Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 83 - 68: The Revived Statue (Still two more - s today)

Chapter 83: Chapter 68: The Revived Statue (Still two more Chapters today)

Candice agreed, she quietly peeked at Mr. Brave’s face. It was calm, showing no emotion, leaving her to wonder what he was really thinking.

It was no wonder he was equal to Lord Horus, possessing the demeanor of a true expert.

After a long time, Qin Chu finished his drink in one gulp, "Keep an eye on the demons and notify me immediately if anything unusual happens."

Candice silently nodded.

Qin Chu stood up and left a banknote on the counter.

"Wait a moment..." Seeing that Qin Chu seemed about to end the conversation, Candice suddenly spoke up.

The woman seemed hesitant and after deliberating for a while, she took out a small box from her bosom and handed it to Qin Chu.

He accepted it suspiciously, opened it, and found inside a necklace shimmering in silver light with a star-shaped pendant hanging from it.

"This is..." Qin Chu was puzzled, it definitely wasn’t meant for himself, since it was their first meeting—or so it was supposed to be.

"This is something I... cough cough, stumbled upon while shopping, it seems very fitting for Lord Horus’s temperament," Candice’s cheeks flushed slightly.

"I initially wanted to give it to Lord Horus personally, but given he appears and disappears unpredictably, Mr. Brave, since you and Lord Horus are familiar..."

"So, you hope I can deliver this necklace to him when I see Horus?" Qin Chu raised his eyebrows, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Candice’s head bobbed incessantly like a pecking chick, her cheeks turning redder, twirling a strand of hair around her finger, and biting her lower lip with her white teeth.

Truly deserving of her Enchanting Demon heritage, this charm was indeed extreme.

Normally she was enough to captivate souls, but now, this shy timid look was utterly charming.

Unintentionally, Candice noticed the expression on Qin Chu’s face and was hugely embarrassed, "Mr. Brave... please don’t think too much..."

"Lord Horus has helped me a lot, I just want to thank him, there’s absolutely no other meaning, please don’t get the wrong idea." Candice waved her hands frantically in front of her as she explained.

Qin Chu nodded continuously, Mum-mum, I get it, after all, you only met Horus once, where in this world is there so much love at first sight.

"Don’t worry, I will definitely hand it to him personally, as I indeed am very familiar with him."

He put the box into his storage ring right in front of Candice, rubbing his face with his hands, adjusting his expression from a focused to a complaining, irritable one.

After adjusting, Qin Chu called out loud, "Charles..."

"Mr. Brave, what are your orders..." The aide soon entered.

Seeing that Maritiss had collapsed headlong on the counter, Charles’s forehead was covered in black lines.

Forgot, the captain’s tolerance for alcohol...

Seeing Mr. Brave’s current state, full of complaints and irritability, clearly not having enjoyed himself, just came to drink and relax, but you collapsed after one drink, where was the fun in that?

Charles the aide was immediately covered in cold sweat, his complexion turning pallid, "Mr. Brave, this..."

Qin Chu, somewhat impatiently, waved his hand, "Forget it, take Maritiss back, I’m also heading home."

Charles breathed a sigh of relief, although Mr. Brave wasn’t in a good mood, he hadn’t taken it out on them. He immediately arranged for a few brothers to carry Maritiss home, while he and the others accompanied Mr. Brave back to the palace.

Along the way, Qin Chu casually chatted with Charles and the others, but his mind was pondering over how to completely corrupt Catherine.

According to Shaye, the original needed seven bottles of Enchanting Love Potion; the enhanced version had a stronger effect, maybe the process could be expedited a bit.

Catherine was definitely a woman of strong will, and now just two bottles had brought her to the brink of losing control, nearly having eroded her will and dignity completely.

Looking at the situation, perhaps three or four bottles might suffice.

Drip, drip...

The sound of footsteps clearly pierced into his ears.

Suddenly, he felt something was off; it was too quiet around, apart from his footsteps, there was absolutely no other sound, even the voices of the soldiers who had been talking to him had disappeared.

Qin Chu suddenly stopped, firstly glancing around, Charles and a dozen soldiers had just been talking with him, but in a moment of distraction, they had vanished without a trace...

As a guard of Mr. Brave, Charles couldn’t have left on his own.

Qin Chu’s expression gradually became solemn. He knew he must have entered a dangerous and special realm, but he did not panic.

The sky was drearily gray.

It wasn’t the darkness of midnight, but the entire world seemed enveloped in a haze of gray fog, even the two crescent moons overhead were obscured by the mist.

On the street, pedestrians and carriages, just like the guards nearby, had all disappeared, and the shops on the street no longer buzzed with vibrant lights, only exuding an aura of death. The air was filled with oppression, and with a slight sniff, one could detect a scent of something scorched.

"Shaye?"

He received no response!

This strange realm had even, temporarily, severed the connection between Qin Chu and Shaye, a situation that had never occurred before.

Gradually, the temperature around seemed to start rising, the heat waves surging.

He gazed into the distance; the dimly lit street had no footsteps, no breathing, no heartbeat, nothing but the smell of charring, and he couldn’t sense the presence of any living person.

Suddenly, something as light as a feather drifted down from the sky.

It landed on Qin Chu’s forehead.

Touching it with his hand, he found a grayish-black trace on his fingertips, and rubbing his fingers a little... it was the ash of something that had burned.

Looking up at the sky, countless ashes, like feathers, fell from the high sky, covering the ground with a thick layer in just a short time as the temperature climbed higher, causing the air to warp.

Suddenly, he saw a figure standing at the end of the street.

The figure, dressed in a form-fitting women’s Battle Armor, wielded a Long Spear exceeding two meters in length. Her arms, legs, and waist, were entwined with black chains, half-merged into shadows, making it impossible for Qin Chu to see her face.

It seemed, this was the being who had created this mysterious realm!

Just as Qin Chu thought to approach and inquire why she had trapped him, at that moment, the figure at the end of the street slowly spread her arms.

The next instant...

Hum...

Blazing flames instantly surged from her arms, allowing Qin Chu to finally see her face, illuminated by the firelight.

What kind of face was it? It was as pale as snow, utterly devoid of color.

On her narrow cheeks, there was no hint of life... Her body felt as hard as stone...

Her petite, cracked Battle Armor covered her slender body; the tip of her spear hung a tattered flag stained with blood, the flames wrapped around it, turning the flag into ashes.

Her slender, yet shapely legs supported her gaunt body in battle, in slaughter.

Her bright golden hair fluttered in the fierce fire, her deep blue eyes, hollow and dark!

Qin Chu couldn’t help but step back.

That figure, that face, he recognized it.

This... This was the statue at the crossroads of Antia Street!

Only now, the statue, had come to life!

The fire had already spread throughout her body.

As Qin Chu watched the figure amidst the fierce flames, he was profoundly startled.

Her strength, the aura emanating from her was undoubtedly no less potent than Catherine’s!

As Qin Chu contemplated ways to extricate himself, he bowed slightly, his face wearing a gentleman’s smile, "May I ask if you are Miss Antia?"

"May I know why you are seeking me?"

Qin Chu’s inquiry went unanswered.

Right before Qin Chu’s eyes, the girl, wrapped in serpentine flames, suddenly turned into a fiery arc.

Qin Chu’s face changed as he wanted to dodge, but he was surprised to find his body seemed constrained by some mysterious force, unable to move. The next instant, accompanied by a wave of scorching heat, the fiery arc appeared right before Qin Chu.

In the swirling fire, the girl’s pale beautiful face appeared intermittently.

"Light can bring life... it was you who awakened me...

Your body... contains the seed of life..."