Nameless heard those voices again. They whispered their advice, or rather, commands to him now. No, it's happening again! God, has you heard me?! Or you have no mercy on me?!

One of the voices was stronger than others. He won a debate and whispered. [You have done well, my boy. Find a safe, secluded place to rest now. It's not like you are being hunted by powerful people. And even if that were true, that saliva in your body should quicken your rest.]

It was a reasonable advice. I need to find a safe and secluded place to rest now.

Nameless looked around and saw lush foliage on both sides of the road. Perhaps, I will find such place somewhere in the jungle? But the man had remembered that there live a lot of poisonous insects, arachnids, snakes, and mosquitoes. Nameless hated the mosquitoes! Even now few flied around the man.

Besides, I haven't a sword to hack a path in the jungle. No, I can't make a camp in the jungle or sleep in the tree! The man concluded. He was tensed and unsatisfied currently, because he couldn't figure out where he could find a good place to rest. Perhaps, on the way to Turera?

Thus Nameless decided to continue his run down the road. The energy of god was still burning in the man's stomach. Soon he noticed that foliage became less lush and a little later he heard a sound of battle ahead.

What's going on there?! The man was startled and curious. Therefore, he sneaked forward to see a battle.

A group of men – who wore leather armor and metal helmets - tried to capture a beautiful green woman.

She isn't a human, Nameless realized, observing a fight.

Green leaves covered the woman's body. She used a power of nature. All nearby plants listened to her commands.

Do I need to help her? Nameless wasn't sure, because he was afraid that those damn voices could order him to harm her.

The man knew that he could expect anything from the spirits. They were cruel bloodthirsty beings. He had figured out that those voices craved only for one thing! They craved for entertainment!

They forced me to steal an artifact from the monks in their own temple; they forced me to drink up that god's saliva; they forced me to scar that monk.

Nameless was terrified what they could order him to do to this young woman. I don't want to harm her.

Meanwhile, the dryad stepped aside and avoided a spear's thrust. Immediately many roots emerged from the underground and captured a warrior.

“Damn!” he tried to break free to no avail. “I'm trapped!”

His comrades attacked the dryad. She blocked or avoided all their attacks.

Nameless saw as one of them lurked behind the woman with a net in his arms. The man thought that she didn't see this foe, but it was wrong. Suddenly liana moved and tried to catch the man. He was quick enough to jumped back. “Damn! She knew that I was here!”

A battle stopped abruptly and three warriors moved back.

“She is strong,” a man commented.

“It's nothing. We will capture her as others.”

“I see... You shall be those humans who hunt my sisters down? You will be punished for your crimes, hunters.”

“We don't think so. Today we will capture you and later all your sisters,” the warriors began to encircled the dryad.

“It will never happen.”

“It will. No one will protect you or your sisters. Or do you think about your dead deity? Or about those spirit who allegedly watch us?” The men chuckled.

“She isn't dead. My goddess is just sleeping,” the dryad said, observing the hunters' movement. “But you will be punished for your crimes. The great spirits watch us.”

“Oh, I would like to see this!” one of the men halted, chuckling, and looked up. “Great spirits, you say? Hey, you! Spirits with funny names! Punish me! Or I will say everyone that you are weakling miserable spirits! Do you hear me, spirits up there?! Punish me! I'm right here! Or you just can't do it?!”

The hunters laughed.

Meanwhile, Nameless heard those voices.

[Go and help the dryad! A damsel in distress! This is a typical scene from a romantic novel! Save her! Kiss her! Make some babies with her!]

[Go and offer your help to the hunters! I don't think that they will share money with you. Rather they will kill you later, but who cares?! You are MC and you need to suffer for our entertainment!]

[Kill the hunters and then capture the dryad! This is the most reliable plan!]

[Step out from the jungle and approach them bravely! Say them that they are wrong! Say them that they need to live in piece and be friends! Say them to hug each other and say “sorry”!]

[Offer them to surrender and become your slaves! You can promise them to be a good master!]

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A special command for readers. If you want, you can assume a role of a great spirit and punish or forgive the hunters.

[I forgive the hunters! They are good men!]

[I will punish the hunters! Liana will catch the hunters and then tear them apart!]

[I will punish the hunters! Liana will catch the hunters and then they will be sacrificed to me!]

Or your command.