Teresa Is Climbing the Ranks (Continued)

When certain Great Beast enter a period of hibernation, one can call upon them and receive their blessings...

"Even with such advantages, are you still not satisfied?"

Maria spoke, looking at the silent Kal'tsit, but her voice carried a subtle unease.

"No power comes without a price... especially the power of Great Beast. Are you sure you can withstand its gaze?"

Maria tried her best to keep her voice calm.

But at this moment, both of them in the dungeon could clearly feel the terrifying killing intent emanating from within, like a storm.

Theresa could clearly sense that this was no less murderous intent towards Dukale than Maria's.

Once the Allied Forces actually use this power, Maria won't hold back anymore...

She wouldn't allow anyone in the world to have any thoughts about the Great Beast!

"... One person might not be able to do it, but an entire legion can!"

Kal'tsit responded coldly to Maria's taunts.

She looked at Maria in front of her, her attitude towards Maria somewhat indifferent.

She certainly knew how terrifying the Great Beast were... In fact, in a sense, her long history on this land was one of preparing to fight the Great Beast.

She was wary of the Great Beast's power, but she also knew that fear alone wouldn't change anything.

Only through understanding and experimentation can we obtain results!

But she hadn't even had a chance to speak.

A sudden gust of wind stopped right next to her ear!

"Bang!"

The steel instantly pierced through the ancient stone wall, clinging tightly to her neck...

Scalding hot and red...

Maria remained motionless, her arms hanging limply at her sides.

But in front of her, one of the iron fences had been forcefully broken!

No one saw Maria's movements; they only suddenly heard a slight noise.

Then...

It has already happened...

She was even faster than the sight of everyone present!

"To revere Pale Blood... humanity has never learned such a thing."

Maria kept her head down.

On her right hand, the beautiful clothes of the Banshees could not withstand Maria's rapid speed and tore apart.

But Maria kept her eyes downcast, seemingly oblivious.

After a moment, she let out a soft breath.

She tilted her head back again, her fine white hair obscuring her vision, but Kal'tsit could still sense a hint of crimson within it.

"I don't want to get too involved in this... but you'd better pray they don't do anything stupid."

After Maria finished speaking, she silently turned her head and chose to leave.

She was genuinely angry.

Meanwhile, Kal'tsit was also stunned by Maria's power and didn't listen to Maria's words at all. It took her several breaths to come back to her senses in astonishment.

The power Maria displayed this time... was even more terrifying than when she captured me!

Just how much more is she hiding?!

Thinking of this, Kal'tsit felt a chill run down her spine, and a coldness surged into her heart almost instantly.

The ears on the top of his head stood up almost explosively.

But what surprised her even more was what Maria said at that moment...

Awe... of Pale Blood?

Does this woman also know something about the Great Beast?

Thinking about this, Kal'tsit began to have some doubts about her original plan.

Meanwhile, Theresa watched Maria stride away, then looked at Kal'tsit in the dungeon. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth slightly.

I will come back to see you.

Having said that, she took small steps, Lantern in hand, and chased after Maria.

In the dim world, only those thoughtful green eyes remained...

Maria's pace wasn't particularly fast, especially after noticing Theresa catching up; she deliberately slowed down and waited for the girl for a while.

Only after the other person caught up with her did she resume her original speed.

Theresa followed Maria cautiously for a while, keeping half a step behind her, before speaking with some concern.

Are you... very angry?

"... Yes."

Maria did not hide her feelings; she frankly explained her feelings to the girl.

She was really angry...

She felt a surge of intense anger, especially when she realized Kal'tsit's final plans for the 400,000-strong army.

This anger even surpassed her reaction to seeing Dukale, that pretentious Blood Demon!

"Why?"

Theresa tilted her head, somewhat puzzled.

She felt she knew so very little.

For example, the conversation between Maria and Kal'tsit just now.

The two didn't talk much, except for the unknown Ananna and the only other thing they discussed was the Great Beast.

But aside from the fact that the Great Beast obtained the memories of the previous Demon King from the Demon King's crown, she knew nothing else...

A strong sense of uselessness welled up in her heart...

"Because it will spread..."

After a few moments of silence, Maria decided to be honest with the girl.

She had experienced the catastrophe of Yharnam, so she understood the power of the Great Beast.

Did they think that by distributing their power among the masses, they could mitigate the mental pollution from those monsters?

This will only allow madness to accumulate and spread within a group!

Whenever one person's madness deepens, those close to them will also be infected... and then it spreads in turn!

A full 400,000 people!

Spanning four major countries!

Maria could hardly imagine what kind of infections would occur once these people returned to their countries.

The disaster in Yharnam once plunged all Hunter into despair.

And when these things spread throughout Terra...

Maria couldn't even describe what would happen then.

The worst-case scenario...

Maria needs to accomplish in this world something that only God should do...

Massive cleanup!

Taking a deep breath, Maria calmed herself down.

Although I am somewhat pessimistic about how things will develop, at least from the perspective of the future I see, the situation is not that bad yet.

The outside world has not been polluted...

But this does not mean that the Allied Forces did not utilize this force.

After all, Maria and the others' current goal is to defeat it, and the Allied Forces are unaware of the dangers of this power... If problems arise, they will inevitably resort to this supposedly harmless 'assistance'.

So...

"None of these people from the Allied Forces can survive..."

Maria lowered her head and silently made her decision.

If anything goes wrong, even if Gordan discovers it, she must eliminate everyone present here!

Absolutely... we must not let the pollution leak out!

Maria let out a long breath, rubbed her temples, and looked tired.

Meanwhile, Theresa was so frightened that she was speechless.

Although Maria didn't say much, the aura emanating from her body at that moment was undeniable.

Perhaps because of the Black Crown, she was increasingly able to sense the emotional fluctuations of others.

Although she still couldn't see into Maria's heart, over time she could sense some of her undisguised feelings.

Even so, she sensed Maria's awakening.

She was prepared to kill everyone!

But this murderous intent only spread for a short while before Maria suppressed it.

To be honest, even Maria didn't expect herself to go to such lengths to kill 400,000 people in one go.

When this thought came to her mind, she felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

But...

If this is the only option, then she won't hesitate.

After a brief pause, she suddenly noticed that the footsteps beside her had gradually stopped.

Hesitantly, he turned his head away.

Theresa had stopped behind her, motionless.

Her pink eyes stared blankly at Maria.

He seems to have lost his mind.

"What's wrong?"

"... No, it's nothing."

Gently brushing a strand of her hair aside, the girl remained silent for a moment before feeling the burning heat on her back.

But seeing Maria's silent demeanor, even though she had a lot to say, in the end, it all turned into a few twitches at the corners of her mouth.

She knew Maria was probably about to do something dangerous and important... something that could have very serious consequences.

She was willing to believe in Maria, but...

"I believe you... but I don't even know what you're going to do..."

"Um?"

"...I'm sorry, Ms. Maria."

Realizing she had spoken her mind, the girl quickly snapped out of it, nodded apologetically to Maria, and sounded a little nervous.

But Maria clearly didn't care about any of that; she simply nodded and got up.

For no apparent reason, she brought up something else.

"Theresis knew she was being held here."