The pure white Holy Maiden Robe was stained with speckles of crimson, like winter plums.

"Ahhhhh..."

The piercing wail also tore through the night sky, like a cuckoo crying blood.

It's a pity that here, no one would shed tears upon hearing it.

Right behind Qin Chu, Little Saye probably learned from Great Shaye about the things Qin Chu had experienced, and was not surprised by the cruel methods Qin Chu used to torture a woman.

Atreus, however, was horrified by Qin Chu's means.

Since following Qin Chu, Atreus thought Qin Chu was quite the gentleman towards women, but now Atreus realized Qin Chu also had such a brutal side.

Silf, Catherine, and Asina all had cold and gloom-ridden expressions.

Although they were once teammates, in their hearts, they didn't harbor much compassion for Rose Vesper.

After all, just now, Rose Vesper even wanted to kill Catherine and Asina, and they were not like those Holy Daughters who couldn't bear to see someone cry, lacking that degree of sympathy.

In this world, when someone wants to kill you, you already have the legitimate right to kill them in return, no matter how dreadful the means.

Qin Chu took a deep breath, his face still smiling: "Rose Vesper, I know you are bent on resurrecting Jie Luo, you like that man... I can understand."

"But why kill me?"

"If all you need is my blood, you could have just told me directly, it's not impossible for me to give it to you, does it have to be through my death?"

From the start, Qin Chu was filled with doubt about this.

He didn't understand why he had to die.

Clearly, the Resurrection Technique only required his blood, not his life.

Rose Vesper's wail didn't cease; she seemed as if she couldn't hear Qin Chu's words at all.

Qin Chu merely chuckled, unconcerned with the situation. With just a wave of his hand, a whirlwind swept over the Magic Array, and the six remaining Soul Fragments all returned to Qin Chu's hand.

Weighing the somewhat pretty stones in his hand, Qin Chu slowly pinched one between his fingers.

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Crack!

A Soul Fragment shattered between Qin Chu's fingers.

The fine dust scattered with the wind.

Though the sound of the Soul Fragment shattering was faint, it permeated Rose Vesper's ears clearly.

The sound made Rose Vesper's body twitch violently, as if electrocuted. In the next moment, her face, smeared with blood mist and tears, instantly looked towards Qin Chu's direction, catching sight of the scene where the Soul Fragment turned into dust scattering from Qin Chu's fingertips.

That scene made Rose Vesper's body shake violently.

"No... no no no no..."

Screaming almost hysterically, Rose Vesper didn't even have time to care about her appearance, her hair in disarray, disheveled like a dog, crawling rapidly towards Qin Chu on all fours.

That was Lord Jie's Soul Fragment.

That was the last thing Lord Jie left in this world.

Rose Vesper absolutely couldn't stand to watch these things being destroyed before her eyes, that might be the last bit of hope lingering in Rose Vesper's heart.

Even if the Soul Fragments were incomplete, even collecting just a Residual Soul would be better.

Qin Chu crushed Lord Jie's Soul Fragment, and it was even more painful and despairing for Rose Vesper than if her heart had been crushed.

She wanted to rush forward but her body suddenly froze in place because yet another Soul Fragment was pinched in Qin Chu's palm.

"Tell me, why must you kill me, isn't just taking my blood sufficient?" Qin Chu asked in a deep voice once again.

Rose Vesper's gaze was fixated on the small Crystal Stone between Qin Chu's fingers, her face starting to show signs of madness. Upon hearing Qin Chu's question once more, Rose Vesper just bizarrely grinned, her expression only making others feel chills: "Why let you live? In this world, there can only be one hero."

"Only Lord Jie is the true hero, and you... are unworthy."

At this point, Rose Vesper no longer bothered to hide anything, sneering a bit as she spoke.

Moreover, two tigers cannot share one mountain.

This place, the Sky Dome Continent, also cannot allow the existence of two heroes. Just like how she was determined to kill Qin Chu, Qin Chu, in Rose Vesper's heart, also absolutely couldn't allow the existence of the First Generation Brave, certainly wouldn't cooperate obediently, and might even find ways to sabotage.

Since that's the case, killing Qin Chu was the only choice.

Is it so hard to understand?

Moreover, that mere Qin Chu dared to usurp the hero's title, despicably steal the identity, status, and honor that rightfully belonged to Jie Luo... For that reason alone, Qin Chu had to die!

From the very beginning, Rose Vesper never intended for Qin Chu to live, it was just that simple.

It was only her own fate to become the ultimate loser.

Qin Chu exhaled a breath forcefully, rubbing his temple with a bit of fatigue, really a vicious woman huh, wanting to eliminate him just for that reason?

He just smiled at Rose Vesper, that smile only making Rose Vesper shudder, a bad premonition instantly spreading.[...]