Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 253 - 162: Your Wife, I Will Take Care of Her (1)

Chapter 253: Chapter 162: Your Wife, I Will Take Care of Her (1)

This Brave Warrior, truly venomous indeed.

Gazing at the Second Generation Brave Warrior before him, Augustus exclaimed with heartfelt admiration, "Mr. Brave, your heart is so broad, and your inner world is so dark... I mean, like the blazing sun dispelling darkness, your kindness deeply moves me."

"Therefore, I’m willing to make an exception for you and agree to your request."

"However, only you can come with me, Karsas’s fiancée cannot go," Augustus said with a smile.

Qin Chu also smiled, "Thank you, Your Holiness, for your leniency. I think Norma will be very grateful to you."

Having ended his conversation with Augustus, Qin Chu returned to Norma’s side, his expression somewhat melancholic.

Norma carefully asked, "Mr. Qin, how did it go?"

Qin Chu sighed deeply, his look causing Norma’s heart to sink by half.

"This is an important matter, even Augustus himself cannot decide alone. The Pope’s intention is very clear. The news of Karsas’s public trial has been circulated. If he backtracks now, it would disgrace him severely," Qin Chu explained with a shrug.

Norma understood; the resistance to this matter was indeed too great.

Her expectations for the Hero’s words not having an effect were already in place, yet hearing it now still brought some heartache.

"Augustus still needs to discuss further with Wozworth and others, but before that, you can first visit Karsas," Qin Chu said.

Norma’s eyes suddenly lit up, just as she was about to speak, Qin Chu interrupted her, "Of course, only I can go in, you cannot because of your status as his former fiancée..."

Although somewhat disappointed, Norma understood the decision.

"Please, Mr. Qin, tell Karsas to keep holding on and not give up, and that I’m constantly trying to find a way to save him," Norma murmured softly, instructing him, "Also, his teammates in the Hero Team are also searching hard for ways to save him."

"Understood," Qin Chu nodded promptly.

Under Norma’s hopeful gaze, Qin Chu and Augustus entered the Holy Court together.

Upon reaching the entrance, Qin Chu could already smell a strong stench.

The passage leading underground was flanked by many torches. The flickering flames did little to illuminate the space, instead making it feel even more sinister.

Descending the spiraling staircase step by step, the echoes of Qin Chu and Augustus’s footsteps reverberated through the air.

"The people in charge of guarding this area are Douglas’s... Although I’m not on good terms with him, I must admit that Douglas’s men are very skilled at handling these matters," Augustus casually commented as they walked.

"It happens that those Holy Knights who were killed by Karsas were leaning towards Douglas, who had planned to recruit them. But Karsas dealt with all of them, which angered Douglas quite a lot."

"These days, he is desperately compiling... ah, gathering various accusations against Karsas, determined to pin him firmly to the pillar of shame."

Augustus made no effort to hide his discord with Douglas... After all, anyone in the Imperial City could plainly see it.

Qin Chu slightly nodded; no wonder Augustus was so pleased.

The dead weren’t his men, so not only could he use this situation to gain reputation within the Church, but he could also weaken his rivals’ influence.

Karsas’s actions had directly resulted in a win-win for Augustus.

Finally, the staircase ended and they arrived on a somewhat even floor. Holy Knights and priests guarded the entrance, saluting immediately when they saw Qin Chu and Augustus.

Augustus simply waved his hand casually and led Qin Chu deeper inside.

Karsas was imprisoned in the deepest part of the dungeon. The further they went, the worse the environment became. Under the illumination of the leaping flames, the air was filled with filthy dust and the ground was muddy.

The nauseating stench rolled like dark clouds.

Deeper inside, the smaller the air flow, the more intense the horrible smell became.

Even before Qin Chu and Augustus reached the front of Karsas’s cage, they could hear constant groans of pain and cries of agony emanating from within.

In the oppressive atmosphere, the sounds of pain were particularly heartbreaking, even causing some goosebumps.

Visible to the naked eye, streaks of Holy Light expelled the darkness.

The deep corridor flickered like a faulty light bulb, intermittently bright and dim.

Finally, Qin Chu and Augustus arrived in front of the deepest cell...

The floor of the cage was slightly more recessed than the corridor outside. The once dark yet somewhat stylish Death Knight had completely transformed into another appearance.

The hard black Armor had already been stripped away.

Around his neck, he wore a special collar similar to Angelica’s, though of a different color and effect. This collar sealed the Fighting Energy within Karsas’s body.

The cell was cramped; it was almost level with the corridor outside, filled with sewage. Karsas was half-submerged in the water, with dead rats and other creatures floating on the surface, while some white bugs crawled on these corpses.

His hands were pierced by chains hanging from the top of the cage, forcibly keeping them upward. His handsome face, now covered in filth, even had bugs crawling over his face and neck.