Chapter 517: The First Hero?
A scheme.
Qin Chu tried to provoke the man to extract information from him.
Perhaps Qin Chu really did know something, at least understanding that this man was also thrown into this world by the Goddess of Fate, Moirae… This was a crucial piece of intelligence.
But similarly, this man was also scheming against Qin Chu.
Anger?
Impulsiveness?
All just a pretense.
Even if truly angry and impulsive, this man would still carefully suppress his true thoughts, preventing Qin Chu from seeing through him.
And his true objective was only one: Qin Chu’s life.
While Qin Chu’s attention was drawn by the man in an attack stance, he completely didn’t expect the real crisis would come from behind.
What Qin Chu had been facing was just a substitute puppet.
He believed this carefully planned assassination attempt would definitely take Qin Chu’s life.
Once Qin Chu died, he could become the true Hero.
In the shadows, a twisted, ferocious face faintly emerged. Under the gaze of four eyes, sharp claws tore through the air with a chi sound.
Grabbing directly towards the center of Qin Chu’s back.
This sudden attack seemed to truly catch Qin Chu off guard.
Qin Chu, whose attention was completely focused on the enemy in front, completely didn’t expect an attack from behind. Plus, this guy’s shameless sneak attack was fast, accurate, and ruthless, leaving him no time to dodge.
On the center of his back, the white mink coat given by his mother-in-law was torn open.
Crimson blood spurted out, staining the white fur red.
The claws had already pierced into Qin Chu’s chest. He seemed to feel he had already grasped Qin Chu’s heart… The man didn’t hesitate at all. He knew very well the principle of killing decisively. Although he showed disdain towards Qin Chu, he acknowledged Qin Chu’s strength. Any hesitation might give his enemy a chance to turn the tables.
Immediately after, his fingers instantly tightened.
The heart, expanding, contracting, and beating in his palm, was directly crushed by the man with a pa sound.
Splat…
Qin Chu’s body trembled violently, a mouthful of blood spraying from his mouth.
Within a thick shadow, the man’s body gradually became clear.
Seeing this scene, Anastasia’s face instantly paled dramatically. Subconsciously, Anastasia wanted to rush over, even though she wasn’t a match for this mysterious assassin.
But her raised foot suddenly stopped, her gaze fixed on Qin Chu.
She understood Qin Chu.
The Hero wasn’t someone who would be easily killed. In this world, it was always Qin Chu scheming against others; no one could scheme against Qin Chu.
As expected, this bizarre scene lasted for several seconds.
Qin Chu’s neck turned with creaking sounds like a rusty machine, an impossible range of motion for a normal human. His eyes turned stiffly to the side and back, staring fixedly at the man behind him.
The claws still stirred within his chest, pain exploding from his soul.
Qin Chu’s face even twisted in agony.
The man didn’t overthink it. He even felt smug about his success, his eyes showing increasing delight.
“I told you, you’re not worthy of being the Hero,” the man said with a sinister smile.
“Just you, and still wanting me to be your underling? Do you deserve it?”
The Hero’s heart had already been crushed by him. At this moment, the man was fearless.
He knew, no matter how much he belittled Qin Chu, this person’s strength was undeniable. Even with an injury of this degree, he could still survive for a while. But having his heart crushed… Unless this Hero had some heaven-defying ability to bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh and bones, he was ultimately doomed.
Before, he wouldn’t waste time, wouldn’t say too much, giving Qin Chu a chance to turn the tables.
But now, he didn’t mind savoring the joy of victory.
Indeed, only after thoroughly humiliating this fellow could he truly enjoy that sense of pleasure.
Simply killing Qin Chu felt like something was missing.
“I admit your strength is formidable, but… you were too careless.”
“I’ll return all the words you said before to you now. This world is definitely not as simple as you imagine.”
“Someone like you truly lacks the qualities to be a qualified Hero. Only I am the true chosen one,” the man raised his head high and said proudly.
“And you are just a thief who stole the Hero’s honor. Now, everything you possess will be returned to its rightful owner.”
“Don’t blame me. After all, everything you currently possess originally belonged to me.”
“Hehe…” Facing the man’s long speech, Qin Chu laughed, blood and saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.
That laughter made the man feel somewhat strange. He didn’t understand why Qin Chu could still laugh at this moment.
He’s about to die, what’s so funny?
“Hero? Tsk tsk…”
“These two words have truly caused the death of quite a few people.”
“You probably don’t know, besides you, there were also…” Qin Chu said in a gloomy voice. He could feel the man before him had relaxed his vigilance because he had already crushed his heart.
This was the perfect time to extract information.
The only trouble was, suppressing the self-healing ability of the Holy Healing authority was extremely difficult for Qin Chu.
Under excessive effort, even his lips trembled.
However, in the eyes of the man opposite, this appearance was completely interpreted as Qin Chu enduring immense pain. He was about to die.
“Fifty-nine. Including you and that so-called First Hero Jie Luo, I know,” as expected, after relaxing his vigilance, the man didn’t mind chatting a bit with Qin Chu before his death.
As for the woman behind… that meager strength, he didn’t take her seriously at all.
Killing her wouldn’t even take any effort.
However, he had to admit, that woman’s face and figure were quite good.
If this woman was sensible and served him well, perhaps he could keep her around. After all, after replacing Qin Chu as the Hero, he indeed needed some beauties to boost his appearance.
If this woman wasn’t tactful, then just kill her after playing with her.
Qin Chu’s eyes flickered slightly. Fifty-nine… This man truly knew clearly. This number was even higher than what was recorded in the imprint left by the First Jie Luo.
Qin Chu didn’t think the First Jie Luo was deceiving him. Meaning, there were even more Heroes whose existences were unknown to the First Jie Luo, or even the Second Jie Luo.
The man became even more smug: “Speaking of which, I still have to thank that idiot Jie Luo. If not for him killing those thirty-seven Heroes, I wouldn’t have been able to absorb their power from those fragmented remains so easily.”
“You probably don’t know yet, but this is my talent.”
“I can absorb the abilities of other Heroes.”
“Not just those before, even you are the same. Don’t worry, I will make good use of your abilities. Your power can exert an even greater effect in my hands.”
More intel emerged.
This man knew about the existence of numerous Heroes in the past, knew Jie Luo killed thirty-seven Heroes, and could even absorb their abilities after Jie Luo killed them. He even knew about the other twenty Heroes that Jie Luo didn’t know about…
He definitely wasn’t summoned after Jie Luo faked his death…
This guy arrived on the Heavenly Continent earlier than Qin Chu, even earlier than Jie Luo.
This guy might even be the very first Hero.
But why didn’t he encounter him in his previous life? Could it be that because he took some different actions in this life, this man was activated?
The man seemed to feel he had said too much.
“Huu, it’s about time to end your life.” The man’s claws were still embedded in Qin Chu’s chest: “Wasting so much time on trash like you is truly not very cost-effective.”
“Just go peacefully. Your women, I will take good care of them,” the man smiled sinisterly, his claws about to completely rip open Qin Chu’s chest, ending Qin Chu’s life.
But just then, the man suddenly sensed something extremely strange. Qin Chu, on the verge of death, showed no fear and even smiled at him.
That smile inexplicably made the man’s body tremble slightly.
He’s smiling?
Smiling about what?
Clearly about to die, why can he still smile?
“Do you really think you can kill me?” Qin Chu raised an eyebrow.
He also felt it was about time. Although he hadn’t unearthed all of this man’s secrets, being able to obtain this much, Qin Chu was already quite satisfied. He wasn’t greedy.
The power of the Holy Healing authority was finally unleashed by Qin Chu.
The next instant, the man, to his astonishment, sensed through his claws that the damaged internal organs within Qin Chu’s chest were rapidly wriggling.
Even the heart he had crushed was regenerating at an extremely fast speed.
This situation completely exceeded the man’s expectations. He was greatly surprised, not understanding what was happening.
He could even feel a strong squeezing force pressing against his fingers, attempting to force his claws out of Qin Chu’s chest.
Before, he thought unless Qin Chu had the ability to bring the dead back to life and regenerate flesh and bones, he was definitely doomed… Could it be this guy really had some kind of immortality ability?
Damn it, this is too terrible!
Clearly about to kill him…
Damn it!
This man wasn’t stupid. He understood he had been tricked.
He thought he had schemed against Qin Chu, but in reality, he was the one being schemed against.
The resentment of being fooled made the man unbearable. Subconsciously, his claws wanted to twist, directly tearing apart Qin Chu’s entire body from his heart to his neck, to his head.
But compared to the man’s movements, Qin Chu’s reaction was faster.
Just as the man was about to exert force, Qin Chu’s right hand shot out, grabbing the man’s neck and throwing him forcefully. With a chi sound, the man’s claws were flung away from Qin Chu’s chest. The bloody wound was recovering at an extremely fast speed, completely healed in the blink of an eye, without even the slightest scar remaining.
Immediately after, Qin Chu’s arm exerted force.
All the strength in his entire body concentrated on his right arm, the entire arm becoming exceptionally thick in an instant.
The next second, with a hong sound, the man’s bizarre, twisted body was swung in a full circle by Qin Chu in mid-air, then slammed heavily onto the ice layer beneath their feet.
Crackle, crackle.
Accompanied by strange sounds, the ice layer instantly shattered.
Dense cracks spread outwards like a spiderweb.
The man’s body bounced abruptly. He felt a dull pain in his chest, a mouthful of blood spraying uncontrollably from his mouth with a wa sound. Numerous bones in his entire body were directly broken.
The shattered bones even pierced his internal organs. The intense pain made the man’s body twitch continuously like a worm.
He wanted to use his ability to travel through the ice to escape, but quickly discovered he couldn’t do it at all. The glacier had disappeared, revealing the thick layer of soil beneath.
The glacier had long been shattered by the impact just now.
He could use “Release” (遁 – ton, a ninja technique for traveling through elements), but not Earth Release(doton).
T/n: *Doton: Naruto reference*
“Seeing you seem to know many things, I just played with you for a bit. Did you really think you were some important character?” Qin Chu’s cold voice came.
His cold gaze looked down at the figure below. Qin Chu was quite satisfied with this harvest. The only thing he felt bad about was that the coat his mother-in-law hand-sewed was actually torn by this guy. That was truly unfortunate.
“Although your appearance surprised me somewhat, you’re still not my opponent,” Qin Chu said quietly. This person’s strength was at most level 90, considered an expert, but not his opponent.
“Originally, seeing you’re barely a fellow countryman, I planned to go easy on you a bit. But unfortunately, you disappointed me.”
“But who made this person kind-hearted and magnanimous? So I’m still willing to give you another chance. Tell me everything you know.”
“Who exactly is behind you? The Goddess of Fate, Moirae? Or those ugly things in the Void?”
“What is their purpose in choosing you?”
At this time, he did display the will and pride of a man. Suppressing his pain, a proud and disdainful look appeared on his face: “Want to learn secrets from me? Dream on, Qin Chu. You can’t kill me.”
Huu…
Qin Chu sighed helplessly.
Then he raised his right foot, stomping on the man’s face.
Forcefully.
His cheekbones were almost crushed.
His entire head rubbed hard against the frozen ground.
This was a very humiliating action. When had this man ever suffered such humiliation? His head shook desperately, forcefully moving his face away from the sole of Qin Chu’s foot. His eyes filled with crimson, he opened his mouth, revealing bloodstained teeth, and let out a low, suppressed roar at Qin Chu.
Under extreme humiliation, this man clearly lost control for a moment, even directly speaking his native language: “Baka…” (Japanese for idiot/fool)
Eh?
