Chapter 255: Who Dares Harm My Son? I Dare!
Qin Chu’s move was truly shameless, dragging the unwilling Loseweisse into the conflict.
Although her influence had waned, she was still the Saintess of the Holy See, her words carrying considerable weight.
He knew she wanted him to fail, but he was forcing her onto his side.
If he opened the ring, O’Niens might accuse him of planting evidence. After all, they were enemies, and he had the motive.
But with Loseweisse, what could he say?
Even if O’Niens’s mother hated someone, she wouldn’t only hate Qin Chu.
Loseweisse, trapped, looked at the ring in her hand, feeling its weight.
Thousands of eyes were on her, an immense pressure. She enjoyed being the center of attention, but not like this.
She didn’t want to be involved, but she had no choice.
She opened the ring, and her face paled.
This was bad. Damn you, Qin Chu, she thought.
She swallowed nervously, forcing a smile. “Hero,” she said, “I think it’s best to give this to Saint Monique. This is an internal matter of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess. Let them handle it.”
But her reaction only fueled their curiosity. Clearly, there was something incriminating inside O’Niens’s ring.
“Saintess, open it…”
“Let us see what’s inside.”
The crowd urged her on, increasing the pressure.
“Sister Loseweisse, if you don’t want to open it, let me,” Carol’s voice came from the side, “I can guarantee, on behalf of the royal family, that whatever is inside will be revealed to everyone.”
“If you don’t trust me, Sister Loseweisse, then Sister Natia can do it. Sage Mountain is also a reputable institution.”
Carol’s words left Loseweisse with no escape. If she refused, it would imply that she was inferior to Natia, even to Carol, a mere princess.
“No, I’ll do it…”
Loseweisse took a deep breath. She knew she was now bound to Qin Chu, forced to take his side. In that case, she had to make herself look good.
“I apologize, everyone, I was just… startled by what’s inside.”
“I never imagined that O’Niens, the Saint Son of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, could commit such a heinous act. I even doubt if he’s even human,” she declared righteously, then revealed the contents of the storage ring.
Corpses appeared on the ground.
All of them nuns from the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess, the ones who had served O’Niens.
Their clothes were disheveled, their faces frozen in expressions of fear and pain, their necks clearly broken.
Six corpses in total.
A deathly silence fell over the crowd.
A wave of horror washed over them.
These were the most beautiful among the nuns who had served O’Niens. They had supposedly returned to the Imperial City, unable to bear the hardships of the journey. Who would have thought they would find their corpses here?
Even an idiot could understand what had happened. O’Niens, the Saint Son, had defiled these nuns and then murdered them to cover up his crimes.
This wasn’t the behavior of a Saint Son.
O’Niens’s face was ashen, his mind reeling. He couldn’t understand how Qin Chu knew about this. He had been so careful, so secretive…
Before everyone’s eyes, Qin Chu removed the ring from his finger and tossed it to Loseweisse. Then, the Saintess of the Holy See, revealed the corpses inside.
Now, how could he deny it? Even blaming Qin Chu for framing him was impossible.
The Saintess’s word carried weight.
He was finished.
Qin Chu’s smile widened. This was the easiest way to deal with Heloise and Iyeta… deflecting attention.
As long as there was something more sensational to distract them, this matter would be forgotten.
He tossed O’Niens’s body beside the corpses, then stepped forward and placed his foot on his face, “O’Niens,” he said, his voice cold and hard, “you have the nerve to question Heloise and Iyeta? They killed the Second Demon Beast Prince, and you? You killed six nuns.”
“You’re worse than a Demon Beast.”
He emphasized Heloise and Iyeta’s role in killing the Second Prince. This was their ticket to survival in the human world, and also the chain that bound them to him.
Even without the rings, they couldn’t return to the Demon Beast territory.
“Defiling and murdering nuns, and you call yourself a Saint Son?”
“Saintess Inas, if I remember correctly, the Saint Son of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess must remain pure, right?”
The clerics of the Church whispered amongst themselves, distancing themselves from O’Niens. The nuns, their faces pale, clutched their chests and prayed silently, terrified. If it weren’t for the Hero and the Saintess revealing this, they might have been the next victims.
They were grateful to the Hero.
How could such evil exist within the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess?
But Morton, Barnal, and the other shrewd observers saw this differently.
Qin Chu’s move was ruthless, publicly exposing O’Niens’s crimes, leaving him no room for escape, condemning him to death.
Otherwise, they might have made a deal behind the scenes to cover it up. After all, such things weren’t uncommon among the upper class. In fact, the Hero might have originally intended to do so, since he hadn’t exposed O’Niens immediately. But now, he had closed off all avenues of escape.
With the Hero, the Holy See, the royal family, and Sage Mountain all witnessing this, no matter how powerful O’Niens’s background, he was finished. No one could protect him.
This Hero, when he struck, he made sure you were completely destroyed.
Not just physically, but also your reputation, your name dragged through the mud, your memory cursed for eternity.
But O’Niens had brought this upon himself. The Hero had given him several chances, but he had continued to provoke him. He deserved his fate.
And Qin Chu was now the hero who exposed his crimes, while Loseweisse, forced to reveal the evidence, had also gained some benefit… If O’Niens knew that his death had further elevated Qin Chu’s reputation, he wondered how he would feel.
Qin Chu’s smile vanished. “Everyone,” he said, his voice grave, “thankfully, we have captured this vile demon.”
“But O’Niens is still the Saint Son of the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess. Let’s bind him and hand him over to Saint Monique. I believe she will uphold justice.”
Inas wanted to save O’Niens, but Violet blocked her way. Her face was filled with anxiety.
And O’Niens, playing the role of the clown to perfection, screamed, “Qin Chu, you bastard! I won’t let you go! Do you know who my mother is?! She’s the former Holy Maiden!”
“You want me dead? Haha, I won’t die! My mother will save me! You’re the one who’s dead! Hahahaha…”
His antics made everyone shake their heads. What a clown.
If it weren’t for his powerful and influential mother, someone like him would have been dead long ago.
Morton, Qin Chu, Carol, and even Loseweisse, these clever people, looked at him with pity.
O’Niens’s mother, Florence, was the former Holy Maiden, level 89, stuck at that level for almost as long as Zimmerman, the Grand Mage. But Saint Monique, a rising star, had surpassed her, reaching level 90 first.
Florence had been forced to step down. After all, the Church of the Earth Mother Goddess also needed a leader who could rival Wadsworth and Augustus, to maintain their position.
Saint Monique became the new Holy Maiden, but there were still many within the Church who were loyal to Florence. They paid lip service to Saint Monique but secretly disobeyed her. Florence also often interfered in Church affairs, especially in the appointment of her son and Saintess Inas, which had been rushed through before Saint Monique took over, ensuring that all the important positions were filled by her own people.
Saint Monique, constantly undermined, had long seen Florence, Inas, and O’Niens as thorns in her side. She would definitely use this opportunity to deal with them.
Whether or not Florence would survive was uncertain, but O’Niens was definitely doomed.
Although Saint Monique appeared gentle and kind, she could be ruthless when necessary.
And this idiot O’Niens was completely oblivious!
At this moment, the ground suddenly trembled violently, as if an earthquake had struck.
A powerful surge of Mana, like a tsunami, approached from afar.
Everyone’s gaze turned towards the source of the disturbance. O’Niens, after a moment of confusion, seemed to recognize the figure in the distance, amidst the swirling dust and sand, and his body trembled, his voice a shrill, almost hysterical cackle, “Hahaha… she’s here… My mother is here…”
“Qin Chu, you’re dead! You’re dead, do you hear me?! Hahahaha…”
It was as if he could already see the tables turning, Qin Chu kneeling before him, begging for mercy.
But Qin Chu, ignoring the clownish O’Niens, his eyes fixed on the approaching storm, heard a cold, furious voice echoing from the sky:
“Who dares harm my son?!”
Even before she arrived, her voice, like rolling thunder, washed over them.
Damn it, what a drama queen, Qin Chu thought, his face darkening. He turned and slapped O’Niens hard across the face, sending teeth and blood flying.
“I do!” he snarled.
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