Is It Okay? Is It Really Okay?!

Maria was somewhat confused.

Why not run away?

"Sister, you still don't understand..."

The old woman shook her head with a wry smile.

"This mountainous region is a continuous stretch of mountains. How many mountains can we cross in a day, and how far can we travel? In the face of the Great Beast, there's nowhere for us to hide... Since that's the case, staying home is definitely the best option..."

Perhaps because she has witnessed too much life and death, this girl now views death with great composure and equanimity.

Maria watched him silently, and after a long pause, she sighed softly.

"Not even willing to struggle?"

"Of course there will be struggles, but that's not my problem."

Despite the imminent threat, the old woman remained smiling. She gestured for someone to be called, then looked at Maria again.

"You may not know, but I'm no longer the village chief. I'm old, and I can barely walk steadily. I should have handed over the position a long time ago. Now, a young man is leading the village..."

"They'll take the remaining young people who can still walk and escape from here... while we old folks will stay here and not hold the young people back."

The old woman spoke calmly, but what she meant was that the young people in the village should run away first, while the old folks would stay here and wait to die!

Maria, in turn, gazed calmly at the other person.

After a pause, she silently got up and left without saying a word...

When Maria returned to the mountains, the two Great Beasts had been facing each other for quite some time.

The girl carrying the long sword arrogantly looked up at the Great Beast that was faintly visible in the sky, her eyes sharp.

She smiled after noticing Maria's arrival.

"You're finally back... I feel like a fight between two people isn't quite as fun; the more people, the better!"

As the girl spoke, she stomped her foot, and the ground began to shake rapidly.

The rocks of the entire mountain began to crumble, revealing a ferocious body that had been hidden inside for countless years!

The girl was always just an avatar; her true self was always hidden in these mountains and wilderness!

Meanwhile, the threatening growls from the sky grew increasingly pronounced, as if the sky had grown tired of waiting.

A brutal killing intent swept in, even materializing and causing the mountains and forests to collapse!

"Don't be in such a hurry... I told you, I'm a man of my word."

The girl laughed loudly, shouldered her longsword, and her aura surged forth, transforming into golden flame-like light that burned towards the sky!

The two savage and fierce auras collided and merged in an instant.

Neither side is better!

Maria could already foresee how this mountain range would be destroyed once the two of them went to war.

But...

"Today may not be a good time for conflict..."

"Huh? You're saying this now?"

The eager girl made an exaggerated expression, smiling as she looked at Maria.

"You can't decide things like that."

"... No."

Maria silently shook her head and took off her tricorn hat.

His gray eyes were slightly red.

"This matter... is up to me..."

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297

Chapter 297 Is it okay? Is it okay?!

"Damn it!"

Suddenly taking a large step back, the Great Beast in the sky could no longer maintain its balance, kneeling on one knee and unable to hold back, spitting out a mouthful of strange blackish-red blood.

On her abdomen, a bloody wound was clearly visible.

Meanwhile, the girl carrying the long sword was also in a bad situation.

Although she did not kneel, she had plunged her sword into the ground, teetering on the verge of collapse.

But there was no pain on her face; instead, there was an uncontrollable fervor.

"That's more like it... this is what a battle should be like!"

She growled, struggling to pull herself up, and looked at Maria in front of her.

The smile on his face was both bright and intense.

"Hey? Aren't you going to pull out your real body yet? This can't go on!"

The girl with the sword looked at Maria, whose face was slightly pale, and offered a kind reminder.

Of course, considering her personality, it's impossible to know whether this reminder was well-intentioned or simply meant that she was seeking a more intense battle.

"..."

Maria did not reply, or rather, even she found it difficult to reply at this moment.

"Cough..."

Unable to hold back, Maria coughed up a little blood mist. She silently stood up and slowly adjusted her breathing.

Maria's life has not been without encounters where she has to fight against multiple enemies; in fact, most of the time, as Hunter, she has to fight her way out of hordes of monsters.

But fighting surrounded by two Great Beast like this was still too strenuous for her.

The Skyborne Great Beast Gordan may still be hanging in the sky, so Maria dares not easily unleash her true power. Therefore, she can only rely on her physical body and experience to fight the two creatures in front of her.

This caused her to feel slightly weak at this time.

Even so, Maria's fighting spirit and combat abilities were astonishing.

That unwavering gaze, even from the perspective of Great Beast, was frighteningly resolute.

Every blow they landed on Maria prevented her from retreating an inch; every time they made a move, they had to be prepared for Maria to retaliate!

As a result, the two Great Beasts on the scene had to join forces and carefully deal with Maria.

After taking another deep breath, Maria composed herself and focused her gaze on the two Great Beast before her.

A moment later, she clenched her fist again.

"Still unwilling to give up?"

"... You insolent wretch."

Beside her, the burly woman in red was also gritting her teeth as she tried to get up and fight Maria again.

But the woman standing beside him with the sword shook her head.

"This is boring, I'm not playing anymore..."

"Um?!"

The burly woman turned her head in astonishment, staring at the other person with disbelief.

But the other person just shrugged.

"What's the point of fighting using only a proxy? If you're going to fight, you have to fight with your bare hands, otherwise even if you win, it's meaningless."

"If she's not going to use her full strength, then I'm not interested anymore. If you want to fight, then fight."

Do you think I wouldn't dare?

The burly woman frowned, clenched her fists, and spoke sharply.

The woman with the sword waved her hand dismissively.

"What business is it of yours? I don't care."

The woman with the sword spoke in a completely dismissive tone.

She craved a satisfying and intense battle, and Maria's reluctance to use her full strength gradually diminished her interest in fighting.

So she chose not to have the injection.

As for whether women should continue fighting... what does that have to do with me?

Let her fight if she wants; I'm not interested anyway.

"You..."

Seeing the other person like this, the burly woman couldn't help but grit her teeth.

She turned her head again to look at Maria beside her.

Maria responded in kind, her gaze slightly sharp.

She fears no battle... as long as the other side wants to continue fighting.

As for women... would she dare to hit them?

Of course she dares.

As Great Beast, she never paid any attention to anything other than other Great Beast.

But... Maria is an exception.

She has already proven with her own strength that she possesses power that rivals, or even surpasses, that of Great Beast!

At the very least, if one were to use a proxy and actually engage in a full-scale war with the other side, the outcome would likely be one-sided.

As for what the outcome of the battle will be after the main body is summoned... that remains to be seen.

She glanced at Maria, then at the sword-wielding woman beside her who seemed resigned but whose eyes darted around, and she gritted her teeth slightly.

"I'll let you off this time, but you won't have such a good chance next time!"

After saying that, she turned around, and her body transformed into countless flower petals as she disappeared into the distance.

Although he really didn't dare to continue fighting Maria, he certainly couldn't hold back his harsh words.

Maria didn't pay any attention to this point.

On the one hand, there is indeed no need to continue the pursuit, but on the other hand...

Maria turned her head and looked at the girl who was sitting idly to the side.

"Aren't you going to fight anymore?"

"Would you like to summon your true form?"

"I don't have what you call my original body..."

"Then forget it."

The girl shook her head, her expression indifferent.

"If you're not even using your full strength, why should I fight you...?"

As the girl spoke, she sat there, gazing at the receding clouds in the sky, and shook her head slightly.

"Speaking of which... who are you again? I still don't know who you are."

The girl with the sword was all smiles, seemingly completely unsuspecting of Maria.

Maria also tilted her head slightly.

"Maria ..."

"Maria? What a strange name... You're not from this area, are you?"

The girl with the sword tilted her head, her expression strange.