The arm that sprouted from Catherine Carter’s body seemed to be in a hurry to break free.
After all, if the host dies before she emerges, she will die as well.
Like a snake shedding its skin, it was expelled with a whoosh.
It moved so quickly that it brushed past Leonard Churchill’s other claw.
Leaving behind a pool of blood.
That white figure sprung out and appeared in the corner. Only then did Leonard and the others see clearly, that it was a woman covered in snake scales?
Upon recognizing the woman’s face, Catherine Carter realized everything.
This woman was not only living inside her, but also wanted to steal her fortune!
Such a malicious idea!
But being parasitized and having her life force largely drained was a hundred times more serious than the wound on her chest. Catherine Carter immediately felt weak, her legs gave out, and she couldn’t even stand.
Leonard Churchill didn’t want to witness her death.
Otherwise, he would have to go through this ordeal again.
With quick eyes and deft hands, he held the eldest miss of the Lionheart Family and hurriedly took out two high-tier potions to feed her.
His peripheral vision was still cautiously monitoring the woman covered in snake scales not far away.
Vivian White was compelled to show herself, but upon observing that she had no intention of killing Catherine Carter, she realized that she had been fooled.
The Secret Fetus Parasitic Technique, a secret passed down by her family for thousands of years, was unheard of and unseen by ordinary people.
How did this guy see through it?
A look of confusion appeared on Vivian White’s face as she murmured: “Huh… I didn’t expect you to have such a powerful helper by your side during the Hero Trial…”
She instinctively thought that Leonard, with such skill, was the helper Catherine brought.
But to her knowledge, weren’t the Hero Trials supposed to be completed without external assistance?
Steering her gaze at Leonard, she directly asked, “I’m curious, how did you discover me?”
Watching a living person emerge from Catherine Carter’s body, Elder Clinton quickly ducked his head and hid with Colin.
Looking at this woman, Leonard also thought to himself that this secret technique was bizarre, as he himself had been unable to detect anything wrong.
So, when asked that question, his facial expression was a bit odd.
He didn’t see through any secret techniques of the White Family.
In fact, he didn’t even know there was a person hidden inside Catherine Carter.
He simply intuitively felt something was amiss.
Things were going too smoothly.
The fact was, during the last time-loop, he had killed Catherine himself.
Before the Ghost Building, Leonard thought Catherine wanted to use some sort of secret technique, which was why he killed her.
But after entering the building, he found that the members of the Lionheart Family were more cautious than expected, with no High Tier card master taking action.
That allowed Leonard and his companion to easily infiltrate the building.
The Ghost Building, capable of trapping a Sixth Tier card master, was practically a deathtrap to others.
But because he was immune to faith pollution, he smoothly made it to the top floor.
He encountered no lethal threat whatsoever.
This planted doubts in Leonard’s mind.
It was too easy to get this far. Shouldn’t the obstacle he failed to overcome the last time be more challenging?
And the second Bronze Fish was right in front of him, and the end was almost in sight.
He thus suspected that he must have overlooked some dangerous element.
And, furthermore, a lethal one.
With that in mind, Leonard started to discard all the various possibilities one by one.
But even until the moment the woman exposed herself, he had no idea where the crisis was coming from.
But there were only four people on the top floor.
Elder Clinton and Colin can be evaluated out in no time.
Though they seemed not so strong, the risk they posed was far less than Leonard and his companion.
There were two people left.
Leonard was unable to confirm whether the risk was upon himself or Catherine Carter.
So he decided to take a gamble.
The most compelling argument was that he killed her once during the last time-loop.
Leonard didn’t know why he did that the last time.
But having done so, there must be a need for it.
In any case, if he tried again, he would know why.
And if he made a mistake and was the one to have a hole punched in his chest, it wouldn’t be him.
And the previous sentence he told Catherine Carter was actually to get her to cooperate.
For a noble family like the Lionheart Family, with over a thousand years of history, there were undoubtedly many secret techniques and Skill Cards kept in their treasure vault.
As the direct heir of the Lionheart Family,
Her combat power was certainly not to be underestimated.
Especially some life-saving techniques.
If she didn’t cooperate,
If he genuinely wanted to launch a surprise attack, Leonard wasn’t sure he could critically wound her with one strike.
Moreover, if his attack deviated, he might kill her by accident.
In that case, another time-loop would be needed.
Fortunately, although they were not very familiar with each other, they cooperated tacitly.
Catherine Carter survived, and the enemy was also forced out.
Seeing the snake-scaled woman, Leonard could basically guess that it was her who caused the troubles in the last time-loop.
Thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant,
Now that her true body had been exposed, there was no need for any more pleasantries.
Only by killing her could the threat be completely eliminated.
Leonard’s response to the woman was only a loud ‘snap’ noise.
Before she knew it, he was right in front of her, a punch imbued with Hellfire exploded against her abdomen.
This time it wasn’t any insect clone, but a punch that solidly hit flesh.
However, the scale armor was exceptionally sturdy.
Leonard’s punch, powerful enough to penetrate Mechanical Armor, activated several layers of intricate curses upon contact with the scales.
He did not hesitate, and his second-stage strength was already delivered, penetrating the scale armor and imprinted into the woman’s body.
The woman’s body visibly quivered under the impact.