Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 247 - 159: Karsas’s Fiancee (2)

Chapter 247: Chapter 159: Karsas’s Fiancee (2)

The air was thick with tension.

"Could there be a traitor among us?" After a long pause, Silf slowly spoke up, her eyebrows tightly furrowed. She didn’t want to suspect her comrades, but the series of incidents forced her to doubt.

Benson’s whereabouts had been betrayed and he was killed by Luo Meng.

Now Ronald’s location had also been leaked and he was being pursued by Luo Meng.

One occurrence could be called an accident, but two was too suspicious to overlook.

"Someone among us must be colluding with Luo Meng behind our backs, continually leaking information to him, leading to Benson’s death and Ronald being trapped..."

Their voices grew lower and more suppressed, making the atmosphere increasingly suffocating.

They had just been talking intimately as good sisters, planning to cooperate closely to revive Jie Luo, but in the blink of an eye, they had fallen into mutual suspicion.

Pairs of eyes, with subtle glances, scoped out the remaining four, everyone suspecting everyone else but themselves; no one trusted anyone.

Aili, who had been lazily leaning on the chair, her petite body even tensed up subconsciously, the blade she was spinning between her fingers suddenly stopped, only the glinting cold light flickering.

Though they were physically close to each other, it felt as if they were worlds apart.

Catherine also slightly nodded, "It’s a reasonable suspicion. Only the members of the Hero Team knew the movements of Benson and Ronald... If someone is indeed leaking information, it would have to be one of us... "

"But could our conversation have been overheard?" Catherine raised a concern.

Rose Vesper immediately shook her head, "That’s impossible, this is the Holy Daughter’s room; how could anyone eavesdrop here..."

Before she could finish speaking, Asina’s expression suddenly tightened, her eyes narrowing to slits as circles of magic power rippled around her like waves, seeming to sense the surroundings. After several seconds, Asina suddenly stood up and walked towards one wall, extending her delicate fingers to gently touch it.

Then she tapped on it, and it sounded hollow.

"Aili, cut this open."

Aili heaved herself off the chair with a grunt and tiptoed to Asina’s side. With a few swift swishes of her blade, the wall was cut open, revealing a net-like pattern of marks as chunks of the wall fell, unveiling the hidden True Eye.

Rose Vesper’s complexion drastically changed and she stood up abruptly, "This can’t be..."

"Nothing is impossible, my Holy Daughter, you’re too overconfident," Asina said coldly. "The magic fluctuations of the True Eye are very faint. An extremely powerful entity could completely mask these fluctuations. Added to that, the barrier of the wall, it’s normal that you didn’t find it."

Rose Vesper’s body shivered violently; the thought of changing, bathing, and sleeping under someone’s surveillance sent chills down her spine and goosebumps all over her body.

"Rest assured, because of the wall’s obstruction, they could not see much, but hearing some sounds is still possible... They knew every word you said when communicating with us," Asina snickered, then waved her hand, destroying the True Eye.

What appeared to be words of comfort could not improve Rose Vesper’s mood; her expression had already turned pale, "Then, Benson’s death was caused by me... Ronald is trapped in the demon’s territory because of me, and even Karthas is because of me..."

She hugged her shoulders tightly, her body trembling continuously.

Silence fell around them; the reality was stark, but no one blamed Rose Vesper. Such secretive surveillance was indeed hard to detect.

Catherine took a deep breath, walked up to Rose Vesper, and embraced her frail, petite body, "Rose Vesper, what’s done is done; don’t be too hard on yourself. Self-blame won’t change anything."

"But we must be more careful in the future. We cannot let such things happen again. The Hero Team can’t afford any more losses."

"Moreover, the most important question now is, who left this True Eye here?"

"What is their motive?"

"They already know our detailed plans to assassinate the Second Generation Brave Warrior. Could this plan have reached Qin Chu’s ears?"

Rose Vesper gradually calmed down, her brows tightly knitted.

It seemed that the Second Generation Brave Warrior was unaware of the plan; otherwise, he would not have risked his life to block the Prince just to save her.

"Someone being able to freely enter and exit the Holy Daughter’s room without being detected by the Holy Court..." Catherine said seemingly casually, "And able to install such a covert True Eye, they must be very powerful..."

Rose Vesper’s body jerked sharply, her golden eyes brimming with intense hatred and disgust, a name escaping her lips:

"Augustus!"

"It must be him."

The last time, the scoundrel who stole all the treasures and wealth from her room was also this bastard, and now, the one who left the True Eye eavesdropping was that old man.

The despicable old cretin...

Karthas’s suspicions were not misplaced; the true culprit behind Benson’s death was the Holy Court’s Pope, Augustus!

As these words were spoken, everyone was startled, visibly shocked by the name. However, Catherine’s shock was different from the others; she thought it strange that Augustus was being blamed again for no reason, but... one more blame won’t matter. Augustus was so powerful, it wouldn’t bother him.

Qin Chu’s master was indeed formidable; everything was unfolding according to the master’s plan!

For a moment, the room was utterly silent.

Just then, a knock on the door suddenly rang out, startling the five members of the Hero Team from their own worlds.

Rose Vesper quickly adjusted the expression on her face, took a deep breath to suppress the frustration in her heart, a smile spreading across her face as she walked to the door, but when Rose Vesper opened it, she found a girl outside who was both unfamiliar yet vaguely familiar.

She was wearing a sky-blue magic robe, her silver-white hair tied into a braided plait that fell down her back, with some slightly messy strands scattered around her cheeks, and the hood of the magic robe made her cheeks look somewhat narrow.

Seeing this person, Rose Vesper was momentarily dumbfounded, unable to recall who she was.

The girl across from her gave a soft smile, her hands crossed in front of her chest—an etiquette of the Holy Court, "Holy Daughter Rose Vesper, it’s been some time since we last met, hasn’t it?"

Her voice was as gentle and sweet as her appearance.

A sudden spark struck Rose Vesper’s mind, and she remembered, "Norma... when did you arrive in the Imperial City..."

Norma... a daughter of a general who had already sacrificed himself in the war against the demons, a follower of the Holy Court.

Her family was not prominent, but Norma had considerable talent in magic, was apprenticed closely by the president of the Mage Association, and was now said to be a Great Mage of over 70 levels—her progress even outpacing the Prince.

Most importantly, Norma also held a very special status.

She was the... fiancée of Death Knight Karthas!

It suddenly gave Rose Vesper a headache... The Prince’s fiancée Antasia came to this city, directly bringing a huge catastrophe, and even this fiancée mysteriously became Qin Chu’s person.

Could this Norma be the same? Rose Vesper found her own thoughts amusing.

"A few days now..." Fatigue was evident on Norma’s face.

Rose Vesper quickly invited Norma into the room, and when she saw the other four people inside, Norma was startled and hastened to greet each one.

Norma and the members of the Hero Team were not close; they had only met twice.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

Especially Silf, who frowned slightly, clearly hostile towards Norma.

Norma was Karthas’s fiancée who broke up with him after he went berserk and killed his family, which made Silf quite disdainful of Norma.

"Norma, do you have something you need from me?" Rose Vesper asked softly after Norma sat down.

Norma was also a follower of the Holy Court, so it wasn’t strange for her to cross the barrier, but Rose Vesper couldn’t understand why Norma would come to see her, given they weren’t close.

However, Rose Vesper did not show this indifference; on the contrary, she was very welcoming.

Norma seemed a bit embarrassed, sipped a small cup of tea, then set the cup down, "Well, it’s about Karthas... could I trouble you to help save him..."

Norma pleaded quietly.

Though they had broken up, they were lovers for many years and had been just one step away from marriage.

She simply couldn’t watch Karthas be executed without doing something; upon hearing the news, Norma had hurried to the Imperial City and tried to use her connections to save him.

"I found my father’s comrades, colleagues, friends... even my magic teacher, the grand sage and president of the Mage Association, Lord Anthony..."

"But no matter who I turned to, they said they were powerless to do anything."

The girls looked at each other; as Karthas’s ex-girlfriend, she could still go to these lengths for him, indicating that Karthas had deeply cherished this sweet-looking girl.

The hostility in Silf’s eyes also somewhat dissipated.

They could understand the outcome of Norma’s requests for help: it was Wozworth, Saint Monica, Augustus, and Zimmerman who jointly announced the execution... Karthas’s infamy was widespread, and no one wanted to offend those four most powerful individuals of the Sky Dome Continent to save a Death Knight tainted with Dark Power.

Rose Vesper gave a wry smile, "Miss Norma, I’m afraid I’m going to disappoint you."

"I would really like to save Karthas, after all, he has been my comrade in arms for many years... but... you saw the Holy Knights at the door, because I pleaded for Karthas so many times, I have even been ordered by the Pope to be confined..."

In fact, to protect herself, Rose Vesper had firmly distanced herself from Karthas and had not pleaded for him even once.

Norma was immediately a bit disheartened, but the docile girl did not show her emotions.

Just then, a bolt of lightning flashed through Rose Vesper’s mind, "As members of the Hero Team, due to a series of recent events, we have been severely doubted, and no one will listen to our words... We really want to save Karthas, but simply can’t... however..."

"There is one person who can!"

Norma’s spirits lifted, "Who?"

"The Second Generation Brave Warrior, Qin Chu!"

At this statement, the expressions of several women in the room instantly became very weird.

Rose Vesper sure had a ruthless heart... Knowing what kind of character that Brave Warrior was, how could he possibly pass up such a gentle, sweet girl if she just handed herself over?

Wasn’t this clearly pushing Norma into the fire?

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