Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 271 - 171 Ashes Scattered (2)

Chapter 271: Chapter 171 Ashes Scattered (2)

Karsas was momentarily shocked by his fiancée’s strength.

Although they had been engaged for a long time, Karsas’s impression of his fiancée was only that she was fairly pretty, had an okay figure, was very timid, and a bit dull.

That was all.

Even after his fall from grace, when everyone else had shunned him, only Norma occasionally made contact with him, but that did not deepen his impression of her because by that time, Karsas already had Jie Luo.

In his heart, Karsas generously considered Norma his possession.

He felt that this was a great honor for Norma.

He never thought that his fiancée could have such exaggerated strength.

The hand formed from the condensed boulders, like a canopy, whistled down from the sky. Caught off guard by the shock, Karsas failed to dodge and was slapped like swatting a fly.

The movement of the giant hand was not particularly fast, but its immense size, comparable to a mountain, brought an astonishing range of attack. The incomparable weight also resulted in an extremely exaggerated impact.

With a bang,

Karsas’s body, like a shell, plummeted straight from the sky.

Boom...

As it hit the ground with another loud noise, his body created a funnel-shaped depression on impact, with dense and ripple-like cracks spreading outward. The very earth trembled violently.

That wasn’t all. Right after the swipe sent Karsas to the ground, the giant hand suddenly clenched into a fist in the sky and the next second, aided by gravity, it fell from mid-air even faster than before.

A terrifying vortex seemed to form around the giant fist, whipping up a violent hurricane that made the tall buildings in the distance sway in the howling wind.

On the ground, Karsas’s body was still struggling, writhing, trying to rise from the ground.

The previous attack was too exaggerated. Even Karsas couldn’t withstand such a strong impact. His blood mist was almost instantly dissipated, and even the armor formed from coagulated blood vanished in moments, revealing the pale skeleton inside.

The red light that had been bright at the eyes of the skull head had become somewhat dim.

When Norma saw what Karsas looked like now, her disappointment grew. Karsas, you’ve truly fallen... I thought your soul was filled with filth, but I didn’t expect you to have also discarded your human shell, completely becoming a twisted abnormality.

Perhaps, to perish here is your best destination.

Norma’s hand pressed down slightly, and the falling speed of the giant fist suddenly increased.

On the ground, Karsas was still shaking his head. The violent impact seemed to have confused his consciousness. Just as Karsas raised his head, he looked up to see an intense, massive shadow blocking the moon from the sky, descending with an unprecedented, meteor-like ferocity.

Suddenly, a bright red light flared in his eyes, and his body emitted an incredibly strong fluctuation, as if roaring silently...

Perhaps, the Death Knight truly sensed the fear of death. He wanted to dodge... but it was simply impossible.

Boom...

Accompanied by thunderous roars, the Sikes Hotel seemed to violently jump off the ground.

At the impact site of the giant fist, a circular shockwave spread out with all-encompassing force, lifting the neatly laid stone plates off the ground layer by layer, crushing them into dust mid-air.

The hurricane passed, temporarily blocking out the sun as if it were a sandstorm.

Qin Chu stood quietly behind Norma, staring at the scene below with slight astonishment in his eyes.

This, is the true strength of the Earth Witch, right?

The Residual Soul of Gaia resided within Norma’s body, nourishing her body and soul, making her absorption of magic power impressively fast. Over these decades, Norma’s magic power had inflated to an unimaginable extent.

And this wasn’t even the full extent of the Earth Witch’s power at her prime.

It’s conceivable, then, just how exaggerated the power of these mighty witches was at their peak, capable of erasing a village or even a city in an instant.

Qin Chu had thought that if Norma could fully control her magic power, she would become very strong, but he never imagined it could be to this extent.

Looking at that gigantic fist, it would be an invincible weapon on a battlefield. If there were no peers to intercept it, it could wreak havoc, smashing to death a large number at once, leaving no remains.

Even among Super Order Magic, Earth Mother’s Anger is obviously a level above Skyfire Meteor.

A slight smile appeared on Qin Chu’s lips. Norma was an exceptionally talented individual.

As the giant fist gradually dissipated like quicksand, only a large pit remained on the ground, with Karsas’s remnants at its deepest point. His body had been completely crushed, his pale skeleton reduced to fine powder, drifting away with the sand in the wind.

Truly. His ashes were scattered to the winds!

But was Karsas truly dead?

Qin Chu remained skeptical about this.

Karsas, though foolish, was very strong.

Despite Norma displaying great strength, Qin Chu did not believe that Norma’s power could surpass Karsas’s before the abnormality, let alone after the complete transformation. After the complete abnormality, Karsas’s strength was even greater than before.

If one were to simply compare energy, Norma’s was greater than Karsas’s, but when it came to utilizing that energy, Norma was far inferior to Karsas. This made her efficiency in using her own magic power quite low; her combat experience was just too scant.

Huff... huff... huff...

Norma stood by the window sill, gasping for breath, her face still pale with fine beads of sweat rolling down her smooth forehead.

The silver hair floating behind her gradually calmed down, draping over Norma’s back and swaying slightly.

Super Order Magic, Earth Mother’s Anger.

This was the first time Norma had used this magic.

Looking at the ground where Karsas’s ashes had been scattered, a sadness shone in Norma’s eyes. Whether it was love or pure sense of duty, she had devoted five years of her youth to it, and now it was gone in a puff of smoke leaving her feeling empty and anguished inside.

Thinking of how Qin Chu had been killed by Karsas in an attempt to save her, her heart ached even more intensely, and she felt a strong hatred... Hating her own weakness, she thought if only she could have mastered this great power earlier, maybe she could have saved Mr. Qin just then...

Her arms wrapped around her slender shoulders, she squatted on the ground, shivering, as clear tears dripped onto the floor.

At that moment, a pair of arms suddenly reached out from behind and embraced the frail body.

Norma’s body stiffened abruptly, ready to counterattack, but then she felt a familiar warmth.

Her eyes widened, her body shook even more fiercely, her delicate nose sniffing the air vigorously, and her chest heaving rapidly. Her slender neck gradually turned to look back, and upon seeing that familiar face, Norma’s mind buzzed, and she nearly fainted.

Was that... Mr. Brave? Was it Mr. Qin?

He wasn’t dead, he was still alive?

Norma’s lips trembled.

"Sorry for making you sad," Qin Chu said softly, patting Norma’s forehead.

"You... you didn’t," Norma managed to say, her voice strained.

"Well, I can’t say there wasn’t any trouble," Qin Chu said, scratching his head and helping Norma to stand up. He stepped back slightly and tugged at his clothes; there was a hole in the abdominal area surrounded by dark red bloodstains.

"Just now, I really thought I was going to die... But it seems my life might be a bit tougher than I thought..." Qin Chu shrugged, "Being impaled was pretty unpleasant, but luckily I had the Holy Light Series Healing Magic taught to me by Angelica, the Holy Light Technique..."

"I kept healing myself dozens of times and somehow, I managed to pick up my life again."

Qin Chu depicted everything that had just happened, embellishing it a little to avoid sounding too mundane.

"You were focused on dealing with Karsas just now and didn’t notice what was happening behind you," Qin Chu said with a smile. "Thank you, Norma. If you hadn’t held Karsas back, given his hatred for me, he would have rushed over and reduced me to ashes without me having any chance to heal myself..."

"I didn’t realize your strength was so formidable. It looks like I didn’t need to help you at all when the assassin attacked you; you could easily handle it yourself."

Qin Chu prattled on.

But Norma heard nothing; her heart was filled with joy.

Mr. Qin was still alive, and Mr. Brave had not perished.

At this moment, Norma felt an unprecedented happiness, and with the man just in front of her, she felt a surge of emotion in her chest more intense than ever before.

"Go for it, girl," urged Gaia’s consciousness deep within Norma, jumping up and down excitedly.

"Haven’t you always wanted a home, a kind husband who loves and cares for you?"

"And then having a son and a daughter, living happily together... Now the man who fits all your criteria is right in front of you. What are you hesitating for?"

"Oh girl, don’t hesitate, don’t be afraid, muster your courage."

"Once the deed is done, your wish will come true..."

Gaia’s voice was like that of the devil, filled with an indefinable temptation. Norma’s body seemed to tremble uncontrollably.

Her cheeks grew redder.

Seeing this, Qin Chu grew concerned and stepped forward, placing a hand on Norma’s forehead, which was burning hot to the touch.

"Norma, do you have a fever?"

This definitely calls for a PCR test... Qin Chu commented inwardly.

Just then, the delicate girl in front of him suddenly, and even with a bit of force, grabbed Qin Chu’s collar and stood on tiptoe.

The next moment, Qin Chu felt his lips being sealed by something soft!