Chapter 100: Plundering the Seed of Life
Of course, Qin Chu could choose to leave.
But he didn’t. It wasn’t because he was interested in a fling with a giantess.
Rather, he was very curious about the Storm Witch’s plan, and he still wanted to get his hands on Jie Luo’s soul fragment… Violet’s elaborate setup was meant to deal with him, but it also exposed a very important point.
That was that Violet’s strength had severely weakened. At the very least, she no longer had the ability to deal with Qin Chu, Ekaterina, Shaye, and Anthea simultaneously, otherwise, she wouldn’t need to go through so much trouble.
In the first playthrough, Loseweisse and the others had also collected all of Jie Luo’s soul fragments, so they must have visited the Storm Witch as well.
Thinking back carefully, Athena, Benson, Muse the Mad, and Karsus the Death Knight had left for a period of time in the first playthrough. Their destination seemed to be in this direction. They said that this area had been attacked by Demon Beasts and they were going to provide support.
Qin Chu remembered that he had offered to go personally at the time, but the four of them refused, saying that it was just a small group of Demon Beasts and didn’t require the Hero to personally take action. They could easily handle it.
He didn’t think much of it at the time. After all, they were comrades who had fought side by side for many years, his best partners. He only reminded them to be careful and to contact him immediately if anything happened, and he would rush over to support them.
Qin Chu smiled self-deprecatingly. Now that he thought about it, those four weren’t going to fight any Demon Beasts at all. They wanted to take back Jie Luo’s soul fragment from the Storm Witch. This was an important prerequisite for betraying him, so how could they let him participate?
But, since Athena, Benson, Muse, and Karsus could handle the Storm Witch, there was no reason why he, Ekaterina, Shaye, and Anthea couldn’t.
Qin Chu closed the curtains. He heard faint footsteps coming from outside the door.
With a creak, the door was pushed open.
A special fragrance wafted in, a mixture of a woman’s body scent and some kind of special incense, making it even more alluring.
Qin Chu’s eyes suddenly brightened as he turned around. What entered his sight was a woman as fiery as a flame.
It was Ekaterina.
Not Violet. Qin Chu had thought that with all the preparations Violet had made, it should have been the Witch knocking on his door.
As always, the fiery and passionate aura, the vibrant, single ponytail radiating a brilliance that overshadowed the dim candlelight in the room.
She was no longer wearing her crimson armor. Perhaps to cater to Qin Chu’s preferences, she had changed into a maid outfit… Of course, only the style was that of a maid outfit, the color was still fiery red.
Below the skirt that covered her knees were two sections of fair calves. The wide belt made Ekaterina’s athletic waist appear even more slender.
This light and airy clothing seemed to make Ekaterina feel particularly uncomfortable, as could be seen from her tightly clenched hands on the corners of her clothes. Ekaterina was very nervous now. She didn’t know if her attire would satisfy her master.
Undoubtedly, most maids were petite. Ekaterina, because of her tall and strong physique, although not as exaggerated as the Storm Witch, wasn’t really suited for a maid outfit.
However, this attire had a unique charm of its own. Coupled with the shy blush on Ekaterina’s face, it was like a powerful and proud older sister in a Japanese manga being forced to wear an outfit that made her particularly embarrassed, a valiant and heroic battle maid.
There was also a red crystal necklace on her chest, with a scarlet pendant nestled in the middle, accentuating the delicate skin on either side.
The master was a maid fanatic, which made Ekaterina feel that she was naturally at a disadvantage in her competition with Angelica.
Even if she couldn’t be a real maid, it wouldn’t be a problem to change into a maid outfit, right?
Therefore, Ekaterina went to the most upscale custom-made dress shop in the noble district and ordered one. The price of 500,000 Mana was expensive, but it was nothing to Ekaterina. As long as she could gain her master’s favor, everything was worth it.
Although the shop owner was very suspicious of her request to custom-make a maid outfit and explicitly stated that his shop was for custom-making dresses, and making a maid outfit was an insult to his century-old shop… After Ekaterina raised the price from 50,000 Mana to 500,000, the shop owner finally forgot about the glory of his century-old shop.
“Ekaterina, I’m very satisfied,” Qin Chu nodded. “The surprise you brought me is even more beautiful than I imagined.”
He wasn’t entirely a maid fanatic. He just felt that when a girl dressed up for him, he had to give her praise and action. This was in line with a gentleman’s etiquette.
Hearing this, Ekaterina finally let out a long sigh of relief.
Her careful preparations were not in vain. The 500,000 Mana was well spent, it was worth it.
A bright smile finally appeared on Ekaterina’s beautiful face, which was less resolute and more charming because of her careful dressing.
Now didn’t seem to be the time to be doing these things, after all, there was still a terrifying Witch outside. But… humans had their limits. Especially in such a bad environment, coupled with the effects of the Moonflower pollen, Qin Chu’s mind and body were under tremendous pressure. If he couldn’t find a way to relieve it, this pressure would accumulate over time, eventually reaching an unbearable point and causing him to completely collapse.
For the sake of his mental health, Qin Chu felt that he could still engage in some small entertainment, which would be beneficial to his physical and mental health.
Of course, there was another very important reason. After being affected by the Moonflower pollen, if he didn’t react at all when faced with a beautiful woman like Ekaterina, it would definitely arouse Violet’s suspicion, wouldn’t it? So all of this was to deceive the Witch.
Moreover, he also wanted to know what kind of expression Violet would have when she heard that the method she had prepared for him was actually used on Ekaterina.
“Then, come here, my cute little maid…”
…
Ekaterina was still a loser.
But she was an excellent warrior. Even though she was exhausted, the Star Flame Battle Qi in her body would quickly restore her physical strength.
Moreover, she could feel that the Battle Qi in her body seemed to have increased a bit.
Although this increase wasn’t much compared to Ekaterina’s overall strength, it was still a good improvement.
After all, her Star Flame Battle Qi had been stuck at the tenth level for many years without any breakthrough, but now she even felt that she had touched the edge of breaking through to the eleventh level.
If her master’s favor was a little more, she would definitely be able to reach a whole new level. At that time, she would be infinitely close to, or even on par with, powerhouses like Wadsworth, Saint Monique, and Augustus.
Qin Chu was also digesting his gains. His second level of Star Flame Battle Qi had increased slightly. It was still the Battle Qi refined by the little sprout, a pure, bright silver flame, gently jumping on his Battle Origin.
After a long time, Qin Chu opened his eyes, a silver light flashing through them.
He turned to glance at Ekaterina, his fingers gently sliding across her cheek, caressing it. Ekaterina actively leaned towards his palm, pressing half of her face against it like a cat.
This intimate and warm gesture deeply fascinated Ekaterina.
It made her feel warm and comfortable.
“Ekaterina, now do me another favor…”
Qin Chu whispered something in Ekaterina’s ear.
Huh?
Ekaterina was momentarily stunned. She didn’t understand why he wanted to do this.
Qin Chu didn’t explain, “Don’t ask so many questions, just do as I say.”
Violet, the Storm Witch, whether she was crazy or not now, one thing remained unchanged: she was extremely sensitive to Mana fluctuations.
Although Qin Chu possessed abilities like Shapeshifting and Invisibility, he couldn’t hide from Violet.
Since that was the case, he might as well use the most primitive method to deceive her.
…
Downstairs, in the quiet room, Violet, the Storm Witch, frowned.
It was still that tall body, still that beautiful face, but the aura on her face had undergone a drastic change. If it was gentle and warm like a spring breeze before, now it was sinister and ghostly.
The corners of her fair eyes drooped slightly, her blue-gray eyes turning completely dark. She was no longer wearing the holy-looking long dress from before, but an outfit that would even make a Succubus feel ashamed.
The black gauze was like a second skin, clinging to Violet’s body.
A hint of irritability could be clearly seen on her face.
She wanted to plunder the Seed of Life from Qin Chu’s body.
Only the power of the Seed of Life could suppress the pollution brought by divine power.
She would never give the Seed of Storms to Qin Chu, absolutely not.
It was hers.
She had nurtured the Seed of Storms for over a thousand years and would never give it to anyone.
Her fair face suddenly became a little crazed, her blue-gray eyes emitting a chilling light. But then a struggle appeared on that crazed face, making her beautiful face look even more distorted.
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