Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 438 - 290: Give Me Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment (2)

Chapter 438: Chapter 290: Give Me Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment (2)

"Muse... don’t..."

At the entrance of the secret chamber, Asina stretched out her hand helplessly. She had wanted to persuade Muse not to rush in so hastily, for only the prohibition at the entrance of the secret chamber had been deciphered; whether there were other traps inside was unknown to anyone.

This place was so eerie that Asina felt uneasy.

Even just standing at the doorway gave Asina a chilling sensation, and she had a premonition that recklessly charging in could likely lead to some very horrible outcomes.

Unfortunately, before she could finish her sentence, Muse had already dashed into the chamber, his impatience burning like fire. Asina couldn’t stop him in time.

All she could do was watch helplessly as Muse entered the weird secret chamber, and after a brief moment of hesitation, Asina chose to stand at the doorway.

She decided to follow the warning signs in her heart and not step through that doorway.

Right in front of Asina, a very strange scene was unfolding—the secret chamber, upon the release of the dark purple prohibition, was presenting a mossy green hue; on closer inspection, one would realize that these colors were being expelled from the mouths of those black insects inside the pots.

Right after Muse had entered, the mossy green vapors seemed to suddenly find their target, beginning to gather on the surface of Muse’s body; within moments, Muse’s head and body had turned a greasy shade of green.

Asina’s throat twitched slightly—the bizarre sight nearly making her scalp explode. She even saw those mossy green vapors slowly penetrating Muse’s skin and infiltrating into his body.

Soon, great changes began to appear on Muse’s body again. Muse’s condition, which had started improving after receiving two Healing Magic treatments, was now rapidly deteriorating. Large blisters rapidly began to appear on his skin, which started to ulcerate on their own, even without Muse scratching them.

The coughing sounds from Muse’s throat also became increasingly intense.

What’s weirder, even though it was freezing cold here, Muse’s skin was turning redder and redder, as if he had a fever.

Some of the green vapors even began to drift toward Asina through the doorway of the secret chamber.

But the moment it touched Asina, the Magic Shield on the surface of her body seemed to be stimulated. It flared up in bursts of flames, directly incinerating the green vapors.

Asina’s pupils flickered slightly, and her chestnut eyes swept across the interior of the secret chamber, where, in front of the black Stone Plate, she could even see a mysterious Divine Statue.

The Divine Statue was shaped like a toad with its mouth gaping open and crouching on the ground. Its back was covered with dense bulges, and the entire image looked decayed and swollen.

Asina’s throat moved again, and she felt the hairs on her arms stand up one by one. Could this Divine Statue be the deity that the already deceased skeleton had once worshipped—an Evil God?

What kind of Divine is this? Though Asina was quite knowledgeable in mysticism, she had never known of such a weirdly shaped deity being worshipped in this world.

This was definitely not some legitimate deity.

Even around this Divine Statue, there was a mist of black clouds. On closer inspection, the clouds seemed to be filled with densely packed, filthy insects. There was even a pot in front of the statue that seemed to be used for brewing medicinal concoctions...

Upon seeing this Divine Statue, the fear within Asina’s chest reached an unprecedented peak, and she instinctively took a step back, unable to control her shout, "Muse, get out now!"

The sharpness of her voice made even Asina herself almost unbelievable.

Inside the secret chamber, Muse, completely oblivious to the abnormalities happening to his body, was only absorbed in the excitement upon seeing Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment and was oblivious to everything else around him.

His eyes glittered with intense madness as he gasped for breath.

Huff... huff...

He didn’t even notice that his lips had cracked.

His face, due to the fever, had turned completely red.

His brain was somewhat dazed, but Muse only shook his head forcefully, forcing himself to stay clear-headed, then trembling, he reached out his hands toward Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment.

That was Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment.

The hope for Jie Luo’s revival.

He was wholly unaware that the back of his hands was covered in blistering rashes, like clusters of grapes.

With his eyes wide-open, the pain and agony of his body seemed to have vanished at that moment, presenting a bizarre excitement.

Muse didn’t harbor a pathological affection toward Jie Luo like Ronald did.

His orientation was still quite normal.

But in Muse’s heart, Jie Luo was the most important and closest friend, a standing even Karsas and Benson could not compare to—he was the only one who truly understood him.

Only Jie Luo would not reject or despise him due to his bloodthirstiness. Jie Luo would even encourage him to regard slaughtering as an art, and together, they could always devise unique, more elegant, yet crueller methods of murder.

Jie Luo held an irreplaceable position in Muse’s heart.

He roughly broke his finger bones, then carefully retrieved Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, gazing at the piece in his palm that shone like a gem; his breath became increasingly rapid.

The Soul Fragment was that beautiful.

The sound of Asina’s voice from behind broke Muse’s admiration of the Soul Fragment, causing some irritation in his heart. What was that annoying woman yelling about?

The favor of Asina healing him just earlier was now completely forgotten by Muse.

However, Muse could also vaguely sense that something was off about the surroundings. He spat on the skeleton remains on the stone plate, cursed under his breath, and then turned to walk out of the secret chamber.

Asina waved her hand, and a stream of Magic Power emerged above her Magic Wand.

A gust of wind blew the skeleton from the stone plate to the ground, and then Asina spread her arms, concentrated Magic Power between her four fingers, and took a Magic Image of the script on the stone plate for this particular secret chamber.

This place gave Asina the creeps, she didn’t want to stay here for a moment longer.

Right after Muse left the secret chamber, Asina grabbed her Magic Wand and fiercely smashed it on the stone beneath her feet.

Earth Intense Fire!

With a buzz.

The ground instantly erupted with scorching, blinding flames that filled the entire chamber, burning fiercely.

With continuous crackling sounds, green smoke gradually turned to ash in the flames.

Metal vessels with weird patterns melted in the intense fire, glass bottles filled with unknown life’s blood shattered in the flames, and even the skeleton completely turned into dust...

In the pottery, the densely packed tiny black insects seemed to sense the threat of death, wriggled violently like leeches, and amidst the near invisibility, one could even hear distinct shrill screeches.

And there was that Divine Statue.

Under the flickering flames, the Divine Statue became even clearer.

In a great flurry of flames, Asina thought she saw the Divine Statue suddenly grin weirdly, revealing what could even be described as a benevolent smile?

That moment, Asina felt a buzzing in her mind and a strong disorientation as her soul violently fluctuated.

This bizarre situation appeared and vanished abruptly, perhaps lasting not even a second before Asina regained normalcy, and upon looking again, the smile on the Divine Statue had disappeared without a trace, with the intense fire having devoured everything in the secret chamber.

Swallowing hard, Asina didn’t dare linger here any longer and turned to leave...

Behind her, Muse, who intended to celebrate with Asina, could only helplessly follow her.

As she sprinted towards the exit, Asina continued to throw flames behind her.

She couldn’t describe the feeling, but it was as if countless invisible threads had already entangled her.

Only after leaving the dark cave, arriving amidst the icy, snowy landscape, did Asina’s bizarre, oppressive sensation finally vanish.

For a master of Asina’s caliber, the short span of exertion wasn’t severe, but she felt unusually exhausted, supporting her knees with her hands, breathing heavily.

It took a long time for her emotions to slightly stabilize, and she straightened up, wiping the sweat off her forehead.

Reflecting on the sensation just moments ago, Asina still felt a lingering fear.

She didn’t understand what exactly had happened; as for the secret chamber, everything in it, especially that Divine Statue, Asina felt an indescribable fear originating from her deepest instincts.

She just wanted to get as far away as possible.

"Cough, cough, cough, cough..."

Violent coughing came from behind.

Asina turned around to see that Muse’s condition was worsening, even more severe than when she first met him.

The coughing sounded hoarse and dry, as if his throat was being ripped apart.

The saliva he expelled even started to mix with flecks of blood, staining the snow beneath him with specks of crimson.

After a long bout of violent coughing, Muse seemed to get slightly better, feeling an itch in his head, he casually scratched, and clumps of dirty hair fell from his scalp.

Muse’s illness was worsening by the day.

"Muse, you must seek treatment immediately at the Holy Court or the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, your condition is not good," Asina said gravely.

Muse nodded his head.

Even with his wild personality, he had to admit that something was definitely not right at this time.

"By the way, give me Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment," Asina suddenly thought of this matter and reached out her hand towards Muse.

Muse’s expression changed, his eyes filled with wariness.

Subconsciously covering his pocket, he narrowed his eyes into a slit, "What do you want Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment for? It’s the same if it stays with me, right?"

"I just want to check if this thing is really Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment and if it’s damaged," Asina said calmly, "You don’t need to be so wary of me."

"If I really had sinister intentions, I wouldn’t have healed you just now, or I could have taken your life while you were ill, you’re well aware that in your current condition, you are no match for me," Asina said coldly, dismissing Muse’s suspicion and wariness.