Sylph's Fear (4)

Norma, Sylph's figure floated out of the room, actually being besieged by two experts over level eighty. One wonders if this female assassin felt any pride.

Qin Chu and Angelica followed from behind. Qin Chu was somewhat surprised by Angelica's strength. It seemed that Angelica had gained a lot from studying with Violet recently, and her strength was much greater than when she first came to his side.

Looking at the woman hanging on the wall, writhing like a worm, Qin Chu felt a pang of pity. "Why bother? Just answer my questions honestly. Why suffer like this?"

"If it were even slightly off-center, it could scratch your face, wouldn't that be such a waste?"

"So, can you answer my question now? Who exactly are you, and who ordered you to kill me?" Qin Chu's tone was very calm.

There was absolutely no sign of anger.

He even had a smile on his face, but that smile sent chills down the woman's spine.

"Of course, you can consider not answering my question, but you'll have to bear the consequences yourself, and I don't think you'd want to experience that kind of feeling."

As he spoke, Qin Chu approached the young woman.

He tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Perhaps it would be better for you to experience the effect beforehand?"

Qin Chu placed one hand on the woman's forehead, and the next second, endless illusions began to flood into her mind.

Various bloody and horrific scenes unfolded one after another in front of the woman.

Her once-proudly beautiful face was now slashed with countless wounds; her body was torn to pieces, covered in white worms that gnawed at her fresh flesh and bone marrow; her soul was being burned in the most agonizing flames...

That pain seemed to have truly manifested itself in her.

Even with her strong will, the young woman couldn't withstand Qin Chu's extremely realistic hallucinations; her body trembled violently with fear.

His face was extremely pale.

When Qin Chu's hand left the woman's forehead, her pupils became somewhat unfocused, saliva dripped from the corner of her mouth onto the ground, and her body convulsed and spasmed due to nerve pain.

"Then tell me..."

"What's your name? Where are you from?" Qin Chu's ghostly voice echoed in the woman's ears.

The woman awoke with a start, looking at Qin Chu as if he were the most ferocious Magic Creature.

"Answer my question, or I guarantee the pain you'll truly experience will be ten times greater than what you just witnessed..."

With Qin Chu's icy voice and seeing that hand reach out again, the woman's will was utterly crushed at that moment.

She couldn't help but scream, "I said..."

"I am coming from..."

"The Bliss Witch Coven!"

The Bliss Witch Coven?

The name itself doesn't sound like a good place... Qin Chu really wanted to ask another question: Where is it located? What are the requirements for becoming a member?

Chapter 189 Sylph's Fear (4)

The Bliss Witch Coven!

Listen to this name, how awful, how filthy.

Qin Chu could almost imagine what kind of filth and grime filled it inside... But the Witch's scent inside must be quite pleasant, right?

This kind of terrible place definitely needs to be severely criticized.

Speaking of which, we have three Witch around us. Why don't you have a fight and see who's stronger?

Not only Qin Chu, but even the three girls beside him immediately understood what this place was like and what kind of faith this Witches' Association upheld when they heard the name.

Angelica and Norma blushed slightly, while Sylph spat lightly, her face revealing undisguised disgust.

"The Bliss Witch Coven..." Qin Chu's eyes narrowed to slits. "Where is your organization's headquarters?"

In a flash.

When Qin Chu asked this question, Sylph, Angelica, and even Norma all turned their gazes to Qin Chu, their eyes filled with a strange look.

Qin Chu was somewhat confused. "Why are you all staring at me like that? I was assassinated, so naturally you want to know who wanted to kill me. That's perfectly normal, isn't it?"

A high-sounding reason.

Indeed, encountering an assassin and wanting to know where the assassin comes from is not a problem, but for these words to come from the mouth of Hero, it has a slightly eerie feel to them.

"Okay, I'll ask another question..."

"What kind of organization is the Bliss Witch Coven?" Qin Chu retreated under the gazes of Angelica and Norma, feeling a little regretful.

It's possible that the illusion Qin Chu created in the woman's mind terrified her, or perhaps it's because she's already spoken, and there's no point in continuing to hide it.

A vast, mysterious, and terrifying organization gradually unfolds before Qin Chu.

The Bliss Witch Coven is different from the Mage Association.

This is actually a Church that lives in the shadows and has existed for thousands of years. They do not worship the Goddess of Holy Light or the Earth Mother, but another mysterious deity called the Lord of Pleasure.

Believers are dedicated to elevating their minds and bodies through fervent hedonism, pursuing strangers and various forms of stimulating pleasure.

They abandoned all constraints of emotion, morality, and law, throwing themselves into extreme indulgence in the name of the Lord of Pleasure.

They would brutally murder anyone who tried to stop them. They would do anything to pursue ultimate pleasure, regardless of whether their actions were acceptable to others in society.

The Bliss Witch Coven consists only of women, and each member is given the title of Witch.

The Witch of the Witches' Association are fundamentally different from the Witch Qin Chu understands.

Their selection criteria for members are only three: beautiful appearance and perfect figure, prestigious status or strong ability.

Their members come from every corner of the Skyvault Continent: commoners, nobles, mages, warriors, assassins, Knight... poets, artists...

Members of the upper class would actively seek out followers from the lower class to indulge in pleasure and depravity, while the followers from the lower class would find release in pleasure.

And joy gives them boundless energy.

Qin Chu's expression was somewhat grim. The influence of this Church was probably stronger than he had imagined, especially in the Orwell Empire, where the social atmosphere was open and there was fertile ground for believers to grow everywhere.

Among the ladies who ran out of the Sykes Grand Hotel last night, many were probably followers of the Bliss Witch Coven.

Suddenly, the woman in front of him looked somewhat deranged.

Her eyes were filled with an intense, unwavering adoration.

"Our gods have abandoned us for thousands of years..."

"But now, we have heard the call of the Lord of Pleasure again. He has not abandoned us. He will return to this world to receive our worship and sacrifices."

"And you... are the sacrifice."

Qin Chu felt a chill run down his spine at the sight of his manic behavior.

This woman revealed a very important piece of information: the one who truly wanted to kill her was not a member of the Witches' Association, but rather the god worshipped by the Witches' Association, a deity who had disappeared for a thousand years and then suddenly reappeared— the Lord of Pleasure.

Who is this guy? I've never even heard of him.

The thought of her deity seemed to give the young woman boundless courage. Ignoring the stinging pain and bloodstains in her chest and shoulder, her body trembled and writhed as the fabric ripped at the flesh of her shoulder wound. This pain even excited her, and a strange flush appeared on her face.

"Oh, Hero..."

"Just wait."

"You never know how powerful your enemy is, or from which direction a sharp blade might appear, easily tearing your throat apart..."

The voice, like a curse, was filled with intense resentment.

Qin Chu's throat bobbed slightly. "Tell me, who is your leader?"

Her eyes gleamed with an eerie light, and as she opened her mouth to speak, her body suddenly tensed.

Immediately afterwards, a heart-shaped pattern suddenly appeared on that rather beautiful face. On both sides of the heart, there were dense, fine lines extending outwards, forming the shape of feathers and wings.

These threads seemed to have a life of their own, spreading rapidly across the woman's body and covering her entire body in a short time.

The next instant, the woman's body began to tremble violently.

The intense pain contorted her face, and every inch of her skin began to blister the size of a thumb, with fluid rapidly oozing inside.

She opened her mouth wide, wanting to scream, but it was too late. All she could manage were strange, hissing breaths, and bulges could be seen in her mouth and throat.

Immediately afterwards, the bubble rapidly expanded to its limit.

With a series of popping sounds, bubbles burst suddenly, and the woman's entire body, inside and out, was bathed in a foul-smelling slime.

The breath of life came to an abrupt end.

That wasn't the end of it; the woman's grotesquely rotted rapidly in the slime, her skin, flesh, and bones all decaying at once.

In less than half a minute, only a puddle of slime remained on the ground.

Angelica, somewhat frightened, grabbed Qin Chu's sleeve, and Norma's figure also subconsciously moved closer to Qin Chu.

Sylph also had a furrowed brow and her face was somewhat pale.

Given their strength, they shouldn't be so terrified, but... this scene was truly too bizarre and disgusting.

It seems that joining the Witches' Association isn't just about enjoying life. These members are all bound by terrifying restrictions. Normally, these restrictions are as if they don't exist, but if any of these members attempt to reveal any important information about the Bliss Witch Coven, the restrictions will activate on their own, ending the member's life in an instant.

"What are you four doing here?" Just then, a delicate, clear voice came from behind. "Huh? When did this wall appear here?"

Turning around, I saw a petite, well-dressed assassin and a voluptuous, graceful mage who had appeared behind me at some point. Who were Aili and Athena, who had left after breakfast?

If you move a little further back, you can even see Ekaterina's figure.

Athena was puzzled, but when she saw the pool of foul-smelling slime in front of the earthen wall, she immediately raised a hand to pinch her nose, her face full of disgust. "What happened here? Why does it smell so bad?"

"It's just a rat rotting here, don't worry about it." Qin Chu shook his head and didn't say anything more.

As clever as Athena was, she knew it was definitely not as simple as just the death of a single rat, but she didn't press the matter.

"By the way, Qin Chu, those four old geezers need to talk to you about something..."

Sylph looked somewhat disappointed. She had wanted to discuss further treatment with Qin Chu, but now she had to give up.

This gathering was held inside the Imperial Palace.

The clear division of power was evident at the scene.

There was also a young girl behind Wadsworth, presumably one of Wadsworth's daughters.

Zimmerman was accompanied by Natia.

Beside Augustus were Rosweisse and another girl exuding an aura of holiness. Qin Chu even knew this girl's name: Shirley Ragren!

One of the new generation of saints candidates of the Holy Church.

Her status was equivalent to that of Angelica in the past. The Holy Church's saints were not permanent. Once they turned thirty, they were no longer eligible to continue serving as saints and had to retire. A new generation of saints would then take their place.

Once the previous Holy Maiden is chosen, the next generation of Holy Maiden candidates begins to be trained.

Rosweisse's face clearly showed some dissatisfaction, which stemmed from Shirley Laglen beside her. During the first playthrough, Qin Chu and Shirley Laglen didn't have much contact; their relationship was limited to just knowing each other.

This girl died mysteriously just as the war against the Magic Creature was about to end. However, at that time, people were looking forward to the final victory in the Anti-Demon War, and Shirley's death was simply forgotten.

Saint Monica's face was also full of smiles, and beside her was a woman dressed in a rock-yellow saint's robe, who was Saint Inas of the Earth Mother Goddess Church.

Her skin wasn't as fair as Rosweisse's; it had a slightly darker tint, which gave it a unique charm.

This was another girl Qin Chu only knew by name, but hadn't had much contact with.

In addition to these people, all the other members of the Hero's Party who were staying in the Imperial City also appeared.

Rosweisse glanced at Sylph with some surprise, sensing that her companion seemed a little off.

The Ghost Archer seemed to have lost her former pride; her body instinctively curled up, and instead of her usual somewhat revealing leather armor, she wore a high-necked long dress.

Rosweisse had a hard time describing the feeling... how should I put it... timid and hesitant?

This is not in line with Sylph's character.

Rosweisse wondered to herself what had happened to her companion.

Could it be that the palace was somehow desecrated by Qin Chu?

Rosweisse immediately realized that her thoughts were somewhat ridiculous. Although Sylph appeared elegant and gentle, her personality was even more volatile than Ekaterina's.

If Qin Chu dared to lay a hand on Sylph, this woman would definitely retaliate and hurt him. In comparison, Rosweisse was more worried that Sylph would harm Qin Chu and affect the plan to revive Jello.

Maybe it's just that my period comes around every month...