But fortunately, Rose Vesper knew how to resurrect the Hero, the blood of the successor could open the gates to the Hero's resurrection, she wouldn't have allowed Qin Chu to live for so long if it wasn't necessary to use him to fight those demons.
When Rose Vesper contacted the other members of the Hero Team, no one hesitated, no one refused, they agreed to jointly eliminate this despicable thief who had stolen the glory that rightfully belonged to Lord Jie Luo.
Those in power also didn't wish anyone to be above them, as long as the Hero lived, their authority remained particularly fragile.
Now that Sky Dome Continent had regained peace, there was no longer any need for the Hero.
They arranged people to unseal the Dark Witch Shaye Nikolass, even administering a Frenzy Potion, hoping to use Shaye Nikolass's hand to eliminate Qin Chu.
But Qin Chu was too strong, resealing Shaye Nikolass and returning severely wounded.
The medicine served daily to Qin Chu was the most insidious poison, slowly corroding his iron-hard muscles and skin, making recovery magic completely ineffective.
This pitiful man had no suspicions from beginning to end, still thinking all his injuries were caused by the Dark Witch.
Now, it was finally time to reap the rewards.
"Mr. Lex, how is your side of preparations?" Rose Vesper asked coldly.
The short-statured elder stroked his chin beard, his face full of sinister smiles, "Rest assured, Miss Rose Vesper."
"Since the Hero left to suppress Shaye Nikolass, my team started preparing. My subordinates at CBB are experts in this area, they're very good at spreading rumors."
"Mr. Brave probably doesn't even know that his reputation has already plummeted during his injury."
"Public trial of the Hero, there will absolutely be no problem."
Indeed, a public trial was in order.
While they could directly kill the Hero here and then push the blame onto Shaye Nikolass, stating that the Hero died from fatal injuries sustained in battle with her,
such a death would earn Qin Chu everlasting glory, as a Savior remembered by people.
In their eyes, the glory that should have been Lord Jie Luo's must not be stolen by this despicable man.
They wanted not only to kill Qin Chu but also to ruin him completely, leaving a lasting infamy!
...
"Extra, extra! Latest news from the Supreme Council, the Witch Shaye Nikolass was unsealed by Qin Chu himself. After verification from multiple sources, post the eternal disaster, with peace restored, the Hero felt his status diminishing day by day. In order to prove his worth, he released the Witch."
"Ugh, disgusting. Just for his personal gain, he caused the deaths of fifty thousand people, fifty thousand lives! Doesn't his conscience hurt?"
"I believe Mr. Brave would never do such a thing..."
"There are photos and proofs, and you still don't believe? Are you hired for PR? Count me in, I need the money lately."
"Even if photos can be fake, what about magic images? It's well known that magic images can't be falsified."
"You earn such conscience money too, aren't you afraid that people will dig up your ancestors?"
"Without the Hero, you all would have become demon feces long ago."
"Cut it, what crap Hero. I'm just born a few years late, if I was born in that era, what would this foreigner have to do with anything? Moreover, are demons really that strong? Haven't they appeared recently, and each time weren't they easily settled by people from the Guardian Alliance? It seems that demons aren't that big a deal, I could handle it too."
"I think this old relic was held too high, always thinking he's some Savior. Was he the only one combating demons at that time? Obviously, now with peace, he's not as important as before and he can't accept this drop, wasn't there news recently about someone he beat into a vegetative state because they didn't recognize him?"
"Drunk in the bar, raging and killing several people on the street..."
"Also, attempted rape and then killing the whole family...these are all established proofs."
"It might be slander if one person accuses you of a crime, but if a hundred do, then you definitely have a problem."
"Damn, none of these foreign dogs from Different World are any good, we shouldn't have summoned any 'Hero' in the first place."
Repetition is power, a lie repeated a hundred times becomes the truth.
On one hand reducing people's fear of demons, indicating that demons are nothing serious, and correspondingly, the Hero is not so important; on the other hand, intensifying the promotion of other Hero Team members to share the glory that originally belonged to the Hero.
With the support of some vested interests, the reputation of the Hero plummeted in a short time.
When Qin Chu opened his eyes again, he found himself suspended face-up in mid-air.
Two silvery-white chains were intertwined around his arms, connecting to the sky above. They were the chains of the Heavenly Prison, the strongest control magic technique of the Holy Court, capable of completely locking away the magic power within one's body.
Two rock-yellow chains were bound around his legs, plunging into the earth. They were the embrace of the Earth Mother Goddess, capable of locking away the fighting energy within one's body.
Hovering above his neck was a sharp sword, shimmering with a brilliant golden glow.
Dharma's Sword, famed to be able to sever everything.
In addition, there was the accumulated poison within his body, softening his skin and muscles.
"Hmm, Rose Vesper and her people really prepared thoroughly," he muttered.
The public trial site was surrounded by a bustling crowd.
From the highest part of the courthouse, Qin Chu saw numerous familiar figures, former teammates, members of the Royal Family, Great Nobles, high-ranking officials from the Earth Mother Goddess Sect, and the Holy Court...
Rose Vesper stood at the forefront, her delicate cheeks flushed.
"Qin Chu, you are facing charges of intentional murder, suspected of being responsible for the lives of fifty-three thousand six hundred and thirty-two people, with conclusive evidence. Do you have anything to say?" Rose Vesper's cold voice came from above.
Qin Chu opened his mouth, but no sound emerged; his throat had been silenced by the poison.
"It seems you have nothing to say. After all, you were once the hero who saved the Sky Dome Continent. As former teammates, we truly did not wish to do this to you, but the crimes you have committed are too numerous to document, filled with evil, and we must execute you to quell the public outrage!"
"Kill him..."
"Kill him..."
"Kill him..."
The surrounding crowd, one by one, were screaming loudly, their faces flushed, their eyes nearly bursting.
Their voices merged together like a tsunami, shaking the entire execution ground.
Twisted faces displayed excitement. Under the setting sun, each face was veiled in a layer of crimson.
Perhaps there were some clever individuals among the humans who could see how bothersome the hero's presence was to those with vested interests, who could recognize how filthy those so-called pieces of evidence were.
They might not truly believe the hero deserved to die.
But what could be more thrilling than seeing a once unapproachable figure fall deep into the abyss? There was nothing.
Now that the world was at peace and the demons had been driven into the Abyss, the Sky Dome Continent no longer needed a hero. It wasn't worth offending those who held real power for an insignificant man.
Watching those twisted faces, listening to the tsunami-like cheers, Qin Chu wondered if these were really the people he had once fought bloodily to protect.
Some faces even looked familiar; were they not the people he had personally rescued from the claws of demons?
What had happened to turn them so ugly?
Rotten eggs, spoiled vegetables, and leftover food flew chaotically through the air.
Rose Vesper was even more triumphant, wanting nothing more than to see the hero ruined and his reputation tarnished forever.
"Execute!"
At that command, the four chains tightened simultaneously, and Dharma's Sword also plummeted from the sky at the same moment.
With a gruesome sound...
The hero's body was torn into six parts: head, torso, limbs, blood staining the sky.
The hero who once saved the world now lay dismembered in front of countless onlookers, with tsunami-like cheers echoing around.
Just as his body was being torn apart, Qin Chu suddenly recalled the words spoken by Shaye Nikolass, the most powerful Dark Witch, when he had sealed her.
"You will witness betrayal with your own eyes…"
"You will experience despair with your soul…"
"You will feel anger, you will feel despair, you will go mad…"