“Rather than believing in the unknown God of Light, I believe in you more!”

Roy despised him. “That’s too much. Don’t constantly reinforce those concepts in the little master’s heart. Making it seem like everyone else’s reverence for the little master always falls short compared to yours.”

“For me, the little master is truly the person who pulled me back from the brink of death.”

At that time, Roy hadn’t felt there was any need for him to continue living. He had never even dreamed that there would be a day when he could become comrades with Lan Zhe.

“Now that we’re talking about this topic, I’m not sleepy anymore.” Lan Zhe became interested. “At that time, Na’an hadn’t even found her true target for revenge. Neither she nor I knew anything about conspiracies and schemes, like complete fools.”

“If we had never discovered the truth, we probably wouldn’t even have been able to achieve the death we wanted.”

“It’s just that there’s one thing…” Thinking of a certain two-star mercenary’s foolish actions, Lan Zhe’s eyes gradually became dangerous.

Roy shivered and looked at him warily. “Don’t expect me to test medicines for you again!”

Lan Zhe, who hadn’t brought up this topic, clearly understood that this was just some redemptive behavior that even Roy himself wasn’t entirely clear about.

“Ha, defeat me first before saying that.” Lan Zhe sneered.

The Raven, who had been resting while lying down, finally had some strength now. He sat up and said weakly, “That wasn’t even very long ago. Don’t act like you need to reminisce about the past.”

“You have the nerve to say that! When I thought you would never dare enter human society again, you actually followed the Final Creation and found Lord Su Li directly. At that time, I wanted nothing more than to perish together with you! Perish together! Do you understand?” Egbert got angry just thinking about this incident.

“I don’t understand.”

Su Li finally had to helplessly intercept this group of people who seemed ready to start fighting right on Gabriel’s back.

The rapidly running gray wolf stirred up seemingly endless wind. The unbridled wind blew past their ears, and while people reminisced about the past, they always tried to grasp the future.

….

The moon rose high at night, and morning came again.

By the time another night arrived, they had already reached the coastal area.

The group ultimately chose to camp on the beach.

The sea wind howled, bringing coldness. Lan Zhe draped a piece of clothing over Su Li, who was sitting on a rock looking at the sea, then immediately sat down beside the young man to enjoy the wind together.

After a while, compared to Su Li whose mental age far exceeded his physical age, it was Lan Zhe who couldn’t contain his thoughts and spoke first, and his first sentence was: “Are we too useless?”

“Although we’ve discovered that monster beast society doesn’t use power hierarchy to classify strength levels at all, I, along with the other two, can only reach Gabriel’s level even with our utmost effort, and we’re even slightly inferior.”

They couldn’t compare to Elvi, or to Leia who could stir up storms at will.

Even if their battle consciousness was raised to the limit, they could only achieve a false “victory” under circumstances where Elvi, due to various reasons, was essentially going easy on them—a victory they couldn’t even celebrate before being sobered by reality.

Lan Zhe wasn’t without disappointment, but compared to Egbert who always swam against the current and gained more motivation, and Roy who always understood that he just needed to do what he should do and do it well, Lan Zhe felt his willpower was lacking by more than just a little.

Su Li tilted his head, his eyes peaceful. “But you’ve already achieved discovering that monster beast society doesn’t adopt the strength classification rules of human society, without me having to remind you.”

“Just understanding this point is enough to prove your strength.”

“Not being restricted by the rules of that small human world, knowing there’s a larger world, stepping into that larger world, exploring the unknown… all of these things are already incredible enough to describe.”

Su Li had no excessive expectations for this world, and of course, the same had been true before his transmigration.

He was so peaceful that he didn’t seem like a young man. While thirty years old might be teasingly called a great wizard, essentially, Su Li’s mentality could be described as having seen through countless things.

No one knew his detailed past, yet they could always discover that the world wasn’t unknown in his eyes.

He had no pure curiosity, only a shallow understanding of all things not yet clarified after they became clear.

“So Su Li means that even though we’re weak, after abandoning the set of rules that humans established… no, to be precise, the set of rules that monster beasts established for humans, our future development has already broken free from limitations?” Lan Zhe inquired somewhat uncertainly.

Unknown to others, the Dark Holy Son’s heart was currently filled with restless anxiety.

When medicines couldn’t affect Roy, when healing items had no obvious effect on Egbert, when Su Li stood alone in remote places, only able to watch them fight…

As long as people lived, as long as life possessed the ability to think, it seemed they would always feel pressure about everything.

“Why not?” Su Li didn’t directly agree but chose to ask back. “You’re skilled at using medicines. Compared to monster beasts who don’t understand much about pharmaceutical knowledge, your existence is equivalent to standing at the forefront of the entire world.”

These sudden words struck directly at Lan Zhe’s heart.

Su Li noticed nothing and continued, “These medicines can give others who can’t achieve victory through overwhelming force many more possibilities for winning through other methods. As for those poisonous medicines with different effects that you’re equally skilled with, those things are also part of your combat methods.”

“In gaming terms, you’re a profession that can both deal damage and heal—a mage class. While not as exaggerated as a hexagonal warrior, being proficient in both is much stronger than me, who can only fill one point in the hexagon.”

Su Li felt the coastal wind and softened his tone. “Believe in yourself. After all, it was monster beast society that first abandoned power classification hierarchy. Those who come later shouldn’t insist on adhering to things that even some monster beasts have abandoned.”

“The world is vast, rules are infinite. I can’t continue saying that as long as you don’t violate laws or cross moral bottom lines, you can do anything. But I can still confirm that I’ve never crossed the bottom line I set for myself, and the result is that I can still do anything I want within that bottom line.”

Su Li stood up from the rock.

The stars in the coastal night sky were infinite. The young man neither looked up at the night sky nor down at the path ahead. He simply gazed at the sea and said with complete calm. “Although it’s arrogant, if you don’t know your own bottom line, then I allow you within my bottom line…”

“To do anything not regulated by others.”

Su Li looked into Lan Zhe’s eyes—deeper than the sea, more profound than the night sky, but in those eyes, both the moon was reflected and so was he.

“Let’s go back.” Lan Zhe suddenly felt that nothing was a big deal anymore.

Whether it was his own powerlessness or his confusion about not being able to help Su Li, none of it mattered anymore.

Because Su Li allowed it—

He suddenly wanted to laugh, and then he did laugh, following his impulse.

Watching Su Li climb down from the rock and walk toward the camp, until they were twenty or thirty meters apart, looking at the young man who neither stopped nor turned around, Lan Zhe raised his voice. “In every battle from now on, I will bring you victory!”

“Although failure is allowed, victory would definitely be better!”

When sleeping that night, Lan Zhe was strangled by the other two people and two beasts.

Gabriel whispered. “Don’t openly flaunt things you have that I don’t when I’ve discovered I’m somewhat envious of you all!”

The strangled Lan Zhe remained completely calm. “Even so, I won’t tell you everything about my interactions with Su Li. This is called allowed selfishness! Do you have any objections? Or rather…”

Lan Zhe suddenly sneered. “You guys, don’t you want to eat normal food from now on? I wouldn’t mind letting Egbert be the head chef for the coming days.”

“Please don’t!” Roy quickly released his hands, clasped them together, and begged repeatedly. “Spare me, really. I don’t want the reason for pausing during battle someday to be not because someone got seriously injured, but because I had an urgent need to relieve myself.”

Even the Raven who was joining the commotion said, “I wouldn’t mind others being poisoned to the point of losing control (diarrhea), but I’d very much mind Su Li, who won’t waste food as long as it’s edible, also getting caught up in it.”

Egbert: “………………”