Chapter 107: Why Do You Have My Stocking?
As Qin Chu and his group made their way to the Cavanyas Mountains, he continued to ponder the matter of the First Hero’s soul fragment. It was all very strange.
In the first playthrough, Loseweisse and the others had also collected all of the First Hero’s soul fragments. Could it be that they hadn’t noticed that the fragment was empty?
Or could it be that the Resurrection Technique recorded on the scroll they possessed could reassemble and awaken Jie Luo’s soul even if the soul crystal was empty?
If he had the chance, he really wanted to see that scroll… Unfortunately, the scroll was kept close to Loseweisse at all times. She had only told Athena about the contents of the Resurrection Technique, but in reality, no one except Loseweisse had seen the scroll with their own eyes.
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Meanwhile, Loseweisse was terrified. She suppressed her aura as much as possible and slowly approached.
On the bloodstained faces, she could clearly see fear, anger, and pain.
On top of the altar lay a corpse. Even from a distance, Loseweisse could tell from the blood-soaked beard that it was Benson.
His body was thin and withered, as if all the blood had been drained from it, shrinking significantly.
Her heart skipped a beat.
Benson… was dead.
Loseweisse’s heart sank. She wasn’t sad, but rather distressed at the loss of a useful tool.
Although they were companions, Benson’s constant pestering only annoyed her. More importantly, Loseweisse didn’t want Jie Luo to misunderstand that there was something strange going on between her and Benson.
She was still too late.
Loseweisse couldn’t help but sigh at the loss of such an excellent tool. But on the other hand, she felt a strange sense of relief at the thought of not being pestered by Benson anymore. This kind of thought was too disrespectful to her former teammate.
Loseweisse repented in her heart for three seconds.
Below the altar, there was another tall figure kneeling on one knee, like a statue.
It was Karsus!
That unique aura of darkness, gloom, and dullness made Loseweisse recognize him at a glance. Compared to Benson, Loseweisse didn’t hate Karsus as much. After all, although he was a bit stupid, he never pestered her or caused her trouble.
She had heard that although Karsus’s fiancée had abandoned him, he still loved her deeply and longed to be with her again one day.
Speaking of which, Loseweisse had met the girl once. She was a gentle and good-looking girl, a decent person.
He arrived here before her.
Loseweisse was a little puzzled, but it was understandable that Karsus’s skeletal warhorse would be faster than her.
It was a pity that even though Karsus arrived here earlier than her, he still couldn’t save Benson.
Karsus also heard the sound. He looked up and glanced at Loseweisse but didn’t speak, continuing to kneel and pray.
Although Loseweisse had many questions for Karsus, she wasn’t sure how to communicate with him. Her feigned purity and innocence were useless against him. In fact, because of Benson, Karsus would deliberately avoid her, which gave Loseweisse quite a headache.
She had never encountered such a person before, and she had complained in her heart more than once: This Saintess is taking the initiative to approach you, you’re not only ungrateful but also keep dodging?
“Are we too late?”
After hesitating for a long time, Loseweisse finally spoke.
Karsus still didn’t answer, only silently nodded. The metal armor on his body rubbed together, making a creaking sound.
Loseweisse frowned. She seemed to be very sad, covering her face with her small hand and squatting down, her thin shoulders trembling.
Faint sobs and whimpers could be heard through the gaps between her fingers.
Loseweisse’s appearance gave Karsus some comfort. Although this woman didn’t like Benson, they were teammates for many years. Benson was dead, and she was still very sad.
Benson would probably feel relieved too.
After a long time, Loseweisse’s trembling shoulders finally calmed down. Her bright golden eyes were red and swollen, and her fair face was covered with tears.
Feigning crying wasn’t difficult for Loseweisse.
She was a professional.
Now she finally had time to ask other questions in her heart, such as what was going on with that altar of heads. After all, it was too inappropriate to ask about other things instead of grieving for her dead teammate upon arriving at the scene.
While sobbing, Loseweisse glanced at the bloody heads beside her, “Karsus, you did this? What are you doing? These… huh?”
As she spoke, Loseweisse felt something was wrong.
Although these heads were covered in blood, and their faces were twisted in fear and pain before death, making them look even more hideous, some of them looked vaguely familiar to Loseweisse.
When she saw one of the heads, Loseweisse’s pupils suddenly constricted. Her body trembled violently, and she stood up abruptly, “Captain Wolfe?”
She recognized this head. It belonged to a captain of the Holy Knights.
How could his head be here, and in such a tragic state?
Loseweisse’s body trembled more and more violently. From the remaining aura on these heads, she could tell that these people were killed by Karsus.
She looked at the Death Knight in disbelief, “Karsus, you… what have you done? Why did you kill them?”
Loseweisse’s voice was sharp. She was about to go crazy.
She hadn’t expected that Karsus, who arrived earlier, would cause her such a big problem. He had actually slaughtered over a thousand Holy Knights. Once this matter was exposed, Karsus would surely die.
The Hero Squad had already lost a member due to Benson’s death.
Now, if Karsus was also finished, what would happen to their plan? Would they still be able to resurrect Jie Luo?
With a thousand Holy Knights killed, Augustus would definitely not sit idly by. Damn it, damn it, damn it… Why did everyone have to make her so frustrated?
Weren’t her troubles enough already?
Facing the near-hysterical Loseweisse, Karsus’s eyes under his helmet were filled with confusion. He didn’t understand why she was reacting so strongly.
Even when facing Benson’s corpse, Loseweisse hadn’t been so agitated.
But Karsus still patiently explained, “They are sacrifices!”
“I used their lives, souls, blood, and heads to pay tribute to my comrade…”
Loseweisse felt faint. God, this guy really had a problem with his brain. Her voice was choked with sobs, “Even if you want to perform a human sacrifice, there are several villages near the border, right? There are plenty of people there, why did you have to slaughter Holy Knights?”
In her frustration, Loseweisse didn’t even notice that these words weren’t something a Saintess should say.
Fortunately, Karsus was dull and didn’t notice either.
He only said in a gloomy voice, “Others won’t do. Only the heads of the Holy See can pay tribute to my comrade, because it was the Holy See that killed Benson!”
Loseweisse’s eyes widened. What was going on?
How did Lomond’s attack on Benson involve the Holy See? She was getting more and more confused.
Karsus threw a white object to Loseweisse. She subconsciously caught it and looked at it. At first, she was puzzled, then shocked, “This, this is my stocking?”
She knew the special pattern on the stocking all too well.
Creak, creak… The sound of metal rubbing against metal rang out again. Karsus regretted it a little. He felt that he should have hidden these stockings and skirts. It was detrimental to his comrade’s reputation.
Even though Karsus had become stupid, he still felt that stealing a girl’s worn stockings and skirts was a terrible thing to do.
The next second, Loseweisse stepped back, putting some distance between herself and Karsus. Her gaze towards him was like looking at a pervert.
“Karsus, you… you… why do you have my stocking? You…”
Loseweisse was shocked. The image of Karsus doing this and that with her stocking flashed through her mind, and she felt a wave of nausea.
“Lo… Loseweisse…” Karsus panicked as well. He forgot about praying and quickly stood up, waving his metal gauntlets, “No, you misunderstood, this, this isn’t mine, it’s Benson’s…”
Benson…
It was even more disgusting. What was this guy doing with her stocking? She suddenly felt that the stocking was extremely dirty.
“I don’t know how Benson got it, but the main thing is, the mark on the stocking is a clue Benson left us.”
A clue on the stocking?
Loseweisse was skeptical. She forced down her nausea and picked up the stocking she had just thrown away. Spreading it open with two fingers, she saw the symbols of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess and the Holy See.
Loseweisse’s body began to tremble, “Because of this, you slaughtered over a thousand Holy Knights?”
Karsus replied in a muffled voice, “Of course, they killed my comrade. I want to make them pay with their blood.”
Loseweisse felt that there was even a hint of pride in Karsus’s voice. He was proud of his actions.
The next second, the usually quiet Saintess slowly spoke, “Karsus, you idiot!”
Huh?
Karsus was stunned. He had thought that his act of revenge would be welcomed and praised by his other companions. Who would have thought that he would be scolded as an idiot? These words coming from Loseweisse made him even harder to accept.
“Why are you scolding me?” he asked.
Loseweisse rubbed her forehead. She felt a terrible headache. Why were all her teammates a bunch of idiots? Ekaterina had no brains, Benson was an idiot, and Karsus was a complete moron.
With such a group of pig teammates, could her plan really succeed?
She stared at Karsus as if he were a pig, “Idiot, is your brain filled with mush? Have you never considered that this might be a trap set by Lomond to frame us?”
Karsus, who was about to retort, froze at Loseweisse’s words.
“You didn’t know anything, and you just went on a killing spree… Have you considered the consequences…”
Loseweisse didn’t lose control, but her voice was icy cold. She felt like crying.
It was really too difficult.
Perhaps, only Athena could help her. After all, Athena was very smart.
For the first time, she felt resentful towards Jie Luo. Why did he have to choose such a group of pigs as teammates?
“Do you know who Wolfe is? He’s a Holy Knight in the Holy See who isn’t very obedient to Augustus. He has already pledged allegiance to Cardinal Douglas and is someone we could have won over. That’s why Augustus forcibly sent him to the border to clean up Demon Beasts…”
“You didn’t kill Augustus’s people, but instead killed all the people who could have become our teammates. Karsus, you’re amazing…”
Karsus froze, standing there motionless. He suddenly realized the seriousness of the situation.
“Of course, Augustus will be happy that Wolfe and the others are dead, but do you think he won’t use this opportunity to carry out a large-scale purge? If the investigation leads to you, your head might end up like these Holy Knights…”
The Death Knight panicked. He now knew what a grave mistake he had made, “Then, then what should I do?”
Sigh…
Loseweisse sighed. She didn’t even have the energy to be angry anymore. Being angry at such a group of idiots would make her look stupid too.
“Quickly clean up these heads. Qin Chu, Ekaterina, and Natia will be here soon. Don’t let Qin Chu see this…”
Crack…
Before Loseweisse could finish her sentence, the sound of a footstep snapping a twig came from behind.
Both Loseweisse and Karsus’s gazes instantly turned towards the source of the sound.
They saw Qin Chu, Ekaterina, and a surprisingly tall woman emerging from the forest.
Loseweisse’s vision went black. She almost fainted. This was it, they were doomed!
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