The Mountain God.

But fortunately, Maria's presence gave her a glimmer of hope.

Even in dire straits, it wasn't that no one on their side was willing to step forward.

What happened to Dossoles afterward?

After Maria finished fighting the twisted monster that Gordan had descended upon, she left the area without paying much attention to what happened afterward.

"Everything in Dossoles remains the same."

Kal'tsit was prepared for Maria's question.

She sat to the side and spoke softly.

"Although a large amount of Originium has grown within the landing site, the people of Dossoles clearly don't care about it."

"They continued to advance at their own pace... The Seaborn also left the Inner Sea after that battle and returned to their own deep sea... As for the arrival of Gordan, probably not many people were aware of it."

Everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.

Kal'tsit clearly realized that this was Maria's doing.

If that thing really does descend, this land will likely be struck by another catastrophe...

Now, everything has been resolved peacefully, and no one has realized that a terrible Catastrophe has just passed them by.

All of this is thanks to Maria.

Kal'tsit sighed.

But this is also what gives her a headache.

To be honest, Kal'tsit really hoped that the people on Terra could realize just how dangerous the Great Beast were, and that they should stop all their pointless attacks and unite to fight against the disaster.

However, Kal'tsit's recognition of biodiversity also made her realize that even if the calamity of the Great Beast truly took root in people's hearts, the nations would not be able to unite in the short term.

Resistance, surrender, despair, madness...

All sorts of strange factions will emerge, and even those who can see their errors and madness at a glance will eventually lose themselves in the mainstream...

People who can remain clear-headed at all times are still a minority...

Maria sat to the side, her eyes slightly gleaming.

Unlike Kal'tsit, she never considered actually assembling a large-scale organization to fight the Great Beast. So far, she has only agreed with the idea of training a group of special combat personnel using Doll.

To hunt Great Beast, they need extremely high-level power.

Are you confident you can hunt it?

Kal'tsit asked again, her voice tinged with a hint of helplessness.

Maria's thoughts weren't hard to guess, but to be honest, even those thoughts were somewhat weak.

The main reason is that after several injuries, Gordan will certainly not easily send his body to Terra.

It will become alert.

Moreover, even if it were to happen...

How could Maria possibly hunt down a creature larger than the entirety of Terra?

She didn't doubt Maria's abilities; rather, she simply felt that, practically speaking, the gap between the two was simply too great.

"Therefore... I need to find a way to force it to descend upon Terra..."

Maria shook her head, then looked at Kal'tsit in front of her.

Although the other party invited me, the situation has clearly changed now.

However, Kal'tsit did not object to this situation.

After realizing the danger of the Great Beast and that it was indeed unlikely that they could fight Great Beast on their own, she realized that Maria would probably have to be the main fighting force.

Although her primary duty as Kal'tsit of Rhodes Island wasn't dealing with Great Beast, she... simply because she Kal'tsit, hoped she could help Maria achieve her hunting goals...

"I've looked for similar things..."

Kal'tsit spoke, revealing the attempts she had made in the past.

"So, did you find it?"

"... No."

Kal'tsit was a little embarrassed, but she coughed twice and regained her composure. "However, if you really want to look... there might be some clues in Yan."

"Yan?"

Maria paused for a moment.

This kingdom has appeared so rarely in her Terra adventures so far that she had almost forgotten its existence.

But Kal'tsit suddenly brought it up...

"Many of the Great Beast in Yan are, to some extent, semi-public in nature."

Kal'tsit shook her head.

On the Terra, most of the Great Beast actually hide their bodies... not that they deliberately hide, but simply that they don't care about the commotion caused by the little creatures on the ground.

Once it occasionally reveals itself, humans will keep their distance in respect and even worship it.

Although they might not even look at those offerings...

But the Yan... is very special.

Because there is a very special organization within Yan that exists specifically to monitor and even combat the Great Beast.

Unlike other countries, the Great Yan Kingdom does not hold the Great Beast in an overly worshipful attitude.

Most of them regard it as a powerful and strange creature rather than a god—although there is indeed a history in which it has been regarded as a deity, and even now there is a group of people who fanatically worship the Great Beast.

Regardless, at least in most people's lives or in official circles, Great Beast are not regarded as untouchable, great beings.

While we still feel awe, it is only for its power, not for the entity itself.

"That's why the Great Yan has dealt with many Great Beasts, even repelling and killing them... And as humans, they possess such organization and power; perhaps you can find some information from them..."

Kal'tsit explained...

Maria seemed lost in thought...

The visit ended quickly.

Maria didn't linger there. After a brief conversation with a few people, she checked on the sleeping shark again to make sure it had settled down and woken up. Then, she went to find Logos.

She still felt a certain curiosity and concern for this person who might be her grandson by blood.

Logos, as if deliberately avoiding Maria, always evaded her presence.

Although Maria could clearly sense where the other person was.

But... since the other party doesn't want to see her, Maria won't force them.

This is a rare instance of her being understanding.

Soon, Maria and the Doll returned to Yharnam.

The link between Rhodes Island and Yharnam has been severed once again.

Rhodes Island continued westward, their destination the seaside... This was due to the problem with Operator Specter. Although Specter has now awakened, their itinerary remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, Yharnam headed east.

Their next stop was the mysterious and ancient Yan.

Of course, Maria wasn't entirely counting on them to drive Yharnam closer.

After all, they had only recently left Bolivar, while Yan was almost on the other side of the Terra.

Crossing by land will inevitably take a considerable amount of time.

Maria also wanted to save some time.

So...

"Are you ready, Doll?"

Maria slowly sat down in her chair next to Yharnam's Hunter's Cabin.

Meanwhile, a dignified Doll and Little Regret with a sorrowful face stood quietly to the side, dressed as maids.

After the Doll devoured Little Regret, the other party's authority to travel through time was also transferred to the Doll.

The Doll will need some time to adapt to this new power system, but it will still retain its basic functions.

As for only being able to travel through time once a month... that's purely because Little Regret doesn't have enough energy.

After absorbing part of Gordan's body last time, the energy within Yharnam was enough for them to squander for a while.

So after Maria spoke, the Doll immediately drew upon the energy of the Yharnam lamps and prepared everything.

"As you wish, kind Hunter."

The Doll lowered its head and spoke.

Maria, having received a response, took a deep breath.

Then...

Slowly, she closed her eyes...

Beside it, the campfire in the fireplace flickered...

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Chapter 295 Mountain God.

Call...

"Call..."

"Call..."

She gently exhaled, even though Maria's body temperature was already very low compared to ordinary people, it was clearly not enough to fight against the real nature.

She gazed at everything around her, her eyes flickered a few times, and then she silently shook her head.

Beside her, the ground was covered with white snow.

Maria had now arrived in what should be the territory of the Yan, and it seemed to be winter.

The trees on the mountain branches had long lost their green color, and the gray sky held only a sense of oppression.

The white snowflakes swirled gently, and finally... landed on her shoulder.

"..."

Maria didn't speak, she just stood there blankly, slowly exhaling.

After a moment, she regained her composure and silently called upon the presence in her mind.

"Doll?"

"I... heard... someone..."

The Doll's voice was intermittent and sounded somewhat distorted.

Now that Maria has absorbed the power of Little Regret, her time travel service is being provided by Doll.

But clearly, even as Doll, she wasn't particularly comfortable with this new authority, and using it was quite troublesome.

At least in the past, as long as the time gap wasn't too large, the Doll could still communicate with her, but now... the quality of communication has clearly dropped by more than one level.

However, as time goes by, the Doll should be able to solve this problem.

As for Maria...

Maria tilted her head slightly and looked around.

She should be on a hillside now, gazing into the distance.

It should still be dark, but there wasn't a trace of smoke in the air; the pure white snow was chilling to the bone.

These are hardly good times; the worse the times, the more ferocious the wild beasts become.