Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 447 - 299 Asina’s Crisis (1)

Chapter 447: Chapter 299 Asina’s Crisis (1)

Just as a hint of killing intent began to emerge in Aili’s eyes, Asina, who was feeling confused, bewildered, and even sad inside, seemed to sense something.

The chaos in her eyes swept away in an instant, her chestnut-colored eyes sharp as knives, and with a swift motion, she tightly grasped the magic wand in her right hand, her body surging with magic power.

"Who’s there? Come out!"

The cold voice came from Asina, her eyes fixed intently on the forest to the front left.

It was in the forest that she felt two distinct stares.

Silence fell in the forest in an instant, but soon, along with a rustling of footsteps, two petite girls emerged from the trees.

"Aili?"

"Aileen?"

Asina was slightly surprised, as it turned out that Qin Chu was right, Rose Vesper did indeed send Aili and Aileen to help.

It must be said that Rose Vesper was a bit too greedy. If she had given up one of the two soul fragments at the time and concentrated the strength of her and Muse, Aili, Aileen, and Silf, all formidable forces, in one direction, they could have ensured success on at least one front, whether it was Luo Meng’s direction or here at Snow Mountain.

That way, Luo Meng’s side wouldn’t have ended up without any gains to speak of, nor would it have caused a rift between Silf and the Twin Thieves, creating a wound within the former Hero Team that was hard to mend.

On the side of Snow Mountain, Muse died in battle.

Even this soul fragment in her hand, it was Qin Chu who actively gave it to her...

Although Asina was on Snow Mountain and disliked Rose Vesper, she would occasionally use message magic to keep in touch with her and knew somewhat about the situation there.

A series of thoughts flashed through her mind, and Asina slowly lowered her raised magic wand, "So it’s you two. How did you get here?"

Aili’s small face was all smiles, seemingly very happy, "Ms. Rose Vesper sent us over to help you and Muse."

While her face was all smiles, her heart was cursing under her breath. How could this detestable woman have such keen perception?

She just thought she had a good opportunity to kill her, and this woman immediately sensed it, forcing her to come out from the dense forest. This made Aili feel somewhat irritated.

Of course, Aili would never directly show such emotions. Her adorable little face was even looking around, as if searching for something. After a while, when Aili found nothing, she could no longer restrain herself, "Ms. Asina, where’s Muse?"

"Why don’t I see brother Muse? Weren’t you supposed to be helping him?"

Asina’s brows knit together slightly, a touch of sadness on her face.

Although her relationship with Muse was not good, and she despised his cruelty and bloodthirstiness, he was still a longtime teammate, and moreover, she had personally killed him. Now that Aili brought up Muse, Asina still felt somewhat uncomfortable, her gaze involuntarily drifting aside, "He... is dead."

Her simple response left Aili and Aileen stunned for a moment.

Muse is dead?

The first emotion that came to the sisters was not sadness or shock but a mutual understanding of the gloom and ruthlessness in each other’s eyes.

Upon reflection, Aili had speculated before coming here that Muse might be killed by Asina.

That prediction had come completely true.

Poor brother Muse, truly dead at the hands of Asina.

This shameless woman, clearly having been the one to act, even had the nerve to put on a sad façade?

Aili and Aileen did not inquire as to how Muse had died or the cause. In their minds, it seemed they had already deemed Asina the murderer of Muse, this cunning woman surely having prepared excuses in advance, so pressing her for answers would be pointless.

Compared to Muse’s life or death, they were more eager to clarify another matter, "What about the soul fragment? Do you have the soul fragment of brother Jie Luo?"

Asina nodded, "One of Jie Luo’s soul fragments is with me."

Aili and Aileen’s eyes suddenly lit up, their flat chests heaving with rapid breaths, their breathing becoming hurried.

Unable to control the impulsive feeling in her heart, Aili took a sudden step forward, "Quick, let me see it."

That was brother Jie Luo’s soul fragment, after all.

Although this woman had killed Muse, as long as they could get brother Jie Luo’s soul fragment, there was nothing unforgivable.

Although Asina knew that former members of the Hero Team were all attached to Jie Luo, Aili’s near-mad frenzy still sent shivers down her spine. Without much thought, she opened her palm, revealing a translucent crystal.

Hiss...

Upon seeing the crystal, Aili and Aileen immediately felt brother Jie Luo’s presence from it.

No mistake, this was brother Jie Luo’s soul fragment.

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The path to resurrecting Brother Jie Luo has finally taken its first step.

Just to take this step, the former members of the Hero Team have already made huge sacrifices—Benson, Muse, Karsas, Ronald... Out of ten members, four have already died.

But no matter, as long as Brother Jie Luo can be resurrected, even if the other nine people, including her own sister, were to die, Aili wouldn’t care.

Of course, little Aili would certainly be grateful for the sacrifices they made for Brother Jie Luo... With a face filled with an almost obsessive twisted expression, Aili was panting rapidly, stepping closer and closer to Asina, her pale little hand even reaching out.

Just as her fingertip was about to touch Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, Asina’s palm suddenly retracted, and Aili’s fingers grasped at air.

A surge of intense impatience, and even some anger, came over her face as she stared hard at Asina: "Ms. Asina, what are you doing?"

"Why did you put away Brother Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, give it to me."

Aili didn’t even realize that her voice had become somewhat sharp, and her beautiful little face looked fierce and distorted.

Her body was like an angry mother cat, with her waist slightly bent, a posture ready for battle.

"Why should I give it to you when keeping it with me is just the same?"

"Besides, I found this Soul Fragment, so it’s only right for me to keep it," Asina said quietly, glancing at Aili.

Aili was slightly taken aback as if she had just realized, her face showing a hint of embarrassment as she stepped back slightly and fumbled with her hair: "Uh, that... sorry, this is the first time I saw Brother Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, I must have been too excited, Ms. Asina won’t hold it against me, will she?"

Asina also laughed and shook her head gently: "Why would I... The first time I saw this thing, my reaction was pretty much the same as yours."

After a pause, Asina continued: "We should head back soon."

As she spoke, Asina stood up from the ground, gently patting the dirt off the back of her clothes with her small hand.

Aili and Aileen exchanged a look, their eyes solemn. As they had suspected, that detestable woman Asina was indeed planning to hoard Brother Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment for herself, not sharing their commitment.

She killed Muse and hoarded Brother Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment.

Their suspicions had all been confirmed, Asina was a mole planted within the former Hero Team members by Qin Chu.

This detestable woman must be dealt with.

No words were necessary, just a simple gaze was enough for Aili and Aileen to understand each other’s thoughts.

The two of them gradually separated, taking positions to the left and right of Asina.

That’s the Twin Thieves, they are by no means fools, but are extremely self-centered. Once they are set on something, no one can change their minds, and once a decision is made, they act in the shortest time without considering the potential consequences.

The night was silent and oppressive.

Under the silver glow of the moon, the three of them cast long shadows.

Their footsteps crunched on the ground, breaking the decayed branches with a crackling noise.

Aili and Aileen kept bringing up random topics, laughing from time to time, adding a touch of lightness to the still night air.

"By the way, Ms. Asina, you haven’t told us how Brother Muse died, what exactly happened on Snow Mountain?" Aili suddenly asked out of the blue.

Asina’s body froze for a moment... she didn’t know how to respond right away.

In fact, given Asina’s intelligence, she would normally have prepared sufficient excuses for anything, but this time, due to the many pressing questions in her heart, she was too distressed and confused to remember how to explain the death of Muse.

During Asina’s momentary daze, the sisters’ sharp Daggers slipped from their sleeves into their delicate palms.

Under the moonlight, the cold blades flickered like elfish dancers.

Two petite figures, like ghosts in the dark night, moved with sharp cold glints, one aimed at Asina’s slender throat and the other at Asina’s heart, emitting a sharp and piercing sound as they cut through the air.

The Twin Thieves’ assassination was straightforward, with no fancy moves, employing the simplest yet most effective tactics. Especially since they were Thieves, the class most skilled at assassination, there were few beings in the world who could survive their strikes, let alone when the sisters attacked together?

The Twin Thieves might not have strong combat endurance, but their ability to burst out in an instant was absolutely astonishing. They were certain that this strike would be the end of Asina.

Fast!

It happened way too fast.

So fast that there was no time to react.

Ears barely had time to catch the sound of tearing air, and eyes struggled to follow the fleeting silver flashes.

In an instant, like silver lightning, the strikes were about to tear Asina’s throat and pierce her heart.

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