Don't Say a Word. Kiss Me. (2)

Qin Chu's sorrowful appearance made Ileta somewhat flustered, and she wrapped her small hands, encased in black lace gloves, in the middle of Qin Chu's rough palms.

Ileta hadn't touched another human for a thousand years; this was the first time she'd touched anyone since the deathly aura emanated from her.

She seemed somewhat shy, but because her body was already dead, no Crimson or anything like that appeared on her face.

Ileta suppressed the slight tremor in her soul and silently gazed at the Hero before her. "Hero, please, please don't have such thoughts."

"Hope is what keeps humanity going."

"A life without hope is nothing more than a walking corpse."

"I can't guarantee what everyone will think, but I think the vast majority of people would also like to have a chance to be a hero, even if only for a moment, rather than being a walking corpse for a lifetime."

"Don't feel any burden for bringing hope to the world. In my view, hope is the most lacking and most precious thing in the world."

For some inexplicable reason, the distance between Qin Chu and Ileta, the Daughter of Death, has narrowed considerably.

This greatly displeased Saya deep within Qin Chu's consciousness, who kept muttering and cursing Qin Chu for being fickle and a scumbag.

Qin Chu also felt quite shameless. Even with his thick skin, he couldn't quite face Ileta's innocent eyes at this moment.

He coughed lightly, changing the subject. "Miss Ileta, you should also know that I made a deal with the seventh prince of Magic Creature, Ramon, and that I caused the deaths of Ronald, Benson, and Karthus. If that's the case, why do you still think I'm a good person?"

Ileta's ability to hide is truly remarkable.

Her body was dead, with no heartbeat or breath. Her existence had almost completely merged into the darkness. When Qin Chu was torturing Ronald, he had carefully sensed his surroundings to make sure no one else was there before he started, but he still failed to detect Ileta.

Even Antia was unaware of Ileta.

Although Ileta didn't seem to have any hostility, it still annoyed Qin Chu. He would have to be extra careful next time he made a move.

Since Ileta has already discovered these things, Qin Chu has no need to hide them anymore.

Ileta shook her head and slowly began to speak:

"Making deals with Magic Creature and harming Ronald doesn't negate the fact that you're a good person."

"On the battlefield, I purified the souls of the soldiers. Did you see that, Hero?" Ileta asked in return.

Qin Chu nodded. "Is it the sky full of fireflies? That scene was beautiful."

"No matter what kind of person they are, their soul contains both good and evil. I absorb and retain the evil resentment; this is what is called purification. The fireflies in the sky are the purest part of those souls after they have been purified, without a trace of evil."

"The fireflies' light varied, some bright, some faint."

"As for the souls of the Hero's Party members, there is no longer any need for purification."

"Their souls were almost entirely filthy, a thick, dark void; neither Ronald, Benson, nor Karthus could be purified to even the slightest glimmer of light."

"They did fight alongside Magic Creature and eliminated Magic Creature, but that cannot atone for the evil they committed."

Qin Chu's eyelids twitched as he listened.

He knew the members of the Hero's Party harbored intense malice towards him, but he never expected that, according to Ileta, these people's souls were so rotten that they didn't even need purification.

Ileta always observed a person directly from their soul.

"For those people, this ending is simply the punishment they deserve."

After a brief pause, Ileta continued, "And the reason you chose to cooperate with Ramon must be because you saw that Ramon's soul is the only one among the Demon King's sons that still has value for purification, right?"

Yeah?

Qin Chu was even more bewildered.

What is all this nonsense?

However, Ileta actually said that even a brutal guy like Ramon still had a soul worth saving, while the souls of Ronald, Benson, and Karthus, the members of the Hero's Party, were already tainted.

Damn it, these guys aren't even as good as Magic Creature.

"The next Demon King can only be born from among the Demon King's sons, and these princes are all more ruthless and cunning than the last. Although Ramon is also quite cruel, his brain is relatively... cough cough, well..."

Just say he's stupid.

"In short, Ramon is the type that is relatively easy to control."

Ileta really didn't know how to describe Ramon, so she tilted her head and skipped the question, "The Hero has really gone to great lengths for humanity."

Wait, how did this shift to humans again? It feels like Ileta's thoughts are jumping around a bit too fast.

"You must be worried that the seeds you planted in the hearts of those soldiers will take root and sprout, and when they begin to rebel against the rule of the imperial aristocracy, if Magic Creature invade the human world again, there will be rivers of blood. That's why you deliberately supported Ramon and let Ramon cause strife even within the Magic Creature realm, right?"

"In this way, the Magic Creature will be temporarily unable to invade the human world due to internal strife, giving humanity time to reignite its flame."

"Even after the war, the human world will weaken and need time to recover, but the Magic Creature world will also weaken and need time to recover, which gives humanity enough time."

Ileta looked at Qin Chu with stars in her eyes, filled with admiration.

"To think so thoroughly, even considering things so many years into the future, is truly amazing. You truly deserve to be called the Hero."

Ileta's gaze and praise made Qin Chu feel a little guilty.

Huh?

So that's what I was thinking?

Wasn't I just prepared to be a troublemaker?

He even began to have serious self-doubt, feeling that what Ileta said seemed to make a lot of sense. Could this be his real plan?

"Cough cough..." Qin Chu felt that he couldn't continue to dwell on this issue; if it went on for too long, he might develop a mental breakdown.

"Miss Ileta, you seem to know a lot about the Magic Creature too? Could you tell me about what's going on with Magic Creature right now?" Qin Chu abruptly changed the subject.

Despite having experience from the first playthrough, Qin Chu's understanding of the Magic Creature' side was far inferior to that of the humans. As the Daughter of Death, Ileta seemed to handle not only the souls of humans but also the souls of Magic Creature, so she seemed to be very knowledgeable about the Magic Creature's side.

It would be good to get some information while we're at it.

"The Magic Creature's side?" Ileta tilted her head, a slender finger gently poking her fair cheek. "The Magic Creature' side... ever since the Demon King dueled with the First-Generation Hero, he's locked himself up..."

"From then on, he no longer concerned himself with the conflict between Magic Creature and humans, and had no interest in war. He was practically semi-retired, except for still bearing the title of Demon King."

"He seemed to be studying something. I tried to peek, but I was discovered. I could only vaguely guess that it was related to space."

Qin Chu frowned slightly. The Demon King was conducting research on space? What was that guy planning to do?

"Because the Demon King is essentially inactive, Demon King sons secretly feel that this is a test from Demon King, a conscious effort to choose the next Demon King's successor."

"These princes all want to sit on the Demon King's throne, with the eldest and second princes being the strongest contenders."

"They are the strongest and have the greatest influence among the Magic Creature. These two princes originally didn't take their other brothers seriously, but recently Ramon has suddenly risen to prominence, capturing members of two Hero's Party in succession, one of whom was captured alive."

"This greatly enhanced Ramon's reputation, making the two princes feel that Ramon had become a threat to them."

"They are eager to increase their own strength, power, and influence."

"However, the whereabouts of the Hero's Party members are not so easy to obtain. They lack accurate intelligence sources and cannot capture the Hero's Party members like Ramon did."

"Therefore, they could only turn their attention elsewhere. The eldest prince set his sights on the Flame Mountain, wanting to control the Flame Witch. Once he could control the Witch, the eldest prince's reputation would surely soar to unprecedented heights."

"He has now led a group of elite troops to Flaming Mountain."

Qin Chu's pupils contracted slightly, because his intervention had begun to change the course of events for both humans and Magic Creature.

During the first playthrough, Magic Creature generally won't provoke Witch.

But that damned eldest prince actually dared to set his sights on the Flame Witch? Doesn't he know she's mine? Trying to steal her away?

Ileta, oblivious to Qin Chu's strange expression, continued, "As for what the Second Prince has his eye on, it is..."

Her voice suddenly became hesitant and shy...

"Traitor, prepare to die!"

Just then, a loud shout suddenly came from afar.

In the next instant, a sharp spear tore through space like lightning ripping through the night, heading straight for Qin Chu's back!

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Chapter 222 Don't Speak, Kiss Me (2)

The spear was unusually thick.

The gun head is about half a meter long, and the handle is as thick as a normal adult male's arm. The entire gun is forged from extremely hard metal, giving it a substantial weight, yet it moves at an incredibly fast speed.

The gun tore through the air, making a buzzing sound.

The long spear seemed to whip up a raging gale where it passed, instantly shattering the trunks of the surrounding trees and sending wood chips flying everywhere.

What a brilliant move, the spear flashes like a dragon.

Although the spear was thrown from a great distance, it reached Qin Chu's back almost instantly at such great speed.

Ileta's expression changed slightly, and she was about to stop her.

A golden light suddenly emanated from Qin Chu's body.

In an instant, golden light formed a huge shield, protecting Qin Chu and Ileta in the middle.

Pseudo- Absolute Defense.

This was the first time Qin Chu had used the power he had plundered from Benson.

The next instant, the spear that whipped up a raging storm crashed into the protective shield formed by the Absolute Defense with a deafening roar.

Immediately following was a deafening roar, like an earthquake, the ground beneath our feet trembled violently, and the raging impact swept outwards like tidal waves.

The fallen leaves, pebbles, and withered branches on the ground, as well as all the green grass and trees within a radius of tens of meters, were instantly shattered.

Fine dust particles, accompanied by a violent impact, shot out into the distance.

The earth was covered with countless cracks.

The power of a single shot is terrifying!

The attacker's strength was truly extraordinary.

However, even with such powerful strength, it was still helpless against the effect of Pseudo-Absolute Defense; only a few ripples appeared on the golden shield.

Qin Chu had coveted this power for a long time. Although it had drawbacks such as the inability to move and the inability to defend against attacks from underground, its defensive capabilities were ridiculously powerful, especially in situations like being suddenly ambushed, where it proved surprisingly effective.

Not to mention it also has the effect of accelerating the recovery of physical strength and Battle Qi.

Perhaps it is precisely because of those flaws that it is considered "fake" in the face of Absolute Defense; otherwise, it would be a genuine Absolute Defense.

This was the first time Qin Chu had used this power since he plundered Benson.

Qin Chu smiled, but his gaze was cold. He glanced behind him and could clearly see several figures in the distance under the moonlight.

Magic Creature?

Qin Chu frowned slightly.

He could tell at a glance that the figures in the moonlight were not human.

The leader was four meters tall. Although not as exaggerated as Ramon, he was definitely not a height that a normal human could possess.

He wore a suit of bright silver armor, through which one could glimpse his hard, bulging muscles; his physique could barely be described as well-proportioned.

His face was as fair as jade, and even by human standards he would definitely be considered handsome, but not in a weak or timid way; he exuded a wild and masculine aura.

Her eyes Crimson, and her long, thick black hair cascaded down her back.

He wore a pair of golden combat boots.

Her overall outfit was, well, quite flamboyant.

Behind this person followed several strange-looking Magic Creature, one of which had a human face, but its feet were like eagle claws, its arms were like the powerful wings of an eagle, and its eyes were filled with malice and malice.

This is a Man-Faced Eagle, which is considered quite troublesome even among Magic Creature.

There was also a man who looked almost indistinguishable from a human, except for his narrow, sharp eyes and the forked tongue that occasionally darted out of his mouth.

It wasn't the snake-man or Gorgon that are common among Magic Creature; this was a Serpent Spirit, more human-like than ordinary snake-men, capable of spewing poisonous mist from its mouth that could rot anything.

There was also a huge ape covered in brown fur, which was the Rampaging Giant Ape that Ekaterina had once fought.

The Man-Faced Eagle, the Serpent Spirit, the Rampaging Giant Ape... all of them were high-level beings among the Magic Creature, and these high-level Magic Creature were all just this young man's followers.

This also reveals that the identity of this Magic Creature youth is quite astonishing.

The Magic Creature Prince!

Edrich!