Chapter 369
But he managed to control his thoughts well and still wore a fake smile.
Clearly, he hadn't listened to Maria.
"... I see."
Li Chang spoke, his eyes darted around.
Clearly, he had determined that Maria had killed the Great Beast.
I also learned that Maria had seen through my true identity.
However, he didn't say much, but instead gave his younger brother a sudden look.
The child standing nearby understood perfectly.
He took a deep breath, jumped to his feet, bowed to Maria, and raised his glass.
"My benefactor, let me raise a glass to you..."
As he spoke, he took small steps toward Maria.
At this moment, Li Zhenfang finally realized that something was wrong.
He suddenly widened his eyes, trying to stop his child from making a mistake.
Unfortunately, by then, the child had already put down his glass!
In his hand, the dagger suddenly thrust out!
"Not good!"
Li Zhenfang gritted his teeth.
But to his surprise, his eldest son, on whom he had always placed high hopes, also stood up.
But he wasn't stopping his younger brother.
He suddenly raised his hand and let out a low growl.
"That's her! Make your move!"
"Ha!"
In an instant, more than ten figures flew out from the surrounding walls and eaves, aiming at Maria and rushing towards her!
A cold glint flashed through the air, bursting forth with a chilling light.
According to their plan, Maria, who was capable of defeating the Great Beast, was indeed powerful, but she had no chance of defending against such a large number of people acting together!
They will ultimately prevail!
But...
"Well."
With a slight sigh, Maria showed no fear in the face of the attacks coming from all directions; instead, she gave the crowd a cold look.
In an instant, a chill ran down their spines!
But it's too late for them now!
Gritting their teeth, they leaped forward again!
Can...
"A pointless test..."
Maria took a small step back, reached out, and decisively grabbed the arm of the man who had approached first.
With just a simple twist of his wrist, the man felt an indescribable, terrifying force exerted upon him!
His body went out of control, and he fell uncontrollably to one side, his weapon being snatched away by Maria!
"Bang!"
His body slammed into the stone slab of the dining table, shattering it into pieces instantly!
But this is far from over.
As the figures continued to approach, Maria let out a soft breath, her eyes turning cold.
Without any hesitation, she swung the Blades!
The air itself seemed to be compressed by that attack!
Without the slightest hesitation, the surging white air currents splashed out in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, they had already shattered the three wooden pillars in front of them!
And all the attackers in front of her were sent flying!
As for those attackers who targeted the 18-year-old...
"Bite--!"
The sword struck Sui, but in the blink of an eye, it snapped in two...
"Um?"
At this moment, Sui, belatedly realizing what was happening, raised her head slightly, looking at the several astonished attackers in front of her with a face full of confusion.
"This..."
At this moment, even the group of fanatical followers of the Shanhai Assembly looked grim.
Their first instinct was to turn and run away.
But Maria's sword was faster than theirs!
"Sulfone--!"
With just a few casual moves, everyone present was sent flying!
At this moment, the guards who heard the commotion rushed to the third floor.
Upon seeing the figures dressed in strange attire present, their expressions changed slightly!
"City Lord!"
They growled and instinctively looked at Li Zhenfang.
Meanwhile, Li Zhenfang... had already been taken hostage by the child he trusted.
"Don't come any closer! None of you come any closer!"
Seeing that his plan had been exposed, Li Chang gritted his teeth, grabbed his father with one hand, smashed the porcelain bowl with the other, and held the sharp shard to his father's neck.
His sharp, sinister eyes caused the expressions of everyone present to change slightly.
Li Zhenfang, especially, gritted his teeth, heartbroken.
"What are you doing?!"
"..."
Li Chang did not reply, but stared intently at Maria with a serious expression.
He certainly underestimated Maria's abilities.
Indeed, those capable of hunting Great Beast are all extremely dangerous beings...
There's something I don't really understand.
Maria patted the shoulder of the girl next to her who was munching on a chicken leg and looked puzzled, took a small step forward, and looked at Li Chang.
"If you, the Shanhai Assembly, were simply submitting to power, then after I displayed such power, you should have surrendered to me. I'm right, but from your actions, I can only sense hostility..."
Maria turned her head slightly, looking again at the figure in front of her.
"So... what exactly did you succumb to?"
"We just want to restore the world to its original state."
Seeing Maria speak, Li Chang gritted his teeth.
"Humans are a bunch of greedy plunderers, and this world itself belongs to the Great Beast! What I need to do now is simply return everything to the Great Beast!"
"Then what?"
"Forehead..."
"If everything is returned to the Great Beast, what will become of humanity?"
Maria stopped, looked at the other person, and spoke calmly.
She couldn't quite understand these people's thinking.
"Living is about living better... hunting wild animals, cooking, society, passing on skills... everything is for the sake of living better..."
"Instead of seeing a mountain in front of you and quietly declaring that you will kneel down at its foot and never rise again."
Maria stepped forward, but Li Chang became agitated.
"Don't come any closer!"
"When exactly...?"
Li Zhenfang pursed his lips.
At this moment, the tall bear-man also showed an expression of extreme struggle.
Maria, who witnessed this, understood perfectly.
She didn't go any further; in fact, she reached out to stop the loyal guards around her who wanted to save their leader.
Meanwhile, Li Zhenfang also took a deep breath.
He realized something.
"Put down the shards... and surrender."
Li Zhenfang spoke up, trying to stop his child from making further mistakes.
But Li Chang clearly didn't think so.
"It's too late... Everything is already set in stone! Father! Don't be confined by your outdated ideas!"
Li Chang continued speaking, his tone gradually becoming agitated.
Meanwhile, the child who had been pinned down by Maria was also taken into custody.
Li Zhenfang noticed Maria's calm gaze, pursed his lips slightly, and after a moment, let out a long sigh.
"Are you truly unrepentant?"
"Stop rambling on, you..."
"Let's do it."
"What?!"
Li Chang clearly had no idea what kind of person his father really was.
The moment he opened his mouth, he sensed something was amiss.
But his abilities were completely insufficient to allow him to react in time.
In an instant, a flying arrow suddenly struck!
In just a moment, it pierced through his skull!
Not far away, a figure who had been lying in ambush for some time also slightly rose...
Maria glanced at him, then turned back to look at the man in front of her whose eyes had clearly lost their color, and sighed softly.
"Big brother..."
Meanwhile, the child who had been pinned to the ground by the guards stared in astonishment at the scene, his eyes wide.
He never imagined that his own father would actually lay a hand on them!
And so decisive...
"Grown ups..."
The guards were speechless at the sight.
At this moment, Li Zhenfang silently clenched his fist.
Looking at Li Chang, who lay on the ground with wide-open eyes, seemingly dying with his eyes wide open, Li Zhenfang remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh.