Chapter 251

What is it trying to say?

"Existence and the moon... what does that have to do with each other?"

Maria fell silent.

She looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky.

That was the real moon, not the false moon that Rottish; it was the real moon... Maria could feel it.

But even faster, she remembered something else...

Hunting Rottish...

Not long ago, Maria hunted Rottish, and that not-so-powerful Great Ones had little ability to resist Maria and was slaughtered.

Even so, on his deathbed, He still uttered His curse upon Maria.

"You... will eventually perish!"

"Everything you've done is nothing but a death throes!"

"You have absolutely no idea what you're going to be facing!"

Clearly, at that time, Rottish already regarded Maria as someone on the same side as humans... Although Maria always referred to herself as human, Rottish only realized at the last moment that his fellow human had actually chosen to stand with humans.

This made him feel both amused and furious.

He couldn't understand why, at a time when destruction was inevitable, some of his own kind would choose to fight for humanity.

This is absolutely insane!

Maria fell into a profound silence upon hearing these words.

From the previous words, she knew that Rottish and the other Great Beast of this world had reached some kind of agreement. She did not know the specific details of the agreement, but she knew that there should be a clause in the agreement that the Great Beast would not interfere with each other.

Maria had assumed these contracts were agreements for the Great Beast to divide their territories.

But now it seems... even these Great Beasts have something they fear.

What exactly is it?

Maria's fate remains unknown.

The secret to all this may only be revealed when she finds that forest.

Lost in thought, Maria also silently rose.

She glanced at Mizuki, who was still trembling beside her, and after a moment of silence, she reached out and pulled her up from the ground.

"I apologize for my rude behavior just now..."

As Maria spoke, she gave a slight bow.

"You and the beings I know are not the same..."

This overly friendly attitude further frightened Mizuki.

He quickly shook his head and waved his hands.

"No, no, no... I'm fine... I'm actually fine..."

He is now genuinely afraid of Maria.

This woman was fully capable of annihilating him... and her ruthless and taciturn nature instilled fear in him.

His biggest regret now is that he was curious in the first place... If he hadn't been curious and approached Maria, would he have avoided what just happened?

"Regarding your identity, as things stand, you are undoubtedly human... and I hope you can continue to live as such," Maria said, silently turning away. "But if one day you choose to abandon your human identity, then I will reappear before you... and then hunt you down..."

I hope you understand this.

"Ah... okay... okay."

Mizuki quickly responded, nodding vigorously.

After resolving her own affairs, Maria quickly returned to her people.

FrostNova, unaware of what had happened, remained as calm as ever.

But after looking at Maria, there's always a bit of inner conflict.

The Doll then took a small step forward.

"A kind Hunter..."

"Um."

Maria nodded, then looked around before speaking.

"Our plans may need to be brought forward a little."

"Plan?"

FrostNova was somewhat puzzled, unsure of what Maria was referring to.

The Doll beside them patiently explained.

"The Hunter has a place he wants to go to. We only know that it's located in the city of Bolivar, but we don't know exactly where."

"So... you want to gather information here?" FrostNova nodded.

"Yes." The Doll lowered its eyes slightly, its voice calm.

"What are the special features of that place?"

FrostNova continued to ask.

Although she didn't know why Maria had such thoughts, as an honest working woman, she knew that she shouldn't ask questions about things she didn't need to know, and should just do as she was told.

"Special feature... it's a forest?"

Maria frowned slightly, revealing a hint of hesitation.

It was her first time experiencing this world and the simulated mission of Little Regret, so at that time she didn't pay attention to anything else, only knowing that it was a forest.

When she met Ceobe before, she specifically asked the girl what kind of place that was.

Unfortunately, even the Puppy didn't know... She couldn't even read a map, and after parting ways with Maria, she traveled all over Terra on her own.

It's really asking too much of a girl like that to talk about an entire forest...

"A whole forest?" FrostNova was somewhat exasperated upon hearing Maria's answer.

Although Terra is fraught with disasters, and Catastrophes occur from time to time, how vibrant and full of life is this land as a whole?

Forests are really not worth mentioning.

"Isn't there any more detailed information?"

FrostNova couldn't help but ask.

Maria, on the other hand, carefully recalled the past.

"If I remember correctly... there were explorations there, and a major disaster occurred... and there should be some ancient legends about it."

Maria spoke slowly.

When she was working with Ceobe, she also encountered an attack by a group of vagrants and found an abandoned camp.

Judging from their diaries, they went to that forest to conduct research, and the subject of their research...

"The connection between the legends of Great Beast and the forest..."

"Is that so?"

Although Maria's words were unclear, FrostNova still gleaned some useful information from them.

"Since there are legends about it, it means that place is relatively safe and not easily attacked by Catastrophes. At the very least, it's a semi-permanent forest..."

"Researchers have even gone to investigate... which means that area must be somewhat well-known... If we could access the academy's archives, perhaps we could find it."

FrostNova lowered her head, pondered for a while, and then narrowed her eyes slightly.

Maria, however, silently raised her head.

"If that's the case..."

The next day.

Surprisingly, Lin Yuhsia was the first to wake up from the soft bed.

She stood up, looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, and instinctively became wary.

But after a while, she realized that she had actually gone on a business trip.

Meanwhile, Ch'en Hui-chieh, who is usually very conservative, was still sleeping.

This left Lin Yuhsia stunned for a while before she subtly accepted this reality...

I woke up earlier than Ch'en Hui-chieh.

To be honest, this was somewhat unbelievable for the pink-haired little mouse girl.

Since Ch'en Hui-chieh returned from the Royal Guard Academy in Victoria, she has rarely seen such a scene.

Ch'en Hui-chieh is like a clock, moving forward at a punctual but never slowed-down pace.

Sometimes I wake up earlier than the other person, but that's just because my biological clock wakes up earlier than theirs.

And now... almost an hour has passed since Ch'en Hui-chieh's planned wake-up time, and the other person is still sleeping?!

This is simply unbelievable!

But soon, she recalled the information she had obtained in Lungmen.

Talulah appeared, and Ch'en Hui-chieh fought her and bravely repelled her...

Does this have such a profound impact on you?

Lin Yuhsia whispered a few words, and seeing the other person's slightly furrowed brows, she couldn't help but sigh.

The relationship between the two people is very delicate.

Although they are sworn enemies on the political stage, they actually remember their childhood interactions.

She also understood how delicate a presence Talulah held for this girl.

She truly hadn't expected Ch'en Hui-chieh to become like this...

It's not that they've become decadent.

All I can say is... she seems even more confused now...

Unlike Lin Yuhsia knew from a young age that she was destined to take over her father's business, and she worked hard for it.

But Ch'en Hui-chieh... she didn't have a good relationship with her biological father, and her mother left her early... Her uncle, Wei Yenwu, was originally the guide she had hoped for, but after discovering that he was the culprit who caused her family's current situation, she was at a loss.

And his only pillar of support, his half-sister, was 'sold' to the infamous Duke of Cies in exchange for the peace of Lungmen.

All these events happening around her left her feeling lost and uncertain about her future and what she should do.

To be honest, Lin Yuhsia did consider sharing some of the pressure with him, or becoming his support.

Unfortunately, this grumpy guy never truly bowed his head.

This has led to their relationship becoming increasingly strained.

"You idiot..."

After a moment of silence, Lin Yuhsia sighed and muttered a few words.

However, she didn't show this tender emotion for long.

After washing up in the bathroom, her eyes hardened once again.

As the heir to the largest criminal organization in Lungmen, even in this unfamiliar territory, she did not intend to spend these few days solely as a diplomat.

In fact, she knew that Madam Wen Yue sent her here for two reasons. First, she wanted her to see Ch'en Hui-chieh's current situation and report back. Second, she wanted to see how capable Chen Huijie was now. In Lungmen, no matter how she hid her identity, the background of being the daughter of the Rat King would always give her a lot of advantages.

Now, in completely unfamiliar territory, how much she can achieve will be a true test of her abilities.

Taking a deep breath, she thought for a moment, then changed into a swimsuit that suited Dossoles better. Without waking Ch'en Hui-chieh, she slowly pushed open the door and went out.

On the way, I also bought some watermelons.