Chapter 181: My Fair Lady, You Wouldn’t Want to Become a Monster Like Karsus, Would You? (Part 1)
Qin Chu held her pointed, smooth chin in his hand.
For Sylph, a germaphobic elf, this was practically sacrilege.
A look of anger flashed across her face, and she jerked her head away, glaring at him. “Show some respect,” she snapped.
She had never been treated with such disrespect. Lord Jie Luo had always been courteous. Qin Chu’s touch disgusted her.
Her skin crawled. She scrubbed at her chin, the thought of his hand having just been on Ekaterina making her feel even more nauseated.
Qin Chu, unfazed, leaned back slightly.
Sylph pursed her lips, suppressing her anger. “What do you want?” she demanded.
“Murder the Hero? Ha, what a joke.”
“Do you have any proof? What you just said can’t be used as evidence.”
Seeing her bluster, Qin Chu almost laughed.
“No, Miss Sylph, you’re wrong. Don’t you understand? For a crime like attempting to murder the Hero, concrete evidence isn’t necessary. Suspicion, motive, a few circumstantial clues…that’s enough for a death sentence,” Qin Chu said with absolute certainty.
“Because the Hero is too important to the Heavenly Continent. Before the Demon Beasts are eliminated, he can’t be allowed to come to harm.”
“Especially now, with the Evil God encroaching upon this world, the Hero’s importance has increased significantly. Moreover, he just saved so many nobles from the Evil God’s pressure. He’s worshipped by everyone, the emissary of the Goddess of Holy Light…”
“If what happened just now is exposed, Sylph, I can assure you, you’re dead.”
Sylph clenched her fists. She wanted to punch that smug face, but she knew that if she did, there would be no room for negotiation.
Qin Chu hadn’t shouted for help, which meant he wanted something from her.
As for what that something was, Sylph had a pretty good idea.
Was she also going to be toyed with by the Hero, like Ekaterina and Athena?
Qin Chu, ignoring her thoughts, continued, a smile playing on his lips. “And it’s not just you who will die. The other members of the former Hero Squad will also be affected.”
“The First Hero as well.”
“They will wonder if there was something wrong with the First Hero, why all the members of his Hero Squad are bastards. First a Death Knight, now a Ghost Archer, will it ever end?”
“What was he thinking? What was his purpose? Did he even want to save the Heavenly Continent?”
Sylph’s face paled.
She wasn’t afraid of death, but she couldn’t bear to bring shame upon Lord Jie Luo.
Most importantly, it might even ruin their plan to resurrect him.
She couldn’t bear that.
Biting her lip, after a brief hesitation, Sylph removed her tight-fitting leather armor, revealing her shapely figure.
Closing her eyes, she said, “Just get it over with…”
It was just her body he wanted. Let him have it.
As long as it didn’t affect Lord Jie Luo’s resurrection, she could endure any consequences. Perhaps because of Ekaterina and Athena’s examples, making this decision wasn’t too difficult.
In this short time, Sylph couldn’t think of any other way to appease Qin Chu. He probably wouldn’t give her a chance, right?
But Sylph underestimated Qin Chu.
Among the members of the Hero Squad, Sylph had the worst personality. She was selfish, arrogant, conceited, and foolish.
She was as selfish as Loseweisse, but without her cunning; as arrogant as Ronald, but without his vigilance; as conceited as Athena, but without her intelligence.
Apart from her good looks, she had nothing else to offer.
But even though she had a good figure, a beautiful face, and was a rare elf, Qin Chu felt almost no desire for her… Ekaterina and Athena could at least arouse a flicker of interest.
Her soul was so ugly that it disgusted him… But it was a beautiful body, perhaps suitable for a vessel, or a beautiful puppet.
Honestly, Qin Chu wondered why Jie Luo had chosen such a person as his teammate. Birds of a feather flock together?
Wait a minute… A thought suddenly struck Qin Chu.
There were ten members in Jie Luo’s Hero Squad.
Almost all of them had some kind of problem.
Karsus had been completely corrupted by the Evil God, transformed into an ugly monster, and then purified.
The same X-shaped symbol, representing that crimson deity, had appeared on Sylph’s collarbone, just like on Karsus’s chest and the Witch hunter.
And Loseweisse… Through the seven scrolls she possessed, Qin Chu had learned about the mysterious beings in the Void. Loseweisse’s connection to the Void was deeper than anyone else’s.
Three out of ten had some connection to the Evil God. Could this really be just a coincidence?
He could investigate this further later.
Qin Chu was lost in thought, while Sylph waited for the inevitable, her body trembling slightly as the night wind brushed against her bare shoulders.
She hugged herself, shivering.
Suddenly, she felt something being placed on her… Qin Chu’s hand? Her trembling intensified.
But the touch felt different.
She opened her eyes in confusion and saw that it wasn’t Qin Chu’s hand, but his coat.
She looked at him, puzzled.
“Miss Sylph, did you think I was threatening you, trying to get your body?” Qin Chu asked with a gentle smile.
Wasn’t he? Sylph thought.
“I apologize if I gave you that impression,” Qin Chu said casually.
Sylph was even more confused. Was this gentlemanly man the same one who had just threatened her?
This was exactly the effect Qin Chu wanted. He wanted to confuse Sylph. A confused woman was easier to… deceive. No, not deceive…persuade!
“Ah, I just remembered, I glanced at your chest before. You wouldn’t think I was peeking, would you?” Qin Chu said, lightly tapping his head, as if he had just remembered something.
Sylph bit her lip, not answering. The drastic change in his demeanor confused her even more.
“That would be very rude of a gentleman… Of course, I’m not saying that you’re not beautiful, Miss Sylph, not attractive enough to catch a gentleman’s eye,” Qin Chu said with a chuckle.
“Actually, I was looking at something else.”
Sylph subconsciously touched her chest. What else about her could attract a man’s attention?
“I never intended to threaten you, Miss Sylph, nor do I resent you for trying to assassinate me. Please believe me.”
“Because I know that it wasn’t your true intention to kill me.”
No, it was my true intention. I really wanted to kill you, Sylph muttered in her heart. Although she was foolish, she wasn’t stupid enough to say it out loud.
“Everything I said before was just to calm you down, so we could have a proper conversation. Otherwise, there would be irreversible consequences.”
“I don’t want to threaten you, nor do I covet your beautiful body.”
Qin Chu’s gaze lingered on her for a moment, then he stepped back slightly.
“I just want to…”
“Save you!”
Save her?
Sylph finally opened her eyes and looked at Qin Chu in confusion. He was leaning back in his chair, bathed in a soft, hazy Holy Light.
He seemed strangely…holy.
“I don’t think there’s anything about me that needs saving.”
“Is that so?”
Qin Chu leaned back further, his eyes half-closed, his voice filled with pity, “Then, my poor elf…”
“There’s a mirror over there.”
A mirror?
Sylph was puzzled, but she still walked over to the mirror, looking at her perfect reflection.
She wasn’t boasting, she had always been confident in her appearance and figure.
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with her body, but as she looked, she seemed to notice something, and her face paled, her body trembling with fear.
Two faint, reddish marks had appeared on her collarbone, intersecting to form a grotesque X shape.
She scrubbed at them, but they wouldn’t disappear. They seemed to be branded onto her skin.
“Do you see it?” Qin Chu’s voice, soft yet menacing, came from behind her.
“Does it look familiar…?”
“That’s right. When Karsus fully transformed, the same mark appeared on his chest, only his was more prominent, more…bloody.”
“My poor elf, I sensed it the moment you entered this room. You…have been corrupted by the Evil God.”
“Perhaps, soon, you will also become a monster like Karsus, driven only by the desire to kill, starting with those closest to you.”
Sylph trembled, her face pale and bloodless, her beautiful eyes filled with terror. The thought of becoming like Karsus made her skin crawl.
No, absolutely not!
“I don’t want to see this tragedy unfold, so I want to save you…”
“My fair lady, you wouldn’t want to become a monster like Karsus, would you?”
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