Those Maria Trusted

After all these years, I'm still just as useless...

"I'm fine," Maria said casually.

Talulah's flames were terrifying, but not powerful enough to harm Maria's body.

Although the high temperature still made her feel somewhat uncomfortable.

She turned her head and shielded Texas behind her.

"She seems to breathe fire... and this fire isn't ordinary; you need to be careful."

"... Um."

Texas's expression was somewhat complicated.

She gazed at the figure before her... though no longer as unreachable as he had seemed when she was a child, he was still tall and imposing.

Can I truly satisfy the other person?

For a moment, Texas was plunged into self-doubt again.

Lappland, standing to the side, curled his lip in disapproval.

She casually walked up to Maria and assumed a ready stance.

"I don't know what's going on, but... you want to get rid of this person, right?"

"... Yes."

"Then I understand." Lappland said, glancing at Maria several times as she spoke, as if to confirm Maria's thoughts.

After receiving the answer, she quickly made her choice.

"I can handle a guy like that all by myself!"

Texas: "..."

Others might not understand what was wrong with Lappland at that moment, but Texas did.

This girl is jealous...

Just as she cared about Maria's opinion of her, Lappland was also incredibly concerned about Maria's gaze towards her.

Now, Maria, who has no memories of the past, only cares about herself and ignores Lappland, who is relatively unfamiliar to her, which makes her somewhat jealous.

It's like a little girl who's jealous that her sisters get more affection and interaction from their mother.

Although neither of them can be called girls anymore, they still occasionally exhibit childlike emotions.

That's exactly what Lappland is like right now.

She wanted to prove herself... to prove that Lappland Texas, to prove that Lappland was more worthy of Ms. Maria's attention than Texas!

She wanted more...

After a moment's hesitation, Texas gritted her teeth and resolutely drew her twin blades again, standing before Maria.

"Ms. Maria ...you can leave this to us and go do what you want to do!"

Texas spoke, her voice becoming incredibly firm!

But such words only left Maria somewhat puzzled.

Before she could say anything, Talulah, standing to the side, curled the corners of her lips into a smile.

"So... is this what gives you the confidence to challenge me?"

Talulah was unaware of the other circumstances.

In her view, the reason why the Twin Wolves in front of her were able to suddenly interrupt her attack was because they had been lying in wait in the vicinity for a long time.

The purpose was to launch a surprise attack on themselves.

Unfortunately, their attack on Maria had forced them to expose themselves prematurely.

Of course, even though it wasn't exposed beforehand, Talulah wasn't flustered; instead, she even showed a hint of mockery.

"Do you think you can challenge me just because you have a numerical advantage?"

"Ms. Maria, you seem a little naive..."

As she spoke, she drew her sword.

A faint spark began to spread along the blade...

Chapter 188 The Person Maria Trusted

The battle quickly began.

Maria thanked the two girls for coming to help her, but to be honest, she didn't really need any assistants.

This is true both in terms of combat habits and fighting style.

Team battles are not her forte; she is better suited to venturing deep into enemy territory alone to maximize her combat capabilities.

But the two girls, as if they had learned their lesson before, refused to leave no matter what she said. In fact, they even offered to let Maria stay and watch while they took action and captured Talulah!

This gave Maria a strange feeling that she couldn't quite explain.

She initially didn't want to approve the application.

But the sound she heard made her relax.

Because of the sound, Maria was no longer in a hurry to deal with the matter, so after thinking it over, she agreed to the two girls' request.

Since they want to show off... then let them go.

After receiving Maria's approval, the Twin Wolves immediately turned their attention to the battle against Talulah!

"Ha!"

Another sneak attack failed, and Lappland decisively leaned back, taking a step back to evade Talulah's Blades pursuit.

Behind Talulah, Texas a cold expression, silently attempted to break into her from behind, like an assassin.

Without hesitation, Lappland deliberately lost her balance, half-lying down as if about to fall to the ground.

The longsword in his hand slashed towards Talulah's slender calf!

Up and down, in front and behind.

At the same time, attacks from two directions will land almost simultaneously.

Such close teamwork is definitely not something that can be achieved through routine training.

This inevitably involves transformation through trials and tribulations.

But... Talulah's experiences were no less than those of the two girls.

Her slender, jade-like legs lifted, and the toes of her high-heeled feet touched the ground in an instant, firmly pinning down Lappland's longsword!

As for Texas, whose situation was already too late to handle...

Talulah's lips curled into a slight smile.

Without any hesitation, Blades turned and charged towards Lappland's neck!

"!"

Lappland's eyes widened.

She wanted to drop her weapon to avoid the attack.

But the imbalance that had just occurred in order to create opportunities for Texas affected her at this moment.

There wasn't even time to change body position...

If this continues, Talulah will die, and she will die too!

Tsk...

Lappland frowned, clearly having anticipated the outcome.

And that is indeed the case.

After noticing the danger posed by Lappland, Texas hesitated for a moment before making her decision.

There will only be more and more flaws; once you get past one, there will be another. But your companions will only dwindle; every one that dies is one less.

Although Ms. Maria was there to provide insurance, wasn't the very reason they asked Maria not to join the fight simply to prove herself?

Sending Lady Maria in at this point would be tantamount to a defeat.

Besides, although Texas and Lappland don't get along, it's just that they're not compatible. If the other is in danger, she certainly won't stand idly by!

Taking all the above into consideration, she made her choice after only a brief moment of thought.

Without hesitation, she twisted her waist and her twin blades immediately blocked Talulah's Blades.

But this played right into Talulah's plan!

"Abdomen!"

The unbalanced Lappland issued an urgent reminder.

But the speed was still a bit slow.

Just as Lapland cried out in his abdomen, Talulah had already raised her left leg.

With a single burst of power from his slender legs, he delivered a powerful straight kick!

It landed right on Texas's abdomen!

"Hmm!"

Before she could even cry out in pain, Texas was sent flying backward.

The body glided for a distance in mid-air before finally landing.

A sharp, intense pain shot through her entire chest in an instant, and her trembling legs could barely support her weight.

But her extensive combat experience allowed her to regain her composure with remarkable strength.

She awkwardly rolled to the side a few times on the ground.

This didn't actually create much distance, but it was precisely this short distance that saved her life!

"Bang!"

Talulah, who had been chasing after them, stared blankly for a moment at her Blades embedded in the ground, then at Texas who had just dodged away, before letting out a soft laugh.

"For a hunting dog, your alertness is quite good."

As she spoke, she picked up her longsword again, her eyes calm.

"..."

Texas did not reply.

Although she has a high tolerance for pain, there is a limit to it.

The body can only withstand so many dangers; even the most powerful person cannot magically grow a third hand out of thin air using only their willpower.

The intense pain slowed her movements and slowed the brain's communication.

This is extremely dangerous!

Meanwhile, Lappland, noticing this, gritted her teeth and scrambled out of the ground, instantly attacking Talulah's heel.

Talulah turned and swung her sword again.

But just as the two were about to touch, Lappland suddenly slammed on the brakes.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, she took a hard step on the ground, and using the momentum from the sudden stop, she spun around abruptly!

The sword drew a huge circle and hurtled towards Talulah!

This strike was powerful and heavy!

Even so, Talulah remained unmoved, merely leaning back slightly.

The Blades grazed her body...

Her movements were so precise, it was as if she had predicted every single one...

The powerful wolves are simply not in the same league as the Twin Wolves!