Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 183 - 129 Dirty World (seeking recommendation tickets, monthly passes)

Chapter 183: Chapter 129 Dirty World (seeking recommendation tickets, monthly passes)

When a beauty asks, Qin Chu finds it impossible to refuse.

After all, Asina was already drunk, and if he left her behind, her stunning figure and face could encounter some ill-intentioned scoundrel, which would be terrible.

Merely thinking of such a scene was frightening.

As an elegant gentleman, Qin Chu simply couldn’t stand by and watch Asina face such danger, especially since it was he who invited her for dinner. Should anything truly happen, he would feel immensely guilty.

Thus, both emotionally and logically, Qin Chu had to ensure Asina’s safety.

Looking at Asina’s rosy cheeks, Qin Chu stood and wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, "Of course, my beautiful lady, this is what I should do..."

He waved for the waiter, paid for the meal, and arranged a comfortable room.

Qin Chu completely ignored the waiter’s suggestive glances. He was doing this solely for Asina’s safety, not for the sordid reasons the waiter imagined.

He was a good person.

It seemed Asina really had too much to drink; her voluptuous body wobbled, barely able to stand, and she leaned heavily on Qin Chu for support.

At this moment, Qin Chu focused on his breathing and kept his gaze firmly ahead, like a true gentleman.

His proper demeanor even made Asina, with her flushed cheeks, doubt her perception. Was this really Qin Chu? From what she knew of him, he wasn’t supposed to act like this, right?

She was making her intentions so clear, yet this man had no reaction at all?

Was she actually less attractive than Angelica, the bar owner, or even Catherine, that crass gorilla?

Losing to anyone was acceptable, but losing to Catherine was especially irritating for Asina!

The room’s door creaked open, and Asina’s body shuddered.

"Miss Asina, please rest well, I’ll be leaving now."

After escorting Asina to the door, Qin Chu did not enter the room. As a gentleman, he should not intrude upon a lady’s room.

As Qin Chu turned to leave, a delicate hand grasped his wrist.

Asina knew what would happen next.

It was exactly because she knew that she was more afraid, a strong sense of regret welling up inside her, almost compelling her to flee from the room immediately...

She was scared, she was terrified...

This man was not Jie Luo; he was Qin Chu.

Her fingers clenched tightly as she summoned immense willpower to suppress the fear in her heart. She knew she could not flee, for if she did, Lord Jie Luo’s revival would become indefinitely postponed.

Soul Fragments had already begun to crack. She must hasten Lord Jie Luo’s recovery.

Endure, she must endure. It would be temporary. The nightmare would soon end.

...

Asina no longer had the strength to speak.

After straightening his clothes, Qin Chu picked up Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment from the bedside table and returned it to the storage ring.

Before he realized it, it was already deep into the night.

The air was a bit cold.

Walking on the deserted streets with a gentle night breeze, Qin Chu felt refreshed.

Thinking of Asina, Qin Chu’s mouth twisted into a sneer. Perhaps she still believed she was making a sacrifice for Jie Luo, touched by her own actions, right?

That is, if the woman still had the capacity to think.

A release of the malevolent fire in his chest led to emptiness.

Gazing at the dimly lit city under the night sky, Qin Chu slightly narrowed his eyes. What would this city become in the near future?

A city of ruins, fields of corpses, rivers of blood?

He did not know. He had given his all for this city, for this continent, sweating and bleeding countless times on the edge of life and death, but he did not receive tenderness from this world. This rotten world repaid him with lethal poison and swords.

Drip... Drip...

In the silent street, only Qin Chu’s footsteps echoed.

"Shaye, we’re walking the right path, aren’t we?" Qin Chu suddenly asked. Only in front of Shaye and Antia would Qin Chu remove the thick mask he wore, revealing his true self—something he never even showed Angelica—his authenticity... and vulnerability.

This was also a rare moment of relaxation, precious to Qin Chu.

Shaye’s silhouette emerged from behind Qin Chu, her long arms wrapping around his neck, hanging on his back like a koala as usual.

She did not answer his question, but gently stroked Qin Chu’s cheek with her slender palm. After a few seconds, Shaye’s voice finally reached his ears, "What is right, and what is wrong?"

Shaye knew every thought in Qin Chu’s heart.

"What kind of world do you envision? Do you want to destroy this world or recreate it into the ideal form you hold in your heart?"

"Destruction is more straightforward." Antia’s figure emerged, sitting on Qin Chu’s shoulders, her slender legs swinging over his chest as she bluntly answered Shaye’s question.

In Antia’s eyes, this world seemed beyond salvation. Although her memory had not returned, she harbored deep malice towards the Oville Empire subconsciously.

Qin Chu tilted his head to think, this rotten world, shrouded in haze and darkness without demons, had seen its humanity twisted and souls decayed long ago.

The Royal Family and Nobles were filthy and depraved, the clergy spread hypocritical and twisted beliefs, and the common people were ignorant, insensitive, and numb...

Reflecting on it, during the first week when Rose Vesper had made various arrangements, using the power of media in her hands to tarnish his reputation, those civilians might have been easily incited... But, could no one see the false evidence that framed him?

Had people truly become that foolish?

No... there must be some who could see the truth.

But they didn’t care.

The Demon King had been slain, the Dark Witch sealed, and the remaining monsters were driven into the Abyss. Even if those monsters could crawl out, without the Witch, Demon King, Four Heavenly Kings, and seventeen generals of the Monster Army, what threat could they pose?

With the Empire’s army, Holy Knight Army, and Earth Knight Order, it was easy to repel and slaughter the leaderless Monster Army.

Humans no longer needed a Hero, so why would they take the risk of offending those in power by shouting on behalf of a Hero?

Moreover, the Hero was an outsider; what did his death matter to them?

Perhaps when the divine war happened a thousand years ago, and the Gods fell, this world already lost its guidance, and evil had long since inundated the entire world.

The members of the Hero Team, Saint Monica, Augustus, Wozworth... those bigwigs were the main culprits, and those ordinary Nobles and civilians were also accomplices.

The ones who truly murdered him were not only people like Rose Vesper but nearly everyone in this world... Every one of them bore the weight of sin.

A single spark can start a prairie fire... but that’s on a grassland.

If it’s on a vast glacier, that single spark will be extinguished in an instant.

In this world, conscience is eroded by evil at the fastest speed.

"Indeed, just as Antia said, compared to setting this world on the right path, destruction is a bit simpler," Qin Chu nodded, affirming Antia’s answer.

"So, there’s no need to hesitate, just follow your heart," Shaye said slowly, like a mentor in life.

Qin Chu laughed at himself. Was this the contemplation of the time of wisdom?

Suddenly, he heard a clamor from the street ahead and several contorted figures. Four were guards patrolling at night, and a dirty girl was desperately struggling.

Qin Chu frowned slightly and hurried his steps. As he got closer, he finally saw the skinny figure desperately clinging to a steak that Nobles had thrown in the trash, mindless of the filthy hands, shoving it into her mouth as fast as she could.

Food discarded by Nobles was a delicacy even for the New Year’s feast beyond reach for those in the Civilian District.

The Soldiers dragged the girl on the ground, pulling and tugging. To these Soldiers, allowing someone from the Civilian District to cross the dividing wall into the Noble District was a dereliction of duty, and they had to quickly drive the girl away.

The area where Nobles lived was defiled once trespassed upon by a Civilian.

The girl’s legs flailed wildly, her shoes falling off... Perhaps she hadn’t worn shoes for a long time?

Shoes might be a luxury for her.

Her clothing was ragged, barely covering her, exposing her filthy dark skin and the outlines of her clearly visible bones beneath.

The term ’skin and bones’ was perhaps the most fitting description for the girl.

One of her legs was twisted unnaturally at the knee, a mess of torn flesh where white bone shone through.

Just then, the girl, in her frantic struggle, accidentally kicked a Guard on the leg. Seeing a clear footprint on his shiny Armor, the Knight felt profoundly humiliated.

"You lowly filth, you dare soil my Armor." The Knight’s face contorted in an instant, as ferocious as a savage beast.

He was a distinguished Knight, a Noble; it was an insult for such a lowly commoner to touch him. She wasn’t even worthy of licking his boots.

Such lowly beings didn’t deserve to live in this world.

And yet, she had the audacity to kick him.

A distorted, cruel smile appeared on the Knight’s face as he raised his Long Spear high: "To assault a Noble is to die!"

The Knight was also a Noble.

And the girl had kicked him, clearly assaulting a Noble. He had every reason to execute her.

Under the moonlight, the spear tip glinted sharply, chill to the bone.

The girl’s eyes were filled with terror, knowing what was about to come. She trembled in fear, yet her mouth continued to chew desperately, trying to swallow the remaining food.

It was a delicacy she had never tasted before.

The Long Spear plunged down swiftly: "Die, you scum."

The glittering, sharp spearhead fell rapidly!