Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 442 - 294: Asina’s Self-Distorted Soul (1)

Chapter 442: Chapter 294: Asina’s Self-Distorted Soul (1)

Asina’s eyes were filled with darkness, and tears rolled down her fair cheeks, freezing into ice crystals before they could hit the ground!

Watching Muse’s body being penetrated, lying on the ground struggling, with dark red blood staining a large area, even Qin Chu was somewhat shocked.

Immediately, a smile curled at the corners of his mouth as he turned to Ireta, "Ireta, you’re amazing, I didn’t expect... huh?"

He had just wanted to praise Ireta, but before he could finish, he noticed that Ireta’s expression was even more shocked than his own.

This made Qin Chu somewhat suspicious, "Ireta, did you not do this?"

Ireta was also a bit bewildered, muttering softly, "I did it, but... not entirely!"

After a slight pause, Ireta’s gaze shifted forward to Asina, who was holding her Magic Wand with a look that was neither crying nor laughing, a trace of admiration actually appearing in her eyes.

"Her will and soul are tougher than I imagined!"

"I wanted to twist her soul, but I found I could destroy her soul, yet it was difficult to twist." Ireta spoke quietly, "In these thousands of years, I have purified countless souls, many stronger than hers, but never has a soul been as strong as this woman’s."

"It wasn’t me who twisted her soul, but... herself."

After a pause, Ireta continued, "I merely sealed off a part of her feelings for Jie Luo, making her see you as her master, and then I sensed that her soul was starting to become somewhat abnormal."

"Her soul seems to have activated a self-protective mechanism, suppressing all scenarios that could cause her own destruction, even forcibly altering them."

Ireta frowned deeply, finding this woman’s soul too peculiar; she had never imagined a person’s soul could be so powerful.

"In any case, her thoughts and memories might have been altered by herself. As for what she has become, even I do not know."

"If you’re worried, it’s best to kill her now," Ireta concluded.

Qin Chu too was surprised by Asina’s resilient soul, but this seemed even more interesting, watching former Hero Team members slaughter each other, brought him great pleasure.

His eyes turned back to Asina.

Her beautiful face was still marked with tear stains and distortion, and she seemed shocked by her recent action.

Her hand rested on her chest, her face clearly conveying something odd; she hadn’t wanted to do this, but when she saw Muse lunging at Qin Chu, she had subconsciously attacked Muse from behind.

Muse had been her teammate, but Qin Chu... was her master, and the man she loved.

In her eyes, the darkness began to gradually dissipate, and her distorted face started returning to normal from its shattered state.

"Asina..." Lying on the ground gasping for air, with blood foaming from his mouth, Muse’s face was twisted with rage as he glared intently at the woman.

"You, you betrayed us."

"Betrayal?"

Asina was slightly stunned.

"We clearly agreed to work together to resurrect Jie Luo; you used to love him so deeply, but now you’re shamelessly fooling around with that bastard, the Second Generation Brave Warrior Qin Chu, a shameless woman, a cheap slut. Jie Luo was blind to have chosen you to join the Hero Team," Muse’s rage intensified, his spittle flying as he spoke.

"Jie Luo being liked by you is the biggest stain in his life."

In Muse’s view, Asina, the betrayer, was even more despicable than the Second Generation Brave Warrior Qin Chu.

The Hero Team was formed with Jie Luo at its core. Even if not all members had a close relationship, Muse understood this. Still, he believed that every member’s feelings and loyalty to Jie Luo would withstand the test.

Even if a member died, Muse always believed their team was perfect, that combined, they would fight for a common goal and release great energy.

But now, Asina’s betrayal had added an unhealable rift to this perfect team.

Muse even struggled, trying to rise from the ground, to tear the vile traitor to pieces.

Covered in blood, he even looked a bit scary.

"A shameless woman, huh?" Asina’s body trembled slightly, tasting those words, "Yes, I am a shameless woman."

"Even though I’ve always liked Jie Luo, I compared him with Qin Chu in my heart, and ultimately concluded that Jie Luo was inferior to Qin Chu, then my feelings began to waver."

"Now, I’m not even sure who I truly love."

Qin Chu’s expression was strange.

Could this be the memory born from Asina’s twisted soul?

In reality, all these didn’t exist at all, never happened.

A member of the Hero Team comparing themselves with Jie Luo, then concluding that Jie Luo was inferior to me? That was impossible.

After all, in Qin Chu’s eyes, each member of the Hero Team harbored a nearly insane and distorted adoration for Jie Luo, especially Ronald... who always wanted to enact a love that transcended the mundane with Jie Luo.

And Asina was for the first time publicly expressing her true feelings, and that in front of so many people.

But at this moment, Asina mustered all her courage, "Jie Luo saved me."

"I’ve always been grateful to Jie Luo, and it’s normal to like him because of it."

"But that doesn’t mean I agree with everything that Jie Luo does."

"What?"

Muse’s eyes bulged with fury. How dare this shameless wretch still have the audacity to question Jie Luo’s actions?

Unforgivable!

"Muse, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten,"

how you and Jie Luo once again conspired in secret, discussing the best ways to kill people to inflict the greatest pain..."

"You tied a man, dressed in a manner utterly alien from our world as if he came from a Different World, to a large tree."

"Upon Jie Luo’s suggestion, you began to use that man to train your axe technique, chopping at him with a Battle Axe filled with Fighting Energy, but ensuring each blow only sliced off an inch of flesh..."

"That poor Otherworldly man was tortured by you for nearly an entire day, you even used magic to heal him so the miserable soul could stay conscious and watch himself inch closer to death."

"I tried to persuade Jie Luo not to do it, but Jie Luo told me he was a bad man, a very, very bad man..."

"Looking back now, what was I thinking? He was just a man newly arrived from the Different World, who hadn’t even had the chance to do anything."

Qin Chu looked skeptical. Perhaps this was another memory born from Asina’s self-warped soul?

Such non-existent memories should crumble with the slightest touch from Muse...

That’s what Qin Chu thought, but he quickly realized that Muse’s expression had turned incredibly dark. He did not refute Asina’s words at all, but instead spat contemptuously, "Pah, a bunch of dogs from another world. So what if they are killed?"

"This world doesn’t need that many heroes; Jie Luo alone is enough."

Qin Chu’s thoughts grew darker as well. He initially thought these were merely false memories of Asina, yet they turned out to be true.

The Second Generation Jie Luo and Muse were indeed ruthless, actually flaying that man from the Different World, possibly a member of the Hero Team... Even using magic to keep him conscious, to watch his own flesh be slowly cut away, vividly feeling himself creeping towards death.

Qin Chu was not kind-hearted, but perhaps because they were all heroes from the Different World, he felt a pain that seemed almost empathetic, and Muse’s attitude only served to spread a murderous intent within him.

Muse, oh Muse, your death won’t be a quick one, I assure you!

Asina sighed helplessly, "Compared to Jie Luo, Qin Chu is so much better..."

Before she could finish her sentence, Muse’s pupils suddenly dilated. He looked at Asina in disbelief, screaming uncontrollably, "Qin Chu is good? Asina have you lost your mind? Have you forgotten what Qin Chu just said?"

Muse sensed a strong anomaly.

It was as if, somehow, some presences were twisted in a bizarre way.

Asina looked puzzled, "What did he say?"

Did he say anything? I can’t remember.

All I recall is Muse, that lunatic, attempting to attack the master from behind.

Even though she had exchanged her body, her soul, and a lifetime of loyalty for Qin Chu’s promise that he would provide some blood for the resurrection of Jie Luo.

Although it was but a trade, during the process she found herself gradually feeling affection for the master, falling for him, carrying two men in her heart at the same time, which made Asina feel ashamed.

But those from the former Hero Team, especially Muse, still relentlessly pursued the master, intent on his death.

This was something Asina absolutely could not tolerate.

Watching Asina’s demeanor, the normally thick-headed Muse had a rare moment of clarity.

His thoughts sank. He understood that Asina’s will had been tampered with, manipulated by that woman in the black silk stockings.

This change was unexpected to Qin Chu.

Interesting.

Qin Chu, who had been silent the whole time, watching Asina and Muse, two former Hero Team members lock horns, finally spoke up, "Asina, do you still love Jie Luo?"

Asina’s body shuddered for a moment, her complexion turning pale as her lips trembled, "Love... perhaps, probably."

She could no longer be certain of her own feelings.

Her consciousness was in an unprecedented state of chaos and confusion.

Asina sneaked a worried look at Qin Chu’s expression, concerned that he would be angry.

But he wasn’t.

A smile lingered on Qin Chu’s lips as he reached out to Asina, "Then my obedient Asina, could you hand over Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment to me?"

Asina’s body involuntarily twitched.

Struggle was clear in her eyes, but her body seemed to move beyond her control, inching towards Qin Chu.

Behind her, Muse was screaming frantically, "Asina, wake up! You’re being controlled by Qin Chu, come back to your senses..."

"Absolutely do not give Qin Chu that bastard Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, don’t..."

The piercing howling almost tore Muse’s throat apart.

But in the end, nothing could be done, as he could only watch helplessly as Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment fell into Qin Chu’s palm.

In that instant, Muse’s complexion turned ashen.

He knew that from that moment on, everything was over!