Hero? Are You Worthy?
Chapter 358 - 228: Hero’s Suicide Squad (5)

Chapter 358: Chapter 228: Hero’s Suicide Squad (5)

Qin Chu felt somewhat helpless.

What did they mean by collecting all the Witches?

Was he such a greedy person?

Besides, he wasn’t doing this for himself, he was doing it for the people of the world, to save the Goddess trapped in the Void; this was a grand goal.

What’s more, Ireta herself was a Witch, greatly tormented by Divine Authority. He was only trying to ease their pain.

So, please do not look at him with the eyes of a lecher.

It was a disrespect to his noble cause.

Qin Chu expressed serious protest against Ireta’s weird gaze, but Ireta didn’t care, and perhaps it was because her heart had started beating again and the Death Aura had been mostly cleared, she seemed a bit more lively than before.

A somewhat mischievous petite face came close to Qin Chu, "My Mr. Brave, one shouldn’t be too greedy..."

"How could that be, I am not that kind of person," Qin Chu shook his head in denial. "I just feel that if the Fiery Flame Witch really is controlled by the Demon Prince, the situation would be very troublesome."

"Really? But even if you have other ideas, it’s useless now."

Ireta spoke with some sadness, "The Fiery Flame Witch has completely gone mad."

"She couldn’t control the flames powerful enough to destroy everything, and even her own body was burned to ashes. The current Fiery Flame Witch is nothing but a violent Fire Spirit, indiscriminately attacking all life. Perhaps, in a few decades, even her soul will turn to ashes in the fierce fire, and by then, she will be liberated."

If the Death Aura on her body continued to spread, she would one day end up in the same state.

But she had been luckier, having met someone who could save her before she went mad.

Ireta paused, then continued, "The Demon Prince knows this, and he wants to seal this Fire Spirit into his own body to gain the power of the Fiery Flame Witch, making him stronger so that no one among the Demons can threaten his position anymore."

"However, sealing the Fire Spirit of the Fiery Flame Witch isn’t an easy task, after all, the Witch has gone mad, but her power hasn’t vanished."

"You have a very special power; your Strength can purify the Death Aura on my body, but I’m not sure if it can restore the Fiery Flame Witch’s sanity."

"In any case, if you are going there, please be very careful."

...

Meanwhile, back at the camp,

a delicate, petite figure appeared.

It was a member of the Hero Team, one of the Twin Thieves, Aileen.

After leaving the Demon’s territory, Aileen immediately hurried to the coordinates provided by Rose Vesper, dodging the pursuit of Demons and traveling as swiftly as possible, as she needed to inform her companions of the situation on the side of the Demons without delay.

In the tent of Rose Vesper,

Catherine, Asina, Rose Vesper, Aileen, Aili, and Silf.

All members were present, except for the Mad Demon Muses.

Aileen held a teacup in her hand, gulping down its contents in one breath.

Because she had been traveling at top speed all the way, Aileen’s throat was burning with pain. Driving her Fighting Energy at full force while dodging the pursuit of Demons. Even for a capable Thief like Aileen, it was a bit much to endure.

Rose Vesper had many things she wanted to ask, but she had to show concern for her companion. Only after Aileen’s heavy panting gradually calmed down did Rose Vesper speak, "Aileen, what exactly happened over there?"

Taking a deep breath, Aileen said in a heavy voice,

"Just as I told you in the message, that foolish Luo Meng, I don’t know what happened, but he suddenly became smart. He actually started a large-scale attack, setting up countless Flamingos and Three-headed Dogs, and directly burned down the forest where we were hiding."

The expressions on the women’s faces darkened.

No matter how strong Aileen’s Invisibility Technique was, it was impossible to hide in the face of such a widespread attack.

"Ronald and I were forced to separate when our Invisibility was broken."

"Luo Meng led a group of experts to us. Ronald knew very well that the two of us stood no chance against Luo Meng and so many elite Demons. He told me to escape first, and he would hold off Luo Meng," she explained.

"He said that the Hero Team had already suffered great losses, and we couldn’t afford any more."

Aileen slowly recounted everything the two of them had experienced.

Her voice was filled with self-reproach.

The expressions of the other members darkened as well.

For the former members of the Hero Team, this was very bad news.

However, Rose Vesper didn’t care at all about Ronald’s condition; what Rose Vesper truly cared about was only the Soul Fragment of Lord Jie Luo that she had sent Ronald to find. Everything else was unimportant.

"Aileen, you don’t have to blame yourself too much. This isn’t your fault," Rose Vesper comforted her softly. "None of us wanted this to happen."

"By the way, Aileen, when you and Ronald were together, did he give you anything... such as, Lord Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment?" Rose Vesper eventually couldn’t help but ask this question.

Aileen was taken aback, then shook her head somewhat blankly.

At that critical moment of life or death, there had been no time to think of so much, and now, in retrospect, she realized she had forgotten the most important thing.

Rose Vesper’s face became involuntarily stiff, her body slightly trembling, and inside she cursed incessantly.

Ronald, you useless fool, why pretend to be a hero? If you really want to play the hero, at the very least you should have handed over Lord Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment to Aileen to bring out.

Otherwise, if you’re dead now, you died in vain, a useless piece with no value at all.

Aileen, too, is an idiot. When you’re asked to support Ronald, do you just go and merely aid Ronald? Can’t you see what’s most important?

Rose Vesper felt an immense headache coming on.

Why are all my teammates such fools?

I can’t rely on these fools, the plan to resurrect Lord Jie Luo still depends on me, Rose Vesper’s expression was very sad, and there seemed to be tears in the corner of her eyes, "Then Ronald, could it be that he’s already..."

She must know where Lord Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment is at this moment.

If Ronald has already been killed, then it’s very likely that it has fallen into Luo Meng’s hands.

"No, I overheard some noises from the demons that were after me, it seems like Ronald has been captured alive by Luo Meng, who’s now holding him tightly in his territory. That despicable guy seems to want to pry Ronald’s mouth open to find out more, more important and confidential information."

"Ronald may now be enduring cruel and harsh torture. We have to save him," Aileen quickly said.

Aileen’s heart had been filled with guilt ever since she’d abandoned Ronald and fled alone.

The others looked at each other and could clearly see the thoughts in each other’s minds.

"Aileen, it’s a trap," Asina calmly said, "Luo Meng is clearly using Ronald as bait, luring us into his trap."

"In Luo Meng’s territory, there are surely traps everywhere. Once we enter Luo Meng’s land, what we’ll face is probably..."

Asina didn’t finish her words, but anyone could understand her meaning.

Ronald, we can’t go to save him.

Aileen’s expression darkened. She wasn’t stupid and naturally, she could think of this, but at that moment, Rose Vesper actually gave a different opinion, "No, everyone, I think we must go to save Ronald."

Asina’s gaze sharply turned toward Rose Vesper, seemingly shocked by her decision. She couldn’t believe that the intelligent Holy Daughter couldn’t see through this trap, so blatantly insulting to one’s intelligence.

"After all, we have been comrades-in-arms for many years. We can’t just watch Ronald suffer at the hands of demons."

"Even if we don’t consider the years of camaraderie, let’s think about this—how many members of our Hero Team are left now?"

"Eight," someone replied.

"Karsas and Benson are already dead. If Ronald also dies, then there will be only seven of us left."

"The number of new members is eight, Our influence in the Hero Team will become weaker and weaker, and in the end, we might not have a place anymore. Our plan to resurrect Lord Jie Luo will also face serious obstacles."

"Moreover, Lord Jie Luo’s Soul Fragment might still be on Ronald; even if it isn’t, he should know where it is now better than us."

Rose Vesper’s speech was emotionally charged and logically sound, explaining the necessity of rescuing Ronald from both an emotional and practical standpoint.

Dammit... we’re supposed to be collecting Lord Jie Luo’s Soul Fragments, but even after so much time, we haven’t found even a single Fragment.

Rose Vesper felt the future was bleak.

No, no, no... She shook her head vigorously, unable to entertain such despondent thoughts. If even she gave up, who else could save Lord Jie Luo?

No matter how dangerous and difficult the future may be, she must persevere.

"Everyone, I know this is a trap, the process of saving Ronald is bound to be full of dangers, but it is something we must do," she said.

"Also, there’s a little trouble on Muse’s side. We also need to arrange for someone to support there, if we can succeed on both sides, then we will have two Soul Fragments at once, making a great stride on the path to resurrecting Lord Jie Luo," Rose Vesper said, her cheeks slightly red, boosting everyone’s morale.

"Everyone, we are all here for the resurrection of Lord Jie Luo."

"If one day Lord Jie Luo can reappear before us, then all our efforts, all the dangers, will be worthwhile."

Tears glistened in the corner of Rose Vesper’s eyes.

Around them, soft sighs could be heard, seemingly convinced by Rose Vesper’s words.

"Then how shall we arrange this? We can’t all charge in, can we?" Silf asked, frowning.

Rose Vesper shook her head, "We’re just going to save someone, not to exterminate demons. If everyone goes, we’ll make too much noise, which is more likely to sabotage the rescue."

"To save someone, we must be experts in various mechanisms and traps, able to break through all sorts of prohibitions, and we must be sufficiently stealthy to go undetected by demons, and also have certain abilities to break Magic Barriers."

Her gaze fell on Twin Thieves: "Aileen, Aili, and Silf, could I entrust this task to you three?"

Aileen agreed immediately, and after a brief hesitation, Aili also nodded her head.

Only Silf seemed a little irritated, she cared more about dealing with the Evil God’s threads on herself than saving Ronald, although it seemed to have stabilized for now, as long as it wasn’t completely eradicated, her unease would continue.

But after all, it was for Lord Jie Luo.

Silf ultimately nodded her head too.

With Rose Vesper’s arrangements, a temporary team for the rescue of Jie Luo was established.

In some respects, this could be called the Hero Suicide Squad.