Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 41 - 35: To Take Qin Chu Back from Angelica’s Hands (1)

Chapter 41: Chapter 35: To Take Qin Chu Back from Angelica’s Hands (1)

No matter how powerful a person is, they cannot escape a knife stabbed from behind!

Even a hero would never expect that their closest comrade, the woman they loved the most, would stab them in the back.

Gulp!

Rose Vesper secretly swallowed.

She looked at Catherine as if she were meeting this woman for the first time.

Although they had fought side by side for many years and were close as sisters, Rose Vesper had always thought of Catherine as a straightforward and simple-minded person without any schemes.

But now, Rose Vesper realized that Catherine could be far more sinister and cruel than herself.

What a terrifying woman.

"There’s no need to look at me like that..."

"As long as it brings Jie Luo back to life, I don’t care even if I have to become a demon," Catherine laughed.

"I’m not a fool either, I just usually don’t like to use my brain. In fact, you could have thought of this too, if you could calm down you could even come up with a better plan than I did, instead of recklessly rushing to kill Qin Chu like you’re doing now."

"You must understand, we are not just doing this for ourselves but for the resurrection of Jie Luo. We can’t afford any mistakes in this matter, we absolutely mustn’t let our hatred and agitation cloud our judgment."

"It doesn’t matter if we die, but if it affects the resurrection of Jie Luo, that would be the real trouble."

Catherine’s words struck her like a revelation.

Rose Vesper took a deep breath, she forcefully suppressed the chaos and hatred in her heart, and forced herself to calm down.

Her eyes tightly closed.

She was pondering over Catherine’s words.

A long time passed before she opened her eyes again, her golden pupils were no longer chaotic, they had become clear and bright.

Catherine knew that Rose Vesper had returned to her normal state.

Although she was just a very young girl, her mindset was definitely one of the best among the members of the Hero Team, not inferior to those old foxes like Wozworth.

"Catherine, let’s do as you said, your plan is good, now is indeed not the right time to kill Qin Chu."

If the resurrected Jie Luo were to die again at Nag’s hands, that would be true despair. They did not have another hero’s life to use for reviving Lord Jie Luo.

"However, we still need to deliberate some details."

"First and foremost, Lord Jie Luo’s soul fragment is the most crucial. At any time, we must allocate at least three people to go and search for it, but unfortunately, we have no clues right now."

"As for other materials besides the soul fragment and hero’s blood, we can obtain them from the Holy Court, which is simple."

"If things really go according to our plan, we still must face one dilemma..."

"Killing Nag, eradicating demons, and bringing peace to the Sky Dome Continent, the hero will enjoy a savior-like treatment, equipped with various honors, and their fame will reach an unprecedented level..."

"By then, when we kill the hero, we will definitely become targets of public criticism."

"Moreover, even if we kill Qin Chu and resurrect Jie Luo, Lord Jie Luo might only live in the shadow of Qin Chu!"

"Thus, we must also find a suitable way to tarnish the hero’s reputation, make Qin Chu become someone everyone despises, such that we can possess the moral high ground, without any reservations, to assassinate the hero."

Catherine nodded slightly, true to form for Rose Vesper, this woman thought far ahead.

Don’t think this is nonsensical, many things need to be planned from early on, so that when it’s time for actual action, one won’t be hampered.

"Another crucial issue is..."

"Assassinating Qin Chu, whose strength had fully matured, by direct confrontation was almost impossible..."

This point was undeniably certain.

Originally, Jie Luo, whose talents were inferior to Qin Chu’s, possessed a strength far surpassing that of someone like Augustus, so Qin Chu’s future would only be more terrifying.

"To assassinate Qin Chu, we can only do so when he’s completely off his guard."

"Otherwise, it’s impossible."

"We must warn the others, especially Benson and Muse, Karsas, and these irascible fellows, and you, Catherine..."

"No matter how loathsome it feels inside, we must pretend to treat Qin Chu as if he were family..."

"We must carefully guide him, tend to him attentively... We have to make him believe that we are the closest people to him, friends, comrades, brothers, and even lovers..."

"Lovers?" Catherine frowned.

She was somewhat displeased.

After all, even when it came to Jie Luo, she hadn’t cared for him like a lover; she was actually quite shy about emotional matters.

"Yes, lovers."

"The affection between lovers is more enduring than that between brothers or friends!"

"And it’s easier to muddle the minds of those foolish men..."

"Actually, it didn’t need to be this complicated; with a forged oracle, I could naturally appear by Qin Chu’s side as the Hero’s lover, but damn it, that bastard chose Angelica, that wench." Thinking of this, Rose Vesper felt the rage in her chest uncontrollably surge once again.

"Thus, we now must take the initiative to snatch Qin Chu back from Angelica’s hands."

"Not just me, but also you, Aileen, Aili, Silf, Asina... Everyone must do this... Whoever makes Qin Chu fall in love with any one of us will make our actions in the future much easier."

"Men are just a bunch of simple-minded creatures: if you’re just a little nice to them, occasionally make physical contact, they’ll develop the illusion that you might like them, then they’ll increasingly value you, and finally become irrevocably in love with you."

Catherine became increasingly displeased: "Isn’t that the same as seduction?"

"Seduction? You can see it that way if you like."

"You don’t actually have to do much; an occasional touch, a kiss, that should suffice, it’s not like you’d really lose a piece of flesh."

"Remember, this is all for the resurrection of Lord Jie Luo, just endure it and it will pass."

"Just think of it as being nibbled on by a dog..."

Catherine’s face turned livid, the thought of being held and cuddled by a strange man she deeply detested gave her goosebumps all over.

Too disgusting, it made her want to vomit.

"Especially you, you must control your temper," Rose Vesper warned.

Gulp... Catherine reluctantly nodded: "For Jie Luo, I will endure."

"Damn it, I will definitely slaughter him in the cruelest way possible in the future!"

"Good to know, so next..." Rose Vesper stood up, glancing at Catherine: "You need to change your outfit first..."

"Change clothes? Why?" Catherine looked puzzled at her own armor.

"Come on, we’re going to meet Qin Chu next."

"Do you plan to wear that armor? Stiff metal, even if it touches a man, it won’t evoke any feelings in him; you need to wear something more elegant, more... enticing, understand?"

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