Darling, Time to Take Your Medicine!

"Eternal Monarch Nag's seventh son should be hiding here, right? It seems he came for the Hero, intending to kill him before he could grow strong and prevent a second Jello from appearing..."

"Tell me, if I pass this information on to those people, would Your Highness the Prince still have a chance of surviving?"

Candice understood Qin Chu's meaning. He had no intention of wiping out the monsters. He merely wanted to use the monsters' hands to eliminate members of the Hero's Party.

"Then why not act personally? With your strength, I imagine that even Benson, the immovable mountain shield guard, could never be your match." Candice was rather curious.

Qin Chu had not actually thought much about that question. He paused slightly, lightly tapping his fingers against the counter as he rapidly fashioned an excuse in his mind.

Candice suddenly came to her senses. "Ah, sorry, I spoke out of turn. That seems like something I shouldn't ask, right?"

Candice puffed out her cheeks and muttered softly, Knowing too much gets you killed.

What a clever little girl. She even knew how to patch things up herself. That was incredibly convenient.

Qin Chu gave Candice a mysterious glance. "Clever little girl. It's good that you understand."

Candice was a clever girl, but she was clearly also a very curious one. There was too much she wanted to know, especially things related to herself. For example, why did this mysterious sir know her circumstances so well?

Yet she was worried that asking too much would displease Qin Chu.

Her lips kept twitching uncontrollably. She seemed to be holding herself back with great difficulty, like a kitten scratching at its ears and cheeks.

That appearance was even a little cute.

Someone like her was still far too inexperienced to be an intelligence-gathering spy.

Candice finally could not hold back any longer. She wanted to know why Qin Chu understood her so well. Only then did she realize that she did not even know the name of the mysterious man before her. For an existence of this level, that was truly impolite.

"Sorry, I still don't know how I should address you..."

Naturally, Qin Chu was not foolish enough to reveal his real name. He pondered briefly.

"You may call me..."

"Horus!"

The God of Vengeance!

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I Am Your Only Home

Horus!

Qin Chu's voice echoed beside Candice's ear. It was clearly not much different from the common names of this world, yet Candice somehow felt that it was such a powerful, such a perfect name.

Only such a beautiful and majestic name was worthy of such a mysterious existence.

Candice was deeply shaken by the name Qin Chu had casually borrowed from Egyptian mythology. "Great Lord Horus, I have one final question..."

Qin Chu spread his hands. "I'm in a good mood today."

Candice knew that the great Horus had permitted her to ask a question. Her expression brightened, and her eyes sparkled.

It seemed this powerful sir was not the difficult sort to speak with, at least when he was in a good mood. After all, Qin Chu had directly revealed her greatest secret with a single sentence. Although his aura was weak, he appeared utterly relaxed and unhurried before her, as though he did not take her seriously at all.

Furthermore, Qin Chu had accurately known the route of Benson, the immovable mountain shield guard of the Hero's Party, and the hiding place of the seventh prince...

And when Qin Chu had become angry, Candice had seen a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood that seemed like an illusion. Before her eyes, there had been nothing but scarlet, while her nostrils seemed to catch the pungent stench of blood.

Although Qin Chu had never displayed his own strength, Candice became increasingly convinced that he was an ancient monster with terrifying power.

Before such an ancient monster, even if he was in a good mood, she absolutely could not be too presumptuous. People like this always had bizarre temperaments. She did not know which careless sentence might provoke him.

She clenched her fists and lightly pounded her chest twice.

Thud, thud!

"Great Lord Horus, I do not know what conflict occurred between you and the members of the Hero's Party, nor do I intend to investigate it... Being able to help you complete some trivial matter that is inconvenient for you to handle personally is Candice's honor."

"If the great Lord Horus has any further needs in the future, Candice would also be willing to serve."

Candice first made her stance clear. Those words might make Lord Horus even happier, or at least keep his mood from worsening.

"There is only one thing Candice truly wants an answer to. Why do you know so much about me, as though... you had seen it with your own eyes..." More than seeing it with his own eyes, her twenty-one years of life seemed as though they had unfolded beneath Horus's constant gaze. That was what truly made Candice shudder.

If she could not receive an answer to that question, she would never know peace.

Qin Chu gave a mocking smile. "You told me..."

"Huh?" Candice was stunned. "Th-that's impossible. Today is definitely the first time I have met Lord Horus..."

Qin Chu still wore an unfathomable expression. "Some things do not require words to be known."

Candice was a little dumbfounded. Her eyes widened as she failed to understand what he meant.

Was Lord Horus one of those people who spoke in riddles? That was not a good habit.

Candice quietly complained in her heart, then secretly glanced at Qin Chu, wondering whether the great Lord Horus had already seen through her inner complaint.

But the instant she raised her head, her gaze met Qin Chu's deep eyes, as vast as a starry sky. Candice was surprised to discover that Lord Horus had been smiling at her all along.

Her body instinctively leaned back.

Her heart tightened. She felt that Lord Horus had heard every bit of her disrespectful inner complaint, and she hastily restrained those slightly irreverent thoughts.

Fortunately, the great Lord Horus was magnanimous and did not hold such a trivial matter against her.

Qin Chu finally spoke.

His voice was gentle, yet solemn.

"My eyes..."

"Can see through a thousand years..."

"When I look at you, I have already seen through your heart, your past, and your future..."

Candice's expression became increasingly strange. This... was too exaggerated, wasn't it? What kind of eyes could see into someone's heart and see through her past and future?

Qin Chu did not care about Candice's doubts and continued, "You have experienced much. Though you appear mature, that is merely a false facade. Deep within, you have always been like a child..."

Candice wanted to deny it, but Qin Chu gave her no chance. "There is only one thing your heart longs for: recognition."

"Whether from humans or monsters, you merely want a home willing to accept you."

"This is your most fatal weakness. Monsters despise and reject you because of the human blood in your veins, while humans hate and fear you because of your monster bloodline..."

"You live in a human city and enjoy your current life, yet you fear the consequences of your identity being exposed. You understand this very well, but you refuse to face it..."

Candice's lips trembled.

At some point, all color had drained from her face.

"You struggle with what you are doing now. You yearn for recognition from monsters, yet you are unwilling to completely betray humanity. That weakness will kill you... Since ancient times, those in the middle have never come to a good end."

"You actually know very well that monsters will never accept you. They merely regard you as a useful tool, and once you lose your value, they will cast you aside."

"Humans will not accept you either. Even if you were to side with humanity now, betray the monsters, and tell humans every scrap of intelligence you knew, once your value had been drained dry, they would kill you as well..."

That was right. In his first life, that was exactly what had happened.

Naturally, Qin Chu did not possess the ability to see through a thousand years with a single glance. Everything he knew about Candice was truly something he had heard directly from Candice herself.

Four years later, Candice had finally reached her limit. Unable to endure the pain of being caught in the middle, she had voluntarily approached the human higher-ups and revealed her identity.

The human higher-ups claimed to pardon Candice's crimes, but after every bit of her intelligence had been squeezed dry, she was killed by the other members of the Hero's Party. Their reason was that monster blood flowed through her veins. Those not of our kind must harbor different intentions.

Candice's eyes had nearly become hollow and despairing.

Just as the great Lord Horus had said, she understood it all. She simply had not been willing to accept it and had still clung to a tiny sliver of hope.

But now, Qin Chu mercilessly tore open that bloody reality, forcing Candice to face a future devoid of hope.

Her face wore an expression on the verge of tears. "Then... what exactly should I do...?"

"It's very simple. You do not need acceptance from monsters, nor do you need acceptance from humans. As long as there is one existence willing to acknowledge you, that is enough," Qin Chu said calmly.

"Who?"

"Me!"

Candice froze, staring blankly at Qin Chu. Only after a long while did she speak with a slight tremble. "Lord Horus is willing... willing to acknowledge me?"

"Of course. To me, all things beneath heaven are equal, and all living beings are the same."

"Monsters, humans, birds, beasts, fish, insects... they are merely different forms of life. There is no difference among any living things."

"I am your only home!"

His low, magnetic voice flowed into Candice's ears, and she felt her heart begin to beat faster.

Abandoned by her father, treated as a tool by her mother, unaccepted by humans, hated by monsters—Candice had believed there was no place for her in this world. But the mysterious man before her, the man who frightened and terrified her, was willing to acknowledge her existence.

Her heart seemed to grow a little warm.

A powerful impulse arose in her heart.

But at that moment, Qin Chu spoke again. "However, you need a token of allegiance..."

"A token of allegiance?" Candice did not understand.

"A monster is approaching this place..."

"Kill him and prove that you have completely severed ties with the monsters."

Qin Chu intended to win this woman over!

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What If Angelica Were Killed Now?

Qin Chu intended to win Candice over.

It had nothing to do with her looks or figure.

Having lived through his first life, Qin Chu understood this world very well. Human society was rather open-minded, and with Qin Chu holding the title of Hero, if he truly had such thoughts, all he needed to do was crook a finger and countless noblewomen and aristocratic young ladies would naturally flock to him.

It held no meaning whatsoever for Qin Chu.

Candice's identity and abilities, and her ability to connect with monsters, were far more valuable than her appearance.

Having already died once, Qin Chu would not easily do something he was not certain of.

Qin Chu had come to find Candice because of his understanding of her. She had gradually become unable to endure the monsters' humiliation and bullying.

Of course, the most important factor was strength.

If he had not devoured the Phantom Demon's power, Qin Chu would not have carried out tonight's plan. The Phantom Demon's power gave Qin Chu the capital to act.

Although Qin Chu's current strength was still inferior to that of the monster about to appear, and far below Candice's, Candice's current strength should have been around level fifty, that of a magic mentor.

His own current strength, combined with the Rage Burst ability granted by the Authority of Wrath, meant that the stronger his rage became, the greater the increase in his power. As long as he recalled even a little of what he had experienced in his first life, his rage would instantly hit MAX.

For a very short period, it could even provide as much as a twofold increase in combat power. Even if he was not a match for his opponent, escaping would not pose much pressure. That was the fundamental reason Qin Chu had undertaken this course of action and plan.

Candice paused. Being asked to kill a monster to prove her loyalty was not much of a problem.

Just as Qin Chu understood her, because her biological father had abandoned her, her biological mother had treated her as a burden and a tool, and because of the long-term bullying, rejection, and humiliation she had suffered, Candice held little affection for either humans or monsters. Perhaps she had once felt such attachment, but under constant humiliation, it had long since disappeared.

Every living being had a limit to its patience. Candice had been a spy for the monsters for many years now, year after year, yet those monsters still bullied, despised, and humiliated her...

Now, she only wanted a place to belong, yearning for recognition so that she would not be so lonely in this world.

As for whether the one who acknowledged her was human, monster, or the great Horus, it did not matter. As long as there was one existence in this world that accepted her, that was enough.

Moreover, the succubus queen's daughter was not only her. Those sisters were all pure-blooded monsters, and they could not tolerate her existence either. Candice had more than once suffered attacks and assassination attempts from her other sisters.

Her patience had already been worn away.

Candice did not mind killing a monster, but where was the monster?

There were only herself and Lord Horus in this bar. Could it be that Lord Horus wanted her to kill herself?

After several seconds passed, Candice suddenly sensed an aura approaching.

With a swish, Candice's gaze abruptly fell on Qin Chu.

She had not noticed the monster's approach at all. Only several seconds after Lord Horus's reminder had she become aware of that aura.

Just how strong was Lord Horus, who had noticed the monster's aura who knew how long ago?

At the very least, he was far stronger than she was.