Why Are You Here?

Before they came, they had made many plans, but... when they actually saw Maria injured, they still felt a sense of disbelief.

Maria... is she injured?

Maria got hurt?!

A chill ran down their spines almost instantly, and they realized something was wrong.

The priest and Theresis drew their weapons, ready to fight to the death.

Even so, Gordan's avatar didn't even glance at them, but silently stared at Maria before him.

His face wore a chilling smile.

"The passage has been severed... Your arrival has failed, Gordan."

But Maria paid no attention, silently pulling the long sword from her chest and looking at Gordan in front of her.

The calm tone signaled the failure of the other party's plan.

Although she did suffer a minor injury, it was a meaningful one.

She forcibly severed the passage through which Gordan descended, Gordan has now lost contact with his celestial self.

With his remaining potent blood exhausted, Gordan could no longer perform a second summoning.

Once we kill the creature in front of us, all of this will be over!

With her lips pursed, Maria slowly raised the blade.

Despite this situation, Gordan remained fearless.

He looked at Maria and shook his head slightly.

"Sometimes, perhaps you're overcomplicating things for me, my fellow countrymen..."

"..."

Maria remained silent, her crimson eyes gradually radiating a chilling aura as she approached her opponent step by step, the blade trembling slightly, reflecting a silvery-white light.

Gordan knew that his body was about to die, so he did not resist at all. He just watched Maria approach and a slow smile appeared on his lips.

"I don't have as many plans as you imagine. In fact, I've only learned one thing here..."

Gordan spoke slowly, and his words made those around him frown, but Maria didn't care. She didn't want anything to happen and only wanted to annihilate him completely!

"Sulfone!"

A flash of light as the blade fell instantly, severing the head of the avatar of Gordan before them.

But at that moment, he slowly uttered his last words.

"We need to make multiple... preparations..."

Even at this moment, He was still smiling, a clear yet unsettling smile.

After saying that, he fell completely silent.

Maria, however, froze as she pierced her opponent's body with her long sword and began to devour his blood.

She heard it, a call that came from her own blood.

This is something only her retinue could do... and in this world today, there is only one person who can truly be called Maria's retinue...

Lamaline...

Is she calling out to herself?

Almost instantly, Maria looked down at Gordan's head.

The other person's words still echoed in my ears.

'We need to be prepared for multiple scenarios...'

Gordan also prepared a summoning ritual in Kazdel?!

370

Chapter 370 How did you end up here?

Lamaline...

Maria paused for a moment.

If there is anyone in this world who is Maria's Achilles' heel, it is only Lamaline.

The Doll are a symbol of her becoming Great Ones, while Lamaline... in a sense, is proof that she is still human.

Moreover, the two have become husband and wife in the true sense, and no matter the reason, Maria will absolutely not let Lamaline.

Maria's breath caught in her throat at the thought.

But this wasn't due to emotions like shock or anger; it was because they were preparing...

She's never been one to look back. Now that things have happened, what she needs to do isn't to reflect, but to prepare for a counterattack!

She's going to storm back to Kazdel!

At this moment, Theresis was also found by the Military Committee.

Their faces were pale, and they didn't care why Theresis was at this obvious murder scene. They hurriedly handed Theresis a document.

"This is... an urgent telegram from Kazdel."

The man spoke with difficulty.

Theresa has made considerable progress in Kazdel's more than two hundred years of operation, and even now, this frontier region can receive relatively good supplies... But telegraphs have not disappeared; instead, they have become another extremely valuable strategic reserve.

At that very moment, Kazdel sent a message directly to them.

The contents of the document terrified him.

The entire sheet of paper contained only one sentence, so concise it couldn't be more so.

[Under special circumstances, all power may be transferred to Regent Theresis.]

There was no signature, no reason, and not even a "why".

But this short sentence had already set Theresis's mind in turmoil.

In the time it takes to take a breath, he made his decision.

"Back to Kazdel!"

"Ah?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present was stunned, while Maria silently looked at the other person and slowly stopped what she was doing.

Theresis, however, didn't have many thoughts at the moment. After pausing a few times, she repeated it in a more serious and firm tone.

"Now, gather all available troops and return to Kazdel!"

Without a doubt, the only person who could utter such a commanding tone was Kazdel... Although Theresis knew that one day he might have to kill his own blood relative with his own hands, even now, he still didn't want the other to die before him.

Upon realizing the problem, he reacted immediately... He returned to Kazdel to resolve it!

"This..."

The messenger, who was rushing about, paused for a moment, but under the watchful eyes of several killing gods, he dared not ask any more questions. He turned around and began to notify all the units that could be mobilized.

Seeing this, Theresis slowly turned around and looked at Maria beside her.

The two barely needed to communicate verbally; a simple glance was enough for them to understand each other.

Send troops back to Kazdel!

Theresis's order spread throughout the city almost instantly.

This inevitably caused a stir... Almost everyone was confused about the purpose of Theresis's actions at this moment.

After all, he had expended considerable effort to escape Kazdel, but now, only a few months later, he's suddenly planning to lead his troops back to Kazdel?

Even if the intention is to seize power, isn't this a bit too hasty?

Theresis no response to these questions and doubts, only silently releasing an operation announcement and a final deadline.

In this respect, the two siblings are quite similar.

Theresa will listen to everyone's opinions. If someone has their own thoughts and conclusions, she will adopt them. If not, she will propose her own ideas and persuade others to accept them.

Theresis was more straightforward and direct; he would simply order others to obey his commands.

Although they have different styles of doing things, they are essentially both extremely assertive people.

But now, thanks to Theresis's strength, the team quickly assembled... After temporarily ignoring some of the teams, Theresis and Maria led a total of about five thousand people and forced their way back to Kazdel within a week.

However, Kazdel at this time... differed somewhat from their memories.

It still nestles against the mountains, facing a vast plain. The towering black Demon King's Castle stands halfway up the mountain, overlooking the city and facing all who come to it. Within its thick stone walls, the landmark buildings that rise up are magnificent and unique, but none exceed the height of the Demon King's Castle. Their shapes also symbolize the aesthetic heritage of the main population living in its area...

But...

What is that?

The Doctor pursed her lips, looking at the territory of Kazdel with some disbelief, and the place she pointed to was next to a city wall in Kazdel.

Everyone could see that inside the chalky white stone city walls, there was a very different place.

That place was also white, a pale color different from that of the stone.

It appears to be an integral part of the city wall, and is not easily noticeable without close inspection. However, upon closer observation, it is discovered that this seemingly enormous object is slowly wriggling at an extremely slow pace.

It seemed to be devouring stones to grow its body, with a pale, fleshy exterior and slightly eerie blue-red, fine, blood vessel-like lines.

As time goes by, people can still see the silk threads spinning!

Its area would require at least a hundred people holding hands to surround!

However, abnormalities appeared in the city walls, and problems also arose within the city.

As the most prosperous city Kazdel, not a single merchant was entering at this moment. The tightly closed city gates exuded an unsettling atmosphere, and dark clouds seemed about to touch the ground, yet they did not spread, simply shrouding the entire Kazdel City.

It was as if Kazdel was encased in a strange, transparent cylindrical dome; their side remained sunny, while on the other side, dark clouds churned, their color a somber gray...

What should we do?

Faced with this familiar yet strange anomaly, everyone present instinctively turned their gaze to Maria standing to the side.

At this moment, it seemed that only the expressionless Maria could offer them some comfort.

But Maria frowned slightly at this moment.

Although she had expected it, the current situation still made her somewhat irritable.

Gordan is indeed very flexible and quick to learn... but now he has already learned to use feints and diversions.

If Maria continues to let the other person continue learning, she can't predict what will happen next.

The only thing to be thankful for right now is Lamaline's condition.

Although they sensed each other through a bloodline connection, Maria was still certain that Lamaline was not currently facing any safety issues.

But this is only temporary.

If Gordan truly descends, sooner or later Gordan will discover Lamaline, the one who carries the blood of Maria.

Maria had no idea whether the other side had learned how to use hostage threats.

Without a word, Maria stormed straight into that strange barrier that seemed to separate reality from Kazdel.

Seeing this, the others said no more and rushed inside.

The barrier itself posed no danger... Led by Maria, the group quickly entered and began to observe their surroundings.

Maria, however, frowned.

Instead of rashly spreading her senses, she carefully discerned every scent in the air.

Although the environment here is very strange, what's peculiar is that there isn't much of Gordan's scent remaining in the air.

This puzzled Maria somewhat.

But soon they arrived at the city gate.

A massive iron gate, more than ten centimeters thick, appeared before everyone's eyes.