Maria Did Not Know Maria.
As he spoke, the Doll frowned.
"According to speculation from personnel within Yan, this ritual array is effective, but it requires a great deal of energy... However, research suggests that people at that time could provide it. The reason they didn't activate it might be because they realized that even if they pulled the target down, they wouldn't be able to eliminate it..."
"Um..."
Maria frowned slightly as she listened to the Doll's words.
She also has the same problem that the Doll mentioned.
The Great Beast named Gordan was, in many ways, no less powerful than Maria.
If Maria has to expend effort to drag it to the ground, it might prevent her from providing sufficient strength to fight the opponent later.
"This approach also offers a solution."
Maria for a moment, then turned her head away again.
"If Kal'tsit is right, that Originium called Ananna can control all Originium ... If we use it, we might be able to drag Gordan to the ground without expending our own power... But how to defeat it is another problem."
"Really."
The Doll blinked and continued flipping through the thick file.
After a quick glance, she pointed to one spot.
"According to research, people back then did indeed consider a way to distract the target's forces..."
"Only..."
The Doll paused here.
Maria turned her head slightly, somewhat puzzled.
"Only?"
"However, this method might not be suitable for the opponents we are dealing with."
The Doll sighed softly, its gaze hesitant.
"Gordan is simply too large. Even if we drag it into this land, its dispersed power will spread over a great distance..."
"If we cannot eliminate it in a short time, it is very likely that it will break free of its restraints..."
"Even you couldn't travel between the two ends of this land at the same time, could you?"
Although Maria possesses astonishing fighting prowess, even with such power, it would be extremely difficult to simultaneously deal with several locations thousands of miles apart in a short period of time.
Not to mention, the opponent's power might end up being divided into seven or eight parts...
"Perhaps you can use it..."
The Doll hesitated for a few seconds, also looking at Maria.
Although she knew her next words might anger Maria, as Maria's most loyal Doll, she needed to give the most appropriate choice.
"Use your blood to nurture warriors, so they may fight for you..."
Just like what Yan did, you chose to create the Deep Sea Hunters...
The Doll didn't explain herself very clearly, but she believed that Maria could understand her words.
But...
Understanding doesn't mean agreeing with it.
"..."
Maria did not speak; she remained silent.
A moment of silence fell over the Hunter's Cabin.
And it was in this silence that Maria exhaled.
"Not necessarily... there's another way to do it."
"Um?"
The Doll looked puzzled.
But Maria simply looked at her own collection shelf.
Above, piled up were many collectible items she had retrieved from different simulations.
The Doll was stunned for a while, then its eyes widened suddenly.
She realized what Maria was trying to do.
"You want... scheduled, timed teleportation, followed by multiple processing of the target?"
The Doll looked somewhat surprised.
But she then expressed a negative opinion.
"No... this could be very damaging to your health!"
The Doll became unusually anxious.
Her expression changed slightly, and her gaze became serious.
And the losses she mentioned certainly don't just refer to the so-called human body.
They can make this themselves.
What the Doll fears is Maria's humanity...
Ultimately, human emotions have their limits.
Maria is unwilling to abandon her human identity, and in the end, when she is truly numb to all emotions, she will become a living corpse.
The Doll wasn't in a hurry because she knew that Maria's resilience would allow her to hold out for a long time, giving her plenty of time to persuade Maria.
But if Maria repeatedly uses time travel to numb her soul...
This could very well cause her to lose all her humanity prematurely, becoming a true 'god'!
This is something no one can accept.
But Maria was adamant.
She dislikes using people as tools...
She would never treat other people as weapons prepared to deal with a crisis in a war.
"... Don't worry about it, Doll. I know what I'm doing."
Maria spoke calmly, slowly opening her mouth after hearing the Doll's conflicted gaze.
"Continue... travel through time."
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Chapter 334 Maria did not recognize Maria.
The Doll was naturally extremely unwilling to accept Maria's decision.
But she also knew that she ultimately had no way to stop Maria.
After much deliberation, she finally made her decision.
Not long after Maria was sent back, she traveled through time again.
"This time we made contact as quickly as possible and made multiple jumps in time and space..."
Maria sat in the chair, facing the Doll, speaking calmly.
The Doll simply pursed its lips and nodded slightly.
Then...
Maria closed her eyes once again...
By now, Maria has traveled through time countless times.
She gradually became familiar with all the time-travel procedures.
However, this time their actions were purposeful, and after hesitating for a while, the Doll chose to increase their power output.
This caused Maria to feel her body gradually sinking into a thick darkness as she traveled through time...
She should have quickly emerged from the darkness.
But...
"Gurgle~"
"Um?"
Maria was startled, then suddenly opened her eyes.
But this action did not break the ritual of time travel; on the contrary, the eerie voices became even clearer.
"Gurgle..."
What is it?
Maria looked puzzled and somewhat confused.
Meanwhile, the strange sound grew louder and clearer all around.
"Gurgle--!"
The deep, resonant voice was like the rumble of thunder, but even more silent and profound.
While Maria was puzzled, it suddenly leaped up in a frenzy!
"What?!"
A blinding white light instantly surged forth from all directions of darkness, rushing towards Maria!
This surprised Maria.
She instinctively reached out to block it.
Unexpectedly, this attack was like a landslide, sending her flying!
The ferocious and brutal power stunned Maria.
A sharp pain suddenly spread throughout her body...
It was as if ten thousand steel needles had suddenly pierced her body, making her completely stiffen.
Maria hadn't felt this way in a long time... and no one had ever made her feel this way in a long time.
Who is it?
Suddenly, a familiar wave of malice surged forth!
Maria's expression gradually changed.
This aura...
It's Gordan!
"Has it finally come?"
Maria frowned as she sensed this intense malice.
After taking a deep breath, her gaze gradually sharpened.
Maria had long known that her excessively ordinary travel time would eventually attract the other party's attention.
After all, the other party has been observing the entire Tailai area for so long, they would have noticed her abnormality sooner or later.
She just hadn't expected the other party to react so quickly and so frantically...
This made Maria pause for a while before she took a deep breath and silently opened her eyes.
"Doll..."
"I am here, kind Hunter."
The Doll also noticed Maria's current trouble, its brow furrowed, and it tried to get rid of Gordan for Maria.
But Maria shook her head.