Something Terrible Happened!
And who are you?
Maria's question was very impolite, even carrying a hint of scolding.
But the 'Talulah' in front of her fell silent as a result.
After a moment, she chuckled softly and said...
"I am Koschei, or perhaps you have heard of the Black Snake..."
She didn't hide it, or rather, she felt there was no need to hide it.
Concealment is effective when dealing with someone who is vague, but Maria is clearly not that kind of person.
She noticed his presence at first glance.
This keen insight made Black Snake realize that Maria's abilities seemed to extend beyond what she had demonstrated.
When dealing with such a person, so-called concealment is merely a temporary delay in how quickly they learn about you.
This kind of thing is not very meaningful.
It might even provoke Maria's resentment; in fact, Maria already hates him—which is not the outcome Black Snake desires.
"Black Snake? That doesn't sound like a name a person would choose."
"Indeed."
Black exudes composure as she slowly gazes at the woman before her, meticulously examining every inch of Maria's skin.
"It's the name of an organization, and it's usually more well-known than Koschei."
"So, are you Talulah?"
Maria was also calm.
Faced with the other person's scrutiny, she didn't attack directly, but rather looked somewhat puzzled.
She could tell that the Talulah from before wasn't an act... that was the real Talulah, and the person in front of her who called himself Koschei was also real.
But... a body should only have one thought.
But now, there are clearly two people standing in front of her.
But this body simultaneously houses Talulah and Koschei?
This made Maria think of some unpleasant things.
For example... the transfer and fusion of souls.
If Maria had studied multiple personality disorder, she might have a clearer understanding of the current situation, but clearly, in her time, people with this condition were more accustomed to calling themselves possessed by evil spirits.
"It can be, or it can not be."
Whether intentionally or not, the Black Snake didn't explain his situation with Talulah, but instead continued to scrutinize Maria in front of him.
It's a very strange feeling.
When Talulah looked at Maria from her perspective just now, she also longed for it... but now that she's out on her own, she still longs for it, but the direction of her longing is different.
She wanted Maria's body...
To the naked eye, Maria's body is simply beautiful, but if you look closely, you'll find that even now, Maria's body temperature is still frighteningly low.
This is absolutely not normal.
Maria... is very special!
But she wasn't foolish enough to directly try to invade the other person's mind; instead, she turned around and began to probe gradually.
"Speaking of which, I still don't know your name. Can you tell me?"
"... Maria."
"What a name that suits your beautiful appearance."
The Black Snake swayed its body, like a butterfly attracted by a flower, fluttering around Maria.
"You came here to stop me, didn't you?"
"I don't think I need to repeat this point excessively."
"Although I agreed before, I still want to ask you now, why did you stop me?"
The Black Snake narrowed its eyes, trying to probe Maria's personality.
But Maria clearly exceeded his understanding.
She showed no emotional change when faced with this question.
"Because I don't want unnecessary killing."
"Killing?"
"Between you and Lungmen, I will choose Lungmen. So if you don't agree, I'll have no choice but to kill you all myself... although the current situation is pretty much the same."
Maria's tone was calm, but the words she uttered were chillingly cold.
Even the Black Snake couldn't detect the slightest hint of joking or falsehood on Maria's face.
She really... planned to kill everyone if Black Snake didn't agree!
This is no joke, this woman really intends to do it!
There are tens of thousands of people here.
The Black Snake couldn't help but issue a warning.
The entire mobile platform is teeming with at least tens of thousands of Reunion Movement members... not including those who call themselves Reunion Movement members.
Tens of thousands of people... and how many are on Maria's side?
Are there a hundred people?
I want to kill them all...
Isn't this a bit too crazy?
But Maria's response to her surprise remained unchanged.
"I see."
"Um?"
"I will not let anyone get away with this..."
"No... I mean, there are tens of thousands of people here, can you kill them all?"
"... OK."
Maria nodded, her words almost too simple.
"..."
Seeing Maria's expression, the Black Snake was also somewhat puzzled.
She instinctively felt that Maria was bluffing.
After all, with tens of thousands of people involved... even for her, making a decision isn't so easy.
But she couldn't detect anything amiss in Maria's expression.
Every word she uttered stemmed from her purest and most genuine thoughts and feelings.
She really... intended to kill so many people...
This woman... is she also insane?!
Koschei couldn't help himself.
But she quickly suppressed her emotions and slowly narrowed her eyes.
"Are you from Yan?"
"No."
"Then why are you helping Lungmen?"
"Why?" Maria looked at the person in front of her, shook her head, and said, "Killing requires a reason, but saving a life does not."
Even if you're saving a group of bad people?
The Black Snake attempts to guide Maria toward her own line of thought.
But clearly, she underestimated this woman who still maintained her humanity even in the cycle of reincarnation.
"If I save a group of evil people, then I'll go and kill them."
Maria found the Black Snake's question utterly ridiculous.
She seems to have a habit of comparing everything she does with a stake in the outcome.
But in Maria's eyes, all of this was unnecessary.
The only thing a person can ever control is themselves.
What a person has done in the past, what they are doing now, and what they will do in the future—even the person themselves may not be certain of these things. How can Maria, as an unrelated individual, be used as a concrete bargaining chip for comparison?
All she can do is follow her own ideas and do some things.
Reach out to someone who is in danger.
If you encounter an evil person, kill them.
Taking action is such a simple thing.
There's no need for too many comparisons.
"But if you hadn't gone to save them in the first place, the villains wouldn't have survived, and they wouldn't have been able to cause any more destruction... How would the people harmed by the villains you saved view you?"
"... Then can you tell who the bad guy is?"
"..."
"No one can know in advance whether a person is good or bad. Even a god has things he cannot do."
Maria slowly narrowed her eyes and spoke slowly and steadily.
"All we can do is what we can see ourselves..."
Chapter 193 Something Big Has Happened!
The Black Snake was stunned.
It wasn't because Maria's words held any profound truth... On the contrary, in her opinion, Maria's current ideas were incredibly naive!
No need to think about the stakes? Just do what you want?
Even for a child, isn't this behavior a bit too willful?
Moreover, Maria is no child; she is already a powerful woman capable of standing on her own... But even so, this makes it even more incomprehensible to Black Snake.
Maria, has she always carried this feeling forward?
On what grounds?
Black Snake has witnessed the deaths of countless idealists... and from those repeated failures, he has come to realize that if a person wants to be willful, the inevitable result will be failure.
Such a person has no chance of surviving in this world!
Black Snake couldn't understand why Maria, who seemed to be on par with him in strength, had such a simple and crude way of thinking.
But soon, she didn't have much time to think...
Maria's attack... has begun!
"Bang!"
A simple, unadorned punch landed squarely on the black face, instantly turning the once alluring and seductive face red and swollen.
She staggered a few steps, incredulously reaching out to touch her burning cheek...
"You hit me..."
She murmured, her words still filled with incomprehension.
Did I get hit?