Treat Athena the Same Way as Sylph?

He grabbed the battle axe beside him, leaped off the ground, and swung the razor-sharp axe blade straight down at Qin Chu's head.

"You monster! I wish you were gone! I'd kill you!"

"Athena!"

Faced with Muse's attack, Qin Chu didn't even flinch, only issuing a command softly.

The chaos behind her, and Athena, who had been somewhat dazed and lost in thought, immediately snapped back to reality and almost instinctively raised her magic wand.

"Plague!"

"The Disease Acceleration!"

Her soft lips uttered a few words that even Athena herself found somewhat unfamiliar.

A thick, dark green mist instantly appeared on the magic wand, enveloping Muse.

"Athena, you..."

The Muse's pupils contracted.

He knew Athena was being manipulated.

That is why I feel even more sorrowful.

He was well aware of his current situation. Even if it was a final burst of energy before death, even if he could regain his strongest power in a short time, he still had no chance of winning against this mysterious Second-Generation Hero.

Even dying at Qin Chu's hands is far better than dying at the hands of a former teammate.

Especially since this teammate's soul has been twisted.

His body swayed violently, and the strength he had managed to muster quickly dissipated.

His steps became exceptionally heavy and slow, hot air billowed from his throat, and his body temperature was soaring; the high fever was almost robbing him of his ability to think.

The blisters on the surface of the body are expanding rapidly.

Without being subjected to any external force, they shattered one by one with a crackling sound.

The mucus rolled down his body.

His eyes turned grayish-white.

A large bulge gradually appeared on the neck.

A series of piercing pains shot through his head, as if something was suppressing some nerve, making it impossible for him to even see the light.

It feels like something inside my stomach is expanding rapidly.

A continuous whooshing sound came from his throat.

The violent coughing spurted out dark brown blood.

In the blink of an eye, countless diseases seemed to have appeared on Muse's body, and these diseases were developing rapidly, tormenting Muse.

This made his already broken body even more wretched.

Qin Chu looked at Athena with some surprise.

What kind of power is this?

In my first playthrough, I fought alongside Athena for many years, yet I never knew that Athena possessed such bizarre and vicious magic.

Within this magic, Qin Chu could sense a strong, sinister aura.

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Chapter 299 Treat Athena Like You Treated Sylph? (4)

Not to mention Qin Chu, even Athena was deeply shocked by this power.

That was just a subconscious action.

Athena is accustomed to using elemental magic, especially water and earth magic, but she also has some knowledge of other types of magic, which she relies on in battle.

Plague?

Disease Acceleration?

What kind of bizarre power is this?

Athena had never even heard of it before and knew absolutely nothing about it, so why did she use it subconsciously just now?

What exactly happened to me?

The eerie feeling made Athena increasingly irritable.

The Muse in front of him could no longer stand on her own two legs, seemingly suffering from osteoporosis and unable to support her tall body. With a crack, both legs broke, and she fell to the ground.

He could no longer even feel the pain in his legs, because the pain was worse in other parts of his body.

Muse's body began to rot at a visible rate, a sight that even made Qin Chu wonder if this thing was standing in the epicenter of an atomic bomb explosion.

The scene was bloody and terrifying.

The effects of this power also sent chills down Qin Chu's spine.

"Athena, what kind of magic is this?" Qin Chu asked, frowning.

Athena's eyes were filled with panic, and her small hands gripping the magic wand trembled. "I... I don't know."

Qin Chu stared at Athena for a couple of seconds. She didn't seem to be lying, and her chestnut eyes were clearly filled with shock.

If Athena truly didn't want to know about this magic, she could have used other magic and simply avoided using this power altogether. There was no need to use it and then claim ignorance.

Seeing that Athena seemed very frightened, Qin Chu gently patted Athena forehead. "It's alright, Athena. I didn't doubt you. However, this kind of magic is very vicious, so you must be careful when using it in the future."

Athena nodded emphatically.

That being said, this magic was actually just right for the Muse.

Because this guy was covered in blisters and looked disgusting, Qin Chu wanted to torture Muse severely before killing him, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

This is exactly how she looks now: high fever, rotting, violent cough, tumors on her neck and in her stomach... Muse in a terrible state.

This strange magic seems to make people sick.

Furthermore, the disease is spreading at a faster pace.

Muse had been sickly for some unknown reason, but under Athena's magical influence, the effects were remarkable. Qin Chu deduced that if she were a normal person, it shouldn't be this exaggerated.

Magic that makes people sick is truly bizarre.

In his first playthrough, Qin Chu had never witnessed such bizarre magic in all the years he had lived.

"Saya, do you know this kind of magic?" Qin Chu asked in his mind.

Saya is well-informed.

She has existed in this world for far longer than herself; perhaps she knows something.

Perhaps because she knew that Ileta posed no threat, Saya no longer held back as much of her inhibitions.

You Ran floated out from behind Qin Chu.

Ileta looked behind Qin Chu and nodded slightly to Saya.

Even Athena looked over with some suspicion...

Neither Heloise nor Antasia noticed Saya's presence.

Is this a disease?

"I've heard that a long, long time ago, there was a mysterious religion that specialized in studying these things."

"They worshipped a god who held the power over calamities and Plague, and devoted themselves to researching all sorts of terrifying and bizarre Plague, and then spreading these Plague."

"They hoped that one day the Plague they developed would infect all things in the world, thus pleasing the gods they worshipped."

"At the height of their influence, they unleashed a Plague that killed tens of millions of people Skyvault Continent. And these twisted believers would cheer and rejoice as they watched those lives writhing in agony from the disease on the Plague -ravaged continent."

"Because this sect was so terrible, it was eventually wiped out by the Earth Mother Church, the Holy Church, the United Empire, and many kingdoms and duchies, who gathered a large number of experts. This mysterious sect was thus destroyed."

Are they gods who hold the power over calamities and Plague?

As expected of Saya, she knows a lot.

"What does the god worshipped by that Church look like?" Qin Chu asked curiously.

"Who knows? But I heard that when this Church was wiped out, a lot of idols were confiscated. Those idols looked like toads squatting on the ground... I really don't know how crazy a person would be to believe in such a god." Saya was speechless at those so-called believers.

"And these believers, due to prolonged exposure to various diseases and Plague, became twisted, grotesque, swollen, and hideously ugly, just like the Muse."

"In the end, all these idols were burned to the ground; not a single one remained."

"All the books the Church had accumulated that recorded the Plague and diseases were burned to the ground, and even their church was burned down."

"It is said that fire is the only way to stop the spread of the Plague."

However, upon hearing these words, Athena's face suddenly turned pale for a moment.

Qin Chu immediately noticed Athena's expression. "Athena, what are you thinking about?"

"It's just..." Athena felt her throat was a little dry.

Even though Athena was very strong, she couldn't help but feel afraid at this moment.

"Before my master appeared, when I retrieved Jello's Soul Fragment from the secret chamber inside the snow mountain, I saw... a statue that looked like a toad."

The statue even seemed to be smiling at Athena.

Athena had always thought it was just her imagination. Could it be that it was all true?

Was he being targeted by an evil god? Could the power he had just unleashed have been a gift from that evil god?

What Athena feared most was whether she would eventually become like the Muse.

No, absolutely not.

For a beautiful woman, that would be far more painful than simply killing her.

As Athena recounted everything she had seen in the secret chamber, Qin Chu frowned deeply. He glanced at Muse, who was still groaning on the ground, barely breathing, her body almost completely rotting but not yet Muse. Qin Chu then reached out his hand to Athena.

Athena quickly walked up to Qin Chu and had Qin Chu place one of his hands on her forehead.

A warm, Holy Light- filled power surged into Athena's body.

Qin Chu's Holy Light has a powerful destructive effect on the aura of Evil God. If there are any traces left by Evil God in Athena's body, it will definitely cause a rejection.

However, after one round, Athena's body showed no reaction whatsoever.

Aside from a slight blush on her cheeks, it seemed to be the warmth of Qin Chu's holy light that made her feel very comfortable.

This situation made Qin Chu somewhat suspicious. Could it be that the mark that the god who controlled the Plague and calamity had placed on Athena was also imprinted on her soul like Sylph's?

Otherwise, how could Athena suddenly possess those evil and powerful abilities?

So, does that mean I should treat Athena the way I treated Sylph?

Qin Chu assured that he was not having any bad thoughts in his mind at the moment; this was solely for the purpose of treatment.

"Master, my condition..."

"No abnormalities have been found in your body for the time being, but these strange Evil God often affect the soul... I'll treat you after we leave here." Qin Chu thought for a moment and said, "You can talk to Sylph; she has more experience in treating patients."

While the two were talking, Muse was still enduring intense pain on the other side.

The entire process lasted for several hours.

When no part of Muse's body remained intact, the man's life finally came to an end.

Silvery flames burned on the snow, incinerating the remains of the Muse, the stains on the ground, and even the soul of the Muse, completely.

Qin Chu had a plan for the next step.

He was very interested in the heart recorded in the Soul Fragment and planned to study it... but he needed to go back and prepare first.

After thinking for a moment, Qin Chu took out another Soul Fragment from his storage ring and handed it to Athena.

Athena looked at Qin Chu with some suspicion, not understanding what her master meant. She pinched her two slender white fingers together, tilted her head, and the posture was actually quite cute.

"You want me to crush it?"

Athena felt that her master was trying to test her loyalty in this way.