Melissa.
Xie Qing has known her for a very long time, if you consider the second life. But until today, his feelings for her have been fuzzy.
Despite his close demeanor, Xie Qing felt a little confused.
The guilt in his heart was like poison, but today he decided to face it head-on.
Alfred's death was a bit of a shock to him. He was in a somber mood afterward, but he didn't let it show on his face.
His confident gait and dignified face did not change even an inch. Perhaps because of Xie Qing's strong belief in the future, Aria was able to come to her senses much earlier.
Alfred's wife, Anna. In spite of her grief, she asked to be assigned as a healer to the troops.
Whether it was for good or not, however, the Biblical God agreed.
And so, a clear sky without a single cloud. A gentle breeze made Xie Qing relax as he sat on the balcony.
He was in the Supernatural World, on the Neutral Continent.
His first action was to rent a hotel room where he and Melissa would be staying for a while.
The aforementioned girl sat nervously on the bed and looked at Xie Qing with her beautiful dark eyes, which seemed to sparkle in the shadows.
Xie Qing smiled slightly, sensing her concern. He was amused by the fact that the ever confident Melissa as well as a Z-level practitioner was acting like an innocent maiden.
He turned around and met her beautiful eyes that had accompanied him for years.
Melissa flinched slightly and looked away, but after a while she turned her head again, resolutely meeting Xie Qing's purple eyes.
"That doesn't sound like you." The boy grinned and sat down next to her.
"P-right? It looks like the usual to me..." Melissa replied nervously, glancing at him out of the corner of her eye.
Xie Qing smiled weakly and took her hand. He didn't say anything and seemed to be thinking about something.
Melissa, meanwhile, wasted no time and pulled something out of her pocket. It was an ordinary phone.
Slowly pointing the camera, she took a picture of his face and quickly hid the phone. Xie Qing did not immediately notice this action, but even after discovering it, he did not say anything.
It was a habit she had long ago, when she was still living the life of a human being.
Every time if Xie Qing showed a rare facial expression, she would immediately take a picture of it and keep it with her.
(Xie Qing doesn't know, but she has over a thousand pictures of him. But we won't tell him about that, of course).
Finally, he looked at her and smiled. He unclasped Melissa's hand and pulled her to him, holding her by the waist.
"I hear there's a couples' cafe here. Do you want to go?" He stroked her black and soft hair and then looked at her with a soft smile.
Melissa's eyes lit up and she looked particularly excited. Nodding her head furiously several times, she showed her desire.
Xie Qing laughed slightly at her behavior, but tried to hide it. However, he was easily discovered by Melissa.
Silently looking at the girl with the voluptuous body that was biting his wrist like a cat, Xie Qing smiled.
Her childish behavior pleased him, so he did nothing, letting the embarrassed lady blow off steam.
A few minutes later, they left the inn and headed for the main square.
The city was called Yan're, in honor of the great General Yan, who protected the city from invading monsters with his sacred blade, Re.
It is said that God blessed him with power and after death Yan met him.
Xie Qing did not have much faith in the holiness of God's act, but he did not doubt the blessing.
Whenever some God observed the mortal world and found someone interesting, he most often blessed him.
Usually, the blessing endowed the person with great strength and talent, so each of the warriors tried to be as heroic as possible.
Nowadays, though, it is useless to do such a thing. The gods are dead, and therefore no one can give them a blessing.
"But, as far as I understand, no one here knows about the death of the Gods?" Xie Qing leaned slightly to the side, dodging a stone.
"Ouch!"
A groan was heard behind him, but he wasn't paying attention.
The boy who threw the stone was a simple boy of five or six. His face expressed frank fear.
"E-excuse me, s-s-sir!" The boy quickly bowed and ran off.
Xie Qing stared blankly at his fleeing back and raised an eyebrow slightly.
It gave off the scent of a demon, albeit very faintly. Melissa's displeased snort brought Xie Qing back to reality.
"Are you okay?" Xie Qing smiled and stroked her head.
"I'm fine... But I'm more pissed off by this behavior! Does he have no upbringing at all?!"
Xie Qing just smiled and walked forward, dragging the disgruntled girl behind him. Meanwhile, in the alleyway, the boy met up with the cloaked boys.
"Dodged...?" One of the men, who wore a black cloak, muttered incredulously.
Naturally, his surprise was not simply because Xie Qing dodged the boy's usual lunge.
In fact, the stone was enchanted with a special spell that allows one to hit any object regardless of accuracy.
It was copied from Hercules' ability, which allowed him to hit the target with great accuracy.
Plus it had a special curse on it that, when hit, would kill the target in a few hours, regardless of its power.
A tall figure, about two meters tall, looked thoughtfully at the boy, who bowed his head in fear.
But suddenly!
Pshh...
It sounded like someone had put out a fire.
The two cloaked figures looked at each other puzzled, and looked at the boy, who was holding his heart fearfully.
"N-no..."
His mumbling was like a signal and the boy's body exploded, causing his insides and scarlet blood to coat everything around him.
The cloaks of the two men were torn off, revealing familiar faces. The tall one, 6,7 feet tall, was Hercules.
And the other...
"Damn, Beatrice!" Hercules looked at his wounds, but cried out sharply when he saw the demon's condition.
Beatrice, who looked like an old man of eighty, wriggled on the ground in pain.
His arm was torn off and there was a deep hole in his stomach.
While Hercules tried to heal him, a change occurred. The boy's intestines and heart began to gather in one place, forming a frame.
Blood began to flow into the frame, which formed a mirror. A blurry figure appeared in it.
Hercules turned his gaze, as did Beatrice.
The blurred figure suddenly became clear, revealing Xie Qing. His violet eyes burned with mischief and malevolence as he saw their condition.
"Hello, motherfuckers."
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20 power stones - 1 additional chapter.
40 power stones - 2 additional chapters.
60 power stones - 3 additional chapters.
At the end of the week, if we get that many chapters, the promised number of chapters will be released on the same day.
Good luck to you all.