Fourth Chapter Posted; Calling It a Day. / The Witch's Betrayal (1)

This sudden turn of events stunned Eileen, who then flew into a rage. Her once pretty face now looked ferocious, twisted into a grimace, like a vengeful ghost.

She never expected such a turn of events to occur just when victory seemed within reach.

Edson, that old bastard, how dare he betray me?

His bloodshot eyes were fixed on the King of Exeter, his gaze filled with a hatred that seemed to want to skin Edson alive, tear him apart, and grind his bones to dust. "Edson, how dare you betray me?"

"Betray?"

This man, who seemed to be just a harmless old man, finally revealed his cunning as a king.

That's not all. Right beside Edson, Princesses Milo, Fini, and Selma, along with the other princes, all appeared, each dressed in military attire. Clearly, they were prepared, and their gazes towards Eileen were filled with Wrath and hatred.

He stroked his beard with his fingers, a mocking look on his face. "Foolish fellow."

"I am the king of this kingdom, do you expect me to be loyal to you?"

"Without loyalty, how can there be betrayal?"

"Don't you care about your daughter's life?" In her extreme Wrath, Eileen's voice cracked.

"I care deeply about my daughter's life," Edson said firmly. "But I am not just a father; I am the King of Exeter."

"I hold not only Suna's life in my hands, but also the lives of millions of people in the entire kingdom."

"Although I'm old, I can still tell what's important and what's not," Edson said in a deep voice.

If the Hero were to die here, and with the royal family involved, Edson had no doubt what the kingdom would face. The mere prospect of the Holy Church and the Hero's companions launching an attack would be a disaster the kingdom could not withstand.

Edson did not want to see his youngest daughter die, but as king, he was responsible for everyone in the kingdom.

"Good, good... good..." Edson's words made Eileen tremble uncontrollably. In her Wrath, she uttered three "good"s in a row. She had originally wanted to kill Qin Chu, but Qin Chu was unharmed while dozens of her men had died.

This ending was completely unacceptable to Eileen's young mind.

She screamed like a madwoman, "Edson, I really underestimated you. It's alright, I'll give your daughter back to you, albeit a broken one. Do you think your daughter will hate you as her father before she dies?"

"Are you talking about Princess Suna?"

Just then, a clear and familiar voice came from the night sky, and the next second, one... no, two figures appeared on the roof of the inn.

One of them was none other than the vanished Sylph.

In Sylph's arms was a petite and adorable girl.

Who else could it be but Princess Suna of the Exeter Kingdom?

When King Edson saw his youngest daughter appear, he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had prepared himself for never to see his daughter again, seeing her appear unharmed was naturally the best outcome.

Eileen's small hands were clenched tightly. The hostage, whom she could use to vent her anger, had been rescued, and she had lost another card in her hand. Eileen was so frustrated that she almost wanted to vomit blood. Her heart was filled with an intense, unyielding hatred. She couldn't understand why this had happened.

Just then, Qin Chu's voice came from the window on the second floor of the inn. "Eileen, you were right about one thing: today is my death day, but not mine, it's yours..."

Eileen's small hands were clenched tightly, her long, sharp fingernails even piercing her palms, blood dripping from the edges of her hands onto the ground. She couldn't accept this ending, her gaze fixed on Qin Chu: "You knew everything all along?"

"Certainly."

"I already had my suspicions when I first met His Majesty the King." Qin Chu did not refuse to clear up Eileen's doubts.

He was a kind and benevolent Hero.

How could we let Eileen be such a fool?

Qin Chu rubbed his forehead in exasperation. This enemy's skill level was far too low; there were too many openings. Qin Chu didn't even know where to begin. "Eileen, you're really too stupid."

Qin Chu stabbed Eileen in the heart.

Eileen swayed slightly.

"You already exposed yourself at that banquet, didn't you notice? Even though you're the most favored little princess, your rank in a formal setting is actually higher than your older sisters. Don't you think that's suspicious?"

"When His Majesty the King is talking to you, he keeps glancing at you and asking for your opinion. Don't you find that strange?"

"You think you can fake Princess Suna's shyness, but you don't realize that no matter how shy a princess is, she's still a princess. Too much of a good thing is bad, understand? Going too far will only arouse suspicion."

"Of course, it's very likely that Edson deliberately instructed you to do this, just to make you give yourself away and arouse my suspicion."

"His Majesty the King and I appeared to be simply exchanging normal information, but during that process, intelligence was already being transmitted."

"Do you think I didn't know about your meeting with Alfred? You killed a rat, didn't you suspect that the rat's appearance was too coincidental?"

"Haven't you noticed that these rats have appeared around you more than once?"

"You didn't notice so many flaws and loopholes; you were just immersed in the joy of your plan's imminent success, completely unaware that the closer you get to success, the closer you are to death."

"You think you're the one plotting against me, but little do you know this trap was also set for you."

Shaking his head, Qin Chu gave his final assessment. "Honestly, you're far inferior to Rosweisse."

Qin Chu's words, especially his final assessment, caused Eileen a dull ache in her chest. She was actually inferior to that bitch, Rosweisse? How could it be? How could it be? How could it be?

Her flat chest was heaving rapidly, rising and falling with each movement.

"Since you knew all along, why didn't you act beforehand?"

"Naturally, it's so I can gather all those who plotted against me together and wipe them all out in one fell swoop," Qin Chu said irritably. His tone implied, "Can't you even figure out something this simple? You're so stupid!"

"Of course, killing you too soon would be too boring." Qin Chu didn't care about that. He spread his arms, his smile becoming increasingly malicious, "Watching you so confident, so sure of victory, so sure you can get rid of me right away, and then crushing your hopes completely, that would be the ultimate pleasure."

Eileen's eyes widened, and she looked at Qin Chu as if he were a demon.

This... is a monster.

Whether it's strength, intelligence, or that twisted personality.

Qin Chu didn't care about all that; this woman still had hope, and her will hadn't been destroyed.

I know far more than you can imagine.

"If I'm not mistaken, the three subordinates beside you are named Daiaboliq, and they are clones of the Demonic Beast Grand Prince..." Qin Chu's voice was icy.

A replica of the Demonic Beast Grand Prince?

Upon hearing this, a commotion arose among the surrounding crowd.

Indeed, it's rare to see a human as tall as Princess Milo, who stands at three meters.

These three guys, each over four meters tall, looked extremely exaggerated.

He exuded a strong, filthy, and bloody aura, clearly not a kind person. However, no one expected him to have such an identity.

Even Eileen's face was full of surprise... In order to revive Jello, she was willing to cooperate with any life form, even Magic Creature, but she never expected that this was actually Magic Creature.

"Huh? Judging from your expression, you don't seem to know?"

"Your stupidity has truly crossed the line."

"You must have another partner, and judging from your appearance, you probably don't know who your partner is either. So, I'll mercifully tell you—it's the Demon King Nag!"

This statement caused another sensation.

Collaborating with the Demon King to murder the Hero?

"And the person you desperately want to resurrect..." Qin Chu began to fabricate a story, wanting only to push Eileen into an Abyss, to make Eileen suffer. "He can no longer be resurrected, he is completely and utterly dead."

"I also have the Soul Fragment you're looking for; it's empty, just a meaningless broken stone."

"By the way, I've already crushed one of those Soul Fragment. Even if there were a way to revive him, you'll never be able to piece it all back together in this lifetime."

Everything you've done has been in vain; it's completely worthless.

"Pity you, scheming and struggling so desperately for something that can never be achieved, how pleasurable it is..."

Qin Chu wasn't so kind as to tell Eileen that Jero's soul was still alive—the very same demon king she had worked with... That wouldn't bring Eileen pain, but rather joy.

The voice grew increasingly shrill, each word piercing Eileen's heart like a knife.

Jello Geralt's Soul Fragment are just rotten stones?

One of them has already been crushed; we can't make a whole set anymore?

To resurrect Jello and to possess Jello exclusively, she even killed her own sister.

Now Qin Chu is telling me that everything I've done has been in vain and has no value whatsoever?

So what was the point of all that hard work over such a long time?

All hope was crushed in that instant, leaving Eileen with only endless emptiness and despair. She even felt her stomach churning with pain from the discomfort.

A feeling of pressure shot through his chest, and with a "whoosh," a large spurt of bright red blood gushed from his small mouth.

Aaaaaaaahh...

A heart-wrenching scream rang out from Eileen's mouth.

This is true despair.

And this is also the most delightful scene.

Chapter Four is here. Time for a break.

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Chapter 451 The Witch's Betrayal (1)

The night sky.

Eileen's screams were as piercing as a cuckoo weeping blood.

Those who heard it were moved to tears.

Mental torment is more painful than physical torture.

For Eileen, every moment she spent with Jello after Jello death was her most precious memory.

She used these memories to soothe her longing for Jello.

But memories are ultimately just memories.

Even the most perfect memory can never replace reality.

After a brief moment of relief and happiness, all that remained deep inside was emptiness and an even stronger longing for Jello.

It was a vicious cycle, like a vortex of despair slowly swallowing Eileen, and her desire to see Jello grew stronger and stronger, more and more frantic.

It wasn't until she learned from Rosweisse that Jello could be resurrected that Eileen felt a glimmer of light appear in her otherwise gloomy life.

No matter how slim the possibility, it was the most precious hope for Eileen.

This hope has become the driving force that keeps Eileen alive. In the process of fighting to revive Jello, her love for Jello deep in her heart gradually becomes distorted.

The desire for possessiveness is becoming increasingly strong.

Although there was still no sign of Jello's resurrection, Eileen was already finding it unbearable to see that her teammates were all women, including Ronald.

Ronald was abandoned in the Magic Creature's territory...

Although Ramon has sealed off the Demonic Beast Territory, she's Thief Saint, and with Ronald, a swordsman renowned for his speed, is it really impossible for them to escape the Magic Creature's encirclement?

If Eileen really wanted to rescue Ronald, she could have shown herself to attract a large number of powerful Magic Creature to chase after him, giving Ronald a chance to escape. With Eileen's strength as Thief Saint, escaping from the Magic Creature's pursuit would not have been difficult.

Couldn't Eileen have come up with such a simple method?

She ruthlessly abandoned Ronald in the Magic Creature's territory simply because she was refused when she asked him to keep the fragments of Jello's Soul Fragment.

She thought Ramon would kill Ronald and dump his body in the wilderness, which she could then retrieve. Who would have thought Ramon would have such a twisted sense of humor that the attempt to obtain the fragment failed!

At the Snowlink Mountains, they attacked Athena.

He even killed his own sister.

That's her twin sister, the sister she's lived with since childhood...

She gave everything, sacrificed everything, only to find it all wasted, utterly devoid of value and meaning?

Qin Chu had already crushed one of Jello's Soul Fragment, and the remaining soul could never be pieced together again. Jello could never be resurrected. At this moment, the only light in her life had been extinguished.

All that remained was a thick, viscous darkness.

Eileen didn't doubt Qin Chu's words. Given Qin Chu's ruthless and cruel nature, he was absolutely capable of crushing Jello's Soul Fragment.

Eileen's eyes gradually became hollow.

There wasn't a trace of life in it.

Two scarlet marks rolled down from the corners of her eyes; they were blood, and tears.