Jello's Fourth Soul Shard (3)

The Magic Power within his body had become almost completely chaotic due to the terrible physical reaction. Despite being almost the most powerful magician in the world, even casting spells had become so difficult.

"Extra... sensory perception!"

Finally, suppressing the urge to groan out loud, Saya Nicholas cast a buff spell on himself.

Just as the magic finished, Saya's enchanting voice began to echo uncontrollably across the snow.

Super Perception.

This magic will grant Saya extremely keen perception.

However, this also makes Saya doubly sensitive at this moment. The already difficult-to-resist impact is now like a series of tsunamis, sweeping directly towards Saya.

Saya felt as if her body was a willow catkin floating in the clouds, or a small boat bobbing on the waves in a storm.

Her body even began to tremble and spasm involuntarily.

The whole process lasted for more than half an hour before it finally came to an end.

With her back against the iceberg, Saya's body slowly slumped to the ground.

Even with Saya's strength and willpower, she had already reached her limit at this point.

The aftershocks of the tsunami were still spreading through Saya's body; her chest was heaving rapidly, and her long black dress was even somewhat disheveled.

That's because Saya just lost control of herself.

Several minutes later, Saya finally calmed down.

Her cheeks were still Crimson, but at least it wasn't as unbearable as before.

Taking a deep breath, Saya suddenly raised her head and gazed into the distance with her crimson eyes.

Saya already knows the source of this strange reaction in her body... Although it's only a general location, Saya believes she'll find that bastard soon enough.

Then he will understand just how terrifying the Dark Witch truly is.

She would use hundreds of different methods to teach that guy a lesson.

With a gloomy expression, Saya's body flew towards the direction she sensed with a whoosh. A cold wind mixed with snowflakes blew by, and Saya felt a chilly discomfort under her skirt.

On the other side.

Athena and Sylph.

Both of them have a lot of things to deal with.

Within Athena's soul were six statues of gods and countless chains.

Within Sylph's soul, there were still more than a dozen Evil God's Threads.

These are things that must be dealt with as soon as possible. As long as these things are not cleansed from their souls, the two of them will live under the threat of the Evil God's aura, and collapse is always a possibility.

However, the world doesn't revolve around them, and even they have many things to deal with.

Neither Athena nor Sylph had the right to refuse Qin Chu's orders.

Want Qin Chu to help cleanse the fine threads in your soul? Sure, but why should he help you if you won't even listen to him?

Did they enjoy themselves while cleaning?

Please, Qin Chu is never short of beautiful girls.

Even outstanding women like Athena and Sylph didn't have much of an advantage in Qin Chu's palace. Even the proud Sylph had to admit this fact.

Of course, compared to Sylph, Athena had more things on her mind.

Sylph was unaware that the First-Generation Hero Jello, could never be resurrected, because a Soul Fragment had been crushed.

But Athena knew.

She even knows more about the fundamentals.

However, Athena carefully kept these details to herself, never telling anyone. Even Qin Chu didn't know how much of the inside story she knew...

During this period, Athena was very irritable.

She hated her suspicious nature, yet she couldn't control it.

All sorts of things kept echoing in Athena's mind.

Why did Jello save him and invite him to join the Hero's Party? After all, compared to the other members of the Hero's Party, he was practically an oddball.

Why would Qin Chu help her? Was it merely to enjoy her body? Athena knew her body was very alluring to men, but she was absolutely certain that Qin Chu wasn't the kind of man who would lose himself in Desire.

Even though she hadn't had much contact with Qin Chu, why did she seem to have fallen for him? Was it because he saved her from Aili and Eileen?

This man possessed a cunning heart that sent chills down Athena's spine.

Everything he did had a specific purpose.

He had always concealed his true identity very well, deceiving everyone on the entire Skyvault Continent.

Whether noble or commoner, even seasoned veterans like Augustus, Wadsworth, and Saint Monica, they were all fooled by Qin Chu.

As for the so-called actions of the former Hero's Party, they now seem more like a farcical clown performance.

I wonder if Qin Chu secretly chuckled to himself as he watched the members of the Hero's Party making all sorts of arrangements and taking all sorts of actions.

The Hero's Party devised so many plans against Qin Chu, but none of them succeeded. They even tried to obtain a fragment of Jello's Soul Fragment, and the only one they had was a gift from Qin Chu.

But because of this one Soul Fragment, the original Hero's Party of ten members has now dwindled to only five, with one member having defected.

What was once a powerful force has now fallen apart and become weaker than ever before.

Benson, Karthus, Ronald, Muse... so many deaths, all related to Qin Chu, yet this man was clever enough to have planned everything perfectly and cut off all the clues that could lead to him.

Benson and Ronald were killed by Ramon.

Although Karthus died at Qin Chu's hands, it would be more accurate to say that Qin Chu publicly tried Karthus, thus having the right to do so with absolute righteousness.

Even though Athena always considered herself to be fairly intelligent, and because of the deal, her relationship with Qin Chu was now quite good, Athena still trembled with fear whenever she thought about these things.

Athena had a subtle premonition, a feeling that things were definitely not that simple.

To this day, she still doesn't know what Qin Chu's true purpose is.

As night fell, Athena would curl up in bed and ponder things, but the more she thought about it, the more horrified and afraid she became.

She didn't know what Qin Chu was planning, but... she couldn't feel any warmth at all.

Everyone on the entire Skyvault Continent believed that Qin Chu, this Hero, would bring hope to the world.

Only Athena knew that what Qin Chu was about to bring was definitely not something as warm as hope.

"What are you thinking about? You look so pale." A familiar voice came from beside me.

Athena, her face deathly pale, jolted awake, finally snapping out of her deep fear. She glanced at Sylph, who was dressed in a maid outfit, standing beside her.

Because Qin Chu had saved Sylph once before, as a condition of the deal, she had to serve as Qin Chu's maid.

The time is undetermined.

It was one thing for her to wear a maid outfit when she was with Qin Chu, but now, when she went out on a mission, Sylph didn't even change into her smart, tight-fitting leather armor.

Sylph used to hate these kinds of light, airy clothes the most.

Athena could tell that Sylph might not realize it, but she seemed to enjoy being Qin Chu's maid.

Athena forced a smile, tossing two branches into the fire in front of her. "Nothing, just thinking about some things... Oh, by the way, Sylph..."

What's your opinion of Qin Chu?

"A shameless scumbag." Sylph's answer was crisp and clean, with only a slight Crimson on her fair cheeks. "But, not unlikeable."

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Chapter 361 Jello's Fourth Soul Fragment (3)

He's a shameless scumbag, yet I don't hate him?

A somewhat subtle response.

Athena's lips curled up slightly, but she sighed inwardly.

Sylph's answer reveals her attitude towards Qin Chu. If he were truly a shameless scumbag, it would be impossible for him not to be disliked.

This answer, coupled with the fact that she still wore a maid outfit even after leaving Qin Chu's side, confirmed Athena's suspicions about Sylph.

This elf has probably already fallen into depravity without even realizing it, and she herself is completely unaware of it.

Athena could easily understand Sylph's situation.

Sylph's life was in Qin Chu's hands, and Qin Chu treated Sylph very well. In addition, when her former comrades abandoned her in the territory of the seventh Magic Creature prince, Ramon's Territory, it was Qin Chu who suddenly appeared and saved Sylph despite the danger.

While the "hero saves the damsel in distress" trope is cliché, it's undeniably the easiest way to win a woman's heart.

No matter how strong or proud Sylph was still a woman after all. When she was all alone and about to fall into the Abyss, she naturally hoped for a warm and broad chest to lean on.

As long as the man isn't too bad-looking, most people will develop some positive feelings towards him.

Athena scratched her head in frustration. She suddenly felt that compared to the relatively innocent Sylph, she was a terrible person.

It's true that there are some suspicious points about Qin Chu.

However, the fact remains that Qin Chu saved himself from Eileen and Aili.

When he was being afflicted by that so-called God of Plague and Calamity, Qin Chu risked entering his Soul World to destroy a statue rooted within it.

Qin Chu had saved her twice, yet she was still doubting this and that. Athena felt utterly worthless.

Athena's sudden action startled Sylph, who looked at Athena strangely. "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing..." Athena replied somewhat dejectedly, while inwardly criticizing herself, "I just feel that compared to you, I'm really an incurable bad woman."

After a brief pause, Athena spoke again, "By the way, Sylph, do you think Jello still has a chance?"

Her Soul Fragment was shattered, but does that mean Jello can never be resurrected?

Sylph glanced at Athena, somewhat speechless. What time is it now? Still thinking about the former Hero's Party's plans?

Ekaterina said that Rosweisse deliberately planted a mole next to Qin Chu, but Sylph wasn't an idiot. She could sense the Valkyrie's feelings for Qin Chu from the way Ekaterina looked at Qin Chu.

She's probably already been turned by Qin Chu and become Qin Chu spy planted beside Rosweisse.

Inside the palace, who wouldn't see it?

It's just that everyone tacitly understands this, and no one has dared to bring it up.

As for himself, his life was now in Qin Chu's hands, and his body had long since become accustomed to Qin Chu.

Although she had struggled before, after experiencing the betrayal of her former Hero's Party members, Qin Chu's rescue, and now the arrogant demeanor of Rosweisse, Sylph's thoughts had long since faded.

The longer Sylph spent with Qin Chu, the more Sylph felt how powerful and terrifying Qin Chu.

Compared to continuing to waste energy on a plan that was almost impossible to succeed, Sylph felt more comfortable with her current life. In short, Sylph had no intention of destroying everything she had now.

In the twenty-six years of his life, before meeting Jello, he lived in bullying, humiliation, fear and torment. After meeting Jello, he almost always trained and fought Magic Creature.

Peaceful days like these are rare.

As for Athena... don't you know your own situation?

Sylph poked at the fire with a hint of annoyance, then turned over a roasted rabbit on top of it. The rabbit was already golden brown, and with some coarse salt sprinkled on it, it began to emit an enticing aroma.

It is said that elves do not eat meat, but only vegetables.

However, Sylph felt that was just too boring.

"Athena ..." After a brief pause, Sylph finally spoke slowly. She didn't answer Athena's question, but instead asked in return, "What do you think of Rosweisse now?"

Athena frowned. "She seems to have become even stronger."

"The original Rosweisse was no match for me, but now I'm not confident I can defeat her."

Such a significant improvement in strength within such a short period is truly unimaginable; it would be absolutely impossible to achieve without some extraordinary or miraculous encounter.

Most importantly, Athena felt an instinctive resistance to Rosweisse now, as if she had encountered something she utterly loathed.

"Anything else?"

"Her personality has gotten worse, probably because her strength has increased so much that some of her original nature has come out," Athena said, shrugging.