Hero? Are You Worthy?

You could even hear the sound of Rose Vesper pounding the ground with her palms and fists, bang bang bang.

What followed was a scream so hoarse and shrill that it almost broke her voice.

Catherine's lips curled with a faint mockery, happy now, aren't you? The happier you are now, the more despair you'll feel later.

Catherine almost imagined it, the expression on Rose Vesper's face as she fell from heaven to hell; it would be truly spectacular.

But, she hadn't lied to her.

All of Jie Luo's Soul Fragments were indeed collected, except for the one crushed by his lover, and everything was ready, so there was no problem at all.

As for whether Rose Vesper could successfully resurrect Jie Luo, that was unknown.

After quite some time, Rose Vesper finally calmed down, and with a voice that sounded as though she'd just finished some intense exertion, her message reached Catherine through Message Magic: "My dear sister, I'm terribly sorry you had to hear my unbecoming side, but I'm truly overjoyed."

"I understand, I understand, Rose Vesper, no need to feel embarrassed, enjoy your happiness."

"After all, only we know how much torment and pain we endured for this goal, so we have the right to be happy at this moment..."

"Then..." Rose Vesper quickly raised another question, because even though she was very happy, Jie Luo had not been resurrected yet.

All that had been done was preparing everything needed to resurrect Lord Jie Luo, but the crucial Resurrection Technique ritual had not been carried out.

Catherine knew very well what Rose Vesper wanted to say and interrupted her just as she was about to speak: "Rose Vesper, please wait patiently for a little longer. I promise this is the last time you'll have to wait."

"Resurrecting Jie Luo isn't easy. We've just collected all of Jie Luo's Soul Fragments, and obtaining this last Soul Fragment came at a great cost, Asina was attacked by a powerful demon in the process and is now in a coma."

Rose Vesper's brow furrowed tightly.

That useless woman again?

When will that woman ever be efficient in her tasks, without so much dragging and dithering?

All she managed to do was bring back a Soul Fragment and yet got herself severely injured?

But this is actually good; with Asina severely injured, it would be easier to kill her, wouldn't it?

It's to be expected of Rose Vesper. Although Asina is the inside mole, she at least has earned credit for collecting most of Jie Luo's Soul Fragments... making significant contributions to resurrecting Jie Luo, yet upon hearing about Asina's serious injuries, her first thought wasn't concern, but blame for Asina's incompetence.

The second thought was how it would be much easier to kill Asina.

"Once Asina wakes up, I'll go find you with her."

"In the meantime, please find a suitable place to resurrect Jie Luo, familiarize yourself with the Resurrection Technique's spells and ritual rules, and ensure nothing goes wrong."

"You know, we only have this one chance," Catherine warned.

"Whether it's the hero's blood or Jie Luo's Soul Fragments, obtaining a second set is nearly impossible for us, and we can't afford the consequences of failure."

It seems resurrecting Jie Luo may take a few more days... This filled Rose Vesper with dissatisfaction, the longer she waited, the more tortured she felt. Though she thought she had become accustomed to waiting, she realized at this moment that she was wrong; every minute and second was torturously long.

However, Catherine was right.

It's good to get familiar with the spells and rituals in advance.

When the actual Resurrection Technique begins, there should be no mistakes; a mistake could result in Jie Luo's final failure to revive, which would be true despair.

Moreover, a few more days would allow Rose Vesper to think and prepare more carefully for how to eliminate Catherine and Asina.

Only she was worthy of being by Lord Jie Luo's side, everyone else was just trash.

"I understand, I will be ready." Rose Vesper said solemnly, taking a deep breath.

The message ended.

The smile on Rose Vesper's face was harder and harder to conceal, and just beneath that layer of smile lay a deadly fierceness as sinister as vipers and jackals.

Asina, and dear sister Catherine, you have no idea, at the moment Lord Jie Luo is resurrected, it's your moment of death.

However, I will always remember your contributions.

The excitement in her heart even suppressed the slightly lazy thoughts in her consciousness.

Rose Vesper was calculating in her mind exactly what methods to use to kill her two sisters the moment the Resurrection Technique was activated, ensuring that the newly resurrected Jie Luo would not discover it.

Rose Vesper was very confident in her own strength.

She was the Daughter of God.

She had the most noble blood flowing through her veins.

Since leaving the Church Court, her power had almost grown every day, and now she was no less powerful than Augustus, eliminating Catherine and Asina was no big deal.

Moreover, she had gained the Authority of Sloth, further enhancing her strength.

Anyway you look at it, nothing should go wrong this time.

Today truly was a good day.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side, Catherine finally ended the Message Magic and cutely stuck out her tongue.

Communicating with Rose Vesper felt like a punishment, a torment, a torture.

Even just hearing Rose Vesper's voice gave Catherine the urge to vomit... She was sure that while that woman spoke to her in that sickeningly sweet voice, she was probably calculating how to kill her.

That woman's jealousy was far stronger than imagined, almost beyond human limits.

This was something noticed back when she was Jie Luo's teammate, the seemingly innocent Holy Daughter was actually full of viscous darkness and gloom.

From the start, Rose Vesper wanted to monopolize Jie Luo, a thought that had never diminished, only grown stronger.

As for Catherine, it was another feeling... Unexplainably, she felt repulsed by the idea of resurrecting Jie Luo, even knowing that it was a plan devised by her lover, with no chance of success, her heart still strongly rejected it.

She couldn't understand where this aversion came from.

Shaking her head, Catherine stopped dwelling on it, her crimson eyes fell back on her lover, eyes brimming with deep affection and love: "Master, it's done, what's next?"

"Once Asina recovers, you and Asina will head over to meet Rose Vesper, and Silf and I will stealthily follow behind."

"I believe Rose Vesper will certainly put on the most splendid performance for us." Qin Chu's smile grew even broader.

Just then, Qin Chu suddenly sensed someone outside the door.

A little surprised, Qin Chu spoke up, "Who's out there, come in?"

The door creaked open.

A figure appeared at the doorway; it was Nadia.

But at this moment, Nadia's condition was evidently off, her eyes filled with chaos, even madness, and her face was flushed bright crimson.

Her breathing was unusually heavy, and her heaving chest was rising and falling quickly.

In that state, Qin Chu's expression instantly became serious, and upon closer inspection, she could see faint purplish-red markings spreading slowly like strange patterns across Nadia's slender neck.