Antia and Antasia (1)

Right in the middle of the dense tentacles, there is an oval-shaped tube that can spray out highly corrosive acid.

The barbs and acid on their tentacles allow them to easily dig through hard boulders; almost all the crisscrossing holes in Demonic Beast Lair are their handiwork.

Burrowing Worm!

This is the name humans gave to this kind of Magic Creature.

Their strength isn't particularly high, averaging around level 30, but... there are just too many of them.

The area he scanned was almost entirely covered with Burrowing Worm. Their ugly and disgusting appearance did not affect Qin Chu at all. In Qin Chu's eyes, they were simply small experience packs piled up like mountains.

"Then... devour it..."

Taking a deep breath, Qin Chu's face was full of smiles. He opened his arms, and countless slender, long, translucent tentacles, like Slime, seemed to appear out of thin air, rapidly extending outwards.

The moment the strange tentacles wrapped around a Burrowing Worm, the Devourer's effect immediately took hold. In less than two seconds, Qin Chu had drained the Burrowing Worm of its power, and its body quickly shriveled up, fell to the ground, and shattered into powder.

In a short time, the surrounding area was cleared away. Seeing the Burrowing Worm slowly crawling towards him, Qin Chu became impatient and walked forward. All that remained in his path were withered corpses.

The eldest prince wanted to fake the Magic Creature's release and pin the blame for the assassination of his fiancée, Antasia, on the Magic Creature.

The military camp next to Conrad was also on high alert. The lair had been destroyed, the seal broken, and a large number of Magic Creature would soon swarm out.

No one knew that not a single Magic Creature would leave this lair; all the Magic Creature were absorbed by Qin Chu as experience points.

Although the gains from each Magic Creature were small, the feeling of his own strength slowly increasing every second was mesmerizing to Qin Chu. He was like a Greed glutton, devouring everything.

Unbeknownst to them, Qin Chu's figure had already appeared at the entrance connecting the deepest part of the lair to the Abyss.

It was a huge, purplish-black void, leading to an unknown world. A constant stream of Magic Creature emerged from this void. The Magic Creature appearing here were no longer just Burrowing Worm; more and more other Magic Creature began to appear, including some with considerable strength.

The Magic Creature at the other end of the entrance seemed to have realized that the seal on their lair had been broken. A large number of Magic Creature swarmed out, eager to break through and wreak havoc in the outside world. Unfortunately, only destruction awaited them.

Even the most powerful Magic Creature that just appeared were severely injured by Ekaterina, Antia, and Violet, and then thrown to Qin Chu as a large experience pack.

Qin Chu had no idea how much of the Magic Creature's power he had drained; all he knew was that the cave was overflowing with Magic Creature corpses, and he even had to assign someone to clean them up.

Bang!

A Troll, over nine meters tall, had just poked its massive, round head out of the entrance and hadn't even had time to get up from the ground when Violet's body plummeted from the sky with a gust of wind.

With a dull thud, a long, beautiful leg and delicate instep slammed heavily onto the Troll's head, instantly causing the powerful Magic Creature, which was over level 75, to have its hard head deeply dented.

Violet's legs snapped under her weight, and she collapsed to her knees. Her head, covered in lumps, gaped open as she let out a piercing scream.

The next second, the Devourer enveloped the Troll like a jelly, instantly draining its body clean, leaving only a huge, desiccated corpse standing at the cave entrance.

With the Troll's death, the Magic Creature in the Abyss on the other side of the entrance seemed to sense that a terrifying hunter was relentlessly hunting Magic Creature down.

The endless horde of Magic Creature came to an abrupt halt.

Level: 61

Class: Hero

Strength: 527

Stamina:466

Agility: 671

Spirit: 1802

Defense: 958

Charisma:6

Qin Chu checked his attributes and found that he had indeed made a huge improvement in all aspects. As expected, the Devourer was the fastest way to increase his strength.

But Qin Chu could also clearly sense that the growth rate was slowing down.

He didn't even know how long he had stayed in this darkness. He had slaughtered at least eight or ten thousand Magic Creature, but in the end, his level only increased from forty-seven to sixty-one.

The rate of improvement seems incredibly slow, and it gets slower as time goes on.

"Saya, are you stealing my experience?" Qin Chu scratched his head and asked suspiciously.

"Ha, how could that be? Why would this Witch steal your experience points? Don't talk nonsense."

Saya immediately gave an answer, though her voice carried a slight hint of guilt.

Seeing that Qin Chu had only asked casually and hadn't delved too deeply into it, Saya and Antia both secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and even some beings within them seemed to be rejoicing.

He waited at the entrance of the lair, and after an unknown amount of time, a humanoid creature with two long, curved horns on its head and huge bat wings on its back emerged from the entrance. It had a face that was so handsome it was almost demonic, and it possessed an eerie charm.

In an instant, the eyes of Qin Chu, Antia, Violet, Ekaterina, and Saya were focused on the creature.

The eerie, great demon shuddered slightly.

The next instant, his handsome face turned deathly pale. Without a second's hesitation, he turned and plunged back into the Abyss. Then, even the purplish-black entrance in front of him closed completely and vanished without a trace.

The group was left looking at each other in bewilderment. Ekaterina hadn't even had time to raise her greatsword, Antia hadn't had time to swing her spear, and Violet's fist was still suspended in mid-air...

As a result, this great demon, which was clearly many times more powerful than the previous Magic Creature, simply slipped away!

They slipped away?

Among Magic Creature, the closer their appearance is to that of a human, the higher their rank.

If Qin Chu remembered correctly, that guy was one of the seventeen Abyssal Demon General under Demon King Nag, and his level should be close to ninety. If they could keep that guy, the rewards would be incredible.

Unfortunately, the higher the rank of Magic Creature, the more intelligent it is. This guy slipped away too quickly, cleanly and decisively without any hesitation. He truly deserves to be called Demon General. He even closed the entrance to the lair, completely extinguishing Qin Chu's hopes.

Qin Chu had no choice but to embark on his return journey.

Unfurling a magic scroll, a massive magic circle appeared beneath the feet of Qin Chu, Violet, and Ekaterina. Accompanied by a bright light, their figures vanished instantly. When they reappeared on the ground, they were no longer in the cave, surrounded by a dense jungle.

It was late at night, and two full moons cast a silvery glow across the sky.

Just as Qin Chu was determining his current location, he suddenly heard a series of metallic clanging sounds. He instinctively walked towards the direction from which the sound came, and soon saw dozens of assassins dressed in black bodysuits surrounding the six of them in the dense forest. Their daggers were constantly launching sharp attacks, while some black-clad figures on the periphery held staffs, and accompanied by surging Magic Power, lightning, ice, and flames fell from the sky.

With a hiss, a man in armor was struck by lightning, his body instantly paralyzed. The next second, four or five daggers pierced through his body almost simultaneously. With a series of splattering sounds, long wounds were torn open in his throat, heart, and abdomen. Blood spurted out, and his figure collapsed to the ground.

The remaining four guards quickly changed formation, back to back, defending against attacks from all directions while protecting a woman in the very center.

She was a beautiful woman with long, icy hair that shimmered mysteriously in the moonlight. Her long, icy-white dress hugged her curvaceous figure, and her skin was as delicate and fair as snow. Her icy-blue eyes were more dazzling than gemstones, making even the bright moon in the sky lose its color.

Perhaps due to the depletion of her Magic Power, her cheeks appeared even paler, and her pale hands clenched tightly, yet she could not squeeze out any Magic Power.

What a nice view!

Even though Qin Chu was surrounded by many outstanding women, Qin Chu couldn't help but exclaim in admiration when he saw this young lady.

Her beauty was enough to make Saint Rosweisse pale in comparison.

There were many corpses scattered all around, including those of the assassins in black, the woman's maids, and her guards.

The situation was clearly dire for the young woman. She had only four of her most loyal and powerful guards left, but these guards were already covered in wounds and could not hold out for much longer, while the enemy's strength was ten times that of hers.

Even in dire straits, the woman did not lose her elegance and dignity. Her cool eyes swept over the assassins rushing towards her, and finally, her icy white lips parted, her voice as clear and crisp as the cracking of ice:

"I am Princess Antasia Maisfield of the Ice Grand Duchy. Who are you people? Why are you attacking me? Have you considered the consequences?"

It really was her... the First Prince's fiancée.

I never expected to encounter this pitiful girl after leaving the Demonic Beast Lair.

In the first playthrough, Qin Chu didn't have much interaction with Antasia. They only met once at a banquet, and then Antasia committed suicide that same night.

She was a beautiful, yet pitiful woman.

"Consequences? There are no consequences." A masked assassin, standing at the very back of all the men in black, uttered a merciless taunt. He was the leader of these assassins.

"Stop struggling; death is your only destination."

"No one will come to save you."

Just then, Antia, who was standing next to Qin Chu, suddenly frowned, and her expression became extremely strange.

A few seconds later, Antia suddenly looked up at Qin Chu: "Save her."

Huh?

Qin Chu was taken aback, somewhat puzzled by Antia's reaction, as Antia rarely took such initiative.

"She and I..." Antia tried very hard to think, but she found it difficult to describe the feeling. "She and I... seem to be connected in some way..."

Chapter Four done, I'm exhausted.

Chapter 140 Antia and Antasia (1)

Antia's reaction shocked Qin Chu.

Since Antia started following him, aside from doing what he ordered, she has only shown up to act as his bodyguard when there might be danger.

She was completely indifferent to everything in this world.

At first, she would sit on the windowsill and gaze at the city outside, but she quickly lost interest. In this world, apart from Qin Chu, there was no one else who could make Antia take her seriously.

This was the first time she had ever asked Qin Chu to save someone... Although with Antia's strength, she could have done it Antia, she didn't. She subconsciously obeyed Qin Chu's orders, and wouldn't do anything until Qin Chu commanded her to save someone.

However, Qin Chu could sense a plea in those deep blue eyes.

Qin Chu stared at Antia for a few seconds before turning his gaze back to the battlefield.

Antasia Maisfield!

The fiancée of the eldest prince, Lance.

This woman was so beautiful that Qin Chu felt even the Crown Prince of Lance was not good enough for her!

She was elegant and dignified. She was chosen by Wadsworth to be his son's wife at birth, and they were to get married when she came of age. Therefore, her education from childhood was different from that of ordinary noble girls. She learned the etiquette of being a princess, and she was always instilled with loyalty and love for her husband.

Although they had never met, she deeply loved the man who was destined to become her husband.

However, her heartfelt feelings were not reciprocated. On the very night she arrived in the Oville Imperial City, she was publicly humiliated by the eldest prince at the welcoming banquet and was even slapped in the face.

After offering a graceful apology, Antasia left the banquet and committed suicide by taking Night-Sleep Flower late at night.

The woman who should have become a peerless princess tragically passed away.

As Qin Chu looked at her, he suddenly had a strange feeling that Antasia's face seemed to have a strange resemblance to Antia.

Recalling what Antia had just said, Qin Chu's pupils suddenly contracted. "Violet..."

What is Antia's full name?

The empire spreads legends about the Valkyrie Antia, seemingly intentionally, as these legends only mention Antia's name, without mentioning her full name.

Violet's eyes narrowed slightly as she gave Qin Chu an answer, "Antia Maisfield!"

Hiss!

What a vicious method.

In an instant, goosebumps rose on Qin Chu's body.

He instantly understood just how vicious and cruel the emperor of the Orwell Empire had been to deal with Antia a thousand years ago.

This cruelty has persisted for over a thousand years.

Antia was too powerful, so powerful that even the emperor at the time was terrified. They used insidious means to plant a terrible poison in Antia, then bound Antia with chains, and finally burned Antia in flames. In the end, they sealed Antia's remains in a stone statue, carving a malevolent seal to bind Antia's soul.

This was only one part of the emperor's methods.

He nominally bestowed upon the then head of the Macefield Family the title of Grand Duke, making him the most honored nobleman besides the Emperor, but he drove the Macefield Family to the far north, a place covered in ice and snow.

The emperor feared Antia's power, yet he also envied Antia.

He hoped that the Abshien Family could also possess such powerful warriors. He arranged for his son to marry a woman from the Macefield Family, hoping to acquire the outstanding talents inherited from the Macefield Family bloodline.

Backed by imperial power and a strong military, he coerced the Macefield Family and Abshien Family families into a generational marriage alliance. On the eve of each change of imperial power, the Macefield Family had to offer up their best girl.

The entire process lasted for over a thousand years.

Perhaps the Macefield Family bloodline truly can pass on exceptional talent. Over the past thousand years, regardless of whether the emperors of the Orwell Empire were shrewd and capable or incompetent and foolish, their own strength has always stood at the pinnacle of the empire.

Even Wadsworth is no exception.

And now, Antasia Maisfield, a descendant of Antia, is to be sacrificed to the eldest prince Lance, like a ritual offering.

Antia saved the country, but brought a thousand years of disaster upon her own family.

The thoughts of these important figures are truly twisted and chilling.

Antia had long lost her memory and was unresponsive to almost everything in the world. She became interested in Qin Chu because Qin Chu possessed a life force.