An Unfathomable Oddity. (Continued)

The man disagreed and argued again, "With so many people and so much news these days, people from South River City are spreading this story everywhere... how could it be fake?"

"I didn't say it was fake."

Another diner shook his head, "But that tiger demon was Great Demon after all. How could it be killed by a few cannon shots? South River City doesn't have any unparalleled masters. If you ask me, they only repelled the tiger demon, not killed it. Didn't the announcement say so? South River City won a great victory against the Great Beast... It only said they won, not that they killed it."

"You..."

"But I am..."

Neither of them would back down, and their argument grew louder and louder. Their companions wanted to stop them, but they didn't know what to say.

But a few moments later, the two people seemed to lose control and began to skip the details and launch a personal attack on him!

"You're talking nonsense!"

"How could you... how could you be like this?"

Soon, things started to get out of control.

The two started punching each other.

The onlookers didn't bother to stop it... mainly because this kind of thing had happened too many times in Hundred Stoves recently.

There are those Invincible Faction, who constantly boast that artillery is invincible, capable of leveling mountains and pushing seas with a single shot.

There were also Skeptic Faction felt there must be something wrong with the news coming back from South River City, and they spent their days scrutinizing the announcements, analyzing every word to see what had happened.

Among them were also those who believed in Conspiracy Faction, thinking that South River City had actually been destroyed, but the city lord, Li Zhenfang, had used some means to avoid being blamed by his superiors.

But regardless, the vast majority of people in Hundred Stoves treat these matters as mere spectators.

They're naturally happy when we win, but losing is actually normal too.

Everyone just wants to live their own lives well.

So when they see two people fighting, they don't bother to stop them—mainly because they have too much to do and they've almost gotten used to it.

Even the waiter didn't care and walked past the two of them, placing the dishes in front of Maria and Sui.

"Please enjoy your meal, gentlemen."

He laughed, oblivious to the two people fighting fiercely behind him.

Maria turned her head curiously as well.

Aren't you going to do anything about this?

"Hey, this kind of thing has happened more than ten times in our little shop. We tried to get involved at first, but we just couldn't keep up... Sometimes we're unlucky and get caught up in it too. Anyway, we're just employees. When they're done, we'll pay whatever we have to lose, we'll mortgage whatever we have to pay. We don't have any power, so we'd better not get involved."

The helper seemed quite relaxed and spoke casually.

This may be related to Maria and Suina's high looks.

However, this relaxed exchange did not last long.

Soon, the waves of battle surged in.

The waiter, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, was still smiling as he watched the two girls.

But Maria reached out her hand.

"Step back a little..."

Huh?

Before the two shop assistants could react, Maria reached out and pulled them aside.

At this moment, the two men, who were clearly out of their minds, slammed their fists onto the table where Maria was eating, and the splashing soup went straight into the young woman's eyes!

"Wow!"

The boy immediately covered his eyes and began to cry out in pain.

For a Great Beast to actually scream over something like this, if that were told, the worldview of those Shanhai Assembly would probably collapse.

But that's just how it is.

I don't know what's wrong with this guy, he's 20 years old.

Even when he's stabbed through the body during a fight, he can still have a big smile on his face and act arrogantly.

But on ordinary days, all sorts of little things make her uncomfortable.

They would even show a disgusted expression when they saw a toad covered in bumps.

This left Maria somewhat helpless.

She placed the waiter aside and then slowly approached the man.

Are you alright?

She reached out and gently removed the girl's hands from her face, checking on her condition.

At this moment, Sui, with red eyes, was also gritting her teeth.

"I'm going to eat these two guys!"

"Can't..."

"But!"

"Can't."

Maria was like a strict mother; she resolutely refused the demands of her child.

Of course, this is mainly because Sui really has the ability to eat those two guys.

And she knew that Sui was the kind of guy who could actually do such a thing.

"Waaah..."

Sullen and pouting, Sui looked at Maria with displeasure.

But in the end, she listened to Maria and didn't actually do anything. Instead, she turned her head away, not intending to look in their direction.

Maria shook her head and turned away.

The two guys were still fighting and showed no signs of stopping.

Maria didn't tolerate these guys; she simply reached out and easily lifted the two of them up from the spot.

She didn't waste any words; she simply used her raw power to show these people what absolute strength truly meant!

"This pointless dispute... there's no need to continue."

Maria spoke calmly, trying to calm the group down.

She genuinely felt that this was nothing to worry about.

Ultimately, the two people were just arguing about something that had already happened... No matter who won, it wouldn't change the outcome.

The so-called debate is really just a pointless issue of saving face.

But clearly, Maria's opinion had no effect on these two people.

They just frowned and waved.

"Come on, what do you know?"

"..."

"Have you seen that battle? There was only one in the whole world. We defeated the Great Beast... Could anyone else have done it? What do you know!"

Clearly, neither of them was willing to concede defeat to the other.

If the battle is over, then that's fine.

But no one was clear who was better, and neither was willing to admit defeat... Of course, even if someone did win, the loser probably wouldn't be satisfied either.

However, Maria didn't say anything to these people. She just looked around at the food that was clearly inedible, sighed slightly, and shook her head.

"I guess we'll have to go somewhere else to eat."

As Maria spoke, she turned and pulled the boy beside her, preparing to leave.

But at this moment, the guards who had been notified rushed over, and seeing the scene had quieted down, they were somewhat helpless.

"Is it because of the Great Beast again?"

"It's because of the Great Beast again."

The waiter seemed quite adept at this, nodding slightly before giving his answer.

The guard standing to the side rubbed his temples in exasperation.

Indeed, these kinds of things have happened far too many times recently.

To be honest, he was getting a little annoyed. He put his hands down and gestured for the others to sit down.

"Please don't panic, everyone. Once we've finished our investigation, you'll be free to leave on your own."

Annoying as it may be, the work still needs to be done.

The man waved his hand, signaling everyone to sit down and that he would handle the matter.

After a simple exchange of verbal and witness testimonies, the matter was pretty much over.

Sui, standing to the side, didn't care about any of that.

She was furious and ignored the guards, turning to leave.

She got angry just looking at those two guys, but Maria somehow prevented her from doing anything about it.

This made her extremely irritable.

She needed to go outside and find a place to vent her frustrations.

The guards standing nearby were also exasperated by what they saw.

"Miss... Miss, you can't leave yet."

"Snort..."

I'm too lazy to bother with these people.

She might be polite to Maria, but that doesn't mean she'll be polite to everyone else.

These guys aren't qualified to make her stop.

Maria, standing to the side, also frowned slightly.

She wanted to cooperate with these people, but she also didn't want to make things difficult for them. However, it was clear that at this point, Sui didn't want to obey...

So she had no better option but to silently follow.

This gave the guards nearby a headache.

Left with no other choice, they set off to try and stop Maria and the others.

But they haven't even started yet.

A deep voice suddenly came from the second floor of the inn.

"They have nothing to do with this... let them go."

"Um?"

Upon hearing the sound, the guards suddenly paused.

But when they looked up, they could only feel their bodies suddenly tremble.

"General...?!"

Inside the inn, everyone looked up.

A man with dragon horns and a dragon tail stood quietly on the second floor of the inn, silently watching what was below.

He was tall and upright, and his plain long clothes gave him a sharp and imposing presence.

He stood there, looking at the crowd below, then looked at Maria and nodded slightly.

There seemed to be a lot hidden in those red eyes.

You know what I mean, right?

Maria nodded in response.

You are a good person...