Chapter 195: Holy Shit, You Idiot! (Part 5)
Lomond shot up from his throne, his head nearly hitting the ceiling.
That damned wench! Who gave her permission to refuse?!
Lomond was furious.
Candice’s words had painted a favorable picture of this mysterious informant. Despite being a filthy human, he was intelligent, provided valuable information, and, most importantly, had excellent judgment.
With this person’s help, he could accumulate more achievements and increase his prestige among the Demon Beasts.
By then, many powerful Demon Beasts would flock to his side, and overthrowing his father to become the true Demon King wouldn’t be impossible… Demon Beasts had long lifespans. Waiting for his father to die of old age would take who knew how long. Lomond didn’t have that kind of patience.
Of course, he would arrange for his father’s…afterlife after he abdicated.
And Candice had thrown away such a good opportunity? Damn it!
Seeing Candice’s surprised expression, Lomond realized his reaction was a bit excessive. He coughed, “Ahem, Candice, you… you… you did well. Yes, very well, excellent.”
“To attempt to overthrow my father is treasonous.”
“As a prince, I should personally punish him.”
“But considering his contributions to me, I’ll let it slide. And don’t make decisions for me again. No matter what, ask me first.”
Lomond’s reaction almost made Candice laugh out loud. This guy practically had his thoughts written all over his face. Did he really think he was already the Demon King?
He hadn’t even noticed that he had started referring to himself as “this king.”
If someone like Lomond became the Demon King, the Demon Beasts would be doomed.
Lomond suppressed his excitement and sat back down, realizing his outburst had been unseemly. “Ahem… Alright, this king agrees to his terms. We can cooperate.”
“Now, tell me his information.”
“Of course,” Candice nodded immediately, “According to that mysterious person, there’s not just one member of the Hero Squad in the Demon Beast territory, but two: Ronald, and one of the Twin Thieves, Eileen.”
Lomond’s eyes lit up. Two members of the Hero Squad, that meant double the credit!
“It’s precisely because there’s a Master Thief helping Ronald hide that you haven’t been able to find them… However, although Eileen can help Ronald hide, she can’t break through the blockade you’ve set up. They should still be trapped in the Third Princess’s territory.”
Lomond pondered. This was important information, but it wasn’t enough for him to capture Ronald and Eileen immediately.
Seeing his confusion, Candice sighed slightly and continued, “Your Highness Lomond, can you pinpoint Ronald’s approximate location now?”
Lomond nodded his massive head. “Yes, no matter how carefully they hide, the scent of humans is still very distinct in the Demon Beast territory. It’s not difficult to determine Ronald’s approximate location. But every time we get close, he escapes…”
“So, that person’s suggestion is to stop searching so meticulously…” Candice said with a smile, “Although it might be a bit wasteful, why not gather thousands, tens of thousands, of magic-wielding Demon Beasts and launch a wide-scale attack on the area after determining their approximate location?”
“A Master Thief’s stealth is very powerful. Even the sharpest eyes of a Demon Beast can’t see through it.”
“But even if they can conceal their whereabouts, they can’t avoid a wide-scale attack. As long as they’re affected by the attack, their hiding place will be exposed.”
“By then, wouldn’t they be sitting ducks?”
“Perhaps that Master Thief still has ways to escape, but Ronald definitely won’t be able to.”
This was a method Lord Horus had specifically devised for Lomond… Simple and crude, after all, Lomond probably couldn’t understand anything too complicated.
Lomond’s eyes grew brighter and brighter. This was indeed a feasible method. “Ahem, this pr… this king also thinks so. His thoughts coincide with mine. Yes, precisely.”
“Then go back and tell him. After I capture Ronald, I will hand him over to him for him to personally torture. And I also hope he can provide me with more useful information.”
“I understand… Ah, right, Your Highness, that person also said that before handing over Ronald, he hopes you can… entertain him well,” Candice suddenly remembered and quickly added.
Entertain?
This displeased Lomond.
After going through so much trouble to capture him, he still had to treat him well?
Was he imprisoning a criminal or entertaining a guest?
Candice sighed helplessly, “I think what he meant was that you can torture Ronald as much as you like, after all, there’s a deep grudge between them. As long as you keep Ronald alive.”
…
Meanwhile.
The new Hero Squad, after days of preparation, finally set off.
Qin Chu temporarily entrusted Karen to Louisa, Natia’s best friend, hoping she wouldn’t be led astray.
Eight new members had been added to the Hero Squad, expanding it from eight to sixteen.
Except for Muse, Ronald, and Eileen, who couldn’t be present, the other thirteen members followed the Hero to the front lines.
Everyone knew that this was a formidable force. Angelica and Anastasia were slightly weaker, but the strength of the others was impeccable.
But this was the Hero’s first true expedition to the battlefield, and all factions attached great importance to it. They couldn’t allow anything to happen to him. So, the Holy See, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, and the royal family all sent a large number of elite troops to escort him.
And the leader of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess’s team was Saint Son Onions… This man was handsome, but very childish. He wasn’t qualified for this position, but his connections were very powerful.
Qin Chu seriously suspected that Saint Monique had deliberately sent Onions to the battlefield, hoping that the Demon Beasts would kill this idiot, saving her a lot of trouble.
Qin Chu didn’t bother with this idiot at all, but Onions harbored a strong hostility towards him, always glaring at him as if Qin Chu had stolen his wife.
Although they were all members of the Hero Squad, they were clearly divided into different groups.
Angelica and the others surrounded Qin Chu, while Athena, Airi, Loseweisse, and the other original members stayed together.
Shirley seemed to want to stay with Loseweisse, her senior, but she could sense that she wasn’t welcome there, so she politely distanced herself. However, she seemed to have a good relationship with Princess Carol.
Natia stayed by Qin Chu’s side, indifferent to the gazes of others.
Loseweisse occasionally moved between different groups. She was very sociable and seemed to have a good relationship with almost everyone.
Inas stayed close to O’Niens, and whenever this happened, O’Niens would look at Qin Chu with a smug… and envious gaze.
Smug because he had a beauty like Inas by his side…
Envious because he only had Inas.
He was jealous of how a mediocre man like Qin Chu could have so many beauties around him. That should be a privilege he enjoyed!
O’Niens hadn’t had such thoughts before, after all, the women he usually interacted with were mostly Inas, Saint Monique, and some nuns… But after leaving the Imperial City, he discovered that there were so many beautiful women in this world.
Although Inas was beautiful, after seeing her for so long, she seemed…ordinary.
Qin Chu completely ignored O’Niens’s gaze. He was more interested in the thread he had extracted from Sylph’s body.
In the past few days, Qin Chu had taken the time to examine Ekaterina’s soul.
He had thought that there would be similar things in her body, but there weren’t. Ekaterina’s soul world wasn’t as filthy as Sylph’s, although it wasn’t particularly pure either.
Since having one thread extracted, the mark on Sylph’s neck hadn’t worsened, which finally relieved her. Her attitude towards Qin Chu seemed to have improved slightly, no longer as hostile as before.
Of course, if other members of the Hero Squad were present, she would still have a sullen face and ignore him.
Sylph had also taken advantage of Qin Chu being alone to ask him to remove another mark from her soul, but he refused. He wouldn’t act again until he had thoroughly studied this thing.
This displeased Sylph, and the proud elf pouted, seemingly muttering something before leaving. Qin Chu didn’t hear clearly what she said.
Night fell.
This special team set up camp on a grassy plain.
They were still several days away from the front lines. The girls were preparing dinner, while Qin Chu sat alone by the campfire, not joining them.
He once again took out the sphere of Holy Light. The red, thread-like creature inside was still wriggling. It had been several days, and even though it had been extracted from Sylph’s soul, losing its host and being sealed by Holy Light, it still hadn’t dissipated.
It seemed to be a living being with its own consciousness.
Or perhaps it was just pure energy.
Qin Chu had tried to contact it with his consciousness, but the moment he touched it, a violent, murderous rage surged within him, an urge to kill, destroy, plunder, and possess everything…
Shaye also lay on his shoulder, but even with her knowledge, she couldn’t figure out what this was.
“Do you think this could be a strand of will separated from some powerful being?” Shaye suddenly proposed a bold hypothesis.
Will?
It was a difficult concept to describe, but Qin Chu felt that Shaye’s hypothesis was very likely.
“What I find strange is why Sylph’s mind hasn’t collapsed yet,” Qin Chu scratched his head, “I almost went mad just by sensing it slightly. I don’t think Sylph’s mind is that strong. I feel that this thing isn’t so simple, it seems even more terrifying than the thing that corrupted Karsus… Are we missing something?”
“If it’s also meant to transform Sylph, like Karsus, then what kind of monster are they planning to turn her into?”
When purifying Karsus, Qin Chu hadn’t sensed this kind of violent and ferocious aura from the thread. He instinctively judged that the thing residing within Sylph and the thing that transformed Karsus were not on the same level. Sylph’s was much higher level, and also much more dangerous.
He couldn’t imagine what Sylph would become if these threads were also meant to manipulate and transform her.
Qin Chu and Shaye were both engrossed in studying this mysterious being, neither of them noticing the faint footsteps approaching silently.
It was O’Niens, the Saint Son of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess.
Seeing Qin Chu, O’Niens frowned. He instinctively disliked this man who was more popular than him. He didn’t see any noble qualities in Qin Chu.
This was just a lowly, lecherous commoner from another world, hiding behind the title of Hero, without any of the corresponding qualities.
The title of Hero was just a tool for him to play with women.
This guy was far inferior to the First Hero.
He couldn’t understand why those women would fall for this filthy man. He was clearly superior, with a noble bloodline.
The handsome young man glanced around, relieved to find that the terrifying Ekaterina wasn’t here.
“Hey, Qin Chu…”
“I’m warning you, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re the Hero. I know what kind of person you are, but… Stay away from Inas… Understand? Inas is mine.”
Although he hated Qin Chu, O’Niens still decided to warn him.
Seeing that Qin Chu was staring intently at the sphere of light in his hand, completely ignoring him, O’Niens felt insulted.
This was the first time anyone had ever dared to ignore him like this.
His spoiled nature made him lose control immediately. This guy’s temper was even worse than the Grand Prince’s.
He couldn’t tolerate Qin Chu’s disregard and stepped forward, waving his hand at the sphere of light, “Hey, you, I’m talking to you! Don’t ignore me…”
Crack!
The sphere of light suddenly shattered!
The red thread instantly pierced through O’Niens’s finger and entered his body.
O’Niens seemed to feel a stinging pain in his fingertip, and he raised his hand, but there was no wound.
Qin Chu, on the other hand, just sat there, dumbfounded.
O’Niens thought that Qin Chu was stunned by his power, and he felt smug.
A few seconds later, Qin Chu’s body began to tremble strangely, and he pointed a finger at O’Niens, “Holy shit, you idiot…”
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