Chapter 191: What Are You? / Chapter 192

Although Talulah is terrifying, Talulah is still, after all, a human being.

As long as it's a human being, it can be killed.

With such a wound, even if Talulah retains some fighting ability for a short time, she will definitely not be as strong as she was just now, so much so that they would be unable to resist.

The battle... is over.

"... Oh."

A moment later, Talulah suddenly laughed.

"Well done."

She unusually praised the two girls.

Under the astonished gazes of the two girls, she slowly pulled the Blades from her chest.

Her body began to change.

The ends of her once beautiful white hair gradually turned a vivid blood red, and the orange accents on her black dress became a terrifying red as well.

Her figure remained tall and slender, but her aura gradually darkened, and a bewitching presence emanated from her breath, her pupils turning crimson.

At this moment, she became even more alluring, and even more dangerous!

At this moment, she truly deserves to be called the flower of evil amidst calamity!

Talulah... Phase Two!

Chapter 191 What are you?

"Damn it!"

Seeing Talulah's change, Lappland's expression instantly turned even more unpleasant.

She gritted her teeth, wanting to pick up her weapon and continue fighting.

However, forcibly activating Originium Arts just now has further aggravated her Oripathy.

My weakened body is finding it difficult to continue.

"Boom--!"

A surge of air swept out in an instant, sending both girls flying!

He fell heavily to the ground.

"Woo!"

Lappland gritted his teeth, his face grim.

Meanwhile, Texas, pale-faced, struggled to her feet and tried to help Lappland up.

They are indeed very strong, but they still cannot be considered the top teams in Terra.

They have done very well against Talulah.

They no longer have the strength to continue fighting...

Maria was aware of this as well.

She slowly walked forward and stood in front of the two girls.

The scorched ground around them was gradually engulfed in terrifying flames, and surging, bizarre figures stood before Maria.

Talulah was still smiling, but now her smile was truly repulsive to Maria.

"Please wait a moment! Ms. Maria, I'm alright! We're alright!"

Seeing Maria preparing to make a move, Lappland felt somewhat unwilling.

They finally defeated Talulah, but they never expected that such wounds would have no effect on her at all!

But... having come this far, how could she willingly admit defeat?

She can still fight!

Ms. Maria, I'm alright!

"..."

Maria remained silent and looked back.

Just like the slender woman Lappland had seen many years ago, Maria was still just as beautiful.

But looking back at myself...

How pathetic, how laughable... he even contracted Oripathy.

She, who should have had the potential for long-term growth, was still ridiculously weak at this moment.

She still needs protection...

This made Lappland lower her head involuntarily.

She dared not meet Maria's eyes.

But soon, a gentle hand softly stroked the top of her head.

A little stiff, a little awkward, but... very gentle...

"Huh?"

Lappland stared wide-eyed, raising her head in disbelief to look at the woman before her.

She saw it, she saw that fair hand stroking the top of her head.

This was the first time she had ever been touched...

It wasn't quite the warmth she had imagined; Maria didn't seem to be good at it, and the caresses appeared somewhat messy and stiff.

Cool fingers gently touched her ear, bringing an irresistible tickling sensation.

The white ears on its head kept fluttering.

But... more than the strangeness of the touch, she felt a profound sense of satisfaction...

She didn't know why...

I clearly didn't achieve my goal... how could I receive such a reward?!

"You've done very well... that's enough."

Maria's voice was as calm as ever, even so calm it sounded almost like she was reading aloud.

But Lappland didn't care about any of that.

She could only feel an extremely strong emotion surging in her chest.

The emotions were so overwhelming that they even brought a flush to her already weak body.

Its tail was thrashing wildly behind it, repeatedly slapping Texas beside it.

Did you see it? Did you see it?! Did you see it?!

Texas, look!!!

I was touched!

I was touched!!

I was touched by Lady Maria!!!

Overwhelmed with emotion, Lappland's face flushed once again.

"Tsk."

Texas was somewhat helpless, feeling a bit of pain from being whipped by Lappland's tail.

She had no choice but to fiercely whip her tail back to calm the other party down.

But clearly, Lappland was already caught up in the moment, couldn't care less about anything else and just subconsciously got entangled with the other's tail.

Maria nodded in agreement.

Although she didn't know what was going on, she had witnessed the entire battle between Lappland and Talulah.

Especially Lappland's reaction after Talulah said she was paying attention to this area.

This made her realize that Lappland cared a lot about her opinions...

She wanted to prove herself.

Maria was unaware of everyone's past, nor did she understand why Lappland cared so much about her attention.

But she knew that Lappland was working incredibly hard.

And to have achieved this level is indeed worthy of praise.

After stroking him, Maria turned her head and looked at Texas beside her.

"From now on, it's up to you to take care of her."

Maria spoke softly.

Texas, however, wore a solemn expression.

She nodded with utmost seriousness, accepting once again the same request Maria had made to her.

"This time, I will definitely take good care of her!"

"I'm not a child!"

Feeling Maria withdraw her hand, Lappland was clearly still somewhat unsatisfied.

But Maria's next words excited her immensely.

"Perhaps we'll have a chance to fight together again in the future, but not now... Girls, you should rest."

"Um."

Upon hearing Maria's words, both Lappland and Texas felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction.

Although there was still some regret, they were also clear that their combat abilities had reached their limit.

The next situation was definitely not one where they could offer assistance.

They took a deep breath, exchanged a glance, nodded, and then stepped back.

Maria also turned her head to look at Talulah, who had already healed her wounds.

Texas just pierced her chest with a sword, causing a tear in her dress.

Now that her flesh and blood have been repaired, her clothes could not be fixed at the same time, which left a lot of her snow-white skin exposed.

In a daze, one can still see those beautiful collarbones and a hint of the roundness of her chest.

But Talulah acted as if she knew nothing about any of this, confidently puffing out her chest and looking at Maria with a smug expression.

"..."

Talulah did not speak.

After the physical changes, she didn't say a word.

At this moment, she exuded an aura that made Maria uncomfortable.

Those restless eyes conveyed a kind of unsettling greed.

If Talulah's gaze upon him before was driven by desire, now it is pure malice.

A malice that made Maria nauseous.

After only a moment of silence, Maria began to act.

But instead of launching a direct attack, she approached her opponent step by step, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

The surrounding flames greedily tried to climb onto that tall figure, but were mercilessly wiped away by her clothes.

Finally, she stood before Talulah, looking down at her.

And who are you?

Chapter 192