Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 397 - 256: Son Lost, Just Have Another One (3)

Chapter 397: Chapter 256: Son Lost, Just Have Another One (3)

Let me emphasize once again, Qin Chu is not Cao Zei; he is not interested in other people’s wives.

Really.

Lady Florence disgusted Qin Chu even more, a different kind of disgust compared to the hatred he felt towards Catherine, Rose Vesper, and Asina. In the face of Lady Florence, Qin Chu couldn’t even muster the desire for retaliation.

She loved Onions dearly.

But, it would be correct to say that Lady Florence played a significant role in making Onions what he had become, contributing at least 80% to the outcome.

Her over-indulgence exceeded all limits; even if she had simply raised him like any average noble family, perhaps he would have turned out to be a lazy heir, but not as arrogant and condescending as he was now.

Seeing Lady Florence’s face filled with sacrificial expressions, as if she wouldn’t mind being violated for her son’s sake, Qin Chu’s face showed a hint of mockery, "Lady Florence, I admit, you are beautiful..."

"But please, open your eyes and look."

"How many outstanding and beautiful girls are around me?"

"Angelica, Violet, Norma, Antasia... Is any of them inferior to you?"

"Please don’t think too highly of yourself. Your charm isn’t as great as you imagine. I’m not that desperate."

Hisss...

Lady Florence’s body trembled violently.

Qin Chu’s words offended her more deeply than if he had directly insulted or violated her.

This damn bastard, how dare he describe her with such desperation?

Lady Florence had always been very confident about her beauty and figure, especially since her husband had passed away. Even though she already had a child, suitors still continuously pursued her.

Moreover, all these suitors were exceptionally prestigious and powerful. And yet, in Qin Chu’s eyes, she was merely someone to resort to in a moment of desperation?

The woman glared at Qin Chu furiously.

Qin Chu’s expression remained indifferent, "Tell me, what magic allows you to move through the ground at will?"

Lady Florence’s brows furrowed slightly, suppressing her anger. So the Hero was after this ability, was he?

Her mouth curled into a mocking smile, "Want this ability? I’m sorry, that’s impossible. It is not magic but my power, and I cannot teach it to you."

"Perhaps, you could propose another condition."

No, no, no. Besides this power, there is hardly anything else on you that could catch my eye.

Qin Chu was about to inform Lady Florence to cooperate with him in seizing this power, and in return, he would spare Onions’s life. But before he could speak, suddenly, a weird sound emerged...

"Aooo..."

It was like the shriek of a wounded beast.

Swiftly, both Qin Chu and Lady Florence turned towards the source of the noise, which was unmistakably Onions.

They saw the man whose legs were already completely charred, who had somehow raised his head and opened his mouth to emit a mournful howl towards the sky.

His body trembled violently.

Pieces of charred flesh were peeling from his blackened legs, exposing the raw, bloody flesh underneath.

Weird, web-like red traces had climbed up his face, even filling his eyeballs with eerie threads.

On the charred, peeling flesh, dark-red pieces that appeared metallic sprouted rapidly, the surface of the new flesh shimmering with layers of dark skin.

On the surface of the skin, small scales began to form.

This transformation seemed filled with endless agony for Onions, his body shivering violently, his howls permeated with despair.

At this moment, the foolish man seemed to finally realize his fate.

He could feel an uncontrollably violent, bloodthirsty consciousness gradually taking over his body.

Whether it was his body or his soul, it was rapidly transforming into a monster.

No, please don’t let this happen...

He did not want to become a hideous monster and be purified in the Holy Light like Karsas, but Onions lacked the power to reverse this change.

His howling sounded less like screams and more like a sad plea,

a plea for someone to kill him before he completely turned into a monster.

Qin Chu’s expression darkened rapidly, so, the corruption had finally begun?

This scene was strikingly similar to what had happened to Karsas.

He did not kill Onions immediately but instead stepped back abruptly.

The crowd around them pointed and murmured at Onions.

Evil God.

Contamination.

Corruption.

Monster...

Whispers incessantly reached their ears from all around.

The scenes that had occurred in the Duel Arena and outside the Sikes Hotel were unfolding in the minds of numerous Holy Men and Knights, their faces turning pale.

Onions, the esteemed Saint Heir of the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, was also contaminated by the Evil God?

God, this is terrifying.

Even the battle-hardened soldiers were horrified by the sight before them.

Only Lady Florence seemed utterly oblivious to the abnormal changes in her son. Despite many broken bones, she somehow found the strength to rush forward and embraced Onions after Qin Chu stepped away.

Ignoring the filthy blood mist on Onions’s face, she smiled indulgently and kissed him.

Embracing.

Her eyes were fixated only on Onions.

After the death of her husband, Onions had become her sole attachment.

She did not care what her son would become, even if he completely turned into a monster, he was still her son.

Onions’s consciousness was becoming increasingly blurred—his legs had fully transformed into muscular, beast-like limbs, his feet into claws, with nails sharp as knives at their tips.

Scales had completely covered the position of his legs and buttocks, spreading toward his waist, chest, arms, and face.

Perhaps due to reasons of strength and aptitude, Onions’s transformation was slightly slower, not as exaggerated as Karsas’s had originally been.

This allowed Onions to barely maintain a bit of his sanity; his clawed hands gripped Lady Florence’s shoulders tightly and forcefully pushed her away from his body.

Lady Florence’s face was full of sorrow as she tearfully looked at her son, enduring immense pain, "Onions, what’s wrong with you? It’s me..."

Onions gasped heavily—scales had spread to his neck, his face showing intense struggle and pain, his eyes filled with madness weeping crimson tears.

He didn’t say a word to his mother; suddenly, his gaze shifted to Qin Chu a few meters away.

This man, always defiant and overbearing, was now displaying remarkable willpower as he arduously controlled his body, kneeling before Qin Chu with a thud.

His head touched the ground.

The man who would never bow down in front of Qin Chu, whom he hated the most, was now kneeling.

He had let go of all his dignity and honor.

His voice raspy, each word spoken was a great pain for him:

"Hero... sir..."

"Please... spare my mother..."

"She and I are different, she has committed no sins..."

He was unconcerned with the lives of others, killing others was a trivial matter to Onions, but only his mother was the most important, most cherished presence in his life.

Lady Florence kept shaking her head, weeping voicelessly.

This woman, at this moment, was no longer the former Church Venerable of the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, just a mother watching her son approach his doom.

"Then... kill me... please."

Watching the man he once detested kneeling before him, begging and inching toward doom, Qin Chu’s eyelids drooped, his body already beginning to emit a bright Holy Light.

Lady Florence seemed to understand what was going to happen next. Her hair disheveled, she kept shaking her head, her face already fully streamed with tears, she stood crazily in front of her son:

"No, don’t..."

"There must be another way..."

"There must be."

Dignity, face, pride—all could be forsaken.

Her legs knelt in the yellow sand, pleading towards Qin Chu: "Please, do not harm my son, he can still be saved, please, I’ll do anything..."

But her words were never completed.

Behind her, Onions’s will could no longer hold.

Honestly, Qin Chu admired Onions, at least at this moment, his will had surpassed the limits.

Under complete corruption by the Evil God, even Karsas had not held on for so long, his strength was far less than Karsas’s, yet sustained by his attachment and emotions toward his mother, he lasted longer than Karsas.

But even such a strong will could not change anything.

The Abnormality finally completed in full.

Kneeling on the ground, Onions suddenly raised his head—his head had completely transformed into an ugly monster, with three twisted, spiraling horns on top, his face covered with lizard-like scales, his mouth opening to reveal sharp, shark-like teeth.

His crimson eyes stared fixedly at the back of Lady Florence.

She was his closest person.

When the transformation was complete, he would start by harming the closest person to him, turning into a monster that only knew how to kill.

Roar...

The next instant, a roar erupted from Onions’s throat, and his body suddenly pounced on Lady Florence, biting her neck, blood spurting.

Lady Florence’s body trembled violently.

But she seemed to no longer feel pain, even a somewhat twisted smile appeared on her face as her fingers gently caressed the scaled cheek, letting this hideous monster devour her flesh and blood.

But just then, a silver-white Light Saber suddenly shot through.

With a puff, it pierced straight through Onions’s head.

Accompanied by a mournful scream, Onions’s body fell backward.

This scene turned Lady Florence’s face pale as she screamed loudly, "No, do not hurt my son..."

Her mad demeanor was unbearable for Qin Chu to watch, and he didn’t know why he was so irritable.

Onions had fallen into this tragic situation because he himself had recklessly broken the seal of the Holy Light, allowing the thread to escape and enter his body.

But, his mood was just irritable.

He impulsively stepped forward, grabbed Lady Florence’s long hair, and slapped her hoping she would calm down a bit.

"Shut your mouth, he’s no longer your son. Is your son a son, and are not those others killed by your son someone else’s children?"

"Or do you think that idiot Onions wants you to be eaten alive like this?"

"You lost a son, just go have another one!"

"This time, educate him properly!"