Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 635 - 461: Trash, Trash, Trash! (An extra for the reward from flowing water streams.)

Chapter 635: Chapter 461: Trash, Trash, Trash! (An extra for the reward from flowing water streams.)

Try it?

Demon King Nage grinned, revealing a somewhat twisted smile.

To tell the truth, being trapped in that damned chamber was not a pleasant experience. After all, he was the Demon King, and his harem boasted a vast array of princesses, including Enchanting Demons, Demon Wolves, Winged People, Slimes, Minotaurs... everything to satisfy any taste.

He was rather open-hearted.

And his preferences were quite diverse.

But ever since that damned Jie Luo’s soul entered his body, it brought along his terrible power.

The guy never mentioned that there were such negative impacts. Luckily, what happened before wouldn’t be counted; otherwise, his formidable strength might completely vanish.

But, the great Demon King had since then lived a life of abstinence.

Thinking of the Demon race, which had extended over thousands of years and spawned so many Demon Kings, none had ever lived as miserably as he did.

The chamber had become his sleeping palace, and he had only left it twice so far. Once was when the Void Evil God descended upon the Oville Empire Imperial City, and the other was when he retrieved the body of his eldest son.

And both times were brief excursions before swiftly returning to the chamber.

This was no simple chamber. From roof to walls to floor, it was forged with special materials, and Magic Runes covered almost every corner; the chamber itself was a powerful Magic Array that could isolate aura.

He was the Demon King. How could he tolerate such provocation from Jie Luo?

Immediately, Demon King Nage lifted a leg and stepped over the threshold.

Although the ability of the Second Generation Brave Warrior, Qin Chu, was quite impressive, Demon King Nage was confident that if he took action personally, capturing Qin Chu would be a breeze.

But just as he stretched out one foot, a weird, invasive sensation suddenly spread throughout his body.

The Demon King’s pupils sharply constricted and, after enduring for a few seconds, he swiftly withdrew his right foot, "I just recalled that there seems to be an important task I haven’t completed..."

"Right, you mentioned that woman Shaye Nicholas, she’s been gone for such a long time, why hasn’t she come back yet?" Demon King Nage awkwardly changed the subject.

Damn.

Perhaps because of the previous two departures from the chamber, this time the feeling of being spied upon came more rapidly.

It was as if Demon King Nage could feel some weird gaze sweeping over his body, that momentary, inexplicable fear even made him shudder.

He was the Demon King.

It was hard to imagine that there could be something in this world that could make him fear to such an extent.

But he knew, it was an existence he couldn’t confront.

...

Qin Chu and his group did not stay in the Kingdom for long.

The previous descent of the Evil God’s will, although did not cause many casualties, inflicted severe damage to the buildings within the Kingdom, and it needed some time for reconstruction.

Edson would certainly be very busy during this period. Qin Chu did not want to burden Edson at this time and refused Edson’s farewell banquet invitation. After simply bidding goodbye to Miluo, Fini, Selma, and the others, he left the Exeter Kingdom.

Although when leaving, the expressions of several princesses were a bit weird, especially Miluo, who bit her lip and told him that she would go to the Oville Empire Imperial City... Qin Chu did not think much about it and left after expressing his welcome.

Just after returning to the palace, Angelica, seeing the injury on Qin Chu’s arm, almost started to cry.

It must be said that as a maid, Angelica was absolutely professional. She took great care of Qin Chu, making him comfortable and strictly demanded that he rest peacefully, forbidding him from undertaking any other activities.

With so many outstanding girls in the palace, even if Qin Chu rested for a few days, it would not be a problem at all.

Meanwhile, Asina had already begun her move.

...

The border area between Demon and human territories.

During this long time, Rose Vesper had always been active here.

Her complexion was extremely unsightly.

In order to avoid being detected, Rose Vesper rarely appeared in areas where humans were active; she knew very well that once Qin Chu learned of her whereabouts, he would not let her go.

To deal with an enemy, one must eradicate them completely to have peace of mind.

However, intelligence was still very important, so Rose Vesper arranged for her deceased follower Aileen, who had been turned into a puppet, to infiltrate human areas after mastering the art of disguise, in order to gather information.

Especially regarding the Oville Empire, the Holy Court, and the hero Qin Chu.

The information she received, however, made Rose Vesper extremely furious.

That shameless scum, Qin Chu, had arrogantly cleaned out her loyal subordinates within the Holy Court, killed nine strong individuals and thousands of Holy Men, and then forcibly assumed the position of Pope.

Damn it... that position was hers, hers.

She should have been the one sitting there, becoming the first Female Pope in thousands of years of the Holy Court, basking in the worship of millions; what glory that would have been? But now, all the glory that should have been hers was shamelessly stolen by Qin Chu.

Every time she thought of this, Rose Vesper’s chest filled with intense anger and jealousy, turning into deep resentment. She wished she could flay Qin Chu, eviscerate him thoroughly.

What’s worse, her reputation had been completely destroyed by Qin Chu.

Qin Chu arranged for people to spread widely that Rose Vesper had completely fallen into a devotee of the Evil God, filthy as a pig or dog, murdered the prior Holy Daughter, killed Pope Augustus, and warrants had covered the areas where humans lived.

For someone like Rose Vesper, who was extremely prideful and pursued perfection, knowing Qin Chu was enjoying the reverence of the Pope, while her own reputation was sullied, forced to live like a filthy rat in dark corners, made her feel far worse by comparison.

Just then, Rose Vesper sensed the fluctuation of Message Magic.

Rose Vesper knew who it was, Asina.

Ever since their last contact, Silf seemed to understand that she would not be able to obtain any useful information from her and, after several attempts, stopped contacting her.

Catherine, not being a magician and needing a magic scroll to use Message Magic, found it inconvenient and her opportunities to make contact were also very limited.

Only Asina frequently contacted her through Message Magic.

Initially, Rose Vesper did not trust Asina either, as she had suddenly fallen from heaven to hell. Although it seemed that Asina and Catherine were still on her side and working to resurrect Lord Jie Luo, Rose Vesper subconsciously doubted everything, feeling as if all her companions and teammates were traitors.

However, after Asina hid two of Jie Luo’s soul fragments in a cave outside the Oville Empire Imperial City and Rose Vesper arranged for Aili to retrieve them without any tracking or trouble, Rose Vesper finally started to trust Asina a little more.

The two precious soul fragments were directly handed over to herself which indicated that Asina was truly devoted to resurrecting Jie Luo.

Regarding Silf having become a traitor, Asina also explained why she and Catherine could still stay by Qin Chu’s side—they too had some leverage over Silf. If Silf dared to expose them, it would be a situation of mutual destruction; no one would get off easy.

It was under this threat that Silf had not dared to openly disclose Asina and Catherine’s situation to Qin Chu.

However, this balance was very delicate, and a slight carelessness could break it. By then, it was imaginable what would happen to Asina and Catherine; with Qin Chu’s ruthless nature, he would not let these two women live.

Of course, Rose Vesper could not care less if they died.

As long as they could be of some help while they were alive, it was enough. After all, when it came time to resurrect Jie Luo, she would find a way to kill Asina and Catherine anyway.

The woman who could stay by Jie Luo’s side could only be herself.

With these thoughts flashing through her mind, Rose Vesper adjusted her mood, then put her finger to her ear. As expected, she immediately heard Asina’s voice.

"Rose Vesper, first let me tell you some good news," Asina began.

"I’ve found another of Jie Luo’s soul fragments."

Rose Vesper’s heartbeat suddenly quickened.

Asina’s actions were really too quick.

How much time had passed, and yet another soul fragment was already in hand?

It always seemed that all progress had been extremely slow before severing ties with Qin Chu, but since they had fallen out, many things had gone smoothly, and Jie Luo’s soul fragments had been found one after another.

Now, they had made significant progress on the path to resurrecting Jie Luo.

Was it because the traitor Silf had been exposed?

Indeed, without the interference of a traitor, things went much smoother.

"I will place this soul fragment at the original location; you can fetch it yourself when the time comes, but hurry so no one else gets it first," Asina quickly said.

"Also, there is more good news. You don’t need to wait for Catherine to assassinate Qin Chu anymore; I’ve already obtained Qin Chu’s blood," Asina continued.

This was yet another bombshell.

The surge of excitement even made Rose Vesper feel cold in her hands and feet, and her body uncontrollably trembled.

Could the pace of their progress be too astonishing? She even had Qin Chu’s blood in hand?

"How did you manage that?" Because the news was so startling, Rose Vesper couldn’t help but speak up, marking the first time she had spoken to Asina in many days.

"Rose Vesper, it’s really good to hear your voice," Asina said.

"As for this blood...Hehe, you might not know this, but Qin Chu took a bunch of experts on a trip to the Exeter Kingdom, and I found Jie Luo’s soul fragment there as well."

Asina was not worried about Rose Vesper knowing what was happening within the kingdom.

Exeter Kingdom was really too remote; news might not leak out until ten days or half a month later, and for someone like Rose Vesper, constantly in hiding, learning the situation there would probably take even longer.

Moreover, after various rumors had been passed from mouth to mouth, who knew what shape they would take by the time they reached Rose Vesper’s ears?

By then, the plan to deal with Rose Vesper would already have been completed.

"Qin Chu clashed with an Elf King from the kingdom, who turned out to be a follower of a god, somewhat similar to the one you sacrificed to, the Red Moon in the sky," Asina explained.

"Qin Chu even dared to challenge a god and ended up seriously injured. While taking care of Qin Chu, I drew a vial of his blood..."

A mortal daring to confront a god?

Qin Chu, oh Qin Chu, you really do deserve to die.

Being seriously injured was too light a punishment for you.

Rose Vesper’s face contorted: "A vial of blood? Just one vial, is that little bit enough for anyone?"

"Asina, why didn’t you take the opportunity to kill him?"

Useless, useless, useless...

Rose Vesper cursed inwardly.

On the other side of the message, an unbearable silence settled in, oppressive.

A long time passed before Asina’s voice came through again, now shadowed and tinged with suspicion:

"Rose Vesper, we’re still good sisters, right?"

The cold voice made Rose Vesper’s heart tremble slightly—she knew she had misspoken.

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