Chapter 511: Athena Waits in Anticipation
The Mermaid’s Heart, obtained.
How so fast?
Upon receiving this news, Athena was also taken aback.
Loseweisse’s efficiency was even higher than she imagined. The Endless Sea, even Athena had only heard legends about it; she had never been there.
She originally thought Loseweisse would be trapped in the Endless Sea for a long time, perhaps even perishing there.
But now, less than a month later, Loseweisse actually contacted her, informing her the Mermaid’s Heart had been found… Most importantly, since Loseweisse could contact her, it also meant this woman had successfully left that mysterious sea area.
In less than a month, enter the Endless Sea, find the Mermaid’s Heart, and leave the Endless Sea safely?
No matter how one looked at it, this seemed a bit too exaggerated, even giving Athena the illusion that the so-called Endless Sea wasn’t as terrifying as legends said.
Although shocked, Athena quickly reacted: “Are you sure you found the Mermaid’s Heart, not a Fishman’s heart?”
“Of course…” Mixed with the strange sound of chewing came from the other end.
That bizarre feeling even made Athena’s hair stand on end.
What exactly is this person eating?
Could it be mermaid?… Probably not. Although Loseweisse isn’t a good person, she’s a neat freak.
“I can still distinguish between a Fishman and a mermaid. I also absolutely wouldn’t joke with Lord Jie Luo’s life. You understand this very well, Athena, don’t you?”
Athena fell silent.
Among the members of the former Hero Squad, if one had to say who was the most determined to resurrect Jie Luo, besides Loseweisse, there was no other.
Unlike herself, Sylph, and Ekaterina, these “traitors,” Loseweisse was truly single-mindedly focused on resurrecting Jie Luo.
This woman was greedy, power-hungry, even attempting to climb to the position of Pope of the Holy See… But for Loseweisse, pursuing power was only because becoming Pope allowed her to control more powerful forces, which was greatly beneficial to resurrecting Jie Luo.
Satisfying her own desires for power was merely a side effect.
Since Loseweisse confirmed she had obtained the Mermaid’s Heart, it definitely wasn’t wrong.
A slight smile touched Athena’s lips. It seemed the good show Qin Chu had been waiting for was finally about to begin.
However, Qin Chu and Anastasia had gone to the Ice Duchy now. Although this good show was about to start, it had to be temporarily postponed.
Then let’s slightly increase Loseweisse’s sense of urgency. The more anxious she was, the more excited Loseweisse would be when resurrecting Jie Luo. The more excited she was, the more brutal her fall into hell would be.
Just thinking about it made one look forward to it.
“Sorry, I haven’t finished here yet,” Athena rubbed the storage ring on her finger somewhat apologetically. The last piece of Jie Luo’s soul fragment was inside.
“I haven’t found the last soul fragment of Lord Jie Luo yet. I might still need some time.”
On the small boat floating on the sea, Loseweisse’s brow instantly furrowed, displeasure clearly showing on her face.
Useless trash, trash, trash… Garbage, what qualifications does this kind of thing have to be by Lord Jie Luo’s side?
I’ve already braved the Endless Sea, yet Athena hasn’t even found the last soul fragment. What use are you?
Of course, the frustration and disdain in her heart absolutely couldn’t be heard by Athena. If the cooperation between them broke down, the situation would become very dire. After all, the Hero’s blood in Athena’s hands was still very valuable.
Thinking of this, although Loseweisse looked down on Athena in her heart, she still patiently comforted her in as gentle a voice as possible: “It’s okay, Sister Athena, take your time.”
“We have prepared for so long, we’ve endured such difficult days. Now hope is right before us. We can wait. You don’t need to rush, absolutely don’t put yourself in danger.”
The smile on Athena’s face grew wider. Hope?
For you, that might be unprecedented despair, right?
This guy Qin Chu is truly ruthless enough to come up with such a vicious and malicious method to torment Loseweisse.
“Roughly how much longer do you need there?” Although comforting her, Loseweisse was ultimately still very concerned about the progress.
“A month. If there’s another month, I should be able to find it. You also know, Lord Jie Luo’s soul fragment is just a small crystal. Finding such a small thing in the vast mountains is simply too difficult. Don’t worry, I will do my best,” Athena replied with a smile.
A month?
That’s a bit long.
Just like Loseweisse said, she had already waited for too long, unwilling to wait any longer.
If possible, she even wanted to know Athena’s location and help Athena search together. But Athena, this cunning and cautious woman, probably wouldn’t agree to meet, right?
Forget it, forget it.
Just wait.
A month wasn’t too long; it would pass with some patience.
Just take advantage of this time to digest the authority obtained from the Sloth Witch.
A short month naturally wasn’t enough to completely master the Sloth Authority, but gaining some benefits should be no problem.
After her strength grew, she could silently eliminate Athena, this greatest enemy, without causing any problems.
Meanwhile, Athena stretched lazily.
Her fine figure was fully displayed, her alluring curves enough to drive any man mad.
Unfortunately, this perfect body hadn’t been favored by the master for several days.
Just thinking of the scenes with the master, a blush couldn’t help but spread across Athena’s face, her eyes like silk.
Slightly rapid breaths escaped her nostrils.
Indeed, being by the master’s side, embraced by the master, was the most comfortable feeling.
The former her probably never imagined that one day, she, the dignified Grand Mage Athena, would become like this, so yearning for a man, right?
Athena was enduring.
In this matter of taking revenge on Loseweisse, she was definitely the greatest contributor, right?
With the master’s personality, a reward for her was inevitable.
The more agonizing the current endurance, the greater the pleasure when receiving the reward later.
Just then, some movement came from downstairs.
Athena stretched again, then sat up straight, swayed her graceful body, and walked downstairs.
Natia, Norma, and Carol had returned. The expressions on the three women’s faces looked somewhat solemn. Clearly, they had received some not-so-good news.
“How is the situation in the Imperial Palace?” Athena asked softly.
“The internal conflict in the Empire is probably unavoidable,” Carol said with some worry.
She didn’t want to see that happen, but had no way to stop it.
The current Empire, the relationship between the royal family and the nobles was like fire and water, completely a fight to the death.
Even the Hero Qin Chu could only choose one side to align with, or stay out of it completely, unable to mediate.
Although Father Emperor Wadsworth seemed increasingly lucid, he was actually becoming more and more mad, more and more autocratic, unable to listen to any advice.
The nobles, on the other hand, were single-mindedly trying to overthrow Wadsworth.
The ambitions of some nobles were even continuously expanding. They were no longer satisfied with just being nobles; they even wanted to become the new king.
“According to Qin Chu, my father has been eroded by the power of the Evil God.”
“The longer time passes, the more severe the erosion will become.”
“Some time ago, Father Emperor suddenly dismissed all his children, except for me, sending them to the front lines against the Demon Beasts, to serve as commanders. This… might be Father Emperor’s last bit of warmth.”
The front lines against the Demon Beasts were very dangerous.
However, in Wadsworth’s eyes, keeping these children by his side might be even more dangerous.
Under the erosion of the Evil God’s power, his humanity would gradually disappear. Perhaps Wadsworth relied on tremendous willpower to barely give this order. Otherwise, the moment his humanity completely disappeared would be the moment rivers of blood flowed in the entire Empire.
As Wadsworth’s blood relatives, they would be the first to suffer the most brutal purge, none surviving.
Carol was only spared because she had been staying with the Hero. Perhaps, in Wadsworth’s view, the Hero’s side was the safest place in this world. Therefore, Carol wasn’t driven out of the Imperial City.
Carol had seen the fates of those eroded by the Evil God.
If it was just the beginning of the erosion, there might still be a possibility of salvation. But… for Father Emperor, everything was already too late.
“What do you plan to do?” Athena asked quietly.
This princess, usually so valiant and heroic it was almost abnormal, now showed unprecedented confusion. She wanted to save her father emperor, but she knew very well there was nothing she could do.
Even Qin Chu couldn’t purify Father Emperor, let alone her.
On the other hand, she was unwilling to just watch quietly and do nothing.
This depressing silence lasted for a long, long time. Carol finally spoke slowly: “If possible, I hope to save more people.”
“If there’s a chance, I even want to see Father Emperor, even just once.”
Even though Carol knew very well, just this one meeting might lead to her death.
…
Meanwhile.
Ice Duchy.
Above the royal city, the flying snow was carried by the howling wind, like a tornado, flying towards the distance.
The thick silver-white covering on the ground was being lifted layer by layer.
The flying snow completely blocked everyone’s vision; no one could clearly see what was happening in the city.
Qin Chu’s immense magic power shocked Osvid, Heidi, and the group of mages in the Ice Duchy.
The gale covering the entire city, just this alone, wasn’t something an ordinary Grand Sage could achieve… The most terrifying part was that this gale lasted for several hours, with no sign of subsiding.
Qin Chu’s magic power was like the bottomless ocean, inexhaustible.
Let alone Qin Chu’s exquisite control over magic…
No one doubted that even the stone houses would be easily destroyed by this raging gale.
Whether the royal palace or the commoners’ residences, even the stone slabs paving the ground could be lifted.
That gale possessed such power.
But under Qin Chu’s control, the gale only blew away the snow on the rooftops layer by layer, without carrying away the roofs themselves. It only blew away the silver white on the ground without lifting the floorboards.
Although the buildings in the entire city kept shaking, they never suffered any real damage from beginning to end.
Night fell.
The moon replaced the sun, casting a silvery-white glow.
Only late into the night did the howling gale finally stop.
Although it was night, anyone could feel the temperature was even higher than during the day.
Osvid, Heidi, one after another walked out from the palace. Looking at the familiar stone slabs and tiles, their faces were filled with shock.
There were no traces of snow on the rooftops or the ground. The heavy snow that once buried the city had completely disappeared at some point.
Feeling the slightly chilly air, yet much more comfortable than before temperature, an excited flush even appeared on their faces.
Not only had the blizzard ended, but even the snow in the city was gone.
Is this the Hero who brings hope? Truly too strong.
Overwhelmed by excitement, they even felt their bodies trembling.
Within the city, those citizens who had kept themselves shut in their homes, too scared or even unable to come out, could naturally also feel the movement outside.
After sensing the howling gale subside, with apprehensive hearts, they wondered what had happened. Once upon a time, they even thought this raging gale would destroy the entire city, but looking now, it didn’t seem to be the case.
Finally, a man bravely pushed open his door. A gust of fresh yet chilly air hit his face. Seeing the scene outside, the man shivered violently.
His eyes widened more and more, his breathing became rapid. The clean floor, free of snow and ice, the night sky without falling snow…
The disaster, has the disaster finally ended?
His stunned expression lasted for a long, long time. Finally, the man could no longer control himself. As if purely instinctively, wanting to vent all the long-accumulated suppression and fear, he howled loudly like an excited monkey.
To be honest, that sound was truly unpleasant.
But this excited howl quickly aroused the curiosity of the surrounding neighbors.
More and more citizens opened their doors, more and more people saw the change outside.
Excited howls began to echo throughout the city.
Finally, people discovered the angel with wings growing from its ribs hovering in the sky.
Under the bright moonlight, the angel’s front was somewhat dark, unclear, but the luster on those wings became increasingly bright.
An angel…
Is this a servant of the Goddess of Holy Light?
Has Holy Light finally come to save us?
After the long torment of waiting for death, what replaced it was the excitement and joy of surviving a disaster, and the worship of the mysterious existence that saved them.
No one asked, but figure after figure subconsciously prostrated themselves on the ground.
People kneeling on the ground could be seen everywhere throughout the city. The praises for the Goddess of Holy Light turned into thick faith, gathering in the night sky, converging into Qin Chu’s body.
