Athena's Self-Distorted Soul

That already ugly face became even more ferocious and distorted at this moment, and its eyes turned a strange scarlet.

A Wrath roar suddenly erupted from his throat, and he gripped the massive battle axe tightly in his hands, charging straight towards Qin Chu with his towering figure.

"You bastard, just die..."

Although the Muse appeared to be seriously ill and quite disheveled.

But once the battle begins, his frenzied momentum remains, and coupled with his Wrath roar, he is just like a mad beast, his huge feet stomping on the snow, snowflakes flying behind him.

In an instant, he appeared in front of Qin Chu, his sharp battle axe cleaving down towards Qin Chu's head.

Laugh...

Qin Chu could even clearly see that snowflakes falling from the sky were sliced in two by the sharp axe blade.

The axe blade, already rusted and dark brown from being soaked in blood, emitted a strong, foul stench.

Qin Chu's lips curled up slightly, and with a light tap of his toes, he took a sudden step back.

Just kidding, Muse looks absolutely disgusting right now. Qin Chu really has no intention of engaging in close combat with this guy. If those bunches of grape-like blisters on his body were to burst and the sap splattered all over him, that would be just too disgusting.

Despite missing her first attack, Muse's assault continued relentlessly.

With a sweep of his battle axe, a sharp beam of light instantly swept across the area.

The first move had barely ended when the next one appeared. Muse leaped into the air, gripping the axe handle tightly with both hands. Her Battle Qi surged wildly within her, forcibly suppressing any discomfort she felt.

Layers of purple lightning crackled around the massive battle axe, and the originally not-so-sharp axe blade now gleamed with a blinding light.

Enveloped in the force of his entire body, his seemingly towering form plummeted straight down from the sky.

This is how the Muse fights.

Once this man enters battle mode, he instantly forgets everything else, unleashing one attack after another like a never-ending tsunami, giving his opponent absolutely no chance to catch his breath.

The enormous battle axe whipped up endless snow, blotting out the sky and the sun.

Interspersed among them were the Muse's Wrath howls.

Qin Chu in place, his right hand outstretched, silver Battle Qi spreading along his arm and instantly condensing into a sharp longsword in his palm.

The next second, it charged towards the Thunderstorm Battle Axe falling from the sky to block it.

Clang!

The moment the two sharp weapons collided, a string of sparks exploded.

Qin Chu felt a violent force descend from the sky, and his body sank instantly. Not only the surface snow, but even the deeper ice was shattered.

As expected of the Mad Muse.

That kind of brute force is something that ordinary people can't withstand.

The battle axe and the sword collided, creating a tremendous shockwave. Centered on Qin Chu's location, large swaths of snow were blown away, revealing the shattered ice beneath. The entire snow-capped mountain seemed to shake violently under the impact.

Qin Chu seriously doubted whether a battle of this magnitude could trigger an avalanche here.

Muse's expression changed slightly; he hadn't expected that this Second-Generation Hero could actually withstand his full-force attack.

Although I had long heard that Qin Chu was exceptionally talented and progressed at an extremely fast pace, how could he have become evenly matched with me in such a short time?

Isn't this talent a bit too exaggerated?

Muse had expected to easily shatter the slender longsword formed from condensed Battle Qi in her hand, but to her surprise, it actually blocked it solidly. Not only that, but even the battle axe in her hand was chipped and broken.

Madness gleamed in Muse's eyes as she prepared for her next attack.

Qin Chu suddenly smiled, and with his other hand he casually hooked the tip of the longsword, causing the slender blade to bend instantly.

The next instant, as Qin Chu loosened his grip, the sword sprang forward with a whoosh.

Muse's body could no longer support her weight, and she stumbled backward.

Then...

A sharp pain shot through the sole of my foot.

A muffled groan escaped his throat.

Looking down, he saw that a sharp ice spike had pierced through the sole of his foot, and blood splattered around him, staining the surrounding area a large patch of dark red.

This was Heloise's method; Ieta had previously taught her how to place ice spikes on the ground, which often yielded better results.

Immediately afterwards, Heloise lightly raised her hand, and the snowflakes swirling around her seemed to be drawn to Heloise, pausing in mid-air.

Five slender fingers waved gently in mid-air, and the delicate snowflakes, at this moment, possessed the speed of sharp arrows, tearing through the air with a hissing sound.

This flurry of snowflakes is the Snow Woman's domain.

Here, the Snow Woman's power can reach its limit.

Muse's expression changed slightly, and he swung his battle axe into a whirlwind.

All that could be heard were soft, thudding sounds as snowflakes were shattered one by one. Each snowflake, however, delivered a significant impact to Muse, forcing her to retreat continuously.

The snowflakes were so dense that even the Muse couldn't block them all.

With a hissing sound.

A snowflake that slipped through the net whistled past the Muse's face; a delicate snowflake that would crumble and melt with the slightest touch, yet sharper than a knife.

A deep, dark red liquid was immediately cut into Muse's face, revealing the bone.

After taking many steps back, as the snowflakes gradually fell, Muse finally had a chance to catch her breath.

A wheezing sound came from her throat, Muse could feel her body burning hot; her fever seemed to be getting worse.

His eyes were fixed on the Snow Woman. Damn it, he had underestimated these enemies.

I never expected this woman, who looks like she could crush a head with one hand, to be so strong.

Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that the woman in black stockings had already left. Athena stood quietly in place. Had Athena already driven that woman away?

That makes sense; Athena is quite powerful.

Although the woman looked strange, it would be almost impossible for her to take down Athena in an instant.

Muse wasn't particularly bright to begin with, and now, with her health failing and her mind in a state of serious illness, she was completely muddled. Coupled with a formidable enemy in front of her, Muse simply didn't have time to think things through.

"Athena, let's team up, attack together, and take down these guys!"

"Hold those mages off for me, I'll kill Qin Chu first."

Before Athena could hear her answer, Muse roared again and charged forward once more.

But as soon as his foot took a step...

Muse felt a sharp pain in his chest... an ice spike formed from solidified ice had pierced through his chest from behind.

Blood was splattered everywhere.

Muse's body stiffened as she slowly turned her head, looking at the woman behind her with disbelief.

Athena, a former comrade of the Hero's Party.

Her small, pale hand still gripped the magic wand tightly, the Magic Power on its tip not yet dissipated.

A dazed, twisted, and Ruin smile hung on his face:

"Muse... do you want to hurt my master?"

Athena has been completely twisted and Ruin!

A clear look of astonishment appeared on Ileta's face; she seemed to have never expected this to happen!

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Chapter 296 Athena's Self-Twisted Soul (1)

Athena's eyes were filled with darkness, and tears rolled down her fair cheeks, freezing into ice crystals before they even hit the ground!

Seeing Muse's body pierced through, lying on the ground struggling, with dark red blood staining a large area, even Qin Chu was somewhat shocked by this scene.

A smile immediately appeared on her lips as she looked at Ileta beside her, "Ileta, you're amazing! I didn't expect... oh..."

He was about to praise Ileta when he realized Ileta looked even more shocked than he was.

That appearance made Qin Chu somewhat suspicious. "Ileta, you didn't do this?"

Ileta was also somewhat bewildered, muttering softly, "I made this, but... not entirely!"

After a slight pause, Ileta looked ahead at Athena, who seemed to be neither crying nor laughing, but tightly gripping her magic wand. A hint of admiration even appeared in her eyes.

"Her will and soul are even stronger than I imagined!"

"I wanted to twist her soul, but I found that while I could destroy it, I could not twist it," Ileta said quietly. "In these thousands of years, I have purified hundreds of millions of souls, many of which were stronger than hers, but none of them have ever been as powerful as this woman's."

"It wasn't me who twisted her soul, but... herself."

After a pause, Ileta continued, "I simply sealed off a portion of her feelings for Jello, making her see you as her master, and I noticed that her soul had begun to become somewhat abnormal."

"Her soul seemed to activate a self-protection mechanism, suppressing or even forcibly altering any circumstances that could trigger its Ruin."

Ileta frowned deeply. This woman's soul was truly bizarre; she had never imagined that a person's soul could be so powerful.

"In short, her thoughts and memories may have been altered by herself, and I don't even know exactly how they've changed."

"If you're not comfortable with that, you'd better kill her now," Ileta concluded.

Qin Chu was also surprised by Athena's resilient spirit, but this seemed to make things more interesting. Watching the former members of the Hero's Party kill each other brought him immense pleasure.

His eyes turned back to Athena.

Her beautiful face was still streaked with tears and contorted in pain; she seemed somewhat shocked by what she had just done.

She placed her small hand on her heart, and a strange feeling was clearly visible on her face. She didn't want to do this, but when she saw Muse lunge at Qin Chu, she subconsciously attacked Muse from behind.

Muse was her former teammate, but Qin Chu... was her master and the person she loved.

The darkness in her eyes was gradually fading, and her distorted face was slowly returning to normal from its state of Ruin.

"Athena..." Muse, lying on the ground panting heavily, blood still spitting from his mouth, had a contorted face. He stared at the woman with wide, furious eyes.

"You, you betrayed us."

"Betray?"

Athena was slightly taken aback.

"We clearly agreed to work together to revive Jello. You Jello so deeply before, but now you're messing around with that bastard Qin Chu, the Second-Generation Hero! Shameless woman, bitch! Jello was blind to choose you to join the Hero's Party!" Muse's anger grew stronger and stronger, and she spoke with spittle flying everywhere.

"The fact that you fell in love with Jello is the biggest stain on his life."

In Muse's eyes, Athena, the traitor, was even more despicable than Qin Chu, the Second-Generation Hero.

Their Hero's Party was formed around Jello. Perhaps not every member had a very close relationship or deep affection for each other, and Muse understood this. But at least Muse believed that each member's feelings for Jello and their loyalty to Jello could withstand the test.

Even if a member of the team dies, Muse always firmly believes that their team is perfect, and that they can still exert tremendous energy when they work together for a common goal.

But now, Athena's betrayal has added an unhealable rift to this perfect team.

Muse even struggled to get up from the ground and tear that wretched wretch to pieces.

Covered in blood, he looked rather frightening.

"A shameless woman?" Athena's body trembled slightly as she savored the words: "Yes, I am a shameless woman."

"Even though I've always liked Jello, I kept comparing Jello to Qin Chu in my mind, and eventually concluded that Jello was inferior to Qin Chu, which made me waver in my feelings."

"Right now, I don't even know who I truly like."

Qin Chu's expression was strange.

These must be memories that Athena recreated after her soul was twisted, memories that arose from within her.

In reality, none of these things exist; they never happened.

It's absolutely impossible for the members of the Hero's Party to compare themselves to Jello and conclude that Jello is inferior to them.

After all, in Qin Chu's eyes, the members of the Hero's Party all harbored an almost insane and twisted infatuation with Jello, especially that guy Ronald... who always wanted to have a romance with Jello that transcended worldly conventions.

This was also the first time Athena publicly expressed her true feelings, especially in front of so many people.

But at that moment, Athena mustered all her courage. "Jello saved me."

"I've always been grateful to Jello, so it's normal for me to like Jello because of that."