661: Shield Hero plot, Demon Sword Lin Xuan

“Why! Why?!”

“Why can a Deconstructor dismantle living Slimes?”

“And! He dismantled over a thousand of them!!!”

“He must have cheated! He must have!”

“I’m a Hero, aren’t I?!”

“Shouldn’t I be the only one who can cheat here?”

“He trapped me on the first floor!”

“I have to wait 7 days!!!”

In the tavern.

A young man cried and wailed, acting drunk, drawing disgusted looks from those around him.

“Is that a Hero? He has no manners, does he?”

“Heroes are all like that. Besides being strong, they’re just ordinary people.”

“What the! How can someone like that save the world?”

Everyone whispered, discussing the crazed Hero.

Heroes descending upon the Heroic Divine Realm were not uncommon; any somewhat active Adventurer might encounter one.

In fact, they were not as divine as the rumors suggested.

On the contrary, most were snot-nosed kids who constantly talked about friendship and bonds, both childish and noisy.

Adventurers supported Heroes only to curry favor with them.

After all, these people had divine blessings, and their strength was truly formidable.

But what no one expected was... this time, an even stronger person seemed to have appeared.

The person who speedran the main Secret Realm today was not a Hero.

Yet, he broke the speedrun record set by the previous Hero.

No one could understand where this person named “Qin Yang” came from.

“Yes, where exactly did this person come from?”

Princess Maine propped her head, perfunctorily comforting Mizutani Ritta while her thoughts raced.

When Qin Yang speedran the Secret Realm, she and Mizutani Ritta were present.

Mizutani Ritta immediately knelt, and she herself was stunned in place.

Had she not seen it with her own eyes, Maine would never have believed that scene.

But that was the truth.

A Deconstructor, with just a slight gesture, dismantled over a thousand Slimes.

“This is definitely not a Deconstructor’s ability; only a fifth-tier All-Things Deconstructor can dismantle living beings.”

“But... he’s only level 10, how could he have a fifth-tier skill?”

“Moreover, doesn’t becoming a All-Things Deconstructor require a Divine Artifact?”

“I don’t understand, I don’t understand...”

“But no matter what, this group of people is definitely not simple!”

Maine thought to herself.

She had seen Qin Yang once at the Adventurers' Guild.

The feeling of his foot stepping on her heart when he entered the door was still vivid in her memory.

In fact, from that moment, Maine had suspected there was something wrong with him.

It was just that at the time, her focus was on the Hero, so she didn't investigate further.

“A miscalculation...”

“This group of people definitely has issues.”

“I wonder if it will affect the Faction’s plan.”

Thinking of this, she looked at the Hero Mizutani Ritta.

At this moment, Mizutani Ritta had already collapsed on the table, seemingly dead asleep.

Instantly, Maine’s gentle gaze vanished, replaced by an expression of disgust.

And after the tavern closed and Adventurers left one after another, the Princess revealed her true colors.

She leaned back in her chair, propped her long legs on the table, and used the muddy sole of her high heel to tap Mizutani Ritta’s head, saying disdainfully:

“You’re a good-for-nothing too!”

“I told you to team up with a few more people back then, so our progress could be faster, but you insisted on saving spots for your harem.”

“Now look, you’re trapped on the first floor for 7 days by someone else, and my plan is also delayed because of you!”

“Someone like you even dared to hold my hand, how disgusting!”

“Pah!”

Maine spat on Mizutani Ritta’s forehead, wiping her right hand with a look of utter disgust.

At this moment, the tavern owner walked over and said to Maine: “Let’s implement the plan early. This good-for-nothing is just a tool to unseal the demonic sword.”

Maine turned her head and saw that the bald tavern owner’s eyes were glowing with purple light, clearly controlled by some mysterious power.

Seeing such an eerie scene, Princess Maine remained calm, as if used to it, saying: “Alright then, arrange a room for me and then find the guards.”

... “Shield Hero plot?”

The 10th-tier world, main Secret Realm, Lava Island.

In the scorching lava pool, Qin Yang soaked in the bath while watching the scene in the kunlun mirror.

At this moment, a look of extreme excitement was plastered on his face.

He didn’t even look at Elebella, who gracefully walked into the lava pool beside him, stirring up a wave.

It wasn’t that Elebella’s body wasn’t beautiful.

Rather, the plot in the kunlun mirror was more interesting.

After noticing that Mizutani Ritta was a Hero, Qin Yang dispatched Imperial Guards to keep an eye on him.

In his free time, he would even follow the Hero’s activities.

He might as well, since he was idle anyway, like watching a TV series.

He had previously thought Mizutani Ritta’s story would be a typical harem plot.

But looking at it now... something wasn’t right!

It seemed Mizutani Ritta was about to be manipulated by that Princess named Maine!

If Qin Yang’s guess was correct.

Maine would tear her clothes in the room and then falsely accuse the drunk Hero of assaulting her!

Isn’t this the plot of Shield Hero!!!

“Damn it, I didn’t expect this!”

“In this world, there’s still such entertainment to watch!”

Qin Yang chuckled.

To be fair, he used to enjoy watching unconventional shows.

However, this was not a show after all.

“What is Princess Maine’s objective?”

“Could it be that her Faction is hostile to the Radiant Faction?”

“Is she planning to use such despicable tactics to eliminate the Radiant Faction’s Hero?”

Qin Yang’s gaze deepened, feeling that things wouldn’t be so simple.

That Princess just mentioned “Seal” and “demonic sword.”

Qin Yang had a premonition that the “demonic sword” mentioned here might be Lin Xuan.

From the first to the tenth tier, Qin Yang’s divine team was not only leveling up but also gathering information and searching for Lin Xuan’s whereabouts.

Starting from the fifth tier, information possibly related to Lin Xuan gradually began to appear.

For example, the spatial wall of the fifth-tier Secret Realm had been forcibly torn open by someone.

Qin Yang could almost certainly say that this person was his grandfather.

Because the fifth-tier Secret Realm was a labyrinth.

And Lin Xuan had a terrible sense of direction.

In the subsequent sixth, seventh, and eighth tiers, Qin Yang had heard rumors of a “demonic sword.”

According to rumors, it was a Flying Sword with its own consciousness, incredibly fast and sharp.

Some people in the Secret Realm had seen that demonic sword, like an embroidery needle, stringing all monsters together on a thread called “death.”

“The demonic sword... is definitely related to my grandfather!”

Thinking of this, Qin Yang immediately called out to the Imperial Guards in his mind: “Go bring that Maine here; I have something to ask her.”

“Understood.” The Imperial Guards’ voice echoed in Qin Yang’s mind... Tavern room.

Maine hummed a song while tearing her clothes.

At the same time, she adjusted her hair in the mirror.

Of course, she was making it look messy.

Someone’s guess was correct.

What Princess Maine was about to do was falsely accuse the Hero of assaulting her, thereby plunging him into an abyss of despair.

“Even though it’s just acting, I still find it so disgusting!”

Looking at the drunk Hero lying on the bed, Princess Maine smiled bitterly and shook her head.

She needed to have the Hero on top of her, and then call in the guards.

Just the thought of that action already gave her goosebumps.

As a Princess skilled in political maneuvering.

She preferred ruthless and decisive men.

She had no interest in such an idiotic Hero.

But there was no choice... a plan was a plan, and only she could ensure the Hero’s downfall.

Just as Maine was suppressing her disgust and preparing to move Mizutani Ritta’s body, a low voice echoed in the room.

“Young Miss Maine, the Divine Emperor requests your presence.”

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