Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 488 - 334 Men Can Cry Too (1)

Chapter 488: Chapter 334 Men Can Cry Too (1)

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At this moment, Philis was as pure as a blank sheet of paper.

In her sparse consciousness, she simply thought that eating, filling her stomach, was a very comfortable thing to do.

She could tell that Augustus seemed very unhappy, so she shared her food with him, thinking it would make Augustus a little happier.

But Augustus’s reaction only added to Philis’s confusion.

His body was as rigid as if struck by lightning, frozen in place, motionless, his face filled with an indescribable shock.

This was the first time in more than twenty years that Philis, besides roaring, had made a sound like a normal human being, the only time she had spoken with herself, even though it was only a few short, strained words, but this had already filled Augustus with an unprecedented ecstasy.

This... could it mean that Philis’s condition was really starting to improve?

For the first time in this long duration, Augustus felt that he saw hope, a future.

The long torment, pain, and perseverance had finally paid off at this moment.

The happiness brought by this instant made Augustus unable to stand any longer, his lips trembling, letting the muddy tears roll down to his lips, tasting salty.

And then, he couldn’t hold it back anymore.

"Ahhhhhhhhh..."

"Ahhh..."

Men can cry too!

He wailed like a madman and wept like a child, his sobs intermingled with some laughter.

That face, respected by everyone within the Imperial City, was now a mess, streaked with tears and snot.

He wanted to throw himself at Philis and tell her how hard he had waited for this moment, but he also feared that he might frighten her.

All he could do was clench his fists and pound the ground with a thud, thud, thud.

Augustus’s reaction startled Philis, her eyes somewhat vacant, her little hands curled up, hesitant and a bit afraid, but ultimately she still extended her fingers, gently stroking Augustus’s withered hair and murmuring softly:

"Good, good..."

She vaguely remembered that this man had comforted her in the same way before, and perhaps this would be very effective.

Augustus didn’t know how long he had cried, but when his voice was hoarse, he finally stopped, and looking at Philis in front of him, his eyes were filled with joy, relief, and also fear... fear that all of this was an illusion.

Sitting on the ground without any Pope-like demeanor, leaning against the wall, he took deep breaths.

Elegance, dignity, at this moment, none of that mattered. Augustus sniffled hard, bubbles of mucus appearing, his cheeks still trembling.

"Philis, do you remember me, I..."

Philis just tilted her head and pointed with a pale finger at the tip of Augustus’s nose: "You..."

Augustus felt a sense of loss in his heart.

It seems that Philis was only able to speak a few simple words as of now, her memory had not been restored.

No, no, no...

Augustus shook his head vigorously.

He couldn’t be so greedy, progress had to be made one step at a time.

Although this step had taken a very, very long time, it was already quite an achievement for Philis to have recovered somewhat, and he could not ask for more.

Augustus firmly believed that if he continued, Philis would one day fully recover.

Only... by that day, he might not be there to see it.

Looking down at his increasingly aged, wrinkled skin, Augustus’s face showed a trace of sorrow. For revenge, for greater strength, more resources to heal Philis, Augustus had nearly driven himself mad squeezing out his potential, enhancing his own power.

And such methods also brought severe consequences.

Once you break through to Level 80, a human’s lifespan significantly increases.

After breaking through to Level 90, lifespan increases again.

But... his lifespan wouldn’t be much longer than an ordinary person’s, and might even be shorter.

By the time Philis was fully recovered, perhaps he would already be dead?

He couldn’t be considered a genius, at least not compared to Philis.

Augustus collected the desolation in his heart and suddenly said to Philis, "Philis, would you like to go outside?"

"Go outside?" Philis tilted her little head, puzzled by the idea.

In her limited intelligence and awareness, this small room was her entire world; she didn’t understand what going outside meant.

Augustus nodded: "Yes, outside."

"There’s the sun, the moon, it’s very vast outside, with so many, many people..." Augustus explained, gesturing with his fingers.

But clearly, Philis wasn’t interested in these things, and even seemed a bit afraid.

Gradually, her mood began to fluctuate, becoming restless and troubled.

Her fingers clenched her long hair tightly, and her breathing through her nostrils grew more and more rapid.

Then, Philis stopped eating the food on the ground and quietly stood up, leaning against the wall, as if waiting for Augustus to lock her up again.

Augustus knew that in a few minutes, Philis would revert to a beast-like state.

Her calm wouldn’t last long. Although he had seen it many times, it always hurt every time.

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Augustus took a deep breath, locked Philis back up, and closed the door.

Not long after, a series of agonized howls started to emerge from behind him.

Hearing the sounds from behind, Augustus’s fingers gripped tightly, Philis had recovered a bit, which was a good thing.

However, the hatred in Augustus’s heart had not weakened at all, and had even become more intense.

If it weren’t for those damned people, Philis wouldn’t have to suffer such pain.

Augustus left the Holy Court; his body darted rapidly towards a distance, at an abandoned estate outside the Imperial City, which was Augustus’s laboratory.

Inside the laboratory, a large number of experimental subjects were detained, including demons, wild beasts, and even humans... Although these people were all bandits captured from nearby, there were even some Half-demons and half-beasts, which were the products of forced fusion by Augustus using long-lost Ancient Magic.

For revenge, Augustus would do anything.

An amalgamation of numerous pain-filled, twisted, and weird howls filled the estate, enveloping it in a creepy and terrifying atmosphere.

The air was permeated with a stench of blood and rot.

Although Augustus cleaned up regularly, it seemed to have little effect.

In the gloomy laboratory, Augustus picked up a glass bottle containing a dark red liquid, along with some weird sponge-like filamentous substances.

That was... the slime collected from the remains, ground, and ashes after Karsas had been killed. Augustus could feel the weird power contained within that slime.

After numerous experiments and research, Augustus had cultivated crimson filamentous substances from the slime.

These filament-like substances allowed Augustus to completely control the life forms they attached to... Unfortunately, the process seemed too painful, whether it was demons, beasts, or humans, no one had withstood it thus far.

The weirdest part was that even if they became corpses, these filaments could still enable them to maintain their ability to evolve and strengthen.

If he could get the Hero’s corpse, he was confident he could transform the Hero’s corpse into a combat weapon completely under his control.

Of course, what Augustus wanted wasn’t just that. Although the Hero’s strength was decent now, it was far from the level that Augustus craved.

So, Augustus still needed to prepare some other things... the blood collected from a terrifying entity.

The blood contained energy potent enough to drive someone insane.

He had used other experimental subjects many times for trials, even those whose bodies had been hardened and strengthened beyond steel could not withstand the energy inside; they would shatter in seconds.

Only the Hero...

As long as he got the Hero’s corpse, Augustus firmly believed he could extract all the Hero’s potential, allowing the Hero’s corpse to reach its strongest state in a short time, and he would be able to create a perfect and powerful Combat Weapon.

If the energy within a drop of blood wasn’t enough, then ten drops, a hundred drops, a thousand drops... Augustus believed that one day, this Combat Weapon would possess the power to destroy those weird beings.

At that time, it would be his moment of complete revenge!

Seemingly envisioning a certain scene, Augustus’s body began to tremble slightly.

After daydreaming for a while, Augustus picked up another bottle, containing a light red liquid with a hint of weird green.

To kill the Hero... he needed to increase his chances of victory.

Without any hesitation, he swallowed the liquid in the bottle.

In less than three seconds, Augustus’s body tensed up instantaneously.

Countless dense and weird traces of red and green began to spread across Augustus’s body. His eyes bulged out, and from his throat came a series of beast-like low growls.

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The next day!

Early morning.

Qin Chu stretched and got up from the bed.

Glancing at Asina who was still fast asleep next to him, Qin Chu felt confused — he had been teaching Asina last night how to master the two magics of Plague and the God of Calamity recorded on the Stone Plate, yet somehow the lesson had migrated over here.

He wasn’t studying a foreign language, after all.

Asina was exhausted from learning, so much so that she didn’t even wake up when Qin Chu got up.

After dressing and heading downstairs, he saw Angelica already preparing breakfast.

"Morning, Angelica," Qin Chu waved at Angelica.

Angelica’s face immediately brightened with a soft smile, rolling her eyes at her master teasingly, "It’s already past eleven, still ’morning’? I don’t even know whether to call this breakfast or lunch."

When it’s just Qin Chu and Angelica, she speaks more boldly, but whenever there are others around... especially strangers, Angelica would definitely show due respect to Qin Chu as her master.

"Where are the others?" Qin Chu asked casually.

"Antasia and Miss Violet went to the training ground to practice magic; they’ve already eaten. Little Karin is over there as well, sneakily learning..."

"Catherine and Miss Silph haven’t returned yet."

"Norma took Helois and Iyeta and met up with Nadia to go shopping..." Angelica quickly replied.

Girls and their shopping, nothing unusual! Even though it might cost a lot, it shouldn’t be a problem with Nadia, the rich girl, around.

Watching his master wash up, Angelica hesitated briefly but decided to tell Qin Chu about the weird encounter she had the previous night.

"Master, there’s something I want to tell you. Last night, I think I saw..."

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