Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 454 - 306: Everyone is a Mole (3)

Chapter 454: Chapter 306: Everyone is a Mole (3)

"You, you are the traitor," Aileen trembled uncontrollably, her scream piercing the air: "Your entire family are traitors."

Even though Silf’s words were all conjecture, without any evidence, they somehow felt incredibly credible to the listeners.

After all, Silf, Asina, Muse, Ronald... even including Aileen’s own younger sister Aili... Every teammate who had teamed up with Aileen had suffered disasters.

Some had met with serious, fatal consequences.

Three people had already died.

If this were truly just a coincidence, then the coincidence was terrifyingly uncanny. Even if Aileen wasn’t the perpetrator, Rose Vesper wanted to expel Aileen from the team, lest the persistent misfortunes the Hero Team had faced for so long were an omen of bad luck brought by Aileen.

As Aileen watched the heap of accusations being dumped onto her head by Silf, Asina’s face darkened with a sinister smile, and even Rose Vesper looked at her with eyes of doubt, Aileen panicked.

She felt somewhat wronged, too.

The only person she had really killed, aside from her own younger sister, was no one else, right?

The deaths of Ronald and Muse truly had nothing to do with her.

Although she had attempted to eliminate Silf and Asina, she had failed in every attempt.

She had thought that Rose Vesper would become her ally. Who would have thought it would turn out like this?

"Rose Vesper, why are you looking at me like that? Do you believe what those two are saying? Those two sluts are slandering me, they’re smearing my name!"

Aileen grew restless, her petite feet stamping on the ground without cease.

"Haven’t you noticed? They don’t have any evidence," she said, almost frantic in her defense.

"Silf, Asina, if you’re going to frame me, then bring out the evidence. Where is it?"

She believed she had covered her tracks well; Silf had only been suspicious at most, and although Asina knew the truth, she had not left Asina any leverage, no solid proof, even if she talked till the Sky Break.

Evidence?

The fool—looks like she’s really been backed into a corner.

Silf sneered inwardly. Did Aileen really not know? To them, whether there was concrete evidence was actually unimportant; suspicion alone was sufficient.

Just keep piling crimes upon Aileen’s head, and in the end, no evidence would be necessary to deem you the culprit.

"Evidence?" Silf gave a slight smile: "Aileen, do you know what the favorite thing is for criminals on trial to say? ’Do you have evidence, bring out the evidence...’"

"When you utter that sentence, you’ve practically confessed to your crime."

Hiss...

Aileen inhaled sharply, her body shaking from the provocation stirred by Silf’s relentless pestering.

She finally understood that what Silf and Asina wanted to do was the same as what she had done before: recklessly heap all blame onto her without considering anything else.

Previously, she had framed Asina, and now it was Asina and Silf’s turn to frame her. Only at this moment did Aileen truly grasp how unbearable and aggrieving that feeling was.

She wanted to argue her case, but in front of Silf and Asina, she simply didn’t know how to explain herself.

"My sister... yes, my sister..." Aileen suddenly screamed: "Rose Vesper, you know how deep the bond between my sister and me is. No matter what, I couldn’t possibly harm my own little sister."

"Rose Vesper, you must believe me; they are the ones slandering me, those two are the traitors!"

Rose Vesper’s thoughts stirred slightly—this was indeed a problem. She believed that Aileen could set up Ronald, assassinate Muse, and even attempt to kill Silf and Asina.

Even the idea that Aileen wanted to kill her, Rose Vesper, wasn’t the least bit doubtful.

But, to suggest that Aileen killed her own sister, Rose Vesper found that hard to believe.

After all, the bond between the sisters was really deep.

Yet the words of Silf and Asina also made sense.

As clever as Rose Vesper was, even she didn’t know whom to believe at this point.

"Actually, it’s very simple to find out if Aileen is being slandered or not." Just then, another voice came from the doorway, that hearty and generous female voice; one could tell at once that the newcomer was Catherine.

As the spy previously planted by the Hero Team beside Qin Chu, Catherine rarely visited Rose Vesper’s side.

Rose Vesper was slightly suspicious of Catherine’s arrival. What’s this, did you plan this or what? One after another shows up; couldn’t you all come together?

Rose Vesper criticized inwardly, but her face soon lit up with joy; her mind was in a muddle, and she really needed someone else to help her analyze the situation.

Despite Catherine not being particularly smart, that log-like mind of hers might occasionally provide some constructive suggestions.

The Crimson Valkyrie, true to form, wore her crimson battle armor, looking as valiant as ever.

Her crimson eyes scanned Aileen’s face: "Aileen, I want to believe you. After all, who in the team doesn’t know about the affection you have for your sister?"

At those words, joy flickered across Aileen’s face. Finally, someone was willing to believe her. Tears of emotion nearly fell from her eyes.

Silf and Asina, however, furrowed their brows slightly, feeling a touch of displeasure in their hearts.

But what Catherine said next sent Aileen tumbling into an abyss without end.

"Sorry, what I’m about to say concerns a secret between you sisters, but right now, to prove your innocence, I can’t worry about that too much," Catherine spoke calmly: "Actually, both of you sisters possess demon blood, right? You both are human-demon hybrids."

As she spoke, Aileen’s petite face instantly turned deathly pale.

Even Silf, Rose Vesper, and Asina were taken aback, as they too had not heard of this matter.

Aileen was even more shocked, her petite body trembling slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief as she looked at Catherine with a hint of fear.

This was the biggest secret of the two sisters, which they had not shared with anyone but Lord Jie Luo. How did Catherine come to know of it? Could it be that Lord Jie Luo had told Catherine this secret?

In reality, Catherine had heard this from Qin Chu, and her timing to appear had been deliberately arranged by him.

"The bloodline of demons within you must belong to a rather rare species among demons, vampires."

"This species has a very terrible innate talent, that is, bloodthirst. They can rapidly increase their own strength by feeding on the blood of their kin, which has directly led to the extremely scarce number of vampires among demons, almost to the point of extinction."

"And you two sisters have inherited this talent..."

"So, there is indeed a motive for you to have killed Aili. If you want to prove your innocence, then please open your attribute panel for us to see your Attributes and Level. If I’m not mistaken, you’re currently Level 83, right?" Catherine said calmly.

There was no threat or coercion in her tone.

But anyone could feel the intense pressure emanating from Catherine.

"If you’re still Level 83, then that would be enough to prove your words are true. Without needing you to take action, I will help you deal with Silf and Asina. But if not..."

As she spoke, Catherine walked towards Aileen.

With each step closer, the pressure increased.

The gazes of Silf, Asina, and Rose Vesper were all fixed on Aileen.

Even with her superior strength, Aileen could hardly bear the tsunami-like pressure, her petite body pitifully curled up, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

So terrifying, so frightening.

Why would Catherine know all this?

Who would have thought that this seemingly rough and barbaric woman would deal the most lethal blow at this moment?

"Was there really such a matter?" Rose Vesper raised her eyebrow: "Hey, Aileen, you’ll let us see your panel, right?"

Aileen’s throat moved continuously as she involuntarily retreated backward, soon finding herself against the wall behind her: "Rose Vesper, you... you shouldn’t believe her, she’s talking nonsense..."

"If she’s talking nonsense, then you wouldn’t mind showing us your panel, would you?"

"After all, this is the best way to prove your innocence, or could it be that you have something to hide from us?" Rose Vesper’s voice grew colder.

A silver-white Magic Wand appeared in her palm, and the Magic Power around her body began to surge.

Silf’s face bore a cold smile, a Wind Arrow already faintly visible on her longbow.

Powerful Magic Power was gathering in Asina’s palm, and Catherine had already seized her Two-Handed Heavy Sword.

Aileen’s hesitation and delay had basically convinced everyone that she was the one who killed Aili.

If one could kill their own sister, then betraying Ronald, assassinating Muse, framing Silf, or dealing with Asina was hardly out of the question.

Seeing no escape with the cold wall behind her, even though she was Level 89 now, Aileen knew she didn’t stand much of a chance against four opponents all above Level 80, especially when one of them was Catherine, Level 87.

As escape seemed impossible, Aileen steeled her heart and completely dropped all pretenses, a rocky yellow crystal suddenly appearing in her delicate hand: "Stop! This is Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment, you wouldn’t want me to crush it, would you?"

Asina had used this trick before, and Aileen had learned it as well.

But... with worse effect.

Just as Aileen had brought out the Soul Fragment, the ground in front of her suddenly sprouted an earthen spike that shot upwards with incredible speed.

Then, with unerring precision, the tip of the spike hit right between Aileen’s fingers, sending Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment flying.

As if it had all been prearranged, Silf swiftly flew towards it in the moment of Aileen’s astonishment and caught Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment in her palm.

One could only say that the student’s student lacked the finesse in the art.

Seeing the Soul Fragment knocked away, Aileen instinctively tried to retrieve it, but she was given no chance. Taking advantage of the slight relaxation in the encirclement as Rose Vesper’s gaze shifted to the Soul Fragment, Aileen grit her teeth and her petite body slammed against the window.

Amid the shattering glass, Aileen lightly touched the ground with the tip of her boot, and her figure vanished in an instant.

Her speed was astonishing, like a bolt of lightning.

The others wanted to pursue, but it was already too late.

Rose Vesper’s expression bore deep dejection, with Aileen having defected, the Hero Team was now down to four members. How would they resurrect Lord Jie Luo now?

"Rose Vesper, there’s no need to be sad," Catherine’s gaze swept over Rose Vesper and then turned to Silf and Asina. She gently spread her arms, her voice surprisingly alluring:

"Although we are now down to four."

"But, we’ve cleared the traitor from our midst; those who remain are truly our own people!"

"The best of partners, comrades-in-arms who share life and death!"

"Our team is more united than ever."

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