Dear, Time to Take Your Medicine!

With a hiss, surging Battle Qi tore downward in a perfectly straight plane, skimming past the faces of Qin Chu, Augustus, and the others.

A narrow depression was carved directly into the ground, though no one knew how deep it went.

Perhaps dozens of meters? Maybe even over a hundred?

To either side, it extended for hundreds of meters. The streetlamps along the road had been split vertically down the middle, their cuts smooth as mirrors.

This scene was not as earth-shaking as before, with blazing flames spreading across the land and thunderous earthquakes, but its true destructive power was undoubtedly far more terrifying.

Yet Augustus had easily received such a horrifying attack.

A milky-white glow condensed in his right palm as he caught the greatsword. With a sweep of his left hand, he cast a barrier around everyone.

Augustus only leaned back slightly before blocking Ekaterina's full-powered strike.

That was the gap in their strength.

Though Ekaterina was already over level eighty and Augustus was only in the early nineties, with less than ten levels separating them, if they truly fought, even four or five Ekaterinas would not be a match for Augustus.

At this level of strength, even a one-level difference could be terrifying.

"Hey, Saya..."

"Didn't you say that your improved Love That Topples Cities potion would be more effective?" Qin Chu asked Saya Nicholas in his mind. "Why does it feel like Ekaterina had no hesitation at all when she attacked?"

"Don't question my skills," Saya grumbled unhappily.

"There is absolutely nothing wrong with my improved Love That Topples Cities."

"But I told you as well, didn't I? If she received intense stimulation, she might break free from the potion's influence. So tell me, after Ekaterina woke up and realized her current situation... wouldn't she be stimulated?"

Uh...

Qin Chu was speechless for a moment.

It really did seem that way. This woman who loved Jello so deeply had woken up to find that she had slept with another man...

That was definitely stimulating enough.

"Besides, she only took the potion once. Its effects aren't that strong yet..." Saya said brightly. "Just wait. Her descent has already become irreversible."

No one could hear the exchange between Qin Chu and Saya.

Everyone's gaze was focused on Ekaterina.

After unleashing that attack with every ounce of her strength, Ekaterina was nearly spent. She knelt on one knee, gasping heavily, one hand braced against the ruined ground. Her fiery red hair spilled down beside her ears, and bead-sized drops of sweat continuously fell from her pale skin onto the dust below, leaving mark after mark.

She had no strength left, nor any Battle Qi...

Perhaps she could not even lift Flame Severance now.

Yet she still forced herself onward, her legs trembling as she rose to her feet again.

Her eyes remained fixed on Qin Chu, hatred undiminished. If Augustus had not been there, Flame Severance would have turned that damned bastard to ash in a single blow.

But buried deep beneath those hate-filled eyes was a faint, nearly imperceptible trace of relief...

What was she relieved about?

Relieved that she had failed to kill Qin Chu?

That inexplicable feeling deep within her heart made Ekaterina especially irritated.

She would not feel relieved because she had failed to kill Qin Chu. Killing Qin Chu was her sole objective now. Yes, that was it.

Dragging her exhausted body along, Ekaterina walked toward Qin Chu step by step. Even if Flame Severance had failed to kill him, she would crush Qin Chu's head with her own fists.

That was the Scarlet Valkyrie.

Until the moment she died, she would never stop.

Setting aside the fact that she had stabbed Qin Chu in the back to resurrect Jello, she was actually an exceptionally outstanding woman.

But it was precisely because of that betrayal that she was guaranteed to suffer even more torment and even more pain afterward... Qin Chu would make this woman experience what true despair was. He would make her Ruin, body and soul alike!

And now, this was only the beginning!

"Big Sister Ekaterina, what are you doing? Stop..." Rosweisse tried to stop Ekaterina in a panic. She could tell that Augustus was extremely angry now.

That wrinkled face of his had turned ashen.

Even the flesh on his face was trembling. His cold eyes stared fixedly at Ekaterina. "Ekaterina, what exactly are you trying to do? Don't think that just because you're a member of the Hero's Party, I would not dare do anything to you. If you don't give me an explanation today, the Hero's Party will only have nine members from now on..."

Ekaterina's eyes nearly split with rage as she glared murderously at Qin Chu. "Augustus, this has nothing to do with you. I'm here for him..."

"The Hero?" Augustus froze. That sword strike had indeed been aimed at the Hero. He knew that the members of the Hero's Party were not very welcoming toward Qin Chu, but surely it was not to this extent?

"This bastard took advantage of me being drunk last night and... forced himself on me..." Ekaterina's body trembled as she spoke those words herself. It was humiliation, but she no longer cared. Even if she had to expose her own shame, she would make everyone see Qin Chu's true face beneath his gentlemanly disguise.

Hiss...

The moment those words came out.

Countless pairs of eyes instantly turned toward Qin Chu.

Well, well. Lord Hero certainly played hard...

Yesterday, everyone was complaining about the chapter cut-off. As compensation, and because a reader said I could update seven chapters over three days, I'll post three chapters today... sigh. Let me clarify: Xiaofei doesn't deliberately cut chapters short. I basically lock myself in a little dark room, usually writing in ninety-minute sessions. Whatever I write becomes a chapter; at most, I wrap it up a little and that's it. I write however far I get. You can see that sometimes my chapters are two thousand words, sometimes four thousand, sometimes five thousand, depending on my state at the time... Anyway, that's how it is. I still hope everyone won't stockpile chapters, since follow-up reading directly affects the recommendations to come.

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Am I That Kind of Person?

(Still asking for monthly tickets)

In an instant, Qin Chu became the target of public condemnation, and everyone's eyes focused on him.

Was this Hero summoned to their world a little too awful? He already had such a beautiful maid as Angelica by his side, yet he had actually forced himself on Ekaterina while she was drunk?

Too despicable, too shameless, too enviable... ah, no, too revolting.

The many nuns and female priests looked at Qin Chu with contempt. In a daze, Qin Chu seemed to have become the filth of the world itself, a walking collection of scum and sin. Did such a bastard truly have the right to be the Hero?

If Skyvault Continent had to rely on trash like him for salvation, it might as well be destroyed.

Meanwhile, the male Knights of the Holy Knights Order gradually went from contempt to envy... After all, that was Ekaterina. That was the Scarlet Valkyrie. Her personality might be rather awful, but that face, that figure, those breasts, that ass... especially those long, round, soul-stealing legs.

If those long legs were wrapped around their waists, and they had encountered such an opportunity, they certainly would not have let it slip away either... Yet now Qin Chu had gotten all the benefits.

Of course, regardless of what they truly thought in their hearts, they still had to put on expressions of disdain. Taking advantage of someone while she was drunk was truly beneath all dignity.

As expected, outsiders summoned from another world were not as elegant and noble as the natives of Skyvault Continent. They were far too uncouth.

All the Holy Knights stepped away from Qin Chu with looks of disgust, making it clear that they were not like him.

Augustus's expression was also strange. He had initially been filled with fury. After all, due to Rosweisse, the Holy Church had always maintained quite a good relationship with the members of the Hero's Party. Yet the Scarlet Valkyrie had suddenly attacked the Holy Church for no reason. Did she think the Holy Church was made of clay? Who was she looking down on?

But now, he did not know where to vent all that anger.

He even felt somewhat wronged.

Qin Chu was the one who took advantage of you while you were drunk, not the Holy Church. If you wanted revenge, go after Qin Chu. What was the point of charging straight into the Holy Church to kill people? Could you not wait until Qin Chu left the Holy Church?

Still, that probably would not happen. Qin Chu would definitely stay until Ekaterina came charging into the Holy Church. Before Ekaterina appeared, even if he had to shamelessly cling on, Qin Chu would remain here and go nowhere.

Augustus was no fool. With a little thought, he immediately understood Qin Chu's intentions. This Hero had cunningly used him as a shield, intending to use his hands to block Ekaterina's attacks.

And even if Augustus knew the truth, as long as Qin Chu still bore the title of Hero, he absolutely could not allow Ekaterina to kill Qin Chu within the Holy Church.

Interesting. He had originally planned to use, even control, the Hero and turn the Hero's power into his own. Before he had even begun to act, he had instead been used by the Hero first.

It seemed this Lord Hero was even more shrewd than he had expected.

What frustrated Augustus even more was that, after Ekaterina exposed this matter, he could no longer pursue her responsibility for attacking the Holy Church. If Augustus kept harping on it, countless noble ladies would surely condemn him. The woman had already suffered something like that, and you were still clinging to such a trivial matter. A grown man was actually splitting hairs with a woman—were you still a man? Were you even human?

So what if she attacked the Holy Church once? Were the losses that great? Could you not just endure it?

Thoughts spun through Augustus's mind, but his face wore an awkward smile as he looked at Qin Chu. He coughed twice softly before speaking. "Ahem, Lord Hero, this is where you were in the wrong."

"How could you do such a thing while Miss Ekaterina was drunk? It truly damages the dignity expected of a Hero."

"You could simply ask a young lady from a noble family out. I doubt any young lady would refuse an invitation from the Hero."

"If you truly could not bear it, you could go to a brothel... Spend a little money. There is no shame in that!"

Qin Chu's face darkened. Was that really something the Pope should say? Was he sure there was no problem with that?

In truth, Augustus had one more thing he did not say aloud. Even if you wanted to make a move, why pick Ekaterina of all people? What was so good about that woman? Her face was only a little prettier, her figure only a little hotter, her breasts only a little bigger, her legs only a little longer... Was that so tempting?

Her explosive, awful personality was enough to erase all those advantages.

However, those words might make Ekaterina explode again, so Augustus wisely kept them to himself.

Rosweisse was also full of shock. She had not expected Qin Chu and Ekaterina to progress this far in merely one afternoon.

But Rosweisse was clearly thinking about something different from everyone else. She suspected that Ekaterina had done it on purpose... After all, Rosweisse had personally seen Ekaterina's state after getting drunk, and more than once. Anyone who wanted to play a prank on her while she was drunk had better prepare to have their head blown apart with one punch.

Unless Ekaterina herself had agreed, Qin Chu could never have succeeded.

Furthermore, the two of them had previously discussed becoming more intimate with Qin Chu, building a better relationship with him, and even making Qin Chu fall in love with one of them so they could stab him in the back more easily later.

Rosweisse had every reason to suspect that Ekaterina had deliberately done this to achieve that goal. But Ekaterina's sacrifice was far too great, wasn't it? To resurrect Lord Jello, she had actually handed over even her pure and spotless body.

Rosweisse imagined Ekaterina clenching her fists, suppressing the urge to smash Qin Chu's head with a punch, enduring the pain and disgust in her heart as she tolerated a man she did not like at all climbing on top of her...

Her body shuddered, and her face turned pale.

God, that image was too awful. It was more terrifying than hell itself. She truly did not know how Ekaterina had endured it.

But if that was the case, why had she come to hunt Qin Chu down? Rosweisse came up with a reason in her mind. It must be because she did not want Qin Chu to think she was an easy woman, that anyone could have her whenever she got drunk. After all, such an easy woman was terribly lacking in appeal. It would feel as though anyone could have her, and even after sleeping together, it would be difficult to attract Qin Chu.

Ekaterina had actually planned to sacrifice herself to such an extent for Jello's resurrection. Rosweisse was somewhat moved, but what she felt even more strongly was excitement... They had already slept together, and the distance between Qin Chu and their side had greatly narrowed.

That would be very beneficial for stabbing him in the back later.

However, Ekaterina had already become a fallen flower and a broken willow. Lord Jello would never fancy a woman who had lost her purity. Rosweisse had one fewer powerful rival, which was absolutely a good thing.

Leaving aside the varied expressions and private thoughts of the people around them, Qin Chu looked around in panic.

"No, why are all of you looking at me like that?"

"Do you really suspect that I did something like that?"

"Am I that kind of person?"

He threw out three questions in a row, and the looks in everyone's eyes gave him a very obvious answer: Wasn't he?

What could a Hero who had demanded a beautiful maid the moment he was summoned into this world not do?

The suspicious looks from everyone around him hurt Qin Chu deeply.

He decided to tell the truth. After all, compared with the reputation of a Hero taking advantage of someone while she was drunk, the reputation of a Hero being dragged into a room was a little better.

A Hero being forced would at most be somewhat embarrassing, but considering that the Hero was not very strong yet, it was acceptable. But if word spread that the Hero had taken advantage of someone while she was drunk, he would become a complete and utter piece of scum.

Although what he intended to do was countless times more terrifying than what a scumbag would do, at the very least, he still needed a decent reputation for now.

Under the gazes of the crowd, filled with contempt, Qin Chu left Augustus's protection and faced Ekaterina directly.

Augustus frowned. Considering that Ekaterina was almost completely exhausted now, she should no longer be able to harm Qin Chu. Even if she tried to attack him, he could stop her, so he gave up on stopping Qin Chu from leaving his protection. Besides, he was quite curious what Qin Chu could possibly say next.

Ekaterina's eyes were still filled with hatred. "Qin Chu, don't think that escaping today means you can live in peace. I swear, as long as I draw breath, you will never know peace. I don't believe Augustus can guard you every moment of every day..."

"Fine, Ekaterina. Since you've put it that way, I can't worry about so much anymore."

Qin Chu took a deep breath and directly dropped a bombshell that stunned everyone present.

"Ekaterina, you raped me."

Second update delivered. Still asking for monthly tickets and follow-up reading. By the way, tomorrow is National Day. Let me see whether I should post a little more...

Is There Any Justice Left? Is There Any Law Left?

"Ekaterina, you raped me!"

The moment those words came out, everyone was stunned.

In an instant, the surroundings fell silent.

Everyone was shocked. Apart from Nicholas, the guards, and Angelica, everyone else wore strange expressions. They even wondered whether they had heard wrong.

What had the Hero just said?