If You Truly Felt Guilty... (cont.)
This time, humanity will have to face... Catastrophes!
"Everyone! No retreating!"
On the battlefield, the roars of humanity sound so insignificant.
But they resolutely stood on the front lines, using their own lives to serve as human shields for their comrades.
Everyone knew this was their final battle.
Once completed, the entire Great Yan will enter a brand new era!
If they cannot weather this storm, given the depletion of the Great Yan over the past year, they will be plunged into an abyss of no return!
They had no choice; they had to grit their teeth and keep pushing forward!
It's a fight to the death!
"Boom--!"
With the relentless bombardment of artillery, even the Great Beast could hardly withstand such ferocious destruction.
Surrounded by Maria, they were forced to endure all the artillery fire.
Each bullet that struck them made their bodies weaker and weaker!
Maria, meanwhile, kept working on it...
The Blades turned blood red in her hand!
"..."
No words were spoken, nor were any words needed.
Everyone now understood that this battle was a fight to the death.
The Great Beast went berserk and launched an attack on Maria!
And it was at this moment that Sui joined the battle!
The golden-red light propelled her true form—a colossal dragon—to appear!
She roared and laughed arrogantly as she launched her attack on her own people!
The pure battle ignited the most primal fighting spirit in every creature present!
But Maria simply remained silent, continuing to work her body!
Time and time again... one cut after another...
She abandoned all pointless feints.
At this moment, she pushed the power of blood to its absolute limit!
No matter how the enemy attacked, she fought back with the most simple and unadorned fighting spirit!
The fighting never stops...
They relentlessly plunder each other's blood!
Maria had no idea how many times her body had been repaired during this battle.
Her hearing gradually became less clear.
Her blood began to surge to its maximum extent, something that hadn't happened in a long time.
A fervent will propelled her forward step by step!
Kill!
At this moment, Maria had transformed into a black killing star!
Under such a concentrated attack, the Great Beast finally suffered casualties...
The first one...
The second one...
The third one...
These ancient and mysterious Great Beast finally realized something.
In this day and age, humanity is no longer the insignificant, negligible entity they once remembered.
They roared furiously, seemingly unwilling to be abandoned by the entire era.
But against overwhelming power, all efforts are in vain.
All their actions were nothing but a laughable struggle...
He watched helplessly as his fellow countrymen fell one by one, and then saw Maria's relentless attack.
She roared and tried to fight Maria to the death.
But...
Even at this moment, Maria remained calm.
The blood of the Great Beast truly irrigated the ground, and Maria rose upstream from the blood, approaching Ya step by step.
No matter how much Ya struggled, it couldn't change the fate of the Great Beast!
The sounds of fighting gradually subsided...
The war to Exorcise Evil, Eliminate Demons has ended.
Almost the day after the battle ended, the entire Yan seemed to know the news.
The entire Yan was plunged into an unprecedented state of intense excitement at this moment.
On her way back to Hundred Stoves, Maria could clearly see the people of every city cheering and celebrating.
Their faces wore genuine smiles.
They all looked at Maria and the others with great excitement, their emotions running high.
The entire Yan was engulfed in a frenzy of celebration.
Maria, as the most mysterious, best-performing, and most meritorious general, is also known to everyone.
They cheered for their troops as they watched their victorious return.
Maria, however, watched all of this in silence...
Until the night we returned to Hundred Stoves...
During the victory celebration banquet, the entire Hundred Stoves stayed up all night...
As always, Sui found Maria, all smiles.
"Drink wine?"
"Um."
The boy placed the wine beside Maria, curled his tail, and put down the bamboo basket, which contained many snacks.
Maria and Sui were passing the time in a leisurely manner.
Maria didn't put down her wine glass until the moon rose in the sky, and silently watched the girl.
What are you planning to do?
"..."
"..."
"Are you still worried?"
Looking at Maria's expression, Sui smiled.
At this time, she was not in very good condition either.
In the final battle, everyone seemed to temporarily forget their original teamwork.
On that chaotic battlefield, Sui not only had to fight against eight Great Beast alongside Maria, but also had to constantly face artillery attacks from his teammates.
Although these cannons will only cause limited damage to her, they will greatly hinder her battles against other Great Beast.
Even though she ultimately won, she was seriously injured.
Now that the threat of those other Great Beast was gone, the Yan's objectives had quietly shifted.
"It's just us left."
Sui smiled and sipped his drink.
The words were loaded with meaning.
Maria looked at her palm and gently exhaled.
So, you're not planning to leave?
"It's come to this..."
He smiled.
Not far from the two of them was the only place in the entire Yan where the celebrations had not yet begun.
Hundred Refining Bureau...
Sui knew perfectly well why this was happening, and she also knew that she wasn't in good shape right now. If they really fought, her chances of winning would be even lower than she had previously estimated.
But...
So what's there to care about?
"If I know I will win the battle, then why should I fight?"
The man spoke slowly, his smile unchanged.
"It's a pity that even now, I haven't had the chance to fight you..."
"..."
What are you planning to do?
Now that things have come to this, Sui has already made her own choice.
She won't feel pain or struggle about the outcome; for her, this is what she wants.
The only concern might actually be for Maria.
She knew that Maria and she were not the same kind of people.
Going to war with humanity might not be what Maria wanted...
But... not fighting is impossible.
"I might leave here."
Maria let out a soft breath.
Meanwhile, a disheveled and panicked Zuo Zheng Zhengzheng was running towards them.
Seeing that Sui and Maria were still quiet, she felt a sense of relief, but then her expression turned pained again.
"You've arrived?"
Sui smiled upon seeing Zuo Zheng's arrival.
"Maria... years old..."
Zuo Zheng's mouth was slightly open, and the pain on his face was clearly visible.
This is not physical pain, but a psychological struggle.
She loves her country and this land.
But she also cares about her friends...
On this day that should have been joyous, she had hoped to relax and unwind after a long time.
But now...
Would you like something to drink?
Sui knew why Zuo Zheng had come here, and with a grin, she tossed a small gourd of wine to the girl.